Result of Tender Offer

RNS Number : 1498B

TruFin PLC

05 June 2019

 

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5 June 2019

TruFin plc
("TruFin" or the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries "TruFin Group")

RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER

The Company is pleased to announce the results of the Tender Offer and that pursuant to the Tender Offer which closed in accordance with its published timetable at 1:00 p.m. on 4 June 2019, valid tenders have been received for 86,198,428 Ordinary Shares.

In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, each Shareholder is entitled to sell up to 5.582 per cent. of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares registered in the Shareholder's name rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares (the "Basic Entitlement"). Shareholders who tendered to sell less than or equal to their Basic Entitlement have had their tender satisfied in full. Shareholders who tendered more than their Basic Entitlement have had their Basic Entitlement satisfied in full and any Ordinary Shares tendered above their Basic Entitlement have been scaled down (to the nearest whole number of Ordinary Shares) to 0.27883430 per cent. so that the number of Ordinary Shares to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer is the maximum of 5,435,105 Ordinary Shares.

The Ordinary Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer will be cancelled.

The posting of cheques in respect of certificated Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer is expected to occur by 13 June 2019. The crediting of CREST accounts for uncertificated Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer is expected to occur by 7 June 2019.

The crediting of CREST accounts with uncertificated Shares unsuccessfully tendered is expected to occur by 6 June 2019. The dispatch of balance share certificates for unsold certificated Ordinary Shares and the return of share certificates for unsuccessful tenders of certificated Shares are also expected to occur by 13 June 2019.

Terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Circular sent to Shareholders on 17 May 2019 unless otherwise stated.

The Company has also redeemed the 50,000 preference shares of £1.00 each in issue which were held by Company Director James van den Bergh.

For further information, please contact:

TruFin plc Henry Kenner, Chief Executive Officer James van den Bergh, Deputy Chief Executive Officer	0203 743 1340
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (NOMAD and joint broker) Alex Reynolds Nicholas Harland	0203 037 2000
Liberum Capital Limited (Joint broker) Chris Clarke Trystan Cullen Louis Davies	0203 100 2000
Blue Pool Communications (PR) Nicholas Lord	07501 271 083

About TruFin plc:

TruFin plc is the holding company for an operating group of companies that are niche lenders and early payment providers. The TruFin Group combines the benefits of both the traditional relationship banking model and developments in the fintech sector. The Company was admitted to AIM in February 2018 and trades under the ticker symbol: TRU. More information is available on the Company website www.TruFin.com

 

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