Notice The sole legally binding basis for the purchase of units of the Fund described in this report is the latest valid Sales Prospectus with its

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2 Notice The sole legally binding basis for the purchase of units of the Fund described in this report is the latest valid Sales Prospectus with its terms of contract.

3 Page Additional Information to the Investors in the Federal Republic of Germany 2 Organisation 3 General Information 5 Management Report 7 Schedule of Investments: SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund 9 SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund 16 Combined Statement of Operations 27 Combined Statement of Changes in Net Assets 28 Combined Statement of Net Assets 29 Statistical Information 30 Notes to the Financial Statements 33 Audit Report 37 Notes to the EU Savings Tax Directive (unaudited) 39 Risk Disclosure (unaudited) 40 1

4 Units in circulation: The following Sub-Fund is publicly approved for distribution in Germany: SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund The information disclosed above is as at 31 October 2016 and this may change after the year end. The current Sub- Fund in circulation and the current registrations per unit class are visible in the distribution matrix on 2

5 Management Company: Board of Directors of the Management Company: SEB Asset Management S.A. 4, rue Peternelchen L-2370 Howald, Luxembourg Chairperson Erika Lundquist Managing Director Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken S.A. Luxembourg Members Marcus Wernersson Managing Director SEB Asset Management S.A. Luxembourg Ralf Ferner (until 11 December 2015) Managing Director SEB Fund Services S.A. Luxembourg Marie Winberg Director Business Strategy Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Stockholm, Sweden Elisabeth Scheja Sterner Head of Global Product & Distribution Strategy Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Stockholm, Sweden Conducting Officers: Central Administration (including Registrar, Transfer Agent, Administrative Agent and Paying Agent): Investment Manager: Custodian Bank: Auditor of the Fund and the Management Company: Marcus Wernersson, Luxembourg Matthias Ewald, Luxembourg Loïc Guillermet, Luxembourg (until 15 March 2016) The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. 2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert L-2453 Luxembourg SEB Investment Management AB Sveavägen 8 SE Stockholm, Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken S.A. 4, rue Peternelchen L-2370 Howald, Luxembourg PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative 2, rue Gerhard Mercator L-2182 Luxembourg 3

6 Global Distributor: Representatives and Paying Agents outside Luxembourg: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8 SE Stockholm, Sweden The full list of representatives and Paying Agents outside Luxembourg can be obtained, free of charge, at the registered office of the Management Company and on the website 4

7 SEB High Yield (the Fund ) is a Luxembourg investment fund ( Fonds Commun de Placement ) governed by Part I of the Luxembourg Law on Undertakings for Collective Investment of 17 December 2010, as amended (the Law ). The Fund, which was set up on 27 October 2000 for an undetermined duration, is managed by SEB Asset Management S.A. (the Management Company ). On 1 June 2016, the Luxembourg Memorial C has been replaced by RESA (Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations), the new official electronic platform of central publication regarding companies and associations. The Management Regulations lastly modified with effect from 11 November 2011, have been deposited with the Luxembourg Trade Register and the relating notice has been published in the RESA on 7 June The Fund is registered in Luxembourg at the Luxembourg Register of Commerce under the number K 56. The Management Company was established on 15 July 1988, with subsequent publication of the Articles of Incorporation in the Mémorial C on 16 August The Articles of Incorporation were last amended on 7 June 2016 and published on 21 June The Management Company is registered under Corporate Identity Number B SEB Asset Management S.A. has delegated the Central Administration, including the administrative, registrar, transfer agent and paying agent functions - under its continued responsibility and control - at its own expense to The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., 2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg. This company was incorporated in Luxembourg as a Société Anonyme on 15 December 1998 and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. It is registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under Corporate Identity Number B (the Administrative Agent and the "Registrar and Transfer Agent ). In its capacity as Administrative Agent, it assumes certain administrative duties which are necessary within the framework of managing the Fund, including the calculation of the Net Asset Value per unit and the provision of accounting services for the Fund. In its capacity as Registrar and Transfer Agent, it will process all subscriptions, redemptions and transfers of units, and will register these transactions in the Unitholders' register of the Fund. The main objective of the investment policy is to invest in transferable securities and other eligible assets with the purpose of spreading investment risks. At present, two Sub-Funds are at the Unitholders disposal: SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund The Management Company may decide to issue capitalisation units ( C ) and distribution units ( D ). Several unit classes may be offered, which differ in their charges, use of income, persons authorised to invest, minimum investment amount, reference currency or other characteristics. The D units may pay a dividend. The C units will capitalise income, with the result that their value will become greater than that of D units, in the proportion of the dividends paid to the D units. The HNW units may only be acquired by High Net Worth clients. The Management Company may furthermore issue unit classes whose reference currency is not the base currency of the respective Sub-Fund, but where the currency exposure of the reference currency against the base currency will be hedged. In case of a currency hedge in favour of the reference currency of a respective unit class, an H- will precede the currency denomination of this unit class. For example (H-SEK) means that the reference currency of the unit class (SEK) is hedged against fluctuation of the base currency of the Sub-Fund. 5

