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TAUSSIG CAPITAL AG
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE SUMMARY
NASDAQ Symbol — GLRE
(Prices and Greenlight Funds at 02/03/12. GLRE balance sheet data as of 09/30/11)
Manager Benefits:
Asset Analysis:
Total Assets:
Source of Assets:
(1) $1.834 billion of new assets, all of which are permanent capital;
(2) $244.5 million of client assets converted to permanent capital;
(3) $61 million of outperformance as an investor ($37 million if taxed):
(a) $99.33 million in gains on $50 mil at inception and $50 mil at IPO;
(b) Net gains on same investments in Greenlight fund - $38 million; and
(c) If manager sells his GLRE shares — taxes would be $24 million.
(4) A vehicle to eventually monetize the value of the management company:
(a) No loss of control as happens when selling the manager;
(b) Avoids most underperformance and volatility problems of IPOs;
(c) Currency to attract talent;
(d) Decouples monetization timing for people with different life goals;
(e) Permits deferral of performance fees as in days prior to TARP; and
(f) Deferred performance fees ultimately taxed as capital gains.
Manager (private placement)
Manager (IPO)
Returns if in fund
Total that would always have been Manager's without GLRE
Greenlight investors (converting to permanent capital)
Investor Returns if in fund
Total Greenlight client assets converted to permanent capital
Taussig investors
Public
Earnings attributable to Taussig and public assets
Insurance and reinsurance generated assets
Tax savings of structure on Einhorn's Capital
Total permanent capital otherwise unavailable
$2.224 billion
$ 50.0 million
$ 50.0 million
$ 38.0 million
$138.0 million
$142.0 million
$ 97.8 million
$239.8 million
$ 20.0 million
$215.0 million
$ 102.6 million
$1.482 billion
$ 24.0 million
$1.834 billion
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GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE SUMMARY (Continued)
Investor Benefits Relative
to the Greenlight Funds:
(1) Significant outperformance without proportionate increase in risk;
(a) vs. Greenlight Funds — 6%/yr since inception, 4%/yr since IPO
(b) vs. Berkshire — 11%/yr since inception, 7%/yr since IPO
(c) vs. S&P Index — 21%/yr since inception, 24%/yr since IPO
(2) $2.5 million of daily liquidity (vs. 2 yr lockups and qtr redemptions);
(3) Tax efficiency:
(a) Taper relief for UK investors (18% vs. 50% tax rate);
(b) No K-is (or annual taxes on earnings) for U.S. investors; and
(c) U.S. capital gains rates applied only when shares are sold.
Outperformance Analysis — Since Inception (08/11/04):
GLRE Price/Book Value is currently 1.22x (has been as high as 1.7x and has averaged 1.4x)
Offshore Investors (Drivers of value differential — 39% higher ROEs and 61% premium to book value):
08/11/04
Price
02/03/12
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re
10
26.29
15.10%
$1,629,000
Greenlight Funds
1
1.81
8.97%
$805,040
Berkshire Hathaway
86,170
119,202
4.43%
$347,395
S&P Insurance Index
316
207.53
-5.68%
($330,886)
UK Investors (Drivers of value differential — 28% higher ROEs, 44% premium to BV, and 28% tax):
08/11/04
Price
02/03/12
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re —Hold
10
26.29
15.10%
$1,629,000
Greenlight Capital Re — Cash out
10
23.36
13.13%
$1,335,780
Greenlight Funds — Hold
1
1.81
8.97%
$805,040
Greenlight Funds — Cash out
1
1.40
5.04%
$402,520
Berkshire Hathaway — Hold
86,170
119,202
4.43%
$347,395
Berkshire Hathaway — Cash out
86,170
102,694
3.71%
$284,864
U.S. Investors (Drivers of value differential — 32% higher ROEs, 49% premium to BV, and 19% tax):
08/11/04
Price
06/30/11
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re —Hold
10
26.29
15.10%
$1,629,000
Greenlight Capital Re — Cash out
10
23.85
13.47%
$1,384,650
Greenlight Funds
1
1.58
6.91%
$582,696
Berkshire Hathaway — Hold
86,170
119,202
4.43%
$347,395
Berkshire Hathaway— Cash out
86,170
111,621
3.43%
$260,546
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GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE SUMMARY (Continued)
Outperformance Analysis —Since IPO (05/24/07):
Offshore Investors:
05/24/07
Price
06/30/11
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re
19
26.29
8.28%
$383,684
Greenlight Funds
1.54
1.81
3.97%
$172,104
Berkshire Hathaway
109,000
119,202
1.56%
$65,183
S&P Insurance Index
431
211.44
-16.01%
($509,420)
UK Investors
05/24/07
Price
06/30/11
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re —Hold
19
26.29
8.28%
$383,684
Greenlight Capital Re — Cash out
19
24.98
6.93%
$314,621
Greenlight Funds — Hold
1.54
1.81
3.97%
$172,104
Greenlight Funds —Cash out
1.54
1.67
2.04%
$86,052
Berkshire Hathaway— Hold
109,000
119,202
1.56%
$65,183
Berkshire Hathaway— Cash out
109,000
114,101
1.28%
$53,450
U.S. Investors
05/24/07
Price
06/30/11
Price
Rate of
Return
Gain on $1 mil
Invested
Greenlight Capital Re —Hold
19
26.29
8.28%
$383,684
Greenlight Capital Re — Cash out
19
25.20
7.16%
$326,132
Greenlight Funds
1.36
1.59
3.97%
$172,500
Berkshire Hathaway — Hold
109,000
119,202
1.56%
$65,183
Berkshire Hathaway — Cash out
109,000
117,529
1.18%
$48,888
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