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27 July 2023

EJF Investments Ltd ("EJFI" or the "Company")

Portfolio Update

EJFI, which provides investors exposure to primarily a diversified portfolio of debt issued by smaller U.S. banks and insurance companies, notes that Banc of California, Inc. and PacWest Bancorp ("PacWest") yesterday announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which they will combine in an all-stock merger transaction. As a part of the merger, Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners will invest US$400m in order to obtain approximately 20% of the combined company and warrants to buy more shares.

EJFI's combined exposure to PacWest is equivalent to less than 4.5% of the Company's most recently published NAV (June 2023) on a look through basis. The Investment Manager sees this merger as positive news in light of the market rumors noted in the May 2023 monthly factsheet.

ENQUIRIES

For the Investment Manager

EJF Investments Manager LLC

Peter Stage / Jay Ghatalia           

pstage@ejfcap.com / jghatalia@ejfcap.com

+44 203 752 6775 / +44 203 752 6776

For the Company Secretary and Administrator

BNP Paribas S.A., Jersey Branch

jersey.bp2s.ejf.cosec@bnpparibas.com

+44 1534 709 198/ +44 1534 813 967

For the Broker

Barclays Bank PLC

Dion Di Miceli / Stuart Muress

BarclaysInvestmentCompanies@barclays.com

 +44 20 7623 2323

Liberum Capital Limited

Darren Vickers / Owen Matthews

ejfinvestments@liberum.com

+44 203 100 2222

About EJF Investments Ltd

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 Equity Tranches of CDOs 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.

The JFSC has not reviewed or approved this announcement.

LEI:  549300XZYEQCLA1ZAT25

Investor information & warnings

The latest available information on the Company can be accessed via its website at www.ejfi.com. 

This communication has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company and is for information purposes only. It is not, and is not intended to be an invitation, inducement, offer or solicitation to deal in the shares of the Company. The price and value of shares in the Company and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of shares in the Company. An investment in the Company should be considered only as part of a balanced portfolio of which it should not form a disproportionate part. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision.