Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 5511J
Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC
17 July 2013
 



SCHRODER INCOME GROWTH FUND PLC

 

Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 31 May 2013

 

The Board of Schroder Income Growth Fund Plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce its Interim Management Statement as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This Statement is in respect of the period from 1 March 2013 to 31 May 2013.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Company's principal investment objectives are to provide real growth of income, being growth of income in excess of the rate of inflation, and capital growth as a consequence of the rising income.

 

Material Events

 

Third Interim Dividend for the year ending 31 August 2013

 

The Board has declared a third interim dividend of 2.00p per share for the year ending 31 August 2013, payable on 31 July 2013 to shareholders on the Register on 28 June 2013.

 

There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 March 2013 and the date of publication of this Statement.

 

Company Statistics as at 31 May 2013

 

Net Assets

£170.3 million

Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

          247.94p

Share Price

          244.75p

Discount

              1.3%

Number of Portfolio Holdings

                  48

Net Effective Gearing

              3.0%



Cumulative Performance to 31 May 2013 (total return basis)

 

Performance over:

3mnths

6mnths

1yr

3yr

5yr

Share Price

4.8%

19.9%

43.0%

60.8%

71.4%

Net Asset Value

7.5%

17.7%

35.0%

55.2%

52.5%

FTSE All-Share Index

5.0%

15.3%

30.1%

44.1%

35.2%

 

Source for all performance data: Morningstar.

 

Portfolio Information as at 31 May 2013

 

Ten Largest Holdings

 

 

Stock Name

 

Sector Classification

 

 

Market Value (£)

 

% of Net Asset Value

Vodafone

Telecommunications

10,933,242

6.4

GlaxoSmithKline

Healthcare

  9,620,737

5.7

Legal & General

HSBC

Financials

Financials

  8,807,319

  8,679,376

5.2

5.1

British American  Tobacco

 

Consumer Goods

 

8,459,516

 

5.0

Royal Dutch Shell

Oil & Gas

8,199,450

4.8

Astrazeneca

Healthcare

6,939,864

4.1

Swedbank

Financials

6,523,081

3.8

BP

Oil & Gas

6,197,450

3.6

Imperial Tobacco

Consumer Goods

6,158,175

3.6

 

Sector Allocation

 

Sector

% of Net Asset Value

Financials

25.3

Consumer Services

18.3

Consumer Goods

12.6

Oil & Gas

12.5

Healthcare

  9.7

Telecommunications

  9.4

Industrials

  5.8

Basic Materials

Utilities                                          

  4.7

  3.6

Technology

  1.3

Net current liabilities

(3.2)

 

Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter Ended 31 May 2013

 

None - there remain a total of 68,688,343 ordinary shares of 10p each in issue. Each share carries one voting right.

 

Company Information as at 31 May 2013

 

SEDOL Code

0791586

AIC Sector

Income and Growth

Launch Date

March 1995

Financial Year End

31 August

Next Dividend Payment Date

31 July 2013

 

Enquiries:

 

Louise Richard

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 0207 658 6501

 

17 July 2013


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