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RNS Number : 9665W  Financials Acquisition Corp  15 December 2023

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF
THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW
PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 (THE "UK MARKET ABUSE
REGULATION").

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15 December 2023

FINANCIALS ACQUISITION CORP

(the "Company")

Update on Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares

Redemption Price

Further to its announcement on 20 November 2023, Financials Acquisition Corp
(LSE: FINS) (the "Company") has continued to work with Interpath (Cayman)
Limited ("Interpath") as an independent advisor to supervise the allocation of
payments to creditors and the redemption of class A ordinary shares in the
Company (the "Class A Ordinary Shares").

In accordance with that process, and taking into account submissions by
creditors filed following the announcement on 20 November 2023, the Company
has calculated the redemption price at £9.50 per Class A Ordinary Share (the
"Redemption Price"), being the amount on deposit in the Company's escrow
account as at 15 December 2023, including interest earned on the funds therein
and not previously released to the Company (less any taxes payable, an amount
to pay dissolution expenses, and subject to obligations to provide for amounts
to be paid to creditors and other requirements of applicable law), divided by
the number of Class A Ordinary Shares then outstanding but excluding any Class
A Ordinary Shares for which redemption rights have been waived.

Upon payment of the Redemption Price, the redemption will extinguish the
rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares as shareholders of the Company,
including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any,
unless otherwise determined by the Company and/or any duly-appointed
liquidators in due course.

Whilst the Company has used its best efforts to determine the Redemption
Price, such Redemption Price may be subject to change, including in
circumstances where the Company becomes aware of any further creditor claims.

Expected Timetable of Events

Each of the following times and dates noted below is indicative only and
subject to change without further notice. All references to times are to
London time.

 Event                                                             Expected Timetable
 Announcement of Redemption Price…………………                           15 December 2023
 Record date for redemption of Class A Ordinary                    6.30 p.m. on 18 December 2023
 Shares…………………………………………………
 Redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares……………...                     18 December 2023
 Redemption Price payment date………………………                            By 27 December 2023
 Appointment of voluntary liquidator………………….                       As soon as reasonably possible following redemption of the Class A Ordinary
                                                                   Shares
 Dissolution of the Company…………………………..                            During Q2 2024

 

Total Voting Rights

Following the redemption, the voting share capital of the Company will consist
of a total of 450,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, held by FINSAC II LLP, a
sponsor entity of the Company which has waived its rights to redemption, and
3,862,500 unlisted sponsor shares. The Company holds no shares in treasury.
The total number of voting rights in respect of the Class A Ordinary Shares,
being the only class of share admitted to trading, is 450,000.

The foregoing notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.6 of the
Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules.

The Company has applied to the FCA for the cancellation of the listing of the
Class A Ordinary Shares. An announcement confirming the timing of the
cancellation of listing will be published in due course.

Public Warrants and Sponsor Warrants

There are no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to
the issued warrants of the Company, which will automatically expire without
value upon completion of the liquidation of the Company.

The Company has applied to the FCA for the cancellation of the listing of the
public warrants of the Company. An announcement confirming the timing of the
cancellation of listing will be published in due course.

Enquiries

 

Financials Acquisition Corp

William Allen (Chief Executive Officer)

will@fins.ac (mailto:will@fins.ac)

 

Interpath (Cayman) Limited (Independent advisor to the Company)

Elizabeth Mackay (Managing Director)

Cassandra Ronaldson (Director)

elizabeth.mackay@interpathadvisory.com
(mailto:elizabeth.mackay@interpathadvisory.com)

cassandra.ronaldson@interpathadvisory.com
(mailto:cassandra.ronaldson@interpathadvisory.com)

The information contained in this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK Market
Abuse Regulation. By publication of this announcement via a Regulatory
Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the
public domain. The person responsible for arranging the release of this
announcement on behalf of the Company is William Allen, Chief Executive
Officer.

The Company's LEI is 254900SWRQCI5ZUQEF15.

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