QUARTERLY FACT SHEET

DORIC NIMROD AIR ONE LIMITED

LSE: DNA

The Company

Doric Nimrod Air One Limited (“the Company”) is a Guernsey domiciled company which listed on the Specialist Fund Market (SFM) of the London Stock Exchange and the Channel Islands Stock Exchange on 13 December 2010. The Company has purchased one Airbus A380-861 aircraft, manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 016, which it has leased for an initial term of 12 years, with fixed lease rentals for the duration, to Emirates Airline (“Emirates”), the national carrier owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In 2014 the Specialist Fund Market (SFM) was deemed a recognisable market for Individual Savings Accounts (ISA). As a result the listing on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, which had served this purpose previously, was cancelled. The Company’s shares are therefore now only traded on the SFM of the London Stock Exchange.

Investment Strategy

The Company’s investment objective is to obtain income returns and a capital return for its shareholders by acquiring, leasing and then selling a single aircraft. The Company receives income from the lease and its directors are targeting a gross distribution to the shareholders of 2.25 pence per share per quarter (9p per annum). It is anticipated that income distributions will continue to be made quarterly.

Company Facts (30 September 2014)

Listing	Special Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange and Channel Islands Securities Exchange
Ticker	DNA
Share Price	113.25p
Market Capitalisation	GBP 48.5  million (as at 31 March 2014)
Aircraft Registration Number	A6-EDC
Current/Future Anticipated Dividend	Current dividends are 2.25p per quarter per share (9p per annum) and it is anticipated this will continue until the aircraft lease begins to terminate in 2022.
Dividend Payment Dates	April, July, October, January
Currency	Sterling
Launch Date/Price	13 December 2010 / 100p
Incorporation and Domicile	Guernsey
Asset Manager	Doric GmbH
Corp & Shareholder Advisor	Nimrod Capital LLP
Administrator	JTC Fund Managers (Guernsey) Limited
Auditor	Deloitte LLP
Market Makers	Shore Capital Ltd/Winterflood Securities Ltd/Jefferies International Ltd/Numis Securities Ltd
SEDOL, ISIN	B4MF389, GG00B4MF3899
Year End	31 March
Stocks & Shares ISA	Eligible
Website	www.dnairone.com

Asset Manager’s Comment

1. The Doric Nimrod Air One Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is registered in the United Arab Emirates under the registration mark A6-EDC. For the period from original delivery of the aircraft to Emirates in November 2008 until the end of August 2014, a total of 3,052 flight cycles were registered. Total flight hours were 25,487. This equates to an average flight duration of approximately eight hours and 20 minutes.

The A380 owned by the Company visited Auckland, Munich, New York, Sydney and Toronto during the third quarter of 2014.

Maintenance Status

Emirates maintains its A380 aircraft fleet based on a maintenance programme according to which minor maintenance checks are performed every 1,500 flight hours, and more significant maintenance checks (C checks) at the earlier of 24 months or 12,000 flight hour intervals. The second C check of the aircraft took place in the Emirates engineering facility at Dubai International Airport in November 2012. The next heavy maintenance check will be the 6-year check (which will include the third C check) and is currently planned to start in October 2014.

Emirates bears all costs (including maintenance, repair and insurance) relating to the aircraft during the lifetime of the lease.

Inspections

As previously reported, a technical records audit was carried out in the second half of June 2014. The lessee was again very helpful in the responses given to the asset manager’s technical staff and the technical documentation was found to be in good order.

2. Market Overview

From January to July 2014 passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), expanded by 5.9% compared to the same period the year before. Demand gained momentum especially during the second quarter of this year. Between January and July 2014 airlines increased their capacities, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), by 5.6%. Operators are adhering to their strategy to expand their supply carefully.

The average passenger load factor during the first seven months of this year was 79.3%. This is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared to the same period the year before. From a historic perspective passenger load factors remain at a high level. In 2014 worldwide passenger load factors could exceed 80% for the first time in the industry’s history. According to the latest traffic forecast released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in June 2014, RPKs are expected to grow by 5.9% in 2014 and 6.7% in 2015. Tony Tyler, IATA’s General Director and CEO, expects that “despite the various economic challenges, the outlook for passenger travel remains broadly positive”. But events, like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the conflict between the Ukraine and Russia and Eurozone’s economic situation, present ongoing uncertainty.

A regional breakdown reveals that the Middle East airlines continue to outperform the overall market in 2014. RPKs increased by 12.3% during the first seven months of this year compared to the same period the year before. Second best were Asia/Pacific based operators with 6.8%. Latin America grew by 6.5% and 6.0% growth in Europe was virtually in line with the market average across all regions. North American market participants recorded 2.7% more RPKs. In Africa there was no growth in the number of RPKs.

IATA released its latest industry outlook in June 2014 according to which global industry profits are expected to reach USD 18.0 billion in 2014. With a net profit margin of just 2.4%, the aviation industry’s buffer to absorb external shocks remains fairly small.

Source: IATA

3. Lessee – Emirates Key Financials and Outlook

Emirates announced its 26^th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth for the financial year ended on 31 March 2014, despite competitive pressure and a global economic environment that is only slowly recovering.

Revenue reached a record high of USD 22.5 billion, up by 13% compared to the previous financial year, and continues to be well balanced with no region contributing more than 30%. East Asia and Australasia remained the highest revenue contributing regions with USD 6.5 billion, up 14.1% from 2012/2013. Gulf and Middle East (up 16.6% to USD 2.3 billion), Europe (up 16.3% to USD 6.4 billion) and Africa (up 15.1% to USD 2.1 billion) saw the most significant growth rates, reflecting new destinations as well as increased frequency and capacity to these regions.

