Custodian REIT PLC Disposal of Property (0057X)

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RNS Number : 0057X

Custodian REIT PLC

16 February 2017

Custodian REIT plc

("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")

Disposal of Property

Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company, is pleased to announce the disposal of a property from its portfolio.

The Company has sold a 22,286 sq ft public house on Palmerston Road, Southsea for GBP1.67 million, GBP0.19 million ahead of the 31 December 2016 valuation. The property is let to JD Wetherspoon plc on a lease expiring in 2040.

The property was part of a portfolio acquired in August 2014. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the disposal to fund acquisitions better aligned to its long term investment strategy.

Commenting on the disposal, Richard Shepherd-Cross, Managing Director of Custodian Capital Limited (the Company's external fund manager), said:

"We are delighted to crystallise a 12.8% valuation. Despite the long-term lease, the yield is significantly below target and we believe the disposal proceeds can be redeployed on property with a better income yield and the potential for capital growth."

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For further information, please contact:

 
 Custodian Capital Limited 
 Richard Shepherd-Cross / Nathan        Tel: +44 (0)116 240 
  Imlach / Ian Mattioli MBE                            8740 
                                   www.custodiancapital.com 
 
 
 Numis Securities Limited 
 Nathan Brown / Hugh Jonathan   Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 
                                               1000 
                                  www.numiscorp.com 
 
 
 Camarco 
 Ed Gascoigne-Pees   Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 
                                    4984 
                       www.camarco.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Custodian REIT plc is a UK real estate investment trust, which listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 2014. Its portfolio comprises properties predominantly let to institutional grade tenants on long leases throughout the UK and is characterised by properties with individual values of less than GBP10 million at acquisition.

The Company offers investors the opportunity to access a diversified portfolio of UK commercial real estate through a closed-ended fund. By targeting sub GBP10 million lot size, regional properties, the Company intends to provide investors with an attractive level of income with the potential for capital growth.

Custodian Capital Limited is the discretionary investment manager of the Company.

For more information visit www.custodianreit.com and www.custodiancapital.com.

This information is provided by RNS

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