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T H I R D   P O I N T
I N V E S T O R S   L I M I T E D

( f o r m e r l y   T h i r d   P o i n t   O f f s h o r e   I n v e s t o r s  
L i m i t e d )

For the year ended 31 December 2020

 
 
 
 
 
 
Contents

Annual Report
Chairman’s Statement
1
4
Strategic Report
11 Directors’ Report
23 Disclosure of Directorships in Public Listed Companies
24

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in Respect of the
Audited Financial Statements

25 Directors’ Remuneration Report
Report of the Audit Committee
27
31
Investment Manager’s Review
Independent Auditor’s Report
35
Independent Auditor’s Report
Audited Financial Statements
43
44
45
46
47 Notes to the Audited Financial Statements
IBC Management and Administration

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Statements of Operations
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Statements of Cash Flows

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THIRD POINT OFFSHORE INVESTORS LIMITED, ANNUAL
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Chairman’s Statement

Dear Shareholder,

If you had been told at the start of 2020 what would happen, it is unlikely that you would have forecast
the market environment that unfolded during the year. It was a year of two halves, to use the cliché, the
first an awkward adjustment to the reality of the pandemic, the second an old fashioned boom. During
the first half, the Company’s NAV fell 6.6%, marginally behind the MSCI World Index, having already
mostly recovered from the major declines seen in the first quarter. The second half of the year was a
barnstormer, with the Company’s NAV rising by 32.5% (in USD terms), to give a NAV return for the
year of 23.8%, comfortably ahead of both the MSCI World and the S&P 500, which rose 16.5% and
18.4% respectively.

The markets have benefited from the extraordinary monetary and fiscal
stimulus pursued by
governmental bodies across the world, and the scale of liquidity injection has not only stabilised the real
economy in the face of lockdowns, but has also leaked to a considerable degree into the prices of
financial assets. At
to continue, with the new Biden
administration agreeing new fiscal measures to help the economy out of the wreckage of the pandemic.
Other countries look set to follow suit, even if in more muted form.

the stimulus looks set

the time of writing,

Portfolio Drivers
As you will be aware, the Manager deploys capital into a range of different strategies and throughout
the capital structures of individual companies. During the year, these contributed to returns across the
piece. More details can be found in the Manager’s report, which begins on page 31. At the end of the
year, the net long position was around 90%, up sharply from the 65% level at the beginning of the year.
On the equity side, positive contributions to return came from the activist book, the fundamental and
event driven positions, while, unsurprisingly, hedges were a negative. On the credit side, there were
significant positive contributions from both corporate and structured credit as market dislocations
provided opportunities in areas which had been damaged by the pandemic. There was also a large
contribution to the year’s return of 3.6% from a private position, Upstart Holdings, which listed in the
fourth quarter.

Holdings which detracted from return were mostly those which suffered from the trauma of the pandemic,
such as a number of names in aerospace and travel, most of which have now been sold. Many of the
activist positions did well, but Prudential PLC had a cost, despite implementing measures which the
Manager believes will be value enhancing value to shareholders in the longer term.

There are three aspects to the portfolio which warrant particular mention.

The first is that the line between traditional listed and private equity holdings seems to be becoming more
blurred. As listed companies trade at extraordinary valuations, the most effective way to gain access to
disruptive technologies is to focus on the private market space in order to position investments to benefit
from the uplift in valuation afforded by a listing. In order to do this, of course, a deep expertise in the
sector is required, and we are fortunate that the Manager has an excellent long term record in this area
and an existing portfolio of businesses which will emerge from the private market cocoon in due course.
These holdings are expected to be important drivers of return in the years ahead.

The second is the emergence of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). These so-called blank
cheque businesses run the gamut from the excellent to the fraudulent. The Manager’s approach is to
engage only with SPACs where they have a long-standing engagement with a sponsor who has proven
success in a particular field. The area is a potential minefield, but navigating the traps can yield excellent
results.

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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Chairman’s Statement continued

The last comment is not so much about drivers of return but about risk. The short squeezes in certain
stocks coordinated on social media have highlighted the risks of certain types of shorting behaviour and
the ‘reflexivity’ or feedback loops which can lead to shattering losses. The Manager’s approach is to stay
away from the crowd so as to keep the gross exposures down. The Company has not been directly
affected by any of the high profile activity in this area.

Discount Management
The Board announced in September 2019 a programme to buy back up to $200 million worth of its
stock over a three-year period in the hope of narrowing the discount. In the year to 31 December 2020,
we repurchased 3.6 million shares with a value of approximately $59 million, at a weighted average
discount to NAV of 24.1%. This had the effect of accreting 51 cents per share to NAV.

In September 2020, on the first anniversary of the three year buyback programme, the Board felt that
despite the use of the buyback as planned, the discount had not narrowed as much as hoped. As a
result, we set about a review of the overall mechanism which involved consultation with a wide section of
the shareholder base, and concluded that we needed to strengthen the discount control programme.
There were many different views among the shareholders, ranging from those who would prefer
immediate liquidity at NAV and at scale to those who wanted the discount addressed so that it no longer
posed an additional investment risk.

The Board’s position is that
the Company offers long term value in the hands of shareholders and
delivers a range of investment strategies which are not otherwise available to closed end fund investors
in the UK market. It was therefore felt that a mechanism which aimed at eliminating the inhibitors which
made the Company less attractive to investors was in the interests of shareholders as a whole, and put
the Company on a strong long term footing.

the
The Board held long discussions with the Manager, which accepted the Board’s position that
discount programme should be tightened. The Board considered a range of options and on 1st April
announced a five point plan which we felt had a realistic chance of meeting these objectives.

In brief, these were:

(cid:129) The introduction of a discount control mechanism that will set a long-term target discount level of no
more than 7.5% and strategically continue its buy-back programme to move the discount towards this
target;

(cid:129) An implementation of two tender offers for 25% of NAV, at a discount of 2% to NAV, if in the six-
month periods ending 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2027, the average discounts to NAV at which
the Ordinary Shares have traded is more than 10% and 7.5%, respectively;

(cid:129) Recognising the significant opportunity set in private markets and the Investment Manager’s successful
track record identifying innovative unlisted businesses, the company will elect to receive an increased
allocation to venture capital and private equity investment opportunities in the Master Fund up to 20%
of NAV;

(cid:129) An intention to employ gearing using a revolving credit facility not exceeding 15% of NAV intended

to facilitate an ability to increase exposure at times of increased opportunity; and

(cid:129) In addition, the Board and the Investment Manager are exploring the creation of an exchange
the
mechanism, pursuant
company for up to an aggregate of $50 million of interests in the Master Fund. The creation of such
facility is subject to regulatory and legal considerations and, ultimately, shareholder approval.

to which qualified investors would be permitted to convert shares of

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As a result of these changes, TPIL is likely to become an “offshore fund” for the purposes of the UK’s
offshore fund rules; approval from HMRC will be required for the purposes of TPIL being treated as a
“reporting fund”. It is not expected that becoming a “reporting fund” will have any material impact on
shareholders.

By setting a discount target and reserving to itself the power to use buybacks as necessary to move
towards the target, combined with the backstop of tenders should that policy fail, the Board hopes to
reduce the risk of discount volatility which has made the Company unattractive to many investors. The
other changes also aim to enhance the Company’s long term attractiveness by focusing on areas of
expertise which are hard to access through London listed closed ended structures. In addition, the Board
and the Manager are also committed to an investor relations programme which aims to broaden the
appeal of the Company’s shares to a wider audience.

Portfolio Management
From the point of view of portfolio management, the major development during the year was the
assumption (or rather re-assumption) by Daniel Loeb of his role as sole Chief Investment Officer. This
injected a degree of energy and purpose into the execution of investment strategy which bore fruit almost
immediately, and led to the excellent returns seen in the back half of the year – a performance which has
carried on into 2021. As a result of Dan’s retaking the reins, a number of personnel changes across the
Manager’s business have deepened the research capability and improved the focus on return-seeking
strategies. The Manager has an arsenal of capability across capital structures, deep expertise in activism
(or constructivism) and a fully fledged venture capital team in Silicon Valley. Even with markets stretched
as they are, the opportunity set is rich.

Outlook
As discussed, fiscal and monetary stimulus is set
to continue and the backdrop for markets remains
positive. There is an old adage that bull markets don’t die of old age but rather because liquidity
conditions change. It is therefore necessary to observe the interest rate environment and the tolerance of
central banks should inflation become more visible than it
is today. Price shocks caused by supply
disruption are hardly surprising in a crisis – the bigger issue will be whether the changes needed in
supply chains and some rollback of globalisation entrench inflation in labour markets. None of this looks
imminent, but nor is it impossible.

The following wind for capital markets remains intact, but it would be foolish to assume it will be here
forever. The Manager has the skills and flexibility to navigate these risks.

For the first quarter of the Company’s new fiscal year, assets rose by 11.5%, comfortably outpacing
global benchmarks. Contributions came from both equity and credit positions, in particular from two
equity holdings, one in the private portfolio, the other (Upstart Holdings) which went public during
December 2020 and has since risen by 544.3%. These two investments illustrate the opportunity
provided by this ‘cross over’ market, where excess returns can be generated by investing in private
companies in late stage financing rounds ahead of listing. Unsurprisingly, in a strong market, the main
detractors were short positions and some of the hedges used to control net exposure. In general, and
despite market volatility, this is a very encouraging start to the year.

Steve Bates

22 April 2021

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STRATEGIC REPORT

Strategic Report

their Annual Report,

The Directors submit
together with the Company’s Statement of Assets and
Liabilities, Statement of Operations, Statement of Changes in Net Assets, Statement of Cash Flows and
the related notes for the year ended 31 December 2020 (“Audited Financial Statements”). These Audited
Financial Statements have been properly prepared, in accordance with applicable Guernsey law and
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and are in agreement with the
accounting records.

The Company
The Company was incorporated in Guernsey on 19 June 2007 as an authorised closed-ended
investment scheme and was admitted to a secondary listing (Chapter 14) on the Official List of the
London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) on 23 July 2007. The proceeds from the initial issue of shares on listing
amounted to approximately US$523 million. The Company was admitted to the Premium Official List
Segment (“Premium Listing”) of the LSE on 10 September 2018.

The shares of the Company are quoted on the LSE in two currencies, US dollars and Pounds Sterling.

At the AGM on 1 July 2020, the Company’s name was changed from Third Point Offshore Investors
Limited to Third Point Investors Limited.

The Company is a member of the Association of Investment Companies (“AIC”).

Investment Objective and Policy
The Company’s investment objective is to provide its Shareholders with consistent
long term capital
appreciation utilising the investment skills of Third Point LLC (the “Investment Manager”, “Manager”, or
“Firm”) through investment of all of its capital (net of short term working capital requirements) in Class E
and N Shares of Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd (the “Master Fund”), an exempted company formed
under the laws of the Cayman Islands on 21 October 1996.

The Master Fund is a limited partner of Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P. (the “Master Partnership”),
an exempted limited partnership under the laws of the Cayman Islands, of which Third Point Advisors II
L.L.C., an affiliate of the Investment Manager, is the general partner. Third Point LLC is the Investment
Manager to the Company, the Master Fund and the Master Partnership. The Master Fund and the Master
Partnership have the same investment objectives, investment strategies and investment restrictions.

The Master Fund and Master Partnership’s investment objective is to seek to generate consistent long-term
capital appreciation, by investing capital
in securities and other instruments in select asset classes,
sectors, and geographies, by taking long and short positions. The Investment Manager’s implementation
of the Master Fund and Master Partnership’s investment policies is the main driver of the Company’s
performance.

The Investment Manager identifies opportunities by combining a fundamental approach to single security
analysis with a reasoned view on global, political and economic events that shapes portfolio construction
and drives risk management.

The Investment Manager seeks to take advantage of market and economic dislocations and supplements
its analysis with considerations of managing overall exposures across specific asset classes, sectors, and
geographies by evaluating sizing, concentration, risk, and beta, among other factors. The resulting
portfolio expresses the Investment Manager’s best ideas for generating alpha and its tolerance for risk
given global market conditions. The Investment Manager is opportunistic and often seeks a catalyst that

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Investment Objective and Policy (continued)
will unlock value or alter the lens through which the broad market values a particular investment. The
Investment Manager applies aspects of this framework to its decision-making process, and this approach
informs the timing of each investment and its associated risk.

The Company has substantially all of its holding in the Master Fund in share class N. This share class
attracts a management fee of 1.50% and the Company also qualifies for an additional reduction in the
management fee applicable to it based on its size and longevity as an investor in the Master Fund. As a
result, the Company pays a management fee of 1.25% per annum in share class N.

The Class N share class is subject to a 25% quarterly investor level redemption gate.

Any Ordinary Shares bought for the Company’s account (e.g. as part of the buyback programme)
traded mid-month will be purchased and held by the Master Partnership until the Company is able to
cancel the shares following each month-end. Shares cannot be cancelled intra-month because of legal
and logistical factors. The Company and the Master Partnership do not intend to hold any shares longer
than the minimum required to comply with these factors, expected to be no more than one month.

Results and Dividends
The results for the year are set out in the Statement of Operations. As announced on 1 March 2018, the
Board, after consultation with major Shareholders, resolved that
the Company would stop paying
dividends.

return, on 26 September 2019,

As an alternative means of capital
the Board announced the
implementation of a share buyback programme worth $200 million, with share purchases being made
through the market at prices below the prevailing NAV per share. The scale of the buyback is an attempt
to demonstrate to the shareholders of the Company and to the market, that the Company is serious about
reducing the discount and the Company’s returns will be bolstered by the accretion to NAV from
buybacks. In the year to 31 December 2020, the total number of shares which had been bought back
was 3,611,518, with an approximate value of $59 million. The average discount at which purchases
were made was 24.1%. The buybacks effected during the financial year led to an accretion to NAV per
share of 51 cents.

