March 11, 2022

Fellow Shareholders,

Enclosed you will find the fiscal year end 2021 financial report for Elah Holdings, Inc. ("Elah", the "Company", "we", or "us"). Similar to 2020, we again came in under our budgeted expenses for the year and beat our revenue goals. Year over year, our net loss was $0.2 million higher in 2021 primarily due to one-time gains associated with tax refunds recognized in 2020 that were not repeatable. We collected nearly $0.6 million in cash this past year, offsetting more than 25 percent of our corporate overhead. Our cash resources at year end remained above $14 million (inclusive of cash held by discontinued operations).

As we noted this time last year, the public equity capital market conditions were favorable, ultimately leading to record breaking initial public offering activity in 2021. In fact, there were more than 1,000 IPOs during the year, more than double the amount in 2020, and more than four times the annual average issuance for the period 2017 - 2019. On its face, one might assume Elah is now operating in a much more competitive deal-making environment. However, with nearly 80% of the IPOs in 2021 involving companies with negative earnings, a market where Elah has no interest in engaging, we don't view that to be the case.

In actuality, we believe the increase in the interest of business owners in a public listing has improved deal-making conditions for Elah, as it expands the potential pool and knowledge level of targets, as well as makes financial advisors more willing to suggest potential public market solutions for their clients. As these business owners and their advisors then begin to weigh the potential risks of a traditional IPO or SPAC merger, including volatility in the equity capital markets, the true cost of warrant overhang, uncertainty of shareholder votes and redemptions, SEC reporting requirements, among others (all of which were made abundantly clear over the past several months), the numerous advantages of partnering with Elah become even more obvious, namely:

  • our clean, OTC-listed public structure;
  • the ability to compound their business's earnings faster by reinvesting capital more efficiently via utilization of Elah's $1+ billion of net operating loss carryforwards;
  • increased deal certainty resulting from our experienced and M&A-focused board members who can approve a deal without a lengthy shareholder vote process; and
  • a flexible approach to deal-making to best match a seller's desire for value at closing, future upside potential and ongoing operational and strategic involvement.

Dealmaking is exciting, and the headlines are full of splashy transaction announcements. "Home run" investment returns and deal outcomes are regularly celebrated. Far more common, although far less frequently noted, are deals that generate a mediocre return or those that do not work out as planned. When the economy is facing as much uncertainty as it is in today's environment, the risks associated with successful dealmaking are heightened. Our Board of Directors and management team are well aware of this correlation. Our "partnership" approach to deal structuring was always intended to align a seller of a business and his/her value-maximizing outcome with that of our shareholders. Thankfully, we have not had to change our approach one bit under the current economic conditions.

We are encouraged by the business owners we have been meeting with lately and are looking forward to a successful 2022. It is tough to end a letter like this today without also wishing for peace across our planet as well.

We appreciate your continued support,

Kyle Ross

Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure Statement Pursuant to the OTC Pink Basic Disclosure Guidelines

Elah Holdings, Inc.

Principal Address:

Mailing Address:

4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1600

1934 Old Gallows Road, Suite 350, #T09301

Dallas, Texas 75205

Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182

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805-435-1255

www.elahholdings.com

Investor Relations: ir@elahholdings.com

Stockholder Inquiries: stock@elahholdings.com

SIC Code: 7389

Annual Report

For the Period Ending: December 31, 2021

(the "Reporting Period")

As of March 11, 2022, the number of shares outstanding of our Common Stock was: 739,096

As of December 31, 2021, the number of shares outstanding of our Common Stock was: 739,096

As of September 30, 2021, the number of shares outstanding of our Common Stock was: 739,096

Indicate by check mark whether the company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 12b-2

of the Exchange Act of 1934): Yes: No:

Indicate by check mark whether the company's shell status has changed since the previous reporting period:

Yes:

No:

Indicate by check mark whether a Change in Control of the company has occurred over this reporting period:

Yes:

No:

  1. Name and address(es) of the issuer and its predecessors (if any)

Current name of the issuer and any names used by predecessor entities, along with the dates of the name changes:

Elah Holdings, Inc. (May 9, 2018 - present); Real Industry, Inc. (June 1, 2015 - May 9, 2018); Signature Group Holdings, Inc. (June 11, 2010 to June 1, 2015)

The state of incorporation or registration of the issuer and of each of its predecessors (if any) during the past five years; Please also include the issuer's current standing in its state of incorporation (e.g. active, default, inactive):

Elah Holdings, Inc. (the "Company", "we", or "us") is a Delaware corporation with active current standing (Prior names for the Company: Real Industry, Inc. and Signature Group Holdings, Inc.)

