Lok'n Store Group PLC
03 August 2004
LOK'NSTORE GROUP PLC
('Lok'nStore' or 'the Group')
More New Site Acquisitions
Lok'nStore Group plc, the fast growing AIM listed self storage company, is
delighted to announce the acquisition of two new properties, bringing the
Group's total number of storage centres to 20.
The first centre is located in Tonbridge, Kent and has a maximum lettable area
of approximately 36,800 ft(2). The property is leasehold and will open on 21st
August 2004.
The second site is in Farnborough and benefits from high visibility overlooking
junction 4 of the M3 motorway. This site is freehold and planning permission
will be sought to build a state of the art self-storage facility with a maximum
lettable area of approximately 48,400 ft(2). It is anticipated that this site
will commence trading in Autumn 2005.
This brings the total number of new centres opened or acquired during the
current financial year to three, following the Group's opening of its Eastbourne
centre in October 2003. This reflects LoknStore's increasingly positive outlook
towards new centre openings.
Board Changes
Lok'nStore announces that Andrew Jacobs will become Chief Executive Officer of
the Group with immediate effect. Andrew has been involved with the Group since
inception. He has assumed full day-to-day control of the business over the last
12 months and will continue to perform this role. Simon Thomas will take over
the role of Chairman.
Andrew Jacobs, Chief Executive of Lok'nStore, commented:
'We are delighted to have secured these two additional sites in these attractive
markets which complement our existing locations. Trading in the existing
operation is encouraging and we are seeing a continuing pipeline of potential
sites in good locations. Lok'nStore remains well positioned for further growth
in the rapidly expanding UK self storage market.'
3 August 2004
Enquiries:
Lok'nStore Group PLC Tel: 020 8547 2288
Andrew Jacobs, Chief Executive
Ray Davies, Finance Director
Investec Tel: 020 7597 5133
Rupert Krefting
College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020
Justine Warren
Crawford Burden
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
*A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient:
Obtains access to the information in a personal capacity;
Is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services;
Is not currently registered or qualified as a professional securities trader or investment adviser with any national or state exchange, regulatory authority, professional association or recognised professional body;
Does not currently act in any capacity as an investment adviser, whether or not they have at some time been qualified to do so;
Uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;
Does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.
Please note, this site uses cookies. Some of the cookies are essential for parts of the site to operate and have already been set. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but if you do, parts of the site may not work. To find out more about the cookies used on Investegate and how you can manage them, see our Privacy and Cookie Policy
To continue using Investegate, please confirm that you are a private investor as well as agreeing to our Privacy and Cookie Policy & Terms.