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DORIC NIMROD AIR ONE LIMITED

Announcement of Asset Manager's Report

2 April 2013

Doric Nimrod Air One Limited (the "Company"), a Guernsey-domiciled company, is pleased to present the quarterly Fact Sheet in respect of the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 March 2013.

Doric GmbH, the Company's Asset Manager, has provided the Company with this commentary on the Company's airplane and a copy of their report is appended below for the benefit of shareholders.

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On the invitation of the directors of the Company, the following commentary has been provided by Doric GmbH as Asset Manager of the Company and is provided without any warranty as to its accuracy and without any liability incurred on the part of the Company, its directors and officers and service providers. The commentary is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice. Potential investors in the Company should seek their own independent financial advice and may not rely on this communication in evaluating the merits of an investment in the Company. The commentary is provided as a source of information for shareholders of the Company but is not attributable to the Company.

QUARTERLY FACT SHEET

DORIC NIMROD AIR ONE LIMITED

LSE: DNA

CISX: DNA

1. The Doric Nimrod Air One Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 with manufacturer's serial number (MSN) 016 is registered in the United Arab Emirates under the registration mark A6-EDC. For the period from original delivery of the aircraft to Emirates in November 2008 until the end of February 2013, a total of 2,141 flight cycles were registered. Total flight hours were 17,570. This is equal to an average flight duration of approximately eight hours.

Amongst its 199 aircraft in operation as of March 2013, Emirates has a fleet of 31 A380s which currently serve 21 destinations worldwide: Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow, Manchester, Melbourne, Moscow, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Tokyo. The carrier is the largest A380 operator in the world. By the end of January 2013 its A380 fleet had carried 14 million passengers and flown more than 200 million kilometres on 35,000 flights since the double decker was introduced to its fleet in August 2008. Emirates has an additional 59 aircraft of this type on firm order for delivery through 2017.

The A380 (MSN 016) owned by the Company recently visited Auckland, London Heathrow, Melbourne, New York JFK, Paris CDG, Toronto and Sydney during the first quarter of 2013.

Maintenance status

Emirates maintains its A380 aircraft fleet based on a maintenance programme according to which minor maintenance checks are performed every 1,500 flight hours, and more significant maintenance checks (C checks) every 24 months or 12,000 flight hours, whichever comes first. The second C check of the aircraft took place in the Emirates engineering facility at Dubai International Airport in November 2012. The next heavy maintenance check will be the 6-year check (which will include the third C check) scheduled for November 2014.

All four original Engine Alliance power plants are no longer with the Airbus A380. The engines were removed between September 2010 and February 2011 as part of a modification programme and replaced by spares. On 11th November 2012 the engine with the serial number P550121 owned by the Company and installed on another Emirates A380 aircraft at that moment, experienced an in-flight shutdown during climb out of Sydney on its way to Dubai. Fuel was dumped, the aircraft returned to the departure airport and landed safely about 90 minutes after take-off. The engine was removed from the aircraft. Intermediate inspection results indicate a malfunction within the high pressure turbine (HPT) which caused damage inside the HPT and secondary damage further downstream in the engine. Emirates and the manufacturer, Engine Alliance (EA), agreed to replace the damaged propulsor with a brand new one. As the Company's asset manager, Doric has been overseeing the process, including transfer of title.

Emirates bears all costs (including maintenance, repair and insurance) relating to the aircraft during the lifetime of the lease.

Inspections

Doric inspected the aircraft during the above-mentioned C check in November 2012. The aircraft's physical condition is good and consistent with its age. After four years in service, the passenger cabin has undergone a major refurbishment, including replacement of soft furnishings and floor coverings.

Hairline Cracks

Since late 2011, hairline cracks have been detected in a small number of L-shaped metal brackets within the wing structure of some A380s. There are about 2,000 brackets (known as rib-skin attachments or wing rib feet) in each wing, which attach the wing's upper and lower skins to ribs running throughout the wing. The aircraft remains fully airworthy and the hairline cracks pose no risk to flight safety as affirmed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus.

