Trading Statement
24 April 2009 - 4:00PM
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ACP Mezzanine Ltd
24 April 2009
ACP Mezzanine Limited
Trading Update
24 April 2009
ACP Mezzanine Limited (the "Company": AIM: ACPM) today announces its unaudited,
indicative NAV per share as at 31 March 2009 of 28.7 eurocents (31 December
2008: 32.4 eurocents).
The Company today announces a further return of capital on 27 May 2009 of 2.0
eurocents per share payable to shareholders on the share register on 8 May 2009.
It is likely that the payment of any additional distributions for the current
financial year will be dependent on the completion of further portfolio
realisations.
The indicative value portfolio, together with cash balances, as at 31 March 2009
was as follows:
+------------------+------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| | 31 March 2009 | 31 | |
| | | December | |
| | | 2008 | |
+------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+
| Portfolio | EUR'000s | EUR'000s | |
+------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+
| | | | |
+------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+
| | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| IFR Senior Facilities* | 25,610 | 25,610 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| IFR Pref. Equity | 16,169 | 16,169 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| Other Loans | 9,063 | 12,033 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| CLOs | 2,080 | 9,419 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| CDOs | 238 | 760 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| RMBS | 144 | 276 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| Total Portfolio Assets | 53,304 | 64,267 | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
| Cash Balance** | 13,800 | 11,800 | |
+------------------+------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+
Indicative prices do not necessarily reflect the realisable value of such
investments.
* No indicative pricing was available from the Company's normal sources for IFR
Senior Facilities as at 31 March 2009. However, the Company is not aware of any
trading having taken place in this debt during the quarter ended 31st March 2009
and accordingly has included its debt holdings at the indicative prices received
as at 31st December 2008. The Company will review these valuations for the
interim financial statements as at 30 June 2009.
** The committed but undrawn amount of EUR5.971 million at 31 March 2009 (EUR9.146
million at 31 December 2008) for the facility ultimately provided to a direct
subsidiary of Leasecom Group SAS is included within cash balance.
The Company has no borrowings.
Significant events since the 31 December 2008 trading update are:
* A cash distribution of 1.5 eurocents per share was paid to shareholders on 3
March 2009;
* The sale on 15 January 2009 of an investment in GCI Automotive Holding GmbH for
EUR3.27 million;
* The sale on 4 February 2009 of its participation in the Iceland Foods Group
Limited mezzanine loan for EUR3.9 million; and
* The continued deterioration in indicative pricing for the CLO, CDO and RMBS
structured products which are now indicatively priced at an average of about 5%
of par, compared to 20% of par as at 31st December 2008.
Enquiries
* Hugh Field, Collins Stewart Europe, +44 (0) 207 523 8350 (Nominated Adviser)
* Tim McCall/James Longfield, Hogarth Partnership, +44 (0) 207 357 9477
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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