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1 ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND Contents 31 December 2016

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Page Directors and Other Information 2 Directors’ Report 3 Investment Manager’s Report 6 Depositary’s Report 7 Independent Auditor’s Report 8 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 10 Schedule of Investments 11 Statement of Operations 15 Statement of Changes in Net Assets 16 Statement of Cash Flows 17 Notes to Financial Statements 18 Appendix 1 – Statement of Portfolio Changes (Unaudited) 34 Appendix 2 – UCITS V Disclosures (Unaudited) 35

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Directors and Other Information 31 December 2016

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Directors Registered Office Dualta Counihan (Irish)

(1)(2)(3) 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

Tara Doyle (Irish) (1)(2)(3)

Dublin 2 Victoria Parry (British)

(1)(2)(4) Ireland

Tom Coghlan (Irish) (1)(2)(4)

Colm O’Driscoll (Irish)

(1)(4)

Manager Administrator, Registrar and Transfer Agent DMS Investment Management Services SEI Investments – Global Fund Services Limited (Europe) Limited

(5) Styne House

76 Lower Baggot Street Upper Hatch Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 Ireland Ireland Investment Manager Depositary Arena Capital Advisors, LLC SEI Investments - Depositary and Custodial Services 12121 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1010 (Ireland) Limited Los Angeles Styne House California 90025 Upper Hatch Street USA Dublin 2 Ireland Independent Auditors Sub-Depositary PricewaterhouseCoopers Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services One Spencer Dock (Ireland) Limited Northwall Quay 30 Herbert Street Dublin 1 Dublin 2 Ireland Ireland Secretary Legal Advisors Matsack Trust Limited Matheson 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay Dublin 2 Dublin 2 Ireland Ireland (1)

Non-executive (2)

Independent (3)

Resigned 24 September 2015 (appointed solely for the purposes of incorporation) (4)

Appointed 24 September 2015 (5)

DMS Offshore Management Services (Europe) Limited formally changed its name to DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited on 26 May 2016.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Directors’ Report 31 December 2016

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The Directors of the DMS UCITS Platform ICAV (the “ICAV”) submit their report in respect of the Arena Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Fund”), together with the Annual Report and the audited financial statements of the Fund, for the period ended 31 December 2016. The ICAV The ICAV was registered in Ireland, registration number C141639, pursuant to the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 (the “ICAV Act”) on 15 June 2015 and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities pursuant to the European Communities (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No 352 of 2011), as amended and the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2015, as amended (collectively the “UCITS Regulations”). The ICAV is organised in the form of an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds. Each sub-fund will have a distinct portfolio of investments and the investment objective and policy of each sub-fund will be formulated by each sub-fund’s respective investment manager. At 31 December 2016 the following sub-funds were in operation P/E FX Strategy Fund, Arena Short Duration High Income Fund, Efficient Capital CTA Index Fund and Latitude Horizon Fund. The annual report and audited financial statements of the sub-funds are available upon request and free of charge from the ICAV. The Fund Investment Objective and Policies, Review of business developments and future development of the business The Fund is a sub-fund of the ICAV. The Fund commenced operations on 25 March 2016. The investment objective of the Fund is to generate a higher return with lower risk than the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 0-5 year US High Yield Constrained Index (the “Index”). The Fund seeks to achieve its objective through a portfolio of short duration investments consisting primarily of high yield fixed and/or floating rate corporate bonds. The Investment Manager may also use foreign currency forward contracts for hedging purposes. The business of the Fund is reviewed in detail on page 6 in the Investment Manager’s Report. Risk management objectives and policies The Directors have identified certain risks arising from the Fund’s holdings and these risks are described in the prospectus. The principal risks and uncertainties which the Fund faces relate to the use of financial instruments and are listed in Note 6 "Financial Instruments and Risk Management". Results The financial statements of the Fund are presented on pages 10 to 17, with accompanying notes on pages 18 to 33. Significant events during the reported period As disclosed above, the Fund commenced operations on 25 March 2016. Significant events during the period under review are disclosed in Note 16 “Significant events during the period”. Subsequent events after the reported period Significant events since the end of the period are disclosed in Note 17 “Subsequent Events”. Directors The Directors that served during the period are listed on page 2. Directors’ and Secretary’s Interests At the date of this report, the Directors, Secretary or connected persons have no beneficial or non-beneficial interests in the shares of the Fund.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Directors’ Report (continued) 31 December 2016

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Transactions involving Directors and Secretary Contracts or arrangements of any significance in relation to the business of the Fund in which the Directors or the ICAV Secretary had any interest as defined in the ICAV Act, at any time during the period ended 31 December 2016, are disclosed in Note 15 “Related Parties” in the notes to the financial statements. Directors’ Remuneration The Manager shall be responsible for discharging any fees and expenses of the Directors’ of the ICAV out of the fee which it receives from the ICAV. The fixed fee of the independent Directors of the Board will be commercially negotiated. Mr. Colm O’Driscoll is an employee of a related company of the Manager and has waived his entitlement to receive a fee. Connected Persons In accordance with the requirements of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2015 (the “Central Bank UCITS Regulations”), all transactions carried out with the ICAV by the Manager, Investment Manager, Depositary, delegates or sub-delegates of these parties (the "connected persons") must be conducted at arm's length and be in the best interests of shareholders of the ICAV. The Directors are satisfied that there are arrangements in place to ensure that the obligations set out in the Central Bank UCITS Regulations are applied to all transactions with connected persons and transactions with connected persons entered into during the financial period complied with the obligations set out in the Central Bank UCITS Regulations. Shareholders should note that not all related parties as defined within ASC 850 ‘Related Party Disclosures’ are deemed connected parties as defined by the Central Bank UCITS Regulations. Transactions with related parties during the period ended 31 December 2016, are disclosed in Note 15 “Related Parties” in the notes to the financial statements. Dividends The Fund is an accumulating fund and, therefore it is not currently intended to distribute dividends to the shareholders. The income, earnings and gains of each Class in the Fund will be accumulated and reinvested on behalf of shareholders. As a result no dividends were paid in respect of the period ended 31 December 2016. Soft Commissions There were no soft commission arrangements during the period. Going Concern As at 31 December 2016, the Directors believe that the Fund will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements. Accounting Records The Directors have ensured that adequate accounting records requirements under Sections 109 to 113 of the ICAV Act have been complied with by outsourcing this function to a specialist provider of such services. The accounting records are held by SEI Investments – Global Fund Services Limited in their office which is Styne House, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Statement on Relevant Audit Information In accordance with Section 128 of the ICAV Act: (i) so far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the ICAV’s statutory auditors are

unaware; (ii) the Directors have taken all steps that the Directors ought to have taken as Directors in order to make themselves

aware of any relevant audit information and to ensure that the ICAV’s statutory auditors are aware of that information.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV)Directors' Report (continued)

31 December 2016

Directors' Responsibilities StatementThe Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the Fund's financial statements in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). U.S. GAAP, the ICAV Act and the UCITSRegulations require the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period which present fairly the assetsand liabilities and financial position of the Fund and of the profit or loss of the Fund for that period. In preparing thosefinancial statements, the Directors are required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;- state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards,

namely U.S. GAAP, subject to any material departures from those standards being disclosed. and explained in thenotes to the financial statements; and

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Fund willcontinue in business.

The Directors are responsible for ensuring the maintenance of adequate accounting records which correctly explain andrecord the transactions of the Fund, enable at any time the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Fundto be determined with reasonable accuracy, enable them to ensure that the financial statements and Directors' Reportcomply with the ICAV Act and enable the financial statements to be audited. The Directors believe that they have compliedwith the requirement with regard to adequate accounting records by employing an experienced Administrator withappropriate expertise and adequate resources to prepare the financial statements.

The Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Fund. In this regard they have entrusted the assets ofthe Fund to the Depositary who has been appointed to the Fund pursuant to the terms of a Depositary Agreement inaccordance with the requirements of the UCITS Regulations. The Directors have a general responsibility for taking suchsteps as are reasonably open to them to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. The Directors are alsoresponsible for preparing a Directors' Report that complies with the requirements of the ICAV Act.

Corporate Governance StatementThe ICAV is subject to compliance with the requirements of the ICAV Act 2015 and the Central Bank UCITSRegulations.

During the period under review, the ICAV was subject to corporate governance imposed by:

i. The ICAV Act 2015 which is available for inspection at the registered office of the ICAV;ii. The Instrument of Incorporation of the ICAV which is available for inspection at the registered office of the

ICAV at 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland; andiii. The Central Bank UCITS Regulations which can be obtained from the Central Bank's website at:

http://www.centralbank.ie/regulation/industry-sectors/funds/ucits/Pages/default.aspx and is available forinspection at the registered office of the ICAV.

The Directors have adopted the voluntary Irish Funds (formerly Irish Funds Industry Association) ("IFIA") CorporateGovernance Code for Irish domiciled Collective Investment Schemes and Management Companies, issued 14December 2011 (the "Code"). The Directors have reviewed and assessed the measure included in the Code andconsider its corporate governance practices and procedures since the adoption of the Code as consistent therewith.

Independent AuditorsPricewaterhouseCoopers, Chartered Accountants, have been appointed in accordance with Section 125 of the ICAVAct to act as Auditors of the Sub-Fund.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Director:Date: 28 April 2017

Die or:

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Investment Manager’s Report For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016

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Fund overview Arena Capital Advisors, LLC (“Arena”) is an independently owned investment management firm specialising in high yield fixed income, focusing primarily on short duration corporate bonds and leveraged loans. The Arena Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Fund”), a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns with an emphasis on downside protection and capital preservation. The Fund primarily invests in corporate bonds. Market overview Arena believes the high yield market was very sector based in 2016. Returns were driven by the metals, mining and energy sectors. With that, the rest of the market recovered as a whole as well. Major headwinds that existed in 2016 were related to treasury yields increasing. Performance overview The Arena Short Duration High Income Fund is truly benchmark agnostic and not trying to track the index. In typical bull markets, we expect to underperform the stated index due to our conservative nature and UCITS portfolio restrictions, and, in typical bear markets, we expect to outperform the stated index due to our focus on downside protection. Future outlook Across high yield, Wall Street strategists seem to be divided when it comes to forecasts for total return estimates. Total return estimates range from -2.7% to +8% for high yield and from +0.5% to +6% for the leveraged loan markets. This variability of opinion is justified given the uncertainty across the globe both economically and geopolitically. While it feels that the economy has stabilised and prognosticators are projecting for positive growth in GDP for 2017, the uncertain political climate has weighed heavily on confidence in these projections. With the geopolitical uncertainty mentioned above, along with the anticipated headwinds from Treasuries as Treasury yields continue to gradually move up, we feel that high yield, and more specifically short duration high yield credit, will outperform investment grade credit. In terms of sector performance, we believe the market will be more idiosyncratic and less sector focused than in 2016 with a greater emphasis placed on alpha selection. Due to market uncertainty, we will continue to keep risk low in the portfolio by shortening duration, upgrading quality and reducing the maturities of our high yield bonds. We continue to troll through our universe in search of the most attractive risk/reward opportunities. Arena Capital Advisors, LLC 28 April 2017

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV)Depositary's Report

For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016

We have enquired into the conduct of Arena Short Duration High Income Fund (the "Fund) for the period from 25March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016, in our capacity as Depositary to the Fund.

This report including the opinion has been prepared for and solely for the shareholders in the Fund as a body, inaccordance with the European Communities (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities)Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 211 of 2011), as amended and the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013(Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2015 (the "CBRegulations") as amended (collectively the "UCITS Regulations"), and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving thisopinion, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown.

Responsibilities of the DepositaryOur duties and responsibilities are outlined in the UCITS Regulations. One of those duties is to enquire into theconduct of the Fund in each annual accounting period and report thereon to the shareholders.

Our report shall state whether, in our opinion, the Fund has been managed in that period in accordance with theprovisions of the Fund's Instrument of Incorporation ("101") and the UCITS Regulations. It is the overall responsibilityof the Fund to comply with these provisions. If the Fund has not so complied, we as Depositary must state why this isthe case and outline the steps which we have taken to rectify the situation.

Basis of Depositary OpinionThe Depositary conducts such reviews as it, in its reasonable opinion, considers necessary in order to comply with itsduties as outlined in the UCITS Regulations and to ensure that, in all material respects, the Fund has been managed

(i) in accordance with the limitations imposed on its investment and borrowing powers by the provisions of its 101 andthe UCITS Regulations; and

(ii) otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the Fund's 101 and the UCITS Regulations.

OpinionIn our opinion, the Fund has been managed during the period, in all material respects:

(i) in accordance with the limitations imposed on the investment and borrowing powers of the Fund by the 101 and bythe Central Bank under the powers granted to it by the Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles Act 2015, and

(ii) otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the 101 and the UCITS Regulations

SEI Investments -Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) LimitedStyne House, Upper Hatch StreetDublin 2

28 April 2017

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Independent auditors' report to the shareholders ofArena Short Duration High Income Fund, a sub-fund ofDMS UCITS Platform ICAV Report on the financial statements

In our opinion, the financial statements of Arena Short Duration High Income Fund (the "Fund"), a sub-fund of DMS UC1TS Platform ICAV (the "financial statements"):

• give a true and fair view of the Fund's assets, liabilities and financial position as at 31 December 2016 and of its results and cash flows for the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (the "period");

• have been properly prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and

• have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 (as amended).

The financial statements, included within the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements, comprise:

• the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 December 2016;

• the Statement of Operations for the period then ended;

• the Statement of Cash Flows for the period then ended;

• the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the period then ended;

• the Schedule of Investments as at 31 December 2016; and

• the notes to the financial statements which include a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the financial statements is Irish law and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

In applying the financial reporting framework, the directors have made a number of subjective judgements, for example in respect of significant accounting estimates. In making such estimates, they have made assumptions and considered future events.

Matters on which we are required to report by the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015

In our opinion the information given in the Directors' Report is consistent with the financial statements.

Matter on which we are required to report by exception

Under the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion, the disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by section 117 of that Act have not been made. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, I.D.E. Box No. 137 T. +353 (0)1 792 6000, F. +353(0)1 792 6200, www.pwc.ie

Chartered Accountants

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Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 5 the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.

Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with Irish law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.

This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the shareholders of the Fund as a body in accordance with section 120 of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of:

whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Fund's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed;

• the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors; and

• the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We primarily focus our work in these areas by assessing the directors' judgements against available evidence forming our own judgements, and evaluating the disclosures in the financial statements.

We test and examine information, using sampling and other auditing techniques, to the extent we consider necessary to provide a reasonable basis for us to draw conclusions. We obtain audit evidence through testing the effectiveness of controls, substantive procedures or a combination of both.

In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountants and Statutory Audit Firm Dublin 28 April 2017

(a) The maintenance and integrity of the DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited website is the responsibility of the directors; the work carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website.

