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1 Funding private projects in challenging markets March 2010

2 224.6.2016 Finnfund in brief Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (Finnfund) – development finance institution State of Finland 87,1 %, Finnvera Plc 12,8 %, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK 0,1 % Founded in 1980 Office in Helsinki, staff of 44 persons Member of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) Risk capital for projects in developing countries and Russia Investment criteria include: - profitability - social and environmental responsibility - development impacts

3 Finnfund in numbers, 31 August 2009 324.6.2016 Shareholders’ capital EUR 149 million Portfolio EUR 158 million Portfolio and undisbursed commitments EUR 375 million Total assetsEUR 235 million Number of investments123 Number of investment countries25

4 424.6.2016 Finnfund’s target countries by income level

5 524.6.2016 What does Finnfund finance? Profitable private projects -establishment or additional investments -from small and medium-sized companies to large companies -in different sectors Positive development and environmental impacts Finnish interest In developing countries and Russia

6 624.6.2016 Finnish interest Finnish partner Long-term partnership –e.g. subcontractor, raw material producer, long-term customer Transfer of Finnish technology Significant positive environmental impacts –e.g. renewable energy and energy efficiency In low-income countries also co-financing with other development finance institutions

7 724.6.2016 What is Finnfund’s role? Financial investor with minority stake, EUR 1-10 million Long-term investor Sharing country risks Sharing political risks Expert of development financing Partner of the project sponsor with industry knowledge

8 824.6.2016 Financial instruments Equity - risk-sharing as a minority shareholder Mezzanine - subordinated and convertible loans Loans - medium to long-term investment loans Guarantees to local financiers

9 924.6.2016 Equity investments Minority shareholder Smaller share than the project sponsor Shareholders’ agreement to secure the interests of each counterpart Possibility to having a board seat Exit terms agreed in advance –selling of minority share to the partner –selling of majority to a third party

10 1024.6.2016 Investment loans Maturity 5-10 years, grace period possible Market-based interest rate – compensation for the risk-taking Exemption of withholding taxation in several countries Collateral e.g. assets of the project company Currency typically EUR or USD

11 Exemption of withholding taxation 1124.6.2016 ArgentinaChinaPakistan ArmeniaKyrgyzstanSingapore AzerbaidzhanMacedoniaUkraine BarbadosMalaysiaUzbekistan IndonesiaMexicoBelarus IndiaMoldovaViet Nam

12 1224.6.2016 Mezzanine financing Instruments that improve capital structure Facilitates obtaining of loans Instruments e.g. convertible loans, preferred shares, convertible bonds Easier exit than from equity investment

13 1324.6.2016 Portfolio and commitments - geographical distribution (total EUR 375 million), 31 August 2009 (total number of commitments 123)

14 1424.6.2016 Portfolio and commitments by sector (total EUR 375 million), 31 August 2009 (total number of commitments 123)

15 1524.6.2016 Investment portfolio (EUR million)

16 1624.6.2016 Annual board approvals in 2004-2008 (at original value, EUR million)

17 1724.6.2016 Number of investment commitments growing fast especially in poor countries (EUR million)

18 1824.6.2016 Contacts www.finnfund.fi firstname.lastname@finnfund.fi tel. +358 9 348 434 Uudenmaankatu 16 B FI-00120 Helsinki, Finland


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