VOLTA FINANCE - UPDATE ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
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Guernsey, 12 February 2015
Following the Company's statement in its December 2014 monthly report that it expected to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") by mid-February 2015, the Company has suffered a delay due to an unforeseen technicality relating to the eligibility criteria for listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority ("Official List").
The Company's existing investment policy allows for Board discretion on investment limits in different asset classes and individual assets. The Company has now been informed that such discretion is not permissible for companies seeking admission to the Official List.
Although the Board's preference would be to deal with this technicality at the next annual general meeting of the Company, admission to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority prior to resolving this issue is not possible. With this in mind, the Board intends to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company as soon as possible to seek shareholder approval to make the required changes to the Company's investment policy. It is not anticipated that such changes will have any effect on the current investment portfolio or future intended investment strategy, as the Board did not intend to use its discretion. Therefore, the required changes to the Company's investment policy will only codify certain limits within which the Company's investment manager already operates.
The Board remains committed to seeking admission to trading on the LSE and listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and, subject to obtaining shareholder approval for the changes to the investment policy, the Company anticipates becoming admitted to trading on the LSE during May 2015.
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ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED
Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) and listed on NYSE 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 €607 billion in assets under management as of the end of September 2014. AXA IM employs approximately 2,300 people around the world and operates out of 21 countries.
CONTACTS
Company Secretary
Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited
voltafinance@sannegroup.com
+44 (0) 1481 739810
Portfolio Administrator
Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited
voltafinance@sannegroup.com
For the Investment Manager
AXA Investment Managers Paris
Serge Demay
serge.demay@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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Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.
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This press release contains statements that are, or may deemed to be, "forward-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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