Net Asset Value(s) (0296B)
April 10 2012 - 7:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCRS
RNS Number : 0296B
Crystal Amber Fund Limited
10 April 2012
10 April 2012
CRYSTAL AMBER FUND LIMITED
("Crystal Amber Fund" or the "Fund")
Monthly Net Asset Value
Crystal Amber Fund announces that its unaudited net asset value
("NAV") per share on 31 March 2012 was 105.91p (29 February 2012:
109.48p per share).
The proportion of the Fund's NAV at 31 March 2012 represented by
the five largest holdings, other investments and cash (including
accruals), was as follows:
Top five holdings Pence per share Percentage of investee
equity held
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TT Electronics plc 20.5 4.9%
Renishaw plc 9.9 0.6%
Sutton Harbour plc 9.3 26.4%
N Brown Group plc 8.2 0.8%
Omega Insurance Holdings
Ltd 8.1 3.2%
Total of five largest
holdings 56.0
Other investments 34.0
Cash and accruals 15.9
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Total NAV 105.9
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Commentary on the Portfolio
During the quarter, net asset value grew by 19.4%. The share
price of the Fund's two largest holdings, TT Electronics and
Renishaw, increased by 21% and 33.1%, respectively. Some profits
were taken in late February and March on both holdings, with the TT
Electronics position being reduced by 18.9% and the Renishaw
position by 10%. This was a result of overall asset allocation
following share price strength. TT Electronics remains the Fund's
largest holding.
In January, Sutton Harbour completed a GBP5.7 million
fundraising at 18p per share, in which the Fund was the lead
investor.
In March, Omega Insurance reported tangible net assets of 76p
per share. The company has recently confirmed press speculation
that it has received a cash offer at 65p per share. We would expect
this approach to generate further corporate interest and the Fund
has been and remains an activist.
Performance in the quarter was also assisted by a 76.7% rise in
the share price of Tribal Group plc. The catalyst for the re-rating
was January's announcement that adjusted profit before tax for 2011
would be significantly ahead of the board's previous
expectations.
In February, the Fund took a 7% stake in API Group plc investing
GBP2.2m at 40.5p per share. API Group manufactures specialised
materials for packaging. At the beginning of February, the largest
shareholder in API Group sent a letter to the API Group board to
initiate a sale process. The Investment Adviser met with management
in early March and on 30 March the board announced its intention to
explore a sale process during the third quarter of 2012, when the
benefits of its new laminates contract are more visible. The
current share price is 59p.
Cash levels in the fund have been increased to 15.8p. This
partly reflects strong gains within the portfolio and also the
intention to reinvest in specific opportunities which have recently
been identified.
For further enquiries please contact:
Crystal Amber Fund Limited
William Collins (Chairman)
Tel: 01481 716 000
Merchant Securities Limited - Nominated Adviser
David Worlidge/Simon Clements
Tel: 020 7628 2200
Numis Securities Limited - Broker
Nathan Brown/Hugh Jonathan
Tel: 020 7260 1426
Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment Adviser
Richard Bernstein
Tel: 020 7478 9080
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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