Company Update

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") per share over the 2012 calendar year and a further 6.8 per cent. increase in NAV per share over the three months to 31 March 2013. The board, the investment manager and investment adviser believe that the Fund is appropriately positioned to continue to deliver attractive returns, through its focus on special situation holdings more dependent upon self-help and active engagement than upon macroeconomic recovery. Preliminary discussions have therefore been initiated with certain of the major shareholders regarding the potential to finance further investment opportunities through a secondary issue of shares. The board believes that by increasing the size of the Fund, it will be able to acquire larger holdings to potentially increase its influence and invest in a wider portfolio of companies and also provide greater liquidity for shareholders. In light of positive feedback from these discussions, the board has instructed the Fund's advisers to give consideration to a transaction involving a secondary issue of shares. The board intends that any secondary issue of shares would be priced at a price equal to at least the prevailing NAV per share. At 31 March 2013, the NAV per share was 128.19p. The board intends to continue the discount management policy, through the share buyback programme, for the foreseeable future, subject to the board's discretion and the requirements of the AIM Rules. The Fund's advisers intend to discuss the potential for a secondary issue of shares 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 D
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