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2013

Majedie Investments PLC
Annual Report
30 September 2013

Contents

Overview 1 to 3
1 
1 
2 
3 

Investment Objective
Highlights for 2013
Year’s Summary
Ten Year Record 

Strategic Report 4 to 19
4 
7 
12 
16 
17 
17 
18 

Chairman’s Statement 
Business Review
Investment Manager’s Report 
Asset Distribution
Twenty Largest UK Investments
Ten Largest Overseas Investments 
Valuation of Investments

Governance 20 to 44
20 
21 
26 
31 
35 
44 

Board of Directors
Director’s Report
Corporate Governance Statement
Report of the Audit Committee
Report on Directors’ Remuneration
Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

Financial Statements 45 to 96
45 
48 
49 
50 
52 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 

Report of the Independent Auditor
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Company Statement of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Company Statement of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Company Balance Sheet
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Company Cash Flow Statement
Notes to the Accounts

Information 97 to 104
97 
102 
103 
Loose 

Notice of Meeting
Majedie Savings Plan
Shareholder Information
Form of Proxy

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
This Annual Report has been prepared for the members of Majedie 
Investments PLC (“the Company”) and no one else. The Company, its 
Directors or agents do not accept or assume responsibility to any other 
person in connection with this document and any such responsibility 
or liability is expressly disclaimed.
This Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements with 
respect to the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company. By 
their nature, these statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty 

because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may 
or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors that 
could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from 
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements and 
forecasts. The forward looking statements reflect the knowledge and 
information available at the date of preparation of this Annual Report 
and will not be updated during the year. Nothing in this Annual Report 
should be construed as a profit forecast.

Investment objective
The Company’s investment objective is to maximise total shareholder 
return whilst increasing dividends by more than the rate of inflation over 
the long term.

Highlights 

2013

Total shareholder return (including dividends): 

+9.7%

Net asset value total return (including dividends):  

+16.9%

Total dividends (per share): 

Directors’ valuation of investment 
in Majedie Asset Management Limited: 

Javelin Capital LLP 
Net asset value included in Group accounts: 

10.5p

£46.0m

£2.5m

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Year’s summary

Group Capital Structure

Note

2013

2012

as at 30 september

Total Assets

Which are attributable to:

Debenture holders (Debt at par value)

equity shareholders

Gearing

Potential Gearing

Group total returns (capital growth plus dividends)

Net asset value per share (debt at par value)

share price

Group capital returns

Net asset value per share (debt at par value)

share price

Discount of share price to net asset value per share

Debt at par value

Debt at fair value

Group revenue and dividends

Net Revenue available to equity shareholders

Net revenue return per share

Total dividends per share

Total administrative expenses

ongoing charges:

Group (including costs of running subsidiary entities)

Company (costs of operating the Company)

Notes

Definitions of terms used in the above summary are as follows:

1. Total Assets  Total assets are defined as total assets less current liabilities.

1

2

4

4

5

3

3

6

£159.0m

£146.0m

£33.8m

£125.2m

21.5%

27.0%

+16.9%

+9.7%

240.5p

160.0p

33.5%

28.4%

£3.7m

6.8p

10.5p

£2.0m

2.1%

1.7%

£33.8m

£112.2m

9.2%

30.1%

+5.5%

+19.6%

215.6p

155.8p

27.8%

20.0%

£2.7m

4.9p

10.5p

£3.2m

2.9%

1.8%

%

+8.9

+11.6

+11.5

+2.7

+38.8

2.  Debt at par or fair value  Par value is the nominal or face value attaching to the debentures which will be paid by the Company to the debenture holders on maturity. Fair 

value is the estimated market price the Company would pay to the debenture holders if the debentures were paid back before maturity at the relevant date.

3. Net Asset Value  The Net Asset value (NAv) is the value of all the Company’s assets less any liabilities. The NAv is usually expressed as an amount per share.

4.  Gearing and Potential Gearing  Gearing represents the amount of borrowings that a company has and is also referred to as leverage. It is usually expressed as a percentage 
or ratio or equity shareholders funds and a positive percentage or ratio above one shows the extent of the borrowings. Gearing is calculated as borrowings less cash balances 
to arrive at a net borrowings figure. Potential Gearing excludes cash from the calculation. Details of the calculation for the Company are in note 25 on page 94.

5. Total Return  Total returns include any dividends paid as well as capital returns as a result of an increase or decrease in a company’s share price or net asset value.

6.  Ongoing charges  ongoing charges are a measure of the normal ongoing costs of running a company. Further information is contained in the Business Review section of 

the strategic Report on page 10.

Year’s high/low

share price

Net asset value

Discount (debt at par)

Discount (debt at fair value)

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

2013

183.0p

151.5p

240.5p

211.9p

33.5%

21.7%

28.4%

13.2%

2012

168.5p

139.5p

226.5p

202.7p

29.8%

16.9%

35.0%

20.0%

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Ten Year Record

to 30 september 2013

Equity
share-
holders’
Funds 
£000

Total† 
Assets 
£000

NAV 
Per Share 
Pence

Share 
Price 
Pence

Discount
%

Earnings 
Pence

Dividend
Pence

Gearing/
(Net Cash)
%

Potential 
Gearing 
%

Ongoing 
Charges#
%

172,144

138,893

 266.5

 227.5 

14.63

 5.25 

 8.75 

212,600

178,845

 343.0

 303.5 

11.52

 8.94 

 9.05**

242,903

209,189

 403.2

 338.3 

16.09

 12.45 

 9.50**

286,944

253,216

 490.7

 413.3 

15.77

 13.60 

 14.50**

187,209

153,465

157,943

124,181

150,940

117,159

145,683

111,634

146,057

112,234

159,013

125,166

296.5

238.7

225.2

214.5

215.6

240.5

250.0

15.68

12.45

12.75**

189.8

20.51

8.14

10.50**

191.5

15.00

11.83

13.00**

139.5

34.96

155.8

27.74

160.0

33.47

4.66

4.90

6.80

10.50**

10.50**

14.51

16.18

13.94

10.65

16.69

17.22

24.11

(1.72)

9.24

10.50**

21.47

24.25

18.65

16.12

13.32

21.99

27.19

28.83

30.28

30.14

27.04

1.36

1.19

1.28

1.24

1.61

2.06

2.36

1.92

1.83

1.73

Year
End

2004

2005

2006*

2007*

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Notes:

The Gearing Ratio is calculated as shown on note 25 on page 94.

* Restated to reflect the review of the treatment of the investment in Majedie Asset Management.

** Net dividends represent dividends that relate to the Company’s financial year. under International Financial Reporting standards (IFRss) 
dividends are not accrued until paid or approved.

#  As from May 2012, ongoing Charges replace previous cost ratios.

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strategic Report

Chairman’s statement

Following a strong first half of the year for world equity markets the 3rd quarter was weaker 

owing to concerns about a tightening of US Monetary policy. However when this proved 

unfounded markets rebounded in the 4th quarter as further evidence of economic recovery 

emerged. Overall for the year markets showed a strong return.

During the year to 30 september 2013 the net asset 
value (NAv) and share price, both on a total return 
basis, returned 16.9% and 9.7% respectively with the 
difference reflecting an increase in the Company’s 
discount over the year. I highlight various aspects of 
performance for the period which is further detailed in 
the Investment Manager’s section of the strategic 
Report on pages 12 to 15. In order to achieve the 
Company’s investment objective the portfolio, whilst 
mainly invested in equities, is also invested in asset 
classes which are not correlated to equity returns and 
which should provide protection to the portfolio in the 
event of weak equity markets. Implicit in this strategy is 
that in a year of strong equity markets, such as the 
past year, the Company’s return will not fully reflect the 
performance of underlying equities. The Company’s 
return is in line with other Investment Trusts that have 
adopted such a strategy over both the last year and 
the last three years, on a total return basis.

Results and Dividends
The Company has adopted a suite of new accounting 
standards the major impact of which is in the scope of 
the Group consolidation. The relevant change, which 
has no impact on the Group NAv, is that the 
Company’s investment in the Javelin Capital emerging 
Markets Alpha Fund (JCeMAF) is now held as an 
investment at fair value through profit or loss consistent 
with the Company’s other investments, rather than 
being consolidated previously. Further details of this 
change are shown in the Report of the Audit 
Committee on pages 31 to 34 and in note 1 to the 
Accounts on pages 60 to 62.

The Group’s net revenue return before tax for the year 
to 30 september 2013 was £3.7m compared to £2.7m 
for the prior year period. Group income for the year 
remained flat at £5.2m, which included dividends from 
Majedie Asset Management Limited (MAM) of £2.3m 
(essentially unchanged from the prior year period). 
Finally, Group income was modestly improved by a 
small amount of external fee income from Javelin 
Capital LLP (Javelin Capital).

Total Group administrative expenses were £2.0m for 
the period compared to £3.2m in the prior year period. 
This decrease primarily reflects continued cost 
reductions at Javelin Capital but also reflects the 
closure of the Javelin Capital Global equity strategies 
Fund in the prior year. At the Company level expenses 
decreased by £0.1m during the year which in part 
reflects the Company’s ongoing charges percentage 
falling to 1.7% from 1.8%. As I have mentioned in prior 
years, cost control remains a key focus of the Board.

The Board has decided that the final dividend is to be 
maintained at 6.3 pence per share which is consistent 
with previous years. The final dividend will be paid on 
22 January 2014 to shareholders on the register on 
10 January 2014.

During the year the Company reduced its equity 
holding in MAM for a total consideration of £5.9m and 
a resultant total realised gain of £5.7m. As in prior 
years, the valuation of the investment in MAM is 
regularly reviewed by the Board. As such the Board 
have determined that the carrying value of our 
remaining holding will increase to £46.0m as at 
30 september 2013 as I explain in the investment 
portfolio section below.

In contrast the investment in Javelin Capital is 
consolidated in the Group accounts at £2.5m, being its 
net asset value (and is included at its net asset value in 
the weekly NAvs released to the market), as required 
under IFRs, but is held in the Company accounts at 
cost in accordance with our policy for unquoted 
investments. The Board has reviewed the carrying 
value of Javelin Capital and has determined that as at 
30 september 2013 the carrying value of Javelin 
Capital will be kept at cost, being £8.0m, in the 
Company accounts.

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Investment Portfolio
The Investment Manager’s section of the strategic 
Report on pages 12 to 15 provides the detailed 
commentary on the Group’s investment activity and 
performance. However I would like to provide an 
overview of the key issues that affected the outturn for 
the year. 

The Core Portfolio returned 17.4%, a relative 
underperformance as against the benchmark of 1.65% 
for the year. The portfolio’s relative performance 
recovered in the second half of the year having lagged 
the strong rally in the first half, but it still remained 
behind the index for the full year. In terms of geography 
the main positive performer was the uK whilst stock 
selection in the us was the largest negative. I am 
pleased that the contribution from Japan was neutral 
as that market was particularly volatile. The overall 
performance was in line with other well known income 
managers. I would also like to comment on the 
Realisation Portfolio which has been in existence since 
2009 and consisted of illiquid stocks that could not be 
immediately sold. The largest stock, vostok energy has 
now been fully written down. The Portfolio is now 
immaterial for the Company, but it has been a consistent 
drag to the performance of the Group since 2009.

secondly I would like to turn to the absolute return 
fund managed by Javelin Capital (JCeMAF). In 
emerging markets the lack of trends or market 
direction has meant that the strategy has been unable 
to perform as I would have liked and expected. The 
JCeMAF declined by 5.9% over the year, after costs 
and fees. As markets return to normality I expect the 
JCeMAF to generate returns. The rationale for 
investing in this fund is to provide returns that are not 
correlated to that of equities with the objective to 
produce a more balanced return for the Company 
across the investment cycle. I note that asset classes 
such as Gilts and Gold which are used to achieve the 
same result have returned over the past year -4.5% 
and -24.0% respectively so the performance of the 
JCeMAF should remain in context.

Thirdly I would draw attention to MAM who have had 
an exceptional year both in terms of investment 
performance in their funds and financial performance. 
The Company further reduced its holding in May, by 
the equivalent of 3.5% of the total MAM shares in 
issue. The share sale was alongside and in equal 
proportion to the other founding shareholders and the 
Company now owns 26.7% of MAM. The Board has 
increased the valuation to £46.0m using a consistent 
methodology with that used in previous years. 

Javelin Capital
Whilst the investment environment has not been 
conducive for Javelin Capital’s investment strategy it 
has continued to cut its costs over the last year. These 
amount to a fall of circa 30% and follow large savings 
in the previous year. The breakeven level of external 
third party assets has fallen to approximately £25m 
and the business is now very operationally leveraged to 
the receipt of third party funds which will be predicated 
on an improved performance of the JCeMAF. 

New Company Reporting Framework
New regulations for listed company reporting have 
been introduced and have been implemented for the 
first time by the Company in this Annual Report. These 
new requirements include the introduction of a new 
strategic Report, Audit Committee Report and a 
revised Directors’ Remuneration Report and Auditor’s 
Report. We have also updated relevant parts of the 
Annual Report in conjunction with these new 
requirements which I hope will make the Annual Report 
more comprehensible.

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 

(AIFMD)
I have mentioned in previous statements that the 
Company, in common with other Investment Trusts, will 
have to comply with this new european Directive. The 
AIFMD will require the Company to appoint an 
Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) which will 
be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 
After careful consideration we have determined that the 
most appropriate outcome is for the Company to 
undertake this new role. This new regulation will take 
effect for the Company from 22 July 2014 and it also 
requires the appointment of a depositary. I will provide 
further updates in my future statements.

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Chairman’s statement

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
FATCA is another piece of new regulation impacting 
the Company which would have required reporting by 
the Company to the us tax authorities. I am pleased to 
report that during the year HMRC has reached an 
agreement with the us tax authorities such that the 
impact of FATCA has been substantially diminished. As 
with the AIFMD I will provide further updates in my 
future statements.

Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held on 15 January 2014 at 12.00pm 
at the City of London Club, 19 old Broad street 
London eC2N 1Ds. Details are set out in the notice of 
meeting on page 97. As in prior years there will be 
presentations and an opportunity to ask questions. I 
do hope that you will be able to attend.

Summary
There are still many uncertainties facing the financial 
markets despite signs that in the developed world the 
recovery in financial markets is gaining traction. 
Additionally there are numerous regulatory changes 
that your Company needs to remain abreast of and I 
have spent some time on the AIFMD as this is the 
most relevant from a time perspective.

Against this background and given the company’s 
stated Investment objectives it is satisfactory that over 
the one and three year periods the performance has 
begun to achieve results in line with the peer group of 
similarly aligned Investment Trusts. We remain strongly 
focussed on continuing to improve the Group’s relative 
and absolute financial performance.

Andrew J Adcock Chairman
9 December 2013

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strategic Report

Business Review

Introduction
Majedie Investments PLC (the Company) is an investment trust company with an investment objective to maximise 
total shareholder return whilst increasing dividends by more than the rate of inflation over the long term. In seeking 
to achieve this objective the Board has determined an investment policy and related guidelines and limits (described 
on page 8). Both the investment objective and the investment policy were approved by shareholders at a general 
meeting of the Company on 9 october 2012.

In pursuing the investment objective the Company has a business model that includes other entities, which together 
form the Group. The Group (as consolidated in the financial statements presented in this Annual Report) comprises 
the following active entities:

Entity name

Majedie Investments PLC

Javelin Capital LLP

Nature of Operations

Investment Trust Company investing in equities 
worldwide (including investments in JCeMAF and MAM)

Asset Management (Investment Manager and General 
Administrator to the Company)

Majedie Portfolio Management Limited

Majedie share Plan Manager

Javelin Capital services Limited

Administrative services for Javelin Capital

Majedie unit Trust

unauthorised unit Trust

Further details about the subsidiary entities can be found in note 14 to the Accounts on pages 80 and 81.

under the business model used by the Company all operations are outsourced to other service providers (details can 
be found on pages 24 and 25.), although in accordance with the strategy and guidelines set by the Board and under 
its oversight.

The purpose of the strategic Report (which is the strategic Report for the Group) is to inform the shareholders of 
the Company and help them assess how the directors have performed their duty to promote the success of the 
Company in accordance with section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 by:

•  analysing development and performance using appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs);

•  providing a fair and balanced review of the Company’s business;

•  outlining the principal risks and uncertainties affecting the Company;

•  describing how the Company manages these risks;

•  setting out the Company’s environmental, social and ethical policy;

•  outlining the main trends and factors likely to affect the future development, performance and position of the 

Company’s business; and

•  explaining the future business plans of the Company.

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Business Review

Investment Objective
The Company’s investment objective is to maximise total shareholder return whilst increasing dividends by more 
than the rate of inflation over the long term.

Investment Policy

General
The Company invests principally in securities of publicly quoted companies worldwide and in funds managed by 
Javelin Capital LLP, though it may invest in unquoted securities up to levels set periodically by the Board, including 
its investment in MAM. Investments in unquoted securities, other than those managed by Javelin Capital, (measured 
by reference to the Company’s cost of investment) will not exceed 10 per cent. of the Company’s gross assets.

Risk Diversification
Whilst the Company will at times invest and manage its assets in a manner that is consistent with spreading 
investment risk, there will be no rigid industry, sector, region or country restrictions.

The overall investment approach is based on an analysis of global economies sector trends with a focus on 
companies and sectors judged likely to deliver strong growth over the long term. The number of investments held, 
together with the geographic and sector diversity of the portfolio, enable the Company to spread its risks with regard 
to liquidity, market volatility, currency movements and revenue streams.

The Company will not invest in any holding that would, at the time of investment, represent more than 15 per cent. 
of the value of its gross assets save that the Company may invest up to 25 per cent. of its gross assets in any single 
fund managed by Javelin Capital. The Company will only invest in funds managed by Javelin Capital where the 
Board believes that the investment policy of such funds is consistent with the Company's objective of spreading 
investment risk.

The Company may utilise derivative instruments including index-linked notes, contracts for difference, covered 
options and other equity-related derivative instruments for efficient portfolio management and investment purposes.

Any use of derivatives for investment purposes will be made on the basis of the same principles of risk spreading 
and diversification that apply to the Company’s direct investments, as described above.

Asset Allocation
The assets of the Company are split into four major groups. These are the Core Portfolio, funds managed by Javelin 
Capital LLP, and the Company’s investments in MAM and Javelin Capital LLP.

Benchmark
The Company does not have one overall benchmark, rather each distinct group of assets is viewed independently. 
For the actively managed Core Portfolio the benchmark comprises 70 per cent. FTse All-share Index and 30 per 
cent. FTse World ex-uK Index (sterling) on a total return basis. Any investments made into Javelin Capital LLP 
products are measured against the relevant fund benchmark as contained in the fund’s prospectus. It is important to 
note that in all cases investment decisions and portfolio construction are made on an independent basis. The Board 
however sets various specific portfolio limits for stocks and sectors in order to restrict risk levels from time to time, 
which remain subject to the investment restrictions set out in this section.

Gearing
The Company uses gearing currently via long term debentures. The Board has the ability to borrow up to 100 per cent. of 
adjusted capital and reserves. The Board also reviews the level of gearing (borrowings less cash) on an ongoing basis 
and sets a range at its discretion as appropriate. The Company’s current debenture borrowings are limited by covenant 
to 66 2/3 per cent. and any additional indebtedness is not to exceed 20 per cent. of adjusted capital and reserves.

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Regulatory and Competitive Environment
The Company is an investment trust and has a premium 
listing on the London stock exchange. It is subject to 
uK and european legislation and regulations including 
uK company law, IFRss, Listing, Prospectus and 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules, taxation law and 
the Company’s own Articles of Association. The 
directors are charged with ensuring that the Company 
complies with its objectives as well as these regulations.

under the Companies Act 2006, section 833, the 
Company is defined as an investment company.

The financial statements, starting on page 48, report 
on profits, the changes in equity, the balance sheet 
position and the cash flows in the current and prior 
financial period. This is in compliance with current 
IFRss, supplemented by the Revised statement of 
Recommended Practice for Investment Trust 
Companies and venture Capital Trusts (soRP) issued 
in January 2009. The principal accounting policies of 
the Company are set out in note 1 to the accounts on 
pages 59 to 66. The Auditor’s opinion on the financial 
statements, which is unqualified, appears on pages 45 
to 47.

Total Return Philosophy & Dividend Policy
The directors believe that investment returns will be 
maximised if a total return policy is followed whereby 
the Investment Manager pursues the best opportunities. 
The Company has a comparatively high level of 
revenue reserves for the investment trust sector. At 
£21.8m, the revenue reserves represent approximately 
four times the current annual core dividend distribution. 
The strength of these reserves will from time to time 
assist in underpinning our progressive dividend policy 
in years when the income from the portfolio is 
insufficient to cover completely the annual distribution.

The policy aim is to increase dividends by more than 
inflation over the long term.

Performance Management
The Board uses the following Key Performance Indicators 
(KPIs) to help assess progress against the Company’s 
objectives. Further comments on these KPIs are 
contained in the Chairman’s statement and Investment 
Manager’s Report sections of the strategic Report on 
pages 4 to 6 and pages 12 to 15 respectively.

•  Net Asset value (NAv) and shareholder Total Return:
  The Board believe that asset return is fundamental 
to delivering value over the long term and is a key 
determinant of shareholder return. The Board further 
believe that, in accordance with the Company’s 
objective, the total return basis (which includes 
dividends paid out to shareholders) is the best 
measure of how to measure long term shareholder 
return. The Board at each meeting receives reports 
from the Investment Manager detailing the 
Company’s NAv and shareholder total return 
performance, asset allocation and related analyses. 
Details of the NAv and share price performance for 
the year are shown on page 2.

•  Investment Group performance:
  The Board believes that after asset allocation the 

performance of each of the investment groups (as 
per the investment policy on page 8) is the key 
driver of NAv return and hence shareholder return. 
The Board receives at each meeting detailed reports 
from the Investment Manager showing the 
performance of the investment groups which also 
includes relevant attribution analysis. The Investment 
Manager’s section of the strategic Report on pages 
12 to 15 provides further detail on each investment 
group’s performance for the year.

•  share Price Discount:
  As a closed ended listed investment company the 
share price of the Company can and does differ 
from that of the NAv. This can give rise to a 
premium or discount and as such is another 
component of total shareholder return. The Board is 
cognisant of the Company’s share price discount 
but as noted previously believes that the best 
approach to delivering shareholder value over the 
long term is through asset growth. The Board 
continually monitors the Company’s discount and 
does have the ability to buy back shares if thought 
appropriate although it must be noted that this 
ability is limited by the majority shareholding held by 
members of the Barlow family. Details of movements 
in the Company’s share price discount over the year 
is shown in the Year’s summary on page 2.

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Business Review

•  expenses:
  The Board is aware of the impact of costs on 

returns and is conscious of seeking to minimise 
these both at the Company and Group level. The 
industry wide measure for investment trusts is 
ongoing Charges which seeks to quantify the 
ongoing costs of running the Company. This 
measures the annual normal ongoing costs of an 
Investment Trust excluding performance fees, one 
off expenses and investment dealing costs as a 
percentage of average equity shareholders funds. 
Any investments made into pooled funds are 
included using the Company’s share of estimated 
ongoing fund running costs. The calculation of 
ongoing charges at the Group level is not 
considered as relevant as they include expenses of 
operating subsidiaries which are run on the basis of 
achieving a profit for the Company. Nonetheless the 
Board does pay close attention to costs in the 
subsidiary entities. This can be seen by the 
continued strong reduction in costs at Javelin 
Capital as detailed in the Chairman’s statement 
section of the strategic Report on page 5. Details of 
ongoing charges for the year are shown in the 
Year’s summary on page 2.

•  Dividend Growth:
  Dividends paid to shareholders are an important 

component of the total shareholder return and this 
has been included in the Company’s investment 
objective. The Board is aware of the importance of 
this objective to the Company’s shareholders and 
has maintained the dividend by using some of the 
Company’s large revenue reserves which amount to 
in excess of £21m as at 30 september 2013. In 
monitoring this objective the Board considers that 
requirement to increase dividends by more than the 
rate of inflation over the long term should be 
measured from 1985 when the Company became 
an investment trust. The Board receives detailed 
management accounts and forecasts which show 
the actual and forecast financial outturns, and 
available reserves, for the Company and the Group. 
For the year ended 30 september 2013 dividend 
growth since 1985 has been 4.7% (5.3% including 
special dividends) which is ahead of inflation over 
that period.

Principal Risks
The principal risks and the Company’s policies for 
managing these risks and the policy and practices with 
regard to financial instruments are summarised below 
and in note 25 to the accounts on pages 85 to 94.

The Company has a range of equity investments 
including substantial investments in two unlisted asset 
management businesses, large cap global equities and 
an investment in an emerging market equities absolute 
return fund. The major risk for the Company remains 
investment risk, primarily market risk; however it is 
recognised that the investments in the two unlisted 
asset management businesses, and in particular the 
investment in MAM, represent a degree of 
concentration risk for the Company.

The number of investments held, together with the 
geographic and sector diversity of the portfolio, 
enables the Company to spread its risks with regard to 
liquidity, market volatility, currency movements and 
revenue streams.

under the terms of the Management Agreement the 
Investment Manager manages the Company’s assets. 
The Core Portfolio is managed with various specific 
limits for individual stocks and market sectors which 
are employed to restrict risk levels. The level of portfolio 
risk in the Core Portfolio is assessed in relation to the 
benchmark utilising various portfolio risk management 
tools. It should be noted that whilst we have a 
benchmark in the Core Portfolio, the portfolio is 
constructed independently and can be significantly 
different. Therefore the Core Portfolio can experience 
periods of volatility over the short term. Also the level of 
risk at a net asset value level increases with gearing. In 
certain circumstances cash balances may be raised to 
reduce the effective level of gearing. This would result 
in a lower level of risk in absolute terms.

other risks faced by the Company include the following:

i.  Strategy Risk:

an inappropriate investment strategy could result in 
poor returns for shareholders and a widening of the 
discount of the share price to the NAv per share. 
The Board regularly reviews strategy with the 
Investment Manager in relation to a range of issues 
including the allocation of assets between 
geographic regions and industrial sectors, level and 
effect of gearing and currency exposure;

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The Company and the Group, when considering their 
day to day operations, aim to conduct themselves 
responsibly, ethically and fairly. Javelin Capital, as the 
Company’s Investment Manager, provides investment 
management services to the Company to assist it to 
meet its objectives. In doing so it operates within the 
guidelines as set by the Board and takes account of 
social, environmental, ethical and human rights factors 
where appropriate.

Gender Diversity
The Board are aware of the recommendations made in 
the Lord Davies Review in 2011 in respect to Board 
diversity. The Company’s policy on diversity is included 
under the Nomination Committee on page 27 and this 
is applied when a new appointment to the Board is 
required. During the year no new appointments were 
made, with the only movement being in respect of 
Mr Hv Reid who retired on 16 January 2013 and was 
not replaced. As such at the year end the composition 
of the Board was that all the directors were male.

on behalf of the Board

Andrew J Adcock Chairman
9 December 2013

ii.  Business Risk:

inappropriate management or controls in either 
MAM and/or Javelin Capital LLP could result in 
financial loss, reputational risk and regulatory 
censure. The Board has representation on both 
entities’ governing boards to monitor business 
financial performance and operations;

iii. Compliance Risk:

failure to comply with regulations could result in the 
Company losing its listing and/or being subjected to 
corporation tax on its capital gains. The Board 
receives and reviews regular reports from the fund 
administrator on its controls in place to prevent non-
compliance of the Company with rules and 
regulations. The Board also receives regular 
investment listings and income forecasts as part of 
its monitoring of compliance with sections 1158 to 
1162 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010; and

iv. Operational Risk:

inadequate financial controls and failure by an 
outsourced supplier to perform to the required 
standard could result in misappropriation of assets, 
loss of income and debtor receipts and mis-reporting 
of NAvs. The Board and Audit Committee regularly 
review statements on internal controls and 
procedures and subject the books and records of the 
Company to an annual external audit. The Corporate 
Governance statement on pages 26 to 30 and the 
Report of the Audit Committee on pages 31 to 34 
provide further information in respect of internal 
control systems and risk management procedures.

The systems in place to manage the Company’s 
internal controls are described further in the Corporate 
Governance statement on page 29.

Employees, Social, Environmental, Ethical and 
Human Rights Policy
The Company is an investment trust company with no 
employees and as such the Board considers that the 
Company has a very limited impact on the 
environment. In respect of the Group the only 
operating business is Javelin Capital which as a small 
asset manager operating in the financial services 
sector from leased premises in the City of London, has 
a very limited impact on the environment. Further 
information can be found in the Directors report on 
page 23.

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Investment Manager’s Report

The Company’s assets are managed in four separate 
major groups which the Board continues to believe 
provide the correct balance in order to achieve the 
Investment objective of maximising shareholder return 
whilst looking to increase dividends by more than the 
rate of inflation over the long term.

The chart on page 15 demonstrates the impact that 
each investment group and other characteristics of the 
Group have made on the Net Assets Performance 
during the year.

Core Portfolio
As at 30 september 2013, the value of the Core 
Portfolio was £78.1m, representing 49.1% of the 
Group’s Total Assets. The Core Portfolio comprises 
holdings in large-cap uK and international stocks, a 
small number of carefully selected mid-cap companies 
and cash, managed under an equity income 
investment mandate. The portfolio is benchmarked to 
perform against an index of 70% in uK listed 
companies and 30% overseas.

During the year, the Core Portfolio Total Return was 
17.4%, an underperformance against its investment 
benchmark of 1.65%. The majority of this 
underperformance occurred in the us portion of the 
portfolio whilst holding a modest amount of cash, in 
what turned out to be a positive year overall for 
markets was also a negative factor, particularly after 
investment sentiment rebounded so quickly towards 
the end of June. However, the portfolio gained around 
0.6% against its investment benchmark during the 
second half of the financial year as markets rotated 
away from international consumer stocks and mining 
stocks gained ground following a significant derating 
during the earlier part of the year.

