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Henderson Far East Income Limited
11 November 2011
 



11 November 2011

This announcement contains regulated information.

 

HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

Per Ordinary Share

31 August 2011

31 August 2010

% change





Net asset value

287.09p

295.00p

-2.7%

Market price

294.50p

298.25p

-1.3%

Total earnings

5.74p

47.78p

-88.0%

Revenue earnings

16.49p

15.35p

+7.4%

 

MANAGEMENT REPORT

Extracts from the Chairman's Statement

 

I am pleased to report that revenues grew over the year under review, enabling your Board to raise the total annual dividend by 10.3% year on year. Capital performance was, however, disappointing due to our overweight position in China, where fears of inflation subdued the market. Australia's poor performance, where we had an underweight position was transformed into a positive sterling performance by a very strong Australian dollar.

 

Performance

 

In the year under review, the net asset value total return was 2.1%. Share price total return was 3.4%   against the FTSE-All World Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (sterling adjusted) which returned 6.7%. Revenue earnings after taxation per ordinary share rose by 7.4% to 16.49p, compared to 15.35p in the previous year.

 

Dividends

 

A fourth interim dividend of 3.90p has been declared making a total of 15.00p for the year, an increase of 10.3% year on year. This total has been met from current year revenue with a modest addition to our revenue reserve, which will help to underpin dividends in future years. Your Board is confident that it will be able to at least maintain the level of total dividend in the coming year.

 

Capital and gearing

During the year your Company continued to enjoy consistent demand for its shares with the share price trading predominantly at an attractive premium to net asset value. In view of this, your Board took the opportunity to issue further shares at premiums of 2% or above thereby enhancing the net asset value per share for shareholders. In total, 3,525,000 shares were issued in the year, resulting in proceeds of over £11.3 million and a further 375,000 shares have been allotted since 31 August 2011, with proceeds of £1,029,000.

Your Board has maintained its cautious stance on borrowings and has not geared the portfolio during the year under review. However, the market volatility seen since the summer has led us to the view that some flexible gearing might be introduced during the coming year. To that end, we are looking at taking out a multi-currency loan facility.

Shareholder Communication

 

Your Board is committed to understanding shareholder aspirations and expectations and to this end Simon Meredith Hardy and I visited most of the major shareholders earlier in the year to listen to their views. These meetings were held without the Manager present so that conversations could be frank and fulsome. We came away with an enhanced understanding of what is expected and more

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

MANAGEMENT REPORT (continued)

Extracts from the Chairman's Statement (continued)

 

importantly what is critical from their perspective. The resulting feedback has guided the deliberations of the Board in a significant way.

 

Counterparty Risk

 

The Board assesses counterparty risk on a regular basis but against the background of the current debt crisis we undertook an even more rigorous approach. We met with service providers and, in particular, with our custodian, JP Morgan, to assure ourselves that the sub custodians in Asian jurisdictions where it is not represented are properly managed from a risk perspective. We are satisfied that their management is robust and that we can place an appropriate degree of reliance on it. We met, too, with the Registrar, Computershare Investor Services, and satisfied ourselves as to the quality of their risk management procedures.

 

Regional Perspective

 

Much is written about China in the press; some of it misleading, some of it inaccurate and some the result of old fashioned prejudice. But there is no doubt that the future success of Asia as a region will be dependent on the continuing growth of China into the most powerful economy in the world. It is difficult to understand the scale of change happening there and what effect this will have on the rest of the world. While it is not possible to predict the future with any certainty there are some things of which we can be certain. China will have an impact on the world at least as great, possibly greater than the Industrial Revolution which started 150 years ago. The results of that revolution still reverberate around the world today. How much more then can we expect from China whose home grown industrial revolution is being rolled out many times faster than the western industrial revolution? Tens of millions of people have moved from the countryside to the cities and this process will continue for many years to come. The impact on global economics, politics and demographics will be both significant and long lasting.

