Grant and Vesting of LTIP Awards

27 March 2020

Real Estate Investors Plc

(“REI” or the “Company”)

Grant and Vesting of LTIP Awards

Real Estate Investors Plc (AIM:RLE), the UK’s only Midlands-focused Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a portfolio of 1.59 million sq ft of investment property across all sectors, announces that on 26 March 2020 it granted annual awards to two Directors and other employees under the Real Estate Investors Plc Senior Executives Long Term Incentive Plan adopted in 2010. The awards give rights to certain Directors to acquire a total of 2,042,857 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) as detailed below at a price of 1p per share (in the case of an issue of new Ordinary Shares) or nil (in the case of a transfer of existing Ordinary Shares).  The vesting of 50% of the award is subject to a performance condition based on total shareholder return, with 50% subject to a performance condition based on net asset value per share growth including dividends paid. The performance conditions will be measured over the three years up to the vesting date with full vesting if 14% levels of annual return/growth are achieved.

In addition, share awards made on 20 March 2017 to directors of the Company vested yesterday at 42.2% (based on performance conditions) in the following amounts: Paul Bassi (Chief Executive) 306,327 ordinary shares; and Marcus Daly (Finance Director) 191,454 ordinary shares.  The directors now have the right to be issued with the shares awarded (for nil or nominal consideration) although such issues have not yet occurred and remain subject to the exercise by the directors of their right.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

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About Real Estate Investors Plc

Real Estate Investors Plc is a publicly quoted, internally managed property investment company and REIT with a portfolio of 1.59 million sq ft of mixed-use commercial property, managed by a highly-experienced property team with over 100 years of combined experience of operating in the Midlands property market across all sectors.  The Company’s strategy is to invest in well located, real estate assets in the established and proven markets across the Midlands, with income and capital growth potential, realisable through active portfolio management, refurbishment, change of use and lettings.  The portfolio has no material reliance on a single asset or occupier. 

On 1st January 2015, the Company converted to a REIT.  Real Estate Investment Trusts are listed property investment companies or groups not liable to corporation tax on their rental income or capital gains from their qualifying activities.  The Company aims to deliver capital growth and income enhancement from its assets, supporting its progressive dividend policy, which has enjoyed 7 years of consecutive growth.  Further information on the Company can be found at www.reiplc.barques.dev.

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