PH&N Advisor conference call PH&N High Yield Bond Fund Update and Outlook June 16, 2009 Presentation ti by: Hanif Mamdani, Head of Alternative Investments Lead Manager, PH&N High Yield Bond Fund 1
Credit Market Overview This is a fundamentally different type of cycle than 1990 and 2002 banking crisis on top of a recession massive deleveraging global scope of problems Financial crisis in 2008 economic crisis in 2009 Yet there are some positives unprecedented policy response valuations are cheap (although h not as cheap as March 09) evidence of thawing in credit markets Over time, historically cheap valuations will win the day but recovery could be choppy and returns will vary across markets That said, it does appear that high yield has turned the corner for this cycle 2
Corporate Bond Performance versus Gov't of Canada's* Annual Performance Comparisons 14.0% 9.0% tial Return Differen 4.0% -1.0% -6.0% 60% -11.0% -16.0% Dec-84 Dec-86 Dec-88 Dec-90 * DEX Mid-term Bond Index Dec-92 Dec-94 Dec-96 Dec-98 Dec-00 Dec-02 Dec-04 Dec-06 Dec-08 Source: credit\mid can v (Dec31 1 yr) 5/31/08 Y-T-D as at May-09 3
BAA Corporate Bond Yields Minus 10-Year Treasury Bond Yields 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 396 bps 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Source: credit\baa corporate spreads 060509 4
Current Credit Crisis Longer and More Pronounced Than Past Episodes for Canadian Financials 450 Royal Bank of Canada 5-year Sub-debt Spreads Spre ead (basis poin nts) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 146 bps 50 0 Dec-97 Dec-98 4 mths 7 mths Dec-99 Dec-00 Dec-01 Dec-02 Dec-03 Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 24 mths Source: credit\royalbank 6/5/09 5
Timing Entry into the U.S. High Yield Market Can HY Spreads Peak this Early in Default Cycle? 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 HY Spreads U.S. HY Default Rate 1040 bps 9.2% Default Rate / Yield Spread 4 2 0 Dec-88 Dec-90 Dec-92 Dec-94 Dec-96 Dec-98 Dec-00 Dec-02 Dec-04 Dec-06 Dec-08 Dec-10 6
High Yield Market Yields 13% But Averages Can Be Deceptive Non-distressed Market % of Outstandin ng Distressed Market 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 Price Buckets Examples of Distressed Names Traditional High Yield Names Claire s Stores 10.5% due 2017 40 31.0 Clear Channel 10.75% due 2016 37 35.5 ArvinMeritor 8.125% due 2015 43 27.8 Freescale Semiconductor 10.125% due 2016 45 28.1 K. Hovnonian Homes 6.375% due 2014 44 34.6 NewPage 12% due 2013 34 54.3 Hawker Beechcraft 9.75% due 2017 33 35.5 Verso Paper 11.375% due 2016 33 40.4 Harrah s 5.75% due 2017 37 23.1 Price Yield Price Yield ($) (%) ARAMARK 8.5% due 2015 ($) 97 (%) 9.1 AES Corp 7.75% due 2014 96 8.7 Cablevision 7.875% due 2018 98 8.2 Chesapeake 6.875% due 2016 89 9.1 Community Health 8.875% due 2015 100 8.9 DirecTV 6.375% due 2015 93 8.0 El Paso 6.875% due 2014 94 8.3 Host Hotels 7.125% due 2013 94 8.8 Starwood Hotels 6.75% due 2018 86 9.0 7
PH&N s Approach to High Yield Bonds Middle of the credit spectrum provides best risk-adjusted returns over time Take advantage of anomalies around investment-grade/high-yield border PH&N HYBF will hold up well during bear markets but will lag peers in bull markets Over a cycle, we believe this approach wins the day 8
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PH&N High Yield Bond Fund Portfolio Structure as of May 31, 2009 Rating Distribution Industry Distribution BB & Below 6.6% Unrated 17.2% AAA 10.5% AA 4.2% A 14.8% Cable 7.6% Telecom 11.0% Cash 10.5% Banks 8.9% Industrials 4.4% Media 7.8% BBB 46.7% Retailing 16.1% Real Estate/CMBS 16.1% Non Bank Financial 17.6% Maturity Distribution >10 Yrs 20.9% <1 Yr 14.2% Portfolio Duration: Average Term to Maturity: 4.54 yrs 7.92 yrs 5-10 Yrs 28.2% 1-5 Yrs 36.7% Pre-Fee Portfolio Yield: 6.39% DEX Universe Index Yield: 3.52% Incremental 2.87% 10
PH&N High Yield Bond Fund A Peek at the Portfolio Issue Jan 2009 Yield* June 2009 Yield** Change in Yield Loblaws 5.90 2036 8.81% 6.93% -188 bp Morgan Stanley 4.50 2012 8.63% 5.46% -317 bp Sobeys 5.79 2036 9.29% 7.20% -209 bp Bell 7.30 2032 9.27% 7.05% -222 bp Bell Alliant 5.52 2019 7.86% 6.71% -115 bp Suncor 5.80 2018 6.98% 5.45% -153 bp Yellow Pages 6.25 2036 8.99% 8.96% -3 bp *As of January 12, 2009 **As of June 11, 2009 Most large positions have performed very well and currently provide a more modest (but arguably still attractive) yield for the risk undertaken 11
PH&N High Yield Bond Fund Performance as of May 31, 2009 Annualized Returns to 1 Yr 2 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 8 Yrs 2008 May 31, 2009 (Series D) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) MER (%) PH&N High Yield Bond Fund 4.19 4.11 5.61 6.06 7.68 F - 0.93 DEX High Yield Index -4.92-1.17 2.32 3.96 6.73 C - 1.47 ML Canadian HY Index -19.65-12.73-5.19-1.21 1.14 DEX Universe Bond Index 5.52 6.05 5.55 5.60 6.43 Annual Returns for Periods 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Ending May 31 (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) PH&N High Yield Bond Fund 4.19 4.03 8.69 4.59 8.93 DEX High Yield Index -4.92 2.73 9.66 5.42 7.56 ML Global HY Index -19.65-5.20 11.88 2.24 8.00 DEX Universe Bond Index 5.52 6.58 4.57 1.24 10.28 12
Cumulative Growth of $100 since HYBF Inception $200 $175 HYBF ML Global High Yield Canadian Issuers Index DEX Universe $150 $125 $100 $75 Ju ul-00 Ju ul-01 Ju ul-02 Ju ul-03 Ju ul-04 Ju ul-05 Ju ul-06 Ju ul-07 Ju ul-08 *HYBF returns are net-of-fees **ML Global High Yield Canadian Issuers Index is 100% Cdn$ hedged 13
Concluding Remarks Investment-grade credit remains more attractive than high-yield on a risk-adjusted basis High-yield default cycle has yet to peak, but prices may have bottomed already Recoveries will be much lower than past cycles absence of DIPfi financingi problematic capital structures (e.g. top heavy, covenant light, Paid-in-Kind Debentures (PIKS)) so security selection is critical Despite precedents from previous cycles, high-yield spreads may have peaked 4-6 quarters ahead of peak defaults (very unusual) There may be another attractive entry point into high h yield if the economy falters or experiences a double-dip In the interim, better to wait in mid-quality corporates and collect favourable carry in our view 14
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