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Public disclosure of inside information according to article 17 MAR

Eight Capital Partners plc: Notice to Bondholders

4.8% Eight Capital Partners Bond Due 3 September 2026 ISIN XS2027405880

London (pta005/10.10.2022/07:00 UTC+2)

Eight Capital Partners plc (AQSE: ECP), the financial services operating company that aims to grow revenue through businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations, from the digitisation of banking services, through to blockchain-backed disruptive finance companies, updates its bondholders holding EUR 4.8% Fixed Rate Bonds due 3 September 2026 (previously EUR 7% Fixed Rate Bonds due 26 July 2022) with ISIN XS2027405880 ("Bondholders") as follows.

As announced by the Company in London and Vienna on 24 June 2022, the Company's EUR 7% Fixed Rate Bonds due 26 July 2022 ("the 7% Bonds") terms were updated following the positive approval of 86% of those voting, following an attendance of 79% of Bondholders.

Specifically, the terms have been modified to align the 7% Bond terms with the more recently issued €25m 4.8% ECP Bonds due 3 September 2026. Bondholders approved the following revised terms:

  • the maturity of the Bonds was extended to 3 September 2026;
  • the rate of interest applicable to the Bonds is now set to 4.8 per cent. per annum; and
  • the interest payment date frequency has been increased to quarterly, being 3 March, 3 June, 3 September and 3 December in each year, together the "Updated 4.8% Bond Terms".

The changes became effective on 1 July 2022 following the final coupon payment of the 7% Bonds that was made for the half year period to 30 June 2022.

Coupon payments on the new terms

As mentioned above, under the new arrangements, interest is paid quarterly rather than half-yearly, on the third day of March, June, September and December.

Bondholders should note that the first coupon payment under the new terms covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 3 September 2022 and has been completed. This was a transition period between the two arrangements, and, as the number of days elapsed between 1 July 2022 and 3 September 2022 was 65 days rather than a full quarter, the amount payable was reduced proportionately. This is a one-off timing adjustment that will not affect the annual amount payable in total.

Depositary bank security accounts

The Company confirms that the Bond ISIN XS2027405880 is live and is visible in the majority of Bondholders' security accounts. It can be seen at the following link at the Vienna exchange

https://www.wienerborse.at/en/market-data/bonds/quote/?ISIN=XS2027405880&ID_NOTATION=388885272&cHash=731b0bdbcc28a183c357a0cdcc1fa996

It has been brought to our attention, however, that some Bondholders' depositary banks have not updated the expiry and interest terms of the bonds and have withdrawn the security from their accounts at the date of the original expiry of the bond in July 2022. To rectify this, Eight Capital has asked the Paying Agent to send another electronic communication to all Bondholder depositary banks reminding them that the bond's duration has been extended and reconfirming the Updated 4.8% Bond Terms.

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this Notice

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Emitter: Eight Capital Partners plc
Kemp House, 160 City Road
EC1V 2NX London
United Kingdom
Contact Person: David Bull
Phone: +44 07900 052603
E-Mail: d.bull@eight.capital
Website: www.eight.capital
ISIN(s): GB00BP2P0741 (Bond) XS2027405880 (Bond)
Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
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