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Great Opportunities for Natural Resources Investing in Africa - A Fund's Perspective Mike Smyth – Lionhart
@Objectivelive GLOBAL RESOURCESINVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2011 Lead sponsor: Media partners: Other sponsors & participating organisations:
Global Resources Investment Conference (London, UK) September 27-28, 2011Great Opportunities for Natural Resources Investing in Africa –A Fund’s PerspectiveMike Smyth
4 Disclaimer The information contained within this presentation is provided for information purposes only and not intended to serve as investment advice nor is it directed toward any persons in a jurisdiction where the information contained within this presentation may be construed as providing investment advisement services which are not authorized or not legally permitted. No information contained herein should be construed as an  investment advertisement directed into the United Kingdom in violation of Section 57 of the Financial Services Act 1986. Accordingly, nothing in this presentation is to be construed as an offer or invitation made to any person in the United Kingdom except to those persons contemplated within the scope of article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act (investment  advertisements) (exceptions) order 1995 or to persons to whom the information may otherwise be lawfully issued or passed. Investments may only be made in any fund or offering by means of the information contained in the private placement memorandum relevant to that fund.  Lionhart (USA) LLC, Lionhart (Asia) PTE Ltd, Lionhart Investments Limited, Lionhart (Canada) Ltd, Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd, are not registered as an investment adviser under the United States Investment Advisors Act, as amended nor as an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, none of the information contained in this presentation is directed toward residents of the United States, including “US persons” regardless of place of domicile, except those individuals or entities who are “accredited investors”, “qualified eligible participants” or “qualified purchasers” as defined under the securities laws of the United States. Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd has made every effort that the information in this presentation is correct, clearly expressed and accurate as of the designated date of the relevant material. All expressed values as to the performance of Lionhart Investments Ltd and the performance of any advised investment companies referred to herein are estimated values, unless specifically designated otherwise, which are subject to final annual audit. Any forward looking statements in this presentation are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties which may affect the accuracy of such statements and limit the ability of Lionhart Investments Ltd, Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd and all its associated management and advisory companies to meet any performance projections. Investments in hedge funds are highly speculative in nature and carry a higher degree of risk than that other investments. Additional risks include (inter alia) declines in revenues due to competitive market and general economic risk factors. The value of investments in the various Lionhart funds can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested. Prepared and issued by Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd, regulated in the Cayman Islands.
5 Changing Perception of Global Risk Bank of America (BAC) 5-Year Credit Default Swaps (December 2006 – September 12th, 2011) “The risk premiums [on] sovereign debt of developed economies will be ‘persistently higher and more volatile’ in the future”  “Government support for banks has weakened the overall debt sustainability of some countries…. weakness of public finances posed serious threats to the solvency of those countries’ banks.” Source: Wall Street Journal, Sep. 19th, 2011, Bank for International Settlements, Quarterly Report Greece has 98% chance of default on Euro-Region Sovereign Woes Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 13th, 2011 Italy’s Rating Cut One Level by S&P as Greek Crisis Fans contagion Concern Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 20th, 2011 Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 12th, 2011 S&P Downgrades U.S. Debt for First Time Source: Bloomberg, Aug. 6th, 2011 “In July, California brought in $4.1 billion, according to data released Tuesday by its controller. That was $538.8 million short of the expected $5.25 billion for the month.”  Source: Wall Street Journal, Aug. 10th, 2011 “France’s  largest private-sector banks will likely suffer further credit rating downgrades this week… latest sign that the debt crisis on the eurozone’s periphery is slowly infecting the core…” Source: Wall Street Journal, Sep. 12th, 2011 IMF warns on global financial system Source: Financial Times, Sep. 21st, 2011 Africa has some of the world’s leading minerals resources Source: United Nations Economic and Social Council Source: Brook Hunt, Jul. 12th, 2011 - Tokyo
