ING Investment


IPE Limited


IPE Limited

ABN 48 107 843 381

c/o Pomona Australia Pty Limited Level 9, 1 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

T: +61 2 8298 5161

E: ipe@pafunds.com.au W: ipelimited.com.au


8 January 2016


The Manager, Listings

Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Level 4, Exchange Centre

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000


Net Tangible Assets


We advise that the unaudited net tangible asset backing for the Company's shares at 31 December 2015 was:


Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

30 Nov 2015

31 Dec 2015*

NTA before tax

$0.288

$0.306

NTA after tax (excluding tax on unrealised gains/losses)

$0.279

$0.294

NTA after tax

$0.297

$0.310

* Adjusted for on-market share buy-back.


Cash Position


At 31 December the Company held $5.9 million in cash (cash at November month-end: $11.9 million, before the dividend and capital return of 5.5 cents per share was paid on 2 December).


The Company has no debt. Future cash requirements are expected to be modest and able to be managed through cashflow.


On Market Share Buy-Back


At 31 December 2015, the Company has purchased 567,232 shares as part of the ongoing on-market buy-back scheme. Refer to the various ASX announcements for further details.


Private Equity Portfolio


Activity during the month:

  • Wolseley Partners Fund II - IVE Group Limited listed on the ASX on 16 December (ASX code: IGL). Wolseley sold part of its holding into the float. It retains 33.8 million ordinary shares (38% of the shares on issue). The shares remain in escrow until release of the FY16 results.

Commitments at month end are summarised below:


Manager

Fund

Commitment

Uncalled

Archer Capital

Archer Capital Fund 4

$9.7m

$0.6m

Catalyst Investment Managers

Catalyst Buyout Fund 1

$8.0m

-

Talu Ventures

CM Capital Venture Trust No 4

$8.0m

$0.2m

Direct Capital Management

Direct Capital Partners III

$7.0m

$0.2m

Ironbridge Capital

Ironbridge Capital 2003/4 Fund

$5.0m

$0.2m

NBC Capital

NBC Private Equity Fund II

$6.0m

-

NBC Private Equity Fund III

$10.0m

$0.0m

Pacific Equity Partners

Pacific Equity Partners Fund III

$7.6m

$0.1m

Pacific Equity Partners Fund IV

$7.4m

$0.2m

Propel Investments Pty Limited

Propel Private Equity Fund II

$3.4m

-

Quadrant Private Equity

Quadrant Private Equity No. 1

$8.0m

$0.0m

Quadrant Private Equity No. 2

$9.6m

-

Wolseley Private Equity

Wolseley Partners Fund I

$8.0m

$0.0m

Wolseley Partners Fund II

$10.0m

-

Total

$107.70m*

$1.6m*

*Subject to rounding.


Uncalled capital was unchanged at $1.6 million ($1.6 million at the end of November).


Further information on the Company can be found on the website at www.ipelimited.com.au including links to the Managers above, where further information on the underlying companies may be accessed.


Yours sincerely,



Sam Jackson Company Secretary

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