Eurocastle Announces Share Buyback Programme Transactions from 6 May 2019 to 8 May 2019 and end of Third Buyback Programme

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Eurocastle Announces Share Buyback Programme Transactions from 6 May 2019 to 8 May 2019 and end of Third Buyback Programme

Guernsey, 9 May 2019 – Eurocastle Investment Limited ("Eurocastle” or the "Company”) today announces that between 6 May 2019 and 8 May 2019, under its non-discretionary share buyback programme with Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) announced on 7 March 2019 (the "Third Buyback Programme”), it bought back 6,889 of its ordinary shares at an average price of €7.43 per ordinary share. These purchases were made pursuant to the authority granted at its Annual General Meeting on 20 June 2018. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

The Third Buyback Programme ended on 8 May 2019. The share buyback programme will be considered for renewal by the Company’s Board of Directors in due course.

The purpose of the share buyback programme is to reduce the share capital of the Company and the programme is executed in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016, collectively referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.

The following transactions have been made under the buyback programme:

Following the above transactions:

• The total number of ordinary shares of the Company in issue is 63,813,362

• The total number of ordinary shares held by Eurocastle in treasury is 18,806,411 (equal to 29.5% of the Company’s share capital)

• The total number of voting rights exercisable by holders of ordinary shares of the Company is 45,006,951, as voting rights of shares held in treasury are suspended.

ABOUT EUROCASTLE

Eurocastle Investment Limited is a publicly traded closed-ended investment company that focuses on investing in performing and non-performing loans and other real estate related assets primarily in Italy. The Company is Euro denominated and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol "ECT”. Eurocastle is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading global investment manager. For more information regarding Eurocastle Investment Limited and to be added to our email distribution list, please visit www.eurocastleinv.com.

Set out below are all trades completed between 6 May 2019 and 8 May 2019: