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abrdn European Logistics Income plc

Prospectus Jul 4, 2019

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Prospectus 2019

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC

Placing, Open Offer and Offer for Subscription of Ordinary Shares and Share Issuance Programme

SUMMARY

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections A – E (A.1 – E.7). This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and issuer. Some Elements are not required to be addressed which means there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may be required to be inserted into the summary because of the type of securities and issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of "Not applicable".

Section A – Introduction and warnings
Element Disclosure
Requirement
Disclosure
A.1 Warning This summary should be read as an introduction to the Prospectus.
Any decision to invest in Shares should be based on consideration
of the Prospectus as a whole by the investor. Where a claim relating
to the information contained in the Prospectus is brought before a
court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national legislation of the
Member States, have to bear the costs of translating the Prospectus
before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only
to those persons who have tabled the summary including any
translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading, inaccurate
or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the
Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other
parts of the Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors
when considering whether to invest in such securities.
A.2 Subsequent resale or final
placement of securities
through financial
intermediaries
The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus by financial
intermediaries in connection with the subsequent resale or final
placement of securities by financial intermediaries.
The
offer
period
within
which
any
subsequent
resale
or
final
placement of securities by financial intermediaries can be made and
for which consent to use the Prospectus is given commences on
5 July 2019 and closes at 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.
Information on the terms and conditions of any subsequent
resale
or
final
placement
of
securities
by
any
financial
intermediary is to be provided at the time of the offer by the
financial intermediary.
Section B – Issuer
Element Disclosure
Requirement
Disclosure
B.1 Legal and commercial
name
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
B.2 Domicile and legal form The
Company
was
incorporated
in
England
and
Wales
on
25 October 2017 with registered number 11032222 as a public
company limited by shares under the Companies Act. The principal
legislation under which the Company operates is the Companies
Act.

1

B.5 Group description The Company is the holding company of the Group and has the
following subsidiaries:
Name Place of
incorporation
Principal
activity
Proportion of
ownership
interest (%)
ASELI France Holding SAS France Intermediate
holding
100
ASELI Meung SCI France company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Avignon SCI France company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Waddinxveen B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Flörsheim B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Leon B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Eriensee B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Netherlands I B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI Netherlands II B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
ASELI 's-Heerenberg B.V. The
Netherlands
company
Property
holding
100
PDC Industrial Centre 72 Sp. Z.o.o Poland company
Property
holding
company
100
The Board intends that further companies and intermediate holding
companies will be set up to hold any additional properties which
may be acquired by the Group.
B.6 Major shareholders Other than as set out in the table below, as at 4 July 2019 (being the
latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Summary) the
Company was not aware of any person who was directly or indirectly
interested in 3 per cent. or more of the issued share capital of the
Company:
Name Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage
of issued
share capital
%
East Riding of Yorkshire Pension Fund
Aberdeen Private Wealth Management
Investec Wealth & Investment Ireland
CCLA Investment Management Limited
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
Quilter Cheviot Investment Management
Close Brothers Asset Management
Hargreaves Lansdown Nominees Limited
AJ Bell
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (ND)
JM Finn Nominees Limited
20,000,000
15,700,745
14,564,351
12,442,604
10,694,362
9,433,831
9,362,403
8,653,952
8,341,389
7,317,335
5,866,097
10.7
8.4
7.8
6.6
5.7
5.0
5.0
4.6
4.4
3.9
3.1
As at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the
publication of this Summary) the interests of the Directors and their
connected persons in the issued share capital of the Company were
as follows:
Director Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage
of issued
share capital
(%)
Anthony Roper
Caroline Gulliver
John Heawood
Diane Wilde
30,000
25,000
20,000
20,000
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
All holders of Ordinary Shares have the same voting rights in
respect of the share capital of the Company.
B.7 Key financial information The selected historical financial information set out below, which
has been prepared under IFRS, has been extracted without material
adjustment from the audited consolidated financial statements of
the Group for the period from the Company's incorporation to
31 December 2018:
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at
31 December
2018
(Audited)
€'000
Non-Current Assets
Investment property(1)
Current Assets
148,918
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
11,679
50,133
210,730
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables
Total Current Liabilities
Net assets
8,657
8,657
202,073
Net Asset Value per
Share (basic) (€)
EPRA Net Asset Value per Share (€)
1.08
1.08
(1) The fair value of investment properties amounted to €149,185,000. The
difference between the fair value and the value per the consolidated balance
sheet at 31 December 2018 consists of accrued income relating to the pre
payment for rent-free periods recognised over the life of the lease totalling
€267,000 which is separately recorded in the financial statements as a current
asset.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Financial
period from
the Company's
incorporation to
31 December
2018
(Audited)
€'000
Rental income
Other operating income
Total revenue
Losses on revaluation of investment properties
Total income and losses on investments
Expenditure
Investment management fee
Direct property expenses
SPV property management fee
Other expenses
Total expenditure
Net operating return before finance costs
Finance Costs
Finance costs
Net return before taxation
Net return for the period
Other Comprehensive Income to be Reclassified to Profit or Loss
Currency translation differences on initial capital proceeds
Currency translation on conversion of distribution payments
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive return for the period
Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per Share
EPRA earnings per Share
Save to the extent disclosed below, there has been no significant
change to the Company's financial condition and operating results
during or subsequent to the period covered by the historical key
2,323
211
2,534
(4,080)
(1,546)
(587)
(225)
(26)
(1,005)
(1,843)
(3,389)
(658)
(4,047)
(4,047)
407
(100)
307
(3,740)
(2.45c)
0.18c
financial information:
On 13 December 2017 the Company raised gross proceeds of
*
£187,500,000 at launch pursuant to a placing and offer for
subscription of Ordinary Shares.
On 15 December 2017 the entire issued share capital of the
*
Company was admitted to the premium listing segment of the
Official List and to trading on the Main Market.
On 8 January 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to
*
acquire Flörsheim Logistics Park, Frankfurt for an acquisition
price of €20.1 million.
On 8 June 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to acquire
*
a development in a modern logistics hub located in Erlensee
Langendiebach,
Frankfurt
for
an
acquisition
€33.3 million.
price
of
On
25
July
2018
the
Company
exchanged
*
contracts
to
acquire
a
freehold
distribution
France, for an acquisition price of €44.5 million.
conditional
warehouse
in
On 26 July 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to acquire
*
a logistics warehouse near Leon, Spain for an acquisition price
of €15.3 million.
On 6 August 2018 the Company signed an agreement to
*
acquire
a
freehold
logistics
warehouse
in
Netherlands for an acquisition price of €26.5 million.
Ede
in
the
* On 5 September 2018 the Company declared a first interim
dividend of 0.7p per Ordinary Share in respect of the period
from initial launch to 30 June 2018. The first interim dividend
was paid on 28 September 2018 to Shareholders on the
register on 14 September 2018.
* On 1 November 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to
acquire
a
development
in
Oss,
the
Netherlands,
for
an
acquisition price of €15.7 million.
* On 19 November 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to
acquire a logistics warehouse in Zeewolde, the Netherlands,
for
a
purchase
price
of
€29.25
million.
This
purchase
completed on 14 June 2019.
* On 21 November 2018 the Company declared a second
interim dividend of 1.0p per Ordinary Share in respect of the
period from initial launch to 30 September 2018. The second
interim
dividend
was
paid
on
20
December
2018
to
Shareholders on the register on 30 November 2018.
* On 23 November 2018 the Company exchanged contracts to
acquire a logistics warehouse located in Meung-sur-Loire,
France for €23.5 million.
* On 20 December 2018 the Company announced that it will
seek to target for an investor at launch an annual yield of
5.0 per cent. per Ordinary Share (in Euro terms for an investor
at
launch),
a reduction
from
the
5.5
per
cent.
previously
announced. The Company also announced that the Annual
Management
Fee
(as
defined
below)
applied
to
the
first
€500 million of assets will be reduced from 0.95 per cent. to
0.75 per cent. of the net asset value as calculated under the
Management Agreement.
* On 15 February 2019 the Company completed the purchase
of
a
logistics
warehouse
located
in
Meung-sur-Loire
for
€23.5 million. In addition, the Company entered into of a
new
secured
loan
facility
with
BayernLB
for
€33
million
Group's
secured
over
the
Noves
and
Meung-sur-Loire
properties.
* On 20 February 2019 the Company exchanged contracts to
acquire a freehold logistics warehouse near Krakow, Poland
for an acquisition price of €24.5 million. Completion of the
acquisition was announced on 6 March 2019.
* On 22 February 2019 the Company declared a third interim
dividend of 1.3p per Ordinary Share in respect of the period
from initial launch to 31 December 2018. The third interim
dividend was paid on 22 March 2019 to Shareholders on the
register on 8 March 2019.
* On 6 March 2019 the Company completed its purchase of a
logistics property in Erlensee, Germany for a final acquisition
price of €32.3 million. In addition, the Company entered into
two new secured loan facilities with DZ HYP AG secured over
Group's
the
Erlensee
and
Flörsheim
properties
for
€17.8 million and €12.4 million respectively.
* On 23 May 2019 the Company completed the purchase of the
logistics warehouse near Leon, Spain for €15.3 million.
On
12
June
2019
the
Company
declared
a
dividend
of
*
1.27
pence
per
Share
in
respect
of
the
quarter
ended
31 March 2019.
On
17
June
2019
the
Company
exchanged
contracts
to
*
's-Heerenberg
acquire
a
logistics
warehouse
in
in
the
Netherlands
for
€24
million.
On
the
same
date,
the
Company
completed
the
acquisition
of
the
logistics
warehouse in Zeewolde in the Netherlands. In addition, the
Company entered into a new term loan facility for €37.7 million
with Berlin Hyp secured over its assets in Ede, Oss and
Waddinxveen in the Netherlands.
On 27 June 2019, the Company entered into a new loan
*
facility for €8 million with Berlin Hyp in relation to its proposed
acquisition of the 's-Heerenberg asset.
B.8 Key pro forma financial
information
Not applicable. No pro forma financial information is included.
B.9 Profit forecast Not applicable. No profit forecast or estimate made.
B.10 Description of the nature
of any qualifications in
the audit report on the
historical financial
information
Not
applicable.
The
audit
report
on
the
historical
financial
information
incorporated
by
reference
in
the
Registration
Document is not qualified.
B.11 Qualified working capital Not applicable. The Company is of the opinion that the working
capital
available
to
the
Group
is
sufficient
for
its
present
requirements, that is for at least the next 12 months from the date
of this Summary.
B.34 Investment policy Investment Objective
To aim to provide a regular and attractive level of income return
together with the potential for long term income and capital growth
from investing in high quality European logistics real estate.
Investment Policy
To deliver the investment
objective through investment in,
and
"big
box"
management
of,
a
diversified
portfolio
of
logistics
warehouses and "last mile" urban logistics assets in Europe.
The Company will invest in a portfolio of assets diversified by both
geography and tenant throughout Europe, predominantly targeting
well-located
assets
at
established
distribution
hubs
and
within
population centres. In particular, the Investment Manager will seek
to identify assets benefitting from long-term, index–linked, leases as
well as those which may benefit from structural change, and will
take into account several factors, including but not limited to:
the property characteristics (such as location, building quality,
*
scale,
transportation
links,
workforce
availability
and
operational efficiencies);
the terms of the lease (focusing on duration, inflation-linked
*
terms, the basis for rent reviews, and the potential for growth in
rental income); and
The Company will invest either
directly or
through holdings in
special purpose vehicles, partnerships, trusts or other structures.
The Company may forward fund the development of, or commit to
the forward purchase of, new assets when the Investment Manager
believes that to do so would enhance returns for Shareholders and/
or secure an asset at an attractive yield. The Company intends that
forward
funded
or
forward
purchased
assets will
be wholly or
predominantly pre-let at the time the investments are committed to.
Diversification of risk
The Company will at all times invest and manage its assets in a
manner which is consistent with the spreading of investment risk.
The following investment limits and restrictions will apply to the
Company
and
its
business
which,
where
appropriate,
will
be
measured at the time of investment and once the Company is
fully invested:
the Company will only invest in assets located in Europe;

