Monthly Performance Review

Close AllBlue Fund Limited 06 November 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 November 2007 CLOSE ALLBLUE FUND LIMITED (THE 'COMPANY') MONTHLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') is a Guernsey incorporated, closed-ended investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to provide its Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shareholders with consistent long-term capital growth through an investment policy of investing substantially all of each share class' assets in the Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shares in AllBlue Limited respectively. AllBlue Limited provides access to a portfolio of seven diversified strategies managed by BlueCrest Capital Management L.P. and managers with close links to BlueCrest. These include the BlueCrest flagship fund with a mixed arbitrage strategy (BlueCrest Capital International Limited), an equity long/short fund (BlueCrest Equity Fund Limited), an emerging markets macro strategy fund (BlueCrest Emerging Markets Fund Limited) and a systematic trading process fund (BlueTrend Fund Limited). The net asset values ('NAV') of the Company's Shares as at the close of business on 28 September 2007 were:- Total Return Last Since NAV Last Month Quarter Launch** Sterling Shares £1.0647 2.97% 5.98% 8.62% US Dollar Shares $1.0405 2.80% 5.52% 6.15% Euro Shares €1.0652 2.91% 5.90% 8.67% *The figures are based on the estimated NAV at the month end. **Based on opening NAV, being the Issue Price less Formation and Initial Expenses, of £0.9802 per Sterling Share, $0.9802 per US Dollar Share and €0.9802 per Euro Share. PERFORMANCE REPORT OF ALLBLUE LIMITED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2007 The following portfolio performance report for AllBlue Limited has been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited. Whilst the Company believes that the information has been received from a reliable source, the Company is not able to verify the information and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the comments made or figures given in the report, and neither should any responsibility be implied. REPORT BY BLUECREST ON ALLBLUE LIMITED Investments in: % of % cash free by % Return Weighted Capital Sector Return% Mixed Arb 25 46 1.59 0.4 Systematic 22 86 6.72 1.48 Equity 16 78 -1.93 -0.31 Low Beta 1 87 4.15 0.04 Emerging 22 42 5.3 1.15 Markets Credit Arb 8 38 3.00 0.24 WestHarbor 5 0 0.22 0.01 Total 100 3.01 September was a good month for AllBlue, up 2.95%, as all underlying funds rallied following the August downturn to generate strong performance. We saw positive returns from all strategies; the best performers were Systematic and Emerging Markets. Mixed Arbitrage finished the month up 1.63%. Positive contributions came from almost all desks, the largest from Equity Derivatives, Relative Value and Rates. Small losses were concentrated in Equity although the allocation was reduced to zero as of the beginning of October. Within Equity Derivatives, gains were made from various areas: positive carry playing due to a short skew position on index volatility, long/short equity through an outperformance option which expired in mid September, relative value volatility pair trade on Index and single stocks and long single name shares. Within Relative Value, there were strong gains across all the books. The beginning of normalization in money markets following the credit squeeze in August helped to stabilize a number of core trades for the group across all major currencies. In US Dollar, the unwinding of tensions in the repo market was helpful. In Sterling, the normalization of Libor following the Northern Rock crisis saw strong gains in the Sterling RV portfolio. In our fixed income volatility books, the core long gamma positions continued to prove profitable. In one of the best performance months since inception, Systematic rebounded from August to finish September up 6.71%, bringing the YTD back up over 18%. The majority of the return came from Energies, the rest from Equities and FX. Short interest rates also provided a good return, as did Crops. The Meat sector was flat, while Bonds and Metals were slightly down. Margin-to-equity finished the month at 10.7. Emerging Markets came back strongly from August to finish the month up 5.3%. The main theme of September was that the team profited from taking the portfolio aggressively long in liquid products. Returns were driven by two areas: FX and Equities. With broad contribution from all strategies, Credit Arbitrage had a strong month finishing up 3.03%. Correlation was the top contributor, with the book benefiting from a rise in implied correlation, positive gamma and slightly long position on spreads and positive carry. Positive performance also came from 'Other' (RV ABS trades and portfolio hedges in the Macro book), Equity (dispersion and vol being top performers), Intra-Credit (capital structure trades and US bond basis trades) and Index Arbitrage. Inter-Credit was relatively flat. WestHarbor Event Driven/Market Neutral finished the month up 0.22%. Although the fund did not have any major winners or losers over the period, some of the long standing positions did perform relatively well. The gearing on the book has increased back towards the longer-term average, and the concentration levels have also increased slightly. As previously discussed in last month's letter, on the 7th of September 2007, we announced the closure of BlueCrest Equity Fund Limited and LP. As of the 1st of October, there remains a small holding in Equity (0.8%) within AllBlue due to the liquidation process; all positions in the Equity fund, however, have been liquidated and this position is cash. We have considered the most effective way to redeploy this capital in the short term and have reallocated mostly between Mixed Arbitrage and the Systematic platform. We have also introduced a new strategy to the fund, BlueCrest Mercantile, our Trade Finance strategy. This fund has been operating for the past year and we are very pleased with the level of returns generated. This fund will not be available for direct external investment, and all available capacity will only be available for AllBlue. If you would like any information on the fund, please do not hesitate to contact us. Disclaimer: This publication is issued by Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') for informational purposes exclusively to and for the benefit only of shareholders in the Company and to no one else; and accordingly the Company accepts no responsibility for the use any third party might make of the information herein contained and neither is any responsibility implied. Information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds have been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited and the Company is not responsible for, nor does it warrant, the accuracy of such information. Although BlueCrest Capital Management Limited believes that the information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds is materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. This publication may not be relied upon in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities referred to herein. Neither is it intended as and is not to be taken as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction, including those in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such a solicitation or offer. Where in this document an estimate of the Net Asset Value of a share in the Company is given, although the information is believed to be materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. The Company's underlying investment programme is speculative in nature and entails substantial risks. The underlying investments may be subject to sudden and large falls in price or value and there could be a large loss upon realisation which could equal the total amount originally invested. Further information about Shares in Close AllBlue Fund Limited may be found on the Company's website at www.closeallbluefund.com. For further Company shareholder information about investing in the Company contact: Richard Killingbeck or Roland Kitson of Close Investments Limited, the Shareholder Liaison Agent, Tel: London 020 7426 4000. Neither this press release nor any part of it may be released, mailed, transmitted, copied, distributed, taken or otherwise sent in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japanese Securities laws. Anson Fund Managers Limited Company Secretary. Tel: Guernsey 01481 722260 END OF ANNOUNCEMENT E&OE - in transmission This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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