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Guernsey, 14 May 2008 - Volta Finance Limited (the "Company") will host a conference call for investors on Monday, 19 May 2008, at 15:00 (France time) / 14:00 (UK time) to discuss the Company's April monthly report and to provide a Company update.
- Investors calling from the UK may access the conference by dialing +44 (0) 207 153 2027
- Investors calling from France may access the conference by dialing +33 (0) 1 70 99 35 14
- Investors calling from other countries can call either one of those numbers
A replay of the call will be available on the Company's website (www.voltafinance.com) on Tuesday, 20 May 2008.
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ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED
Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under the Companies (Guernsey) Laws, 1994 to 1996 (as amended) and listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext. Its investment objectives are to preserve capital and to provide a stable stream of income to its shareholders through dividends. For this purpose, it pursues a multi-asset investment strategy targeting various underlying assets. Volta Finance Limited's basic approach to its underlying assets is through vehicles and arrangements that provide leveraged exposure. The exposure to those underlying assets is gained through direct and indirect investment in five principal asset classes: corporate credits, CDOs, ABS, leveraged loans, and infrastructure assets.
Volta Finance Limited has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris, an investment management company with a division specialised in structured credit, for the investment management of all its assets.
ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM is one of the largest European-based asset managers with €550 billion in assets under management as of the end of March 2007. AXA IM employs approximately 2,800 people around the world and operates out of 19 countries.
CONTACTS
Company Secretary
Mourant Guernsey Limited
+44 (0) 1481 715601
Portfolio Administrator
Deutsche Bank
For the Investment Manager
AXA Investment Managers Paris
Julien Laplante
+33 (0) 1 44 45 94 92
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This press release is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to acquire shares in Volta Finance. Its circulation may be prohibited in certain jurisdictions and no recipient may circulate copies of this document in breach of such limitations or restrictions.
This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Volta Finance has not registered, and does not intend to register, any portion of any offering of its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States.
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This press release does not constitute or form any part of an offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for, any shares in Volta Finance Limited in the United Kingdom. The contents of this press release have not been approved by an authorised person and recipients of this press release who intend to purchase or subscribe for shares in Volta Finance Limited are reminded that the shares are available only to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares will be engaged in only with (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the ''Order''), or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons being referred to as ''Relevant Persons'').
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