Hampton Financial Corporation Announces Related Party Loan

TORONTO, April 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hampton Financial Corporation ("Hampton" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: HFC) (TSXV: HFC.PR.A) announces that Hampton Securities Limited ("HSL"), the Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, has transferred as of April 30, 2019 an aggregate of approximately $680,000 from HSL's deposit with its carrying broker, used to facilitate client account margin, to the trading accounts of the Corporation's controlling shareholder (the "Loan") in order to offset debt/margin extended of approximately $2.7 million (the "Debt"). The Loan will be recorded as a note payable due from the Corporation's controlling shareholder.

HSL has undertaken to provide the following annual offset commitments to its carrying broker, as a further reduction of the Debt:

The terms of the Debt are currently being negotiated with the Corporation's Board of Directors. The move to directly funding these facilities is expected to save the Corporation approximately $120,000 per year.

The Loan constitutes a "related party transaction" for purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ? Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") and Policy 5.9 ? Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). A formal valuation of the Loan is not required under MI 61-101, as the Loan is not a related party transaction described in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) of the definition of "related party transaction" in MI 61-101. The Corporation is relying on an exemption from the minority approval requirements available under MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the Loan, insofar as it involves interested parties, exceeds 25% of the Corporation's market capitalization. The Corporation did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the expected date of the closing of the transaction, as the details of the transaction were not settled until the present and the Corporation wishes to close the transaction as soon as practicable for sound business reasons.

About Hampton Financial Corporation

The Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, HSL, is actively engaged in family office, wealth management, institutional services and capital markets activities. HSL is a full service investment dealer, regulated by IIROC and registered in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario and Quebec. The subordinate voting shares, and preferred shares of Hampton are listed on the TSXV under the symbol "HFC" and "HFC.PR.A" respectively.

For more information, please contact:
Joe Pavao
President & Chief Operating Officer
Hampton Financial Corporation
Hampton Securities Limited
(416) 862-7800

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