REG - Social Housing Reit - Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

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RNS Number : 3737G  Social Housing Reit PLC  06 November 2025

6 November 2025

Social Housing REIT plc

(the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

 

The Board of Directors of Social Housing REIT plc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Jos Short and Fionnuala Hogan as independent Non-Executive
Directors of the Company, with effect from 1 March 2026 and 10 November 2025,
respectively. Jos will be appointed as a member of the Nomination and
Management Engagement Committees and Fionnuala will be appointed as a member
of the Audit and Management Engagement Committees.

Chris Phillips and Peter Coward will step down from the Board at the
conclusion of the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting. Following their
resignations, Jos will succeed Chris as Chair of the Board and Nomination
Committee and Fionnuala will succeed Peter as Audit Committee Chair.

Jos Short is a distinguished real estate executive with over two decades of
experience in European property investment, private equity and fund
management. Jos is currently Chair of Heylo Housing Group Limited and Deputy
Chairman of Annington Homes.

Jos was previously Chief Executive of Pricoa Property Private Equity, the UK
and European subsidiary of Prudential Corporation US, serving on the boards of
Big Yellow Storage and Great Portland Estates.  He also founded Internos
Global Investors, who worked with major mandates including managing Local
Shopping REIT, prior to its divestment in 2018.

Fionnuala is an experienced non-executive director, with significant expertise
in governance, real estate and venture capital.  She is currently Strategic
Advisor for GroundBreak Ventures Inc, a North American real estate and
proptech venture capital firm, and a trusted advisor to scaling startups and
innovation-focused organisations.

Fionnuala was a non-executive director of UK Commercial Property REIT Limited,
previously a FTSE-listed property investment trust, and has held board and
committee roles across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.  She
led the digital infrastructure and early-stage investment platform of the Noé
Group, a £2bn+ asset manager, where she built an investment portfolio focused
on sustainability, smart buildings and cities, and founded RELab, an
award-winning global partnership led ecosystem created to bring the worlds of
technology and the built environment closer together.

As announced on 24 December 2024, Chris Phillips and Peter Coward are both
approaching the end of their nine-year tenures in 2026.  In line with the
Succession Plan, which was designed to ensure a gradual refresh of the Board,
these appointments will allow for an orderly handover period.

There is no further information to be disclosed under UK Listing Rule 6.4.8R.

Chris Phillips, Chair of the Company, commented: "We are pleased to welcome
both Jos and Fionnuala as Independent Non-Executive Directors to the Board.
Their appointments will bring a wealth of valuable experience to the Company
and demonstrate the Board's commitment to its Succession Plan."

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE CONTACT:

 

 Social Housing REIT plc                      Via Lauder Teacher Associates
 Chris Phillips

 Atrato Partners Limited                      ir@atratopartners.com
 Adrian D'Enrico
 Michael Carey
 Eddie Gilbourne

 Deutsche Numis                               Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

 (Corporate Broker & Financial Adviser)
 Hugh Jonathan

 Vicki Paine

 Lauder Teacher (Financial PR Adviser)        sohoreit@lauderteacher.com
 Colm Lauder                                  Tel: +44 (0) 7787 444 960

 Andrew Teacher

 Shirin Iqbal

 

The Company's LEI is 213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.

 

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at
www.socialhousingreit.com (http://www.socialhousingreit.com)

 

 

NOTES

The Company primarily invests in residential properties providing social
housing in the UK, with a particular focus on specialised supported housing
("SSH"). SSH provides homes for vulnerable adults requiring support to live
independently, including those with learning difficulties, mental health
problems and physical disabilities. These homes are specially designed or
adapted to meet residents' needs and are managed by Approved Providers who are
predominantly regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing. Approved Providers
consist of Housing Associations and Local Authorities, or other regulated
organisations in receipt of direct rental payments from local Government.

 

These operational residential properties deliver sustainable, long-term,
growing income for shareholders, improved outcomes for residents and savings
to the taxpayer.

 

The Company is listed on the Closed-ended investment funds category of the
FCA's Official List and its Ordinary Shares are traded on the LSE's Main
Market.

 

Atrato Partners Limited is the Company's Investment Manager.

 

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