no
more
than
50
per
cent.
of
Gross
Assets
will
be
concentrated in a single country;
no single asset may represent more than 20 per cent. of Gross
*
Assets;
forward funded commitments will be wholly or predominantly
*
pre-let and the Company's overall exposure to forward funded
commitments will be limited to 20 per cent. of Gross Assets;
the Company's maximum exposure to any single developer
*
will be limited to 20 per cent. of Gross Assets;
the Company will not invest in other closed-ended investment
*
companies;
the Company may only invest in assets with tenants which
*
have been classified by the Investment Manager's investment
process, as having strong financial covenants; and
no single tenant will represent more than 20 per cent. of the
*
Company's annual gross income measured annually.
The Company will not be required to dispose of any asset or to
rebalance the Portfolio as a result of a change in the respective
valuations of its assets.
The Company intends to conduct its affairs so as to continue to
qualify as an investment trust for the purposes of section 1158 of the
CTA 2010.
Borrowing and gearing
The
Company
uses
gearing
with
the
objective
of
improving
Shareholder returns. Debt is typically secured at the asset level
and potentially at the Company level with or without a charge over
some or all of the Company's assets, depending on the optimal
structure for the Company and having consideration to key metrics
including lender diversity, cost of debt, debt type and maturity
profiles.
Borrowings
are
typically
non-recourse
and
secured
against
individual
assets
or
groups
of
assets
and
the
aggregate
borrowings
are
always
subject
to
an
absolute
maximum,
calculated at the time of drawdown for a property purchase, of
50 per cent. of Gross Assets. Where borrowings are secured
against a group of assets, such group of assets will not exceed
25 per cent. of Gross Assets in order to ensure that investment risk
remains suitably spread.
The Board has established gearing guidelines for the AIFM in order
to maintain an appropriate level and structure of gearing within the
parameters set out above. Under these guidelines, aggregate asset
level gearing will sit, as determined by the Board, at or around
35 per cent. of Gross Assets. This level may fluctuate as and when
new
assets
are
acquired
until
longer
term
funding
has
been
established or whilst short term asset management initiatives are
being undertaken.
The Board will keep the level of borrowings under review. In the
event of a breach of the investment guidelines and restrictions set
out above, the AIFM will inform the Board upon becoming aware of
the same, and if the Board considers the breach to be material,
notification will be made to a Regulatory Information Service and the
AIFM will look to resolve the breach with the agreement of the
Board. The Directors may require that the Company's assets are
managed
with
the
objective
of
bringing
borrowings
within
the
appropriate
limit
while
taking
due
account
of
the
interests
of
Shareholders. Accordingly, corrective measures may not have to be
taken
immediately
if
this
would
be
detrimental
to
Shareholder
interests.
Any material change to the Company's investment policy set out
above will require the approval of Shareholders by way of an
ordinary resolution at a general meeting and the approval of the
FCA.
Non-material
changes
to
the
investment
policy
may
be
approved by the Board.
B.35 Borrowing limits The
Company
uses
gearing
with
the
objective
of
improving
Shareholder returns. Debt is typically secured at the asset level
and potentially at the Company level with or without a charge over
some or all of the Company's assets, depending on the optimal
structure for the Company and having consideration to key metrics
including lender diversity, cost of debt, debt type and maturity
profiles.
Borrowings
are
typically
non-recourse
and
secured
against
individual
assets
or
groups
of
assets
and
the
aggregate
borrowings
are
always
subject
to
an
absolute
maximum,
calculated at the time of drawdown for a property purchase, of
50 per cent. of Gross Assets. Where borrowings are secured
against a group of assets, such group of assets will not exceed
25 per cent. of Gross Assets in order to ensure that investment risk
remains suitably spread.
The Board has established gearing guidelines for the AIFM in order
to maintain an appropriate level and structure of gearing within the
parameters set out above. Under these guidelines, aggregate asset
level gearing will sit, as determined by the Board, at or around
35 per cent. of Gross Assets. This level may fluctuate as and when
new
assets
are
acquired
until
longer
term
funding
has
been
established or whilst short term asset management initiatives are
being undertaken.
notification will be made to a Regulatory Information Service and the
AIFM will look to resolve the breach with the agreement of the
Board. The Directors may require that the Company's assets are
managed
with
the
objective
of
bringing
borrowings
within
the
appropriate
limit
while
taking
due
account
of
the
interests
of
Shareholders. Accordingly, corrective measures may not have to be
taken
immediately
if
this
would
be
detrimental
to
Shareholder
interests.
B.36 Regulatory status As an investment trust, the Company is not regulated as a collective
investment scheme by the FCA. However, the Company is subject
to the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules, the Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation.
B.37 Typical investor An investment in the Shares is only suitable for institutional investors
and professionally advised, or non-advised, private investors who
understand, and are capable of evaluating, the merits and risks of
such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to
bear any losses (which may equal the whole amount invested) that
may result from such an investment. Such investors may wish to
consult
an
independent
financial
adviser
who
specialises
in
advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities before
investing
in
Shares
in
the
Issue
and/or
the
Share
Issuance
Programme.
B.38 Investment of 20 per cent.
or more in single
underlying asset or
investment company
Not applicable. The Company will not invest 20 per cent. or more of
its
gross
assets
in
a
single
underlying
issuer
or
investment
company.
B.39 Investment of 40 per cent.
or more in single
underlying asset or
investment company
Not applicable. The Company will not invest 40 per cent. or more of
its gross assets in another collective investment undertaking.
B.40 Applicant's service
providers
The AIFM
Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company has
appointed
Aberdeen
Standard
Fund
Managers
Limited
as
the
Company's alternative investment fund manager for the purposes of
the AIFM Rules. The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to
the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland
Limited as Investment Manager.
Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM is
responsible for portfolio and risk management on behalf of the
Company and will carry out the on-going oversight functions and
supervision
and
ensure
compliance
with
the
applicable
requirements of the AIFM Rules. The AIFM and the Investment
Manager are both legally and operationally independent of the
Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM is
entitled to receive a stepped annual management fee (the '"Annual
Management Fee") calculated by reference to the Net Asset Value
(as calculated under IFRS) on the following basis:
Net Asset Value Annual management
fee (percentage of
Net Asset Value)
On such part of the Net Asset Value that is less than or equal 0.75 per cent.
to €1.25 billion
€1.25 billion
On such part of the Net Asset Value that is more than 0.60 per cent.
quarter. The Annual Management Fee is payable in Euros quarterly in
arrears, save for any period which is less than a full calendar
In addition, the AIFM is entitled to reimbursement for all cost and
expenses properly incurred by the AIFM and/or the Investment
Manager in the performance of their respective duties under the
Management Agreement.
There
management
Manager.
are
no
performance,
acquisition,
exit
or
fees
payable
to
the
AIFM
and/or
the
property
Investment
and
programme.
The AIFM has also been appointed to provide promotional and
communication services to the Company, including enabling its
participation in the Aberdeen Standard Investment Trust share plan
promotional
programme.
Aberdeen
Standard
charges an annual fee of around 0.05 per cent. of the net assets
of each participating investment trust which is at least matched by
Aberdeen Standard Investments to cover the costs of delivering the
Investments
Administrator and Company Secretary
terms
of
The AIFM has also been appointed by the Company under the
the
Management
Agreement
to
provide
administration services to the Company and provide the general
company secretarial functions required by the Companies Act.
day-to-day
the
Company
Company.
In this role, the AIFM will provide certain administrative services to
which
includes
reporting
the
Net
bookkeeping and accounts preparation. The AIFM may delegate
the provision of these accounting and administration services to a
delegated service provider, currently State Street Bank and Trust
Asset
Value,
The AIFM has also delegated the provision of the general company
secretarial services to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.
The
AIFM
pocket
incurred
services.
€145,000
charges
an
additional
fee
of
(subject to an annual uplift at the rate of RPI to be effective from the
1 January each year) to the Company for the provision of these
services. The AIFM is also entitled to reimbursement of all out-of
costs,
expenses
and
charges
reasonably
and
on
behalf
of
the
Company
in
connection
per
annum
properly
with
these
Depositary
NatWest
Trustee
and
Depositary
Services
Limited
is
the
sole
depositary of the Company and, pursuant to the terms of the
Depositary
Agreement
with
the
AIFM
and
the
Company,
is
responsible for ensuring the Company's cash flows are properly
maintained; for the safekeeping of custody and non-custody assets
of the Company; and the oversight and supervision of the AIFM and
the Company.
The Depositary is entitled to receive from the Company a periodic
fee (together with VAT) equal to 0.01 per cent. of the Net Asset
Value
per
annum
calculated
quarterly.
The
Depositary
is
also
entitled to certain variable transaction and custody charges on an
agreed basis. These costs are borne by the Company.
Registrar
Equiniti Limited has been appointed as the Company's Registrar
pursuant to the Registrar Agreement. The Registrar is entitled to a
fee calculated on the basis of the number of Shareholders and the
number
of
transfers
processed
(exclusive
of
any
VAT).
The
Registrar is also
entitled to
reimbursement
of all
out-of-pocket
costs, expenses and charges properly incurred on behalf of the
Company.
Receiving Agent
The
Company
has
also
appointed
Equiniti
Limited
to
provide
receiving agent services in connection with the Open Offer and the
Offer for Subscription.
Auditor
KPMG LLP has been appointed
auditor of the Company. The
Auditor is entitled to an annual fee from the Company, which fee will
be agreed with the Board each year in advance of the Auditor
commencing audit work.
B.41 Regulatory status of
AIFM, the investment
manager and custodian
The AIFM is authorised and regulated by the FCA (FCA registration
number
121803)
as
a
full-scope
alternative
investment
fund
manager for the purposes of the AIFM Rules.
The Investment Manager is authorised and regulated by Central
Bank of Ireland (registration number C181127) to provide portfolio
management functions.
The Depositary is authorised and regulated by the FCA.
B.42 Calculation of Net Asset
Value
Properties
are
valued
quarterly
by
the
AIFM
(as
advised
by
independent third party valuation advisers as may be appointed
by the AIFM from time to time) in accordance with locally accepted
professional
valuation
standards,
with
such
valuations
being
reviewed
quarterly
by
the
Board.
The
Net
Asset
Value
per
Ordinary Share and the Net Asset Value per C Share (if relevant)
are
prepared
by
the
AIFM
(or
its
affiliates
or
delegates)
and
published quarterly, together with details of the Portfolio, based on
the properties' most recent valuations, calculated under IFRS. Such
Net Asset Values are published through a Regulatory Information
Service as soon as practicable after the end of the relevant quarter.
Consistent
with
other
listed
European
real
estate
investment
companies, the Directors follow the guidance published by EPRA
and disclose adjusted measures of Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share and earnings per Ordinary Share which are designed by
EPRA
to
better
reflect
the
core
long-term
operations
of
the
business.
If the Directors consider that any of the above bases of valuation are
inappropriate in any particular case, or generally, they may adopt
such other valuation procedures as they consider reasonable in the
circumstances.
The
Directors
may
temporarily
suspend
the
calculation,
and
publication, of the Net Asset Value during a period when, in the
opinion of the Directors:
there are political, economic, military or monetary events or
*
any circumstances outside the control, responsibility or power
of the Board, and disposal or valuation of investments of the
Company or other transactions in the ordinary course of the
Company's business is not reasonably practicable without this
being materially detrimental to the interests of Shareholders or
if, in the opinion of the Board, the Net Asset Value cannot be
fairly calculated;
there is a breakdown of the means of communication normally
*
employed in determining the calculation of the Net Asset
Value; or
it is not reasonably practicable to determine the Net Asset
*
Value on an accurate and timely basis.
Any suspension in the calculation of the Net Asset Value, to the
extent required under the Articles or by the Listing Rules, will be
notified
through
a
Regulatory
Information
Service
as
soon
as
practicable after any such suspension occurs.
B.43 Cross liability Not
applicable.
The
Company
is
not
an
umbrella
collective
investment
undertaking
and as such there
is no cross
liability
between classes or investment in another collective investment
undertaking.
B.44 No financial statements
have been made up
The Company has commenced operations and historical financial
information
is
incorporated
by
reference
in
the
Registration
Document. Please see the key financial information at B.7.
B.45 Portfolio As
at
the
date
of
this
Summary,
the
Portfolio
consists
of
ten
warehouses, consisting of nine operating standing assets and one
forward
funded
development
project.
The
funding
of
the
development project has concluded and practical completion and
occupation by the tenant is due to take place in July 2019. In
addition, the Group has exchanged contracts to acquire a further
operational warehouse asset in the Netherlands for €24 million, and
completion of this acquisition is scheduled for early July 2019.
Upon completion of the above, the Portfolio will be diversified
across five different countries and 28 tenants. The Netherlands is
currently the largest market represented in the Portfolio, with a
weighting based on purchase prices of 45 per cent. (once the
forward funded development has achieved practical completion),
followed by France (24 per cent.), Germany (18 per cent.), Poland
(8 per cent.) and Spain (5 per cent.).

The following table is an overview of the Portfolio as at the date of this Summary. The weighted average unexpired lease terms have been calculated as at 30 June 2019 and the Portfolio percentage breakdowns disclosed have been calculated by reference to the purchase price paid for each property adjusted, in the case of Zeewolde, for additional works carried out.

Country Location WAULT
including
break
options
(years)(1)
WAULT
excluding
break
options
(years)(1)
Percentage
of Portfolio
Operating standing assets
Netherlands Ede 8.3 8.3 9.2
Netherlands Waddinxveen 14.4 14.4 11.4
Netherlands Zeewolde 15.0 15.0 10.4
Germany Erlensee 4.6 7.9 11.2
Germany Flörsheim 4.6 8.3 7.0
Spain Villadangos del Párano
(near Leon)
9.7 9.7 5.3
France Meung-sur-Loire 7.3 7.3 8.1
France Noves (near Avignon) 8.1 11.1 15.4
Poland Skawina (near Krakow) 3.9 4.1 8.3
Forward funded projects
Netherlands Oss(2) 15.0 from 15.0 from 5.4
handover handover
Assets exchanged but not yet completed
Netherlands 's-Heerenberg(3) 12.5 from 12.5 from 8.3(5)
handover handover
Average(4) 9.2 10.2

(1) Weighted average unexpired lease term as at 30 June 2019 assuming average lease length of developments at completion.

  • (2) Completion scheduled for July 2019.
  • (3) Completion scheduled for July 2019.

(4) Including forward commitments.

(5) Following completion of the acquisition.

As set out on the Valuation Report, CBRE GmbH reported an aggregate market value (as defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' – Valuation Global Standards (2017)) of the Portfolio (which for the avoidance of doubt excludes the asset at Leon in Spain) of €238.4 million as at 31 March 2019. Of this, €206.4 million related to the standing investments. As at 31 March 2019, the assets in Zeewolde and Oss in the Netherlands were both classified as forward funded assets and the aggregate market value of these two assets was €32 million, which was based on the progress of the development of the assets as at 31 March 2019 (the asset in Zeewolde achieved practical completion and is a standing investment as at the date of this Summary). The Company affirms that there has been no material change in the aggregate market value of the assets covered by the Valuation Report between the date of the Valuation Report and the date of this Summary.

The Valuation Report does not cover the asset near Leon in Spain, which was acquired on 23 May 2019 after the valuation date under the Valuation Report. This asset has been separately valued by CBRE GmbH as at 30 June 2019 as set out in the separate Leon Valuation Report. CBRE GmbH reported a market value for the Leon Asset (as defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' – Valuation Global Standards (2017)) of €16.7 million.