8 Currently, the following unit classes are offered for the Sub-Funds: SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund o Capitalisation units ( C (EUR) units) o Capitalisation units ( C (H-NOK) units) o Capitalisation units ( C (H-SEK) units) o Distribution units ( D (EUR) units) o Capitalisation units ( HNWC (H-SEK) units) SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund o Capitalisation units ( C (EUR) units) o Capitalisation units ( C (H-NOK) units) o Capitalisation units ( C (H-SEK) units) o Distribution units ( D (EUR) units) o Distribution units ( D (H-SEK) units) o Distribution units ( HNWD (H-SEK) units) LU LU LU LU LU LU LU LU LU LU LU The base currency of the Fund and the Sub-Funds is euro. The Net Asset Value per unit as well as the issue and redemption prices, which are computed daily on bank business days in Luxembourg, except 24 December and 31 December ("Valuation date"), can be obtained from the registered offices of the Management Company, the Custodian Bank and the Paying Agent. In addition, the Net Asset Value, fact sheets and other informational material is published on the SEB Luxembourg website ( under the rubric SEB Asset Management S.A.. When registered in other countries, the publication media might differ according to the regulatory requirements. Information about ongoing charges can be found in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID). Financial reports of the Fund are published annually and semi-annually. These reports as well as the Sales Prospectus, the Management Regulations and other information concerning the Fund can be obtained free of charge at the offices of the Management Company, the Custodian Bank and the Paying Agent. 6

9 Dear Unitholders, With this report, we want to give you an overview of the general economic environment, the development of the most important capital markets, our investment policy and the performance of our Fund SEB High Yield. This annual report covers the financial year from 1 November 2015 to 31 October We would like to thank you for your confidence and will do everything within our power to justify your decision of investing in our Fund. The low growth conundrum continues The low, stable growth environment that has characterised the economic recovery since the financial crisis has continued the past year. Although this muted development does not inspire confidence in future growth, one should note that growth, while low, has been remarkably stable. The decline in commodity prices in the early part of 2016, the uncertainty regarding emerging market growth, and Brexit anxiety all proved to be transitory shocks which in themselves have not had a sustained negative impact on growth. The financial markets have been very calm despite low growth, geopolitical events, and the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) first rate hike since Bond yields continued their downward trend and equities have traded in a relatively tight range over the year. The most notable market development has been the strong outperformance of nearly all emerging market assets. This outperformance has been driven by reduced fears of a sudden and significant slowdown in emerging market growth. In the following paragraphs we describe our view on global growth and monetary policy, as well the outlook for financial markets. Brexit The most notable geopolitical shock of the past year hit the financial markets in the latter part of June 2016 when the UK voted to leave the European Union. Although uncertainty regarding the outcome of the vote increased prior to the election, markets were still taken by surprise when the result of the vote was announced. The consensus view before and immediately after the election was that Brexit would hamper UK growth - the thinking being that economic uncertainty would lead to reduced investments by domestic and foreign investors. However, the actual effect has been elusive. Consumer confidence and firm specific sentiment indicators have recovered significantly following the immediate post-vote drop. UK equities are back to all-time highs, and the impact on broader European growth has been miniscule. Naturally, it is still too early to judge Brexit s long term effects, and the arguments for a negative impact through reduced investments remains. However, the fears about Brexit seem to have been overblown. Going forward, we maintain our relatively benign view of Brexit's impact. We do not believe it will have enough of a negative impact to trigger a global recession. Additionally, we have already seen the strong response from politicians and central banks implying they will do whatever it takes to support growth going forward. This could potentially lead to a more positive growth scenario for the remaining European Union countries because they will need to rethink the austerity programmes they have introduced in the past couple of years. 7

