Risk Factors

Risk Factors

The NAVs of the Scheme may be affected by changes in the general market conditions, factors and forces
affecting capital market, in particular, level of interest rates, various market related factors and trading
volumes, settlement periods and transfer procedures.

In the event of receipt of inordinately large number of redemption requests or of a restructuring of the
Scheme's portfolio, there may be delays in the redemption of Units.

● The liquidity of the Scheme's investments is inherently restricted by trading volumes in the securities in which
it invests.

The Scheme may use various derivatives and hedging products from time to time, as would be available and
permitted by SEBI, in an attempt to protect the value of the portfolio and enhance Unitholders interest. In case
the Scheme utilizes any derivatives under the Regulations, the Scheme may, in certain situations, be exposed
to risks associated with the use of derivatives.

● Investors in the Scheme are not offered any guaranteed returns.

ICICI Prudential Liquid Plan, ICICI Prudential Income Plan, ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund, ICICI Prudential
Balanced Fund, ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund, ICICI Prudential Growth Plan, ICICI Prudential Tax Plan, ICICI
Prudential Technology Fund, ICICI Prudential Monthly Income Plan, ICICI Prudential Power, ICICI Prudential
Short Term Plan, ICICI Prudential Long term Plan, ICICI Prudential Flexible Income Plan,ICICI Prudential
Dynamic Plan, ICICI Prudential Discovery Plan, ICICI Prudential Emerging S.T.A.R. Fund, ICICI Prudential
Income Multiplier Fund, ICICI Prudential Long Term Floating Rate Plan, ICICI Prudential Advisory Series,
ICICI Prudential Child Care Plan, ICICI Prudential Floating Rate Plan and ICICI Prudential Blended Plan are
the names of the Schemes and do not in any manner indicate either the quality of the Schemes or their future
prospectus and returns.

Mutual Funds being vehicles of securities investments are subject to market and other risks and there can be
no guarantee against loss resulting from investing in schemes. The various factors which impact the value of
scheme investments include but are not limited to fluctuations in the equity and bond markets, fluctuations in
interest rates, prevailing political and economic environment, changes in government policy, factors specific to
the issuer of securities, tax laws, liquidity of the underlying instruments, settlements periods, trading volumes
etc. and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the
objectives of the Scheme will be achieved.

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As the liquidity of the Scheme's investments could at times, be restricted by trading volumes and settlement
periods, the time taken by the Fund for redemption of units may be significant in the event of an inordinately
large number of redemption requests or of a restructuring of the Scheme's portfolio. In view of this the Trustee
has the right, at their sole discretion to limit redemptions (including suspending redemption) under certain
circumstances, as described under the section titled "Right to limit Repurchases".

From time to time and subject to the regulations, the sponsors, the mutual funds and investment Companies
managed by them, their affiliates, their associate companies, subsidiaries of the sponsors and the AMC may
invest in either directly or indirectly in the scheme. The funds managed by these affiliates, associates and/ or
the AMC may acquire a substantial portion of the Scheme. Accordingly, redemption of units held by such
funds, affiliates/associates and sponsors may have an adverse impact on the units of the Scheme because
the timing of such redemption may impact the ability of other unitholders to redeem their units.

The Scheme may invest in other schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other Mutual
Funds, provided it is in conformity to the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing
Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.

From time to time and subject to the regulations, the AMC may invest in this Scheme. The decision to invest in
the Scheme by the AMC will be based on parameters specified by the Board of the AMC. Further, as per the
Regulation, in case the AMC invests in any of the schemes managed by it, it shall not be entitled to charge
any fees on such investments.

It may be noted that no prior intimation/indication would be given to investors when the composition/asset
allocation pattern under the scheme undergo changes within the permitted band from 70% to 100% for equity
and equity related securities and from 0% to 30% for debt, money market instruments & call money. The
investors/unitholders can ascertain details of asset allocation of the scheme as on the last date of each month
on AMC's website at http://www.icicipruamc.com/

As per SEBI circular dated December 12, 2003 ref SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 10/22701/03 and AMFI's
communication having ref. No.35/MEM-COR/55/04-05 dated December 31, 2004, each scheme and individual
plan(s) under the schemes should have a minimum of 20 investors and no single investor should account for
more than 25% of the corpus of such scheme/plan(s). In case of non-fulfillment with either of the above two
conditions in a three months time period or the end of succeeding calendar quarter, whichever is earlier, from
the close of the New Fund Offer (NFO) of open ended schemes or on an ongoing basis for each calendar
quarter, the schemes /plans shall be wound up by following the guidelines prescribed by SEBI and the
investor's money would be redeemed at applicable NAV.

