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Eastnine — Net Asset Value 2011
Oct 7, 2011
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Net Asset Value
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Stockholm, 7 October 2011
Net Asset Value SEK 84 per share on 30 September 2011
- On 30 September 2011 the net asset value per share in East Capital Explorer amounted to EUR 9.13 (corresponding to SEK 84i ). The total net asset value amounted to EUR 317m (corresponding to SEK 2.9bn)
- The total net asset value (EUR) decreased 8.7 percent compared to 31 August 2011
- The value of cash, cash equivalents and other short term investments per share amounted to EUR 1.32 (SEK 12), corresponding to an aggregate of EUR 46m (SEK 421m). EUR 42m (SEK 386m) of those were available for future investments
- In October it was announced that Mia Jurke will succeed Gert Tiivas as CEO of East Capital Explorer effective from 15 October 2011
- In September East Capital Explorer undertook to invest EUR 13m in Melon Fashion Group as part of the previously announced deal with Swedfund. The deal is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter
- Following the recent down-turn in financial markets and portfolio companies' failure to meet previously set expectations, East Capital Explorer has decided to write down the value of the shares in Mellon Fashion Group by 30 percent and the shares in Populi by 35 percent
- During September, East Capital Explorer repurchased 138,504 of its own shares at an average price of SEK 55.72 per share, which corresponded to 0.4 percent of the company's outstanding number of shares
- The closing price per share on 30 September 2011 was SEK 53 (corresponding to EUR 5.76)
Following share buy-backs in September, the number of shares outstanding in East Capital Explorer AB on 30 September 2011 was 34,713,171.
This report has not been subject to review by the company's auditors.
The full net asset value report with the portfolio as of 30 September is included in the attached pdf-file.
i 1 EUR = 9.20 SEK on 30 September 2011. Source: Bloomberg
| % Fair1 value |
% Fair1 value |
Fair value per |
Fair | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| change | change | share, | value, | % | |
| Portfolio on 30 September 2011 | September | 2011 | EUR | EURm | of NAV |
| Fund Investments | |||||
| East Capital Bering Russia | -7.7% | -29.5% | 0.87 | 30.2 | 10% |
| East Capital Bering Ukraine A | -0.9% | -26.5% | 0.17 | 5.8 | 2% |
| East Capital Bering Ukraine R | 8.2% | 1.0% | 0.18 | 6.4 | 2% |
| East Capital Bering Balkan | -6.3% | -16.2% | 1.13 | 39.4 | 12% |
| East Capital Bering Central Asia | -7.6% | -28.8% | 0.52 | 18.0 | 6% |
| East Capital Bering New Europe | -9.0% | -29.4% | 0.39 | 13.5 | 4% |
| East Capital Power Utilities Fund | -12.4% | -35.5% | 1.15 | 40.0 | 13% |
| East Capital Special Opportunities Fund | -6.8% | -25.7% | 0.89 | 31.0 | 10% |
| East Capital Special Opportunities Fund II | -9.4% | -24.6% | 0.80 | 27.9 | 9% |
| East Capital (Lux) Eastern European Fund | -11.3% | -19.1% | 0.21 | 7.4 | 2% |
| -8.1% | -27.1% | 6.33 | 219.7 | 69% | |
| Direct Investments | |||||
| Melon Fashion Group | -30.5% | -29.2% | 0.55 | 19.3 | 6% |
| TEO LT | -1.7% | -7.6% | 0.42 | 14.7 | 5% |
| East European Debt Finance (EEDF)2 | -4.2% | -3.2% | 0.03 | 1.1 | 0% |
| Populi | -34.9% | -58.2% | 0.05 | 1.7 | 1% |
| Komercijalna Banka Skopje | -9.2% | -9.7% | 0.32 | 11.1 | 3% |
| Trev-2 Group | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.12 | 4.0 | 1% |
| -17.3% | -17.2% | 1.49 | 51.8 | 16% | |
| Short-term Investments2 | |||||
| Other short-term investments (incl. bonds) | 0.58 | 20.1 | 6% | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0.74 | 25.7 | 8% | ||
| 1.32 | 45.8 | 14% | |||
| Total Portfolio | 9.14 | 317.3 | 100% | ||
| Other assets and liabilities net | -0.01 | -0.2 | 0% | ||
| Net Asset Value (NAV) | -8.7% | -26.2% | 9.13 | 317.1 | 100% |
1) Fair value change calculation adjusted to reflect investments in East Capital Bering Balkan Fund of EUR 5.0m, in TEO of EUR 2.0m, in Populi of EUR 0.5m, in Komercijalna Banka Skopje of EUR 13.0m, in Trev-2 Group of EUR 4.0m, in MFG of EUR 13.0m, in EEDF of EUR 0.8m as well as divestments of EUR 5.0m from East Capital (Lux) Eastern European Fund, EUR 12.5m from East Capital Special Opportunities Fund, EUR 20.3m from East Capital Power Utilities Fund, and EUR 7.4m from Wimm-Bill-Dann. It is also adjusted for pre-tax dividends of EUR 1.2m and EUR 0.7m received from TEO LT and Komercijalna Banka Skopje respectively. 2) In January 2010, the company announced an investment of EUR 5m in East European Debt Finance together with Intrum Justitia and East Capital Financials Fund. So far EUR 1.1m has been drawn down. The remaining commitment is still held in short term
investments. Note that certain numerical information may not sum due to rounding.
Contact information:
Gert Tiivas, CEO East Capital Explorer +46 8 505 977 30 Mathias Pedersen, CFO East Capital Explorer +46 8 505 977 48
Financial reporting calendar - East Capital Explorer:
- Monthly Net Asset Value report on the fifth working day after the end of each month
- Interim Report, 1 January 30 September 2011 on 11 November 2011
- Year-end Report 2011, 15 February 2012
- Annual Report 2011 available in March 2012
- Annual General Meeting 2012 on 25 April 2012
About East Capital Explorer - East Capital Explorer AB is a Swedish company, created with the specific aim of bringing unique investment opportunities in Eastern Europe to a broader investor base. The company invests mainly in East Capital's alternative investment funds as well as in direct investments into private and public companies. East Capital Explorer targets fast growing sectors such as the power utilities, financial, retail and consumer goods and real estate sectors. East Capital Explorer has appointed East Capital to manage its investment activities. Since 9 November 2007, East Capital Explorer is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap.
This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the Financial Instruments Trading Act and demands made in the exchange rules. It was released for publication at 07:00 a.m. CET on 7 October 2011.