Innovative link up with leading P2B crowd lending
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Innovative link up with leading P2B crowd lending
JustCash Flow PLC : RNS Announcment Innovative link up with leading P2B crowd lending platform 05 May 2015 The directors of Just Cash Flow Plc (“Just Cash Flow” or the “Company”) are delighted to announce an innovative linkup between the Company and leading P2B crowdlending platform FundingKnight. The companies have entered into a relationship that is intended to raise a minimum of £4m from retail investors through a series of loans. Just Cashflow provides businesses with an alternative to a traditional bank overdraft and in its first year has built a loan book of over £6m. Expert and experienced underwriting has delivered a high quality loan book with zero capital losses. The arrangement will leverage this underwriting experience and effectively expand the range of businesses that can be supported through the FundingKnight lending platform. FundingKnight currently offers term loans to businesses with a minimum two year trading record and two other products – property bridging and renewable energy, which allow other businesses to tap into its sources of funding. The new arrangement with Just Cashflow is consistent with FundingKnight’s promise to support small and medium companies who typically struggle to secure finance through traditional lenders. Under the new arrangement, the funding generated by FundingKnight will provide finance facilities to growing UK businesses that have already been approved by Just Cashflow. Typically, these companies might be too young to qualify for the a FundingKnight loan but meet Just Cashflow’s underwriting criteria that places additional emphasis on experience, business planning and Directors’ personal and financial involvement. Just Cashflow will then use this new capital to support more UK businesses. Just Cashflow Director, John Davies, says, “This is excellent news for UK businesses as our experience shows that as they grow they need access to finance and need to establish a record of successfully borrowing and making repayments. This arrangement will effectively increase the early funding available to businesses and importantly help them establish a good credit record which will be invaluable in the future. “ Page 01 of 02 JustCash Flow PLC : RNS Announcment Funding Knight’s Chief Executive, Graeme Marshall says, “This relationship represents a fantastic way for FundingKnight lending community to continue to support a wide range of UK SME’s by plugging into Just Cashflow’s experience, underwriting and growth aspirations. This provides a complementary investment opportunity to the wide range of other FundingKnight loans, and enables more UK businesses to benefit from the alternative finance space.” The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement. For further information please contact: Robert Boot GXG Corporate Advisor : Jon Isaacs Just Cash Flow PLC 1 Charterhouse Mews, London EC1M 6BB Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited Telephone Mail Web 020 3199 6379 rboot@thejust-group.com thejust-group.com Telephone Web 020 7251 3762 alfredhenry.com Page 02 of 02