Prospectus • Nov 15, 2019
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| ISIN: | LV0000802379 |
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| Type of Security: | Secured Notes |
| Nominal: | EUR 1,000 |
| Nominal value of the issue: | EUR 5,000,000 |
| Annual coupon rate: | 14.00% |
| Maturity: | 25 November 2022 |
Arranger:

8 November 2019
These Terms of the Note Issue do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

| Table of Contents2 | |
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| Terms and abbreviations used3 | |
| 1. | Summary 6 |
| 2. | Risk Factors 13 |
| 3. | Party responsible for the Terms of the Issue 16 |
| 4. | Information on Notes 17 |
| 5. | Special Conditions 27 |
| 6. | Taxes 30 |
| 7. | Terms of the Offering 32 |
| 8. | Including of the Notes on the market and trading regulations 33 |
| 9. | Additional Information 34 |
| 10. | The Issuer 35 |
| 11. | Business of the Issuer 36 |
| 12. | Financial information 38 |
| 13. | Annexes 41 |

| Agent | : | A person authorized to represent the Issuer and to perform certain tasks |
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| AML | : | Anti-money laundering and counter terrorism and proliferation financing |
| Arranger | : | AS BlueOrange Bank (registration number: 40003551060, legal address: Smilšu iela 6, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia) |
| Business Day Collateral |
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The day when the Nasdaq CSD system is open and operational Collateral described in Section 4.2.5 "Collateral of the Notes" which serves as security for fulfilment of the Issuer's obligations to Investors in accordance with the Terms of the Issue |
| Collateral Agent | : | A person holding the Collateral on behalf of the Investors and authorized to act with the Collateral in favour of all the Investors in accordance with the Terms of the Issue and the Collateral Agent Agreement, initially Law Office "Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns", VAT registration No. 90000816224, registered address: 20a Lāčplēša Street, 6th Floor, Riga, LV-1011, Latvia |
| Collateral Agent Agreement | : | Agreement entered into between the Issuer and the Collateral Agent which stipulates the rights and obligations of the Collateral Agent in relation to establishment, maintenance, and enforcement of the Collateral, as defined in these Terms of the Issue, in the interests of the Investors, as well as the Collateral Agent's compensation. The Collateral Agent Agreement is an annex to these Terms of the Issue and constitutes an integral part thereof |
| Collateral Agreement | : | Commercial pledge agreement concluded or to be concluded on the provision of the Collateral referred to in Section 4.2.5 "Collateral of the Notes" between the Collateral Agent and the relevant Collateral Provider and governed by Latvian Law. The Collateral Agreements are an annex to these Terms of the Issue and constitute an integral part thereof |
| Collateral Provider | : | The Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the Material Subsidiaries |
| Coupon | : | Interest on Notes calculated in accordance with the Section 4.2.11. "Coupon payments" |
| Custodian | : | Credit institution or investment brokerage company that has obtained the FCMC license or is entitled to do business and to keep securities in accordance with its country of registration laws |
| EUR | : | Euro (single currency of the member states of the European Monetary System) |
| FCMC | : | Financial and Capital Market Commission |
| First Settlement Date (Issue Date) |
: | The date when interest on the Notes start to accrue and is 15 November 2019 |
| Interest calculation period | : | The period of time between the First Settlement Date and the date of the first payment or between two Coupon payment dates |
| Investor | : | A Note holder registered in the NASDAQ CSD or, where relevant, a private individual or legal entity that has, according to the terms and conditions set out in these Terms of the Issue, expressed interest or is planning to purchase one or more Notes for its own account |
| ISIN | : | International Securities Identification Number, which was allocated by Nasdaq CSD, and is LV0000802379 |

| Issuer or ExpressCredit | : | SIA "ExpressCredit" (registration number: 40103252854, legal entity identifier: 2138002PKHUJIMVMYB13, legal address: Raunas iela 44 k-1, Riga, Latvia, LV-1039) |
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| Legal acts | : | All legal acts including FCMC, Nasdaq Riga and Nasdaq CSD regulations, which are in force in Latvia at the time of the Notes issue, as well as prior to the maturity date of the Notes |
| Majority Investors | : | Collectively any Investors (excluding the Issuer and the Related Parties holding any Notes) that hold in aggregate the Notes with the Nominal representing at least 1/2 (one half) of the aggregate Nominal of all outstanding Notes plus at least one additional Note (excluding any Notes held by the Issuer and the Related Parties (if such Notes exist)). For the avoidance of doubt, Notes held by the Issuer or the Related Parties shall not give them rights provided to the Majority Investors in accordance with these Terms of the Issue |
| Material Subsidiaries | : | Any future subsidiary of the Issuer, which constitutes more than 20% of total consolidated loans and receivables of the Issuer and/or 10% of the total consolidated revenue of Issuer" |
| Minimum Settlement Unit | : | The minimum amount which can be held/traded, which is equal to Nominal |
| Mintos Finance | : | SIA Mintos Finance (registration number: 40203022549, legal address: Skanstes iela 50, Riga LV-1013, Latvia) |
| Nasdaq CSD | : | Nasdaq CSD SE (registration number: 40003242879, legal address Vaļņu iela 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia) |
| Nasdaq Riga | : | AS "Nasdaq Riga" (registration number: 40003167049, legal address: Vaļņu iela 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia) |
| Nominal | : | Face value of a single Note, which is EUR 1,000 (one thousand euro and 00 cents) |
| Note | : | Debt security that is issued by the Issuer according to the Terms of the Issue |
| Parallel Debt | : | Legal arrangement described in Section 4.2.6 of these Terms of the Issue |
| Promissory Note | : | An agreement between the Issuer and the Collateral Agent where the Issuer reassures that it owes any sums due under these Terms of the Issue to the Collateral Agent and which may be used, if necessary, for the purposes of registration and enforcement of the Collateral |
| Register | : | The Commercial Pledge Register of the Companies Register of the Republic of Latvia |
| Related Parties | : | The shareholders, members of the management board and supervisory board (if relevant) of the Collateral Provider and legal entities of which they are majority shareholders or which are under their control |
| Sanctions | : | Restrictive measures, namely, restrictions or prohibitions imposed pursuant to international public law, including restrictive measures adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UN), the European Union (EU), Office for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and by the Republic of Latvia |
| Settlement Unit Multiple | : | Multiple that defines that the settlement quantity or nominal must be a multiple of the defined value, which is EUR 1,000 |
| Subscription Order | : | The Signed Arranger's "Financial instrument (FI) transactions agreement" and brokerage order, which is submitted in accordance with Arranger's "FI and precious metals transaction terms and conditions". The Subscription Order can also be |

Terms of the Issue : This document, which entitles the Issuer to execute the Issue and the initial offering of the Notes

| Part A. Introduction and Warnings |
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| A.1 | Warning to |
This summary should be read as introduction to the Terms of the |
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| investors | Issue; | ||
| Any decision to invest in the securities should be based on |
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| consideration of the Terms of the Issue as a whole by the Investor; | |||
| Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Terms |
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| of the Issue is brought before a court, the plaintiff Investor might, | |||
| under the national legislation of the Member States, have to bear the costs of translating the Terms of the Issue before the legal |
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| Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the |
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| summary including any translation thereof, but only if the | |||
| summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read | |||
| together with the other parts of the Terms of the Issue, key | |||
| information in order to aid Investors when considering whether to | |||
| invest in such securities. | |||
| Part B. Issuer and any Guarantor |
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| B.1 | Legal name and |
The Issuer's legal name is sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību |
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| commercial name | "ExpressCredit". | ||
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| B.2 | The domicile and | Country of location: Republic of Latvia. | |
| legal form of the | Legal form: limited liability company, legal status — legal person. | ||
| Issuer, the |
Date and place of registration: in the Commercial Register of the Republic | ||
| legislation under |
of Latvia on 12 October 2009 | ||
| which the Issuer operates and its |
Registration number: 40103252854 Legal address: Raunas iela 44 k-1, Riga, Latvia, LV-1039 |
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| country of |
The company's country of foundation is the Republic of Latvia. | ||
| incorporation | The main regulatory enactments which regulate Issuer's activities are | ||
| The Commercial Law of the Republic of Latvia; |
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| Cabinet Regulation No. 245 of 29 March 2011, "Regulations |
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| Regarding a Special Permit (Licence) of Consumer Credit Services"; | |||
| Cabinet Regulation No. 691 of 25 October 2016, "Regulations On |
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| Consumer Credit" (these Regulations determine the requirements | |||
| in relation to the content of consumer credit service |
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| advertisements, the procedures by which information shall be | |||
| provided prior to entering into a consumer credit agreement, and | |||
| the content of information, requirements for provisions of | |||
| additional services, the requirements to be set out for the credit | |||
| agreement and the information to be contained therein, the | |||
| methodology for the calculation of the annual percentage rate of | |||
| charge, foreign currency credit and variable interest rate credit | |||
| provisions, the procedures for informing consumers during the duration of the credit agreement, the procedures for early |
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| repayment of credit and fair reduction of the total costs of the | |||
| credit, the requirements applicable to individual types of credit | |||
| agreements and the obligations of credit intermediaries, advisory | |||
| requirements, as well as the legal framework for consumer credit | |||
| for pledging movable property); | |||
| Law On Out-Of-Court Consumer Dispute Resolution Bodies (the |
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| purpose of this law is to lay down uniform requirements for the | |||
| out-of-court dispute resolution bodies, in order to enable | |||
| consumers to exercise and protect their lawful rights through |