Key performance indicators (“KPI’s”)
At each Board meeting,
the Board considers a number of performance measures to assess the
Company’s success in achieving its objectives. Below are the main KPI’s which have been identified by
the Board for determining the progress of the Company:

(cid:129) Net Asset Value (NAV);

(cid:129) Discount to the NAV;

(cid:129) Share price; and

(cid:129) Ongoing charges.

Viability Statement
In accordance with principle 31 of the UK Corporate Governance Code, published by the Financial
Reporting Council in July 2018 (“The Code”), the Directors have assessed the prospects of the Company
three years is an
over the three year period to 31 December 2023. The Directors consider that
appropriate period based on a review of the Company’s investment horizon, anticipated cash flows,
management arrangements as well as the liquidity of the Company’s investment in the Master Fund.

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STRATEGIC REPORT

Strategic Report continued

Viability Statement (continued)
The Company invests all of its capital (net of short-term working capital requirements) in Class E and
N shares of the Master Fund.

The Company has substantially all of its holding in the Master Fund in share Class N. The Class N share
class is subject to a 25% quarterly investor level redemption gate and the Company is able to redeem an
appropriate number of shares in the Master Fund to meet Company fees and expenses.

The Company’s performance and operations depend upon the performance of the Master Fund and the
Directors, in assessing the viability of the Company, pay particular attention to the risks facing the Master
Fund.

The Directors acknowledge the two year notice period of the Investment Manager serving notice under
the Directors meet regularly with the
the Management Agreement. To mitigate against
Investment Manager to review the Company’s performance, and closely monitor the relationship with the
Investment Manager.

this risk,

In its assessment of the viability of the Company, the Directors have carried out a robust assessment of
the principal risks facing the Company as set out in the Directors’ Report, and believe that the Company
is well placed to manage these risks, having taken into account the current economic outlook.

The Directors, having considered the risks and reviewed ongoing budgeted expenses, have a reasonable
expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall
due. The Directors confirm their belief
the period to
31 December 2023.

the Company will

remain viable for

that

Section 172 Statement
Section 172 of
the Companies Act 2006 (“UK Companies Act”) applies directly to UK domiciled
companies. Nonetheless, the intention of the AIC Code is that the matters set out in section 172 are
reported on by all London listed investment companies, irrespective of domicile, provided that this does
not conflict with local company law.

Section 172 states that: A director of a company must act in the way he or she considers, in good faith,
would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole,
and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to the following six items:

(a) the likely consequences of any decision in the
long term,

In managing the Company, the aim of the Board
and the Investment Manager is always to ensure
the long-term sustainable success of the Company
and, therefore, the likely long-term consequences
of any decision are a key consideration. In
managing the Company during the year under
review, the Board acted in the way which it
considered, in good faith, would be most likely to
promote the Company’s long-term sustainable
success and to achieve its wider objectives for the
benefit of Shareholders as a whole, having had
regard to the Company’s wider stakeholders and
the other matters set out in section 172 of the UK
Companies Act.

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Section 172 Statement (continued)

(b) the interests of the company’s employees,

The Company does not have any employees.

(c) the need to foster the company’s business
relationships with suppliers, customers and others,

The Board’s approach is described under
“Stakeholders” below.

(d) the impact of the company’s operations on the
community and the environment,

The Board’s approach is described under
“Environmental, Social and Corporate
Governance” below.

(e) the desirability of the company maintaining a
reputation for high standards of business conduct,
and

The Board’s approach is described under “Culture
and Values” below.

(f) the need to act fairly as between members of
the company.

The Board’s approach is described under
“Stakeholders” below.

Culture and Values
The Directors’ overarching duty is to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of investors,
with due consideration of other stakeholders’
is
explained in the Investment Manager’s Report. The Board applies various policies and practices to
ensure that the Board’s culture is in line with the Company’s purpose, values and strategy. The Directors
aim to achieve a supportive business culture combined with constructive challenge.

interests. The Company’s approach to investment

The Company has a number of policies and procedures in place to assist with maintaining a culture of
good governance including those relating to diversity, bribery (including the acceptance of gifts and
hospitality), tax evasion, conflicts of interest, and dealings in the Company’s shares. The Board assesses
and monitors compliance with these policies regularly through Board meetings and the annual evaluation
process. The Board seeks to appoint the most appropriate service providers for the Company’s needs
and evaluates the services on a regular basis. The Board considers the culture of the Investment Manager
and other service providers through regular reporting and by receiving regular presentations as well as
through ad hoc interaction.

The Board also seeks to control the Company’s costs, thereby enhancing performance and returns for the
Company’s Shareholders. The Directors consider the impact on the community and environment. The
Board and Investment Manager work closely together in developing and monitoring the Company’s
approach to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance matters.

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Strategic Report continued

Section 172 Statement (continued)
Stakeholders
The Company is an externally managed investment company whose activities are all outsourced. It does
not have any employees. The Board has identified its key stakeholders, and how the Company engages
with them, in the table below:

Stakeholder

Shareholders

Investment Manager

Key Considerations

Engagement

A detailed explanation of
the
Company’s approach is set out
under
With
Relations
Shareholders.

from the

regular
The Board receives
reports
Investment
Manager and also independent
reports
from the Corporate
Broker on relations with, and
any
by,
Shareholders.

expressed

views

Investors

investment

investment

company,
As an
Limited’
Third Point
Shareholders are, in effect, both
its owners and its customers,
obtaining
returns
from the Company. A well-
supportive
informed
and
Shareholder base is crucial
to
the long-term sustainability of the
Company. Understanding the
views
of
and
Shareholders
therefore,
fundamental
to retaining their
continued support.

priorities
is,

In considering Shareholders, the
Board’s key considerations are:

(cid:129) Overall investment returns;

(cid:129) Controlling the discount at
which shares trade to net
asset value; and

(cid:129) Control of costs.

Management of the Company’s
is delegated to the
investment
Investment Manager. Investment
to the
performance is crucial
long-term
the
Company.

success

of

and

with

the Company

The Board engages in regular,
detailed
open
communication
the
Investment Manager. It reviews
in detail the overall performance
its
of
The
underlying
investment.
with
relationship
and
performance of
the Investment
is monitored and
Manager
reviewed by the Management
Engagement Committee.

and

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Section 172 Statement (continued)

Stakeholder

Key Considerations

Engagement

setting

investment
In
management
the Board
fees,
seeks to achieve an appropriate
balance between
for
money and an incentive to
retain a strong and capable
team
portfolio management
along with supporting staff and
infrastructure.

value

Corporate
Administrator
Secretary and other key service
providers.

&

and
Administrator
The
Corporate Secretary are key to
the effective running of
the
Company.

and
Administrator
The
Corporate Secretary attend all
Board meetings.

key

The Company has a number of
other
service providers,
each of which provides an
important
the
service
Company and ultimately to its
Shareholders.

to

level of

undertakes

The Management Engagement
Committee
an
annual review of the key service
encompassing
providers,
performance,
service
and cost. Each provider is an
established business and each
is required to have in place
suitable policies to ensure they
standards of
maintain
business
treat
fairly, and employ
customers
corporate
best
practices.

governance

conduct,

high

All bills and expense claims
from suppliers are paid in full,
on time and in compliance with
the relevant contracts.

Third Point Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Policies
The Board has reviewed the ESG policies of the Investment Manager and has adopted them for the
Company. These are consistent with its thoughts about the community – inside and outside Third Point –
its business, and its investment process. Since 2020, Third Point has begun to incorporate ESG
evaluation into much of its deployed capital. The Manager’s process is designed to broadly identify ESG
issues – both those that may create value and those likely to destroy it – and, when appropriate, to
engage company management in discussion about these topics. These standards are maintained through
a five-step process – from pre-investment checklist to post-investment tracking – overseen by the Head of
ESG Engagement, who stays abreast of developments and engages with the Head of Markets and the
investment team on ESG issues. Further, the Manager endeavors to continually improve and expand its
own commitment to ESG. Below are some of the highlights of the internal ESG activities and initiatives
that have been undertaken by the Investment Manager;

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Environmental initiatives
LEED-Gold Facilities: Third Point’s offices are located at 55 Hudson Yards, which is part of the first
neighbourhood in Manhattan to receive the LEED-Gold certification, awarded by the United States Green
Building Council
for its green infrastructure, public transportation linkages, and pedestrian-friendly
community design. The neighbourhood operates on a first-of-its-kind microgrid with two cogeneration
plants that saves 25,000 MT of CO2e greenhouse gases (equal to the annual emissions of 5,100 cars)
from being emitted annually.

Third Point’s reuse and recycling practices focus on recycling plastics and paper; reducing container
waste; and promoting food sustainability.

Social Initiatives
is essential for an asset
The Board and the Manager believe engaged human capital management
manager, as trained employees increasingly drive value in the data-driven economy. Third Point is an
Equal Opportunity Employer and has adopted fair chance hiring practices. They are committed to the
benefits of a diverse workforce in perspective and background. Third Point believes in life-long learning
and encourages workforce development. Third Point believes that employees should build sustainable
financial futures through their employment at the firm.

Through the “Third Point Gives” program, the Manager offers its employees multiple opportunities to
come together for service learning and contribute financially to the community.

Governance Initiatives
The Manager strongly encourages good governance practice at all its investee businesses. Each of Third
Point’s fund structures has an independent Board or Unaffiliated Consultation Committee. Four of the five
members of the Board of the Company are independent of the Manager.

COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a limited effect on the ability of the Manager and of other service
providers to continue to provide services in a timely and effective manner. Business continuity plans were
implemented by the Company’s service providers from March 2020 and have been found to be robust.

Going Concern
After making enquiries and given the nature of the Company and its investment, the Directors confirm
their belief that the Company will remain a going concern for the period to 30 June 2022. The Master
Fund Shares are liquid and can be converted to cash to meet liabilities as they fall due. Although these
to a 25% quarterly investor level redemption gate the Board considers this to be
shares are subject
sufficient
is
the going concern basis in preparing these Audited Financial
appropriate to continue to adopt
Statements.

requirements. After due consideration,

the Directors are satisfied that

for normal

it

Signed on behalf of the Board by:

Steve Bates
Chairman

Huw Evans
Director

22 April 2021

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Directors’ Report

Directors
The Directors of the Company during the year and to the date of this report are as listed on page 12 of
this Annual Report.

Directors’ Interests
Mr. Targoff holds the position of Chief Operating Officer, Partner and General Counsel of Third Point
LLC.

to an instrument of

indemnity entered into between the Company and each Director, the
Pursuant
Company has undertaken, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify each Director out of the assets and
profits of the Company against all costs, charges, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities arising out of
any claims made against them in connection with the performance of their duties as a Director of the
Company.

Steve & Sarah Bates held 6,123 shares as at 31 December 2020.

Rupert & Rosemary Dorey held 25,000 shares between them as at 31 December 2020.

Claire Whittet and her husband Martin Whittet, held 2,500 shares as at 31 December 2020 through
their joint Retirement Annuity Trust Scheme (RATS).

Huw Evans held 5,000 shares as at 31 December 2020.

Corporate Governance
The Board is guided by the principles and recommendations of the Association of Investment Companies
Code of Corporate Governance (“AIC Code”). The AIC Code addresses all the principles set out in the
UK Corporate Governance Code (the “UK Code”), as well as setting out additional principles and
recommendations on issues that are of specific relevance to investment companies. The UK Financial
Reporting Council (“FRC”) has confirmed that investment companies which comply with the AIC Code
will be treated as meeting their obligations under the UK Code and Section 9.8.10R(2) of the Listing
Rules. The Board is reporting under the 2019 AIC Code for the current year.

The Board has determined that reporting against the principles and recommendations of the AIC Code
will provide appropriate information to Shareholders. The Company has complied with all
the
recommendations of the AIC Code and the relevant provisions of the UK Code, except as set out below.

The UK Code includes provisions relating to:

(cid:129) the role of the chief executive;

(cid:129) executive Directors’ remuneration; and

(cid:129) the need for an internal audit function.

The Board considers these provisions are not relevant
the Company, being an
externally advised investment company with no executive directors or employees. The Company has
therefore not reported further in respect of these provisions.

to the position of

The Board has established Nomination, Remuneration and Management Engagement Committees in
compliance with the AIC Code.

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Corporate Governance (continued)
The Company does not have employees, hence no whistle-blowing policy is necessary. However, the
Board, through the Management Engagement Committee (“MEC”), has satisfied itself that the Company’s
service providers have appropriate whistleblowing policies and procedures and confirmation has been
sought from the service providers that nothing has arisen under those policies and procedures which
should be brought to the attention of the Board. Furthermore, the MEC, on an annual basis, ensures that
service providers have appropriate anti money laundering, disaster recovery and risk monitoring policies
in place. During the year, the Chair of the MEC wrote to all service providers requesting details of how
robust were their Business Continuity Plans under Covid-19, the effects on their working practices and
their longer term plans. Having carried out this review, it was concluded that there are no concerns
relating to service providers.

The Code of Corporate Governance (the “Guernsey Code”) provides a framework that applies to all
entities licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (“GFSC”) or which are registered or
authorised as a collective investment scheme. Companies reporting against
the UK Code or the
AIC Code are deemed to comply with the Guernsey Code.

The Board confirms that, throughout the year covered in the Audited Financial Statements, the Company
complied with the Guernsey Code, to the extent it was applicable based upon its legal and operating
structure and its nature, scale and complexity.

The UK code is available on the FRC website www.frc.uk and the AIC code on the AIC website
www.theaic.co.uk.

Board Structure
The Board currently consists of
the Board is an
independent non-executive, the Board considers it unnecessary to appoint a senior independent Director.

five non-executive Directors. As the Chairman of

Name

Steve Bates

Rupert Dorey

Huw Evans

Christopher Legge1

Joshua L Targoff

Claire Whittet

Position

Independent

Date Appointed

Non-Executive Chairman

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

5 February 2019

5 February 2019

21 August 2019

19 June 2007

29 May 2009

27 April 2017

1 Mr. Legge retired at the AGM on 1 July 2020.

Mr. Targoff, the Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Partner of the Investment Manager, is not
considered independent of the Company’s Investment Manager. All other Directors are considered by
the Board to be independent.

