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Forestry Brochure

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The content of this promotion has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested.

03 GIS - who are we?04 Teak Explained05 The Importance of Sustainability06 About Brazil07 Global Tropical Hardwood Demand08 An Excellent Investment Opportunity09 The Investment Model10 Security and risk

11 Projected returns1� 18 Year Investment13 10 Year Investment14 5 Year Investment15 3 Year Investment16 Excellent tax incentives17 Funding a forestry investment with a SIPP18 GIS Maturity Guarantee19 Exit strategy�0 Contact us

Contents

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We have created a team that brings a wealth of knowledge and experience both in forestry and financial investments, including an in-house compliance officer, to ensure that all investments are ethical and compliant.

We have utilised technical advisors from universities in the UK to harness the ever improving knowledge and advances that are being made in the area of ethical and sustainable forestry. We use management companies that have the best knowledge of the products that are offered to clients and we are working closely with governments in the countries where we operate to

create new plantations. We are actively replanting previously deforested land with plantation timber. For every unit of trees planted for investors we plant a further 40% of buffer stock to help the regeneration of the rainforests and create stability for the previously decimated surrounding communities.

Green Investment Solutions who are we?

We are a UK based company that specialises in ethical and sustainable forestry investments.

Our team has over 30 years experience, in which time they have become some of the

most respected experts in their field.

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Teak ExplainedTeak seedlings mature in 18 years

Teak is an ideal species for plantations because it grows relatively quickly and with demand out-stripping supply prices will continue to rise.

Teak is a durable hardwood produced by the species Tectona grandis. It is rich in oil, giving it a superior ability to withstand the elements and making it ideal for constructing buildings, outdoor furniture, flooring and decking. It is also used for luxury boats and super yachts, and in the back of the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead. Accordingly, it is used by a myriad of industries globally.

There is an international boycott on felling teak trees in the world’s natural rainforests so the only alternative source of supply is cultivated plantations.

It is an ideal species for plantations because it grows quickly. At just 6 months the trees are already approximately 10 feet high. By year 2 they are well established as young durable trees. By year 3 the girth and height has grown significantly with the trees starting to gain considerable canopy mass.

Currently demand out-strips supply so prices will continue to rise. Teak trees have one of the highest carbon sequestration rates making them extremely environmentally sound.

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The tropical hardwoods GIS plant will help reduce the pressure of deforestation on the world’s natural rainforests, as well as providing a sustainable source of commercial timber, because the plantations are replanted after harvesting.

The world’s tropical rainforests are being destroyed at the rate of 35 to 50 million acres each year to supply commercial timber. Only 1% of commercial timber, including tropical hardwoods such as teak, currently comes from sources other than rainforests. Every second a piece of rainforest the size of a football pitch is lost forever.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that each year about 13 million hectares of the world’s forests are lost due to deforestation. From 2000 to 2005 the net forest loss was 125 square miles per day. At this rate there will be very little tropical rainforest left in 30 years. Teak trees are being illegally felled in the natural rainforests and to find one tree of high value may result in huge areas being felled.

The tropical teak planted will help reduce the pressure of deforestation on the world’s natural rainforests, as well as providing a sustainable source of commercial timber.

The Importance of Sustainability

The tropical Teak is specifically grown for harvesting which will

be replanted according to local sustainability requirements.

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About Brazil A brief history

Brazil became an independent nation in 1822 It enjoys a stable democratic political system, with no political enemies, no ethnic or cultural conflicts and no known threat of terrorism or civil unrest. Brazil’s democratic institutions have enabled the international and domestic markets to maintain their confidence in Brazil’s political system. President Dilma Rousseff is a progressive leader who has since being elected in 2011, implemented effective economic policies and new successful social reforms that has placed Brazil amongst the highest ranking countries in the UN Human Development Index.

This stable political environment and low inflation has helped maintain economic growth. According it is widely predicted that Brazil will have the potential in the next 20 years of becoming a major economic nation having a profound effect in the global markets.

