VOLTA FINANCE - MARCH MONTHLY REPORT
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO
THE UNITED STATES
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Guernsey, 19 April 2013 - Volta Finance Limited (the "Company" or "Volta
Finance" or "Volta") has published its monthly report. The full report is
attached to this release and is available on Volta Finance Limited's financial
website (www.voltafinance.com).
Gross Asset Value
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| | At 29.03.13 | At 28.02.13 |
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| Gross Asset Value (GAV / ? million) | 221.1 | 215.8 |
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| GAV per share (?) | 6.87 | 6.70 |
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At the end of March 2013, the Gross Asset Value* (the "GAV") of Volta Finance
Limited (the "Company", "Volta Finance" or "Volta") was ?221.1 m or ?6.87 per
share, an increase of ?0.17 (+2.5%) since the end of February 2013 GAV. At the
time of writing this report and at the end of March 2013 the 31 cents per share
semi-annual dividend for the period ended the 31st January 2013 is not yet
settled and is still incorporated in the end of March published GAV.
Year to date 2013 performance is +7.8%, after 3 months.
It should be noted that the Company decided to subtract from the end of March
GAV an unsettled amount corresponding to the Investment Manager's Management and
Performance Fees for the semi-annual period ended 31 January 2013: ?4.9 million
(details can be founded in the Semi-Annual Report and Accounts of the Company
published at the end of March). This calculation has been performed in order to
provide investors with a GAV better reflecting the value of assets per share at
the end of March 2013.
The March mark-to-market variations** of Volta Finance's asset classes have
been: +4.1% for Synthetic Corporate Credit deals, +1.1% for CLO Equity tranches;
-0.3% for CLO Debt tranches, -3.6% for Cash Corporate Credit deals and +1.5% for
ABS. The increase in the value of the portfolio in March is in line with roughly
stable credit markets in Europe and in the US over the month.
Volta's assets generated the equivalent of ?4.3m cash flows in March 2013 (non-
Euro amounts converted to Euro using end-of-month cross currency rates and
excluding principal payments from debt assets) bringing the total cash generated
during the last six months to ?16.6m. It can be compared with ?16.1m for the
previous six-month period which ended in September 2012.
In March, the company did not make any sale and purchased 2 recently issued debt
tranches of USD CLO (Acas 2013-1, E and F tranches) and entered in one new bank
balance sheet transaction (Clock 2013) with a major European bank for a total of
the equivalent of ?7.4m.
At the end of March Volta held ?5.4m in cash, including ?0.3m in relation with
the Liquidity Enhancement Contract and ?0.5m posted in relation with its
currency hedge positions. Considering the pace at which cash flows are generated
and the necessity to finance the coming dividend payment, Volta could be
considered as being fully invested presently.
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
In March 2013, credit markets were roughly stable in Europe and in the US. The
5 year iTraxx European Main index and 5 year iTraxx European Crossover Index
(series 18) spreads went respectively, from 116 and 446 bps at the end of
February 2013 to 117 and 420 bps at the end of March 2013. During the same
period, credit spreads in the US, as illustrated by the 5y CDX main index
(series 19), modestly tightened from 88 to 82 bps. According to the CSFB
Leverage Loan Index, the average price for USA liquid first lien loans increased
from 97.65% at the end of February 2013 to 98.14% at the end of March 2013. It
was almost similar in Europe: the price of the S&P European Leveraged Loan Index
went from 91.65% to 92.28% at the end of March 2013.***
VOLTA FINANCE PORTFOLIO
In March 2013, no particular event materially affected the situation of the
Synthetic Corporate Credit deals. However, the first loss positions in this
bucket (ARIA III and the residual positions in JAZZ III) remain highly sensitive
to any new credit event.
Regarding the Cash Corporate Credit Deals, we received in March, from the
manager of Promise Mobility, some new and detailed information regarding the
underlying corporate SME portfolio more particularly regarding the situation of
underlying loans being under work-out process. It led us to revise downward the
value of Promise Mobility by ?1m. No particular event or information materially
affected the situation of the 2 other positions in this bucket during the month.
Regarding the Company's investments in Equity or Debt tranches of CLOs, in March
2013, no particular event materially affected the situation of the positions in
this bucket. All the 59 positions are currently paying their coupons.