The airline posted a net profit of USD 887 million, representing an increase of 43% over last year’s results. With a share of nearly 40% fuel remains the largest operating cost category. Compared to last financial year, the average price of jet fuel was slightly lower relieving the carrier’s bottom line. Due to the growing fleet Emirates’ fuel bill increased by 10% to reach USD 8.4 billion. Total operating costs showed a smaller increase (+11.5%) than the revenues (+13%) in the financial year 2013/2014 resulting in an improved profit margin of 3.9%.

As of 31 March 2014 the balance sheet total amounted to USD 27.7 billion, an increase of 7.2% from the previous year. Total equity increased by 10.6% to USD 6.9 billion with an equity ratio of 25.1%. The current ratio was 0.84; therefore the airline would be able to meet most of its current liabilities by liquidating all of its current assets. Significant items on the liabilities side of the balance sheet included finance leases in the amount of USD 8.6 billion and revenues received in advance from passenger and freight sales (USD 3.1 billion). As of 31 March 2014 the carrier’s cash balance was USD 4.5 billion.

Between April 2013 and March 2014, as compared to the prior financial year, the airline’s ASKs increased by 14.6%. Measured in RPKs passenger traffic grew by 14.2%, resulting in an average passenger load factor of 79.4%. This is slightly below the 79.7% reached in the period before. A record 44.5 million passengers flew with Emirates between April 2013 and March 2014 – an increase of 13.1% compared to the previous period.

During the last financial year the airline received 24 widebody aircraft, including 16 Airbus A380s, 6 Boeing 777-300ER and 2 Boeing 777-200LRF aircraft. At the Dubai Air Show in November 2013 Emirates signed contracts with Airbus and Boeing for a combined value of USD 99 billion (list prices) consisting of 150 Boeing 777X and another 50 Airbus A380. According to the operator, the first 25 of the additional A380 will come into service before the first quarter of 2018. Deliveries for the 777Xs are scheduled to start in 2020. By that year Emirates expects to have more than 250 widebody aircraft in the air serving some 70 million passengers a year.

As of 31 August 2014 Emirates had 227 widebody aircraft in operation. All Emirates’ aircraft temporarily parked during the 80-day runway upgrading works at Dubai International Airport, which lasted from May to July 2014, returned to service. The works included resurfacing, upgraded lights, additional taxiways and high-speed exits.

The number of Emirates orders yet to be delivered at the end of August was 293 aircraft. The airline operates the world’s largest fleets of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. During the financial year 2013/2014 Emirates raised USD 3.3 billion in new funding mainly to secure its on-going fleet expansion. The carrier made use of a variety of financing structures to meet its refinancing needs, including a second Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate (EETC) issue through a subsidiary of Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd.

With its increased fleet and resources, Emirates launched nine additional destinations during the last financial year. In September 2014 Emirates operated flights to 145 destinations in 82 countries on six continents. During the calendar year 2013 the airline’s fleet travelled more than 751 million kilometres, circling the globe over 18,000 times and carrying over 43 million passengers.

In the current financial year the airline has already added another four passenger routes including Abuja (Nigeria), Brussels, Chicago, and Oslo. Budapest (Hungary) is scheduled for the end of October 2014.

In September 2014 Dubai Airports, which owns and manages Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum International (DWC), announced a USD 32 billion expansion plan for DWC. In the first stage facilities will be upgraded to accommodate up to 120 million passengers annually. Completion is planned within the next six to eight years. It is expected that Emirates will relocate its international hub operations to DWC by the mid-2020s. Due to limited options to increase the capacity at DXB beyond 100 million passengers, DWCs expansion is vital to support Emirates Airline’s long-term growth plans. According to Dubai Airports the new facilities are designed to service 100 Airbus A380 at the same time. Emirates is already using DWC for its cargo operations.

Source: Ascend, Dubai Airports, Emirates, Flightglobal

4. Aircraft – A380

As of September 2014 Emirates had a fleet of 52 A380s which currently serve 29 destinations from its Dubai hub: Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Brisbane, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester, Mauritius, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Zurich. Dallas (1 October), San Francisco (1 December), and Houston (3 December) will be added in the course of 2014. Less than a year after Emirates’ initial A380 launch to Mauritius the airline announced the introduction of a second daily A380 service. Starting on 26 October and more than a month ahead of schedule the superjumbo will replace a Boeing 777 with an increased capacity of 1,890 seats per week. Emirates has a further 88 Airbus A380s on order and has expressed an intention to order further aircraft providing Airbus is willing to make available a reengined version of the type, A380neo.

The global A380 fleet consisted of 139 commercially used planes in service at the end of August 2014. The eleven operators are Emirates (51 A380 aircraft), Singapore Airlines (19), Qantas (12), Deutsche Lufthansa (12), Air France (10), Korean Airways (10), China Southern Airlines (5), Malaysia Airlines (6), Thai Airways (6), British Airways (6) and Asiana (2) at this point in time. On 16 September Qatar Airways accepted its first Airbus A380. Starting in October Qatar’s first A380 route will connect London Heathrow with its recently finished hub Hamad International Airport in Doha.

At the end of August 2014 the number of undelivered orders amounted to 178 aircraft. This number takes into account the cancellation of six aircraft which were originally ordered by Skymark Airlines. In July 2014 Airbus announced that it was terminating the entire purchase order, which was placed by the Japan-based carrier back in 2011.

According to Airbus, in the period from the aircraft’s first introduction to September 2014 the combined worldwide A380 fleet has accumulated over 1.5 million flight hours on some 180,000 commercial flights. The number of passengers who have flown aboard an Airbus A380 to date is over 65 million.

Source: Airbus, Ascend, Emirates, Flightglobal