Recent Investment Announcement

RNS Number : 4443G
EJF Investments Ltd
25 November 2020
 

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25 November 2020

 

EJF Investments Ltd

Recent Investment Announcement

 

The Board of EJF Investments Ltd (together with its subsidiaries, "EJFI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company committed to make its tenth risk retention investment in the preferred shares of an upcoming securitisation sponsored by EJF Capital LLC ("EJF").

The securitisation, TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2020-2 ("TFINS 2020-2"), priced on 24 November 2020, and, in connection with the pricing, the Company committed to invest approximately £6.7 million1 at closing, which is expected to occur in December 2020, subject to completion of certain customary conditions.

The underlying collateral of TFINS 2020-2 mainly consists of trust preferred securities, subordinated debt senior notes, and surplus notes of 26 U.S. banks and 10 insurance companies with an aggregate par value of approximately $177.245 million. 

EJF CDO Manager LLC (the "CDO Manager") will serve as the collateral manager for TFINS 2020-2 and will earn a management fee as well as an incentive management fee, subject to certain conditions. The Company will also benefit from the economics generated by the CDO Manager through the Company's 49% ownership interest in the CDO Manager.

 

1 As converted using foreign exchange rates reported for the date of pricing.

 

ENQUIRIES

 

For the Investment Manager

EJF Investments Manager LLC

Peter Stage / Hammad Khan / Matt Gill

pstage@ejfcap.com / hkhan@ejfcap.com / mgill@ejfcap.com

+44 203 752 6775 / +44 203 752 6771 / +44 203 752 6774

 

For the Company Secretary and Administrator

BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A Jersey Branch

jersey.bp2s.ejf.cosec@bnpparibas.com

+44 1534 709 181 / +44 1534 813 996

 

For the Broker

Numis Securities Limited

David Luck

d.luck@numis.com

+44 20 7260 1301

 

About EJF Investments Ltd

EJFI is a registered closed-ended limited liability company incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, on 20 October 2016 with registered number 122353. The Company is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "JFSC"). The JFSC is protected by both the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended, against liability arising from the discharge of its functions under such laws.

The JFSC has not reviewed or approved this announcement.

LEI:  549300XZYEQCLA1ZAT25

Investor information & warnings

The latest available information on the Company can be accessed via its website at www.ejfi.com

This communication has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company and is for information purposes only. It is not, and is not intended to be an invitation, inducement, offer or solicitation to deal in the shares of the Company. The price and value of shares in the Company and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of shares in the Company. An investment in the Company should be considered only as part of a balanced portfolio of which it should not form a disproportionate part. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision.

 

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