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Life Settlement Assets Plc ("LSA" or the "Company")

Interim Financial Report

For the period ended 30 June 2018

Life Settlement Assets ("LSA" or the "Company") a closed-ended investment company which supports and manages portfolios of whole and partial interests in life settlement policies issued by life insurance companies operating predominantly in the United States, is pleased to announce its financial results for the period of incorporation on 16 August 2017 to 30 June 2018.

The Company was admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 2018 and was formed for the purposes of continuing the business of the Acheron Portfolio Corporation (Luxembourg) S.A (the "Predecessor Company"). The Predecessor Company delisted from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on 6 March 2018.

For comparison reasons only in the commentary below, results from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2017 have been taken from the Predecessor Company.

Key Highlights

· Total collected maturities increased 35% to USD 20.3m (HY2017: USD 15.0m), reflecting higher HIV maturities in the period

- Class A delivered collected maturities of USD 13.7m (HY2017: USD 10.1m)

- Class B delivered collected maturities of USD 3.0m (HY2017: USD 1.3m)

- Class D delivered collected maturities of USD 1.7m (HY2017: USD 2.8m)

- Class E delivered collected maturities of USD 1.8m (HY2017: USD 0.8m)

· Loss before tax of USD 4.9m (HY2017: profit of USD 130,596). The decrease is a result of lower non-HIV, elderly maturities in the period, which had a notable impact on performance due to the concentration of the portfolio in a relatively small number of large policies in this segment

· The level of maturities in the HIV segment of the portfolios of the Predecessor Company in the 2017 financial year allowed a distribution of USD 11.5m to A, D and E Share Classes just prior to the listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Jean Medernach, Chairman, said: "These are our maiden interim financial results since admission to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange. Our listing was a milestone moment in the Company's history, which gives us access to a wider investor base. While our results impacted by the elderly segment, we significantly outperformed in the HIV segment. Furthermore, the Predecessor Company was able to make USD 11.5m distributions across to shareholders of the A, D and E Classes immediately prior to the admission to trading of the new shares. Acheron Capital, our Investment Manager continues to focus on generating long-term returns for our shareholders by diversifying our portfolio and acquiring additional fractional policies at a deep discount, transforming them in to wholly owned policies."

For further information, please contact:

Stockdale Securities Limited (Financial Adviser and Broker)

Robert Finlay / Rose Ramsden

020 7601 6115

George Bayer / Kerry Higgins

Maitland Administration Services Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 01245 209780

TB Cardew (Financial PR)

Shan Shan Willenbrock/Emma Crawshaw

020 7930 0777

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present our maiden interim financial results since the Company was incorporated on 16 August 2017 and subsequently admitted to the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 2018

Life Settlement Assets' investment objective is to generate long-term returns for investors by investing in the life settlement market. We seek to achieve this through each of our separate Share Classes:

· Share Class A

Share Class A invests in life insurance policies acquired from special or "distressed" situations, with exposure to both HIV (average age mid to late 50s) and elderly insureds (average age mid to late 80s). It is widely diversified with circa 4,700 underlying policies. Class A has exposure to fractional policies.

· Share Class B

Share Class B invests in life insurance policies exposed only to elderly insureds (average age mid to late 80s). Class B has exposure to fractional policies.

· Share Class D and E

Both these Share Classes invest in separate portfolios comprising predominantly fractional policies with exposure to both HIV or elderly insureds, where the A and/or B Share Classes are already fractional owners.

In the period under review, but just prior to the Company's admission to the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange, an USD 11.5m distribution was made across A, D and E Share Classes which resulted from the maturities in the portfolios of the Predecessor Company in the 2017 financial year.

Performance Analysis by Share Class is provided in the tables below. Comparative figures have been provided from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2017 of the Predecessor Company.

Share Class A net asset value ("NAV") per share increased to USD 2.03 during the period. Class A experienced higher levels of maturities compared to the previous year in the HIV segment. However, the elderly segment, despite the advanced ages, has underperformed due to the lack of any large size policies maturing which in turn has affected cash flow and performance. The current estimated actual to expected ratio of maturities in Class A is c.130% for the HIV segment and 30% for the elderly segment.

Share Class B NAV per share increased to USD 1.23. There were no large size policies maturing in the period despite the insureds' increasingly advanced ages. Given the lack of policy diversification, this is not an unusual outcome and previous years have shown that this period of low maturities will be followed by a period of renewed maturities that will increase liquidity.

Share Class D delivered NAV per share of USD 1.6. Share Class E delivered NAV per share of USD 4.56. Class D and E are made of fractional policies and have a relatively high concentration on a few lives.

Fractional policies are single life insurance policies initially purchased by multiple investors, each of whom acquire a fractional interest. They have a higher expected level of return and tend to be acquired at a deep discount to the fair value of the policies.

