International Update

RNS Number : 8872L

Picton Property Income Limited

08 August 2011

 



8 August 2011

PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED

("Picton" or the "Company")

INTERNALISATION UPDATE

- Picton makes five key appointments -

Picton announces an update on the internalisation of its management, with five key appointments. Picton Capital Limited, the Company's wholly owned Investment Management subsidiary, has signed an agreement with the existing manager, ING Real Estate Investment Management ("ING REIM") that five of its employees will transfer across to Picton with effect from 1 January 2012. In the interim they will continue to be engaged in managing the Company's assets for the duration of ING REIM's notice.  The five employees are all members of the former ING UK Real Estate Income Trust team, and will rejoin Chief Executive, Michael Morris and Finance Director, Andrew Dewhirst.

The team has over 85 years combined real estate and finance experience and an average of nearly five years in-depth knowledge of Picton's portfolio and operational requirements.  Picton has maintained the continuity of the team which has been successfully managing the Company's assets and now has the majority of its resources in place to take over the day-to-day management of the business from 1 January 2012.

Picton Chairman, Nicholas Thompson, commented: "Bringing our management in-house is an important part of Picton's strategy to deliver shareholder value through creating an asset management platform truly aligned with the interests of shareholders.

"The Board is delighted that we have been able to maintain the integrity of the existing management team, which will ensure continuity for the remaining five months, prior to formal handover.

"With these appointments, Picton Capital will now have a dedicated team of four real estate professionals, two finance professionals alongside operational support.  We expect to fill the remaining positions in the coming months."

For further information:

Financial Dynamics                                                                               020 7831 3113

Dido Laurimore

[e-mail] 

Laurence Jones

[e-mail]

Northern Trust

David Sauvarin

The Company Secretary

Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited

Trafalgar Court

Les Banques

St Peter Port

Guernsey

GY1 3QL

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Notes to Editors

Picton Property Income Limited* ('Picton'), a closed-end investment company listed on the London and Channel Islands Stock Exchanges, was established in 2005 to invest both directly and indirectly in commercial property across the United Kingdom.

With a property portfolio of GBP 426 million, a Net Asset Value of GBP 209 million at June 2011 and over 900 investors, the Company objective is to provide shareholders with an attractive level of income, together with the potential for capital growth by investing in the principal commercial property sectors.

On the 1 January 2012 the Company will become a self managed property investment company with Picton Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Picton Property Income Limited, taking over investment management from ING REIM UK Limited.

*Picton Property Income Limited changed its name from ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Limited on 1 June 2011.

 

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