Presentation of Lincoln Far East Unit Trust Quarter 1 – Update Meeting Presented by Fiona Barwick Director of Regional Research Nigel Bliss Senior Portfolio Manager 24 April 2008 For Professional Advisers only
STYLE SUMMARY A value approach, emphasising yield and future real growth of dividends Rigorous dividend discount analysis applied consistently across all markets, all sectors and all securities Analysis of central best and worst case analysis on all stocks and all markets Extensive worldwide research with an emphasis on company visits
DEFENSIVE CHARACTERISTICS 1ST JULY 1999 TO 31ST MARCH 2008
RISK-REWARD COMPARISON 1ST JULY 1999 TO 31ST MARCH 2008
EQUITY MARKET PERFORMANCE Source: MSCI for AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index Local Market Return (%)1 st Quarter, 2008 Currency Change vs. GBP (%) GBP Return (%) Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Korea Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore Free Taiwan Thailand AC Asia Pacific ex JP
PERFORMANCE REPORT Fund 1 MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index Net Div. RI 2 UK RPI (%) Quarter 1, N/A 1 Year Year (annualised) Year (annualised) Year (annualised) Since inception 3 (annualised) Fund performance is net of fees. 2 Performance prior to 1 st June 1999 measured against the MSCI Asia Pacific Index Gross Divedends Re-invested 3 Inception date: 1 st August 1998
LINCOLN FAR EAST UNIT TRUST PERFORMANCE SUMMARY QUARTER 1, 2008 Performance Contribution % CurrencyMarketStock Selection Portfolio Total Return PortfolioEx JapanFundEx-JapanFundEx-Japan Performance Attribution % Relative Currency Contribution Relative Market Contribution Stock Selection Relative Return
COUNTRY REAL RETURNS 31ST MARCH 2008 Estimated “real” annualised market returns (%) sterling Australia5.7 New Zealand7.0 Hong Kong6.8 Singapore6.6 Korea5.5 Taiwan6.4 China5.5 India5.1 Malaysia5.9 Thailand5.8 Source: MSCI for AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index
SECTOR ALLOCATION Lincoln Far East Unit Trust % MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan % Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Health Care Industrials Information Technology Materials Telecommunications Services Utilities Source: Mondrian Investment Partners Limited/MSCI for AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS 31ST MARCH 2008 Source: Mondrian Investment Partners Limited/MSCI for AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index