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Europe’s stock markets provide a wealth of opportunities for skilled investors, even in difficult times. Investing in Europe offers an opportunity to invest in a wealth of unique and global productive franchises, with many global leaders and household names listed in key financial centres from London, Paris and Frankfurt to Amsterdam, Zurich and Milan.

Schroders has a long history of expertise and skill in managing European equities. In this brochure we focus on four key funds:

Schroder ISF European Large Cap

Schroder ISF EURO Equity

Schroder ISF European Equity Alpha

Schroder ISF European Special Situations

Schroder International Selection Fund is referred to as Schroder ISF throughout this document.

Providing a wealth of opportunities

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Schroders Strength in European Equities

Providing a wealth of opportunities

Our investment philosophy across the range of European Equity products is based on our belief that stockmarkets are inefficient – and this can be exploited by an active manager through fundamental research.

Markets mis-price stocks for three reasons:

– In the short term, markets are driven by sentiment, rather than a realistic assessment of company fundamentals or the broader picture, leading to volatility

– In the long term, markets are slow to adjust to major structural changes

– Markets persistently extrapolate recent trends. Notably, investors systematically overpay for above average growth and underpay for temporary disappointments.

This philosophy means that we believe active stock selection is key. The greatest price inefficiencies lie at the stock level – and an information advantage exists for the investor who researches the fundamentals. This allows us to identify mis-priced opportunities in companies with the ability to generate sustainable earnings growth and create value for shareholders.

Why Schroders forEuropean Equities?

1 A strong philosophy

2 Strength and depth of team

European Equities is one of the most important product offerings within our equity range. For this reason we have committed significant resources in terms of fund managers and analysts. In addition, we have developed a wide range of products with different performance objectives, risk criteria and style biases to meet our clients’ needs.

In-depth proprietary research and frequent company meetings are an essential part of our robust investment process. One of our key competitive advantages is our strong franchise with European corporates which ensures top level access to company management (CEOs and CFOs) on a regular basis. This access allows us to gain an insight into a number of factors including the operating performance of the company in question, integrity and ability of the management team and the competitive environment of the sector.

3 Corporate access

Head of European EquityRory Bateman

Team Fund ManagersRory Bateman

Martin Skanberg

Specialist Fund ManagersLeon Howard-Spink Paul GriffinNicholette MacDonald-BrownJamie LowrySonja LaudIan Kelly

8 European Equity Sector Analysts

James Dawson – European Equity Product Manager

Source: Schroders as at December 2012.

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Stage I Stage IIIStage II

– Idea generation: ‘Thesis’ – Focus and consistency

– Integral team driven process – Cross-sector expertise – Improve decisions

– Analysts/PM ownership – daily attribution reports

– Conviction/ideas – Intentional risk: PRISM

Proprietary Fundamental

Research

Team Debate

Thematic Portfolio Construction and Risk Management

Key features:

– A fund with a proven track record of success in different market conditions

– The team are highly incentivised: Our investment professionals are paid directly according to the attribution they generate in the live flagship portfolio

– Whilst Rory is the ultimate decision maker, each analyst on the team is encouraged to get involved in helping shape the portfolio

– Maximise alpha opportunities: We aim to fully utilise our sector experts and portfolio management experience in generating excess returns through both active stock and sector positions

– Dynamic investors: Our flexible style approach enables us to take advantage of market anomalies and different market environments

– Rigorous risk controls to ensure performance is achieved within a controlled environment.


Schroder ISF European Large Cap

Managed by Rory Bateman, Schroder ISF European Large Cap aims to find the best opportunities in large cap stocks across Europe including the UK, and seeks to provide capital growth. Our robust team based approach to the management of the portfolio has no style bias and ensures constant idea generation within a risk controlled framework.

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S&P Fund Management Ratings are sourced from S&P. Morningstar Ratings are sourced from Morningstar. Ratings as at 31 December 2012.

Performance

Fund facts A Acc Share Class

ISIN Code LU0106236937

Bloomberg Code SCHEUMALX

Fund Inception 04 December 1995

Fund Currency EURO

Benchmark MSCI Europe – Net Return

Initial Charge Up to 5.00% of the total subscription amount

Annual Management Fee 1.25%

1 year 2 years 3 years 5 yearsSince

30/06/082Since

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Schroder ISF European Large Cap A Acc (%)

20.63 15.05 29.95 -9.28 16.66 177.06

Sector Average1 18.72 9.32 22.41 16.72 2.83 177.56

MSCI Europe Net Return 18.07 11.80 25.44 -13.62 8.54 213.62

Quartile4 2 1 1 1 1 2

Source for performance data: Morningstar, as at 30 November 2012. Data in Euros.1 Sector is Morningstar GIFS Europe Large-Cap

Blend Equity. 2 30 June 2008 is the date Rory Bateman started

managing the fund.3 Fund launch data taken from 5 December 1995.4 Quartile ranking, as based on Morningstar fund

rankings within assigned peer group.