The Brazilian emerging market successes have come as no surprise to many Brazilians. With all its natural resources and the global availability to business Brazil has flourished into a safe and stable place to invest.

Economic growth

Foreign wealth has never been so welcomed; with a new generation of young Brazilians being highly educated, techniques and concepts of a first world business mentality are now being implemented within the bureaucratically business culture of the country.

The direct effect on the local economy has meant that over the last 10 years approximately 20 million people were able to leave poverty and whilst there is still a long way to go the country has never enjoyed so much growth in the education, health, economic and social fields.

Brazilian natural resources include gas, oil, gold, iron ore and manganese to name a few, however the most prized resource for is the soil and climate that allows native and foreign tree species to grow at a phenomenal rate and sometimes overtaking the natural growth rates of their native countries.

With all of these facts combined Brazil has become the logical option for forestry investments offering security, natural assets and a stable regime allowing individuals and companies to make direct investments in to the country free of any concerns for its long term viability.

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Tropical hardwoods offer a high return on investment because there is a huge demand; world consumption has multiplied nearly 25 times in the last 4 decades and more than 100 billion board feet of tropical hardwoods are now being consumed each year.

A tree’s growth period to maturity varies between 3 to 18 years depending on the term invested. The trees that are harvested are replaced by new ones on the same land creating sustainable forests for generations to come.

The investor buys trees and leases part of a tree plantation for which they hold the leasehold title to the land. The forestry management company will contact the investor several months prior to their trees reaching maturity so that the investor can decide at what point they wish to harvest their trees and sell the timber. The investor receives the profit for the value of the timber from their trees.

Global Tropical Hardwood Demand

Forestry investment is an accepted asset class and proven means by which institutions and private individuals can seek returns on their

investments.

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An Excellent Investment OpportunityTimber has outperformed every other commodity for the last 100 years.

• For ninety eight of the last hundred years the price of teak has outperformed the stock market. Over the last 4 years it have risen by 300% (ITTO).

• Teak has delivered a better return than property year on year with an average return of 9.7%. Returns are currently 16.4% and last year the IPD Forestry index returned 32%.

• Demand for timber will increase per capita as population and emerging economies continue to grow. Currently China is the biggest market for teak in the world due to demand for building materials.

• Supply continues to be under pressure from environmental restraints and the increasing demand from consumers for timber from sustainable resources.

• Only 1% of the world’s teak comes from FSC approved plantations.

• A combination of the value of a naturally growing commodity and the underlying land provides investors with a low risk asset creating a long term capital appreciation in a sustainable and environmentally beneficial medium.

• Harvard University invested US$500m of their total endowment fund into forestry last year.

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How it works

Investments start from as little as £5,000 and the amount of trees varies according to the term of the investment selected. For instance, £12,000 buys 300 Teak planted from sapling or £10,000 buys 150 Standing Teak trees aged 8 years.

When the investor purchases their trees the saplings are planted and nurtured by expert foresters who will also provide the investor with an annual report. The annual report provided to the investor will explain events such as the thinning of teak trees to make more room per for the stronger trees; the harvested timber from the thinning will be sold and the investor will receive the payment.

The investor can choose to sell their investment at any time and will receive the current market value of the trees according to an independent valuation of the timber.

Fees

The forestry company charges a fee for growing the trees, which includes the cost of acquiring and maintaining the land that the trees are planted on.

The cost for maintaining the trees is £1000 per year. We also take a profit share of 5% from the harvests, this shows we aim to get the best price for the timber when sold.

Maintenance

For Teak, the annual maintenance cost is only required for the first 5 years because the remaining maintenance is self-funding.

The annual maintenance cost can be paid quarterly or annually. If the total maintenance cost is paid up front the investor receives a 10% discount.

The Investment ModelWhen the investor purchases their trees the saplings are planted and nurtured by expert

foresters who will also provide the investor with an annual report detailing the conditions of

their trees and explaining the options as appropriate.