| independent, impartial, transparent, efficient, fast, and fair out of court dispute resolution); Personal Data Processing Law (the purpose of this Law is to create legal preconditions for setting up of a system for the protection of personal data of a natural person at a national level by providing for the institutions necessary for such purpose, determining the competence and basic principles of operation) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); Consumer Rights Protection Law (the purpose of this Law is to ensure that consumers are able to exercise and protect their lawful rights when entering into contracts with manufacturers, traders or service providers); Unfair Commercial Practice Prohibition Law (the purpose of this Law is to ensure the protection of the rights and economic interests of the consumers by prohibiting the performers of commercial practices from utilising unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices); Law On Extrajudicial Recovery of Debt (the purpose of this Law is to regulate the rights and duties of a creditor and a provider of debt recovery services in the field of debt recovery). Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (the purpose of this Law is to prevent money laundering and terrorism and proliferation financing). Cabinet Regulation No. 705 of 13 November 2018, "Regulations Regarding the Requirements of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing for the Providers of Consumer Crediting and Debt Recovery Services" (these regulations prescribes the requirements regarding the money laundering and terrorism financing risk assessment, internal control system and its establishment, customer due diligence and monitoring of the transactions carried out by customers for persons who are engaged in consumer crediting and to whom the Consumer Rights Protection Centre has issued a special permit (licence) for the provision of crediting services, and for the persons who are dealing with provision of debt recovery services and to whom the Consumer Rights Protection Centre has issued a special permit (licence) for the provision of debt recovery |
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| services.). Law On International Sanctions and National Sanctions of the Republic of Latvia (the purpose of this Law is to ensure peace, security, and rule of law in accordance with the international obligations and national interests of Latvia, introducing international sanctions or imposing national sanctions or in cases specified in the Law, by applying the sanctions determined by a Member State of the European Union or of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.) |
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| B.3 | A description of, and key factors relating to, the nature of the Issuer's current operations and its principal activities |
The main areas of Issuer's activity are consumer financing (pawn loans and consumer loans) and pawn shop services. |

| B.4a | A description of the most significant recent trends affecting the Issuer and the industries in which it operates |
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has no information at its disposal regarding any identified tendencies that have negatively affected the Issuer or the activity of the crediting industry. |
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| B.4b | A description of any known trends affecting the Issuer and the industries in which it operates |
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has incorporated the changes in the regulation as of 1 July 2019, which ban the advertising of lending services on state financed radio and television channels and introduce the cap on loan costs for consumer loans 0.07%/day (previously 8.8% monthly for loans with term up to 30 days, and 0.25%/day for loans with term larger than 30 days). |
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| B.5 | A description of the group and the Issuer's position within the group |
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer is an operating company and holds interest in three subsidiaries. |
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| B.6 | Main shareholders of the Issuer |
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the current structure of the Issuer's shareholders is as follows: |
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| Name, surname/ Legal name | Number of | % of the total | ||
| shares | number | |||
| SIA "Lombards24.lv" | 977,700 | 65.18% | ||
| SIA "AE Consulting" SIA "EC finance" |
150,000 319,800 |
10.00% 21.32% |
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| Private individuals | 52,500 | 3.50% | ||
| Total: | 1,500,000 | 100% | ||
| Issuer's share capital is EUR 1,500,000 which consists of 1,500,000 ordinary shares, each of them with a nominal value of EUR 1.00. The beneficiary of the Issuer, controlling the Issuer, is chairman of the board, Agris Evertovskis. At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has no information at its disposal regarding any agreements, the fulfilment of which might cause changes in the Issuer's control. |
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| B.7 | Selected historical | Issuer's selected consolidated financial figures are as follows. | ||
| key financial information |
Income statement (EUR): | |||
| 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Net sales | 4 164 444 | 4 186 422 | ||
| Cost of sales | (2 750 464) | (2 658 754) | ||
| Interest income and similar income | 13 863 118 | 14 663 755 | ||
| Interest expenses and similar expenses | (3 505 739) | (2 792 480) | ||
| Gross profit | 11 771 359 | 13 398 943 | ||
| Selling expenses | (5 666 679) | (5 931 648) | ||
| Administrative expenses | (2 289 942) | (2 770 859) | ||
| Other operating income Other operating expenses |
44 476 (206 004) |
80 184 (151 419) |
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| Income from investments | - - |
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| Profit before corporate income tax | 3 653 210 | 4 625 201 | ||
| Income tax expense | (554 662) | (78 879) | ||
| Profit after corporate income tax | 3 098 548 | 4 546 322 | ||
| Expense from changes in deferred tax assets | (145 252) | - | ||
| Interim dividend | (996 526) | (490 000) | ||
| Profit for the reporting year | 1 956 770 | 4 056 322 |

| Balance sheet (EUR): | 31.12.2017 | 31.12.2018 |
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| Non-current assets: | ||
| Intangible assets: | ||
| Concessions, patents, licenses, trademarks | 193 281 | 204 024 |
| and similar rights | ||
| Other intangible assets | 34 159 | 43 204 |
| Goodwill | 127 616 | 127 616 |
| TOTAL: | 355 056 | 374 844 |
| Property, plant and equipment: | ||
| Investments in property, plant and equipment Other fixtures and fittings, tools and |
50 546 | 34 525 |
| equipment | 195 192 | 193 571 |
| TOTAL: | 245 738 | 228 096 |
| Non-current financial assets: | ||
| Investments in related companies | - | |
| Loans to related companies | 551 594 | |
| Loans and receivables | 1 912 896 | 3 491 915 |
| Loans to shareholders and management | 746 619 | 1 072 274 |
| TOTAL: | 3 211 109 | 4 564 189 |
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | 3 811 903 | 5 167 129 |
| Current assets: | ||
| Finished goods and goods for sale | 682 995 | 848 111 |
| Loans and receivables | 13 930 776 | 16 658 940 |
| Receivables from affiliated companies | 4 377 | 204 335 |
| Other debtors | 600 093 | 230 989 |
| Deferred expenses | 67 538 | 66 945 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2 219 747 | 3 489 176 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS: | 17 505 526 | 21 498 496 |
| TOTAL ASSETS: | 21 317 429 | 26 665 625 |
| Equity: Share capital |
1 500 000 | 1 500 000 |
| Retained earnings | 232 708 | 397 834 |
| Profit for the reporting year | 1 956 770 | 4 056 322 |
| TOTAL EQUITY: | 3 689 478 | 5 954 156 |
| Liabilities: | ||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||
| Bonds issued | 7 052 187 | 6 192 631 |
| 1 444 391 | 996 544 | |
| 8 496 578 | 7 189 175 | |
| Other borrowings | ||
| TOTAL: | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Bonds issued | 1 014 743 | |
| Other borrowings Trade payables |
6 834 774 325 614 |
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| Accounts payable to affiliated companies | 51 280 | |
| Taxes and social insurance Accrued liabilities |
402 964 501 998 |
1 722 136 10 643 864 400 778 416 199 137 555 963 |
| TOTAL: TOTAL LIABILITIES: |
9 131 373 17 627 951 |
13 522 294 20 711 469 |
The Issuer's financial auditor of the last audited annual report is SIA "BDO ASSURANCE" (registration number: 42403042353, legal address: Kaļķu iela 15 - 3B, Riga, Latvia, LV-1050).