 

Of course this rapid rate of change will not be without problems and big ones at that. However we should remember that China was a leading economy in the world for 18 of the past 20 centuries. It stumbled in the nineteenth century and suffered horribly in the twentieth but is now nationally committed to regaining its place among the foremost nations of the world. Those in the west who fail to appreciate what is happening and to engage with China either as investors or in business will, I believe, be making a grave mistake.

 

Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday 20 December 2011 in Jersey and shareholders are most welcome to attend.  In addition, an open presentation to shareholders will be held at 11am on Wednesday 21 December 2011 at Henderson's offices in London where the Manager will make an investment presentation and both he and I will be happy to answer questions.  If you would like to attend please complete and return the invitation card which is enclosed with this report.

 

John Russell

Chairman

11 November 2011

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

MANAGEMENT REPORT (continued)

 

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

 

• Investment and Strategy

• Market

 

• Accounting, legal and regulatory

 

• Operational

• Financial

 

Related party transactions

The contracts with Henderson and BNPP are the only related party arrangements currently in place. Other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business, there have been no material transactions with these related parties which have affected the financial position or performance of the Company in the financial year.

 

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

MANAGEMENT REPORT (Continued)

 

 

Statement under Disclosure and Transparency Rules

(a)     the financial statements, prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company; and

 

(b)    the Report of the Directors in the Annual Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

 

 

 

 

Twenty Largest Holdings

These twenty investments total £143,601,000 (twenty largest holdings in 2010: £143,551,000) representing 50.9% (2010: 51.1%) by value of the total investments.

 

Rank

2011

Name of Investment

Country

Sector

Value

£'000

1

Korean Reinsurance

South Korea

Financials

8,715

2

Telstra Corporation

Australia

Telecommunications

8,522

3

Philippine Long Distance Telephone

The Philippines

Telecommunications

8,328

4

Amcor

Australia

Industrials

7,722

5

Incitec Pivot

Australia

Basic Materials

7,680

6

Link REIT

Hong Kong

Property

7,574

7

Kangwon Land

South Korea

Consumer Services

7,202

8

QBE Insurance Group

Australia

Financials

7,025

9

Jiangsu Expressway

China

Industrials

6,998

10

Ascendas Real Estate

Singapore

Property

6,975

11

Yuanta Financial

Taiwan

Financials

6,934

12

Advanced Information Services

Thailand

Telecommunications

6,889

13

CTCI Corporation

Taiwan

Industrials

6,848

14

Singapore Telecommunications

Singapore

Telecommunications

6,758

15

Tabcorp Holdings

Australia

Consumer Services

6,685

16

Fraser & Neave

Singapore

Industrials

6,674

17

Television Broadcasts

Hong Kong

Consumer Services

6,632

18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Taiwan

Technology

6,486

19

Capitamall Trust REIT

Singapore

Property

6,483

20

China Construction Bank

China

Financials

6,471

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

 

Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 31 August 2011

 





Year ended 31 August 2011

Year ended 31 August 2010


Revenue

return

Capital

return

 

 Total

Revenue

return

Capital

return

 

Total


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Investment income (note 2)

18,023

-

18,023

15,894

-

15,894

Other income (note 3)

1,532

-

1,532

1,308

-

1,308

(Losses)/gains on investments held at fair value through profit or loss

 

-

 

(8,754)

 

(8,754)

 

-

 

31,367

 

31,367


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---------

---------

---------

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Total income

19,555

(8,754)

10,801

17,202

31,367

48,569


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Expenses







Management fees

(1,566)

(1,566)

(3,132)

(1,322)

(1,322)

(2,644)

Other expenses

(293)

(293)

(586)

(328)

(319)

(647)


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---------

---------

---------

Profit/(loss) before finance costs and taxation

 

17,696

 

(10,613)

 

7,083

 

15,552

 

29,726

 

45,278

Finance costs

(14)

(14)

(28)

(11)

(11)

(22)


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---------

---------

---------

---------

Profit/(loss) before taxation

17,682

(10,627)

7,055

15,541

29,715

45,256

Taxation

(1,379)

-

(1,379)

(1,474)

-

(1,474)


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---------

---------

---------

---------

---------

Profit/(loss) for the year and total comprehensive income

 

16,303

 

(10,627)

 

5,676

 

14,067

 

29,715

 

43,782


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Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share

 (note 4)

 

16.49p

 

(10.75)p

 

5.74p

 

15.35p

 

32.43p

 

47.78p


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The total column of this statement represents the Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Comprehensive Income, prepared in accordance with IFRS. The revenue return and capital return columns are supplementary to this and are prepared under guidance published by the Association of Investment Companies.

