IEG Holdings Corporation Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for Shares of LendingClub Corporation

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - January 05, 2018) - IEG Holdings Corporation (OTCQB: IEGH) ("IEG Holdings") today announced the commencement of a tender offer to exchange 13 shares of IEG Holdings' common stock for each share of common stock of LendingClub Corporation ("LendingClub"), a NYSE-listed company, up to an aggregate of 20,701,999 shares of LendingClub common stock, representing approximately 4.99% of LendingClub's outstanding shares as of October 31, 2017, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the offer.

The offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Thursday, February 22, 2018, unless the offer is extended or earlier terminated.

Consummation of the offer is conditioned upon satisfaction of certain customary conditions. Shares that are tendered pursuant to a notice of guaranteed delivery but not actually delivered to the depository and exchange agent for the tender offer, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., prior to the expiration time of the offer will not be deemed to be validly tendered into the offer unless and until such shares underlying such notices of guaranteed delivery are delivered.

Complete terms and conditions of the offer are set forth in the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials and in the registration statement on Form S-4, which were filed by IEG Holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") today.

Copies of the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials are available free of charge from Okapi Partners LLC, the information agent for the offer. LendingClub stockholders who have questions regarding the tender offer should contact the information agent at [email protected] or (855) 208-8903 (toll-free). Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is acting as depository for the tender offer.

Additional Information
This press release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. IEG Holdings has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO containing a letter of transmittal and other documents relating to the tender offer. IEG Holdings or LendingClub will mail these documents without charge to LendingClub common stockholders. Investors and stockholders should read those filings carefully as they contain important information about the tender offer. These documents, as well as IEG Holdings' other public filings with the SEC, may be obtained without charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and at IEG Holdings' website at www.investmentevolution.com. The information contained on the SEC's and IEG Holdings' websites is not incorporated by reference in this press release and should not be considered to be a part of this press release. The letter of transmittal and related materials may also be obtained without charge by contacting Okapi Partners LLC, the information agent for the offer, at [email protected] or (855) 208-8903 (toll-free).

About IEG Holdings Corporation
IEG Holdings Corporation provides online $5,000 and $10,000 unsecured consumer loans under the brand name, "Mr. Amazing Loans," via its website, www.mramazingloans.com. For more information about IEG Holdings, visit www.investmentevolution.com.

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