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Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited (FCIF)

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES

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18 May 2017

The Board announces that with effect from 18 May 2017 Mr Samir Desai is standing down as a non-executive, non-independent Director of Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited to focus on his duties as CEO of the Funding Circle Group. He will be replaced in this position by Mr Sachin Patel with immediate effect.

There are no disclosures to be made under Listing Rule 9.6.13R in respect of Mr Patel.

Sachin Patel, Chief Capital Officer at Funding Circle, leads the Global Capital Markets group and is responsible for investor strategy. Previously, Sachin was Vice President in the cross-asset structured products and solutions businesses at Barclays Capital and, prior to this, at J.P. Morgan, advising a wide variety of investors including insurance companies, pension funds, discretionary asset managers and private banks.

Richard Boleat, Chairman of FCIF, commented: "I would like to extend my thanks to Samir for his time on the board since listing the Company, and welcome Sachin as our new director and Funding Circle representative. Sachin has been deeply involved with the fund since inception through to IPO and beyond, and as Chief Capital Officer, his expertise will allow us to continue to manage and grow the Company in due course."

CONTACTS

Richard Boleat, Chairman

+44 (0) 1534 615 656

Richard.Boleat@fcincomefund.com 

Secretary and Administrator

Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited

FundingCircle@sannegroup.com 

+44 (0) 1481 739810

Media Contact

David de Koning

Natasha Jones

+44 (0) 20 3667 2245

press@fundingcircle.com 

Corporate Brokers

Numis Securities

Nathan Brown

+44 (0) 207 260 1000

n.brown@numis.com 

Website

www.fcincomefund.com

Investor Relations

Ritchie Oriol

+44 (0) 20 3667 2242

ir@fcincomefund.com

DEALING CODES

The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is GG00BYYJCZ96, the SEDOL code is BYYJCZ9 and the TIDM is FCIF.

The ISIN number of the C Shares is GG00BYNV2672, the SEDOL code is BYNV267 and the TIDM is FCIC.

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ABOUT FUNDING CIRCLE SME INCOME FUND

The Company is a registered closed-ended collective investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules 2015 issued by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (''GFSC'').

The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a sustainable and attractive level of dividend income, primarily by way of investment in Credit Assets as defined in the Company's Prospectus.

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

This announcement contains "forward-looking" statements, beliefs or opinions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and all of which are based on its directors' current beliefs and expectations about future events. Forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "shall", "risk", "intends", "estimates", "aims", "plans", "predicts", "projects", "continues", "assumes", "positioned" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof, other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events, assumptions or intentions. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. They appear in a number of places throughout this announcement and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Board or the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's business concerning, amongst other things, the financial performance, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies of the Company. These forward-looking statements and other statements contained in this announcement regarding matters that are not historical facts involve predictions. No assurance can be given that such future results will be achieved; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks and uncertainties facing the Company. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results indicated, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement. Nothing in this announcement is, or should be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statements are based unless required to do so by applicable law, the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules or the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules of the FCA. No statement in this announcement is intended as a forecast or profit estimate.

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