VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED - APPOINTMENT OF AXA IM PARIS AS AIFM

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Guernsey, 22 July 2014 - As a consequence of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager directive

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which comes into force on the 22
July 2014, Volta Finance Limited (the "Company" or "Volta
Finance" or "Volta") confirms the formal appointment of AXA IM Paris as the Alternative Investment Fund Manager ("AIFM') to the Company. This means that AXA IM Paris will continue to be responsible for the management of the Company's investment portfolio, subject to the overall control by the Board.
In relation with the AIFM directive, Volta appointed State Street Custody Services (Guernsey) Limited as its new depositary/custodian, replacing Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.
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ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED
Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under the Companies (Guernsey) Laws, 2008 (as amended) and listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam. Its investment objectives are to preserve capital and to provide a stable stream of income to its shareholders through dividends. For this purpose, it pursues a multi-asset investment strategy targeting various underlying assets. The assets that the Company may invest in either directly or indirectly include, but are not limited to: corporate credits; sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt; residential mortgage loans; automobile loans. Volta Finance
Limited's basic approach to its underlying assets is through vehicles and arrangements that provide leveraged exposure to some of those underlying assets.
Volta Finance Limited has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris, an investment management company with a division specialised in structured credit, for the investment management of all its assets.
ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM is one of the largest
European-based asset managers with €547 billion in assets under management as of the end of December 2013. AXA IM employs approximately 2,143 people around the world and operates out of 21 countries.
CONTACTS
Company Secretary and Administrator Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited voltafinance@sannegroup.com
+44 (0) 1481 739811
Depositary
State Street Custody Services (Guernsey) Limited
For the Investment Manager
AXA Investment Managers Paris

Serge Demay serge.demay @axa-im.com
+33 (0) 1 44 45 84 47
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This press release is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to acquire shares in Volta Finance. Its circulation may be prohibited in certain jurisdictions and
no recipient may circulate copies of this document in breach of such limitations or restrictions.
This document is not an offer for sale of the securities referred to herein in the United States or to persons who are "U.S. persons" for purposes of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or otherwise in circumstances where such offer would be restricted by applicable law. Such securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration from the Securities Act. The company does not intend to register any portion of the offer of such securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of such securities in the United States.
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Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.

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Any target information is based on certain assumptions as to future events which may not prove to be realised. Due to the uncertainty surrounding these future events, the targets are not intended to be and should not be regarded as profits or earnings or any other type of
forecasts. There can be no assurance that any of these targets will be achieved. In addition, no
assurance can be given that the investment objective will be achieved.
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