Custodian REIT plc (CREI) Custodian REIT plc : Disposal of Properties 30-Sep-2021 / 07:00 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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30 September 2021

Custodian REIT plc

("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")

Disposal of Properties

Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company, is pleased to announce it has completed the disposal of a portfolio of seven properties ("the Portfolio") for GBP32.6 million.

The Portfolio comprises five industrial sites in Gateshead, Stockton-on-Tees, Warrington, Stone and Christchurch announced on 30 July 2021 as having unconditionally exchanged to sell, and two further industrial properties in Aberdeen and Bedford. The Portfolio has a current passing rent of GBP2.0 million, and a net initial yield1 of 5.9%. The properties within the Portfolio were acquired either in the seed portfolio at IPO or within subsequent portfolio acquisitions.

The agreed sale price of GBP32.6m is GBP5.1m (19%) above the Portfolio's 31 March 2021 valuation, when terms of the sale were agreed, and GBP2.9m (10%) above the Portfolio's 30 June 2021 valuation.

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

"Investment demand and pricing for industrial assets are both at record levels, so we believe now is the best time to sell to capitalise on the current, favourable market dynamics to secure a significant profit.

"While the short-term prospects for the each of the properties in the Portfolio remain robust, over the medium term we consider them as non-core.

"Due to a delayed completion we have already been able to re-deploy proceeds, whilst sustaining dividend cover, in higher quality assets with greater prospects for income and capital growth, better supporting the Board's objective of increasing dividends in a sustainable way."

1 Aggregate rent, which includes rental guarantees, divided by agreed disposal price plus estimated purchaser's costs.

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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 
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 is a UK real estate investment trust with a portfolio comprising properties predominantly let to institutional grade tenants throughout the UK, principally characterised by properties with individual values of less than GBP10m at acquisition.

The Company offers investors the opportunity to access a diversified portfolio of UK commercial real estate through a closed-ended fund. By principally targeting sub GBP10m lot size, regional properties, the Company intends to provide investors with an attractive level of income and the potential for capital growth, becoming the REIT of choice for private and institutional investors seeking high and stable dividends from well-diversified UK real estate.

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:  DIS 
TIDM:           CREI 
LEI Code:       2138001BOD1J5XK1CX76 
OAM Categories: 2.2. Inside information 
Sequence No.:   123220 
EQS News ID:    1236937 
 
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