SCRF.L Regulatory News (SCRF)

Funding Circle SME Income Fund ("FCIF")

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

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Guernsey 22 March 2016

In accordance with DTR 3.1.2R, FCIF was notified on 22 March 2016 by Samir Desai, a Director, that he purchased 148,138 of the Company's ordinary shares (ISIN number GG00BYYJCZ96) on 22 March 2016 at 94.50p per share.

This purchase represents 0.0987% of the Company's ordinary shares in issue as at today's date. Following this transaction, Mr Desai holds 148,138 ordinary shares, or 0.0987% of FCIF's ordinary shares in issue as at today's date.

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

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

Corporate Brokers

Goldman Sachs International

Daniel Martin

+44 (0) 207 260 1000

Numis Securities

Nathan Brown

+44 (0) 207 260 1000

n.brown@numis.com 

Website

www.fcincomefund.com

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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 NOTICE

Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be made or transmitted into the United States of America (including its territories or possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia) (the "United States"), or distributed, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to US Persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted directly or indirectly into Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions, except in compliance with applicable securities laws. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian, Japanese or South African securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

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