Schroders 2007 Annual Results trusted heritage advanced thinking Chief Executive Michael Dobson 4 March 2008 Overview Record results 1 • Strength of international business • Diversity of product range • Focus on high margin products • Growth in Retail • Repositioning in Institutional • Transformed profitability in Private Banking Overview Income £1,004.3 million 21% ▲ (2006: £832.3 million) Profit before tax £392.5 million 35% ▲ (2006: £290.0 million) Cost: income ratio 61% (2006: 65%) Basic earnings per share: 104.8 pence per share 36% ▲ (2006: 76.9 pence per share) Dividend: 30.0 pence per share 20% ▲ (2006: 25.0 pence per share) Funds under management £139.1 billion (2006: £128.5 billion) 2 8% ▲ Strength of international business • £86.4 billion funds under management • 70% of total income North America £13.8bn UK £52.7bn South America £3.4bn Continental Europe £29.8bn Middle East £3.4bn £3.8bn China joint venture 2007 funds under management: Investment by client domicile China joint venture funds under management are not reported within Group funds under management 3 Asia Pacific £36.0bn Strength of international business • £86.4 billion funds under management • 70% of total income • 37 offices in 28 countries Bermuda Cayman Islands Mexico City New York Philadelphia • Investment operations in 16 locations • 4 in Americas Amsterdam Copenhagen Frankfurt Geneva Guernsey Gibraltar Jersey Lisbon London Luxembourg Madrid Milan Paris Rome Stockholm Vienna Wiesbaden Zurich • 5 in Europe • 7 in Asia • New offices in Dubai and Mumbai • Negotiating to acquire SITE licence in Taiwan Dubai Buenos Aires São Paulo 4 Beijing Hong Kong Jakarta Melbourne Mumbai Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Taipei Tokyo Diversity of product range • Full range of equity products: • Single country • Regional • Multi-regional • Small and mid-cap • High alpha • Defensive • Relative and absolute return fixed income • Multi-asset • Multi-manager 5 Diversity of product range • Full range of equity products: Alternative FUM £15.9bn 0.9 • Single country 1.7 • Regional • Multi-regional • Small and mid-cap 2.2 • High alpha 8.8 • Defensive • Relative and absolute return fixed income • Multi-asset • Multi-manager 6 2.3 property funds of hedge funds private equity funds of funds emerging market debt commodities Focus on high margin products • Asset Management margins up 30% Asset Management funds under management and margins since 2004 FUM (£bn) (bps) 140 • Growth in Retail • Net inflows of £8.8bn • • 70 120 60 100 New products in Institutional 80 50 Alternatives 60 • Performance fees 40 40 20 30 2004 2005 Institutional (lhs) 7 2006 Retail (lhs) 2007 margin (rhs) Strength of international Retail • Record sales of retail funds in Asia • Leading position in rapidly growing Korean market • Retail investment performance 33% £0.8 billion net inflows in China joint venture • Net inflows increasing in US intermediary business • 8 67% (2006: 68%) Net outflows in Continental Europe • Performance Above peer group 3 years Dec 2007 • Industry Below peer group 3 years Dec 2007 Growth in UK Retail Result Focus 9 • Broadening product offering • No. 2 for net sales in UK • Maintaining market share with discretionary managers • No. 1 with discretionary managers • Strong position on key industry platforms • Top 5 with financial advisers • Growing market share in advisory • Developing sub-advised business Repositioning in Institutional • Focus on new products Institutional investment performance • Gross sales up 25% to £11.6bn • 100 new UK clients in 2007 31% • Fourth year of increasing income • Net outflows £10.6 billion • Positive net notified inflows • Improved investment performance 69% (2006: 60%) Above benchmark 3 years Dec 2007 Below benchmark 3 years Dec 2007 10 Transformed profitability in Private Banking • Turnaround complete • Growing income, containing costs • Focus on net new assets, revenue growth £mn 120 100 • In the right jurisdictions • Completely client focussed 80 • Access to traditional and alternative products 60 • • 41.3 26.9 First class execution, administration and IT 40 Good environment for private bankers and clients 20 6.0 2005 Income (lhs) 2005 underlying profit adjusted for £0.3mn gain on discontinued outsourcing project 11 2006 Costs (lhs) 2007 PBT (£mn) Schroders 2007 Annual Results Chief Financial Officer Stephen Brooks 4 March 2008 Continued progress across all business segments Group profit before tax £392.5 million 35% ▲ (2006: £290.0 million) Asset Management profit before tax £266.5 million 22% ▲ (2006: £219.0 million) Private Banking profit before tax £41.3 million 54% ▲ (2006: £26.9 million) Private Equity and Group profit before tax £84.7 million 92% ▲ (2006: £44.1 million) Funds under management £139.1 billion 8% ▲ (2006: £128.5 billion) Dividend 30.0 pence per share (2006: 25.0 pence per share) 13 20% ▲ Group financial performance Continued income growth £mn 1200 Total income £1,004.3mn 1000 Costs £611.8mn ▲21% ▲13% 800 392.5 600 400 290.0 230.3 200 0 2005 Income (lhs) 2006 Costs (lhs) 2005 underlying profit adjusted for £20.4mn gain on discontinued outsourcing project 14 2007 PBT (£mn) Group income statement Strong