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Commodities Christopher Wyke Commodities Specialist / Fund Management Stephan Eckstein, Head of Intermediary Sales [email protected]; 044-250 12 09 Arnaud d’Anterroches, Relationship Manager [email protected]; 022-818 41 25

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Schroders AS Commodity Fund Started in October 2005, managed by a stable and proven commodity specialist team

Research driven, actively managed fund

Long only, no leverage

Index unconstrained

Invests in futures, equities, swaps and cash

Equal emphasis on agriculture, energy and metals

Investment, not trading

Diversified approach

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*Schroder Alternative Solutions is referred to as Schroder AS throughout this presentation

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Schroder AS Commodity Fund A strong long term track record : October 2005 – August 2013

2 Commodities | September 2013

*I Shares Gross daily NAV to NAV **Inception 31 October 2005 ^For performance comparison purposes only Source: Schroders; Bloomberg; Reuters/Jefferies; S&P Goldman Sachs; Dow Jones; Diapason

USD % 2005** 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 YTD

Schroder AS Commodity Fund* 3.00 18.62 34.73 -35.29 34.03 15.36 -6.04 0.11 -3.79

Average of all 4 Indices^ 3.04 -3.36 25.19 -39.65 20.57 15.63 -7.46 -0.51 -1.42

S&P Goldman Sachs CI TR -1.09 -15.09 32.67 -46.49 13.49 9.03 -1.18 0.07 +2.58

RJ CRB TR 5.60 -2.85 22.15 -35.04 23.65 17.60 -8.21 -3.28 -1.26

DJ UBS Commodity TR 3.45 2.07 16.23 -35.65 18.91 16.83 -13.32 -1.05 -6.16

Rogers Int. Commodity TR 4.24 3.05 30.01 -41.35 26.23 19.01 -6.93 2.02 -0.83

USD % Since Inception**

Cumulative Total Return

Annual Rate of Return Volatility Sharpe

Ratio

Schroder AS Commodity Fund* 49.11 5.29 18.68 0.26

Average of all 4 Indices^ -4.82 -0.64 20.78 -0.02

S&P Goldman Sachs CI TR -25.15 -3.67 24.49 -0.11

RJ CRB TR 3.76 0.48 19.58 0.03

DJ UBS Commodity TR -11.70 -1.59 19.15 -0.09

Rogers Int. Commodity TR 15.88 1.92 21.32 0.11

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A lower risk, more liquid, more transparent, higher return strategy

Why Schroders for commodities A unique and innovative approach to investing

1. Wider opportunity set – means increased diversification, lower volatility, more opportunity

2. Active rotation – to take advantage of price leadership and low sector correlations

3. Index unconstrained – avoid inefficiencies and limit downside volatility

4. Use of equity exposure – broadens sources of return e.g. Uranium, Fertiliser, Coal

5. Global exchange choice – capitalising on regional pricing differences

6. Contract choice – finding the most efficient place to invest

7. Use of cash – to protect capital, benefit from market timing

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How Schroders adds value:

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Futures

Agriculture Metals Energy

Barley Butter Canola Cocoa Coffee Corn Aluminium Brent Crude Oil

Cotton Ethanol Feed Wheat Feeder Cattle Oats Lean Hogs Copper Fuel Oil

Live Cattle Lumber Maize Milk Rice Palm Oil Gold Gas Oil

Potatoes Pulp Orange Juice Rapeseed Sunflower Seeds Rough Rice Lead Gasoline

Rubber Soybean Soybean Meal Soybean Oil Sugar Nickel Heating Oil

Wheat Wool Palladium Natural Gas

Platinum Propane

Silver WTI Crude Oil

Tin

Zinc

Commodities only accessible through Equities

Alternative Energy Coal Cobalt Diamonds Dairy Products Fertilizer Fish & Fish Products

Fruits Precious Stones Spices Steel Tea Uranium Vegetables

Rogers Int. Commodity S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity DJ AIG Commodity RJ CRB Commodity

Agriculture Metals Energy Agriculture Metals Energy Agriculture Metals Energy Agriculture Metals Energy

22 9 4 11 6 6 9 6 4 10 5 4

Opportunities for active management: more Commodities

Source: Schroders; Bloomberg – as at January 2013

Schroder Commodities universe (63)

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Natural gas Total Returns Brent Total Returns

Schroders Approach Why commodity selection is critical

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Source: Datastream – 30 August 2013

