REG - BWP REIT PLC - Cancellation of listing on IPSX

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22/11/2023 15:45

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RNS Number : 3645U  BWP REIT PLC  22 November 2023

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22 November 2023

BWP REIT plc

("BWP REIT" or the "Company")

Cancellation of listing on IPSX

As announced by the Board of BWP REIT on 4 September 2023, IPSX UK Limited
("IPSX"), the operator of the International Property Securities Exchange (the
"Exchange"), wrote to the Exchange's issuers and Lead Advisers to notify them
that IPSX had initiated a winding-down process which will result in the
closure of the Exchange on 4 December 2023. Therefore, BWP REIT has to cancel
its listing by Friday 1 December 2023, the last possible day of dealings on
the Exchange.

As a result of the notice from the Exchange and following advice from its
asset manager, M7 Real Estate Limited (the "Asset Manager"), the Company will
proceed with the cancellation of the admission of the Company's ordinary
shares to trading on the Exchange (the "De-listing"). In the light of the
costs, likely limited liquidity and the ongoing regulatory overhead associated
with an alternative listing, the Board, together with its Asset Manager and
other advisers, does not consider an alternative listing to be in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders at this time. The Board will
review the Company's listing status periodically.

The business plan for BWP remains firmly on track.

The Company therefore expects to publish a circular to shareholders on 23
November 2023 with a view to the De-listing taking effect from 28 November
2023 at 8.00 a.m. so the last day of dealings in the Company's ordinary shares
on the Exchange will be 27 November 2023.

The Company will have to exit the REIT regime as a result of the De-listing
and the Company will therefore notify HMRC of this prior to the De-listing.
The loss of REIT status is not expected to result in any material additional
tax liabilities in the near term for the Company, based on the advice the
Board has received from its tax advisers. The Board, and its tax advisers,
will continue to monitor the tax implications of remaining outside the REIT
regime and will update shareholders should a return to the REIT regime in
future appear to be in the Company's and shareholders best interests.

Further information will be set out in the circular to shareholders.

ENQUIRIES

BWP REIT PLC

Edmund Craston - Chairman
               via FTI Consulting below

M7 Real Estate Limited

Jack Thoms, Allan
Green                                                         +44 (0)
20 3984 0884

WH Ireland Limited (IPSX Lead Adviser)
   +44 (0) 20 7220 1666

Chris Hardie, Darshan Patel

FTI Consulting (Financial and PR
Adviser)                          +44 (0) 20 3727
1000

Richard Sunderland
                        M7@FTIConsulting.com

Eve Kirmatzis, Oliver Parsons

Alter Domus (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)              +44 (0) 207
645 4800

 

 

The Company's ISIN is GB00BQ1NFW69.

Further information on BWP REIT plc is available at www.bwpreit.com/
(http://www.bwpreit.com/) .

 

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