| The Issuer is unaware of any factors, claims, obligations, or events which | |||
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| would negatively affect the financial situation or performance of the Issuer in future. |
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| B.8 | Selected pro |
Issuer does not provide pro forma financial information. | |
| forma financial |
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| information | |||
| B.9 | Profit forecast or | The profit/loss forecast has not been carried out. | |
| B.10 | evaluation Objections in the |
The audit reports for financial statements for 2017 and 2018 contained no | |
| financial | objections. | ||
| information of the | |||
| audit report | |||
| B.11 | Issuer's equity | The last audited total equity of the Issuer is EUR 5,954,156. | |
| B.12 | Forecasts regarding the |
The forecasts regarding the Issuer contain no crucial negative changes after the publication of the last audited financial statements. |
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| B.13 | A description of |
No events related to the Issuer, which are crucial for preventing Issuer's | |
| any recent events | insolvency, have been established. | ||
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| Issuer which are to a material extent |
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| relevant to the |
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| evaluation of the | |||
| B.14 | Issuer's solvency Issuer's |
The Issuer is an operational company and main company of Issuer's group, | |
| dependency | therefore it has no dependence on other entities. | ||
| B.15 | Description of the | The main areas of Issuer's activity are consumer financing and pawn shop | |
| Issuer's principal |
services. | ||
| activities | |||
| B.16 | Control over the | The beneficiary of the Issuer, controlling the Issuer, is chairman of the | |
| B.17 | Issuer Credit ratings |
board Agris Evertovskis. There is no credit rating assigned neither to the Issuer nor to the Notes |
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issue. | ||
| Issuer or its debt | |||
| securities B.18 – B.50 |
Not applicable. | ||
| Part C. Securities |
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| C.1 | Type and category | Notes issue ISIN (International Securities Identification Number), which was | |
| C.2 | of securities, ISIN Currency of the |
allocated by Nasdaq CSD, is LV0000802379 Currency of the Notes issue is euro (EUR). |
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| issue of securities | |||
| C.3 – C.4 | Not applicable. | ||
| C.5 | Restrictions for |
The Notes are freely transferable securities and can be pledged. However, | |
| free transferability of securities |
the Notes cannot be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered in such countries or jurisdictions or otherwise in such circumstances in which it |
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| would be unlawful or require measures other than those required under | |||
| the laws of the Republic of Latvia and the United States of America. | |||
| C.6 – C.7 C.8, |
Rights arising from | Not applicable. | |
| C.9 | the Notes | Investors have a right to receive Coupon and Nominal payments, exercise other rights as stipulated in the Terms of the Issue. |
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| The Coupon rate is 14.0% (fourteen per cent) per annum. Coupon payments are made every month on 25th date, starting from 25 December |

| 2019. The Issuer will withhold taxes according with applicable laws in the | ||
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| Republic of Latvia. | ||
| The maturity date of Notes is 25 November 2022, Nominal amount is repaid as a lump sum on the maturity date. |
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| The Issuer can carry out full early redemption (call option), on 25 November 2020 by paying 102% for the Nominal amount or on 25 November 2021 by paying 101% for the Nominal amount. If the Issuer takes decision on the early redemption of Notes, the Issuer shall notify Investors at least 20 (twenty) Business Days prior to the redemption date of Notes. |
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| The Notes are secured with a Collateral, which is a commercial pledge over all assets of the Issuer (including claims) as an aggregation of property at the moment of pledging as well as its future components, in accordance with the terms of the commercial pledge agreement, in proportion (pro rata) in case of commercial pledge enforcement – giving the Investors rights to their proportional share of the entire commercial pledge. |
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| Ranking of the Notes as the liabilities of the Issuer is pari passu (equivalent with no priority) with the other secured liabilities of the Issuer. |
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| Collateral Agent holds the Collateral on behalf of the Investors and is authorized to act with the Collateral in favour of all the Investors in accordance with the Terms of the Issue and the Collateral Agent Agreement. |
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| Mintos Finance may unilaterally instruct the Collateral Agent to enforce the Collateral (1) if a notice on unilateral withdrawal from the Cooperation Agreement on Issuance of Loans No 28/2016-L between Mintos Finance and ExpressCredit has been given by Mintos Finance to the ExpressCredit, and (2) irrespective of the claim amount Mintos Finance holds against ExpressCredit at the moment of giving such instruction. |
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| Investors have no rights to act with the Collateral directly, yet at the same time there are no restrictions set for Investors' right to create and/or authorize an organization/person that represents the legal interests of all Investors or part thereof. In case of the insolvency of the Issuer, every Investor has the right to represent their own interests in creditors' meetings. The Investors will have equal rights for satisfaction of their claims with other creditors ranking in the same claims' group. |
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| If the Collateral is being enforced by the Collateral Agent in accordance with these Terms of the Issue and subsequently the Collateral object or any part thereof is offered for sale, Mintos Finance has the right to match the best price offered by the potential buyer. If Mintos Finance subsequently buys the respective Collateral object or a part thereof, the settlement for this purchase may only be in cash (and not by set-off). |
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| C.10 | Interest payment of securities based on derived financial instruments |
Not applicable. There is no derivative component embedded in the terms of the Notes. |
| C.11 | Inclusion of Notes in the regulated market |
The Issuer plans to include Notes on the alternative market Nasdaq First North. |
| C.12 | Minimum denomination of the issue |
The Nominal value of one Note is EUR 1,000 (one thousand euro). |
| C.13 – C.22 | Not applicable. | |
| Part D. Risks |

| D.1, D.2 D.3 |
Key information on the key risks that are specific to the Issuer or its industry Key information |
When making an investment in Notes, the Investor undertakes certain financial risks. The main risk factors that influence the Issuer are changes in regulatory enactments and policies, AML and Sanctions compliance risk, macroeconomics risk, licensing risk, competition risk, refinancing risk, dependence on future employees, operational risk and legal proceeding and risk of other claims. When investing funds in Notes, investors undertake the following risks |
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| on the key risks that specific to the securities |
related to debt securities: Collateral risk, Notes repayment risk, Notes early repayment risk, delisting risk, liquidity risk, price risk and tax risk. |
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| D.4 – D.6 | Not applicable. | |
| Part E. Offer |
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| E.1 – E.2a | Not applicable. | |
| E.2b | Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds when different from making profit and/or hedging certain risks |
Funds that are raised as a result of the Notes issue will be used in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer. |
| E.3 | A description of the terms and conditions of the offer |
Not applicable. |
| E.4 | A description of any interest that is material to the issue/offer including conflicting interests |
AS BlueOrange Bank (the Arranger) is organizing the Notes issue and may have other business transactions with the Issuer. |
| E.5 – E.6 | Not applicable. | |
| E.7 | Estimated expenses charged to the investor by the issuer or the offeror |
All the expenses related to the acquisition and custody of Notes are borne by an investor in compliance with the price-list of a credit institution or investment service provider, through which the investor purchases and keeps Notes. The Issuer is not obliged to compensate for expenses incurred by the investor. The investor may have additional tax payment obligations related to Notes depending on the investor's country of residence. The Issuer will deduct taxes from Coupon payments in compliance with the applicable legal acts of the Republic of Latvia. |

