Important Information: This video is provided for the sole use of the intended recipient and is not a financial promotion. Asian Stars Fund, China Stars Fund and Emerging Market Stars Fund are sub-funds of Polar Capital Funds plc -which is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities under the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 352/2011), as amended. Bridge Fund Management Limited (“BFML”) Registered Office: Ferry House, 48-53 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, act as the management company and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. This video has been prepared by Polar Capital for informational purposes only for the sole use of the intended recipient. It does not seek to make any recommendation to buy or sell any particular security (including shares in the funds) or to adopt any specific investment strategy. This video does not contain information material to an investor’s decision to invest in the funds. Shares in the funds are offered only on the basis of information contained in the prospectus, key investor information document (“KIID”), and the latest annual audited accounts. Copies are available free of charge from Polar Capital at the below address or on www.polarcapital.co.uk. The KIID is available in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish. The prospectus is available in English.
Regulatory Status: Polar Capital LLP is a limited liability partnership (OC314700), authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and is registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities & Exchange Commission. A list of members is open to inspection at 16 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JD. FCA authorised and regulated Investment Managers are expected to write to investors in funds they manage with details of any side letters they have entered into. The FCA considers a side letter to be an arrangement known to the investment manager which can reasonably be expected to provide one investor with more materially favourable rights, than those afforded to other investors. These rights may, for example, include enhanced redemption rights, capacity commitments or the provision of portfolio transparency information which are not generally available. The funds and the Investment Manager are not aware of, or party to, any such arrangement whereby an investor has any preferential redemption rights. However, in exceptional circumstances, such as where an investor seeds a new fund or expresses a wish to invest in the funds over time, certain investors have been or may be provided with portfolio transparency information and/or capacity commitments which are not generally available. Investors who have any questions concerning side letters or related arrangements should contact the Polar Capital Desk at the Administrator on (+353) 1 434 5007. The funds are prepared to instruct the custodian of the funds, upon request, to make available to investors portfolio custody position balance reports monthly in arrears.
Third-party Data: Some information contained herein has been obtained from third party sources and has not been independently verified by Polar Capital. Neither Polar Capital nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any data contained herein.
Holdings: Portfolio data is “as at” the date indicated and should not be relied upon as a complete or current listing of the holdings (or top holdings) of the fund. The holdings may represent only a small percentage of the aggregate portfolio holdings, are subject to change without notice, and may not represent current or future portfolio composition. Information on particular holdings may be withheld if it is in the funds’ best interest to do so. A historic complete list of the portfolio holdings may be made available upon request. It should not be assumed that recommendations made in future will be profitable or will equal performance of the securities in this video. A list of all recommendations made within the immediately preceding 12 months is available upon request. This video is designed to provide updated information to professional investors to enable them to monitor the funds. No other persons should rely upon it. The information provided in this video should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security.
Information Subject to Change: The information contained herein is subject to change, without notice, at the discretion of Polar Capital and Polar Capital does not undertake to revise or update this information in any way.
Forecasts: References to future returns are not promises or estimates of actual returns Polar Capital may achieve, and should not be relied upon. The forecasts contained herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be relied upon as advice or interpreted as a recommendation. Forecasts are based upon subjective estimates and assumptions about circumstances and events that may not yet have taken place and may never do so.
Statements/Opinions/Views: All opinions and estimates constitute the best judgment of Polar Capital as of the date hereof, but are subject to change without notice, and do not necessarily represent the views of Polar Capital. This material does not constitute legal or accounting advice; readers should contact their legal and accounting professionals for such information. All sources are Polar Capital unless otherwise stated.
Benchmark: The following benchmark indices are used: MSCI AC Asia ex Japan, MSCI China All Shares Net Total Return Index and MSCI Emerging Market Net Total Return Index. The benchmark indices have been chosen as they are generally considered to be representative of the investment universe in which the funds invest. The performance of the funds is likely to differ from the performance of the benchmark as the holdings, weightings and asset allocation will be different. Investors should carefully consider these differences when making comparisons. Further information about the benchmark can be found www. msci.com. The benchmark is provided by an administrator on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register of benchmarks which includes details of all authorised, registered, recognised and endorsed EU and third country benchmark administrators together with their national competent authorities.
Performance: The performance shown has been calculated to account for the deduction of fees and expenses and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. £ or GBP/US$/JPY/EUR/CHF = Currency abbreviations of: British Pound sterling/US Dollar/Japanese Yen/Euro/Swiss Franc, respectively.
