Inclusion in EPRA Indices

RNS Number : 8855Q

NewRiver REIT PLC

05 December 2016

 

NewRiver REIT plc

("NewRiver" or the "Company")

Inclusion in EPRA Indices

NewRiver is pleased to announce that the Company's shares have qualified for inclusion in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT UK, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe and the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Developed Indices. This follows the announcement last week that the Company has also qualified for the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share indices and is expected to provide further liquidity to shareholders. Inclusion in the indices will be effective from 19 December 2016.

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About NewRiver

NewRiver REIT plc (ticker: NRR) is a premium listed REIT on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250. The Company is a specialist real estate investor, asset manager and developer focused solely on the UK retail and leisure sector.

Founded in 2009, NewRiver is one of the UK's largest owner/managers of convenience-led shopping centres with assets under management of £1.3 billion principally comprising 33 UK wide shopping centres together with further nationwide retail and leisure assets. The portfolio totals over 8 million sq. ft. with over 2,000 occupiers, an annual footfall of 150 million and a retail occupancy rate of 96 per cent. Visit nrr.co.uk for further information.

For further information

NewRiver REIT plc                                                                                           [phone]

David Lockhart (Chief Executive)

Mark Davies (Chief Financial Officer)

Allan Lockhart (Property Director)

Will Hobman (Head of Investor Relations)

Bell Pottinger                                                                                                  [phone]

David Rydell

David Bass

James Newman

Eve Kirmatzis

 

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