BENTLEY CAPITAL LIMITED — Net Asset Value 2021

Jun 9, 2021

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Thursday, 10 June 2021

ASX Code: BEL

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

NTA Backing as at 31 May 2021

Bentley Capital Limited (ASX Code: BEL) gives notice that its unaudited after-tax Net Tangible Assets ( NTA ) Backing as at 31 May 2021 was $0.189 per share.

	Current MonthPrevious Month
NTA Backing for Period Ending:% Change	31 May 202130 April 2021
Pre-Tax NTA Backing per share-13.19%Post-Tax NTA Backing per share-13.19%Based on total issued share capital	$0.189$0.2177$0.189$0.217776,127,91876,127,918

Bentley’s NTA position comprises the following items:

	Current MonthPrevious Month
NTA Components:	31 May 202130 April 2021
	$’m$’m
Investment Strike Resources Limited (ASX:SRK)Other listed securitiesManaged fundsCashNet other assets/(liabilities)Net Tangible Asset	12.3515.241.421.020.380.371.231.33(0.99)(1.39)
	14.3916.57

Bentley’s major securities holdings as at 31 May 2021 were:

Security	ASX Code/ Description	Industry Sector	Value $’m	% of NTA
Strike Resources Limited	SRK	Materials	12.35	85.8%
Yowie Group Ltd	YOW	Food, Beverage	0.91	6.3%
Lithium Energy Limited	LEL	Materials	0.50	3.5%
Managed funds	Unlisted	Diversified	0.38	2.6%
Other listed securities	Various	Various	0.01	<0.1%

Bentley has valued its 52,553,493 shareholding in Strike Resources Limited (ASX:SRK) based on the $0.235 last bid price as at 31 May 2021 (30 April 2021: $0.29). Bentley notes that Strike’s current bid price was $0.23 (as at 10 June 2021).

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BENTLEY CAPITAL LIMITED

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NOTES:

• (1) Bentley has accounted for its investment in SRK (52,553,493 shares being 21.27% of SRK’s total issued share capital) (30 April 2021: 52,553,493 shares; 21.27%) at a carrying value of $12.35 million (based on the closing bid price on ASX of 23.5 cents per share) at month end (30 April 2021: $15.24 million; 29 cents).

• (2) Units invested in unlisted managed funds are valued at the unit price published by the fund administrator as at month end – the unit price reflects the net asset backing of the fund.

• (3) The post-tax NTA Backing per share figure is reported net of provision for tax liabilities on realised and unrealised gains on investments, in accordance with the Company’s income tax accounting policy. Refer Note 5 (Tax) on pages 30 and 31 of Bentley’s 30 June 2020 Annual Report for further information in this regard.

• (4) Bentley’s current accounting policy is to recognise deferred tax assets arising from its carried forward tax losses and its unrealised loss on investments only to the extent of offsetting any deferred tax liabilities arising from its unrealised gains on investments.

• (5) Bentley’s current accounting policy uses the first in-first out method of calculating gains or losses on sales of share investments.

AUTHORISED FOR RELEASE - FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Victor Ho T | (08) 9214 9757 Company Secretary E | cosec@bel.com.au

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