The Board meets at least four times a year and in addition there is regular contact between the Board,
the Investment Manager and Northern Trust
International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey)
Limited (the “Administrator” and “Corporate Secretary”). The Board requires to be supplied in a timely
manner with information by the Investment Manager, the Administrator, and the Corporate Secretary
and other advisors in a form and of a quality appropriate to enable it to discharge its duties. The Board,
excluding Mr. Targoff, regularly reviews the performance of the Investment Manager and the Master

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Board Structure (continued)
Fund to ensure that performance is satisfactory and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
relative appointments and Prospectus. It carries out this review through consideration of a number of
objective and subjective criteria and through a review of the terms and conditions of the advisors’
appointment with the aim of evaluating performance, identifying any weaknesses and ensuring value for
money for the Company’s Shareholders.

The Company has no executive Directors or employees. All matters, including strategy, investment and
dividend policies, gearing and corporate governance procedures are reserved for approval by the
Board of Directors. The Board receives full
information on the Company’s investment performance,
assets, liabilities and other relevant information in advance of Board meetings.

Board Tenure and Succession Planning
As required by the AIC Code, every Director is subject to annual re-election by the Shareholders. Any
Directors appointed to the Board since the previous AGM also retire and stand for election. The
Independent Directors take the lead in any discussions relating to the appointment or re-appointment of
directors, initially through the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and, when recruiting new
directors, may use an independent recruitment firm.

New Directors receive an induction from the Investment Manager on joining the Board, and all Directors
undertake relevant training as necessary.

The Directors undertake an annual evaluation of the Board’s performance. In the current year the Board
commissioned an external evaluation of its performance which was carried out by Lintstock Limited in
February 2021. Lintstock did not raise any issues of significance. As part of the evaluation (which
includes a review of the diversity of experience within the Board to ensure that it remains appropriate) all
the
Directors are asked to confirm their
identification of prospective Non-Executive Director candidates, and as part of the selection process, due
regard is paid to the recommendations for board diversity.

future intentions. The Board has robust procedures for

Following the “Women on Boards” review conducted by Lord Davies of Abersoch in February 2011, the
Board has examined Lord Davies recommendations and noted that it is consistently reviewing its policy,
and future appointments to the Board will continue to be based on the individual’s skills and experience
regardless of gender.

Directors’ Biographies

Steve Bates
Mr. Bates has over 40 years’ experience in the investment industry. He began his career in 1980 with
James Capel & Co. as an analyst covering US markets. From 1984 to 2003, he worked for JP Morgan
and its predecessor Flemings where he was responsible for establishing and managing a range of
Emerging Markets businesses and investment activities across regions. Since then, Mr. Bates has been
Chief Investment Officer for GuardCap Asset Management Limited and its predecessor company. He is
currently Chairman of both VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund and JP Morgan Elect Plc, and is a
Non- Executive Director of Biotech Growth Trust, both of which are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Mr. Bates holds a law degree from Cambridge University and is a CFA charterholder.

Rupert Dorey
Mr. Dorey has over 35 years of experience in financial markets. Mr. Dorey was at CSFB for 17 years
from 1988 to 2005 where he specialised in credit related products, including derivative instruments
where his expertise was principally in the areas of debt distribution, origination and trading, covering all

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Rupert Dorey (continued)
types of debt from investment grade to high yield and distressed debt. He held a number of positions at
CSFB, including establishing CSFB’s high yield debt distribution business in Europe, fixed income credit
product coordinator for European offices and head of UK Credit and Rates Sales. Since 2005 he has
been acting in a Non-Executive Directorship capacity for a number of Hedge Funds, Private Equity &
Infrastructure Funds, for both listed and unlisted vehicles. He is former President of
the Guernsey
Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Institute of Directors. Rupert has extensive experience as
both Director and Chairman of exchange listed and unlisted funds, chairing nine of the funds, seven of
which have been listed and 2 of which are FTSE 250 companies. He has served on boards with
18 different managers, including Apollo, Aviva, M&G, Partners Group, Cinven, Neuberger Berman and
Harbourvest.

in 1983. He subsequently worked for

Huw Evans
Huw Evans is Guernsey resident and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG (then Peat
Marwick Mitchell)
three years in the Corporate Finance
department of Schroders before joining Phoenix Securities Limited in 1986. Over the next twelve years
he advised a wide range of companies in financial services and other sectors on mergers and
acquisitions and more general corporate strategy. Since moving to Guernsey in 2005, he has acted as a
professional non-executive Director of a number of Guernsey-based companies and funds. He holds an
MA in Biochemistry from Cambridge University.

Joshua L. Targoff
Joshua L. Targoff has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Manager since May 2009. He
joined as General Counsel
in May 2008. Previously, Mr. Targoff was the General Counsel of the
Investment Banking Division of Jefferies & Co. Mr. Targoff spent seven years doing M & A transactional
work at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Mr. Targoff graduated with a J.D. from Yale Law School, and holds a
B.A. from Brown University. In 2012, Mr. Targoff was made a Partner of the Investment Manager.

Claire Whittet
Claire Whittet is a Guernsey resident and has over 40 years’ experience in the banking industry. After
gaining an MA in Geography from Edinburgh University, she joined the Bank of Scotland until moving to
Guernsey in 1996. In the intervening period she was involved in a wide variety of credit transactions
including commercial and corporate finance. She joined Bank of Bermuda in Guernsey becoming Global
Head of Private Client Credit and moved to Rothschild & Co Bank International Ltd as Director of Lending
in 2003 and was latterly Co-Head and Managing Director until 2016 when she became a Non-
Executive Director. She is a Non-Executive Director of a number of
listed and unlisted funds, is a
Chartered Banker and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland, the Insurance Institute
and holds the Institute of Directors Diploma in Company Direction.

Cross Directorships
Mrs. Whittet and Mr. Legge (who retired at the AGM on 1 July 2020) are also Directors of another listed
fund (TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited). Mr. Bates and Mr. Evans are also both Directors
of another listed Fund (VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited). The Board does not believe that
these cross directorships have created any conflict or have affected the independence of the respective
Directors.

A number of the directors are also Non-Executive Directors of other listed funds. The Board notes that
none of these funds are trading companies and confirms that all Non-Executive Directors of the Company
have sufficient time and commitment (as evidenced by their attendance and participation at meetings) to
devote to this Company.

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Meeting Attendance Records
The table below lists Directors’ attendance at meetings during the year.

Name

Steve Bates1

Rupert Dorey

Huw Evans

Christopher Legge2

Joshua L Targoff1,3

Claire Whittet

Scheduled Board
Meetings
Attended
(max 4)

Audit Committee
Meetings
Attended
(max 4)

4 of 4

4 of 4

4 of 4

1 of 1

4 of 4

4 of 4

n/a

4 of 4

4 of 4

1 of 1

n/a

4 of 4

1 Mr. Bates and Mr. Targoff are not members of the Audit Committee.
2 Mr. Legge retired at the AGM on 1 July 2020.
3 Mr. Targoff does not attend Meetings as a Director where recommendations from the Investment Manager are under consideration.

Committees of the Board
As set out above, the AIC Code requires the Company to appoint Nomination, Remuneration and
Management Engagement Committees and the independent directors of
the Board act as these
committees. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee considers the composition of and recruitment
to the Board, taking into account market practice, peer group statistics and the requirements of the role
when determining remuneration levels of the Directors.

The function of the Management Engagement Committee is to ensure that the Company’s management
agreement is competitive and reasonable for the Shareholders, along with the Company’s agreements
with all other third party service providers (other than the external auditors).

the Investment Manager with a view to
The Committee also reviews annually the performance of
determining whether to recommend to the Board that the Investment Manager’s mandate be renewed,
subject to the specific notice period requirement of the agreement. The other third party service providers
are also reviewed on an annual basis.

The Investment Manager has wide experience in managing and administering fund vehicles and has
access to extensive investment management
the continued
appointment of the Investment Manager on the terms agreed would be in the interests of the Company’s
Shareholders as a whole.

resources. The Board considers that

Audit Committee
The Company’s Audit Committee conducts formal meetings at
three times a year. Its functions
include monitoring the Company’s internal control and risk management systems, oversight of
the
independence,
relationship with the External Auditor,
effectiveness of the audit, and remuneration of the auditors, and to review and recommend the Annual
Report and audited financial statements to the Board of Directors.

including consideration of

the appointment,

least

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Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities
The Directors have adopted a set of Reserved Powers, which establish the key purpose of the Board and
detail its major duties. These duties cover the following areas of responsibility:

(cid:129) Statutory obligations and public disclosure;

(cid:129) Strategic matters and financial reporting;

(cid:129) Board composition and accountability to Shareholders;

(cid:129) Risk assessment and management, including reporting, compliance, monitoring, governance and

control; and

(cid:129) Other matters having material effects on the Company.

These Reserved Powers of the Board allow the Directors to discharge their fiduciary responsibilities and
provide a set of parameters for measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of their actions.

The Directors are responsible for the overall management and direction of the affairs of the Company.
The Company has no Executive Directors or employees. The Company invests all of its assets in shares of
the Master Fund and Third Point LLC acts as Investment Manager to the Master Fund and is responsible
for the discretionary investment management of the Master Fund’s investment portfolio under the terms of
the Master Fund Prospectus.

Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited (“NT”) acts as Administrator
the Administration
and Company Secretary and is responsible to the Board under the terms of
Agreement. The Administrator is also responsible to the Board for ensuring compliance with the Rules
and Regulations of The Companies (Guernsey) Law, London Stock Exchange listing requirements and
observation of the Reserved Powers of the Board and in this respect the Board receives detailed quarterly
reports.

The Directors have access to the advice and services of the Company Secretary who is responsible to the
Board for ensuring that Board procedures are followed and that it complies with applicable rules and
regulations of The Companies (Guernsey) Law, the GFSC and the London Stock Exchange. Individual
Directors may, at the expense of the Company, seek independent professional advice on any matter that
concerns them in the furtherance of their duties. The Company maintains appropriate Directors’ and
Officers’ liability insurance in respect of legal action against its Directors on an ongoing basis and the
Company has maintained appropriate Directors’ Liability Insurance cover throughout the year.

The Board is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Internal Control and Financial Reporting
The Directors acknowledge that they are responsible for establishing and maintaining the Company’s
system of
internal control and reviewing its effectiveness. Internal control systems are designed to
manage rather than eliminate the failure to achieve business objectives and can only provide reasonable
but not absolute assurance against material misstatements or loss.

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Internal Control and Financial Reporting (continued)
The Directors review all controls including operations, compliance and risk management. The key
procedures which have been established to provide internal control are:

(cid:129) Investment advisory services are provided by the Investment Manager. The Board is responsible for
setting the overall investment policy, ensuring compliance with the Company’s Investment Strategy
and monitoring the action of the Investment Manager and Master Fund at regular Board meetings.
The Board has also delegated administration and company secretarial services to NT; however, it
retains accountability for all functions it has delegated.

(cid:129) The Board considers the process for identifying, evaluating and managing any significant risks faced
by the Company on an on-going basis. It ensures that effective controls are in place to mitigate these
risks and that a satisfactory compliance regime exists to ensure all local and international laws and
regulations are upheld. Particular attention has been given to the effectiveness of controls to monitor
liquidity risk, asset values, counterparty exposure and credit availability.

(cid:129) The Board clearly defines the duties and responsibilities of its agents and advisors and appointments
are made by the Board after due and careful consideration. The Board monitors the ongoing
performance of such agents and advisors.

(cid:129) The Investment Manager and NT maintain their own systems of internal control, on which they report
to the Board. The Company, in common with other investment companies, does not have an internal
audit function. The Audit Committee has considered the need for an internal audit function, but
because of the internal control systems in place at the Investment Manager and NT, has decided it
appropriate to place reliance on their systems and internal control procedures.

(cid:129) The systems are designed to ensure effectiveness and efficient operation,

internal control and
compliance with laws and regulations. In establishing the systems of internal control, regard is paid to
the materiality of relevant risks, the likelihood of costs being incurred and costs of control.

Board Performance
The Board and Committees undertake formal annual evaluations of their own performance and that of
the individual Directors. This process is conducted by the respective Chairman reviewing individually
the Committee their performance, contribution and
with each of
commitment to the Company. In line with provision 6.2.14 of the AIC Code, the performance of the
Chairman is evaluated annually by the other independent Directors. In the current year the Board
commissioned an external evaluation of its performance which was carried out by Lintstock Limited in
February 2021. Linstock did not raise any issues of significance.

the Directors and members of

Management of Principal Risks and Uncertainties
In considering the risks and uncertainties facing the Company, the Board reviews regularly a matrix
which documents the principal and emerging risks including,
the impact of
COVID-19.

in the current year,

This discipline is in accordance with the Guidance on Risk Management, Internal Control and Related
Financial and Business Reporting, published by the FRC and has been in place for the year under review
and up to the date of approval of the Audited Financial Statements.

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Management of Principal Risks and Uncertainties (continued)
The risk matrix document considers the following information:

(cid:129) Identifying and reporting changes in the risk environment;

(cid:129) Identifying and reporting changes in the operational controls;

(cid:129) Identifying and reporting on the effectiveness of controls and remediation of errors arising; and

(cid:129) Reviewing the risks faced by the Company and the controls in place to address those risks.

The Directors have acknowledged they are responsible for establishing and maintaining the Company’s
system of internal control and reviewing its effectiveness by focusing on four key areas:

(cid:129) Consideration of the investment advisory services provided by the Investment Manager;

(cid:129) Consideration of the process for identifying, evaluating and managing any significant risks faced by

the Company on an ongoing basis;

(cid:129) Clarity around the duties and responsibilities of the agents and advisors engaged by the Directors;

and

(cid:129) Reliance on the Investment Manager and Administrator maintaining their own systems of internal

controls.

