The Company keeps a watching brief on opportunities in other international markets but will only consider deals in other markets where it is satisfied that the combination of sovereign credit and rule of law makes such investment comparable with the Company's existing investments.

Current Pipeline

Overall, the Company remains positive about its prospects, both in terms of the performance of its existing investments and the opportunity to add high quality investments to the portfolio during 2015.

Currently, the Investment Adviser has identified a significant investment pipeline for the Company. In addition to these potential investments the Company and its Investment Adviser have a larger number of transactions, which are at an earlier stage of development, under review.

Key areas of current activity within the Company and/or its Investment Adviser (or associates) include:

> Continued activities in the area of UK offshore transmission where the Company has recently closed its fifth project, Lincs OFTO, and is actively bidding each new opportunity as it comes to market

   >   Enhanced access to US P3 opportunities 

> Other UK and European primary investment opportunities (for instance in the healthcare and judicial sectors)

> Acquisition of additional investments in projects where the Company already has an investment. Typically these will arise under pre-emption and similar rights

> The growing range of opportunities in Ireland, Northern Europe and Australia and New Zealand which conform to the existing risk profile within the Company's portfolio

> Appropriately priced proposals from third parties seeking to dispose of projects meeting the Company's investment criteria which have synergies with the Company's existing portfolio

Current opportunities identified by the Investment Adviser are outlined in the table [below]. It should be noted that given these are predominantly new 'primary' market investments, it can take a number of months for such opportunities to be awarded to a preferred bidder and many more again to reach financial close.

Notwithstanding the opportunities listed below, it should be noted that the Company's performance is not dependent upon making additional investments in order to deliver its projected returns. Further investment opportunities will be judged by their anticipated contribution to overall portfolio returns.

 
 Current Projects       Location       Estimated Investment   Expected Concession   Project Status 
                                        Opportunity            Length 
 Priority School        UK             Up to GBP79m(1)        25 years              Consortium including 
  Building Aggregator                                                                the Company named 
  Programme                                                                          preferred bidder 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 Education              UK             c.GBP100m(1)           c.25 years            Investment in existing 
                         Australia      Up to c.GBP30m(1)      c.25 years            projects, some pre-emptive 
                                                                                     positions 
                                                                                     One of two shortlisted 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 Waste water            UK             c.GBP200m(1)           Perpetual             Consortium one of 
                                                                                     two shortlisted 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 Judicial               Ireland        c.GBP20m(1)            25 years              One of four shortlisted 
                         Australia      c.GBP15m(1)            25 years              One of two shortlisted 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 HUB framework          UK             c.GBP35m(1)            25 years              HUB framework for 
                                                                                     various Scottish social 
                                                                                     community projects. 
                                                                                     Preferred bidder status 
                                                                                     for both short and 
                                                                                     longer-term projects 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 Transportation         Australia      c.GBP25m(1)            15 years              Follow-on investment 
                         Netherlands    c.GBP15m(1)            25 years              in existing asset 
                                                                                     One of three shortlisted 
                                                                                     for maritime transport 
                                                                                     project 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 OFTOs - Westermost     UK             c.GBP100m(1)           20 years              One of four shortlisted 
  Rough, Humber                                                                      for third tender round 
  Gateway                                                                            OFTOs with successful 
                                                                                     consortium 
                       =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 Other/medium-term opportunities 
 Judicial               Belgium,       c. GBP190m(2)          c. 25 years           The Company has the 
                         Germany,                                                    benefit of medium 
                         Netherlands                                                 and long-term development 
                                                                                     opportunities as well 
                                                                                     as pre-emption opportunities 
                                                                                     in respect of a number 
                                                                                     of projects within 
                                                                                     the existing portfolio 
 Healthcare             New Zealand    c. GBP30m(2) 
 Education              Austria        c. GBP60m(2) 
 Accommodation          Germany,       c. GBP230m(2) 
                         Australia 
=====================  =============  =====================  ====================  ================================ 
 
 

The above represents potential opportunities currently under review by the Investment Adviser (and its associates) including current bids, preferred bidder opportunities and the estimated value of opportunities to acquire additional investments including under pre-emption/first refusal rights. There is no certainty these will translate to actual investment opportunities for the Company. The value referenced in relation to the pre-emption opportunities represents the estimated potential investment value which reflects the current estimate of the total likely acquisition value at that time. In relation to the remaining medium term opportunities, the figure represents the current estimated gross value of the relevant project and therefore includes both debt and equity and is not necessarily indicative of the eventual acquisition price for, or the value of, any interest that may be acquired.

   1          Represents current estimated total investment committed by the Company. 

2 Represents the estimated current unaudited capital value of the project and includes both debt and equity.

 
 
 
   Rupert Dorey                                                       John Whittle 

25 March 2015 25 March 2015

Chairman Director

The key risks affecting the Company and the investment portfolio have not materially changed year to year, largely due to the highly contractual and long-term nature of the investments with similar risk profiles. Changes in the macro-economic environment and broader global regulatory and tax environment can impact on fund returns and are a permanent feature of the risk appraisal process.

The Company's approach to risk management is set out within the Corporate Governance Report.

The following table summarises the Board's views on the principal risks and uncertainties for the Company and the relevance of these risks to meeting the Company's objectives. This is not intended to highlight all the potential risks to the business. There may be other risks that are currently unknown or regarded as less material which could turn out to be material. Any of these could have the potential to impact the performance of the Company, its assets, capital resources and reputation.

A description of broader risk factors relevant to investors is disclosed in the latest Company prospectus available on the Company's website www.internationalpublicpartnerships.com.

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