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BENJAMIN HORNIGOLD LIMITED Net Asset Value 2021

Apr 13, 2021

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Benjamin Hornigold Ltd ACN 614 854 045

ASX Announcement (ASX: BHD)

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14 April 2021

NET TANGIBLE ASSETS

Approximately $7 Million is allocated to investments as of 31[st] March 2021.

Funds allocated to investments in the month achieved a gross return of 4.0% (3.29% when adjusted for cash) – Since the company is close to fully allocating to investments, we will report future returns of the portfolio inclusive of cash.

Net Tangible Assets

Benjamin Hornigold Limited (Company or BHD) advised that the company’s monthly unaudited Net Tangible Asset (NTA) per share in cents is:

31 March 2021
cents
NTA before tax* 33.56

* the NTA excludes 10 cents per share of estimated unrecognised deferred tax assets (comprised of prior years’ and current year’s tax losses).

ENDS

Michael Glennon

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Chairman / Company Secretary Benjamin Hornigold Ltd

Tel: 02 8117 8123

Email: [email protected]

Benjamin Hornigold Ltd ABN 62 614 854 045 Suite 1, Level 17/25 Bligh St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Postal Address: PO Box R281, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225 Tel: 02 8117 8123

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

It is our intention to continue to maintain a wide mandate and we remain of the view that the ongoing volatility requires our investment focus to be flexible. To date, we have been gradual in allocating funds to investments to ensure capital preservation. The primary strategies we have targeted are;

  • Discount Capture – The Company aims to take advantage of large discounts to NTA among Listed Investment Companies.

  • Arbitrage – Typically companies in the later stages of a takeover providing shorter term trade opportunities to benefit from lower risk arbitrage trades. Depending on our view of the stock, we may look to short stocks* in order to hedge out risk or retain the underlying market exposure.

  • Deep Value Investments – Overlooked and out of favour investments where we expect an eventual re-rating of the share price.

  • Event Driven – Our preference has been to take a position with an expected Event leading to an increase in the share price

Our expectation in the current climate is to continue to focus on these strategies. The Company’s investment style is best described as Opportunistic with the aim of providing an absolute return.

Ongoing Litigation

The loans to John Bridgeman and JB Financial Group remain outstanding. Although both companies ability to repay these loans looks questionable, a recovery for BHD would provide a significant uplift to shareholders. As a result, we have continued to pursue the outstanding debts.

Benjamin Hornigold Ltd ABN 62 614 854 045 Suite 1, Level 17/25 Bligh St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Postal Address: PO Box R281, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225 Tel: 02 8117 8123

Significant Holdings

Allocation
(%)
Holding
Strategy/
Rationale
Investment Summary
16.50%
Ellerston Global
Mid Small Fund
Event Driven/
Discount
Capture
Initial investment via ASX listed LIC
(EGI.ASX) in the weeks running up to
delisting. Investors remaining in the unlisted
fund benefit from no management fee (2
years) and the distribution of retained
franking credits
6.59%
Vitalharvest
Takeover/
Arbitrage
Shorter term trade to benefit from low beta
market exposure with a premium offered
under a Takeover
8.32%
Undisclosed LIC
Event Driven/
Discount
Capture
Hedge Fund Investment Company trading at
a discount to NTA anticipated to move to an
alternative structure allowing investors to exit
close to NTA.
6.93%
Undisclosed
Commodities
Fund
Market
Exposure
Small/Mid Cap commodities exposure
4.50%
Unibail-
Rodamco-
Westfield
Event
Driven/Deep
Value
Investor sentiment was at all time lows
following on from pandemic induced
lockdowns globally and provided an
opportunity to invest in high quality
shopping malls at significant discounts to the
underlying asset values.

We have highlighted some of our larger investments to provide investors with some insight into the current drivers of performance. Investors should note that there may be other large holdings that remain undisclosed

Benjamin Hornigold Ltd ABN 62 614 854 045 Suite 1, Level 17/25 Bligh St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Postal Address: PO Box R281, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225 Tel: 02 8117 8123