Dear shareholder,
In compliance with the ESMA guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs published on 3 April 2020 (the “ESMA Guidelines”), the Company’s board of directors informs you that the prospectus of the Company (the “Prospectus”) has been updated in order to take into account the requirements of the ESMA Guidelines.
The paragraphs describing the performance fee in the Prospectus have been redrafted as follows:
“In addition, the Investment Manager is entitled to receive an annual performance fee equal to:
Class A: 20% of the performance with high-water mark
Class B: 20% of the performance over 5% with high-water mark
Class C: 20% of the performance with high-water mark
Class P: None
There is a performance of the Net Asset Value per Share of a considered Class of the Sub-Fund if and only if there is an increase of the Net Asset Value per Share of this Class of the Sub-Fund compared to its reference Net Asset Value at the beginning of the calculation period which is the highest Net Asset Value end of period ever registered ("Reference Net Asset Value").The first Reference Net Asset Value of the Sub-Fund was on the last Net Asset Value in December 2013.
The reference period for the performance of the Fund is from the 1st trading day of January to the last trading day of December, for each calendar year. Sampling frequency: The performance fee is collected for the benefit of the Investment Manager at each calendar year. Under no circumstances, may the reference period of the Sub-Fund can be less than one year.
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