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FRM Credit Alpha Limited 27 March 2007 Company Announcement For Immediate Release 27 March 2007 1437034 FRM Credit Alpha Limited Re: Results of Issue THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS AND IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION The Board of FRM Credit Alpha Limited (the 'Company'), a newly formed closed-ended investment company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the International Bulletin Board of the London Stock Exchange, is pleased to announce that subscriptions have been received pursuant to the Placing with an aggregate value of £46 million comprising 46 million Sterling Shares issued at £1 per Share. The Company will seek to deliver better risk adjusted returns than those achieved by making passive investments in corporate debt securities, when measured over a complete market cycle. The Company will seek to achieve its objective by investing in a portfolio of hedge funds pursuing a variety of different credit and credit related investment strategies. By investing in a combination of investee funds managed by managers who adopt research-based value / event-driven or long-short approaches, the Company believes that volatility and peak-to-trough drawdowns will be lower than those typically delivered by long-only approaches. The investment portfolio and general deployment of assets of the Company will be managed by FRM Investment Management Limited. Investment advice will be provided by Financial Risk Management Limited, which has been allocating to Credit Strategies since 1998 and currently advises on credit strategy allocations valued at around US $1.5 billion. Both FRM Investment Management Limited and Financial Risk Management Limited are part of the FRM Group which was founded in 1991, and as at December 31, 2006 had around US $12 billion in funds of hedge funds assets under management. FRM has over 200 employees in offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney and Guernsey. Paul Dunning, CEO of Financial Risk Management Limited, says: 'Credit hedge funds with a research-driven approach can offer investors diversification from traditional investments in equities and bonds. Credit is a growing asset class, and there are a number of hedge funds which use sophisticated instruments, extensive research and activism to generate attractive returns in this market. Investing in these funds through FRM Credit Alpha brings investors the benefits of FRM's proven track record in credit and our rigorous research and portfolio construction capabilities.' The Company's Sterling Shares of no par value have today been admitted to listing on the Irish Stock Exchange and to trading on the International Bulletin Board of the London Stock Exchange with an ISIN code of GB00 B1QH6J27 and a TIDM of FCAP. The defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings set out in the Company's Prospectus dated 20 March 2007. There is no guarantee that the returns that the company seeks to deliver will be achieved or that losses will not be incurred. This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The issuer has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 'Investment Company Act'). In addition, the shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'). Consequently, the shares may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons except in accordance with the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom and under circumstances which will not require the issuer to register under the Investment Company Act. No offering of the shares will be made in the United States. Neither this document nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Any offer to acquire securities referred to in this advertisement should be made solely on the basis of information contained in a prospectus made generally available in Ireland on 20 March 2007. Copies of such prospectus may be obtained at no cost from FRM, through the website of the Irish Financial Services Authority or the website of the issuer. This communication is issued in the UK by Financial Risk Management Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and whose office is at 15 Adam Street, London WC2N 6AH. This communication is directed only at (i) persons outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of 'investment professionals' in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Order') or (iii) high net worth companies, unincorporated associations and partnerships and trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order. Persons within the United Kingdom who receive this communication (other than persons falling within (ii) and (iii) above) should not rely on or act upon this communication. Enquiries: Financial Risk Management Limited Luke Burdess, 020 7968 6208, luke.burdess@frmhedge.com Tina Hugo, 020 7968 6209, tina.hugo@frmhedge.com Winterflood Investment Trusts Nathan Brown, 020 7621 5572, nathan.brown@wins.co.uk Jane Lewis, 020 7621 5521, jane.lewis@wins.co.uk Broadgate Roland Cross, Broadgate, 020 7776 0512, rcross@bgate.co.uk Sally Moore, Broadgate, 020 7776 0508, smoore@bgate.co.uk Listing Sponsor at the Irish Stock Exchange Roslyn Doran, McCann FitzGerald Listing Services Ltd, 353 1 6071294, rxd@mccannfitzgerald.ie This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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