Signature Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Signature Delaware"), on January 2, 2014 completed a holding company reorganization and reincorporation from Nevada to Delaware. In connection with this reincorporation, (i) in late 2013, Signature Group Holdings, Inc. a Nevada corporation ("Signature Nevada") formed SGH Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation,

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and its subsidiary, SGGH, LLC; (ii) following approval by Signature Nevada's stockholders, Signature Nevada merged with and into SGGH, LLC, with Signature Nevada ceasing to exist and SGGH, LLC continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary of SGH Holdco, Inc.; (iii) concurrently with such merger, SGH Holdco, Inc. was renamed Signature Group Holdings, Inc.; and (iv) each outstanding share of common stock of Signature Nevada was automatically converted into one share of common stock of Signature Delaware. Signature Nevada was originally incorporated in Nevada in 1972 as Fremont General Corporation ("Fremont"), which operated as a financial services holding company until its bankruptcy filing in June 2008. On June 11, 2010, Fremont completed a plan of reorganization and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as Signature Nevada.

Describe any trading suspension orders issued by the SEC concerning the issuer or its predecessors since inception: N/A

List any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, acquisition, spin-off, or reorganization either currently anticipated or that occurred within the past 12 months: N/A

The address(es) of the issuer's principal executive office:

Elah Holdings, Inc., 4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1600, Dallas, Texas 75205

The address(es) of the issuer's principal place of business:

Check box if principal executive office and principal place of business are the same address:

Has the issuer or any of its predecessors been in bankruptcy, receivership, or any similar proceeding in the past five years?

Yes:

No:

If this issuer or any of its predecessors have been the subject of such proceedings, please provide additional details in the space below:

On November 17, 2017, the Company (then known as Real Industry, Inc.) and its then wholly owned subsidiaries, Real Alloy Intermediate Holding, LLC ("RAIH") and Real Alloy Holding, Inc. ("Real Alloy"), as well as six of Real Alloy's wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively with RAIH and Real Alloy, the "Real Alloy Debtors,"), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code ("Bankruptcy Code") in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ("Bankruptcy Court"). The Chapter 11 cases of the Company and the Real Alloy Debtors were jointly administered and procedurally consolidated in the Bankruptcy Court under the case of Real Industry, Case No. 17-12464 (KJC), and the caption "In re: Real Industry, Inc., et al." Court filings and other information related to the Chapter 11 proceedings are available at a website administered by the claims and noticing agent, Prime Clerk LLC, at https://cases.primeclerk.com/realindustry.

On May 9, 2018, the Company completed a Bankruptcy Court- and stockholder-approved Chapter 11 plan of reorganization ("Plan"), which Plan centered around a $17.5 million injection of new equity capital into the Company's business in exchange for 49% of our new common stock, the compromise of more than $30 million in preferred equity and accrued dividends in exchange for $2 million and 31% of our new shares of common stock, the cancellation of all common stock and all other derivative securities and reissuance of new shares of common stock to all stockholders on the basis of an effective 1-for-200 reverse stock split, the payment or settlement of all allowed claims and debts in full, the forfeiture of the equity and interests of our former operating subsidiary RAIH and the Real Alloy business, the appointment of an entirely new board of directors, and the change of our name to Elah Holdings. In connection with these changes, the Company qualified to "go dark" from periodic reporting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as of May 9, 2018, as the Company and its stock met the SEC's requirements of voluntary deregistration of our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the SEC. The Company's stock resumed trading on the Over-the-Counter Pink Sheets following the Emergence Date in late June 2018. Real Alloy was sold pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court-approved Section 363 sale of the Real Alloy U.S. assets and non-U.S. equity, which closed on May 31, 2018. Real Industry did not receive any value from the sale of such assets, and the Company has no ongoing financial ties to Real Alloy.

  1. Security Information

Trading symbol:

ELLH

Exact title and class of securities outstanding: Common Stock*

CUSIP:

28413L 105

Par or stated value:

$0.001 par value

  • In addition to the protections of our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company maintains its Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2020, with Computershare, Inc., as rights agent (the "Rights Agreement"), which is intended to prevent an "ownership change" within the meaning of Section 382 of the

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Internal Revenue Code and thereby preserve the Company's ability to use its net operating losses (tax loss carryforwards). To effectuate the mechanics of the Rights Agreement, one right attaches to each share of the Company's common stock, and such rights are uncertificated unless the protections of the Rights Agreement are triggered. A copy of this Rights Agreement, including a full summary of the Rights Agreement at Exhibit C thereto, is available under the "Corporate Documents" section of the Company's website at http://www.elahholdings.com/CorporateDocuments/default.aspx.

