Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 0850X
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund PLC
04 February 2013
 

SCHRODER UK MID CAP FUND PLC

 

Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 31 December 2012

 

The Board of Schroder UK Mid Cap 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 September 2012 to 31 December 2012.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Company's investment objective is to invest in mid cap equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE Mid 250 (ex Investment Companies) Index.

 

Material Events or Transactions

 

Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 29 January 2013. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed.

 

Retirement of Director

 

As part of the refreshment of the Board, Mr Chris Jones retired as a Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 January 2013 and did not seek re-election.

 

Mr Jones has served as a non-executive Director of the Company since 1994 and the Directors extend their wholehearted gratitude for the invaluable contribution that he has made to the success of the Company over the last 18 years.

 

Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 September 2012

 

A final dividend of 6.82p per share for the year ended 30 September 2012 was paid on 30 January 2013 to shareholders on the register on 4 January 2013.

 

No other material events or transactions have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 October 2012 and the date of publication of this Statement.

 

Company Statistics as at 31 December 2012

 

Net Assets

£129.1m

Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

 357.25p

Share Price

 298.13p

Discount

 16.55%

Number of Portfolio Holdings

        68

Gearing

     3.6%

Yield

     2.3%

 

Cumulative Performance to 31 December 2012



Performance over

3 months

  

6 months

 

1 year

 

Share Price (total return)

7.6%

25.8%

36.3%

Net Asset Value (total return)

8.6%

20.4%

    31.3%

FTSE 250 (ex Investment Trusts) Index

6.4%

15.9%

28.7%





Source: Morningstar.

 



Portfolio Information as at 31 December 2012

 

Ten Largest Holdings         

                                                                         

Stock Name

Sector Classification

Market

Value (£)

 

% of NAV

 

Ashtead

Industrials

4,450,950

3.45

Elementis

Basic Materials

3,121,200

2.42

William Hill 

Consumer Services

3,039,750

2.35

Daily Mail & General Trust

Consumer Services

3,027,750

2.34

Berkeley

Consumer Goods

2,980,100

2.31

Talk Talk Telecom

Telecommunications

2,902,500

2.25

Pace

Technology

2,806,500

2.17

Invensys

Technology

2,762,500

2.14

Diploma

Industrials

2,717,500

2.10

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

Health Care

2,706,750

2.10

 

Sector Allocation

% of NAV

 

Industrials

39.83

Consumer Services

18.81

Technology

10.02

Consumer Goods

9.68

Financials

7.68

Basic Materials

6.56

Oil & Gas

4.99

Telecommunications

4.02

Health Care

2.10

Net Current Liabilities

(3.69)

                                                                                                                                   

Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter Ended 31 December 2012

 

There were no changes to the Company's share capital during the quarter.

 

As at the date of this Statement, there remain a total of 36,143,690 ordinary shares of 25p each in issue, each carrying one voting right. No shares are held in Treasury.

 

Company Information as at 31 December 2012

 

SEDOL Code

0610841

Sector

Equity Investment Instruments

Launch Date

April 1983

Financial Year End

30 September



 

Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7658 3206

 

4 February 2013


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