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1 October 2021
Funding Circle Holdings plc (the "Company")
Block Listing Application and Six Monthly Return
Funding Circle Holdings plc ("Funding Circle") announces that an application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for 6,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("shares") to be admitted to the Official List. The shares are expected to be admitted on 29 October 2021.
The shares will be reserved under a block listing and will be allotted from time to time in connection with the following share plans: (i) the Funding Circle Holdings Limited EMI Option Scheme; (ii) the Funding Circle Holdings 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and (iii) Funding Circle Holdings plc Share Incentive Plan. When issued, the shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.
This block listing application is in addition to the balance of Funding Circle's existing block listings, as set out in the Block Listing Returns below:
Name of applicant: | Funding Circle Holdings plc | |||
Name of scheme: | 1) Funding Circle Holdings Limited EMI Option Scheme 2) Option agreements in place with certain current and former contractors and advisors of the Funding Circle Group 3) Replacement option agreements entered into as part of the Zencap acquisition | |||
Period of return: | From: | 2 April 2021 | To: | 1 October 2021 |
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 1) 6,740,100 2) 205,691 3) 16,631 | |||
Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 1) 0 2) 0 3) 0 | |||
Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G): | 1) 643,817 2) 0 3) 0 | |||
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1) 6,096,283 2) 205,691 3) 16,631 | |||
Name of applicant: | Funding Circle Holdings plc | |||
Name of scheme: | Funding Circle Holdings 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan | |||
Period of return: | From: | 2 April 2021 | To: | 1 October 2021 |
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 1,815,369 | |||
Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 0 | |||
Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G): | 600,000 | |||
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1,215,369 | |||
Name of applicant: | Funding Circle Holdings plc | |||
Name of scheme: | Funding Circle Holdings plc Share Incentive Plan | |||
Period of return: | From: | 2 April 2021 | To: | 1 October 2021 |
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 2,992,935 | |||
Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 0 | |||
Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G): | 1,069,386 | |||
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1,923,549 | |||
Name of contact: | press@fundingcircle.com | |||
Telephone number of contact: | 020 3667 2245 | |||
(Note: Italicised terms have the same meaning as given in the Listing Rules.)
Media Enquiries:
Funding Circle
press@fundingcircle.com (020 3667 2245)
Headland
Mike Smith (020 3805 4822)
Stephen Malthouse (020 3805 4822)
About Funding Circle:
Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is a small and medium enterprise ("SME") loans platform. Since launching in 2010, investors and lenders across Funding Circle's geographies - including retail investors, banks, speciality finance companies, asset management companies, insurance companies, government-backed entities and funds - have lent approximately £13 billion to c. 120,000 businesses globally.