Lotus India MF Launches New Interval Fund

Name of Fund: Lotus India Quarterly Interval Fund - Plan D

Scheme: Debt oriented interval scheme.

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to seek to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments.

Asset Allocation: The fund will invest 0%-100% in money market instruments including reverse repo. The investment in government securities issued by the central government and/or state government(s) will be 0%-50%. The fund will invest 0%-100% debt instruments such as bonds and debentures. The investment in securitised debt will be up to 50%. The investment in fixed income derivatives will be up to 50%.

Fund Opens: 17 December 2007

Fund Closes: 18 December 2007

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: Lotus India Quarterly Interval Fund - Plan D offers two options i.e. dividend reinvestment and growth.

Entry Load: There will no entry load charged for the scheme due to its close-ended structure.

Exit Load: The scheme charges an exit load of 1.00%, if the investment is redeemed any time other than specified transaction period. Whereas there will be no exit load charged on the redemption made on or after specified transaction period.

Minimum Investment Amount: Minimum investment under retail plan is Rs 5,000 and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter.

Target Amount: Rs 50 lakh

Benchmark Index: CRISIL Liquid Fund Index

Fund Manager: Mr. Umesh Sharma.