21st Apr 2022 07:00
21 April 2022
Secure Income REIT Plc (AIM:SIR)
(the "Company")
Quarterly dividend rate maintained with uplift targeted
for July 2022
The Board of Secure Income REIT Plc, the specialist long term income REIT, today declares an interim quarterly dividend of 3.95 pence per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2022.
Dividends will be payable on 7 June 2022 to shareholders on the register on 29 April 2022 and the ex-dividend date will be 28 April 2022. The dividend will be paid as a Property Income Distribution in respect of the Company's tax-exempt property rental business.
As announced on 10 March 2022, in its results for the year ended 31 December 2021, the Company is targeting a 15% increase in the dividend rate when the July 2022 dividend is declared. This is a dividend target and does not represent a dividend forecast.
For further information on the Company, please contact:
Secure Income REIT Plc | +44 20 7647 7647 |
Nick Leslau | |
Mike Brown | |
Sandy Gumm
| |
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser) |
+44 20 7710 7600 |
Stewart Wallace
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FTI Consulting (PR Adviser) Dido Laurimore Claire Turvey Eve Kirmatzis |
+44 20 3727 1000 |
The Company's LEI is 213800M1VI451RU17H40.
About Secure Income REIT Plc:
Secure Income REIT Plc ("SIR") is a diversified UK REIT, investing in institutional real estate assets that provide long term rental income with upwards only inflation protection.
The Company's robust balance sheet, strong liquidity and experienced Management Team enabled it to pay quarterly dividends throughout the pandemic without interruption and, over seven years since listing, delivered a Total Accounting Return of 15.4% p.a. and a Total Shareholder Return of 16.3% p.a..
The Company, as at 31 December 2021, has £2.1 billion of gross property assets, £1.4 billion of net assets, £159.9 million of uncommitted and unfettered cash, structurally secure non-recourse debt, and difficult to replicate very long leases on Key Operating Assets in defensive sectors. The Management Team is strongly aligned with shareholders through its 12.4% interest in the business.
The Company is a UK REIT which floated on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014.
Further information on Secure Income REIT plc is available at www.SecureIncomeREIT.co.uk.
Dividend withholding tax deductions
Shareholders entitled to elect to receive distributions without deduction for withholding tax should complete the declaration form which is available in the Investor Centre of the Company's website, www.SecureIncomeREIT.co.uk. Alternatively, the form may be requested by email to [email protected] or by writing to the Company Secretary, Secure Income REIT Plc, Cavendish House, 18 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PJ. 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.
Related Shares:
SIR.L