The risks indicated in this section may reduce Issuer's ability to fulfil its obligations and cause its insolvency in the worst-case scenario. Notes are secured with the Collateral, in accordance with the terms of the commercial pledge agreement, in proportion (pro-rata) in case of commercial pledge enforcement – giving the new and the existing Investors rights to their share of the entire commercial pledge. Investors shall be aware that the Collateral also secures obligations of the Issuer towards the note holders under the EUR 5 000 000 notes Issue of 7 October 2016 of ExpressCredit, towards the note holders under the EUR 2 187 500 prospectus of 17 March 2014 of ExpressCredit and towards Mintos Finance according to the EUR 20 000 000 Cooperation Agreement on Issuance of Loans No. 28/2016-L between Mintos Finance and ExpressCredit.
This section may not feature all the potential risks, which may affect the Issuer.
The Issuer carries out its activity in Latvia and most of the risks, which affect it, are related to the general economic situation in the country and regulatory enactments adopted by the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia or Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia.
Currently, the activity of the Issuer and other non-bank credit companies in Latvia is regulated by Cabinet Regulation No. 245 of 29 March 2011, "Regulations Regarding a Special Permit (Licence) of Consumer Credit Services", which, among other things, determines the need for a licence, the price of which is EUR 71,140, as well as annual prolongation of licence operation, the price of which is EUR 14,225; by Cabinet Regulation No. 691 of 25 October 2016, "Regulations On Consumer Credit", Law On Out-Of-Court Consumer Dispute Resolution Bodies, Personal Data Processing Law; Unfair Commercial Practice Prohibition Law; Law On Extrajudicial Recovery of Debt, and Consumer Rights Protection Law.
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has incorporated the changes in the regulation as of 1 July 2019, which ban the advertising of lending services on state financed radio and television channels and introduce the cap on loan costs for consumer loans 0.07%/day (previously 8.8% monthly for loans with term up to 30 days, and 0.25%/day for loans with term larger than 30 days). The Issuer has implemented a pricing strategy for consumer loans to have the effective monthly interest > 3.5%, monthly.
Significant changes in existing regulatory enactments or implementation of new regulations in the Republic of Latvia might negatively affect the business and solvency of the Issuer.
As the Issuer carries out its activity in Latvia, the Issuer is a subject to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing and Law On International Sanctions and National Sanctions of the Republic of Latvia and complies with the international legal acts and legal acts of the Republic of Latvia which regulate prevention of legalization of proceeds derived from criminal activity and financing of terrorism and proliferation.
The Issuer takes all the measures necessary to reduce the probability of conducting business with customers involved in or allegedly involved in money laundering and terrorism and proliferation financing by adhering to all the legal requirements and implementing the "Know Your Customer" principles in its business operations. The internal control system of the Issuer is based on the "Know Your Customer" principles. Policies and procedures are in place for the AML and Sanctions as well as control measures are developed on the basis of the international legal acts and legal acts of the Republic of Latvia that regulate AML and Sanctions. The international standards and the best practice guidelines as well as Policy and Guidelines of the Finance Latvia Association in the area of the AML and Sanctions are followed as well.
The Issuer ensures compliance with Sanction lists requirements defined by EU regulations, OFAC and UN Regulations. The Issuer has centralized AML and Sanctions compliance function with respect to the AML and Sanctions compliance through an automated system. The Issuer has a scoring system that assigns an AML risk score to every client of the Issuer.
Nevertheless, there is a risk that the measures adopted by the Issuer may be insufficient for prevention of money laundering and terrorism and proliferation financing, as a result of which the Issuer may incur losses, be subjected
to legal sanctions, or its reputation may deteriorate. This may have an adverse effect on the financial position and reputation of the Issuer.
The economic situation in Latvia, where the Issuer carries out its entrepreneurial activity, is assessed as stable, which is supported by both macroeconomic data, such as GDP and employment indicators, and credit ratings assigned by international rating agencies — Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Financial Services, and Fitch Ratings — which have been increased over the recent years.
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue Standard & Poor's credit rating for Latvia stands at A with stable outlook, Moody's credit rating for Latvia was last set at A3 with stable outlook, Fitch's credit rating for Latvia was last reported at A- with stable outlook.
If the disposable income of population declines rapidly, it can adversely affect clients' ability to return the loans to the Issuer, which in turn may reduce its ability to meet Issuer's obligations to Investors.
Consumer Rights Protection Centre (CRPC) carries out supervisory functions for consumer finance and debt collection companies in the Republic of Latvia. CRPC issues licenses for companies in these sectors.
The Issuer is licensed consumer finance company and has obtained non-terminated license.
CRPC is entitled to withdraw licenses in case there are breach of regulations set forth by Legal acts of the Republic of Latvia. The risk is managed at higher management level by following regulations and recommendations.
As of the date of signing Terms of the Issue, there were 66 licensed consumer finance companies which operated in the territory of Latvia, offering different credit services; 16 of them offered pawn loans (loans issued against pledge of movable property). Licensed consumer finance companies also operate in such areas as consumer loans (unsecured loans), distance loans, mortgage loans and loans against vehicle. Among the licensed consumer finance companies a large part of lenders operate in a virtual environment, or only in a small geographic area.
Issuer provides services throughout the territory of Latvia - a total of 39 cities and rural areas, operating 86 branches. Taking into account the number of businesses that provide similar services, the Issuer's existing branch network, the quality of services and barriers to entry in the market, the Issuer risks of competition is not considered to be significant.
The Issuer's management has extensive experience in managing entrepreneurial activity, which is useful in adjusting to market changes and managing the company in changing conditions of external environment.
Principal of Notes will be repaid as a lump sum at maturity date, therefore the Issuer has increased refinancing risk. The Issuer will seek to refinance Bond issue or look for other funding sources in order to decrease refinancing risk.
In future, Issuer's duties will be affected by its ability to attract, preserve, and motivate highly qualified and experienced personnel. Competition for staff with the relevant skills and experience in Latvia is fierce; however, part of the senior management are also shareholders who are interested in the long-term growth of the Issuer.
Operational risk is a possibility of experiencing losses due to insufficient or unsuccessful inner processes, personnel management, systems, or external circumstances. The average number of Issuer's employees during 2018 reached 270 persons; therefore, thorough personnel selection is carried out, accurate descriptions of job duties are compiled, division of duties is coordinated, constant investments are made within the IT system, which allows the Issuer to reduce operational risks.
The Issuer may be adversely affected by contractual claims, complaints and legal proceedings arising from relationships with partners, customers, competitors or regulatory authorities, as well as negative publicity such
proceedings might cause. Any such legal proceedings, complaints, contractual claims or negative publicity may materially affect the operational activities, financial situation and business results of the Issuer.
If the Issuer fails to make the Coupon and / or Nominal payments in a timely manner, the Collateral Agent, acting in the interest of the Investors, will initiate the takeover and realization of the Collateral. There is a risk that there may be no legal and practical possibility to take over or sell the Collateral in full or in part and no buyer may be interested in buying the Collateral. Considering that the Collateral Agent does not supervise the quality of the Collateral during the duration of Issuer's obligations and the Collateral Agent has no liability to the Investors in this regard, there is a risk that the Collateral may be taken over but the realization of the Collateral may be insufficient to fully satisfy the Investors' claims.
Investors should note that the Issuer's core business is related to the issuance of loans and the Issuer's principal asset is a credit portfolio, the value of which may change in the event of realization of Collateral.
Ranking of the Notes as the liabilities of the Issuer is pari passu (equivalent with no priority) with the other secured liabilities of the Issuer. In case of Issuer's insolvency, the Investors have equal rights for satisfaction of their claims with other creditors ranking in the same claims' group.
Issuer has call options, which means, that at certain dates during the term of Notes the Issuer may decide to execute an early repayment of Notes by paying back the principal and call option premium to the Investors. Investors should take into account that Notes early redemption price may be lower than Notes price on the secondary market.
After Notes registration the Issuer plans to request admission to trading of the Notes on First North, which is alternative market operated by Nasdaq Riga. There is a risk, that Nasdaq Riga would not accept Notes to be admitted for trading on First North or order to delist Notes from the First North before the maturity after the admission to trading took place, due to FCMC opinion or changes in Legal acts, including Nasdaq Riga regulations.
Neither the Issuer, nor any other person guarantees the minimum liquidity of Notes. Investors should take into account that there may be difficulties in selling Notes in the secondary market.
Notes will be repaid for their Nominal Value, yet the price in the secondary market may change significantly. Neither the Issuer, nor any other person undertakes to maintain a certain price level of Notes.
Tax rates and tax payment procedure applicable at the moment of purchase of Notes to the tax residents, nonresidents of Latvia, and residents of other countries may change. The Issuer will not compensate for the increase in taxes to Investors, therefore Investors may receive smaller payments related to Notes.

