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Company Update

23rd Apr 2013 09:45

CRYSTAL AMBER FUND LIMITED - Company Update

CRYSTAL AMBER FUND LIMITED - Company Update

PR Newswire

London, April 23

23 April 2013 Crystal Amber Fund Limited (the "Fund") Company update

The Fund has reported a 35.3 per cent. increase in net asset value ("NAV") pershare over the 2012 calendar year and a further 6.8 per cent. increase in NAVper share over the three months to 31 March 2013.

The board, the investment manager and investment adviser believe that the Fundis appropriately positioned to continue to deliver attractive returns, throughits focus on special situation holdings more dependent upon self-help andactive engagement than upon macroeconomic recovery. Preliminary discussionshave therefore been initiated with certain of the major shareholders regardingthe potential to finance further investment opportunities through a secondaryissue of shares. The board believes that by increasing the size of the Fund, itwill be able to acquire larger holdings to potentially increase its influenceand invest in a wider portfolio of companies and also provide greater liquidityfor shareholders.

In light of positive feedback from these discussions, the board has instructedthe Fund's advisers to give consideration to a transaction involving asecondary issue of shares. The board intends that any secondary issue of shareswould be priced at a price equal to at least the prevailing NAV per share. At31 March 2013, the NAV per share was 128.19p. The board intends to continue thediscount management policy, through the share buyback programme, for theforeseeable future, subject to the board's discretion and the requirements ofthe AIM Rules.

The Fund's advisers intend to discuss the potential for a secondary issue ofshares with other shareholders and with potential new investors.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

For further enquiries please contact: Crystal Amber Fund Limited William Collins (Chairman) Tel: 01481 716 000 Sanlam Securities UK Limited - Nominated Adviser David Worlidge/Simon Clements Tel: 020 7628 2200 Numis Securities Limited - Broker Nathan Brown/Hugh Jonathan Tel: 020 7260 1426 Broker Profile Limited - Stockbroker Relations Consultants Simon Courtenay Tel: 020 7448 3244 Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment Adviser Richard Bernstein

Tel: 020 7478 9080


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