Schroder International Selection Fund
Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable
5, rue Höhenhof, L-1736 Senningerberg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Tel : (+352) 341 342 202 Fax : (+352) 341 342 342
IMPORTANT: This letter is important and requires your immediate attention. If you have any questions about the content of this letter, you should seek independent professional advice. The directors of Schroder International Selection Fund accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this letter and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of our knowledge and belief there are no other facts the omission of which would make any statement misleading.
31 August 2010
Dear Shareholder,
Schroder International Selection Fund – changes to distribution policy
In response to business demand, the board of directors (the "Board") of Schroder International Selection
Fund (the "Company") has decided to change the distribution policy for a number of share classes in some of the Company's sub-funds as listed in the table below:
Sub-fund name
Asian
Equity
Yield
EURO
Bond
Share class name
Share class currency
Current distribution policy
Future distribution policy
First distribution period ended with new policy and the corresponding record date
Effective date
A Distribution
A1 Distribution USD
A Distribution
B Distribution
USD
EUR
EUR
Quarterly
Variable
Annual
Variable
Quarterly
Dividend
Yield: Fixed
4% p.a.
30 September 2010 with 29 September
2010 as record date
Semi-annual
Variable
30 June 2011 with record date to be scheduled in June
2011
30 September
2010
30 June 2011
EURO
Corporate
Bond
A Distribution EUR
A1 Distribution EUR
B Distribution EUR
Semi-annual
Variable
Monthly
Variable
Semi-annual
Dividend
Yield: Fixed
3% p.a.
31 December 2010 with 29 December
2010 as record date
31 December
2010
Semi-annual
Variable
1
The final annual dividend payment will be made for the December 2010 record date using the current distribution policy.
Thereafter distributions will be made semi-annually as set out in the table above. The record dates are provided in the dividend calendar.
2
The final monthly variable dividend payment will be made for the September 2010 record date using the current distribution policy. The following dividend payment will be for December 2010, for which a fixed dividend rate of 0.75% of the Net Asset Value per Share for the December 2010 record date will be applied. Thereafter distributions will be made semi-annually. The record dates are provided in the dividend calendar. www.schroders.lu
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Sub-fund name
Global
Corporate
Bond
Share class name
A Distribution
EUR Hedged
Share class currency
Current distribution policy
EUR Annual
Variable
Future distribution policy
Quarterly
Dividend
Yield:
Fixed 3% p.a.
First distribution period ended with new policy and the corresponding record date
Effective date
30 September 2010
with 29 September
2010 as record date
30 September
2010
US Dollar
Bond
A Distribution USD Quarterly
Variable
Quarterly
Dividend
Yield:
Fixed 3% p.a.
30 September 2010 with 29 September
2010 as record date
30 September
2010
None of these changes will result in a change of fee. The costs incurred in relation to these changes will be borne by Schroder Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A. which is the Company’s management company. For distribution share classes with variable dividend changing to fixed dividend after the respective effective dates, the amount of dividend to be distributed under the new policy may be lower or higher than that distributed under the old policy.
Please note that the dividend payment may be made and/or adjusted at the discretion of the Board and therefore the levels of dividend mentioned above are not guaranteed.
Dividend Calculation
Distribution Share Classes based on Investment Income After Expenses
For distribution share classes with a variable amount paid out, the policy is to distribute substantially all the investment income for the distribution period after deduction of expenses.
Distribution Share Classes with Fixed Dividends
Distribution share classes will generally distribute all of the investment income after expenses unless the distribution policy is stated as a fixed amount or fixed percentage of the net asset value per share. Fixed distributions are calculated by:
1. taking the fixed dividend yield per annum and dividing it by the frequency of payment per annum
(i.e. for a quarterly period with a dividend yield per annum of 3% this would be 3% divided by 4 which equals 0.75% per quarter); and
2. applying the periodic fixed distribution rate (0.75% in the above example) to the net asset value per share as calculated for the record date for that distribution.
This may result in share classes with fixed distributions either paying out both income and capital in distribution payments, or not substantially distributing all the investment income which a share class has
3
The first distribution with new policy will be made for the September 2010 record date for the period starting from 1
January 2010 and ending 30 September 2010, for which a fixed dividend rate of 2.25% (0.75% x 3) of the Net Asset
Value per Share for the September 2010 record date will be applied. Such distribution may be paid out of capital and reduce the share class’ net asset value. Thereafter distributions will be made quarterly. The record dates are provided in the dividend calendar.
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The Board will periodically review fixed dividend yield share classes and reserves the right to make changes to the amount of the dividend yield in which case the dividend calendar will be updated accordingly. For example if the investment income after expenses is higher than the target fixed distribution the Board may declare a higher amount to be distributed. Equally the Board may deem it is appropriate to declare a dividend lower than the target fixed distribution.
Relevant shareholders in Hong Kong will be informed of any change to the fixed amount or fixed percentage of the net asset value per share to be distributed.
Please refer to the Company's latest prospectus for more information about dividends and distribution policies.
A dividend calendar including details of the distribution frequency and the dividend calculation basis for all available share classes can be requested from the Hong Kong Representative, Schroder Investment
Management (Hong Kong) Limited at Suite 3301, Level 33, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong
Kong, and is also available on the www.schroders.lu website. The website is not authorized by the
Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (“SFC”) and may contain information on funds which are not authorized by the SFC and may not be offered to the retail public in Hong Kong.
If you wish to redeem your holding in the above-mentioned share classes, any such redemption instruction will be executed free of charge. However, please note that some distributors, paying agents, correspondent banks or similar agents might charge you switching and / or transaction fees. A redemption might also affect your tax status. We therefore recommend you to seek independent professional advice in these matters.
If you would like more information, please contact your usual professional advisor or Schroders' Investor
Hotline on (+852) 2869 6968.
Yours faithfully,
Achim Kuessner
Director
Ketil Petersen
Director