 

All income is attributable to the equity holders of Henderson Far East Income Limited. There are no minority interests.

 

The net profit of the Company for the year was £5,676,000 (2010: £43,782,000).

 

The Company does not have any other comprehensive income and hence the net profit for the year as disclosed above is the same as the Company's total comprehensive income.

 

The investment income and associated withholding tax for the comparative period to 31 August 2010 has been adjusted by £180,000 to reflect comparable treatment in the current financial year. 

 

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Changes in Equity

for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

 

Consolidated and Parent Company

(Year ended 31 August 2011)

Stated

share capital

£'000

 

Distributable reserve

£'000

Other capital reserves

£'000

 

Revenue reserve

£'000

 

 

Total

£'000

Total equity at 31 August 2010

52,146

180,471

40,390

11,909

284,916

Total comprehensive income:






(Loss)/profit for the year

-

-

(10,627)

16,303

5,676

Transactions with owners, recorded directly to equity:






Dividends paid

Receipt of unclaimed dividends from predecessor company

-

 

-

-

 

-

-

 

-

(14,563)

 

11

(14,563)

 

11

Shares issued

11,371

-

-

-

11,371

Issue costs

(22)

-

-

-

(22)


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---------

---------

---------

---------

Total equity at 31 August 2011

63,495

180,471

29,763

13,660

287,389


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Consolidated and Parent Company

(Year ended 31 August 2010)

Stated share capital

£'000

 

Distributable reserve

£'000

Other capital reserves

£'000

 

Revenue reserve

£'000

 

 

Total

£'000

Total equity at 31 August 2009

14,323

180,471

10,675

10,027

215,496

Total comprehensive income:






Profit for the year

-

-

29,715

14,067

43,782

Transactions with owners, recorded directly to equity:






Dividends paid

-

-

-

(12,185)

(12,185)

Shares issued

38,084

-

-

-

38,084

Issue costs

(261)

-

-

-

(261)


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---------

---------

---------

---------

Total equity at 31 August 2010

52,146

180,471

40,390

11,909

284,916


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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

 Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheet

at 31 August 2011

 




Consolidatedand Parent Company 2011

£'000

Consolidated and Parent Company 2010

£'000

Non current assets





Investments held at fair value through profit or loss



283,077

281,108




----------

----------

Current assets





Other receivables



3,043

5,994

Cash and cash equivalents



3,288

2,448




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----------




6,331

8,442




----------

----------

Total assets



289,408

289,550




----------

----------

Current liabilities





Written options



(813)

(348)

Other payables



(702)

(658)

Bank overdrafts



(504)

(3,628)




----------

----------




(2,019)

(4,634)




----------

----------

Net assets



287,389

284,916




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Equity attributable to equity shareholders





Stated share capital



63,495

52,146

Distributable reserve



180,471

180,471

Retained earnings:





    Other capital reserves



29,763

40,390

    Revenue reserve



13,660

11,909




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----------

Total equity



287,389

284,916




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Net asset value per ordinary share



287.09p

295.00p




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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 November 2011 and were signed on its behalf by:

 

 

 

David Payne Staples                                                                                          

Director                                                                                                                 

 

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

Consolidated and Parent Company Cash Flow Statement

for the year ended 31 August 2011

 


Consolidated and Parent Company 2011

£'000

Consolidated and Parent Company

2010

£'000

Operating activities



Profit before taxation

7,055

45,436

Add back interest payable

28

22

Add/(less) losses/(gains) on investments held at fair value through profit or loss

 

8,754

 

(31,367)

Less movements in investments held at fair value through profit or loss

 

(10,049)

 

(43,225)

Decrease/(increase) in other receivables

51

(3)

Decrease/(increase) in dividends received, net of withholding tax

 