Share Class A

Share Class B

Share Class D and E

Life Settlement Assets remains focused on maximising performance and distributing realised profit derived from its portfolio to its shareholders. While cash flow for the period under review has been impacted, our unique, seasoned portfolio with leading Actual to Expected performance, continues to deliver long-term positive cash flow. In order to address performance volatility, we will continue to acquire additional fractional policies at a deep discount to the fair value of the policies, transforming them into wholly owned policies. This will both diversify the portfolio with a larger number of policies to generate a more stable cash flow and further shareholder value. The US market remains supportive of the life settlements industry, both through its aging population and changing US public policies, which are resulting in a restructuring of the industry.

Principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year

The Company's results for the first full financial year will depend on maturities declared and collected until year end. Exposure to a small number of large face value policies implies that there is likely to be material volatility in the full year financial results. Going forward, the Board will focus on generating further shareholder value through the acquisition of additional fractional policies at a deep discount to fair value of the policies, and progressively transforming them in to wholly owned policies.

The Board believes it is in the interests of Shareholders to maintain an appropriate robust capital structure and only make distributions to shareholders when collected maturities are sufficient and in line with the actuary's models. The Board also continues to assess the appropriate required reserves for premium payments and other operational costs.

For a detailed description of the Company's risks, please refer to note 5 of the financial statements.

The Investment Manager's Report

The principal activities of the Company are to support and manage portfolios of whole and partial interests in life settlement policies issued by life insurance companies operating in the United States. The Company acquires both individual life insurance policies and portfolios of such policies via either the secondary market, liquidation, bankruptcies or private placements. The life settlement market enables people to sell their life insurance policies to investors at a higher cash value than they would otherwise receive from insurance companies. An investor acquiring the life insurance policy will continue to pay the premiums until the death of the insured. The insurance company will then pay the face value of the life insurance policy to the investor.

On admission to the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange, the Company acquired the Predecessor Company Portfolio (all the assets of the Predecessor Company) by acquiring the entire beneficial interest of four Trusts through which the life settlement policies comprising the Predecessor Company Portfolio are held. Following the completion of the acquisition, the Company allocated beneficial ownership of the Acheron Portfolio Trust to the A Ordinary Shares, the Lorenzo Tonti 2006 Portfolio Trust to the B Ordinary Shares, Avernus Portfolio Trust to the D Ordinary Shares, and the Styx Portfolio Trust to the E Ordinary Shares.

Acheron Capital Limited ("Acheron Capital" or the "Investment Manger") is responsible for devising and modelling the investment strategy of the Company's trusts. Founded in 2005, Acheron Capital is a London based independent investment manager authorised and regulated by the FCA, that focuses on niche investment strategies uncorrelated to the traditional financial markets.

The Investment Manager has:

· An internally developed pricing policy and portfolio valuation methodologies

· Proven actuarial model as evidenced by industry leading Actual to Expected ratios

· Delivered an internal rate of return of between 6 and 7% to the original investor in Share Class A based on the change in NAV and distributions*

\* The internal rate of return refers to the Predecessor Company. The original investor would be invested from the period of 30 September 2007 to 31 December 2017.

The Life Settlement Market

The life settlement industry in the United States during the first six months of 2018 was marked by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 (TCJA). This is a boost to the market as it brings feasibility to policyholders to sell their policy. Previously, tax basis calculation for people selling their insurance policies and those surrendering was different: the former could deduct from sales proceeds past cumulative Cost of Insurance (COI), while the latter imputed past cumulative premium payments. Because information on past COI was difficult and sometimes impossible to obtain, many people lapsed or surrendered a policy. TCJA makes the basis calculation for both approaches identical, resulting in the abolition of a tax incentive to surrender rather than to sell a policy. This measure will support the supply of life settlements. Meanwhile, efforts have been made to streamline the policy selling process with the help of electronic health records and short-form underwriting. These approaches have the potential to transact a much larger number of policies in a shorter time and thus make transactions more accessible for millions of people.

New bankruptcies and liquidation have emerged as the industry continues to restructure. The investment Manager continues to follow these new offerings, as well as other market supply sources, closely.

Portfolio

The overall portfolio is subdivided into portfolios exposed to either HIV-positive policy holders or non-HIV positive policy holders. The following table provides information on the Companies' policies by Share Class and by exposure to HIV and non-HIV positive insureds in the period under review.

In May 2018, a small portfolio of fractional policies, to which the trusts were already overwhelmingly exposed, was added. The portfolio added exposures to 91 policies in which 71 are HIV policies and 20 are Non-HIV policies. It has a total face value of $ 4.7 million. 75 policies with a coverage of $ 4.3 million were assigned to the portfolio held by Acheron Portfolio Trust. The remaining 19 policies with a face value of $ 0.4 million were allocated to Lorenzo Tonti Trust, Avernus Portfolio Trust and Styx Portfolio Trust.

Declared maturity details can be seen in the table below.

The losses incurred are mainly the result of premiums exceeding maturities together with normal change in policy values. More precisely, while the HIV portfolio has performed well and above expectations, the non-HIV portfolio (elderly) has underperformed. This is largely, but not exclusively, due to the fact that the portfolio is overwhelmingly concentrated in three large policies of an advanced age, which did not mature during the period. Volatility in the maturity of such a limited number of policies is to be expected.

