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International Public Partnerships Limited

Regulatory Filings May 9, 2016

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Supplementary Prospectus or the action you should take you should consult your accountant, legal or professional adviser, financial adviser or a person authorised for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, "FSMA") who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities if you are in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately qualified investment adviser.

This document comprises a supplementary prospectus relating to International Public Partnerships Limited (the "Company") prepared in accordance with Prospectus Rules made under Part VI of FSMA (the "Supplementary Prospectus"). This Supplementary Prospectus has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and has been made available to the public in accordance with section 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. This Supplementary Prospectus has been approved as a supplementary prospectus under section 87A of FSMA. This Supplementary Prospectus is supplemental to and must be read in conjunction with, and in the context of, the prospectus published by the Company on 19 October 2015 (the "Original Prospectus") and any further supplementary prospectuses that may be published in future.

The Company and its Directors each accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED

(incorporated in Guernsey with registered no 45241)

Supplementary Prospectus

Sponsor, Broker, Financial Adviser and Bookrunner

NUMIS SECURITIES LIMITED

Numis is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, and is acting exclusively for the Company and is not advising any other person or treating any other person as its customer in relation to the Placing Programme or any Subsequent Placing or to the matters referred to in this Supplementary Prospectus and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for affording advice in relation to the Placing Programme or any Subsequent Placing. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Numis by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Numis accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this Supplementary Prospectus or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company or the New Shares. Numis accordingly disclaims all and any liability, whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of this Supplementary Prospectus or any such statement.

The Company is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and is authorised as an authorised closedended investment scheme under Section 8 of the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended and the Authorised Closed-Ended Investment Scheme Rules, 2008 made thereunder. Neither the Guernsey Financial Services Commission nor the States of Guernsey Policy Council take any responsibility for the financial soundness of the Company or for the correctness of any of the statements made or opinions expressed with regard thereto.

The distribution of this Supplementary Prospectus in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or Numis that would permit an offer of the New Shares or possession or distribution of the Original Prospectus, this Supplementary Prospectus or any other offering or publicity material in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United Kingdom and, for certain types of investors only, in Ireland. Persons into whose possession this Supplementary Prospectus comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This Supplementary Prospectus is dated 9 May 2016.

1. PURPOSE OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROSPECTUS

  • 1.1 This document constitutes a Supplementary Prospectus required under Prospectus Rules 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 and is being published to disclose the details of the significant new factors that have arisen as a result of the publication on 23 March 2016 of the Company's audited annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 (the "2015 Annual Report").
  • 1.2 The publication of the 2015 Annual Report constitutes a significant new factor relating to financial information contained in the Prospectus. By virtue of this document, the 2015 Annual Report is incorporated in, and forms part of, the Prospectus.
  • 1.3 Words and phrases defined in the Original Prospectus shall have the same meaning in this Supplementary Prospectus unless otherwise defined or the context requires otherwise.

2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

2.1 Financial Information for the year ended 31 December 2015

The annual report and financial statements of the Group for the year ended on 31 December 2015 are contained in the 2015 Annual Report. The 2015 Annual Report is incorporated by reference into this document solely to the extent of the sections listed in paragraph 2.2 below and excluding any documents incorporated by reference into the 2015 Annual Report. The non-incorporated parts of the 2015 Annual Report are either not relevant for investors or are covered elsewhere in the Prospectus.

The Company's auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, has given an unqualified opinion that the Group's financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's affairs as at 31 December 2015 and of its profit for the year then ended, have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union, and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.

2.2 Historical Financial Information

The 2015 Annual Report, which is incorporated into this document by reference to the extent set out below only, includes on the pages specified in the table below, the following information:

Information Incorporated by reference Page Number
Audit report 61-65
Consolidated balance sheet 68
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 66
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 67
Consolidated cash flow statement 69
Notes to the Financial Statements including the Group's accounting
policies
70-92

The operating and financial review information, incorporated by reference in such report and accounts is provided in the following sections

Chairman's letter 5-7
Director's Report 59
Strategic Report 8-45
Related party transactions are set out in the Notes to the
consolidated financial statements
83-84

Documents that have been incorporated by reference into the above sections of the 2015 Annual Report are not incorporated into this document.

2.3 Selected Historical Key Financial Information

The selected historical key financial information set out below has been extracted directly on a straightforward basis from the 2015 Annual Report in respect of the financial years ended on 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2015.

