British Empire Trust plc Appoints Nigel Rich as Non-Executive Chairman of Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT plc with Effect from 1 January 2017

Urban Logistics REIT PLC is a United Kingdom-based property investment company. The Company is focused on a specialist sub-sector of the United Kingdom real estate market, investing in mid-sized urban logistics buildings up to 200,000 square feet. The Company is the REIT to focus on specialist last mile / last touch logistics assets, with a tenant base which delivers essential goods within the United Kingdom. It is principally comprised of three asset classes: Industrial, Offices and Retail, and Logistics. It invests in United Kingdom-based industrial and logistics properties with a view to delivering dividends and capital returns to its shareholders. The Company invests in assets that comprise an interest in freehold or leasehold property. It is also focused on investing in smaller single-let logistics sites. It invests in various geographical locations, such as Midlands, Southeast, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Scotland. The investment manager of the Company is PCP2 Limited.