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SEBI has, vide its Circular No. SEBI/IMD/CIR No.1/42529/05, further clarified that the foresaid Circular would
be applicable at the Portfolio level. For determining the holding by single investor above 25% limit, the
average of daily holding by each such investor over the quarter would be considered. If the holding by such
investor exceeds 25% limit over the quarter, rebalancing period of one month would be allowed and thereafter
15 days notice shall be given to the investor to redeem his exposure over the 25% limit within 15 days. In
case, if the investor fails to redeem his exposure over 25%, it would lead to automatic redemption by the
Mutual Fund on the applicable NAV on the 15th day of the notice period.

Different types of securities in which the scheme would invest as given in the offer document carry different
levels and types of risk. Accordingly the scheme's risk may increase or decrease depending upon its
investment pattern. E.g. corporate bonds carry a higher amount of risk than Government securities. Further
even among corporate bonds, bonds which are AAA rated are comparatively less risky than bonds which are
AA rated.

● Investors may note that AMC/Fund Manger's investment decisions may not be always profitable.

The scheme is also vulnerable to movements in the prices of securities invested by the scheme which again
could have a material bearing on the overall returns from the scheme. These stocks, at times, may be
relatively less liquid as compared to growth stocks.

The value of the Scheme's investments, may be affected generally by factors affecting securities markets,
such as price and volume volatility in the capital markets, interest rates, currency exchange rates, changes in
policies of the Government, taxation laws or any other appropriate authority policies and other political and
economic developments which may have an adverse bearing on individual securities, a specific sector or all
sectors including equity and debt markets. Consequently, the NAV of the Units of the Scheme may fluctuate
and can go up or down.

The NAV of the Scheme to the extent invested in Debt and Money market securities, are likely to be affected
by changes in the prevailing rates of interest.

Securities, which are not quoted on the stock exchanges, are inherently illiquid in nature and carry a larger
amount of liquidity risk, in comparison to securities that are listed on the exchanges or offer other exit options
to the investor, including a put option. Within the Regulatory limits, the AMC may choose to invest in unlisted
securities that offer attractive yields. This may however increase the risk of the portfolio.

While securities that are listed on the stock exchange carry lower liquidity risk, the ability to sell these
investments is limited by the overall trading volume on the stock exchanges. Money market securities, while
fairly liquid, lack a well-developed secondary market, which may restrict the selling ability of the Scheme(s)
and may lead to the Scheme(s) incurring losses till the security is finally sold.

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The performance of the scheme will be affected in case of unforeseen circumstances like political crisis,
natural calamities, and changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates.

Fund manager tries to generate returns based on certain past statistical trend. The performance of the
scheme may get affected if there is a change in the said trend. There can be no assurance that such historical
trends will continue.

Liquidity risk

In case of abnormal circumstances it will be difficult to complete the square off transaction due to liquidity being poor in
stock futures/spot market. However fund will aim at taking exposure only into liquid stocks where there will be minimal
risk to square off the transaction.
Fixed Income Securities:

Interest Rate Risk: As with all debt securities, changes in interest rates may affect the Scheme's Net Asset
Value as the prices of securities generally increase as interest rates decline and generally decrease as
interest rates rise. Prices of long-term securities generally fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes
than do short-term securities. Indian debt markets can be volatile leading to the possibility of price movements
up or down in fixed income securities and thereby to possible movements in the NAV.

Liquidity or Marketability Risk: This refers to the ease with which a security can be sold at or near to its
valuation yield-to-maturity (YTM). The primary measure of liquidity risk is the spread between the bid price and
the offer price quoted by a dealer. Liquidity risk is today characteristic of the Indian fixed income market.

Credit Risk: Credit risk or default risk refers to the risk that an issuer of a fixed income security may default (i.
e. will be unable to make timely principal and interest payments on the security). Because of this risk
corporate debentures are sold at a yield above those offered on Government Securities, which are sovereign
obligations and free of credit risk. Normally, the value of a fixed income security will fluctuate depending upon
the changes in the perceived level of credit risk as well as any actual event of default. The greater the credit
risk, the greater the yield required for someone to be compensated for the increased risk.

Reinvestment Risk: This risk refers to the interest rate levels at which cash flows received from the securities
in the Scheme are reinvested. The additional income from reinvestment is the "interest on interest"
component. The risk is that the rate at which interim cash flows can be reinvested may be lower than that
originally assumed.

Money Market Securities are subject to the risk of an issuer's inability to meet interest and principal payments
on its obligations and market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer.

