UK Equity Income & Growth Fund

The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in shares (also known as equities) of companies, in any industry, in the UK. Companies will be incorporated, headquartered, or deriving significant revenue from, the UK. The Fund will typically have a bias towards small and medium sized companies. The Fund may also invest in other assets including other shares, bonds of any quality from any issuer, cash and money market instruments. The Investment Manager may use derivatives (complex financial instruments) to reduce risk or to manage the Fund more efficiently. The Fund is actively managed with reference to the FTSE All Share Index, which is broadly representative of the companies in which it may invest, as this can provide a useful comparator for assessing the Fund's performance. The Investment Manager has discretion to choose investments for the Fund with weightings different to the index or not in the index. As an additional means of assessing the performance of the Fund, the IA UK Equity Income sector average, which is based on a peer group of broadly similar funds, may also provide a useful comparator.