Hibernia REIT : Directorate Change

Hibernia announces appointment of new Director

Hibernia REIT plc ('Hibernia' or the 'Company') announces the appointment of Frank Kenny to the board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 8 November 2017.

Frank Kenny is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Willett Companies LLC, a property investment company which specialises in multi-tenanted office and retail properties on the East Coast of the United States. He has more than 35 years' experience in the Irish and U.S. property markets and was one of the founders of Hibernia. Prior to the management internalisation in November 2015 he was a Director of WK Nowlan REIT Management Limited, the investment manager of Hibernia, and since then has acted as a Senior Adviser to the Company.

Hibernia confirms that no information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rules 6.6.7 of the Irish Stock Exchange or 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Authority.

Frank Kenny currently holds 5,530,234 Ordinary Shares in Hibernia.

ENDS

Contacts:

Hibernia REIT plc +353 1 536 9100

Tom Edwards-Moss, Chief Financial Officer

Sean O'Dwyer, Company Secretary

Murray Consultants

Doug Keatinge: +353 86 037 4163,dkeatinge@murrayconsultants.ie

Jill Farrelly: +353 87 738 6608,jfarrelly@murrayconsultants.ie

About Hibernia REIT plc

Hibernia REIT plc is a Dublin-focused Real Estate Investment Trust ('REIT'), listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, which owns and develops Irish property. All of Hibernia's portfolio of properties is in Dublin and it specialises in city centre offices.