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Risks attached with the use of derivatives: As and when the Scheme trade in the derivatives market there
are risk factors and issues concerning the use of derivatives that Investors should understand. Derivative
products are specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those
associated with stocks and bonds. The use of a derivative requires an understanding not only of the
underlying instrument but of the derivative itself. Derivatives require the maintenance of adequate controls to
monitor the transactions entered into, the ability to assess the risk that a derivative adds to the portfolio and
the ability to forecast price or interest rate movements correctly. There is the possibility that a loss may be
sustained by the portfolio as a result of the failure of another party (usually referred to as the "counter party")
to comply with the terms of the derivatives contract. Other risks in using derivatives include the risk of mis
pricing or improper valuation of derivatives and the inability of derivatives to correlate perfectly with underlying
assets, rates and indices.
Thus, derivatives are highly leveraged instruments. Even a small price movement in the underlying security
could have a large impact on their value. Also, the market for derivative instruments is nascent in India.

Risks associated with stock lending: The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of
credit, consist of the failure of another party, in this case the approved intermediary, to comply with the terms
of agreement entered into between the lender of securities i.e. the Scheme and the approved intermediary.
Such failure to comply can result in the possible loss of rights in the collateral put up by the borrower of the
securities, the inability of the approved intermediary to return the securities deposited by the lender and the
possible loss of any corporate benefits accruing to the lender from the securities deposited with the approved
intermediary.
Investors are urged to study the terms of the Offer Document carefully before investing in this Scheme and its
Plans, and to retain this Offer Document for future reference.

Risks attached with investments in ADRs/GDRs: It is AMC's belief that the investment in ADRs/GDRs/
overseas securities offer new investment and portfolio diversification opportunities into multi-market and multi-
currency products. However, such investments also entail additional risks. Such investment opportunities may
be pursued by the AMC provided they are considered appropriate in terms of the overall investment objectives
of the schemes. Since the Schemes would invest only partially in ADRs/GDRs/overseas securities, there may
not be readily available and widely accepted benchmarks to measure performance of the Schemes. To
manage risks associated with foreign currency and interest rate exposure, the Fund may use derivatives for
efficient portfolio management including hedging and in accordance with conditions as may be stipulated by
SEBI/RBI from time to time.

To the extent that the assets of the Schemes will be invested in securities denominated in foreign currencies,
the Indian Rupee equivalent of the net assets, distributions and income may be adversely affected by the
changes in the value of certain foreign currencies relative to the Indian Rupee. The repatriation of capital also
may be hampered by changes in regulations concerning exchange controls or political circumstances as well
as the application to it of the other restrictions on investment.

Offshore investments will be made subject to any/all approvals, conditions thereof as may be stipulated by
SEBI/RBI and provided such investments do not result in expenses to the Fund in excess of the ceiling on
expenses prescribed by and consistent with costs and expenses attendant to international investing. The Fund
may, where necessary, appoint other intermediaries of repute as advisors, custodian/sub-custodians etc. for
managing and administering such investments. The appointment of such intermediaries shall be in
accordance with the applicable requirements of SEBI and within the permissible ceilings of expenses. The
fees and expenses would illustratively include, besides the investment management fees, custody fees and
costs, fees of appointed advisors and sub-managers, transaction costs, and overseas regulatory costs.

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TechProcess/ Partner Bank(s) may from time to time upgrade, modify, alter or perform maintenance services
on Payment Mechanism (hereinafter collectively referred to as Maintenance Services). During the performance
of such Maintenance Services, TechProcess shall use its best endeavours to ensure that the Payment
Mechanism continues to be operational and available and in the event unable shall endeavour to ensure that
the same is available for utilisation as soon as may be possible. In the event of interruption to the Services or
loss of use and/or access to the Payment Mechanism / services, Techprocess shall use all reasonable
endeavors to restore the Services and/or access to the Payment Mechanism as soon as reasonably possible.
The Partner Bank reserves the right to reject payment in respect of the Transactions prior to online
confirmation of transaction ID at the time of the online transaction being carried out by the Investor.

Investors are urged to study the terms of the Offer Document carefully before investing in this Scheme, and to
retain this Offer Document for future reference.

Investor agrees to abide by the terms, conditions, rules, regulations and other statutory requirements of SEBI,
AMFI, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and such other regulations as may be applicable from time
to time. Investor also agrees and undertakes that the amount invested in the Schemes at the time of initial
application as well as subsequent additional purchases is/will be through legitimate banking channels/
accounts/sources only and is not/will not be designed for the purpose of contravention of any Act,
Regulation, Notification, Directions or any applicable laws enacted by the Government of India or any
Statutory Authority or for evasion of any tax, charges etc.

● Investors in the Scheme are not being offered any guaranteed returns.

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Investors are advised to consult their Legal /Tax and other Professional Advisors in regard to tax/
legal implications relating to their investments in the Scheme and before making decision to invest in
the Scheme or redeem the Units in the Scheme.

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