After four years selling forestry products in the UK we considered this to be a good time to change our strategic direction and focus on the regulatory sector of the market. As a result no further specialist forestry products in sustainable and commercially viable assets will be available from Plantation Capital. Our sole focus in the future will be to concentrate on supporting clients with updates and information regarding the plantations.

No, not at all. Your investments are safe and growing. Please contact your forest manager for information. Representatives from Plantation Capital will continue to visit the plantations and they can be contacted for up-to-date information.

It is in the best interests of Plantation Capital to see your investment through to harvest and sale as Plantation Capital may receive 2.5% of the proceeds. This is a contractual agreement with Asia Plantation Capital.

Please visit www.asiaplantationcapital.com for regular news updates and information. In addition a forestry report will be available from your forest manager. Please contact your manager regarding this report.

Yes. The companies are still in operation. As stated the only difference is that Plantation Capital is no longer selling specialist forestry products and this has no bearing on the contractual obligations of all parties involved. Plantation Capital is still dedicated to managing the relationships that we have with clients and the plantations.

Yes. Again no changes have been made to client contractual obligations. The harvest will take place depending on the growth rate of your trees and / or bamboo clumps.

Your returns will be paid by the party responsible for selling your harvested products which is, unless otherwise requested, your forest manager. They or their appointed representative will make payments directly to you.

The sole purpose for Plantation Capital gaining FSA Appointed Representative status was to promote regulated products. At the same time Plantation Capital was also selling unregulated products and to avoid confusion between the products it was important to separate the companies according to the products that they sell.

You can either contact your forest manager directly or Plantation Capital for general or account enquires. Please go to the Contact Us page for details.

Yes, there will be a client service desk in London at our Chelsea Harbour office.

An estimated valuation may be undertaken, however it is important to note that the valuation would have the following limitations:

(i) The estimated value would be an estimated value as at 'todays date' based on the age and number of [trees / bamboo] and the current market conditions. It is an estimate only, not a forecast, and the actual return, which is not guaranteed, may differ significantly from the amount stated.

(ii) Reasons for potential variations in the actual return include, but are not limited to, differences in tree / bamboo growth rates, tree / bamboo condition, market fluctuations, environmental issues and actual yields on harvest.

(iii) This is not a professional valuation. If you would like a professional valuation to be undertaken please let us know and we will provide a list of companies for you (please note - the valuation company will charge a fee). You may wish to appoint your own company, however they would need to be vetted by the forest manager, landlord and / or vendor to ensure they are suitably qualified to undertake such a valuation.

The forest managers have stated that they have been harvesting agar from January 2012 and this will continue on a regular basis as and when the infected trees are ready. Some returns have been paid. Oud is being produced on a weekly basis in their own distilleries. Bamboo harvesting is planned from early 2013.

Your appointed forest manager will be able to update you on the status of your trees. Contact details for Asia Plantation Capital Holdings (Thailand) and Plantation Capital Forestry (Sri Lanka) are available on the Contact Us page.

It is important to note that harvesting is determined by the growth rates of the bamboo clumps. The average harvest is from Year 2 and once again your forest manager, depending on the growth rate, will decide on the harvesting of your actual clumps. Please consult your appointed forest manager for this information. Once harvests have been completed there is approximately a six month lead time to process the harvested product into saleable goods and to undertake a sale. As stated in the Terms of Business if The Thai Company is your selected seller, the first of these sums will be paid to you on whichever of the following dates falls immediately after the third anniversary of the Agreement: 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st October and annually on the anniversary of that date thereafter.

Your forest manager will be able to provide you with this information.

Your forest manager will be able to provide you with this information.

Once your forest manager has informed you that your trees or clumps are ready to be harvested, you are required to complete a Harvest Confirmation Form. This form is available from them or from Plantation Capital. Please contact Alice Woodland for a copy. Her contact details are available on the Contact Us page.

The skilled forest manager and his consultants determine the method at the time of inoculation. Technology is constantly progressing and thus it cannot be guaranteed that a specified method will be used. The method deemed most suitable will be used at the time of inoculation.

Trees and bamboo clumps are biological and thus their growth rates cannot be guaranteed. Product packages were designed using the average predicted growth rates available at the time. Your returns are ultimately based on the growth of your trees and / or bamboo clumps and thus a definite date cannot be provided.

All contracts can be extended on agreement with the landlord or vendor.

Please contact Plantation Capital. Alice Woodland will be able to arrange this with the teams in Sri Lanka or Thailand. The visit would not be subsidised.

Please contact Plantation Capital. Our accounts department will be able to assist you on behalf of the respective forest managers, Asia Plantation Capital Holdings (Thailand) and Plantation Capital Forestry (Sri Lanka) are available on the Contact Us page.

Please contact Plantation Capital. Alice Woodland will be able to assist by either responding herself or discussing it with the relevant party. Her contact details are available on the Contact Us page.