Global Iron Ore Trade… Imports China ,[object Object]
 $15 shipping to Europe
 5 – 10% world production6 Source: Brook Hunt, Jul. 12th, 2011 - Tokyo Insatiable Iron Ore Demand, Africa Coming On Canada India Distance to China: 6,000 – 8,000 km Brazil Australia ,[object Object]
 $35 shipping to China
 $10 port handling
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Great Opportunities for Natural Resources Investing in Africa - A Fund's Perspective

  • 1. Great Opportunities for Natural Resources Investing in Africa - A Fund's Perspective Mike Smyth – Lionhart
  • 2. @Objectivelive GLOBAL RESOURCESINVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2011 Lead sponsor: Media partners: Other sponsors & participating organisations:
  • 3. Global Resources Investment Conference (London, UK) September 27-28, 2011Great Opportunities for Natural Resources Investing in Africa –A Fund’s PerspectiveMike Smyth
  • 4. 4 Disclaimer The information contained within this presentation is provided for information purposes only and not intended to serve as investment advice nor is it directed toward any persons in a jurisdiction where the information contained within this presentation may be construed as providing investment advisement services which are not authorized or not legally permitted. No information contained herein should be construed as an investment advertisement directed into the United Kingdom in violation of Section 57 of the Financial Services Act 1986. Accordingly, nothing in this presentation is to be construed as an offer or invitation made to any person in the United Kingdom except to those persons contemplated within the scope of article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act (investment advertisements) (exceptions) order 1995 or to persons to whom the information may otherwise be lawfully issued or passed. Investments may only be made in any fund or offering by means of the information contained in the private placement memorandum relevant to that fund. Lionhart (USA) LLC, Lionhart (Asia) PTE Ltd, Lionhart Investments Limited, Lionhart (Canada) Ltd, Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd, are not registered as an investment adviser under the United States Investment Advisors Act, as amended nor as an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, none of the information contained in this presentation is directed toward residents of the United States, including “US persons” regardless of place of domicile, except those individuals or entities who are “accredited investors”, “qualified eligible participants” or “qualified purchasers” as defined under the securities laws of the United States. Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd has made every effort that the information in this presentation is correct, clearly expressed and accurate as of the designated date of the relevant material. All expressed values as to the performance of Lionhart Investments Ltd and the performance of any advised investment companies referred to herein are estimated values, unless specifically designated otherwise, which are subject to final annual audit. Any forward looking statements in this presentation are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties which may affect the accuracy of such statements and limit the ability of Lionhart Investments Ltd, Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd and all its associated management and advisory companies to meet any performance projections. Investments in hedge funds are highly speculative in nature and carry a higher degree of risk than that other investments. Additional risks include (inter alia) declines in revenues due to competitive market and general economic risk factors. The value of investments in the various Lionhart funds can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested. Prepared and issued by Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd, regulated in the Cayman Islands.