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The contents of this document are for information purposes of regulated financial advisors, investments professionals, sophisticated investors or other such authorised persons within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 only (“Competent Investor”). No other party, be they individuals or corporate bodies, are entitled to obtain any assistance or benefit from it. The contents have no contractual value nor shall they form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever. You may digest its contents solely for your information purposes. Every effort is made to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate however, GIS assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Content relating to the past and/or current performance of an investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance; the value of any asset or income derived from it may go down as well as up. GIS is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We are not permitted to offer nor do offer any financial advice about investment products, be they regulated or unregulated. The content of this document has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested. If you are an investment professional or sophisticated investor we recommend that you to consult an FCA registered Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) before committing to any investment. This website and any documents referred to therein do not constitute an offer to participate in a collective investment scheme as defined in the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000) section 235 and as such any reader acknowledges that he will not have access to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme or the Financial Ombudsman Scheme.

Security and riskA well structured diversified forestry portfolio has historically been shown to be a low risk investment with minimal physical losses.

The security of any investment at is of paramount importance and GIS provides the following:

• A full lease on the land where the trees are planted. This lease is registered with the Land Registry of the country for the full growth period of the trees.

• A Forestry Title Deed giving full title over the trees.

• Experts’ experience in forestry.

• Resident foresters living on the land to help monitor and protect it.

• Conservative independent figures in projections to ensure the returns meet investor’s expectations.

• Protection from any potential crop loss by undertaking to replace any trees which do not reach maturity from stock.

• A wealth of experience and track record to deliver our Product around the globe.

• Legal controls over management and harvesting of your trees - once your trees are planted, they are registered on your behalf until the final tree is harvested, allowing you personal security over your individual trees with a standing timber document.

• Full title to your trees with individual GPS (Global Positioning Coordinates) and trees tagging for each tree and the plantation location in your Owner’s Pack.

• Employment of resident forestry engineers to monitor and protect your trees.

• Using our marketed timber to calculate the projections to ensure we meet your expectations.

• The best after sales customer care.

• Regular updates about your investment.

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18 Year Investment OptionSeedling Teak

Projections are based on 300 seedlingsInvestor buys 300 seedlings = £12,000Tree value = £40 per treeMaintenance = n/aTotal outlay over 5 years = £12,000Harvest value year 9 = £30,678 (140 trees harvested)Harvest value year 18 = £131,040 (160 trees harvested)Net harvest value = £161,718Profit = £144,718

9 Year Investment Option9 Year Old Teak

Projections are based on 150 Teak trees at 9 years old150 x 9 year old teak trees = £10,000Maintenance x 9 years = n/aTotal outlay over 9 years = £10,000Tree value year 9 = £538 (18 years old)Harvest value year 9 = £80,700 (150 trees harvested)Net harvest value = £72,630Profit = £62,630

6 Year Investment Option1� Year Old Teak

Projections are based on 100 Teak trees at 1� years old100 x 12 year old teak trees = £10,000Maintenance = n/aTotal outlay over 6 years = £10,000Tree value year 6 = £452 (18 years old)Harvest value year 6 = £45,200 (100 trees harvested)Net harvest value = £40,680Profit = £30,680

3 Year Investment Option15 Year Old Teak

Projections are based on 50 Teak trees at 15 years old50 x 15 Year old teak trees = £10,000Maintenance = n/aTotal outlay = £10,000Tree value year 3 = £379 (18 years old)Harvest value year 3 = £18,950 (50 trees harvested)Net harvest value = £17,054Profit = £7,054

These projections are based on a conservative lumber price of £1.12 per board foot for the thinning, increasing at an annual rate of 6% for the subsequent thinnings and the harvest. The harvest and processing costs cover milling your trees, and we have allowed a generous 5%. The actual costs are lower than this. The care and maintenance fees are the fees we deduct from your harvest revenues for growing and maintaining your trees. The 5% share is retained by GIS as our share of harvest.

Projected returnsGIS projections for

harvest maturities are based on past commodity values.

