Appointment of Director

To:                  RNS
From:              F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited
L.E.I.:              213800A2B1H4ULF3K397
Date:               13 January 2017

Appointment of Director

Following the Interim Results announcement  in August 2016, in which it was indicated that Peter Niven would retire from the Board at the May 2017 AGM, the Board engaged an independent recruitment agent to assist in the process of seeking a replacement and this process has now been completed.

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Paul Marcuse as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 12 January 2017.

Mr Marcuse has approximately 35 years’ experience in the real estate and finance sectors. He was Head of Global Real Estate at UBS Global Asset Management between 2007 and 2012. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers.

Mr Marcuse is currently Chairman of the Management Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Chairman of the West Midlands Land Commission and holds several other Senior Advisor roles.

There is no information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R.

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The Company Secretary
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Trafalgar Court
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St. Peter Port
Guernsey
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