0BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
23 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Sterling
Date of purchase:
23 September 2024
23 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
50,822
164,673
Lowest price per share (pence)
368
366
Highest price per share (pence)
368
368
Trading venue
JPSI
LSE
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
50,822
164,673
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
368.0000
367.6671
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
351,022,545 Sterling Shares
23,817,456 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 23 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 537,851,854.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
Transparency Reporting
23 September 2024
As an investor in Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited (the "Master Fund"), the Company has received from State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, the administrator of the Master Fund, an Investor Transparency Report relating to the Net Asset Value of the Master Fund as at 31 July 2024. The report is available on the Company's website, which can be accessed at www.bhmacro.com.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)Transaction in Own Shares
20 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class Sterling Date of purchase: 20 September 2024 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 169,660 Lowest price per share (pence) 366 Highest price per share (pence) 371 Trading venue LSE Aggregate volume per date per trading venue: 169,660 Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence): 368.2095The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury) Ordinary Shares held in Treasury 351,238,040 Sterling Shares 23,601,961 Sterling Shares 28,264,120 Dollar Shares Nil Dollar SharesFrom 20 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 538,168,847.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
19 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class Sterling Date of purchase: 19 September 2024 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 26,641 Lowest price per share (pence) 368.5 Highest price per share (pence) 372.5 Trading venue LSE Aggregate volume per date per trading venue: 26,641 Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence): 370.7244The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury) Ordinary Shares held in Treasury 351,407,700 Sterling Shares 23,432,301 Sterling Shares 28,264,120 Dollar Shares Nil Dollar SharesFrom 19 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 538,418,417.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.comWilliam Simmonds JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company SecretaryNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
18 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Sterling
Date of purchase:
18 September 2024
18 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
120,000
94,231
Lowest price per share (pence)
367.5
367.5
Highest price per share (pence)
367.5
368
Trading venue
JPSI
LSE
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
120,000
94,231
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
367.5000
367.6963
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
351,434,341 Sterling Shares
23,405,660 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 18 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 538,457,606.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
17 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Sterling
Date of purchase:
17 September 2024
17 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
10,600
192,475
Lowest price per share (pence)
365
364.5
Highest price per share (pence)
365
367
Trading venue
JPSI
LSE
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
10,600
192,475
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
365.0000
366.1154
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
351,648,572 Sterling Shares
23,191,429 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 17 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 538,772,739.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH MACRO LIMITED (the “Company”)
(a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with registration number 46235)
LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
Announcement of Weekly Estimated Net Asset Values
As at the close of business on 13th September 2024 the estimated Net Asset Values of each class of the Company’s shares are as follows:
Fund Name
Sedol
NAV Per Share
MTD Performance
YTD Performance
NAV Date
BH Macro Ltd
B1NPGV1
$4.28
2.09%
0.33%
13th September 2024
BH Macro Ltd
B1NP514
414p
2.13%
0.85%
13th September 2024
The Net Asset Value figures in this announcement are an estimate, and are based on unaudited estimated valuations. The final month-end Net Asset Value may be materially different from these estimated weekly values, and should only be taken as indicative values which have been provided for information only and no reliance should be placed on them. Estimated results, performance or achievements may differ materially from any actual results, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or revise such estimates to reflect any change in expectations, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
This document is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decisions.
The MTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the previous estimated month end NAV or, if published, the previous month end confirmed NAV. The YTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the NAV at the end of the last calendar year. MTD and YTD performance figures are based on the NAV per share calculated to four decimal places.
Enquiries:
bhfa@ntrs.com
Date: 17th September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
16 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
16 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
157,595
Lowest price per share (pence)
366.00
Highest price per share (pence)
371.00
Trading venue
LSE
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
157,595
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
369.1420
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
351,851,647 Sterling Shares
22,988,354 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 16 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 539,071,463.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited
Interim Report and Unaudited Financial Statements 2024LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
(Classified Regulated Information, under DTR 6 Annex 1 section 1.2)
The Company has today, in accordance with DTR 6.3.5, released its Interim Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended 30 June 2024. The Report will shortly be available from the Company’s website: www.bhmacro.com.
Chair’s Statement
Although we are far from alone in the closed-ended fund sector, 2024 remains a challenging year for BH Macro Limited (the “Company”) on three fronts:
• Firstly, whilst investment returns have been within the expected range they remain slightly negative in the six month period to 30 June 2024 and this has been magnified by the relative returns of other assets until very recently. The Board retains the utmost confidence in Brevan Howard Capital Management LP (the “Manager”) and the strategy of Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited (the “Master Fund”), both of which the Board continues to monitor closely.