Rory BatemanFund Manager and Head of Schroders’ European Equity team

– Manages Pan-European Equity portfolios, including Schroder ISF European Large Cap and Schroder ISF European Equity Focus

– Before joining Schroders in 2008, Rory worked for Goldman Sachs Asset Management where he was a portfolio manager for Continental European Equities for 8 years

– Based in London, Rory has over 16 years’ investment experience including roles as an analyst covering a diverse range of sectors across the European market.


Ratings

Through a combination of first class stock selection and outstanding portfolio management we aim to deliver

consistent first quartile performance.

Rory Bateman, Fund Manager and Head of Schroders’ European Equity team

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Key features:

– A fund with a long term track record of outperformance*

– Whilst Martin is the ultimate decision maker, each analyst on the team is encouraged to get involved in helping shape the portfolio

– Maximise alpha opportunities: We aim to fully utilise our sector experts and portfolio management experience in generating excess returns through both active stock and sector positions

– Dynamic investors: Our flexible style approach enables us to take advantage of market anomalies and different market environments

– Rigorous risk controls to ensure performance is achieved within a controlled environment.

Source: Schroders as at December 2012.*Please refer to the performance chart on the following page.

Schroder ISFEURO Equity

Managed by Martin Skanberg, Schroder ISF EURO Equity aims to find the best opportunities across countries participating in EMU, and seeks to provide capital growth. Martin works very closely with Rory Bateman and the Fund is managed using the same fundamental process as Schroder ISF European Large Cap.

– The Investment thesis identifies opportunities where the market is underestimating a company’s: Growth, Margins, Returns

– The inflection point helps to determine ‘Why act now?’

– Attractive valuation is not a sufficient reason to buy a stock but is crucial in determining the size of the position.

Implied market valuation

Inflection point thesis

Conviction

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Performance

Fund facts

Source for performance data: Morningstar, as at 30 November 2012. Data in Euros.5 Sector is Morningstar GIFS Eurozone

Large-Cap Equity.6 13 May 2010 is the date Martin Skanberg

started managing the fund.7 Quartile ranking, as based on Morningstar fund


Martin SkanbergFund Manager

– Martin Skanberg has over 18 years’ experience in fund management

– He joined Schroders in 2004, before taking on portfolio management responsibilities in 2006

– His investment career commenced in 1994 when he joined SEB Asset Management as an investment analyst for Nordic Industrials and Basic Materials, later becoming Head of European Research

– Martin holds a Masters in Financial Economics.


Ratings

Europe provides a wealth of opportunities to invest in quality global franchises trading on very attractive multiples relative

to history, other regions and other asset classes.

Martin Skanberg, Fund Manager

A Acc Share Class


Bloomberg Code SCHEEAA:LX

Fund Inception 21 September 1998

Fund Currency EURO

Benchmark MSCI European Monetary Union Net TR



1 year 2 years 3 years 5 years 10 years Since13/05/106

Schroder ISF EURO Equity A Acc (%)

23.61 13.19 14.15 -21.09 61.10 13.67

Sector Average5 17.29 5.21 8.90 -23.84 36.76 5.78

MSCI EMU Net TR 16.21 4.45 7.34 -29.01 42.39 4.31

Quartile7 1 1 2 2 1 1

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Schroder ISFEuropean Equity Alpha

Managed by Jamie Lowry, Schroder ISF European Equity Alpha aims to find the best opportunities across Europe including the UK, and seeks to provide capital growth. The product is unconstrained and managed with a strong value bias.

The fund employs a multi faceted approach to idea generation, including quantitative screening, internal analysts’ ideas and third party research to build a concentrated ‘best ideas’ portfolio.

Key features:

– A bottom up unconstrained Fund with a value bias

– Best ideas, backed with conviction

– A strong contrarian philosophy which focuses on long term outperformance rather than short term volatility

– Position sizing is a function of the margin of safety in the investment and the fund manager’s conviction

– The portfolio invests across the market capitalisation spectrum – including large, mid and small cap companies.

Idea Generation Fundamental research

Portfolio construction

Continuous monitoring of valuation and fundamentals

Quantitative Screening

Buy-side Investors

Periodicals

Determine Intrinsic Value

Assess Management

Margin of Safety

Minimise Macro Risks

Understand Correlations

Selling is as important as buying

Strict valuation discipline

Combing multi-source idea generation with proprietary fundamental research

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A rigorous and consistent process of identifying and acquiring undervalued businesses is the surest way of delivering long-

term results – and we endeavour to do just that.

