Gulf Regulatory News (GIF)

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11 April 2023

Gulf Investment Fund plc (Ticker: GIF)

Results of Tender Offer

Minimum Size Condition passed

Further to the Tender Offer announcement on 23 March 2023 (the "Announcement"), the Tender Offer closed at 1.00 p.m. on 6 April 2023.

251,672 shares were validly tendered, equal to 0.61 per cent. of the shares in issue as at 27 March 2023. The Board of Gulf Investment Fund plc (the "Company") is pleased that the resulting post Tender Offer share capital will therefore be 40,750,480 Shares, which is significantly in excess of the Minimum Size Condition (set out in the circular to shareholders dated 28 November 2022 (the "Circular") and re-confirmed in the Announcement).

In line with the terms of the Tender Offer the Directors will, at their discretion, either (1) match buyers with shares tendered or (2) allocate the assets and liabilities of the Company between the Continuing Pool and the Tender Pool on the Calculation Date.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

Completion of the Tender Offer remains subject to certain conditions set out in paragraph 2 of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer which is contained in the Announcement. Subject to completion of the Tender Offer, the Investment Adviser will continue to hold 17,319,759 Shares in the Company representing approximately 42.5 per cent. of the post Tender Offer share capital.

Future Tender Offers

In light of the ongoing Shareholder support for the Company and consistent with the proposals set out in the Circular and approved by Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 22 December 2022, the Company intends to implement the second 2023 Tender Offer in September 2023.

For the purposes of this announcement, unless otherwise defined, capitalised words and phrases shall have the meaning given to them in the Circular.

Legal Entity Identifier: 2138009DIENFWKC3PW84

For further information:

Anderson Whamond Via Apex Corporate Services

Gulf Investment Fund plc

Suzanne Jones +44 (0) 1624 630400

Apex Corporate Services (IOM) Limited

Alex Collins/Atholl Tweedie +44 (0) 20 7886 2500

Panmure Gordon

William Clutterbuck +44 (0) 20 7379 5151

H/Advisors Maitland