The Company affirms that there has been no material change in the
market value of the Leon asset between the date of the Leon
Valuation Report and the date of this Summary.
B.46 Net Asset Value The Company has published an unaudited Net Asset Value per
Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2019 of €1.06.
Section C – Securities
Element Disclosure
Requirement
Disclosure
C.1 Type and class of
securities
The Company is targeting an issue of 100 million Ordinary Shares
with a nominal value of £0.01 each at an Issue Price of 98.75 pence
pursuant to the Issue. The Company also intends to issue Ordinary
Shares with a nominal value of £0.01 each and/or C Shares with a
nominal
value
of
£0.10
each
pursuant
to
the
Share
Issuance
Programme.
The
ISIN
of
the
Ordinary
Shares
is
GB00BD9PXH49
and
the
SEDOL of the Ordinary Shares is BD9PXH4. The ticker for the
Ordinary Shares is ASLI.
The ISIN of the C Shares is GB00BD9PXJ62 and the SEDOL of the
C Shares is BD9PXJ6. The ticker for the C Shares is ASLC.
C.2 Currency The Ordinary Shares and C Shares are denominated in Sterling.
C.3 Number of securities to
be issued
The Company is targeting an issue of 100 million Ordinary Shares
pursuant to the Issue comprising of the Placing, the Open Offer and
the Offer for Subscription with the potential for the Directors to
increase the size of the Issue to a maximum of 150 million Ordinary
Shares, subject to investor demand.
The actual number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Issue, and therefore the Initial Gross Proceeds, are not known as at
the date of this Summary but will be notified by the Company via a
Regulatory Information Service announcement and the Company's
website prior to Initial Admission.
Conditionally upon the passing of the Resolutions at the General
Meeting, the Directors will have authority to issue, in aggregate,
200 million Shares pursuant to the Issue and the Share Issuance
Programme.
C.4 Description of the rights
attaching to the securities
The holders of the Ordinary Shares and C Shares shall only be
entitled to receive, and to participate in, any dividends declared in
relation to the relevant class of shares that they hold.
On a winding-up or a return of capital by the Company, if there are
C Shares in issue, the net assets of the Company attributable to the
C Shares shall be divided pro rata among the holders of the
C Shares. For so long as C Shares are in issue, and without
prejudice to the Company's obligations under the Companies Act,
the assets attributable to the C Shares shall, at all times, be
separately
identified
and
shall
have
allocated
to
them
such
proportion of the expenses or liabilities of the Company as the
Directors fairly consider to be attributable to any C Shares in issue.
The holders of Ordinary Shares shall be entitled to all of the
Company's remaining net assets after taking into account any net
assets attributable to any C Shares (if any) in issue.
The Ordinary Shares and the C Shares (if any) shall carry the right
to receive notice of, attend and vote at general meetings of the
Company.
The consent of either the holders of Ordinary Shares or the holders
of C Shares will be required for the variation of any rights attached to
the relevant class of shares.
C.5 Restrictions on the free
transferability of the
securities
There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the Shares.
C.6 Admission Applications will be made to the FCA and to the London Stock
Exchange for all of the Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Issue to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official
List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for
listed securities.
Applications will be made to the FCA and to the London Stock
Exchange for all of the Shares being issued pursuant to the Share
Issuance Programme to be admitted to the premium listing segment
of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's
main market for listed securities.
It is expected that Initial Admission will become effective, and that
dealings in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on
30 July 2019.
It is expected that any further Admissions under the Share Issuance
Programme will
become
effective and dealings will
commence
between 30 July 2019 and 4 July 2020.
All Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
will be allotted conditionally upon the relevant Admission occurring.
C.7 Dividend policy Subject to compliance with the Companies Act, the Company pays
Sterling dividends on a quarterly basis with dividends declared in
respect of the quarters ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September
and 31 December in each year. The Company declares dividends in
Euros, but Shareholders will receive dividend payments in Sterling.
The date on which the Euro/Sterling exchange rate is set may be
announced at the time the dividend is declared; and, if so, a further
announcement will be made once such exchange rate has been set.
Distributions made by the Company may take the form of either
dividend income or ''qualifying interest income''
which
may be
designated
as
interest
distributions
for
UK
tax
purposes.
It
is
expected that the majority of the Company's distributions will take
the form of dividend income, rather than qualifying interest income,
in the period during which the proceeds of the Issue are invested;
with the proportion increasing to a significant majority once that
investment process has been completed. Prospective investors
should note that the UK tax treatment of the Company's distributions
may vary for a Shareholder in the Company depending upon the
classification of such distributions. Prospective investors who are
unsure about the tax treatment of distributions that will apply
should consult their own tax advisers.
The Company is targeting, for an investor in the Company at launch:
an annual dividend yield of 5.0 per cent. per Ordinary Share
*
(in Euro terms); and
a total shareholder return of 7.5 per cent. per annum (in Euro
*
terms),
(the '"Target Returns'").
The Company's financial year end is 31 December.
Investors should note that the Target Returns, including their
declaration and payment frequency, are a target only and not a
profit
forecast.
There
may
be
a
number
of
factors
that
adversely affect the Company's ability to achieve the Target
Returns and there can be no assurance that the target will be
met or that any dividend will be achieved. The Target Returns
should
not
be
seen
as
an
indication
of
the
Company's
expected or actual results or returns. Accordingly, investors
should not place any reliance on these targets or assume that
the Company will make any distributions at all in deciding
whether to invest in the Shares.
Investors should note that references in this Element C.7 to
''dividends'' are intended to cover both dividend income, and
income which is designated as an interest distribution for UK
tax purposes and therefore subject to the interest streaming
regime applicable to investment trusts.
C.22 Information about the
Shares
In the event that C Shares are issued, the investments which are
attributable to the C Shares following Conversion will be merged
Company's existing portfolio of investments. The new
with the
Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion of the C Shares will, subject
to the Articles, rank pari passu with the Ordinary Shares then in
issue.
The
Ordinary
Shares
carry
the
right
to
receive
all
dividends
declared by the Company or the Directors, subject to the rights of
any C Shares in issue.
On a winding-up, provided the Company has satisfied all of its
liabilities and subject to the rights conferred by any C Shares in
issue at that time to participate in the winding-up, the holders of
Ordinary Shares will be entitled to all of the surplus assets of the
Company.
Holders of Ordinary Shares and C Shares (if any) will be entitled to
attend and vote at all general meetings of the Company and, on a
poll, to one vote for each Ordinary Share or C Share held.
The nominal value of the Ordinary Shares is £0.01 per Ordinary
Share.
The nominal value of the C Shares is £0.10 per C Share.
The Shares will be in registered form, will be admitted to the
premium listing segment of the Official List and will be traded on the
London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. The
Company will use its reasonable endeavours to procure that, upon
Conversion, the new Ordinary Shares thereby arising are admitted
to the premium listing segment of the Official List and admitted to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed
securities.
There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the Shares,
subject to compliance with applicable securities laws.
Section D – Risks
Element Disclosure
Requirement
Disclosure
D.1 Key information on the
key risks that are specific
to the Company or its
The key risk factors relating to the Company and its investment
strategy are:
industry As the Company has a limited operating history, investors
*
have a limited basis on which to evaluate the Company's
ability
to
achieve
its
investment
objective
and
provide
a
satisfactory investment return.
The Company's Target Returns set out in the Prospectus are
*
targets only and are based on estimates and assumptions
about
a
variety
of
factors
all
of
which
are
beyond
the
Company's
control
and
which
may
adversely
affect
the
Company's ability to make its Target Returns. The Company
may
not
be
able
to
implement
its
investment
policy
and
strategy in a manner that generates dividends in line with the
Target Returns or the Company's investment objective.
Market
conditions
and
uncertainty
regarding
economic
*
markets
generally
could
result
in
declines
in
the
market
values
of potential
investments
or declines
in
the
market
values of investments after they are made or acquired by the
Company.
The level of dividends and other distributions to be paid by the
*
Company may fluctuate and there is no guarantee that any
such distributions will be paid.
Borrowings may be employed at the level of the Company and/
*
(''SPV'')
or
at
the
level
of
special
purpose
vehicles
for
investment purposes, which exposes the Company to risks
associated with borrowings.
Both the condition of the European real estate market and the
*
overall economies of the countries in which the Company
invests will impact the returns of the Company, and hence may
have a negative impact on or delay the Company's ability to
execute
investments
in
suitable
assets
that
generate
acceptable returns. Market conditions may also negatively
impact on the revenues earned from the real estate assets in
the Portfolio and the price at which the Company is able to
dispose
of
these
assets.
In
these
circumstances,
the
Company's ability to make distributions to Shareholders from
income generated could be affected.
Logistics
assets
appeal
to
a
broad
spread
of
potential
*
investors
including
other
property
specialists
and
funds,
sovereign wealth funds, pension/insurance companies and
family offices. Competition
for available
income
producing
investment properties is strong, hence there is no assurance
that the Company will be able to secure suitable logistics
assets.
The valuation of property is inherently subjective owing to the
*
individual nature of each property and is based on a number of
assumptions which may turn out to be inaccurate or affected
by factors outside the Company's control.
* Company's
Although
the
investment
policy
limits
the
Company's exposure to any one tenant to 20 per cent. of
the Company's aggregate gross rental income (measured
annually), a downturn in business, bankruptcy or insolvency
could force a major tenant of the Company to default on its
rental obligations and/or vacate the premises. In addition,
under the terms of a lease a tenant may have grounds to
terminate a lease earlier than its stated expiry date. Such a
default or lease termination could result in a loss of rental
income, void costs, an increase in bad debts and decrease the
value of the relevant property.
* The
Company's
ability
to
carry
out
asset
management
proposals
to
maximise
returns
from
properties,
including
extensions and structural changes, together with the supply,
through new development, is often subject to planning/zoning
decisions on a local and national level which could lead to
Company's
delays
and
constraints
on
the
financial
performance.
* The
discovery
of
previously
undetected
environmentally
Company's
hazardous
conditions
in
the
properties
could
result in unforeseen remedial work or future liabilities even
after disposal of such property.
The key taxation and regulation risks relating to the Company are:
* The
Company
must
comply
with
the
provisions
of
the
Companies Act and, as the Shares will be admitted to the
premium segment of the Official List, the Listing Rules and the
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. A breach of the
Companies Act could result in the Company and/or the Board
being fined or the subject of criminal proceedings. Breach of
the Listing Rules could result in the Shares being suspended
from listing. Legal and regulatory changes could occur that
may adversely affect the Company. Changes in the regulation
of companies, such as the Company, may adversely affect the
value of the Portfolio and the ability of the Company to pursue
its investment objective.
D.3 Key information on the The key risk factors relating to the Shares are:
key risks that are
specific to the Shares
* The Ordinary Shares may trade at a discount to the Net Asset
Value per Ordinary Share and Shareholders may be unable to
realise their investments through the secondary market at the
Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.
* Shareholders have no right to have their Shares redeemed or
repurchased
by
the
Company
at
any
time.
Accordingly,
Shareholders' ability to realise their investment at Net Asset
Value per Ordinary Share or Net Asset Value per C Share (as
the case may be) or at all is dependent on the existence of a
liquid market for the Shares.
* The Net Proceeds will be denominated in Sterling. However,
the assets that the Company proposes to invest in, and the
income derived from those assets, will be denominated mainly
in
Euros.
Accordingly,
the
value
of
such
assets
may
be
affected favourably or unfavourably by fluctuations in currency
rates. While the Board intends to employ currency hedging to
mitigate potential volatility of income returns and to provide
greater
certainty
as
to
the
level
of
Sterling
distributions
expected to be paid in respect of the period covered by the
relevant currency hedging instrument, it is not seeking to
provide a long-term hedge for the Company's income returns,
which will continue to be affected by movements in the Euro/
Sterling exchange rate over the longer term.
Subject to legal and regulatory requirements, the Company
*
may issue additional Shares. Any additional issuances by the
Company, or the possibility of such issue, may cause the
market price of the existing Ordinary Shares to decline.
General movement in local and international stock markets,
*
prevailing and anticipated economic conditions and interest
rates, investor sentiment and general economic conditions
may all affect the market price of the Shares.
Section E – Offer
Element Disclosure
Requirement
Disclosure
E.1 Net proceeds and costs
of the Issue
The Issue
The Company is targeting an issue of 100 million Ordinary Shares
pursuant to the Issue comprising of the Placing, the Open Offer to
Qualifying Shareholders and the Offer for Subscription, with the
potential for the Directors to increase the size of the Issue to a
maximum
of
150
million
Ordinary
Shares,
subject
to
investor
demand.
The Placing, Offer for Subscription and applications for Ordinary
Shares under the Excess Application Facility are subject to scaling
back at the discretion of the Directors. Applications for Ordinary
Shares pursuant to Basic Entitlements under the Open Offer are not
subject to scaling back.
The
costs
and
expenses
(including
irrecoverable
VAT)
of,
and
incidental to, the Issue payable by the Company are expected to be
1.5 per cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds.
The Share Issuance Programme
The
net
proceeds
of
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
are
dependent, inter alia, on the level of subscriptions received, the
price
at
which
such
Shares
are
issued
and
the
costs
of
any
Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme. It is
expected that the costs of issuing Ordinary Shares under the Share
Issuance Programme will be covered by issuing such Ordinary
Shares at the Share Issuance Programme Price.
The costs and expenses of any issue of C Shares under the Share
Issuance Programme will be paid out of the gross proceeds of such
issue of C Shares and will be borne by holders of C Shares only.
E.2.a Reason for offer and
use of proceeds
The
Issue
and
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
are
being
undertaken
in
order
to
raise
further
equity
funds
which,
when
combined with available and proposed future debt, will allow the
Group to acquire further assets and in order to achieve its stated
objective.
Company's
The
principal
use
of
cash
will
be
to
purchase
investments in line with the Company's investment objective and
investment policy, as well as to pay expenses related to the Issue
and the Share Issuance Programme, ongoing operational expenses
and to pay dividends and other distributions to Shareholders in
accordance with the Company's dividend policy.
E.3 Terms and conditions The Issue
of the offer The Issue comprises of the Placing, the Open Offer to Qualifying
Shareholders on a pre-emptive basis and the Offer for Subscription,
of, in aggregate, up to 100 million new Ordinary Shares at an Issue
Price of 98.75 pence per Share. The Company can increase the
size of the issue to up to 150 million Ordinary Shares, to satisfy
available demand.
Conditions
The Issue, which is not underwritten, is conditional (i) upon the
passing of Resolutions 1, 3 and 5 at the General Meeting, (ii) Initial
Admission of the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Issue occurring no later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 (or such
later time and/or date as the Company and Investec may agree) and
(iii) the Placing and Offer Agreement not being terminated and
becoming
unconditional
in
accordance
with
its
terms.
If
these
conditions
are
not
met,
the
Issue
will
not
proceed
and
an
announcement
to
that
effect
will
be
made
via
a
Regulatory
Information Service.
The Placing
The Company, the AIFM and Investec have entered into the Placing
and
Offer Agreement,
pursuant
to which
Investec
has
agreed,
subject to certain conditions, to use its reasonable endeavours to
procure
subscribers
for the new Ordinary Shares to be made
available in the Placing.
The Offer for Subscription
The Offer for Subscription is only being made in the UK. The
Company may terminate the Offer for Subscription in its absolute
discretion at any time prior to Initial Admission. If such right is
exercised, the Offer for Subscription will lapse and any monies will
be returned as indicated without interest.
Applications under the Offer for Subscription must be for a minimum
of 1,000 Ordinary Shares.
The Open Offer
Under the Open Offer, new Ordinary Shares will be made available
to Qualifying Shareholders at the Issue Price pro rata to their
holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to
the conditions of the Open Offer, on the basis of:
2 New Ordinary Shares for every 5 Existing Ordinary Shares
on the Record Date
The balance of the Ordinary Shares to be made available under the
Issue, together with any Ordinary Shares not taken up pursuant to
the Open Offer, will be made available for subscription under the
Excess
Application
Facility,
the
Offer
for
Subscription
and
the
Placing.
Subject to availability, Qualifying Shareholders who take up all of
their
Basic
Entitlements
may
also
apply
under
the
Excess
Application Facility for additional Ordinary Shares in excess of
their Basic Entitlement.
No
assurance
can
be
given
that
applications
by
Qualifying
Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in
full or in part or at all.
The latest time and date for acceptance and payment in full in
respect of the Open Offer will be 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.
The Share Issuance Programme
Shares which may be made available under the Share Issuance
Programme will be offered at the Share Issuance Programme Price.
The Share Issuance Programme will open on the date of Initial
Admission and will close on 4 July 2020 (or any earlier date on
which it is fully subscribed, as agreed between the Company and
Investec).
Each allotment and issue of Shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue
under the Share Issuance Programme is conditional, inter alia, on,
(i)
the
passing
of
the
Resolutions
at
the
General
Meeting,
(ii) Admission of the relevant Shares occurring by no later than
8.00 a.m. on such date as the Company and Investec may agree
from time to time in relation to that Admission, not being later than
4 July 2020, (iii) a valid supplementary prospectus being published
by the Company if such is required by the Prospectus Rules, and
(iv) the Placing and Offer Agreement being wholly unconditional
(save
as
to
Admission)
and
not
having
been
terminated
in
accordance with its terms prior to any subsequent Admission.
E.4 Material interests Not applicable. No interest is material to the Issue or the Share
Issuance Programme.
E.5 Name of person selling
securities and lock-up
agreements
Not applicable. No person or entity is offering to sell Shares as part
of the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme.
E.6 Dilution The Existing Ordinary Shares shall be diluted by the issue of the
new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Issue.
Qualifying Shareholders will have their proportionate shareholdings
in
the
Company
diluted
by
approximately
8.7
per
cent.
as
a
consequence of the Issue (assuming 100 million new Ordinary
Shares are issued) if they do take up their entitlements under the
Open Offer.
If 200 million Ordinary Shares were to be issued pursuant to the
Share Issuance Programme, and assuming the Issue had been
subscribed as to 100 million Ordinary Shares, a subscriber to the
Issue, who had taken up their Basic Entitlement, but who did not
participate
in
any
of
the
Subsequent
Issues
under
the
Share
Issuance Programme, would suffer further dilution of 41 per cent. in
respect of their voting control in the Company immediately after the
Subsequent Issues.
E.7 Estimated Expenses The
costs
and
expenses
(including
irrecoverable
VAT)
of,
and
incidental to, the Issue payable by the Company are expected to be
1.5 per cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds.
The costs and expenses of the Share Issuance Programme will
depend on subscriptions received. It is expected that, where further
Ordinary Shares are issued, these costs will be covered by issuing
Ordinary Shares at the Share Issuance Programme Price. The costs
and expenses of any issue of C Shares under the Share Issuance
Programme will be paid out of the gross proceeds of such issue and
will be borne by holders of C Shares only.

THIS REGISTRATION DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") if you are in the United Kingdom, or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in a territory outside the United Kingdom.

This Registration Document, the Securities Note and the Summary together constitute a prospectus relating to Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC (the "Company") (the "Prospectus") prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules. The Prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and has been delivered to the FCA in accordance with Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. The Prospectus has been made available to the public as required by the Prospectus Rules.

This Registration Document is valid for a period of up to 12 months followings its publication and will not be updated, unless required by law. A future prospectus for any issuance of additional Shares with a public offer element may, for a period of up to 12 months from the date of publication of this Registration Document, consist of this Registration Document, a Future Summary and a Future Securities Note applicable to each issue and subject to a separate approval by the FCA on each issue. Persons receiving this Registration Document should read the Prospectus together as a whole and should be aware that any update in respect of a Future Summary and a Future Securities Note may constitute a material change for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules.

The Company and each of the Directors, whose names appear on page 20 of this Registration Document, accept responsibility for the information contained in this Registration Document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Registration Document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Prospective investors should read the entire Prospectus and, in particular, the section headed "Risk Factors" on pages 5 to 13 of this Registration Document and those set out in the Securities Note when considering an investment in the Company.

ABERDEEN STANDARD EUROPEAN LOGISTICS INCOME PLC

(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 11032222 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act)

REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

AIFM ABERDEEN STANDARD FUND MANAGERS LIMITED

Investment Manager ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS IRELAND LIMITED

Sponsor, Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner INVESTEC BANK PLC

Investec Bank plc ("Investec"), which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme and the other arrangements referred to in this Registration Document. Investec will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Registration Document) as its client in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme and the other arrangements referred to in this Registration Document and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing any advice in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme, the contents of this Registration Document or any transaction or arrangement referred to in this Registration Document.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Investec by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Investec does not make any representation express or implied in relation to, nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, the contents of this Registration Document or any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme. Investec (and its Affiliates) accordingly, to the fullest extent permissible by law, disclaims all and any responsibility or liability (save for any statutory liability) whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might have in respect of the contents of this Registration Document or any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme.

This Registration Document may not be used for the purpose of, and does not constitute, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

This Registration Document is not being sent to investors with registered addresses in Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand, Japan or, except in the limited circumstances described below, the United States, and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In particular, this Registration Document is not for release, publication or distribution in or into Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand, Japan or, except in the limited circumstances described below, the United States.

Notice to U.S. and Other Overseas Investors

The offer and sale of the Shares 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 laws of any other state or jurisdiction of the United States or under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Japan. Except as set forth in the paragraphs below, the Shares may not be offered, sold, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, in, into or within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, "U.S. Persons") or to any national, resident or citizen of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Japan.

In addition, 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. No offer, purchase, sale or transfer of the Shares may be made except under circumstances which will not result in the Company being required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

In connection with the Issue and/or any Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme, Shares will be offered and sold only: (i) outside the United States to, and for the account or benefit of, non-US persons in "offshore transactions" within the meaning of, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the Securities Act; and (ii) in a concurrent private placement in the United States to a limited number of "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act that are also "qualified purchasers" within the meaning of section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder. There will be no public offer of Shares in the United States. The Shares will be "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be resold or transferred only in accordance with the restrictions referred to in this Registration Document.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any state securities commission or other U.S. regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the Shares or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares nor have they approved this Registration Document or confirmed the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained herein. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.

Until 40 days after the commencement of the Issue or any Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme (as the case may be), an offer or sale of the Ordinary Shares within the United States by any dealer (whether or not participating in the Issue or any Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme (as the case may be)) may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act if that offer or sale is made otherwise than in accordance with an exemption from registration, or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements, under the Securities Act.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be acquired by, (i) investors using assets of (A) an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") that is subject to Title I of ERISA; (B) a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "U.S. Tax Code"), including an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code; or (C) an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any of the foregoing types of plans, accounts or arrangements that is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code or (ii) a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code, unless its purchase, holding, and disposition of the Shares will not result in a violation of applicable law and/or constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 503 of the U.S. Tax Code or any substantially similar law.

All prospective purchasers of Shares are urged to consult with their own tax advisers concerning the US federal income tax considerations associated with acquiring, owning and disposing of Shares in light of their particular circumstances, as well as any considerations arising under the laws of any non-US state, local or other taxing jurisdiction.

The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be adversely affected by the fact that the Company is incorporated outside the United States, and that its directors are residents of a foreign country. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon the Company or its directors, or to realise against them upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States. In addition, investors should not assume that the courts of the United Kingdom: (a) would enforce judgments of US courts obtained in actions against such persons predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States; or (b) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against such persons predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States.

In relation to each member state in the EEA that has implemented the AIFM Directive, no Shares have been or will be directly or indirectly offered to or placed with investors in that member state at the initiative of or on behalf of the Company or the AIFM other than in accordance with methods permitted in that member state.

Copies of this Registration Document will be available on the Company's website (www. eurologisticsincome.co.uk) and the National Storage Mechanism of the FCA at www.morningstar.co. uk/uk/nsm and hard copies of this Registration Document can be obtained free of charge from the Receiving Agent.

