Half-yearly Report

 
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ALTIN: 2011 Half year results

Baar, August 30, 2011 - ALTIN AG (SIX: ALTN, LSE: AIA), the Swiss alternative investment company, has today published its half year results as at 30 June, 2011. Thanks to the active management of its underlying hedge fund strategies and good manager selection, ALTIN has been able to protect its investors' portfolios during the first half of the year in 2011 and has significantly outperformed the HFRI FoF Composite and MSCI World Hedged indices since its launch, with an annualized performance of +7.18%. ALTIN's portfolio, which comprises over 35 funds, is very liquid, enabling the fund manager to follow a dynamic management approach and to take advantage of investment opportunities. The half year report is available on the company's web site (http://www.altin.ch/banque-SYZ-bank/reportsBrochures_1/).

 
Performance           ALTIN AG  HFRI FoF Composite  MSCI World Hedged 
                      (NAV)     index               index 
YTD 2011 (at 28.07)   -0.57%    +0.09%              -1.34% 
1st half-year 2011    -0.77%    -0.29%              +1.56% 
2010                  +12.47%   +5.70%              +8.28% 
Cumulative (12.1996   +176.52%  +118.05%            +53.44% 
- 07.2011) 
Annualized (12.1996   +7.18%    +5.49%              +2.98% 
- 07.2011) 
 
 
Allocation per strategy at 30 June, 2011   As a % of total assets1 
Equity Long/Short                          29.00% 
Global Macro                               21.60% 
Multi-Strategy                             18.10% 
Event-Driven                               16.80% 
Credit                                     10.40% 
Convertible Bond                           8.40% 
Altin AG                                   6.21% 
Interest Rate                              4.30% 
Managed Futures                            4.10% 
Equity Market Neutral                      3.60% 
Equity Long Bias                           3.00% 
Private Equity                             0.90% 
 
 

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Investor Relations Manager   Kinlan Communications 
Marc T. Clapasson            David Hothersall 
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Note to Editors

About ALTIN AG

ALTIN AG was launched in 1996 and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange as well as on the London Stock Exchange. It ranks among Switzerland's leading alternative investment companies. Currently, ALTIN is invested in more than 45 hedge funds representing diverse investment strategies. Its objective is to generate an absolute compound annual return in USD terms with lower volatility than equity markets. Owing to these characteristics and a low correlation with equity markets, ALTIN shares provide an ideal complement for all diversified portfolios. ALTIN has one of the longest track records in the world as a listed fund of hedge funds.

ALTIN is managed by Alternative Asset Advisors SA, a management firm specializing in alternative investments and a member of the SYZ & CO Group.

www.altin.ch

1 ALTIN's gross exposure remained stable, slightly above 125%