AUM Update

RNS Number : 4960V

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

13 January 2012

Polar Capital Holdings plc

AUM Update

Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Group"), the specialist asset management group, today provides its regular quarterly update of its unaudited statement of its Assets under Management ("AUM").

Group AUM (unaudited)

As at 31 December 2011 the Group's AUM increased to $4.24bn from the $3.88bn reported at 31 March 2011.

The table below sets out the movements in the Group's AUM over the nine month period:

AUM movement Nine months to 31 December 2011	Long only funds $m	Hedge funds $m	Total $m
As at 31 March 2011	$3,104m	$771m	$3,875m
Performance and currency movements	$(430)m	$(32)m	$(462)m
Net subscriptions / (redemptions)	$889m	$(63)m	$826m
Total AUM at 31 December 2011	$3,563m	$676m	$4,239m

Comment

In spite of the turbulent market conditions we are pleased to report an increase in overall AUM for the nine months to the end of December 2011. We are also pleased to report net inflows for the nine month period of $826m, with $193m being received in the latest quarter. Despite the encouraging positive flows, given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the European debt crisis, we continue to be cautious regarding the outlook for net inflows over the coming quarters.

Net performance fees (unaudited)

The table below sets out the position relating to net performance fees (after the deduction of staff interests) earned and accrued in the first nine months of the Group's financial year.

Performance fees net of staff allocations	Nine months to 31 Dec 10 £m	Year to 31 Mar 11 (year end) £m	Nine months to 31 Dec 11 £m
Received	£5.6m	£5.7m	£3.7m
Accrued but not yet earned in funds with year ends on or before the financial year end	£0.0m	n/a	£0.3m
Total net performance fees	£5.6m	£5.7m	£4.0m