Slide2: Forward-Looking Statements
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Slide3: Surface Area: 132 thousand sq km
Population: 10.6 million (Dec 2003)
GDP (US$bn.): 201.1
GDP per capita (US$): 19,100
ASE Market Cap (US$bn.): 106.78
ASE Market Cap/ Global Market Cap: 0.34%
ASE Market Cap/ European Market Cap: 1.18%
Greece- General Information Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Greece- Basic Economic Indicators: Greece- Basic Economic Indicators *Revised forecasts
**thousand m3 Sources: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Eurostat, ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't.
Greece- A booming economy: Greece- A booming economy Sources: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Eurostat
*Forecast Real GDP growth
Greece
EU-15
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
Greece- A regional hub for SE Europe: Greece- A regional hub for SE Europe Greece is the only Southeastern European country that is concurrently:
EU full member
NATO member
OECD member
A part of Euro (€)
Slide7: Greece- A regional hub for SE Europe GDP per capita (US$): 2,600
Stock Market: Moldova Stock Exchange
GDP per capita (US$): 7,600
Stock Market: Bucharest SE
GDP per capita (US$): 2,200
Stock Market: Belgrade SE
GDP per capita (US$): 4,500
Stock Market: Ukrainian SE
GDP per capita (US$): 4,400
Stock Market: Tirana SE
GDP per capita (US$): 6,500
Stock Market: Bulgarian SE
GDP per capita (US$): 5,100
Stock Market: Macedonian SE
GDP per capita (US$): 15,000
Stock Market: Cyprus SE
GDP per capita (US$): 7,300
Stock Market: Istanbul SE
GDP per capita (US$): 19,100
Stock Market: Athens SE
Moldova
Slightly larger than Maryland
Romania
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Serbia & Montenegro
Slightly smaller than Kentucky
Ukraine
Slightly smaller than Texas
Albania
Slightly smaller than Maryland
Bulgaria
Slightly larger than Tennessee
FYROM
Slightly larger than Vermont
Cyprus
About 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Turkey
Twice the size of Montana
Greece
Slightly smaller than Alabama
Total Region Land Area: 2,064,154 sq.km.
Total Population: 178,152,925
Sources: CIA, NATO, FEAS EU member/
EU applicant NATO member/
NATO partner
ASE- General Index (12/95-4/04): ASE- General Index (12/95-4/04) Source: ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. Index Volume
ASE- Basic Statistics: ASE- Basic Statistics
Listed companies 215 355
Market Cap (US$bn.) 15.14 106.78
Total value of transactions (US$mn.) 5,293.43 39,479.91
Average daily value of transactions (US$mn.) 21.43 159.84
FTSE 20% of value of transactions - 48.43%
Source: ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. 12/31/1995 12/31/2003
ASE- Company Size Allocation: ASE- Company Size Allocation Source: ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. Market Capitalization
as of 5/28/04 Number of Listed
Companies % of Listed
Companies
>3bn.€ 8 2.23%
1bn.€ - 3bn.€ 9 2.51%
0.5bn.€ - 1bn.€ 12 3.34%
0.1bn.€ - 0.5bn.€ 67 18.66%
0bn.€ - 0.1bn.€ 263 73.26%
Total Market 359 100.00%
ASE- Market Structure by Industry: ASE- Market Structure by Industry Source: ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. Data as of 5/28/04
Slide12: ASE- Evolution of foreign investor holdings on the total number of listed companies of the FTSE/ASE 20 INDEX 5/02 7/03 3/04 35.6% 41.4% 33.4% Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Greece- Major Events: Greece- Major Events New Government
Primary Goals:
- Ease corporate taxation
- More transparency
- Increase of foreign direct investments
The Athens Olympic Games August 2004
The 2000-06 EU structural assistance budget for Greece amounts to a total of 20 billion dollars
Improvement in macroeconomic indicators in Southern region
Fund Profile: Fund Profile Closed-end Fund, ~$83 mn under management (to increase to ~$95 mn after June
by absorption of smaller closed-end fund).
Inception Date: 07/26/2000 – Launch Date: 12/19/2001.
Investment Philosophy:
Best ideas of all Alpha Trust investment professionals (11 in Athens, 5 in London).
Universe: European equities and corporate bonds. Focus: Greece.
Style: Value with Growth.
Number of Shareholders: ~11,400 (to increase to ~13,700 after absorption).
Major Shareholders (>5%): QVT Fund (20.38%),
Alpha Trust New Enterprises Fund (6.69%).
Average discount (LTM): -10.6% , Peer Group Average: -14.0% (data as of 04/30/04).
Data as of 5/31/04
Allocation of Assets: Allocation of Assets Geographic Allocation (equities) Data as of 5/31/04
Slide16: Performance Comparisons (in local currency) Andromeda NAV* ASE General Index Avg. Sector NAV Closed-end Fund Index *12/09/2002: Merger with AT ORION Data as of 4/30/04
Slide17: Top Equity Holdings Data as of 5/31/04
Slide18: Europe - Market Statistics
Slide19: Major Tender Offers in Greek Market Source: Bloomberg, ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't.
