Three-Year Milestones Reached for Schroders U.S. Small and MidCap Opportunities and Emerging Market Equity 5-Star** Funds

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- Experienced Management, Active Diversification, and Proprietary Fundamental Research Contribute to Impressive Track Records NEW YORK, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. today announced three-year anniversary milestones for both the Schroders U.S. Small and Mid ("SMID") Cap Opportunities Fund (NASDAQ:SMDIX) and the Schroders Emerging Market Equity Fund (NASDAQ:SEMNX). 29-year investment veteran, fund manager Jenny Jones, leads the experienced investment team behind the US SMID Cap Opportunities Fund. Jones' team employs a core investment style using a bottom-up, fundamental, research-based approach to stock evaluation. In commenting on the Fund's milestone, Ms. Jones said, "In the midst of a volatile and unique time in our history we are remaining true to our bottom-up, fundamentally driven process. Given the significant market sell-off, the team is identifying many compelling new investment opportunities." Lipper* rankings for SMID as of 3/31/09 indicate the fund has performed in the top quartile of its investment category for the past three years running and the fund recently earned a five star rating from Morningstar**. Allan Conway, who has over 29 years experience managing global equities, leads Schroders Emerging Market Equity Fund. The fund places equal importance on the top-down country allocation decision and bottom up fundamental research. The experienced 32 person team combines the talents and insights of portfolio managers centralized in London with research analysts located in the various regions. Discipline, consistency and risk management are hallmarks of the strategy. Schroders Emerging Market Equity Fund, like SMID, has performed strongly since inception, continuously ranking in the top quartile of its fund category according to Lipper* and achieving a five star rating from Morningstar**. Commenting on emerging markets in general, Mr. Conway said, "We expect emerging economies to play a large role in leading the global economic recovery going forward. Though likely to experience volatility in the near term, emerging economies have become less dependent on the developed world for growth as domestic demand and trade between emerging markets has increased. Lacking the domestic debt troubles of Western economies we anticipate quicker recoveries and healthy returns in emerging markets over the medium to long term." Mandate Wins Schroders also announced that the firm was recently awarded $31 million from Managers Funds to become a co-manager for their Emerging Markets Fund. With this win, the firm is seeing increasing interest in Schroders' global emerging market strategy and builds on a $100 million emerging market equity mandate recently awarded to Schroders by Allianz Life. Both Schroders US SMID Cap Opportunities and Schroders Emerging Market Equity Funds apply a disciplined approach to investing centered around a strong team culture and are based on proprietary fundamental research structured to identify undervalued investment opportunities. Through various affiliated advisors, Schroders manages approximately $1 billion in SMID cap and $1.9 billion in small cap equities (also managed by Jones' team but closed to new investors). In addition, the firm manages over US$10 billion in emerging market equities globally as of year end 2008. "We are delighted both funds have reached this critical milestone," said Carter Sims, Schroders' Head of Intermediary Distribution. "Both funds have achieved enviable three-year track records and offer attractive investment options for investors. US SMID Cap Equity and Emerging Market Equity are key product offerings for Schroders reflecting our commitment to providing Intermediaries top line solutions for their clients." Notes to Editors Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. is a unit of Schroders plc (SDR.L), a global asset management company with approximately $158 billion under management as of December 30, 2008. Our clients include major financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies, as well as local and public authorities, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations, intermediaries and advisors, and high net worth individuals and retail investors. Our aim is to apply our dedicated asset management skills in serving the needs of our clients worldwide and in delivering value to our shareholders. With one of the largest networks of offices of any dedicated asset management company and over 350 portfolio managers and analysts covering the world's investment markets, we offer our clients a comprehensive range of products and services. Further information about Schroders can be found at http://www.schroders.com/us Issued by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. Disclaimer Performance can go down as well as up and is not guaranteed. The views and forecasts contained herein are those of Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and are subject to change. The information and opinions contained in this document have been obtained from sources we consider to be reliable. No responsibility can be accepted for errors of facts obtained from third parties. Reliance should not be placed on the views and information in the document when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA, Inc.") is an investment advisor registered with the U.S. SEC. It provides asset management products and services to clients in the U.S. and Canada including Schroder Capital Funds (Delaware), Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust, investment companies registered with the SEC (the "Schroder Funds"). Shares of the Schroder Funds are distributed by Schroder Fund Advisors Inc., a member FINRA. SIMNA, Inc. and Schroder Fund Advisors Inc. are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Schroders plc, a UK public company with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange. Schroder Investment Management Ltd. is the UK based investment subsidiary of Schroders plc. *Source: Schroders and Lipper, Inc. Rankings in the Mid-Cap Core and Emerging Market categories are based upon average annual total returns assuming the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all fund expenses. Each fund is ranked within a universe of funds similar in portfolio characteristics and capitalizations, as defined by Lipper Inc. The Schroder US Small and MidCap Opportunities Fund (Investor Shares) was ranked 22/284 funds in the category or the 8th percentile of the category as of March 31, 2009 for the three-year period. The Emerging Market Equity Fund (Investor Shares) was ranked 18/216 funds in the category or the 9th percentile of the category as of March 31, 2009 for the three-year period. ** Morningstar Rating: For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating(TM) based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Morningstar Rating(TM) is for individual share classes only. Other classes may have different performance characteristics. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. (C) 2008 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Disclosure Performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Risk All investments, domestic and foreign, involve risks including the risk of possible loss of principal. The market value of a fund's portfolio may decline as a result of a number of factors, including adverse economic and market conditions, prospects of stocks in the portfolio, changing interest rates, and real or perceived adverse competitive industry conditions. Investing overseas involves special risks including among others, risks related to political or economic instability, foreign currency (such as exchange, valuation, and fluctuation) risk, market entry or exit restrictions, illiquidity and taxation. Emerging markets pose greater risks than investments in developed markets. Investments in small and medium capitalization companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger capitalization companies, which may include for example, less public information, more limited financial resources and product lines, greater volatility, higher risk of failure than larger companies, and less liquidity. Please see the prospectus for a full description of the risks associated with the fund. Please consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other information on any Schroders fund, visit http://www.schroderfunds.com/, call your financial advisor or call (800) 730-2932. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. DATASOURCE: Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. CONTACT: Jennifer Manser, Schroders (New York), +1-212-632-2947, ; or Jennifer Williams, FD, +1-212-850-5775, Web Site: http://www.schroderfunds.com/

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