Further discussion on Internal Control is documented under “Internal Control and Financial Reporting” set
out above.

The principal risks and uncertainties that the Directors consider to apply to the Company are as follows:

In addition,

(cid:129) Discount to the NAV. The Board monitors the discount to the NAV and maintains regular contact with
the Investment Manager, Corporate Broker and, when
the Investment Manager.
considered necessary,
the Board of Directors, maintain regular contact with the significant
Shareholders in the Company. The Board made updates in September 2019 to the Company’s share
repurchase programme whereby a programme was put in place to buy back up to $200 million
worth of its stock over a three-year period in the hope of narrowing the discount. On April 1 2021,
the Board announced further measures relating to the discount control. Please refer to the ‘Discount
Management’ section in the Chairman’s statement on page 2 for further details;

(cid:129) Underlying investment performance of the Master Fund. To mitigate this risk the Directors receive
regular updates from the Investment Manager on the performance of the Master Fund. The Board
reviews quarterly performance updates on the Master Fund and has access to the Investment
Manager on any potential question raised;

(cid:129) Shareholder relations. The Board monitors key shareholder reports provided by the Corporate Broker
at each Board Meeting. The Manager prepares monthly updates on behalf of the Master Fund and
maintains the Company website. The Board receives quarterly reports from the Corporate Broker and
the Manager on the major shareholdings. Members of the Board, along with the Manager, keep in
touch with the Corporate Broker and the market to identify significant actual or prospective changes

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Management of Principal Risks and Uncertainties (continued)

in the shareholder register. The Board has a policy of active engagement with shareholders and has
appointed a consultant
to focus on investor relations and more specifically to access prospective
shareholders in the wealth management sector;

(cid:129) Concentration of the Investor Base. The Directors receive quarterly investor reports from the Corporate
Broker and there is regular communication between the Directors and the Corporate Broker to identify
any significant changes in the Shareholder base;

(cid:129) Personnel (Underperformance or loss of key personnel). The Company and service providers have
appropriate personnel to meet their operational and control requirements and exposure to individuals
is minimised. The key service providers are of a size and reputation that dependence on key
individuals is low. The key risk for the Company is with the Manager, where Dan Loeb is the key
decision maker. If at any time Mr. Loeb is no longer actively engaged in formulating the investment
philosophy of the Investment Manager, whether by death, disability, ceasing to directly or indirectly
control the Investment Manager, or otherwise (a “Key Person Event”), the Fund will promptly notify all
Shareholders. Within 30 days following the Key Person Event, the Board, after consultation with the
Investment Manager, will determine a date on which Shareholders may redeem their Shares as of a
month end not earlier than 60 days, nor later than 120 days, following the Key Person Event.

(cid:129) Performance of

the Investment Manager. Through the Management Engagement Committee, the
Directors review the performance of the Investment Manager on an annual basis and, prior to the
imposition of COVID travel
restrictions, Board representatives conducted annual visits to the
Investment Manager, the most recent being in March 2020;

(cid:129) Failure of appointed service providers to the Company. Through the Management Engagement
Committee, the Directors conduct a formal review of each service provider annually in addition to
receiving regular updates
there is ongoing
communication between the Board and the various service providers to the Company;

from each service provider and ensuring that

(cid:129) Financial Risk. The Board employs independent administrators to prepare the Financial Statements of
the Company and meets with the independent auditors at least twice a year to discuss all financial
matters including the appropriateness of the accounting policies;

(cid:129) Liquidity Risk. Shares of the Master Fund may be redeemed quarterly on 60 days’ prior written notice
or at other times with the consent of the Master Fund’s Board of Directors in order to pay Company
expenses. The majority of the investments held by the Master Fund are held in Class N shares which
invest in cash and securities the majority of which have quoted prices available in active markets/
exchanges. The Class N shares have a 25% quarterly investor redemption gate; and

(cid:129) Cyber Security Risk. The Company is exposed to risk arising from any cyber-attack on its service
providers. The Company requests confirmation from its service providers that they have appropriate
safeguards in place to mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks (including minimising the adverse
consequences arising from any such attack), that they provide regular updates to the Board on cyber
security, and conduct ongoing monitoring of industry developments in this area.

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COVID-19 assessment
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on many businesses. The Directors believe the risk associated
with the impact of COVID-19 on the Company is mitigated in the following ways:

(cid:129) Business Operations — the Board has inquired, and is satisfied, that the Company’s service providers
have had robust processes in place in order to continue to provide the required level of services to the
Company, and to maintain compliance with laws and regulations, in the face of the challenges
arising as a result of COVID-19.

(cid:129) Liquidity Risk — the Company’s main source of cash is via redemptions from the Master Fund. As of
December 31, 2020, 62% of the Master Partnership’s gross assets were invested in liquid securities
(defined as Level 1 positions) and cash and so it is well positioned to pay redemptions as needed.
The governing documents of the Master Fund allow for a gate to permit only 20% of the Master
Fund’s Net Asset Value to be redeemed at each quarterly redemption date on a pro rata basis. To
date, the Master Fund has not seen any significant redemptions which would cause the Directors of
the Company concern regarding gating.

(cid:129) Performance — Gains from early 2020 reversed during the virus outbreak but the Master Fund had a
strong recovery during the second half of the year and generated returns of 20.5% for the year ended
December 31, 2020.

Significant Events During The Year
The COVID-19 pandemic had a very significant effect on capital markets in 2020 and the underlying
volatility rose sharply. While the majority of the underlying Master Fund’s assets remain highly liquid,
market disruptions of the type engendered by the crisis have the potential to affect market liquidity. The
employees of each of the Company’s service providers have had to work remotely at various times and,
although business continuity has been assured hitherto, there is a risk of potential disruption from this
source.

At the AGM on 1 July 2020, the Company’s name was changed from Third Point Offshore Investors
Investors Limited. The updated memorandum of association and articles of
Limited to Third Point
incorporation were also adopted at the AGM.

In the year to 31 December 2020, 3.6 million shares were repurchased with a value of approximately
$59 million, at a weighted average discount to NAV of 24.1%. This had the effect of accreting 51 cents
per share to NAV.

There were no other events outside the ordinary course of business which, in the opinion of the Directors,
may have had an impact on the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Significant Events After Year End
As at 31 December 2020, the Master Partnership held 272,656 shares of the Company – these shares
were subsequently cancelled in January 2021.

On 1 April 2021, the Directors announced several changes aimed at enhancing the strength of the
company following a detailed strategic review. Please refer to the Chairman’s Statement on page 2 for
full details.

The Directors confirm that, up to the date of approval, which is 22 April 2021, when these financial
statements were available to be issued, there have been no other events subsequent to the balance sheet
date that require inclusion or additional disclosure.

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Relations with Shareholders
The Board welcomes Shareholders’ views and places great
importance on communication with its
Shareholders. The Board receives regular reports on the views of Shareholders and the Chairman and
other Directors are available to meet Shareholders. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the
Board should, in the first instance contact the Administrator, whose contact details can be found on the
Company’s website. The Annual General Meeting of the Company provides a forum for Shareholders to
meet and discuss issues with the Directors of the Company. The thirteenth Annual General Meeting was
held on 1 July 2020 with all proposed resolutions being passed by the Shareholders.

International Tax Reporting
For the purposes of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Company is registered with the US
Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”) as a Guernsey reporting Foreign Financial Institution (“FFI”), received a
Global Intermediary Identification Number and can be found on the IRS FFI list.

The Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) is a global standard for the automatic exchange of financial
account
information developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(“OECD”), which has been adopted by Guernsey and which came into effect on 1 January 2016.

The Board has taken the necessary action to ensure that
regulations and guidance in this regard.

the Company is compliant with Guernsey

Criminal Finances Act 2017
In respect of the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 which introduced a new corporate criminal offence
(“CCO”) of ‘failing to take reasonable steps to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion’, the Board confirms
that it is committed to zero tolerance towards the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.

The Board also keeps under review developments involving other social, environmental and regulatory
matters, such as Modern Slavery and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and will report
on those to the extent they are considered relevant to the Company’s operations.

Significant Shareholdings
As at 6 April 2021, the Company had been notified that the following had significant shareholdings in
excess of 5% in the Company:

Significant Shareholders
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited

Chase Nominees Limited

Vidacos Nominees Limited

BBHISL Nominees Limited

Morstan Nominees Limited

Aurora Nominees Limited

Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited

Total Shares Held

% Holdings in Class

5,270,490

4,203,436

3,043,227

2,333,549

2,110,080

1,846,931

1,763,393

15.01%

11.97%

8.67%

6.65%

6.01%

5.26%

5.02%

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Directors’ Report continued

Significant Shareholdings (continued)
The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge:-

(cid:129) there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s Auditor is unaware of, and each
Director has taken steps he/she ought to have taken as a Director to make himself/herself aware of
any relevant information and to establish that the Company’s Auditor is aware of that Information;

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and give a true and fair
view of the financial position of the Company;

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and
understandable and provide the information necessary for the Shareholders to assess the Company’s
performance, business model and strategy; and

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements include information detailed in the Directors’
Report, the Investment Manager’s Review and Notes to the Audited Financial Statements, which
provide a fair review of the information required by:-

a) DTR 4.1.8 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DTR”), being a fair review of the
Company business and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company;
and

b) DTR 4.1.11 of the DTR, being an indication of important events that have occurred since the

ending of the financial year and the likely future development of the Company.

Signed on behalf of the Board by:

Steve Bates
Chairman

Huw Evans
Director

22 April 2021

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IN PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES

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Disclosure of Directorships in Public Listed
Companies

The following summarises the Directors’ directorships in public companies:

Company Name

Exchange

Steve Bates
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

Biotech Growth Trust plc

JP Morgan Elect PLC

Rupert Dorey
NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited

Huw Evans
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Limited

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited

Claire Whittet
BH Macro Limited

Eurocastle Investment Limited

International Public Partners Limited

Riverstone Energy Limited

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited

Joshua L Targoff
SiriusPoint Limited

London

London

London

London

London

London

London

Euronext

London

London

London

New York

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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN
RESPECT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in
Respect of the Audited Financial Statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Audited Financial Statements in accordance with
applicable Guernsey Law and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Guernsey Company Law requires the Directors to prepare Financial Statements for each financial period
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the net income or expense
of the Company for that year.

In preparing these Audited Financial Statements the Directors should:

(cid:129) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

(cid:129) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

(cid:129) state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed subject

to any material

departures disclosed and explained in the Audited Financial Statements; and

(cid:129) prepare the Audited Financial Statements on a going concern basis unless it

is inappropriate to

presume that the Company will continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
the
accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that
Audited Financial Statements comply with The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. They are also
responsible for the system of internal controls, safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors have responsibility to confirm that:

(cid:129) there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s Auditor is unaware and each Director
to have taken as a Director to make himself aware of any

has taken all
relevant information and to establish that the Company’s Auditor is aware of that information;

the steps he/she ought

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and give a true and fair
view of the financial position of the Company;

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and
understandable and provide information necessary for the Shareholders to assess the Company’s
performance, business model and strategy; and

(cid:129) these Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements include information detailed in the Directors’
Report, the Investment Manager’s Review and Notes to the Audited Financial Statements, which
provide a fair review of the information required by:

a) DTR 4.1.8 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DTR”), being a fair review of the
Company business and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company;
and

b) DTR 4.1.11 of the DTR, being an indication of important events that have occurred since the

ending of the financial year and the likely future development of the Company.

Steve Bates
Chairman

Huw Evans
Director
22 April 2021

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Directors’ Remuneration Report

Introduction
The Board has prepared this report as part of
its framework for corporate governance which, as
described in the Directors’ Report, enables the Company to comply with the main requirements of the UK
Corporate Governance Code published by the Financial Reporting Council.

An ordinary resolution for the approval of this report will be put to the Shareholders at the forthcoming
AGM.

Remuneration Policy
The Board has appointed a Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the independent directors act
as this committee. The Committee considers the composition of and recruitment to the Board, taking into
account market practice, peer group statistics and the requirements of
the role when determining
remuneration levels of the Directors.

the fees payable to the Directors should reflect

The Company’s policy is that
the time spent by the
Directors on the Company’s affairs and the responsibilities borne by the Directors and be sufficient to
attract, retain and motivate Directors of a quality required to run the Company successfully. The
Chairman of the Board is paid a higher fee in recognition of his additional responsibilities, as is the
Chairman of the Audit Committee. The policy is to review fee rates periodically, although such a review
will not necessarily result in any changes to the rates, and account is taken of fees paid to Directors of
comparable companies.

There are no long term incentive schemes provided by the Company and no performance fees are paid
to Directors.

No Director has a service contract with the Company but each of the Directors is appointed by a letter of
appointment which sets out
the main terms of their appointment. Director appointments can also be
terminated in accordance with the Articles. Should Shareholders vote against a Director standing for
re-election, the Director affected will not be entitled to any compensation.

Directors are remunerated in the form of fees, payable quarterly in arrears, to the Director personally.
No other remuneration or compensation was paid or payable by the Company during the year to any of
the Directors apart from the reimbursement of allowable expenses.

At the time of the formation of the Company, the Articles of Association provided a cap on the fees
earned by individual directors. These caps had not changed since the formation of the Company and, in
some cases, constrained the ability of the Company to set
individual fees at prevailing competitive
market rates. For this reason, at the AGM on 1 July 2020, shareholders approved an overall fee cap of
£500,000 for the directors as a whole.

The current fees are as follows; Board Chairman—£68,000 per annum, Audit Chairman—£50,000 per
annum and Director—£40,000 per annum. Josh Targoff has waived his fees. The Nomination and
Remuneration and Management Engagement Committee Chairs were granted an additional £3,000 per
annum from 1 July 2020.