• Secondly, whilst the discount in the prices of both the Sterling and US Dollar share classes to Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share have narrowed compared to the discounts seen last year, the respective discounts remain at levels that the Board and of course shareholders (the “Shareholders”) would like to see narrow further. The Board has continued with its buyback programme and to liaise closely with our major shareholders, in particular the merged Rathbones-Investec entity. Earlier this year, the Company and the Manager agreed to increase the annual buyback allowance for buybacks and redemptions for the Sterling shares class (the “Annual Buyback Allowance”) for 2024. The usual 2024 Annual Buyback Allowance (being 5% of the issued Sterling shares at the end of 2023 (excluding treasury shares)) was increased by an amount equal to the Sterling share class’s unused 2023 Annual Buyback Allowance (i.e., approximately 16.3 million Sterling shares). This has increased the total amount available for Sterling share buybacks in 2024 before the Company incurs a fee of 2% (of the price paid by the Company), payable to the Manager, on any buybacks it makes in excess of the increased Annual Allowance.
• Thirdly, the entire closed-ended fund sector is subject to greater pressure than at any other time in my more than 40 years experience of it. The concentration of shareholder registers, the concentration of the wealth management market, the levels of discount to NAV per share and the regulatory pressure on fee disclosure have contributed to a very difficult background for the entire sector. As a Board, we are focusing on effective buybacks and working with Kepler and JP Morgan to expand the investor base, particularly in the retail market.
NAV per share performance in the six-month period to 30 June 2024 has been slightly negative, being -1.10% for the Sterling share class and -1.54% for the US Dollar share class. The discount at which the Company’s two share classes traded to NAV continued to narrow during the period to 30 June 2024, assisted by the Company’s share buyback programme that was initiated in December 2023. The discount narrowed from 10.71% (as at 31 December 2023) to 8.62% (as at 30 June 2024) for the Sterling share class, and similarly from 11.71% (as at 31 December 2023) to 9.29% (as at 30 June 2024) for the US Dollar share class.
The Board has maintained regular dialogue with the Manager in order to assure itself of the quality of the investment team and supporting systems, operations and infrastructure across the organisation. The Company and the Manager have continued to pursue an active programme of public communication and investor relations and have held investor webinars and meetings with many key shareholders in the period. Up-to-date performance information is provided through NAV per share data published monthly on a ‘final’ basis, after being published on an estimated basis in both weekly and monthly reports, and through monthly Shareholder performance reports. All these reports and further information about the Company are available on the Company’s website (www.bhmacro.com).
The Board remains wholly independent of the Brevan Howard group of companies. The Directors are very closely focused on safeguarding the interests of shareholders and believe that the Company observes high standards of corporate governance. The Board continues to operate well with a high level of engagement and a close working relationship between the diverse members of the Board. We are pleased to say that we remain in compliance with all current regulations and recommendations relating to board composition.
The geopolitical background remains particularly concerning. In the US, President Biden withdrawing from the 2024 presidential election race and the assassination attempt on (former) President Trump appear to have amplified already deep divisions. The situation in the Middle East shows no signs of abating and, despite the prisoner exchange with Russia, tensions remain high in Europe. It remains difficult to see how the war in the Ukraine can be satisfactorily concluded. In the UK, Labour won a huge electoral majority in terms of seats and the early days of the new UK government have heralded the announcement of an “unexpected black hole” in public finances, which may be used to justify a range of potential tax increases coupled with significant settlements in public sector pay. Whether this paves the way for the foundations of a growth economy as claimed or merely increases inflation with continued slowing of productivity in the public sector remains to be seen. However, all these factors and many others contribute to a time of volatility and uncertainty.
The Board remains convinced of the value of the Company and its strategy and the quality of the Manager and look forward to delivering the highly diversifying positive returns, which the Company has delivered time and again over the past 17 years.