Dated: 5 July 2019

RISK FACTORS Page
5
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14
DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 20
PART 1 – INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 22
PART 2 – THE INVESTMENT RATIONALE AND STRATEGY AND PIPELINE 30
PART 3 – THE PORTFOLIO 36
PART 4 – EUROPEAN LOGISTICS ASSETS 38
PART 5 – DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 45
PART 6 – TAXATION 53
PART 7 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE GROUP 57
PART 8A – VALUATION REPORT 59
PART 8B – THE LEON VALUATION REPORT 76
PART 9 – GENERAL INFORMATION 90
PART 10 – DEFINITIONS 124

RISK FACTORS

Investment in the Company carries a high degree of risk, including but not limited to the risks in relation to the Company referred to below. If any of the risks referred to in this Registration Document were to occur this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position, results of operations, business prospects and returns to investors. If that were to occur, the trading price of the Shares and/or their respective Net Asset Values and/or the level of dividends or distributions (if any) received from the Shares could decline significantly and investors could lose all or part of their investment.

Prospective investors should note that the risks relating to the Company, its industry and the Shares summarised in the Summary are the risks that the Board believes to be the most essential to an assessment by a prospective investor of whether to consider an investment in the Shares. However, as the risks which the Company faces relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future, prospective investors should consider not only the information on the key risks summarised in the Summary but also, among other things, the risks and uncertainties described below and in the section headed "Risk Factors" in the Securities Note.

The risks referred to below and in the section headed "Risk Factors" in the Securities Note are the risks which are considered to be material but are not the only risks relating to the Company and the Shares. There may be additional material risks that the Company and the Board do not currently consider to be material or of which the Company and the Board are not currently aware. Potential investors should review the Prospectus carefully and in its entirety and consult with their professional advisers before acquiring any Shares. Investors should note that the price of the Shares and the distributions (if any) paid in respect of them can go down as well as up.

RISKS RELATING TO THE COMPANY

The Company has a limited operating history

The Company was incorporated in England and Wales on 25 October 2017. As the Company has a limited operating history, investors have a limited basis on which to evaluate the Company's ability to achieve its investment objective and provide a satisfactory investment return.

The Company's returns and operating cash flows will depend on many factors, including the performance of its investments, the availability and liquidity of investment opportunities falling within the Company's investment objective and policy, the level and volatility of interest rates and currency exchange rates, conditions in the financial markets and economy and the Company's ability to successfully operate its business and execute its investment strategy. There can be no assurance that the Company's investment strategy will be successful.

The Company's Target Returns are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business and economic uncertainties and contingencies, and the actual rate of return may be materially lower than the Target Returns

The Company's Target Returns set out in this Registration Document are targets only and are based on estimates and assumptions about a variety of factors including, without limitation, asset mix, value, performance of the Company's investments, changes in current market conditions, inflation rates, interest rates, currency exchange rates, government regulations or other policies, the worldwide economic environment, changes in law and taxation, natural disasters, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances or the occurrence of risks described elsewhere in this Registration Document, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and market uncertainties and contingencies, all of which are beyond the Company's control and which may adversely affect the Company's ability to make its Target Returns. The Company may not be able to implement its investment policy and strategy in a manner that generates dividends in line with the Target Returns or the Company's investment objective.

Market conditions and uncertainty regarding economic markets generally could result in declines in the market values of potential investments or declines in the market values of investments after they are made or acquired by the Company

The Company and the tenants to whom the Company has exposure may be adversely affected by deteriorations in financial markets and economic conditions throughout the world and in particular the European Union, some of which may magnify the risks described herein and may have other adverse effects. The global capital markets have experienced periods of disruption characterised by the freezing of available credit and significant losses in the principal value of investments and general volatility in the financial markets. During these periods of disruption, general economic conditions deteriorated with material and adverse consequences for the broader financial and credit markets, and the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole, and financial services firms in particular, was reduced significantly. These conditions may reoccur for a prolonged period of time or materially worsen in the future. In addition, continuing signs of deteriorating sovereign debt conditions in Europe and the expectation that governments will start to unwind the historic levels of economic stimulus, create uncertainty that could lead to further disruptions, instability and weakening consumer, corporate and financial confidence. The duration and ultimate effect of recent market conditions cannot be forecast, nor is it known whether, or the degree to which, such conditions may remain stable or worsen. Deteriorating market conditions and uncertainty regarding economic markets generally could result in declines in the market values of potential investments or declines in the market values of investments after they are made or acquired by the Company. In addition, such declines could lead to weakened investment opportunities for the Company, could prevent the Company from successfully meeting its investment objective and/or could require the Company to dispose of investments at a loss while such unfavourable market conditions prevail. This could affect the ability of the Company to meet its investment objective and Target Returns.

The UK's proposed exit from the European Union could have a material impact on the Company's activities

A referendum was held on 23 June 2016 to decide whether the UK should remain in the EU. A vote was given in favour of the UK leaving the EU ("Brexit"). Subsequently, the UK parliament passed the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 which gave the UK government power to begin the formal process for Brexit. A process of negotiation, which was formally begun on 29 March 2017 when the UK submitted its Article 50 notice of intention to withdraw from the European Union, will determine the terms of the UK's European Union exit and a possible future framework agreement.

The extent of the impact of Brexit on the Company will depend in part on the nature of the arrangements that are put in place between the UK and the EU following eventual Brexit and the extent to which the UK continues to apply laws that are based on EU legislation. The Company may be subject to a significant period of uncertainty in the period leading up to eventual Brexit including, inter alia, uncertainty in relation to any potential regulatory or tax changes. It is possible that arrangements between the UK and the EU will lead to greater restrictions on the free movement of goods, services, people and capital between the UK and the EU, and increased regulatory complexities. Any such restrictions could potentially disrupt and adversely impact the Company's business and the jurisdictions in which it operates. The effects of Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations, which may, directly or indirectly, increase compliance and operating costs for the Company and may also have a material adverse effect on the Company's tax position, financial condition, business, prospects and results of operations.

In addition, the macroeconomic effect of an eventual Brexit on the value of the investments in the Company's Portfolio and the rental income that the Company is able to achieve from its Portfolio, is unknown. Brexit could also create significant UK (and potentially global) stock market uncertainty, which may have a material adverse effect on the price of the Shares. As such, it is not possible to accurately state the impact that Brexit will have on the Company and its proposed investments at this stage. Brexit may also make it more difficult for the Company to raise capital in the EU and/or increase the regulatory compliance burden on the Company. This could also restrict the Company's future activities and thereby negatively affect returns.

Reliance on service providers and other third parties

The Company has no employees and the Directors have all been appointed on a non-executive basis. The Company is therefore reliant upon the performance of third party service providers for its executive functions and for providing information to enable the Board to carry out its supervisory role. In particular, the AIFM, the Investment Manager and the Registrar will be performing services which are integral to the operation of the Company and providing the information required to enable the Board to make its decisions. Failure by any service provider to carry out its obligations to the Company in accordance with the terms of its appointment or to provide information in a timely fashion and meeting the requisite standards could have a materially detrimental impact on the operation of the Company and could affect the ability of the Company to meet its investment objective and Target Returns.

The level of dividends and other distributions to be paid by the Company may fluctuate and there is no guarantee that any such distributions will be paid

There is no guarantee that actual (or any) returns can be achieved at or near the Target Returns.

The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends or distributions by the Company are subject to the discretion of the Directors and will depend upon, among other things, the performance of the Company, the running costs of the Company, the Company's financial position and cash requirements and the ability of the Company to comply with the applicable legal requirements for paying dividends under the Companies Act.

Accordingly, the actual rate of return achieved or dividends or other distributions made may be materially lower than the Target Returns, or may result in a partial or total loss, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

Risks relating to the use of leverage

Certain Group companies have taken on leverage, and the Group expects in the future to take on further leverage in accordance with the Company's borrowing policy. Investors should be aware that, whilst the use of borrowings should enhance the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share when the value of the Company's underlying assets is rising, it will, however, have the opposite effect where the underlying asset value is falling. In addition, in the event that the Company's income falls for whatever reason, the use of borrowings will increase the impact of such a fall on the net revenue of the Company and, accordingly, will have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to pay dividends or other distributions to Shareholders.

The Company will pay interest on its borrowings. As such, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk due to fluctuations in the prevailing market rates.

There is no guarantee that any borrowings of the Company will be refinanced on their maturity either on terms that are acceptable to the Company or at all.

Likewise, there is no assurance that debt funding will continue to be available under acceptable commercial terms and at appropriate rates. Without sufficient debt funding, the Company may be unable to pursue further suitable investments in line with the investment policy and its ability to pay dividends to Shareholders at the targeted rate may be impaired. These outcomes may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the performance of the Company.

The Company must be able to operate within its banking covenants

The borrowings which certain Group companies use (and which the Group will in the future use) are expected to contain loan to value covenants, being the accepted market practice. If assets owned by the Company decrease in value, such covenants could be breached, and the impact of such an event could include: an increase in borrowing costs; a call for additional capital from the lender; payment of a fee to the lender; a sale of an asset; or a forfeit of any asset to a lender. This could result in a total or partial loss of equity value for each specific asset, or indeed the Company as a whole.

RISKS RELATING TO THE AIFM AND THE INVESTMENT MANAGER

The AIFM and the Investment Manager will allocate resources to activities in which the Company is not engaged, which could have a negative impact on the Company's ability to achieve its investment objective

The AIFM and the Investment Manager are not required to commit all of their resources to the Company's affairs. Insofar as the AIFM and/or the Investment Manager devote resources to their responsibilities to other business interests, their ability to devote resources and attention to the Company's affairs will be limited. This could adversely affect the Company's ability to achieve its investment objective, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates may provide services to other clients which could compete directly or indirectly with the activities of the Company and may be subject to conflicts of interest in respect of its activities on behalf of the Company

The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates are involved in other financial, investment or professional activities which may on occasion give rise to conflicts of interest with the Company. In particular, the AIFM and the Investment Manager manage funds other than the Company and may provide investment management, investment advisory or other services in relation to those funds or future funds which may have similar investment policies to that of the Company.

The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates may carry on investment activities for other accounts in which the Company has no interest. The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates may also provide management services to other clients, including other collective investment vehicles. The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates may give advice and recommend investments to other managed accounts or investment funds which may differ from advice given to, or investments recommended or bought for, the Company, even though their investment policies may be the same or similar.

RISKS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND THE PORTFOLIO

The Company's performance will depend on general European real estate market conditions

Both the condition of the European real estate market and the overall economies of the countries in which the Company invests will impact the returns of the Company, and hence may have a negative impact on, or delay, the Company's ability to execute investments in suitable assets that generate acceptable returns. Market conditions may also negatively impact on the revenues earned from the real estate assets in the Portfolio and the price at which the Company is able to dispose of these assets. In these circumstances, the Company's ability to make distributions to Shareholders from income generated could be affected.

A severe fall in values may result in the Company selling assets from its Portfolio to repay its loan commitments. These outcomes may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

Increasing competition for investment property in the European logistics sector

Logistics assets appeal to a broad spread of potential investors including other property specialists and funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension/insurance companies and family offices. Other competitors may have greater financial resources than the Company or greater ability to borrow or leverage funds to acquire properties. Competition for available income producing investment properties is strong, hence there is no assurance that the Company will be able to secure suitable logistics assets.

In the event that the Company is unable to invest part or all of the Net Proceeds in suitable European logistics assets, this may affect the Company's ability to meet the Target Returns and may have an adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

The Company's future performance will depend on the evolution of key tenant groups

The Company's future performance will depend on overall tenant demand and the evolution of key tenant groups. Currently the main groups of tenants interested in logistics properties are manufacturers, logistics companies, physical retailers and e-commerce retailers. The evolution of future demand from these and other tenant groups will be subject to globalisation trends, supplychain reconfiguration, growth of e-commerce, change in consumer behaviour as well as private consumption and general economic growth. The Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects could be affected, positively or negatively, by all of the above mentioned factors.

The appraised value of the Company's properties may not accurately reflect the current or future value of the Company's assets

The valuation of property is inherently subjective owing to the individual nature of each property and is based on a number of assumptions which may turn out to be inaccurate or affected by factors outside the Company's control.

In determining the value of properties, valuers are required to make assumptions in respect of matters including, but not limited to, the existence of willing buyers in uncertain market conditions, title, condition of structure and services, deleterious materials, plant and machinery and goodwill, environmental matters, statutory requirements and planning, expected future rental revenues from the property and other information. Such assumptions may prove to be inaccurate. Incorrect assumptions underlying the valuation reports could negatively affect the value of any property assets the Company acquires and thereby have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition. This is particularly so in periods of volatility or when there is limited real estate transactional data against which property valuations can be benchmarked. There can also be no assurance that these valuations will be reflected in the actual transaction prices, even where any such transactions occur shortly after the relevant valuation date, or that the estimated yield and annual rental income will prove to be attainable.

To the extent valuations of the Company's properties do not fully reflect the value of the underlying properties, whether due to the above factors or otherwise, this may have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

Any costs associated with potential investments that do not proceed to completion will affect the Company's performance

The Company can incur certain third party costs associated with sourcing of suitable assets, including legal fees and the fees of other advisers. Whilst the Company will always seek to minimise any such costs, it can give no assurances as to the on-going level of these costs or that negotiations to acquire such assets will be successful; the greater number of these deals which do not reach completion, the greater impact such costs will have on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

A default or lease event involving a major tenant could result in a significant loss of rental income, void costs, a reduction in asset value and increased bad debts

Although the Company's investment policy limits the Company's exposure to any one tenant to 20 per cent. of the Company's annual gross income measured annually, a downturn in business, bankruptcy or insolvency could force a major tenant of the Company to default on its rental obligations and/or vacate the premises. In addition, under the terms of a lease a tenant may have grounds to terminate a lease earlier than its stated expiry date. Such a default or lease termination could result in a loss of rental income, void costs, an increase in bad debts and decrease the value of the relevant property. A default or lease termination by a major tenant could have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects, particularly where expected distributions to Shareholders are subject to currency hedging.

The Company's performance may be adversely affected by changes to planning/zoning legislation or practice

The Company's ability to carry out asset management proposals to maximise returns from properties, including extensions and structural changes, together with the supply of new investments through development, is often subject to planning/zoning decisions on a local and national level which could lead to delays and constraints on the Company's financial performance.

The Investment Manager's acquisition due diligence may not identify all risks and liabilities

Prior to entering into any agreement to acquire any property, the Investment Manager, on behalf of the Company, will perform or procure the performance of due diligence on the proposed acquisition target. In so doing, it would typically rely in part on third parties to conduct a significant portion of this due diligence (such as surveyors' reports, legal reports on title and property valuations).

To the extent the Company, the Investment Manager or other third parties underestimate or fail to identify risks and liabilities associated with the investment in question, the Company may incur, directly or indirectly, unexpected liabilities, such as defects in title, an inability to obtain permits, or environmental, structural or operational defects requiring remediation. In addition, if there is a failure of due diligence, there may be a risk that properties are acquired which are not consistent with the Company's investment objective and investment policy, that properties are acquired that fail to perform in accordance with projections or that material defects or liabilities are not covered by insurance proceeds. This may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

The discovery of previously undetected environmentally hazardous conditions in the Company's properties could result in unforeseen remedial work or future liabilities even after disposal of such property

Under applicable environmental laws, a current or previous property owner may be liable for the cost of removing or remediating hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in such property, which cost could be substantial. While the Investment Manager undertakes environmental due diligence before acquiring properties, there is still a risk that third parties may seek to recover from the Company for personal injury or property damage associated with exposure to any release of hazardous substances. Payment of damages could adversely affect the Company's ability to make distributions to Shareholders from rental income.

Furthermore, the presence of environmentally hazardous substances, or the failure to remediate damage caused by such substances, may adversely affect the Company's ability to sell or lease the relevant property at a level that would support the Company's investment strategy which would, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

The Company may not be able to dispose of its investments in a timely fashion and at satisfactory prices

As the Company's property assets are expected to be relatively illiquid, such illiquidity may affect the Company's ability to dispose of or liquidate the Portfolio in a timely fashion. In addition, to the extent that market conditions are not favourable or deteriorate, the Company may not be able to realise its property assets at satisfactory prices. This could result in a decrease in Net Asset Value and lower returns (if any) for Shareholders.

The Company may be subject to liability following disposal of investments

The Company may be exposed to future liabilities and/or obligations with respect to the disposal of real estate assets in the Portfolio. The Company may be required to set aside money for warranty claims or contingent liabilities in respect of property disposals. The Company may be required to pay damages (including but not limited to litigation costs) to the extent that any representations or warranties that it has given to a purchaser prove to be inaccurate or to the extent that it has breached any of its covenants contained in the disposal documentation. In certain circumstances, it is possible that any incorrect representations and warranties could give rise to a right by the purchaser to unwind the contract in addition to the payment of damages. Further, the Company may become involved in disputes or litigation in connection with such disposed investments. Certain obligations and liabilities associated with the ownership of investments can also continue to exist notwithstanding any disposal, such as environmental liabilities. Any such claims, litigation or obligations, and any steps which the Company is required to take to meet the cost, such as sales of assets or increased borrowings, could have an adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

Portfolio concentration

The Company will invest in a portfolio of assets diversified by both geography and tenant throughout Europe, to include also the United Kingdom and Nordic countries. Investors should be aware of the investment limits and guidelines within the investment policy. No more than 50 per cent. of Gross Assets may be concentrated in a single country and no single asset may represent more than 20 per cent. of Gross Assets (measured at the time of investment). No single tenant may represent more than 20 per cent. of the Company's annual gross income measured annually. Changes in the conditions of the Company's assets, the economies of the countries in which such assets are located or regulatory changes could have an adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

Interest rate hedging

The Company may seek to hedge against fluctuations in the cost of borrowing as a result of changes in interest rates. Such hedging transactions may not always achieve the intended effect and can also limit potential gains. While the Company may enter into such transactions to seek to reduce interest rate risks, unanticipated changes in interest rates may result in a poorer overall performance of the Company. For a variety of reasons, the Company may not obtain a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and fluctuations in the cost of borrowing. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the intended hedge or expose the Company to risk of loss.

