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Organization Of The Partnership
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
MAN-AHL DIVERSIFIED I L.P. [Member]
 
Organization Of The Partnership

1.     ORGANIZATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP

Man-AHL Diversified I L.P. (a Delaware Limited Partnership) (the "Partnership") was organized in September 1997 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and commenced operations on April 3, 1998, for the purpose of engaging in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts. The Partnership is a "feeder" fund in a "master-feeder" structure, whereby the Partnership invests substantially all of its assets in Man-AHL Diversified Trading Company L.P. (the "Trading Company"). Man Investments (USA) Corp. (the "General Partner"), a Delaware corporation, serves as the Partnership's General Partner. The General Partner is a subsidiary of Man Group plc, a United Kingdom public limited company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The General Partner oversees the operations and management of the Partnership. The General Partner is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading adviser and is a member of the National Futures Association ("NFA") in such capacities.

Man-AHL (USA) Limited (the "Advisor"), a limited liability company incorporated in the United Kingdom, acts as trading advisor to the Partnership. The Advisor is an affiliate of the General Partner and a subsidiary of Man Group plc. The Advisor is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading adviser and is a member of the NFA in such capacities, in addition to registration with the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom.

Man Investments Holdings Limited, a United Kingdom holding company that is part of Man Group plc, is the sole shareholder of the Advisor, and Man Investments Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation that is part of Man Group plc, is the sole shareholder of the General Partner.

The Partnership's units are distributed through the Partnership or other selling agents, including Man Investments Inc. ("MII"), an affiliate of the Advisor and General Partner. MII is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA").

The Partnership filed a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which became effective in March, 2008. The Partnership's units are not, however, registered for sale through a public offering, and the General Partner does not intend to cause them to be so registered.

The Partnership offers two classes of units of limited partnership interests; Class A units are generally offered and Class B units are offered to retirement plan investors. Within each Class, a second series of units has been issued to investors and identified as Class A-Series 2 and Class B-Series 2. Except as described in Note 2 below in respect of fees, Class A-Series 2 and Class B-Series 2 units are identical to Class A and Class B units, respectively.

MAN-AHL DIVERSIFIED TRADING COMPANY L.P. [Member]
 
Organization Of The Partnership

1.     ORGANIZATION OF THE TRADING COMPANY

Man-AHL Diversified Trading Company L.P. (a Delaware Limited Partnership) (the "Trading Company") was organized in November 1997 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and commenced operations on April 3, 1998, for the purpose of engaging in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts. Man Investments (USA) Corp. (the "General Partner"), a Delaware corporation, serves as the Trading Company's general partner. The General Partner is a registered investment adviser and is a subsidiary of Man Group plc, a United Kingdom public limited company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The General Partner oversees the operations and management of the Trading Company. The General Partner is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading adviser and is a member of the National Futures Association ("NFA") in such capacities.

The Trading Company was formed to serve as a trading vehicle for certain limited partnerships sponsored by the General Partner in a "master-feeder" structure. The limited partners, Man-AHL Diversified I L.P., Man-AHL Diversified II L.P., and Man-AHL Diversified L.P., are limited partnerships whose general partner is the General Partner. Man-AHL Diversified L.P. fully redeemed from the Trading Company as of December 31, 2009 and transferred a portion of the assets to Man-AHL Diversified I L.P. on January 1, 2010.

Man-AHL (USA) Limited (the "Advisor"), a limited liability company incorporated in the United Kingdom, acts as trading advisor to the Trading Company. The Advisor is an affiliate of the General Partner and a subsidiary of Man Group plc. The Advisor is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading adviser and is a member of the NFA in such capacities, in addition to registration with the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom. On April 21, 2008, the Trading Company engaged Man Investments Limited, a company organized under the Laws of the United Kingdom, to manage the foreign currency forward component of the AHL Diversified Program, at no additional cost to the Trading Company. The personnel of Man Investments Limited responsible for implementing the foreign currency forwards trading component of the AHL Diversified Program on behalf of the Trading Company are the same as those of the Advisor who implement the AHL Diversified Program.