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5 December 2016
Empiric Student Property plc
("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
The Board of Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP), the owner and operator of premium student accommodation across the UK, announces that it has posted to Shareholders a circular and notice of general meeting (each the "Circular" and the "Notice") to be held at 11:00 a.m. on 21 December 2016 at the offices of Jefferies International Limited, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London EC4V 3BJ (the "GM").
The GM has been convened in order for Shareholders to consider and, if thought fit, to approve certain amendments to the Investment Policy together with the introduction of a new executive management long-term incentive plan and new Directors' Remuneration Policy, details of which are set out in the Circular.
Copies of the Circular and Notice will be available on the Company's website at www.empiric.co.uk and will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information on the Company, please contact:
Empiric Student Property plc | (via Newgate below) |
Paul Hadaway (Chief Executive) |
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Tim Attlee (Chief Investment Officer) |
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Michael Enright (Chief Financial Officer) |
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Akur Limited (Joint Financial Adviser) | Tel: 020 7493 3631 |
Tom Frost |
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Anthony Richardson |
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Siobhan Sergeant |
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Jefferies International Limited (Joint Financial Adviser and Broker) | Tel: 020 7029 8000 |
Gary Gould |
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Stuart Klein |
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Newgate (PR Adviser) | Tel: 020 7680 6550 |
James Benjamin | Em: empiric@newgatecomms.com |
Zoe Pocock |
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Alex Shilov |
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Lydia Thompson |
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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, premium student accommodation across the UK and is committed to providing shareholders with regular, sustainable and growing (at least in line with RPI) dividends, together with the potential for capital appreciation over the medium to long term. Investing in both operating and development assets, the Company focuses on quality, with assets generally in prime central locations in top university cities and towns in the UK, attracting international students and/or those studying beyond first year, in particular, postgraduates. For the 2015/16 academic year, Empiric's customer base comprises 69% international students from 98 countries. 78% of the Company's customers are students beyond their first year of study.
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. The Company is a constituent of the FTSE All Share and FTSE EPRA/NAREIT indices.