10 Global growth As mentioned, the global economy continued to struggle to gain momentum in the last year. Much of the headwind in the western world came from the US manufacturing sector which struggled to overcome the decline in energy-related orders that followed falling oil prices, beginning in Weakness in the US manufacturing sector started spreading in late 2015 into the previously robust service sector. These challenges in the US caused trouble for Europe due to the region s heavy economic dependence on exports. Despite weakness in manufacturing, services and consumption, the US labour market continued to gain strength. We saw strong job reports throughout the year. Unemployment rates reached levels that have historically coincided with rising inflation and wages. Oddly enough, a rise in the latter failed to materialise which eased pressure on the Fed for an aggressive rate hike. If the labour market continues to be robust, which seems likely as of writing, we should start to see long awaited wage-gains. Note that this will probably lead to a repricing of the Fed s future rate hike cycle. It should also support the global economy, which is still highly dependent on US consumers. Monetary policy Monetary policy has been in the limelight since the start of the recovery. The March 2016 expansion of the European Central Bank s (ECB) first outright programme for quantitative easing pushed borrowing costs down for European governments and European investment grade issuers. Furthermore, it supported the general hunt for yield which has for many years pushed prices of riskier asset classes higher. The events of the past year have led to a discussion regarding the limitations of monetary policy and whether central banks are starting to lose control of the markets. This discussion was fuelled when the Bank of Japan cut rates into negative territory for the first time ever, which was followed by a significant strengthening of the yen. As of writing, this discussion is ongoing, although it is increasingly obvious that investors are starting to lose confidence in the omnipotence of the central banks. Outlook for financial markets & economic growth Despite uncertainty regarding the impact of the emerging market slowdown on growth rates in developed countries, the US and European recoveries remain on firm footing due to gains in strategic long term factors such as credit, housing, and employment. We believe there is a good chance of the long awaited consumer driven recovery in the coming quarters. In addition to the strength of the strategic data, the ECB s highly accommodative monetary policy should exert downward pressure on the euro, boosting exports in the long term, and leading to a recovery in Europe. Given our relatively positive outlook on growth in developed countries, we expect equities to deliver a higher return than government bonds. We believe the return on equities will be slightly below the historical average, and that gains will be driven by rising earnings and sales, since valuations are already slightly above their historical averages. In our view, the ongoing US rate hike cycle and improving global growth should place upward pressure on core government bond yields. In conclusion, we recommend a slightly higher allocation to risk in general and equities in particular, as compared to strategic allocation. Luxembourg, 11 November 2016 SEB Investment Management AB The Board of Directors 8