Any forward funded projects will be subject to the hazards and risks normally associated with the construction and development of commercial real estate, any of which could result in increased costs and/or damage to persons or property

The Company's investment policy provides that the Company may purchase forward funded property assets that are due to start or are in construction. Forward funded projects are subject to the hazards and risks normally associated with the construction and development of commercial real estate, in particular, the process of construction may be delayed or disrupted by a number of factors, such as inclement weather or acts of nature, industrial accidents, defective building methods or materials and the insolvency of the contractor. Any of these factors, alone or in combination, could delay or disrupt the construction process by halting the construction process or damaging materials or the development itself. To the extent that such risks are not assumed by the developer, the occurrence of any of these events could result in increased operating costs, fines and legal fees and potentially in reputational damage or criminal prosecution of the Company, and its Directors, all of which could have an adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects. However, it is common for such risks to be assumed by the developer in forward funding agreements. For all of the Company' investments in forward funded assets to date, such risks have been assumed by the developer.

Where the Company acquires newly built assets, latent construction defects may result in losses (including loss of rent) which may not be fully compensated or at all

Where the Company acquires newly built assets, such assets may be subject to latent construction defects which only become apparent after completion of the acquisition. In most cases, the Company would have the benefit of collateral warranties from the contractors responsible for the construction of the asset to make good such defects and/or may, in certain circumstances, be able to claim on insurance. However, the Company may sustain additional losses, such as anticipated future rental revenue from the property during the process of rectifying any defects, which are not subject to compensation or reimbursement from the contractor and which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's performance, financial condition and business prospects.

RISKS RELATING TO REGULATION, STRUCTURE AND TAXATION

Legal and regulatory

The Company must comply with the provisions of the Companies Act and, as the Shares will be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List, the Listing Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation. A breach of the Companies Act could result in the Company and/or the Board being fined or the subject of criminal proceedings. Breach of the Listing Rules could result in the Shares being suspended from listing.

Legal and regulatory changes could occur that may adversely affect the Company. Changes in the regulation of companies, such as the Company, may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio and the ability of the Company to pursue its investment objective.

Investment trust status

It is the intention of the Directors to continue to conduct the affairs of the Company so as to satisfy the conditions under section 1158 of the CTA 2010 and the Investment Trust Regulations 2011 for it to be operate as an investment trust. In respect of each period for which the Company is an approved investment trust, the Company will be exempt from UK corporation tax on its chargeable gains. There is a risk that the Company fails to maintain its status as an investment trust. In such circumstances, the Company would be subject to the normal rates of corporation tax on chargeable gains arising on the transfer or disposal of investments and other assets, which could adversely affect the Company's financial performance, its ability to provide returns to its Shareholders or the post-tax returns received by its Shareholders. In addition, it is not possible to guarantee that the Company will remain a non-close company, which is a requirement to maintain investment trust status, as the Shares are freely transferable. The Company, in the unlikely event that it becomes aware that it is a close company, or otherwise fails to meet the criteria for maintaining investment trust status, will, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify Shareholders of this fact.

Overseas taxation

The Company and its subsidiaries may, as well as being subject to taxation in the jurisdictions in which they are tax resident, also be subject to taxation under the tax rules of other jurisdictions in which they invest, including by way of withholding of tax from interest and other income receipts. Although the Company will endeavour to minimise any such taxes this may affect the level of returns to Shareholders.

Changes in taxation legislation or practice may adversely affect the Company and the tax treatment for Shareholders investing in the Company

Changes in tax legislation or practice, whether in the United Kingdom or in jurisdictions in which the Company or its subsidiaries invest, could affect the value of the investments held by the Company and its subsidiaries, affect the Company's ability to provide returns to Shareholders, and affect the tax treatment for Shareholders of their investments in the Company (including rates of tax and availability of reliefs).

OECD consultations on changes in tax law

Prospective investors should be aware that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") published its Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("BEPS") in 2013 and that a public consultation process was undertaken, leading to the publication on 5 October 2015, of a number of Final Reports. BEPS aims to restructure the taxation scheme currently affecting multinational entities by, among other measures, restricting access to benefits otherwise available under certain double tax treaties. Depending on how BEPS is implemented, any changes to tax laws, or double tax treaties based on recommendations made by the OECD in relation to BEPS, may result in additional reporting and disclosure obligations for investors and/or additional tax being suffered by the Company which may adversely affect the value of the investments held by the Company and the market price of the Shares.

Risks related to diverted profits tax

The UK government has introduced in Part 3 of the Finance Act 2015 a tax on "diverted profits". The diverted profits tax is a new tax, and the legislation and guidance in relation to it could be subject to change. Where the necessary conditions are met, diverted profits tax is charged at 25 per cent. on the amount of the diverted profits. While the Company has been advised that diverted profits tax should not apply, the imposition of any charge to diverted profits tax if the structure of the Company changed could materially reduce the value of the Shares and returns to Shareholders.

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The AIFM Directive imposes a regime for EU managers of AIFs and in respect of marketing of AIFs in the European Union. The AIFM Directive has been implemented in the UK by the AIFM Rules. The AIFM Directive requires that EU alternative investment fund managers of AIFs are authorised and regulated.

The Board has appointed the AIFM as the alternative investment fund manager of the Company. The AIFM is authorised and regulated by the FCA. If the AIFM ceases to act or becomes unable to act as the Company's alternative investment fund manager, then the Company must appoint another suitably authorised person as its alternative investment fund manager or the Company must be its own alternative investment fund manager. In order for the Company to be its own alternative investment fund manager it may be required to be authorised in the United Kingdom to act as an alternative investment fund manager. The Company is not currently authorised to act as an alternative investment fund manager and does not intend to apply for such authorisation to the extent that it is not required to do so. In the event that, and for so long as, the Company does not have an external alternative investment fund manager and is not permitted to act as an alternative investment fund manager in the United Kingdom then the Company may not be able to operate or, as a minimum, the ability of the Company to operate will be adversely affected to a significant extent.

One of the likely consequences of the UK leaving the European Union is that the AIFM would lose the use of the marketing passport under the AIFM Directive. Instead, the AIFM would have to comply with the AIFM Directive national private placement regime as well as local marketing rules in order to market to investors in EEA member states. This may restrict the Company's ability to raise additional capital from the offer or placing of Shares in one or more EEA member states.

The Company has not and will not register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act

The Company is not, and does not intend to become, registered as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act and related rules and regulations. The U.S. Investment Company Act provides certain protections to investors and imposes certain restrictions on companies that are registered as investment companies.

As the Company is not so registered and does not plan to register, none of these protections or restrictions is or will be applicable to the Company. In addition, to avoid being required to register as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act, the Board may, under the Articles and subject to certain conditions, compulsorily require the transfer of Shares held by a person to whom the sale or transfer of Shares may cause the Company to be classified as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act. These procedures may materially affect certain Shareholders' ability to transfer their Shares.

The assets of the Company could be deemed to be "plan assets" that are subject to the requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code, which could restrain the Company from making certain investments, and result in excise taxes and liabilities

Under the current United States Plan Asset Regulations, if interests held by Benefit Plan Investors are deemed to be "significant" within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations (broadly, if Benefit Plan Investors hold 25 per cent. or greater of any class of equity interest in the Company) then the assets of the Company may be deemed to be "plan assets" within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations. The Company may be unable to monitor whether Benefit Plan Investors acquire Shares and therefore, there can be no assurance that Benefit Plan Investors will never acquire Shares or that, if they do, the ownership of all Benefit Plan Investors will be below the 25 per cent. threshold discussed above or that the Company's assets will not otherwise constitute "plan assets" under the Plan Asset Regulations. If the Company's assets were deemed to constitute "plan assets" within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations, certain transactions that the Company might enter into in the ordinary course of business and operation might constitute non-exempt prohibited transactions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or the U.S. Tax Code, resulting in excise taxes or other liabilities under ERISA or the U.S. Tax Code. In addition, any fiduciary of a Benefit Plan Investor or an employee benefit plan subject to Similar Law that is responsible for the Plan's investment in the Shares could be liable for any ERISA violations or violations of such Similar Law relating to the Company.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This Registration Document should be read in its entirety, along with the Summary and Securities Note or any Future Summary and Future Securities Note. In assessing an investment in the Company, investors should rely only on the information in the Prospectus. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations in relation to the Company other than those contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company, the Directors, the AIFM, the Investment Manager, Investec or any other person. Neither the delivery of the Prospectus nor any subscription of Shares shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since, or that the information contained herein is correct at any time subsequent to, the date of this Registration Document.

GENERAL

No broker, dealer or other person has been authorised by the Company to issue any advertisement or to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the offering or sale of Shares other than those contained in this Registration Document (together with the Summary and the Securities Note or any Future Summary and Future Securities Note) and, if issued, given or made, such advertisement, information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company.

Prospective investors should not treat the contents of this Registration Document as advice relating to legal, taxation, investment or any other matters. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to: (a) the legal requirements within their own countries for the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares which they might encounter; and (c) the income and other tax consequences which may apply in their own countries as a result of the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares. Prospective investors must rely upon their own legal advisers, accountants and other financial advisers as to legal, tax, investment or any other related matters concerning the Company and an investment in the Shares.

This Registration Document (together with the Summary and the Securities Note or any Future Summary and Future Securities Note) should be read in its entirety before making any application for Shares. All Shareholders are entitled to the benefit of, and are bound by and are deemed to have notice of, the provisions of the Articles.

In connection with the Placing and any further placings under the Share Issuance Programme, Investec or any of its Affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s) may subscribe for Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares and, in that capacity, may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in such securities of the Company, any other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this Registration Document to Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares being issued, offered, subscribed or otherwise dealt with, should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription or dealing by, Investec or any of its Affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s). Investec does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

This Registration Document does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer or solicitation to anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The distribution of this Registration Document and the offering of Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted and accordingly persons into whose possession this Registration Document is received are required to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions.

AIFM DIRECTIVE DISCLOSURES

The AIFM Directive imposes detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the EEA (the ''Operative Provisions''). These Operative Provisions include prescriptive rules on measuring and capping leverage in line with known European standards, the treatment of investors, liquidity management, the use of ''depositaries'' and cover for professional liability risks.

The AIFM Directive imposes conditions on the marketing of entities such as the Company to investors in the EEA. The AIFM Directive requires that an ''alternative investment fund manager'' be identified to meet such conditions where such marketing is sought. For these purposes, Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited, as the legal person responsible for performing portfolio and risk management of the Company, is the alternative investment fund manager.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN IRELAND

The Shares will not be offered, sold, placed or underwritten in Ireland (a) except in circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/ EC as implemented in Ireland pursuant to the Irish Companies Act 2014, the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 324 of 2005), as amended and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto; (b) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the Irish Companies Act 2014; (c) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 60 of 2007) (as amended), and the bookrunner(s) and any introducer appointed by the Company will conduct themselves in accordance with any codes or rules of conduct and any conditions or requirements, or any other enactment, imposed or approved by the Central Bank of Ireland with respect to anything done by them in relation to the Company; (d) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the European Union (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto; and (e) except to professional investors as defined in the AIFM Directive and otherwise in accordance with the AIFM Directive, Commission Delegated Regulation 231/2013, the Irish European Union (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. no 257 of 2013), as amended, and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF RESIDENTS OF THE NETHERLANDS

The Placing and any further placing under the Share Issuance Programme is solely directed to qualified investors (gekwalificeerde beleggers) within the meaning of section 1:1 of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financial toezicht), as amended from time to time. No approved prospectus is required in connection with the Placing and any placing under the Share Issuance Programme in the Netherlands pursuant to the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF UNITED STATES RESIDENTS

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and the Shares may not be offered, sold, exercised, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States. The Shares are being offered or sold only outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in offshore transactions in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Company has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of the U.S. Investment Company Act.

The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of this Registration Document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States and any re-offer or resale of any of the Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons may constitute a violation of U.S. law or regulation.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

The offer and sale of Shares has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa (an "Excluded Territory"). Subject to certain exemptions, the Shares may not be offered to or sold within an Excluded Territory or to any national, resident or citizen of an Excluded Territory.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

In relation to each Relevant Member State, no Shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a document in relation to the Shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that offers of Shares to the public may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they are implemented in that Relevant Member State:

  • (a) to any legal entity which is a "qualified investor" as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
  • (b) to fewer than 100, or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive (as defined below), 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) in such Relevant Member State; or
  • (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of Shares shall result in a requirement for the publication of a document pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in a Relevant Member State and each person who initially acquires any Shares or to whom any offer is made under the Placing or any subsequent placing under the Share Issuance Programme will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any offer of Shares in any Relevant Member State means a communication in any form and by any means presenting sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and the amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU) (the "2010 PD Amending Directive"), to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

In addition, Shares will only be offered to the extent that the Shares: (i) are permitted to be marketed into the relevant EEA jurisdiction pursuant to the AIFM Directive (if and as implemented into local law); or (ii) can otherwise be lawfully offered or sold (including on the basis of an unsolicited request from a professional investor).

UNITED STATES (U.S.) TAX WITHHOLDING AND REPORTING UNDER THE FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT ("FATCA")

The FATCA provisions of the US Tax Code may impose a 30 per cent. withholding tax on payments of US source interest and dividends made on or after 1 July 2014 and of gross proceeds from the sale of certain US assets made on or after 1 January 2017 to a foreign financial institution (or "FFI") that, unless exempted or deemed compliant, does not enter into, and comply with, an agreement with the US Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to provide certain information on its U.S. shareholders. A portion of income that is otherwise non US-source may be treated as USsource for this purpose.

The Company may be treated as an FFI for these purposes. If the Company is treated as an FFI, to avoid the withholding tax described above, the Company may need to enter into an agreement (an "IRS Agreement") with the IRS or alternatively, comply with the requirements of the intergovernmental agreement (an "IGA") between the United States and the United Kingdom in respect of FATCA (including any legislation enacted by the United Kingdom in furtherance of the IGA). An FFI that fails to comply with the applicable IGA or, if required, does not enter into an IRS Agreement or whose agreement is voided by the IRS will be treated as a "non-Participating FFI".

In general, an IRS Agreement will require an FFI to obtain and report information about its "U.S. accounts", which include equity interests in a non-US entity other than interests regularly traded on an established securities market. The following assumes that the Company will be an FFI and that its Shares will not be considered regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of FATCA. The Company's reporting obligations under FATCA would generally be less extensive if its Shares were considered regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of FATCA. An IRS Agreement would require the Company (or an intermediary financial institution, broker or agent (each, an "Intermediary") through which a beneficial owner holds its interest in Shares) to agree to: (i) obtain certain identifying information regarding the holder of such Shares to determine whether the holder is a US person or a US owned foreign entity and to periodically provide identifying information about the holder to the IRS; and (ii) comply with withholding and other requirements. In order to comply with its information reporting obligation under the IRS Agreement, the Company will be obliged to obtain information from all Shareholders. To the extent that any payments in respect of the Shares are made to a Shareholder by an Intermediary, such Shareholder may be required to comply with the Intermediary's requests for identifying information that would permit the Intermediary to comply with its own IRS Agreement. Any Shareholder that fails to properly comply with the Company's or an Intermediary's requests for certifications and identifying information or, if applicable, a waiver of non-US law prohibiting the release of such information to a taxing authority, will be treated as a "Recalcitrant Holder". The Company will not be required to enter into an IRS Agreement provided that it complies with legislation enacted by the UK that generally requires similar information to be collected and reported to the UK authorities.

Under the UK IGA (including any legislation enacted in furtherance of the IGA) or an IRS Agreement, an Intermediary (and possibly the Company) may be required to deduct a withholding tax of up to 30 per cent. on payments (including gross proceeds and redemptions) made on or after 1 January 2017 to a Recalcitrant Holder or a Shareholder that itself is an FFI and, unless exempted or otherwise deemed to be compliant, does not have in place an effective IRS Agreement (i.e. the Shareholder is a non-Participating FFI). Neither the Company nor an Intermediary will make any additional payments to compensate a Shareholder of the Company or beneficial owner for any amounts deducted pursuant to FATCA. It is also possible that the Company may be required to cause the disposition or transfer of Shares held by Shareholders that fail to comply with the relevant requirements of FATCA and the proceeds from any such disposition or transfer may be an amount less than the then current fair market value of the Shares transferred.

If the Company (or any Intermediary) is treated as a non-Participating FFI, the Company may be subject to a 30 per cent. withholding tax on certain payments to it.

