Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 3410X
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund PLC
13 February 2012
 



SCHRODER UK MID CAP FUND PLC

 

Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

 

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 October 2011 to 31 December 2011.

 

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*.

 

*Benchmark index changed with effect from 1 April 2011.

 

Material Events or Transactions

 

There have been no material events or transactions that have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 October 2011 and the date of publication of this Statement.

 

Final Dividend for the year ended 30 September 2011

 

A final dividend of 6.20p net per share for the year ended 30 September 2011 was paid on 31 January 2012 to shareholders on the register on 6 January 2012.

 

Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 27 January 2012. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed.

 

Company Statistics as at 31 December 2011

 

Net Assets

£100.5m

Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (excluding current year undistributed revenue)

270.14p

Share Price

224.88p

Discount (ex income)

16.77%

Number of Portfolio Holdings

72

Gearing

0.6%

Yield

2.8%

 

Cumulative Performance to 31 December 2011 (Total Return Basis)



Performance over

3 months

6 months

1 year

 

Share Price (Total Return)

3.2%

(16.6%)

(6.5%)

Net Asset Value (Total Return)

5.0%

(15.0%)

(6.1%)

FTSE 250 Index (ex Investment Cos)*

3.8%

(14.6%)

(10.3%)

 

**Represents the return of the Company's previous benchmark, the FTSE All-Share, ex-Investment Companies, ex FTSE 100, Total Return Index, chain linked to the current benchmark from, the FTSE Mid 250 (ex-Investment Companies) Index, 1 April 2011 following the change in the Company's benchmark on that date. 

 

Source for all performance data: Morningstar.

 

 

 

Portfolio Information as at 31 December 2011

 

Ten Largest Holdings

 

Stock Name

Sector Classification

 

Market Value (£)

% of NAV

Ashtead Group

Industrials

2,700,000

2.66

Elementis

Basic Materials

2,606,800

2.56

Croda International

Basic Materials

2,525,600

2.48

Premier Oil

Oil & Gas

2,461,600

2.42

Senior

Industrials

2,223,000

2.19

Kier Group

Industrials

2,162,268

2.13

Berkley Group Holdings

Consumer Goods

2,157,300

2.12

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare

2,139,834

2.11

Dignity

Consumer Services

2,041,250

2.01

Diploma

Industrials

2,038,200

2.01





Sector Allocation

 

Sector

% of NAV

 

Industrials

36.91

Consumer Services

14.53

Financials                   

10.76

Consumer Goods      

  9.99

Technology    

  8.14

Basic Materials          

  7.74

Oil & Gas

  7.14

Healthcare

  2.12

Utilities

  1.94

Telecommunications

  1.34

Other Net Liabilities

 (0.61)

 

Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

 

There were no changes to the Company's share capital during the quarter. 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 2011

 

SEDOL Code

0610841

Sector

Equity Investment Instruments

Launch Date

25 April 1994

Financial Year End

30 September



 

Enquiries:

Jonathan McGuire

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7658 3496

 

13 February 2012


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