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Directors’ Remuneration Report continued

Directors’ fees
The fees payable by the Company in respect of each of the Directors who served during 2020 and
2019, were as follows:

Steve Bates1 (Chairman)

Rupert Dorey1

Keith Dorrian2

Huw Evans3 (Audit Committee Chairman)

Christopher Legge4

Joshua L Targoff5

Claire Whittet
Total

USD equivalent

2020
£
68,000

41,500

–

45,000

25,000

–

41,500
221,000

2019
£
56,875

34,306

19,156

13,630

46,000

–

40,431
210,398

US$284,125 US$270,396

1 Mr. Bates and Mr. Dorey were appointed as Directors on 5 February 2019.
2 Mr. Dorrian retired at the AGM on 3 July 2019.
3 Mr. Evans was appointed as a Director on 21 August 2019.
4 Mr. Legge retired at the AGM on 1 July 2020.
5 As a non-independent Director and as a Partner of the Investment Manager Joshua L Targoff waived his Directors’ fee.

Performance table
The table shown on page 31 details the share price returns over the year.

Signed on behalf of the Board by:

Steve Bates
Chairman

Huw Evans
Director

22 April 2021

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Report of the Audit Committee

On the following pages, we present the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) Report for the year ended
31 December 2020, setting out
the Committee’s structure and composition, principal duties and key
activities during the year. As in previous years, the Committee has reviewed the Company’s financial
reporting, the independence and effectiveness of the independent auditor and the internal control and
risk management systems of service providers.

The Board is satisfied that for the year under review and thereafter the Committee has recent and
relevant commercial and financial knowledge.

Structure and Composition
The Committee is chaired by Huw Evans and its other members are Claire Whittet and Rupert Dorey.
Christopher Legge was a member until he retired at the 2020 AGM. The Committee operates within
clearly defined terms of reference.

The Committee Terms of Reference indicates that appointments to the Committee shall be for a period of
up to three years, which may be extended for two further three year periods, and thereafter annually,
provided that the Director whose appointment is being considered remains an Independent Director for
the period of extension.

Name of Audit Committee Member

Rupert Dorey
Huw Evans
Christopher Legge1
Claire Whittet

1 Mr. Legge retired at the AGM on 1 July 2020.

Date of Appointment to
Audit Committee

February 5, 2019
August 28, 2019
June 19, 2007
April 27, 2017

Next Date for Review

April 2022
August 2022
N/A
April 2023

The Committee conducts formal meetings at least three times a year. The table on page 15 sets out the
number of Committee meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2020 and the number of such
meetings attended by each committee member. The independent auditor is invited to attend those
meetings at which the annual and interim reports are considered. The independent auditor and the
Committee will meet together without representatives of either the Administrator or Investment Manager
being present if either considers this to be necessary.

Principal Duties
The role of the Committee includes:

(cid:129) monitoring the integrity of the published financial statements of the Company;

(cid:129) keeping under review the consistency and appropriateness of accounting policies on a year to year
basis. Satisfying itself that the annual accounts, the interim statement of financial results and any other
major financial statements issued by the Company follow generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States of America and give a true and fair view of the Company and any associated
undertakings’ affairs; matters raised by the external auditors about any aspect of the accounts or, of
the Company’s control and audit procedures, are appropriately considered and, if necessary, brought
to the attention of the Board, for resolution;

(cid:129) monitoring and reviewing the quality and effectiveness of

the independent auditors and their

independence;

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Report of the Audit Committee continued

Principal Duties (continued)
(cid:129) considering and making recommendations to the Board on the appointment,

reappointment,

replacement and remuneration of the Company’s independent auditor;

(cid:129) monitoring and reviewing the internal control and risk management systems of the service providers;

and

(cid:129) considering at least once a year whether there is a need for an internal audit function.

The complete details of the Committee’s formal duties and responsibilities are set out in the Committee’s
terms of reference, which can be obtained from the Company’s website.

Independent Auditor
The Committee is also the forum through which the independent auditor (the “auditor”) reports to the
Board of Directors. The objectivity of the auditor is reviewed by the Committee which also reviews the
terms under which the auditor is appointed to perform non-audit services. The Committee reviews the
scope and results of the audit, its cost effectiveness and the independence and objectivity of the auditor,
fees. The Committee has established pre-approval policies and
with particular regard to non-audit
procedures for the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP to provide non-audit services.

Ernst & Young LLP has been the independent auditor from the date of the initial listing on the London
Stock Exchange.

The audit fees proposed by the auditors each year are reviewed by the Committee taking into account
the Company’s structure, operations and other requirements during the year and the Committee makes
recommendations to the Board.

Non-audit fees were paid to Ernst & Young LLP during the year in respect of the interim review of the
Company’s condensed accounts to 30 June 2020. The Committee considers Ernst & Young LLP to be
independent of the Company.

Evaluations or Assessments Made During the Year
The following sections discuss the assessments made by the Committee during the year:

Significant Areas of Focus for the Financial Statements
The Committee’s review of the interim and annual financial statements focused on the valuation of the
Company’s investment in the Master Fund. This represents substantially all the net assets of the Company
and as such is the biggest factor in relation to the accuracy of the Financial Statements. The holding in
the Master Fund has been confirmed with the Company’s Administrator and the Master Fund. This
investment has been valued in accordance with the Accounting Policies set out in Note 3 to the Audited
Financial Statements. The Audit Committee has reviewed the Financial Statements of the Master Fund
and their Accounting Policies and determined the fair value of the investment as at 31 December 2020 is
reasonable. The Financial Statements of the Master Fund for the year ended 31 December 2020 were
audited by Ernst & Young LLP in the US who issued an unmodified audit opinion dated 18 March 2021.

Effectiveness of the Audit
The Committee had formal meetings with Ernst & Young LLP during the course of the year: 1) before the
start of the audit to discuss formal planning, discuss any potential issues and agree the scope that will be
covered and 2) after the audit work was concluded to discuss any significant matters arising.

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Evaluations or Assessments Made During the Year (continued)
The Board considered the effectiveness and independence of Ernst & Young LLP by using a number of
measures, including but not limited to:

(cid:129) the audit plan presented to them before the start of the audit;

(cid:129) the audit results report including where appropriate, explanation for any variations from the original

plan;

(cid:129) changes to audit personnel;

(cid:129) the auditor’s own internal procedures to identify threats to independence;

(cid:129) feedback from both the Investment Manager and the Administrator; and

(cid:129) confirmation from Ernst & Young LLP on their independence as additional comfort for the Committee.

Further to the above, at the point of substantial conclusion of the 2020 audit, the Committee performed a
specific evaluation of the performance of the independent auditor. This is supported by the results of
questionnaires completed by the Committee covering areas such as quality of audit
team, business
understanding, audit approach and management.

There were no adverse findings from this evaluation.

Under the Crown Dependency rules, ethical standards require the Board to consider the outsourcing of
any non-audit services such as interim review, tax compliance, tax structuring, private letter rulings,
accounting advice, quarterly reviews and disclosure on an annual basis.

The only non-audit service carried out during the year was the review of
the Interim Report and
Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Statements as this is effectively an audit service and most
appropriate for the external auditors to perform. The budget for both the annual audit and the interim
review was pre-approved by the audit committee.

Audit fees and Safeguards on Non-Audit Services
The tables below summarises the remuneration payable by the Company to Ernst & Young LLP during the
years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019.

Audit Services
Non-audit Services – interim review

2020
(£)

Total

2019
(£)

Total

55,355 50,355
33,100 32,100

Internal Control
The Committee has examined the need for an internal audit function. The Committee considered that the
systems and procedures employed by the Investment Manager and the Administrator, including their
internal audit functions, provided sufficient assurance that a sound system of internal control, which
safeguards the Company’s assets, has been maintained. An internal audit
function specific to the
Company is therefore considered unnecessary.

The Committee has requested and received SOC1 or equivalent reports such as service provider
assessment reports from the Company’s Administrator and Master Fund’s Administrators to enable it to

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Report of the Audit Committee continued

Evaluations or Assessments Made During the Year (continued)
fulfil its duties under its terms of reference. Representatives of the auditors, Investment Manager and the
Administrator attend the Committee meetings as a matter of practice and presentations are made by
those attendees as and when required.

reviewing various reports such as the operational and risk management

Conclusion and Recommendation
After
framework and
performance reports from management, liaising where necessary with Ernst & Young LLP, and assessing
the significant areas of focus for financial statement issues listed on page 28, the Committee is satisfied
that the financial statements appropriately address the critical judgements and key estimates (both in
respect to the amounts reported and the disclosures).

The Committee is also satisfied that the significant assumptions used for determining the value of assets
and liabilities have been appropriately scrutinised, challenged and are sufficiently robust.

The Independent Auditor reported to the Committee that no material misstatements were found in the
course of its work. Furthermore, both the Investment Manager and the Administrator confirmed to the
they were not aware of any material misstatements including matters relating to
Committee that
presentation. The Committee confirms that it is satisfied that
the Independent Auditor has fulfilled its
responsibilities with diligence and professional scepticism.

Consequent to the review process on the effectiveness of the independent audit and the review of audit
services, the Committee has recommended that Ernst & Young LLP be reappointed for the coming
financial year.

Ernst & Young LLP has been the auditor of the Company since its incorporation in 2007 and the current
audit partner
three years. The updated Crown
Dependencies’ Audit Rules and Guidance became effective on 15 March 2020 and the Audit Committee
intends to review the tenure of Ernst & Young LLP in this new light.

is David Moore who has been in the role for

For any questions on the activities of the Committee not addressed in the foregoing, a member of the
Committee will attend each Annual General Meeting to respond to such questions.

Huw Evans
Audit Committee Chairman

22 April 2021

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Investment Manager’s Review

Performance Summary1

USD Class

Share Price

Net asset value per share

Premium/(discount)

1 For the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

31 December 2020 31 December 2019

% Return

$ 21.20

$ 26.18

(19.0%)

$ 16.30

$ 21.15

(22.9%)

30.1%

23.8%

Strategy Performance
For the twelve months ended 31 December 2020, the Third Point
Investors Limited net asset value
(“NAV”) per share increased by 23.8%, while the corresponding share price increased by 30.1%. In
addition to the Fund’s strong performance, NAV appreciation was boosted by 51 cents per share in
2020 by the targeted share repurchase program instituted by the Board in 2019. The repurchase
programme over the course of 2020 comprised 3.6 million shares with a value of approximately
$59 million.

In 2020, Third Point LLC (the “Investment Manager,” “Manager,” or “Firm”) marked its 25th anniversary,
a milestone which the Investment Manager attributes to its strategy of opportunistically shifting capital
among sectors, asset classes, geographies and strategies according to the most compelling opportunity
set given market dynamics and risk-reward. The events of 2020 demonstrated the strength in this
approach as flexibility and decisiveness drove gains following a difficult Q1. The volatility brought on by
the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter was an inflection point for a number of strategic shifts in
the portfolio, all of which coalesced around established core competencies to set the stage for strong
performance in the latter half of the year.

As correlations broke down amidst a time of historic volatility, the firm’s equity effort focused on creating
a more dynamic and diversified portfolio by increasing the volume of ideas, pursuing quality- versus
value-oriented names. In an environment characterized by rapid technological innovation and sluggish
finding high-quality companies with great
growth, which has only been amplified by COVID-19,
leadership and unique products in growing end-markets presents an important path to finding alpha. The
Manager was able to find several of these investments at attractive entry points during the height of the
pandemic in 2020, helping the fundamental and event equity book account for more than 60% of the
Fund’s gross year-to-date performance. Specific examples of top individual contributors in this category
include Amazon and JD.com, both of which the Manager viewed as poised to consolidate their positions
as COVID-19 accelerated the secular shift to e-commerce. While short positions in aggregate detracted
from performance for the year, they provided valuable portfolio ballast in the throes of COVID-19. For
the full year, long equity positions contributed 22.4% of gross return, while short equity positions
detracted 7.1%, for a total of +15.3%.

Credit has been an important part of the Firm’s investment strategy since inception, both as a less
correlated return stream, and as a source of opportunity during times of stress. At
the height of the
the Firm invested $2.2 billion in structured and corporate credit securities, essentially
pandemic,
doubling its exposure to credit. In corporate credit, the Manager monetized some of its positions in
investment grade bonds purchased in Q1 as spreads tightened significantly, and performance was
driven further later in the year by positions in secured debt
in the airline and cruise sectors once
optimism around reopening increased. The corporate credit portfolio generated a 36% return on assets
for the full year and contributed 5.1% to the fund’s gross 2020 return.
the
opportunity set shifted from purchasing dislocated CUSIP securities during the sharp de-risking in Q1 to

In structured credit,

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Investment Manager’s Review continued

Strategy Performance (continued)
purchasing and syndicating loan pools in Q3 and Q4. Returns here were predicated on the Manager’s
view that in many areas, consumers were more resilient than markets were giving them credit for. The
structured credit portfolio generated a 20% return on assets for the full year and contributed 4.3% to the
fund’s gross 2020 return.

