Custodian REIT plc : Recommended All-Share Acquisition of Drum Income Plus REIT plc by Custodian REIT (1245964)
November 03 2021 - 11:55AM
UK Regulatory
Custodian REIT plc (CREI) Custodian REIT plc : Recommended
All-Share Acquisition of Drum Income Plus REIT plc by Custodian
REIT 03-Nov-2021 / 15:55 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory
Announcement that contains inside information according to
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3 November 2021
Custodian REIT plc
("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")
Recommended All-Share Acquisition of Drum Income Plus REIT
plc
by Custodian REIT
On 3 September 2021, the Boards of Custodian REIT and Drum
Income Plus REIT plc ("Drum") announced the terms of a recommended
all-share acquisition of Drum by Custodian REIT (the
"Acquisition"), to be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned
scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the
"Scheme"). The circular in relation to the Scheme (the "Scheme
Document") was published on 28 September 2021. Capitalised terms
used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined, have the
same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document.
On 19 October 2021, Drum announced that the resolution to
approve the Scheme was passed at the Court Meeting by the requisite
majority of Drum Shareholders and the special resolution relating
to the implementation of the Scheme was also passed at the General
Meeting by the requisite majority of Drum Shareholders.
On 1 November 2021, Drum announced that the Court had sanctioned
the Scheme at the Sanction Hearing held on 1 November 2021.
Custodian REIT is pleased to note Drum's announcement today that
the Scheme has now become Effective in accordance with its terms
and the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Drum is now
owned by Custodian REIT.
Admission of New Custodian REIT Shares
Applications have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority
and the London Stock Exchange in relation to the admission of
20,247,054 New Custodian REIT Shares to listing on the premium
listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct
Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market
for listed securities, which is expected to take place by 8:00 a.m.
(London time) on 4 November 2021.
A Drum Shareholder on the register of members of Drum at the
Scheme Record Time, being 6.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 November
2021, will be entitled to receive 0.530 New Custodian REIT Shares
for each Drum Share held. Settlement of the consideration to which
any Scheme Shareholder is entitled will be effected as set out in
the Scheme Document.
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For further information, please contact:
Custodian Capital Limited
Richard Shepherd-Cross / Ed Moore / Ian Mattioli MBE Tel: +44 (0)116 240 8740
www.custodiancapital.com
Numis Securities Limited (Financial Adviser and Broker to Custodian)
Hugh Jonathan / Stuart Ord Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 1000
www.numiscorp.com
Camarco (Communications adviser to Custodian)
Ed Gascoigne-Pees +44 (0) 20 3757 4984
Drum Income Plus REIT plc
Stuart Oag info@dripreit.co.uk
Dickson Minto W.S. (Sponsor and Rule 3 Adviser to Drum)
Douglas Armstrong +44 (0) 20 7649 6823
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
principally 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.
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ISIN: GB00BJFLFT45
Category Code: ACQ
TIDM: CREI
LEI Code: 2138001BOD1J5XK1CX76
OAM Categories: 2.2. Inside information
2.2. Inside information
Sequence No.: 125952
EQS News ID: 1245964
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