Slide20:
Sector Evolution (Number of Closed-End Funds) Source: AGII, ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. Data as of 4/30/04
Slide21: Sector Evolution ($FUM) ($ mn, end of year FUM) Source: AGII, ALPHA TRUST Data, Analysis & Research dep't. Data as of 4/30/04
Slide22: Banks
PROS
Consumer Credit & Mortgages drive the market.
Major players (3) are increasingly more cost effective.
Regional expansion is starting to bear fruit.
CONS
Pension Funding still an issue.
Rigidities in Labour Market (similar to French).
Slide23: Telecoms
PROS
Fast Growing Region (SE Europe) especially in Mobile.
On-going cost cutting.
Underleveraged major players.
CONS
Greek Market has peaked.
Haphazard investments in region by Greek major players.
Slide24: Property Developers
PROS
Very low valuations. Revenues are ahead.
Commercial property is at a seven-year low.
Retirement development is starting.
The Olympics infrastructure will be apparent after September.
New Government very supportive.
CONS
Laws and regulations are strict and antiquated.
Many natural obstacles to large scale development.
Slide25: Retailing
PROS
Rationalization in sector and subsectors.
Move towards larger, organized units.
Expansion in consumption- hungry SE Europe.
CONS
Competition severe in some areas.
Major global players move-in gradually.
Slide26: Gaming
PROS
Greeks gamble second only to the Chinese.
Market only recently liberalized.
State owned lotteries are privatised.
CONS
Difficult to expand in neighbouring countries (high corruption).
Slide27: ASE General Index vs. MSCI Europe (12/31/02 – 05/31/04)
Slide29:
Appendix
Corporate History: Corporate History Established in 1987, Alpha Trust is the first investment advisory services company to be set up in Greece.
In 1993, Alpha Trust in partnership with Hambros Bank acquired Schweiz Fund M.F.M.S.A. which was renamed Hambros Hellenic M.F.M.S.A.
In 1994, Alpha Trust formed “Orion International” closed-end fund.
In 1995, Alpha Trust became a subsidiary of Hambros Bank Limited, which acquired 51% of the company’s share capital and consequently Alpha Trust came under the supervision of the Bank of England.
During 1996, Alpha Trust became the first company to receive license by the Capital Markets Commission (2396/96), to operate as an "Investment Services Company“.
In 1998, the management of Alpha Trust together with a number of individual investors bought the Hambros Bank’s holding in the Greek entities and Hambros Hellenic M.F.M.S.A. was renamed Alpha Trust M.F.M.S.A.
In 2000, Alpha Trust formed “Andromeda” closed-end fund and acquired the majority in “Ionian” closed-end fund which was renamed Alpha Trust Asset Manager Fund.
In 2001, Alpha Trust acquired the majority in Taylor Young Investment Management Ltd., a London based private client management company.
In 2002, Alpha Trust Orion was absorbed by Alpha Trust Andromeda.
In 2003, Alpha Trust Andromeda decided to merge with Alpha Trust Asset Manager Fund.
Corporate Profile: Corporate Profile Currently, the largest independent asset management group in the country, with 512 mio $ of domestic discretionary funds under management, 367 mio $ of private discretionary funds in the UK and a professional staff of 62 locally and 21 in the UK.
Ranks consistenly among the best performing investment managers in the last ten years.
Experienced team of investment professionals (11 in Greece and 6 in the UK).
The only Investment Services Company in Greece with exclusive focus in managing assets and no conflicting affiliations (securities trading, investment banking, proprietary desk etc.)
Business Areas: Business Areas Retail asset management
ALPHA TRUST Mutual Funds
Private Asset Management
Greece & UK (Taylor Young Investment Management)
ALPHA TRUST Nautilus (managed accounts of mutual funds)
Investment Trust Management
ALPHA TRUST ANDROMEDA *
ALPHA TRUST ASSET MNAGER FUND *
Private equity/Venture Capital
ALPHA TRUST Innovation Fund
* The two funds are to merge in the 1st half of 2004
Breakdown of Assets under Management - ALPHA TRUST Greece : Breakdown of Assets under Management - ALPHA TRUST Greece Data as of 5/31/2004
Closed-End Funds
18.68%
Mutual Funds
56.36% Private Asset
Management
21.79% Venture Capital
1.39% AT Nautilus
1.77%
Slide34: ORION Closed-end Fund, ~$45 mn under management
Inception Date: 04/21/94 - Merger with Andromeda: 12/06/02
ORION Cumulative Performance (04/21/94-12/06/02) : +123.7%
Annualized Performance : + 9.8%
ASE General Index Performance (04/21/94-12/06/02) : +85.8%
Annualized Performance : +7.4%
Slide35: Premium/Discount: NAV vs. Share Price Data as of 04/30/04
Slide36: Sector Evolution I Data as of 04/30//04
Slide37:
Data as of 04/30//04 Sector Evolution II
Slide38: …Greek Sectors…
Greece- Major Greece Investments in Southeastern Europe and the Black Region: Greece- Major Greece Investments in Southeastern Europe and the Black Region Source:
Ministry of
Economy
and Finance