Apart from a small sell-off during the latter half 
of November, equity markets made steady progress 
during Q4 2012. There was, however, a certain amount 
of tension at the end of the year as a stand-off 
developed in the us Congress over funding 
requirements for the government; these were resolved 
in an eleventh-hour compromise and, as a result, 
markets entered 2013 in robust form. The FTse 100 
index rallied from the 6,000 level at the beginning 
of January and, despite a degree of faltering during the 
end of March and early April, posted strong gains to 
rally by the middle of May to near to its all time record 

closing level of 6,930, last seen as long ago 
as December 1999. Thereafter, a sharp retrenchment 
took place over the following month, exacerbated 
mainly by fears of an ending of the Quantitative easing 
programme carried out by the Federal Reserve in the 
us and also by data indicating that economic growth 
in China was slowing. Global Markets regained their 
equanimity, however, towards the end of June following 
assurances that support for global bond markets 
would not suddenly be turned off. Whilst in the uK, 
markets reacted positively to forward guidance on 
monetary policy by the new Governor of the Bank of 
england indicating that interest rates were unlikely to 
rise until beyond 2015, despite the fact that economic 
data from the uK showed that growth was starting to 
pick up quite sharply. Following a sharp rally early 
in July, markets remained generally range-bound until 
the end of the summer.

In the uK, which comprises the majority of the 
portfolio’s holding by value (67%), it was satisfactory to 
note that investment performance of the Core Portfolio 
outperformed its benchmark the All share index which 
rose 18.9% on a total return basis. A number of new 
holdings such as GKN, the automotive engineer, 
Pennon, the domestic water utility, AMeC, the global 
oils service provider, Hammerson, the uK and 
european property investor and developer, smith and 
Nephew, the medical equipment company, and 
elementis, a global specialist chemical company with a 
uK listing were introduced, along with ultra electronics, 
the defence contractor. entire holdings in Britvic, the 
soft drinks manufacturer and distributor, Balfour Beatty, 
the building and infrastructure contractor, and Group 4 
securicor, the money handling and prison operating 
company were sold.

In terms of major contributions to the overall 
performance of the portfolio, in the uK, ITv was the 
largest positive. This was a position that had been 
increased during the year and benefitted from 
substantial earnings upgrades and improved investor 
sentiment. other significant positive contributors 
included Inchcape, the international vehicle distributor, 
GKN and IMI, the specialist engineering companies. 
on the negative front, 2013 proved a disappointing 
year for mining stocks in general, although the sector 
picked up relative ground against the broader market 
over the summer when a degree of sector rotation 
away from large global consumer stocks took place. 

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BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and, most particularly, 
Antofagasta were all poor performers over the year but 
continue to be held as prospects for their markets are 
improving, valuations are, by historical standards 
undemanding and recent results have been more 
encouraging. Antofagasta once again paid a 
substantial special dividend this year. BP continued to 
suffer throughout the year as the legal action in the us 
concerning the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico in April 
2010 continued to gather momentum, whilst Group 4 
securicor battled poor media coverage on a variety of 
fronts and also warned on profits. This holding, as has 
been mentioned, has now been sold in its entirety.

In the banking sector, Lloyds TsB was the clear sector 
winner over the year; although the Company does not 
hold Lloyds TsB. Holdings in Barclays and HsBC in 
the uK and JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo in the 
us meant that performance was in line with the 
banking sector over the year.

exposure in europe was again maintained by holding 
overweight positions in countries such as switzerland 
and Norway which are outside the eurozone and it was 
welcome to see some sound contributions from 
Telenor, the Norway based telecommunications 
company, and Roche, the swiss pharmaceutical 
company; statoil, the major Norwegian integrated oil 
company, on the other hand had a rather dull year, 
along with many other large european oil businesses. 
In the us, the performance of the portfolio was 
disappointing; Mosaic, the fertilizer producer, 
experienced a poor year as the longstanding global 
potash pricing agreements disintegrated with a harmful 
impact on profitability. Kelloggs, the well known food 
producer, tailed off over the summer, in line with a 
number of other global food groups. southern 
Company, the domestic utility company, suffered some 
marked underperformance as utility stocks in general 
remained out of fashion. Technology stocks, where the 
portfolio is underweight given the general lack of yield 
in the sector, also benefitted from a pick up in the 
market over the summer, although overall for the year 
this underweight position was broadly neutral. on a 
brighter note, 3M and Illinois Tool Works in the 
industrials sector prospered over the year and at the 
end of the summer a new investment was made in 
eaton, the diversified industrial supply company. The 

rest of the portfolio was broadened and restructured in 
2012. In Japan, which is the largest component of the 
restructured portfolio, the stock market (Nikkei 225) 
rose 31.3% in sterling terms following a general 
election in the Autumn of 2012 and a new resolve to 
revive the economy. The Japanese section of the 
portfolio performed in line with the index as did the 
emerging Market section.

Markets are still prone to move sharply as a result of 
changes, or perceived changes, in policies by the 
major Central Banks, but it was noticeable that the 
recent dual threats of a shutdown in a range of us 
government agencies and possible debt default on us 
treasuries were treated comparatively phlegmatically by 
investors. september 2013 marked the sixth 
anniversary of the beginning of the current round of 
market ferment, when a run developed in Northern 
Rock, so it seems markets have become somewhat 
more accustomed to weathering short term instabilities.

The portfolio, overall, continues to remain orientated 
towards sound income generating stocks which have the 
ability to provide a rising level of dividend payments over 
the long term. This policy results in overweight positions 
being held in areas such as telecommunications, utilities, 
healthcare and major global oil and gas companies. 
The portfolio remains underweight in companies more 
directly exposed to consumer expenditure and also to 
banks, where the need to rebuild balance sheets may 
have an impact on dividend paying capacity in the 
medium term. The portfolio also remains underweight 
in the technology and IT areas, where dividend 
payments are small or non-existent.

equity markets have made good progress over the 
past year and the outlook remains promising given that 
global interest rates appear set to stay at historically 
very low levels and patterns of economic growth are 
now definitely appearing in the us and the uK. The 
eurozone continues to suffer from high levels of 
unemployment, particularly amongst the young, whilst 
the struggle to retain the integrity of the common 
currency will continue to exercise policymakers for 
some time. Given this outlook, the level of cash held 
within the portfolio is lower than usual, although 
sufficient liquidity exists to take advantage of any new 
investment opportunities should they occur.

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Investment Manager’s Report

Finally, we continue to manage a small non-core 
realisation portfolio, consisting of small-cap and early 
stage investments that were initiated between 2005 
and 2008. The objective is to maximise the return 
available by exiting from these stocks wherever 
possible, although by their very nature all of them tend 
to be illiquid and difficult to sell. At the end 
of september 2013 the value of the non-core 
realisation portfolio was £0.9m, representing less than 
1% of the Group’s Total Assets, compared to £3.1m in 
2012. The key decision in this part of the portfolio was 
to write down the value of the holding in vostok 
energy, the Russian gas producer from £1.8m to zero. 
The company has been trying to either float or sell itself 
to a larger entity for some considerable time to no avail 
and is now in a position of default to its bondholders. 
over time, it is possible that some value may accrue to 
shareholders from a wind-up of the company but it is 
now prudent to assume this will not occur.

Javelin Capital Emerging Markets Alpha Fund 

(JCEMAF)
As at 30 september 2013, the value of this holding 
was £30.5m, representing 19.2% of the Group’s Total 
Assets. In November 2012 the Company consolidated 
its exposure to the Javelin Funds into JCeMAF 
following the closure of the QIF Javelin Capital Global 
equity strategies Fund (JCGesF).

The JCeMAF utilises a range of proprietary long/short 
models with an emphasis on emerging Markets. The 
objective of the fund is to deliver absolute returns that 
are uncorrelated to the direction of the Core Portfolio 
and therefore lessening the overall market risk of the 
combined assets of the Company. However emerging 
Market equities were directionless over the past year 
meaning that the strategies have been unable to 
capture market trends This is historically very unusual 
and looking forward, experience continues to suggest 
that market trends will eventually reassert themselves 
and the strategies will then be well placed to benefit. 
over the year the uCITs fund returned -5.9% after 
costs and fees.

Majedie Asset Management (MAM)
As at 30th september 2013 the value was raised to 
£46.0m, representing 28.9% of the Group’s Total 
Assets. MAM was launched in 2002 using finance 
provided by the Company, which retains a 26.7% 
interest following some share sales during the year. The 
business has grown to approximately £7.7bn in assets 
under management, predominantly long-only equity 
mandates for institutional clients.

Its market leading investment performance has been 
recognised by the loyalty of its clients. It remains well 
financed and highly profitable. During the year, £2.3m 
was received in dividend income from MAM and the 
Company received £5.9m from sales of MAM stock, 
in December 2012 and June 2013. 

Further details concerning the determination of the 
valuation of MAM are described in the Report of the 
Audit Committee on pages 31 to 34.

Javelin Capital
As at 30 september 2013, the net assets in Javelin 
Capital have been included in the Consolidated 
Accounts at £2.5m, representing 1.6% of the Group’s 
Total Assets. This represents the original investment 
less start-up costs and losses incurred to date and is 
in accordance with consolidation accounting rules. In 
the Company accounts the value of the investment in 
Javelin Capital has been valued at cost, being £8.0m.

Javelin Capital remains focussed on gaining assets 
under management in accordance with its revised 
business plan. The Company holds an equity 
participation of 75% whilst the remaining 25% is held 
by the individual partners. The performance of the 
uCITs fund (JCeMAF) has been discussed earlier.

Further details concerning the determination of the 
valuation of Javelin Capital in the Group and Company 
accounts are described in the Report of the Audit 
Committee on pages 31 to 34.

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Development of Net Asset Value
The chart below demonstrates the Group’s Net Asset 
value (NAv) development during the year to 
30 september 2013. In aggregate, the NAv has 
increased by £13.0m, having incurred net 
administration and finance costs of £4.4m, and having 
paid out £5.5m in dividends. In relation to the Group’s 
investments, the Core Portfolio gained £11.6m, 

including the receipt of dividends, whilst MAM provided 
a total contribution of £15.2m, being dividends of 
£2.3m, total capital gains of £12.9m (comprising 
unrealised gains attributable to the increase in the 
valuation of £7.2m and realised gains totalling £5.7m 
from the sale of MAM stock during the year). Lastly the 
non core realisation portfolio declined by £2.1m and 
the JCeMAF by £1.8m during the year.

+£15.2m (£2.1m)

(£1.8m)

(£1.6m)

(£2.8m)

(£5.5m)

£125.2m

+£11.6m

£112.2m

NAV 
30.09.12

Core
Portfolio

MAM

Non-Core
Realisation
Portfolio

JCEMAF

Net Admin
Costs

Finance
Costs

Dividends
Paid

NAV 
30.09.13

Note:  Net admin costs are net of Javelin Capital management fee income as received from external investors and also in 

respect of the Company’s investment in the JCeMAF.

Investment Outlook
The outlook for equity markets is, as has been 
mentioned, looking relatively promising given the 
resumption of economic growth in the developed 
economies of the West and the low level of interest 
rates globally. However, the peripheral eurozone 
countries continue to struggle with high levels of debt 
and unemployment and the impasse between 
Democrats and Republicans over us government 
expenditure, whilst temporarily resolved, is still a major 
issue to be revisited early in 2014. The timing of the 
start of ‘tapering’ by the Federal Reserve – or the 
reduction in scope of its bond purchase programme – 
is also a major factor in assessing the demand for 
equities. In China, where growth seems to be resuming 

again after a pause during 2013, there are still real 
worries about the integrity of the banking system and 
in Japan, Mr Abe’s ambitious reform plans are at a 
relatively early stage. Nevertheless, the appetite 
amongst global investors for new equity issues has 
definitely risen over the past few months and a pick-up 
in activity in mergers and acquisitions can be 
anticipated given the healthy state of major corporate 
balance sheets. on balance, we look forward to the 
prospects for markets in 2014 with cautious optimism. 

Nick Rundle Investment Director 
Javelin Capital LLP 
9 December 2013

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Asset Distribution

at 30 september 2013

Classification of Assets
Oil & Gas Producers
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
Oil & Gas
Chemicals
Mining
Basic Materials
Aerospace & Defence
Construction & Materials
Electronic & Electrical Equipment
General Industrials
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Metals & Mining
Support Services
Industrials
Automobiles & Parts
Beverages
Food Producers
Tobacco
Consumer Goods
Health Care, Equipment & Services
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Health Care
Food & Drug Retailers
General Retailers
Leisure Goods
Media
Travel & Leisure
Consumer Services
Fixed Line Telecommunications
Mobile Telecommunications
Telecommunications
Electricity
Gas, Water & Multi Utilities
Utilities
Banks
Equity Investment Instruments
General Financial
Life Insurance/Assurance
Non Life Insurance/Assurance
Real Estate Investment & Services
Financials
Software & Computer Services
Technology & Hardware Equipment
Technology
Unlisted
Javelin Funds
Total Equities
Total Non-current Assets
Cash And Cash Equivalents
% Total at 30 September 2013

United
Kingdom
%
4.7
0.6
5.3
0.5
3.0
3.5
0.9

North
America
%
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.8

0.8

0.7
0.6

0.8
3.0
0.7

0.6
0.8
2.1
0.6
1.6
2.2
0.9
1.2

1.7

3.8

1.7
1.7
0.5
1.4
1.9
3.0

1.1
1.3
1.2
1.3
7.9

29.4

60.8
60.8
3.7
64.5

0.7
0.6

1.3

0.4
0.5
0.5
1.4

0.5
0.5

0.5

0.5
1.0
0.5

0.5
0.5

0.5
0.9
0.1

1.0

0.5
0.5
0.3

8.8
8.8

8.8

Continental
Europe
%
0.5

Pacific
Basin
% 

0.5
0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.6

1.1
1.1

0.5

0.5

0.6
0.6

4.2
4.2

4.2

0.1
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.1
 0.1
0.1
0.7
0.4

0.1
0.5

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3

0.6

0.1
0.1

0.1
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.2

2.9
2.9

2.9

Rest of
World
%
0.1

0.1

0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1

19.3
19.6
19.6

19.6

Total
2013
%
5.7
1.2
6.9
1.7
3.1
4.8
0.9

0.8
1.5
1.3
0.1
0.9
5.5
1.1
0.4
1.7
1.4
4.6
0.6
3.4
4.0
1.0
1.7

2.2
0.5
5.4
0.6
2.6
3.2
1.0
1.4
2.4
4.5
0.1
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.4
9.8
0.1
0.6
0.7
29.7
19.3
96.3
96.3
3.7
100.0

Total
2012
%
7.1
0.6
7.7
1.1
3.9
5.0
0.8
0.4
1.0
1.2
1.2
0.1
1.6
6.3
0.3
0.9
1.1
1.3
3.6

3.5
3.5
1.1
1.6
1.3
0.5

4.5
0.6
2.7
3.3
1.3
1.0
2.3
4.7
1.1
1.4

1.0
0.7
8.9

0.4
0.4
28.8
9.7
84.0
84.0
16.0
100.0

The Fund as analysed on pages 16 to 19 comprises listed and unlisted investments totalling £151,939,000; including the investment in JCeMAF of £30,460,000; and cash/
cash equivalents (as adjusted for amounts due to/from brokers for settlement) of £5,761,000

unlisted investments comprise an amount of £46,000,000 in respect of the investment of MAM and £864,000 in respect of equity investments in various companies. 
suspended stocks have been analysed in their listed sectors.

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strategic Report

Twenty Largest uK Investments

at 30 september 2013

Company

MAM1

Royal Dutch shell ‘B’

HsBC

BP

vodafone

GlaxosmithKline

Rio Tinto

Barclays

ITv 

BHP Billiton 

Centrica 

British Land

Imperial Tobacco

Antofagasta

GKN2

smiths Group 

Aviva

BAe systems

Jardine Lloyd Thompson

W H smith

2013

2012

 Market Value
£000

46,000

% of
Fund4

29.2

 Market value
£000

39,000

% of
Fund4

26.8

3,842

2,845

2,815

2,646

2,492

1,965

1,857

1,753

1,547

1,386

1,299

1,258

1,228

1,197

1,119

1,091

1,091

1,087

992

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

4,176

3,010

3,164

2,856

2,712

2,020

1,397

575

1,732

1,475

914

802

1,578

933

1,036

1,203

766

750

2.9

2.1

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.4

0.9

0.4

1.2

1.0

0.6

0.6

1.1

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.5

0.5

79,510

50.4

70,099

48.2

Ten Largest overseas Investments

at 30 september 2013

Company

JCeMAF (Lux)3

Roche (switzerland)

Illinois Tool Works (usA)

Telenor (Norway)

3M (usA)

schlumberger (usA)

Nestlé (switzerland)

McDonalds (usA) 

vivendi (France)

Altria (usA)

1 unlisted

2013

2012

 Market Value
£000

30,460

% of
Fund4

19.3

 Market value
£000

14,144

999

942

917

885

873

863

861

853

849

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

810

736

785

772

806

625

824

605

827

% of
Fund4

9.7

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.6

0.4

0.6

38,502

24.4

20,934

14.3

2 There is no comparative information for the investments listed as they represent new holdings.

3 JCeMAF is a sub-fund of the serviced Platform sICAv, a Luxembourg uCITs established by Goldman sachs and advised by Javelin Capital.

4 As defined on page 16.

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valuation of Investments

Holdings valued over £100,000 at 30 september 2013

Company 

Market Value  % of
£000  Fund1

Company 

Market Value  % of
£000  Fund1

Company 

Market Value  % of
£000  Fund1

Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas Producers
BG Group 
826  0.5% 
BP 
2,815  1.8% 
exxon Mobil (usA) 
664  0.4% 
3,842  2.4% 
Royal Dutch shell 'B' 
sasol ADR (south Africa)  119  0.1% 
841  0.5%
statoil (Norway) 

Oil Equipment, Services   
& Distribution
AMeC 
schlumberger (usA) 

913  0.6% 
873  0.6%

Industrials
Aerospace & Defence
BAe systems  
ultra electronic 

1,091  0.7% 
378  0.2%

Electronic & Electrical Equipment
Hon Hai Precision GDR 
  (Taiwan) 
samsung electronic GDR  
  (Korea) 
siemens (Germany) 

248  0.2% 
744  0.5%

135  0.1% 

Health Care
Health Care, Equipment & Services
964  0.6%
smith & Nephew 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
2,492  1.6% 
GlaxosmithKline  
Johnson & Johnson (usA)  803  0.5% 
999  0.6% 
Roche (switzerland) 
689  0.4% 
sanofi (France) 
221  0.1%
Takeda (Japan) 

General Industrials
3M (usA) 
eaton (usA) 
smiths Group 

885  0.6% 
213  0.1% 
1,119  0.7%

Consumer Services
Food & Drug Retailers
Greggs 
sainsbury (J) 
Woolworths (Aus) 

530  0.3% 
979  0.6% 
149  0.1%

843  0.5% 
916  0.6% 
992  0.6%

1,753  1.1% 
893  0.6% 
853  0.5%

861  0.5%

General Retailers
Home Depot (usA) 
Inchcape 
WH smith 

Media
ITv 
uBM  
vivendi (France) 

Travel & Leisure
McDonalds (usA) 

Telecommunications
Fixed Line Telecommunications
AT&T (usA) 

731  0.5%

Mobile Telecommunications  
America Movil ADR (Mexico) 104  0.1% 
224  0.1% 
NTT Docomo (Japan) 
141  0.1% 
softbank (Japan) 
917  0.6% 
Telenor (Norway) 
2,646  1.7%
vodafone  

655  0.4% 

795  0.5% 
839  0.5% 
505  0.3%

Industrial Engineering
Illinois Tool Works (usA)  942  0.6% 
946  0.6%
IMI 

Industrial Metals & Mining
Posco ADR (Korea) 

136  0.1%

1,228  0.8% 
1,547  1.0% 
164  0.1% 
1,965  1.2%

Support Services
Babcock 
Bunzl 

837  0.5% 
535  0.3%

Consumer Goods
Automobiles & Parts
GKN 
Honda (Japan) 
Hyundai GDR (Asia) 
Toyota (Japan) 

Beverages
Coca-Cola (usA) 

Food Producers
Kelloggs (usA) 
Nestlé (switzerland) 
unilever 

1,197  0.7% 
195  0.1% 
133  0.1% 
185  0.1%

585  0.4%

798  0.5% 
863  0.6% 
854  0.5%

Tobacco
Altria (usA) 
Imperial Tobacco 
Japan Tobacco (Japan) 

849  0.5% 
1,258  0.8% 
213  0.1%

Basic Materials
Chemicals
Bayer (Germany) 
Du Pont De Nemours  
  (usA) 
elementis 
Mosaic (usA) 

Mining
Antofagasta 
BHP Billiton  
BHP Billiton (Aus) 
Rio Tinto 

1 As defined on page 16.

Based on country of listing and operation. Depositary Receipts are based on country of origin.

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Company 

Market Value  % of
£000  Fund1

Company 

Market Value  % of
£000  Fund1

Company 

Market Value  % of 
Fund
£000 

Technology
Technology & Hardware Equipment
102  0.1% 
Canon Inc. (Japan) 
Qualcomm Inc. (usA) 
748  0.5% 
samsung electronic (Asia)  248  0.2%

Unlisted Investments
AoI Medical (usA) 
152  0.1% 
Buried Hill energy (usA)  244  0.2% 
46,000  29.2% 
MAM 
389  0.2%
Mitra energy 

Javelin Funds
JCeMAF (Lux) 

30,460  19.3%

Utilities
Electricity
southern Company (usA)  712  0.5% 
840  0.5%
sse 

Gas, Water & Multi Utilities
Centrica  
Pennon Group 

1,386  0.9% 
839  0.5%

1,857  1.2% 

Financials
Banks
Barclays   
Commonwealth Bank  
133  0.1% 
  of Australia (Aus) 
2,845  1.8% 
HsBC 
JP Morgan Chase (usA)  606  0.4% 
221  0.1% 
Mitsubishi (Japan) 
Mizuho (Japan) 
127  0.1% 
sumitomo Mitsui (Japan)  164  0.1% 
791  0.5% 
Wells Fargo (usA) 
134  0.1%
Westpac Banking (Aus) 

General Financial
IG Group 
Investec 
Ishares MsCI south  
  Africa Index eTF (usA)  182  0.1% 
166  0.1%
Wesfarmers (Aus) 

724  0.5% 
901  0.6% 

Life Insurance
AIA Group (Hong Kong) 
Aviva  
Legal & General 

196  0.1% 
1,091  0.7% 
981  0.6%

Non Life Insurance
Beazley 
839  0.5% 
Jardine Lloyd Thompson  1,087  0.7%

Real Estate Investments & 
Services
British Land 
Cheung Kong  
  (Hong Kong) 
Hammerson 

1,299  0.8% 

212  0.1% 
752  0.5%

1 As defined on page 16.

Based on country of listing and operation. Depositary Receipts are based on country of origin.

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R David C Henderson* FCA
Mr Henderson, a Chartered Accountant, is currently 
special Advisor to Kleinwort Benson, Chairman of 
Alder Asset Management and is also a Non-executive 
Director of Novae Group plc, MM&K Limited and 
Chairman of the CoIF Charity Funds. Previously he 
was Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank from 
2004 to 2008 having held various senior roles in the 
Kleinwort Benson Group since 1995. Prior to that he 
spent 11 years at Russell Reynolds Associates which 
followed 10 years at Morgan Grenfell & Co and 6 years 
at what is now Baker Tilly. He was appointed as a 
Director of Majedie on 22 september 2011, is 
Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the 
Remuneration, Nomination and Management 
engagement Committees.

* Non-executive.

Board of Directors

This page forms part of the Director’s Report

Andrew J Adcock* MA Chairman
Mr Adcock was the managing partner of Brompton 
Asset Management LLP until he retired in July 2011. He 
is a non-executive director of Majedie Portfolio 
Management Limited, F&C Global smaller Companies 
PLC, Kleinwort Benson Holdings Limited and Kleinwort 
Benson Bank Limited. He was appointed as a non-
executive director of Foxtons Group plc and JP Morgan 
european Investment Trust plc in september 2013. He 
is also a Director of the samuel Courtauld Trust and 
The Courtald Institute of Art. He was vice Chairman, 
Citigroup Corporate Finance until his retirement in 
2009. Previously he was a Partner for three years at 
Lazards LLC which followed ten years at BZW as the 
Managing Director of De Zoete & Bevan Limited. He 
was appointed a director of Majedie on 1 April 2008 
and is the Chairman of the Board and Nomination 
Committee and a member of the Remuneration, 
Management engagement and Audit Committees.

J William M Barlow BA
Mr Barlow was appointed Chief operating officer of 
Javelin Capital LLP on 27 June 2011, before which he 
was at Newedge Group, which is a Prime Broker for 
hedge funds. Previously he was Managing Director of 
DnB Asset Management (uK) Limited having been 
appointed in 2002. He joined skandia Asset 
Management Limited as an equity portfolio manager in 
1991. Mr Barlow was appointed to the Board in July 
1999 and is a director of Majedie Portfolio 
Management Limited and Javelin Capital services 
Limited, and is also a non-executive director of Majedie 
Asset Management Limited and on 1 February 2013, 
became a member of Javelin Capital LLP.

Paul D Gadd*
Mr Gadd was appointed as a director of Majedie on 
1 october 2009. He is a solicitor and has spent 17 
years with Ashurst, retiring in 2009 after 10 years as a 
partner, latterly as head of Ashurst’s investment 
company practice. He is Chairman of the 
Remuneration and Management engagement 
Committees and is a member of the Nomination and 
Audit Committees.

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Directors’ Report

The directors submit their report and the accounts 
for the year ended 30 September 2013.

Introduction
The Directors’ Report includes the Corporate 
Governance statement, which can be found on pages 
26 to 30, the Report of the Audit Committee, which 
can be found on pages 31 to 34 and the Directors’ 
Remuneration Report on pages 35 to 43. A review of 
the Company’s business is contained in the strategic 
Report which includes the Chairman’s statement and 
should be read in conjunction with the Directors’ 
Report.

Principal Activity and Status
The Company is a public limited company and an 
investment company under section 833 of the 
Companies Act 2006. It operates as an investment 
trust and is not a close company.

New regulations for obtaining and retaining investment 
trust status apply to the Company with effect from 
1 January 2012. one of the principal changes under 
the new investment trust tax regime is to remove the 
restriction that no single investment can represent 
more than 15 per cent. of gross assets at the time of 
its acquisition, and to replace this with a risk 
diversification approach; however, the 15 per cent. limit 
remains a restriction in the Company’s investment 
policy as detailed on page 8. An application for 
approval as an investment trust under the new regime 
has been made and accepted by HM Revenue & 
Customs. Accordingly, the Company will be treated as 
an investment trust company for the year ended 
30 september 2013 and for each subsequent 
accounting period, subject to there being no 
subsequent serious breaches of the regulations.

Results and Dividend
Consolidated net revenue return before taxation 
amounted to £3,656,000 (2012: £2,681,000). The 
directors recommend a final ordinary dividend of 6.3p 
per ordinary share, payable on 22 January 2014 to 
shareholders on the register at the close of business 
on 10 January 2014. Together with the interim dividend 
of 4.2p per share paid on 26 June 2013, this makes a 
total distribution of 10.5p per share in respect of the 
financial year (2012: 10.5p per share).

Risk Management and Objectives 
The Company as an investment trust, and the Group, 
are subject to various risks in pursuing their objectives. 
The nature of these risks and the controls and policies 
in place across the Group that are used to minimise 
these risks are further detailed in the strategic Report 
on pages 10 and 11 and in note 25 of the Accounts on 
pages 85 to 94.

Directors
The directors in office at the date of this report are 
listed on page 20.

Directors’ retirement by rotation and appointment is 
subject to the Company’s Articles of Association and 
the uK Corporate Governance Code.

The Company’s Articles of Association require that at 
every Annual General Meeting any director who has not 
retired from office at the preceding two Annual General 
Meetings shall stand for re-appointment by the 
Company. Therefore none of the non-executive 
directors are required to stand for re-appointment under 
these provisions at the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

In accordance with Listing Rule 15.2.13A and in 
accordance with the uK Corporate Governance Code 
with respect of directors who have served over nine 
years, Mr JWM Barlow, being Chief operating officer 
of Javelin Capital LLP, the Investment Manager, must 
submit himself for annual re-appointment.

The Board has considered the continued appointment 
of Mr JWM Barlow who has served for over 13 years. 
The Board’s view is that length of tenure does not 
compromise independence and that experience and 
continuity can add strength to a Board. The Board is 
conscious of the need to maintain continuity on the 
Board and believes retaining directors with sufficient 
experience of both the Company and the markets is of 
great benefit to the shareholders. The Board believes 
that the performance of Mr JWM Barlow continues to 
be effective, that he demonstrates commitment to his 
role and has a range of business, financial and asset 
management skills and experience relevant to the 
direction and control of the Company.

The Board, having considered his performance within 
the annual Board performance evaluation, hereby 
recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the 
proposed re-appointment.

  RePoRT & ACCouNTs 2013  21 

Directors’ Report

Qualifying Third Party Indemnity Provisions 
There are no qualifying third party indemnity provisions 
or qualifying pension scheme indemnity provisions 
which would require disclosure under section 236 of 
the Companies Act 2006.

Directors’ Interests
Beneficial interests in ordinary shares as at:

Mr AJ Adcock 
Mr JWM Barlow 
Mr PD Gadd 

30 September 
2013 

20,000 
658,779 
10,000 

1 october 
2012

20,000 
658,779 
10,000

Mr RDC Henderson has no beneficial interest in the 
shares of the Company.