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These projections are based on a conservative lumber price of £1.12 per board foot for the thinning, increasing at an annual rate of 6% for the subsequent thinnings and the harvest. The harvest and processing costs cover milling your trees, and we have allowed a generous 5%. The actual costs are lower than this. The care and maintenance fees are the fees we deduct from your harvest revenues for growing and maintaining your trees. The 5% share is retained by GIS as our share of harvest.

Tree Age

Number of trees

Value Per Tree

Gross Harvest

Proceeds

Less Cost of Harvesting &

Processing

Less 5% Profit Share

Net Harvest Proceeds Cumulative

9 140 £243 £34,086 £1,704 £1,704 £30,678 £30,678

18 160 £910 £145,600 £7,280 £7,280 £131,040 £161,718

18 Year InvestmentSeedling Teak

Quantity: Price per 300 seedlings (1 unit)1 Unit: £12,00010 Units: Call for a quote

Seeding Teak, new planting clearly offers the larger long-term returns vs. capital invested, however in the early years the value of your investment doesn’t really start to increase until it approaches the first thinning.

From the first thinning the stock has an increased value and will start to gain value very quickly. You can choose to harvest at any time and as many trees as you wish, the longer the trees grow the more they will be worth.

In the figures below we give an idea of the amount of trees our foresters would recommend that you harvest in year 9 at thinning. This is only an estimate and each plot is surveyed on an individual basis. These amounts can vary from plot to plot depending on the growth

rates and the amount of trees that we recommend are thinned. Teak is the only species for which sufficient historical data exists to allow us to make reasonably detailed projections of potential harvests and yields.

The following projections will help illustrate the likely harvest schedule and yields from growing 300 teak trees on the plantations.

GIS has established teak stock and a well documented history in terms of planting dates, maintenance history, growth rates and so on.

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These projections are based on a conservative lumber price of £1.12 per board foot for the thinning, increasing at an annual rate of 6% for the subsequent thinnings and the harvest. The harvest and processing costs cover milling your trees, and we have allowed a generous 5%. The actual costs are lower than this. The care and maintenance fees are the fees we deduct from your harvest revenues for growing and maintaining your trees. The 5% share is retained by GIS as our share of harvest.

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

18 150 £66 £10,000 n/a £10,000 £80,700 -£4,035 -£4,035 £72,630

A minimum GIS Forestry Investment of £10,000 secures the purchase of a plot of one hundred and fifty (150) nine (9) year matured Teak trees. Such a plot provides an investor with a medium term (9 years) investment with the additional security that the trees are standing and have already grown past their infancy.

The trees are required to be maintained by expert foresters of the investors choosing, during the life cycle of the Product Term. The cost of maintenance is covered in your purchase price. The expert foresters will provide the investor with a report from time to time detailing the conditions of their trees.

The Investor will have the ability to request that any number of trees are harvested at any point during the product term. Any harvested timber from requested

thinning will be sold and the investor will receive the income payment at the point of sale.

A partial harvest option is available at year 6, however for higher returns you may wish to leave all the trees until year 9.

The investor shall be provided with legal title deeds to their investment plot(s) denoting the exact land registry location co-ordinates and tree registration certificate numbers. The investor will have the right to dispose of their investment at any time during the Product Term.

Should the investor consider they wish to dispose of their asset they will receive, subject to an administration fee, an independent valuation of the current market value of the trees as at that date.

9 Year Investment9 Year Old Teak

Quantity: Price per 150 trees (1 unit) 1 Unit: £10,000 10 Units: Call for a quote

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

15

18

35

115

£66

£66£10,000

n/a

n/a£10,000

£15,820

£61,870

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-£3,094

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These projections are based on a conservative lumber price of £1.12 per board foot for the thinning, increasing at an annual rate of 6% for the subsequent thinnings and the harvest. The harvest and processing costs cover milling your trees, and we have allowed a generous 5%. The actual costs are lower than this. The care and maintenance fees are the fees we deduct from your harvest revenues for growing and maintaining your trees. The 5% share is retained by GIS as our share of harvest.

