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Grit Real Estate Income Group (GR1T)
Results of General Meeting: Bora and Acacia Estate disposals
16-Feb-2024 / 10:00 GMT/BST
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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:
Votes in Votes
favour against Number of Number of
resolution resolution shares shares
as a as a voted at GM abstained
percentage percentage as a as a
Resolutions of total of total Number of percentage percentage
proposed at number of number of shares voted of shares of shares
the GM shares shares at GM in issue in issue
voted at GM voted at GM
(rounded to (rounded to
(rounded to (rounded to 2 decimal 2 decimal
2 decimal 2 decimal place)* place)*
place)* place)*
Ordinary
Resolution
number 1:
To approve
the Bora
Investment 93.87% 0.00% 283,365,621 57.23% 3.74%
and authorise
the Board to
implement the
Bora
Investment
Ordinary
Resolution
Number 2:
To approve
the DH 93.87% 0.00% 283,365,621 57.23% 3.74%
Disposal and
authorise the
Board to
implement the
DH Disposal
* 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:
1 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 +44 20 3772 4697
(Sales)
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 2 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.
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ISIN: GG00BMDHST63
Category Code: ROM
TIDM: GR1T
LEI Code: 21380084LCGHJRS8CN05
Sequence No.: 304371
EQS News ID: 1839163
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