Richard Horlick
Chair
13 September 2024
Board Members
The Directors of the Company during the period and as at the date of signing, all of whom are non-executive, are listed below:
Richard Horlick (Chair)
Richard Horlick is UK resident. He is currently the non-executive chairman of CCLA Investment Management which manages assets for over 38,000 charities and church and local authority funds. He has served on a number of closed-ended fund boards. He has had a long and distinguished career in investment management graduating from Cambridge University in 1980 with an MA in Modern History. After 3 years in the corporate finance department of Samuel Montagu he joined Newton Investment Management in January 1984, where he became a Director and portfolio manager. In 1994, he joined Fidelity International as President of their institutional business outside the US and in 2001 became President and CEO of Fidelity Management Trust Company in Boston which was the Trust Bank for the US Fidelity Mutual fund range and responsible for their defined benefit pension business. In 2003, he joined Schroders Plc as a main board Director and head of investment worldwide. Mr. Horlick was appointed to the Board in May 2019 and was appointed Chair in February 2021.
Caroline Chan
Caroline Chan is a Guernsey resident and has over 30 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, having retired from private practice in 2020. After studying law at Oxford University, Caroline qualified as an English solicitor with Allen & Overy, working in their corporate teams in London and Hong Kong. On returning to Guernsey in 1998, Caroline qualified as a Guernsey advocate and practised locally, including as a partner with law firms Ogier and Mourant Ozannes. Since retiring from private practice, Caroline has taken on non-executive directorship roles and is Chair of the Board of Governors of The Ladies’ College, Guernsey. She was a member of the Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority until March 2023. Ms. Chan was appointed to the Board in December 2022.
Julia Chapman
Julia Chapman is a Jersey resident and a solicitor qualified in England & Wales and in Jersey with over 30 years’ experience in the investment fund and capital markets sector. After working at Simmons & Simmons in London, she moved to Jersey and became a partner of Mourant du Feu & Jeune (now Mourant) in 1999. She was then appointed general counsel to Mourant International Finance Administration (the firm’s fund administration division). Following its acquisition by State Street in April 2010, Julia was appointed European Senior Counsel for State Street’s alternative investment business. In July 2012, Julia left State Street to focus on the independent provision of directorship and governance services to a small number of investment fund vehicles. Mrs. Chapman was appointed to the Board in October 2021.
Bronwyn Curtis
Bronwyn Curtis is a UK resident and Senior Executive with 30 years leadership in finance, commodities, consulting and the media. Her executive roles included Head of Global Research at HSBC Plc, Managing Editor and Head of European Broadcast at Bloomberg LP, Chief Economist of Nomura International, and Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income Strategy at Deutsche Bank. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank and UNCTAD. Her other current appointments include non-executive member of the Oversight Board of the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, trustee of the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, the Australia-UK Chamber of Commerce and The Times shadow MPC. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics and La Trobe University in Australia where she received a Doctor of Letters in 2017. Bronwyn was awarded an OBE in 2008 for her services to business economics. Mrs. Curtis was appointed to the Board in January 2020 and was appointed Senior Independent Director on 13 September 2023.
John Le Poidevin
John Le Poidevin is Guernsey resident and has over 30 years’ business experience. Mr. Le Poidevin is a graduate of Exeter University and Harvard Business School, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a former partner of BDO LLP in London where, as Head of Consumer Markets, he developed an extensive breadth of experience and knowledge of listed businesses in the UK and overseas. He is an experienced non-executive who sits on several Plc boards and chairs a number of Audit Committees. He therefore brings a wealth of relevant experience in terms of corporate governance, audit, risk management and financial reporting. Mr. Le Poidevin was appointed to the Board in June 2016.
Disclosure of Directorships in Public Companies Listed on Recognised Stock Exchanges
The following summarises the Directors’ current directorships in other public companies:
Exchange
Richard Horlick
Riverstone Energy Limited
London
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities Plc
London
Caroline Chan
NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited
London
Julia Chapman
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
London
Henderson Far East Income Limited
London
The International Stock Exchange Group Limited
The International Stock Exchange
Bronwyn Curtis
Pershing Square Holdings Limited
London and Euronext Amsterdam
TwentyFour Income Fund Limited
London
John Le Poidevin
International Public Partnerships Limited
London
Super Group (SGHC) Limited
New York
TwentyFour Income Fund Limited
London
Directors’ Report
30 June 2024
The Directors submit their Interim Report together with the Company’s Unaudited Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Unaudited Statement of Operations, Unaudited Statement of Changes in Net Assets, Unaudited Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes for the period ended 30 June 2024. The Directors’ Report together with the Interim Unaudited Financial Statements and their related notes (the “Financial Statements”) give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company. They have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”) and are in agreement with the accounting records.
