Acquisition/Equity Issue

Medical Property Investment Fd Ltd 08 June 2006 The Medical Property Investment Fund Limited ('MPIF' or the 'Company') Acquisition and Further Issue of Equity The Board of MPIF announces that it has entered into a series of arrangements for the purchase of the 30 per cent. of BHE Holdings Limited ('BHE'), which it did not previously own, from BHE's founders (the 'Vendors'). MPIF will purchase approximately 22 per cent. of the outstanding shares in BHE for an aggregate consideration satisfied by the issue of 1,322,475 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in MPIF ('Ordinary Shares') which, it is anticipated, will be admitted to trading on 9 June 2006. The Vendor who owns the remaining 8 per cent. of the shares in BHE has entered into an option agreement under which, before 31 December 2008, he may exercise his right to sell his BHE shares to MPIF for a consideration of 464,644 Ordinary Shares. In the event that this option expires, MPIF has the right to acquire the BHE shares for the same consideration. BHE has successfully reached financial close in its three Local Improvement Finance Trusts (LIFT) Projects in Liverpool & Sefton; Coventry; and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey and is now developing into the emerging Community Hospital sector. It is now intended to fully integrate the experienced BHE health team into MPIF so as to benefit from enhanced cooperation, economies and wider health planning opportunities and to further develop the team's major procurements bidding capabilities. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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