27 July 2022
Residential Secure Income plc
Dividend Declaration
Residential Secure Income plc (LSE: RESI), which invests in independent retirement living and shared ownership to deliver secure, inflation-linked returns, is pleased to declare the third interim dividend of 1.29 pence per Ordinary Share to be paid in the financial year to 30 September 2022 in line with the year's target1 of 5.16 pence per share.
The full 1.29 pence of the dividend will be paid as a Property Income Distribution ("PID") in respect of the Company's tax-exempt property rental business.
The dividend will be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the register as at 5 August 2022. The ex-dividend date is 4 August 2022.
Over time, ReSI expects its dividends to increase broadly in line with inflation and targets a total return in excess of 8% per annum1. ReSI intends to pay dividends to shareholders on a quarterly basis and in accordance with the REIT regime.
1 These are targets only and not a profit forecast. There can be no assurance that the targets will be met.
For further information, please contact:
| ReSI Capital Management Limited / Gresham House Housing Ben Fry Brandon Holloway
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+44 (0) 20 7382 0900
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| Peel Hunt LLP Luke Simpson Huw Jeremy
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+44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
| KL Communications Charles Gorman Charlotte Francis Millie Steyn | +44 (0) 20 3995 6673
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Notes:
Residential Secure Income plc ("ReSI plc" LSE: RESI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering secure, inflation-linked returns with a focus on two resident sub-sectors in UK residential - independent retirement rentals and shared ownership - underpinned by an ageing demographic and untapped and strong demand for affordable home ownership.
ReSI plc targets a secure, long-dated, inflation-linked dividend of 5.16 pence per share p.a.[i] (paid quarterly) and a total return in excess of 8.0% per annum. As at 30 June 2022, including committed acquisitions, ReSI plc's portfolio comprises 3,291 properties, with an (unaudited) IFRS fair value of £389mn[ii].
ReSI plc's purpose is to deliver affordable, high-quality, safe homes with great customer service and long-term stability of tenure for residents. We achieve this through meeting demand from housing developers, housing associations, local authorities, and private developers for long-term investment partners to accelerate the development of socially and economically beneficial affordable housing.
ReSI plc's subsidiary, ReSI Housing Limited, is registered as a for-profit Registered Provider of social housing, and so provides a unique proposition to its housing developer partners, being a long-term private sector landlord within the social housing regulatory environment. As a Registered Provider, ReSI Housing can acquire affordable housing subject to s106 planning restrictions and housing funded by government grant.
About Gresham House and Gresham House Real Estate
Gresham House is a London Stock Exchange quoted specialist alternative asset manager committed to operating responsibly and sustainably, taking the long view in delivering sustainable investment solutions.
Gresham House Real Estate has an unparalleled track record in the affordable housing sector over 20 years, with a 30-strong housing investment team with an average of 20 years' relevant experience.
Gresham House Real Estate offers long term equity investments into UK housing, through listed and unlisted housing investment vehicles, each focused on addressing different areas of the affordable housing problem. Each fund aims to deliver stable and secure inflation-linked returns whilst providing social and environmental benefits to its residents, the local community, and the wider economy.
Further information on ReSI plc is available at www.resi-reit.com, and further information on Gresham House is available at www.greshamhouse.com
[i] The dividend target and total return target are targets only and are not profit forecasts. There can be no assurance that either target will be met and they should not be taken as an indication of the Company's future results.
[ii] excluding the finance lease gross up and including £15mn of committed acquisitions
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