Ranger Direct Lending Fund PLC Corporate Update (0823J)

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RNS Number : 0823J

Ranger Direct Lending Fund PLC

26 June 2017

26 June 2017

RANGER DIRECT LENDING FUND PLC

Update on Princeton

Ranger Direct Lending Fund plc (the "Company") wishes to provide shareholders with an update regarding its investment in Princeton Alternative Income Fund Ltd ("Princeton").

As explained in the Company's prospectuses, Princeton is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and invests in a Delaware master fund (the "Princeton Master Fund") which is a party to the underlying lines of credit.

Ranger Alternative Management II, LP (the "Investment Manager"), the Ranger Specialty Income Fund, LP and the Company (collectively called "Ranger") have initiated arbitration proceedings (the "Proceedings") with JAMS (a dispute resolution provider) against the Princeton Master Fund and its general partner Princeton Alternative Funding, LLC (the "General Partner").

The purpose of the Proceedings is to seek to enforce Ranger's rights against the Princeton Master Fund and the General Partner. Among other claims, Ranger seeks to enforce rights concerning redemption and the provision of financial information. Ranger's costs (including legal fees) of the Proceedings will be advanced by both the Company and the Ranger Specialty Income Fund, LP pro rata to their respective exposures to the Princeton investments. The terms of the Princeton Master Fund partnership agreement provide that the Arbitrator "will award" all fees and costs (including legal fees) to the prevailing party against the party who does not prevail.

The Company will continue to update shareholders on its progress in realising the investment in Princeton through the monthly fact sheets produced at the time of publication of each net asset value.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Capita Company Secretarial 
  Services Limited                    [phone] 
 Secretary 
 
 Ranger Capital Group          Via Redleaf PR 
 Bill Kassul 
 Scott Canon 
 
 Liberum Capital Limited       [phone] 
 
 Media Enquiries               [e-mail] 
 Redleaf Communications        [phone] 
 Rebecca Sanders-Hewett 
 David Ison 
 Sam Modlin 
 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The actual outcome of any legal proceedings may be materially affected by new information coming to light following the date of this announcement. Any views contained herein are based on the Company's understanding of the relevant proceedings as of the date of this announcement.

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