6 Year Investment1� Year Old Teak

Quantity: Price per 100 trees (1 unit)1 Unit: £10,00010 Units: Call for a quote

A minimum GIS Forestry Investment of £10,000 secures the purchase of a plot of one hundred (100) twelve (12) year matured Teak trees. Such a plot provides an investor with a shorter term (6 year) investment with the additional security that the trees are standing and have already grown past their infancy and adolescence.

The trees are required to be maintained by expert foresters of the investors choosing, during the life cycle of the Product Term. The cost of maintenance is covered in your purchase price.

Our expert foresters will provide the investor with a report from time to time detailing the conditions of their trees. The investor will have the ability to request that any number of trees are harvested at any instance during the product term, however only one harvest is recommended as they have previously been thinned to optimise the growth.

Any harvested timber from requested thinning will be sold and the investor will receive the income payment at the point of sale.

A partial harvest option is available at year 3, however for higher returns you may wish to leave all the trees until year 6.

The investor will be provided with legal title deeds to their investment plot(s) denoting the exact land registry location co-ordinates and tree registration certificate numbers. The investor will have the right to dispose of their investment at any time during the Product Term.

Should the investor consider they wish to dispose of their asset they will receive, subject to an administration fee, an independent valuation of the current market value of the trees as at that date.

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

18 100 £100 £10,000 n/a £10,000 £45,200 -£2,260 -£2,260 £40,680

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

15

18

�5

75

£100

£100£10,000

n/a

n/a£10,000

£9,475

£33,900

-£474

-£1,695

-£474

-£1,695

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These projections are based on a conservative lumber price of £1.12 per board foot for the thinning, increasing at an annual rate of 6% for the subsequent thinnings and the harvest. The harvest and processing costs cover milling your trees, and we have allowed a generous 5%. The actual costs are lower than this. The care and maintenance fees are the fees we deduct from your harvest revenues for growing and maintaining your trees. The 5% share is retained by GIS as our share of harvest.

A minimum GIS Forestry investment of £10,000 secures the purchase of a plot of fifty (50) fifteen (15) year matured Teak trees. Such a plot provides an investor with a short term (3 year) investment with the additional security that the trees are standing and have already grown past their infancy and adolescence.

The trees are not required to be maintained during the life cycle of the Product Term. The trees have previously been thinned to optimise their growth.

A partial harvest option is available at year 2, however for higher returns you may wish to leave all the trees until year 3.

The investor will be provided with legal title deeds to their investment plot(s) denoting the exact land registry location co-ordinates and tree registration certificate numbers. The investor will have the right to dispose of their investment at any time during the Product Term.

Should the investor wish to dispose of their asset they will receive, subject to an administration fee, an independent valuation of the current market value of the trees as at that date.

3 Year Investment15 Year Old Teak

Quantity: Price per 150 trees (1 unit)1 Unit: £25,000

10 Units: Call for a quote

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

18 100 £200 £10,000 n/a £10,000 £18,950 -£948 -£948 £17,054

TreeAge

Number of trees

Price per tree

Invested Sum

Care & Maintenance

Total Outlay(Over 9 Years)

Projected Harvest

Value

Less Harvest Costs

LessProfitShare

TotalNet

Return

17

18

1�

38

£200

£200£10,000

n/a

n/a£10,000

£4,296

£14,402

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-£720

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The contents of this document are for information purposes of regulated financial advisors, investments professionals, sophisticated investors or other such authorised persons within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 only (“Competent Investor”). No other party, be they individuals or corporate bodies, are entitled to obtain any assistance or benefit from it. The contents have no contractual value nor shall they form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever. You may digest its contents solely for your information purposes. Every effort is made to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate however, GIS assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Content relating to the past and/or current performance of an investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance; the value of any asset or income derived from it may go down as well as up. GIS is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We are not permitted to offer nor do offer any financial advice about investment products, be they regulated or unregulated. The content of this document has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act �000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested. If you are an investment professional or sophisticated investor we recommend that you to consult an FCA registered Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) before committing to any investment. This document does not constitute an offer to participate in a collective

Excellent Tax Incentives“There are various incentives in the UK for individual investors in forestry. The opinions relating to tax incentives are an opinion of GIS and not tax advice.“

Capital Gains TaxThe increase in the value of timber is exempt from capital gains tax. Increases in the net value of land is assessable but land value currently accounts for only around 15 % of the value of mature woodland.