  • 5. 5 Changing Perception of Global Risk Bank of America (BAC) 5-Year Credit Default Swaps (December 2006 – September 12th, 2011) “The risk premiums [on] sovereign debt of developed economies will be ‘persistently higher and more volatile’ in the future” “Government support for banks has weakened the overall debt sustainability of some countries…. weakness of public finances posed serious threats to the solvency of those countries’ banks.” Source: Wall Street Journal, Sep. 19th, 2011, Bank for International Settlements, Quarterly Report Greece has 98% chance of default on Euro-Region Sovereign Woes Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 13th, 2011 Italy’s Rating Cut One Level by S&P as Greek Crisis Fans contagion Concern Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 20th, 2011 Source: Bloomberg, Sep. 12th, 2011 S&P Downgrades U.S. Debt for First Time Source: Bloomberg, Aug. 6th, 2011 “In July, California brought in $4.1 billion, according to data released Tuesday by its controller. That was $538.8 million short of the expected $5.25 billion for the month.” Source: Wall Street Journal, Aug. 10th, 2011 “France’s largest private-sector banks will likely suffer further credit rating downgrades this week… latest sign that the debt crisis on the eurozone’s periphery is slowly infecting the core…” Source: Wall Street Journal, Sep. 12th, 2011 IMF warns on global financial system Source: Financial Times, Sep. 21st, 2011 Africa has some of the world’s leading minerals resources Source: United Nations Economic and Social Council Source: Brook Hunt, Jul. 12th, 2011 - Tokyo
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  • 10. $10 port handling
  • 11. $5 to get to port
  • 12. 18% of world production
  • 13. 64% iron ore
  • 15. $18 port handling
  • 16. $8 to get to port
  • 17. 23% of world productionDistance to China: 9,000 – 12,000 km Distance to China: 24,000 km Guinea Iron “Looking ahead, the ‘Big 3’ (BHPB, Rio Tinto, Vale) international suppliers are at the heart of the expected supply boost… plans are afoot for major new sources of supply to emerge out of West Africa.” (Source: Brook Hunt, Jul. 12th, 2011 – Tokyo) “…expected demand to increase in the longer term as developing economies hungry for metal keep growing. Demand for copper, aluminum, and iron ore will double in 15 to 20 years.” Tom Albanese, CEO of Rio Tinto (Bloomberg Sep. 20th, 2011) Lionhart investments South Africa Iron/TiO2
  • 18. 7 Gold Projects in Africa Tanzania Ethiopia Johannesburg’s other name, “Egoli”, means City of Gold Senegal Lionhart investments Lionhart’s gold investments mostly in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and some in West Africa; South Africa is a long-time gold mining country with 30% of the world’s gold
  • 19. 8 Rising Copper Demand: Capital & M&A to Africa Source: Lundin Mining Corporate Presentation Sep. 2011. Source:Mukuba Resources Limited Aug. 2011 Presentation “China, for instance, consumes 3.5 kilos of copper per person annually, compared with about 40 kilos in Japan. Assuming the Chinese total climbs 100% to seven kilos – a reason assumption – where the heck is the copper going to come from?” Source: Erik Bethel, Shanghai-based investment banker, Jul. 25th, 2011 “The 10-year outlook is for market demand for additional greenfield projects to reach 4.7Mt/a by 2021.” (Current global demand is 15 Mt/a) Source: Brook Hunt, Jul. 12th, 2011 - Tokyo DRC Copper Namibia Copper Lionhart investments Zambia Copper Botswana Copper
  • 20. Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) 9 We Have More Mineral Resources in Africa… Bauxite Source: Argex Mining Press Release, Aug. 31st, 2011 Source: Alufer Mining Presentation May 2011 Phosphate Vanadium Source: Canada Phosphate – Phosphorus and Phosphate Rocks Source: American Vanadium Presentation Jul. 2011 and are looking at PGMs, Coal, Zinc, Rare Earths, Manganese, Cobalt…
  • 21. 10 Risk Comparison Africa’s risk/cost profile is closer to Canada, United States, and Australia than some might think… also, in 1990, it took 6 years in North America to go from exploration find to production. Now, our consultants say its 10 years.
  • 22. 11 Toronto (Canada) is the Global Mining Center OVER 150 NEW LISTINGS ON TSX/TSXV April 2011 – July 2011 (53 were new mining listings on TSX/TSXV) Source: Globe and Mail, Jul. 23rd, 2011 Source: TMX – A Capital Opportunity, Dec. 2010 Over 80% of the global mining equity financings are done on TSX and TSXV Toronto’s bankers, lawyers, accountants, and the TSX are strongly connected to get deals closed, investors money in, and liquid trading. Source: TMX – A Capital Opportunity, Dec. 2010
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  • 29. $2.3 billion global alternative investment organization
  • 30. Net positive returns on 17 out of the last 18 years in all funds
  • 31. Presence in Singapore, Johannesburg, London, New York and Toronto
  • 32. Emphasis on long‐term growth assets, primarily natural resources
  • 33. 30%+ average annual private equity returns over past 10 yearsTom Scanlan tom.scanlan@lionhartusa.net Mike Smyth mike.smyth@lionhart.net Vicki Kharucky vicki.kharucky@lionhart.net Greg Murphy greg.murphy@lionhart.net CANADA 121 Richmond Street West, Penthouse Suite Toronto, ON M5H 2K1 +1 (416) 367-3333 UNITED STATES 540 Madison Avenue 37th Floor New York, NY 10022 +1 (212) 823-0550 LONDON Heston Business Court 19 Camp Road Wimbledon, SW19 4UW +44 (020) 7451-9629