(b) Legislation in the Republic of Ireland governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV)Statement of Assets and Liabilities

31 December 2016(Expressed in United States Dollars)

Note US $Assets

In~stments in securities, at fair value (cost: $17,099,688) 6, 7 17,265,413

Subscription receivable 2 1,473,640

Cash and cash equivalents 2 420,051

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost: $5,135) 2 5,135

Interest receivable 332,466

Unrealised gains on forward foreign currency contracts 6, 7 89,405

Other assets 4,677

Prepaid organisational costs 26,763

Total assets 19,617,550

Liabilities

Securities purchased payable 2 124,208

Management fees payable 5 56,567

Accrued expenses and other liabilities 50,065

Irnnestment Management fees payable 5 10,615

Total liabilities 241,455

Net assets 4 19,376,095

Net assets consist of:

Share capital 19,890,877

Accumulated deficit (514,782)

19, 376, 095

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Director: Dir ct

Date: 28 April 2017

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 10

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Schedule of Investments 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 11

Cost Fair Value % of

Description Maturity Date Coupon Nominal US $ US $ Net Assets

Investments in Securities

Bonds

Convertible Bonds

United States

Energy

Alon USA Energy Inc 15/09/2018 3.00% 425,000 388,428 448,641 2.32%

Chesapeake Energy Corp 15/05/2037 2.50% 76,000 75,609 76,475 0.39%

464,037 525,116 2.71%

Financial

VEREIT Inc 01/08/2018 3.00% 425,000 417,969 425,000 2.19%

Starwood Property Trust Inc 15/10/2017 3.75% 200,000 202,375 205,750 1.07%

620,344 630,750 3.26%

Industrial

SunPower Corp 01/06/2018 0.75% 175,000 162,813 160,563 0.83%

SunPower Corp 01/06/2021 0.88% 175,000 126,875 115,719 0.60%

289,688 276,282 1.43%

Utilities

NRG Yield Inc 01/02/2019 3.50% 150,000 141,375 150,000 0.77%

NRG Yield Inc 01/06/2020 3.25% 99,999 96,375 96,499 0.50%

237,750 246,499 1.27%

Total United States 1,611,819 1,678,647 8.67%

Total Convertible Bonds 1,611,819 1,678,647 8.67%

Corporate Bonds

Australia

Basic Materials

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd 01/03/2022 9.75% 200,000 231,750 233,014 1.20%

Luxembourg

Communications

Altice Financing SA 15/01/2022 6.50% 200,000 207,500 209,000 1.08%

United States

Communications

DISH DBS Corp 01/09/2019 7.88% 500,000 549,500 556,250 2.87%

EarthLink Holdings Corp 01/06/2020 7.38% 500,000 519,750 528,750 2.73%

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp 15/06/2019 6.50% 225,000 246,000 245,531 1.27%

IAC/InterActiveCorp 30/11/2018 4.88% 356,000 366,680 361,963 1.87%

Level 3 Financing Inc 15/01/2018 FRN 350,000 352,750 350,656 1.81%

T-Mobile USA Inc 15/11/2020 6.63% 550,000 569,250 563,063 2.91%

CSC Holdings LLC 15/02/2019 8.63% 175,000 193,813 193,813 1.00%

Frontier Communications Corp 15/03/2019 7.13% 125,000 130,156 132,969 0.69%

Nexstar Broadcasting Inc 15/11/2020 6.88% 250,000 259,844 259,375 1.33%

3,187,743 3,192,370 16.48%

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Schedule of Investments (continued) 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 12

Cost Fair Value % of

Description Maturity Date Coupon Nominal US $ US $ Net Assets

Investments in Securities (continued)

Bonds (continued)

Corporate Bonds (continued)

Consumer, Cyclical

American Airlines Group Inc 01/06/2018 6.13% 450,000 470,250 470,813 2.43%

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc 15/02/2019 5.13% 650,000 660,688 657,875 3.40%

Continental Airlines 2012-3 Class C Pass Through Trust 29/04/2018 6.13% 250,000 263,438 260,313 1.34%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC 08/01/2019 FRN 300,000 305,347 305,216 1.58%

MGM Resorts International 01/03/2018 11.38% 500,000 571,000 556,875 2.87%

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp 01/08/2021 7.38% 300,000 312,600 311,250 1.61%

TRI Pointe Group Inc / TRI Pointe Homes Inc 15/06/2019 4.38% 200,000 205,500 204,500 1.05%

2,788,823 2,766,842 14.28%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

Tenet Healthcare Corp 15/06/2020 FRN 400,000 400,031 404,000 2.09%

Tenet Healthcare Corp 01/10/2020 6.00% 100,000 101,750 104,500 0.54%

Vector Group Ltd 15/02/2021 7.75% 200,000 210,750 209,000 1.08%

WellCare Health Plans Inc 15/11/2020 5.75% 275,000 286,281 282,734 1.46%

Alere Inc 01/07/2018 7.25% 125,000 126,563 126,641 0.65%

HCA Inc 15/02/2020 6.50% 360,000 392,888 394,740 2.04%

Graham Holdings Co 01/02/2019 7.25% 475,000 512,406 517,945 2.67%

2,030,669 2,039,560 10.53%

Diversified

HRG Group Inc 15/07/2019 7.88% 550,000 578,875 573,719 2.96%

Energy

NuStar Logistics LP 15/04/2018 7.90% 250,000 255,375 268,125 1.38%

NuStar Logistics LP 01/09/2020 4.80% 100,000 100,375 100,750 0.52%

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp 15/02/2020 8.25% 500,000 520,250 513,125 2.65%

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp 01/08/2020 5.50% 225,000 227,250 229,781 1.19%

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp 15/04/2021 6.25% 125,000 125,000 127,656 0.66%

Marathon Oil Corp 01/10/2017 6.00% 400,000 415,040 412,004 2.13%

Northern Tier Energy LLC / Northern Tier Finance Corp 15/11/2020 7.13% 400,000 417,000 417,500 2.15%

Stone Energy Corp 15/11/2022 7.50% 300,000 156,500 181,500 0.93%

2,216,790 2,250,441 11.61%

Financial

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp 01/08/2020 6.00% 525,000 519,219 538,781 2.78%

Nationstar Mortgage LLC / Nationstar Capital Corp 01/08/2018 6.50% 325,000 317,188 330,688 1.71%

Nationstar Mortgage LLC / Nationstar Capital Corp 01/10/2020 7.88% 75,000 76,969 78,000 0.40%

NewStar Financial Inc 01/05/2020 7.25% 200,000 182,250 200,000 1.03%

CoreCivic Inc 01/04/2020 4.13% 350,000 328,250 350,875 1.81%

GFI Group Inc 19/07/2018 8.38% 200,000 215,250 216,000 1.12%

1,639,126 1,714,344 8.85%

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Schedule of Investments (continued) 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 13

Cost Fair Value % of

Description Maturity Date Coupon Nominal US $ US $ Net Assets

Investments in Securities (continued)

Bonds (continued)

Corporate Bonds (continued)

Industrial

LSB Industries Inc 01/08/2019 7.75% 278,000 279,638 257,150 1.33%

15/02/2021 8.25% 135,249 140,814 139,685 0.72%

TRAC Intermodal LLC / TRAC Intermodal Corp 15/08/2019 11.00% 127,999 135,839 135,439 0.70%

556,291 532,274 2.75%

Technology

Change Healthcare Holdings Inc 31/12/2019 11.00% 349,999 372,749 361,462 1.86%

Total United States 13,371,066 13,431,012 69.32%

Total Corporate Bonds 13,810,316 13,873,026 71.60%

Private Placement Corporate Bonds

Canada

Energy

Ithaca Energy Inc 01/07/2019 8.13% 200,000 190,500 200,500 1.03%

United States

Communications

Sprint Communications Inc 15/11/2018 9.00% 150,000 157,313 165,750 0.86%

Consumer, Cyclical

GameStop Corp 15/03/2021 6.75% 175,000 177,625 176,750 0.91%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

Covenant Surgical Partners Inc 01/08/2019 8.75% 150,000 145,125 145,500 0.75%

Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco Inc 15/01/2022 7.75% 150,000 143,063 138,750 0.72%

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 01/10/2020 7.00% 200,000 183,000 173,375 0.89%

