About Us

Eclectic investment company plc is an investment company incorporated in the United Kingdom.The Company does not have a main country of operation, since it is a global investment company and the weighting of investments will be subject to changes.

The Company looks to identify and invest in investments where the underlying value is not reflected in the market price. This perceived undervaluation may arise from any number of factors including technological, market motivation, prospective financial engineering opportunities, competition or shareholder apathy.

The Company aims to maximise value for shareholders by holding a relatively concentrated portfolio of securities and by investing in instruments appropriate to respective investments.

The portfolio is focused on absolute performance.

The Company’s investing policy is flexible and permits the investment manager to make investments worldwide across all sectors and in a variety of financial instruments. Thus the Company may invest in shares, bonds, convertibles and other types of securities where suitable opportunities arise. It may also invest in unlisted securities where the attractiveness of the investment justifies the risks and lower liquidity associated with such investments, subject to unlisted securities not exceeding in aggregate 30% of the Company’s gross assets.

The investing policy is not compelled to focus on any country, sector or industry. The investment manager seeks to maintain and enhance diversification within the portfolio by investing in a range of sectors, markets and instruments as attractive opportunities arise. The allocation of assets between sectors, markets and instruments will depend on market conditions and the judgement of the investment manager and the board of directors as to what is in the best interests of the Company and shareholders and so the proportions of the portfolio invested in individual situations, sectors or markets will be flexible. As such, not more than 30% of the Company’s gross assets shall be invested in the securities of any one company or group at the time the investment is made, however, this restriction will not apply in relation to the holding of shares in Trust Company Limited.

The Company may use bank debt, derivative instruments such as contracts for difference, financial futures, options and warrants to enhance its investment performance. It may, from time to time, seek actively to protect the portfolio and balance sheet from major corrections by the use of foreign currency hedges, interest rate hedges, stock market put options and similar instruments. Furthermore, the Company looks to invest in instruments that provide additional protection such as convertible notes.

The Company has the ability to use bank debt to provide long term structural gearing which will be restricted to 100% of its net assets, however the Board may adopt a lower limit in line with the prevailing level of market risk and the risk associated with each investment on a case by case basis.

The Company's shares were admitted to trading on AIM on 24 November 2009. The Company confirms that it's securities are not admitted or traded on any other exchange or trading platform.

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