UNITED CORPORATIONS LIMITED

SECOND QUARTER REPORT SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

UNITED CORPORATIONS LIMITED

Incorporated under the Laws of Canada

THE PERIOD AT A GLANCE (Unaudited)

As at Sept. 30

As at March 31

2022

2022

Net equity value per Common Share 1

$

140.83

$

166.49

Net assets 2

$

1,641,703

$

2,018,799

Number of Common Shares outstanding at period end

11,602,048

12,078,793

Six months ended

September 30

2022

2021

Net investment income per Common Share 1

$

0.56

$

0.31

Dividends per Common Share

Quarterly

$

0.60

$

0.60

Additional 3

$

-

$

1.11

Special

$

4.50

$

-

Net income (loss) per Common Share

$

(21.88)

$

10.80

Net investment income 1, 2

$

6,910

$

3,880

  1. See Management's Discussion and Analysis for Use of Non-GAAP Measures.
  2. In thousands of Canadian dollars.
  3. This additional dividend represents the annual distribution of the prior year's annual net investment income after payment of Preferred Share dividends and quarterly Common share dividends.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company's external auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have not performed a review of these interim financial statements of United Corporations Limited.

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UNITED CORPORATIONS LIMITED

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") of the unaudited interim condensed financial performance and financial condition of United Corporations Limited ("United" or the "Company") for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 should be read in conjunction with: the March 31, 2022 Annual Report, including the MD&A, the Company's audited annual financial statements and the notes and supplementary financial information; the Company's MD&A and unaudited interim condensed financial statements and notes for the previous quarter of fiscal 2023; and the unaudited interim condensed financial statements and notes contained in this report. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as set out in the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. The reporting currency for the Company is the Canadian dollar, and all amounts in the following discussion are in Canadian dollars. This MD&A is dated as of November 3, 2022.

This MD&A may contain certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the results or events mentioned in this discussion to differ materially from actual results or events. No assurance can be given that results, performance or achievement expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements within this disclosure will occur, or if they do, that any benefits may be derived from them.

The Company

United is a closed-end investment corporation that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange. United is an investment vehicle for long-term growth through investments in common equities, as management believes that over long periods of time, common equities, as an asset class, will outperform fixed-income instruments or balanced funds. From time to time, however, assets of the Company may be invested in interest-bearingshort-term securities pending the selection of suitable equity investments.

The Company has been a closed-end investment corporation since 1929. The Common Shares have persistently traded at a discount to their net asset value, ranging from approximately a 20% discount to a 42% discount over the past 10 years. Management believes that shareholders who have invested in the Common Shares of the Company recognize that the Common Shares of the Company usually trade at a discount to their net asset value.

Closed-end investment corporations have the following benefits: they often allow investors the opportunity to purchase assets at a discounted price; they have management expense ratios which are generally much lower than those for actively-managedopen-ended funds; and the management of a closed-end investment corporation's portfolio is not impacted by shareholder subscription or redemption activities.

United has no plans to become an open-ended investment fund.

The majority of the Company's investment portfolio is actively managed by Comgest Asset Management International Limited ("Comgest"), Harding Loevner LP ("Harding Loevner"), Causeway Capital Management LLC ("Causeway") and Neuberger Berman Canada ULC ("Neuberger Berman Canada"). Each of these managers has a global equity mandate. As of September 30, 2022, $440,406,000 (March 31, 2022 - $547,731,000), $430,552,000 (March 31, 2022

  • $547,461,000), $339,199,000 (March 31, 2022 - $413,477,000) and $343,475,000 (March 31, 2022 - $393,865,000) of equity investments were managed by Comgest, Harding Loevner, Causeway, and Neuberger Berman Canada respectively.

Comgest is part of the Comgest group which is an independent, international asset management group, with headquarters in Paris and offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Milan, Singapore, Tokyo and a representative office in London. Since inception in 1985, Comgest has pursued a long-term 'Quality Growth' investment style with the objective of selecting quality companies with solid prospects for sustainable growth. The portfolio will generally hold between 30 - 40 companies.

Harding Loevner is a global investment manager and is based out of Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA. The investment philosophy emphasizes the merits of long-term investment in high-quality, growing businesses, and the investment approach relies on in-depth fundamental research including analysis of the competitive structure of global industries and the competitive position of individual companies. The portfolio will generally hold between 35 - 75 companies.

Causeway Capital is a global investment manager and is based out of Los Angeles, California, USA. The investment philosophy emphasizes the merits of value investing and combines both fundamental and quantitative research to identify investment opportunities in equity markets around the world. The portfolio will generally hold between 40 - 60 companies.

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UNITED CORPORATIONS LIMITED

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Neuberger Berman Canada is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto. Neuberger Berman Canada manages its portfolio by investing in global equities tracking the MSCI All Country World Index. Neuberger Berman Canada is a business of Neuberger Berman. Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager headquartered in New York. The firm manages a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,400 professionals.

The Company also has a long-term investment in Algoma Central Corporation ("Algoma"), a public shipping company. Algoma is a related party and is a reporting issuer which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a profile on SEDAR. The investment in Algoma is consistent with the Company's investment strategy and contributes to achieving the investment objective of the Company. Further related party information is provided in Note 11 to the financial statements in the March 31, 2022 Annual Report.

Investment Strategy

The objective of the Company is to earn an above-average rate of return, primarily through long-term capital appreciation and dividend income. Short-term volatility is expected and tolerated. Management remains confident that the Company's investment strategy will reward shareholders over the long term.

The investment portfolio of the Company comprises primarily foreign equities. Net equity value and net investment income may vary significantly from period to period depending on the economic environment and market conditions.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This MD&A contains references to "net equity value per Common Share", "growth in net equity value per Common Share", "net investment income", and "net investment income per Common Share". These terms do not have any standardized meanings in GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes that these measures provide information useful to our shareholders in evaluating the Company's financial results.

Net equity value per Common Share is used by investors and management as a comparison to the market price of its Common Shares to determine the discount or premium at which the Company's Common Shares are trading, relative to the net equity value per Common Share. In order to determine its net equity value per Common Share, the Company deducts the cost of redemption of its Preferred Shares from its net assets.

Net investment income per Common Share is used by both investors and management to assess the approximate amount of dividends to be distributed on Common Shares. In order to determine its net investment income per Common Share, the Company deducts the dividends paid and accrued on its Preferred Shares from net investment income.

Net equity value per Common Share is calculated as follows (in thousands of dollars, except number of Common Shares and per Common Share amounts):

September 30

March 31

2022

2022

Net assets

$

1,641,703

$

2,018,799

Deduct:

Cost of redemption

1,567

First Preferred Shares

1,567

1959 and 1963 Series Second Preferred Shares

6,180

6,180

7,747

7,747

Net equity value

$

1,633,956

$

2,011,052

Common Shares outstanding

11,602,048

12,078,793

Net equity value per Common Share

$

140.83

$

166.49

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