Non-beneficial interests in ordinary shares as trustees 
for various settlements as at:

Mr JWM Barlow 

2,160,779 

2,160,779

30 September 
2013 

1 october 
2012

There have been no changes to any of the above 
holdings between 30 september 2013 and the date of 
this report.

Substantial Shareholdings
At 30 November 2013 the Company has been notified 
of the following substantial holdings in shares carrying 
voting rights:

Mr Hs Barlow 

Beneficial  
Non-beneficial 

15,017,619  28.59%
1.17%
7,103,119  13.52%

613,084 

sir JK Barlow 

Axa Group 
1607 Capital  
   Partners LLC  Non-beneficial  2,638,427 
1,776,241 
Mr MHD Barlow   Beneficial 
Non-beneficial  1,360,750 
1,561,805 
Beneficial 
869,086 
Non-beneficial 
Mr GB Barlow 
877,433 
Non-beneficial 
Miss Ae Barlow  Non-beneficial  1,784,948 
658,779 
Mr JWM Barlow  Beneficial 
Non-beneficial  2,160,779 

5.02%
3.38%
2.59%
2.97%
1.65%
1.67%
3.40%
1.25%
4.11%

The substantial voting rights disclosed above include 
the total holdings of shares within certain trusts where 
there are other beneficiaries.

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There have been no changes to any of the above 
holdings between 31 october 2013 and the date of 
this report.

Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held at City of 
London Club, 19 old Broad street, London eC2N 1Ds 
on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at 12:00 noon. The 
notice convening the Annual General Meeting is set out 
on pages 97 to 101.

The Board considers that Resolutions 1 to 9 are likely 
to promote the success of the Company and are in the 
best interests of the Company and its shareholders as 
a whole. The Directors unanimously recommend that 
you vote in favour of the Resolutions as they intend to 
do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.

Purchase of Own Shares
since 1 october 2012, and up to the date of this 
report, the Company has made no market purchases 
for cancellation of ordinary shares. At the Annual 
General Meeting in 2013 the directors were given 
power to buy back 7,873,947 ordinary shares. since 
the Annual General Meeting the directors have not 
bought any shares under this authority. This authority 
will expire at the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

However, the directors consider it desirable that the 
Company be authorised to make such purchases and 
accordingly shareholder approval is sought at the 
Annual General Meeting to renew the authority of the 
Company to exercise the power contained in its 
Articles of Association to make market purchases of its 
own shares. The maximum number of shares which 
may be purchased under this authority is 7,873,947 
being 14.99% of the issued share capital. Any shares 
so purchased will be cancelled. The restrictions on 
such purchases, (including minimum and maximum 
prices), are outlined in the Notice of Meeting on 
page 97.

The Authority will be used where the directors consider 
it to be in the best interests of the shareholders.

Capital Structure
As part of its corporate governance the Board keeps 
under review the capital structure of the Company. At 
30 september 2013 the Company had a nominal issued 
share capital of £5,252,800 comprising 52,528,000 
ordinary shares of 10p each, carrying one vote each. 
All of the shares of the Company are listed on the 
London stock exchange which is a regulated market.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Board seeks each year to renew the authority of 
the Company to make market purchases of its own 
shares. However, the Board is only likely to use such 
authority in special circumstances. In general the 
directors believe that the discount to net assets will be 
reduced sustainably over the long term by the creation 
of value through the development of the business.

In 1994 and 2000 the Company issued two long term 
debentures: £15m 9.5% debenture stock 2020 and 
£25m 7.25% debenture stock 2025 respectively. In 
2004 the Company redeemed £1.5m of the 2020 issue 
and £4.3m of the 2025 issue as an opportunity arose 
to redeem at an attractive price.

As noted above gearing is via two long term 
debentures. The limits on the ability to borrow are 
described in the investment policy on page 8. The 
Board is responsible for setting the overall gearing 
range in which the Investment Manager may operate.

Details of gearing levels are contained in the Year’s 
summary on page 2, and in note 25 to the Accounts on 
page 94.

There is one employee share scheme operated by the 
Group. Further details are in note 24 to the accounts 
on pages 83 and 84.

There are: no restrictions on voting rights; no restrictions 
concerning the transfer of securities in the Company; 
no special rights with regard to control attached to 
securities; no agreements between holders of securities 
regarding their transfer known to the Company; and no 
agreements which the Company is party to that might 
affect its control or trigger any compensatory payments 
for directors, following a takeover bid.

Notice period for general meetings
The Board believes that it is in the best interests of 
shareholders of the Company to have the ability to call 
meetings on 14 days’ clear notice should a matter 
require urgency. The Board will therefore, as last year, 
propose a resolution at the Annual General Meeting to 
approve the reduction in the minimum notice period 
from 21 clear days to 14 clear days for all general 
meetings other than annual general meetings. The 
directors do not intend to use fewer than 21 clear 
days’ notice unless immediate action is required.

Future Developments
The Chairman’s statement and the Investment 
Manager’s Report sections of the strategic Report on 
pages 12 to 15 provide details concerning relevant 
future developments of the Company and the Group in 
the forthcoming year.

Employees, Social, Environmental, Ethical and 
Human Rights policy
The Company has no employees and as a result the 
Group has limited impact on the environment.

The Company has appointed Javelin Capital LLP to 
manage its portfolio of investments. Javelin has been 
tasked with managing the portfolio, and its operations, 
with a view to achieving the Company’s investment 
objective and in doing so takes account of social, 
environmental, ethical and human rights factors, 
where appropriate.

Carbon Reporting
In accordance with the Companies Act 2006 (strategic 
Report and Directors’ Reports) Regulations 2013, the 
Company is required to report on its greenhouse gas 
emissions for those financial years ending on or after 
30 september 2013. In accordance with the regulations 
the Company has determined that its organisational 
boundary, to which entities the regulations apply, is 
consistent with its consolidated financial accounts.

The Group operates in the financial services sector and 
in common with many organisations employs 
outsourcing such that most of its activities are 
performed by other outside organisations which do not 
give rise to any reportable emissions by the Group. 
However the Group, via its subsidiary Javelin Capital 
LLP, does undertake activities at its leased premises. In 
accordance with the provision of the centrally provided 
building services (including heating, light, cooling etc) to 
all lessees in the building by the landlord it is considered 
that the Group does not have emissions responsibility 
in respect of these services, which rather rest with the 
landlord. Javelin does however have responsibility for 
various other emissions in the usage of electricity by its 
office equipment in the course of undertaking its duties 
but it is not able to determine their amounts as 
compared to those provided by the landlord.

Additionally the Company has many investments in 
companies around the world, however the Company 
does not have the ability to control the activities of 
these investee companies and as such has no 
responsibility for their emissions.

  RePoRT & ACCouNTs 2013  23 

Directors’ Report

Therefore the directors’ believe that the Group has no 
reportable emissions for the year ended 30 september 
2013.

Donations 
The Company made no political or charitable donations 
during the year (2012: nil) to organisations either within 
or outside of the eu.

Post Balance Sheet Events
There have been no significant post balance sheet 
events of the Company or its subsidiaries.

Material Contracts
•  Javelin Capital LLP

i. LLP Agreement 
The investment in Javelin Capital LLP is in 
accordance with the terms of a Limited Liability 
Partnership Agreement dated 31 August 2010, 
which was subsequently amended and restated on 
29 June 2011. The revised terms include:

•  The Company has provided £8m in capital, 

which will attract interest at a commercial rate, 
until it is repaid from future Javelin Capital LLP 
profits. This repayment has priority over other 
distributions from residual profits.

•  The Company has a 75% interest in Javelin 

Capital LLP with the other partners holding the 
remaining 25%. on achieving certain pre-set 
financial targets, which were revised in conjunction 
with the restructure in June 2011, the Company 
will reduce its interest to ultimately 55%.

•  The agreement provides for various types of 

profit share including performance fee, bonus 
and residual profit share. under the agreement 
the Company is to receive an entitlement to 
profits equal to its capital contribution plus 
accumulated interest first before other partners 
are entitled to bonus or residual profit shares.

•  The Board has representation on the Javelin 
Capital Management Board (Javelin Capital 
governance is outlined in the Corporate 
Governance statement on page 29), including 
the appointment of the Chairman. This includes 
various control, meeting and voting rights. The 
agreement also provides for the requirement to 
obtain Majedie approval in a variety of areas 
including anything considered a restricted matter. 
The Board can appoint or remove the Managing 
Partner who has day to day operational control 
and also must approve his remuneration.

•  In the event of a sale proposed by the Company 
the agreement includes drag along provisions 
including certain pre-emption rights to the 
other partners.

There are also two side letters that relate to the LLP 
Agreement which provide for a possible change in 
control rights and provide for the liability of partners in 
respect of their capital and current account balances.

ii.  Management and Administration 

Services Agreements

  The Board has appointed Javelin Capital LLP as its 
investment manager and general administrator. The 
terms of the appointment are defined under a 
Management Agreement and Administration 
services Agreement dated 31 August 2010. The 
agreement divides the Company’s investments into 
distinct portfolios which are the Core Portfolio, non-
core portfolio, MAM, Javelin Capital Funds and the 
Treasury account. The fees payable under the 
Management Agreement are detailed below:

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Fund/Portfolio 

Core Portfolio*** 
Treasury Account 
MAM 
JCeMAF^ 

Management 
Fee 

0.70% p.a.* 
0.70% p.a. 

NIL** 

1-1.25% p.a. 

Performance 
Fee
10%†
NIL 
NIL**
10-20%‡

Policy on Payment of Suppliers
It is the Company’s policy to settle all investment 
transactions in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of the relevant market in which it operates. 
All other expenses are paid on a timely basis in the 
ordinary course of business.

*  The management fee is on a sliding scale ranging from 0.7% p.a. to 0.4% p.a. 

based on the combined value of the core and non-core portfolios.

†  The performance fee is based on outperformance against the benchmark on a 

rolling three year basis.

^  The JCeMAF is a sub-fund of the serviced Platform sICAv, which is a 

Luxembourg based uCITs.

**  The agreements provide for a fee of £60,000 per annum in respect of 

MAM duties.

‡  The fees are as set in the funds documentation. The performance fee entitlement 
only occurs once the hurdle has been exceeded and is calculated on a high 
water mark basis.

*** The non-core portfolio attracts a management fee as per the Core Portfolio but 

has no performance fee.

The Management Agreement entitles either party to 
terminate the arrangement with six months’ notice 
after an initial period of three years. Additionally the 
Company can terminate the Manager’s appointment 
in respect of a distinct portfolio if the performance of 
that portfolio falls below a nominated benchmark. 
The Administration services Agreement delegated, 
to Javelin Capital LLP, various rights to enable it to 
act as general administrator. Fees payable under the 
Administration services Agreement are capped at 
£265,000 per annum with fees agreed on a cost 
only basis. The Administration services Agreement 
may be terminated on three months’ notice.

iii. Intra Group Asset Lease Agreement 
The asset lease agreement with Javelin Capital 
services Limited identifies certain assets to be 
leased to and used by Javelin. Javelin will pay a 
lease charge equal to the depreciation suffered by 
the Company on those assets. The agreement 
provides for these assets to be transferred to Javelin 
at a future date at net book value.

•  Capita sinclair Henderson Ltd 

The Board has appointed Capita sinclair Henderson 
Ltd (trading as Capita Asset services) in November 
2000 to act as Company secretary and undertake 
fund administration services. The terms of Capita 
sinclair Henderson Ltd’s appointment are defined 
under a secretarial and administration services 
agreement dated 6 February 2012. The agreement 
entitles either party to terminate the arrangement with 
twelve months’ notice.

At 30 september 2013 the Group and the Company 
had eleven and ten days respectively of suppliers’ 
invoices outstanding in respect of trade creditors (2012: 
Group: nine days; Company: eight days).

Disclosure of Information to Auditors
As far as each of the directors are aware:

•  there is no relevant audit information of which the 

Company’s Auditors are unaware; and

•  they have taken all steps that they ought to have 
taken as directors in order to make themselves 
aware of any relevant audit information and to 
establish that the Company’s Auditors are aware of 
that information.

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in 
accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the 
Companies Act 2006.

Auditors
ernst & Young LLP were re-appointed as Auditors on 
16 January 2013. ernst & Young LLP have indicated 
their willingness to continue in office and a resolution 
will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to 
re-appoint them as Auditors.

Going Concern
The directors believe, after review and due consideration 
of future forecast and cashflow projections, that the 
Company has adequate financial resources to continue 
in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For 
this reason and taking account of the large number of 
readily realisable investments held within its portfolio, 
the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis 
in preparing the financial statements.

By order of the Board 
Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited  
Company secretary 
9 December 2013

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Corporate Governance statement

The Corporate Governance statement forms part of the Directors’ Report.

Messrs AJ Adcock, PD Gadd and RDC Henderson are 
considered to be independent as defined by the Code 
but the Board considers that all directors exercise their 
judgements in an independent manner. The Chairman’s 
other commitments are in his biography on page 20.

The Board meets at least six times in each calendar 
year and its principal focus is the strategic development 
of the Group, investment policy and the control of the 
business. Key matters relating to these areas including 
the monitoring of financial performance are reserved for 
the Board and set out in a formal statement.

During the year ended 30 september 2013, six Board 
meetings were held, two Audit Committee meetings, 
one Management engagement Committee meeting, 
one Nomination Committee meeting and one 
Remuneration Committee meeting. Attendance at 
these Board and Committee meetings detailed below.

Number of meetings

Board

Audit  Management 
engagement

Remuneration Nomination

Directors

A J Adcock

J W M Barlow

RDC Henderson

P D Gadd

H v Reid

6

6

6

6

6

2

2

n/a

2

2

3/3

1/1

1

1

n/a

1

1

1/1

1

1

n/a

1

1

1/1

1

1

n/a

1

1

1/1

since the Company’s financial year end the Company 
held two Board meetings, one Audit Committee, one 
Management engagement, one Nomination Committee 
and one Remuneration Committee meeting. All Board 
and Committee members attended their respective 
meetings.

The Board has undertaken a formal and rigorous 
evaluation of its own performance and of its 
Committees through the circulation of a comprehensive 
questionnaire. Having discussed the results it 
concluded that the Board and its Committees continue 
to function effectively and that the Chairman’s and 
directors’ other commitments are such that all directors 
are capable of devoting sufficient time to the Company.

This section of the Annual Report describes how the 
Company has applied the principles of the Corporate 
Governance Code as published by the Financial 
Reporting Council (FRC) in september 2012, as 
required by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). A 
copy of the Code can be found at www.frc.org.uk. The 
Board considers that the Company has complied with 
the provisions of the Code throughout the year ended 
30 september 2013 except as set out below.

Provision A.2.1 – Due to the nature and structure of 
the Company the Board does not feel it is necessary to 
appoint a Chief executive.

Provision A.4.1 – The directors have determined that, 
following Mr Hubert Reid’s retirement in January 2013, 
the size of the Company’s board does not warrant the 
appointment of a senior independent director.

Provision C.3.6 – The Company does not have an 
internal audit function due to its accounting, 
administration, company secretarial and custody 
arrangements being outsourced to the parties detailed 
on pages 24 and 25.

The Company
The Company has historically been self managed but 
following the launch of Javelin Capital, the Company’s 
investments and administration have been managed by 
Javelin Capital LLP since september 2010. In complying 
with the more detailed aspects of best corporate 
governance practice, the Board takes into account that 
the Company is a listed investment trust and the Barlow 
family as a whole owns about 55% of the shares in issue.

Although the family shareholding in total is significant, 
there are a number of individual family members and 
trusts represented by many separate shareholdings. 
The principal objective of the Board of directors 
continues to be to maximise total shareholder return 
for all shareholders.

Board and Directors
The Company’s Board of directors is responsible for 
the overall stewardship of the Company, including 
corporate strategy, corporate governance, risk and 
controls assessment, overall investment policy, asset 
allocation and gearing limits. Its composition satisfies 
the requirements of the Code and is composed of an 
independent Chairman, two non-executive directors 
and Mr JWM Barlow who is an executive director. 
Biographical details of the directors are shown on 
page 20.

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The Board has agreed and established a procedure for 
directors in furtherance of their duties to take 
independent professional advice if necessary, at the 
Company’s expense.

The Board recognises the need for new directors to 
receive an appropriate induction. existing directors 
receive regular updates, including in respect of 
regulatory and governance matters and development, 
and training needs were discussed as part of the 
Board evaluation process.

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance and 
Indemnities
The Company has arranged Directors’ and officers’ 
Liability Insurance which provides cover for legal expenses 
under certain circumstances. The Company’s Articles of 
Association take advantage of statutory provisions to 
indemnify the directors against certain liabilities owed to 
third parties even where such liability arises from 
conduct amounting to negligence or breach of duty or of 
trust. In addition, under the terms of appointment of 
each director, the Company has agreed, subject to the 
restrictions and limitations imposed by statute and by 
the Company’s Articles of Association, to indemnify each 
director against all costs, expenses, losses and liabilities 
incurred in execution of his office as director or otherwise 
in relation to such office. save for such indemnity 
provisions in the Company’s Articles of Association and 
in the directors’ terms of appointment, there are no 
qualifying third party indemnity provisions in force.

Committees
The Board has established the following Committees:

•  The Audit Committee comprises:  

Mr RDC Henderson (Chairman), Mr PD Gadd and 
Mr AJ Adcock. Mr JWM Barlow and representatives 
of the Auditors are invited to attend meetings of the 
Committee. It is considered that Mr RDC Henderson, 
who is a chartered Accountant, has recent relevant 
financial experience. The Board has agreed the 
terms of reference for the Audit Committee which 
meets at least twice a year. Further details on the 
work of the Audit Committee are detailed in the 
Report of the Audit Committee on pages 31 to 34.

•  The Nomination Committee comprises: 

Mr AJ Adcock (Chairman) and the non-executive 
directors. Mr JWM Barlow attends meetings at the 
request of the Committee, from time to time. The 
policy of the Committee is to consider appointments 
to the Board of directors in the context of the 
requirements of the business, its need to have a 
balanced and effective Board and succession 
planning. Gender and diversity are considered by 
the Committee and are taken into account when 
evaluating the skills, knowledge and experience 
desirable to fill each vacancy but all appointments to 
the Board are made on merit. The Committee has not 
set any measurable objectives in respect of this policy.

  The Company’s Articles of Association require a 

director appointed during the year to retire and seek 
appointment by shareholders at the next Annual 
General Meeting and all directors must seek 
re-appointment at least every three years. All 
directors are appointed for a term of three years 
after appointment or re-appointment by 
shareholders at a general meeting. A director’s 
appointment may be terminated by the Company or 
the director by providing one month’s notice. 
Towards the end of each fixed term the Nomination 
Committee and the Board will consider whether to 
renew a particular appointment.

  Directors’ terms and conditions for appointment are 
set out in letters of appointment which are available 
for inspection at the Registered office of the 
Company and will be available 15 minutes before 
the start of and during the Company’s Annual 
General Meeting.

  The Nomination Committee met on 16 october 2013 
to consider the re-appointment of directors at the 
Company’s Annual General Meeting. Based on the 
outcome of the Board performance evaluation 
process and on the basis that he continued to make 
valuable contributions and exercise his judgement 
and express his opinions in an independent manner, 
the Committee has decided to recommend the 
re-appointment of Mr JWM Barlow. The Committee 
believes the directors provide the necessary breadth 
of skills and experience to run the Company.

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Corporate Governance statement

•  The Remuneration Committee comprises: 

Mr PD Gadd (Chairman), Mr AJ Adcock and 
Mr RDC Henderson. Mr JWM Barlow was invited to 
attend and participate as appropriate. Further 
details on the work of the Remuneration Committee 
are included in the Report on Directors’ 
Remuneration on pages 35 to 43.

•  The Management Engagement Committee 

(“MEC”). The MeC was established on 14 october 
2010 and comprises: Mr PD Gadd (Chairman), and 
the non-executive directors. Mr JWM Barlow 
attends meetings at the request of the Committee, 
from time to time. The Board has agreed terms of 
reference for the Committee which meets at least 
once a year to consider the performance of the 
Investment Manager, the terms of the Investment 
Manager’s engagement and to consider the 
continued appointment of the Investment Manager. 
The MeC met on 16 october 2013 and 
recommended that Javelin Capital LLP be retained 
as Investment Manager.

  The Board has concluded that it is in the best 

interests of shareholders that Javelin Capital LLP 
should continue to be the Investment Manager of 
the Company under its existing terms.

In addition to the Investment Management role, the 
Board has delegated to external third parties the 
custodial services, the day to day accounting, 
company secretarial services, administration and 
registration services. The MeC annually reviews their 
performance and their contracts.

The terms of reference of the Company’s Committees 
are available on request from the Company secretary 
or from the Company’s website.

Conflicts of Interest
The Directors have declared any conflicts or potential 
conflict of interest to the Board of directors which has 
the authority to approve such situations. The Company 
secretary maintains the Register of directors’ Conflicts 
of Interests which is reviewed quarterly by the Board 
and when changes are notified. The directors advise 
the Company secretary and Board as soon as they 
become aware of any conflicts of interest. Directors 
who have conflicts of interest do not take part in 
discussions which relate to any of their conflicts.

It is the responsibility of each individual director to avoid 
an unauthorised conflict situation arising. He must request 
authorisation from the Board as soon as he becomes 
aware of the possibility of a situational conflict arising.

The Board is responsible for considering directors’ 
requests for authorisation of situational conflicts and for 
deciding whether or not the situational conflict should 
be authorised. The factors to be considered will include 
whether the situational conflict could prevent the director 
from properly performing his duties, whether it has, or 
could have, any impact on the Company and whether it 
could be regarded as likely to affect the judgement and/
or actions of the director in question. When the Board 
is deciding whether to authorise a conflict or potential 
conflict, only directors who have no interest in the matter 
being considered are able to take the relevant decision, 
and in taking the decision the directors must act in a 
way they consider, in good faith, will be most likely to 
promote the Company’s success. The directors are able 
to impose limits or conditions when giving authorisation 
if they think this is appropriate in the circumstances.

The directors must also comply with the statutory rules 
requiring company directors to declare any interest in 
an actual or proposed transaction or arrangement with 
the Company.

Relations with Shareholders
Members of the Board and the Investment Manager hold 
meetings with the Company’s principal shareholders and 
prospective investors to develop an understanding of the 
views of shareholders and to discuss the Company’s 
strategy and financial and investment performance. 
Any issues raised by shareholders are reported to the 
full Board. shareholders are encouraged to attend the 
Annual General Meeting and to participate in 
proceedings. shareholders wishing to contact the 
directors to raise specific issues can do so directly at 
the Annual General Meeting or by writing to the 
Company secretary.

In the Annual Report each year the Directors seek to 
provide shareholders with information in sufficient detail 
to allow them to obtain a reasonable understanding of 
recent developments affecting the business and the 
prospects for the Company in the year ahead. The 
various sections of the strategic Report on pages 4 to 
19 provide further information.

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Internal Control Review
The Directors acknowledge that they are responsible 
for the systems of internal control relating to the 
Company and its subsidiaries and for reviewing the 
effectiveness of those systems. An ongoing process 
has been in existence for some time to identify, 
evaluate and manage risks faced by Group companies. 
Key procedures are also in place to provide effective 
financial control over the Group’s operations.

The risk management process and systems of internal 
control are designed to manage rather than eliminate 
the risk of failure to achieve the Company’s objectives. 
It should be recognised that such systems can only 
provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance against 
material misstatement or loss.

Risk assessment and the review of internal controls are 
undertaken by the Board or the Audit Committee in the 
context of the Company’s overall investment objective. 
The review covers business strategy, investment 
management, operational, compliance and financial 
risks facing the Company and its subsidiaries. In 
arriving at its judgement of the nature of the risks 
facing Group companies, the Board or the Audit 
Committee has considered the Group’s operations in 
the light of the following factors:

–  the nature and extent of risks which it regards as 
acceptable to bear within the overall business 
objective;

–  the likelihood of such risks becoming a reality; and

–  the Investment Manager’s ability to reduce the 

incidence and impact of risk on performance and 
the relevant controls.

The Company has three investor savings schemes 
which provide shareholders with cost effective and 
convenient ways of investing. Communication of  
up-to-date information is provided through the website 
at www.majedie.co.uk.

Voting policy 
The exercise of voting rights attached to the Company’s 
portfolio has been delegated to Javelin Capital LLP in 
the absence of explicit instructions from the Board. 
Javelin Capital LLP are empowered to exercise 
discretion in the use of the Company’s voting rights.

Javelin Capital LLP are required to include on their 
website a disclosure about the nature of their 
commitment to the FRC’s stewardship Code and 
details may be found at www.javelincapital.com/
Governance/FRC-stewardship-Code.

Javelin Capital LLP
The Board has representation on the Management 
Board of Javelin Capital LLP. under the terms of the 
LLP Agreement the Company’s Board is able to require 
amendments to Javelin Capital LLP’s systems and 
controls if required, and has the ability to change the 
Managing Partner and also must approve his 
remuneration.

Javelin Capital LLP governance is comprised of:

•  Management Board

The Management Board is the Javelin Capital LLP 
governing body. It meets regularly, and is comprised 
of Company representatives and partners, although 
other parties may be invited to meetings as 
required. It also fulfils audit and remuneration 
committee functions and currently also undertakes 
any investment committee responsibilities.

•  Risk Committee

The Risk Committee operates under terms of 
reference as approved by the Management Board 
which include monitoring and controlling risk 
guidelines, product approval and Javelin Capital 
LLP’s overall control environment. The Risk 
Committee meets regularly, usually twice a year.

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Corporate Governance statement

Further details relating to risk management and internal 
controls are contained in the Report of the Audit 
Committee on page 34.

In accordance with provision C.2.1 of the uK 
Corporate Governance Code, the directors have carried 
out a review of the effectiveness of the system of 
internal control as it has operated over the year and up 
to the date of approval of the report and accounts.

By order of the Board

Andrew J Adcock Chairman 
9 December 2013

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Report of the Audit Committee

The Report of the Audit Committee forms part of the Corporate Governance statement.

During the year ended 30 september 2013 the 
Committee comprised independent non-executive 
directors, being Mr RDC Henderson (Chairman), 
Mr AJ Adcock and Mr PD Gadd. Mr Hv Reid retired 
from the Committee, and the Board, on 16 January 
2013 and was not replaced. Mr JWM Barlow was also 
invited to attend meetings. The Committee usually 
meets twice a year in which it reviews the Half-Yearly 
Financial Report and the Annual Report.

The Company secretary, Capita Asset services, act as 
secretary to the Committee and its terms of reference 
are available on request or may be obtained from the 
Company’s website.

Responsibilities
The Committee’s responsibilities include monitoring the 
integrity of the financial statements of the Company 
(including that they are considered, as a whole, to be 
fair, balanced and understandable), reviewing the 
Company’s internal financial controls and risk 
management systems, making recommendations to 
the Board, for it to put to the shareholders for their 
approval in general meeting, in relation to the 
appointment of the external auditor, monitoring the 
external auditor’s independence and developing and 
implementing a policy on the engagement of the 
external auditor to supply non-audit services. 

During the year the Committee met twice, in May 
and November 2013, to review the Group’s Half-Yearly 
Financial Report and Annual Report respectively, to 
review the internal control environments of outsourced 
service providers and to also oversee the relationship 
with the Auditor (which includes recommendations on 
fees, approval of their terms of engagement and 
assessing their independence and effectiveness).

Significant issues related to the Financial Statements
In respect of the year ended 30 september 2013 the 
Committee considered the following issues to be 
significant to the financial statements:

Valuation of Investments
The Company is a global equity investment trust which 
invests in many companies around the world, the 
majority of which are quoted and traded on a 
recognised stock exchange. However some of the 
Company’s investments are held in companies that are 
not quoted or traded on a recognised stock exchange 
and for which price discovery requires careful analysis 
and judgment. Although these are small in number (and 
also usually by value) they do include the investments 
in both MAM and Javelin Capital LLP (Javelin Capital) 
and as such they are significant to the determination of 
the Company and Group’s net asset value.

Investments in quoted companies are valued by the 
Company’s external Fund Administrator using prices 
from third party pricing sources. The Fund Administrator 
reviews all prices and those that exceed a pre 
determined movement threshold are subject to further 
verification checks using additional pricing sources.

For unquoted investments the Investment Manager 
determines the relevant investment’s fair value using 
the Company’s policy as set out in note 1 to the 
Accounts on pages 59 to 66. All unquoted investments 
are subject to review both by the Investment Manager, 
the Committee and the Auditor.

Due to its size, the fair value of the investment in MAM 
receives special consideration. The Investment 
Manager prepares or receives detailed analyses, 
reports and explanations as to the historical financial 
and operational performance of MAM (the Company 
has representation on the MAM Board), peer group 
valuations, forecasts, MAM share transaction historical 
details and other relevant information. using this 
information the Investment Manager, using a pricing 
model, derives a potential fair value for the investment. 
output from the model is further revised by the 
Investment Manager, usually applying a discount to 
reflect the nature of the holding. The Investment 
Manager undertakes a review of the final calculation 
and prepares detailed papers which are reviewed by 
the Committee and Auditor. The Auditor undertakes a 
detailed review on the fair value as derived by the 
Investment Manager, which includes an independent 

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valuation using a different pricing model, and discusses 
this with the Committee. The Committee, upon 
deciding a fair value to recommend to the Board, is 
cognisant of the range of fair values that could be 
applied to the investment and ensures that the derived 
value is within that range.

In accordance with IFRss, the investment in Javelin 
Capital is subject to different accounting treatments in 
the Group and Company accounts. Although both are 
matters of interest for the Committee, the more 
pertinent value is that used in the Group accounts.

For the Group accounts, Javelin Capital is required to be 
consolidated at its net asset value. The accounts of 
relevant Javelin Capital entities are prepared by the 
Investment Manager and sent to the Company’s 
external Fund Administrator who prepare the Group 
accounts. The Group accounts are checked by the 
Fund Administrator, the Investment Manager, and the 
Auditor and are reviewed by the Committee.

