Investment Restrictions

The Board will apply the following restrictions on the size of its investments:

  • not more than twenty per cent. (20%) of the Gross Asset Value at the time of investment will be invested in the securities of a single issuer (such restriction does not, however, apply to investment of cash held for working capital purposes and pending investment or distribution in near cash equivalent instruments including securities issued or guaranteed by a government, government agency or instrumentality of any EU or OECD Member State or by any supranational authority of which one or more EU or OECD Member States are members);
  • the Company will only make an investment in an unquoted company if the aggregate interest of the Company in unquoted companies at the time of such investment is not more than ten per cent. (10%) of the Net Asset Value of the Company at that time. This will mean if a quoted portfolio company is delisted or an unquoted investment is revalued with the effect of increasing the Company’s interest in unquoted investments to above ten per cent. (10%) of the Company’s Net Asset Value at that time, the Company will not be in breach of its Investment Policy and will not have to divest itself of any unquoted investments. Nevertheless, while the Company’s interest in unquoted investments remains above ten per cent. (10%) of its Net Asset Value, the Company will not be able to make any further investments in unquoted companies;
  • total net investment Derivative exposure will not exceed twenty per cent. (20%) of Gross Asset Value at the time of investment; and
  • total exposure to any single counterparty which has issued Derivatives to the Company will not exceed twenty per cent. (20%) of Gross Asset Value at the time of investment.

The Company will comply with the following investment restrictions for so long as they remain requirements of the Listing Rules:

  • neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries will conduct any trading activity which is significant in the context of the Group as a whole;
  • no more than ten per cent. (10%), in aggregate, of the value of the total assets of the Company will be invested in other listed closed-ended investment funds (except to the extent that those investment funds have stated investment policies to invest no more than fifteen per cent. (15%) of their total assets in other investment companies which are listed on the Official List); and
  • the Company must, at all times, invest and manage its assets in a way which is consistent with its object of spreading investment risk and in accordance with the published Investment Policy.

Amendment to Investment Policy

No material change will be made to the Investment Policy without the approval of Shareholders by ordinary resolution and (subject to completion of the Migration) the FCA in accordance with the Listing Rules.

Material breach of investment restrictions

In the event of any breach of the investment restrictions applicable to the Company, Shareholders will be informed of the actions to be taken by Rising Sun and the Company through a Regulatory Information Service.