471,188 457,625 2.36%

Financial

AAF Holdings LLC/AAF Finance Co 01/07/2019 12.00% 378,187 372,813 392,369 2.03%

Transworld Systems Inc 15/08/2021 9.50% 125,000 75,312 77,500 0.40%

448,125 469,869 2.43%

Utilities

Talen Energy Supply LLC 15/07/2019 5.13% 125,000 108,593 119,063 0.61%

Total United States 1,362,844 1,389,057 7.17%

Total Private Placement Corporate Bonds 1,553,344 1,589,557 8.20%

Total Bonds 16,975,479 17,141,230 88.47%

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC /

Reynolds Group Issuer Lu

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Schedule of Investments (continued) 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 14

Cost Fair Value % of

Description Maturity Date Coupon Nominal US $ US $ Net Assets

Investments in Securities (continued)

Term Loans

United States

Basic Materials

US Silica Co 23/07/2020 124,677 124,209 124,183 0.64%

Total Term Loans 124,209 124,183 0.64%

Total Investments in Securities 17,099,688 17,265,413 89.11%

Amount Amount

Bought Sold

Derivative Assets

Counterparty: Brown Brothers Harriman

Buy EUR/Sell USD 31/01/2017 17,037,683 (17,873,551) 89,405 0.46%

Derivative Assets 89,405 0.46%

Total investments in securities and derivative assets 17,354,818 89.57%

Other net assets 2,021,277 10.43%

Net Assets 19,376,095 100.00%

Fair Value % of

UCITS Regulations analysis (unaudited) US $ Total Assets

Transferable securities admitted to an official stock exchange listing or traded in a regulated market 17,141,230 87.38%

Transferable securities not listed on an official stock exchange listing or traded in a regulated market 124,183 0.63%

Financial Derivatives - OTC 89,405 0.46%

Total portfolio 17,354,818 88.47%

Unrealised Gain on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Statement of Operations For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 15

Note US $

Investment income

Interest 2 771,021

Total income 771,021

Expenses

Interest expense 2 1,351

Management fees 5 144,262

Investment Management fees 5 89,250

Organisational costs 4,870

Other expenses 8 56,155

Total expenses 295,888

Net investment income 475,133

Net realised and unrealised gain/(loss) on investments in securities,

derivative contracts and foreign currencies

Net realised gain on investments in securities 135,030

Net realised loss on derivatives contracts (645,183)

Net realised loss on foreign currencies (734,892)

Net unrealised appreciation on investments in securities 165,725

Net unrealised appreciation on derivative contracts 89,405

(989,915)

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations (514,782)

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Statement of Changes in Net Assets For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 16

US $

Net change in net assets resulting from operations

Net investment income 475,133

Net realised gain on investments in securities 135,030

Net realised loss on derivatives contracts (645,183)

Net realised loss on foreign currencies (734,892)

Net unrealised appreciation on investments in securities 165,725

Net unrealised appreciation on derivative contracts 89,405

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations (514,782)

Net change in net assets from share capital transactions

Issuance of shares

Class A (EUR) 33,101,393

Redemption of shares

Class A (EUR) (13,210,516)

Net increase in net assets from share capital transactions 19,890,877

Net increase in net assets 19,376,095

Net assets at beginning of period -

Net assets at end of period 19,376,095

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Statement of Cash Flows For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements. 17

US $

Cash flows from operating activities

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations (514,782)

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease

in net assets resulting from operations to net

cash used in operating activities:

Net realised gain on investments in securities (135,030)

Net unrealised appreciation on investments in securities (165,725)

Purchases of investments in securities (33,383,785)

Proceeds from sale of investments in securities 16,543,335

Unrealised gains on forward foreign currency contracts (89,405)

Change in operating assets and liabilities

Increase in interest receivable (332,466)

Increase in organisational fees prepaid (26,763)

Increase in other assets (4,677)

Increase in Investment Management fees payable 10,615

Increase in Management fees payable 56,567

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 50,065

Net cash used in operating activities (17,992,051)

Cash flows used in financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of shares 31,627,753

Payments on redemption of shares (13,210,516)

Net cash provided by financing activities 18,417,237

Net increase in cash 425,186

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (including foreign cash) -

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (including foreign cash) 425,186

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Notes to Financial Statements For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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1. Nature of operations The Arena Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV (the “ICAV”). The Fund commenced operations on 25 March 2016. The ICAV was registered in Ireland pursuant to the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 (the “ICAV Act”) on 15 June 2015 and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities pursuant to the European Communities (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No 352 of 2011), as amended and the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2015, as amended (collectively the “UCITS Regulations”). The ICAV is organised in the form of an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds. Each sub-fund will have a distinct portfolio of investments and the investment objective and policy of each sub-fund will be formulated by each sub-fund’s respective investment manager. At 31 December 2016 the following sub-funds were in operation: Sub-fund Launch date Arena Short Duration High Income Fund 25 March 2016 Efficient Capital CTA Index Fund 22 April 2016 P/E FX Strategy Fund 5 May 2016 Latitude Horizon Fund 1 November 2016

The investment objective of the Fund is to generate a higher return with lower risk than the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 0-5 year US High Yield Constrained Index (the “Index”). The Fund will seek to achieve its objective through a portfolio of short duration investments consisting primarily of high yield fixed and/or floating rate corporate bonds. The ICAV and DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited (the “Manager”) have appointed Arena Capital Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) to act as Investment Manager of the Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement dated 15 March 2016. The registered office of the ICAV is 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. SEI Investments - Global Fund Services Limited (the “Administrator”) is the administrator. SEI Investments – Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited (the “Depositary”) is the depositary. Brown Brothers Harriman has been appointed as the sub-depositary (the “Sub-Depositary”) in accordance with the requirements of the Central Bank to perform in whole or in part any of the Depositary’s duties. 2. Summary of significant accounting policies The accompanying financial statements for the Fund are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), the ICAV Act and UCITS Regulations. The following are the significant accounting policies adopted by the Fund. The Fund qualifies as an Investment Company under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”) as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB). Accordingly, the Fund is applying the specialised guidance in ASC 946. (a) Use of estimates The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Notes to Financial Statements (continued) For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (b) Cash and cash equivalents and cash denominated in a foreign currency Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments having maturities within three months of the date of acquisition by the Fund. The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these investments. As at 31 December 2016, cash and cash equivalents of $420,051 and foreign cash (EUR) of $5,135 is held with Brown Brothers Harriman. (c) Fair value measurement The Fund follows Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs in the valuation of an asset as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the accounting standard are described as follows: Level 1 The values for securities classified as Level 1 are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical securities in

an active market. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily accessible at the measurement date, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2 The values for securities classified as Level 2 are based on quoted prices in non-active markets for which all

significant inputs are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may also include pricing models whose inputs are observable or derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 Values for securities categorised as Level 3 are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that

are both significant to the fair value and unobservable. These inputs reflect the fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the security. Little if any market activity exists for Level 3 securities.

Inputs are used in applying the various valuation techniques and broadly refer to the assumptions that market participants use to make valuation decisions, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may include price information, volatility statistics, specific and broad credit data, liquidity statistics, and other factors. When the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorised is based on the lowest level input that is significant to fair value. However, the determination of what constitutes observable requires significant judgment by the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager considers observable data to be market data that is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. Instruments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently. As at 31 December 2016, the Fund did not hold any Level 3 Investments. The Fund values investments in Note 7 “Fair value of financial instruments”. (d) Investments in securities Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. These investments are stated at fair value based on quoted closing mid-market prices whenever available. For the securities for which no quoted market prices are available, fair value is determined based on bid/ask quotes received by brokers specialising in specific investments and multiple broker quotes are used where possible to determine the end market value. The broker’s pricing methodology is assessed when determining the fair value hierarchy. The fair value level for broker quotes is Level 2 only if the prices are derived from market observable inputs, otherwise the Level 3 fair value category is applied.

