Interim Management Statement

ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) For the period to 29 August 2014 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES The Company aims to achieve long term capital growth through investment wholly or mainly in listed Japanese equities. The Investment Manager follows a stock-driven investment approach. The Company's portfolio is invested in companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the regional stock markets of Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo and the Japanese over-the-counter market. The above include the Ambitious market (Sapporo), Mothers (Tokyo), Centrex (Nagoya), JASDAQ (Tokyo) and Q Board (Fukuoka). Investment may also be made in companies listed elsewhere but controlled from Japan or with a material exposure to the Japanese economy. The Company may also invest in securities which are neither listed nor traded on the Japanese over-the-counter market provided that immediately after any such investment is made the Company does not have more than 10 per cent of its Net Asset Value so invested. The Company may borrow money with a view to enhancing the capital returns. The Company may hedge its exposure to Japanese yen. INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER Tiburon Partners LLP is the Investment Manager of the Company. Atlantis Investment Research Corporation, established in Tokyo, acts as its Investment Adviser who through Edwin Merner supported by Taeko Setaishi, advises the Investment Manager on the day-to-day conduct of the Company's investment business. PERFORMANCE Feb 14 Aug 14 Net Asset Value (GBP) 1.2297 1.3033 Mid Share Price (GBP) 1.195 1.191 Premium/Discount (%) -2.82 -8.60 Fund Size (US$m) 95 95 6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Net Asset Value return 5.1 20.7 52.9 68.5 15.4 (US$, %) Mid Share Price return -0.3 5.7 49.8 90.8 19.0 (GBP, %) __________________________________________________________ Source for NAV and Fund size: Tiburon Partners LLP, Northern Trust Source for share price and exchange rates: Bloomberg For the period under review, the Fund's NAV was up 5.1%. This compares with an increase of 4.5% for the Topix TR index. Since inception, the Fund is up 118.1% well ahead of the Topix TR, which is down 0.6% (all figures in US dollar terms). At the end of the period under review, the Fund had JPY1.25 billion in borrowings and about JPY112 million in cash, which means the leverage is around 11.3% on a net basis. The Fund has no foreign exchange hedges at this time and none are currently planned. The yen ended the period at JPY103.825 against the US dollar compared with JPY101.745 at the end of February 2014, weakening by 2.0%. A stronger yen has a positive impact on the dollar NAV of the Fund and vice versa. ________________________________________ Source for AJGF NAV: Tiburon Partners LLP, Northern Trust Source for Topix TR Index and exchange rates: Bloomberg TOP TEN HOLDINGS Company % of net assets Nihon M&A Center 3.7 Hito Communications 3.6 Kito Corporation 3.6 Tokio Marine Holdings 3.3 Ai Holdings 3.1 TDK Corp 3.0 Aeon Delight 3.0 Sakai Moving Service 2.8 Kokusai 2.8 Moresco 2.7 Total 31.6 ASSETS AND GEARING Feb 14 Aug 14 Total Assets (US$m) 95.1 95.0 Cash (US$m) 1.6 1.4 Borrowings (US$m) 12.9 12.0 BREAKDOWN BY MARKET Market % of Holdings TSE1 90.0 Jasdaq 11.3 TSE2 6.6 Mothers 2.4 NGY1 0.6 Jasdaq Growth 0.5 NGY2 0.1 Total 111.6 FUND DETAIL No. shares outstanding: 43,894,158 Changes to share capital - the number of shares reduced following a redemption point. PRICES AVAILABLE FROM: Bloomberg: AJG LN Lipper: 60000517 ISIN: GG00B61ND550 SEDOL: B61ND55 ____________________________________ Source: Tiburon Partners LLP, Northern Trust All figures in US$ as at 29 August 2014 Tiburon Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
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