At 30 June 2018, Share Class A had a NAV of $ 2.0299 per share. Share Class B had a NAV of $ 1.2283. Share Class D and E had a NAV of $ 1.1561 and $ 4.5559 respectively. NAV and share price performance history can be seen in the table below.

Portfolio Composition

Further information on the composition of the portfolio of each Share Class as at 30 June 2018 can be found on our website https://www.lsaplc.com/investor-relations/reports-company-literature/

1.1 Legal aspects

Life Settlement Assets ("Life Settlement Assets" or the "Company") is a public company limited by shares and an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006. It was incorporated in England and Wales on 16 August 2017. The registered office of the Company is 115 Park Street, 4th Floor, London W1K 7AP.

The Company currently has four classes of Ordinary Shares in issue, namely A, B, D and E, each of which principally participates in a separate portfolio of life settlement assets and associated liabilities, which were acquired from Acheron Portfolio Corporation (Luxembourg) SA (APC or the Predecessor Company) on 26 March 2018.

On that date, the Company entered into an Acquisition agreement with the Predecessor Company. Following the agreement, all assets and liabilities of APC have been transferred to the Company as an in specie subscription for ordinary shares. More specifically:

- 100% of the interest in the Acheron Portfolio Trust has been attributed to the A ordinary shares;

- 100% of the interest in the Lorenzo Tonti 2006 Portfolio Trust has been attributed to the B ordinary shares;

- 100% of the interest in the Avernus Portfolio Trust has been attributed to the D ordinary shares;

- 100% of the interest in the Styx Portfolio Trust has been attributed to the E ordinary shares;

- Any cash and other net assets have been recorded in the books of the Company as being attributable to the class of ordinary shares which corresponds to the existing class of shares in APC to which such cash and other net assets are attributable.

Net assets acquired from the Predecessor Company have been valued for the purpose of Section 593 of the Companies Act by Mazars LLP as at 31 December 2017, based on the net asset values as at that date less any distributions to shareholders of the Predecessor company prior to the date of acquisition. The interim financial statements include all transactions performed on the life insurance policies as from 1 January 2018.

Each share class of the Company were first admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 2018.

It is the intention of the Company to conduct its affairs so that it satisfies the conditions necessary for it to be approved by HM Revenue & Customs as an investment trust.

1.2 Nature of operations

The principal activities of Life Settlement Assets and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") (Note 4) are to support, manage and fund the acquisition of whole and partial interests in life settlement policies issued by life insurance companies operating predominantly in the United States (Note 9).

Once acquired, the policies are the property of the Acheron Portfolio Trust, a grantor trust established in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts USA, the Lorenzo Tonti 2006 Trust, a trust established in the State of New York, the Avernus Portfolio Trust, a trust established under the laws of the State of Delaware, or Styx Portfolio Trust, a trust established in the State of Delaware. Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class D Shares, and Class E Shares (respectively) are the exclusive beneficiaries of these trusts.

The trusts are managed by Acheron Capital Limited, a London-based company which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (under reference number 443685).

1.2 General information and statement of compliance with IFRS

The Company is the Group's ultimate parent company.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Boards (IASB) as adopted by the European Union.

The consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2018 were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on 25 September 2018.

2.1 Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accounting policies specified by those IFRS that are in effect at the end of the reporting period (30 June 2018), or which have been adopted early.

The present financial statements report on the activity for the period from inception on 16 August 2017 until 30 June 2018.

For the purpose of the cash flow statement, the acquisition by the Company of Net Assets from the Predecessor Company under the Acquisition agreement mentioned in Note 1.1 for a total amount of USD 133,723,937 and the allotment of 7,068,874 shares to the Predecessor Company is a non-cash transaction that is not shown in the cash flow statement, except for the net cash contribution of USD 18,883,524.

The significant accounting policies that have been applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are summarized below.

2.2 Changes in accounting policy and disclosures

Standards and amendments to existing standards that are not yet effective and have not been early adopted by the Group

The following new standards and amendments have been published but are not effective for the Group's accounting period beginning on 16 August 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption of the following new standards, amended standards or interpretation to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of Life Settlement Assets in future periods.

IFRS 16, "Leases" defines a lease as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an asset (the underlying asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. IFRS 16 requires lessees to recognise nearly all leases on the balance sheet which will reflect their right to use an asset for a period of time and the associated liability for payments. IFRS 16 will be effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.

IFRS 17 "Insurance contracts"

Applies to insurance contracts, including reinsurance contracts issued by an entity; reinsurance contracts held by an entity; and investment contracts with discretionary participation, features issued by an entity that issues insurance contract. IFRS 17 will be effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021.

3.1 Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements consolidate those of the parent Company and all of its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 30 June 2018 (Note 4). Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when it has power over an entity, is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity, and has the ability to affect these returns through its power over the entity.

The year end for the Company and all subsidiaries' is 31 December.

All transactions and balances between the Group companies, including realized and unrealized gains and losses on transactions are eliminated. Where unrealized losses on intra-group asset sales are reversed on consolidation, the underlying asset is also tested for impairment from a Group perspective. Amounts reported in the financial statements of subsidiaries have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the accounting policies adopted by the Group.

