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Volta Finance Limited

Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com. Volta Finance Limited. January Monthly Report. At 29 January 2010. By obtaining access to and reviewing this monthly report, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the following:

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Volta Finance Limited

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  1. Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Volta Finance Limited January Monthly Report At 29 January 2010 By obtaining access to and reviewing this monthly report, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the following: This monthly report does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any shares or other securities of Volta Finance Limited (the “Company”) whose portfolio is managed by AXA Investment Managers Paris (the “Investment Manager”), or securities of any other entity (together, the “Securities”). Nor shall this monthly report or any part of it nor the fact of its distribution or publication (on the Company’s website or otherwise) form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision in relation to the Securities. This monthly report does not constitute a recommendation regarding the Securities. The information contained herein is for information purposes only, does not purport to contain all the information that may be required to evaluate the Company or any other entity or their respective financial positions. This monthly report speaks only as of its date and neither the Company nor the Investment Manager is under any obligation to update the information contained herein. Certain information and estimates contained herein are originated by or derived from third parties and therefore the accuracy and completeness of such information and estimates has not been verified. It should also be noted that the financial information contained herein has not been audited. No representation or warranty whatsoever, whether express or implied, is given by or on behalf of the Company, the Investment Manager, their affiliates, or their respective directors, officers or employees or any other person as to (a) the accuracy or completeness of the information or (b) the opinions contained in this monthly report. None of the Company, the Investment Manager, any of their affiliates, or their respective directors, officers or employees or any other person accepts any liability whatsoever for any such information or opinions. Nothing contained herein shall be relied upon as a promise or representation whether as to past or future performance of the Company, any other entity, any Securities or any asset class in the Company’s portfolio. No statement in this monthly report is intended to be nor may be construed as a profit forecast and there can be no assurance that the assumptions described herein, the returns and targets (including without limitation target portfolio composition) indicated herein will be achieved. The valuation of financial assets can vary significantly from the prices that the Company could obtain if it sought to liquidate the positions due to market conditions and general economic environment. Such valuations do not constitute a fairness or similar opinion and should not be regarded as such. They follow the valuation policy of the Company as adapted from time to time in the best interests of the shareholders, taking into account the evolutions and the illiquidity of financial markets.

  2. Comment Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Dear Shareholders and Investors, At the end of January 2010, the Gross Asset Value (the “GAV”) of Volta Finance Limited (the “Company”, “Volta Finance” or “Volta”) was €86.8m or €2.87 per share, an increase of €0.28 per share from €2.59 per share at the end of December 2009. The January mark-to-market variations* of Volta Finance’s asset classes have been: +1.9% for ABS investments, +9.5% for mezzanine of CDO investments, +30.1% for residuals of CDO investments and -2.8% for Corporate Credit investments. These performances reflect the modest widening of spreads in the corporate credit area and the acknowledgement by market participants of the improving situation of residual positions in CLOs. Excluding principal payments from short-term ABS investments (€0.1m in January), Volta’s assets have generated the equivalent of €1.6m of cash flows during January 2010 (non-euro amounts converted into euro using end-of-month cross currency rates) bringing the total cash generated for the current semi-annual period that began on the 1st of August 2009 to €7.4m (excluding principal payments from short-term ABS), compared with €13.7m for the same six-month period in 2008 and with €8.8m collected for the previous semi-annual period ended in July 2009. In January, the Company invested a total of €2.6m in two deals: a mezzanine tranche of CLO (Guggenheim 2002 - C) and one short-term ABS (HMI 2006 – 3A2). As of the end of January the Company held €4.2m of cash, including €0.5m posted through margin calls linked to its currency hedge positions. MARKET ENVIRONMENT In January, credit spreads widened modestly on the back of sovereign risk tensions. The 5y European iTraxx index (series 12) and the 5y iTraxx European Crossover Index (series 12) widened respectively from 73 bps and 430 bps at the end of December to 82 bps and 454 bps at the end of January. According to the CSFB Leverage Loan Index, the average price for US liquid first lien loans increased significantly, from 87.41% to 88.94%.** VOLTA FINANCE PORTFOLIO As regards the Company’s Corporate Credit holdings, in January, no particular event materially affected the situation of the Corporate Credit holdings. The two first-loss positions in Jazz III and ARIA III remain highly sensitive to any credit event that could occur. At the end of January, these two first-loss positions represented 60% of Volta’s €17.4m Corporate Credit assets, the remaining portion being composed of two senior tranches (initially rated AAA) and one mezzanine tranche (initially rated A). The slight decline in value for these assets is linked to the modest widening of credit spreads.