Year ended 31 December 2015
(audited) (£m unless stated)
Year ended 31 December
2014 (audited)
(£m unless
stated)
Net Asset Value 1,290.2 1,062.1
Cash 72.4 29.4
Borrowings - (16.3)
Earnings per share 9.54 pence 9.49 pence
Dividend per share 6.45 pence 6.30 pence
Profit before tax 79.9 71.2
Ongoing operating costs 13.7 12.2

3. SUPPLEMENTS TO THE SUMMARY

In accordance with PR 3.4.2, as a result of the publication of the 2015 Annual Report, the summary contained in the Original Prospectus is supplemented as follows:

B.7 Selected The selected historical key financial information regarding the
historical key Company set out below has been extracted directly from the
financial published annual reports and audited accounts
of the Group
for the
information periods ending 31 December 2012 (as restated in the 31 December
2013 annual report),
31 December 2013,
31 December 2014 and
31 December 2015.
As at 31 As at 31 As at 31 As at 31
December December December December
2015 2014 (£m 2013 (£m 2012
(£m unless unless unless (restated)
stated) stated) stated) (£m unless
stated)
Net Asset 1,290.2 1,062.1 935.4 861.0
Value
Cash 72.4 29.4 80.6 65.8
Borrowings - (16.3) - -
Earnings
per
share
9.54 pence 9.49 pence 7.82 pence 11.28 pence
Dividend
per
share
6.45 pence 6.30 pence 6.15 pence 6.0 pence
Profit
before
tax
79.9 71.2 56.1 68.4
Ongoing
operating
costs
13.7 12.2 11.7 9.4
Since 31 December 2015, the Company has announced a dividend
of 3.225 pence per Ordinary Share,
reached financial close on the
Westermost Rough offshore transmission ("OFTO")
project
and the
fifth
"batch"
of
the
Priority
Schools
Building
Programme
"Aggregator" programme
and made a further investment into the
Gold Coast Light Rail project.
B.10 Description
of the nature
of any
qualifications
in the audit
report on the
historical
financial
Not applicable –
the audit reports on the historical financial
information
contained
within
the
Prospectus,
including
as
supplemented by this
Supplementary Prospectus, are not qualified.
information

4. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE

  • 4.1 The Company declared a dividend in respect of the period 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015 of 3.225 pence per Ordinary Share to shareholders on the register on 15 April 2016. It is expected that this dividend will be paid on 27 May 2016. The Company is offering a scrip dividend alternative for this distribution to those investors who wish to receive additional Company securities in lieu of a cash payment. A circular was sent to eligible shareholders explaining the terms of the scrip dividend alternative on or about 25 April 2016.
  • 4.2 The Company announced on 4 February 2016 that that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising the Company, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has reached financial close for the long-term licence and operation of its sixth UK OFTO, Westermost Rough.
  • 4.3 On 27 April 2016 the Company announced that the Amber Consortium, of which the Company is part, has reached financial close on the last of the five privately financed batches of schools being delivered through the Priority Schools Building Programme.
  • 4.4 The Company announced on 28 April 2016 that it has made a further investment into an extension to the Gold Coast Light Rail project by committing to invest approximately A\$7 million for a 26.7% equity stake in the extension.
  • 4.5 Except as disclosed above, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Company since 31 December 2015 (being the end of the last financial period of the Company for which financial information has been published).

5. RESPONSIBILITY

  • 5.1 The Directors, whose names appear below, and the Company accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Directors and the Company (who have all taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect the import of such information.
  • 5.2 Directors:

Rupert Dorey (Chairman) John Whittle John Le Poidevin (appointed with effect from 1 January 2016) John Stares Claire Whittet Giles Frost

6. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

Copies of this Supplementary Prospectus and the 2015 Annual Report will be available (subject to applicable law) on the Company's website at www.internationalpublicpartnerships.com and for collection, free of charge during normal business hours, from the office of Amber Fund Management Limited at Two London Bridge, London SE1 9RA and at the registered office of the Company until the date on which the last Subsequent Placing closes.

7. GENERAL

  • 7.1 To the extent that there is any inconsistency between any statement in or incorporated by reference in this Supplementary Prospectus and any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Original Prospectus, the statements in or incorporated by reference in this Supplementary Prospectus will prevail.
  • 7.2 Save as disclosed in this Supplementary Prospectus, no other significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to information included in the Original Prospectus has arisen or been noted, as the case may be, since the publication of the Original Prospectus.

This Supplementary Prospectus is dated 9 May 2016

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