Allocations: The strategy allocation percentages set forth in this video are estimates and actual percentages may vary from time-to-time. The types of investments presented herein will not always have the same comparable risks and returns. Please see the private placement memorandum for a description of the investment allocations as well as the risks associated therewith. Please note that the funds may elect to invest assets in different investment sectors from those depicted herein, which may entail additional and/or different risks. Performance of the funds is dependent on the Investment Manager’s ability to identify and access appropriate investments, and balance assets to maximize return to the funds while minimizing its risk. The actual investments in the funds may or may not be the same or in the same proportion as those shown herein.
Risk: Factors affecting fund performance may include changes in market conditions (including currency risk) and interest rates, as well as other economic, political, or financial developments. The funds’ investment policy allows for it to enter into derivatives contracts. Leverage may be generated through the use of such financial instruments and investors must be aware that the use of derivatives may expose the funds to greater risks, including, but not limited to, unanticipated market developments and risks of illiquidity, and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not a guide to or indicative of future results. Future returns are not guaranteed and a loss of principal may occur. Polar Capital may also receive a performance fee based on the appreciation in the NAV per share and accordingly the performance fee will increase with regard to unrealised appreciation, as well as realised gains. The performance fee may create an incentive for Polar Capital to make investments for Polar Capital Funds plc which are riskier than would be the case in the absence of a fee based on the performance of Polar Capital Funds plc.
Country Specific Disclaimers: It is the responsibility of any person/s in possession of this video to inform themselves of, and to observe, all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. Neither Polar Capital nor Polar Capital Funds plc shall be liable for, and accept no liability for, the use or misuse of this video. If such a person considers an investment in shares of the funds, they should ensure that they have been properly advised about the suitability of an investment. Please be aware that not every sub-fund of Polar Capital Funds plc or share class is available in all jurisdictions.
Australia: Neither Polar Capital nor Polar Capital Funds plc are registered as a foreign company in Australia. The provision of this video to any person does not constitute an offer of shares of Polar Capital Funds plc to any person or an invitation to any person to apply for shares of Polar Capital Funds plc. Any such offer or invitation will only be extended to a person in Australia if that person is a sophisticated or professional investor for the purposes of section 708 of the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia (“Corporations Act”) and a ‘wholesale client’ for the purposes of section 761G of the Corporations Act. This video is not intended to be distributed or passed on, directly or indirectly, to any other class of persons in Australia. This video is not a disclosure video under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act or a Product Disclosure Statement under Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act. It is not required to, and does not, contain all the information which would be required in a disclosure video or a Product Disclosure Statement. It has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Any person to whom shares of Polar Capital Funds plc are issued or sold must not, within 12 months after the issue, offer, transfer or assign those shares to investors in Australia except in circumstances where disclosure to investors is not required under the Corporations Act.
Hong Kong: The funds are collective investment schemes as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (the “SFO”) but are not authorised under Section 104 of the SFO by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”). This video does not constitute an offer or invitation to the public in Hong Kong to acquire interests in the funds. In addition, this video has not been approved by the SFC nor has a copy of it been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong, and therefore may only be issued or possessed for the purpose of issue to persons who are “professional investors” under the SFO and any rules made under that Ordinance or as otherwise permitted by the SFO.
The Netherlands: This video is for professional client use only in the Netherlands and it is intended that the funds will only be marketed to professional clients in the Netherlands. Polar Capital Funds plc is authorized to offer shares in the funds to investors in the Netherlands on a cross border basis and is registered as such in the register kept by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (“AFM”) www.afm.nl.
Portugal: The funds have been passported into Portuguese jurisdiction pursuant to Directive 65/2009/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 July 2009 and Regulation 584/2010, of 1 July 2010, and are registered with the Portuguese Securities Commission (CMVM) for marketing in Portugal.
Spain: The fund is registered in Spain with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (“CNMV”) under registration number 771.
Switzerland: The principal fund documents (the prospectus, KIIDs, memorandum and articles of association, annual report and semi-annual report) of the funds may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss Representative. In respect of the shares distributed in Switzerland, the place of performance and the place of jurisdiction is at the registered office of the Swiss Representative. The funds are domiciled in Ireland. The Swiss representative and paying agent is BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland.
Austria / Denmark (professional only) / Finland / Germany / Ireland / Italy (professional only) / Luxembourg / Norway / Spain / Sweden and the United Kingdom: The funds are registered for sale to all investors in these countries. Investors should make themselves aware of the relevant financial, legal and tax implications if they choose to invest.
