1. Baring Asset Management Limited 155 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3XY Tel+44 (0)20 7628 6000 Fax+44 (0)20 7638 7928 www.barings.com Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority Ece Ugurtas – Director, Fixed Income & Currency Baring High Yield Bond Fund June 2011 For Professional Advisers only

2. Baring Asset Management Limited 155 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3XY Tel+44 (0)20 7628 6000 Fax+44 (0)20 7638 7928 www.barings.com Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority Fund Objectives, Positioning & Performance

3. 2 Baring High Yield Bond Fund Key Characteristics Characteristics - To outperform global high yield peer group - Top down combined with bottom up credit research90-120 names - Focussed portfolio of best ideas in preferred sectors, ratings, markets - No benchmark but indicative return profile of Merrill Lynch BB-B Global High Yield Index Risk management - Maximum active position per name0.8/0.9% - No sector/ country limits - Max 10% CCC - ‘No default’ focused strategy - Portfolio is not constructed on single point forecast but required to be robust in at least 2 out of 3 scenarios Minimum issue size - Liquid, active traded focus$400m & €350m Turnover 60-70% Guideline ranges

4. 3 31 st May 2011 Fund allocation by sector and credit rating Source: Baring Asset Management: 31 st May 2011 Fund Size: $612.9 million Duration: 3.8 years By Sector By Credit Rating

5. 4 Performance of Baring High Yield Bond Fund Source: Morningstar, to 30th April 2011 Gross of TER returns. Sector Average returns are preliminary and are net of fees *Inception July 1993. (Index data not available since inception) Strong absolute & relative performance to peer group The High Yield Bond Fund is an offshore Fund recognised under the Laws of the UK, managed by Baring International Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited, and marketed by Baring Asset Management Limited. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

6. Baring Asset Management Limited 155 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3XY Tel+44 (0)20 7628 6000 Fax+44 (0)20 7638 7928 www.barings.com Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority Investment Rationale Why the asset class looks attractive

7. 6 The investment case for high yield Key Considerations 1. Fundamentals are robust: leverage manageable / default rates declining / improving balance sheets and manageable maturity profiles 2. Valuations attractive: on a risk adjusted basis

8. 7 Fundamentals Corporates have strong balance sheets 1 % Companies deleveraging% Companies FCF+ Source: Morgan Stanley Equity and Credit Strategy, 6th January 2011 Deleveraging in place and liquidity strong

9. 8 Fundamentals Declining leverage ratios & coverage ratios high 1 Net leverage (Net Debt/LTM EBITDA, x) Interest Coverage (LTM EBITDA/Net LTM Interest Expense, x) Source: Merrill Lynch, 1st March 2011 Leverage ratios below long term average Coverage ratios at highest levels

10. 9 Fundamentals Falling default rates 1 Source: Morgan Stanley, Moody's, 9th December 2010 Global Default Rates have dropped faster in this cycle Current default rate 2.1% Moodys projects 1.5% (Mar 2012) & S&P 1.6% (Dec 2012)

11. 10 Improving balance sheets Source: Merrill Lynch, 31st December 2010 Prudent management of balance sheets 1 Fundamentals New issuance: use of proceeds to refinance debt

12. 11 Source: Morgan Stanley, Moody’s, 28th February 2011 Still potential for credit spread tightening as default rate declines 2 Valuation Risk/Reward profile is compelling From the long term perspective, credit offers value

13. 12 Source: Merrill Lynch, 31 st May 2011 Attractive on an ABSOLUTE & RELATIVE basis to other fixed income assets 2 Valuation The fixed income menu Fixed Income Assets Yield 10yr US Treasury Bonds 3.0% 10yr European Government Bonds 3.0% 10yr UK Government Bonds 3.3% US Investment Grade Corporate 4.3% US Mortgage Bonds 3.2% JPMorgan EMBI+ 6.0% JPMorgan GBI EM Global Diversified 6.8% OR … US High Yield 7.3% European High Yield 7.6% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 31-Dec-09 11-Feb-10 24-Mar-10 06-May-10 17-Jun-10 29-Jul-10 08-Sep-10 20-Oct-10 30-Nov-10 27-Dec-10 07-Feb-11 21-Mar-11 Yield to Worst Global High Yield BB-B (HW40) Global Broad Mkt Corp (G0BC) Global Sovereign Broad Market Plus Index (G0PG) Global Sovereign Broad Market Plus Index 10+ Yrs (G9PG)

14. 13 Summary  Long term proven investment track record  Strong investment rationale for high yield Source: Baring Asset Management, May 2011

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