Regarding the Company's ABS investments, taking into account some information we
gained from the market we revised downward the interest rate at which projected
cash flows for the UK non-conforming residual positions are discounted, from
20% to 15%. It should be also noted that most of these positions paid coupons in
March above previous expectations. It led to an increase in the value of these
5 positions, together, by ?0.7m. No particular event materially affected the
situation or the value of the other positions in this bucket during the month.
The Company considers that opportunities could arise in several structured
credit sectors in the current market environment. Amongst others, mezzanine
tranches of CLOs as well as tranches of Cash or Synthetic Corporate Credit
portfolios could be considered for investment. Potential investments could be
done depending on the pace at which market opportunities could be seized and
cash is available. Depending on market opportunities, the Company may aim to
take advantage of the current volatility in prices to sell some assets in order
to reinvest the sale proceeds on assets representing, at the time of purchase,
those which the Company considers a better opportunity.
* GAV : In order to give a better indication of the value of assets for
shareholders the GAV has been diminished by Management and Incentive Fees due
for the financial period recently closed but not yet settled at the end of the
reported period
** "Mark-to-market variation" is calculated as the Dietz-performance of the
assets in each bucket, taking into account the Mark-to-Market of the assets at
month-end, payments received from the assets over the period, and ignoring
changes in cross currency rates Nevertheless, some residual currency effects
could impact the aggregate value of the portfolio when aggregating each bucket.
*** Index data source: Markit, Bloomberg.
(Full monthly report in attachment or on www.voltafinance.com)
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ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED
Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under the Companies (Guernsey)
Laws, 1994 to 1996 (as amended) and listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Its investment
objectives are to preserve capital and to provide a stable stream of income to
its shareholders through dividends. For this purpose, it pursues a multi-asset
investment strategy targeting various underlying assets. The assets that the
Company may invest in either directly or indirectly include, but are not limited
to: corporate credits; sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt; residential mortgage
loans; automobile loans. Volta Finance Limited's basic approach to its
underlying assets is through vehicles and arrangements that provide leveraged
exposure to some of those underlying assets.
Volta Finance Limited has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris, an investment
management company with a division specialised in structured credit, for the
investment management of all its assets.
ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company
within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth
management. AXA IM is one of the largest European-based asset managers with ?553
billion in assets under management as of the end of December 2012. AXA IM
employs approximately 2,450 people around the world and operates out of 21
countries.
CONTACTS
Company Secretary
State Street (Guernsey) Limited
volta.finance(at)ais.statestreet.com
+44 (0) 1481 715601
Portfolio Administrator
Deutsche Bank
voltaadmin(at)list.db.com
For the Investment Manager
AXA Investment Managers Paris
Serge Demay
serge.demay(at)axa-im.com
+33 (0) 1 44 45 84 47
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This press release is for information only and does not constitute an invitation
or inducement to acquire shares in Volta Finance. Its circulation may be
prohibited in certain jurisdictions and no recipient may circulate copies of
this document in breach of such limitations or restrictions.
This document is not an offer for sale of the securities referred to herein in
the United States or to persons who are "U.S. persons" for purposes of
Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or otherwise in circumstances where such offer would be restricted by
applicable law. Such securities may not be sold in the United States absent
registration or an exemption from registration from the Securities Act. The
company does not intend to register any portion of the offer of such securities
in the United States or to conduct a public offering of such securities in the
United States.
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This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i)
persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth
companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being
referred to as "relevant persons"). The securities referred to herein are only
available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or
otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant
persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.
Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.
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looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the
use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes",
"anticipated", "expects", "intends", "is/are expected", "may", "will" or
"should". They include the statements regarding the level of the dividend, the
current market context and its impact on the long-term return of Volta's
investments. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance. Volta Finance's actual results,
portfolio composition and performance may differ materially from the impression
created by the forward-looking statements. Volta Finance does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements.
Any target information is based on certain assumptions as to future events which
may not prove to be realised. Due to the uncertainty surrounding these future
events, the targets are not intended to be and should not be regarded as profits
or earnings or any other type of forecasts. There can be no assurance that any
of these targets will be achieved. In addition, no assurance can be given that
the investment objective will be achieved.
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March Monthly Report:
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