Constructive engagement with companies continued to produce excellent returns in 2020 as the Firm
combined deep sector knowledge with its corporate engagement tools. Disney, the Firm’s top individual
theme parks and movie theatres.
contributor for the year, was hurt by the pandemic’s closing of
However, overlooked by markets, which punished the stock quickly as a COVID-19 loser, was the
company’s newly launched DTC content jewel, Disney +. The Investment Manager here inverted the
traditional activist playbook by advocating for long-term investment in content at the expense of short-
term shareholder return. Disney seemed to share many of Third Point’s views as the company announced
an aggressive content roadmap to attract more subscribers and position it as the only viable competitor
to Netflix at a time when DTC content is accelerating exponentially. While Prudential PLC lagged the
overall equity portfolio and the broader market in 2020, the company announced that it would separate
its US business from its fast-growing Asia business in 2021, mirroring Third Point’s strategic suggestions,
and the Investment Manager and the firm quickly established a collaborative working relationship.
Finally, at year-end,
the legendary
semiconductor manufacturer, highlighting the company’s issues with innovation and talent. Again, a
productive dialogue was quickly established, and the Investment Manager expects the company to be an
important driver of returns in coming years. Lastly, the Investment Manager exited several core activist
positions – including in Campbell Soup, Nestle and Baxter – after those value-creation stories were
largely complete.

the Investment Manager announced a new position in Intel,

Finally, at a time when the line between public and private companies has become increasingly blurred,
contribution from private positions and negotiated transactions added substantial profits. While the
common theme is leveraging the Manager’s network, balance sheet, and value-add to source deals,
some of these successes are the result of delayed gratification, while others are possible due to an ability
to act with alacrity. In the former category, Upstart Holdings, one of the top year-to-date contributors,
went public in Q4 more than five years after the Manager led the AI-driven lender’s Series C funding
round. In the latter category, the Firm’s participation in a fintech-focused SPAC allowed it to lead a PIPE
deal to take payment processing company Paysafe public, representing another substantial year-to-date
contributor. Private positions collectively added 2.7% to gross return in 2020.

The firm added 10 new analysts in 2020, and made changes to the portfolio management process as
Daniel Loeb resumed his role as sole Chief Investment Officer during the second quarter. The firm also
augmented its risk management and investor relations functions with new hires during the year.

As of December 31, 2020, the top five single-issuer positions in the portfolio were Prudential PLC, Pacific
Gas & Electric Co., The Walt Disney Co., Intel Corp., and Danaher Corp.

Risk Outlook
The resilience of
the US consumer has informed the Manager’s optimism about a rapid economic
recovery following widespread vaccine rollouts. Employment is still down from pre-pandemic levels, but
jobs in sectors hard hit by COVID-19 should bounce back as vaccinations ramp up and consumers
tailwinds: substantial
eagerly return to normal
additional stimulus is expected with Democratic control of the White House and Congress, and the Fed
remains firmly on hold, keeping nominal rates fairly low by historical standards.

life. Monetary and fiscal policies remain important

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Risk Outlook (continued)
Against this favourable backdrop, inflation remains a chief concern. The Manager’s base case is that it
will remain subdued due to slack in the labour market, but warning signs are being monitored closely.
Interest rates will help define how and what type of assets “work” at the margin going forward, as rising
rates are not necessarily bad for equities but can drive sector and factor rotations.

In the meantime, the Firm is finding ways to merge an understanding of broader secular trends driving
the market with an ability to identify or spark its own catalysts. These include continuing a focus on
lifecycle investing to identify high-growth private companies; using its balance sheet, structuring
capabilities, and domain expertise to partner with certain companies seeking to go public via a SPAC;
sourcing and syndicating ABS transactions to add an uncorrelated source of alpha; and continued
engagement with companies to drive long-term value.

Portfolio Detail as at 31 December 20201

Long

Exposure
Short

Equity
Activism

Fundamental & Event

Portfolio Hedges2
Total Equity

Credit

Corporate & Sovereign

Structured

Total Credit

Privates

Other3

Total Portfolio

Equity Portfolio Detail as at 31 December 2020

Equity Sectors

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Utilities

Energy

Financials

Healthcare

Industrials & Materials

Enterprise Technology

Media & Internet

Portfolio Hedges2

Total

24.8%

99.8%

0.0%
124.6%

11.2%

20.1%
31.2%

7.7%

1.3%

164.9%

Long

15.7%

0.4%

8.0%

1.5%

32.0%

9.7%

14.0%

16.6%

27.0%
0.0%
124.6%

(6.7%)

(15.2%)

(12.3%)
(34.2%)

(0.5%)

(0.1%)
(0.5%)

0.0%

0.0%

(34.7%)
Exposure
Short

(1.7%)

(0.7%)

(2.8%)

0.0%

(4.0%)

(0.5%)

(3.6%)

(4.0%)

(4.6%)
(12.3%)
(34.2%)

Net

18.1%

84.6%

(12.3%)
90.4%

10.7%

20.0%
30.7%

7.7%

1.3%

130.2%

Net

14.0%

(0.3%)

5.1%

1.5%

28.0%

9.2%

10.3%

12.5%

22.4%
(12.3%)
90.4%

1 Unless otherwise stated, information relates to the Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P. Exposures are categorized in a manner
consistent with the Investment Manager’s classifications for portfolio and risk management purposes.

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Investment Manager’s Review continued

Risk Outlook (continued)
2 Primarily broad-based market and equity-based hedges.
3 Includes currency hedges and macro investments. Rates and FX related investments are excluded from the exposure figures.

Net equity exposure is defined as the long exposure minus the short exposure of all equity positions
(including long/short, arbitrage, and other strategies), and can serve as a rough measure of
the
exposure to fluctuations in overall market levels. The Investment Manager continues to closely monitor the
liquidity of the portfolio and is comfortable that the current composition is aligned with the redemption
terms of the fund.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

to the members of Third Point Investors Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Third Point Investors Limited (the ‘Company’) for the year
ended 31 December 2020, which comprise the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the Statement of
Operations, the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes
1 to 13, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that
has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.

In our opinion, the financial statements:
(cid:129) give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2020 and of its

results for the year then ended;

(cid:129) have been properly prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the

United States of America; and

(cid:129) have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of The Companies (Guernsey)

Law, 2008.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (‘ISAs (UK)’) and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the “Auditor’s
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements” section of our report below. We are independent
of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statements, including the UK FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors use of the going concern basis
the
of accounting in the preparation of
Directors’ assessment of
the going concern basis of
accounting included:

the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of

the Company’s ability to continue to adopt

(cid:129) The audit engagement partner directed and supervised the audit procedures on going concern;

(cid:129) We assessed the determination made by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Investment
the Company is a going concern and hence the appropriateness of the financial

Manager that
statements to be prepared on a going concern basis;

(cid:129) We obtained the going concern assessment prepared by the Investment Manager for the period up

until 30 June 2022 and tested for arithmetical accuracy and reasonability;

(cid:129) We independently assessed the appropriateness of

the assumptions by reviewing historical
forecasting accuracy; performing an evaluation of the levels of liquidity of the Company’s investments
in the Master Partnership (Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.) through the Master Fund (Third Point
Offshore Fund, Ltd.) for future share buyback plans and ongoing operating expenses; and applied a
stress test to understand the impact on liquidity of the Company as a whole;

(cid:129) We assessed whether the liquidity of the Master Partnership at the year end, taking account of the
level of redemptions, potential gating and its ability to meet periodic discretionary redemptions of its
investors, cast significant doubt over the going concern status of the Company; and

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Conclusions relating to going concern (continued)
(cid:129) We assessed the disclosures in the Annual Report and Financial Statements relating to going concern

to ensure they were fair, balanced and understandable.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern over a period from the date of approval of the Financial Statements up
until 30 June 2022.

In relation to the Company’s reporting on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code,
we have nothing material
in the
financial statements about whether the Directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting.

to add or draw attention to in relation to the Directors’ statement

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors with respect to going concern are described
in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions can be
predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Overview of our audit approach

Key audit matters

(cid:129) Investment Valuation

(cid:129) Investment Existence and Ownership

Audit scope

(cid:129) We performed an audit of

the complete financial

information of

the

Company for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Materiality

(cid:129) Overall materiality of US$18.8 million which represents 2% of net assets.

An overview of the scope of our audit

Tailoring the scope
Our assessment of audit risk, our evaluation of materiality and our allocation of performance materiality
determine our audit scope for the Company. This enables us to form an opinion on the financial
statements. We consider size, risk profile, the organisation of the Company and effectiveness of controls,
including controls and changes in business environment when assessing the level of work to be
performed.

All audit work was performed directly by the audit engagement team. The audit was led from Guernsey,
and the audit team included individuals from the Guernsey and New York offices of Ernst & Young and
operated as an integrated audit team.

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Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our
audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of
material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. These matters included those
which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and
directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of
the financial statements as a whole, and in our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate
opinion on these matters.

Risk

Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated
to the Audit Committee

Valuation of investments
(US$934m, PY comparative
US$831m)
the Audit
Refer to the Report of
Committee
(page 27 to 30);
Accounting policies (pages 48 to
50).

its

The investments held are measured
at fair value through profit or loss,
and their fair value is determined
by reference to the published NAV
per share of the investee fund, as
calculated by
independent
Administrator. The valuation risk
considers the risk of an error in the
application of the published NAV
share, obtained from the
per
the
independent Administrator of
investee fund, when calculating the
fair
the Company’s
investments, as well as the effect
valuation of any gating/
on
suspension of redemptions by the
investee fund.

value of

Investment existence and
ownership (US$934m, PY
comparative US$831m)

Refer to the Report of
Committee

the Audit
(page 27 to 30);

response

comprised of
Our
of
testing
audit
substantive
investment valuation, including:

(cid:129) Agreeing the valuation per
share
of
the Company’s
in the investee
investments
fund to the NAV per share of
the
the
confirmation obtained from its
independent Administrator;

fund in

investee

(cid:129) Agreeing the valuation per
the Company’s
share
of
investments
in the investee
fund to the NAV per share of
the investee fund per
its
statements
audited financial
for
ended
the
31 December 2020, which
were approved on 18 March
2021; and

year

(cid:129) Reviewing the subscriptions
and redemptions schedule of
the investee fund around the
year-end date to assess the
the Company’s
liquidity of
in the investee
investments
fund

Our
response comprised the
performance of substantive audit
testing of
investment existence
and ownership including:

(cid:129) Obtaining a confirmation, as
at 31 December 2020, of the
Company’s holdings in the

of

We noted that a judgemental
audit difference arose on an
investment
valuation in the
underlying Master Partnership
in which the Company is
indirectly invested and this was
reported to the Company’s
The
Committee.
Audit
Company’s
this
share
difference was substantially less
Performance
than
Materiality (and less than 10%
of Materiality). The Board of
the Master Partnership did not
adjust for the difference in the
Financial Statements of
the
Master Partnership and the
Audit
the
Company decided not to adjust
for
Financial
Statements of the Company.

Committee

our

the

of

in

it

There were no other matters
identified that we wanted to
bring to the attention of
the
Audit Committee.

We confirmed there were no
matters identified during our
audit work on existence and
ownership of
investments that
we wanted to bring to the
Audit
attention
Committee.

the

of

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Independent Auditor’s Report continued

Key audit matters (continued)

Risk

Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated
to the Audit Committee

Accounting policies (pages 48 to
50).

Risk that the investments presented
in the financial statements do not
the Company does not
exist or
to cash flows
have the rights
Failure to
derived from them.
obtain good title exposes
the
Company to significant risk of loss.

investee fund into which the
from the
Company invests,
independent Administrator of
the
and
agreeing it to the accounting
records of the Company; and

investee

fund,

(cid:129) Agreeing

supporting
documentation
all
for
additions and disposals of
holdings in the investee fund
that
took place during the
year ended 31 December
2020 and
the
agreeing
to the accounting
details
records of the Company.

Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality in planning and performing the audit, in evaluating the effect of
identified misstatements on the audit and in forming our audit opinion.

Materiality
“Materiality” is the magnitude of omissions or misstatements that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of the users of the financial statements.
Materiality provides a basis for determining the nature and extent of our audit procedures.

We determined materiality for the Company to be US$18.8 million (2019: US$16.7 million), which is
approximately 2% (2019: 2%) of net assets. We believe that net assets provides us with an appropriate
basis for audit materiality as it is a key published performance measure and is a key metric used by
management in assessing and reporting on overall performance.

During the course of our audit, we reassessed initial materiality and noted no matters leading us to
amend the basis of materiality (2% of net assets).

Performance materiality
“Performance materiality” is the application of materiality at the individual account or balance level. It is
set at an amount
the aggregate of
to reduce to an appropriately low level
uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality.

the probability that

On the basis of our risk assessments, together with our assessment of the Company’s overall control
environment, our judgement was that performance materiality was 75% (2019: 75%) of our planning
materiality, namely US$14.1 million (2019: US$12.5 million). We have set performance materiality at
this percentage because we have considered the likelihood of misstatements to be low. We have
considered both quantitative and qualitative factors when determining the expected level of detected
misstatements and setting the performance materiality at this level.

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Reporting threshold
The reporting threshold is an amount below which identified misstatements are considered as being
clearly trivial.

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them all uncorrected audit differences in
excess of US$0.9 million (2019: US$0.8 million), which is set at 5% (2019: 5%) of planning materiality,
as well as differences below that threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

We evaluate any uncorrected misstatements against both the quantitative measures of materiality
discussed above and in light of other relevant qualitative considerations in forming our opinion.

Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report set out on pages 1 to 34
other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the
other information.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent
otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit
or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent
material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the
financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to
report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report
(Guernsey) Law, 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

in respect of the following matters in relation to which The Companies

(cid:129) proper accounting records have not been kept by the Company; or

(cid:129) the financial statements are not in agreement with the Company’s accounting records and returns; or

(cid:129) we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Corporate Governance Statement
The Listing Rules require us to review the Directors’ statement in relation to going concern, longer-term
viability and that part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Company’s compliance
with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Statement specified for our review.

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following
elements of the Corporate Governance Statement is materially consistent with the financial statements or
our knowledge obtained during the audit:

(cid:129) Directors’ statement with regards to the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis of

accounting and any material uncertainties identified set out on page 10;

(cid:129) Directors’ explanation as to its assessment of the Company’s prospects, the period this assessment

covers and why the period is appropriate set out on pages 5 to 6;

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued)
(cid:129) Directors’ statement on fair, balanced and understandable set out on page 22;

(cid:129) Board’s confirmation that it has carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks set

out on pages 17 to 19;

(cid:129) The section of the annual report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and

internal control systems set out on pages 16 and 17; and

(cid:129) The section describing the work of the audit committee set out on pages 27 to 30.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the ‘Statement of Directors’ responsibilities’ set out on page 24, the Directors
are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a
true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
if, individually or in the
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these financial statements.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined below, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The
risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one
resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional
misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud, are detailed below.