Jamie Lowry, Fund Manager

A Acc Share Class


Bloomberg Code SISEEAA:LX

Fund Inception 31 January 2003

Fund Currency EURO

Benchmark MSCI Europe Net Return


Performance Fee 15% of the Fund’s outperformance of

MSCI Europe Index, subject to high water mark



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Schroder ISF European Equity Alpha A Acc (%)

23.12 6.50 15.45 -16.06 98.35

Sector Average8 17.10 6.07 14.25 -21.09 53.96

MSCI Europe Net Return 18.07 11.80 25.44 -13.62 88.31

Quartile10 1 3 2 2 1


Performance

Fund facts


Value Equity.9 The fund was launched on 31 January 2003.10 Quartile ranking, as based on Morningstar fund


Jamie LowryFund Manager

– Fund Manager Jamie took over the management of the fund in 2010, having been the co-manager for the previous three years.

– He has been with Schroders for over 8 years, originally joining as an equity analyst on the European Equity Team.

– He has a Degree in Financial & Business Economics, Royal Holloway College, University of London, and is a CFA Charterholder.


Ratings

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Schroder ISF European Special Situations

The Fund uses a flexible bottom-up approach supported by extensive in-house research and analytical resources. We do not believe that an aggressive top-down approach can be successful year-in year-out as correctly predicting macro factors such as oil prices and global interest rates is not a repeatable skill. What is repeatable is the selection of quality stocks through a process of continually meeting the management and looking for growth prospects that are not reflected in share prices. An avoidance of ‘market noise’ and a focus on specific drivers of specific companies should add value and help to avoid the temptation to speculate too heavily on the overall direction of the market.

Managed by Leon Howard-Spink, Schroder ISF European Special Situations aims to find the best opportunities across Europe including the UK, and seeks to provide capital growth. The product is unconstrained and managed with a quality and growth bias.

Key features:

– A bottom up unconstrained Fund with a quality and growth bias

– The Fund aims to achieve high alpha with low volatility through diversification of themes

– The Fund has delivered consistent relative outperformance through different environments since launch.


Stock picking Portfolio construction

Quality of business modelFinancials (cash flow)

Sustainability of returnsGrowth driversManagement

Valuation

Diversify the funds byEconomic sensitivity

Style: value and growthGrowth drivers

Earnings visibilityMarket capitalisation

High alpha and Low volatility

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We are committed to delivering strong relative performance over the long term for clients, through a well

diversified portfolio and a focus on business risk rather than index risk.

Leon Howard-Spink, Fund Manager

A Acc Share Class


Bloomberg Code SCHESSALX

Fund Inception 31 March 2006

Fund Currency EURO

Benchmark MSCI Europe – Net Return


Performance Fee 15% of the Fund’s outperformance of

MSCI Europe, subject to high water mark



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Schroder ISF European Special Situations A Acc (%) 23.93 18.08 40.14 2.16 14.86

Sector Average11 18.74 9.38 22.51 -16.66 -7.60

MSCI Europe Net Return 18.07 11.80 25.44 -13.62 -0.36

Quartile13 1 1 1 1 1


Performance

Fund facts


Blend Equity.12 The fund was launched on 31 March 2006.13 Quartile ranking, as based on Morningstar fund


Leon Howard-SpinkFund Manager

– Leon has over 13 years’ experience as a European Fund Manager and has managed Schroder ISF European Special Situations since launch in 2006

– Prior to Schroders, Leon joined Jupiter Asset Management in 1997, managed the Pan European fund ‘Centrale Croissance Europe’ from January 1999 to July 2005 and ‘Jupiter European Special Situations Fund’ from January 2001 to July 2005.


Ratings

Risk warnings: Investments in equities are subject to market risk and, potentially, to currency exchange rate risk. This fund may use financial derivative instruments as a part of the investment process. This may increase the fund’s price volatility by amplifying market events. Important information: This document does not constitute an offer to anyone, or a solicitation by anyone, to subscribe for shares of Schroder International Selection Fund (the ‘Company’). Nothing in this document should be construed as advice and is therefore not a recommendation to buy or sell shares. Subscriptions for shares of the Company can only be made on the basis of its latest prospectus together with the latest audited annual report (and subsequent unaudited semi-annual report, if published), copies of which can be obtained, free of charge, from Schroder Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A. An investment in the Company entails risks, which are fully described in the prospectus. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results, prices of shares and the income from them may fall as well as rise and investors may not get the amount originally invested.

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Schroders is an independent, dedicated asset manager with a strong heritage and culture based on over 200 years’ experience of investment markets. Listed in the UK, we benefit from a strong balance sheet and a stable ownership structure which allows us to focus entirely on delivering results for our clients.

With over €254.5 billion funds under management and an international network spanning 34 offices in 27 countries, Schroders has the perspective and expertise to identify major investment potential wherever it is located.

To find out more about our business and our range of funds and services, go to

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Source: Schroders as at 30 September 2012.

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