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27 March 2020
Empiric Student Property plc
("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Board of Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP), the owner and operator of student accommodation across the UK, announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") will be held on Thursday, 7 May 2020 at 9.00 a.m. at the Company's registered office of Swan House, 17-19 Stratford Place, London W1C 1BQ.
Please note that due to the ongoing situation arising from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the official UK Government guidance restricting travel, public gatherings and social contact, please do not seek to attend the AGM in person as you will not be granted admittance.
All shareholders are urged to complete and submit a proxy appointment in accordance with the instructions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting and the Form of Proxy (and where possible to utilise the online voting facility). The proxy appointment must be received by Computershare Investor Services plc by no later than 9.00 a.m. on 5 May 2020.
The formal Notice of the AGM and the Form of Proxy will today be posted to shareholders and are also available in the Investor Information section on the Company's website at www.empiric.co.uk/investor-information/company-documents and will shortly be available through the National Storage Mechanism at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Shareholders can also submit questions to the Board in advance of the AGM by email to info@empiric.co.uk by no later than Friday, 1 May 2020. The Board will consider all questions received and provide a written response.
The Company will keep the situation under review and may need to impose additional safety related measures which may include a change in venue and possibly adjourn the whole meeting to another date. Shareholders should therefore continue to monitor the Company's website and announcements for any updates in relation to the AGM.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE CONTACT:
Empiric Student Property plc | (via Maitland/AMO below) |
Tim Attlee (Chief Executive Officer) |
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Lynne Fennah (Chief Financial & Operating Officer) |
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Jefferies International Limited | Tel: 020 7029 8000 |
Stuart Klein |
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Tom Yeadon |
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RBC Europe Limited (trading as RBC Capital Markets) | Tel: 020 7653 4000 |
Charlie Foster Marcus Jackson |
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Maitland/AMO (Communications Adviser) | Tel: 020 7379 5151 |
James Benjamin | Email: empiric-maitland@maitland.co.uk |
The Company's LEI is 213800FPF38IBPRFPU87.
Further information on Empiric can be found on the Company's website at www.empiric.co.uk.
Notes:
Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, direct-let, nominated or leased student accommodation across the UK. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a multi-niche student property company focused on, (i) providing good quality first year accommodation managed through its Hello Student® operating platform in partnership with universities, (ii) offering a variety of second and third year purpose-built accommodation options for individual students and those wanting a group living environment, and (iii) continuing to expand the Group's existing premium, studio-led accommodation portfolio which is attractive to international and postgraduate students.
The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014.