The Company
BH Macro Limited is a limited liability closed-ended investment company which was incorporated in Guernsey on 17 January 2007 and then admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") later that year.
The Company’s ordinary shares are issued in Sterling and US Dollars.
Investment Objective and Policy
The Company is organised as a feeder fund that invests all of its assets (net of short-term working capital requirements) directly in the Master Fund, a hedge fund in the form of a Cayman Islands open-ended investment company, which has as its investment objective the generation of consistent long-term appreciation through active leveraged trading and investment on a global basis. The Master Fund is managed by Brevan Howard Capital Management LP, the Company’s Manager.
The Master Fund has flexibility to invest in a wide range of instruments including, but not limited to, debt securities and obligations (which may be below investment grade), bank loans, listed and unlisted equities, other collective investment schemes, currencies, commodities, digital assets, futures, options, warrants, swaps and other derivative instruments. The underlying philosophy is to construct strategies, often contingent in nature, with superior risk/return profiles, whose outcome will often be crystallised by an expected event occurring within a pre-determined period of time.
The Master Fund employs a combination of investment strategies that focus primarily on economic change and monetary policy and market inefficiencies.
The Company may employ leverage for the purposes of financing share purchases or buy-backs, satisfying working capital requirements or financing further investment into the Master Fund, subject to an aggregate borrowing limit of 20% of the Company’s NAV, calculated as at the time of borrowing. Borrowing by the Company is in addition to leverage at the Master Fund level, which has no limit on its own leverage.
Results and Dividends
The results for the year are set out in the Unaudited Statement of Operations. The Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend.
Share Capital
On 23 January 2023, the Board announced the commencement of its initial issue (the “Initial Issue”), comprising of the initial placing (the “Placing”), intermediaries offer (the “Intermediaries Offer”) and offer for subscription (the “Offer for Subscription”), together with an issuance programme for subsequent issues, which remained open until 23 January 2024 (the “Issuance Programme”), in respect of the issue of up to an aggregate of 220 million shares (based on a 10:1 share sub-division); the issue of circular for an EGM, which was held on 6 February 2023, in relation to the Initial Issue, Issuance Programme and share sub-division; and details of amendments to the Management Agreement, including terms of the Company's investment in the Master Fund, in order to reflect the increased investment of the Company in the Master Fund as a result of the Initial Issue and the Issuance Programme. Further details are disclosed in note 5 of these Interim Unaudited Financial Statements.
On 6 February 2023, following the EGM, the Company announced that (i) the Board was empowered to allot and issue, in aggregate, up to 220 million new shares of no par value in the Company designated as Sterling shares or US Dollar shares, as if the pre-emption provisions of the Company’s articles of incorporation (“Articles”) did not apply; and (ii) each existing share would be sub-divided into 10 shares of the same currency class and with the same rights and subject to the same restrictions as the then existing shares of the same currency class, in the capital of the Company, with the sub-divided shares to be admitted to listing the following day. These resolutions superseded the relevant resolutions adopted at the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
On 13 February 2023, the completion of the Initial Issue saw a total of 72,378,000 Sterling shares and 746,400 US Dollar shares issued at a price per share equal, respectively, to 431.5 pence per Sterling share and US$4.47 per US Dollar share, raising gross proceeds of approximately £312.3m for the Sterling share class and US$3.3m for the US Dollar share class.
At the Annual General Meeting held on 5 June 2024, Shareholders approved an Ordinary Resolution to allow the Directors to have the power to issue further shares totalling 119,634,098 Sterling shares and 9,820,829 US Dollar shares, respectively. Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting also approved a Special Resolution that authorised the maximum number of shares that may be purchased on-market by the Company until the next Annual General Meeting, being 53,804,834 Sterling shares and 4,416,869 US Dollar shares.
Since 13 December 2023 to 30 June 2024, the Company has bought back 18,208,099 Sterling class shares on the London Stock Exchange with prices ranging from £3.28 to £3.68 per share. The Company did not buy-back any US Dollar class shares in the period. The repurchased shares are held in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue at the period end is disclosed in note 5 of the Interim Unaudited Financial Statements.
Going Concern
The Directors, having considered the Principal and Emerging Risks and Uncertainties to which the Company is exposed, which are listed on Directors’ Report and on the assumption that these are managed or mitigated as noted, are not aware of any material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and, accordingly, consider that it is appropriate that the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for these Interim Unaudited Financial Statements.