In respect of the investment in Javelin Capital in the 
Company’s accounts, the carrying value of the 
investment in Javelin Capital is required to be valued in 
accordance with the Company’s policy for unquoted 
investments as noted above. The policy, which uses 
valuation techniques in accordance with International 
Private equity and venture Capital valuation Guidelines, 
requires that early stage investments (which normally 
generate trading losses in this phase) are to be valued 
at cost less any permanent diminution. The Investment 
Manager prepares detailed financial and operating 
reports on the performance of Javelin Capital, 
forecasts and other relevant information, which are 
reviewed by members of the Committee (in their 
capacity as representatives of the Company on the 
Management Board of Javelin Capital). The Investment 
Manager provides a recommendation based on this 
information which is reviewed by the Committee and 
the Auditor. In reviewing the Investment Managers 
recommendation the Committee gives weight to the 
potential future prospects of Javelin Capital.

Group Reporting
As outlined in previous Annual and Half-Yearly Financial 
Reports new accounting standards were being 
introduced (including IFRs 10), for accounting periods 
starting on or after 1 January 2014 (but which can be 
adopted early, as a group), which would have the 
potential to impact the Group’s consolidation. This was 
due to new requirements about which of the Group’s 
investees are considered to be subsidiaries and 
therefore change the scope of the consolidation.

An amendment was issued by the IAsB in 2012 
(Investment entities: Amendments to IFRs 10, IFRs 12 
and IAs 27) which required entities that meet the 
criteria of an investment entity, to measure particular 
subsidiaries at fair value through the profit or loss 
rather than consolidate them. other aspects of 
consolidation accounting including consolidation 
procedures, accounting for changes in non-controlling 
interest and accounting for loss of control of a 
subsidiary remain the same.

The Investment Manager and Auditor advised the 
Committee that the Company would meet the criteria 
and could be defined as an Investment entity. In 
summary the major change is that the investment in 
the JCeMAF is able to be held at fair value through 
profit or loss rather than be consolidated. This change 
does not have a material impact on the Group’s NAv 
but results in Group accounts being produced that are 
more comprehensible to shareholders.

The Committee has been monitoring developments 
closely and following a recommendation from the 
Investment Manager has recommended to the Board 
(and the Board has accepted that recommendation) 
that the Company adopt IFRs 10, IFRs 11, IFRs 12, 
IAs 27 and IAs 28, and the Investment entities 
amendments to IFRs 10, IFRs 12 and IAs 27, for the 
year ended 30 september 2013. Further details on the 
new standards and their adoption by the Company 
can be found in note 1 to the Accounts on pages 60 
to 62.

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The Chairman of the Committee will be available at the Annual General Meeting to answer any questions relating to 
the Annual Report.

External Audit
The Company’s external auditor is ernst & Young LLP, who were appointed on 18 January 2008, replacing Deloitte & 
Touche LLP following an open tender process (there are no restrictions or impediments to the external audit tendering 
process). Given its small size and nature of operations the Company has no formal tendering policy in place.

The Company engages ernst & Young LLP to undertake a review of the Half-Yearly Financial Report as well as the 
annual year end audit. on both occasions ernst & Young LLP attend the relevant Audit Committee meeting.

In determining the effectiveness of the external audit the Committee takes account of the following factors:

Factor

The Audit Partner

The Audit Team

The Audit approach

The role of management

Assessment

extent to which the partner demonstrates a strong understanding of 
the business and industry and the challenges that we face. Additionally 
is committed to audit quality, whose opinion is valued and sought after.

extent to which the audit team understand the business and industry, 
are properly resourced and experienced.

The Audit approach is discussed with management and targets the 
significant issues early (and any new requirements as a result of new 
regulations etc), is communicated properly, is appropriate for our 
business and industry and includes an appropriate level of materiality.

Information provided by management is timely and correct with proper 
work papers. Accounting systems and internal controls work properly 
to enable proper information and an audit trail to be provided.

The communications and formal reporting 
by the Auditor

Management and the Committee kept appropriately informed as the 
audit progresses – a “no surprises” basis is adopted. The formal report 
is appropriate and contains all the relevant material matters.

The support, insights and added value 
provided to the Committee

Guidance given to the Committee for best practice with provision of 
updates and or briefings or training between Committee meetings.

The independence and objectivity of 
the Auditor

Complies with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ethical standards 
and has the required degree of objectivity.

In assessing the effectiveness of the audit, the Committee receives management assessments and reports from the 
Auditor and additionally does, from time to time, receive assessments on the auditor from the FRC.

As a result of its review the Committee is satisfied that in respect of the year ended 30 september 2013 the external 
audit process is effective and it recommends the appointment of ernst & Young LLP as Auditors at the forthcoming 
Annual General Meeting.

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Report of the Audit Committee

Policy for non-audit services
From time to time it may be appropriate and cost 
effective for the external auditor to provide services 
relating to tax compliance and planning but other 
services should only be provided where alternative 
providers do not exist or where it is cost effective or in 
the Group’s interest for the external auditor to provide 
such services. The review of the Half-Yearly Financial 
Report whilst not a statutory audit is an audit related 
service, but not a non-audit service, and is separately 
disclosed. The Management Board of Javelin Capital 
LLP provides a similar oversight in respect of non-audit 
services provided by the external auditor to the Javelin 
group. Any areas of concern are raised with the Board 
of the Company.

In determining auditor independence the Committee 
assesses all relationships with the auditor and receives 
from the auditor information on its independence policy 
along with safeguards and procedures it has 
developed to counter perceived threats to its 
objectivity. The auditor also provides confirmation that 
it is independent within the meaning of all regulatory 
and professional requirements and that the objectivity 
of the audit is not impaired. During the year no non-
audit services were provided by ernst & Young LLP 
and the Committee is satisfied that they are 
independent having fulfilled its obligations to both the 
Company and its shareholders.

Risk Management and Internal Control
The Group operates risk management and internal 
control systems appropriate for entities operating in the 
financial services sector and additionally as appropriate 
to its size and the scope of its activities. In reviewing 
these systems the Committee, and or the Board, 
receive regular reports. The Committee also receives 
control reports from its key third party outsourced 
service providers on the effectiveness of their own 
internal control systems and procedures. Any particular 
issues identified are documented and followed up by 
the Committee or the Board in following meetings.

The Company does not have an internal audit function 
as required under provision C.3.6 of the uK Corporate 
Governance Code. The Committee has considered this 
matter and is of the opinion that there is no need at the 
present time for the Company to have an internal audit 
function since there are considered to be adequate 
checks and balances in operation. In particular the 
Company operates with Investment Management and 
General Administration services being undertaken by 
Javelin Capital LLP, Fund Administration and Company 
secretarial functions by Capita Asset services and 
custody by RBC Investor services Trust.

For the year ended 30 september 2013 there have 
been no changes to the Group’s risk management and 
internal control systems and the Committee considers 
that they are adequate and effective.

Compliance, Whistleblowing and Fraud
The Company operates using an outsourced business 
model, in common with other investment trusts. As 
such the Committee and the Board receive reports 
regarding the compliance function of the Investment 
Manager and General Administrator including 
procedures for whistleblowing and for detecting fraud 
and bribery. 

The Committee also seeks assurances from service 
providers that appropriate whistleblowing procedures 
are in place which enable their staff to raise concerns 
about possible improprieties in a confidential manner.

on behalf of the Board  
RDC Henderson 
Chairman of the Audit Committee 
9 December 2013

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Report on Directors’ Remuneration

Annual Statement
The Company is a small investment trust company. Its 
Board comprises three non-executive directors and one 
executive director, Mr JWM Barlow. The remuneration 
of the directors is kept under review on a regular basis. 
In respect of the financial year ended 30 september 
2013 the remuneration committee has decided that 
there should be no change to the remuneration of the 
non-executive directors or, save for the changes set 
out below as a result of Mr JWM Barlow becoming a 
partner in Javelin Capital LLP (Javelin Capital), to the 
remuneration of Mr JWM Barlow. such decisions were 
made in the context of the ongoing performance of 
Javelin Capital and the Company, the fees payable to 
non-executive directors of other investment trusts and 
the partner profit shares payable to the partners of 
Javelin Capital.

Mr JWM Barlow’s remuneration has changed during 
the year as a result of his becoming a partner in Javelin 
Capital. Prior to 1 February 2013, Mr JWM Barlow was 
an employee of Javelin Capital, and received a base 
salary of £135,000 per annum together with healthcare 
benefits and his director’s fees of £27,000 per annum. 

Mr JWM Barlow became a partner of Javelin Capital 
on 1 February 2013, and as set out in more detail 
below, he is entitled to a Priority Profit share under the 
terms of the Javelin Capital Limited Liability Partnership 
Agreement (LLP Agreement) in respect of each financial 
year, whether or not Javelin Capital is in fact profitable 
during that year. In respect of the financial year ended 
30 september 2013, Javelin Capital made a loss; the 
Company has been advised that the Priority Profit 
shares of Mr JWM Barlow and the other partners of 
Javelin Capital would not be subject to tax unless 
Javelin Capital is profitable. upon becoming a partner 
of Javelin Capital, Mr JWM Barlow, became entitled to 
a Priority Profit share of £99,068 per annum instead of 
his previous salary. The Company has agreed with 
Mr Barlow that as and when Javelin Capital becomes 
profitable, and partner profit shares become subject to 
tax, his Priority Profit share would be increased 
accordingly, up to a gross amount of £135,000.

As a partner in Javelin Capital, Mr JWM Barlow is 
entitled to a share in any profits of Javelin Capital. The 
percentage profit share of each partner in Javelin 
Capital is determined annually by the managing partner 
of Javelin Capital (with the profit shares of the 
managing partner and any partner who is a director of 
the Company being subject to approval by the 
Remuneration Committee of the Company).

Mr JWM Barlow is also entitled to a performance-
based bonus in two broad areas: First, following 
Javelin Capital becoming profitable on an on-going 
basis, he would be eligible to receive a bonus on his 
performance in relation to certain operational and/or 
business development targets which would be set by 
the Board. Any such appropriate terms are to be 
developed when that milestone is reached. secondly, 
in respect of his marketing responsibilities, he is 
entitled to a bonus, to be paid by Javelin Capital, of an 
annual amount equal to 0.1% of any new monies 
raised and under management by Javelin Capital that 
are agreed to be attributable to him. Any such bonus 
would be paid in cash in respect of such monies whilst 
they continue to be managed by Javelin Capital and 
would be paid quarterly in arrears. Any entitlement to 
such bonus would terminate in the event of Mr Barlow 
ceasing to be an employee or partner of Javelin 
Capital. During the financial year ended 30 september 
2013 he received no bonus, and neither his previous 
benefit nor bonus arrangements have been changed 
as a result of him becoming a partner.

PD Gadd 
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

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Report on Directors’ Remuneration

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION POLICY
In accordance with the requirements of schedule 8 of the Large and Medium sized Companies and Groups 
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, as amended (the Regulations), it is proposed to table an ordinary 
resolution to approve the directors’ remuneration policy as set out in this section at the Company’s Annual General 
Meeting (see pages 97 to 101). It is proposed that this policy will be adopted at that meeting with effect from 
1 october 2013 and will remain in force until the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2017, at which time a 
further resolution will be proposed.

Non-Executive Directors
The components of the remuneration package for non-executive directors, and which are comprised in the 
directors’ remuneration policy of the Company, are as set out below:

Remuneration type

Company to determination

Maximum potential Value

Description and approach by the  

Fixed

Fees

Additional fees for senior 
Independent Director and 
Chairs of Committees

Additional fees for 
service on subsidiary 
undertaking boards or for 
other services

Annual fees set at a competitive level for the industry 
and appropriate for role and based on individual skills, 
time commitment and experience.

Aggregate directors’ fees 
cannot currently exceed 
£250,000 per annum

Additional fees may be paid to any director designated 
as the senior Independent Director and to any director 
who chairs any committee of the Board depending on 
the time commitment and responsibility involved. such 
fees will be set at a competitive level for the industry and 
appropriate for the role and based on individual skills, 
time commitment and experience.

Additional fees will be paid to non-executive directors 
who are members of the boards of any subsidiary 
undertakings of the Company, or who provide additional 
services on behalf of the Company, and are required to 
devote additional time in such role. such fees will reflect 
the additional time commitments assumed.

Aggregate directors’ fees 
cannot currently exceed 
£250,000 per annum

Aggregate directors’ fees 
cannot currently exceed 
£250,000 per annum

expenses

Non-executive directors can claim for out-of-pocket 
expenses in the furtherance of their duties.

Ad-hoc basis.

Payment for loss of office

No payments will be made to non-executive directors for 
loss of office.

each component of the remuneration package set out above supports the short and long-term strategic objectives 
of the Company by ensuring that the non-executive directors’ remuneration is set at a competitive level which 
reflects the responsibilities of, and the time devoted by, the non-executive directors. 

Non-executive directors have a letter of appointment with the Company. The terms include an initial 3 year duration 
period, a one month notice period by either party and no deferral or claw back provisions.

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Executive Director
The components of the remuneration package for the executive director, and which are comprised in the directors’ 
remuneration policy of the Company, are set out below: 

Remuneration type

Company to determination

Maximum potential Value

Description and approach by the  

Fixed

Fees (Company)

Annual fees set at a competitive level for the industry 
and appropriate for role and based on individual skills, 
time commitment and experience.

Aggregate directors’ fees 
cannot currently exceed 
£250,000 per annum

Priority Profit share (if a 
partner in Javelin Capital) 
or salary (if an employee of 
Javelin Capital or any other 
member of the Group)

set at a competitive level for the industry and 
appropriate for role and based on individual skills, time 
commitment and experience, and to be consistent with 
the priority profit shares, or salaries, receivable by the 
other Javelin Capital partners and employees.

£135,000 per annum unless 
otherwise resolved by the 
Remuneration Committee

Healthcare (Javelin Capital) Medical and death or disability insurance.

As per Group healthcare 
provider quote

Variable

Quarterly new business 
incentive (Javelin Capital)

Annual Company bonus 
(payable to  
Mr JWM Barlow only)

Annual Profit share 
(Javelin Capital)

Assessed at 0.1% per annum on the level of new third 
party assets raised directly by the individual and under 
management by Javelin Capital. Any such bonus is paid 
quarterly in arrears.

0.1% annually of new third 
party assets raised by him 
and under management

The amount of any such 
bonus will be fixed in due 
course if Javelin Capital 
becomes profitable. In any 
event it will not exceed 50% 
of base salary.

up to 45% of Javelin 
Capital net profit (after 
allowance for staff costs 
and Priority Profit shares)

Payable only if Javelin Capital becomes profitable Assessed 
against Company and business financial performance 
and individual personal achievements relating to a range 
of operational and business development targets. To 
include appropriate retention arrangements.

under the LLP Agreement, a proportion of Javelin 
Capital’s net profit (after allowance for staff costs and 
Priority Profit shares) is payable in bonuses to the 
partners and employees of Javelin Capital in respect of 
each financial year. such proportion shall be, in the first 
financial year in which Javelin Capital makes a profit, 
20%, in the second financial year 30%, in the third 
financial year, 40% and thereafter 45%. The amount 
payable to each person, including any director of the 
Company who is also a partner or employee of Javelin 
Capital, shall be assessed against Javelin Capital’s 
business and financial performance and individual 
personal achievements (and after having taken into 
account the quarterly and Company bonuses above) 
relating to a range of operational and business 
development targets. Includes appropriate retention 
arrangements. 50% of the total Annual Profit share 
Bonus and the Performance Fee Profit share in each year 
shall be invested in funds managed by Javelin Capital and 
shall not be withdrawn for a period of at least two years.

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Remuneration type

Company to determination

Maximum potential Value

Description and approach by the  

Variable (continued)

Performance Fee Profit 
share (Javelin Capital)

Residual Profit share 
(Javelin Capital)

up to the relevant 
percentage (from 45% to 
90%) of performance fees 
received by Javelin Capital.

up to the relevant 
percentage (between 25% 
and 45%) of residual profits, 
having repaid all capital 
contributions and notional 
interest thereon.

under the LLP Agreement, a proportion of any 
performance fees received by Javelin Capital is payable 
in bonuses to the partners and employees of Javelin in 
respect of each financial year. such proportion shall be, 
in relation to each fund of Javelin Capital, 90% in its first 
year, 75% in the second year, 60% in the third year and 
45% thereafter. 50% of the total Annual Profit share 
Bonus and the Performance Fee Profit share in each 
year shall be invested in funds managed by Javelin 
Capital and shall not be withdrawn for a period of at 
least two years.

under the LLP Agreement, the profits of Javelin Capital 
after payment of any profit shares referred to above are 
receivable by the partners of Javelin Capital in 
accordance with their respective partnership shares in 
respect of each financial year.  All such profits would 
initially be paid to the partners in proportion to their 
capital contributions until all such contributions, together 
with notional interest, have been repaid.  Thereafter, the 
Company is initially entitled to receive 75% of such 
profits and the individual partners collectively 25% of 
such profits; subject to the attaining of performance 
hurdles, the profit share of the individual partners shall 
increase to a maximum of 45%. The proportion of such 
profit share attributable to each partner will be 
determined by the managing partner on an annual basis, 
with the profit share of the managing partner and any 
partner who is also a director of the Company being 
subject to the approval of the Remuneration Committee. 

As a partner in Javelin Capital, Mr JWM Barlow does not receive any pension benefits. The profit shares referred to 
above to which the partners of Javelin Capital (including any executive director who is also a partner of Javelin 
Capital) are entitled, and their order of payment are;

•  Priority Profit share: this entitles the partner to an annual fixed profit share. In the case of Mr JWM Barlow, his 
priority profit share is an amount of £135,000 (reduced on an interim basis to £99,068 as noted above), paid 
monthly, and subject to an annual review. This profit share is paid independently of the profitability of Javelin Capital;

•  Performance Fee Profit share: This is a variable profit share based on the investment performance of certain 
Javelin Capital funds. In the event of a performance fee being earned and received by Javelin Capital the 
individual partners’ are eligible to be allocated a fixed, percentage thereof, the allocation of which amongst the 
individual partners’ is as determined by the managing partner of Javelin Capital. This profit share is for the first 4 
years of the relevant fund only and the percentage due to the individual partners reduces in each of those years, 
as set out above. The Performance Fee Profit share is also paid independently of the overall profitability of Javelin 
Capital. Mr JWM Barlow is not entitled to receive a performance fee profit share, being instead entitled to the 
quarterly new business incentive payment referred to above;

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•  Bonus Profit share: This is a variable profit share, as set out above, which is based on the overall profitability of 
Javelin Capital. It is formulaic in nature and sets the remuneration of all individuals in Javelin Capital at a fixed 
percentage of net profit of Javelin Capital. It doing so it takes into account the prior profit shares, salaries, 
incentives and other staff costs. In the event that the prior profit shares and salaries, incentives etc exceed the 
calculated percentage then no profit share is allocated, or bonus, in respect of employees, is paid. If the 
calculation determines that a profit share should be allocated or bonus paid in respect of employees, then the 
allocations to individual partners and employees is as determined by the managing partner of Javelin Capital, 
save that the profit share payable to the managing partner of Javelin Capital and to any partner who is also a 
director of the Company is subject to the prior approval of the Remuneration Committee;

•  Residual Profit share: Any remaining profits left, if any, after all the previous profit shares have been allocated are 

allocated to all partners in accordance with their ownership interest in Javelin Capital, as set out above.

•  The key to the success of Javelin Capital, in both 
the long and short term, will be the attraction of 
third party assets.  The new business incentive 
bonus is directly linked to the level of assets 
attracted by the individual;

•  The performance of the Javelin Capital funds in both 
the long and short term, will be critical in attracting 
new third party assets under management. The 
Performance Fee Bonus directly aligns the interests 
of the individual fund managers with those of Javelin 
Capital and the Company;

•  The annual bonus payable to Mr JWM Barlow and 
the partners’ Bonus Profit share are payable only if 
Javelin Capital achieves profitability. The success of 
Javelin Capital is dependent on its achieving 
profitability in the long term; providing that the 
bonus is payable only out of such profits directly 
aligns the interests of the Javelin Capital partners 
and employees with those of Javelin Capital and the 
Company;

•  The Residual Profit share is again payable only out 

of Javelin Capital profits, and therefore directly aligns 
the interests of the individual Javelin Capital partners 
with those of the Company.

Mr JWM Barlow is subject to the LLP Agreement 
governing Javelin Capital as varied by an Accession 
Agreement entered into by him on 21 February 2013. 
The terms of the LLP Agreement include providing for 
six months' notice of termination by either party, an 
entitlement to share in the profits of the partnership 
and various post partnership obligations and 
restrictions considered to be appropriate for a role of 
this type within the financial services sector. There are 
no other provisions which would give rise to or impact 
upon remuneration payments of payments for loss of 
office, save as set out above.

Additionally he is subject to his letter of appointment as 
a Director of the Company, the terms of which are the 
same as for the non-executive directors, and to a letter 
dated 4 october 2012 which sets out the terms of his 
new business incentive bonus. There are no current 
arrangements concerning his annual Company bonus; 
as this will be agreed as and when applicable, subject 
to the constraints set out above.

each component of the remuneration package set out 
above supports the short and long-term strategic 
objectives of the Company as follows:

•  The Priority Profit share or remuneration ensures 
that the executive directors’ base profit share or 
remuneration is set at a competitive level;

•  The non-fixed elements of the remuneration 

package aim to ensure that the fixed costs of 
Javelin Capital and the Company are restrained, and 
that the remuneration received by an executive 
director should largely be aligned with the 
performance of Javelin Capital;

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Report on Directors’ Remuneration

save as set out above there are no specific additional 
performance measures or targets applicable to any of 
the components of the executive directors’ 
remuneration. The new business incentive bonus was 
fixed to be in line with standard market practice for 
bonuses of this nature for new businesses. The overall 
bonus pools set out above were agreed following 
negotiation between the Company and the individual 
partners, and reflect market practice. Because the 
bonuses essentially reflect an allocation of profit, no 
further performance measures are felt to be 
appropriate. In allocating any such bonuses, the 
managing partner of Javelin Capital (and in approving 
such bonuses, the Remuneration Committee) will take 
account of individual comparative performance.

save for the payment of directors’ fees, there is no 
difference between the Company’s policy on the 
remuneration of directors from the remuneration of 
employees or of partners of Javelin Capital generally.

Approach to Recruitment Remuneration
The principle adopted by the Committee in respect of 
recruitment of directors is that the fees for a non-
executive director should reflect the responsibilities and 
time commitment required. This is also referenced to 
other similar organisations and appointments. The 
Committee seeks to encourage the enhancement of the 
Company’s performance and to ensure that remuneration 
packages offered are competitive and designed to 
attract, retain and motivate directors of the right calibre. 
Any new non-executive director would be paid on the 
same basis as the existing non-executive directors.

As noted above the aggregate level of directors’ fees 
must not exceed a set limit, as set out in the 
Company’s articles of association, which is currently 
£250,000 per annum.

In respect of executive directors’, the Committee seeks 
to incentivise and align the relevant individual’s interests 
with that of the Company and Group. In doing so the 
Committee looks to set fixed remuneration, at a level 
appropriate given the responsibilities and in line with 
the market for financial services businesses in the City 
of London. The variable remuneration is structured in 
order to provide a reward for individual performance at 
both the Company and Javelin Capital level. Any new 
executive director’s remuneration package would 
contain a fixed salary or Priority Profit share element, in 
line with those set out above, together with an 
entitlement to participate in the bonus schemes set out 
above on the same basis as is set out above. The 
maximum level of variable remuneration which may be 
granted would be equal to the individual allocation of the 
bonus pools set out above.

Policy on Payment for Loss of Office 
The Company’s policy is that notice periods for loss of 
office of executive directors of the Company should be 
of three months’ duration. Any director who is also a 
partner in Javelin Capital would be entitled to a notice 
period of 6 months before being removed as a partner. 

The Company’s policy is that no payment should be 
made for loss of office, save for any remuneration or 
Javelin Capital Priority Profit share in respect of any 
notice period, and that should be paid during any 
notice period, and shall be subject to reduction in the 
event of the director gaining alternative employment.

Any bonuses to which any directors of the Company 
may be entitled or entitled to participate in will be 
subject to their being an employee or partner of Javelin 
Capital at the time payment falls due, and no payment 
will be made in the event of prior loss of office. each 
Javelin Capital partner is entitled to retain any 
partnership units allocated to them if they leave two or 
more years after becoming a partner, or 50% of such 
units if they leave more than a year after becoming a 
partner, or 25% of such units if they leave within a year 
of becoming a partner. such units would entitle them 
to a share in the proceeds of any sale of Javelin 
Capital. There are no restrictions on the ability of 
Javelin Capital to issue further units to dilute the 
holdings of former partners, and it is expected that 
such units would therefore in practice have no material 
financial entitlement.

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Consideration of Employment Conditions Elsewhere 
in the Company
The pay and performance conditions of any executive 
director of the Company are designed to be consistent 
with those of the employees of the Group and the 
partners in Javelin Capital. The same remuneration 
policies apply to the other senior employee of the 
Group. The remuneration of the other senior employees 
of the Group, and the Javelin Capital partners, is a 
material factor in setting the remuneration of the 
executive director. The Committee has discussed the 
remuneration policy set out in this Remuneration Report 
with Mr v Pina on a number of occasions to ensure that 
it is consistent with the terms of the LLP Agreement 
and the policies proposed to be applied by Javelin 
Capital. The remuneration of the executive director was 
compared with that of the partners of Javelin Capital at 
the time of his becoming an executive director

Shareholder Views on Remuneration
The Company has not received any views in respect of 
directors’ remuneration expressed to it by shareholders.

Illustration of Application of Remuneration Policy

Executive Director

£000

150

145

140

135

130

125

120

Notes:

Minimum

Meets
expectations

Maximum

Fixed remuneration

Quarterly variable remuneration

1.  Fixed remuneration includes directors’ fees, current reduced Priority Profit 

share and benefits.

2.  Quarterly variable remuneration, which is in respect of the current year only, is 
on the basis that external AuM is raised as a result of his forecast marketing 
activities but which is subject to investment performance. It is not possible to 
calculate a value in excess of this for the maximum column as it is based on 
AuM raised which is theoretically uncapped.

3.  Annual variable remuneration is not able to be calculated the under meets 

expectations or maximum columns, as he is entitled to participate in the Javelin 
Capital bonus pools, which are theoretically uncapped.

The Consideration of Directors’ Remuneration
The remuneration of the directors was considered by 
the Remuneration Committee at a meeting held on 
16 october 2013. At each meeting, the members of 
the Remuneration Committee were Mr PD Gadd, 
Mr AJ Adcock and Mr RDC Henderson. No person 
provided to the Remuneration Committee advice or 
services that materially assisted the Remuneration 
Committee in respect of their consideration of 
directors’ remuneration for the financial year ended 
30 september 2013.

Annual Report on Remuneration

Audited Section

Annual Report
The remuneration of the directors for the year ended 
30 september 2013 was as follows:

Salary
& Fees

Fixed
Profit Share

Taxable
Benefits

Total
Remuneration

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000

Non-executive 
Directors

AJ Adcock

Hv Reid

PD Gadd

RDC Henderson

Executive Director

JWM Barlow

75

13

35

35

75

37

35

35

75

13

35

35

75

37

35

35

72

230

162

344

66

66

5

5

4

4

143

301

166

348

Mr JWM Barlow’s taxable benefits relate to healthcare 
costs (he receives no pension contributions). other than 
the payments of directors fees to Mr Hubert Reid, who 
retired as a director on 16 January 2013, shown in the 
table above, there have been no payments to past 
directors during the financial year ended 30 september 
2013, whether for loss of office or otherwise.

Scheme Interests Awarded during the Financial Year
No awards were made to directors during the year 
under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan.

  RePoRT & ACCouNTs 2013  41 

 
 
 
Report on Directors’ Remuneration

Directors Interests
The Company does not have any requirement or 
guidelines for any director to own shares in the Company.

The interests of the directors of the Company 
(including their connected persons) as at 
30 september 2013 and as at 9 December 2013 are 
as follows.

Director

Type of holding

  30 September
2013

9 December
2013

Year ended

No of fully paid 
ordinary 10p shares

Remuneration of the Director Undertaking the Role 
of Chief Executive Officer
The table below sets out the remuneration of the 
director of the Company who fulfils a role most closely 
corresponding to that of chief executive officer (Ceo) 
over the preceding five financial years:

Director
undertaking
role of CEO

Total
remuneration

Current year 
variable 
remuneration 
awarded vrs 
maximum 
potential
value

Prior year or 
future year 
awards vested 
vrs maximum 
potential
value

Mr AJ Adcock

Mr RDC Henderson

Mr PD Gadd

Mr JWM Barlow

Beneficial

Beneficial

Beneficial

Beneficial

20,000

–

10,000

658,779

20,000

–

10,000

658,779

Mr JWM Barlow

Non-beneficial

2,160,779

2,160,779

Non Audited Section

Performance
set out below is a graph showing the total shareholder 
return attributable to the ordinary shares in the Company 
in respect of the five financial years ended 30 september 
2013 and to a hypothetical portfolio constructed 
according to a benchmark equity index, calculated as 
70% FTse All-share Index and 30% FTse World ex uK 
Index (sterling). Although the Company abandoned this 
as an overall benchmark in 2010 it remains as the 
comparator for the purpose of this graph since it is the 
formal benchmark adopted in respect of the core 
portfolio investment group.

