Blend Funding PLC Potential Future Issue of Notes (3929D)

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RNS Number : 3929D

Blend Funding PLC

27 October 2020

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bLEND Funding PLC

GBP2,000,000,000 Secured Euro Medium Term Note Programme

bLEND Funding plc (Blend) is pleased to announce the addition of a new borrower to the pool of Housing Association borrowers. Details of all borrowers are set out on the Blend website https://blendfundingplc.com/

Following a GBP250million tap of Blend's 2.922% Notes due April 2054 in October 2020, GBP100million of the bonds retained by the issuer were sold to investors under forward purchase agreements for settlement in 6 months' and 12 months' time. The issuer retained a balance of GBP50million of the bonds.

Subject to market conditions, Blend intends to sell in the coming days c.GBP30million out of the GBP50million of retained bonds on a Spot Sale basis and will retain the c.GBP20million balance to be sold at a future date. Future sales may be agreed on the basis of a Forward Sale with settlement of up to 12 months.

bLEND Funding Plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Housing Finance Corporation Limited.

For further information please contact Piers Williamson or Fenella Edge on 020 7337 9920.

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