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2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (d) Investments in securities (continued) Realised gains and losses and unrealised gains and losses are recognised in the statement of operations and determined on a first-in-first-out (“FIFO”) basis. Movements in fair value are recorded in the statement of operations at each valuation date. Interest income is recognised on a time-proportionate basis using the effective interest method. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortised using the effective interest method. Bonds

The fair value of bonds is based at closing mid-market price of asset’s principle exchange. When quoted prices are not available, fair value is determined at its probable realisation value as determined with care and in good faith by the Investment Manager or its delegates appointed for such purpose by the Manager with the approval of the Depositary or by a competent person appointed by the Manager and each approved for such purpose by the Depositary. Bonds are generally categorised as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Transactions costs incurred in respect of bonds are recognised in net realised gain on investments in securities on the statement of operations in the period in which they occurred. Term loans The fair value of term loans is based on mid-market prices when traded in active markets. When quoted prices are not available, fair value is determined at its probable realisation value as determined with care and in good faith by the Investment Manager or its delegates appointed for such purpose by the Manager with the approval of the Depositary or by a competent person appointed by the Manager and each approved for such purpose by the Depositary. Term loans are generally categorised as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Transactions costs incurred in respect of term loans are recognised in net realised gain on investments in securities on the statement of operations in the period in which they occurred. (e) Derivative financial instruments The Fund trades forward currency contracts, which are recorded at fair value at the reporting date, for hedging purposes. Realised gains and losses on settlement and unrealised changes in fair values are included in net realised loss on derivative contracts and net unrealised appreciation on derivative contracts in the statement of operations in the period in which the changes occur. The fair value of derivative financial instruments at the reporting date generally reflects the amount that the Fund would receive or pay to terminate the contract at the reporting date. Forward foreign currency contracts Forward foreign currency contracts are over-the-counter contractual commitments to purchase or sell a specified amount of a foreign currency at an agreed future date at a predetermined price. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at fair value at the reporting date. The fair value of forward foreign currency contracts at the reporting date generally reflects the amount that the Fund would receive or pay to terminate the contract at that date. Realised and unrealised gains and / or (losses) are included in net realised loss on derivative contracts and net unrealised appreciation on derivative contracts in the statement of operations in the period in which the changes occur. Unrealised gains and losses on open forward foreign currency contracts are calculated as the difference between the contract rate and the applicable forward rate at the reporting date, based upon rates reported in published sources on the reporting date, applied to the face amount of the forward contract. The Fund recognises a realised gain or loss when the contract is closed. Forward foreign currency contracts are entered into specifically for certain classes of Shares and any realised and unrealised gains or losses associated with these contracts are allocated specifically to the class to which they relate.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Notes to Financial Statements (continued) For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (e) Derivative financial instruments (continued) Forward foreign currency contracts (continued) The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the making of the contract. Foreign currency forward contracts may also be used for the purpose of hedging foreign exchange risk arising from the redenomination of an asset into a currency other than the Fund’s base currency. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally categorised in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Transactions costs incurred in respect of forward foreign currency contracts are recognised in net realised loss on derivative contracts on the statement of operations in the period in which they occurred. (f) Foreign exchange The Fund’s functional currency is the United States (US) Dollar (“$”). Assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are translated into US Dollar amounts at the period-end exchange rates. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses that are denominated in other currencies are translated into US Dollar amounts at the rate of exchange on the transaction date. The Fund isolates the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in net realised and unrealised gain/(loss) on derivative contracts and foreign currencies in the statement of operations. (g) Investment income and expenses Interest income is recognised on a time-proportionate basis using the effective interest method. It includes interest income from cash and cash equivalents and on debt securities. Interest income and expenses include the amortisation of any discount or premium or other differences between the initial carrying amount of an interest bearing instrument and its amount at maturity calculated on an effective interest rate basis. Effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts or payments through the expected life of the financial asset or liability or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or liability. (h) Redeemable Shares The Fund offers one class of redeemable shares, which are redeemable at the holder’s option. Redeemable shares can be put back to the Fund at any dealing date for cash equal to a proportionate share of the Fund’s net asset value attributable to the share class. Shares are redeemable daily. The redeemable shares are carried at the redemption amount that is payable at the statement of assets and liabilities date if the holder exercises the right to put the share back to the Fund. (i) Redemption Payable Redemptions are recognised as liabilities when the amount requested in the redemption notice becomes fixed. This generally may occur either at the time of the receipt of a valid and approved notice, or on the last day of a fiscal period, depending on the nature of the request. As a result, redemptions paid after the end of the period, but based upon period end capital balance are reflected as redemptions payable at 31 December 2016. There were no redemptions payable as at 31 December 2016. (j) Subscription receivable Subscriptions receivable represent funds for subscriptions made prior to year end where the cash was not received by the Fund by 31 December 2016. At 31 December 2016, the Fund had subscriptions receivable of $1,473,640, representing a subscription of 13,467 shares.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Notes to Financial Statements (continued) For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (k) Dividends The Fund is an accumulating fund and, therefore it is not currently intended to distribute dividends to the shareholders. The income, earnings and gains of each class in the Fund will be accumulated and reinvested on behalf of shareholders. As a result no dividends were paid in respect of the period ended 31 December 2016. (l) Expenses All expenses are recognised in the Statement of Operations on an accruals basis. (m) Securities purchased payable Securities purchased payable represent securities purchased by the Fund prior to year end buy not yet paid for. As at 31 December 2016, the Fund had securities purchased payable of $124,208. 3. Taxation Under current law and practice the ICAV qualifies as an investment undertaking as defined in Section 739B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended. On that basis, it is not chargeable to Irish tax on its income or gains. Notwithstanding the above, Irish tax may arise on the happening of a “chargeable event”. A chargeable event includes: a) Any distribution payments made to shareholders by the ICAV in respect of their shares; b) Any encashment, redemption, cancellation or transfer of shares; c) The holding of shares at the end of each eight year period beginning with the acquisition of such shares. No Irish tax will arise on the ICAV in respect of chargeable events in respect of: a) A shareholder who is neither Irish resident nor ordinarily resident in Ireland for tax purposes, at the time of the

chargeable event, provided appropriate valid declarations in accordance with Section 739D of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, as amended, are held by the ICAV or the ICAV has been authorised by the Irish Revenue to make gross payments in the absence of appropriate declarations under the ICAV with the necessary signed statutory declarations; and

b) Certain exempted Irish tax resident shareholders who have provided the ICAV with the necessary signed statutory declarations.

Capital gains, dividends and interest received by the ICAV may be subject to taxes, including withholding taxes in the countries in which the issuers of investments are located, which may be reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the ICAV. Such taxes may not be recoverable by the ICAV or its shareholders. ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognised, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet a “more likely than not” threshold would be recorded as a tax expense in the current period. The Fund has evaluated the tax positions and has concluded that there are no significant tax positions requiring recognition, measurement or disclosure in the financial statements. Tax penalties and interest, if any, would be accrued as incurred and would be classified as tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended 31 December 2016, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

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4. Share capital The ICAV offers one Class of Shares in the Fund as set out below. The ICAV may also create additional Classes of Shares in the Fund in the future with prior notification to, and clearance in advance by, the Central Bank.

Share Class Description

Class Currency

Minimum Initial Subscription

Minimum Additional Subscription

Minimum Holding

Class A (EUR) EUR EUR 1,000,000 EUR 500,000 EUR 500,000

The Directors may, in their absolute discretion, waive the Minimum Initial Subscription, Minimum Additional Subscriptions, Minimum Additional Redemptions and Minimum Holding for each Class of Shares. For the period ended 31 December 2016, the Directors did not waive any of the minimum requirements.

