Tender Offer

Queen's Walk Investment Limited 04 December 2007 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN Queen's Walk Investment Limited (the 'Company') Announcement of Tender Offer Introduction Queen's Walk Investment Limited (the 'Company') announces that it has today sent a circular (the 'Tender Offer Circular') to Eligible Shareholders (as defined in the Tender Offer Circular) detailing its proposed tender offer to purchase up to 24.99 per cent. of its Ordinary Shares and thereby to return a maximum of €15 million in cash to shareholders (the 'Tender Offer'). The Tender Offer will be open from 4 December to 3.00 p.m. on 17 December 2007 and is being made at a price per existing ordinary share in issue ('Ordinary Share') of up to €6.30 (the 'Maximum Price'). The Maximum Price represents a premium of approximately 35.48 per cent. over the middle market closing price (as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange) of €4.65 per Ordinary Share on 30 November 2007. The Tender Offer is conditional on the approval of shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 12.30 p.m. on 8 January 2008. The Tender Offer is only available to Eligible Shareholders in respect of the number of Ordinary Shares registered in those shareholders' names at 5.00 p.m. on 17 December 2007 (the 'Record Date'). Background to and reasons for the Tender Offer The Ordinary Shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and the Company undertook a tender offer earlier in the year under which it repurchased for cancellation 4,504,500 Ordinary Shares. In addition, the Company has a policy of buying back its Ordinary Shares in the market for cancellation. However, the number of Ordinary Shares which the Company has been able to repurchase has been constrained by applicable limits on the number of Ordinary Shares that can be purchased on any particular day and by the price at which the Company can repurchase Ordinary Shares and the Ordinary Shares continue to be priced at a discount to their underlying net asset value. In arriving at the maximum number and price range of Ordinary Shares to be repurchased, the Board of the Company has taken account of current market conditions which have increased the volatility surrounding the fair value of the Company's portfolio. The Company remains comfortable in the cash generative capability of its assets and believes that the cash available to the Company is sufficient to continue with the Tender Offer within the parameters specified. In order to ensure an orderly market for the Ordinary Shares the Buy Back Authority will not be utilised from and including 4 December 2007 until the Tender Offer is closed or terminated. Following the Tender Offer being closed or terminated, the Company intends to continue to buy back shares under the Buy Back Authority and, when doing so, will consider, on any particular day, buying back a number of Ordinary Shares which exceeds 50% of the Company's average daily trading volume over the prior 20 trading days. The Tender Offer The Tender Offer Circular which contains the formal terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, and a tender form, containing instructions to shareholders on how to tender their Ordinary Shares should they choose to do so, were today sent to shareholders. The Company is proposing to return up to €15 million in cash through a purchase of not more than 24.99 per cent. of its existing Ordinary Shares. Once purchased, those Ordinary Shares will be cancelled and will not be available for re-issue. The Tender Offer is being made available to Eligible Shareholders on the register of members at the Record Date specified below. Eligible Shareholders may participate in the Tender Offer by tendering all or a proportion of the Ordinary Shares held by them at the Record Date. Director's intentions The Directors who are beneficially interested in Ordinary Shares have indicated that they will not tender Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company has been informed on behalf of Cheyne ABS Opportunities Fund L.P. that, with the support of its largest investor, Cheyne Special Situations Fund L.P., it will not be participating in the Tender Offer. Cheyne ABS Opportunities Fund L.P. is the holder of 17,900,756 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 51.3 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Shares. Expected timetable Tender offer opens 4 Dec Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms 3 p.m. on 17 Dec Record Date for the Tender Offer 5 p.m. on 17 Dec Announcement of Strike Price 18 Dec Latest time and date for receipt of the Form of Proxy 12:30 p.m. on 6 Jan Extraordinary General Meeting 12.30 p.m. on 8 Jan Announcement of result of Extraordinary General Meeting 8 Jan CREST accounts credited with Tender Offer proceeds and revised 15 Jan holdings of uncertificated Ordinary Shares Dispatch of cheques for Tender Offer proceeds for certificated 15 Jan Ordinary Shares Dispatch of balance share certificates for unsold Ordinary Shares and 15 Jan share certificates for unsuccessful tenders (certificated holders only) Current trading On November 28 2007, the Company announced its results for the quarter ending 30 September 2007. The net asset value of the Company's portfolio as at 30 September 2007 was €6.90 per share. Since 30 September 2007, volatility in the European ABS markets has continued to increase significantly as capital has been withdrawn from the sector. Significant market events outside of the Company's control may cause the discount rates applied by market participants to the UK, European and SME residuals to widen. While a widening of discount rates would not affect the cash generative capability of the Company's residuals, this may have a material impact on the Company's NAV in future periods. The Company's net leverage as at 30 September 2007 was 8.60% and will increase following the completion of the Tender Offer. Copies of the Tender Offer Circular together with relevant documents relating to the extraordinary general meeting to be held on 8 January 2008 will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the Company Secretary. For further information please contact: Investor Relations: Caroline Villiers +44 (0) 20 7153 1521 Company Secretary: Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Fund Services Limited +44 (0) 14 8172 7111 About Queen's Walk Queen's Walk Investment Limited is a Guernsey-incorporated investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Company's investment objective is to preserve capital and to provide stable returns to shareholders in the form of quarterly dividends. To achieve this, Queen's Walk invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of subordinated tranches of asset backed securities, including the unrated 'equity' or 'first loss' residual income position typically retained by the banks or other financial institutions which have originated the loan assets that collateralise a securitisation transaction. The Company makes such investments where its investment manager, Cheyne Capital Management Limited, considers the coupon or cash flows from the investment to be attractive relative to the credit exposure of the underlying asset collateral. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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