There was no non-controlling interest (minority interest) at the year end.

3.2 Foreign currency translation

The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (USD), which is also the functional currency of the Group.

(a) Interim/Annual accounts

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of the Group, using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction (spot exchange rates). Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the re-measurement of monetary items at year-end exchange rates are recognized in profit or loss.

(b) Consolidated accounts

All companies included in the consolidated accounts have their financial statements prepared in USD.

3.3 Segment reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting used by the Group's management. The Group's management, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board of Directors that make strategic decisions.

Segment information:

The Group's management makes the strategic resource allocations on behalf of the Group. The Group's management has identified that the insurance portfolios or portfolio rights acquired can all be classified as life settlement business and all of which are located in the United States of America. As such, there is a single operating segment.

The asset allocation decisions are based on a single, integrated investment strategy, and the Group's performance is evaluated on an overall basis. The investment objective of the Group is medium-term capital growth. An analysis of expected maturities is given in Note 9.3 of the consolidated financial statements.

The internal reporting provided to the Management team for the Group's assets, liabilities and performance is prepared on a consistent basis with the measurement and recognition principles of IFRS.

All of the Group's income is from revenue generated on the life settlement portfolios in the USA. The life settlement portfolios are classified as non-current assets.

3.4 Life-settlement portfolios

Being the final and exclusive beneficiary of the Acheron Portfolio Trust, the Lorenzo Tonti 2006 Trust, the Avernus Portfolio Trust and the Styx Portfolio Trust, the Group reflects all the transactions performed on these life insurance portfolios in its own financial statements. Investments in transactions to support the acquisition of life settlement assets by the Trusts are considered as having been undertaken by the Company for its own account.

Insurance policies which are acquired are recognized initially at fair value (the transaction price). If a life insurance policy matures, is surrendered or is sold, the related purchase price is recognized as a cost of sale. Cash borrowed on life insurance policies is deducted from the value of the relevant policy.

The value of insurance contracts is usually recovered upon the death of the insured policyholder. However, the Company may from time-to-time decide to dispose of an individual life insurance contract.

Insurance portfolios are measured at fair value (Note 9).

3.5 Impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

3.6 Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and all substantial risks and rewards are transferred.

A financial liability is derecognized when it is extinguished, discharged, canceled or expires.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value plus transaction costs, except for financial assets and financial liabilities carried at fair value through profit and loss, which are measured initially at fair value.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below.

Financial assets

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial assets, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified into the following categories upon initial recognition:

- loans and receivables;

- financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss.

The category determines subsequent measurement and whether any resulting income and expense is recognized in profit or loss or in other comprehensive income.

All financial assets, except for those held at fair value through profit and loss, are subject to review for impairment at least at each reporting date. Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. Different criteria to determine impairment are applied to each category of financial assets, which are described below.

All incomes and expenses relating to financial assets that are recognized in profit or loss are presented within "finance costs", "finance income" or "other financial items".

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They are included in current assets, except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the balance sheet date.

Individually significant receivables are considered for impairment when they are past due or when other objective evidence is received that a specific counterparty will default.

Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets that are either classified as held for trading or that meet certain conditions and are designated at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition.

Assets in this category are measured at fair value, with gains or losses recognized in profit or loss. The fair values of derivative financial instruments are determined by reference to active market transactions or through using valuation techniques where no active market exists.

The Group has designated the life settlement portfolios as held at fair value through profit and loss.

The Group manages its assets in a way to enhance profits through optimizing the life settlement portfolios, minimizing the premiums payable on the life settlement portfolios, and collecting maturities in order to maximize the cash generated by the portfolio and to distribute such realized profit or available cash to its Shareholders.

Financial liabilities

The Group's financial liabilities are only constituted by trade and other payables.

Trade payables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

3.7 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held on call with banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or fewer.

3.8 Tax expenses

In May 2018, the Company received a confirmation from HM Revenue & Custom as an approved investment trust for accounting period commencing on or after 26 March 2018, subject to the Company continuing to meet the eligible conditions at section 1158 Corporation Tax Act 2010 and the ongoing requirements in Chapter 3 Part 2 Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011(Statutory Instrument 2011/2999)

Tax expenses recognized in profit or loss comprise solely withholding taxes (Note 16).

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the local tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Group companies operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of the amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred income tax, if any, is recognized, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of the Group's assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

Due to the Company's status as an investment trust, and the intention to meet the conditions required to obtain approval under Section 1158 of the Corporation Act Tax 2010, the Company has not accounted any deferred tax on its losses.

In relation to the subsidiaries detailed in note 4, all of them being in liquidation, the Company has not accounted any deferred tax on their losses.

3.9 Equity, reserves and dividend payments

Share capital represents the nominal value of the Shares that have been issued.

Share premium includes any premiums received on issue of share capital, or by other means.

All transactions with owners of the Group are recorded separately within equity.

3.10 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets

Provisions are recognized when: the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount of the obligation can be reliably estimated.

Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation. The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as an interest expense.

3.11 Revenue and expenses recognition

3.11.1 Revenues

Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received in relation to maturities or to the surrender or sale (if any) of life settlement policies. The Group recognizes revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured and it is probable that the future economic benefits will flow to the entity.

Maturities are recognized as revenue when the Group is formally aware of the maturity of a life insurance policy.

Net income from life settlement portfolios derives from the maturity or the sale of insurance policies less their acquisition value and the change in the valuation of the fair market value of the remaining policies.

3.11.2 Premiums

Premiums are expensed when paid. However, only the portion of the premiums that relates to the insurance coverage period up to 30 June of each financial period is recognized as an expense. The remaining amount is shown as premiums paid in advance on the balance sheet.

3.11.3 Interest income

Interest income is recognized on a proportional basis using the effective interest method.

3.12 Significant management judgement in applying accounting policies.

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies.

The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements relate mainly to the valuation of the investment portfolios and when revenues may be accounted for.

Management also set criteria stating when a life insurance policy can be considered to have matured and when the benefit of a maturity can be attributed to the Group (Note 3.11.1).

For the preparation of the annual audited accounts¸ the value of the life settlement (LS) and HIV portfolios is set by an external actuary, Lewis & Ellis (L&E). L&E was also the external actuary of the predecessor company.

Using these values, Acheron Capital Ltd (the Investment manager of the trusts in which the policies of Class A, B, D and E are kept) resets its internal model at beginning of each year, if necessary. It then produces regular monthly valuations using its internal model. This was the case in 2018 to produce the mid-year numbers.

The consolidated financial statements of the Group include Life Settlement Assets Plc as the parent Company and the following wholly owned subsidiaries:

- Acheron Portfolio Corporation Ltd, Ireland.

- Lorenzo Tonti Ltd, Ireland;

- Styx Limited, Ireland.

All subsidiary undertakings are included in the consolidation. The proportion of the voting rights in the subsidiary undertakings held by the parent Company does not differ from the proportion of ordinary shares held. The subsidiaries have not issued shares, other than ordinary shares.

The Company's subsidiaries do not carry out any life settlement business. They have been put into liquidation on 18 December 2017. The liquidation is expected to be completed before year end. The liquidation should have no significant impact on the NAV or the net equity of the Company

5.1 Financial risk factors

The Group's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize the potential adverse effects on the Group's financial performance. Risk management is carried out by the Board of Directors.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Assets, income and most transactions are denominated in USD. Only part of the Company's current expenses is denominated in Euros and is paid as incurred. Consequently the Group believes that it does not have a significant foreign exchange risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Apart from cash, cash equivalents, the assets of the Group are mainly composed of portfolios of life settlement policies. Life settlement policies are uncorrelated with traditional capital markets. Changes in the level of interest rates (other than extraordinary moves) are not a major factor in the valuation of such assets. Mortality projection and Cost of insurance ("COI3) (premium projections) are the major factors that affects the valuation of the Group's assets.

As the Group has no significant interest-bearing assets, the Group's income and operating cash flows are not substantially dependent on changes in market interest rates.

Credit Risk

The primary credit risk faced by the Group relates to solvency of the insurance companies that underwrite the insurance policies, which are the main assets of the Group. It should be noted that in addition to the creditworthiness of the insurance company issuing the life insurance policy, most of the policies also benefit from legal guarantees at a state level in the event that the insurance company that issued the policy becomes insolvent.

Credit risk is also mitigated by owning life insurance policies issued by a wide range of insurance companies and through not having an excessive exposure to any one company.

Available cash is deposited with reputable banks.

Liquidity risk

Prudent liquidity risk management requires the Group to maintain sufficient cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the Group's day-to-day requirements.

A proportion of the Group's investments are in fractional life insurance policies. Fractional life insurance policies are where a number of different investors own interests in a single underlying life insurance policy.

There is a risk that other investors in a given life insurance policy may decide not to continue to pay the premiums associated with their interest and may allow their investment to lapse. In this situation the Group must retain sufficient additional liquidity to buy out the lapsing investors' fractional interests and to bear the associated increase in premium payments in order to ensure that the underlying life insurance policy does not lapse.

Management monitors cash and cash equivalents on an ongoing basis. This is carried out in accordance with the practice and limits set by the Board of Directors.

Despite the level of maturities during the reporting period, the Group did not face any cash flow problems. The Group is presently not dependent on borrowings to manage and finance its current business. All investments are financed by equity.

Risks associated with actuarial assumptions

Mortality tables are used in the valuation processes of the Group in order to simulate the cash flow expected from the Policies. Past mortality experience may not be an absolute accurate indicator of future mortality rates. Individuals with specific life expectancies may experience a lower mortality rate in the future than experienced by persons with the same traits in the past. Changes in the mortality tables may have an adverse effect on the Group's operations and the value of the Shares.

Individuals may live longer than expected by the Group when the respective policies were purchased. In this case, the value of the policy decreases. The Group will be required to pay additional life insurance premium payments on the policy until its maturity. This may result in delayed cash flow to the Group, which may have an adverse effect on the return on the Shares.