The authorised share capital of the ICAV is €300,002 represented by 300,002 subscriber shares of no par value issued at €1.00 each and 500,000,000,000 shares of no par value. The subscriber shares entitle the Shareholders holding them to attend and vote at all meetings of the ICAV, but do not entitle the holders to participate in the dividends or net assets of any Fund. The Directors also reserve the right to re-designate any Class of Shares from time to time, provided that Shareholders in that Class will first have been notified by the ICAV that the Shares will be re-designated and will have been given the opportunity to have their Shares redeemed by the ICAV. Each of the Shares entitles the Shareholder to participate equally on a pro rata basis in the dividends and net assets of the Fund in respect of which they are issued, save in the case of dividends declared prior to becoming a Shareholder. The Subscriber Shares entitle the Shareholders holding them to attend and vote at all meetings of the ICAV, but do not entitle the holders to participate in the dividends or net assets of any Fund. Each of the Shares entitles the holder to attend and vote at meetings of the ICAV and of the Fund represented by those Shares. Redemptions

If redemption applications on any Dealing Day (being the day upon which redemptions and subscriptions occur, means (i) each business day; and / or (ii) any other day which the Directors have determined, subject to advance notice to all shareholders in the Fund and provided there is at least one Dealing Day per fortnight) exceed 10% of the NAV of the Fund, or such higher percentage as the Directors may determine in their sole discretion in respect of any Dealing Day (the "Gate Amount"), the ICAV may (i) reduce all such redemption applications pro rata (in accordance with the size of the redemption applications so that Shares redeemed on such Dealing Day, in aggregate, represent only the Gate Amount) and (ii) defer redemption applications in excess of the Gate Amount to subsequent Dealing Days, subject to any Gate Amount applicable on any such Dealing Day. On the Dealing Day following the application of a Gate Amount, all redemption requests will be dealt with on a pro rata basis should the gate continue to apply. Except at the sole discretion of the ICAV, any such deferred redemption application may not be revoked. Shareholders may request that Shares be redeemed on any Dealing Day by completing and submitting a redemption application to the Administrator in accordance with the procedures set out in the Prospectus. Redemption applications will generally not be accepted after the Redemption Cut-Off Time (means 5.00 pm (Irish time) on the business day preceding the relevant Dealing Day or such point as the Directors may determine in exceptional circumstances). Redemption applications received after the relevant Redemption Cut-Off Time will be held over until the next applicable Dealing Day, unless the Directors determine in their sole discretion, in exceptional circumstances and where such Redemption Applications are received before the earliest Valuation Point (means 12.00 midnight (Irish time) on each Valuation Day (being each Dealing Day, unless otherwise determined by the Directors) or such other time as the Directors may determine in respect of the Fund from time to time and notify to shareholders), to accept such redemption applications on the relevant Dealing Day.

Shares will be redeemed at the applicable NAV per Share on the Dealing Day as of which the redemption is effected, subject to any applicable fees associated with such redemption.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Notes to Financial Statements (continued) For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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4. Share capital (continued) The net assets and NAV per share of the class of shares in issue at 31 December 2016 are as follows:

Net Assets of Series at

Number of shares NAV per share 31 December 2016

Class A (EUR) 177,353 103.79 € 19,376,095 $

Transactions in the shares of the Fund for the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 are as follows:

Shares at Shares Shares Shares at

Class 25 March 2016 Issued Redeemed 31 December 2016

Class A (EUR) - 294,903 (117,550) 177,353

5. Fees and Expenses Management fees In respect of its provision of management services to the Fund, the Manager will receive a management fee (the “Management Fee”) on a sliding scale at a maximum rate of 0.25% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund or the relevant class. This is subject to an annual minimum fee of €200,000, subject to a reduced first 6 months minimum fee of €77,500. The Management Fee will accrue at each Valuation Point and is paid monthly in arrears together with reasonable vouched out of pocket expenses incurred by the Manager in the performance of its duties. The Manager is responsible for paying the fees and expenses of the Directors, Administrator, Depositary and Auditors out of the Management Fee. Directors’ fees are disclosed in Note 15 “Related Parties”. Management fees for the period from 25 March 2016 (commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 were $144,262, with $56,567 remaining payable at 31 December 2016. In addition, the Manager shall also receive a fee in respect of the hedging of the currency risk in respect of the hedged share classes against the base currency as set out below, such fee to accrue and be payable quarterly in arrears out of the relevant Hedged Share Class: - 0.03% on Hedgable Assets up to EUR 50 million - 0.02% on Hedgable Assets above EUR 50 million “Hedgable Assets” for the purposes of calculating the fee shall mean the NAV of the relevant Hedged Share Class. For the period from 25 March 2016 (commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016, the Fund paid fees of $3,821 for the share class hedging service, included within the “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations, of which $1,127 remained payable at 31 December, included within “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Investment Management fees The Investment Manager will receive a management fee (the "Investment Management Fee") of 0.70% of the NAV of Class A (EUR) Shares for management services and distribution services to the Fund. The Investment Management Fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, in arrears.

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5. Fees and Expenses (continued) For purposes of calculating the Investment Management Fee for any Business Day, the NAV of the Fund attributable to a Class is determined by or under the direction of the Directors, based on the Fund's NAV as of the close of the prior Business Day adjusted to reflect any applicable redemptions and subscriptions. Investment Management fees for the period from 25 March 2016 (commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 were $89,250, with $10,615 remaining payable at 31 December 2016. 6. Financial instruments and risk management In the normal course of its business, the Fund buys and sells bonds and enters into derivative financial instruments such as forward foreign currency contracts. Derivative financial instruments may result in off-balance sheet market and credit risk. Market risk is the possibility that the future changes in market price caused by movements in market factors including, but not limited to, market liquidity, investor sentiment and foreign exchange rates, which may make a financial instrument less valuable or more onerous. If the markets should move against one or more positions that the Fund holds, the Fund could incur losses greater than the unrealised amounts recorded in the statement of assets and liabilities. Currency Risk The Fund holds assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the base currency of the Fund, the US Dollar. Consequently, the Fund is exposed to currency risk since the value of the securities denominated in other currencies will fluctuate due to changes in exchange rates. The Fund can utilise financial instruments to hedge the effect of currency exchange rate movements on the Fund's liabilities or assets. The values of the Fund’s financial assets and liabilities held in non-base currency as at 31 December 2016 were as follows

Foreign Currency

Non-Monetary Monetary Non-Monetary Monetary Foreign Currency Currency

Assets Assets Liabilities Liabilities Forwards Exposure

Currency US $ US $ US $ US $ US $ US $

EUR - 1,478,775 - - 89,405 1,568,180

Concentration risk The Fund is subject to concentration risk if it has a large exposure to a particular holding or if investors to the Fund have a holding of shares greater than 5%. As at 31 December 2016, all investments in securities and derivative contracts were held with Brown Brothers Harriman. Please refer to “Counterparty credit risk” below for details of potential risks associated with this concentration. As at 31 December 2016, there was one shareholder, who held 100% of the issued share capital in the Fund, through three nominee accounts. The Fund is being actively marketed in an effort to reduce the concentration risk of investors to the Fund.