Further, even if the Company is not characterised under FATCA as an FFI, it nevertheless may become subject to such 30 per cent. withholding tax on certain US source payments to it unless it either provides information to withholding agents with respect to its "substantial US owners" or certifies that it has no such "substantial US owners." As a result, Shareholders may be required to provide any information that the Company determines necessary to avoid the imposition of such withholding tax or in order to allow the Company to satisfy such obligations.

The foregoing is only a general summary of certain provisions of FATCA. Prospective investors should consult with their own tax advisers regarding the application of FATCA to their investment in the Company. The application of the withholding rules and the information that may be required to be reported and disclosed are uncertain and subject to change.

The Company may have similar requirements pursuant to the Common Reporting Standards.

If prospective investors are in any doubt as to the consequences of their acquiring, holding or disposing of Shares, they should consult their stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser.

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company prepares its financial information under IFRS and EPRA's best practice recommendations. The financial information contained or incorporated by reference in this Registration Document, including that financial information presented in a number of tables in this Registration Document, has been rounded to the nearest whole number or the nearest decimal place. Therefore, the actual arithmetic total of the numbers in a column or row in a certain table may not conform exactly to the total figure given for that column or row. In addition, certain percentages presented in the tables in this Registration Document reflect calculations based upon the underlying information prior to rounding, and, accordingly, may not conform exactly to the percentages that would be derived if the relevant calculations were based upon the rounded numbers.

PRESENTATION OF INDUSTRY, MARKET AND OTHER DATA

Market, economic and industry data used throughout this Registration Document is sourced from various industry and other independent sources. The Company and the Directors confirm that such data has been accurately reproduced and, so far as they are aware and are able to ascertain from information published from such sources, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.

CURRENCY PRESENTATION

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Registration Document to "GBP", "Sterling", "£" or "p" are to the lawful currency of the UK; all references to "U.S.\$", "U.S. Dollars" or "\$" are to the lawful currency of the United States and all references to "Euros" and "€" are to the lawful currency of the participating Member States of the European Union.

CALCULATION OF APPLICABLE ISSUE PRICE AND SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME PRICE

The Issue

The Company's last published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, calculated as at 31 March 2019, was €1.06. For the purposes of the calculation of the Issue Price, account has been taken of Net Asset Value performance since that date (including, inter alia, an adjustment to reflect the first interim dividend of 1.41 euro cents to be paid on 10 July 2019) and an additional premium has been applied to at least cover the costs of the Issue. In determining the Issue Price in Sterling terms, an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document) has been applied.

Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme

In the event of the Company undertaking a Subsequent Issue pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, the relevant issue price for such Subsequent Issue will be calculated by reference to the most recently announced Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, taking into account subsequent Net Asset Value performance and applying an appropriate premium.

In determining the issue price in Sterling terms of a Subsequent Issue (other than a Placing-Only Issue), the an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the relevant Future Securities Note will be applied. In the case of a Placing-Only Issue, the issue price in Sterling terms will be calculated by reference to an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on the date on which such Placing-Only Issue closes.

WEBSITE

The contents of the Company's website, www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk, do not form part of this Registration Document. Investors should base their decision whether or not to invest in the Shares on the contents of the Prospectus alone.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Registration Document contains forward looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes'' "estimates" "anticipates" "expects'' "intends" "may" "will", or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or similar expressions. Such forward looking statements involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievement of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.

Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on such forward looking statements. These forward looking statements speak only as at the date of this Registration Document. Subject to its legal and regulatory obligations (including under the Prospectus Rules), the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based unless required to do so by law or any appropriate regulatory authority, including FSMA, the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Nothing in the preceding two paragraphs should be taken as limiting the working capital statement given in the Summary or the Securities Note (or any Future Summary or Future Securities Note).

GOVERNING LAW

Unless otherwise stated, statements made in this Registration Document are based on the law and practice currently in force in England and Wales.

DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Directors (all non-executive) Anthony (Tony) Roper (Chairman)
Caroline Gulliver (Senior Independent Director)
John Heawood
Diane Wilde
all of the registered office below:
Registered Office Bow Bells House
1 Bread Street
London
EC4M 9HH
AIFM Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited
Bow Bells House
1 Bread Street
London
EC4M 9HH
Investment Manager Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited
2nd Floor
2-4 Merrion Row
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Company Secretary Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
10 Queen's Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1YG
Sponsor, Sole Global
Coordinator and Sole
Bookrunner
Investec Bank plc
30 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7QP
Solicitors to the Company Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU
Solicitors to the Sponsor, Sole
Global Coordinator and Sole
Bookrunner
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Atlantic House
Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1A 2FG
Reporting Accountants KPMG LLP
319 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5AS
Registrar and Receiving Agent Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road
Lancing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA

Depositary NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited 250 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4AA

Auditor KPMG LLP 319 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5AS

PART 1

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

1 INTRODUCTION

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC was incorporated on 25 October 2017 as a public company limited by shares for the purpose of delivering income and capital returns to Shareholders.

The Company's Ordinary Shares are admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. As at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document), the Company had a market capitalisation of approximately £188.4 million and as at 31 March 2019 had an unaudited EPRA NAV of €198.3 million. Since its initial public offering, the Company has paid or declared cumulative dividends amounting to 4.27 pence per Ordinary Share.

In addition, as at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document), the Group had approximately €108.9 million of drawn down debt financing which together with its equity funds has been invested in, or committed to, the Portfolio.

As at the date of this Registration Document, the Portfolio consists of ten warehouses, consisting of nine operating standing assets and one forward funded development project. The funding of the development project has concluded and practical completion and occupation by the tenant is due to take place in early July 2019. In addition, the Group has exchanged contracts to acquire a further operational warehouse asset in The Netherlands for e24 million, and completion of this acquisition is scheduled for early July 2019.

Upon completion of the above, the Portfolio will be diversified across five different countries and 28 tenants. The Netherlands is currently the largest market represented in the Portfolio, based on purchase price, with a weighting of 45 per cent. (once the forward funded development has achieved practical completion), followed by France (24 per cent.), Germany (18 per cent.), Poland (8 per cent.) and Spain (5 per cent.).

As set out in the Valuation Report, CBRE GmbH reported an aggregate market value (as defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' – Valuation Global Standards (2017)) of the Portfolio (which for the avoidance of doubt excludes the asset near Leon in Spain) of €238.4 million as at 31 March 2019. Of this, €206.4 million related to the standing investments. As at 31 March 2019, the assets in Zeewolde and Oss in The Netherlands were both classified as forward funded assets and the aggregate market value of these two assets was €32 million, which was based on the progress of the development of the assets as at 31 March 2019 (the asset in Zeewolde has achieved practical completion and is a standing investment as at the date of this Registration Document). The Company affirms that there has been no material change in the aggregate market value of the assets covered by the Valuation Report between the date of the Valuation Report and the date of this Registration Document.

The Valuation Report does not cover the asset near Leon in Spain, which was acquired on 23 May 2019 after the valuation date under the Valuation Report. This asset has been separately valued by CBRE GmbH as at 30 June 2019 as set out in the separate Leon Valuation Report. CBRE GmbH reported a market value for the Leon Asset (as defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' – Valuation Global Standards (2017)) of €16.7 million. The Company affirms that there has been no material change in the market value of the Leon asset between the date of the Leon Valuation Report and the date of this Registration Document.

Further information on the Portfolio is set out in Part 3 of this Registration Document.

The Company has an independent board of non-executive directors and has engaged Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited as the Company's alternative investment fund manager to provide portfolio and risk management services to the Company. The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited. Both the AIFM and the Investment Manager are wholly owned subsidiaries of Standard Life Aberdeen plc.

Aberdeen Standard Investments is one of Europe's largest real estate investors, managing approximately €3.4 billion across 146 logistics properties in 10 countries. It manages over 50 real estate portfolios in Europe with assets under management in direct real estate totalling €41 billion.

The dedicated real estate team, based in 11 offices across Europe (London, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki), comprises over 230 investment professionals including portfolio managers, local transaction and asset managers and researchers.

Further information on Aberdeen Standard Investments is set out in Part 5 of this Registration Document.

2 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

Investment Objective

To aim to provide a regular and attractive level of income return together with the potential for long term income and capital growth from investing in high quality European logistics real estate.

Investment Policy

To deliver the investment objective through investment in, and management of, a diversified portfolio of "big box" logistics warehouses and "last mile" urban logistics assets in Europe.

The Company will invest in a portfolio of assets diversified by both geography and tenant throughout Europe, predominantly targeting well-located assets at established distribution hubs and within population centres. In particular, the Investment Manager will seek to identify assets benefitting from long-term, index–linked, leases as well as those which may benefit from structural change, and will take into account several factors, including but not limited to:

  • * the property characteristics (such as location, building quality, scale, transportation links, workforce availability and operational efficiencies);
  • * the terms of the lease (focusing on duration, inflation-linked terms, the basis for rent reviews, and the potential for growth in rental income); and
  • * the strength of the tenant's financial covenant.

The Company will invest either directly or through holdings in special purpose vehicles, partnerships, trusts or other structures. The Company may forward fund the development of, or commit to the forward purchase of, new assets when the Investment Manager believes that to do so would enhance returns for Shareholders and/or secure an asset at an attractive yield. The Company intends that forward funded or forward purchased assets will be wholly or predominantly pre-let at the time the investments are committed to.

Diversification of risk

The Company will at all times invest and manage its assets in a manner which is consistent with the spreading of investment risk. The following investment limits and restrictions will apply to the Company and its business which, where appropriate, will be measured at the time of investment and once the Company is fully invested:

  • * the Company will only invest in assets located in Europe;
  • * no more than 50 per cent. of Gross Assets will be concentrated in a single country;
  • * no single asset may represent more than 20 per cent. of Gross Assets;
  • * forward funded commitments will be wholly or predominantly pre-let and the Company's overall exposure to forward funded commitments will be limited to 20 per cent. of Gross Assets;
  • * the Company's maximum exposure to any single developer will be limited to 20 per cent. of Gross Assets;
  • * the Company will not invest in other closed-ended investment companies;
  • * the Company may only invest in assets with tenants which have been classified by the Investment Manager's investment process, as having strong financial covenants; and
  • * no single tenant will represent more than 20 per cent. of the Company's annual gross income measured annually.

The Company will not be required to dispose of any asset or to rebalance the Portfolio as a result of a change in the respective valuations of its assets.

The Company intends to conduct its affairs so as to continue to qualify as an investment trust for the purposes of section 1158 of the CTA 2010.

Borrowing and gearing

The Company uses gearing with the objective of improving Shareholder returns. Debt is typically secured at the asset level and potentially at the Company level with or without a charge over some or all of the Company's assets, depending on the optimal structure for the Company and having consideration to key metrics including lender diversity, cost of debt, debt type and maturity profiles.

Borrowings are typically non-recourse and secured against individual assets or groups of assets and the aggregate borrowings are always subject to an absolute maximum, calculated at the time of drawdown for a property purchase, of 50 per cent. of Gross Assets. Where borrowings are secured against a group of assets, such group of assets will not exceed 25 per cent. of Gross Assets in order to ensure that investment risk remains suitably spread.

The Board has established gearing guidelines for the AIFM in order to maintain an appropriate level and structure of gearing within the parameters set out above. Under these guidelines, aggregate asset level gearing will sit, as determined by the Board, at or around 35 per cent. of Gross Assets. This level may fluctuate as and when new assets are acquired until longer term funding has been established or whilst short term asset management initiatives are being undertaken.

The Board will keep the level of borrowings under review. In the event of a breach of the investment guidelines and restrictions set out above, the AIFM will inform the Board upon becoming aware of the same, and if the Board considers the breach to be material, notification will be made to a Regulatory Information Service and the AIFM will look to resolve the breach with the agreement of the Board. The Directors may require that the Company's assets are managed with the objective of bringing borrowings within the appropriate limit while taking due account of the interests of Shareholders. Accordingly, corrective measures may not have to be taken immediately if this would be detrimental to Shareholder interests.

Any material change to the Company's investment policy set out above will require the approval of Shareholders by way of an ordinary resolution at a general meeting and the approval of the FCA. Non-material changes to the investment policy may be approved by the Board.

3 FUNCTIONAL AND PRESENTATION CURRENCY

The currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates is Euros (€). However, the Company may from time to time, where opportunities arise, invest in European countries which do not use Euros, such as the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Poland. The Company will always, where possible, seek payment of rent in Euros.

The presentational currency of the Company's financial statements is Euros. Distributions are also declared in Euros, but are paid by the Company to Shareholders in Sterling.

4 HEDGING POLICY

The Ordinary Share price of the Company is quoted in Sterling, but the majority of the assets and liabilities of the Company are denominated in non-Sterling currencies, predominantly in Euros. In addition, the income from assets is generated predominantly in Euros but distributions, whilst declared in Euros, are paid in Sterling. The Board employs currency hedging (expected to be for periods of no more than twelve months at a time), when it deems it appropriate, in order to mitigate the potential volatility of income returns from the Portfolio in Sterling terms and to provide greater certainty as to the level of Sterling distributions expected to be paid in respect of the period covered by the relevant currency hedging instrument; but it will not seek to provide a long-term hedge for the Company's income returns, which will continue to be affected by movements in the Euro/Sterling exchange rate over the longer term, nor will it seek to undertake currency hedging in respect of the capital value of the Portfolio.

The Company hedges the majority of interest rate exposure associated with the gearing it uses. This will either be done by borrowing on a fixed rate basis or through the use of interest rate swaps or caps. Any hedging will be used solely for efficient portfolio management and risk management rather than investment purposes.

5 DIVIDEND POLICY AND TARGET RETURNS

Subject to compliance with the Companies Act, the Company pays Sterling dividends on a quarterly basis with dividends declared in respect of the quarters ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December in each year.

The Company declares dividends in Euros, but Shareholders will receive dividend payments in Sterling. The date on which the Euro/Sterling exchange rate is set may be announced at the time the dividend is declared; and, if so, a further announcement will be made once such exchange rate has been set. Distributions made by the Company may either take the form of dividend income, or of ''qualifying interest income'' which may be designated as interest distributions for UK tax purposes. It is expected that the majority of the Company's distributions will take the form of dividend income, rather than qualifying interest income, in the period during which the proceeds of the Issue are invested; with the proportion increasing to a significant majority once that investment process has been completed. Prospective investors should note that the UK tax treatment of the Company's distributions may vary for a Shareholder in the Company depending upon the classification of such distributions. Prospective investors who are unsure about the tax treatment that will apply in respect of any distributions made by the Company should consult their own tax advisers.

The Company is targeting, for an investor in the Company at launch:

  • * an annual dividend yield of 5.0 per cent. per Ordinary Share (in Euro terms); and
  • * a total shareholder return of 7.5 per cent. per annum (in Euro terms),

(the "Target Returns").

The Company's financial year end is 31 December.

Investors should note that the Target Returns, including their declaration and payment frequency, are a target only and not a profit forecast. There may be a number of factors that adversely affect the Company's ability to achieve the Target Returns and there can be no assurance that the target will be met or that any dividend will be achieved. The Target Returns should not be seen as an indication of the Company's expected or actual results or returns. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on these targets or assume that the Company will make any distributions at all in deciding whether to invest in the Shares. Investors should note that references in this Paragraph 5 to "dividends" are intended to cover both dividend income and income which is designated as an interest distribution for UK tax purposes and therefore subject to the interest streaming regime applicable to investment trusts.

6 BACKGROUND TO, AND REASONS FOR, THE ISSUE AND THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME

The Company is proposing to raise approximately £100 million (before expenses) through the Issue which comprises the Placing, the Open Offer and the Offer for Subscription, of, in aggregate, up to 100 million new Ordinary Shares (based on the target size of £100 million) at an Issue Price of 98.75 pence per new Ordinary Share. The Issue is conditional upon, inter alia, the passing of Resolutions 1, 3 and 5 at the General Meeting. The proposals are structured so that the Company can increase the size of the Issue to up to 150 million Ordinary Shares to satisfy available demand.

The Company is undertaking the Issue to raise further equity funds which, when combined with available and proposed future debt, will allow the Group to acquire further assets in order to achieve its stated investment objective. The total number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue, and therefore the Initial Gross Proceeds, are not known as at the date of this Registration Document but will be notified by the Company via a Regulatory Information Service announcement prior to Initial Admission.

Investec has agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to procure Placees pursuant to the Placing for Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Share Issuance Agreement and the Securities Note.

At the General Meeting, the Company is also seeking authority to issue up to a further 200 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares, in aggregate, on a non-pre-emptive basis pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme.

The Share Issuance Programme is flexible and may have a number of closing dates in order to provide the Company with the ability to issue Shares over a period of time. The Share Issuance Programme is intended to satisfy market demand for Shares and to raise further money after the Issue to increase the size of the Company and invest in accordance with the Company's investment policy.

Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares issued under the Share Issuance Programme may be issued under this Registration Document provided that it is updated by a supplementary prospectus under section 87G of FSMA (if required) and/or in conjunction with a Future Summary and Future Securities Note (if required).

Further details about the Share Issuance Programme are set out in the Securities Note.

