Update on completing the Proof
of Debt Form
With reference to the Proof of Debt Form, attached to the letter
to creditors dated 10 June 2009, we have been asked to clarify
Point 3 of the form, which asks creditors to state the:
"Total amount of claim, including any Value Added Tax and
outstanding uncapitalised interest as at the date the company went
into liquidation".
Please note that this is a statutory form and, for the purposes
of completing Point 3 of this form, the total amount of claim is as
at the date of the commencement of the winding-up of the Company,
being 9 October 2008.
Nominations for the Committee of
Inspection
As referred to in Section 1.8 of the letter to creditors dated
10 June 2009, the following nominations have been received in
respect of the Committee of Inspection:
Nigel
Smith
I am a retail depositor with about £98,000 and $430,000 at risk
and have been involved with collating questions from depositors who
post queries on the Depositor Action Group website to Mike Simpson
(latterly Liquidator Provisionally, now Liquidator) on bi-weekly
calls. While I have not sought or hold proxy votes for other
creditors, I believe that I have been involved and provided a
useful function to retail depositors who are looking for specific
answers and also to the LP in helping reduce the amount of similar
questions directed at his offices over the last 6 months.
I am 38 years old and a Chief Marketing Officer of a large
technology company based in the UK.
Axa Isle of Man
Limited
AXA Isle of Man Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AXA
group and has been offering offshore insurance products on the Isle
of Man since 1992. It is one of the leading offshore insurance
companies offering products into the UK market. AXA Isle of Man
Limited understands the offshore financial market and its customer
base and, after the collapse of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander
(Isle of Man) Limited, has worked with other insurance creditors to
secure the solution that best suited its policyholders. AXA Isle of
Man Limited has also held talks with other interested creditors and
freely exchanged views as to the best way forward, not always in
agreement, but always with the aim of maximising the return to
creditors.
Gavin
Brake
Age 38. UK national, UK tax payer. Private retail depositor in
KSFIOM. Currently living in Devon in the UK. Educational background
- degree from Cambridge University. Professional experience as
follows, 1993 - 2005: Goldman Sachs, of which 1993 - 1997
Investment Banking/Mergers & Acquisitions (in UK & US),
1997 - 2000 Equities (Capital Markets, Structured Trades,
Derivatives, UK, Europe & Nordic Regions, Emerging Markets),
2000 - 2005 Financing Group (Managing Director 2004 and Joint Head
of UK Financing Business for Goldman Sachs). Extensive financial
and legal experience working with both major corporate client and
Governments. 2005 - present: Devon (change of lifestyle/semi
retired). I now own two farms in Devon, one equestrian based and
one under development. Chairman of my local Parish Council. One of
four trustees of a 640 acre private common land estate in my
parish. Also own & manage two small private limited companies,
both of which represent family businesses. Since KSFIOM went into
provisional liquidation I have undertaken a number of important
initiatives to further the interests of depositors including (i)
travelling to Iceland to meet in person with the Finance Ministry,
Chairman of the Resolution Committee and Moratorium Supervisor of
Kaupthing Bank Hf, (ii) various meetings with Alan Bell, IOM
Treasury Minister and other representatives of the IOMG, (iii)
meetings with senior Conservative MPs and members of the Shadow
Cabinet in London, (iv) instigating a group legal action on behalf
of depositors with "inflight funds" to seek compensation from those
parties in the UK responsible for preventing bank transfers in the
week prior to provisional liquidation, (v) promoting the interests
of higher value depositors though the HNW Committee of 9, of which
I am one member, (vi) holding & exercising the proxy vote on
behalf of higher value depositors in the recent vote against the
proposed Scheme of Arrangement. I have personally funded all my
activities/travel to date. In summary, I believe I have the
necessary skills, relevant professional experience and can commit
the time required for a role on the Committee of Inspection.
William
McMurray
- Major depositor with Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander
(I.O.M)
- Resident, Isle of Man
- 70 years of age
- Retired Professional Engineer C. Eng. F.I.E.E. F.I. Mech.E
- Retired 1997
- Business experience until retirement included Chief Executive
positions with industrial corporations in U.K. , U.S.A, and
associates in Europe
- Some years prior to retirement I completed a Management Buy Out
of six engineering companies which I subsequently registered with
full listing on the London Stock Exchange
- The businesses were sold in 1997 with significant premium to
shareholders
- I submit these details for depositors consideration whose
interests I would hope to serve, without bias, on the proposed
committee
Stuart Roberts
Commentary to be updated
Singer & Friedlander
(Isle of Man) Limited Retirement Benefits
Scheme
Commentary to be updated