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6. Financial instruments and risk management (continued) Counterparty credit risk The Fund will be exposed to the credit risk of the parties with which it transacts and may also bear the risk of settlement default. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation or commitment that it has entered into with the Fund. This would include the counterparties to any financial derivative instrument (“FDI”) that it enters into. Trading in FDIs which have not been collateralised gives rise to direct counterparty exposure. The Fund attempts to mitigate as much of its credit risk to its counterparties as possible by receiving collateral with a value at least equal to the exposure to each counterparty, however, this may not be accomplished and, to the extent that any FDI is not fully collateralised, a default by the counterparty may result in a reduction in the value of the Fund. Although the Investment Manager maintains an active oversight of counterparty exposure and the collateral management process in respect of the Fund, no assurances can be given that such efforts will be successful and that the Fund will not be adversely affected as a result of the default of one of its counterparties. Counterparty risk can also arise where one or more of several institutions that engage in business among themselves fails or defaults on a transaction thereby causing a “domino” effect which results in the other institutions either failing or defaulting. In such an event, the Fund could be adversely affected. The Fund seeks to minimise its credit and counterparty risk through continuous monitoring of the credit rating of the different issuers and counterparties. At 31 December 2016, all investments in securities, derivative contracts and cash and cash equivalents were held with Brown Brothers Harriman, which had credit rating of A+ by Fitch. Please refer to “Liquidity risk” below for credit ratings of individual fixed income securities held by the Fund as at 31 December 2016. At 31 December 2016, the term loan was held with BNP Paribas, who had a credit rating of A+ by Fitch. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is the risk that a lack of a market in certain portfolio securities could prevent the Fund from liquidating unfavorable positions or prevent the Fund from funding redemption requests from existing shareholders. At period end, the Fund did not hold any securities that in the Manager’s opinion could not be liquidated within a reasonable timeframe. The Fund seeks to minimise its liquidity risk through continuous monitoring of the credit rating of the different issuers of the fixed income securities. As at 31 December 2016, the fixed income securities held by the Fund have the following credit ratings:

Credit Ratings Fair Value % of Investment in Securities

B 265,391 1.54%

B- 652,372 3.78%

B+ 2,519,496 14.59%

BB 1,735,385 10.05%

BB- 5,008,407 29.01%

BB+ 1,425,601 8.26%

BBB 305,216 1.77%

BBB- 2,014,415 11.67%

CCC 611,625 3.54%

CCC+ 361,463 2.09%

NR 2,366,042 13.70%

Total 17,265,413 100.00%

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6. Financial instruments and risk management (continued) Interest rate risk The Fund invests in fixed income securities, as such the Net Asset Value of the Fund may change in response to fluctuations in interest rates and currency exchange rates. Except to the extent that values are independently affected by currency exchange rate fluctuations, when interest rates decline, the value of fixed income securities generally can be expected to rise and when interest rates rise the value of fixed income securities generally can be expected to fall. The performance of investments in fixed income securities denominated in a specific currency will also depend on the interest rate environment in the country issuing the security. The Fund deposits funds with and borrow’s funds from brokers. These assets and liabilities give rise to interest income and expense and, therefore, the Fund is subject to a degree of risk due to fluctuations in the prevailing levels of market interest rates. Derivative financial instruments Forward foreign currency contracts Forward foreign currency contracts are over-the-counter contractual commitments to purchase or sell a specified amount of a foreign currency at an agreed future date at a predetermined price. Forward foreign currency contracts expose the Fund to credit, market and liquidity risks. Credit risk arises from the potential inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contract. The Fund is exposed to market risk to the extent that adverse changes occur in the exchange rate of the underlying foreign currency. This market risk is in excess of the amount recognised on the statement of assets and liabilities. Liquidity risk represents the possibility that the Fund may not be able to rapidly adjust the size of their forward positions in times of high volatility and financial stress at a reasonable price. Derivatives are generally based upon notional values. Notional amounts are not recorded on the statement of assets and liabilities but rather are utilised solely as a basis for determining future cash flows to be exchanged. Notional amounts provide a measure of the Fund’s involvement with such instruments. The Fund considers the notional amounts at 31 December 2016 to be representative of the volume of its derivative activities during the period ended 31 December 2016. The locations on the statement of assets and liabilities of the Fund’s derivative positions by type of exposure are as follows:

Fair value Fair value

Notional Asset Liability

Statement of Amount Derivatives Derivatives

Derivative type Assets and Liabilities Risk Category US$ US$ US$

Foreign currency risk Buy EUR 17,037,683

Sell USD (17,873,551) 89,405 -

Total 89,405 -

Unrealised gains on forward

foreign currency contracts

Forward foreign

currency contracts

Realised and unrealised gains and losses on derivative contracts entered into during the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 by the Fund are recorded in net realised loss on derivative contracts and net unrealised appreciation on derivative contracts, respectively in the statement of operations:

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6. Financial instruments and risk management (continued) Derivative financial instruments (continued)

Net Unrealised

Net Realised Loss on Appreciation on

Derivative Contracts Derivative Contracts

Derivative type Risk Category US$ US$

Forward foreign currency contracts Foreign currency risk (645,183) 89,405

Total (645,183) 89,405

The Fund is required to disclose the impact of offsetting of assets and liabilities represented in the statement of assets and liabilities to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognised assets and liabilities. These recognised assets and liabilities are derivative financial instruments that are either subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, ISDA Master agreements or similar agreements and meet the following right of setoff criteria: the amounts owed by the Fund to another party are determinable, the Fund has the right to set off the amounts owed with the amounts owed by the counterparty, the Fund intends to set off, and the Fund’s right of setoff is enforceable at law. Offsetting of financial assets and derivative assets

US $ US $ US $ US $ US $ US $

Description

Forward foreign currency contracts

Brown Brothers Harriman 89,405 - 89,405 - - 89,405

89,405 - 89,405 - - 89,405

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Gross

Amount of

Recognized

Financial

Assets

Gross

Amounts

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Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

Net amounts of

Recognized

Assets

Presented in

the Statement

of Assets and

Liabilities

Financial

Instruments

Cash

Collateral

Received Net Amount

Offsetting of financial liabilies and derivative liabilities

US $ US $ US $ US $ US $ US $

Description

Forward foreign currency contracts

Brown Brothers Harriman - - - - - -

- - - - - -

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Gross

Amount of

Recognized

Financial

Liabilities

Gross

Amounts

Offset in the

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

Net amounts of

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Cash

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Pledged Net Amount

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6. Financial instruments and risk management (continued) The Fund and its counterparty have elected to settle all transactions on a gross basis however, each party has the option to settle all open contracts on a net basis in the event of default of the other party. Per the terms of the master netting agreement, an event of default includes the following: – failure by a party to make payment when due; – failure by a party to perform any obligation required by the agreement (other than payment) if such failure is not

remedied within 30 days after notice of such failure is given to the party; – bankruptcy. Efficient Portfolio Management The Fund may engage in transactions in financial derivative instruments (“FDI”) for the purposes of efficient portfolio management to reduce risk, reduce costs, generating additional capital at an appropriate risk level and/or to protect against exchange rate risks within the conditions and limits laid down by the Central Bank from time to time. The FDIs that the Fund may use for efficient portfolio management are forward foreign currency contracts. The Investment Manager will look to ensure that the techniques and instruments used are economically appropriate in that they will be realised in a cost-effective way. Leverage As derivatives are being used for hedging purposes only, it is not intended that the Fund will be leveraged through the use of derivatives. In accordance with the UCITS Regulations, the Fund’s global exposure will not exceed its total net assets, i.e. the Fund will not be leveraged in excess of 100% of its Net Asset Value, through the use of derivatives. The ICAV will use the commitment approach to calculate the global exposure of the Fund. The commitment approach is a methodology that aggregates the underlying market or notional values of derivatives to determine the degree of global exposure of a fund to derivatives. 7. Fair value of financial instruments The Fund’s investments recorded at fair value have been categorised based upon a fair value hierarchy. See Note 2 for a discussion on the Fund’s valuation policies. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments measured at fair value:

Other Significant Significant

Observable Unobservable

Total as of Quoted Prices Inputs Inputs

31 December 2016 (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)

US$ US$ US$ US$

Assets

Convertible Bonds 1,678,647 - 1,678,647 -

Corporate Bonds 13,873,026 - 13,873,026 -

Private Placement Corporate Bonds 1,589,557 - 1,589,557 -

Term Loans 124,183 - 124,183 -

Forward foreign currency contracts 89,405 - 89,405 -

17,354,818 - 17,354,818 -

Total 17,354,818 - 17,354,818 -

Transfers between levels are recognised at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels

during the period ended 31 December 2016.