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35 Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Luxembourg regulations relating to Undertakings for Collective Investment. Investments: a) Transferable securities and money market instruments, which are officially listed on a stock exchange, are valued at the last available price. b) Transferable securities and money market instruments, which are not officially listed on a stock exchange, but which are traded on another regulated market are valued at a price no lower than the bid price and no higher than the ask price at the time of the valuation and at which the Management Company considers to be an appropriate market price. c) Transferable securities and money market instruments quoted or traded on several markets are valued on the basis of the last available price on the principal market for the transferable securities or money market instruments in question, unless these prices are not representative. d) In the event that such prices are not in line with market conditions, or for securities and money market instruments other than those covered in a), b) and c) above for which there are no fixed prices, these securities and money market instruments, as well as other assets, will be valued at the current market value as determined in good faith by the Management Company, following generally accepted valuation principles. e) Units or shares of UCI(TS) are valued at the last available Net Asset Value obtained from the Administrative Agent of such UCI(TS). f) Derivatives instruments traded on regulated markets or stock exchanges are valued at last available settlement prices of these contracts on regulated markets or stock exchanges on which the derivative instruments are traded by the Fund. Derivatives instruments not traded on regulated markets or on stock exchanges are valued at their net liquidating value determined, pursuant to the policies established in good faith by the Management Company on a basis consistently applied for each different variety of contracts, in accordance with generally recognised principles, taking into consideration the generally accepted accounting practices, the customary practices in line with the market and the interests of the Unitholders. g) Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued based on the latest available forward exchange rates. h) Financial Futures Contracts, which are not matured, are valued at valuation date at market rates prevailing at this date and resulting unrealised appreciation or depreciation are posted as change in net unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on financial future contracts to the Combined Statement of Changes in Net Assets. i) Credit default swaps ( CDS ) are marked to market based upon daily prices obtained from third party pricing agents. The trades are verified against the value from the counterparty. Changes in unrealised appreciation/depreciation are included in the Combined Statement of Changes in Net Assets under the heading "Change in net unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on credit default swaps". Interest received/paid is disclosed in the Combined Statement of Operations under the heading "Interest received/paid on credit default swaps". Realised gain/losses including cash flows received/paid in relation to credit events, are included in the Combined Statement of Changes in Net Assets under the heading "Net realised gain/(loss) on credit default swaps". 33

36 In the case that extraordinary circumstances occur which make it impossible or even wrong to make a valuation in accordance with the above-mentioned criteria, the Management Company is entitled to temporarily apply other generally accepted valuation procedures, which are determined by it in good faith, in order to make an appropriate valuation of the Fund's Assets. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are determined using the average cost method. Currency translation: All assets denominated in a different currency to the respective Sub-Funds' currency are converted into this respective Sub-Funds' currency at the last available average exchange rate. Separate accounts are maintained for each Sub-Fund in the currency in which the Net Asset Value per units to which it relates is expressed (the "accounting currency"). Transactions denominated in a currency other than the accounting currency are recorded on the basis of exchange rates prevailing on the date they occur or accrue to the Sub-Fund. Assets and liabilities, expressed in a currency other than the accounting currency, are translated on the basis of exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. As at 31 October 2016, the exchange rates were as follows: 1 GBP = EUR 1 SEK = EUR 1 NOK = EUR 1 USD = EUR Income: Interest income and bank interest income are recognised on an accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the exdividend date. This income is shown net of any withholding taxes and adjusted accordingly when tax reclaims apply. Note 2. Efficient Portfolio Management Subject to the conditions and within the limits from time to time laid down by the European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA ), and except as otherwise stated in the investment objective and policies of a Fund, the Investment Managers and/or Sub-Investment Manager(s) may employ, for certain Funds, investment techniques and instruments such as securities lending, repurchase agreements and other derivatives for investment purposes or efficient portfolio management. Furthermore, new techniques and instruments may be developed which may be suitable for use by a Fund in the future and a Fund may employ such techniques and instruments subject to the prior approval of, and any restrictions imposed by ESMA. 34

