Net Asset Value and Dividend

RNS Number : 6449D
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Ltd
21 February 2020
 

21 February 2020

 

SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited

Monthly Net Asset Value and Dividend

 

Net Asset Value and Performance

 

Further to the announcements made on 20 and 24 January 2020 and 13 February 2020, the publication of the NAV per Ordinary Share has been delayed whilst the Company undertakes a valuation of certain Anaerobic Digestion ("AD") assets.  The Company will announce an update once this review has been completed.

 

As at 31 January 2020, the unaudited estimated NAV per C Share 1 , which is not impacted by the valuation of the AD assets, was 97.90 pence .

 

The Company also announces the cumulative NAV total return2 performance for the C Share class, as at 31 January 2020, is as follows:

 


Month-to-month return

1 year return

3 year return

Return since inception


0.49%

7.43%

13.79%

13.72%

 

Dividends

 

The Company announces a dividend of 0.6042 pence per share for both the Ordinary Share and C Share classes for the month ended 31 January 2020, reflecting an annualised dividend of 7.25 pence for each share class. The dividend will be payable on 27 March 2020 to holders of each share class on the register on 6 March 2020. The ex-dividend date is 5 March 2020.

 

Mindful of feedback received from shareholders, the Company will be undertaking a review of its dividend policy as part of the Strategic Review.  Until that review is completed, the Board intends, subject to solvency considerations, to continue to pay a dividend of 0.6042 pence per Ordinary share even though this is not fully covered by underlying income received. 

 

The Board anticipates making an announcement in relation to the Strategic Review during April. 

 

NAV Footnote1

The C Share NAV is quoted before deducting the 0.6042 pence per share dividend, announced on 24 January 2020 that went ex-dividend on 6 February 2020 and will be paid on 28 February 2020.

 

Performance Footnote2

The NAV total return details the change in NAV from the start of the relevant period and assumes that dividends paid to shareholders are reinvested at NAV.

 

Factsheet

The Company's factsheet for January 2020 will shortly be available on the website:  www.sqncapital.com/managed-funds/sqn-asset-finance-income-fund

 

For further information please contact:

 

SQN Capital Management, LLC

Jeremiah Silkowski

Nicola Bird - nbird@sqncapital.com  

Catherine Halford Riera - chalford@sqncapital.com

 

01932 575 888

Winterflood Securities Limited

020 3100 0000

Neil Langford

Chris Mills


Buchanan

Charles Ryland

Victoria Hayns

Henry Wilson

 


020 7466 5000 

Notes to Editor

The Company invests in equipment lease and asset finance arrangements across a diverse portfolio of assets and industries predominantly in the UK, Northern Europe and US. The Company focuses on business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost saving) equipment and other assets with high in-place value and long economic life relative to the investment term.

 

The Company's Investment Managers are SQN Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and its subsidiary, SQN Capital Management (UK) Limited. The principals responsible for managing the portfolio are Neil Roberts and Jeremiah Silkowski.


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