As of March 11, 2022:

Total shares authorized:

2,500,000 Capital Shares (2,450,000 Common; 50,000 Preferred)

Total shares outstanding:

739,096 Common (0 Preferred)

Number of shares in Public Float: 283,301 (Please note that this public float number excludes from the public float total an aggregate 129,171 shares of common stock held by beneficial owners of greater than 5%, but less than 10%, of the Company's total shares outstanding, which shares are subject to contractual and Certificate of Incorporation transfer restrictions. Without this adjustment, based solely on shareholdings of officers, directors and beneficial owners of 10% or more of the Company's Common Stock, the

public float is 412,472.)

Total number of shareholders of record:

202 (incl. known DTC participant accounts)

Elah has no additional classes of publicly traded securities.

Transfer Agent

Name:

Computershare Investor Services

Phone:

(800) 522-6645

Email:

www-us.computershare.com/Investor

Address:

Standard Mail: P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000;

Overnight: 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202

Is the Transfer Agent registered under the Exchange Act? Yes:

No:

  1. Issuance History
  1. Changes to the Number of Outstanding Shares

Check this box to indicate there were no changes to the number of outstanding shares within the past two completed fiscal years and any subsequent periods:

Shares Outstanding as of Second Most Recent Fiscal

Year End:

Opening Balance

Date 12/31/2020

Common: 739,096

Preferred: 0

Date of

Transaction

Number of Shares

Class of

Value of

Were the

Individual/ Entity

Reason for

Restricted or

Exemption or

Transaction

type (e.g. new

Issued (or

Securities

shares

shares

Shares were issued

share issuance

Unrestricted

Registration

issuance,

cancelled)

issued

issued at a

to (entities must

(e.g. for cash or

as of this

Type.

cancellation,

($/per

discount to

have individual

debt

filing.

shares

share) at

market price

with voting /

conversion)

returned to

Issuance

at the time

investment control

-OR-

treasury)

of issuance?

disclosed).

Nature of

(Yes/No)

Services

Provided

Shares Outstanding

on Date of This

Report:

Ending Balance:

Date 3/11/2022

Common: 739,096

Preferred: 0

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  1. Debt Securities, Including Promissory and Convertible Notes

Check this box if there are no outstanding promissory notes, convertible notes, convertible debentures, or any other debt instruments that may be converted into a class of the issuer's equity securities:

  1. Financial Statements
  1. The following financial statements were prepared in accordance with: U.S. GAAP
    IFRS
  2. The financial statements for this reporting period were prepared by (name of individual):

Name

Title

Relationship to the Company

Kyle Ross

Chief Executive Officer

Employee

Michael Hobey

Chief Financial Officer

Employee

Laura Contreras

Controller

Contractor

The Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 are provided at Appendix A to this Disclosure Report. The Company's prior audited financial statements, including for fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and the Company's unaudited quarterly statements in such fiscal years, are also available on the OTCIQ website, as well as available on the Company's website, www.elahholdings.com, under "Financial Releases."

  1. Issuer's Business, Products and Services

A. Summarize the issuer's business operations.

Elah Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware holding company that is continuing to execute the longstanding business strategy of Real Industry (and previously Signature Group Holdings, Inc.) of seeking to acquire profitable businesses in the commercial and industrial markets, supporting the performance of such acquisitions post-closing and managing legacy assets. We have historically operated through subsidiaries.

A key element to our business strategy is utilizing our considerable United States ("U.S.") federal net operating tax loss carryforwards ("NOLs"). Our federal NOLs were predominantly generated by legacy businesses, and as of December 31, 2021, total $1.0 billion, approximately $650 million of which begin to expire if not used before our 2027 tax year. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets, including our federal NOLs, depends on our ability to generate future U.S. federal taxable income through the implementation of our business plan.

B. Please list any subsidiaries, parents, or affiliated companies.

The Company's direct subsidiaries are SGGH, LLC and Cosmedicine, LLC; all of the Company's subsidiaries are discontinued operations. SGGH, LLC, and its subsidiaries include the legacy operations of Fremont, a diversified financial and insurance services business, which, by virtue of a series of asset sales and changes in operating strategy, became discontinued operations in June 2010.

C. Describe the issuers' principal products or services: N/A

  1. Issuer's Facilities
    The Company does not maintain any facilities or own real property and is not a party to any lease. Our employees work remotely, and to the extent any employee utilizes office space from time to time, it is paid for on a month-to-month basis.

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