30 sep 2013 Mr JWM Barlow

£143,531

30 sept 2012 Mr JWM Barlow

£166,640

30 sept 2011 Mr GP Aherne

£185,040

30 sept 2010 Mr GP Aherne

£260,000

100%

30 sept 2009 Mr GP Aherne

30 sept 2008 Mr Re Clarke

£147,000

£902,994

95%

86%

The table below sets out the changes in the disclosed 
elements of the director undertaking the role of Ceo as 
compared to employees of the Group:

Year ended

Fixed 
remuneration

Benefits

Variable 
remuneration

CEO

Staff

CEO

Staff

CEO

Staff

30 september 2013

(14.8%)

(36.3%)

18.2% 26.9%

Notes:

1.  The reduction in the Ceo fixed remuneration is explained on page 35. The 

reduction in average staff fixed remuneration reflects the impact of higher paid 
staff leaving over a small number of employees.

2.  The increase in benefits largely reflects the increase costs of providing those 

benefits by the relevant service providers.

1.80

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

0.60

9/08

9/09

9/10

9/11

9/12

9/13

Majedie
k
Benchmar

ToTAL sHAReHoLDeR ReTuRN v BeNCHMARK 
5 YeARs To 30 sePTeMBeR 2013 (ReBAseD)

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Relative Importance of Spend on Pay
The table below sets out, in respect of the financial 
year ended 30 september 2013 and the preceding 
financial year:

a)  the actual administrative expenditure of the Group;

b)  the remuneration paid to or receivable by all members 
of the Group (including for this purpose partnership 
distributions to the partners of Javelin Capital); and

c)  the distributions made to shareholders by way of 

dividend or share buyback.

£000

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

2013

2012

Admin
expenses

Total staff
remuneration

Dividend

Note:
The items listed in the table above are as required by the Regulations with the 
exception of administrative expenses for the Group which has been included as the 
Directors believe that it will help aid understanding of the relative importance of the 
spend on staff pay.

Statement of Implementation of Remuneration 
Policy in Respect of the Financial Year Ending 
30 September 2014

Non-Executive Directors’
The Committee intends to review fees in light of 
responsibilities undertaken and time commitment 
required, particularly in light of the new Alternative 
Investment Fund Manager Directive which will apply to 
the Company from July 2014, and market conditions.

Executive Director
The Committee intends to review the Priority Profit 
share as against market conditions. Additionally the 
Committee will determine if the Priority Profit share will 
be raised from its interim level on the basis of the 
expected profitability of Javelin Capital.

In respect of the variable elements of the director’s 
remuneration, all elements are currently prescribed 
under the LLP Agreement or Mr JWM Barlow’s bonus 
letter, save in respect of any Company profit bonus. If 
Javelin Capital does become profitable during the 
financial year ending 30 september 2014, the 
Remuneration Committee will formulate appropriate 
performance targets, which will be reported on in the 
Remuneration Report for the year ending 
30 september 2014.

Statement of Voting at General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held 
on 16 January 2013, a resolution was proposed by the 
Company to approve the Report on Directors’ 
Remuneration for the year ended 30 september 2012. 
99.8% of the votes cast were in favour of the resolution 
with 0.1% against. 0.1% of the votes were withheld.

Basis of Preparation
This report has been prepared in accordance with the 
requirements of schedule 8 of the Large and Medium 
sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) 
Regulations 2008, as amended, as required by the 
Companies Act 2006. The report also meets the 
relevant requirements of the Listing Rules of the 
Financial Conduct Authority and describes how the 
Board has applied the principles relating to the 
directors’ remuneration.

The Report on Directors’ Remuneration on pages 35 to 
43 was approved by the Board on 9 December 2013.

on behalf of the Board 

PD Gadd 
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

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statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual 
Report and the Group financial statements in 
accordance with applicable united Kingdom law and 
those IFRss as adopted by the european union. under 
Company Law the Directors must not approve the 
Group financial statements unless they are satisfied 
that they present fairly the financial position, financial 
performance and cash flows of the Group for that 
period. In preparing the Group financial statements the 
Directors are required to:

•  select suitable accounting policies in accordance 
with IAs 8: Accounting Policies, Changes in 
Accounting estimates and errors and then apply 
them consistently;

•  present information, including accounting policies, in 

a manner that provides relevant, reliable, 
comparable and understandable information;

•  provide additional disclosures when compliance with 
the specific requirements in IFRss is insufficient to 
enable users to understand the impact of particular 
transactions, other events and conditions on the 
Group’s financial position and financial performance;

under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are 
also responsible for preparing a strategic Report, a 
Corporate Governance statement, A Director’s 
Remuneration Report and a Directors’ Report that 
comply with that law and those regulations.

The Directors of the Company, whose names are 
shown on page 20 of this Report, each confirm to the 
best of their knowledge that:

•  the financial statements, which have been prepared 
in accordance with applicable accounting standards, 
give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, 
financial position and net return of the Group;

•  the Annual Report includes a fair review of the 

development and performance of the business and 
the position of the Group, together with a 
description of the principal risks and uncertainties 
that it faces; and

•  they consider that the Annual Report, taken as a 
whole, is fair, balanced and understandable and 
provides the information necessary for shareholders 
to assess the Company’s performance, business 
model and strategy.

•  state that the Group has complied with IFRss, 

subject to any material departures disclosed and 
explained in the financial statements;

By order of the Board

•  make judgements and estimates that are reasonable 

and prudent; and

•  state that the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is 
fair, balanced and understandable and provides 
sufficient information to allow shareholders to 
assess the Group’s performance.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate 
accounting records that are sufficient to show and 
explain the Group’s transactions and disclose with 
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of 
the Group and enable them to ensure that the Group 
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 
2006 and Article 4 of the IAs Regulation. They are also 
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group 
and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention 
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Andrew J Adcock Chairman 
9 December 2013

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Report of the Independent Auditor

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Majedie Investments PLC

We have audited the financial statements of Majedie 
Investments PLC for the year ended 30 september 
2013 which comprise the Consolidated and Company 
statement of Comprehensive Income, the 
Consolidated and Company statement of Changes in 
equity, the Consolidated and Company Balance 
sheets, the Consolidated and Company statement of 
Cash Flows and the related notes 1 to 26.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied 
in their preparation is applicable law and IFRss as 
adopted by the european union and, as regards the 
parent company financial statements, as applied in 
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 
2006.

This report is made solely to the company’s members, 
as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of 
the Companies Act 2006. our audit work has been 
undertaken so that we might state to the company’s 
members those matters we are required to state to 
them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. 
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not 
accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than 
the Company and the Company’s members as a body, 
for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions 
we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor
As explained more fully in the statement of Directors’ 
Responsibilities set out on page 44, the directors are 
responsible for the preparation of the Group and 
Company financial statements and for being satisfied that 
they give a true and fair view. our responsibility is to 
audit and express an opinion on the Group and Company 
financial statements in accordance with applicable law 
and International standards on Auditing (uK and Ireland). 
Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing 
Practices Board’s ethical standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the 
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements 
sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the 
financial statements are free from material 
misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This 
includes an assessment of: whether the accounting 
policies are appropriate to the Group’s circumstances 
and have been consistently applied and adequately 
disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting 
estimates made by the directors; and the overall 
presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we 
read all the financial and non-financial information in 
the Annual Report to identify material inconsistencies 
with the audited financial statements and to identify 
any information that is apparently materially incorrect 
based on, or materially inconsistent with, the 
knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing 
the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material 
misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the 
implications for our report.

Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:

•  the financial statements give a true and fair view of 

the state of the Group’s and Company’s affairs as at 
30 september 2013 and of the Group’s profit for the 
year then ended;

•  the Group financial statements have been properly 
prepared in accordance with IFRss as adopted by 
the european union;

•  the Company financial statements have been 

properly prepared in accordance with IFRss as 
adopted by the european union and as applied in 
accordance with the provisions of the Companies 
Act 2006; and

•  the financial statements have been prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of the Companies 
Act 2006 and, as regards the group financial 
statements, Article 4 of the IAs Regulation.

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Report of the Independent Auditor

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Majedie Investments PLC

Our assessment of risks of material misstatement
We identified the following risks of material 
misstatement that had the greatest effect on the overall 
audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit, 
and directing the efforts of the engagement team:

•  existence and ownership of the Group’s 

investments; and

•  valuation of the Group’s investments.

Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and 
performing the audit, and in evaluating the effect of 
identified misstatements on the audit and of uncorrected 
misstatements, if any, on the financial statements and in 
forming our audit opinion in the Report of the 
Independent Auditor. When establishing our overall audit 
strategy, we determined materiality for the Group to be 
£1.2 million, which is 1% of total equity. This provided a 
basis for determining the nature, timing and extent of 
risk assessment procedures, identifying and assessing 
the risk of material misstatement and determining the 
nature, timing and extent of further audit procedures.

on the basis of our risk assessment, together with our 
assessment of the Group’s overall control environment, 
our judgment was that overall performance materiality 
(i.e. our tolerance for misstatement in an individual 
account or balance) for the group should be 75% of 
materiality, namely £0.9 million. our objective in 
adopting this approach was to ensure that total 
uncorrected and undetected audit differences in the 
financial statements did not exceed our materiality level.

We have reported to the Audit Committee all audit 
differences in excess of £61 thousand, as well as 
differences below that threshold that, in our view, 
warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

An overview of the scope of our audit
our response to the risks identified above was as follows:

•  we obtained independent confirmation from the 

custodian of the Group’s investments and agreed 
them to the books and records of the Company;

•  we agreed year end prices for quoted investments 

to an independent source; and

•  with the assistance of our valuation experts, we 
considered the appropriateness of the valuation 
techniques applied to unlisted investments by 
reviewing the valuation model, and obtained evidence 
to corroborate the inputs into the valuation model.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the 
Companies Act 2006
In our opinion:

•  the information given in the strategic Report and the 
Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the 
financial statements are prepared is consistent with 
the financial statements; and

•  the part of the Report on Directors’ Remuneration 

to be audited has been properly prepared in 
accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

Matters on which we are required to report by 
exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following:

under the IsAs (uK and Ireland), we are required to 
report to you if, in our opinion, information in the 
Annual Report is:

•  materially inconsistent with the information in the 

audited financial statements; or

•  apparently materially incorrect based on, or 

materially inconsistent with, our knowledge of the 
Group acquired in the course of performing our 
audit; or

•  is otherwise misleading.

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In particular, we are required to consider whether we 
have identified any inconsistencies between our 
knowledge acquired during the audit and the directors’ 
statement that they consider the Annual Report is fair, 
balanced and understandable and whether the Annual 
Report appropriately discloses those matters that we 
communicated to the Audit Committee which we 
consider should have been disclosed.

under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to 
report to you if, in our opinion:

•  adequate accounting records have not been kept 
by the Company, or returns adequate for our audit 
have not been received from branches not visited 
by us; or

•  the Company financial statements and the part of 

the Report on Directors Remuneration to be audited 
are not in agreement with the accounting records 
and returns; or

•  certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration 

specified by law are not made; or

•  we have not received all the information and 

explanations we require for our audit.

under the Listing Rules we are required to review:

•  the directors’ statement, set out on page 25, in 

relation to going concern;

•  the part of the Corporate Governance statement 

relating to the company’s compliance with the nine 
provisions of the uK Corporate Governance Code 
specified for our review; and

•  certain elements of the report to shareholders by 

the Board on directors’ remuneration.

Ratan Engineer (Senior statutory auditor) 
for and on behalf of ernst & Young LLP,  
statutory Auditor 
London 
9 December 2013

  RePoRT & ACCouNTs 2013  47 

Consolidated statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Revenue
return
£000

Notes

2013
Capital
return
£000

Total
£000

Revenue
return
£000

2012 
Capital
return
£000

Total
£000

Investments
Gains on investments at fair value 

through profit or loss

13

18,046

18,046

7,832

7,832

exchange loss on disposal of 

foreign subsidiary

Net investment result

Income

Income from investments
other income

Total income 

Expenses
Administrative expenses
Return before finance cost 

and taxation

Finance costs

Net return before taxation

Taxation

Net return after taxation for  

the year

other comprehensive income –
exchange differences on 
translation of foreign operations

Attributable to:

equity holders of the company
Non-controlling interest

Total comprehensive income for  

18,046

18,046

(840)

(840)

6,992

6,992

3
3

5

8

9

5,120
118

5,238

5,120
118

5,238

5,100
63

5,163

5,100
63

5,163

(880)

(1,109)

(1,989)

(1,777)

(1,442)

(3,219)

4,358
(702)

16,937
(2,105)

21,295
(2,807)

3,386
(705)

5,550
(2,115)

8,936
(2,820)

3,656

14,832

18,488

2,681

3,435

6,116

(115)

(115)

(132)

(132)

3,541

14,832

18,373

2,549

3,435

5,984

37

37

37

37

37

37

the year

3,541

14,832

18,373

2,549

3,472

6,021

Net return after taxation 

attributable to:

equity holders of the Company
Non-controlling interest

Return per ordinary share:
Basic and diluted

14

11

3,541

14,832

18,373

2,552
(3)

3,445
(10)

5,997
(13)

3,541

14,832

18,373

2,549

3,435

5,984

pence
6.8

pence
28.5

pence
35.3

pence
4.9

pence
6.6

pence
11.5

The total column of this statement is the Consolidated statement of Comprehensive Income of the Group prepared in accordance with IFRss as 
adopted by the european union. The supplementary revenue return and capital return columns are prepared under guidance published by the 
Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued in the year.

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Company statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Revenue
return
£000

Notes

2013
Capital
return
£000

Total
£000

Revenue
return
£000

2012 
Capital
return
£000

Total
£000

Investments
Gains on investments at fair value 

through profit or loss

13

Net investment result

Income

Income from investments
other income

Total income

Expenses
Management fees
Administrative expenses

Return before finance costs  

and taxation

Finance costs
Net return before taxation
Taxation
Net return after taxation for the year

3
3

4
5

8

9

17,679

17,679

17,679

17,679

6,258

6,258

6,258

6,258

5,120
112

5,232

5,120
112

5,232

5,132
34

5,166

5,132
34

5,166

(404)
(516)

(415)
(197)

(819)
(713)

(402)
(548)

(412)
(237)

(814)
(785)

4,312

17,067

21,379

4,216

5,609

9,825

(702)
3,610
(115)
3,495

(2,105)
14,962

14,962

(2,807)
18,572
(115)
18,457

(701)
3,515
(113)
3,402

pence
6.6

(2,104)
3,505

3,505

pence
6.7

(2,805)
7,020
(113)
6,907

pence
13.3

Return per ordinary share:
Basic and diluted

11

pence
6.7

pence
28.8

pence
35.5

The total column of this statement is the statement of Comprehensive Income of the Company prepared under IFRss as adopted by the european 
union. The supplementary revenue return and capital return columns are prepared under guidance published by the AIC.

All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued in the year.

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Consolidated statement of Changes in equity

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Share 
capital 
£000 

Share 
premium 
£000 

Notes 

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
£000 

Share 
options 
reserve 
£000 

Own shares 

translation   Non-controlling

Currency

 reserve 

£000 

interest 

£000 

Total

£000

Year ended 30 September 2013

As at 1 october 2012 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

24 

10 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

24 

As at 30 September 2013 

5,253 

785 

56 

(123) 

102,654 

18,169 

(1,628) 

Capital 

reserve 

£000 

87,822 

14,832 

Revenue 

reserve 

£000 

20,093 

3,541 

(5,465) 

reserve 

£000 

(1,628) 

Year ended 30 September 2012

As at 1 october 2011 

Net gain for the year 

other comprehensive income – exchange 

  differences on translation of foreign subsidiary 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

Cessation of Non controlling interest 

24 

10 

5,253 

785 

56 

(178) 

84,377 

3,445 

23,006 

2,552 

(1,628) 

(37) 

248 

(13) 

111,882

5,984           

31 

(5,465) 

As at 30 September 2012 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

87,822 

20,093 

(1,628) 

112,234

18,373

24

(5,465)

125,166

37 

37

31

(5,465)

(235)

112,234

(235) 

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Share 

capital 

£000 

Share 

premium 

£000 

Notes 

Capital 

redemption 

reserve 

£000 

Share 

options 

reserve 

£000 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

Capital 
reserve 
£000 

87,822 

14,832 

Revenue 
reserve 
£000 

Own shares 
reserve 
£000 

translation   Non-controlling
interest 
£000 

 reserve 
£000 

Currency

(1,628) 

20,093 

3,541 

(5,465) 

As at 30 September 2013 

5,253 

785 

56 

(123) 

102,654 

18,169 

(1,628) 

Total
£000

112,234

18,373

24

(5,465)

125,166

5,253 

785 

56 

(178) 

84,377 

3,445 

23,006 

2,552 

(1,628) 

(37) 

248 

(13) 

111,882

5,984           

As at 30 September 2012 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

87,822 

20,093 

(1,628) 

(5,465) 

37 

37

31

(5,465)

(235)

112,234

(235) 

Year ended 30 September 2013

As at 1 october 2012 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

Year ended 30 September 2012

As at 1 october 2011 

Net gain for the year 

other comprehensive income – exchange 

  differences on translation of foreign subsidiary 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

Cessation of Non controlling interest 

24 

10 

24 

10 

24 

31 

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Company statement of Changes in equity

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Year ended 30 September 2013

As at 1 october 2012 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

As at 30 September 2013 

Year ended 30 September 2012

As at 1 october 2011 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

Notes 

Share 
capital 
£000 

Share 
premium 
£000 

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
£000 

Share

options 

reserve 

£000 

Capital 

reserve 

£000 

Revenue 

reserve 

£000 

Own shares

reserve 

£000 

Total

£000

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

89,572 

23,748 

(1,628) 

117,639

24 

10 

24 

10 

5,253 

785 

56 

(123) 

104,534 

21,778 

(1,628) 

130,655

5,253 

785 

56 

(178) 

86,067 

25,811 

(1,628) 

116,166

24 

31 

14,962 

3,495 

(5,465) 

3,505 

3,402 

(5,465) 

18,457 

24 

(5,465)

6,907 

31 

(5,465)

As at 30 September 2012 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

89,572 

23,748 

(1,628) 

117,639

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Notes 

Share 

capital 

£000 

Share 

premium 

£000 

Capital 

redemption 

reserve 

£000 

Share
options 
reserve 
£000 

Capital 
reserve 
£000 

Revenue 
reserve 
£000 

Own shares
reserve 
£000 

Total
£000

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

89,572 

23,748 

(1,628) 

117,639

14,962 

3,495 

24 

(5,465) 

18,457 

24 

(5,465)

As at 30 September 2013 

5,253 

785 

56 

(123) 

104,534 

21,778 

(1,628) 

130,655

As at 30 September 2012 

5,253 

785 

56 

(147) 

89,572 

23,748 

(1,628) 

117,639

5,253 

785 

56 

(178) 

86,067 

25,811 

(1,628) 

116,166

3,505 

3,402 

31 

(5,465) 

6,907 

31 

(5,465)

Year ended 30 September 2013

As at 1 october 2012 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

Year ended 30 September 2012

As at 1 october 2011 

Net gain for the year 

share options expense 

Dividends declared and paid in year 

24 

10 

24 

10 

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Consolidated Balance sheet

as at 30 september 2013

Non-current assets
Property and equipment 
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss 

Current assets
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets 

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables 

Total assets less current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities
Debentures 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

Represented by:
ordinary share capital 
share premium 
Capital redemption reserve 
share options reserve 
Capital reserve 
Revenue reserve 
own shares reserve 

Equity Shareholders’ Funds 

Net asset value per share 
Basic and fully diluted 

Notes 

12 
13 

15 
16 

17 

17 

18 

19 

20 

2013 
£000 

105 
151,939 

152,044 

2,690 
5,523 

8,213 

2012
as restated*
£000

247
122,361

122,608

1,418
23,287

24,705

160,257 

147,313

(1,244) 

159,013 

(33,847) 

(35,091) 

125,166 

5,253 
785 
56 
(123) 
102,654 
18,169 
(1,628) 

125,166 

pence 
240.5 

(1,256)

146,057

(33,823)

(35,079)

112,234

5,253
785
56
(147)
87,822
20,093
(1,628)

112,234

pence
215.6

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

Approved by the Board of Majedie Investments PLC (Company no. 109305) and authorised for issue on 9 December 2013.

Andrew J Adcock 
J William M Barlow 
Directors

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Company Balance sheet

as at 30 september 2013

Non-current assets

Property and equipment 

Investments held at fair value through profit or loss 

Investments in subsidiaries held at fair value through  

  profit or loss 

Current assets

Trade and other receivables 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets 

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables 

Total assets less current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities

Debentures 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

Represented by:

ordinary share capital 

share premium 

Capital redemption reserve 

share options reserve 

Capital reserve 

Revenue reserve 

own shares reserve 

Notes 

12 

13 

13 

15 

16 

17 

17 

18 

19 

2013 
£000 

98 

151,939 

2012 
£000

133 

122,361 

8,193 

8,192

160,230 

130,686

1,313 

3,991 

5,304 

855

20,922

21,777

165,534 

152,463

(1,032) 

(1,001)

164,502 

151,462

(33,847) 

(34,879) 

(33,823)

(34,824)

130,655 

117,639

5,253 

785 

56 

(123) 

104,534 

21,778 

(1,628) 

5,253

785

56

(147)

89,572

23,748

(1,628)

Equity Shareholders’ Funds 

130,655 

117,639

Approved by the Board of Majedie Investments PLC (Company no. 109305) and authorised for issue on 9 December 2013.

Andrew J Adcock 
J William M Barlow 
Directors

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Consolidated Cash Flow statement

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Notes 

2013 
£000 

2012
as restated*
£000

Net cash flow from operating activities

Consolidated net return before taxation 

Adjustments for: 

Gains on investments 

Consolidation adjustment on Javelin Capital fee income 

13 

13 

share based remuneration 

Depreciation 

Purchases of investments 

sales of investments 

Proceeds from derivative contracts 

Finance costs 

Operating cashflows before movements in working capital 

Decrease in trade and other payables 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 

Net cash outflow from operating activities before tax 

Tax recovered 

Tax on unfranked income 

Net cash outflow from operating activities 

Investing activities

Purchases of tangible assets 

Net cash outflow from investing activities 

Financing activities

Interest paid 

Dividends paid 

Net cash outflow from financing activities 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents for year 

21 

Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

18,488 

6,116 

(18,046) 

(7,962) 

368 

24 

142 

(31,862) 

19,724 

(11,162) 

2,807 

(8,355) 

(137) 

(916) 

(9,408) 

28 

(136) 

(9,516) 

(2,783) 

(5,465) 

(8,248) 

(17,764) 

23,287 

5,523 

130 

31 

166 

(131,121) 

125,175 

(911)

(8,376)

2,820

(5,556)

(528) 

204

(5,880)

37 

(158)

(6,001)

(3)

(3)

(2,797) 

(5,465)

(8,262)

(14,266)

37,553

23,287

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

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Company Cash Flow statement

for the year ended 30 september 2013

Net cash flow from operating activities

Company net return before taxation 

Adjustments for:  

Gains on investments 

share based remuneration 

Depreciation 

Purchases of investments 

sales of investments 

Proceeds from derivative contracts 

Finance costs 

Operating cashflows before movements in working capital 

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities before tax 

Tax recovered 

Tax on unfranked income 

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities 

Investing activities 

Investment in subsidiaries 

Net cash outflow from investing activities 

Financing activities 

Interest paid 

Dividends paid 

Net cash outflow from financing activities 

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents for year 

21 

Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

The notes on pages 58 to 96 form part of these accounts.

Notes 

2013 
£000 

2012
£000

18,572 

7,020 

13 

(17,679) 

(6,258) 

24 

35 

(31,862) 

19,724 

(11,186) 

2,807 

(8,379) 

(94) 

(102) 

(8,575) 

28 

(136) 

(8,683) 

(2,783) 

(5,465) 

(8,248) 

(16,931) 

20,922 

3,991 

31 

45 

(32,901) 

43,944 

183

12,064 

2,805

14,869

18

135

15,022

37

(134)

14,925

(1,000)

(1,000)

(2,783) 

(5,465)

(8,248)

5,677 

15,245

20,922

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Notes to the Accounts

General Information

Majedie Investments PLC is a company incorporated in england under the Companies Act 2006. The Company is 
registered as a public limited company and is an investment company as defined by section 833 of the Companies 
Act 2006. The address of the registered office is given on page 103. The nature of the Group’s operations and its 
principal activities are set out in the Business Review on pages 7 to 11.

Critical Accounting Assumptions and Judgements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRss requires the use of certain critical accounting 
assumptions. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group’s 
accounting policies. The areas requiring a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions 
and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are set out below.

Assessment as investment entity
entities that meet the definition of an investment entity within IFRs 10 are required to measure their subsidiaries at fair 
value through profit or loss rather than consolidate them. The criteria which define an investment entity are, as follows:

•  obtains funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing those investors with investment services;

• 

 commits to its investors that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, 
investment income or both; and

•  measures and evaluates the performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis.

The Board has agreed with the recommendation of the Audit Committee that the Company meets the definition of 
an investment entity. These conclusions will be reassessed on an annual basis, if any of these criteria or 
characteristics change.

As an investment trust, the Company’s stated investment policy (see page 8), details its objective of providing 
investment management services to investors which includes investing in uK and global equities, fixed income 
securities and certain derivative instruments for the purpose of returns in the form of investment income and capital 
appreciation.

The Group reports regularly to its shareholders via monthly and quarterly investor information, and to its 
management, via internal management reports, on a fair value basis. All investments are reported at fair value to the 
extent allowed by IFRss in the Group’s Half-Yearly and Annual Reports.

The Board has also concluded that the Company meets the additional characteristics of an investment entity, in that 
it has more than one investment; it has ownership interests in the form of equity and similar interests; it has more 
than one investor and its investors are not related parties.

Unquoted Investments
unquoted investments are valued at management’s best estimate of fair value in accordance with IFRss having 
regard to International Private equity and venture Capital valuation Guidelines as recommended by the British 
venture Capital Association. The principles which the Group applies are set out on pages 64 and 65. The inputs into 
the valuation methodologies adopted include observable historical data such as earnings or cash flow as well as 
more subjective data such as earnings forecasts or discount rates. As a result of this, the determination of fair value 
requires significant management judgement. At the year end, unquoted investments (including Majedie Asset 
Management (MAM)) represent 37.4% of consolidated shareholders’ funds.

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Share-based payments
The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the 
equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions 
requires determination of the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of 
the grant. This estimate also requires determination of the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including 
the expected life of the share option, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them. The 
assumptions and models used for estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions are disclosed in 
note 24 and on pages 83 and 84.

1 Significant Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted are set out as follows:

The accounts on pages 48 to 96 comprise the audited results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year 
ended 30 september 2013, and are presented in pounds sterling rounded to the nearest thousand, as this is the 
functional currency in which the Group and Company transactions are undertaken.

Going Concern
The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operational 
existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the Financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Presentation of Statement of Comprehensive Income
In order to reflect better the activities of an investment trust company and in accordance with guidance issued by 
the AIC, supplementary information which analyses the statement of Comprehensive Income between items of a 
revenue and capital nature has been presented alongside the statement of Comprehensive Income. up until 6 April 
2012, in accordance with the Company’s status as a uK investment company under section 833 of the Companies 
Act 2006, net capital returns were not able to be distributed by way of dividend. Additionally the net revenue is the 
measure that the directors believe to be appropriate in assessing the Company’s compliance with certain 
requirements set out in section 1158 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

Basis of Accounting
The accounts of the Group and the Company have been prepared in accordance with IFRss. They comprise 
standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting standards Board and International Financial 
Reporting Committee, interpretations approved by the International Accounting standards Committee that remain in 
effect, to the extent they have been adopted by the european union.

Where presentational guidance set out in the soRP regarding the Financial statements of Investment Trust 
Companies and venture Capital Trusts issued by the Association of Investment Companies in January 2009 is not 
inconsistent with the requirements of IFRss, the directors have sought to prepare the financial statements on a basis 
compliant with the recommendations of the soRP. All the Group’s activities are continuing.

Basis of Consolidation
The Company is an investment entity and, as such, does not consolidate the entities it controls which do not 
provide investment related services to the Company. Instead, interests in such entities are classified as fair value 
through profit or loss, and measured at fair value. This represents a change in accounting policy in the current year, 
more details of which are provided on pages 60 to 62.

The Consolidated Accounts incorporate the accounts of the Company and entities controlled by the Company 
which themselves provide investment related services (its subsidiaries) made up to 30 september each year. Control 
is achieved where the Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an investee entity so 
as to obtain benefits from its activities.

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The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of are included in the Consolidated statement of Comprehensive 
Income from the effective date of acquisition or disposal as appropriate. When the Group ceases to have control any 
retained interest in the entity is re-measured to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in 
carrying amount recognised in profit or loss. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of 
subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any 
amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity are accounted for as if the 
group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This may mean that amounts previously recognised in 
other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss. All Group entities have the same year end date.

Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s 
equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business 
combination and the non-controlling interest’s share of changes in equity since the date of combination. Losses 
applicable to the non-controlling interest in excess of the non-controlling’s interest in the subsidiary’s equity are 
allocated against the interest of the Group except to the extent that the non-controlling interest has a binding 
obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover losses.

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies 
used into line with those used by the Group.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following relevant standards and Interpretations have 
not been applied in these financial statements since they were in issue but not yet effective:

International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRSs) 
IFRs 9 
IFRs 13 

Financial Instruments: Classification & Measurement 
Fair value Measurement 

Effective date
1 January 2015 
1 January 2013

Management anticipates that all of the relevant pronouncements will be adopted in the next accounting period. 
Information on new standards, amendments and interpretations that are expected to be relevant to the Group’s 
financial statements is provided below. Certain other new standards and interpretations have been issued but are 
not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements.

The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of these standards and interpretations will have a material impact 
on the financial statements in the period of initial application.

Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

New and amended standards and interpretations

The Group has early adopted IFRs 10, ‘Consolidated Financial statements’, IFRs 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’, IFRs 12, 
‘Disclosure of Interests in other entities’, IAs 27 (revised 2011, ‘separate Financial statements’ and IAs 28, 
‘Investments in Associates and Joint ventures’, and has applied the transition guidance of IFRs 10, 11 and 12, and 
the Investment entities amendments to IFRs 10, IFRs 12 and IAs 27 (the “Amendments”) all of which are effective 
1 January 2014.

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements and Investment Entities Amendments

IFRs 10 replaces the portion of IAs 27 Consolidated and separate Financial statements that addresses the accounting 
for consolidated financial statements. It also addresses the issues raised in sIC12 Consolidation – special Purpose 
entities. IFRs 10 establishes a single control model that applies to all entities including special purpose entities.

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In addition, IFRs 10 includes an exemption from consolidation for entities, which meet the definition of an investment 
entity, and requires such entities to recognise all investments at fair value through profit or loss. Notwithstanding the 
exemption to consolidation explained above, the standard requires an investment entity to consolidate a subsidiary 
that provides services that relate to the investment entity’s investment activities.

The Company meets the definition of an investment entity (see page 58), and, therefore, all investments are 
recognised at fair value through profit or loss other than those subsidiaries which provide investment related services 
to the Company. This has changed the treatment for the Company’s investment in JCeMAF from the acquisition 
date of 16 January 2012. The adoption of IFRs 10 has resulted in the Group treating its investment in JCeMAF as 
an investment in subsidiary at fair value through profit or loss (see note 14). Previously this investment was treated 
as a subsidiary classified as an ‘asset held for sale’ under IFRs 5.

The change does not affect the measurement of this investment as previously under IFRs 5 JCeMAF was an asset 
valued at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell (which as a listed entity, are negligible), and 
because its carrying amount was to be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through 
continuing use. By adopting IFRs 10, the investment is now being measured at fair value through profit or loss.

under the transitional provisions of IFRs 10 this change in accounting policy is required to be accounted for 
retrospectively and therefore the relevant comparative figures have been restated. However, as the adoption date is 
from the acquisition date of JCeMAF of 16 January 2012, the resultant change only affects balance sheet 
reclassification of the Group’s assets and liabilities, and a third balance sheet as at the beginning of the preceding 
period is not considered necessary.

on initial application of a new standard, IAs 8.28(i) requires the disclosure of the effect on each financial statement 
line-item and on return per share. These disclosures are required for the current period and for each prior period 
presented, to the extent practicable. IFRs 10 C2A partly relaxes this general requirement. It states that an entity may 
only present the quantitative information required under IAs 8.28(i) for the annual period immediately preceding the 
first annual period for which IFRs 10 is applied. In view of this relief, an entity is not required to disclose the impact 
of transition to IFRs 10 for the current period or for an earlier period than the immediately preceding period. There is 
no impact on reserves as at 1 october 2012.

The following shows the adjustments made to each financial statement line-item for the comparative period:

extracts
Assets
Non-current assets
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss
Current assets
Asset classified as held for sale

Liabilities
Current liabilities
Liabilities directly associated with the assets classified 

as held for sale

Group net assets 

2012
(Group)
£000

Adjustment

2012
(Group restated)
£000

108,217

14,144

122,361

14,199

(14,199)

(55)

112,234

55

112,234

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The transition did not have any impact for the period on the statement of Comprehensive Income or the Group’s 
basic and diluted return per ordinary share.

IFRS 12 Disclosures of Interests in Other Entities

IFRs 12 requires entities to disclose significant judgements and assumptions made in determining whether the entity 
controls, jointly controls, significantly influences or has some other interests in other entities. entities are also 
required to provide more disclosures around certain ‘structured entities’. Adoption of the standard has impacted the 
Group’s level of disclosures in certain of the above noted areas, but has not impacted the Group’s position of results 
of operations. There are no structured entities. IFRs 12 disclosures are provided in note 14.

IAS 27 Revised Separate Financial Statements

As a consequence of the new IFRs 10 and IFRs 12, what remains in IAs 27 is limited to accounting for subsidiaries, 
jointly controlled entities, and associates in separate financial statements. This standard has not impacted the 
financial statements of the Group.

IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements and IAS 28 Revised Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

As a consequence of the new IFRs 11 and IFRs 12, IAs 28 describes the application of the equity method to 
investments in joint ventures in addition to associates. These standards have also been early adopted but have not 
impacted the financial statements of the Group.

Foreign Currencies
The individual financial statements of each Group entity are presented in the currency of the primary economic 
environment in which the entity operates, i.e. its functional currency. For the purpose of the consolidated financial 
statements, the results and financial position of each entity are expressed in Pounds sterling (sterling) which is the 
functional currency of the Company, and the presentational currency of the Group. Transactions in currencies other 
than sterling are recorded at the rate of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each balance sheet 
date, monetary items and non-monetary assets and liabilities that are fair valued and are denominated in foreign 
currencies are re-translated at the rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on 
retranslation are included in net profit or loss for the year in respect of those investments and all other assets/
liabilities which are classified and held at fair value through profit or loss. All foreign exchange gains and losses, 
except those arising from the translation of foreign subsidiaries, are recognised in the Consolidated statement of 
Comprehensive Income. on disposal of a foreign operation, the component of other comprehensive income relating 
to that particular foreign operation is recognised in profit or loss.

Segmental Reporting
A segment is a distinguishable component of the Group that is engaged in business activities from which it may 
earn revenues and incur expenses (including intra-group revenues and expenses), for which discrete financial 
information is available and whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief decision maker who 
can make decisions on resource allocation and performance assessment. An operating segment could engage in 
business activities in order to earn potential future revenues.

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Income
Dividend income from investments is taken to the revenue account on an ex-dividend basis. Dividend expense 
relating to equity securities sold short is recognised when the shareholders' right to receive payment is established. 
uK dividends are included net of tax credits. overseas dividends are included gross of any withholding tax. Where 
the Company has elected to receive scrip dividends in the form of additional shares rather than in cash, the amount 
of the cash dividend foregone is recognised as income. Any excess in the value of the shares received over the 
amount of the cash dividend is recognised in the capital column.

The fixed return on a debt security is recognised on a time apportionment basis so as to reflect the effective yield on 
the debt security. Deposit interest and other interest receivable is included on an accruals basis.

special dividends are taken to the revenue or capital account depending on their nature.

Expenses
All administrative expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis. In respect of the analysis between revenue and 
capital items presented within the statement of Comprehensive Income, all expenses have been presented as 
revenue items except as follows:

• 

• 

 expenses which are incidental to the acquisition or disposal of an investment are treated as capital costs and 
separately identified and disclosed (see note 13).

 expenses are split and presented partly as capital items where a connection with the maintenance or 
enhancement of the value of the investments held can be demonstrated, and accordingly the investment 
management expenses have been allocated 75% to capital, in order to reflect the directors’ expected long-term 
view of the nature of the investment returns of the Company.

• 

 The investment management performance fee, which is based on capital out-performance, is charged wholly 
to capital.

Pension Costs
Payments made to the Group’s defined contribution group personal pension plan are charged as an expense as 
they fall due on an accruals basis.

Finance Costs
75% of finance costs arising from the debenture stocks are allocated to capital; 25% of the finance costs are 
charged on the same basis to the revenue account. Premiums payable on early repurchase of debenture stock are 
charged 100% to capital. In addition, other interest payable is allocated 75% to capital and 25% to the revenue 
account. Finance costs are debited on an accruals basis using the effective interest method.

Share Based Payments
The Group issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain employees. equity-settled share-based payments 
are measured at fair value determined at the date of grant, which is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting 
period, based on the Group’s estimate of the number of shares that will eventually vest. Fair value is measured by use 
of the Black-scholes model. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management’s best 
estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations.

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Taxation
The tax charge represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the 
statement of Comprehensive Income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible 
in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is 
calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

In line with the recommendations of the soRP, the allocation method used to calculate tax relief on expenses presented 
against capital returns in the supplementary information in the statement of Comprehensive Income is the marginal basis. 
under this basis, if taxable income is capable of being offset entirely by expenses presented in the revenue return column 
of the statement of Comprehensive Income, then no tax relief is transferred to the capital return column.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of 
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable 
profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all 
taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable 
profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.

No provision is made for tax on capital gains since the Company operates as an investment trust for tax purposes.

Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any recognised impairment loss. 
Leasehold improvements are written off in equal annual instalments over the minimum period of the lease whereas 
depreciation for other tangible assets is provided for at 25% to 33% per annum using the straight-line method.

Leasing
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and 
rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the 
relevant lease.

Investments Held at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
The Group classifies its investments in debt and equity securities, and derivatives, as financial assets or financial 
liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

When a purchase or sale is made under a contract, the terms of which require delivery within the timeframe of the 
relevant market, the investments concerned are recognised or derecognised on the trade date.

All investments are classified as fair value through profit or loss as defined by IAs 39.

All investments are designated upon initial recognition as held at fair value through profit or loss, and are measured 
at subsequent reporting dates at fair value, which is either the bid price or the last traded price for listed securities, 
depending on the convention of the exchange on which the investment is quoted. Investments in unit trusts or open 
ended investment companies are valued at the closing price, the bid price or the single price as appropriate, 
released by the relevant investment manager.

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Fair values for unquoted investments, or investments for which the market is inactive, are established by using various 
valuation techniques in accordance with the International Private equity and venture Capital valuation Guidelines. 
These may include recent arm’s length market transactions, the current fair value of another instrument which has 
substantially the same earnings multiples, discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models. Where there is a 
valuation technique commonly used by market participants to price the instrument and that technique has been 
demonstrated to provide reliable estimates of prices obtained in actual market transactions, that technique is utilised.

Changes in the fair value of investments and gains on the sale of investments are recognised as they arise in the 
statement of Comprehensive Income.

Investment in Subsidiaries
In its separate financial statements the Company recognises its investment in subsidiaries at fair value.

Financial Instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Group’s Balance sheet when the Group becomes a 
party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at 
fair value.

Trade Receivables
Trade receivables do not carry any interest and are stated at carrying value which equates to their fair value as 
reduced by appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash deposited with banks, cash balances at brokers and short-term highly 
liquid investments with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. Prime broker cash balances 
are held with Goldman sachs International and Morgan stanley & Co International. short and long cash positions 
held with these brokers can be netted off as per the prime broker agreements.

Collateral Cash held at brokers
Collateral cash consists of margin cash held as collateral for open derivative positions with the prime brokers, 
Goldman sachs International and Morgan stanley & Co International. short and long cash positions held with these 
brokers can be netted off as per the prime broker agreements.

Financial Liabilities and Equity
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements 
entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after 
deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial liabilities are either classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and are recognised 
initially at fair value or 'other financial liabilities' (including borrowings and trade and other payables that are classified 
and subsequently measured at amortised cost). Financial liabilities are subsequently measured at fair value and 
changes in fair value are recognised in the statement of Comprehensive Income.

Non current liabilities
The debentures are initially recognised at cost, being the fair value of the consideration received less issue costs 
where applicable. After initial recognition, all interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at 
amortised cost using the effective interest method, with the interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis. 
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating 
interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated 
future payments over the expected life of the financial liabilities to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

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Trade Payables
Trade payables are not interest bearing and are stated at carrying value which equates to their fair value.

Reserves
Gains and losses on the sale of investments and investment holding gains and losses are accounted for in the 
statement of Comprehensive Income and subsequently in the capital reserve. The translation reserve is used to 
record exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of the Group’s foreign subsidiary.

share options reserve represents the expense of share based payments. The fair value of share options is measured 
at grant date and spread over the vesting period. The deemed expense is transferred to the share options reserve. 

share premium account represents the excess over nominal value of consideration received for equity shares, net of 
expenses of the share issue.

Own Shares
own shares held under option are accounted for in accordance with IFRs 2: share-based Payments. This requires 
that the consideration paid for own shares held be presented as a deduction from shareholders’ funds, and not 
recognised as an asset.

Dividends payable to shareholders
Dividends to shareholders are accounted for in the period in which they are paid or approved in general meetings. 
Dividends payable to shareholders are recognised in the statement of Changes in equity when they are paid, or 
have been approved by shareholders in the case of a final dividend and become a liability of the Company.

2 Business segments

For management purposes, the Group is currently organised into the following two principal activities:

Investing activities
The Company’s investment objective is to maximise total shareholder return whilst increasing dividends by more 
than the rate of inflation over the long term.

The Company operates as an investment trust company and its portfolio contains investments in companies listed in 
a number of countries. Geographical information about the portfolio is provided on pages 16 to 19 and exposure to 
different currencies is disclosed in note 25 on pages 86 and 87.

Investment management services
To complement this investment objective and create income and capital for the Group, Javelin Capital LLP has been 
launched to market a range of funds to third party investors and provide investment management and advisory services.

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Group 
2013 

Group 
2012

external income  
   from investment  
   management services 
Intra-group income  
   from investment  
   management services 
other operating and 
   investment income 

Investment 
  management 
Investing  and advisory 
activities 
£000 

services  Eliminations 
£000 

£000 

31 

Investment 
  management 
Investing  and advisory 
activities 
£000 

services  eliminations 
£000 

£000 

18 

Total 
£000 

31 

Total 
£000

18

1,187 

(1,187) 

1,241 

(1,241) 

5,232 

(6) 

(19) 

5,207 

5,142 

3 

5,145

5,232 

1,212 

(1,206) 

5,238 

5,142 

1,262 

(1,241) 

5,163

share based  
   payments charge 
other administrative costs 
Intra-group investment  
   management services  
   expenses 
other operating expenses 

(24) 
(688) 

(819) 

(1,162) 

19 

(24) 
(1,831) 

(31) 
(1,194) 

(1,716) 

(31)
(2,910)

(368) 
(134) 

1,187 

(134) 

(1,181) 
(78) 

(60) 
(200) 

1,241 

(278)

(1,531) 

(1,664) 

1,206 

(1,989) 

(2,484) 

(1,976) 

1,241 

(3,219)

Operating profit/(loss) 
Finance costs 
Gains on fair value through 
   profit and loss 
Foreign exchange loss 
   on disposal of subsidiary 

3,701 
(2,807) 

(452) 

3,249 
(2,807) 

2,658 
(2,820) 

(714) 

17,678 

368 

18,046 

7,832 

(840) 

Profit/(loss) before tax 

18,572 

(84) 

18,488 

6,830 

(714) 

1,944
(2,820)

7,832

(840)

6,116

Total assets 
Total liabilities 
Intra-group assets/(liabilities) 

157,026 
(34,945) 
8,542 

3,231 
(146) 
(542) 

  160,257  144,094 
(34,911) 
8,426 

(35,091) 

(8,000) 

3,274 
(223) 
(426) 

  147,368
(35,134)

(8,000) 

Net assets 

130,623 

2,543 

(8,000)  125,166  117,609 

2,625 

(8,000)  112,234

3 Income

Income from investments
Franked investment income† 
uK unfranked investment income 
overseas dividends 
Fixed interest and  
   convertible bonds 

Group 
2013 
£000 

4,114 
63 
943 

Group 
2012 
£000 

4,113 
135 
835 

17 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

4,114 
63 
943 

4,113
135
867

17

† Includes MAM ordinary dividend income of £2,260,000 (2012: £2,215,000).

5,120 

5,100 

5,120 

5,132

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3 Income continued

Other income
Deposit interest 
sundry income 

Total income 

Total income comprises:
Dividends 
Interest 
other income 

Income from investments
Listed uK 
Listed overseas 
unlisted 

4 Management Fees

Investment management 

Administration 

Group 
2013 
£000 

22 
96 

5,120 
22 
96 

1,917 
943 
2,260 

Group 
2012 
£000 

32 
31 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

19 
93 

21
13

118 

5,238 

63 

5,163 

112 

5,232 

34

5,166

5,083 
49 
31 

5,120 
19 
93 

5,115
38
13

5,238 

5,163 

5,232 

5,166

2,033 
852 
2,215 

1,917 
943 
2,260 

2,033
884
2,215

5,120 

5,100 

5,120 

5,132

Company 
2013 

Capital 
return 
£000 

415 

415 

Revenue 
return 
£000 

139 

265 

404 

Total 
£000 

554 

265 

819 

Revenue 
return 
£000 

137 

265 

402 

Company 
2012

Capital 
return 
£000 

412 

412 

Total 
£000

549

265

814

A summary of the terms of the Management Agreement for the Company with Javelin Capital LLP is given in the 
Directors’ Report on pages 24 and 25. At 30 september 2013, an amount of £47,000 was outstanding for payment 
of investment management fees when due (2012: £52,000) and outstanding administration fees of £22,000 (2012: 
£22,000).

The Manager is also entitled to a performance fee from the Company in accordance with the provisions of the 
Management Agreement, the calculation of which is also described in the Directors’ Report on page 25. No 
performance fee is due in respect of the year ended 30 september 2013 (2012: £nil).

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5 Administrative Expenses

staff costs – note 7 
other staff costs and directors’ fees 
Advisers’ costs 
Information costs 
establishment costs 
operating lease rentals – premises 
Depreciation on tangible assets 
Auditor’s remuneration  
  (see below)
other expenses 

Group 
2013 
£000 
328 
206 
411 
335 
122 
123 
142 
75 

247 

Group 
2012 
£000 
720 
304 
569 
454 
121 
124 
166 
73 

688 

  Company 
2013 
£000 
24 
206 
261 
33 

35 
57 

97 

  Company 
2012 
£000
31
233
302
44

45
55

75

1,989 

3,219 

713 

785

A charge of £1,109,000 (2012: £1,442,000) to capital and an equivalent credit to revenue has been made in the 
Group and a charge of £197,000 (2012: £237,000) in the Company has been made to recognise the accounting 
policy of charging 75% of direct investment management expenses to capital.

Total fees charged by the Auditor for the year, all of which were charged to revenue, comprised:

Audit services
  – statutory audit 
other audit related services 

Group 
2013 
£000 

68 
7 

Group 
2012 
£000 

66 
7 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

50 
7 

48
7

75 

73 

57 

55

All fees incurred during the year were to ernst & Young LLP

6 Directors’ Emoluments

Fees 
salary 
other benefits 
Partnership profit shares 

Company 
2013 
£000 
185 
45 
5 
66 

Company
2012
£000
209 
135 
4 

301 

348

The Report on Directors’ Remuneration on pages 35 to 43 explains the Company’s policy on remuneration for 
directors for the year. It also provides further details of directors’ remuneration.

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7 Staff Costs including Executive Directors

salaries and other payments 
social security costs 
Pension contributions 
share based remuneration 
 – note 24 

Group 
2013 
£000 
253 
29 
22 

24 

Group 
2012 
£000 
591 
69 
29 

31 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

24 

31

328 

720 

24 

31

Average number of employees: 
Management and office staff 

8 Finance Costs

Interest on 9.5% debenture stock 2020 
Interest on 7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Amortisation of expenses associated with debenture issue 
other interest payable 

Interest on 9.5% debenture stock 2020 
Interest on 7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Amortisation of expenses associated with debenture issue 

Group 
2013 
Number 

Group 
2012 
Number

5 

8

Group 
2013 

Group 
2012

Revenue  Capital 
return 
return 
Total 
£000 
£000 
£000 
321 
962  1,283 
375  1,125  1,500 
24 
18 

6 

Revenue  Capital 
return 
return 
Total 
£000 
£000 
£000
321 
962  1,283
375  1,125  1,500
22
17 
15
11 

5 
4 

702  2,105  2,807 

705  2,115  2,820

Company 
2013 

Company 
2012

Revenue  Capital 
return 
return 
Total 
£000 
£000 
£000 
962  1,283 
321 
375  1,125  1,500 
24 
18 

6 

Revenue  Capital 
return 
return 
Total 
£000 
£000 
£000
962  1,283
321 
375  1,125  1,500
22
17 

5 

702  2,105  2,807 

701  2,104  2,805

Further details of the debenture stocks in issue are provided in note 17.

9 Taxation

Analysis of tax charge

Tax on overseas dividends 

Group 
2013 
£000 

115 

Group 
2012 
£000 

132 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

115 

113

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Reconciliation of tax charge:
The current taxation for the year is higher (2012: lower) than the standard rate of corporation tax in the uK of 23%, 
(2012: 24%). The differences are explained below:

Net return before taxation  

Taxation at uK Corporation Tax 
  rate of 23.5% (2012: 25%) 

Group 
2013 
£000 
18,488 

Group 
2012 
£000 
6,116 

  Company 
2013 
£000 
18,572 

  Company 
2012 
£000
7,020

4,345 

1,529 

4,364 

1,755

Group 
2013 
£000 

(985) 

(213) 

Group 
2012 
£000 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

effects of:

  – uK dividends which are  
        not taxable 
  – foreign dividends which are  
        not taxable 
  – gains on investments  
       which are not taxable 
  – expenses not deductible for 
        tax purposes 
  – excess expenses for  
        current year 
  – overseas taxation which is  
        not recoverable 

(1,054) 

(213) 

(985) 

(213) 

(4,241) 

(1,748) 

(4,155) 

22 

1,072 

115 

28 

1,458 

132 

22 

967 

115 

(1,054)

(213)

(1,564)

33

1,043

113

Actual current tax charge 

115 

132 

115 

113

Group

After claiming relief against accrued income taxable on receipt, the Group has unrelieved excess expenses of 
£72,126,000 (2012: £67,564,000). It is not yet certain that the Group will generate sufficient taxable income in the 
future to utilise these expenses and therefore no deferred tax asset has been recognised.

Company

After claiming relief against accrued income taxable on receipt, the Company has unrelieved excess expenses of 
£64,796,000 (2012: £60,681,000). It is not yet certain that the Company will generate sufficient taxable income in 
the future to utilise these expenses and therefore no deferred tax asset has been recognised.

The allocation of expenses to capital does not result in any tax effect. Due to the Company’s status as an 
investment trust, and the intention to continue meeting the conditions required to obtain approval in the foreseeable 
future, the Company has not provided deferred tax on any capital gains and losses arising on the revaluation or 
disposal of investments.

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10 Dividends

The following table summarises the amounts recognised as distributions to equity shareholders in the period:

2011 Final dividend of 6.30p paid on 25 January 2012  
2012 Interim dividend of 4.20p paid on 27 June 2012   
2012 Final dividend of 6.30p paid on 23 January 2013  
2013 Interim dividend of 4.20p paid on 26 June 2013   

Proposed final dividend for the year ended  
  30 september 2013 of 6.30p (2012: final  
  dividend of 6.30p) per ordinary share 

Group and 
Company 
2013 
£000 

3,279 
2,186 

2013 
£000 

3,279 

Group and 
Company 
2012
£000
3,279
2,186

5,465 

5,465

2012
£000

3,279

3,279 

3,279

The proposed final dividend has not been included as a liability in these accounts in accordance with IAs 10: events 
after the Balance sheet date.

set out below is the total dividend to be paid in respect of the financial year. This is the basis on which the 
requirements of section 1158 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 are considered.

Interim dividend for the year ended 30 september 2013  
  of 4.20p (2012: 4.20p) per ordinary share 
Proposed final dividend for the year ended 30 september 
  2013 of 6.30p (2012: 6.30p) per ordinary share 

11 Return per Ordinary Share

2013 
£000 

2,186 

3,279 

2012
£000

2,186

3,279

5,465 

5.465

Basic return per ordinary share is based on 52,044,613 (2012: 52,044,613) ordinary shares, being the weighted 
average number of shares in issue having adjusted for the shares held by the employee Incentive Trust referred to in 
note 19. Basic returns per ordinary share are based on the net return after taxation attributable to equity 
shareholders. There is no dilution to the basic return per ordinary share shown for the years ended 30 september 
2013 and 2012 since the share options referred to in note 19 would, if exercised, be satisfied by the shares already 
held by the employee Incentive Trust (eIT).

Basic and diluted revenue returns are based on net 
  revenue after taxation of: 
Basic and diluted capital returns are based on net  
  capital return of: 

Group 
2013 
£000 

3,541 

14,832 

Group 
2012 
£000

2,552 

3,445

Basic and diluted total returns are based on return of:   

18,373 

5,997

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Basic and diluted revenue returns are based on net 
  revenue after taxation of: 
Basic and diluted capital returns are based on net  
  capital return of: 

Company 
2013 
£000 

3,495 

14,962 

Company 
2012 
£000

3,402 

3,505

Basic and diluted total returns are based on return of:   

18,457 

6,907

12 Property and Equipment

Cost:
At 1 october 2012 
Additions 
Disposals 

At 30 september 2013 

Depreciation:
At 1 october 2012 
Charge for year 
Disposals 

At 30 september 2013 

Net book value:

At 30 september 2013 

At 30 september 2012 

Cost:
At 1 october 2012 
Additions 
Disposals 

At 30 september 2013 

Depreciation:
At 1 october 2012 
Charge for year 
Disposals 

At 30 september 2013 

Net book value:

At 30 september 2013 

At 30 september 2012 

Group 
Leasehold 
Improvements 
£000 

Group 
office 
equipment 
£000 

171 

583 

Group 

Total 
£000

754

171 

583 

754

57 
18 

450 
124 

507
142

75 

96 

114 

574 

9 

133 

649

105

247

Company 
Leasehold 
Improvements 
£000 

Company 
office 
equipment 
£000 

171 

168 

  Company 

Total 
£000

339

171 

168 

339

57 
18 

149 
17 

206
35

75 

96 

114 

166 

2 

19 

241

98

133

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13 Investments at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Group
2013

Unlisted
£000

10,331
31,604

Listed
£000

75,563
4,863

Group
as restated*
2012

Total
£000

85,894
36,467

Listed
£000

69,262
(2,195)

unlisted
£000

12,862
29,582

Total
£000

82,124
27,387

opening cost at beginning of year
Gains/(losses) at beginning of year

opening fair value at beginning of year

80,426

41,935

122,361

67,067

42,444

109,511

Purchases at cost
sales – proceeds
Gains/(losses) on sales
Increase in investment holding gains
Transfer on de-listing of shares
Foreign exchange losses on 

retranslation of foreign investment

31,987
(14,189)
994
5,878
(21)

(5,898)
121
10,685
21

31,987
(20,087)
1,115
16,563

125,270
(120,422)
1,490
7,058

(574)
(1,957)
2,022

125,270
(120,996)
(467)
9,080

Closing fair value at end of year

105,075

46,864

151,939

Closing cost at end of year
Gains at end of year

94,334
10,741

4,575
42,289

98,909
53,030

Closing fair value at end of year

105,075

46,864

151,939

(37)

80,426

75,563
4,863

80,426

(37)

41,935

122,361

10,331
31,604

85,894
36,467

41,935

122,361

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

opening cost at beginning of year
Gains/(losses) at beginning of year

opening fair value at beginning of year

Purchases at cost
sales – proceeds
Gains on sales
Increase in investment holding gains
Transfer on de-listing of shares

Closing fair value at end of year

Closing cost at end of year
Gains/(losses) at end of year

Closing fair value at end of year

Company
2013

Related and
subsidiary
companies
£000

9,010
(818)

Total
£000

94,855
35,698

8,192

130,553

31,987
(20,087)
1,122
16,557

1

8,193

160,132

9,010
(817)

107,877
52,255

8,193

160,132

Unlisted
£000

10,283
31,652

41,935

(5,898)
128
10,678
21

46,864

4,534
42,330

46,864

Listed
£000

75,562
4,864

80,426

31,987
(14,189)
994
5,878
(21)

105,075

94,333
10,742

105,075

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13 Investments at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss continued

opening cost at beginning of year
(Losses)/gains at beginning of year

opening fair value at beginning of year

Purchases at cost
sales – proceeds
Losses on sales
Increase in investment holding gains

Closing fair value at end of year

Closing cost at end of year
Gains/(losses) at end of year

Closing fair value at end of year

All operating subsidiaries are held at fair value.

Company
2012

Related and
subsidiary
companies
£000

Total
£000

8,010
(839)

107,654
26,693

7,171

134,347

1,000

21

33,901
(43,770)
(2,930)
9,005

8,192

130,553

9,010
(818)

94,855
35,698

8,192

130,553

unlisted
£000

12,814
29,630

42,444

(574)
(1,957)
2,022

41,935

10,283
31,652

41,935

Listed
£000

86,830
(2,098)

84,732

32,901
(43,196)
(973)
6,962

80,426

75,562
4,864

80,426

unlisted investments include an amount of £864,000 in 5 various companies (2012: £2,935,000 in 18 companies) 
and £46,000,000 (2012: £39,000,000) for our investment in MAM as detailed on pages 79 and 80. The valuation of 
investments on pages 18 and 19 includes 4 unlisted investments of over £100,000 (including MAM).

During the year the Company incurred transaction costs amounting to £105,000 (2012: £113,000) of which 
£78,000 (2012: £59,000) related to the purchases of investments and £27,000 (2012: £54,000) related to the sales 
of investments. These amounts are included in gains on investments at fair value through profit or loss, as disclosed 
in the Consolidated and Company statement of Comprehensive Income.

The composition of the investment return is analysed below:

Net gains/(losses) on sales of 

equity investments

Increase in holding gains on 

equity investments

Consolidation adjustment on  

Javelin Capital fee income
Proceeds on sale of derivative 

contracts

Group
2013
£000

1,115

Group
2012
as
restated*
£000

Company
2013
£000

(467)

1,122

16,563

9,080

16,557

368

130

(911)

Company
2012
£000

(2,930)

9,005

183

Net return on investments

18,046

7,832

17,679

6,258

* Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

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13 Investments at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss continued

Fair value hierarchy disclosures
The Group is required to classify fair value measurements using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of 
the inputs used in making the measurements. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:

•  Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

An active market is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume 
on an ongoing basis such that quoted prices reflect prices at which an orderly transaction would take place between 
market participants at the measurement date. Quoted prices provided by external pricing services, brokers and vendors 
are included in Level 1, if they reflect actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arms length basis.

