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08/01/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 4857S  Pantheon International PLC  08 January 2025

8 January 2025

 

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Pantheon International Plc

("PIP" or the "Company")

 

Performance Update at 30 November 2024

 

Performance Update at 30 November 2024

 

501.6p                         NAV per share

+2.2%                          NAV per share movement
for the month

£2.3bn                         Net asset value

+79%                           Total NAV per share
return (5Y)*

£1.5bn                        Market capitalisation

+40%                           Total shareholder
return (5Y)*

£16.0m                        Net portfolio cash flow**

4.0x                             Financing
cover***

 

 

Month to 30 November 2024

 

PIP announced an unaudited net asset value ("NAV") per share of 501.6p as at
30 November 2024, an increase of +10.8p (+2.2%) from the NAV per share as at
31 October 2024.

In the month to 30 November 2024, valuation gains** were +9.1p (+1.9%),
investment income** added +0.1p (+0.0%), foreign exchange movements** were
+2.5p (+0.5%), share buybacks added +0.2p (+0.0%) and expenses and taxes****
were -1.1p (-0.2%).

PIP's valuation policy for private equity funds is based on the latest
valuations reported by the managers of the funds in which PIP has holdings. In
the case of PIP's valuation as at 30 November 2024, 7% of reported valuations
are dated 30 November 2024 or later, 77% are dated 30 September 2024 and 16%
are dated 30 June 2024. Of the 7% of valuations dated 30 November 2024 or
later, 5.2% reflect the mark-to-market fair value adjustment for PIP's listed
company holdings.

At 30 November 2024, PIP's private equity assets stood at £2,555m, whilst net
available cash balances^ were £21m. The Asset Linked Note^^ ("ALN")
outstanding as at 30 November 2024 amounted to £26m. Undrawn commitments to
investments stood at £759m as at 30 November 2024, calculated using exchange
rates at that date. PIP maintains a £400m^^^ multi-tranche, multi-currency
revolving credit facility. As at 30 November 2024, £116m was drawn down under
the credit facility and $150m (£118m GBP equivalent as at month end) of
private placement notes were outstanding, resulting in a net debt to NAV ratio
of 9.2%.^^^^

Net Portfolio Cash Flow

PIP received distributions of £29.8m relative to £13.8m of calls from
existing commitments to private equity funds. Therefore, PIP's portfolio
generated net cash of £16.0m during the month.

 

New Investments

 

During the month, PIP made a total of £27.4m of commitments during the
month.  This included:

·    A £13.4m primary commitment to IK Small Cap IV (SC) and a £5.7m
primary commitment to IK Small Cap IV (DC), European buyout funds targeting
small to lower mid-market companies in the business services, healthcare,
consumer and industrials sectors.

·    An £8.3m investment in a manager-led secondary investment alongside
DW Healthcare Partners in Med Learning Group, a US-based provider of
continuing education to healthcare professionals.

 

Share Buybacks

 

PIP invested £1.5m in share buybacks during the month, acquiring 466,326
shares at a weighted average price of 318.9p per share. This price represented
an average discount of 33.2% to the prevailing NAV per share at the time of
the transactions. Of the £10.0m allocated to share buybacks in the financial
year to date, PIP has invested a total of £9.2m as at 30 November 2024.

 

Six months to 30 November 2024

 

Performance

 

The unaudited NAV per share of 501.6p as at 30 November 2024 is an increase of
+11.1p (+2.3%) relative to the NAV per share as at 31 May 2024. Valuation
gains* added +15.7p (+3.2%), investment income* added +1.9p (+0.4%), foreign
exchange movements* were -2.0p (-0.4%), share buybacks added +1.5p (+0.3%) and
expenses and taxes**** were -6.0p (-1.2%).

 

Portfolio Net Cash Flow

 

PIP received distributions of £117.5m relative to £72.5m of calls from
existing commitments to private equity funds. Therefore, PIP's portfolio
generated net cash of £45.0m during the half year.

 

New Commitments

 

PIP made 10 new investments during the half year ended 30 November 2024,
amounting to £88.0m in new commitments. These commitments were to five
primary funds (£50.9m), two co-investments (£20.9m) and three manager-led
secondaries (£16.2m).

PIP continued to make primary commitments, the timing of which is linked to
the fundraising cycles of a targeted list of GPs.

 

Share Buybacks

 

During the six months ended 30 November 2024, PIP invested £12.7m***** in
share buybacks, acquiring 3,988,292 shares at a weighted average price of
318.3p per share. This price represented an average discount of 34.4% to the
prevailing NAV per share at the time of the transactions.

 

Share buybacks during the half year have resulted in a +0.3% uplift to the May
2024 NAV per share.

 

Capital Allocation

 

The adjusted net portfolio cash flow, which is calculated according to PIP's
Capital Allocation Policy, was £1.2m during the three months to 30 November
2024. As a result, less than £1.0m should be allocated to share buybacks in
the next quarterly cycle. Nevertheless, the PIP Board is committed to
delivering for shareholders and has exercised its discretion by opting to
allocate £5.0m to share buybacks for the quarter. For the financial
year-to-date, £15.0m has been allocated to share buybacks.

 

* Based on the change in the NAV per share and ordinary share price over the
period.

** Figures are stated net of movements associated with the ALN share of the
reference portfolio. Valuation movement includes the mark-to-market fair value
adjustment of listed company holdings.

