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The aim of the Fund is to achieve medium to long-term capital growth by investing principally in UK Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and other permitted securities. The SVM UK Opportunities Fund is run on high-conviction bottom-up stockpicking basis. The Fund is a compact portfolio of 45 to 55 stocks, carefully picked with an eye to prospective performance. All the stocks in the Fund are ‘high-conviction’ ideas, and our performance expectations are spread proportionally across the whole portfolio rather than concentrated on a few weighty holdings.

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(Details as at 30 April 2008)

	Price	Date
Retail Share Class	276.70 p	15 May 2008
Institutional Share Class	287.60 p	15 May 2008

The prices for the funds are calculated at 12 noon each day. The funds operate on a forward pricing basis.

Please note that the above prices are for information purposes only and are not necessarily the price at which the funds can be bought or sold.

The fund was originally launched offshore on 20 March 2000.

The Continental Europe Fund has been awarded the following accreditations:

OBSR Rated: A

Morningstar Rating: 4 stars

Standard & Poor's Manager Rating: AA

Lipper: Consistent Return

Lipper: Total Return

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Hugh has over 13 years investment management experience managing both pan European and global equity portfolios. Prior to joining SVM, he spent 5 years with Kempen Capital Management, a Dutch merchant bank, where he was responsible for the management of over €500m of European equities including the Orange European Mid and Small Cap funds as well as institutional mandates. In addition he held geographical responsibility for the Nordic region. Hugh has a BA (Commendation) in Public Administration and holds the ASIP. His sector responsibilities include oil services, healthcare, telecoms (ex-UK) and banks and insurance.

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The aim of the Fund is to achieve medium to long-term capital growth from a tightly controlled list of European stocks and other permitted securities. The Fund aims to outperform the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index.

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	SVM Continental Europe Fund A
	FTSE Europe ex UK Index

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Source: Lipper, mid to mid, UK net, to 15/05/2008.
Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance.

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S&P Fund Rating AA Report - SVM Continental Europe Fund

	One month	2008 yr to date	One year	Three years	Five years	Since launch
	%	%	%	%	%	%
SVM Continental Europe Fund A	3.0	-4.1	-2.2	91.6	144.7	75.4
Benchmark Index	4.3	-3.4	1.5	71.1	132.5	38.9
Average Fund	4.3	-4.4	-2.6	62.9	119.6	26.3

Source: Lipper Hindsight, Europe ex-UK, mid to mid, UK net, since launch to 30/04/2008.

% Change	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
SVM Continental Europe Fund A	0.2	16.5	52.8	21.4	19.0

FTSE World Europe ex UK	2.8	12.4	36.0	18.6	36.9
Performance difference	-2.6	+4.1	+16.8	+2.8	-17.9

Source: Lipper Hindsight, Europe ex-UK, mid to mid, UK net, to last quarter end 31/03/2008. The Fund was originally launched offshore on 20 March 2000. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The value of an investment may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Currency movements may cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. Investing in smaller companies may increase the volatility of your investment. All performance data refers to the Retail share class.

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