• 

 Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either 
directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices).

Level 2 inputs include the following:

•   quoted prices for similar (ie not identical) assets in active markets.

•    quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. Characteristics of an 

inactive market include a significant decline in the volume and level of trading activity, the available prices vary 
significantly over time or among market participants or the prices are not current.

•    inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (for example, interest rates and yield curves 

observable at commonly quoted intervals).

•    inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data by correlation or other 

means (market-corroborated inputs).

•  Level 3 – Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which an asset or liability is categorised is determined on the basis of the 
lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset. For this purpose, the significance of 
an input is assessed against the fair value measurement of an asset or liability in its entirety. If a fair value 
measurement uses observable inputs that require significant adjustment based on unobservable inputs, that 
measurement is a Level 3 measurement. Assessing the significance of a particular input to the fair value 
measurement requires judgement, considering factors specific to the asset or liability.

The determination of what constitutes ‘observable’ requires significant judgement by the Group. The Group 
considers observable data to be investments actively traded in organised financial markets, fair value is generally 
determined by reference to stock exchange quoted market bid prices at the close of business on the balance sheet 
date, without adjustment for transaction costs necessary to realise the asset.

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The table below sets out fair value measurements of financial assets in accordance with the IFRs fair value 
hierarchy system:

Financial assets

Financial assets designated at 
fair value through profit or loss

Equities and managed funds
Listed equity securities
unlisted equity securities
Listed exchange traded funds

Group
2013

Group
as restated*
2012

Level 1
£000

Level 2
£000

Level 3
£000

Total
£000

Level 1
£000

Level 2
£000

Level 3
£000

Total
£000

104,893

182

105,075

46,864

104,893
46,864
182

80,233

46,864 151,939

80,233

41,935

80,233
41,935
193

41,935 122,361

193

193

* Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62. 

Financial assets

Financial assets designated at 
fair value through profit or loss

Equities and managed funds
Listed equity securities
unlisted equity securities
Listed exchange traded funds

Company
2013

Company
2012

Level 1
£000

Level 2
£000

Level 3
£000

Total
£000

Level 1
£000

Level 2
£000

Level 3
£000

Total
£000

104,893

182

105,075

55,057

104,893
55,057
182

80,233

55,057 160,132

80,233

50,127

80,233
50,127
193

50,127 130,553

193

193

Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and therefore classified within 
Level 1, include active listed equities. The Group does not adjust the quoted price for these instruments.

Financial instruments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active but are valued based on quoted 
market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within 
Level 2. As Level 2 investments include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer 
restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on 
available market information. During the year there were transfers of £193,000 from Level 2 to Level 1 for Listed 
exchange traded funds. 

Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs. Level 3 instruments include private equity 
and corporate debt securities. As observable prices are not available for these securities, the Group has used valuation 
techniques to derive the fair value. In respect of unquoted instruments, or where the market for a financial instrument 
is not active, fair value is established by using recognised valuation methodologies, in accordance with International 
Private equity and venture Capital (“IPevC”) valuation Guidelines. New investments are initially carried at cost, for a 
limited period, being the price of the most recent investment in the investee. This is in accordance with IPevC 
Guidelines as the cost of recent investments will generally provide a good indication of fair value. Fair value is the 
amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction.

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13 Investments at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss continued

The following table presents the movement in Level 3 instruments for the year ended 30 september 2013:

opening balance
Transfers from Level 1
sales – proceeds
Total gains for the year included in the  
statement of Comprehensive Income

opening balance
Transfers from Level 1
sales – proceeds
Total gains for the year included in the  
statement of Comprehensive Income

opening balance
Transfers from Level 1
sales – proceeds
Total gains for the year included in the  
statement of Comprehensive Income

opening balance
Purchases
Transfers from Level 1
sales – proceeds
Total gains/(losses) for the year included in the  

statement of Comprehensive Income

Group
2013

Convertible
bonds
£000

Preference
shares
£000

Total
£000
41,935
21
(5,898)

10,806

46,864

Equity
investments
£000
41,935
21
(5,898)

10,806

46,864

Group
2012

258

(243)

(15)

42,444

42,182

(574)

65

(324)

77

41,935

41,935

Company
2013

4

(7)

3

Total
£000
50,127
21
(5,898)

10,807

55,057

49,615
1,000

(574)

86

Convertible
bonds
£000

Preference
shares
£000

Equity
investments
£000
50,127
21
(5,898)

10,807

55,057

Company
2012

49,353
1,000

(324)

98

258

(243)

(15)

4

(7)

3

50,127

50,127

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Substantial Share Interests
The Group has a number of investee company holdings where its investment is greater than 3% of any class of 
capital in those companies. Those that are considered material (excluding MAM and JCeMAF which are disclosed 
separately below) in the context of these accounts are shown below:

AoI Medical (unlisted)

Fair
Value
£000

152

% of
Class Held

4.76

The Group does not exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the above companies 
which are therefore not considered to be associated companies.

Javelin Capital Emerging Markets Alpha Fund (JCEMAF)
The Company invested £15m and £18.15m of seed capital into the JCeMAF on 16 January and 2 November 2012 
respectively and as at 30 september 2013 had an 89.5% controlling interest. This investment is shown in the 
Company and Group accounts as an investment held at fair value through profit or loss rather than being 
consolidated which is in accordance with the Investment entities amendment to IFRs 10, which the Group has early 
adopted (see note 1 on pages 60 to 62 for further information).

Majedie Asset Management (MAM)
MAM is a uK based asset management firm, which provides investment management and advisory services 
primarily relating to uK equities.

The carrying value of the Company’s investment in MAM is included in the Consolidated Balance sheet as part of 
investments at fair value through profit or loss:

Deemed cost of investment
Holding gains

Fair value at 30 september

2013
£000
1,038
44,962

2012
£000
1,197
37,803

46,000

39,000

The carrying value of MAM in the 30 september 2013 Consolidated Financial statements is its fair value as 
assessed at 30 september 2013. Details of the determination of the fair value of MAM are included in the Report of 
the Audit Committee on pages 31 and 32.

Due to the nature and operation of the Company’s shareholder agreement, it is considered by the Board that the 
Company does not exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of MAM and as such it is 
not considered to be an associate, and their results are not consolidated in the Group’s results.

In accordance with the revised shareholders’ agreement, the founding shareholders (including the Company) will sell 
a certain number of shares to the MAM employee Benefit Trust (eBT), usually annually, and at the relevant 
prescribed price (as calculated in accordance with the revised shareholders’ agreement).

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13 Investments at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss continued

During the year the Company sold 1,975 shares and 15,000 shares on the 20 December 2012 and 14 June 2013 
respectively for a total consideration of £5,899,000 resulting in a realised gain of £5,739,000.

After these transactions the Company holds 110,575 ordinary 0.1p shares which represents a 26.7% shareholding 
in MAM.

14 Investment in Subsidiaries

a)  Subsidiary undertakings at 30 September 2013

Company and business 

Majedie Portfolio Management Limited 
  –  Majedie share plan manager,  
authorised and regulated by 
the FCA

Majedie unit Trust 
  –  unauthorised unit trust 

Javelin Capital LLP 
  –  Asset Management, authorised and 

regulated by the FCA

Javelin Capital services Limited 
  –  Administration services 

Javelin Capital Fund Management Limited 
  – Not trading 

Javelin Capital strategies Plc 
  – In liquidation 

serviced Platform sICAv† 
( subfund: Javelin Capital emerging 
Markets Alpha Fund) 
–  undertakings for Collective 

Investment in Transferable securities 
(uCITs), supervised by the 
Commission de surveillance du 
secteur Financier (CssF) 

Company 

Country of 
Registration 
Incorporation 
and operation 

Number and 
class of shares 
held by Group 

Group 
Holding 

Capital & 
Reserves at 
30.09.13 
thousand 

Profit after 
tax for the 
year ended 
30.09.13 
thousand

uK 

uK 

uK 

uK 

Ireland 

Ireland 

Lux 

100% 

£162 

1,000,000 
ordinary 
shares 

10,000 

100% 

(£3,521) 

(£63) 

75% 

£2,543 

(£84) 

75% 

75% 

100% 

£21 

89.5% 

$56,665 

$565 

75% 
interest 

100 
ordinary 
shares

2 
ordinary 
shares

2 
subscriber 
shares

140,000 
Class D 
GBP shares 
5,000 
Class D 
usD shares 
10,407 
Class e 
usD shares

† The Javelin Capital emerging Markets Alpha Fund is a sub-fund of the services Platform sICAv. The sICAv has a financial year end of December. 

The figures stated above are as at 31 December 2012 (its year end).

Javelin Capital services Limited (JCs) and Javelin Capital Fund Management Limited (JCFM) are all wholly owned 
subsidiaries of Javelin Capital LLP.

b) Non-Controlling Interest

In respect of the consolidation of the Javelin Capital entities into the Group accounts, in accordance with the 
Company’s accounting policies and the income and loss recognition provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership 
Agreement for Javelin Capital LLP there is no Non-controlling Interest to be recognised in the Consolidated 
statement of Comprehensive Income or Balance sheet.

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b) Non-Controlling Interest continued

Following the closure of the QIF on 21 september 2012, the Non-controlling interest previously reflected in the 
Consolidated statement of Comprehensive Income and Balance sheet, and including its proportion of results for the 
period of the QIF up to the date of closure, representing the other investors in the QIF was derecognised in 
accordance with IFRs.

15 Trade and Other Receivables

sales for future settlement 
Prepayments 
Dividends receivable 
Accrued income 
Taxation recoverable 
Amounts due from subsidiary 
  undertakings 

Group 
2013 
£000 
363 
2,044 
240 

43 

Group 
2012 
£000 

1,111 
254 
3 
50 

  Company 
2013 
£000 
363
30 
240 

43 

637 

  Company 
2012 
£000

27
254
3
50

521

The Directors consider that the carrying amounts of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value.

2,690 

1,418 

1,313 

855

16 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Deposits at banks 
Collateral cash held with brokers 
other balances 

Group 
2013 
£000 
4,641 
91 
791 

Group 
2012 
£000 
22,129 
91 
1,067 

  Company 
2013 
£000 
3,466 

  Company 
2012 
£000
20,431

525 

491

5,523 

  23,287 

3,991 

  20,922

Cash used for collateral is restricted.

17 Trade and Other Payables 
Amounts falling due within one year:

Purchases for future settlement 
Accrued expenses 
other creditors 

Group 
2013 
£000 
125 
313 
806 

Group 
2012 
£000 

313 
943 

  Company 
2013 
£000 
125 
178 
729 

  Company 
2012 
£000

249
752

1,244 

1,256 

1,032 

1,001

The Directors consider that the carrying amounts of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value.

Amounts falling due after more than one year: 

£13.5m (2012: £13.5m) 9.5%  
  debenture stock 2020 
£20.7m (2012: £20.7m) 7.25%  
  debenture stock 2025 

Group 
2013 
£000 

13,410 

20,437 

Group 
2012 
£000 

13,401 

20,422 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

13,410 

20,437 

13,401

20,422

  33,847 

  33,823 

  33,847 

  33,823

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Both debenture stocks are secured by a floating charge over the Company’s assets. expenses associated with the 
issue of debenture stocks were deducted from the gross proceeds and are being amortised over the life of the 
debentures. Further details on interest and the amortisation of issue expenses are provided in note 8.

18 Called Up Share Capital

Company
2013
£000

Company
2012
£000

Allotted and fully paid at 30 september:
52,528,000 (2012: 52,528,000) ordinary shares of 10p each

5,253

5,253

There are 483,387 (2012: 483,387) ordinary shares of 10p each held by the employee Incentive Trust. see note 19.

ordinary shares carry one vote each on a poll. The Companies Act 2006 abolished the requirement for the 
Company to have authorised share capital. The Company adopted new Articles of Association on 20 January 2010 
which, inter alia, reflected the new legislation. Accordingly the Company has no authorised share capital. The 
Directors will still be limited as the number of shares they can allot at any one time as the Companies Act 2006 
requires that directors seek authority from the shareholders for the allotment of new shares.

19 Own Shares

The total number of options outstanding at the date of this report is 214,628 under the Long Term Incentive Plan 
("LTIP") and the total shareholding of the employee Incentive Trust is 483,387 ordinary shares. The shares will be 
held by the Trust until the relevant options are exercised or until they lapse. Consideration paid on acquisition of 
these shares is presented on the Balance sheet as a deduction from shareholders’ funds, in accordance with the 
policy detailed in note 1.

As at 1 october 2012
options exercised

As at 30 september 2013

20 Net Asset Value

Number of
shares

483,387

Group and
Company
Own Shares
Reserve
£000

(1,628)

483,387

(1,628)

The consolidated net asset value per share has been calculated based on equity shareholders’ funds of 
£125,166,000 (2012: £112,234,000) and on 52,044,613 (2012: 52,044,613) ordinary shares, being the shares in 
issue at the year end having deducted the number of shares held by the employee Incentive Trust.

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21 Analysis of Changes in Net Debt

Group 

At 30 
september 
2012 
£000 

Cash 
Flows 
£000 

Cash at bank and with brokers 

23,287 

(17,764) 

Debt due after one year 

(33,823) 

Non 
Cash 
Items 
£000 

(24) 

At 30 
  September 
2013 
£000

5,523

(33,847)

  (10,536) 

  (17,764) 

(24) 

  (28,324)

Company 

Cash at bank 

Debt due after one year 

At 30 
september 
2012 
£000 

20,922 

(33,823) 

Cash 
Flows 
£000 

(16,931) 

Non 
Cash 
Items 
£000 

(24) 

At 30 
  September 
2013 
£000

3,991

(33,847)

  (12,901) 

  (16,931) 

(24) 

  (29,856)

22 Operating Lease Commitments

The Group has a 10 year non-cancellable operating lease (with a rent review and break clause in 5 years) in respect 
of premises, which included a rent free period. During the year the Group extended the lease for a further period of 
2 years which included an additional rent free period. The rent free elements have been apportioned over the lease 
up to the date of the relevant break clause. The rent due under the lease is subject to a review in December 2013. 
The review is upward only in nature and includes a new minimum value. The Group has a current annual 
commitment at 30 september 2013 under the lease of £145,000 (2012: £145,000). This operating lease 
commitment, as adjusted for the rent review minimum uplift in December 2013, is disclosed in the table below:

expiry Date

Within one year
Between one and two years
Between two and three years

23 Financial Commitments

Group
2013
£000

159
163
41

Group
2012
£000

145
34

363

179

At 30 september 2013 the Group had no financial commitments which had not been accrued for (2012: none).

24 Share-based Payments

The Group currently operates one share-based payment scheme being the 2006 LTIP which in turn has two 
sections relating to Total shareholder Return (“TsR”) based Awards and Matching Awards. With the introduction of 
Javelin Capital LLP and resultant employee transfers from the Company no further awards will be made under the 
LTIP. Javelin Capital LLP does not operate any share-based payment schemes.

Long Term Incentive Plan: TSR-based Awards
Awards of restricted shares up to a maximum value of one year’s salary have performance conditions based on total 
shareholder return in relation to two separate performance conditions over a period of five years. The performance 
conditions contain higher and lower thresholds that determine the extent of the vesting of the award. In accordance 
with the LTIP rules existing awards increase by any dividends declared by the Company until they vest.

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Long Term Incentive Plan: Matching Awards
executive directors and senior executives receive a certain percentage of their overall bonus for the year in deferred 
shares. The shares granted according to these matching awards only vest once the executive has completed three 
years’ further service. There are no other performance conditions. In accordance with the LTIP rules existing awards 
increase by any dividends declared by the Company until they vest.

outstanding at 1 october 2012 
During the year: 
  Awarded 
  Forfeited 
  exercised 
  expired 
  Increase in awards due to dividends paid  

outstanding at 30 september 2013 

exercisable at 30 september 2013 

outstanding at 1 october 2011 
During the year: 
  Awarded 
  Forfeited 
  exercised 
  expired 
  Increase in awards due to dividends paid  

outstanding at 30 september 2012 

exercisable at 30 september 2012 

Group 
2013

TSR-based 
Awards 

Matching 
Awards

  Weighted 
No.  Average 
of  Exercise 
Options  Price (p) 
0.0 

  190,453 

  Weighted 
No.  Average 
of  Exercise 
Options  Price (p)
0.0
11,148 

12,306 

  202,759 

36,208 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

721 

11,869 

11,869 

0.0

0.0

0.0

Group 
2012

TsR-based 
Awards 

Matching 
Awards

  Weighted 
No.  Average 
of  exercise 
Price (p) 
0.0 

options 
  178,319 

  Weighted 
No.  Average 
of  exercise 
Price (p)
0.0

options 
10,437 

12,134 

  190,453 

0.0 

0.0 

711 

11,148 

11,148 

0.0

0.0

0.0

The awards outstanding at 30 september 2013 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.6 years and 
nil in respect of the TsR-based Awards and Matching Awards respectively (2012: 1.4 years and nil years respectively).

Awards and options are usually forfeited if the employee leaves employment before vesting.

For the year ended 30 september 2013, the Company recognised a total share options expense of £24,000 (2012: 
£31,000) relating to share-based payment transactions.

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25 Financial Instruments and Risk Profile

As an investment trust, the Company invests in securities for the long term in order to achieve its investment 
objective as stated on page 8. Accordingly it is the Board’s policy that no trading in investments or other financial 
instruments be undertaken. The risk management processes of the Company are aligned with those of the Group 
as a whole and it is at the Group level that the majority of the risk management procedures are performed. Where 
relevant and materially different to the Group position, Company specific risk exposures are explained alongside 
those of the Group. The following risk and sensitivity analysis included in this note are based on the ongoing 
operations of the Group and Company.

Management of market risk
Management of market risk is fundamental to the Group’s investment objective and the investment portfolio is 
continually monitored to ensure an appropriate balance of risk and reward.

exposure to any one entity is monitored by the Board and the Investment Manager. The Board have complied with 
the investment policy requirement not to invest more than 15% of the total value of its gross assets, save that the 
Company can invest up to 25% of its gross assets in any single fund managed by Javelin Capital.

From time to time, the Group may seek to reduce or increase its exposure to stock markets and currencies by 
taking positions in currency forward contracts, index futures and options relating to one or more stock markets. 
These instruments are used for the purpose of hedging some or all of the existing exposure within the Group’s 
investment portfolio to those currencies or particular markets or to enable increased exposure when deemed 
appropriate and with the specific approval of the Board.

The Company’s financial instruments comprise its investment portfolio – see note 13 – cash balances, debtors and 
creditors that arise directly from its operations such as sales and purchases awaiting settlement and accrued 
income, and the debenture loans used to finance its operations. The Company, (as distinct from the Group), is 
unlikely to use derivatives for hedging purposes and then only in exceptional circumstances with the specific prior 
approval of the Board. No hedging was used during the year.

In pursuing its investment objective the Company is exposed to various risks which could cause short term variation 
in its net assets and which could result in both or either a reduction in its net assets or a reduction in the profits 
available for distribution by way of dividend. The main risk exposures for the Company from its financial instruments 
are market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), liquidity risk and credit risk.

The Board sets the overall investment strategy and has in place various controls and limits and receives various 
reports in order to monitor the Company’s and Group’s exposure to these risks. The risk management policies 
identified in this note have not changed materially from the previous accounting period in respect of the Company:

•  a full range of financial instruments in both developed and emerging markets including equities, equity-related 

securities, futures, options, warrants and other access products;

•  other financial instruments may be used, including, but not limited to, index futures, structured products, swaps 

and contracts for difference (“CFDs”);

•  commodity futures and commodity-related exchange traded funds (“eTFs”);

•  spot and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options and related instruments; and

•  cash on deposit or cash equivalents may be held; these deposits may, or may not, be held through the 

Prime Brokers and its Custodian.

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Market Risk
The principal risk in the management of the portfolio is market risk i.e. the risk that values and future cashflows will 
fluctuate due to changes in market prices. This comprises:

• 

• 

• 

foreign currency risk;

interest rate risk; and

 other price risk i.e. movements in the value of investment holdings caused by factors other than interest rate or 
currency movements.

These risks are taken into account when setting investment policy and making investment decisions.

Foreign Currency Risk
exposure to foreign currency risk arises through investments in securities listed on overseas stock markets. A 
proportion of the net assets of the Group and Company are denominated in currencies other than sterling, with the 
effect that the balance sheet and total return can be materially affected by currency movements. The Group and 
Company’s exposure to foreign currencies through its investments in overseas securities as at 30 september 2013 
was £26,424,000 and £26,291,000 respectively (2012: £25,787,000 and £25,653,000 respectively).

In respect of the Company, the Investment Manager monitors the Company’s exposure to foreign currencies and the 
Board receives reports on a regular basis. In making investment decisions the Investment Manager is mindful of the 
Company’s Core Portfolio benchmark allocation to foreign currencies but takes independent positions based on a 
long term view on the relative strengths and weaknesses of currencies. Additionally the currency of investment is not 
the only relevant factor considered as many portfolio investment companies are global in scope and nature. The 
Company does not normally hedge against foreign currency movements.

The Group is able, although unlikely, to enter into forward currency contracts as a means of limiting or increasing its 
exposure to particular currencies. such contracts can be used for the purpose of hedging the existing currency 
exposure of elements of the Group’s portfolio (as a means of reducing risk) or to enable increased exposure when 
this is deemed appropriate.

The currency risk of the Group and Company’s non-sterling monetary financial assets and liabilities at the Balance 
sheet date was:

Currency exposure

us Dollar
euro
Yen
other non-sterling

Group
2013

Net
monetary
assets
£000

91

Total
currency
exposure
£000

16,159
2,941
2,241
5,083

91

26,424

Overseas
investments
£000

16,068
2,941
2,241
5,083

26,333

overseas
investments
£000

16,962
2,729
1,540
4,465

25,696

Group
as restated*
2012

Net
monetary
assets
£000

91

Total
currency
exposure
£000

17,053
2,729
1,540
4,465

91

25,787

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Currency exposure

us Dollar
euro
Yen
other non-sterling

Company
2013

Net
monetary
assets
£000

Total
currency
exposure
£000

16,026
2,941
2,241
5,083

26,291

overseas
investments
£000

16,920
2,729
1,540
4,464

25,653

Company
2012

Net
monetary
assets
£000

Total
currency
exposure
£000

16,920
2,729
1,540
4,464

25,653

Overseas
investments
£000

16,026
2,941
2,241
5,083

26,291

Sensitivity analysis
If sterling had strengthened by 5% relative to all currencies on the reporting date, with all the other variables held 
constant, the income and the net assets attributable to equity holders of the parent would have decreased by the 
amounts shown below. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2012. The revenue impact is an estimated 
figure for 12 months based on the relevant foreign currency denominated balances at the reporting date.

Income Statement

Revenue return
Capital return

Net assets

Group
2013
£000

Group
2012
as
restated*
£000

Company
2013
£000

Company
2012
£000

(1,321)

(1,289)

(1,315)

(1,283)

(1,321)

(1,289)

(1,315)

(1,283)

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

A 5% weakening of sterling against the above currencies would have resulted in an equal and opposite effect on the 
above amounts, on the basis that all other variables remain constant. The Company’s exposure has been calculated as 
at the year end and may not be representative of the year as a whole.

Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s direct interest rate risk exposure affects the interest received on cash balances and the fair value of 
its fixed rate portfolio investments and debentures. Indirect exposure to interest rate risk arises through the effect of 
interest rate changes on the valuation of the investment portfolio. The vast majority of the financial assets held by the 
Company are equity shares, which pay dividends, not interest. The Company may however from time to time hold 
small investments which pay a fixed rate of interest.

Derivative contracts are not used to hedge against the exposure to interest rate risk. 

The Board sets limits for cash balances and receives regular reports on the cash balances of the Company. The 
Company’s fixed rate debentures introduce an element of gearing to the Company which is monitored within limits 
and reported to the Board. Cash balances are used to manage the level of gearing within a range set by the Board. 
The Board sets an overall investment strategy and also has various limits on the investment portfolio which aim to 
spread the portfolio investments to reduce the impact of interest rate risk on company valuations. Regular reports 
are received by the Board in respect of the Company’s investment portfolio and the respective limits.

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The interest rate risk profile of the financial assets and liabilities at the Balance sheet date was:

Floating rate financial assets
  uK sterling 
  us dollars 
Financial assets not carrying  
  interest 

Fixed rate financial liabilities 
  uK sterling 
Financial liabilities not  
   carrying interest 

Group 
2013 
£000 

5,432 
91 

Group 
  as restated* 
2012 
£000 

23,196 
91 

  Company 
2013 
£000 

  Company 
2012 
£000

11,991 

28,922

154,734 

  124,026 

  153,543 

  123,541

  160,257 

  147,313 

  165,534 

  152,463

(33,847) 

(33,823) 

(33,847) 

(33,823)

(1,244) 

(1,256) 

(1,032) 

(1,001)

  (35,091) 

  (35,079) 

  (34,879) 

  (34,824)

* Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

Floating rate financial assets usually comprise collateral cash and also cash on deposit with banks and prime 
brokers which is repayable on demand and receive a rate of interest based on the base rates in force over the 
period. The Company balance includes the £8.0m (2012: £8.0m) investment in Javelin Capital LLP which receives a 
commercial rate of interest from 31 August 2010 until full repayment occurs in accordance with the Revised LLP 
Agreement (via an additional profit share of residual profits from Javelin Capital LLP). Fixed rate financial assets 
comprise convertible bonds or loan notes. The fixed rate financial liabilities comprise the Group and Company’s 
debentures totalling £34.2m nominal. They pay a weighted average rate of interest of 8.1% per annum and mature 
in 2020 (£13.5m) and 2025 (£20.7m).

Sensitivity analysis
Based on closing cash balances held on deposits with banks, a 0.5% decrease (2012: 0.5%) in base interest rates 
would have the following effect on net assets and profit before tax of the Group and Company:

Income Statement

Revenue return

Net assets

Group
2013
£000

(16)

Group
2012
£000

(106)

Company
2013
£000

(14)

Company
2012
£000

(95)

(16)

(106)

(14)

(95)

A 0.5% increase (2012: 0.5%) in interest rates would have resulted in a proportionate equal and opposite effect on 
the above amounts on the basis that all other variables remain constant. The above analysis is based on closing 
balances only and is not representative of the year as a whole.

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Other Price Risk
exposure to market price risk is significant and comprises mainly movements in the market prices and hence value 
of the Company’s listed equity investments which are disclosed in note 13 on page 74. The Company also has 
unlisted investments which are indirectly impacted by movements in listed equity prices and related variables. The 
Board sets an overall investment strategy to achieve a spread of investments across sectors and regions in order to 
reduce risk. The Board receives reports on the investment portfolio, performance and volatility on a regular basis in 
order to ensure that the investment portfolio is in accordance with the investment policy.

The Investment Manager’s policy is to manage risk through a combination of monitoring the exposure to individual 
securities, industry and geographic sectors, whilst maintaining a constant awareness in real time of the portfolio 
exposures in accordance with the investment strategy. Derivative positions are marked to market and exposure to 
counterparties is also monitored on a daily basis by the investment manager; the Board review it on a quarterly basis.

As mentioned earlier, the Investment Manager may use derivative instruments in order to ‘hedge’ the market risk 
inherent in the portfolio. The Investment Manager reviews the risk associated with individual investments and where 
they believe it appropriate may use derivatives to mitigate the risk of adverse market or currency movements. The 
Investment Manager discusses the hedging strategy with the Board at its quarterly meetings.

Concentration of exposure to other price risks
An analysis of the Group's investment portfolio is shown on page 16. This shows that the largest amount of equity 
investments by value is in uK companies (31.4%), with 35.2% of total investments listed or exposed to overseas 
countries (including the listed JCeMAF). It also shows the concentration of investments in various sectors.

The following table details the exposure to market price risk on the quoted and unquoted equity investments:

Non-current Asset Investments at  
Fair Value through Profit and Loss
Listed equity investments
unlisted
Related and subsidiary Companies

Group
2013
£000

105,075
46,864

Group
as
restated*
2012
£000

80,426
41,935

Company
2013
£000

105,075
46,864
8,193

Company
2012
£000

80,426
41,935
8,192

151,939

122,361

160,132

130,553

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62.

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Sensitivity analysis
If share prices on listed equity investments had decreased by 10% at the reporting date with all other variables 
remaining constant, the profit before tax and the net assets attributable to the equity holders of the Group would 
have decreased by the amounts shown below.

Group
2013
£000

Group
as
restated*
2012
£000

Company
2013
£000

Company
2012
£000

Income Statement
Capital return

Net assets

(10,508)

(8,043)

(10,508)

(8,043)

(10,508)

(8,043)

(10,508)

(8,043)

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62. 

A 10% increase (2012: 10%) in share prices would have resulted in a proportionate equal and opposite effect on the 
above amounts on the basis that all other variables remain constant. The analyses has been calculated on the 
investments held at the year end and this may not be representative of the year as a whole.

Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of other parties failing to discharge an obligation causing the Group financial loss. The Group’s 
exposure to credit risk is managed by the following:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 The Company’s listed investments are held on its behalf by RBC Investor services Trust, the Company’s custodian 
which if it became bankrupt or insolvent could cause the Company’s rights with respect to securities held to be 
delayed. The Company receives regular internal control reports from the Custodian which are reviewed by the 
Investment Manager and reported to the Audit Committee.

 Investment transactions are undertaken by the Investment Manager with a number of approved brokers in the 
ordinary course of business. All new brokers are reviewed by the Investment Manager for credit worthiness and 
added to an approved brokers list if not considered to be a credit risk.

 Cash is held at banks that are considered to be reputable and high quality. Cash balances are spread across a 
range of banks to reduce concentration risk.

 Where the Company makes an investment in a loan or other security with credit risk, that credit risk is assessed 
and considered as part of the investment decision making process by the Investment Manager. The Board 
receives regular reports on the composition of the investment portfolio.

