SCHRODER ORIENTAL INCOME FUND LIMITED
Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 30 November 2013
The Board of Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited (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 September 2013 to 30 November 2013.
Investment Objective
The Company's investment objective is to provide a total return for investors primarily through investments in equities and equity-related investments, of companies which are based in, or which derive a significant proportion of their revenues from, the Asia Pacific region and which offer attractive yields.
Material Events
Third Interim Dividend for the year ended 31 August 2013
The Board declared a third interim dividend of 3.00p per share for the year ended 31 August 2013, which was paid on 29 November 2013 to shareholders on the register on 15 November 2013.
There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 September 2013 and the date of publication of this Statement.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 4 December 2013. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed.
Company Statistics as at 30 November 2013
Gross Assets |
£411.1million |
Net Asset Value ("NAV") per Ordinary Share |
177.98p |
Share Price |
180.75p |
Premium |
1.56% |
Number of Portfolio Holdings |
80 |
Gearing |
4.0% |
Yield |
4.1% |
Cumulative Performance to 30 November 2013
Performance over |
3 months |
1 year |
3years |
Share Price (Total Return) |
3.8% |
5.3% |
34.4% |
Net Asset Value (Total Return) |
(0.3)% |
4.5% |
34.5% |
All Performance Data Source: Morningstar.
Portfolio Information as at 30 November 2013
Ten Largest Holdings
Stock Name |
Country |
Market Value (£) |
Percentage of NAV
|
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust |
Singapore |
18,876,912 |
4.8 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing |
Taiwan |
17,873,192 |
4.6 |
LG Chemical |
Korea |
13,928,636 |
3.6 |
HSBC |
Hong Kong |
13,723,439 |
3.5 |
China Petroleum |
China |
12,153,965 |
3.1 |
Sydney Airport |
Australia |
11,308,017 |
2.9 |
BOC Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
11,266,805 |
2.9 |
Fletcher Building |
New Zealand |
10,571,211 |
2.7 |
Venture Corp |
Singapore |
10,253,918 |
2.6 |
Hopewell Holdings |
Hong Kong |
10,223,535 |
2.6 |
Country Allocation
Country
|
Percentage of NAV |
Australia |
24.9 |
Hong Kong |
21.2 |
Singapore |
17.8 |
Taiwan |
10.9 |
Korea |
9.3 |
Thailand |
8.4 |
China |
5.5 |
New Zealand |
4.0 |
Indonesia |
1.7 |
Philippines |
0.7 |
Net current liabilities |
(4.4) |
Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 30 November 2013
|
Issued Ordinary shares of 1p each |
As at 1 September 2013 |
218,191,574 |
Shares issued during the period Shares repurchased during the period |
700,000 Nil |
Shares in issue as at 30 November 2013 |
218,891,574 |
No shares have been issued or repurchased since the period end.
Company Information as at 30 November 2013
SEDOL Code B0CRWN5
Sector Equity Investment Instruments
Launch Date July 2005
Financial Year End 31 August
Enquiries:
John Spedding
Schroder Investment Management Limited
Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7658 3206
23 December 2013