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Schroders Approach A return to variations in performance benefits our active approach

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Source: Schroders; Bloomberg S&P GSCI

1 year to August Cumulative total return %

Precious Metals Energy Agriculture Base Metals

2007 Cumulative total return %

Sector Performance: Winners and losers

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Schroders Approach CBOT Wheat: an example of the importance of timing

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Source: Datastream – 31 July 2013

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Schroders Approach Historical allocations and active use of cash

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Source: Schroders – 28 June 2013

Metals Energy Agriculture Cash

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Schroders Approach

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Source: Schroders; Bloomberg

Commodity Index Averages S&P GSCI +12.14% DJ UBS +5.57% Rogers +6.73%

%

A return to backwardation provides more opportunities

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Dez13

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Feb14

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Schroders Approach Position diversification

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Source: Schroders; Bloomberg S&P GSCI

US

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Current US WTI holdings: Optimal curve positioning

Three contracts owned

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Investment Outlook

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Investment outlook Global Environment

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Source: Source: Schroders; Thomson Datastream – 31 July 2013

Money supply growth (M2 – YoY)

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Investment outlook Energy: OPEC supply and OECD Demand

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Source: Datastream; Schroders – 15 May 2013

Iran Russia Libya Saudi Arabia Iraq OPEC

Supply

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Product demand Japan Product demand US OECD Oil Demand

Thousands of barrels Millions of barrels

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OECD vs. Non OECD Oil Demand Oil Global Crude Oil Supply Demand Balance

Investment outlook Oil

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Source: Energy Intelligence & Datastream – 30 August 2013

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Investment outlook Oil: Cost of Production vs. Current Account Balance

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Source: Total SA; Schroders; May 2012

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Oil price required for current account balance

Oil price required for oil majors: profitability

Current account breakeven cost of production

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Country 2012 (tonnes) 10 year change

World Total 2700 4.6% China 370 93% Australia 250 -8% US 230 -23% Russia 205 22% SA 170 -57% Peru 165 5% Canada 102 -33% Indonesia 95 -33% Uzbekistan 90 0% Ghana 89 29% Mexico 87 314% Papua 60 -8% Brazil 56 17% Chile 45 15% Other 645 37%

Global goldmine output

Investment outlook 2012 Demand & Production trends

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Source: MEG, World Gold Council & U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2013

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Global demand Country 2012 (tonnes) 1 year change

World Total 4361 -4.8% Jewellery consumption 1,895.40 -4.0% Industrial & dental 407.5 -9.8% Investment 1,525.80 -10.2% Official sector purchases 533.2 16.7%

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Investment outlook Gold: Know ETF holdings

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Source: Bloomberg 31 August 2013

0

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Investment outlook Gold as % of total reserves

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Source: World Gold Council – July 2013

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Tonnes of Gold % of Reserves

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Investment outlook Total Chinese Gold Demand

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Source: CPM Group – 31 May 2012

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Investment outlook Gold and silver: Large corrections, long term opportunities

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Source: Datastream – 31 August 2013

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Investment outlook Price vs. marginal costs: 2001–2013

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Source: Datastream – 30 August 2013

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USD per tonne USD per tonne USD per tonne

= Marginal costs

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Investment outlook Agriculture

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Source: Datastream; Schroders – July 2013

Cocoa Sugar

1517192123252729313335

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Investment outlook World Cotton Ending Stocks vs. Stock-to-Use Ratio

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Source: USDA, Schroders

‘000 tonnes

China Ending Stocks

ROW Ending Stocks

Stock-to-Use Ratio

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“Rest of the World” Cotton Ending Stocks vs. Stock-to-Use Ratio

Chinese vs. US Cotton Prices

Investment outlook Large differentiation between China and rest of World

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Source: FAO – 28 June 2013

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USD/lb

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Sector weights vs benchmark^

Schroder AS Commodity Fund As at 31 July 2013

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Source: Schroders *Includes OTC Commodity Swaps and Physically Backed ETFs †Shown for comparison purposes only ^S&P Goldman Sachs CI TR; RJ CRB TR; DJ UBS Commodity TR; Rogers Int. Commodity TR