37 Note 3. Management Fees In payment for its services, the Management Company receives an annual rate of: 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund C (EUR) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 1.10% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund C (H-NOK) units (maximum rate: 1.10%) 1.10% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund C (H-SEK) units (maximum rate: 1.10%) 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund D (EUR) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 0.75% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund HNWC (H-SEK) units (maximum rate: 0.75%) 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund C (EUR) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund C (H-NOK) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund C (H-SEK) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 1.10% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund D (EUR) units (maximum rate: 1.10%) 1.20% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund D (H-SEK) units (maximum rate: 1.20%) 1.00% is charged on SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund HNWD (H-SEK) units (maximum rate: 1.00%) A twelfth of this rate is being payable at the end of each month and based on the average Net Assets of each Sub-Fund calculated daily during the relevant month. The Management Company pays accounting, administration and custodian fees on behalf of the Fund. Note 4. Performance Fees In addition to the management fees above, for the unit class SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund D (EUR) the Management Company also receives an annual performance-related commission ("Performance Fees"). These fees are calculated on each valuation day, accrued and paid monthly in arrears. The calculation is as follows: the number of units in the unit class is multiplied by the performance-related percentage, 12%, times a positive unit growth recorded on this day that exceeds the value increase of the return index. The Sub-Funds applies the high-watermark principle and a fixed percentage rate of 5% per annum as a hurdle rate. There were no performance fees accrued during the year and no performance fees were outstanding as at 31 October Note 5. Taxation The Fund is liable in Luxembourg to a subscription tax ("taxe d'abonnement") of 0.05% or 0.01% (as applicable) per annum of its NAV, such tax being payable quarterly on the basis of the value of the aggregate Net Assets of the Fund at the end of the relevant calendar quarter. Investments by the Fund in shares or units of another Luxembourg undertaking for collective investment which are also subject to the taxe d abonnement are excluded from the NAV of the Fund serving as basis for the calculation of this tax to be paid by the Fund. No stamp duty or other tax is payable in Luxembourg on the issue of units. Interest, dividend and other income realised by the Fund on the sale of securities of non-luxembourg issuers, may be subject to withholding and other taxes levied by the jurisdictions in which the income is sourced. Note 6. Transaction Fees Transaction fees incurred by the Fund relating to the purchase or sale of transferable securities, money market instruments, derivatives or other eligible assets are mainly composed of custodian fees and broker fees. Most of the transaction fees are included in the transaction price used to calculate the realised and unrealised gain/(loss) on securities. The bid-offer spread is not included in the following fees relating to SEB High Yield. 35

38 As at 31 October 2016 the transaction fees were as follows: SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund 11, EUR SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund 31, EUR Note 7. Significant Events during the year Directors There were changes to the Board of Directors and the Conducting Officers of the Management Company during the period. Please refer to the Organisation section on page 3 for details. Fund Registration On 1 June 2016, the Luxembourg Memorial C has been replaced by RESA (Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations), the new official electronic platform of central publication regarding companies and associations. The Fund is registered in Luxembourg at the Luxembourg Register of Commerce under the number K 56. Note 8. Subsequent Events after the year end SEB Asset Management S.A. (SEB AM) was merged with SEB Investment Management AB (SEB IM AB) as of 2 November

39 To the Unitholders of SEB High Yield We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SEB High Yield and of each of its Sub-Funds, which comprise the Combined Statement of Net Assets and the Schedule of Investments as at 31 October 2016 and the Combined Statement of Operations and the Combined Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes to the financial statements. Responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Management Company for the financial statements The Board of Directors of the Management Company is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation of the financial statements and for such internal control as the Board of Directors of the Management Company determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Responsibility of the Réviseur d entreprises agréé Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing as adopted for Luxembourg by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the judgment of the Réviseur d entreprises agréé, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the Réviseur d entreprises agréé considers internal control relevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Board of Directors of the Management Company, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.... PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative, 2 rue Gerhard Mercator, BP 1443, L-1014 Luxembourg T: , F: , Cabinet de révision agréé. Expert-comptable (autorisation gouvernementale n ) R.C.S. Luxembourg B TVA LU