  3. Comment (continued) Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com As regards the Company’s investments in residual and mezzanine debt of CLOs, defaults and downgrades in underlying portfolios continued to occur, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous months. Taking all these positions together, it has been highlighting for several months in the previous monthly reports that the average situation of those positions were improving. In January, it finally started to be reflected by their market prices: the average market price of the classical residual positions (excluding Tennenbaum Opportunities Fund and Confluent) went from 19.8% to 28.8%. Considering the latest purchase made in January, the mezzanine debt tranche portfolio held by Volta is now made of 21 different positions, representing 37% of the end-of-month GAV. Nothing material occurred during the month regarding these assets. Two of these positions (Alpstar 2A E and Cheyne Credit Opp.) are still unable to pay their coupon due to an overcollateralisation test breach. As regards the Company’s ABS investments, in January, no particular event affected the six UK non-conforming residual holdings as well as Promise Mobility, a residual position in a highly diversified portfolio of small and medium German company loans. The various investments in short-term euro ABS senior tranches amounted to €3.5m. The Company considers that opportunities could arise in several structured credit sectors in the current market environment. Among others, mezzanine tranches of CLOs and of European ABS or senior tranches of Corporate Credit portfolios could be considered for investments. Investments will be made depending on the pace at which market opportunities could be seized and cash is available. From time to time, as it was the case in December, the Company should be expected to sell some previous investments in order to seize other opportunities in the market. * “Mark-to-market variation” is calculated as the Dietz-performance of the assets in each bucket, taking into account the MtM of the assets at month-end, payments received from the assets over the period, and ignoring changes in cross currency rates Nevertheless, some residual currency effects could impact the aggregate value of the portfolio when aggregating each bucket. ** Index data source: Markit, Bloomberg.

  4. Gross Asset Value Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com GAV and Share Price History

  5. Portfolio Composition Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Breakdown by Primary Target Asset Class Breakdown by Geography * * Look through. Includes the geographic exposure gained through the underlying portfolio of Jazz III, Aria II and Aria III. Does not include cash.

  6. Volta Finance Portfolio Holdings: Complete List Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com

  7. Volta Finance Portfolio Holdings: Complete List (ctd.) Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com

  8. Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Volta Finance Portfolio Holdings: Complete List (ctd.)

  9. Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Volta Finance Portfolio Holdings: Complete List (ctd.)

  10. Asset Class Analysis Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com

  11. About Volta Finance Ltd Contact on the portfolio composition Volta Admin Team VoltaAdmin@list.db.com Volta Finance Ltd. (the "Company") is incorporated in Guernsey under the Companies (Guernsey) Laws. The Company's investment objectives are to preserve capital and to provide a stable stream of income to its shareholders through dividends. It seeks to attain its investment objectives by pursuing a multi-asset class investment strategy. The strategy focuses on direct and indirect investment in and exposures to a variety of assets selected for the purpose of generating overall stable and predictable cash flows for the company. The underlying assets principally targeted for direct and indirect investment (collectively, the "Primary Underlying Assets'') consists of (but not limited to): corporate credits‚ sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt, residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans, automobile loans, student loans, credit card receivables, leases, and debt and equity interests in infrastructure projects. Volta Finance Ltd.’s basic approach to investment in these Primary Underlying Assets is through vehicles and arrangements that essentially provide leveraged exposure to portfolios of Primary Underlying Assets (for example, the kind of risk/reward profile typically associated with the residual interest in a securitisation transaction). In this regard, the Company has instructed AXA Investment Managers Paris, the company's investment portfolio manager (the "Investment Manager"), to pursue its investment strategy by concentrating initially on five principal target asset classes, each of which is supported principally if not entirely by cash flows generated by Primary Underlying Assets ("Primary Target Asset Classes''): Corporate Credits Investment grade, sub-investment grade and unrated credits. These may include industrial companies as well as financial institutions (such as banks), among others. The Company uses the term ""corporate credits'' to refer both to cash obligations (bonds or loans) of corporate or other commercial borrowers and to synthetic arrangements (such as credit default swaps) referencing these entities. The Company's focus in this area is on acquiring or creating loss investment exposure to diversified portfolios of these credits (e.g., through bespoke collateralised swap obligations ("CSOs'') managed by the Investment Manager). The Company includes in this Primary Target Asset Class cash and synthetic CDOs/CSOs that have corporate credits a majority of which are investment grade and that are managed by the Investment Manager. Leveraged Loans Leveraged loan obligations, including positions in mezzanine and second lien loans, as well as loans with higher payment priorities. These loan obligations may be rated or unrated, secured or unsecured and senior or subordinated. Initially, the Company intends to obtain exposure to this asset class in a leveraged format through a synthetic arrangement (Total Return Swap). Asset-Backed Securities The Company's initial focus in this area is on residual income positions of asset-backed securities, although the Company may also invest in debt tranches in a leveraged format. CDOs The Company intends to invest in the securities of collateralised debt obligations, collateralised loan obligations, collateralised synthetic obligations and similar leveraged investment vehicles (collectively "CDOs''). The Company's initial focus in this Primary Target Asset Class will be on the residual income positions of CDOs managed by portfolio managers other than the Investment Manager, although the Company may invest to a lesser extent in higher-ranking positions in a leveraged format as well. Infrastructure Assets Infrastructure assets. The Company will seek to acquire investments in infrastructure projects generally but not necessarily located in Europe. Among the sectors in which the Company may invest are transport, public buildings, energy and utilities. The Company may invest in both "greenfield'' and "brownfield'‘ projects, and may acquire both debt and equity/quasi-equity interests in infrastructure projects.

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