Results of Initial Issue

RNS Number : 1375U

AEW UK REIT PLC

20 October 2017

 

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This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus published by AEW UK REIT plc in connection with the initial placing, initial offer for subscription and intermediaries offer, the share issuance programme and the admission of the Company's new ordinary shares to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange plc ("Admission"). A copy of the Prospectus is available, inter alia, from www.aewukreit.com.

This announcement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. Neither this announcement nor any part of it shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with or act as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment whatsoever.

20 October 2017

AEW UK REIT plc

Results of Initial Issue

The Board of AEW UK REIT plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has raised gross proceeds of approximately £28.1 million pursuant to the Initial Placing, Initial Offer for Subscription and Intermediaries Offer (the "Initial Issue") of the Share Issuance Programme, as described in the prospectus published by the Company on 28 September 2017 (the "Prospectus"). The net proceeds of the Initial Issue are expected to be approximately £27.5 million.

Applications have been received under the Initial Issue for 27,911,001 Shares, which will be issued at a price of 100.5 pence per Share.

Application has been made for the new Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc and to listing on the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the new Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 24 October 2017. 

Fidante Capital are acting as Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Sole Bookrunner to the Company. Solid Solutions Associates acted as Intermediaries Offer Advisor. 

Following this issue of Shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 151,558,251 Shares. Accordingly the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 151,558,251 and this figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Terms used and not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given in the Prospectus unless the context otherwise requires.

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Enquiries

For further information please contact:

AEW UK Investment Management LLP Alex Short Laura Elkin Nicki Gladstone	020 7016 4880
Company Secretary Capita Company Secretarial Services Limited	020 7954 9547 [e-mail]
Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Sole Bookrunner Fidante Capital Katie Standley	020 7832 0900
Intermediaries Offer Enquiries Solid Solutions Nigel Morris	020 7549 1613 [e-mail]
Media Enquiries: Temple Bar Advisory	0207 002 1510
Ed Orlebar	[e-mail] 07738 724 630
Tom Allison Alycia MacAskill	07789 998 020 07876 222 703

About AEW UK REIT

AEW UK REIT plc (LSE: AEWU) aims to deliver an attractive total return to shareholders by investing predominantly in smaller commercial properties (typically less than £10 million), on shorter occupational leases in strong commercial locations across the United Kingdom. The Company was listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 12 May 2015. Since its IPO in May 2015, AEWU has invested a total of £144 million across regional commercial property assets. It is currently invested in office, retail, industrial and leisure assets, with a focus on active asset management, repositioning the properties and improving the quality of the income stream.

AEWU is currently paying an annualised dividend of 8p per share.

About AEW UK Investment Management LLP

AEW UK Investment Management LLP is a 50:50 joint venture between the Management Team and AEW. It employs a well-resourced team comprising 25 individuals covering investment, asset management, operations and strategy. It is part of AEW Group, one of the world's largest real estate managers, with €58.5 billion of assets under management as at 30 June 2017. AEW Group comprises AEW SA and AEW Capital Management L.P., a U.S. registered investment manager and their respective subsidiaries. In Europe, as at 30 June 2017, AEW Group managed €26.0 billion in value in properties of all types located in 15 countries, with over 380 staff.

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The Company will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, the Shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of US persons absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable State securities laws. The offer and sale of Shares referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of any state, province or territory of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan.

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Fidante Partners Europe Limited (trading as Fidante Capital) is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, and acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Initial Issue and Admission. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the Initial Issue and Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Initial Issue and Admission, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

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