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1 October 2014
Real Estate Investors Plc
("Real Estate Investors" or "the Company")
Appointment of Non-executive Director
Real Estate Investors Plc (AIM; RLE) the West Midlands based property group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter London to the board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 October 2014.
Peter has over 40 years' experience in the financial services sector and specialises in tax efficient investment planning. He is a director or chairman of a number of Enterprise Investment Scheme and SEED Enterprise Investment Scheme companies, several of which are property related.
Peter's career started in 1968 at Commercial Union Assurance and in 1971 he established his own company, Clark London Limited, an independent financial services company. In 1986 Clark London merged with L Stanley & Partners and became Ashby London Financial Services Limited which was acquired by EFG Private Bank Limited in 2007. Peter is currently the chairman of EFG Independent Financial Advisers Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of EFG Private Bank Limited.
Paul Bassi, Chief Executive of Real Estate Investors Plc, commented:
"I am very pleased that Peter has agreed to join the Company as a non-executive director. Peter has a wealth of experience in property, taxation and financial services sectors and brings with him valuable expertise to the Company. The Board is very much looking forward to working with Peter and benefiting from his experience and contribution."
Enquiries:
Real Estate Investors Plc Paul Bassi
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T: +44 (0)121 265 6400 |
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited Azhic Basirov
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T: +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
Liberum Capital Chris Bowman / Jamie Richards
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T: +44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
Gable Communications Limited John Bick / Justine James
| T: +44 (0)20 7193 7463 M: +44 (0)7872 061007 E: reiplc@gablecommunications.com |
Additional information:
Full name and age: Peter London, age 63
Shareholding
Peter London holds 42,500 ordinary shares in the Company representing a holding of 0.038% in the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
Current Directorships | Past Directorships within the last five years |
Beaches Two Limited | Waterloo Assured Contracting Limited |
Dunsley Developments Limited | M W Philips (Hawthorn) Limited |
EFG Independent Financial Advisers Limited | A L Holdings Limited |
Bond Wolfe Ventures Limited | Whittington Assured Contracting 2004 Limited |
Vaughan Court Management Company Limited | EFG Platts Flello Limited |
Edgeworth Estates Limited | Tilteasy Limited |
Beeches Two (Rugby) Limited |
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M W Philips Limited |
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Kington Apartments Limited |
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PLM Contracting Limited |
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Lyttleton Construction Limited |
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Doyen Wines Limited |
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Himley Construction Limited |
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Meteor Developments Holdings Limited |
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Meteor West Developments Limited |
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Tomkinson Management Limited |
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Meteor Birmingham Developments Limited |
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Meteor Chapel Developments Limited |
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Meteor Midlands Developments Limited |
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Notes to Editors
Real Estate Investors is an AIM listed property investment company with a £75.2million (as at 31 Dec 2013) commercial and residential portfolio principally in the West Midlands and central England.
Real Estate Investors is focused on delivering shareholder value through returns generated from strong yields and capital enhancements. This is achieved by targeting investments in orphaned, distressed, part-let and underperforming commercial and residential property assets.
Real Estate Investors is led by respected property investor Paul Bassi CBE, who has over 30 years of property experience in the West Midlands. Mr Bassi is also founder and non-executive chairman of Bond Wolfe and non-executive chairman of CP Bigwood Chartered Surveyors. Real Estate Investors was admitted to trading on AIM in June 2004. Further information on Real Estate Investors can be found at www.reiplc.com.