Income TaxIncome accrued from a timber crop is exempt from income and corporation tax. Brazil does not impose income tax on returns from timber.

Inheritance TaxTimber qualifies for 100% business property relief if it has been held for two years prior to the death of the investor, so no inheritance tax is payable. Lifetime transfers, which are often called Potentially Exempt Transfers, will not attract an immediate tax charge but this could change if the original investor dies within 7 years of making the transfer.

Capital Gains Tax Roll-over ReliefForestry investment is a qualifying asset for capital gains tax roll-over relief. This means that any capital gains tax liability on the sale of a business asset can be deferred by investing in forestry assets and will be deferred permanently if the forest investment is held until death.

If the investor gifts forestry assets during their lifetime it is possible for the beneficiary to qualify for hold-over relief from any capital gains tax on the land element of the gift, the timber value of the gift is exempt from Capital Gains Tax regardless.

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The contents of this document are for information purposes of regulated financial advisors, investments professionals, sophisticated investors or other such authorised persons within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act �000 only (“Competent Investor”). No other party, be they individuals or corporate bodies, are entitled to obtain any assistance or benefit from it. The contents have no contractual value nor shall they form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever. You may digest its contents solely for your information purposes. Every effort is made to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate however, GIS assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Content relating to the past and/or current performance of an investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance; the value of any asset or income derived from it may go down as well as up. GIS is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We are not permitted to offer nor do offer any financial advice about investment products, be they regulated or unregulated. The content of this document has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act �000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested. If you are an investment professional or sophisticated investor we recommend that you to consult an FCA registered Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) before committing to any investment. This document does not constitute an offer to participate in

A SIPP is a personal pension whereby the pension holder / beneficiary / executor decides what their fund is invested in. Investors may have an existing SIPP but if not it is easy to set one up. Existing pension funds such as those which may be ‘frozen’ from previous employment or personal pension plans can be transferred into a SIPP. Further contributions into the SIPP can be made. As with any pension fund the SIPP will have a Trustee to manage the fund and investments.

Contributions into a SIPP also attract tax relief up to 40% based upon an individual’s circumstances, so this can increase the amount of funds available for investment into the GIS Forestry product. It is also possible to borrow additional funds against the value of the SIPP. Under current HMRC rules up to 50% of the net asset value of a SIPP can be borrowed which also increases the amount of funds available for investment. As an example, a fund that has a net value of £150,000 can be increased by 50%, or £75,000, to make a total fund of £225,000 available to invest.

Funding a forestry investment with a SIPP

Forestry investment has been approved as a SIPPable investment.

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GIS Maturity GuaranteeIf a tree fails to grow for any reason a replacement will be made from stock, so that at the final harvest the investor has all the trees they purchased.

By using the most advanced methods of cultivation in all their plantations, GIS ensure that all trees are grown from the highest quality stock to grow faster and stronger and maximise harvest returns.

If a tree fails to grow for any reason a replacement will be made from stock, so that at the final harvest the investor has all the trees they have purchased, apart from those removed for thinning.

Investments in forestry are fully transferable and assignable at any time. GIS charge an administration fee of £200 for this service.

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The most important element to any investment is being able to realise a return at any time - not only getting the amount invested out but also getting a return.

This investment offers a valuable exit strategy - investors can realise their investment at any time after the trees have been in the ground for 9 months and it is a very simple process:

1) The investor notifies GIS that they wish to finalise their investment;

2) Within 28 days the investor will be given an independent valuation on their trees;

3) The investor has 30 days to accept the price or to get their own valuation which can be submitted to GIS;

4) GIS will then either pay the investor the amount on the valuation or issue the plot for sale through the prospective investors at that time

(GIS does not guarantee to buy back the trees or the plot).

Exit Strategy

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