RDI REIT PLC Investor Day Presentations (4998T)

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RNS Number : 4998T

RDI REIT PLC

04 July 2018

RDI REIT P.L.C.

("RDI" or the "Company")

(Registered number 010534V)

LSE share code: RDI

JSE share code: RPL

ISIN: IM00B8BV8G91

LEI: 2138006NHZUMMRYQ1745

INVESTOR DAY PRESENTATIONS

RDI, the FTSE 250 income focused UK-REIT, hosted an investor day and property tour in London on Thursday, 28 June 2018.

The focus of the day was on landlords becoming service providers and the importance that active asset management plays in generating long-term sustainable and growing income. The event was hosted by the management teams of RDI and its strategic operational partners, Office Space in Town and RBH Hotel Group. The Company presented a strategic update on its recent hotels and serviced office acquisitions and hosted a panel debate. The panel included our operational partners and external sector experts, corroborating the structural change in occupier demand driving the need for flexibility and high-quality services.

All presentations and videos can be accessed via the homepage of the Company's website: www.rdireit.com.

For further information:

 
 RDI REIT P.L.C. 
  Mike Watters, Stephen Oakenfull, Janine          Tel: [phone] 
  Ackermann                                        0100 
 FTI Consulting 
  UK Public Relations Adviser 
  Dido Laurimore, Claire Turvey, Ellie Sweeney     Tel: [phone] 
                                                   1000 
 Instinctif Partners 
  SA Public Relations Adviser 
  Frederic Cornet                                  Tel: [phone] 
                                                   3030 
 Java Capital 
  JSE Sponsor                                      Tel: [phone] 
                                                   3050 
 

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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 GBP1.6bn 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

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