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NDF Administration Limited and Defined Returns Limited - both in Administration

Andrew Hosking and Martin Ellis of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed joint administrators of NDF Administration Limited and Defined Returns Limited on Wednesday 14 October 2009.

A telephone helpline has been setup on 0844 770 2203.


Administrators' six month progress reports

i. NDF Administration Limited - six month progress report Click here to open
ii. Defined Returns Limited - six month progress report Click here to open



Latest News:

i. Extension Application - 1 September 2010

I would like to inform creditors that it is my intention to extend the administration of NDF Administration Limited for a further 12 months. I am continuing to discuss a potential sale, of the ISA Mortgage Book, which is likely to be a protracted process involving contract negotiations with third party insurers.

Given the complexity of the administration of the book it will require considerable technological development for an interested party to be able to integrate the new book into their business. These parties may also need to obtain FSA permissions which could take up to 6 months.

Furthermore, in order for me to continue administering these products in administration the Company has the benefit of certain permissions from the FSA. These permissions would be withdrawn should the Company be wound up. Therefore if I were to convert the administration to a creditors voluntary liquidation, pursuant to my proposals, prior to the transfer of the book it would eradicate all of the book's realisable value.

ii. Update to Investors 14 January 2010

Further to the update dated 12 January 2010 regarding the return of funds for any surrendered ISA mortgage plans, OPAL have advised that cheques will be released in the week commencing 25 January rather than Friday 22 January as previously stated.

iii. Update to Investors 12 January 2010

ISA status monies


Defined Income Plan August '09 and RBS plans (Autopilot, Skyline, Navigator, Royal Deposit) Cancellations

In our letter dated 3 December 2009 we informed investors who transferred investments in from alternative ISA plan managers to either:

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However, some of the originating plans are now closed or will not accept the return of the funds. As such, we are in discussions with HMRC over securing dispensation to return theinvestments as cash, without affecting the ISA status of the investment. This will allow investors to re-invest in another ISA product notwithstanding the normal individual limits in the fiscal year.

ISA Mortgage Plans

We are now in a position to comment further on the backlog of surrender requests for the above plan.

All outstanding requests should be processed by Wednesday 13 January, with the requiredtrades to be completed by Thursday 14 January. This should result in all investors who have requested a surrender of their policy receiving their funds by Friday 22 January.



Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) Website Link - Information for Lehman Brothers Backed Products

The following website contains the most recent information provided by the FSCS in relation to specific products backed by Lehman Brothers.

http://www.fscs.org.uk/consumer/latest_news/2009/dec/NDF_DRL_ARC/





News Archive:
i. Question & Answers
ii. Grant Thornton Press Release
iii. Sale of Business and Assets
iv. RBS Open Plans
v. Letter RBS Open Plans (Royal Deposit, Autopilot, Navigator, Skyline)
vi. Letter to Investors
vii. Update 6 November 2009
viii. Update 13 November 2009
ix. Open Plan News Friday 16 October 2009
x. Update 3 December 2009

Letters to Investors dated 3 December 2009
i. Structured Products
ii. ISA Mortgage
iii. Pure Insurance Products
iv. RBS Plans (Autopilot, Navigator, Skyline, Royal Deposit)
v. RBS Plans Cancelled (Autopilot, Navigator, Skyline, Royal Deposit)
vi. Defined Income Plan August 2009
vii. October 2009 Maturity

Letters to Investors dated 7 December 2009
i. Lehman Backed Products - NDF
ii. Lehman Backed Products - DRL



Administrators' proposals

I attach copies of the administrators' proposals in respect of NDF Administration Limited and Defined Returns Limited below. Copies of the proposals have been sent to all known creditors and contingent creditors (which includes investors in products where the counter-party was a Lehman Brothers entity).

Other investors should not face any loss as a result of the administration and are not therefore creditors of either NDF Administration Limited or Defined Returns Limited. I attach the proposals below for information purposes only.

i. NDF Proposals Click here to open
ii. DRL Proposals Click here to open
iii. NDF Administration Limited, notice of result of meeting of creditors (27 January 2010) Click here to open
iv. Defined Returns Limited, notice of result of meeting of creditors (27 January 2010) Click here to open



Independent Investor Forum

The Administrators have been made aware that an independent investor forum has been setup on the following website http://ndfandarcvictims.ning.com

Neither Grant Thornton UK LLP nor the joint administrators of NDF Administration Limited and Defined Returns Limited take responsibility for the content of any external website. The inclusion of a link to an external website from the joint administrators' NDF Administration Limited / Defined Returns Limited website should not be understood to be an endorsement of that website or the site's owners or contributors