GRIT REAL ESTATE
INCOME GROUP LIMITED
(Registered in
Guernsey)
(Registration number:
68739)
LSE share code: GR1T
SEM share code (dual currency
trading): DEL.N0000 (USD) / DEL.C0000(MUR)
ISIN: GG00BMDHST63
LEI:
21380084LCGHJRS8CN05
(“Grit” or the “Company” and, together with its
subsidiaries, the "Group")
RESULTS OF THE
GENERAL MEETING
The board of
Directors of Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited
(the
"Board")
is pleased to
announce that at the general
meeting of the Company (“GM”) held at Unity Building, The Precinct, M2
Junction, B11 Fond du Sac Road, Grand Baie at 1.00 p.m. (MUT) /
9.00 a.m. (GMT) today, Friday, 16 February 2024, all resolutions
were passed by the Company’s shareholders.
Bronwyn Knight,
CEO of
Grit, commented:
“We are pleased to
announce 93.87% support for the Bora and Acacia transactions,
reaffirming the Board’s strategy of asset recycling at, or close
to, book value and reinforces the Group’s audited net asset value
at 30 June 2023. The resultant US$48.5 million GREA equity
subscription will be used to reduce debt and applied towards
development projects that are expected to meaningfully contribute
to ESG impact, accelerated NAV growth and fee income generation to
the Group, as is contemplated under the Grit 2.0
strategy.”
The Public Investment Corporation
of South Africa ("PIC") are a related party in relation to the
transaction and did not vote their shares. Adjusting for this, the
participation rate was 72.3%. The detailed results of the voting,
are as follows:
Resolutions
proposed at the GM
|
Votes in favour
resolution as a percentage of total number of shares voted at
GM
(rounded to 2
decimal place)*
|
Votes against
resolution as a percentage of total number of shares voted at
GM
(rounded to 2
decimal place)*
|
Number of shares
voted at GM
|
Number of shares
voted at GM as a percentage of shares in issue
(rounded to 2
decimal place)*
|
Number of shares
abstained as a percentage of shares in issue
(rounded to 2
decimal place)*
|
Ordinary Resolution number
1:
To approve the Bora Investment and
authorise the Board to implement the Bora Investment
|
93.87%
|
0.00%
|
283,365,621
|
57.23%
|
3.74%
|
Ordinary Resolution Number
2:
To approve the DH Disposal and
authorise the Board to implement the DH Disposal
|
93.87%
|
0.00%
|
283,365,621
|
57.23%
|
3.74%
|
*
Percentages
are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast (which does
not include votes withheld).
Total number of shares with voting
rights in issue as at the date of the GM was
495,092,339.
In accordance with
Listing Rule 9.6.2 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority
("FCA"),
a copy of the resolutions passed at the GM has been submitted to
the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available to the public for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Terms not otherwise
defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the
Circular issued by Grit on 29 January 2024.
By Order of the Board
16 February 2024
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Grit Real Estate
Income Group Limited
|
|
Bronwyn Knight, Chief Executive
Officer
|
+230 269 7090
|
Darren Veenhuis, Investor
Relations
|
+44 779 512 3402
|
|
|
Cavendish Capital
Markets Limited – UK Financial Adviser
|
|
James King/Teddy Whiley (Corporate
Finance)
|
+44 20 7220 0500
|
Justin Zawoda-Martin / Daniel
Balabanoff / Pauline Tribe (Sales)
|
+44 20 3772 4697
|
|
|
Perigeum Capital
Ltd – SEM Authorised Representative and Sponsor
|
|
Shamin A. Sookia
|
+230 402 0894
|
Darren Chinasamy
|
+230 402 0898
|
|
|
Capital Markets
Brokers Ltd – Mauritian Sponsoring Broker
|
|
Elodie Lan Hun Kuen
|
+230 402 0280
|
NOTES:
Grit Real Estate Income Group
Limited is the leading pan-African woman led real estate company
focused on investing in, developing and actively managing a
diversified portfolio of assets in carefully selected African
countries (excluding South Africa). These high-quality assets are
underpinned by predominantly US$ and Euro denominated long-term
leases with a wide range of blue-chip multi-national tenant
covenants across a diverse range of robust property
sectors.
The Company is committed to
delivering strong and sustainable income for shareholders, with the
potential for income and capital growth.
The Company holds its primary
listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GR1T
and a dual currency trading secondary listing on the Stock Exchange
of Mauritius (SEM: DEL.N0000 (USD) / DEL.C0000 (MUR)).
Further information
on the Company is available at http://grit.group.
Directors:
Peter Todd (Chairman), Bronwyn
Knight (Chief Executive Officer)*, Leon van de Moortele (Chief
Financial Officer)*, David Love+, Catherine McIlraith+, Jonathan
Crichton+, Cross Kgosidiile, Nigel Nunoo+ and Lynette
Finlay+.
(* Executive Director)
(+
independent Non-Executive
Director)
Company
secretary: Intercontinental
Fund Services Limited
Registered
address: PO Box 186, Royal
Chambers, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1
4HP
Registrar and
transfer agent (Mauritius):
Intercontinental Secretarial Services Limited
UK
Transfer secretary: Link Market Services
Limited
SEM authorised
representative and sponsor:
Perigeum Capital Ltd
Mauritian
sponsoring broker: Capital
Markets Brokers Ltd
This notice is issued pursuant to
the FCA Listing Rules, SEM Listing Rules 15.24 and the Mauritian
Securities Act 2005. The Board of the Company accepts full
responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in
this communiqué.