TOC Property Backed Lendng Tst PLC Result of Placing (7750R)

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RNS Number : 7750R

TOC Property Backed Lendng Tst PLC

19 June 2018

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    [Embargoed for release: 19 June 2018 at 07:00] 
 
               This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. This 
           announcement is for information only and does not constitute an offer or invitation to underwrite, 
              subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities or investment advice in any 
             jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful, including without limitation, 
                      the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. 
 
                                         TOC PROPERTY BACKED LING TRUST PLC 
                                               (the "Company" or "PBLT") 
                                                   Result of Placing 
              Further to the announcement dated 18 June 2018, the Board of PBLT is pleased to announce the 
             successful placing of 1,305,031 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("New Ordinary 
                                  Shares") raising gross proceeds of GBP1.31 million. 
               The New Ordinary Shares were placed, subject to Admission, by finnCap Ltd pursuant to the 
                     terms and conditions contained in the Company's announcement of 18 June 2018. 
             The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu 
                                   in all respects with the existing ordinary shares. 
              Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment 
               of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market 
            of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective 
               and unconditional dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 am on 21 June 
                                                         2018. 
          Following Admission, the number of ordinary shares that the Company has in issue will be 26,924,063. 
               The total number of voting rights of the Company will be 26,924,063 and this figure 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 a change to their interest in the Company, 
                                 under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 
              The New Ordinary Shares will be issued in registered form and may be held in uncertificated 
           form. The New Ordinary Shares will be issued to Placees through the CREST system unless otherwise 
                  stated and will be eligible for settlement through CREST with effect from Admission. 
   For further information regarding the Company (LEI: 213800EXPWANYN3NEV68) please call: TOC Property Backed Lending 
                                                        Trust PLC 
                                 Ian McElroy                         [phone] 
                                            Tier One Capital Ltd (Investment 
                                                         Adviser) 
                                 Stephen Black                       [phone] 
                                              finnCap Ltd (Sponsor, Broker 
                                                  and Financial Adviser) 
                                 William Marle / Max Bullen-Smith    [phone] 
                                            Maitland Administration Services 
                                              (Scotland) Limited (Secretary) 
                                 Martin Cassels                      [phone] 
 
                                                   Notes to Editors: 
           TOC Property Backed Lending Trust PLC is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective 
           is to provide shareholders with a consistent and stable income and the potential for an attractive 
           total return over the medium to long term while managing downside risk through: (i) a diversified 
              portfolio of fixed rate loans predominantly secured over land and/or property in the UK; and 
              (ii) in many cases, receiving the benefit of an associated profit share usually obtained by 
              acquiring (at nil cost) a minority equity stake in the relevant borrower project development 
                                                        vehicle. 
              The Company's investment adviser is Tier One Capital Limited ("Tier One" or the "Investment 
              Adviser"). Tier One was launched by former Barclays Wealth and Coutts & Co directors Stephen 
              Black and Ian McElroy in early 2013. Both Stephen and Ian have extensive credit experience, 
               much of which was gained in a difficult financial climate. Tier One has developed a direct 
               lending offering that provides an opportunity which sits between conventional lending and 
            the emerging peer-to-peer platform market. Tier One uses its direct lending and credit expertise 
               to source funds for borrowers, broker facility agreements and then offer continued support 
                             and guidance to borrowers through the lifespan of their loan. 
 
                                                 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
           finnCap Ltd ("finnCap"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial 
              Conduct Authority, is acting for the Company and for no-one else in relation to the proposed 
              placing of Ordinary Shares ("Placing Shares") in the capital of the Company (the "Placing"), 
               and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to 
          its clients nor for providing advice in connection with the matters contained in this announcement. 
              No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation 
             to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by finnCap, or by its Affiliates 
              or agents, as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any 
              other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested 
                      party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. 
               The distribution of this announcement and the placing of the Placing Shares as set out in 
             this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. No action has been taken 
              by the Company or finnCap that would permit an offering of the Placing Shares or possession 
               or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating 
              to the Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons 
            into whose possession this announcement comes are required by the Company and finnCap to inform 
           themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions 
                      may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 
            MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING 
               THE APPIX) AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN (TOGETHER, THIS "ANNOUNCEMENT") 
               ARE DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHOSE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THEM IN ACQUIRING, HOLDING, 
            MANAGING AND DISPOSING OF INVESTMENTS (AS PRINCIPAL OR AGENT) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR BUSINESS 
               AND WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND ARE: (1) IF IN 
            A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"), QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 
             2.1(E) OF DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC AS AMED, INCLUDING BY THE 2010 PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE AMING 
              DIRECTIVE (DIRECTIVE 2010/73/EC) AND TO THE EXTENT IMPLEMENTED IN THE RELEVANT MEMBER STATE 
              (THE "PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE"); (2) IF IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, QUALIFIED INVESTORS AND (A) 
             FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) 
              ORDER 2005, AS AMED (THE "ORDER") (INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS) OR (B) ARE PERSONS WHO FALL 
              WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) (HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) 
                   OF THE ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). 
              THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION IN IT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO 
             ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. PERSONS DISTRIBUTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT 
            IT IS LAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES 
             IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. THIS 
              ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES 
                                       IN TOC PROPERTY BACKED LING TRUST PLC. 
            This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States 
              (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District 
                                                     of Columbia). 
             This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer of, or solicitation to purchase 
               or subscribe for, securities in the United States. The Placing Shares may not be offered, 

               sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States absent registration 
               under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or an exemption therefrom. The 
               Company has not registered and does not intend to register any of the Placing Shares under 
              the Securities Act. No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited from any 
              person inside the United States and, if sent in response to the information herein, will not 
            be accepted. The Placing Shares will not be offered or sold to the public in the United States. 
               Any indication in this announcement of the price at which Ordinary Shares have been bought 
              or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. No statement in 
              this announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this announcement 
              should be interpreted to mean that the earnings per share of the Company for the current or 
               future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings 
                                               per share of the Company. 
             The price of Ordinary Shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors 
                      may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the Placing Shares. 
               Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any 
           website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated 
                                       into, or forms part of, this announcement. 
             This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance with the Market 
                                           Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. 
 
 

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