***Ratio of net available cash, portfolio value and undrawn credit facility to
outstanding commitments. Outstanding commitments relating to funds outside
their investment period (>13 years old) were excluded from the calculation
as there is a low likelihood of these being drawn. This amounted to £42.0m as
at 30 November 2024.

**** Operating expenses, financing costs and withholding taxes on investment
distributions.

***** Includes £3.6m of share repurchases that relate to the unused portion
of the £200m FY2024 share buyback programme that was carried over to the
current financial year.

^Net available cash calculated as cash and net current assets / (liabilities)
less undistributed net cashflows associated with the ALN.

^^Unlisted 10-year note issued on 31 October 2017 whose cost and repayments
are linked to a reference portfolio consisting of the Company's older vintage
funds.

^^^ PIP maintains a £400m multi-currency credit facility. The overall credit
facility comprises facilities of US$393.0m and €120.0m and had a sterling
equivalent value of £409.0m as at 30 November 2024. As at 30 November 2024,
PIP had drawn down £115.7m of the credit facility.

^^^^Net debt calculated as borrowings (excluding the outstanding balance of
the Asset Linked Note) less net available cash. The ALN is not considered in
the calculation of gross borrowings or the loan-to-value ratio, as defined in
PIP's credit facility and note agreements. If the ALN is included, net debt to
NAV was 10.3% as at 30 November 2024.

 

Annualised Performance as at 30 November 2024^^^^^

 

                       1 Year (%p.a.)  3 Years    5 Years    10 Years   Since Inception

                                       (% p.a.)   (% p.a.)   (% p.a.)   (% p.a.)

 NAV per share         5.3%            6.0%       12.4%      12.8%      11.8%
 Ordinary share price  11.1%           0.7%       7.0%       10.1%      10.7%
 FTSE All-Share, TR    15.7%           7.9%       5.7%       6.1%       7.5%
 MSCI World TR, (£)    27.9%           10.8%      13.4%      13.0%      8.8%

^^^^^PIP was launched on 18 September 1987. The performance figures for PIP
assume reinvestment of dividends and capital.

Discrete Performance as at 30 November 2024

 

                       30/11/2023- 30/11/2024  30/11/2022- 30/11/2023  30/11/2021- 30/11/2022  30/11/2020- 30/11/2021  30/11/2019 - 30/11/2020
 NAV per share         5.3%                    1.5%                    11.5%                   34.1%                   12.1%
 Ordinary share price  11.1%                   8.7%                    -15.5%                  37.9%                   -0.2%
 FTSE All-Share, TR    15.7%                   1.8%                    6.5%                    17.4%                   -10.3%
 MSCI World TR, (£)    27.9%                   6.8%                    -0.5%                   23.4%                   11.5%

 

Largest Holdings

 

Largest companies by value as at 31 August 2024

 

 Company           Country      Sector                  % of portfolio
 Kaseya            Switzerland  Information Technology  1.4%
 Visma             Norway       Information Technology  1.2%
 Action            Netherlands  Consumer                1.2%
 Smile Doctors     USA          Healthcare              0.9%
 John Staurulakis  USA          Industrials             0.9%

 

Largest managers by value as at 30 November 2024

 

 Manager                     Region  % of portfolio
 Insight Partners            USA     6.9%
 Index Ventures              Global  4.0%
 HgCapital                   Europe  3.8%
 Providence Equity Partners  USA     3.2%
 Parthenon Capital           USA     2.6%

 

Foreign Exchange Exposure

 

At 30 November 2024, the value of the private equity investment assets stood
at £2,555m. Of the private equity investment assets at PIP's holding level,
76% were represented by funds reporting values denominated in US dollars, 19%
denominated in euros, 4% denominated in sterling and 1% denominated in other
currencies.

 

Of the 76% of investment assets denominated in US dollars, approximately 8%
(expressed as a proportion of PIP's total portfolio) are invested in funds
investing mainly in Europe and approximately 6% (expressed as a proportion of
PIP's total portfolio) in funds investing mainly in Asia.

 

As at 30 November 2024, the GBP/USD exchange rate was 1.2709 and the GBP/EUR
exchange rate was 1.2034.

 

Monthly Report

 

The November 2024 newsletter can be accessed on PIP's website at www.piplc.com
(http://www.piplc.com) in the Investor Relations section under the heading
"Newsletters".

 

This announcement contains inside information.

 

Ends

 

LEI: 2138001B3CE5S5PEE928

 

For more information please visit PIP's website at www.piplc.com or contact:

 

Pantheon

Helen Steers MBE / Charlotte Morris / Vicki Bradley

Tel: +44 20 3356 1800

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NOTES

 

PIP

PIP is a listed FTSE 250 private equity investment trust, overseen by
an independent Board of Directors and managed by Pantheon, one of the leading
private equity investment managers globally. PIP offers investors a liquid,
differentiated entry point to the excellent growth potential of global private
equity, with access to the primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities
of some of the best managers in the world. The Company has a track record of
NAV outperformance over the long term and manages risk strategically through
diversification and rigorous selection based on Pantheon's extensive
experience and international platform, and robust investment due diligence and
decision-making processes.

 

Pantheon

PIP is managed and advised by Pantheon, a specialist global private markets
investor. Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for
more than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative solutions
covering the full lifecycle of investments, across private equity, real assets
and private credit. The firm has partnered with more than 650 clients, with
approximately $68bn in discretionary assets under management (as at 30 June
2024).

 

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decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of,
securities in the Company.

John Singer CBE

Chair, Pantheon International Plc

Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon EX1 1TS

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