Element Senior Management Buys Shares

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 24, 2014) - Element Financial Corporation (TSX:EFN) ("Element" or "the Company"), one of North America's leading equipment finance companies, today announced that all eight members of the Company's senior management team purchased Element's common shares in the open market following last Thursday's release of the Company's financial results for the three-month and 12-month periods ending December 31, 2013.

"After the release of our breakout Q4 financial results last week, I was pleased to have the opportunity on Friday to join the other members of our senior management group to collectively invest more than five million dollars buying common shares in this Company," said Mr. Steven Hudson, Element's Executive Chairman and CEO.

The share purchases made on Friday were direct cash purchases by the individuals and not guaranteed or supported by the Company.

About Element Financial Corporation

With total assets in excess of $4.0 billion as of February 20, 1014, Element Financial Corporation is one of North America's leading independent equipment finance companies. Element operates across North America in four verticals of the equipment finance market - Commercial and Vendor Finance, Fleet Management, Aviation Finance and Rail Finance.

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