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CATCo Reinsurance Opps Fund Ltd
16 June 2011
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. ("the Company or
Feeder Fund")
Portfolio deployment update
To: SFM, London Stock Exchange Date: 16 June 2011
Bermuda Stock Exchange
Corporate activity since 20 December 2010
-- Successful IPO of the Company that raised $80.392 million
through a Placing of Shares on 20 December 2010 (the "Issue")
-- Shares of the Company admitted to London Stock Exchange's
Specialist Fund Market on 20 December 2010
-- Further issue of 7,250,000 New Ordinary Shares on 31 March
2011, 124,446,737 C Shares through a new Placing for Shares on 20
May 2011 and a further 850,000 New C Shares issued on 23 May 2011,
respectively (collectively, the "Further Issues"), resulting in the
Company raising approximately $213 million in first six months
since launch
-- Secondary listing of the Company Shares admitted to Bermuda
Stock Exchange on 20 May 2011
-- Exceeded the Company's Net Asset Value growth targets of $150
million by 31 December 2011 and $200 million by 31 December 2012 as
stated in the Original Prospectus
-- Investment of substantially all of the proceeds, c.97%, from
the Issue and Further Issues in CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd's
segregated account, CATCo Diversified Fund (the "Master Fund") now
complete
-- The Master Fund has deployed c.97% of the investment
portfolio with multiple reinsurance counterparties
-- At the date of this announcement, the Master Fund has
deployed c.$700 million of retrocession reinsurance capacity in the
market since 20 December 2011
-- Following the catastrophic events that occurred in
Christchurch, New Zealand and Tohoku, Japan in 2011, the Company
has created side pocket investments totalling $18.2 million that
represents the Company's maximum contractual exposure to these
events
-- C Shareholders have no exposure to side pocket
investments
-- No losses have been crystallised on the Company or the Master
Fund's portfolio of investments
-- Underlying investment assets reporting no material issues
-- Master Fund investments are all performing in line with
expectation, and in excess of the target returns of LIBOR +12-15%
per annum
-- Net asset value ("NAV") as at 31 May 2011 of $211,288,487,
representing a NAV per Ordinary Share of $1.0188 and a NAV per C
Share of $0.9737
On 31 March 2011, the Company, which is organised as a Feeder
Fund to invest substantially all of its assets in the CATCo
Reinsurance Fund Ltd's segregated account, CATCo Diversified Fund
(the "Master Fund") issued additional New Ordinary Shares in order
to satisfy demand that could not be met through the secondary
market. 7,250,000 New Ordinary Shares of US$ 0.0001 each were
issued. On 20 May 2011, the Company issued 124,446,737 C Shares of
US$ 0.0001 through a Placing for Shares with a further issuance of
850,000 New C Shares of US$ 0.0001 being made on 23 May 2011. As a
result, the Company has raised approximately $213 million in six
months since launch. Similarly, the Master Fund received
significant direct investment in its participating shares on 1
April, 1 May and 1 June 2011.
CATCo Investment Management Ltd., the appointed investment
manager, in conjunction with CATCo-Re Ltd. ("CATCo"), a licensed
Class 3 Reinsurance Company through which the Master Fund gains
access to all of their reinsurance risk exposures, have agreed
terms on new reinsurance transactions with multiple reinsurance
counterparties that have utilized the capital received from the
Issue and Further Issues as well as from direct investment in the
Master Fund. The Managers have invested substantially all of the
proceeds, c. 97%, from the Issue and Further Issues in CATCo
Reinsurance Fund Ltd's segregated account, CATCo Diversified Fund
(the "Master Fund"). The Master Fund has deployed c.$700 million of
retrocession reinsurance capacity in the market since 20 December
2011. At the date of this announcement, the Master Fund's portfolio
is 97% fully invested in well diversified retrocessional
reinsurance transactions.
Investment Portfolio
Event Risk % Exposure
2nd Event Protections 12%
US/Canada Quake 13%
US/Caribbean Wind 13%
Japan/Caribbean Quake 9%
Marine Non-Elemental 8%
Europe All Natural Perils 6%
Florida 2nd Event Wind 5%
Gulf of Mexico Wind 5%
Northeast Wind 5%
Rest of World 3%
GA to VA Wind 3%
Florida Wind 3%
US 2nd Event Wind 3%
US 3rd Event Wind 3%
Japan Wind 2%
CA Quake 2%
US excluding CA Quake 2%
Europe Wind 2%
Japan All Natural Perils 1%
At the date of this announcement, the Master Fund's reinsurance
portfolio contains a broad mix of risk pillars. The Master Fund's
diversified portfolio, including reinsurance protections, ensures
that exposure to a single loss event, no matter the magnitude of
the event, results in positive returns for investors in the current
financial year.
Scenario Analysis
Historical Insured Single Loss Event Annualised Indicative Return*
No Losses 22%
Hurricane Andrew (1992) 22%
Typhoon Mireille (1991) 17%
Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake
(2011) 17%
Tohoku, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
(2011) 16%
Hurricane Ike (2008) 14%
Winterstorm Lothar (1999) 10%
Hurricane Katrina (2005) 9%
Northridge Earthquake (1994) 8%
Exxon Valdez (1988) 8%
*This information is based on research undertaken by CATCo
Investment Management Ltd. ("CATCo"). CATCo may change its opinions
and views without prior notice. It does not constitute investment
advice nor is it an invitation to invest in this company. This is
purely a scenario analysis and not a forecast.
The Company's latest Monthly Insight can be obtained from
www.catcoim.com.
For further information, please contact:
Jason Bibb
Director, Chief Operating Officer
CATCo Investment Management Ltd
Telephone: +1 (441) 531 2227
Email: jason.bibb@catcoim.com
David Benda / Hugh Jonathan
Numis Securities Limited
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Michael Toyer / John Whiley
Prime Management Ltd
Tel: +1 (441) 295 0329
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