Press Release

6 December 2010  

For immediate release:  

MINING JOURNAL - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2010

Winner of the Fund Manager of the Year Award:

Craton Capital

Craton Capital has won the Fund Manager of the Year award at the Mining Journal’s “Outstanding Achievement Awards 2010” event, held in London on the 1st December, for the Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund.

This is a notable event in the mining industry calendar, and nearly 1000 mining industry names were present at the event. The award is one of the most prestigious fund award in the mining industry and Craton Capital won in the face of tough competition from a shortlist of the biggest and best-known funds in the business.

The shortlist for this award was based on a technical adjudication by Financial Express, which assesses the performance of international funds through its Trustnetoffshore.com website. The funds considered were those in which international investors can currently participate, are managing assets worth over US$50 million and have in excess of 50% invested in natural resources. According to these criteria, there were five outstanding funds in the year to end-October.

Markus Bachmann, founder of Craton Capital and manager of the Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund since inception in November 2003 said, “I am delighted on behalf of our investors who put their faith in us, and on behalf of the Craton Capital team who have all played their part in winning this. The award underlines the responsibility we have in continuing to meet our investors’ expectations of performance, dependability and commitment.”

Editors notes:

Craton Capital is a specialist manager of portfolios in the natural resources sector, including precious metals; metal and mining; oil, gas & utilities and renewable, alternative & sustainable resources. It is a multi award-winning* global natural resources manager based in South Africa, with a best-in-class Precious Metal Fund. The investment team includes mining engineers and metallurgists, providing technical as well as financial analysis and portfolio management skills.

“Considered, Consistent, Value-driven” serves as the credo for all investment decisions taken at Craton Capital. All investment decisions made are value-driven, with a focus on small and mid-cap instruments in the global resources market and an emphasis on providing consistent, considered value to its funds’ investors.