 A credit exposure could arise in respect of derivatives contracts entered into by the Group if the counterparty 
were unable to fulfill its contractual obligations.

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Credit Risk Exposure
At the reporting date, the financial assets exposed to credit risk amounted to the following:

Cash on deposit and at banks
Collateral cash held with brokers
Cash held with brokers
sales for future settlement
Interest, dividends and  
  other receivables

Group
2013
£000

5,432
91

363

2,327

Group
2012
£000

22,129
91
1,067

1,418

Company
2013
£000

3,991

363

950

Company
2012
£000

20,922

848

8,213

24,705

5,304

21,770

Minimum exposure during the year

7,758

Maximum exposure during the year

10,098

24,705

44,524

4,953

7,263

3,118

21,777

All amounts included in the analysis above are based on their carrying values.

None of the financial assets were past due or impaired at the reporting date (2012: none).

Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group or Company will encounter difficulties meeting its obligations as they fall due.

The Company may periodically invest in derivatives contracts and debt securities that are traded over the counter. 
The Company is exposed to the daily settlement of margin calls on derivatives.

Liquidity risk is monitored although it is recognised that the majority of the Group’s assets are investments in quoted 
equities and other quoted securities that are readily realisable. The Board has various limits in respect of how much 
of the Group’s resources can be invested in any one company. The unlisted investments in the portfolio are subject 
to liquidity risk but such investments are subject to limits set by the Board and liquidity risk is taken into account by 
the directors when arriving at their valuation. The Company does have exposure to concentration risk due to its two 
investments in MAM and Javelin Capital, primarily in relation to MAM at 29.2% (2012: 26.8%) of the Company’s 
investment portfolio. The Company closely monitors these investments and receives regular financial reports and 
believes that the current concentration risk is in-line with the Company’s objective of diversifying its investment 
portfolio into the investment groups as per its investment policy.

The Group maintains an appropriate level of cash balances in order to finance its operations and the Investment 
Manager regularly monitors the Group’s cash balances to ensure all known or forecasted liabilities can be met. The 
Board receives regular reports on the level of the Group’s cash balances. The Group does not have any overdraft or 
other borrowing facilities to provide liquidity.

Collateral
Collateral is posted by the Group in relation to derivative transactions. These are transacted under auspices of the 
International swaps and Derivatives Association and may require collateral to be posted from time to time. The 
Group does not hold collateral from other counterparties.

At the year end there were no financial assets pledged as collateral (2012: Nil).

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A maturity analysis of financial liabilities showing the remaining contractual maturities is detailed below:

Group 
2013

Undiscounted cash flows 

9.5% debenture stock 2020 
7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Interest on financial liabilities 
Trade payables and other liabilities 

Due within 
1 year 
£000 

2,783 
1,244 

4,027 

Due between   Due between   Due 3 years 
and beyond 
2 and 3 years 
1 and 2 years 
£000 
£000 
£000 
13,500 
20,700 
17,246 

2,783 

2,783 

Total 
£000
13,500
20,700
25,595
1,244

2,783 

2,783 

51,446 

61,039

Due within 
1 year 
£000 

Due between  
1 and 2 years 
£000 

Group 
2012

Due between   Due 3 years 
and beyond 
2 and 3 years 
£000 
£000 
13,500 
20,700 
20,029 

2,783 

Total 
£000
13,500
20,700
28,378
1,256

2,783 

2,783 

2,783 

54,229 

63,834

Company 
2013

Due between   Due between   Due 3 years 
and beyond 
2 and 3 years 
1 and 2 years 
£000 
£000 
£000 
13,500 
20,700 
17,246 

2,783 

2,783 

Total 
£000
13,500
20,700
25,595
1,032

2,783 

2,783 

51,446 

60,827

2,783 
1,256 

4,039 

Due within 
1 year 
£000 

2,783 
1,032 

3,815 

Due within 
1 year 
£000 

Due between  
1 and 2 years 
£000 

2,783 

2,783 
1,001 

3,784 

Company 
2012

Due between   Due 3 years 
and beyond 
2 and 3 years 
£000 
£000 
13,500 
20,700 
20,029 

2,783 

Total 
£000
13,500
20,700
28,378
1,001

2,783 

2,783 

54,229 

63,579

undiscounted cash flows 

9.5% debenture stock 2020 
7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Interest on financial liabilities 
Trade payables and other liabilities 

Undiscounted cash flows 

9.5% debenture stock 2020 
7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Interest on financial liabilities 
Trade payables and other liabilities 

undiscounted cash flows 

9.5% debenture stock 2020 
7.25% debenture stock 2025 
Interest on financial liabilities 
Trade payables and other liabilities 

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25 Financial Instruments and Risk Profile continued

Categories of financial assets and liabilities
The following table analyses the carrying amounts of the financial assets and liabilities by categories as defined in 
IAs 39:

Financial assets

Financial assets at fair value 

through profit or loss

equity securities

Other financial assets1

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities measured at 

amortised cost2

Group
2013
£000

Group
as
restated*
2012
£000

Company
2013
£000

Company
2012
£000

151,939

122,361

160,132

130,553

151,939

122,361

160,132

130,553

8,213

160,152

24,705

147,066

5,304

165,436

21,777

152,330

35,091

35,079

34,879

34,824

35,091

35,079

34,879

34,824

*  Comparative figures have been restated for the review of the treatment of the investment in JCeMAF as disclosed in note 1 on pages 60 to 62. 

1  other financial assets include: cash and cash equivalents, due from brokers, cash collateral on securities borrowed, dividend and interest 

receivables, other receivables and prepayments.

2  Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost include: debenture stock issued, due to brokers, fees and other payables and 

accrued expenses.

The investment portfolio has been valued in accordance with the accounting policy in note 1 to the accounts, i.e. at 
fair value. The fair value of the debenture stock is calculated using Discounted Cash Flow analysis and by reference 
to the redemption yields of a similar companies’ debt instrument, with an appropriate margin spread added.

Group and Company
Financial liabilities

£13.5m (2012: £13.5m) 9.5% 

debenture stock 2020

£20.7m (2012: £20.7m) 7.25% 

debenture stock 2025

Book
Value
2013
£000

13,410

20,437

Book
value
2012
£000

13,401

20,422

Fair
Value
2013
£000

17,768

24,995

Fair
value
2012
£000

18,895

25,815

33,847

33,823

42,763

44,710

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Notes to the Accounts

25 Financial Instruments and Risk Profile continued

Capital Management Policies and Procedures
The Company’s capital management objectives are:

• 

• 

to ensure that it is able to continue as a going concern; and

 to maximise the revenue and capital returns to its equity shareholders through an appropriate mix of equity 
capital and debt. The Board sets a range for the Company’s debt (comprised of debentures less cash) at any 
one time which is maintained by management of the Company’s cash balances.

Capital at 30 september comprises:

Net Debt 

Adjusted cash and  
cash equivalents 
Debentures

sub total

equity 

equity share capital 
Retained earnings and  
other reserves

shareholders’ funds

Gearing 

Net Debt as a percentage  
of shareholders’ funds

Group
2013
£000

Group
2012
£000

Company
2013
£000

Company
2012
£000

(6,969)
33,847

(23,449)
33,823

(4,272)
33,847

(20,776)
33,823

26,878

10,374

29,575

13,047

5,253

5,253

5,253

5,253

119,913

106,981

125,402

112,386

125,166

112,234

130,655

117,639

21.5%

9.2%

22.6%

11.1%

Maximum potential gearing represents the highest gearing percentage on the assumption that the Group or 
Company held no cash. As at 30 september 2013, in respect of the Group and the Company, this was 27.0% and 
25.9% respectively (2012: Group and Company; 30.1% and 28.8% respectively).

The Board monitors and reviews the broad structure of the Company’s capital on an ongoing basis. The review 
includes:

• 

• 

the level of net gearing, taking into account the Investment Manager’s views on the market;

 the level of the Company’s free float of shares as the Barlow family owns approximately 55% of the share capital 
of the Company; and

• 

the extent to which revenue in excess of that required to be distributed should be retained.

These objectives, policies and processes for managing capital are unchanged from the prior period.

The Company is subject to various externally imposed capital requirements:

• 

• 

 the debentures are not to exceed in aggregate 66 2/3% of adjusted share capital and reserves in accordance with 
the respective Trust Deeds; and

 the Company has to comply with statutory requirements regarding minimum share capital and restriction tests 
relating to dividend distributions.

These requirements are unchanged since last year and the Company has complied with them.

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26 Related Party Transactions

Javelin Capital LLP
Javelin Capital LLP (Javelin Capital) is the Investment Manager and General Administrator to the Company and is 
also the parent entity of Javelin Capital Fund Management Limited (JCFM) and Javelin Capital services Limited (JCs) 
all of which are consolidated into the Group accounts. JCFM is in the process of being wound up.

Javelin Capital strategies Plc was an Irish stock exchange listed Qualifying Investment Fund (QIF). Its one sub-fund, 
the Javelin Capital Global equity strategies Fund was closed in september 2010 with all participating redeemable 
preference share funds being returned to investors. The QIF is in the process of being liquidated and any surplus on 
liquidation will be returned to the Company.

JCeMAF is a sub-fund of the serviced Platform sICAv, a Luxembourg undertakings for Collective Investment 
scheme (uCITs), as established by Goldman sachs International. Javelin Capital acts as investment manager to 
JCeMAF and is entitled to receive management and performance fees.

In addition to any fees received from JCeMAF, Javelin Capital is also entitled to receive management, performance 
and administration fees from the Company itself in accordance with the relevant agreements. These agreements 
take account of any fees charged at the JCeMAF level so that no double charging occurs.

JCs provides administrative services to the Group and in performing these services it incurs expenses. Additionally 
for administrative reasons the Company pays certain expenses on behalf of the Group. In both cases recharges 
and/or management fees are used such that each group entity bears its appropriate relevant portion of the Group 
expenses incurred. The Company allows Javelin Capital group entities use of various assets to perform their 
respective functions for which it receives a lease fee, however this can be waived by the Company at its discretion.

Javelin Capital, as investment manager is required to, or chooses to do so, under certain circumstances make 
payments to reimburse JCeMAF or account for expense rebates or compensation payments.

During the year, Mr JWM Barlow became a partner of Javelin Capital. Further details are contained in the Directors 
Remuneration Report on page 35.

The Company has an investment in the JCeMAF which is valued at £30.5m as at 30 september 2013 (2012: 
£14.1m), and which is subject to management and performance fees in accordance with its prospectus.

The Company pays certain costs on behalf of Majedie Portfolio Management Limited (MPM) for operating the 
Majedie Investments PLC share Plan and additionally is charged a management fee by MPM. Any such costs paid 
by the Company are recharged to MPM, net of any management fees due.

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Notes to the Accounts

26 Related Party Transactions continued

The table below discloses the transactions and balances between those entities:

Transactions during the period:
QIF fee revenue due to JCFM
Advisory fee revenue due to Javelin Capital from JCFM
JCeMAF advisory fee revenue due to Javelin Capital (from the Company)
Company management fee revenue due to Javelin Capital
Company administration fee revenue due to Javelin Capital
Company lease charge to JCs
JCs management fee income from Javelin Capital
Javelin Capital payments made to funds
MPM costs recharged by the Company

Balances outstanding at the end of the period:
Between JCs and the Company
Between JCs and Javelin Capital
Between JCs and JCFM
Between the Company and MPM
Between JCFM and Javelin Capital

2013 
£000

368
554
265
19
1,292

35

542
377

95
9

2012 
£000
179
145
130
549
265

1,878
1
35

426
131
1
95
18

Transactions between group companies during the year were made on terms equivalent to those that occur in arm’s 
length transactions.

Majedie Asset Management (MAM)
MAM is accounted for as an investment in both the Company and Group accounts and is valued at fair value 
through profit or loss. During the year the Company received dividends from MAM of £2,260,000 and proceeds of 
£5,899,000, as a result of the sale of shares to the MAM employee Benefit Trust and to MAM for cancellation, of 
which none was outstanding at year end (2012: £2,215,000 of dividends, £324,000 of proceeds with nil 
outstanding). The Company has no investments in any MAM funds.

Remuneration
The remuneration of the directors, who are the key management personnel of the Company, is set out below in 
aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAs 24: Related Party Disclosures. Further information about the 
remuneration of individual directors is provided in the audited part of the Report on Directors Remuneration on 
pages 35 to 43.

short term employee benefits

Partnership profit shares

2013
£000

235

66

2012
£000

348

301

348

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Notice of Meeting

This Notice of Meeting is an important document, if shareholders are in any doubt as to what action to take, they 
should consult an appropriate independent advisor.

Notice is hereby given that the one hundred and second Annual General Meeting of Majedie Investments PLC will 
be held at City of London Club, 19 old Broad street, London eC2N 1Ds on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at 
12.00 noon for the purpose of transacting the following:

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolutions of which Resolutions 1 to 7 will be proposed as 
ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 8 and 9 shall be proposed as special Resolutions.

Ordinary Business

1.   To receive the Directors’ Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 september 2013. 
2.  To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 september 2013. 
3.  To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy. 
4.  To declare a final dividend of 6.30p per share in respect of the year ended 30 september 2013. 
5.  To re-appoint JWM Barlow as a director. 
6.  To appoint ernst & Young LLP as auditors. 
7.   To authorise the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

Special Business

8.   THAT the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 701 
of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693 of the 
Act) of ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company (“ordinary shares”), provided that:

(a)   the maximum number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased shall be 7,873,947, or if less, 

14.99% of the number of shares in circulation immediately following the passing of this Resolution;

(b)  the minimum price which may be paid for each ordinary share is 10p;

(c)  the maximum price payable by the Company for each ordinary share is the higher of:

(i) 

 105% of the average of the middle market quotations of the ordinary shares in the Company for the five 
business days prior to the date of the market purchase; and

(ii)   the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid as stipulated 
by Article 5(1) of Commission Regulation (eC) 22 December 2003 implementing the Market Abuse Directive 
as regards exemptions for buyback programmes and stabilisation of financial instruments (No.2233/2003);

(d)   the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the 

Company in 2015 or, if earlier, on the expiry of 18 months from the passing of this Resolution, unless such 
authority is renewed prior to such time; and

(e)   the Company may make a contract to purchase ordinary shares under the authority hereby conferred prior 
to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such 
authority and may make a purchase of ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract.

9.   THAT the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to hold general meetings (other 

than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.

Registered Office  
Tower 42 
25 old Broad street 
London  eC2N 1HQ

By order of the Board 
Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited  
Company secretary 
9 December 2013

Registered in england Number: 109305 

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Notice of Meeting

Note 1 
To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the 
number of votes they may cast) members must be entered on the Company’s register of members at 6.00 pm on 
12 January 2014 (or, in the event of any adjournment, 6.00 pm on the date which is two days (excluding weekends 
and bank holidays) before the time of the adjourned meeting). Changes to the register of members after the relevant 
deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.

Note 2 
A member entitled to attend and vote at this meeting may appoint one or more persons as his/her proxy to attend, 
speak and vote on his/her behalf at the meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If multiple proxies 
are appointed they must not be appointed in respect of the same shares. To be effective, a copy of the enclosed 
personalised form of proxy, together with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a 
certified copy thereof, should be lodged at the office of the Company’s Registrar, not later than 48 hours before 
(excluding weekends and bank holidays) the time of the meeting or any adjustment thereof. The appointment of a 
proxy will not prevent a member from attending the meeting and voting in person if he/she so wishes. A member 
present in person or by proxy shall have one vote on a show of hands. on a vote by poll every member present in 
person or by proxy shall have one vote for every ordinary share of which he/she is the holder. The termination of the 
authority of a person to act as proxy must be notified to the Company in writing.

To appoint more than one proxy, shareholders will need to complete a separate proxy form in relation to each 
appointment (you may photocopy the proxy form), stating clearly on each proxy form how many shares the proxy is 
appointed in relation to. A failure to specify the number of shares each proxy appointment relates to or specifying an 
aggregate number of shares in excess of those held by the member will result in the proxy appointment being 
invalid. Please indicate if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All proxy forms must be 
signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.

Shareholders may cast a vote electronically rather than completing a hard copy proxy form. To do so, go to 
Computershare’s URL: www.eproxyappointment.com where the following details, which can be found on your proxy 
card or in an email received from Computershare, will be required:

• 

the meeting control number; 

•  your shareholder reference number; and 

•  your unique pin code.  

For the electronic proxy to be valid it must be received by Computershare no later than 12.00 noon on Monday 
13 January 2014.

Note 3 
In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the 
appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. seniority is determined by the order in which the 
names of the joint holders appear in the register of members in respect of the joint holding (the first-named being 
the most senior).

Note 4 
Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 
to enjoy information rights (a “Nominated Person”) may, under an agreement between him/her and the member by 
whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the 
Annual General Meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise 
it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the member as to the exercise of 
voting rights. The statements of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in Note 2 above 
does not apply to a Nominated Person. The rights described in that Note can only be exercised by registered 
members of the Company.

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Note 5 
Pursuant to regulation 41(1) of the uncertificated securities Regulations 2001, only those shareholders registered in the 
register of members of the Company as at 6.00 pm on 12 January 2014 shall be entitled to attend and vote at the 
aforesaid Annual General Meeting in respect of the number of shares registered in their name at the that time. Changes 
to entries on the relevant register of members after 6.00 pm on 12 January 2014 (“the specified time”) shall be 
disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the meeting. If the meeting is adjourned to a 
time not more than 48 hours after the specified time applicable to the original meeting, that time will also apply for 
the purpose of determining the entitlement of members to attend and vote (and for the purpose of determining the 
number of votes they may cast) at the adjourned Meeting. If, however, the Meeting is adjourned for a longer period 
then, to be so entitled, members must be entered on the Company’s register of members at the time which is 48 
hours before the time fixed for the adjourned Meeting or, if the Company gives notice of the adjourned Meeting, at the 
time specified in that notice.

Note 6 
CResT members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CResT electronic proxy appointment service 
may do so for this meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof by using the procedures described in the CResT 
Manual, which is available to download from the euroclear website (www.euroclear.com/CResT). CResT Personal 
Members or other CResT sponsored members, and those CResT members who have appointed a voting service 
provider(s), should refer to their CResT sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the 
appropriate action on their behalf.

In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CResT service to be valid, the appropriate CResT 
message (a ‘‘CResT Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance with euroclear’s specifications 
and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CResT Manual. The message, 
regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or to an amendment to the instruction given to a 
previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer’s agent (ID 
3RA50) by the latest time(s) for receipt of proxy appointments specified in the notice of meeting. For this purpose, 
the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the 
CResT Applications Host) from which the issuer’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CResT in the 
manner prescribed by CResT. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CResT 
should be communicated to the appointee through other means.

CResT members and, where applicable, their CResT sponsors or voting service providers should note that 
euroclear does not make available special procedures in CResT for any particular messages. Normal system 
timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CResT Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility 
of the CResT member concerned to take (or, if the CResT member is a CResT personal member or sponsored 
member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CResT sponsor or voting service 
provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the 
CResT system by any particular time. In this connection, CResT members and, where applicable, their CResT 
sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CResT Manual concerning 
practical limitations of the CResT system and timings.

The Company may treat as invalid a CResT Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5) (a) of 
the uncertificated securities Regulations 2001.

Note 7 
As at the date of this Notice, the Company’s issued share capital and total voting rights amounted to 52,528,000 
ordinary shares carrying one vote each.

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Notice of Meeting

Note 8 
In accordance with section 319A of the Companies Act 2006, the Company must cause any question relating to 
the business being dealt with at the meeting put by a member attending the meeting to be answered. No such 
answer need be given if:

a)  to do so would:

(ii)  interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting, or

(ii)   involve the disclosure of confidential information;

b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or

c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.

Note 9 
A person authorised by a corporation is entitled to exercise (on behalf of the corporation) the same powers as the 
corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. on a vote on a resolution on a show of 
hands, each authorised person has the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. on a vote on a 
resolution on a poll, if more than one authorised person purports to exercise a power in respect of the same shares:

a)    if they purport to exercise the power in the same way as each other, the power is treated as exercised in that way;

b)    if they do not purport to exercise the power in the same way as each other, the power is treated as not exercised.

Note 10 
shareholders should note that it is possible that, pursuant to requests made by shareholders of the Company under 
section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company may be required to publish on a website a statement setting 
out any matter relating to: (i) the audit of the Company’s accounts (including the Auditors’ Report and the conduct of 
the audit) that are to be laid before the Annual General Meeting; or (ii) any circumstance connected with an auditor of 
the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual accounts and reports were laid in 
accordance with section 437 of the Companies Act 2006. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting 
any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 of the Companies Act 2006. 
Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it 
must forward the statement to the Company’s auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available 
on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the Annual General Meeting includes any statement that 
the Company has been required under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website.

Note 11 
Members satisfying the thresholds in section 338 of the Companies Act 2006 may require the Company to give, to 
members of the Company entitled to receive notice of the AGM, notice of a resolution which those members intend 
to move (and which may properly be moved) at the AGM. A resolution may properly be moved at the AGM unless (i) 
it would, if passed, be ineffective (whether by reason of any inconsistency with any enactment or the Company’s 
constitution or otherwise); (ii) it is defamatory of any person; or (iii) it is frivolous or vexatious. The business which 
may be dealt with at the AGM includes a resolution circulated pursuant to this right. A request made pursuant to this 
right may be in hard copy or electronic form, must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given, must be 
authenticated by the person(s) making it and must be received by the Company not later than 6 weeks before the 
date of the AGM.

Note 12 
Members satisfying the thresholds in section 338A of the Companies Act 2006 may request the Company to include 
in the business to be dealt with at the AGM any matter (other than a proposed resolution) which may properly be 
included in the business at the AGM. A matter may properly be included in the business at the AGM unless (i) it is 
defamatory of any person or (ii) it is frivolous or vexatious. A request made pursuant to this right may be in hard 
copy or electronic form, must identify the matter to be included in the business, must be accompanied by a 
statement setting out the grounds for the request, must be authenticated by the person(s) making it and must be 
received by the Company not later than 6 weeks before the date of the AGM.

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Note 13 
A copy of this notice and any subsequent notices in respect of section 388A of the Companies Act 2006 will be 
available on the Company’s website www.majedie.co.uk.

Note 14 
The terms and conditions of appointment of Directors will be available for inspection at the registered office of the 
Company during usual business hours on any weekday (except saturdays and public holidays) until the date of the 
Meeting and at the place of the Meeting for a period of fifteen minutes prior to and during the Meeting. None of the 
Directors has a contract of service with the Company.

Note 15 
You may not use any electronic address provided either in this Notice of Meeting or any related documents 
(including the form of proxy) to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than these expressly stated.

Note 16 
If a shareholder receiving this notice has sold or transferred all shares in the Trust, this notice and any other relevant 
documents (e.g. form of proxy) should be passed to the person through whom the sale or transfer was effected, for 
transmission to the purchaser.

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Majedie savings Plans

Majedie share Plan

The Majedie Share Plan is a straightforward and low cost way to invest or save in the shares of Majedie Investments PLC. 

Charges are kept low and the Plan is very flexible. 

Lump sum investments are dealt with on a weekly or daily basis whereas the monthly savings facility is an affordable and effective 

way of building a substantial shareholding over the longer term. The minimum lump sum investment is £250, while the minimum 

monthly amount is £25. There are no maximum limits.

There are no dealing charges and there is no annual management fee. Your lump sum or monthly payments will be used to buy as 

many shares as possible after deducting Government stamp Duty, currently at the rate of 0.5%. on the sale of shares a fixed 

charge of £15 + vAT is levied.

Dividends may either be paid in cash or reinvested in the Plan. existing Majedie shareholdings may be transferred into the Plan. 

You may close your plan by selling all your shares at any time.

For more information, a Majedie share Plan booklet and/or an application form please contact the Majedie share Plan Manager, 

Majedie Portfolio Management Limited*, Tower 42, 25 old Broad street, London, eC2N 1HQ (telephone 020 7626 1243).

* authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Majedie Corporate IsA

The Majedie Corporate ISA (Individual Savings Account) provides individuals with a tax efficient way to invest or save in the 

shares of Majedie Investments PLC.

IsAs provide the following benefits:

–  no extra income tax payable on income generated within the IsA;

–  no Capital Gains Tax liability on any profits arising from within the IsA;

–  no need to include the details of your IsA in reports to HM Revenue & Customs; and

–  no minimum period of investment.

The Majedie Corporate IsA provides the additional benefit of extremely low cost. There is no initial charge and no annual 

management charge for the IsA. Furthermore there is no brokerage charge on purchases as part of the weekly bulk dealing for the 

scheme. However there is Government stamp Duty on purchases, currently at 0.5%, and there is also an additional charge should 
you wish to make use of the Real Time Dealing service†

shares may be purchased either by way of a lump sum payment or through regular monthly payments. The minimum lump sum 

investment is £500, while the minimum direct debit subscription is £20. The maximum investment permitted is currently £11,520 

for the 2013/14 tax year. Investments can be split between a cash IsA (up to a limit of £5,760) and a stocks and shares IsA (up to 

a limit of £11,520).

The Majedie Corporate IsA is provided in conjunction with Halifax share Dealing (HsDL) who act as an HM Revenue & Customs 

Approved IsA Manager. For more information please visit www.halifax.co.uk/sharedealing/our-accounts/self-select-isa/, or to apply 

for an account please contact Halifax share Dealing on 0845 850 0181.

Halifax share Dealing Limited. Registered in england and Wales no. 3195646. Registered office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, 

HX1 2RG. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, e14 5Hs 

under registration number 183332. A Member of the London stock exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved IsA Manager.

† Please visit www.halifax.co.uk/sharedealing/charges or call 0845 850 0181 for further information

Majedie General IsA (formerly a PeP)

Although you are no longer able to put new money into a PEP, your existing PEP investments remain sheltered from tax and 

can continue to grow. You may transfer an existing PEP from another manager to the Majedie General IsA.

Further details may be obtained from the Company’s IsA Manager, The share Centre, Po BoX 2000, Aylesbury,  

Buckinghamshire HP21 8ZB (telephone: 0800 800 008).

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shareholder Information

Registered Office
Tower 42 
25 old Broad street 
London eC2N 1HQ 
Telephone: 020 7626 1243 
Fax: 020 7374 4854 
e-mail: majedie@majedie.co.uk 
Registered Number: 109305 england

Company Secretary & Fund Administrator
Capita sinclair Henderson Limited 
Trading as Capita Asset services 
Beaufort House 
51 New North Road 
exeter eX4 4eP 
Telephone: 01392 412122 
Fax: 01392 253282

Investment Manager & General Administrator
Javelin Capital LLP 
Tower 42 
25 old Broad street 
London eC2N 1HQ 
Telephone: 020 7382 8170 
Fax: 020 7374 4854 
email: info@javelincapital.com

Custodian
RBC Investor services Trust 
Riverbank House 
2 swan Lane 
London eC4R 3AF

Registrars
Computershare Investor services PLC 
The Pavilions 
Bridgwater Road 
Bristol Bs99 6ZZ 
Telephone: 0870 707 1159

shareholders should notify all changes of name and 
address in writing to the Registrars. shareholders may 
check details of their holdings, historical dividends, 
graphs and other data by accessing  
www.computershare.com.

shareholders wishing to receive communications from 
the Registrars by email (including notification of the 
publication of the annual and interim reports) should 
register on-line at http://www-uk.computershare.com/
investor. shareholders will need their shareholder 
number, shown on their share certificate and dividend 
vouchers, in order to access both of the above 
services.

Auditors
ernst & Young LLP 
1 More London Place 
London se1 2AF

Stockbrokers
Cenkos securities plc 
6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard 
London eC2R 7As

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shareholder Information

Key Dates in 2014
ex-dividend date 
Record date 
Annual General Meeting 
2012/13 final dividend payable 
Interim results announcement 
2013/14 interim dividend payable 
Financial year end 
Final results announcement 
Annual Report mailed to  
shareholders  

8 January 2014 
10 January 2014 
15 January 2014 
22 January 2014 
May 2014 
June 2014 
30 september 2014 
December 2014

December 2014

Website
www.majedie.co.uk

Share Price
The share price is quoted daily in The Times, Financial 
Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and 
London evening standard. shares may be bought 
through the Majedie share Plan or Majedie Corporate 
IsA (details of which are set out on page 102). You 
may transfer an existing PeP or IsA to the Majedie 
General IsA (page 102). You may also purchase shares 
through an on-line dealing facility or via your 
stockbroker or bank.

Net Asset Value
The Company announces its net asset value weekly 
through the London stock exchange and on its 
website. The Financial Times publishes daily estimates 
of the net asset value and discount.

Capital Gains Tax
For capital gains tax purposes the adjusted market 
price of the Company’s shares at 31 March 1982 was 
35.875p per 10p share. Former shareholders of Barlow 
Holdings PLC are recommended to consult their 
professional advisers in this regard.

Warning to shareholders
Many companies are aware that their shareholders 
have received unsolicited calls or correspondence 
concerning investment matters. These are typically 
from overseas based “brokers” who target uK 
shareholders offering to sell them what often turns out 
to be worthless or high risk shares based in us or uK 
investments. They can be very persistent and 
extremely persuasive. shareholders are therefore 
advised to be very wary of any unsolicited advice, 
offers to buy shares at a discount or offers for free 
company reports.

Please note that it is very unlikely that either the 
Company or the Company’s Registrar, Computershare, 
would make unsolicited telephone calls to shareholders 
and that any such calls would relate only to official 
documentation already circulated to shareholders and 
never in respect of investment “advice”.

If you are in any doubt about the veracity of an 
unsolicited telephone call, please either call the 
Company or the Registrar.

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Majedie Investments PLC 

Tower 42
25 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1HQ

Telephone 020 7626 1243
Facsimile 020 7374 4854
E-mail majedie@majedie.co.uk

www.majedie.co.uk