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7 June 2024

Home REIT plc

("Home REIT" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Home REIT appoints Rod Day as Independent Non-Executive Director

The Board of Home REIT announces the appointment of Rod Day as Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from today, 7^th June 2024. Rod will join the Audit Committee, Management Engagement Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company and in due course will Chair the Audit Committee.   

Rod has over 30 years of business experience having held senior roles in strategy and finance for a number of leading international organisations. In an executive capacity his career highlights have included Iron Mountain Inc (2008-2016), where he latterly acted as Global CFO leading strategic M&A and was instrumental in its conversion to a REIT; AOL Europe (2001-2008), where he acted as CFO in his final two years at the business, and at Kingfisher PLC in various strategy and business planning roles (1994-2001).

Since 2017 Rod has undertaken a series of business advisory and board roles. He has been interim CFO and Board member at a number of companies including RWS, a UK listed translation company; Cobham Group, the UK's largest aerospace and defence company where he was finance lead on various divestitures; and V Ships, a world leading shipping supplies company. He has also acted as a senior adviser to Cerberus Capital. Rod is a qualified accountant with an MBA from London Business School.

Michael O'Donnell, Non-Executive Chair at Home REIT, said: "Rod joins the board with an impressive track record having led a number of businesses through highly complex situations. I believe the Company will benefit from his deep insight and experience in finance in particular as we continue to progress the stabilisation strategy and audit process."

There are no further items requiring disclosure under Listing Rule 9.6.13 regarding Rod Day's appointment.

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The Company's LEI is: 213800A53AOVH3FCGG44.

For more information, please visit the Company's website: www.homereituk.com