Yew Grove REIT PLC Acquisition of land and development of car park

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Yew Grove REIT PLC

25 October 2018

Yew Grove REIT plc

(the "Company" or "Yew Grove REIT")

Active asset management at IDA Business and Technology Park Athlone

Acquisition of land and development of car park

Yew Grove REIT plc, which owns a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property assets, is pleased to announce as part of the active asset management programme, it has exchanged contracts to acquire land from the IDA Ireland adjacent to Yew Grove's advanced technology building, currently leased to KCI Manufacturing. In response to demand from its existing tenant, the Company has contracted the construction of a 70-space car park and signed an agreement with KCI Manufacturing to lease the additional space. The investment is expected to total approximately EUR0.5m.

This project is one of a number of Yew Grove's asset management initiatives to improve the Company's properties and facilitate its clients expanding and changing requirements.

Commenting on the transaction, Yew Grove CEO Jonathan Laredo said:

"We are pleased to announce that we will be providing KCI with increased and enhanced car parking facilities as well as securing the land required for any future expansion of their facilities. We believe that an active partnership with our tenants is the most productive way to help us both grow our businesses."

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Notes to editors:

Yew Grove REIT raised gross proceeds of approximately EUR75 million in June 2018 to invest in a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property, with a particular focus on well-tenanted commercial real estate assets comprising office and industrial assets let to Irish government entities (and other state bodies), IDA Ireland supported and other FDI companies, and larger corporates, located in a geographic target market.

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