Inv Obj & Perf Update

Close AllBlue Fund Limited 06 June 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 June 2007 CLOSE ALLBLUE FUND LIMITED (THE 'COMPANY') MONTHLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR APRIL 2007 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') is a Guernsey incorporated, closed-ended investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to provide its Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shareholders with consistent long-term capital growth through an investment policy of investing substantially all of each share class' assets in the Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shares in AllBlue Limited respectively. AllBlue Limited provides access to a portfolio of seven diversified strategies managed by BlueCrest Capital Management L.P. and managers with close links to BlueCrest. These include the BlueCrest flagship fund with a mixed arbitrage strategy (BlueCrest Capital International Limited), an equity long/short fund (BlueCrest Equity Fund Limited), an emerging markets macro strategy fund (BlueCrest Emerging Markets Fund Limited) and a systematic trading process fund (BlueTrend Fund Limited). The net asset values ('NAV') of the Company's Shares as at the close of business on 30 April 2007 were:- Total Return Last Since NAV Last Month Quarter Launch** Sterling Shares £143,641,416.43 3.90% 0.64% 8.31% US Dollar Shares $10,257,166.21 3.91% 0.65% 8.63% Euro Shares €5,936,934.79 3.78% 0.25% 6.69% **Based on opening NAV, being the Issue Price less Formation and Initial Expenses, of £0.9802 per Sterling Share, $0.9802 per US Dollar Share and €0.9802 per Euro Share. PERFORMANCE REPORT OF ALLBLUE LIMITED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2007 The following portfolio performance report for AllBlue Limited has been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited. Whilst the Company believes that the information has been received from a reliable source, the Company is not able to verify the information and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the comments made or figures given in the report, and neither should any responsibility be implied. REPORT BY BLUECREST ON ALLBLUE LIMITED AllBlue returns were up 3.32% for April, boosted by strong performance across most underlying funds, especially Systematic, which recovered well from the prior two months. The Capital International fund was up 2.21%, with positive returns contributed from each of the trading desks. Strong performances from the relative value capital allocations (Equity, RV) were backed up by good results from the predominately volatility trading capital allocations (Rates, FX and Equity Derivatives), and the final Systematic allocation (4%) was removed mid month. Within RV, the majority of the return came from European Fixed Income. The books benefited from their structural long gamma positions that were accumulated cheaply, and from the rapid upward re-pricing of interest rate forwards in the Eurozone during April. There were also small additional returns in the dollar and sterling RV books. On the Rates desk, profits were made from three areas. 1) the long-end vol went up, coupled also with increasing delivered vol, 2) curve positions in the US worked well (sell-off of the 1 and 2 years vs 5 and 10 years), and 3) delta positions in Euro (short the front end). These gains were realised with no major losses in any other positions. Systematic recovered from the drawdowns of February and March to finish the month up 6.01%. While the model entered April moderately long in Equities, by the end of the month the equity levels were higher than levels for the last 12 months. This corresponded with a strong equity drive and rising inflation concerns led to a sell-off in interest rate products and the short Euribor positions came in as the top earners for the month by some margin. Overall, the month saw a good turnaround of P&L and brings the model back into positive territory on the year. Emerging Markets returned 3.85% for the month. From a local markets point of view, Emerging Europe outperformed Latin America and Asia. Currencies in Colombia, South Africa and Poland made strong gains against the US dollar. Our local markets long exposure was concentrated in Hungary (Rates and FX), Brazil (FX), Colombia (Rates and FX) and South Africa (FX), with short positions in Poland (Rates), Mexico (Rates) and the Czech Republic (Rates). On the external debt side, The Coite d'Ivoire was the best performer for the second month in a row, up 16.98%, followed again by both Ecuador (4.49%), and Uruguay (2.31%). Current portfolio themes have remained in place for sometime. In Brazil, the desk believes rates will continue to fall, which will be positive to economic growth and equities. Another sector the desk has exposure to is house builders, where there is pent-up domestic demand after years of underinvestment. In addition, the desk has increased its exposure to mining stocks recently due to the low relative valuation. April was a good month for Equity, with the fund returning 2.6% for the month. Long positions contributed 8.5% and the short book closed down 5.9%. After the disappointing returns of March, the portfolio was restructured with some poorly performing larger long positions trimmed. The short book was reviewed with particular emphasis on potential M&A targets and these positions were replaced with sector swaps. The top 10 performing positions were long holdings in European and UK mid- to large-cap stocks that contributed almost 3%. These returns were spread over a diversified sector base ranging from Technology and Telecommunications to Healthcare and Banks. The best performing shorts were US stocks levered to slowing US growth. These included a financial services holding company and a US healthcare provider. Credit Arbitrage posted a positive return of 1.77%, with performance mainly being again driven by Inter-Credit (driven across trades in Technology, European Industrials, Consumer Products and Media), Correlation (driven by a correlation rally in off-the-run index equity tranches and range trading in correlation levels) and Intra-Credit (contributions by capital structure and credit curve trades) strategies. WestHarbor was the only strategy to post a negative return for the month; down 1.88%. Poor corporate news flow damaged performance over two main positions. The fund was also caught by a relative overexposure in the underperforming construction and materials sector. Disclaimer: This publication is issued by Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') for informational purposes exclusively to and for the benefit only of shareholders in the Company and to no one else; and accordingly the Company accepts no responsibility for the use any third party might make of the information herein contained and neither is any responsibility implied. Information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds have been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited and the Company is not responsible for, nor does it warrant, the accuracy of such information. Although BlueCrest Capital Management Limited believes that the information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds is materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. This publication may not be relied upon in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities referred to herein. Neither is it intended as and is not to be taken as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction, including those in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such a solicitation or offer. Where in this document an estimate of the Net Asset Value of a share in the Company is given, although the information is believed to be materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. The Company's underlying investment programme is speculative in nature and entails substantial risks. The underlying investments may be subject to sudden and large falls in price or value and there could be a large loss upon realisation which could equal the total amount originally invested. Further information about Shares in Close AllBlue Fund Limited may be found on the Company's website at www.closeallbluefund.com. For further Company shareholder information about investing in the Company contact: Richard Killingbeck or Roland Kitson of Close Fund Management (Investments) Limited, the Shareholder Liaison Agent, Tel: London 020 7426 4000. Neither this press release nor any part of it may be released, mailed, transmitted, copied, distributed, taken or otherwise sent in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japanese Securities laws. Anson Fund Managers Limited Company Secretary. Tel: Guernsey 01481 722260 END OF ANNOUNCEMENT E&OE - in transmission This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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