Changes to Board Composition

To: RNS Date: 24 March 2015 From: F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited Changes to Board Composition The Board has previously stated that it did not anticipate making any significant changes to its composition in advance of the refinancing of the bonds and continuation vote. Following the successful outcome of both of these matters towards the end of 2014, the Board conducted a review of its composition and has put in place a plan of refreshment. At the year-end, the Board comprised six Directors, three of whom had served since the Company's launch in 2005. All three have indicated that they will retire in succession which allows refreshment of the Board without loss at one time of the embedded industry, Company and shareholder knowledge and experience they each represent. Nick Tostevin, who has been a Director since 2005, will retire from the Board at the Annual General Meeting on 28 May 2015.The Board would like to thank Nick for his outstanding contribution and commitment to the Company over this time, both as a Director and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Following a formal recruitment process, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of two new independent non-executive Directors, Peter Cornell and David Preston, both of whom will join the Board on 1 May 2015 and stand for election at the Annual General Meeting on 28 May 2015. Peter Cornell was, until 2006, Global Managing Partner of Clifford Chance. He then joined Terra Firma Capital Partners where he was Managing Director until 2011. He was a non-executive director of Circle Holdings plc from 2011 to 2013. Peter is a founding partner of Metric Capital partners in Guernsey and has a wealth of legal and commercial experience which will be of significant benefit to the Board. David Preston is Managing Director of First Names (Guernsey) Limited, a Guernsey based fiduciary and fund services business. He is a director of a number of regulated, un-listed open and closed-end real estate funds invested in the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA. He is a Chartered Accountant and has significant property, financial, corporate administration and regulatory experience. There is no information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R in relation to either of the above appointments. Following these appointments and Nick Tostevin's retirement, the Board will comprise seven Directors for a transitional period. One further long serving Director will retire at the Annual General Meeting in 2016, thereby taking the number of Directors back to six. It is the Board's intention to continue to review and refresh its composition mindful that, with a Guernsey resident majority established, the next replacement can be made from a broader and diverse universe of non-executive directors irrespective of whether or not conversion to onshore UK REIT status becomes in the best interests of shareholders. Trudi Clark will become Chairman of the Audit Committee following Nick Tostevin's retirement and the Board has also decided that, in accordance with best practice for FTSE 250 companies, it should appoint a Senior Independent Director. Martin Moore will be appointed to this position immediately following his re-election at the Annual General Meeting. All enquiries to: The Company Secretary Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited Trafalgar Court Les Banques St.PeterPort Guernsey GY1 3QL Tel: 01481 745324 Fax: 01481 745051
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