The Group often acquired policies by auction without having obtained all available information concerning such policies. The valuation leading to these acquisitions is thus, based on assumptions that may, in fact, be incorrect or may never be verified.

The valuation methods used by different actuaries may vary. The methods used by a actuary may thus produce different results for the same insured person from those used by other actuaries.

Advances in medical science and disease treatment, particularly those related to HIV and AIDS, may increase the life expectancy of individuals or viators. Although an actuary will attempt to account for such advances, one or more unexpected breakthroughs in medical treatment, or a cure for a previously incurable illness, could further increase the life expectancy of insured.

In some cases, the Group will depend on life expectancy estimate of doctors, disease specific medical mortality models or actuaries. From time to time, the Group may seek the opinion of any of such persons, or rely on such a model to determine life expectancies. The valuation is thus dependent on these estimations or mortality profiles accurately modeling life expectancies.

The valuation of the policies is inherently difficult due to a number of assumptions that have to be made in this process. Any change in one of these assumptions may result in substantially different values. While the Investment Manager and the Valuation Agent attempt to provide reasonable valuations for the policies held by the Trusts, there is no guarantee that these valuations will correspond to the realizable value of the policies.

A more detailed description of the key risks is on pages 11-13 and pages 15-30 of the Company's prospectus.

5.2 Capital risk management

The Group's objectives in managing capital are to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and to maintain an optimal capital structure in order to minimize the Group's cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to Shareholders, return capital to Shareholders or issue new Shares.

The Group had cash balances of USD 19,3 million. Reference is also made to the cash flow statement.

5.3 Fair value estimation

The fair value of life settlement portfolios (which are not traded in an active market) is determined by using valuation techniques. The Group uses a variety of methods and makes assumptions that are based on the market conditions that exist at each balance sheet date.

The life settlement portfolios have been designated as financial assets held through profit and loss as their performance is evaluated on a fair value basis.

Notes 9 presents the Group's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in accordance with the fair value hierarchy set out in IFRS 13. This hierarchy groups financial assets and liabilities into three levels based on the significant inputs used in measuring the fair value of the financial assets and liabilities.

The fair value hierarchy has the following levels:

- level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

- level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

- level 3: inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

Life settlement portfolios are classified as level 3. At year-end, these portfolios were valued by the external actuaries using a computer model (Note 9).

The tables below provide an analysis of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:

Premiums paid in advance consist of the amount of premiums paid as of 30 June 2018 that relate to the period following the balance sheet date.

As at 30.06.2018, cash and cash equivalents consist solely of cash held on deposit and on current accounts with banks.

Details of portfolios are as follows:

Development of the acquisition value:

(1) The opening balance refers to the Acquisition Agreement (Note 1.1)

Distribution of the portfolio by class of Shares and by type of risk:

Fair market value reflects the view of Acheron Capital Ltd (the Investment manager of the trusts in which the policies of Class A, B, D and E are kept). Acheron Capital has set up an internal actuarial model to value the policies. It produces regular monthly valuations.

9.1 Main assumptions used to determine the fair value

a) Mortality/Life expectancy

Lewis & Ellis Inc, ("L&E") has built its own proprietary general population mortality table. It has done so by utilizing insurance industry and other data available, including the underlying data that went into the construction of the Valuation Basic Table, which has been commonly utilized within the life settlement industry. The mortality is adjusted for several factors, such as demographic shifts in the population, improvements in mortality, pharmaceutical advances and volatility in the mortality experienced as measured against the baseline curves chosen for valuation. The table includes an assumption of continuing mortality improvement each year. The retained table is used in connection with each insured age, sex and smoking status.

L&E is also considering the most recent life expectancy reports, when available. Life expectancy reports are medical opinions from specialized companies, based on the latest medical updates of each individual, giving their specific mortality profile and life expectancy. When life expectancy reports from more than one external provider are available, L&E uses an average. When only 'stale' life expectancy reports are available, the life expectancy is used but adjusted materially upwards using a formula dependent upon the medical underwriter that issued the report. L&E uses the retained or computed life expectancy with the adjusted mortality table to derive a probability of death for each insured for every month over the next 35 years.

The Actual to Expected ratio is a measure of how well the model has behaved compared to experience. This ratio was computed for the life settlement portfolios underlying Class A and Class B Shares. A key issue with this exercise is the concentration of all Share Classes in certain policies with larger face values. This generates an imbedded volatility in the actual maturity outcomes compared to statistical projections. To circumvent this imbalance, the actuaries have calculated the Actual to Expected ratio to measure the model's performance while limiting the maximum exposure of the portfolio to any life insurance policy.

On this basis, the Investment Manager estimated that the Actual to Expected ratio based on what was provided to APC until Dec 2017 (both in terms of maturities from services and projections by L&E) for the previous Class A of APC that become Class A of Life Settlement Assets, was about 108% over the last four years, and close to 165% for the elderly insureds and 89% for HIV in 2017. Similarly, it was about 105% for the period 2011-2017, and 149% in 2017 for Class B.

