SCRF.L Regulatory News (SCRF)

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE UK MARKET ABUSE REGULATION.

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6 March 2023

SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited

(the "Company")

PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF CIRCULAR

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TIMETABLE FOR SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF THE COMPANY'S LISTING AND TRADING AND VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP OF THE COMPANY

Further to the announcement made on 18 January 2023, the Company announces the publication of a circular (the "Circular") and notice of extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM"), which has been posted to Shareholders for the purpose of proposing a vote on the liquidation of the Company (the "Proposals"). The detailed reasons for and background to the Proposals are set out in the Circular. The Circular also contains details of the timetable for the suspension and cancellation of the Company's listing and trading of the Shares on the Main Market. In order for the Proposals to become effective Resolution 1 must be approved by a majority of not less than seventy-five per cent. of the votes cast by Shareholders who, being entitled to vote, are present in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting while Resolutions 2 to 5 must be approved by a simple majority of votes cast by Shareholders who, being entitled to vote, are present in person or by proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

The Circular will be available to download from the Company website (https://www.smecreditrealisation.com/) and National Storage Mechanism (https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) shortly.

The current timetable for the Proposals are as follows:

Each of the times and dates in the expected timetable of events may be extended or brought forward without notice. If any of the above times and/or dates change materially, the revised time(s) and/or date(s) will be notified to Shareholders by an announcement through an RIS provider. All references are to London time unless otherwise stated.

The Company's shares will be suspended from trading at 7:30 a.m. on 24 March 2023 in advance of the EGM. Conditional on the approval of Shareholders at the EGM, the Board proposes to appoint Andrea Frances Alice Harris and Benjamin Alexander Rhodes of Grant Thornton as Joint Liquidators of the Company (the "Joint Liquidators").

Immediately upon and with effect from the appointment of the Joint Liquidators at the GM, the powers of the Board will cease, the Joint Liquidators will wind up the affairs of the Company, and listing of the Ordinary Shares on the Official List and admission to trading of the Ordinary Shares on the Main Market will be cancelled with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 27 March 2023 following which the Company's shares will no longer be tradeable.

CONTACTS

Frédéric Hervouet, Chairman

+44 (0)77 81 159 007 fred_hervouet@hotmail.com

Secretary and Administrator

Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited

+44 (0) 1481 739810

smecreditrealisation@sannegroup.com

Corporate Broker

Numis Securities

Nathan Brown

George Shiel

+44 (0) 207 260 1000

Investor Relations

IR@smecreditrealisation.com

Website

www.smecreditrealisation.com

The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is GG00BKQN9M74, the SEDOL code is BKQN9M7 and the TIDM is SCRF.

The LEI number of the Company is 549300ZQIYQVNIZGOW60. 

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ABOUT SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited

The Company is a registered closed-ended collective investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, as amended and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules and Guidance, 2021 issued by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (''GFSC''). 

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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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