12 October 2015
London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C.
(‘Lonfin’)
Disposal of shares in Finsbury Food Group plc (“Finsburyâ€)
To satisfy market demand and increase the liquidity in Finsbury’s shares, Lonfin announces that on 12 October 2015, Lonfin Investments Limited (a subsidiary of Lonfin) sold 2 million shares in Finsbury, at a price of 100 pence per share, reducing its holding to 8 million shares, which represents 6.25% of the Finsbury issued share capital. Lonfin has been an investor in Finsbury since its inception and remains a committed investor in Finsbury.
Sale proceeds of £2 million will be used to eliminate debt in the short term, and will be reinvested in support of Lonfin’s business model in due course. The profit realised on sale is £385,000 relative to the carrying value of this investment at 30th June 2015. In addition the sale realises £1,025,000 of the unrealised profits included in the financial accounts at 30th June 2015.
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