However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those
charged with governance of the Company. Our approach was as follows:

(cid:129) We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the

Company and determined that the most significant are:

(cid:129) Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) Listing Rules

(cid:129) Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DTR”) of the FCA

(cid:129) The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code

(cid:129) The 2019 AIC Code of Corporate Governance

(cid:129) The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended

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Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud (continued)

(cid:129) The Protection of

Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987, as amended (including

Registered Collective Investment Schemes (RCIS) Rules 2018)

(cid:129) We understood how the Company is complying with those frameworks by:

(cid:129) Discussing the processes and procedures used by the Directors, the Investment Manager, the
Company Secretary and Administrator to ensure compliance with the relevant frameworks;

(cid:129) Reviewing internal reports that evidenced quarterly compliance testing; and

(cid:129) Inspecting any correspondence with regulators.

(cid:129) We assessed the susceptibility of

the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement,
including how fraud might occur by undertaking the audit procedures set out in Key Audit Matter
section above, and reading the Financial statements to check that the disclosures are consistent with
the relevant regulatory requirements; and

(cid:129) Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such

laws and regulations. Our procedures involved:

(cid:129) Making enquiries and gaining an understanding of how those charged with governance, the
identify instances of

the Company Secretary and Administrator

Investment Manager,
non-compliance by the Company with relevant laws and regulations;

(cid:129) Inspecting the relevant policies, processes and procedures to further our understanding;

(cid:129) Enquiring of the Company’s nominated Compliance Officer;

(cid:129) Reviewing Board minutes and internal compliance reporting;

(cid:129) Inspecting correspondence with regulators; and

(cid:129) Obtaining relevant written representations from the Board of Directors.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the
Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description
forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of report
This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Section 262 of the
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. 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.

David Robert John Moore, ACA
for and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP
Guernsey, Channel Islands

22 April 2021

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Independent Auditor’s Report continued

Notes:
1.

The maintenance and integrity of Third Point Investors Limited’s web site is the responsibility of the
directors; the work carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and,
accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the
financial statements since they were initially presented on the web site.
Legislation in the Guernsey governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may
differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

2.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

(Stated in United States Dollars)

Assets

As at
31 December 2020
US$

As at
31 December 2019
US$

Investment in Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd at fair value (Cost:

US$336,169,626; 31 December 2019: US$357,577,552)

934,270,592

830,922,171

Cash

Due from broker

Redemption receivable

Other assets
Total assets

Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

Administration fee payable (Note 4)
Total liabilities

Net assets

Number of Ordinary Shares in issue (Note 6)

US Dollar Shares

Net asset value per Ordinary Share (Notes 8 and 11)

38,891

11,764

110,693

11,729

5,923,042

3,827,500

47,986
940,292,275

10,744
834,882,837

281,734

3,417
285,151

274,817

43,215
318,032

940,007,124

834,564,805

35,904,437

39,468,299

US Dollar Shares

$26.18

$21.15

Number of Ordinary B Shares in issue (Note 6)

US Dollar Shares

23,936,291

26,312,199

The financial statements on pages 43 to 56 were approved by the Board of Directors on 22 April 2021
and signed on its behalf by:

Steve Bates
Chairman

Huw Evans
Director

See accompanying notes and Audited Financial Statements of Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. and Third
Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Statement of Operations

(Stated in United States Dollars)

Realised and unrealised gain from investment transactions allocated

from Master Fund

For the year ended
31 December 2020
US$

For the year ended
31 December 2019
US$

Net realised gain from securities, derivative contracts and foreign

currency translations

27,781,054

25,673,428

Net change in unrealised gain on securities, derivative contracts and

foreign currency translations

Net loss from currencies allocated from Master Fund
Total net realised and unrealised gain from investment transactions

159,909,252

123,526,644

(1,255,793)

(416,065)

allocated from Master Fund

186,434,513

148,784,007

Net investment loss allocated from Master Fund

Interest income

Dividends, net of withholding taxes of US$1,241,176; (31

December 2019: US$2,553,961)

Other income

Incentive allocation (Note 2)

Stock borrow fees

Investment Management fee

Dividends on securities sold, not yet purchased

Interest expense

Other expenses
Total net investment loss allocated from Master Fund

Company expenses

Administration fee (Note 4)

Directors’ fees (Note 5)

Other fees

Expenses paid on behalf of Third Point Offshore Independent Voting

Company Limited1 (Note 4)

Total Company expenses

Net loss
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

20,720,175

16,489,506

2,926,607

728,298

5,472,534

5,084,038

(29,008,609)

(15,376,422)

(445,429)

(253,883)

(9,939,250)

(10,515,302)

(2,625,250)

(4,406,067)

(2,228,533)

(3,102,730)

(2,613,256)
(22,485,247)

(3,790,010)
(10,398,336)

(155,789)

(284,125)

(939,799)

(161,297)

(270,396)

(867,973)

(101,931)
(1,481,644)

(85,371)
(1,385,037)

(23,966,891)
162,467,622

(11,783,373)
137,000,634

1 Third Point Offshore Independent Voting Company Limited consists of Director Fees, Audit Fee and General Expenses.

See accompanying notes and Audited Financial Statements of Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. and Third
Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

(Stated in United States Dollars)

Increase in net assets resulting from operations

Net realised gain from securities, commodities, derivative contracts
and foreign currency translations allocated from Master Fund

Net change in unrealised gain on securities, derivative contracts and

For the year ended
31 December 2020
US$

For the year ended
31 December 2019
US$

27,781,054

25,673,428

foreign currency translations allocated from Master Fund

159,909,252

123,526,644

Net loss from currencies allocated from Master Fund

Total net investment loss allocated from Master Fund

Total Company expenses
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

Increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

Share redemptions

Share buybacks
Net assets at the beginning of the year

Net assets at the end of the year

(1,255,793)

(416,065)

(22,485,247)

(10,398,336)

(1,481,644)

(1,385,037)

162,467,622

137,000,634

(57,025,303)

(70,379,851)

–

(45,692,005)

834,564,805
940,007,124

813,636,027
834,564,805

See accompanying notes and Audited Financial Statements of Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. and Third
Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Statement of Cash Flows

(Stated in United States Dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities

Operating expenses

Directors’ fees

Administration fee

Third Point Offshore Independent Voting Company Limited¹

Redemption from Master Fund
Cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Share buybacks
Net decrease in cash

Cash at the beginning of the year

Cash at the end of the year

For the year ended
31 December 2020
US$

For the year ended
31 December 2019
US$

(970,124)

(284,125)

(195,587)

(101,931)

(843,392)

(270,396)

(160,056)

(85,371)

1,479,965
(71,802)

47,043,934
45,684,719

–
(71,802)

110,693

38,891

(45,692,005)
(7,286)

117,979

110,693

1 Third Point Offshore Independent Voting Company Limited consists of Director Fees, Audit Fee and General Expenses.

(Stated in United States Dollars)

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions from:

Operating activities

For the year ended
31 December 2020
US$

For the year ended
31 December 2019
US$

Redemption of Company Shares from Master Fund

57,025,303

70,379,851

Financing activities

Share redemptions

(57,025,303)

(70,379,851)

See accompanying notes and Audited Financial Statements of Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. and Third
Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.

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Notes to the Audited Financial Statements

For the year ended December 31, 2020

1. The Company

Third Point
incorporated in Guernsey on 19 June 2007 for an unlimited period, with registration number 47161.

is an Authorised closed-ended investment company

Investors Limited (the “Company”)

2. Organisation
Investment Objective and Policy
The Company’s investment objective is to provide its Shareholders with consistent
long term capital
appreciation, utilising the investment skills of the Investment Manager, through investment of all of its
capital (net of short-term working capital requirements) through a master-feeder structure in Class N,
Series 9 and Class E, Series 65, Series 96 and Series 103 shares of Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. (the
“Master Fund”), an exempted company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands on 21 October
1996.

The Master Fund’s investment objective is to seek to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation,
by investing capital in securities and other instruments in select asset classes, sectors and geographies,
by taking long and short positions. The Master Fund is managed by the Investment Manager and the
Investment Manager’s implementation of the Master Fund’s investment policy is the main driver of the
Company’s performance. The Master Fund invests all of its investable capital in Third Point Offshore
Master Fund L.P. (the “Master Partnership”) a corresponding open-ended investment partnership having
the same investment objective as the Master Fund.

The Master Fund is a limited partner of
the Master Partnership, an exempted limited partnership
organised under the laws of the Cayman Islands, of which Third Point Advisors II L.L.C., an affiliate of
the Investment Manager, is the general partner. Third Point LLC is the Investment Manager to the
Company, the Master Fund and the Master Partnership. The Master Fund and the Master Partnership
share the same investment objective, strategies and restrictions as described above.

The Audited Financial Statements of the Master Fund and the Audited Financial Statements of the Master
Partnership, should be read alongside the Company’s Audited Financial Statements, and do not form
part of them.

Investment Manager
The Investment Manager is a limited liability company formed on 28 October 1996 under the laws of
the State of Delaware. The Investment Manager was appointed on 29 June 2007 and is responsible for
the management and investment of the Company’s assets on a discretionary basis in pursuit of the
Company’s investment objective, subject to the control of the Company’s Board and certain borrowing
and leveraging restrictions.

In the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company paid to the Investment Manager at the level of the
Master Partnership a fixed management fee of 1.25 percent of NAV per annum and a general partner
incentive allocation of 20 percent of the Master Fund’s NAV growth (“Full Incentive Fee”) invested in the
to certain conditions and related adjustments, by the Master Fund. If a
Master Partnership, subject
particular series invested in the Master Fund depreciates during any fiscal year and during subsequent
years there is a profit attributable to such series, the series must recover an amount equal to 2.5 times the
amount of depreciation in the prior years before the Investment Manager is entitled to the Full Incentive
Fee. Until this occurs, the series will be subject to a reduced incentive fee of 10%. The Company was
allocated US$29,008,609 (31 December 2019: US$15,376,422) of incentive fees for the year ended
31 December 2020.

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NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Audited Financial Statements continued

For the year ended December 31, 2020

3. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
These Audited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with relevant accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The functional and
presentation currency of the Company is United States Dollars.

The Directors have determined that the Company is an investment company in conformity with US GAAP.
Therefore the Company follows the accounting and reporting guidance for investment companies in the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) Accounting Standards Codification (‘‘ASC’’) 946,
Financial Services – Investment Companies (‘‘ASC 946’’).

The following are the significant accounting policies adopted by the Company:

Cash
Cash in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and for the Statement of Cash Flows is unrestricted and
comprises cash at bank and on hand.

Due from broker
Due from broker includes cash balances held at the Company’s clearing broker as of 31 December
2020. The Company clears all of its securities transactions through a major international securities firm,
UBS, pursuant to agreements between the Company and prime broker.

Redemptions Receivable
Redemptions receivable are capital withdrawals from the Master Fund which have been requested but
not yet settled as at 31 December 2020.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Valuation of Investments
The Company records its investment
fair value. Fair values are generally
in the Master Fund at
determined utilising the net asset value (“NAV”) provided by, or on behalf of, the underlying Investment
Managers of each investment fund. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement”, fair value is defined
as the price the Company would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent
buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. The Company owns Class E and
Class N shares of the Master Fund. During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company recorded
non- cash redemptions of $59,110,844 (208,740 shares) for the cancellation of the Company shares
related to the share buyback programme and redeemed $1,490,000 (5,340 shares) to pay Company
expenses. The following schedule details the share classes relevant to the Company’s investment in the
Master Fund at 31 December 2020.

Shares
Outstanding
at
1 January
2020

Shares
Transferred
In

Shares
Transferred
Out

Shares
Issued

Shares
Redeemed

Shares
Outstanding
at
31 December
2020

Net Asset
Value Per
Share at
31 December
2020*

Net Asset
Value at 31
December 2020

Class N – 1.25, Series 9 2,944,167

– (222,536)

–

– 2,721,631

340.65 927,128,130

Class E – 1.75, Series

55

Class E – 1.75, Series

65

Class E – 1.75, Series

86

Class E – 1.75, Series

96

Class E – 1.75, Series

103

Total

12,538

–

–

–

–

–

71,166

42,539

57,535

51,296

* Rounded to two decimal places.

–

–

–

–

–

– (12,538)

–

–

–

– (71,136)

30

339.27

10,178

– (42,539)

–

–

–

– (51,023)

6,512

339.98

2,213,972

– (36,844)

14,452

340.32

4,918,312

934,270,592

The valuation of securities held by the Master Partnership, which the Master Fund directly invests in, is
discussed in the notes to the Master Partnership’s Audited Financial Statements. The net asset value of the
Company’s investment in the Master Fund reflects its fair value. At 31 December 2020, the Company’s
US Dollar shares represented 13.54% (31 December 2019: 13.56%) of the Master Fund’s NAV.

The Company has adopted ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that calculate
Net Asset Value per Share (or its equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”), in which certain investments measured at
fair value using the net asset value per share method (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient are not
levelled
required to be categorised in the fair value hierarchy. Accordingly the Company has not
applicable positions.

Uncertainty in Income Tax
ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in
the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-
likely-than- not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority based on the technical merits of the
position. Tax positions deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax

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NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Audited Financial Statements continued

For the year ended December 31, 2020

3. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
benefit or expense in the year of determination. Management has evaluated the implications of ASC
740 and has determined that it has not had a material impact on these Audited Financial Statements.

Income and Expenses
The Company records its proportionate share of the Master Fund’s income, expenses and realised and
unrealised gains and losses on a monthly basis. In addition, the Company accrues interest income, to the
extent it is expected to be collected, and other expenses.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of Audited Financial Statements in conformity with US GAAP may require management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements
and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Other than what is underlying
in the Master Fund and the Master Partnership, the Company does not use any material estimates in
respect of the Audited Financial Statements.

