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RNS Number : 5580C
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
16 November 2009
BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC
Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 31 October 2009
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC aims to pursue long term capital growth through
investment principally in small Japanese companies which are believed to have
above average prospects for growth.
Review of the Period
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| * | Over the period, the Company's net asset value (at fair value) increased |
| | by 11.6% compared to a rise in the benchmark of 3.2%. The share price |
| | rose by 5.7%. |
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| * | Changes in the Top 10 Equity Holdings were due to market movements. |
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| Sector Analysis of Total Assets | | Top Ten Equity Holdings |
| | | |
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| Name | % of | % of | | Name | % of | % of |
| | total | total | | | total | total |
| | assets | assets | | | assets | assets |
| | at | at | | | at | at |
| |31/10/09 |31/07/09 | | |31/10/09 |31/07/09 |
+----------------------+----------+----------+--+-------------------+----------+----------+
| Manufacturing and | 23.8 | 25.6 | | Nabtesco | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| machinery | | | | | | |
+----------------------+----------+----------+--+-------------------+----------+----------+
| Commerce and | 19.0 | 19.8 | | Daikokutenbussan | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| services | | | | | | |
+----------------------+----------+----------+--+-------------------+----------+----------+
| Retail | 21.1 | 20.0 | | Message | 3.4 | 3.5 |
+----------------------+----------+----------+--+-------------------+----------+----------+
| Info. comm. and | 5.6 | 7.6 | | Don Quijote | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| utilities | | | | | | |
+----------------------+----------+----------+--+-------------------+----------+----------+
| Electricals and | 9.1 | 8.9 | | EPS | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| electronics | | | | | | |
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| Pharmaceuticals and | 3.8 | 4.2 | | Cocokara Fine | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| food | | | | | | |
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| Real estate and | 6.1 | 4.6 | | Hamakyorex | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| construction | | | | | | |
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| Financials | 3.7 | 4.0 | | Pronexus | 2.7 | 3.4 |
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| Chemicals and other | 3.6 | 2.1 | | H.I.S. | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| materials | | | | | | |
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| Net liquid assets | 4.2 | 3.2 | | First Juken | 2.5 | 1.8 |
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| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | | Total | 30.3 | 29.2 |
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Performance
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| | % |
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| | 3 Months | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
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| Share Price | 5.7 | 29.9 | (41.8) | (20.7) |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+---------------+
| NAV (at par) | 11.5 | 36.5 | (32.1) | (14.1) |
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| Benchmark | 3.2 | 19.4 | (9.7) | 7.9 |
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Source: Thomson Financial Datastream/HSBC/Baillie Gifford & Co.Capital only.
Benchmark - a composite index comprising the Tokyo Second Section Index, the
TOPIX Small Index and the JASDAQ Index, weighted by market capitalisation, in
sterling terms and excluding income.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance
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| General Information |
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| | 31/10/09 | 31/07/09 |
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| Annual management fee (based on net | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| assets) | | |
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| Share Price | 115.0p | 108.8p |
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| Total assets (before deduction of | GBP51.5m | GBP46.6m |
| bank loans) | | |
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| Total borrowings (loans at par) | GBP7.7m | GBP7.3m |
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| Net asset value per share (at par)* | 140.9p | 126.4p |
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| Discount of share price to net asset | 18.4% | 13.9% |
| value (at par) | | |
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| Potential Gearing (at par) | 17.6% | 18.5% |
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| Actual Gearing (at par) | 13.0% | 14.5% |
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| Total borrowings (loans at fair) | GBP7.9m | GBP7.4m |
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| Net asset value per share (at fair)* | 140.5p | 125.9p |
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| Discount of share price to net asset | 18.1% | 13.6% |
| value (at fair) | | |
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| Potential Gearing (at fair) | 18.0% | 19.0% |
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| Actual Gearing (at fair) | 13.3% | 14.9% |
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*These figures have been calculated using the AIC cum income basis (includes
current financial year net income).
This interim management statement and up to date NAV and share price information
is available on the Managers' website www.shinnippon.co.uk
For further information contact: Anzelm Cydzik on 0131 275 3276
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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