AFH Financial Group Plc Rule 2.9 Announcement - Replacement (9078Q)

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RNS Number : 9078Q

AFH Financial Group Plc

02 March 2021

Replacement announcement: This announcement replaces the Rule 2.9 announcement released at 07:00 on 2 March 2021 under RNS 7699Q. The date referenced in the announcement has been amended from February 13 2021 to 1 March 2021. All other details remain unchanged. The full amended announcement appears below.

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2 March 2021

AFH FINANCIAL GROUP PLC

("AFH" or the "Company")

Rule 2.9 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Code, AFH confirms that, as at the close of business on 1 March 2021, it had in issue:

-- 43,005,051 ordinary shares of GBP0.10 each admitted to trading on AIM. AFH holds no shares in treasury. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the ordinary shares is GB00B4W5WQ08; and

-- 2,720 4 per cent. Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2024 ("CULS") of GBP5,000 nominal value each. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for AFH's CULS is GB00BJLFJB09.

Enquiries:

 
AFH Financial Group PLC 
Alan Hudson, Chief Executive Officer                                                  01527 577 775 
Paul Wright, Chief Financial Officer 
 
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (acting through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited) (Sole Financial Adviser) 
Alistair McKay 
 Alex Price 
 Dennis Towers 
 Tiber Karadag                                                                        020 7710 7600 
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker)                                          020 7408 4090 
Corporate Advisory: Hugh Morgan / Daniel Bush / Sarah Mather 
 Corporate Broking: Henry Willcocks 
Yellow Jersey PR Limited (Financial PR) 
 Joe Burgess / Georgia Colkin / Annabel Atkins                                        077 6932 5254 
 

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on [phone] if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

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