Result of General Meeting
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8 July 2026
Living REIT plc
(formerly Social Housing REIT plc)
(the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING, CHANGE OF TICKER (TIDM) AND NEW CORPORATE WEBSITE
On 19 June 2026, the Company published a shareholder circular incorporating a notice of general meeting (the "Circular") in connection with its proposed acquisition of a senior living portfolio and changes to the Company's investment objective and investment policy.
Following the general meeting ("GM") of the Company held earlier today, the Board is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolutions to approve: (i) the adoption by the Company of the new investment objective and investment policy; and (ii) the allotment and issuance of ordinary shares in the Company in connection with Acquisition, as set out in the notice of general meeting contained within the Circular (the "Notice of General Meeting"), were approved by shareholders. The resolutions put to the GM were voted on by way of a poll.
The results of the poll, including the proxy votes received, were as follows:
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Resolution |
Votes in favour1 |
Votes Against
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Total votes |
No. of Votes Withheld3 |
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No. of votes |
% of votes cast |
No. of votes |
% of votes cast |
No. of votes |
% of issued share capital voted2 |
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1 - Ordinary Resolution to approve the adoption by the Company of the New Investment Objective and Investment Policy |
182,995,145
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99.86%
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256,318
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0.14%
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183,251,463
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46.52%
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124,108
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2 - Ordinary Resolution to approve the allotment and issuance by the Company of new ordinary shares for the purposes of the Acquisition |
182,922,643
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99.83%
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305,991
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0.17%
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183,228,634
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46.51%
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146,937
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1 Includes discretionary votes.
2 Excluding treasury shares.
3 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'in favour' or 'against' a resolution.
The Board thanks shareholders for their engagement and support ahead of the GM and looks forward to the successful completion of the Acquisition as the Company enters its next phase of growth.
Every shareholder has one vote for every Share held. Where shareholders appointed the Chair of the GM as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions, and as such their Shares have been included in the 'votes in favour' column. As at 8 July 2026, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 393,916,490 Shares. The Company holds 450,000 Shares in treasury, which do not carry voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 393,466,490.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Circular and Notice of General Meeting dated 19 June 2026, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.socialhousingreit.com.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of all the resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
All capitalised terms not otherwise defined in the text of this announcement have the meanings set out in the Circular.
Change of TIDM and New Corporate Website
The Board also announces that, following the GM held today, the Company's ticker (TIDM) will be changed from 'SOHO' to 'LIVE', effective from 8.00 a.m. on 9 July 2026. The Company's ISIN, SEDOL and Legal Entity Identifier all remain unchanged.
The Company also announces that, with effect from 9 July 2026, it will be launching a new corporate website, which will be accessible at www.livingreit.com.
Shareholders are unaffected by the change of TIDM, and existing share certificates will remain valid and should be retained.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE CONTACT:
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Living REIT plc |
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Jos Short |
Via Lauder Teacher Associates |
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Atrato Partners Limited |
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Michael Carey |
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Natalie Markham |
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Eddie Gilbourne |
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Deutsche Numis (Corporate Broker & Financial Adviser) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7545 8000 |
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Hugh Jonathan
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Amit Wangoo |
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Lauder Teacher (Financial PR Adviser) |
livingreit@lauderteacher.com |
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Colm Lauder |
Tel: +44 (0) 7787 444 960 |
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Andrew Teacher |
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Shirin Iqbal |
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The Company's LEI is 213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.
Further information on the Company can be found on its website at www.socialhousingreit.com (expected to change to www.livingreit.com, with effect from 9 July 2026).
NOTES:
Living REIT is a UK-listed real estate investment trust that aims to provide shareholders with stable, long-term, inflation-aligned income through investment in a portfolio of Living assets.
The Company invests in structurally supported areas of the UK residential property market, with a focus on delivering resilient income and positive social impact. This includes investments in specialised supported housing, senior living and care homes.
Living REIT's properties provide essential social infrastructure, supporting residents and communities whilst seeking to generate an attractive, inflation-aligned total return for shareholders.
The Company is listed on the Closed-ended investment funds category of the FCA's Official List and its Ordinary Shares are traded on the LSE's Main Market.
Atrato Partners Limited is the Company's Investment Manager.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction.
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.
Deutsche Bank AG is a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany with its principal office in Frankfurt am Main. It is registered with the local district court (Amtsgericht) in Frankfurt am Main under No HRB 30000 and licensed to carry on banking business and to provide financial services. The London branch of Deutsche Bank AG is registered as a branch office in the register of companies for England and Wales at Companies House (branch registration number BR000005) with its registered branch office address and principal place of business at 21, Moorfields, London EC2Y 9DB. Deutsche Bank AG is subject to supervision by the European Central Bank (ECB), Sonnemannstrasse 22, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht or BaFin), Graurheindorfer Strasse 108, 53117 Bonn and Marie-CurieStrasse 24-28, 60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. With respect to activities undertaken in the United Kingdom, Deutsche Bank AG is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. It is subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of Deutsche Bank AG's authorisation and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from Deutsche Bank AG on request.
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, which is trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis ("Deutsche Numis") is acting exclusively for the Company and no other person in connection with the Proposals and will not be responsible to any person other than the Company for providing the protections offered to clients of Deutsche Numis nor for providing advice in relation to the Proposals, the contents of this announcement, or any other matter referred to herein. Neither Deutsche Numis nor any of its affiliates (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents), owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Deutsche Numis in connection with the Proposals, this announcement, any matter referred to herein or otherwise.
The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under the securities law of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and otherwise in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Neither the Shares nor the Consideration Shares have been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any US regulatory authority, nor have such authorities reviewed or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Circular. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
The Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and, as such, investors will not be entitled to the benefits of the Investment Company Act.
Information regarding forward-looking statements
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Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors may cause the actual results or performance of the Group, the Target, the Enlarged Group or the Acquisition to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the actual results or performance of the Group, the Target, the Enlarged Group or the Acquisition to differ materially from the expectations of the Company include, amongst other things, general business and economic conditions globally, industry and market trends, competition, changes in government and changes in law, regulation and policy, including in relation to taxation, interest rates, the impact of any acquisitions or similar transactions, IT system and technology failures, political and economic uncertainty and other factors. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors.
Neither the Company nor any of its Directors, officers or advisers provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement.
Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement apply only as at the date of this announcement. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations (including under the UK Listing Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and UK MAR) the Company is not under any obligation and the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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