128

 

(387)

Decrease in amounts due from brokers

3,201

952

(Decrease)/increase in other payables

(37)

198

Decrease in amounts due to brokers

-

(35)

Stock dividends included in investment income

(405)

(24)


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----------

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities before interest and taxation

 

8,726

 

(28,433)

Interest paid

(28)

(32)

Withholding tax on investment income

(1,298)

(1,649)

Taxation recovered

-

179


----------

----------

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

7,400

(29,935)


----------

----------

Financing activities



Equity dividends paid

(14,563)

(12,185)

Unclaimed dividends received from predecessor company

 

11

 

-

Share issue proceeds

10,920

37,943


----------

----------

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing

(3,632)

25,758


----------

----------




Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,768

 

(4,177)

Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the year

(1,180)

2,384

Exchange movements

196

613


----------

----------

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (including bank overdrafts of £504,000 (2010: £3,628,000))

 

 

2,784

 

 

(1,180)


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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

Notes:

1.

Accounting Policies

 

 


Basis of preparation

 


This consolidated financial information for the year ended 31 August 2011 has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS'). These comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB'), together with interpretations of the International Accounting Standards and Standing Interpretations Committee approved by the International Accounting Standards Committee ('IASC') that remain in effect, to the extent that IFRS have been adopted.

 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and on the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments.

 

The financial statements are presented in sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£'000) except where otherwise indicated.

 

The principal accounting policies adopted are set out in the Annual Report. Where consistent with IFRS, the financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with the guidance set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice ('SORP') for Investment Companies issued by the Association of Investment Companies ('AIC') as revised in January 2009.

 



 



2011

2010

2.

Investment income

£'000

£'000






Overseas dividends

17,618

15,870


Stock dividends

405

24



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18,023

15,894



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Analysis of investment income by geographical segment:




Australia

2,945

1,508


China

2,649

2,145


Hong Kong

2,167

2,512


Indonesia

320

453


Japan

312

-


Malaysia

339

-


The Philippines

757

583


Singapore

2,168

1,663


South Korea

1,610

1,522


Taiwan

2,901

4,079


Thailand

1,855

1,429



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18,023

15,894



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All of the above income is derived from equity investments.

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 



2011

2010

3.

Other income

£'000

£'000


Bank and other interest

5

24


Option premium income

1,527

1,284



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1,532

1,308



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4.

Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share


The earnings per ordinary share figure is based on the net gains for the year of £5,676,000 (2010: £43,782,000) and on 98,873,304 (2010: 91,639,804) being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.

 

The earnings per ordinary share figure detailed above can be further analysed between revenue and capital, as below.





2011

2010



£'000

£'000


Net revenue profit

16,303

14,067


Net capital (loss)/profit

(10,627)

  29,715



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-------


Net total profit

5676

43,782



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Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year

 

98,873,304

 

91,639,804










Revenue earnings per ordinary share

16.49p

15.35p


Capital (loss)/earnings per ordinary share

(10.75)p

 32.43p



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-------


Total earnings per ordinary share

5.74p

47.78p



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The company has no securities in issue that could dilute the return per ordinary share. Therefore the basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share are the same.

 

 

 

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 











2011

2010

5.

Dividends

Record date

Pay date

£'000

£'000


Fourth interim dividend 3.20p for the year ended 2009

 

6 November 2009

 

30 November 2009

 

-

 

2,721


First interim dividend 3.20p for the year ended 2010

 

5 February 2010

 

26 February 2010

 

-

 

2,963


Second interim dividend 3.20p for the year ended 2010

 

7 May 2010

 

28 May 2010

 

-

 

3,035


Third interim dividend 3.60p for the year ended 2010

 

6 August 2010

 

31 August 2010

 

-

 

3,466


Fourth interim dividend 3.60p for the year ended 2010

 

5 November 2010

 

30 November 2010

 

3,530

 

-


First interim dividend 3.60p for the year ended 2011

 

4 February 2011

 

28 February 2011

 

3,562

 

-


Second interim dividend 3.60p for the year ended 2011

 

6 May 2011

 

31 May 2011

 

3,577

 

-


Third interim dividend 3.90p for the year ended 2011

 

5 August 2011

 

31 August 2011

 

3,894

 

-





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14,563

12,185





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The fourth interim dividend for the year ended 31 August 2011 has not been included as a liability in these financial statements as it was announced and paid after the year end. The table below sets out the total dividends paid and to be paid in respect of the financial year. The revenue available for distribution by way of dividend for the year is £16,303,000 (2010: £14,067,000).








