VOLTA FINANCE : Limited : Block listing Interim Review

Volta Finance Limited (VTA) - Blocklisting six monthly return

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES

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Guernsey, 29 January 2016

Volta Finance Limited (the "Company" or "Volta") today publishes its Blocklisting six monthly return.

As announced on 30 July 2015, the Company made an application for admission to listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange of up to 504,717 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company in relation to the possible future conversion of all remaining Class C shares into ordinary shares by Volta's Investment Manager. Under the Performance Fee payment basis that was applicable until 31 July 2013, Volta's Investment Manager was previously issued with Class C shares, which are non-voting shares. The Class C shares are convertible into ordinary shares, which are voting shares, by AXA IM Paris upon sale to a third party.

Name of applicant: Volta Finance Limited.

Name of scheme: Issue of ordinary shares in respect of any Class C shares converted to ordinary shares upon sale to a third party unaffiliated with the Investment Manager.

Period of return: From 30 July 2015 to 29 January 2016

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return: 504,717 ordinary shares of no par value each.

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): Nil.

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period: 174,057 ordinary shares of no par value each.

Equals: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at the end of the period: 330,660 ordinary shares of no par value each.

Name of contact: John Bishop at Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited, Company Secretary.

Telephone number of contact: [phone]

For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary and Portfolio Administrator
Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited
[e-mail]:
mailto:[e-mail]
[phone]

Corporate Broker
Liberum Capital Limited
Richard Bootle
Jonathan Wilkes-Green
[phone]
For the Investment Manager
AXA Investment Managers Paris
Serge Demay
[e-mail]:
mailto:[e-mail]
[phone]

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ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED
Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities. Volta's home member state for the purposes of the EU Transparency Directive is the Netherlands. As such, Volta is subject to regulation and supervision by the AFM, being the regulator for financial markets in the Netherlands.

Volta's investment objectives are to preserve capital and to provide a stable stream of income to its shareholders through dividends. Volta seeks to attain its investment objectives predominantly through diversified investments in structured finance assets. The assets that the Company may invest in either directly or indirectly include, but are not limited to: corporate credits; sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt; residential mortgage loans; and, automobile loans. The Company's approach to investment is through vehicles and arrangements that essentially provide leveraged exposure to portfolios of such underlying assets. The Company has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris an investment management company with a division specialised in structured credit, for the investment management of all its assets.

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ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM is one of the largest European-based asset managers with €694 billion in assets under management as of the end of June 2015. AXA IM employs approximately 2,360 people around the world.

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This press release is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to acquire shares in Volta Finance. Its circulation may be prohibited in certain jurisdictions and no recipient may circulate copies of this document in breach of such limitations or restrictions. This document is not an offer for sale of the securities referred to herein in the United States or to persons who are "U.S. persons" for purposes of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or otherwise in circumstances where such offer would be restricted by applicable law. Such securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration from the Securities Act. The company does not intend to register any portion of the offer of such securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of such securities in the United States.

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This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The securities referred to herein are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.

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