financial performance £mn 2007 2006 Revenue 1,191.8 967.2 Cost of sales (232.4) (169.0) 959.4 798.2 (611.8) (542.3) 347.6 255.9 Net finance income 22.6 18.7 Associates and joint ventures 22.3 15.4 392.5 290.0 (88.8) (68.1) 22.6 23.5 303.7 221.9 104.8p 76.9p Gross profit % +20 Administrative expenses Operating profit Profit before tax +36 +35 Tax Effective tax rate (%) Profit after tax Basic earnings per share 15 +36 Group income statement Strong financial performance £mn % 2007 2006 Revenue 1,191.8 967.2 Cost of sales (232.4) (169.0) 959.4 798.2 (611.8) (542.3) 347.6 255.9 Net finance income 22.6 18.7 Associates and joint ventures 22.3 15.4 392.5 290.0 (88.8) (68.1) 22.6 23.5 303.7 221.9 104.8p 76.9p +20 Gross profit Administrative expenses Gross profit margins (bps) Operating profit 54 Profit before 2005 tax 59 2006 64 2007 +36 +35 Tax Effective tax rate (%) Profit after tax Basic earnings per share 16 +36 Group income statement Strong financial performance £mn % 2007 2006 Revenue 1,191.8 967.2 Cost of sales (232.4) (169.0) 959.4 798.2 (611.8) (542.3) 347.6 255.9 22.6 18.7 22.3 15.4 392.5 290.0 (88.8) (68.1) 22.6 23.5 303.7 221.9 104.8p 76.9p +20 Gross profit Administrative expenses +36 Operating profit Net finance income Group cost: income ratio (%) Associates68 and joint ventures Profit before tax 65 61 +35 Tax Effective tax rate (%) 2005 Profit after tax 2006 Basic earnings per share 2007 +36 2005 underlying figures adjusted for £20.4mn gain on discontinued outsourcing project 17 Group income statement Strong financial performance £mn % 2007 2006 Revenue 1,191.8 967.2 Cost of sales (232.4) (169.0) 959.4 798.2 (611.8) (542.3) 347.6 255.9 Net finance income 22.6 18.7 Associates and joint ventures 22.3 15.4 392.5 290.0 (88.8) (68.1) 22.6 23.5 303.7 221.9 104.8p 76.9p +20 Gross profit Administrative expenses +36 Operating profit Compensation costs: operating revenues ratio (%) 51 Profit before tax 47 46 +35 Tax Effective tax rate (%) 2005 Profit after tax 2006 Basic earnings per share 18 2007 +36 Group costs Administrative expenses £mn % of total 2007 2006 Staff costs 66 403.1 345.2 Other costs 33 200.0 189.6 Depreciation and amortisation 1 8.7 7.5 100 611.8 542.3 2,891 2,675 Total No of employees (year-end) Key drivers • Compensation costs: operating revenue ratio reduced to 46% • Increased marketing and brand expenditure • Investment in key infrastructure projects 19 Group costs Marketing and project expenditure Marketing spend (£mn) Project spend (£mn) 47.3 33.4 30.2 27.9 29.1 27.9 24.7 19.9 14.5 2005 2006 2007 2005 Cash spend 20 2006 2007 Income statement Group income statement Strong financial performance £mn 2007 2006 Revenue 1,191.8 967.2 Cost of sales (232.4) (169.0) 959.4 798.2 (611.8) (542.3) 347.6 255.9 Net finance income 22.6 18.7 Associates and joint ventures 22.3 15.4 392.5 290.0 (88.8) (68.1) 22.6 23.5 303.7 221.9 104.8p 76.9p Gross profit % +20 Administrative expenses Operating profit Profit before tax +36 +35 Tax Effective tax rate (%) Profit after tax Basic earnings per share 21 +36 Segmental results Asset Management Continued income growth Asset Management (£mn) 800 Gross profit margins (bps) Total income £785.4 mn ▲20% Costs £518.9 mn ▲19% 60 600 55 266.5 400 51 219.0 173.8 200 0 2005 Income (lhs) 2006 Costs (lhs) 2007 2005 PBT (£mn) 2005 underlying profit adjusted for £20.1mn gain on discontinued outsourcing project 23 2006 2007 Asset Management Income growth in Institutional and Retail channels Income (£mn) 454.6 352.7 288.4 302.9 330.8 259.4 2005 2006 Institutional 24 2007 Retail Private Banking £mn 120 Total income Costs £105.9 mn £64.6 mn ▲ 11% ▼ 6% 100 80 41.3 60 26.9 40 20 6.0 2005 Income (lhs) 2006 Costs (lhs) 2005 underlying profit adjusted for £0.3mn gain on discontinued outsourcing project 25 2007 PBT (£mn) Private Equity and Group Profit before tax (£mn) 84.7 26.2 50.5 10.2 £mn 2007 2006 2005 Total Private Equity investments 138.1 168.2 161.7 74.5 102.4 76.2 44.1 9.5 58.5 40.3 34.6 2005 2006 of which Unrealised profit within reserves* 2007 * Unrealised profit represents the revaluation on Private Equity investments classified under IFRS as available-for-sale Private Equity 26 Group Capital allocation £mn 31 Dec 2007 31 Dec 2006 Regulatory and working capital 716.1 654.4 Liquid funds 371.0 311.8 Third party hedge funds 208.2 138.4 Other Schroders funds 262.3 163.7 Private Equity 138.1 168.2 - 6.9 1,695.7 1,443.4 Leasing Shareholders’ equity 27 Outlook Outlook 29 • Investment performance holding up well • Inflows in specialist products • Challenging market environment to continue • Two thirds of cost base linked to revenues • Additional flexibility in non-compensation costs • Continuing to invest for future growth • 2008 result YTD reflects diversity of product range Forward-Looking Statements These presentation slides contain certain forward-looking statements and forecasts with respect to the financial condition and results of the businesses of Schroders plc These statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may occur in the future There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and forecasts. Nothing in this presentation should be construed as a profit forecast 30