Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) Monthly Update For October 2011

By Tetragon Financial Group Limited, PRNE
Thursday, November 17, 2011

LONDON, November 18, 2011 -

Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) is a Guernsey closed-ended investment company traded on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext under the ticker symbol “TFG”.

In this monthly update, unless otherwise stated, we report on the consolidated business incorporating TFG and Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited. (1)

Net Asset Value Estimates as of October 31, 2011

(Amounts provided are unaudited and subject to change)

                                                      (in millions except per
                                                      share data)
    Estimated Fair Value of Investments:              $1,246.6
    Cash and Cash Equivalents:                        $179.0
    Net Other Assets/ (Liabilities):                  $(0.1)
    Estimated Net Asset Value:                        $1,425.5
    TFG Shares Outstanding:                           131.9
    Net Asset Value per Share: (2)(3)                 $12.20
    For further information,
    please contact:

(1) TFG invests substantially all its capital through a master fund, Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited (”TFGMF”) in which it holds a 100.0% share.

(2)Excludes 11.1 million shares held in treasury and 3.91 million shares held by a subsidiary. Please note that on November 11, 2011, TFG transferred approximately 4.615 million of the shares held in treasury to the same subsidiary.
(3) NAV per share was reduced by $0.10 in October 2011 to reflect the approval of the quarterly dividend relating to Q3 2011.

Portfolio Composition

Portfolio Held by Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited

(unless otherwise stated)

As of October 31, 2011

 

                        Tetragon Financial Group Ltd
    Snapshot of Portfolio Held by TFG Master Fund Limited
                         (unless otherwise stated)
                           As of October 31, 2011

                                      TFG group    TFG
                                          Net     group
                                        Market     Net
                            TFG Share     Cap     Assets   No. of Closed CLO
    Report Date             Price ($)   ($MM)(1)   ($MM)      Transactions
    31 October 2011          $6.55      $765.4   $1,425.5          75(2)

                                                        Risk      Investment
                                                       Capital    Fair Value
    Capital Allocation by Asset Class                 Allocation  ($MM)(3)(4)

    Broadly Syndicated Senior Secured Loans: US        73.6%      $910.8
    Broadly Syndicated Senior Secured Loans: Europe    12.6%      $156.0
    Middle Market Senior Secured Loans: US             13.8%      $171.5
    CDOs Squared: US                                    0.0%        $0.0
    ABS and Structured Finance: US                      0.0%        $0.0

                             Total                    100.0%    $1,238.2

                                                              Asia
    Geographic Allocation by Asset Class      USA   Europe   Pacific    Total

    Broadly Syndicated Senior Secured Loans   85.4%  14.6%     0.0%    100.0%
    Middle Market Senior Secured Loans       100.0%   0.0%     0.0%    100.0%
    CDOs Squared                               0.0%   0.0%     0.0%      0.0%
    ABS and Structured Finance                 0.0%   0.0%     0.0%      0.0%

                                              87.4%  12.6%     0.0%    100.0%

                                                                Bank Loan
                                                                Exposure
    Top 15 Underlying Bank Loan Credits                            (5)

    Univision Communications                                        0.93%
    HCA Inc                                                         0.81%
    First Data Corp                                                 0.80%
    Community Health                                                0.80%
    UPC Broadband                                                   0.77%
    SunGard Data Systems Inc                                        0.73%
    Cablevision Systems Corp                                        0.70%
    Federal-Mogul                                                   0.70%
    Charter Communications                                          0.68%
    Aramark Corp                                                    0.67%
    Las Vegas Sands                                                 0.66%
    Sabre Holdings Corp                                             0.65%
    Huntsman ICI                                                    0.63%
    TXU Corp                                                        0.61%
    Nielsen Company                                                 0.60%

    EUR-USD FX:                                     1.38     (1) Calculated using TFG shares outstanding (net of 11.1 million shares held in treasury and 3.91 million shares held by a subsidiary) and month end     exchange price.     (2) Excludes CDO-squared and ABS CDO transactions which were written off in October 2007. TFG continues to hold the economic rights to 3 of these     written-off transactions.     (3) Excludes TFG’s investments in LCM Asset Management LLC, GreenOak Real Estate LP and GreenOak related funds or investments.     (4) Equivalent to Investment in Securities at Fair Value in the US GAAP Financial Statements.     (5) Includes par amount of loans held directly by TFG and also loan exposures via TFG’s investments in CLOs. With respect to CLO investments, calculated     as a percentage of total corporate loan assets that TFG has exposure to     based on its equity-based pro-rata share of each CLO’s total portfolio. All calculations are net of any single name CDS hedges held against that credit.

    TOP 10 INDUSTRY
    Healthcare, Education & Childcare                      12.3%
    Broadcasting & Entertainment                            8.1%
    Diversified/Conglomerate Service                        6.8%
    Telecommunications                                      6.2%
    Retail Stores                                           6.1%
    Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber                            4.9%
    Finance                                                 3.9%
    Printing & Publishing                                   3.9%
    Automobile                                              3.5%
    Buildings & Real Estate                                 3.4%
    Expected Upcoming Events                                Date
    Q3 Dividend Payment Date                   November 22, 2011
    November 2011 Monthly Report      December 20, 2011 (approx)

Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG)

Monthly Update For October 2011

 

    Expected Upcoming Events                     Date
    Q3 Dividend Payment Date                     November 22, 2011
    November 2011 Monthly Report                 December 20, 2011 (approx)

This release does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of TFG have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless they are registered under applicable law or exempt from registration. TFG does not intend to register any portion of its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities in the United States. In addition, TFG has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of such Act. TFG is registered in the public register of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets under Section 1:107 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act (”FMSA”) as a collective investment scheme from a designated country. This release constitutes regulated information (”gereglementeerde informatie”) within the meaning of Section 1:1 of the FMSA.

TFG:

David Wishnow/Yuko Thomas
Investor Relations
ir@tetragoninv.com

Press Inquiries:

Brunswick Group
Andrew Garfield/Gill Ackers/Pip Green
+44-20-7404-5959
tetragon@brunswickgroup.com

PRN NLD

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