Empiric Student Property PLC Chairman Baroness Brenda Dean dies (7725H)

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RNS Number : 7725H

Empiric Student Property PLC

15 March 2018

15 March 2018

Empiric Student Property plc

("Empiric" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

The Rt Hon the Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde

The Board of Empiric Student Property plc is deeply saddened to announce that its Non-Executive Chairman, The Rt Hon the Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, died suddenly on 13 March 2018.

Stuart Beevor, non-executive director of the Company, has agreed to assume the role of acting Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect.

Mr Beevor said:

"We are all deeply shocked by this tragic news and our thoughts are very much with Brenda's family at this difficult time. It was a great privilege to know Brenda personally, to work with her and to experience her direct straightforward but inclusive approach. She will be hugely missed."

For further information on the Company, please contact:

 
 Empiric Student Property          (via Newgate below) 
  plc 
 Tim Attlee (Acting Chief 
  Executive Officer) 
 Lynne Fennah (Chief Financial 
  Officer) 
 
 Jefferies International Limited   Tel: [phone] 
 Gary Gould 
 Stuart Klein 
 
 Newgate (PR Adviser)              Tel: [phone] 
 James Benjamin                    Em: [e-mail] 
 Anna Geffert 
 Leena Patel 
 

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(R) 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.

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