Potential move to LSE Listing

3 Mar 2008 11:34

FRM Credit Alpha Limited03 March 2008 This communication is not for release, publication or distribution in or intothe United States, Canada, Japan or Australia. This communication is an advertisement within the meaning of the prospectusrules of the financial services authority and not a prospectus. No offer to buyor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the company is being madeby this communication, in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. FRM Credit Alpha Limited (the 'Company') Proposed fund raising and full listing in London The Board of the Company announces that it is considering a move to a fulllisting on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange under Chapter 15 ofthe Listing Rules. The Directors believe that a full listing on the Official List will enhance theprofile of the Company and provide further liquidity and visibility in thetrading of the Company's shares. Furthermore, the Board intend to use this opportunity to proceed with an issueof new shares. Details on the timing of the change of listing venue and issue ofshares will be disclosed in due course. The Company seeks to generate significant returns over cash with low volatilityand beta to global credit markets when measured over a market cycle. TheCompany's portfolio comprises between 12 to 25 'specialist credit' hedge funds,which utilise fundamental research, asset allocation, security selection andactivism to invest in credit securities, as opposed to investing according tomacro views on interest rate movements or spreads. The Company has returned13.08% from its launch on 1 April 2007 through to 31 January 2008, compared to adecrease of 0.75% for the ML US High Yield Master II Index (GBP) for the sameperiod. The investment portfolio and general deployment of assets of the Company aremanaged by FRM Investment Management Limited. Investment advice is provided byFinancial Risk Management Limited. Both FRM Investment Management Limited andFinancial Risk Management Limited are part of the FRM Group which was founded in1991 and has over US $14 billion in funds of hedge funds assets under managementand over 200 employees in offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney andGuernsey. Additional information on the Company is available at www.frmcredit.com. Enquiries: Tina Hugo/Luke Burdess, Financial Risk Management 020 7968 6000 Roland Cross/Sally Moore, Broadgate 020 7776 0508 This communication is an advertisement within the meaning of the prospectusrules of the financial services authority and not a prospectus. No offer to buyor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the company is being madeby this communication, in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. 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