Objective
The Company will be managed with the intention of realising all remaining assets in the Portfolio in a prudent manner consistent with the principles of good investment management and with a view to returning cash to Shareholders in an orderly manner. The Company will pursue its investment objective by effecting an orderly realisation of its assets in a manner that seeks to achieve the best balance for Shareholders between maximising the value received from those assets and making timely returns of capital to Shareholders. This process might include sales of individual assets, mainly structured as loans/receivables, or groups of assets, or running off the Portfolio in accordance with the existing terms of the assets, or a combination.
Fee Structure
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the following fee is payable to the Investment Adviser 0.95% per annum of NAV plus VAT of the Company up to and including GBP 500 million and 0.75% per annum of NAV plus VAT of the Company above GBP 500 million.
Dividend Policy
Following the failure of the Continuation Vote in February 2023 we announced that future dividends will only be paid from net income, and after reviewing cash flow forecasts, only in respect of six-month periods. The Board announced on 6 March 2024 that, subject to Shareholder approval, it will return capital to Shareholders by way of a tender offer. As a result, no dividend has been declared in respect of the year ended 31 December 2023. The Board will continue its policy on future dividends, while also mindful of the regulations regarding the retention of Investment Trust status which impact the declaration and payment of annual dividends