May 14, 2019

NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) and its wholly owned subsidiary, NCB Global Holdings Limited (NCBGH), have announced the successful completion of the acquisition of 74,230,750 ordinary shares in Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), following the granting of all necessary regulatory approvals, including in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, and the closing of NCBGH’s take-over bid (“the Offer”) on May 3, 2019. Such shares were taken-up and paid for by NCBGH on May 13, 2019.

NCBFG has also advised that a net total of 117,971,970 shares were tendered in response to the Offer, after taking into account 796,364 shares tendered but not accepted based on the Offer conditions. Based on the shares acquired, NCBGH now owns nearly 62% of the outstanding shares in GHL.

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