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24 February 2026

EJF Investments Limited (the "Company")

Block Listing Application

The Board of the Company notes that an application has been made to London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 6,290,000 new 2029 zero dividend preference shares ("ZDP Shares") to be admitted to trading on the specialist fund segment of main market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission").

The ZDP Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company's existing general authority to issue shares on a non-pre-emptive basis. These ZDP Shares may be issued to satisfy market demand, as and when market conditions permit. When issued, the new ZDP Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ZDP shares in issue. It is expected that Admission will become effective on 26 February 2026.

ENQUIRIES

For the Investment Manager

EJF Investments Manager LLC

Mungo Hargreaves / Jay Ghatalia

MHargreaves@ejfcap.com  / jghatalia@ejfcap.com

+44 20 3752 6775 / +44 203 752 6776

For the Company Secretary and Administrator

Apex Financial Services (Alternative Funds) Limited 

ejficosec@apexgroup.com

+44 204 549 0721 

For the Broker

Panmure Liberum Limited

Darren Vickers / Ashwin Kohli

 +44 203 100 2222

About EJF Investments Limited

EJFI's objective is to provide shareholders with attractive risk adjusted returns through regular dividends and capital growth over the long term. EJFI generates exposure primarily to a diversified portfolio of loans issued by financial institutions and related or similar assets in the U.S., U.K. and Europe.

EJFI currently invests primarily in CDO Equity Tranches structured by an affiliate of EJF Capital LLC, providing levered exposure to a highly diversified portfolio of securities issued by U.S. financial institutions (banks and insurance companies), these being Risk Retention Investments.

EJFI is a registered closed-ended limited liability company incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, on 20 October 2016 with registered number 122353. The Company is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "JFSC"). The JFSC is protected by both the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended, against liability arising from the discharge of its functions under such laws.

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