For the first half year of 2018, the estimated Actual to Expected ratio for LSA Class A, based on the L&E projection for the previous APC Class A has an estimated ratio for life settlement policies of 36% and 132% for HIV. Life Settlement is increasingly susceptible to a few large policies, making A/E on short period most volatile, as illustrated by the 2017 and 2018 H1 calculations.

In the case of specific diseases, such as HIV, L&E has developed an internal specific mortality adjustment that is applied to the general population table it has built. In 2015, L&E updated its HIV model with a focus on the most advanced age mortality. The updated L&E model continues to allow for a yearly increase of the mortality for each additional year that a patient has suffered from HIV, but at a reduced pace for the senior over 65. It is thus an age-based and time-based disease model, with a specifically computed over-mortality applied to each affected individual.

L&E's HIV model continue to be adjusted to fit the observed data over the past years, so that it is by nature consistent with observed experience. One of the modelling challenges is the speculative nature of HIV at the most advance ages given the lack of a population to test any hypothesis on. Another is incurred but not reported maturities (IBNR), particularly with one servicer.

On the ABC portfolio (representing less than 5% of the value of the portfolios), the Board has come to the conclusion that additional monitoring is required to ensure maturities are captured in timely basis.

b) Projected Premiums

Whenever an illustration is available, L&E uses this data for premium projections. An illustration is an official document from the insurance company that specifies what premiums are due to be paid in the following years for a life insurance policy. An illustration can be used to compute what is the likely minimum payment that can be made for each year until the life insurance policy expires. The process of moving from paying a fixed premium to paying the minimum contractual premium is known as optimization.

Premium projection has been more challenging given the unilateral increases in COI made by a few insurance companies. Whenever information on such COI increases has been available, it has been directly incorporated.

When no illustration is available or is deemed unsuitable to be used, for instance because it does not project sufficiently into the future, L&E takes the last observed premium payment and applies an annual increase of 8% per year.

c) Discount rate

The discount rate reflects the time value of money and a risk component. The risk component reflects the uncertainties attached to each individual life insurance policy, such as its mortality risk, premium risk and counterparty party risk.

HIV/AIDS Portfolios

In determining the discount rate for the HIV/AIDS portfolios, it should be noted that there is no readily observable market for these policies. Because of this, L&E used their experience in the life settlement market, on the basis that life settlement portfolios are comparable assets.

A discount rate of 11% is used for the HIV/AIDS portfolios which is consistent with past valuations. To assess the discount rate, the following reasoning has been used, starting with a base rate:

· Assuming a sufficiently large portfolio, the base rate must be consistent with the discount rate determined for a situation where the mortality assumptions and policy specifics are well-defined. Specifically, the mortality is defined so that actual experience is expected to track well with the defined mortality assumptions.

The base rate is increased for the following criteria:

· Mortality experience: although the actual-to-expected (A/E) mortality ratio over the last seven years is about 100%, the A/E ratio over the last three years is about 90%;

· Mortality assumptions: this criteria has been lowered in relation with the more conservative mortality assumptions beyond age 65;

· Policy modeling: this parameter reflects some portfolio-wide assumptions that are made to define the premium schedules;

· An additional adjustment has been added to the base rate to account for items not mentioned above.

Life Settlement Portfolios (Non-HIV/Non-AIDS)

In determining the discount rate for the life settlement portfolios, it has been considered that complete policy information was not always available. For most life settlement valuations, the premium schedules and at least two recent life expectancy opinions are provided. For these valuations, premium schedules were estimated for some of the policies and mortality assumptions were developed using older life expectancy opinions or no life expectancy opinions at all for most of the policies. Given this, the discount rate is subjective but based on the actuaries experience in the life settlement market.

In determining the portfolio values, a portfolio-wide discount rate assumption equal to 12% for non HIV and 11% for HIV has been used which is consistent with last year. For the discount rate this year also, some buy/sale observations were considered where the effective discount rate was between 12 and 14%, although effective discount rates in the competitive market were probably between 10 and 12%. Other well documented portfolios have been valued at between 7% and 11% in their financial statements. It is expected that the actual-to-expected mortality ratios for most of these portfolios are lower than 70%, materially below the rates of experience by our portfolios. Given this, discount rates of 12% and 11% respectively have been maintained for the current year, considering the actual performance compared to other portfolios in the market, and considering a risk premium related to the quality of the documentation.

9.2 Precision and changes in actuarial parameters/data

As per the market standard, the servicing, management and holding entities expenses are not taken into account in deriving the valuation of the life settlement portfolios. The actuaries, following industry standards, are solely discounting the probabilistic projections of death benefits minus premiums, policy loans and interest thereon.

