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RNS Number : 1875Z

GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd

10 March 2017

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GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited ("GCP Asset Backed Income" or the "Company")

New investments

10 March 2017

Investment commitment of GBP17.5 million

GCP Asset Backed Income, which invests in asset backed loans, is pleased to announce that it has committed to two loans of up to GBP17.5 million aggregate which will be used to finance UK residential property.

The first loan, of up to GBP15 million and with a term of c.three years, will be secured on a subordinated ranking basis against a portfolio of eight co-living properties. The loan note will be issued in tranches, with an initial amount to be advanced of GBP5.3 million.

The second loan, of GBP2.5 million and with a term of c.five years, will be drawn immediately and will be secured against a portfolio of first ranking charges against UK residential property.

The loans have been funded from the net proceeds of its recent issue of C Shares.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Gravis Capital Partners LLP                                          +44 (0)20 7518 1490 
 David Conlon                   david.conlon@gcpuk.com 
 Philip Kent                    philip.kent@gcpuk.com 
 Dion Di Miceli                 dion.dimiceli@gcpuk.com 
 
 Cenkos Securities plc                                                +44 (0)20 7397 8900 
 Tom Scrivens                   tscrivens@cenkos.com 
 Oliver Packard                 opackard@cenkos.com 
 Sapna Shah                     sshah@cenkos.com 
 
 Buchanan                                                             +44 (0)20 7466 5000 
 Charles Ryland                 charlesr@buchanan.uk.com 
 Vicky Watkins                  victoriaw@buchanan.uk.com

Notes to Editors

The Company

GCP Asset Backed Income is a closed ended investment company traded on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Its investment objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily through regular, growing distributions and modest capital appreciation over the long term.

The Company seeks to meet its investment objective through a diversified portfolio of investments secured against contracted, predictable medium to long term cash flows and/or physical assets which are predominantly UK based.

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