Tetragon Financial Group Limited Dividend Announcement and Announcement of Intention to Conduct Tender Offer

LONDON, Oct. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Dividend: 

On 30 October 2017, the Board of Directors of Tetragon declared a dividend of U.S. $0.1750 (17.50 cents) per share in respect of the third quarter of 2017. The ex-dividend date is 1 November 2017. The record date is 2 November 2017. Payment of the dividend will take place on 24 November 2017.

Tetragon's website (www.tetragoninv.com) includes information on Tetragon's Optional Stock Dividend Plan for those shareholders electing to receive dividends in the form of Tetragon shares. Shareholders may elect to receive dividends in the form of Tetragon shares by making an election up to 14 November 2017. If no election is made, the dividend will be paid in cash on 24 November 2017.

Dividend per share reflects the amount declared for each quarter for the period from the fourth quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2017.

Intention to Conduct a Tender Offer:

Tetragon intends to conduct a tender offer for a number of Tetragon non-voting shares with a maximum value of up to U.S. $65 million, to be held as treasury shares. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch will act as dealer manager in the tender offer, which will use a modified Dutch auction structure. Details of this planned tender offer will be announced shortly. A repurchase of TFG shares at a price below NAV will be accretive to Fully Diluted NAV Per Share.

About Tetragon:

Tetragon is a closed-ended investment company that invests in a broad range of assets, including bank loans, real estate, equities, credit, convertible bonds and infrastructure and TFG Asset Management, a diversified alternative asset management business.  Where sensible, through TFG Asset Management, Tetragon seeks to own all, or a portion, of asset management companies with which it invests in order to enhance the returns achieved on its capital.  Tetragon's investment objective is to generate distributable income and capital appreciation.  It aims to provide stable returns to investors across various credit, equity, interest rate, inflation and real estate cycles.  The company is traded on Euronext in Amsterdam N.V. and on the Specialist Fund Segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange.  For more information please visit the company's website at www.tetragoninv.com.

This release contains inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

This release does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction.  The securities of Tetragon have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless they are registered under applicable law or exempt from registration. Tetragon does not intend to register any portion of its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities in the United States.  In addition, Tetragon has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of such Act.  Tetragon is registered in the public register of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets under Section 1:107 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act as a collective investment scheme from a designated country.

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SOURCE Tetragon Financial Group Limited