FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
19 February 2025
Manx Financial Group
PLC
("Group")
Loan Agreement
Extension
Unsecured Convertible Loan
Agreement Extension
The Group is pleased to announce the
extension for a further five years of an outstanding unsecured loan
agreement and an unsecured convertible loan note, together
totalling £2.25 million, that were otherwise due for repayment on
25 February 2025 and 26 February 2025 respectively. The loans help
underpin the Regulatory Capital required to support lending as
directed under the Isle of Man banking licence
regulations.
The independent directors, being all
the directors with the exception of Jim Mellon, Denham Eke
and Greg Bailey, have
negotiated on standard commercial terms the renewal of
the £1.0 million loan from Burnbrae Limited ("Burnbrae
Loan"), and the renewal of the £1.25 million convertible loan
note from Jim Mellon ("Mellon Loan") Both loans shall accrue
interest of 7.5% (previously 5.4%) which will be paid quarterly.
The conversion rate for the Mellon Loan continues to be 9 pence per
Ordinary Share, adjustable in such manner as will be determined by
the Group's auditors for such corporate actions as share
subdivisions and consolidations. Jim Mellon has confirmed that he
is not seeking to exercise his conversion rights as this may
trigger an obligation to make a general offer under Rule 9 of the
Takeover Code.
AIM Rule 13
As Jim Mellon and Denham Eke are
both directors, and Jim Mellon is the 100% beneficial owner, of
Burnbrae Limited, the provision of the Burnbrae Loan and the Mellon
Loan are Related Party Transactions under the AIM Rules.
Accordingly, the independent directors, being Douglas Grant, Greg
Jones, John Spellman and James Smeed, consider, after consulting
the Group's Nominated Adviser, that the terms of the Burnbrae
Loan and Mellon Loan are fair and reasonable insofar as the
Group's shareholders are concerned. In forming this view the
independent director's took note of the favourable interest rate on
the loans when compared to current market rates.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MARKET ABUSE
REGULATION (EU No. 596/2014) AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY
VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018. UPON THE
PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION
SERVICE, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN
POSSESSION OF INSIDE INFORMATION.
For further
information, please contact:
Manx Financial Group PLC
Denham Eke
Executive Vice Chair
Tel: +44 (0) 1624 694694
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Beaumont Cornish Limited
Roland Cornish/James Biddle
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396
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Greentarget Limited
Jamie Brownlee
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3307 5726
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Nominated Adviser
Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont
Cornish") is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and
regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the
Company's Nominated Adviser, including a responsibility to advise
and guide the Company on its responsibilities under the AIM Rules
for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed solely
to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for
and will not be responsible to any other persons for providing
protections afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for
advising them in relation to the proposed arrangements described in
this announcement or any matter referred to in it.