9.3 Sensitivity analysis

L&E conducted various sensitivity analyses which are summarized as follows:

a) Class A

a.1) Discount rate sensitivity

a.2) Premium assumption sensitivity

a.3) Mortality sensitivity

(*) Assumption that mortality is only 90% of expected mortality.

b) Class B

b.1) Discount rate sensitivity

In class B, the portfolio comprises one HIV Policy with amount of USD 5 446.

b.2) Premium assumption sensitivity

b.3) Mortality sensitivity

c) Class D

c.1) Discount rate sensitivity

c.2) Premium assumption sensitivity

c.3) Mortality sensitivity

d) Class E

d.1) Discount rate sensitivity

d.2) Premium assumption sensitivity

d.3) Mortality sensitivity

Distribution of face value by insurance company at 30 June 2018

Note 10 Share Capital

At the end of the period, the Company's share capital amounts to USD 710 689, and is represented by 71 068 874 shares of USD 0.01 each. The development of the share capital is as follows:

At incorporation, the Company issued 1 ordinary A share of $.0.01 and 50,000 of £1 preference shares at par. Redeemable Preference shares have been cancelled on 26 March 2018.

The share capital has been increased on 26 March 2018, by the issue of:

- 45 446 946 A Shares with a par value of USD 0.01, in addition to a share premium of USD 95 005 654

- 14 596 098 B Shares with a par value of USD 0.01, in addition to a share premium of USD 18 459 571

- 9 292 561 D Shares with a par value of USD 0.01, in addition to a share premium of USD 11 567 985

- 1 733 269 E Shares with a par value of USD 0.01, in addition to a share premium of USD 7 980 276.

As at 30 June 2018, the share capital is composed of 45 446 946 Class A shares, 14 596 098 Class B shares, 9 292 561 D Shares, and 1 733 269 Class E shares.

Class A, Class B, Class D and Class E Shares relate to specific investments determined by the Board of Directors or as the case may be, by a general meeting of Shareholders. Each investment is undertaken for the exclusive benefit and risk of the relevant class of Shares.

Note 12 NET Income from life-settlement portfolios

Details of the income received from the life-settlement portfolios:

The amount of premiums incurred during the year is reflected as a deduction of income from life settlement portfolio. The amount of premiums paid in advance amounted to USD 12 887 407 as at 30 June 2018.

Details of other income from matured policies are as follows:

Other interest payable and similar charges amount to USD 632 595, and is mainly composed of interest on policy loans of USD 609 722 (Note 9)

16.1 Withholding tax on matured policies

In conformity with the taxation treaty between the United States of America and the United Kingdom withholding tax on matured policies is not due if at least 6% of the average capital stock of the main class of Shares is traded during the previous year (or in the Company's case during the first year) on a recognized stock exchange.

The Company is however subject to US income tax on some income from life policies (i.e. dividend and interest income).

16.2 Income tax

Neither the Company, nor its subsidiaries (Note 4) incurred income taxes. Reference is made to Note 3.8. 

Tax provision as at year-end is as follows:

The Company and Compagnie Européenne de Révision Sàrl have one common Director. All transactions with related parties are undertaken at arm's length.

As stated in Note 10, the capital of the Company is composed of 45 446 946 A Shares, 14 596 098 B Shares, 9 292 561 D Shares, and 1 733 269 E Shares. All Shares are fully paid. Neither unpaid shares nor any kind of option are outstanding, so that the basic profit per share is equivalent to the diluted profit per share.

As the different classes of Shares have specific rights in relation to their investments, the net consolidated profit per share is given for each Share Class:

The consolidated net assets for each class of Shares are shown below. Net assets for each class of Shares can be reconciled as follows:

The Investment Manager (Note 1.1) is entitled to a management fee payable by the Trusts at an annual rate of no more than 1.5% of the Net Asset Value for classes A, B and D, and 2% for class E.

The Performance fee in respect of the Trusts shall be an amount equal to 25% of the sum of the distributions made to the holders of the shares in the capital of the Company corresponding to the Trusts, in excess of the Performance Hurdle (assessed at the time of each distribution).

The "Performance Hurdle" is met when (from time to time) the aggregate distributions (in excess of the Catch-Up Amount) made to the holders of the corresponding Ordinary Shares compounded at 3% per annum for classes A and B, and 5% for classes D and E (from the date of each distribution) equal the aggregate investment made by the Ordinary Shares in the Company (from time to time) compounded at 3% and 5% respectively.

The "Catch-Up Amount" is an amount equal to the distributions that would have been required to be made to the Predecessor Company Shareholders of the corresponding share class in order for the Accrued Performance Distributions (less, where applicable, any clawback of such Accrued Performance Distributions) to be paid (determined as at 31 December 2017), reduced by an amount equal to any distributions paid to Predecessor Company Shareholders of the relevant share class prior to the Acquisition.

The Company is registered with the internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Foreign Financial Institution for the purposes of the Foreign Tax Compliance ACT (FATCA).

The Company's Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) is ZCX23Y.99999.SL.826

The CRS legislation, adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, requires the Company to provide personal information to HM Revenue & Custom on certain investors who purchase shares in investment trusts. This information will have to be provided annually to the local tax authority of the tax residencies of a number of non-UK based certificated shareholders and corporate entities.

No event having an impact or influence on the present financial statements occurred after the balance sheet date.

Additional information of exhibits I to IV do not form part of the financial statements.

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