Microcaps Teleconference 21 October 2009.  Melbourne based boutique investment manager established in 1998  First investment manager to exclusively.

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Microcaps Teleconference 21 October 2009

 Melbourne based boutique investment manager established in 1998  First investment manager to exclusively target the Australian microcap sector  Largest specialist microcap investor in the Australian market  Has been investing in the Australian microcap sector for over 9 years  Track record of consistent long term performance  Joint venture partner of Australian Unity Who is Acorn Capital?

 We are stock pickers for the microcap sector  We are investors, not traders  We follow a research driven investment process  The analyst’s job is to select the best microcap stocks within their sector  Each analyst is fully responsible for his stock decisions, effectively a mini portfolio manager What do we do?

 All stocks outside the largest 250 by market capitalisation  Has total market capitalisation of $91B (1 Oct 2009)  Has over 1,700 companies  Largest company $423M  Average company size $54M * Data as at 1 October 2009 What is the Microcap sector?

 Provide exposure to different sectors of the general economy  More companies at early stage of corporate development (R&D and exploration type companies)  Smaller exposure to banks, insurance and media companies  Larger exposure to industrials, IT, healthcare & biotech and resource sectors  Higher volatility  Reduced liquidity  Source of stars (and almost all failures)  Less than 1% under-performance vs AllOrds over 35 years Microcap sector vs general market

 Capturing alpha by exploiting market inefficiencies  Under-researched  Poor information flow  Lack of liquidity  Large number of stocks  Can add significant alpha by finding future stars Why invest in the Microcap sector?

 Large number of stocks to choose from  Higher volatility  Reduced liquidity and higher transaction costs (crossing bid-ask spread)  Large % of developing companies  Source of almost all failures  Treacherous place for uninformed investors General risks of investing in the Microcap sector

 Diversified portfolio (of up to 80 stocks) across all sectors  Long term investment horizon to ride out volatility, diversified portfolio  Low turnover of diversified long-term portfolio (averaged low 20%), very active in primary market, large active broker network and patient anonymous dealing  Style neutral – allow investments in developing companies; long term investment horizon to allow companies to develop/mature; and diversified portfolio to capture potential stars  Sector neutral, style neutral, diversified portfolio, maximum investment 5%, maximum holding 7.5% and a research driven stock selection process - to minimize impact of failures  Research driven investment process by large dedicated in-house research team How does Acorn Capital mitigate the risk?

 Proprietary database enabling customised quant ranking  Conventional analytical framework, no black box - The company’s business - Competitive position - Business strategy -Management assessment -Strength of balance sheet and cash flow -Historical financial analysis -Scope for improving return on funds and margins -Earnings and cash flow estimates  Report on each company  Final ranking, selection for approved list, preferred portfolio and stock weights  On-going review of relative valuation Acorn Capital’s stock selection criteria

For investors looking for long-term investments in the microcap sector, Acorn Capital  Has a proven investment strategy that takes into account the specific characteristics/risks of the microcap sector  Has a proven research driven investment process that works  Has a 9-year track record of consistent long-term outperformance against the Microcap Benchmark 1  Which was tried and tested over bull and bear markets. 1.Over 9 years to Sep 2009, Acorn Capital Composite (pre-fees) returned 15.77% p.a., vs 8.85% p.a. for the Microcap Accumulation Index, 7.80% p.a. for the Small Ords Accumulation Index, and 8.59% p.a. for the All Ords Accumulation Index Why Acorn Capital?

1. Acorn Capital’s investment strategy was validated  i.e. fully invested, style and sector neutral 2. Acorn Capital’s investment process proved robust  i.e. the singular importance of good management, good corporate governance and good disclosure to small/microcap companies  Companies with a good track record are more resilient in difficult times 3. Acorn Capital’s clients were supportive and didn’t panic  i.e. they understand that microcaps are more volatile than large caps and thus offer potentially superior returns over the long term Lessons drawn from the GFC and its aftermath

 FY2008/09 was a tale of two halves, with big turnaround in performance in Microcap sector in 2nd half  Characterised by a rebound in the small to microcap end of the market after being significantly oversold  The Acorn Capital Microcap Trust underperformed the AllOrds index by 20.4% in the 1st half  But in 2nd half, it outperformed the AllOrds index by 32.3%, a significant turnaround Portfolio Performance 1.Source: S&P/ASX Indices, Australian Graduate School of Management & Acorn Capital.

 The Acorn Capital Microcap Trust (wholesale) has returned 16.09% p.a. (post-fees) since inception (8 years & 7 months) 1.Source: S&P/ASX Indices, Australian Graduate School of Management & Acorn Capital. 2.Acorn Capital Microcap Trust (Wholesale) Inception: 28 February 2001 – Returns are calculated after fees and expenses Portfolio Performance

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