Statement re Financing

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014/EU) AS THE SAME HAS BEEN RETAINED IN UK LAW AS AMENDED BY THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310) ("UK MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

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28 March 2024

Honye Financial Services Ltd

 (the "Company" or "Honye")

Financing

The Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a loan agreement with Tang Investment No 1 Limited (the "Lender").  The principal amount of the loan is £275,000 (the "Loan"). The Loan is unsecured with interest accruing on the principal at the rate of 6.25% per annum. The Loan is capable of repayment at the Company's option and has a maturity date of 5 April 2027.  The proceeds of the Loan shall be used to continue to fund the reverse takeover transaction announced on 9 June 2021, completion of which the Company is targeting before the end of H1 this year ("RTO").

Further Details of the Transaction

Shaun Carew-Wootton, non-executive Chairman of the Company, is also director and sole shareholder of the Lender. The Loan therefore constitutes a related party transaction for the purposes of DTR 7.3. The Directors (other than Mr Carew-Wootton) considered and approved the terms of the Loan.

The Company also expects the Lender to make a material investment in the fundraising to be carried out in connection with the RTO.  The Lender is principally funded by a consortium of private investors based in Southeast Asia.

Chairman's comments:

"This financial support from Tang Investment No 1 Limited provides us with a clear path to completing the RTO. The Company appreciate this demonstration of confidence in our collective efforts and look forward to announcing completion of the RTO without further significant delay."

A further announcement will be made in due course.

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