The total issue size is EUR 5,000,000 (five million euro).
Funds that are raised as a result of the Notes issue will be used in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer.
The Notes are bearer and any person or entity that holds the Notes in his securities account has the right to receive Coupon and the Nominal payments. It is planned to issue Notes with nominal value of EUR 1,000 (one thousand euro) for one Note and total nominal value of EUR 5,000,000 (five million euro).
Notes issue ISIN, which was allocated by Nasdaq CSD, is LV0000802379.
The Notes issue is arranged in compliance with the Financial Instrument Market Law and other Legal acts of the Republic of Latvia that are in force including the FCMC and the Nasdaq CSD regulations.
All disputes between Investors and the Issuer shall be settled in courts of the Republic of Latvia in accordance to the legal acts in force. Terms of the Issue are drafted and signed in English and any translations of the Terms of the Issue into another language are unofficial and made exceptionally for the Investors' convenience. In case of any disputes' settlement, interpretation of the norms of the Terms of the Issue in English holds the priority against an interpretation in any other language.
The Notes are issued in dematerialized form and will be recorded in the Latvian SSS (securities settlement system governed by Latvian law) operated by Nasdaq CSD, which will provide the maintaining function for the Notes. Investors may hold Notes through Nasdaq CSD participants participating in the Latvian SSS.
4.2.4. Currency of the Notes
Currency of the notes is EUR (euro).
The Notes are secured with the following collateral:
The Collateral shall be established in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant Collateral Agreement to be concluded between the Collateral Agent as pledgee and the relevant Collateral Provider as pledgor. The Collateral over the Material Subsidiaries shall be established (registered) in the Register within 30 (thirty) days after the respective subsidiary of the Issuer has met the relevant criterion. The Collateral shall be established in proportion (pro-rata) in case of commercial pledge enforcement – giving the Investors rights to their respective share of the entire commercial pledge.
Ranking of the Notes as the liabilities of the Issuer is pari passu (equivalent with no priority) with the other liabilities of the Issuer secured in accordance with the Collateral Agreements.
Collateral Agent holds the Collateral on behalf of the Investors and is authorized to act with the Collateral in favour of all the Investors in accordance with the Terms of the Issue and the Collateral Agent Agreement and its amendments (Annex 3 to the Terms of the Issue). Investors have no rights to act with the Collateral directly, yet at the same time there are no restrictions set for Investors' right to create and/or authorize an organization/person that represents the legal interests of all Investors or part thereof. In case of the insolvency of the Issuer, every Investor has the right to represent their own interests in creditors' meetings. The Investors will have equal rights for satisfaction of their claims with other creditors ranking in the same claims' group.

The Collateral Provider shall be responsible for all the costs related to the registration of the Collateral and changes to the Collateral as specified herein.


would not exceed costs, fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent if the latter would perform its obligations under the Terms of the Issue, the Collateral Agreements and the Collateral Agent Agreement on its own; and (iv) it remains duty and obligation of the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations under the Terms and the Collateral Agent Agreement and not of the appointed third party. In case the use of services of third parties or appointment of third-party representatives is required for the fulfilment of obligations arising from these Terms, including the Collateral Agreement, Section 4.2.7.10 of the Terms of the Issue is applicable.

Agreements or amend the existing Collateral Agreements to secure the Notes with the Collateral Agent and ensure that the respective Collateral is registered in the Register within 45 Business Days from the Issue Date. If a Promissory Note (or similar document of a technical nature) is required to register the respective Collateral, the Issuer and the Collateral Agent shall conclude such Promissory Note in the form suitable to the Register. For the avoidance of doubt a Promissory Note does not constitute an independent or separate claim and the Collateral Agent may demand payment of any sum under a Promissory Note only in the amount and to the extent such equivalent sum has become due and payable under these Terms of the Issue. For the avoidance of doubt, a Promissory Note is required only if the respective Collateral has not been registered in the Register within 45 Business Days from the Issue Date due to refusal of the Register to register the Collateral.

Loans No 28/2016-L between Mintos Finance and ExpressCredit, as applicable, is not performed in accordance with the respective terms and conditions set out in these Terms of the Issue.


Any Investor has the right to receive Coupon and Nominal payments in accordance with the Section 4.2.11. "Coupon payments" and 4.2.12. "Procedure of Notes repayment", as well as exercise other rights fixed in the Terms of the Issue and legislation of the Republic of Latvia.
The Issuer has the rights to purchase Notes on the secondary market directly from Investors. Notes that are purchased by the Issuer are held in Issuer's financial instruments' custody account and the Issuer has the rights to sell purchased Notes to Investors. The Issuer cannot cancel the purchased Notes held in the Issuer's financial instruments' custody account, therefore decreasing the size of Notes issue.
Notes owned by the Issuer and / or its affiliated persons (subsidiaries, shareholders, management or employees) are not eligible to participate in the voting in accordance with Section 5.5. "Procedure for applying of the waiver".
The Coupon rate for the Notes is 14% (fourteen per cent) per annum and is fixed until the maturity of the Notes.
Coupon payments are made every calendar month – on the 25th date. The first Coupon payment will be made on 25 December 2019 and the last Coupon payment will be made on 25 November 2022.
The Coupon record date is the 5th (fifth) Business Day prior to the Coupon payment day. At the end of the Coupon record date Investors list, who will be eligible for the Coupon payments, will be fixed. Coupon payment shall be made to the Investors, as per Investors list, on each Coupon payment date for the preceding Coupon period.
The Issuer pays the Coupon through the intermediary of Nasdaq CSD and in accordance with applicable Nasdaq CSD regulations, which regulate the procedure for paying income from debt securities. Nasdaq CSD regulations applicable on the day of preparation of the Terms of the Issue are Nasdaq CSD Rulebook and Corporate Action Service description.
If the Coupon payment date is a holiday or a festive day, the Issuer will make the relevant Coupon payment on the first Business Day after the holiday or festive day.
Coupon payments starting from 25 January 2020 are determined according to the following formula:
CPN = F * C /12 or CPN% = C/12, where
CPN – the amount of Coupon payment in EUR per Note;
F – Nominal value of one Note;
C – annual Coupon rate (%);
CPN% - the amount of Coupon payment % per Note.
The first Coupon payment on 25 December 2019 is determined according to the following formula:
CPN = F * C * (40/360), where

CPN – the amount of Coupon payment in EUR per Note;
F – Nominal value of one Note;
C – annual Coupon rate (%).
If the Issuer has failed to make Coupon payments in accordance with the deadlines specified in the Terms of the Issue, Investors shall have the right to submit claims regarding the payment of the Coupon not earlier than after 5 (five) Business Days following the payment date of the relevant Coupon.
The authority performing the calculation is not required to calculate the Coupon payment, since the annual rate of the Coupon for the relevant period is fixed in advance.
The Nominal of one Note is EUR 1,000 (one thousand euro) and the Issuer will repay Nominal amount as a lump sum on the maturity date of the Notes, which is 25 November 2022.
The Issuer will repay the Nominal amount in accordance with Nasdaq CSD intermediary and applicable Nasdaq CSD regulations. Nasdaq CSD regulations applicable on the day of preparation of the Terms of the Issue are Nasdaq CSD Rulebook and Corporate Action Service Description. The Nominal amount will be paid on the maturity date. Investors eligible to receive the Nominal will be fixed at the end of the Nominal record date, which is the previous Business Day before the maturity date.
If the maturity date is a holiday or a festive day, the Issuer will make the relevant Coupon payment and Nominal amount payment on the first Business Day after the holiday or festive day.
If the Issuer has failed to make Nominal amount payment in accordance with the deadlines specified in the Terms of the Issue, Investors shall have the right to submit claims regarding the repayment of the Nominal amount not earlier than after 5 (five) Business Days following the payment day of the Nominal amount.
The Issuer can carry out full early redemption (call option), on 25 November 2020 by paying 102% (one hundred and two per cent) of the Nominal amount or on 25 November 2021 by paying 101% (one hundred and one per cent) of the Nominal amount. The Issuer can carry out call option only in full amount of total outstanding Notes.
If the Issuer takes decision on the early redemption of Notes, the Issuer shall notify Investors at least 20 (twenty) Business Days prior to the redemption date of Notes, with intermediation of Nasdaq Riga information system.
If the Issuer takes decision on the early redemption of Notes, the Issuer will pay redemption payment in accordance with Nasdaq CSD intermediary and applicable Nasdaq CSD regulations. Nasdaq CSD regulations applicable on the day of preparation of the Terms of the Issue are Nasdaq CSD Rulebook and Action Service Description. Investors eligible to receive the redemption payment will be fixed at the end of the record date, which will be the previous Business Day before the redemption payment date.
Investors shall not have rights to demand early redemption of Notes (put option), except in case of occurrence of the events of default in accordance with the Section 5.2. "Event of default".
Investors have the rights to demand early redemption of Notes (put option) in case of occurrence of the events of default in accordance with the Section 5.2. "Event of default".
The first Coupon starts to accrue on 15 November 2019, which is the First Settlement Date of the Notes issue. The accrued Coupon is calculated presuming that there are 360 days in one year (day count convention - "European 30/360"). Accrued interest between Coupon payment dates shall be calculated as follows:
AI – accrued interest of one Note;
F – Nominal value of one Note;
C – annual Coupon rate (%);
D – the amount of days from the beginning of the Coupon accrual period according to European 30/360 day count method.