In late June 2012 EASA issued the then latest airworthiness directive (AD) pertaining to wing rib feet cracks on the Airbus A380 aircraft, which specified initial and repeat inspections of A380 aircraft at defined intervals. The Company's aircraft has been inspected based on a preceding AD published earlier in 2012 and the necessary corrective action was undertaken. Afterwards the aircraft returned to commercial service.

Based on inspection results, Airbus has developed a permanent fix to wing rib feet cracking during the second half of 2012. A comprehensive test programme included computer simulations of stress levels and practical tests with a dedicated A380 test aircraft (MSN 004). To enable the measurement of the different stress levels during test flights, Airbus modified the left-hand wing, leaving the right-hand wing unmodified. In March 2013 EASA certified the retrofit modification programme and confirmed that modified in-service A380 will preserve their full design service life without further repeat inspections of the wing rib feet. The programme consists of nine Service Bulletins covering different rib modifications in different areas of the wings. These modifications must be incorporated in all in-service A380s during downtime periods of the aircraft. In any case all modifications must be completed before the aircraft reaches six years of age. In April 2013 a further AD is anticipated in connection with the wing rib feet issues, which will instruct A380 operators to implement the retrofit. In addition to the retrofit solution Airbus has developed a modified wing for new aircraft. Full design life certification by EASA is expected by mid-2013. Delivery of the first aircraft with the reworked wing design is expected in early 2014.

Airbus has confirmed that it may take up to eight weeks to incorporate the permanent fix in the A380. Subject to changes in Emirates' timeline, it is currently envisaged to implement the final fix for MSN 016 in January and February 2014. Emirates decided to implement the final fix in one step.

All the repair work will be covered by the applicable manufacturer's warranties.

2. Market Overview

Between January and December 2012 passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), expanded by 5.3% compared to the previous calendar year. In its latest Global Market Forecast, published in September 2012, Airbus predicts a compound average annual growth rate of 4.7% for worldwide passenger traffic (in RPKs) until 2031. After a weak performance during the third quarter of 2012 passenger markets have improved significantly since last October. During the four months from October 2012 until the end of January 2013 RPKs grew by an annualized rate of 9%. Increased business confidence, supported by a growing economy in China and a stabilization of the Eurozone crisis had a positive impact on air transport demand. The regional growth patterns continue to be uneven. During 2012 the Middle East was by far the fastest growing region (+15.2%). Slowest growth was observed in North America with an increase in RPKs of 1.3% compared to the previous year. For the current year the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts a worldwide RPK growth of 5.4%.

An overall solid growth of RPKs coupled with a tight airline capacity management has kept the passenger load factor on a high level. Between January and December 2012 average seat utilization was 79.1%, reaching an all-time high.

Air freight has slightly weakened during 2012. The number of freight-tonne-kilometres (FTKs) from January to December was 1.5% lower than in 2011. During the last quarter of 2012 improving consumer and business confidence in some major economies had pushed air freight demand, mainly from Asia. Based on the latest available figures, FTKs in January 2013 were 5.0% higher compared to the same month of the previous year.

IATA released its latest industry outlook in March 2013 according to which global industry profits are expected to reach USD 10.6 billion this year. This is higher than IATA's December 2012 estimate of USD 8.4 billion and is based on improved economic prospects, higher air travel volumes and a return to growth in freight markets since the beginning of the year. Expenses for jet fuel are expected to remain on a high level, totalling 33% of the airlines' operating costs.

Source: IATA, Airbus

3. Lessee - Emirates Key Financials and Outlook

The aircraft is leased to Emirates for an initial term of 12 years, with fixed lease rentals for the duration.

According to the latest available key financial indicators Emirates increased its revenues by 17% to USD 9.7 billion during the first six months (until September 2012) of the current financial year ending on 31st March 2013. Compared to the same period of the previous year, net profit doubled to USD 464 million.

Notwithstanding the challenging operating environment, Emirates has continued to invest in its infrastructure and significantly increased the number of aircraft. In 2012 the lessee added 33 wide-body aircraft to its fleet, including four freighters. As of 31st March 2013 Emirates has 199 aircraft in operation, with firm orders for another 198 aircraft, including 59 A380s. The airline operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300ER.