40 _I pwc Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of SEB High Yield and of each of its Sub Funds as of 31 October 2016, and of the results of their operations and changes in their net assets for the year then ended in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation of the financial statements. Other matters Supplementary information included in the annual report has been reviewed in the context of our mandate but has not been subject to specific audit procedures carried out in accordance with the standards described above. Consequently, we express no opinion on such information. However, we have no observation,to make concerning such information in the context of the financial statements taken as a whole. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative Luxembourg, 10 January 2017 Represented by Thierry Blondeau 38

41 Directive 2003/48/EC was repealed by the Council on 10 November Repeal of the Directive follows a strengthening of measures to prevent tax evasion. A significant overlap had developed with other legislation adopted at the end of 2014 in this field and, in line with international developments, the repeal eliminates that overlap. The repeal was adopted as a consequence of the adoption by the Council in December 2014 of Directive 2014/107/EU amending provisions on the mandatory automatic exchange of information between tax administrations. Directive 2014/107/EU implements the July 2014 OECD Global Standard on automatic exchange of financial account information within the EU, with a scope covering not only interest income, but also dividends and other types of capital income, and the annual balance of the accounts producing such items of income. Directive 2014/107/EU entered into force on 1 January

42 In the context of risk measurement and in accordance with CSSF Circular 11/512 a UCITS must calculate its global exposure on at least a daily basis. For SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund and SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund, the global exposure is calculated and monitored daily by using the calculation methodology Value at Risk (VaR). The VaR model used is parametric VaR. The observation period is at least 250 days. The VaR methodology provides an estimate of the maximum potential loss over a specific time period and at a given confidence level, i.e. probability level. Usually for UCITS, the time period is 1 month/20 business days and the confidence level is 99%. For example, a VaR estimate of 3% on a 20-days time period with a 99% confidence level means that, with 99% certainty, the percentage the Fund can expect to lose over the next 20 days period should be a maximum of 3%. In case of the VaR methodology, the Fund can use either the relative or the absolute VaR approach. According to CSSF Circular 11/512, the absolute VaR approach must not be greater than 20% based on a 99% confidence level and a holding period of 1 month/20 business days. In the case of the relative VaR approach, the VaR of the Fund must not be greater than twice the VaR of its reference portfolio. Nevertheless, lower limitations than those ones set by the regulator can be set in accordance with the investment policy/strategy of the Fund. In addition to the VaR, the level of leverage generated through the use of derivatives and the use of collateral in relation to efficient portfolio management transactions (i.e. securities lending or repurchase agreements) is monitored twice a month. Leverage is measured as the sum of the absolute notional exposures of the financial derivative instruments (i.e. the absolute sum of all long and short notional positions in derivatives compared to the Net Asset Value of the Fund) and the reinvestment of collateral related to securities lending or repurchase agreement used by the Fund. The below overview summarises the Fund indicating the VaR approach, the reference portfolio (in the case of relative VaR), the legal VaR limit, the lowest/highest and average utilisation of VaR (expressed as a percentage of the respective absolute or relative legal VaR limit) as well as the average level of leverage for the year ended 31 October 2016: Fund SEB High Yield - SEB European High Yield Fund SEB High Yield - SEB High Yield Fund Relative/ Absolute VaR Relative Reference Portfolio Barclays Pan - European High Yield Lowest utilisation of VaR Highest utilisation of VaR Average utilisation of VaR Average Average leverage Leverage (FX (including forwards FX serving the forwards purposes for unitclass of unitclass(es) hedging) hedging, if any, are not included in the leverage calculation) 49.54% 67.38% 56.26% 32.40% % Absolute N/A 7.51% 16.58% 10.21% % % 40

43 SEB Asset Management S.A. 4, rue Peternelchen, L-2370 Howald, Luxembourg Postal address: PO Box 2053, L-1020 Luxembourg Phone ; Fax