Going Concern
After making reasonable inquiries and assessing all data relating to the Master Partnership’s liquidity,
particularly its holding of significant liquid Level 1 assets, the Board of Directors confirm their belief that
the Company will at a minimum, remain a going concern for the period to 30 June 2022 and do not
consider there to be any threat, from COVID-19 or other issues, to the going concern status of the
Company. For these reasons, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the Audited
Financial Statements.

Foreign Exchange
Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
United States Dollars using exchange rates at the reporting date. Purchases and sales of investments and
income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into United States Dollars at
the date of such transaction. All
foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the
Statement of Operations.

Recent accounting pronouncements
The Company has not early adopted any standards, interpretation or amendment that has been issued
but are not yet effective. The amendments and interpretations which apply for the first time in 2020 have
been assessed and do not have an impact on the Audited Financial Statements.

4. Material Agreements
Management and Incentive fees
The Investment Manager was appointed by the Company to invest its assets in pursuit of the Company’s
investment objectives and policies. As disclosed in Note 2, the Investment Manager is remunerated by
the Master Partnership by way of management fees and incentive fees.

Administration fees
Under the terms of an Administration Agreement dated 29 June 2007, the Company appointed Northern
Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited as Administrator (the “Administrator”)
and Corporate Secretary.

The Administrator is paid fees based on the NAV of the Company, payable quarterly in arrears. The fee
is at a rate of 2 basis points of the NAV of the Company for the first £500 million of NAV and a rate of

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4. Material Agreements (continued)
1.5 basis points
to a minimum of
£4,250 per month. The Administrator is also entitled to an annual corporate governance fee of £30,000
for its company secretarial and compliance activities.

for any NAV above £500 million. This

subject

fee is

In addition, the Administrator is entitled to be reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the course of
carrying out its duties, and may charge additional fees for certain other services.

Total Administrator expenses during the year amounted to US$155,789 (31 December 2019:
US$161,297) with US$3,417 outstanding (31 December 2019: US$43,215).

Related Party
The Company has entered into a support and custody agreement with Third Point Offshore Independent
in return for the services provided by VoteCo, the
Voting Company Limited (“VoteCo”) whereby,
its
Company will provide VoteCo with funds from time to time in order to enable VoteCo to meet
obligations as they fall due. Under this agreement, the Company has also agreed to pay all
the
expenses of VoteCo, including the fees of the directors of VoteCo, the fees of all advisors engaged by
the directors of VoteCo and premiums for directors and officers insurance. The Company has also
agreed to indemnify the directors of VoteCo in respect of all
they may incur in their
capacity as directors of VoteCo. The expense paid by the Company on behalf of VoteCo during the year
is outlined in the Statement of Operations on page 44 and amounted to US$101,931 (31 December
2019: US$85,371). As at 31 December 2020 expenses accrued by the Company on behalf of VoteCo
amounted to US$7,364 (31 December 2019: US$8,041).

liabilities that

5. Directors’ Fees
At the time of the formation of the Company, the Articles of Association provided a cap on the fees
earned by individual directors. These caps had not changed since the formation of the Company and, in
some cases, constrained the ability of the Company to set
individual fees at prevailing competitive
market rates. For this reason, at the AGM in July 2020 Shareholders approved an annual fee cap for the
directors as a whole of £500,000. This brings the remuneration policy of the Company into line with
market practice and affords greater flexibility in setting fee levels for individual directors.

For the year ended 31 December 2020, the Chairman is entitled to a fee of £68,000 per annum. All
other independent Directors are entitled to receive £40,000 per annum with the exception of Mr. Evans
who receives £50,000 per annum as the audit committee chairman. Mr. Evans’s increase in fee became
effective from 1 July 2020 when he was appointed audit committee chairman, a position previously held
by Mr. Legge who also received a fee of £50,000 per annum until his retirement at the AGM on 1 July
2020.

With effect from 1 July 2020, the chairperson of the Management Engagement Committee and the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee received an additional £3,000 per annum as part of their
directors fees. As a result, the directors’ fees for Ms. Whittet and Mr. Dorey have increased to £43,000
per annum.

The Directors are also entitled to be reimbursed for expenses properly incurred in the performance of
their duties as Director. The Directors’ fees during the year amounted to US$284,125 (31 December
2019: US$270,396) with US$nil outstanding (31 December 2019: US$nil).

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NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Audited Financial Statements continued

For the year ended December 31, 2020

6. Stated Capital
The Company was incorporated with the authority to issue an unlimited number of Ordinary Shares (the
“Shares”) with no par value and an unlimited number of Ordinary B Shares (“B Shares”) of no par value.

Number of Ordinary Shares
Shares issued 1 January 2020

Shares Cancelled

Total shares cancelled during the year
Shares in issue at end of year

Stated Capital Account
Stated capital account at 1 January 2020

Shares Cancelled
Total share value cancelled during the year
Stated Capital account at end of year

Retained earnings

Number of Ordinary B Shares

Shares in issue as at 1 January 2020

Shares Cancelled

Total shares cancelled during the year
Shares in issue at end of year

US Dollar Shares

39,468,299

(3,563,862)
35,904,437

US Dollar Shares
US$

255,631,470

(57,025,303)
198,606,167

741,400,957

US Dollar Shares

26,312,199

(2,375,908)
23,936,291

Voting Rights
Ordinary Shares carry the right
the Company and to receive any
to vote at general meetings of
dividends, attributable to the Ordinary Shares as a class, declared by the Company and, in a winding-
up will be entitled to receive, by way of capital, any surplus assets of the Company attributable to the
Ordinary Shares as a class in proportion to their holdings remaining after settlement of any outstanding
liabilities of the Company. B Shares also carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company but
carry no rights to distribution of profits or in the winding-up of the Company.

As prescribed in the Company’s Articles, each Shareholder present at general meetings of the Company
shall, upon a show of hands, have one vote. Upon a poll, each Shareholder shall, in the case of a
separate class meeting, have one vote in respect of each Share or B Share held and, in the case of a
general meeting of all Shareholders, have one vote in respect of each US Dollar Share or US Dollar B
Share held. Fluctuations in currency rates will not affect the relative voting rights applicable to the Shares
and B Shares. In addition all of the Company’s Shareholders have the right
to vote on all material
changes to the Company’s investment policy.

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6. Stated Capital (continued)
Repurchase of Shares
At each AGM, the Directors seek authority from the shareholders to purchase in the market for the
forthcoming year up to 14.99 percent of the Shares in issue. Pursuant to this repurchase authority, the
Company, through the Master Fund, commenced a share repurchase program in 2007. The Shares
initially purchased were held by the Master Partnership. The Master Partnership’s gains or losses and
implied financing costs related to the shares purchased through the share purchase programme are
entirely allocated to the Company’s investment in the Master Fund.

On 26 September, 2019, it was announced that the Company, again through the Master Fund, will seek
to buy back, at the Board’s discretion and subject to the requirement to buy no more than 14.99% of its
outstanding stocks between general meetings, up to $200 million worth of stock over the subsequent
three years. Any shares traded mid-month will be purchased and held by the Master Partnership until the
Company is able to cancel the shares following each month-end. As at 31 December 2020, the Master
Partnership held 272,656 shares of the Company – these shares were subsequently cancelled in January
2021.

Further issue of Shares
Under the Articles, the Directors have the power to issue further shares on a non-pre-emptive basis. If the
Directors issue further Shares, the issue price will not be less than the then-prevailing estimated weekly
NAV per Share of the relevant class of Shares.

7. Taxation
The Fund is exempt from taxation in Guernsey under the provisions of the Income Tax (Exempt Bodies)
(Guernsey) Ordinance 1989.

8. Calculation of Net Asset Value
The NAV of the Company is equal to the value of its total assets less its total liabilities. The NAV per
Share is calculated by dividing the NAV by the number of Ordinary Shares in issue on that day.

9. Related Party Transactions
At 31 December 2020 other investment funds owned by or affiliated with the Investment Manager
owned 5,630,444 (31 December 2019: 5,630,444) US Dollar Shares in the Company. Refer to note 4
and note 5 for additional Related Party Transaction disclosures.

10. Significant Events
At the AGM on 1 July 2020, the Company’s name was changed from Third Point Offshore Investors
Investors Limited. The updated memorandum of association and articles of
Limited to Third Point
incorporation were also adopted at the AGM.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very significant effect on capital markets and the underlying
volatility has risen sharply. While the majority of the Company’s assets remain highly liquid, market
disruptions of the type engendered by the current crisis have the potential to affect market liquidity. The
majority of
the Company’s service providers have been working
remotely. Although business continuity has been assured hitherto, there is a risk of potential disruption
from this source. Please refer to the Covid-19 assessment on page 20 for further information.

the employees of

the majority of

There were no other events during the financial year which require disclosure in the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Audited Financial Statements continued

For the year ended December 31, 2020

11. Financial Highlights
The following tables include selected data for a single Ordinary Share in issue at the year-end and other
performance information derived from the Audited Financial Statements.

Per Share Operating Performance
Net Asset Value beginning of the year

Income from Operations

Net realised and unrealised gain from investment transactions allocated from Master

Fund

Net loss
Total Return from Operations

Share buyback accretion
Net Asset Value, end of the year

Total return before incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

Incentive allocation from Master Fund (Note 2)
Total return after incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

US Dollar Shares
31 December 2020
US$

21.15

4.56

(0.04)
4.52

0.51
26.18

26.84%

(3.06%)
23.78%

Total return from operations reflects the net return for an investment made at the beginning of the year
and is calculated as the change in the NAV per Ordinary Share during the year ended 31 December
2020 and is not annualised. An individual Shareholder’s return may vary from these returns based on
the timing of their purchases and sales of shares on the market.

Per Share Operating Performance
Net Asset Value beginning of the year

Income from Operations

Net realised and unrealised gain from investment transactions allocated from Master

Fund

Net loss
Total Return from Operations

Share buyback accretion

Share redemption accretion
Net Asset Value, end of the year

Total return before incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

Incentive allocation from Master Fund (Note 2)
Total return after incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

US Dollar Shares
31 December 2019
US$

17.24

3.09

(0.03)
3.06

0.30

0.55
21.15

24.32%

(1.64%)
22.68%

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11. Financial Highlights (continued)
Total return from operations reflects the net return for an investment made at the beginning of the year
and is calculated as the change in the NAV per Ordinary Share during the year ended 31 December
2019 and is not annualised. An individual Shareholder’s return may vary from these returns based on
the timing of their purchases and sales of shares on the market.

Supplemental data
Net Asset Value, end of the year

Average Net Asset Value, for the year1

Ratio to average net assets

Operating expenses2

Incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

Total operating expense2
Net loss

Supplemental data
Net Asset Value, end of the year

Average Net Asset Value, for the year1

Ratio to average net assets

Operating expenses2

Incentive fee allocated from Master Fund

Total operating expense2
Net loss

US Dollar Shares
31 December 2020
US$

940,007,124

803,709,517

(2.41%)

(3.61%)

(6.02%)
(2.98%)

US Dollar Shares
31 December 2019
US$

834,564,805

841,992,220

(2.79%)

(1.83%)

(4.62%)
(1.40%)

1 Average Net Asset Value for the year is calculated based on published monthly estimates of NAV.
2 Operating expenses are Company expenses together with operating expenses allocated from the Master Fund.

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NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Audited Financial Statements continued

For the year ended December 31, 2020

12. Ongoing Charge Calculation
Ongoing charges for the year ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 have been prepared
in accordance with the AIC recommended methodology. Performance fees were charged to the Master
Fund. In line with AIC guidance, an Ongoing Charge has been disclosed both including and excluding
performance fees. The Ongoing charges for year ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019
excluding performance fees and including performance fees are based on Company expenses and
allocated Master Fund expenses outlined below.

(excluding performance fees)

US Dollar Shares

(including performance fees)

US Dollar Shares

31 December 2020

31 December 2019

1.75%

1.87%

31 December 2020

31 December 2019

5.36%

3.70%

13. Subsequent Events
As at 31 December 2020, the Master Partnership held 272,656 shares of the Company – these shares
were subsequently cancelled in January 2021.

On 1 April 2021, the Directors announced several changes aimed at enhancing the strength of the
company following a detailed strategic review in close partnership with the Investment Manager. Please
refer to the Chairman’s Statement on page 2 for full details.

Management and Administration

Joshua L Targoff
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

Claire Whittet*
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

* These Directors are independent.

Administrator and Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund
Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited,
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

Legal Advisors (Guernsey Law)
Mourant
Royal Chambers, St Julian’s Avenue,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 4HP.

Receiving Agent
Link Market Services Limited
The Registry,
34 Beckenham Road,
Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU,
United Kingdom.

Corporate Broker
Numis Securities Limited
The London Stock Exchange Building,
10 Paternoster Square,
London EC4M 7LT,
United Kingdom.

Kepler Partners LLP
9/10 Savile Row,
London W1S 3PF,
United Kingdom.

Directors
Steve Bates (Chairman)*
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

Rupert Dorey*
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

Huw Evans*
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.

Investment Manager
Third Point LLC
55 Hudson Yards,
New York, NY 10001,
United States of America.

Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
PO Box 9, Royal Chambers
St Julian’s Avenue,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 4AF.

Legal Advisors (UK Law)
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Exchange House, Primrose Street,
London, EC2A 2HS,
United Kingdom.

Legal Advisors (US Law)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
825 Eighth Avenue, Worldwide Plaza,
New York, NY 10019-7475,
United States of America.

Registrar and CREST Service Provider
Link Market Services (Guernsey) Limited
(formerly Capita Registrars (Guernsey)
Limited)
Mont Crevelt House,
Bulwer Avenue,
St Sampson,
Guernsey GY2 4LH.

Registered Office
PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques,
St Peter Port, Guernsey,
Channel Islands, GY1 3QL.