With its increased fleet, Emirates has launched 15 destinations in 2012. The first new destinations in 2013 were Warsaw and the Algerian capital Algiers, which were added to the network on 6th February and on 1st March. Further network expansion is planned during the course of the year: In June 2013 Emirates will commence flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), currently ranked the second busiest airport in Asia. In March 2013 Emirates operated flights to 130 destinations in 76 countries on six continents. Depending on the demand of the respective routes, the carrier is constantly adjusting its capacities to meet customer expectations and utilization targets. On the Dubai-Moscow route Emirates increased the number of seats by nearly 50% within three months. After the airline had launched scheduled A380 flights to Domodedovo Airport, it recently upgraded its second daily flight to a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Furthermore, Emirates will upgrade a daily flight on the Dubai-Sydney route to an Airbus A380, becoming the second daily A380 service flying into the state capital of New South Wales, Australia.

The rapidly expanding fleet allowed a 17.3% increase of available seat kilometres between April and September 2012, as compared to the prior-year period. Measured in RPKs passenger traffic grew by 17.8%. This pushed the average passenger load factor to 80%. About 18.7 million passengers flew with Emirates between April and September 2012 - an increase of 15.4% compared to the previous year.

As a non-listed company, Emirates discloses only selected operational and financial results semi-annually. According to the latest annual report, balance sheet total as per 31st March 2012 was USD 21 billion - an increase of 18% from the previous year. Total equity increased by more than 3% to USD 5.85 billion with an equity ratio of 28%. The current ratio was 0.98; therefore the airline would be able to meet its current liabilities by liquidating all of its current assets. Significant items on the liabilities side of the balance sheet were finance leases in the amount of USD 5.44 billion and revenues received in advance from passenger and freight sales (USD 2.58 billion). As of 30th September 2012 the carrier held a cash position of USD 3.6 billion.

At the beginning of this year, Emirates started the phased launch of Concourse A, the world's first A380-dedicated terminal building at Dubai International Airport. It became fully operational in mid-February 2013. More than 500,000 m2 of space accommodates facilities to service up to 20 Airbus A380s at a time, increasing the airport's capacity by 15 million passengers a year. The eleven-story glass construction also hosts the largest first class and business class lounges in the world and a dedicated hotel floor. Concourse A is part of a USD 7.8 billion strategic plan by Dubai Airports to increase airport capacity to 90 million passengers by 2018. According to Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, Dubai International aims to become the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic by the end of 2015. Since Australia's competition authority granted its formal approval to the global aviation partnership between the lessee and Qantas in March 2013, Emirates and the Australian flag carrier make exclusive use of Concourse A.

Source: Emirates

4. Aircraft - A380

On 14th March 2013 the A380 programme reached a further milestone: The 100th aircraft was delivered to Malaysia Airlines. At the end of March 2013, the global A380 fleet consisted of 101 planes that were in service with nine operators: Emirates (31 A380 aircraft), Singapore Airlines (19), Qantas (12), Deutsche Lufthansa (10), Air France (8), Korean Airways (6), China Southern Airlines (5), Malaysia Airlines (6) and Thai Airways (4).

Since its inaugural flight in October 2007 the worldwide A380 fleet has carried 36 million passengers on 100,000 flights. Every day the fleet performs more than 140 flights carrying 1.5 million passengers a month. An A380 is taking off or landing every six minutes at one of the 32 international airports. A further 50 airports are preparing to accommodate the A380.

The first A380 order of the year 2013 came from Lufthansa, who ordered another two aircraft. It is the third order from Germany's flag carrier who already operates ten A380s. After the latest purchase Lufthansa's current order backlog stands at nine aircraft. Accordingly Nico Buchholz, Executive Vice President, Lufthansa Group Fleet Management, said, "the A380 fulfils all our expectations, it's a very reliable aircraft and our passengers' feedback is excellent".

Source: Airbus, Ascend

Contact Details

Company

Doric Nimrod Air One Limited

Anson Place, Mill Court,

La Charroterie, St Peter Port,

Guernsey GY1 1EJ

Tel: +44 (0) 1481 722260

Website: www.dnairone.com

Corporate & Shareholder Advisor

Nimrod Capital LLP

3 St. Helen's Place

London EC3A 6AB

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3355 6855

Website: www.nimrodcapital.com

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