AFH Financial Group Plc Exercise of Options (2321D)

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RNS Number : 2321D

AFH Financial Group Plc

01 February 2018

1 February 2018

AFH Financial Group plc

("AFH" or the "Company")

(AIM: AFHP)

Exercise of Options

The Board of AFH, a leading financial planning led investment management firm, announces that application has been made for 36,069 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM. 2,660 New Ordinary Shares have been issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of share options under the AFH EMI Option Plan whilst 33,409 New Ordinary Shares have been issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of share options under the AFH Contractors Share Option Plan. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. 2,660 of the share options have an exercise price of GBP1.505; 9,500 of the share options have an exercise price of GBP1.00 and 23,909 of the share options have an exercise price of GBP0.37. The New Ordinary Shares are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on 5 February 2018.

Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the issued share capital of the Company will comprise 37,632,810 ordinary shares of 10 pence, each with one voting right.

The total number of Ordinary Shares carrying voting rights in AFH is therefore 37,632,810. This figure will represent the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

AFH Financial Group PLC 01527 577 775

Alan Hudson, Chief Executive Officer

Paul Wright, Chief Financial Officer

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John Fishley

Richard Bootle

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