12th Jul 2016 11:25
12 July 2016
Secure Income REIT Plc
Declaration of maiden dividend
On 3 March 2016, the Board of Secure Income REIT Plc (the "Company"), the specialist long term income REIT, announced its intention to begin making quarterly cash distributions commencing in August 2016 at an annualised 11.75 pence per share. Accordingly, the Board is pleased to declare its maiden dividend of 2.9375 pence per Ordinary Share as the Company's first interim dividend in respect of the year to 31 December 2016.
The dividend will be paid on 12 August 2016 to shareholders on the register on 22 July 2016. The ex-dividend date will be 21 July 2016. 2.1287 pence per share of this dividend will be paid as a Property Income Distribution ("PID") in respect of the Company's tax exempt property rental business and 0.8088 pence per share will be paid as an ordinary UK dividend.
For further information on the Company, please contact:
Secure Income REIT Plc | +44 20 7647 7647 |
Sandy Gumm
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Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser) | +44 20 7710 7600 |
David Arch | |
Tom Yeadon
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FTI Consulting | +44 20 3727 1000 |
Richard Sunderland | |
Claire Turvey |
About Secure Income REIT
Secure Income REIT floated as a Real Estate Investment Trust on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014. Upon Admission, shares were issued at 174p representing a market capitalisation of £293 million, which has subsequently grown to in excess of £470 million.
The Company specialises in generating long term, inflation protected, secure income from real estate investments. Its investment strategy is designed to satisfy investors' growing requirements for high quality, safe, inflation protected income flows.
In its audited results for the period ended 31 December 2015 the Company reported gross assets of £1.35 billion and, with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 23.5 years across its portfolio all with annual fixed or RPI rental uplifts, has one of the longest income profiles in quoted property sector.
The Company's Board is chaired by Martin Moore and also comprises three further independent Directors in Leslie Ferrar, Jonathan Lane and Ian Marcus, as well as three members of the Prestbury Team in Nick Leslau, Mike Brown and Sandy Gumm.
The Company is advised by Prestbury Investments LLP which was also adviser to Max Property Group plc until August 2014, when Max Property Group plc was sold to Blackstone Group.
Shareholders entitled to elect to receive distributions without deduction for withholding tax should complete the declaration form which will shortly be available in the Investor Centre of the Company's website, www.SecureIncomeREIT.co.uk or by request to [email protected]. Shareholders who qualify for gross payments are, principally, UK resident companies, certain UK public bodies, UK charities, UK pension schemes and the managers of ISAs, PEPs and Child Trust Funds, in each case subject to certain conditions. Individuals and non-UK residents do not qualify for gross payments of distributions and should not complete the declaration form.
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