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Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income is an Investment Trust

To provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments.

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14 March 2018
 

14 March 2018

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

("SEQI" or the "Company")

Net Asset Value as at 28 February 2018 and Investment Update

Ordinary Share update

The NAV for SEQI, the specialist investor in economic infrastructure debt, increased to 101.46p per share from 101.04p per share on 31 January 2018 which arose primarily through:

· Interest income net of expenses of 0.62p;

· An decrease of 0.37p in asset valuations;

· A decrease of 0.17p from FX movements.

The Company's invested portfolio represented 91.5% of the Company's NAV, with an additional £62.0m either traded but not settled or undrawn commitments. The total portfolio, including both acquired assets and assets which the Company has committed to buy but remain unsettled or undrawn, represented 99.6% of the Company's NAV. The Company had gross leverage of £21.8m, representing c. 2.9% of NAV.

The total portfolio comprised a total of 58 investments collectively valued at £762.6m (including accrued interest): 37 private debt investments and 21 infrastructure bonds across 8 sectors and 23 subsectors.

The invested portfolio had an annualised yield-to-maturity (or yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 8.0% and a weighted average life of approximately 5.3 years. Private debt investments represented 76% of the total portfolio and 61% of it comprised floating rate assets. The weighted average purchase price of the Company's investments was c.95.1% of par. Investments which are pre-operational represented 16.6% of total assets.

The Company continues to view the US as a strategic target for economic infrastructure assets, with 41% of the invested portfolio consisting of investments located in the US as at 28 February 2018. The other represented regions include the UK, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand, comprising 28%, 24%, and 7% of the invested portfolio, respectively.

As at 28 February 2018, approximately 91% of NAV consisted of either Sterling assets or was hedged into Sterling. The Company has adequate resources to cover the cash costs associated with its hedging activities.

The Company's settled investment activities during February include:

· A €13.7m primary loan to Hatch Copley Ltd for the acquisition and refurbishment of an Irish student accommodation building;

· A final €5.0m disbursement to Project Warsaw, the Polish solar PV plants;

· A €5.9m secondary purchase of Warnow Tunnel, a tunnel linking East and West Rostock, Germany;

· A $8.6m secondary purchase of the Talen Energy Supply 10.5% 2026 bonds;

Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)

Transaction name

Currency

Type

Ranking

Value £m(1)

Sector

Sub-sector

Yield to maturity / worst (%)

A'lienor S.A.S. (A65)

EUR

Private

Senior

39.6

Transport

Roads

4.7

Hawaiki Mezzanine Loan

USD

Private

Mezz

38.7

TMT

Undersea Cable

11.6

Active Assistance Group

GBP

Private

Senior

36.4

Accomm.

Health Care

8.4

Tracy Hills TL 2025

USD

Private

Senior

34.7

Other

Residential Infrastructure

9.7

Cory Environmental

GBP

Private

HoldCo

31.3

Utility

Waste-to-energy

8.5

Aquaventure

USD

Private

Senior

25.4

Utility

Water

7.7

Abteen Ventures

USD

Private

Senior

25.4

TMT

Data Centers

8.0

Warnow Tunnel

EUR

Private

Senior

25.2

Transport

Road

6.8

NatGasoline

USD

Private

Mezz

21.0

Other

Industrial Infra

10.0

Terra-Gen Power TL B

USD

Private

Senior

20.9

Renewables

Solar & Wind

9.4

Exeltium Mezzanine

EUR

Private

Mezz

19.5

Power

PPA

9.4

Welcome Break No.1 Ltd

GBP

Private

Mezz

18.3

Transport

Motorway Services

8.5

Bulb Energy Senior Secured

GBP

Private

Senior

17.7

Utility

Electricity Supply

9.0

NGG Finance 5.625% 2073

GBP

Public

Mezz

16.8

Utility

Elec. Distribution

3.6

Clyde Street Glasgow

GBP

Private

Senior

16.0

Accomm.

Student Housing

8.0

Note (1) - excluding accrued interest

Market Summary

A total of 32 project finance transactions closed in February throughout the Company's eligible jurisdictions, worth $5.9bn in aggregate. Notable transactions during the month include:

· A £72m primary financing of the expansion of InterGen's gas-fired Spalding CCGT Project in Lincolnshire;

· A €650m financing for the expansion and reconstruction of the A10/A24 Neuruppin-Pankow Highway in Germany;

· A $143m refinancing of Longroad Energy's US Solar portfolio consisting of over 300 operating solar facilities; and

· The CAD$150m debt funding for Innergex's CAD $1.1 acquisition of Alterra Power.

In February, Q4 2017 US GDP growth was revised slightly downwards to 2.5%, for a full-year 2017 GDP growth rate of 2.3%. The US Federal Reserve has forecast three interest rate hikes in 2018, with the first expected in March.

Unemployment in the Eurozone is at its lowest level since December 2008, standing at 8.6% across the 19 countries. The UK economy appears to be on track for 0.4% growth so far for the first quarter 2018, with a large growth in business services demanded in February. During February, both the Euro and the US dollar strengthened against Sterling ending the month at €1.1292 and $1.3785 respectively

The Company's monthly investor report and additional portfolio disclosure will be made available at http://www.seqifund.com/.

LEI: 2138006OW12FQHJ6PX91

For further information please contact:

Sequoia Investment Management Company +44 (0)20 7079 0480

Steve Cook

Dolf Kohnhorst

Randall Sandstrom

Greg Taylor

 

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited +44 (0)20 7710 7600

Neil Winward

Mark Bloomfield

Gaudi Le Roux

 

Tulchan Communications (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7353 4200

James Macey White

Martin Pengelley

Elizabeth Snow

 

Praxis Fund Services Limited (Company Secretary) +44 (0) 1481 755528

Shona Darling

About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

The Company seeks to provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments. The Company is advised by Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited.

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