Collateral Agent holds the Collateral on behalf of the new and the existing Investors and is authorized to act with the Collateral in favour of all the Investors in accordance with the Terms of the Issue and the Collateral Agent Agreement.
Investors have no rights to act with the Collateral directly, yet at the same time there are no restrictions set for Investors' right to create and/or authorize an organization/person that represents the legal interests of all Investors or part thereof.
In case of the insolvency of the Issuer, every Investor has the right to represent their own interests in creditors' meetings. The Investors will have equal rights for satisfaction of their claims with other creditors in the same claims' group.
4.2.17. Decisions of the Issuer on the Notes issue
On 3 October 2019, the Issuer's shareholders passed the decision (No. 3-obl/2019) to issue debt securities (Notes) in the amount of up to and including EUR 5,000,000 (five million euros). On 29 October 2019 the Issuer's board passed the decision (No. 01/2910/2019-obl) to issue the Notes and to authorize the members of the board to sign all the documents related to the execution of the shareholders' decision to issue debt securities.
4.2.18. The First Settlement Date of the Notes issue
The First Settlement Date (Issue Date) of the Notes issue is 15 November 2019, on which the Coupon starts to accrue.
4.2.19. Restrictions on free circulation of the Notes
The Notes are freely transferable securities and can be pledged. However, the Notes cannot be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered in such countries or jurisdictions or otherwise in such circumstances in which it would be unlawful or require measures other than those required under the laws of the Republic of Latvia and the United States of America.
The Issuer is in default if at least one of the following occurs and as long as it has not been rectified:
The Investor can submit a written notification to the Issuer regarding that the immediate repayment deadline has set in for the Notes owned by the relevant Investor, at any time after the event of default has occurred (and as long as the event of default exists). The Issuer has to pay the Nominal value of Notes along with the accrued Coupon and contractual penalty, in accordance with Section 5.3. "Contractual penalty", within 5 (five) Business Days after the receipt of the notification.
In the case of non-compliance or inadequate compliance with a payment obligation arising from the Notes, the Investor in question shall be entitled to require and the Issuer shall be obliged to pay contractual penalty upon the request of any Investor to all the Investors from the date (excluding), when the deadline has set in, to the actual payment date (including) in the amount of 0.05% (zero point zero five per cent) per day from the relevant outstanding amount.
If the Issuer has failed to make Coupon payments in accordance with the deadlines specified in the Terms of the Issue, Investors shall have the right to submit claims regarding the payment of the Coupon not earlier than after 5 (five) Business Days following the payment date of the relevant Coupon.
If the Issuer has failed to make Nominal amount payment in accordance with the deadlines specified in the Terms of the Issue, Investors shall have the right to submit claims regarding the repayment of the Nominal amount not earlier than after 5 (five) Business Days following the payment day of the Nominal amount.
From the Issue Date of Notes to the date of repayment thereof, the Issuer and its subsidiary companies (if any) shall undertake the following:
The Issuer and its subsidiaries shall continue business operations in the field of pawn shop services and consumer lending;

For the needs of this section, the term "Related Persons" shall mean any natural or legal person, which is (a) a shareholder or (b) a member of the board or council, or (c) an employee, or (d) a spouse of any persons referred to in (a) – (c) in relation to the Issuer.
The Issuer has the right to ask for the consent (waiver) of Investors to amend the conditions included in the Terms of the Issue (apply for the waiver).
The amendment of the Terms of the Issue may include the amendment of any conditions, which is not restricted by such characteristics of Notes as currency, Coupon rate, Coupon calculation method, Coupon and Nominal payments, inclusion of Note for trade in other regulated or alternative markets, repayment deadline of Notes, and other conditions, unless they contradict regulatory enactments in force in the Republic of Latvia.
The Issuer can apply for the waiver itself or through the intermediary of an authorized person ("Agent"). To apply for the waiver, the Issuer or Issuer's Agent shall notify Investors with intermediation of Nasdaq CSD, or, if Notes

are included in the Nasdaq Riga, via Nasdaq Riga information system, specifying at the least the following information:
The list of Investors shall be inquired from the Nasdaq CSD as of the date falling to the fifth Business Day after the waiver with intermediation of Nasdaq CSD was sent to Nasdaq CSD participants, who hold the Notes in financial securities' custody accounts or are Investors, or after the announcement of the waiver has been published via Nasdaq Riga information system, if Notes are included in the regulated or alternative market.
The term allowed to Investors for deciding upon refusal to grant the waiver to the Issuer may not be shorter than 14 (fourteen) calendar days after the waiver with intermediation of Nasdaq CSD was sent to Nasdaq CSD participants, who hold the Notes in financial securities' custody accounts or are Investors, or after the announcement of the waiver has been published via Nasdaq Riga information system, if Notes are included in the regulated or alternative market.
Investors shall submit signed questionnaires with their decision to the Issuer or Issuer's Agent by a deadline set in the application of the waiver. The waiver is deemed to be granted, if Investors owning at least 2/3 (two thirds) of the outstanding Notes issue (excluding Notes owned by the Issuer and / or its affiliated persons (subsidiaries, shareholders, management or employees) from the total outstanding amount of Notes issue) have voted for granting the waiver. The Notes owned by the Issuer and / or its affiliated persons (subsidiaries, shareholders, management or employees) are not eligible to participate in the voting.
The Issuer or Issuer's Agent shall sum up the received votes and notify Investors of the results of the voting within one Business Day after the deadline for submitting the questionnaires by sending relevant notification with intermediation of Nasdaq CSD to Nasdaq CSD participants, who hold the Notes in financial securities' custody accounts or are Investors, or by publishing relevant announcement via Nasdaq Riga information system, if Notes are included in the regulated or alternative market.
If the accepted changes refer to specifications of the Notes and/ or Coupon calculation method, as well as procedure of Coupon payments and/ or repayment of the Nominal, the Issuer shall inform Nasdaq CSD on the mentioned changes according to the regulation determined in the Nasdaq CSD rules.
If the Issuer offers Investors a fee for approving the waiver and the waiver is granted, the Issuer transfers the fee amount to the account stated by an Investor in the questionnaire not later than ten Business Days after the waiver comes into force.

This summary is of general nature and should not be considered a legal or tax advice. This section does not contain full and complete information on all the taxes that relate to investment in the Notes. Tax rates and conditions for paying taxes may change during the life of the Notes. Prospective Investors should consult with their own tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances and the effects of the Latvian or foreign tax laws to which they may be subject to.
An individual is considered resident of Latvia for tax purposes if his or her permanent place of residence is Latvia; or he or she stays in Latvia for more than 183 days within any 12-month period; or he or she is a citizen of Latvia and is employed abroad by the government of Latvia. If an individual does not meet any of the above-mentioned criteria, he or she is considered a non-resident for tax purposes.
Any legal entity is considered resident of Latvia for tax purposes if it is or should be established and registered in Latvia according to the Latvian legislation. Other legal entities are considered non-residents for tax purposes.
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Interest tax rate |
Capital gains tax rate |
Conditions | |
| Individual resident of Latvia |
20% | 20%1 | 20% tax from the interest (coupon) income is withheld and transferred to the State budget by an Issuer of Notes, if it is registered in Latvia. 1 - Capital gains from a sale of Notes are considered equivalent to an interest income and taxed at 20% rate in Latvia. Self assessment and payment of a tax on capital gains [i.e. profits] in Latvia is performed by a beneficiary of capital gains – a resident individual filing the Annual Income Statement. |
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| Company resident of Latvia |
deferred: 20/80 of the beneficiary's net profit distributed (equals to 20% of the gross profit) |
deferred: 20/80 of the beneficiary's net profit distributed (equals to 20% of the gross profit) |
Interest (coupon) income and a capital gain from the Notes not being in the Public Circulation constitute a part of the beneficiary - Latvian company's overall income. The Corporate Income Tax obligation is deferred to the moment of profit distribution (dividends, interim dividends) or deemed profit distribution (deemed dividends, non-business expenditure, bad debts provisions/write-off, loans to the related persons, transfer pricing adjustments, liquidation quota) of the beneficiary - Latvian company. The tax is assessed and paid based on the Corporate Income Tax Return filed for a taxation period (a month or year). |