The Board continues to monitor the ongoing impact of various geopolitical events, including economic volatility, recessionary risks and the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The Board has concluded that the biggest threat to the Company remains the failure of a key service provider to maintain business continuity and resiliency. The Board has assessed the measures in place by key service providers to maintain business continuity and, so far, has not identified any significant issues that affect the Company. The financial position of the Company has not been negatively impacted by geopolitical events either and the Board is confident that these events have not impacted the going concern assessment of the Company.
In December 2023 the Board commenced a share buy-back programme to manage any excess mis-match between buyers and sellers of the Company’s shares in the public markets and this has led to a narrowing of the discount at which the Company’s shares traded during the period. All share buy backs have been and will continue to be funded by specific cash allocated to them through the redemption of shares in the Master Fund and there is therefore no impact on the cash available to cover the Company’s central operating costs. As announced on 17 June 2024, the Manager has temporarily waived the redemption fee on buy-backs that would normally apply above a certain level (by increasing the 2024 buyback allowance by 16,308,970 this being the unused Sterling Shares buyback allowance for 2023) and so there are no additional charges for effecting these buy backs other than the transaction fees paid to the Company’s brokers.
The Directors have therefore concluded that there are no significant cash flow or other risks in relation to preparing the interim financial statements on a going concern basis.
The Board
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for safeguarding the Company’s assets, for the determination of the investment policy of the Company, for reviewing the performance of the service providers and for the Company’s activities. The Directors, all of whom are non-executive, are listed on Board Members section.
The Articles provide that, unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, the number of Directors shall not be less than two.
The Board meets at least four times a year and between these formal meetings, there is regular contact with the Manager, JPMorgan Cazenove (the “Corporate Broker”) and the Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited (the “Administrator”). The Directors are kept fully informed of investment and financial controls, and other matters that are relevant to the business of the Company are brought to the attention of the Directors. The Directors also have access to the Administrator and, where necessary in the furtherance of their duties, to independent professional advice at the expense of the Company.
For each Director, the tables below set out the number of Board meetings and Audit Committee meetings they were entitled to attend during the six-month period ended 30 June 2024 and the number of such meetings attended by each Director.
Scheduled Board Meetings
Held
Attended
Richard Horlick
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BH Macro Limited (the "Company")(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares13 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class Sterling Date of purchase: 13 September 2024 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 154,048 Lowest price per share (pence) 369.00 Highest price per share (pence) 370.00 Trading venue London Aggregate volume per date per trading venue: 154,048 Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence): 369.5703The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury) Ordinary Shares held in Treasury 352,009,242 Sterling Shares 22,830,759 Sterling Shares 28,264,120 Dollar Shares Nil Dollar SharesFrom 13 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 539,303,285.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.comWilliam Simmonds JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company SecretaryNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares12 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class Sterling Sterling Date of purchase: 12 September 2024 12 September 2024 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 50,000 223,085 Lowest price per share (pence) 368.50 367.50 Highest price per share (pence) 369.00 369.50 Trading venue JPM SI London Aggregate volume per date per trading venue: 50,000 223,085 Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence): 368.7500 368.2552The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury) Ordinary Shares held in Treasury 352,163,290 Sterling Shares 22,676,711 Sterling Shares 28,264,120 Dollar Shares Nil Dollar SharesFrom 12 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 539,529,889.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.comWilliam Simmonds JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company SecretaryNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
11 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class Sterling Date of purchase: 11 September 2024 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 174,404 Lowest price per share (pence) 363.50 Highest price per share (pence) 365.00 Trading venue London Aggregate volume per date per trading venue: 174,404 Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence): 364.1627The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury) Ordinary Shares held in Treasury 352,436,375 Sterling Shares 22,403,626 Sterling Shares 28,264,120 Dollar Shares Nil Dollar SharesFrom 11 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 539,931,597.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
10 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
10 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
95,000
Lowest price per share (pence)
354.50
Highest price per share (pence)
357.50
Trading venue
London
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
95,000
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
356.3947
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
352,610,779 Sterling Shares
22,229,222 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 10 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 540,188,146.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH MACRO LIMITED (the “Company”)(a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with registration number 46235)
LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
Announcement of Weekly Estimated Net Asset Values
As at the close of business on 6th September 2024 the estimated Net Asset Values of each class of the Company’s shares are as follows:
Fund Name Sedol NAV Per Share MTD Performance YTD Performance NAV Date BH Macro Ltd B1NPGV1 $4.26 1.58% -0.17% 6th September 2024 BH Macro Ltd B1NP514 412p 1.59% 0.32% 6th September 2024The Net Asset Value figures in this announcement are an estimate, and are based on unaudited estimated valuations. The final month-end Net Asset Value may be materially different from these estimated weekly values, and should only be taken as indicative values which have been provided for information only and no reliance should be placed on them. Estimated results, performance or achievements may differ materially from any actual results, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or revise such estimates to reflect any change in expectations, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
This document is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decisions.
The MTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the previous estimated month end NAV or, if published, the previous month end confirmed NAV. The YTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the NAV at the end of the last calendar year. MTD and YTD performance figures are based on the NAV per share calculated to four decimal places.
Enquiries:
bhfa@ntrs.com
Date: 10th September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
09 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
09 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
105,321
Lowest price per share (pence)
357.50
Highest price per share (pence)
359.00
Trading venue
London
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
105,321
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
358.2934
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
352,705,779 Sterling Shares
22,134,222 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 09 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 540,327,891.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
06 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
06 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
138,429
Lowest price per share (pence)
356.00
Highest price per share (pence)
358.00
Trading venue
London
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
138,429
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
357.0153
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
352,811,100 Sterling Shares
22,028,901 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 06 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 540,482,818.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH MACRO LIMITED (the "Company")
(a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with registration number 46235)
LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
Announcement of Monthly Estimated Net Asset Values
As at the close of business on 31st August 2024 the estimated Net Asset Values of each class of the Company's shares are as follows:
Fund Name
Sedol
NAV Per Share
MTD Performance
YTD Performance
NAV Date
BH Macro Ltd
B1NPGV1
$4.20
-0.61%
-1.72%
31st August 2024
BH Macro Ltd
B1NP514
405p
-0.56%
-1.25%
31st August 2024
The Net Asset Value figures in this announcement are an estimate, and are based on unaudited estimated valuations. The final month-end Net Asset Value may be materially different from these estimated weekly values, and should only be taken as indicative values which have been provided for information only and no reliance should be placed on them. Estimated results, performance or achievements may differ materially from any actual results, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or revise such estimates to reflect any change in expectations, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
This document is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decisions.
The MTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the previous estimated month end NAV or, if published, the previous month end confirmed NAV. The YTD performance figures are calculated by reference to the NAV at the end of the last calendar year. MTD and YTD performance figures are based on the NAV per share calculated to four decimal places.
Enquiries:
bhfa@ntrs.com
Date: 5th September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
05 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
05 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
133,995
Lowest price per share (pence)
357.50
Highest price per share (pence)
364.00
Trading venue
London
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
133,995
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
362.0897
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
352,949,529 Sterling Shares
21,890,472 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 05 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 540,686,447.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")
(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235)
Transaction in Own Shares
04 September 2024
BH Macro Limited (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc:
Ordinary Shares: - Share Class
Sterling
Date of purchase:
04 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
215,000
Lowest price per share (pence)
363.00
Highest price per share (pence)
365.00
Trading venue
London
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:
215,000
Weighted average price per day per trading venue (pence):
364.1763
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above share transactions of the relevant US Dollar and Sterling Shares, the total number of shares in issue in each share class of the Company will be as follows:
Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury)
Ordinary Shares held in Treasury
353,083,524 Sterling Shares
21,756,477 Sterling Shares
28,264,120 Dollar Shares
Nil Dollar Shares
From 04 September 2024, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded up to the whole number) is 540,883,554.
Enquiries:
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove
Tel: 020 7588 2828
The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: 01481 745001
BH Macro Limited (the "Company")(a closed-ended collective investment scheme established as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 46235) LEI: 549300ZOFF0Z2CM87C29
August 2024 Share Conversion4 September 2024
(Classified Regulated Information, under DTR 6 Annex 1 section 2.3)
The Company has received (in aggregate) the following share conversion requests from shareholders for the 31 August 2024 Share Conversion Date:
146,931 USD Shares to convert to GBP Shares
207,247 GBP Shares to convert to USD Shares
Conversions will take place as soon as practicable after the Company's month-end net asset value figures for August 2024 are released. Converting shareholders will be notified upon conversion taking place, which will be no later than 25 business days after 31 August 2024.
Company website: www.bhmacro.com
Enquiries:The Company SecretaryNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) LimitedTel: +44 (0) 1481 745001
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