From the mail sent by Franklin (winding up of 6 schemes):
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I would like to confirm that we continue to receive inflows regularly and all maturities and other commitments have been received as per schedule thus far. We continue to see a marked reduction in borrowing levels across some of our funds under winding-up, as we receive these cash flows via coupons, scheduled maturities and prepayments.
I am aware that some of you have concerns regarding the maturity profiles of the schemes that we shared. Let me reiterate that the maturity profile disclosed by us, unique to each scheme, is only based on maturity date and and put / call dates of each of the securities. However, the schemes will explore all opportunities to monetize the underlying assets in the portfolio before the maturity date, without resorting to distress sales, such that we can return investor monies at the earliest possible time. It will be the endeavor of the schemes to return these monies well in advance of the maturity dates of the underlying securities.
According to regulations, the scheme must discharge its liabilities, including borrowings, before returning monies to unitholders. However, I want to clarify the misconception that repaying the borrowing will take value away from investors. The borrowing in the schemes (undertaken in line with SEBI regulations) is considered a liability for the scheme, and has already been adjusted while determining the AUM. Effectively, the portfolio value is higher than the AUM reported and repayment of borrowing will not impact the net AUM.
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