Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc announced that the Directors of the Company have declared the payment of an interim dividend of 5.0 pence per share for the year ending 30 September 2022. This represents a 32% increase on the interim dividend for last year (3.80 pence per share) and is comfortably covered by earnings per share for the period and reflects the Board's confidence in the quality and resilience of the underlying equity portfolio. The details of the dividend payment are as follows: Ex-dividend date is 14 July 2022, Record date is 15 July 2022, Payment date is 5 August 2022.

It is intended that a final dividend for the year ending 30 September 2022 will be proposed at the Company's next Annual General Meeting, as in previous years.