2011




£'000


First interim dividend for 2011 - 3.60p


3,562


Second interim dividend for 2011 - 3.60p


3,577


Third interim dividend for 2011 - 3.90p


3,894


Fourth interim dividend for 2011 - 3.90p

(payable 30 November 2011 based on 100,480,564 shares in issue at 4 November 2011)


3,919

 

 




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14,952




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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

6.

Net asset value per share


The basic net asset value per ordinary share and the net asset value attributable to ordinary shareholders at the year end calculated in accordance with the Articles of Association were as follows:





Net asset value per share

2011

pence

Net asset value attributable

2011

£'000

Net asset value per share

2010

pence

Net asset value attributable

2010

£'000


Ordinary shares

287.09

287,389

295.00

284,916



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The basic net asset value per ordinary share is based on 100,105,564 (2010: 96,580,564) ordinary shares, being the number of ordinary shares in issue.



 

7.

 

Stated share capital

 

Authorised

Issued and fully paid

 

£'000


At 31 August 2010





Ordinary shares of no par value

Unlimited

96,580,564

52,146


Issued in year


3,525,000

11,349




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At 31 August 2011


100,105,564

63,495




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During the year the Company issued 3,525,000 (2010: 13,222,943) shares for proceeds of £11,349,000 (2010: £37,823,000) net of costs. Since the year end and up to 11 November 2011 a further 375,000 shares have been issued for proceeds of £1,029,000.             .



8.

Going concern statement


The Directors believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as the assets of the Company consist mainly of securities which are readily realisable and, accordingly, the Company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In reviewing the position as at the date of this statement, the Board has considered the going concern and liquidity risk: 'Guidance for Directors of UK Companies 2009' issued by the Financial Reporting Council in October 2009.



9.

2011 Financial information


The figures and financial information for the year ended 31 August 2011 are compiled from an extract of the latest financial statements and do not constitute statutory accounts. These financial statements included the report of the auditors which was unqualified.



10.

2010 Financial information


The figures and financial information for the year ended 31 August 2010 are compiled from an extract of the latest published accounts and do not constitute the statutory accounts for that period.


 

 

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HENDERSON FAR EAST INCOME LIMITED

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 August 2011

 

11.

Company Status


The Company is a Jersey domiciled closed-end investment company, number 95064, which was incorporated in 2006 and which is listed on the London and New Zealand Stock Exchanges. The Company is a Jersey fund with its registered office at Liberté House, 19-23 La Motte Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 4SY and is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

 

12.

Annual Report and Annual Review


The Annual Report and Financial Statements will be available for posting to those shareholders who have requested a copy on 18 November 2011 and copies will be available on the Company's website (www.hendersonfareastincome.com) or in hard copy format from the Company's registered office, Liberté House, 19-23 La Motte Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 4SY. Shareholders who did not in 2010 indicate that they wish to receive the full Annual Report in future years will receive an abbreviated report on the Company's results for the year, the Annual Review.

 

The Annual General Meeting will be held at the registered office on Tuesday 20 December 2011 at 12 noon. The Notice of the Annual General Meeting will be sent to shareholders with the Annual Report.




For further information please contact:




Mike Kerley


Portfolio Manager, Henderson Far East Income Limited


Telephone: 020 7818 5053




James de Sausmarez


Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors


Telephone: 020 7818 3349




Sarah Gibbons-Cook


Investor Relations and PR Manager, Henderson Global Investors


Telephone: 020 7818 3198




Jeremy Hamon


BNP Paribas Securities Services Fund Administration, Company Secretary


Telephone: 01534 709108







Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

 

 

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