First Sentinel Plc - Issue of Euronext Bonds

First Sentinel Plc - Issue of Euronext Bonds

PR Newswire

London, November 16

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17 November 2020

First Sentinel Plc

("First Sentinel" or the "Company")

£7,000,000 sterling denominated
7.5% Secured Bonds due 31 May 2024
to be admitted on Euronext Dublin ("Bonds")

Issue of the seventh tranche of 95,760 Bonds

Issue of Bonds

First Sentinel (AQSE: FSEN) announces that it has raised £95,760 from the issue of 95,760 Bonds at £1 per Bond to investors. This is the seventh tranche of Bonds to be issued and it is anticipated that the Bonds will commence trading on Euronext Dublin today. The ISIN for the Bonds is GB00BJQZTK49.

The Company announced on 27 June 2019 that it intended to issue up to £7,000,000 sterling denominated 7.5% Secured Bonds due 31 May 2024, to be admitted to trading on the global exchange market operated by Irish Stock Exchange plc, trading as Euronext Dublin. The Company further announced that it expected to issue the Bonds in tranches over the course of 2019 and 2020 and intended to seek admission of the Bonds to trading on Euronext as and when further funds are raised. The Bonds are redeemable each year. A copy of the Information Memorandum in connection with the Bonds is available on the Company's website at www.first-sentinel.com.

The issue of this seventh tranche will bring the total Bonds in issue to 3,002,802. The Company will make a further regulatory news announcement at the point of any further Bond issue(s).

About First Sentinel

First Sentinel PLC provides debt financing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses primarily through its supply chain finance and invoice purchasing activities. First Sentinel also invests in a range of secured and unsecured debt instruments in private and public companies.

The Company's website is www.first-sentinel.com

For further corporate information, please contact:

Mr. Brian Stockbridge
CEO
First Sentinel Plc
Tel: + 44 (0) 7876 888 011

AQSE Corporate Advisor
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James Biddle / Roland Cornish
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