7 MEETINGS, REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS

The audited accounts of the Company are prepared on a Euro-denominated basis under IFRS and in accordance with EPRA's best practice recommendations. The Company's accounting reference date is 31 December and the annual report and accounts are prepared up to 31 December each year. It is expected that copies of the report and accounts will be published by the end of April each year. Copies will be sent to Shareholders or made available on the Company's website, according to Shareholder preferences, shortly following publication. Shareholders will also receive an unaudited half-yearly report covering the six months to 30 June each year, which is expected to be published within the following three months

The Company held its most recent annual general meeting on 11 June 2019 and it will continue to hold an annual general meeting each year. Other general meetings may be convened from time to time by the Directors by sending requisite notices to Shareholders.

8 NET ASSET VALUE

The properties in the Portfolio are valued quarterly by the AIFM (as advised by independent third party valuation advisers as may be appointed by the AIFM from time to time) in accordance with locally accepted professional valuation standards, with such valuations being reviewed quarterly by the Board. The Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and the Net Asset Value per C Share (if relevant) are prepared by the AIFM (or its Affiliates or delegates) and published quarterly, together with details of the Portfolio, based on the properties' most recent valuations, calculated under IFRS. Such Net Asset Values are published through a Regulatory Information Service as soon as practicable after the end of the relevant quarter.

Consistent with other listed European real estate investment companies, the Directors follow the guidance published by EPRA and disclose adjusted measures of Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and earnings per Ordinary Share which are designed by EPRA to better reflect the core long-term operations of the business.

If the Directors consider that any of the above bases of valuation are inappropriate in any particular case, or generally, they may adopt such other valuation procedures as they consider reasonable in the circumstances.

The Directors may temporarily suspend the calculation, and publication, of the Net Asset Value during a period when, in the opinion of the Directors:

  • * there are political, economic, military or monetary events or any circumstances outside the control, responsibility or power of the Board, and disposal or valuation of investments of the Company or other transactions in the ordinary course of the Company's business is not reasonably practicable without this being materially detrimental to the interests of Shareholders or if, in the opinion of the Board, the Net Asset Value cannot be fairly calculated;
  • * there is a breakdown of the means of communication normally employed in determining the calculation of the Net Asset Value; or
  • * it is not reasonably practicable to determine the Net Asset Value on an accurate and timely basis.

Any suspension in the calculation of the Net Asset Value, to the extent required under the Articles or by the Listing Rules, will be notified through a Regulatory Information Service as soon as practicable after any such suspension occurs.

9 CASH USES AND CASH MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The Company will convert the large majority of the Net Proceeds into Euros as soon as practicable following receipt.

The Company's principal use of cash will be to fund investments in accordance with its investment policy, as well as expenses related to the Issue, on-going operational expenses and to pay dividends and other distributions to Shareholders, as set out in the section entitled "Dividend Policy and Target Returns" above.

The Company may from time to time have surplus cash (for example, following the disposal of an investment). Pending reinvestment of such cash, it is expected that any surplus cash will be temporarily invested in (predominantly Euro-denominated) cash equivalents, money market instruments, bonds, commercial paper or other debt obligations with banks or other counterparties having a single –A (or equivalent) or higher credit rating as determined by an internationally recognised rating agency; or "government and public securities" as defined for the purposes of the FCA rules.

10 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PREMIUM/DISCOUNT MANAGEMENT

The Company promotes its Shares to a broad range of investors with a particular focus on those that have the potential to be long-term supporters of the investment strategy. The Company achieves this primarily through participating in Aberdeen Standard Investments' investment trust promotional programme. In addition, Aberdeen Standard Investments' investment trust investor relations and sales team, in conjunction with the Company's corporate broker, promote the Shares through regular contact with both current and potential investors.

The Company benefits from Aberdeen Standard Investments' wider marketing of investment companies targeted at all types of investors; this includes maintaining close relationships with adviser and execution-only platforms, advertising in the trade press, maintaining relationships with financial journalists and the provision of digital information on both the Company's website and also the Aberdeen Standard Investment Trust centre's website.

The Board has the discretion to seek to manage the discount or premium at which the Ordinary Shares trade relative to the underlying Net Asset Value by providing liquidity to the market through either the issuance or buy back of shares to meet investor demand.

Premium Management

In the event that the Ordinary Shares trade at a premium to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, the Company may issue new Ordinary Shares. At the Company's annual general meeting, held in June 2019, the Company was granted authority to issue up to 18,750,000 Ordinary Shares (representing 10 per cent of the Company's issued share capital) on a non-pre-emptive basis.

The Company intends to retain full flexibility, following Initial Admission and for the duration of the Share Issuance Programme, to issue new Shares to investors. Therefore, at the General Meeting, the Company is seeking authority to disapply pre-emption rights over 350 million Shares, in aggregate, pursuant to the Issue and the Share Issuance Programme so that the Directors will not be obliged to offer any new Shares under the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme to Shareholders pro-rata to their existing holdings. Unless authorised by Shareholders, no Ordinary Shares will be issued at a price less than the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of their issue.

If there is sufficient demand at any time during the period in which the Share Issuance Programme is in effect, and if the Directors consider it appropriate to avoid the dilutive effect that the proceeds of an issue might otherwise have on the existing assets of the Company, the Company may seek to raise further funds through the issue of C Shares. Any such issue would be subject to the listing of the C Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and their admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The rights conferred on the holders of C Shares or other classes of shares issued with preferred or other rights shall not (unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of the issue of the relevant shares) be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

The Articles contain the C Share rights, full details of which are set out in paragraph 4.21 of Part 9 of this Registration Document.

A new class of C Shares may be issued by the Company if there are C Shares in issue that have not been converted into Ordinary Shares prior to the date on which the Company issues such further C Shares.

Investors should note that the issuance of new Shares is entirely at the discretion of the Board, and no expectation or reliance should be placed on such discretion being exercised on any one or more occasions or as to the number of new Shares that may be issued.

Repurchase of Ordinary Shares

The Directors will consider repurchasing Ordinary Shares in the market if they believe it to be in Shareholders' interests and as a means of correcting any imbalance between the supply of and demand for the Ordinary Shares.

In exercising their powers to buy back Ordinary Shares the Directors have complete discretion as to the timing, price and volume of Ordinary Shares so purchased. No expectation or reliance should be placed on the Directors exercising such discretion on any one or more occasions. The implementation of any Ordinary Share buyback programme and the timing, price and volume of Ordinary Shares purchased will be subject at all times to compliance with the Companies Act, the Articles, the Listing Rules and all other applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

In accordance with the Companies Act, Ordinary Shares may only be repurchased out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of the repurchase or out of distributable profits.

A special resolution was been passed at the Company's annual general meeting in June 2019 granting the Directors authority to repurchase up to 14.99 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital during the period expiring on the conclusion of the Company's annual general meeting in 2020. Renewal of this buy-back authority will be sought at each annual general meeting of the Company or more frequently if required.

Purchases of Ordinary Shares will only be made through the market at prices (after allowing for costs) below the latest published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and otherwise in accordance with guidelines established from time-to-time by the Board. Under the current Listing Rules, the maximum price that may be paid by the Company on the purchase of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to a general authority is 105 per cent. of the average of the middle market quotations for the Ordinary Shares for the five Business Days immediately preceding the date of purchase or, if higher, that stipulated by article 5(6) of the Market Abuse Regulation. The minimum price will not be below the nominal value of one penny in respect of the Ordinary Shares.

Treasury Shares

Any Ordinary Shares repurchased pursuant to the general buy-back authority may be held in treasury. The Companies Act allows companies to hold shares acquired by way of market purchase as treasury shares, rather than having to cancel them. These shares may be subsequently cancelled or sold for cash. This would give the Company the ability to reissue Ordinary Shares quickly and cost efficiently, thereby improving liquidity and providing the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base.

The Board intends only to authorise the sale of Ordinary Shares from treasury at prices at or above the latest published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (plus costs of the relevant sale). This should result in a positive overall effect for Shareholders if Ordinary Shares are bought back at a discount and then sold at a price at or above the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (plus costs of the relevant sale).

11 CONTINUATION RESOLUTION

The Company has been established with an indefinite life, however, in accordance with the Articles, the Directors are required to propose an ordinary resolution at the sixth annual general meeting of the Company and every third annual general meeting thereafter that the Company should continue its business as presently constituted (the "Continuation Resolution"). The first Continuation Resolution will be proposed at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2024.

If any Continuation Resolution is not passed, the Directors will cease further investment, the properties in the Portfolio will be sold in an orderly fashion as market demand appears and the net funds, determined by the Directors as available for distribution, will be distributed to Shareholders. Failure to pass the Continuation Resolution will not therefore result in the immediate winding-up of the Company.

12 TYPICAL INVESTOR

An investment in the Shares is only suitable for institutional investors and professionally advised or non-advised private investors who understand, and are capable of evaluating, the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses (which may equal the whole amount invested) that may result from such an investment. Such investors may wish to consult an independent financial adviser who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities before investing in Shares.

13 NON-MAINSTREAM POOLED INVESTMENTS

As an investment trust, the Shares will be "excluded securities" under the FCA's rules on nonmainstream pooled investments. Accordingly, the promotion of the Shares is not subject to the FCA's restriction on the promotion of non-mainstream pooled investments.

14 TAXATION

Potential investors are referred to Part 6 of this Registration Document for details of the taxation of the Company and Shareholders in the UK. Investors who are in any doubt as to their tax position or who are subject to tax in jurisdictions other than the UK are strongly advised to consult their own professional advisers immediately.

15 RISK FACTORS

The Company's performance is dependent on many factors and potential investors should read the whole of this Registration Document and in particular the section entitled "Risk Factors" on pages 5 to 13 of this Registration Documents and under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Securities Note.

PART 2

THE INVESTMENT RATIONALE AND STRATEGY AND PIPELINE

1 INVESTMENT RATIONALE AND STRATEGY

Introduction

The Company is focussed on investing in logistics assets across Europe. Since its IPO in December 2017, the Company has deployed the net equity proceeds raised at the IPO, together with cautious leverage, into a diversified portfolio of modern logistics warehouses in established locations. These assets typically have long index-linked leases secured against financially rated tenants, with the Portfolio fully income producing. The European logistics market has a vacancy rate of just five per cent., a historic low.

The Board believes: (i) there continues to be attractive occupier dynamics in the market that will support income growth, and ultimately increased capital values, and (ii) that there are further opportunities to grow the Portfolio by investing in similar assets across the region.

The prospective growth of the Company will follow its existing investment strategy and will target both large format 'big box' facilities but also smaller format, 'urban logistics' that will serve 'last mile' functions for Europe's rapidly growing e-commerce business.

Rationale

The European logistics market is large and continues to modernise rapidly; growing tenant demand is fuelled by the rapid growth of e-commerce across Europe and the consequent supply chain reconfiguration as operators embrace the rapid pace of technological advancement. Of additional note is the rapid acceleration of interest and demand amongst logistics occupiers to adhere to higher ESG standards and the Investment Manager both recognises and has embraced this fundamental change in occupational demand for suitable buildings.

As a consequence of strong occupier demand, and constrained supply conditions, tenants are prepared to secure favoured assets by signing long, index-linked lease contracts. Such indexed leases typically offer annual CPI adjustments and can provide for a transparent and predictable cash flow to the Company. In markets where the development of e-commerce is more advanced, logistics rental growth has exceeded inflationary levels (prime logistics rents in London and Manchester have increased by 54 per cent. over the last five years), notably in urban areas.

The Investment Manager has recently completed (January 2019) a survey of European logistics occupiers and operators, with Transport Intelligence, a leading research house (Aberdeen Standard Investments – European Logistics Survey: the trends shaping the future of logistics property). This survey makes several conclusions that support the suggestion of ongoing growth in the sector and supports the strategy of the Investment Manager going forwards. Of note it concludes:

  • * 76 per cent. of respondents reported their logistics businesses had grown in 2018, 42 per cent. of them "substantially", with cyclical and structural factors supporting growth – (growth appears well supported);
  • * 34 per cent. of respondents stated that they do not have enough existing spare capacity to fulfil their growth targets, while 39 per cent. of respondents said there was a shortage of efficient space to expand into – (flexibility of location and growth appears supported);
  • * labour is the largest operational cost according to 48 per cent. of respondents, supporting a push towards mechanisation, robotics and digitisation – (proximity to major urban centres important from a labour pool and consumer perspective);
  • * over 50 per cent. of respondents believe the location of their logistics facilities will become a more important factor for consideration over the next five years – (access to the end user, more typically an urban environment appears supported); and
  • * 60 per cent. of respondents see autonomous trucks influencing supply chains in terms of warehouse design or location – (longer term, autonomous vehicles could serve to loosen supply side restrictions).

The market for European logistics facilities is increasingly segmented as the sector further establishes itself.

  • * Large format logistics warehouses or 'big boxes' dominate, they are typically characterised by single use occupation and may feature significant capital commitment by the occupier with regard to internal mechanisms to aid the storage and sortation of goods. This can mean tenants seek to secure long leases, but the manager is mindful of ongoing technological advancement which could lead to increased risk of obsolescence.
  • * Smaller format logistics warehouses or 'last mile' are less prevalent but growing rapidly. Their growth is fuelled by the consumer demand for rapid fulfilment of on-line purchasing. Necessarily, as customer demand for speed of delivery rises then occupation is focussed on the urban centres and the proximity of end customers, as such the term 'urban logistics' is increasingly relevant.

The logistics sector typically offers yields which provide a significant premium over current financing costs, financiers appear willing to provide capital to the sector as can be illustrated by the Company's success in securing attractive terms to date.

The Company's strategy will continue to target both large format 'big box' facilities but also smaller format, 'urban logistics' that will serve 'last mile' functions for Europe's rapidly growing e-commerce business.

Due to the significant disparity in the development of e-commerce and logistics across Europe, the Investment Manager implements a targeted investment strategy using detailed knowledge of local markets provided through its local office network and its 'feet on the ground'. The strategy focusses on major logistics hubs and 'last mile' facilities across the region; a distinct element of the strategy is in investing in strong and established locations with proximity to major urban areas and conurbations which is a critical assessment for the Investment Manager. A key consideration in expanding the capital available to the Company is the ability to diversify further the pool of assets and the spread of tenants, thus further mitigating risk.

E-commerce is having a transformational effect on supply chain networks. In the Investment Manager's opinion, significant structural changes to the way that consumers are behaving and retailers are operating are benefiting logistics property. Whilst the UK market experienced a sizeable shift in investors' attitudes towards logistics assets some years ago, the market in Europe and the Nordics has started to see the same trend over the past few years. At this time the Investment Manager is consequently focussed on the markets of Europe beyond the UK in targeting suitable acquisitions.

The rapid development of technological improvement necessitates quite specific demands from the tenants with regard to design and location of their facilities; this can mean that some locations become unsuitable, some building formats become inefficient, and the Investment Manager employs local asset managers and technical underwriting specialists to assess and mitigate such risks.

A significant change observed by the Investment Manager, in its recent survey of logistics operators and occupiers (January 2019), clearly identifies a rapid expansion of interest and demand for ESG compliant buildings; 71 per cent. of survey respondents stated that their business is undertaking initiatives to reduce or offset the environmental effects in their logistics facilities – through choice and not because of immediate necessity. The Investment Manager already has a very clear and embedded approach to ESG as is evidenced by the activity within the Company's Portfolio to date and the presence of a dedicated ESG consideration in the investment process.

The investment philosophy of the Investment Manager is founded on a belief that property markets are inherently cyclical and imperfect, which creates opportunities for long term investors who are focussed on property fundamentals and who operate a disciplined business plan approach to active asset management that will both defend and grow existing income. Whilst tenant credit assessment is a significant component of the Investment Manager's recommendations, so too is the underlying suitability and flexibility of the building and underlying site with regard to a wider set of prospective tenants.

In an increasingly uncertain world, the incontrovertible shift in the way consumers shop and the infrastructure required to service that demand is a source of greater certainty. The Investment Manager believes that logistics assets are primed for further growth, as well as being relatively defensive against any cyclical downturn in economic activity, and as such, the Portfolio is already characterised by having long leases secured against financially robust tenants.

2 INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Investment Manager believes that attractive risk-adjusted returns can be generated from building a portfolio of institutional grade income producing logistic assets including 'big box' and 'last mile' facilities, diversified by location, use, size, lease duration and tenant concentration.

The Investment Manager targets properties which it believes exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:

  • * well located for their purpose with excellent accessibility;
  • * modern and flexible logistics space, which is capable of being let to one or several tenants depending on what the market demands;
  • * located in areas identified as having supply constraints;
  • * let to tenants of good creditworthiness on market standard leases;
  • * freehold or long leasehold;
  • * low vacancy rates; and
  • * with opportunities to enhance value through active asset management.

The extent to which the Portfolio exhibits some or all of these characteristics will depend on conditions in the local real estate market and the specific properties.

Transaction process

The Investment Manager is responsible for sourcing and managing the transaction process for new acquisitions. The Investment Manager sources potential acquisitions through its property teams based throughout Europe, with over 20 managers on the ground. The transaction teams have an indepth knowledge of the local markets and a wide network of relationships for identifying and selecting the best investment opportunities and access to both on and off-market transactions. Aberdeen Standard Investments believes that having local teams on the ground provides for indepth local insight and, in turn, gives a significant competitive advantage in implementing the Company's investment policy in the key locations within Europe.

