• Firm commitments to raise $600,000 in new equity capital
• Secured $800,000 in private debt facilities
• Funds to be used for strategic investment in The Term Deposit Shop Pty Ltd

ARC Funds Limited (ASX:ARC) has announced that it has received firm commitments from new investors and existing shareholders to raise $600,000 (before costs) by way of a placement of new shares at an issue price of $0.115 per share. The placement received strong support and will provide extra capital to complete ARC's strategic investment of 63.49% of The Term Deposit Shop Pty Ltd (TTDS) and 100% of TTDS Holdings Pty Ltd. The company has also raised $800,000 in debt financing from third-party lenders, with the private debt facilities being unsecured and due for repayment on or before 8th August 2025 at an interest rate of 12% per annum. The proceeds from the placement and private debt facilities will be used to fund the strategic investment in TTDS and TTDS Holdings. TTDS owns and operates an online cash investment platform designed to streamline the process of investing cash and switching between banks, empowering investors to maximize their investment returns with minimum effort. The platform primarily caters to financial planners, where it is approved on over 100 Australian Financial Services Licensees' Approved Product Lists and facilitates deposits and transactions with more than 10 Australian banks. The company sees a significant opportunity for TTDS to exponentially grow the amount of deposit funds under management on its platform, as term deposits are fundamental to virtually every investment portfolio.