Futures Equities Other* Total Exposure Benchmark† Difference

Energy 49.0%

Metals 20.7%

Agriculture 28.7%

Cash 1.5%

TOTAL 88.1 2.3 8.1 100 100 0

Crude Oil 30.0 30.0 30.8 -1.3 Gas Oil 3.0 3.0 2.4 +0.6 Gasoline 5.2 5.2 4.4 +0.6 Heating Oil 4.7 4.7 4.2 +0.4 Natural Gas 5.2 1.2 6.2 6.1 +0.3 Aluminium 4.1 4.1 4.2 -0.1 Copper 4.8 4.8 4.9 -0.1 Gold 2.2 3.6 5.8 5.1 +0.6 Lead 0.4 0.4 0.6 -0.2 Nickel 1.3 1.3 1.1 +0.2 Palladium 0.1 -0.1 Platinum 0.5 -0.5 Silver 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.5 +0.3 Tin 1.2 1.2 0.3 +0.9 Zinc 1.4 1.4 1.3 +0.1 Cocoa 1.3 1.1 2.3 1.6 +0.8 Corn 4.9 4.9 5.3 -0.1 Coffee 2.3 2.3 2.4 -0.1 Cotton 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.1 +0.2 Feeder Cattle 0.1 -0.1 Lean Hogs 1.1 1.1 1.6 -0.3 Live Cattle 2.4 2.4 3.5 -1.1 Lumber 0.3 -0.3 Oats 0.1 -0.1 Orange Juice 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 Rapeseed 0.3 -0.3 Rough Rice 0.2 -0.2 Soybeans 3.8 3.8 4.4 -0.5 Soybean Meal 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 Soybean Oil 0.3 0.3 1.2 -0.8 Sugar 2.6 0.7 3.3 3.1 +0.3 Wheat 3.6 3.6 4.1 -0.4 Cash 1.5

Agriculture 28.7%

Energy 49.0%

Metals 20.7%

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Cash

Agriculture

Metals

Energy

Cash 1.5%

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Schroder AS Commodity Fund A strong long term track record : October 2005 – August 2013

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*I Shares Gross daily NAV to NAV **Inception 31 October 2005 ^For performance comparison purposes only Source: Schroders; Bloomberg; Reuters/Jefferies; S&P Goldman Sachs; Dow Jones; Diapason

USD % 2005** 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 YTD

Schroder AS Commodity Fund* 3.00 18.62 34.73 -35.29 34.03 15.36 -6.04 0.11 -3.79

Average of all 4 Indices^ 3.04 -3.36 25.19 -39.65 20.57 15.63 -7.46 -0.51 -1.42

S&P Goldman Sachs CI TR -1.09 -15.09 32.67 -46.49 13.49 9.03 -1.18 0.07 +2.58

RJ CRB TR 5.60 -2.85 22.15 -35.04 23.65 17.60 -8.21 -3.28 -1.26

DJ UBS Commodity TR 3.45 2.07 16.23 -35.65 18.91 16.83 -13.32 -1.05 -6.16

Rogers Int. Commodity TR 4.24 3.05 30.01 -41.35 26.23 19.01 -6.93 2.02 -0.83

USD % Since Inception**

Cumulative Total Return

Annual Rate of Return Volatility Sharpe

Ratio

Schroder AS Commodity Fund* 49.11 5.29 18.68 0.26

Average of all 4 Indices^ -4.82 -0.64 20.78 -0.02

S&P Goldman Sachs CI TR -25.15 -3.67 24.49 -0.11

RJ CRB TR 3.76 0.48 19.58 0.03

DJ UBS Commodity TR -11.70 -1.59 19.15 -0.09

Rogers Int. Commodity TR 15.88 1.92 21.32 0.11

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A lower risk, more liquid, more transparent, higher return strategy

Why Schroders for commodities A successful approach to active commodity management

Long only and no leverage

Daily liquidity

Cash and collateral kept in US T-Bills

Simple instruments used to gain exposure (no complicated derivatives)

Multiple currency hedged share classes available

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A simple, research driven approach, with in-depth fundamental analysis at its cornerstone:

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Appendix

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People Investment team and resources

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Data as at 29 February 2012

Agriculture

Geoff Blanning Head of EMD

Implementation Cash Management Christopher Smith Ryan Dann Lee Clapton

Product Management Christopher Wyke Matthew Michael Nichola Bellini Fiona Petrie Lucy Kelly

Rob Howell Head of Commodities,

Energy and Metals

Paula Bujia Rodolphe Roche

ENERGY METALS AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS

ANALYSTS

Risk Management Team

Quantitative Analysis Margaret Ismond Oscar Agra Sentiment Analysis Malcolm Melville Oscar Agra

Simon Hodges

Head of Trading and Implementation

Equity Analyst/ Precious Metals

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Investment process Market analysis

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Asset Allocation

Portfolio Construction Risk Control

Market Analysis

Commodity Analysis (“Bottom Up”)

Global Conditions (“Top Down”)

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Investment process Commodity analysis

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Investment Summary

Risk Model

Commodity Analysis Weekly

Demand/Supply Analysis Fundamental

Chart Analysis

Consensus Views

Quantitative

Technical

Sentiment

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Liquidity-based diversification and exposure limits

Portfolio construction Our diversification limits are a significant part of our risk control

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Source: Schroders as at March 2012 Please note that such limits are internal and may be subject to change without notice

RISK CONTROL DIVERSIFICATION RULES

Min Max

Sector

Energy 20% 60%

Agriculture 20% 60%

Metals 20% 60%

Commodity

Tier I 20%

Tier II 10%

Tier III 5%

Asset Type

Swaps/ETFs/Futures 50% 100%

Equity 0% 25%

Cash 0% 33%

RISK CONTROL COMMODITY LIMITS

Tier I (max 20%) Tier II (max 10%) Tier III (max 5%) WTI Crude* Nickel Tin Brent Crude* Zinc Lean Hogs Gasoline Silver Cocoa Heating Oil Corn Feeder Cattle Gas Oil Live Cattle Palm Oil Copper Wheat Platinum Aluminium Coffee Rubber Gold Cotton Orange Juice

Lead Rice Natural Gas Ethanol Soybeans Canola Soybean Oil Oats Soybean Meal Sugar

*Maximum exposure to crude oil = 30% ANY OTHER

TOTAL Tier I: 100% TOTAL Tier II: 50% TOTAL Tier III: 25%

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The Team

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Geoff Blanning, Head of EMD • Head of Emerging Markets Debt since December 1998, member of the

Group Management Committee and responsible for Asian country analysis and selection.

• Geoff also developed Schroders Commodity, Currency and Wealth Preservation investment businesses.

• Investment career commenced in 1985. Managed Global Bond Funds at NM Rothschild's & Bankers Trust before developing Morgan Grenfell's first Emerging Market Debt Fund in 1993.

Robert Howell, Head of Commodities, • Head of Commodities and Fund Manager for the Schroder Commodity

strategy since its inception in 2005. • Rob is responsible for analysing the energy and metal sectors. • Joined Schroders in 1998 as a currency dealer, then assumed

responsibility for Emerging Market Debt trading in 2000 and in 2004 was made responsible for the group’s commodity analysis.

• Investment career commenced in 1995 at Allied Irish Bank Plc.

Rodolphe Roche, Fund Manager • Fund Manager for the Schroder Commodity strategy since its inception

in 2005, is responsible for analysing the agriculture sector and manages the SAS Agriculture fund.

• Rodolphe is also responsible for creating commodity quantitative models.

• Investment career commenced in 2001 when he joined Plantureux SA (Agriculture Brokerage Co.)

Paula Bujia, Fund Manager • Fund Manager for the Schroder Commodity strategy and joined the

commodity team in 2008. • Is responsible for analysing the precious metal and commodity equity

sectors, as well as managing the SAS Gold and Precious metals fund. • Investment career commenced in 1995 when she joined Caspian

Securities.

Christopher Wyke Product Manager • Joined Schroders in 2000 and is responsible for the product

management of EMD, Commodities & Currencies. • Investment career commenced in 1981 when he joined Rothschild

Asset Management.

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The views and opinions contained herein are those of the Schroders Commodity Team, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other Schroders communications, strategies or funds.

Schroder Alternative Solutions (the “Company”) may not be sold in the United States nor to Citizens or residents of the United States.

Risk warning: Indirect investment in commodities may cause the fund to face market risk from the value of the underlying asset together with geopolitical, supply, currency exchange rate and interest rate risks.

Important Information: This presentation does not constitute an offer to anyone, or a solicitation by anyone, to subscribe for shares of Schroder Alternative Solutions (the “Company”). Nothing in this presentation should be construed as advice and is therefore not a recommendation to buy or sell shares. The offering of shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted and accordingly persons are required, by the Company, to inform themselves of and observe any such restrictions. Applications for shares of the Company can only be made on the basis of the current prospectus together with the latest audited annual report and subsequent unaudited semi-annual report, if published, copies of which can be obtained, free of charge, from Schroder Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results, prices of shares and the income from them may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

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