| 20% 2, 4 | 20% 3, 4 | 20% tax from the interest (coupon) income is withheld and transferred to the State budget by an Issuer of Notes, if it is registered in Latvia. |
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| Individual non-resident |
2 - The reduced 10%, 7%, 5%, 2.5% or 0% tax rate on interest (coupon) income can be applicable in Latvia only, if provisions of the Double Tax Treaty concluded between Latvia and other relevant country stipulate it. |
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| 3 - A capital gain from the Notes is considered equivalent to an interest income and taxed at 20% rate. The purchaser of the Notes, if it is registered in Latvia, performs calculation and withholding of a tax on capital gain [i.e. a profit]. If no profit is derived from a sale transaction, the 20% tax is not withheld/paid. The Double Tax Treaty provisions may stipulate a tax exemption in Latvia for a capital gain derived by a non-resident individual. |
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| 4 - A non-resident individual being a beneficiary of interest (coupon) income or a capital gain could be obliged to assess and pay tax in its country of residence at the tax rate specified in the relevant country, which may or may not be higher than the one applicable in Latvia. |
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| Company non resident |
5, 6 exempt |
6 exempt |
Interest (coupon) income and a capital gain derived by a non resident company (except a company from one of the "black listed countries or territories") are tax exempt in Latvia. 5 - An issuer of Notes withholds 20% tax from interest (coupon) payments, if they are made to a company non-resident registered in one of the low tax or non-tax countries or territories specified by the Cabinet Regulations of Latvia (so called "the black listed countries and territories"). 6 - A non-resident company being a beneficiary of interest (coupon) income or a capital gain could be obliged to assess and pay tax in its country of residence at the tax rate specified in the relevant country, which may or may not be higher than the one applicable in Latvia. |
Source: Legal acts of the Republic of Latvia
The initial offering shall commence on 10 November 2019 and shall end on 10 November 2021 at 17:00.
Subscription Orders to the Notes can be submitted to the Arranger every Business Day during normal working hours. More detailed information on the submission of the Subscription Orders is available by phone +371 67031222.
Subscription Order can also be submitted to other Custodians, which in turn shall submit orders to the Arranger. The form of such Subscription Orders are regulated by contracts between Investors and Custodians and by the applicable Legal acts.
The total Nominal value of subscribed Notes should be stated in the Subscription Order. Investors have the right to submit several Subscription Orders during the offering. Subscription Orders to the Notes are irrevocable. The Arranger will register all submitted Subscription Orders of its clients according to legal requirements and internal procedures.
The minimal subscription size is EUR 1,000 (one thousand euro) for a qualified investor and EUR 100,000 (one hundred thousand euro) for other Investors. The maximum subscription size is EUR 5,000,000 (five million euro). Subscription size should adhere Settlement Unit Multiple.
Notes purchase price can be equal to 100% (one hundred per cent) of the Nominal value or purchase price could be lower or higher than Nominal value, meaning that bonds can be sold with discount or premium, plus accrued interest as per Section 4.2.15 "Accrued interest calculation".
All Subscription Orders that were aggregated during the subscription period with the First Settlement Date as of 15 November 2019 will be delivered without accrued interest.
7.1.4. Reduction of the Notes issue size
At any time the Issuer may decide to discontinue offering of the Notes. The total issue size is equal to the actual issue size of the Notes before such decision.
7.1.5. Allocation of the Notes to investors
The Notes are allocated to investors in the amount not larger than the amount specified in the subscription order and not less than the minimum size as described in the Section 7.1.2. "Subscription terms".
The Arranger at its sole discretion has a right to refuse to allocate all or part of the subscribed Notes to any Investor.
The First Settlement Date of Notes is 15 November 2019. All Subscription Orders that were aggregated during the subscription period with settlement date 15 November 2019 will be delivered without accrued interest.
The settlement date for the Notes can be any Business Day which is not earlier than the second Business Day and not later than the 20th Business Day after Subscription Order is dully submitted to the Arranger.
Settlement of the Notes will be executed through the Nasdaq CSD as DVP (delivery versus payment) transactions according to the applicable Nasdaq CSD rules and Operating Manual. The Custodians execute payments for the Notes based on the results of the subscription provided by the Arranger. The Notes will be transferred to Investors' financial instrument accounts on the settlement date.
Settlement for the Notes can be executed according to other procedure, which is agreed to by the Arranger and Investor.
None of Investors has the rights of pre-emption in respect to acquisition of the Notes in the initial placement.

The Issuer plans to request the admission to trading of the Notes on First North, which is alternative market operated by Nasdaq Riga, and submit Terms of the Issue and company description with Nasdaq Riga.
The Issuer has LV0000801322 notes issue listed on Nasdaq Riga regulated market. However, the Issuer does not undertake neither to register the Notes prospectus with the FCMC nor list the Notes on any regulated market.
The Issuer has not signed any agreement with any person for Notes liquidity maintenance on the secondary market.

The Issuer has concluded an agreement with the Arranger to organize the Notes Issue, to communicate with the Nasdaq CSD and Nasdaq Riga, market it to Investors and conduct settlement during the subscription period. The Arranger may provide other services to the Issuer in the future and receive remuneration for it. The Arranger may invest its own funds in the Notes.
The Issuer has signed the Collateral Agent Agreement with Collateral Agent, which holds the Collateral on behalf of the new and the existing Investors and is authorized to act with the Collateral in favour of all the Investors in accordance with these Terms of the Issue and the Collateral Agent Agreement. The Collateral Agent may provide other services to the Issuer in the future and receive remuneration for it.
The auditors have not verified the information included in the securities description.
The securities description does not contain any expert statements or reports.
There is no credit rating assigned to the Issuer or to the Notes issue.

The Issuer is sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "ExpressCredit".
The Issuer's registration number is 40103252854 and legal entity identifier is 2138002PKHUJIMVMYB13.
Legal address and location of management and production is Raunas iela 44 k-1, Riga, Latvia, LV-1039.
Legal form: limited liability company, legal status — legal person.
Country of location: Republic of Latvia.
The Issuer carries out its activities in accordance with the legal acts of the Republic of Latvia.
The main regulatory enactments which regulate Issuer's activities are
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer is an operating company and holds interest in three subsidiaries.
The Issuer's financial auditor of the last audited annual report is SIA "BDO ASSURANCE" (registration number: 42403042353, legal address: Kaļķu iela 15 - 3B, Riga, Latvia, LV-1050).
SIA "ExpressCredit" is a licensed consumer lending company founded in 2009. Company is represented by the brands "Banknote", "VIZIA" and "Riga City Pawnshop". The Group's core services are consumer loans, distance loans, pawn broking loans and money transfers in partnership with Western Union. In total, the company operates in 39 Latvian cities and populated areas, a total of 89 branches, employs more than 270 professionals. ExpressCredit is a member of LAFPA and LTRK and has qualified for Gold level status of SRS cooperation program.
Additional information about the business of ExpressCredit is available in the Appendix 1.
Agris Evertovskis (Chairman of the Management Board)
BSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; Master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Latvia (not completed yet). Previous experience in leading several commercial real estate development projects and companies (2006-2009).
Kristaps Bergmanis (Member of the Management Board)
BSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Master's degree in Quality Management from the University of Latvia (pending); ACCA candidate (passed 12 of 14 examinations). Previous experience as board member and CFO at Vision Express Baltija (2005-2012).
Didzis Admidins (Member of the Management Board)
Master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Riga Technical University. Previous experience as Chief Operating Officer at several real estate companies (2008-2010); Retail credit specialist at Swedbank (2007-2008).
Ivars Lamberts (Member of the Management Board)
Master's degree in Economics from BA School of Business and Finance; Bachelor's degree in Finance Management from BA School of Business and Finance; Bachelor's degree in Law from University "Turiba". Previous experience as Managing Director in leading global loyalty program Lyoness (2012-2015); Member of the board at Lafiko.lv payday lender (2010-2012).
The council of Issuer consists of three members:
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the current structure of the Issuer's shareholders is as follows:
| Name, surname/ Legal name | Number of shares | % of the total number |
|---|---|---|
| SIA "Lombards24.lv" | 977,700 | 65.18% |
| SIA "AE Consulting" | 150,000 | 10.00% |
| SIA "EC finance" | 319,800 | 21.32% |
| Private individuals | 52,500 | 3.50% |
| Total: | 1,500,000 | 100% |
Issuer's share capital is EUR 1,500,000 which consists of 1,500,000 ordinary shares, each of them with a nominal value of EUR 1.00.
The beneficiary of the Issuer, controlling the Issuer, is chairman of the board, Agris Evertovskis.
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has no information at its disposal regarding any agreements, the fulfilment of which might cause changes in the Issuer's control.
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer are not involved in any government interventions, lawsuits or arbitrage processes, which may significantly affect or have significantly affected the financial situation or profitability of the Issuer.
As of the publication of the last financial statement, the financial situation or performance of the Issuer has not worsened. The Issuer is unaware of any factors, claims, obligations, or events which would negatively affect the financial situation or performance of the Issuer in future.
The Issuer has no knowledge of any important agreements that could have been concluded between the Issuer and any related company and that could affect the Issuer's capability to fulfil its liabilities due to investors regarding the securities to be issued.
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has incorporated the changes in the regulation as of 1 July 2019, which ban the advertising of lending services on state financed radio and television channels and introduce the cap on loan costs for consumer loans 0.07%/day (previously 8.8% monthly for loans with term up to 30 days, and 0.25%/day for loans with term larger than 30 days).
At the moment of signing the Terms of the Issue, the Issuer has no information at its disposal regarding any other identified tendencies that have negatively affected the Issuer or the activity of the Issuer's industry.
After the Notes will be included in First North operated by Nasdaq Riga, Terms of the Issue and company description will be available to the public.

