21 Sep 2020 07:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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21 September 2020
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. (the "Company")
Side Pocket Release Update
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To: SFS, London Stock Exchange and Bermuda Stock Exchange
The Company is pleased to announce that it has been advised of a further release of Side Pocket Investment ("SPI") capital amounting to approximately $68.9 million. This is expected to be paid to the Company during September 2020, following which the Company intends to use it to carry out a fifth compulsory redemption of its shares, in addition to the $25.6 million of SPI capital announced on 27 August 2020. In total, therefore, the Company expects to distribute $94.6 million by way of this compulsory redemption.
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The updated breakdown of the payments to the Ordinary Shareholders and C Shareholders is approximately $15.9 million and approximately $78.6 million respectively.
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Subsequent to Shareholder approval being given on 26 March 2019 to put the Company's portfolios into run-off, and including this fifth compulsory redemption, the Company will have returned a total of approximately $263.3 million to Shareholders by way of compulsory redemptions, dividend, a tender offer and share buybacks, of which approximately $57.6 million will have been paid to the Ordinary Shareholders and approximately $205.7 million to the C Shareholders
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The Company will issue further details of the expected timetable for this fifth compulsory redemption on or around 30 September 2020.
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This announcement contains Inside Information as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
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For further information: | |
Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd.  Judith Wynne General Counsel Telephone: +1 441 493 9005 Email: judith.wynne@markelcatco.com  Mark Way Chief of Investor Marketing Telephone: +1 441 493 9001 Email: mark.way@markelcatco.com | Numis Securities Limited  David Benda / Hugh Jonathan Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
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