21 October 2024
NOT FOR
RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO
U.S. PERSONS OR INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR
JAPAN.
Blackstone Loan Financing
Limited
(the "Company" or
"BGLF")
Dividend Declaration
The Board of Directors of the
Company have declared a dividend in respect of the period from 1
July 2024 to 30 September 2024. The dividend will be payable to the
Company's shareholders of record as detailed below:
Dividend:
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€0.0225 per ordinary
share
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Ex-Dividend Date:
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31 October 2024
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Record Date:
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1 November 2024
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Final Currency Election
Date:
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8 November 2024
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Payment Date:
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6 December 2024
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The dividend is capable of being
paid in Pound Sterling, rather than Euros, provided that the
relevant shareholder has registered to receive their dividend in
Pound Sterling by the above-referenced Final Currency Election
Date.
A copy of the Dividend Currency
Election form, which should be sent to Link Group, Central Square,
29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL when completed, can be found
on the Company's website at http://blackstone.com/bglf.
The Dividend Currency Election Form
should only be completed by shareholders who hold shares in
certificated form. CREST shareholders must elect via
CREST.
Full details of how to elect are set
out in the Terms and Conditions which are included on the Company's
website.
In addition, the Board
is continuing to evaluate a return of capital
through the compulsory redemption mechanism (as further described
in the Company's circular published on 25 August 2023) before the
end of 4Q24 at a price representing the prevailing published NAV
per share and adjusted (including taking into account the
attributable costs) as the Directors consider appropriate.
Shareholders will be notified of further details of the proposed
compulsory redemption in due course.
NOTE: PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE
PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT BGLF WILL
ACHIEVE COMPARABLE RESULTS.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Any
reference herein to future returns or distributions is a target and
not a forecast and there can be no guarantee or assurance that it
will be achieved.
This document has been issued by
Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (the "Company"), and should not be taken as
an offer, invitation or inducement to engage in any investment
activity and is solely for the purpose of providing information
about the Company. This document does not constitute or form part
of, and should not be construed as, any offer for sale or
subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe
for, any share in the Company or securities in any other entity, in
any jurisdiction, including the United States, Canada, Japan or
South Africa nor shall it, or any part of it, or the fact of its
distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection
with, any contract or investment decision whatsoever, in any
jurisdiction.
This document, and the information
contained therein, is not for viewing, release, distribution or
publication in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, South
Africa or any other jurisdiction where applicable laws prohibit its
release, distribution or publication, and will not be made
available to any national, resident or citizen of the United
States, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The distribution of this
document in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and
persons into whose possession this document comes must inform
themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. Any failure
to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the
federal securities law of the United States and the laws of other
jurisdictions.
The Company has not been and will
not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Investment Company
Act") and, as such, holders of the Shares will not be
entitled to the benefits of the Investment Company Act. The
shares issued by the Company (the "Shares") have not been and will not be
registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or with
any securities regulatory authority of any state or other
jurisdiction of the United States. The Shares may not be offered,
sold, resold, pledged, taken up, exercised, renounced, delivered,
distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, into
or within the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit
of, US persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities
Act) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or
other jurisdiction of the United States and in a manner which would
not require the Company to register under the Investment Company
Act. No public offering of the Shares is being made in the United
States.
In addition, the Shares are subject
to restrictions on transferability and resale in certain
jurisdictions and may not be transferred or resold except as
permitted under applicable securities laws and regulations.
Investors may be required to bear the financial risks of their
investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. Any
failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdictions.
This document may contain
forward-looking statements that represent the Company's opinions,
expectations, beliefs, intentions, estimates or projections.
These forward-looking statements can be identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms
"believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends",
"may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other
variations or comparable terminology. Any
statement other than a statement of historical fact is a
forward-looking statement. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other factors because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that will occur in the future whether or
not outside the control of the Company. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking
statement and even if the results of the Company are consistent
with such forward-looking statement, those results may not be
indicative of results in subsequent periods. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise. Recipients of this document should not place undue
reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of
the date of its issuance.
No liability whatsoever (whether in
negligence or otherwise) arising directly or indirectly from the
use of this document is accepted and no representation, warranty or
undertaking, express or implied, is or will be made by the Company,
or any of its directors, officers, employees, advisers,
representatives or other agents ("Agents") for any information or any of
the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or
misstatements. None of the Agents makes or has been authorised to
make any representation or warranties (express or implied) in
relation to the Company or as to the truth, accuracy or
completeness of this document, or any other written or oral
statement provided. In particular, no representation or warranty is
given as to the achievement or reasonableness of, and no reliance
should be placed on any projections, targets, estimates or
forecasts contained in this document and nothing in this document
is or should be relied on as a promise or representation as to the
future.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
information provided herein is based on matters as they exist as of
the date of preparation and not as of any future date. Recipients
of this document are encouraged to contact the Company's
representatives to discuss the procedures and methodologies used to
make the projections and other information provided
herein.
All investments are subject to risk,
including the loss of the principal amount invested. Past performance is not necessarily indicative
of future results, and there can be no assurance that BGLF will
achieve comparable results, will meet its target returns, achieve
its investment objectives or be able to implement its investment
strategy. All investments to be held by the Company involve
a substantial degree of risk, including the risk of total loss. The
value of shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and can
fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency
movements. When you sell your investment you may get back
less than you originally invested. You should always seek expert
legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making
any investment decision.
Blackstone Loan Financing Limited is
a self-managed Jersey registered alternative investment fund, and
is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission as a
'listed fund' under the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law
1988 (the "Funds Law") and the Jersey Listed Fund Guide published
by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. The Jersey Financial
Services Commission is protected by the Funds Law against liability
arising from the discharge of its functions thereunder. The
Jersey Financial Services Commission has neither reviewed nor
approved the issue of this document.