The last reported and audited equity of the Issuer is EUR 5,954,156.
Issuer does not provide pro forma financial information.
The profit/loss forecast has not been carried out.
Information, which is disclosed in this section of the Terms of the Issue, is taken from the Issuer's audited financial reports that are approved by the Issuer's management. The annual reports are prepared according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Issuer's financial figures, including audited annual reports and unaudited quarterly reports are available on Nasdaq Riga website:
https://www.nasdaqbaltic.com/market/?instrument=LV0000801322&list=1&pg=details&tab=reports
Table 4 – Issuer's audited consolidated income statements, 2017-2018, EUR
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 4 164 444 | 4 186 422 |
| Cost of sales | (2 750 464) | (2 658 754) |
| Interest income and similar income | 13 863 118 | 14 663 755 |
| Interest expenses and similar expenses | (3 505 739) | (2 792 480) |
| Gross profit | 11 771 359 | 13 398 943 |
| Selling expenses | (5 666 679) | (5 931 648) |
| Administrative expenses | (2 289 942) | (2 770 859) |
| Other operating income | 44 476 | 80 184 |
| Other operating expenses | (206 004) | (151 419) |
| Income from investments | - | - |
| Profit before corporate income tax | 3 653 210 | 4 625 201 |
| Income tax expense | (554 662) | (78 879) |
| Profit after corporate income tax | 3 098 548 | 4 546 322 |
| Expense from changes in deferred tax assets | (145 252) | - |
| Interim dividend | (996 526) | (490 000) |
| Profit for the reporting year | 1 956 770 | 4 056 322 |
Table 5 – Issuer's audited consolidated balance sheet at the end of period 2017-2018, EUR
| 31.12.2017 | 31.12.2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets: | ||
| Intangible assets: | ||
| Concessions, patents, licenses, trademarks and similar rights | 193 281 | 204 024 |
| Other intangible assets | 34 159 | 43 204 |
| Goodwill | 127 616 | 127 616 |
| TOTAL: | 355 056 | 374 844 |
| Property, plant and equipment: | ||
| Investments in property, plant and equipment | 50 546 | 34 525 |
| Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment | 195 192 | 193 571 |
| TOTAL: | 245 738 | 228 096 |
| Non-current financial assets: | ||
| Investments in related companies | - | - |
| Loans to related companies | 551 594 | - |
| Loans and receivables | 1 912 896 | 3 491 915 |

| Loans to shareholders and management | 746 619 | 1 072 274 |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | 3 211 109 | 4 564 189 |
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | 3 811 903 | 5 167 129 |
| Current assets: | ||
| Finished goods and goods for sale | 682 995 | 848 111 |
| Loans and receivables | 13 930 776 | 16 658 940 |
| Receivables from affiliated companies | 4 377 | 204 335 |
| Other debtors | 600 093 | 230 989 |
| Deferred expenses | 67 538 | 66 945 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2 219 747 | 3 489 176 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS: | 17 505 526 | 21 498 496 |
| TOTAL ASSETS: | 21 317 429 | 26 665 625 |
| Equity: | ||
| Share capital | 1 500 000 | 1 500 000 |
| Retained earnings | 232 708 | 397 834 |
| Profit for the reporting year | 1 956 770 | 4 056 322 |
| TOTAL EQUITY: | 3 689 478 | 5 954 156 |
| Liabilities: | ||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||
| Bonds issued | 7 052 187 | 6 192 631 |
| Other borrowings | 1 444 391 | 996 544 |
| TOTAL: | 8 496 578 | 7 189 175 |
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Bonds issued | 1 014 743 | 1 722 136 |
| Other borrowings | 6 834 774 | 10 643 864 |
| Trade payables | 325 614 | 400 778 |
| Accounts payable to affiliated companies | 51 280 | 416 |
| Taxes and social insurance | 402 964 | 199 137 |
| Accrued liabilities | 501 998 | 555 963 |
| TOTAL: | 9 131 373 | 13 522 294 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES: | 17 627 951 | 20 711 469 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 21 317 429 | 26 665 625 |
Table 6 – Issuer's consolidated statement of cash flow for 2017-2018, EUR
| 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||
| Profit before extraordinary items and taxes | 3 653 210 | 4 625 201 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| a) | Fixed assets and intangible assets depreciation | 208 601 | 250 463 |
| b) | Accruals and provisions (except for bad debts) | 33 809 | 350 187 |
| c) | Write-off of provisions | 7 679 | 75 263 |
| d) | Cessation results | 1 683 212 | 494 170 |
| e) | Interest income | (13 863 118) | (14 663 755) |
| f) | Interest and similar expense | 1 820 203 | 2 298 310 |
| g) | Impairment of non-current and current financial assets | (6 165) | (13 151) |
| h) | Other adjustments | (2 883) | (3 343) |
| liabilities | Loss before adjustments of working capital and short-term | (6 465 452) | (6 586 655) |

| Adjustments for: |
|---|
| ------------------ |
| a) Increase in consumer loans issued (core business) and |
(7 073 555) | (6 390 514) |
|---|---|---|
| other debtors | ||
| b) Stock (increase)/ decrease |
520 635 | 10 041 |
| c) Trade creditors increase |
65 857 | 104 378 |
| Gross cash flow from operating activities | (12 339 129) | (12 741 547) |
| Corporate income tax payments | (218 776) | (252 239) |
| Interest income | 10 545 467 | 13 873 822 |
| Interest paid | (1 379 037) | (1 823 265) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | (3 391 475) | (943 229) |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Acquisition of affiliated, associated or other companies shares | - | - |
| Earnings from the disposal of shares in subsidiaries | 2 000 | 4 000 |
| Acquisition of fixed assets and intangibles | (174 365) | (167 896) |
| Proceeds from sales of fixed assets and intangibles | 8 272 | 28 459 |
| Loans issued/repaid (other than core business) (net) | 103 707 | 132 720 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (60 386) | (2 717) |
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||
| Proceeds of the capital share investment | 200 000 | - |
| Loans received and bonds issued (net) | 10 529 796 | 14 062 738 |
| Redemption/purchase of bonds | (1 250 000) | (2 851 000) |
| Loans repaid | (4 482 851) | (7 183 582) |
| Finance lease payments | (59 265) | (71 873) |
| Dividends paid | (700 000) | (2 070 000) |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 4 237 680 | 1 886 283 |
| Net cash flow of the reporting year | 940 337 | 1 269 429 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of reporting year | 1 279 410 | 2 219 747 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of reporting year | 2 219 747 | 3 489 176 |
Table 7 – Issuer's consolidated financial estimate and forecast (EUR), as published on Nasdaq Riga on 21 August, 2019
| 2019E | 2020F | 2021F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net loan portfolio | 28 200 000 | 34 800 000 | 37 400 000 |
| Turnover | 20 600 000 | 22 000 000 | 23 700 000 |
| EBITDA | 7 300 000 | 8 000 000 | 8 900 000 |

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