Phaunos Timber Fund Limited Company Update (9632J)
July 03 2017 - 9:06AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9632J
Phaunos Timber Fund Limited
03 July 2017
Phaunos Timber Fund Limited
("Phaunos" or the "Company")
03 July 2017
Company Update
In the announcement on 19 June 2017 that the Company's
continuation resolution had not been passed, the Board stated that
it would put forward proposals to commence the process for an
orderly realisation of the assets of the Company.
Therefore, the Board of Phaunos wishes to announce the
following:
The Company will shortly be sending documents to shareholders to
convene a General Meeting to be held during August 2017 to consider
a number of proposals including:
(a) A change of investment policy to permit the Company to sell
its investment portfolio with the objective of maximising returns
to shareholders, taking into account the ability of potential
buyers to complete transactions in a timely manner. The policy will
permit the Company to retain cash insofar as it is reasonably
required to provide working capital or other commitments to
existing investments with the objective of maximising their sale
value. No new investments will be entered into. The Company will
return excess cash to shareholders in a form the Directors
reasonably believe will be the most efficient for shareholders,
which may take the form of dividends, compulsory redemptions of
shares, tender offers or other mechanisms.
(b) A change in Board composition to better reflect the needs of
the Company as the managed wind down process begins. The Board has
engaged Search Agents to seek out individuals with expertise in
forestry, the sale of real assets and other skills relevant to the
effective management of the realisation of the Company's portfolio
and the wind up of the Company. The Board anticipates making one or
two, initially interim, appointments in the period up to the
appointment of the new Board. The Board intends that each of its
current members, including the Chairman, will stand down, after a
process of orderly hand over, once replacements are appointed.
In order to ensure that shareholders are treated equitably, the
Company will no longer buy back its shares.
The Company will make a further announcement shortly in relation
to the first return of cash to shareholders.
Enquiries:
Phaunos Timber Fund Limited (Chairman)
Sir Henry Studholme
Stafford Capital Partners Limited (Manager)
Michael Goodfellow, +44 (0)20 7535 4915
Media Enquiries:
Phoenix Financial PR
Gordon Puckey: +44 (0) 7799 767468
Winterflood Investment Trusts (Corporate Broker)
Joe Winkley, +44 (0)20 3100 0301
info@phaunostimber.com
Notes to Editors
1. About Phaunos Timber Fund Limited
Established in 2006, Phaunos Timber Fund Limited ("PTF" or "the
Company") invests in a concentrated, but diversified portfolio of
timberland and timber-related investments.
PTF is a Guernsey-domiciled authorised closed-ended investment
scheme, authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission
under section 8 of The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of
Guernsey) Law, 1987 (as amended) and the Authorised Closed-ended
Investment Schemes Rules 2008 made thereunder. The Company's
ordinary shares are traded on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange. www.phaunostimber.com
2. About Stafford Capital Partners Limited
Established in 2000, Stafford Capital Partners ("Stafford") is a
leading private markets investment group. It has specialist
investment teams working across Real Assets, Private Equity and
Credit, and with offices in Austin, Boston, Hanover, London, Sydney
and Zurich, has a truly global presence. As at 31 March 2017,
Stafford has more than US$4.8 billion under management and advice,
with US$2.3 billion in timberland investments. Stafford was
appointed as the Manager of Phaunos on 1 July 2014.
(www.staffordcp.com)
Stafford's timberland business provides fund management and
advisory services to institutions seeking global timberland
exposure; this is achieved through pooled investment vehicles and
co-investment opportunities in transactions (which are sometimes
larger than the capacity of the primary fund). Stafford's pooled
funds offer globally diversified portfolios of timberland assets,
and are actively managed to take advantage of developing market
trends. Stafford presently manages timber investments in Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Central America, Chile, New Zealand, the US and
Uruguay.
Stafford Capital Partners is a member of the 'Principles for
Responsible Investment' (PRI); these Principles are an
internationally agreed upon framework, designed to help
institutional investors to incorporate Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) considerations into their investment
decision-making and ownership practices. The PRI has acknowledged
Stafford as having incorporated a solid framework for ESG
considerations into its investment decision process.
The Company's ticker is PTF. www.phaunostimber.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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