RDI.L Regulatory News (RDI)

RDI REIT P.L.C.

("RDI" or the "Company" or the "Group")

(Registration number 010534V)

LSE share code: RDI

JSE share code: RPL

ISIN: IM00B8BV8G91

LEI: 2138006NHZUMMRYQ1745

FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE INTERIM DIVIDEND

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2018

RDI shareholders are referred to the announcement released on 21 May 2018 regarding the election being offered to receive the interim dividend of 1.35 pence per share in respect of the six months ended 28 February 2018 as either a cash dividend or a scrip dividend by way of an issue of new RDI shares (of the same class as existing shares) credited as fully paid up ("scrip dividend").

The Company is now pleased to announce as follows:

(i) Of the total dividend of 1.35 pence to be paid, whether as a cash dividend or scrip dividend:

- 1.080 pence (80%) will comprise a property income distribution ("PID"). The PID will be subject to a deduction of 20% UK withholding tax unless exemptions apply.

- 0.270 pence (20%) will comprise a non-PID. As a non-PID, this will be treated as an ordinary UK company dividend, with no withholding tax deducted.

(ii) The GBP to Rand conversion rate is 16.64500. Accordingly, the Rand equivalent of the cash dividend of 1.35 pence is 22.47075 ZAR cents. Of the total Rand equivalent dividend of 22.47075 ZAR cents to be paid, whether as a cash dividend or scrip dividend:

- 17.97660 ZAR cents (80%) will comprise a PID. The PID will be subject to a deduction of 20% UK withholding tax unless exemptions apply.

- 4.49415 ZAR cents (20%) will comprise a non-PID. As a non-PID, this will be treated as an ordinary UK company dividend, with no withholding tax deducted.

(iii) The scrip dividend reference price applicable to the scrip dividend is 35.400 pence, being the average closing price of RDI shares traded on the LSE over the last five days (less the amount of the cash dividend).

(iv) For shareholders on the South African share register who elect to participate in the scrip dividend, the scrip reference price equivalent is R5.89233.

The salient dates for payment of the dividend published in the announcement dated 21 May 2018 remain unchanged.

Further details on the scrip dividend are contained in the circular issued on 21 May 2018 (the "circular"), and the related election form, copies of which are available at www.rdireit.com. Terms defined in the circular shall bear the same meaning in this announcement.

Shareholders not electing to receive the scrip dividend will, without any action on their part, be deemed to have elected to receive the cash dividend. It should be noted that where a shareholder recorded on the UK share register has previously elected to receive a scrip dividend and now wishes to receive the cash dividend, such shareholder must revoke their existing Mandate by notice in writing to Link Market Services; failing which such shareholder will receive the scrip dividend.

(i) Shareholders receiving the cash dividend

Shareholders who do not make an election to receive shares will receive a cash dividend calculated as follows:

* South African dividends tax at the rate of 20 per cent will apply to cash non-PIDs paid by the Company, unless the beneficial owner of the dividend is exempt from dividends tax (e.g. if the beneficial owner is a South African company or a non-South African resident). Since no withholding tax is suffered in the UK on cash non-PIDs, no rebate can be claimed. The relevant regulated intermediary will therefore be required to deduct 20 per cent tax on all cash non-PID's paid to persons who are not exempt from dividends tax in South Africa and pay this to the South African Revenue Service on the beneficial owner's behalf. The non-PID element payable to shareholders on the SA share register net of this 20 per cent dividends tax is 3.59532 ZAR cents.

** Certain categories of UK shareholders may apply for exemption, in which case the PID element will be paid gross.

*** A 5% rebate is reclaimable from the UK's HM Revenue & Customs, resulting in an effective UK withholding tax rate of 15%. Therefore, an additional 5% South African withholding tax is to be deducted by the relevant regulated intermediary on all cash PIDs paid to persons who are not exempt from dividends tax in South Africa and pay this to the South African Revenue Service on the beneficial owner's behalf. As a result, the initial withholding tax rate on cash PIDs for non-exempt South African shareholders will be 25%.

(ii) Shareholders who elect to receive shares

The number of shares to be allocated will be calculated by dividing the total value of the dividend otherwise receivable by the shareholder by the scrip dividend reference price. Any fractional entitlement which:

- is less than one half of a new RDI share, will be rounded down to the nearest whole number; and

- is equal to or greater than one half of a new RDI share but less than a whole new RDI share, will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

No fractions of scrip dividend shares will be issued, nor will any residual entitlements be carried forward to any future scrip dividend issue, and any amount of dividend not represented by scrip dividend shares will not be paid or payable to the relevant shareholders in respect of that dividend but will be retained by the Company.

By way of illustration, the scrip dividend share calculation will be as follows for a shareholder who holds 100 shares:

* R is the equivalent of 100 ZAR cents.

(iii) Notes for shareholders on the South African share register

On application by the shareholder, assuming the shareholder is the beneficial owner of the dividend and is a South African resident for purposes of the South African - UK double tax agreement, a 5% rebate is claimable from UK's HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC"), resulting in an effective UK withholding tax rate of 15%. The Company will account to HMRC in Pounds Sterling for the total UK withholding tax deducted. Settlement of any claims for refund will be calculated and settled in Pounds Sterling by HMRC.

For information on PIDs and refund claims, including claim forms and guidance on how to complete them, visit http://www.rdireit.com/investors/real-estate-investment-trust.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company had 1,897,735,128 ordinary shares of 8 pence each in issue.

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About RDI

RDI is a FTSE 250 UK Real Estate Investment Trust (UK-REIT) committed to becoming the UK's leading income focused REIT. The Company's income-led business model and strategic priorities are designed to offer shareholders superior, sustainable and growing income returns, with a target growth in underlying earnings per share of 3%-5% across the medium term.

Income sustainability is underpinned by a diversified portfolio and tenant base, with no overreliance on any one sector or tenant, together with an efficient capital structure. The secure and growing income stream is 25.9% indexed and has a WAULT of 6.8 years to first break (8.2 years to expiry). This is complemented by an average debt maturity of 7.0 years of which over 90% of interest costs are either fixed or capped. The Company is focused on all aspects impacting shareholder distributions and reports one of the lowest cost ratios in the industry whilst maintaining a low cost of debt.

The Company owns properties independently valued at £1.6bn in the United Kingdom and Germany, Europe's two largest, liquid and transparent property markets. RDI invests in assets with strong property fundamentals spread across UK offices (including London serviced offices), UK logistics, UK shopping centres, UK retail parks, UK hotels and German retail. RDI is well placed to take advantage of the increasing occupier requirement for real estate owners to become high quality service providers, given its scalable operational platforms and nearly a third of the portfolio invested in hotels and London serviced offices.

RDI holds a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is included within the FTSE 250, EPRA, GPR, JSE All Property and JSE Tradeable Property indices.

For more information on RDI, please refer to the Company's website www.rdireit.com

All figures as at 28 February 2018