REG-Custodian REIT plc Custodian REIT plc : Purchase of Property

Custodian Property Income ReitAnnouncement

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   Custodian REIT plc (CREI)
   Custodian REIT plc : Purchase of Property

   09-Dec-2021 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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                                                              9 December 2021

    

                                        

                               Custodian REIT plc

                                        

                      ("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")

                                        

                              Purchase of Property

    

   Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company focused  on
   smaller lot-sizes, is pleased to announce a further property purchase. 

    

   The Company has acquired  a 45,779 sq ft  retail warehouse unit in  Cromer
   occupied by  Homebase, with  nearby  retailers including  Travis  Perkins,
   Topps Tiles, Screwfix, Halfords and Argos.

    

   The property  is let  on a  lease expiring  in July  2028 with  a  current
   passing rent of  £300,000 per annum,  reflecting a net  initial yield1  of
   6.29%.

    

   The agreed purchase price  of £4.5 million was  funded from the  Company's
   existing debt resources,  resulting in  net gearing2  increasing to  21.1%
   loan to value.

    

   Commenting on the acquisition,  Richard Shepherd-Cross, Managing  Director
   of Custodian  Capital  Limited  (the  Company's  discretionary  investment
   manager), said:

    

   "Well located retail warehouses are complementary to on-line retailing and
   have remained in demand during the restructuring of the retail market  and
   the COVID-19 pandemic.  Homebase has traded well from this modern unit  in
   Cromer's core retail warehouse  pitch and this  property firmly meets  our
   investment criteria."

    

   1 Passing rent divided by valuation plus assumed purchasers' costs.

   2 Gross borrowings  less  unrestricted  cash  divided  by  last  published
   property portfolio valuation.

    

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   For further information, please contact:

    

   Custodian Capital Limited                                                 
   Richard Shepherd-Cross / Ed Moore /               Tel: +44 (0)116 240 8740
   Ian Mattioli MBE
                                                   1 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   £10  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  £10  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      2 www.custodianreit.com     and
    3 www.custodiancapital.com.

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   ISIN:          GB00BJFLFT45
   Category Code: MSCH
   TIDM:          CREI
   LEI Code:      2138001BOD1J5XK1CX76
   Sequence No.:  128993
   EQS News ID:   1255707


    
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