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8. Other expenses

31 December 2016

US $

Back & Middle Office Fee 41,704

Legal Fees 5,522

Share Class Hedging Fee Expense 3,821

Sub Custody Fee Expense 2,554

Out of Pocket Fee 2,554

56,155 9. Soft commissions For the period ended 31 December 2016 there were no soft commission arrangements in place. 10. Foreign exchange rates The exchange rates as at 31 December 2016 used in the production of these financial statements to the presentation currency of US Dollars were as follows: Euro 1.0526

Source: Bloomberg 11. Distributions There were no distributions made by the Fund for the period ended 31 December 2016. 12. Contingencies The Fund may be subject to litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. In accordance with ASC 450, Accounting for Contingencies (“ASC 450”), the Fund records an estimated loss from a loss contingency if two conditions are met: (a) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements, and (b) the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Fund has determined that there are no such matters as at 31 December 2016 that are probable of resulting in a material loss for which a loss contingency is recognised. 13. Indemnities The Fund has entered into agreements that contain variety of indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on history and experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

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14. Financial highlights Financial highlights for the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 are as follows:

Class A (EUR)

Per share operating performance1

Net asset value per share, beginning of period 100.00 €

Income from investment operations

Net investment gain5 6.85

Net realised / unrealised loss5 (3.06)

Net investment income5 3.79

Net asset value per share, end of period 103.79 €

Total return1

Total return before performance fees 3.79%

Performance fee -

Total return after performance fees 3.79%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets2,4

Operating expenses before performance fees3 2.10%

Performance fee1 -

Total expenses and performance fees 2.10%

Ratio of net investment gain to average net assets2,4

Net investment income before performance fees 3.38%

Performance fee1 -

Total net investment income 3.38%

1

Not annualised. 2

Annualised ratio are shown for the Class A (EUR) shares (Note 4). An investor’s result may vary from the ratios shown above due to different management and performance fee arrangements (as applicable) and also the timing of capital transactions.

3 Includes interest expense.

4 Average net assets are determined using the average net assets during the period.

5 Per share net investment income from operations are calculated as a function of weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

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15. Related Parties Expenses charged during the period ended 31 December 2016 by the Manager and Investment Manager are detailed in Note 5. Onboarding fees were paid by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Fund, prior to the launch of the Fund. These fees are to be reimbursed to the Investment Manager at a later date. In line with the Investment Management Agreement dated 21 December 2015, Arena Capital Advisors, LLC, act as the Investment Manager and received fees under the terms of this agreement and is due fees for provision of Investment Management Services. DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited, the Manager of the Fund, receives fees which are paid in line with the underlying Management Agreement. In line with the underlying Management Agreement, dated 21 December 2015, certain costs and expenses of the ICAV shall be borne by the ICAV. Additionally the Manager shall be responsible for discharging all establishment expenses relating to the ICAV and each Fund. Colm O’Driscoll, a Director of the ICAV, is an employee of DMS Group, acting as Managing Director of DMS Bank & Trust Ltd. Colm O’Driscoll has waived his fee in relation to the ICAV. Tom Coghlan and Victoria Parry, each a Director of the ICAV, received €20,000 each per annum for their services. These fees are borne by the Manager of the ICAV. Arena Capital Advisors, LLC, have engaged Citco Fund Services (San Francisco) Inc. to perform Back Office and Middle Office functions for the Fund who receive a fee in line with their underlying agreement. For the period ended 31 December 2016, the Fund paid fees of $41,704 for these services, of which $41,704 remained payable at 31 December 2016. The Manager hedges the foreign currency exposure of the hedged share class in order that investors in such class receive returns in the relevant class currency substantially in line with that which would be achieved in the base currency of the Fund. For the period ended 31 December 2016, the Fund paid fees of $3,821 for the share class hedging service, of which $1,127 remained payable at 31 December. FATCA services provided by DMS FATCA Services Limited, a Company within the DMS Group. The fee for the provision of FATCA services are included in the Management Fees and the Manager reimburses DMS FATCA Services Limited directly. MLRO services provided by DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited. There were no fees charged in relation to MLRO services. DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited are engaged and paid a fee to perform Share Class Hedging Service on behalf of the Fund. Other ancillary services are provided for by DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited. There were no other related party transactions for the financial period other than those disclosed above, and in Note 5, including any other emoluments or gains which have been paid or are payable, to any Director of the ICAV.

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16. Significant events during the period The Manager changed its name from DMS Offshore Management Services (Europe) Limited to DMS Investment Management Services (Europe) Limited effective 26 May 2016. A revised Supplement to the Prospectus for the Fund was issued on 27 May 2016. The revisions to the Supplement were due to the change in pricing policy of debt and equity securities. 17. Subsequent events From 1 January 2017 to 28 April 2017, the Fund paid out redemptions of €4,378,226. The Manager has evaluated all subsequent transactions and events after the statement of assets and liabilities date through 28 April 2017, the date on which these financial statements were approved. Management believes that there are no post period end events that need to be reflected in the financial statements or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. 18. Approval of audited annual financial statements The Board of Directors approved the audited financial statements on 28 April 2017.

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ARENA SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND (a sub-fund of DMS UCITS Platform ICAV) Appendix 1 – Statement of Portfolio Changes (Unaudited) For the period from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operations) to 31 December 2016 (Expressed in United States Dollars)

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Purchases Cost $

MGM Resorts International 11.38% 01/03/2018 861,313

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC 0% 08/01/2019 704,327

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc 5.13% 15/02/2019 660,688

HRG Group Inc 7.88% 15/07/2019 578,875

American Airlines Group Inc 6.13% 01/06/2018 574,625

Hanesbrands Inc 6.38% 15/12/2020 571,656

T-Mobile USA Inc 6.63% 15/11/2020 569,250

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV 6.88% 15/08/2018 566,250

DISH DBS Corp 7.88% 01/09/2019 549,500

CCO Holdings Inc 7.38% 01/06/2020 521,250

Sabine Pass LP 6.50% 11/01/2020 520,500

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp 8.25% 15/02/202 520,250

EarthLink Holdings Corp 7.38% 01/06/2020 519,750

Icahn Enterprises LP 6.00% 01/08/2020 519,219

Tenet Healthcare Corp 0% 15/06/2020 499,656

Alon USA Energy Inc 3% 15/06/2019 485,506

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp 6.5% 01/08/2020 463,000

Sunoco LP 5.5% 01/08/2020 454,500

WellCare Health Plans Inc 5.75% 15/11/2020 442,844

Tenneco Inc 6.88% 15/12/2020 415,750

Sales Proceds $

Hanesbrands Inc 6.38% 15/12/2020 569,250

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV 6.88% 15/08/2018 562,733

CCO Holdings Inc 7.38% 01/06/2020 519,550

Sabine Pass LP 6.50% 11/01/2020 516,563

Reynolds Group 9.88% 15/08/2019 513,150

Tenneco Inc 6.88% 15/12/2020 413,752

Amerigas Partners LP 6.25% 20/08/2019 409,300

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC 405,500

Amsurg Corp 5.63% 30/11/2020 400,752

ArcelorMittal 9.85% 01/06/2019 379,500

HCA Inc 3.75% 15/03/2019 369,338

Aircastle Ltd 4.63% 15/12/2018 366,625

Louisiana Pacific Corp 7.50% 01/06/2020 363,125

Health Net Inc 6.38% 01/06/2017 360,500

Convatec Healthcare 10.50% 15/12/2018 352,275

Icahn Enterprises LP 4.88% 15/03/2019 347,594

Amsurg Corp 5.63% 15/07/2022 331,500

International Game Technology 7.50% 15/06/2019 330,375

Tenet Healthcare Corp 0.00% 15/06/2020 323,781

Boyd Gaming Corp 9.00% 01/7/2020 287,375 The full list of purchases and sales from 25 March 2016 (date of commencement of operation) to 31 December 2016

is available on request from the Administrator.