The Investment Manager believes that through its approach of focusing on income durability, location and propensity for rental growth, combined with the potential for active asset management, the Investment Manager's investment universe is increased. In particular, by not focusing on the larger, long leased properties with no asset management requirements, where competition among potential buyers is fierce, the Investment Manager is more likely to gain access to investment opportunities that meet the Company's investment objectives.

As one of the largest European real estate managers Aberdeen Standard Investments has significant deal flow in the logistics market. The Investment Manager believes that Aberdeen Standard Investments has established a reputation within the sector as a reliable and significant investor which has led to early stage access to potential transactions before becoming otherwise available on the open market. Moreover, as a reputable investor, potential opportunities are often brought to the team as well as such deals being actively sought out. Whilst the Investment Manager has other potentially competing mandates in Europe meaning that the transaction introductions made to the Investment Manager are not made uniquely to the Company, Aberdeen Standard Investments runs a deal allocation process that ensures fair rotational allocation of assets meaning that no client is preferred. Whilst this may, in theory, serve to dilute deal flow to the Company, the IPO proceeds and cautious use of gearing have been deployed in line with the timetable set out by the Company at launch and the Investment Manager continues to see strong deal flow.

Each property is assessed against individual fund criteria and, if considered potentially suitable, a detailed financial and economic analysis is then undertaken. The review takes into consideration the location, the quality of construction, ESG ratings, the existing leases, the rents being paid versus market level, the tenants and the market prospects generally. This process is assisted by a significant database of proprietary information held by the Investment Manager, experienced investment professionals, including people on the ground in the relevant markets and a dedicated research function that assists in identifying rental and capital growth prospects at country, regional, city, sub-market and sector level.

Aberdeen Standard Investments operates a pan-European Investment Committee which approves all investment plans, transactions, financing decisions and material asset management activity. The Investment Committee includes senior members of the real estate team that spans the skill sets of asset management, ESG, investment, research and finance.

If, following analysis, consultation with the Board and property inspections and negotiations with the owner of the property, the Investment Manager wishes to proceed with an acquisition, Investment Committee approval is required.

Since the Company's launch in December 2017, the Investment Manager has investigated over 150 potential deals (with a value of approximately €8 billion in aggregate) resulting in 35 bids, of which 17 were accepted, four rejected by the Investment Manager during the due diligence process and 11 deals completed.

Asset selection

The Investment Manager has extensive experience of managing properties across Europe in the logistics sector, particularly in countries where the Investment Manager has local property investment teams being: Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. This localised management expertise provides for support across the Continent with regard to initial assessment and ongoing monitoring of logistics properties that will require technical specifications appropriate for their target market as well as the ability for this to be changed as logistical processes evolve. Location relative to key transport hubs and how these may change are also key drivers in the selection process and local understanding of the conditions are key.

The Investment Manager believes that attractive value can be identified and secured with regard to 'big box', traditional logistics facilities and 'urban logistics'. With such locations often being land constrained, and facing many competing land uses, the Investment Manager believes that this will support both rental and capital value growth.

Active asset management

The Investment Manager adopts an active asset management strategy (i.e. defining, implementing and regularly reviewing business plans for each property in the Portfolio) as an important element in helping to deliver investment performance. A significant part of the strategy is that properties are managed by local asset managers who will be expected to be based in the countries, or have detailed understanding of, and frequent visits to, where the properties are located. Localised management, the Investment Manager believes, will generally lead to better access to tenants, advisers and consultants to help generate outperformance. Where properties are located in countries where the Investment Manager does not have a team on the ground, then the Investment Manager uses external providers which it monitors closely.

Active asset management means the individual asset manager involved in acquiring the property is also responsible for implementing the business plan following acquisition, resulting in carefully researched and robust assumptions and a focus on long-term performance from purchase through to any potential sale. The types of active asset management initiatives which the Investment Manager may utilise are:

  • * re-negotiating leases to capture market rental growth and/or extend lease duration;
  • * improving buildings with regard to ESG factors;
  • * managing any vacancies to maximise rental performance;
  • * exploiting ancillary development opportunities on or around the properties;
  • * assessing and effecting changes of use where this would add value;
  • * undertaking refurbishments to increase rents; and
  • * changing unit size and configuration to maximise the potential income from a property.

The majority of the Portfolio at this early stage will comprise properties where the main asset management activities are likely to be renegotiating leases, managing vacancies, growing rental income and undertaking light refurbishments.

Forward funded projects

Under its investment policy, the Company may enter into forward funded commitments which are wholly or predominantly pre-let and where the Company's overall exposure to forward funded commitments is limited to 20 per cent. of Gross Asset Value.

In relation to a forward funded project, the Company will acquire the site directly (with the benefit of existing planning/zoning and irrevocable building permissions), and fund the development of the project in stages, with the actual development work undertaken by a third party developer which will have identified the site prior to the Company's involvement, arranged all the planning/zoning applications and organised and managed the various building contractors. The required development financing will be paid pursuant to an agreed schedule during the development phase of the project, usually with a bullet balancing payment (which includes the majority of the developer's profit) to the developer paid at completion when the Company takes possession of the completed asset for no further consideration. In the development phase, forward funded projects typically generate a coupon (or interest payment) for the funder which is calculated by reference to the staged payments made to the third party developer, and is paid by the third party developer in cash or, alternatively, this liability is rolled up into the overall contract price. Under a forward funded arrangement, the risk of cost overruns rests with the third party developer.

Furthermore, the Company will only enter into forward funding commitments where the asset is wholly or predominantly pre-let.

The Board considers that any risk arising from forward funded assets is materially mitigated by the following:

  • * the Company acquires the land after irrevocable building permissions are secured and an agreement with a third party developer who would be responsible for delivering the completed asset is in place. The Company will review the track record and financial solvency of the developer to gain comfort in their ability to deliver the project. The developer will provide additional financial security (parent company guarantees/bank guarantees) if required by the Company;
  • * the Company will only release funds after pre-agreed construction milestones are met which are confirmed by a monitoring building surveyor (appointed by the funder), typically with a material retention price which is only payable following completion;
  • * all of the professionals involved in constructing the asset carry professional indemnity insurance assessed at a suitable level for the project and any significant contractors/ subcontractors provide warranties to repair/replace as necessary and these typically apply for at least 10 years following practical completion;
  • * suitable construction warranties to repair and replace defects are included in the funding agreement with the developer. Contractor/sub-contractor warranties are typically assigned to the Company. Significant elements of the building, such as the slab and roof, typically receive warranties for at least 10 years following practical completion;
  • * the developer will place a contract with a contractor who will have responsibility for constructing the building. The contractor's track record and financial standing are assessed and agreed by the Company as suitable. The design and process of the build is planned and overseen by a team of highly experienced professionals including engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and monitoring building surveyors (appointed solely to report to the Company). At all times the property and building under construction are fully insured at a level suitable for the project;
  • * the developer is required to deliver the project on time. If delayed, the Company will typically have options to impose penalty payments, demand completion by the developer, step-in rights to complete the construction or dissolve the funding agreement; and

* in the event of the developer's insolvency, the Company will have the ability to step-in and arrange for completion of the building with no further liability to the original developer; and the maximum exposure to any single developer is limited to 20 per cent. of the Company's Gross Asset Value (measured at the time of investment) in order to mitigate any concentration risk.

3 PIPELINE

The Investment Manager has a broad and consistent pipeline of potential investment transactions and a strong track record of deploying capital.

The European logistics market is sizeable and growing, with the sector benefiting from rapid take-up of facilities and long inflation-linked leases to quality tenants. The Investment Manager has a pipeline of attractive investment opportunities available to it and is presently in a period of exclusivity to carry out due diligence in relation to two potential acquisitions which, in aggregate, are valued at approximately €58 million.

The Company also has access to a pipeline of potential investments and is engaged in discussions with the owners, or developers, of a number of assets that meet the Company's investment criteria and are available for potential acquisition. The Directors consider that these investment opportunities are likely to be value-accretive to investors over the medium term. Given the number of investment opportunities available, including those currently in exclusivity, and the dynamic nature of the pipeline, the Board together with the Investment Manager are confident that any proceeds raised under the Issue will be capable of deployment within a reasonable timeframe.

There can be no assurance that any of these pipeline projects will be completed or will be purchased or funded by the Company. The Company will, in any event, continue to evaluate other potential acquisitions in accordance with its investment policy.

PART 3

THE PORTFOLIO

1 INTRODUCTION

As at the date of this Registration Document, the Company's Portfolio comprises ten warehouses consisting of nine standing assets and one forward funded development, let or pre-let to institutional grade tenants. The funding of the forward funded development project has concluded and practical completion and occupation by the tenant is due to take place in early July 2019. In addition, the Company has exchanged contracts to acquire a further operational warehouse asset in 's-Heerenberg in The Netherlands for e24 million and completion of this acquisition is also scheduled for early July 2019, which will bring the total number of assets owned by the Group to eleven.

As at the date of this Registration Document, the Portfolio consists of approximately 311,300 square metres of built logistics space (compared with approximately 207,000 square metres as at 31 March 2019). As at 31 March 2019 (the date of the valuation under the Valuation Report), the Portfolio had a weighted average unexpired lease term of 9.0 years. This is expected to increase to approximately 10.2 years once the acquisitions of Leon and 's-Heerenberg together with the forward funded projects in Zeewolde and Oss are included. Approximately 66 per cent. of the assets by value have been acquired off-market since the Company's initial public offering and were acquired at an average net initial yield at purchase of 5.3 per cent.

The Portfolio is fully income producing with a contractual annual rental income of €12.0 million as at 31 March 2019. This is expected to increase to approximately €16.8 million once the acquisitions of Leon and 's-Heerenberg together with the forward funded projects in Zeewolde and Oss are included. As at 31 March 2019, the leases predominantly provided for upward only rent adjustments of which 67 per cent. were annual CPI linked or ILAT indexations, 15 per cent. were annual capped CPI indexations, 17 per cent. were threshold indexations and 1 per cent. were linked to the indexation of solar panels. Once the acquisitions of Leon and 's-Heerenberg together with the forward funded projects in Zeewolde and Oss are included, leases which are annually capped CPI indexations are expected to increase to approximately 20 per cent. whilst those with threshold indexations will reduce to closer to 12 per cent. of the Portfolio.

2 OVERVIEW

The following table is an overview of the Portfolio as at the date of this Registration Document. The weighted average unexpired lease terms have been calculated as at 30 June 2019 and the portfolio percentage breakdowns disclosed have been calculated by reference to the purchase price paid for each property adjusted, in the case of Zeewolde, for additional works carried out.

Country Location and date of
acquisition
WAULT
including
break
options
(years)(1)
WAULT
excluding
break
options
(years)(1)
Net
Yield(6)
(%)
% of
Portfolio
Main tenant Size
(sq m)
Operating standing assets
Netherlands Ede (Aug 2018) 8.3 8.3 5.9 9.2 A.S. Watson 39,840
Netherlands Waddinxveen (Nov 2018) 14.4 14.4 5.0 11.4 Combilo International B.V. 28,058
Netherlands Zeewolde (June 2019) 15.0 15.0 5.0 10.4 VSH Fittings B.V. 36,250
Germany Erlensee (Feb 2019) 4.6 7.9 5.2 11.2 Bergler Industrieservices
GmbH
26,703
Germany Flörsheim (Feb 2018) 4.6 8.3 5.2 7.0 Ernst Schmitz Logistics 17,809
Spain Villadangos del Párano
(near Leon) (May 2019)
9.7 9.7 6.0 5.3 Decathlon 32,637
France Meung-sur-Loire (Feb 2019) 7.3 7.3 4.7 8.1 Office Depot 30,180
France Noves (near Avignon) (Oct
2018)
8.1 11.1 5.0 15.4 Biocoop 28,469
Poland Skawina (near Krakow)
(Feb 2019)
3.9 4.1 6.8 8.3 Lynka 34,933
Forward funded projects
Netherlands Oss(2) 15.0 from
handover
15.0 from
handover
5.3 5.4 Orangeworks B.V. 12,534
Assets exchanged but not yet completed
Netherlands 's-Heerenberg(3) 12.5 from
handover
12.5 from
handover
5.0 (est.) 8.3(5) JCL Logistics Benelux B.V. 23,000
(approx.)
Average(4) 9.2 10.2
  1. Weighted average unexpired lease term as at 30 June 2019 assuming average lease length of developments at completion.

  2. Completion scheduled for July 2019.

  3. Completion scheduled for July 2019.

  4. Including forward commitments.

  5. Following completion of the acquisition.

  6. Based on purchase price plus transaction costs.

PART 4

EUROPEAN LOGISTICS ASSETS

The Investment Manager believes that the rapid growth of e-commerce and subsequent, supplychain reconfiguration are driving an expansion of logistics occupier demand in an undersupplied sector. E-commerce in Europe is estimated to have grown by 13 per cent. in 2018 (Source: Ecommerce Foundation) and the strong growth is projected to continue. Chart 1 below shows the online share of total retail spending in European countries as of 2018, and the projected strong increase towards 2023 (Source: PMA). As can be seen the advanced position of the UK and the ongoing growth gives some perspective on the potential further advancement, albeit it is notable that cultural variations are significant with regard to national variations in e-commerce growth.

Chart 1 – Strong projections of further e-commerce growth (%)

Whilst Continental European online retail penetration rates are lower than the UK, the Investment Manager believes they are accelerating rapidly and expects the major economies of Continental Europe to outpace the UK's growth. This is expected to create new logistics demand across the region with e-commerce related logistics operators taking a far higher proportion of available space (see Chart 2 below). The Investment Manager expects that proportion to rise further reflecting the rapid growth across the region.

Sources: PMA/Global Data, April 2019

Chart 2 – Growth of e-commerce triggers new logistics demand

Source: European Logistics –PMA Deals Database, April 2019

E-commerce is not the only driver of increasing logistics demand with global growth and supplychain reconfiguration playing important roles also. As a consequence, trade growth across Europe has been higher than GDP growth (see Chart 3 below) and is expected to grow more rapidly than GDP.

Source: GDP and Trade, IMF, April 2019

Forecasts should be regarded as illustrative of trends. Actual figures will differ from forecasts.

This implies a much greater requirement for the storage and movement of goods utilising large, 'big box' logistics facilities.

The rapid take-up of logistics space has exceeded new supply additions since 2011 resulting in the logistics vacancy rate falling to the lowest level in at least a decade (see Chart 4 below).

Source: 2007-2017: Prologis, 2018F: BNP Paribas

In addition, the rapid growth of e-commerce together with an increasing consumer requirement for the rapid delivery of goods is creating additional demand amongst occupiers for 'last mile' logistics facilities.

As shown in Chart 5 below, German and UK parcel delivery has grown rapidly in recent years, near doubling between 2011 and 2017. The Investment Manager believes that the rapid acceleration of e-commerce across Europe will also generate rapid growth in the requirement for 'last mile' facilities.

Source: UK: IMRG Metapack UK delivery Index Report, Apr 18, Germany: BIEK KEP-Studie 2017 T

The requirement for 'last mile' facilities to be close or within the major centres of population also coincides with a rapid urbanisation of Europe, where cities' populations are growing much more quickly than national averages – a strategy towards 'Urban Logistics' therefore appears compelling.

As populations grow, then, necessarily the existing land supply is under increasing pressure. In the Investment Manager's view, this supports on-going supply constraint and ultimately rental and capital growth. This can be shown through the illustration of London where recent population growth and the reduced available industrial land supply situation is evident (see Chart 6 below).

Chart 6 – Industrial land stock contraction

Source: Population data – london.gov.uk; Land stock data – London Industrial Land Supply and Economy Study 2015

The Investment Manager observes similar momentum in the leading cities of Europe and by further example, the situation in Frankfurt is illustrated in Chart 7 below.

Chart 7 – Industrial land stock contraction

Source: Regionalstatistik, Immobilien Zeitung, December 2016

The Investment Manager believes that, strategically, investments should be made with a mix of 'big box' logistics in key logistics hubs and 'last mile' or other urban facilities although it expects that as at present, the majority of assets in the Portfolio, by value, will be comprised of 'big box' logistics.

The tactical case for investing in European logistics assets

In addition to the strategic case, there are tactical reasons why the Investment Manager believes it is the right time to continue to invest in European logistics markets.

The European logistics market is sizeable with a growing annual investment volume transacted and this implies that the Company will have considerable choice around which logistics assets to target as investments. Of course there will be significant variations in the quality and prospects for the existing logistics stock as many of the existing facilities may simply not be appropriate for the higher specifications required for modern facilities, and the Investment Manager's underwriting requirements are detailed.

Chart 8 – European (excl. UK) logistics transaction volume, rolling 12 months (€ billion)

Source: RCA, April 2019

There are considerable ranges in prime logistics investment yields and also the prospective cost and availability of leverage. Europe typically has higher prime logistics yields than the UK and income returns can be further enhanced by the judicious use of leverage with advantageous financing conditions still existing. Chart 9 below shows the differential in prime logistics yields and financing costs.

* Yield spread = prime logistics net yield – total financing costs. Sources: Property yields: C&W Q1 2019. Swap rates as 29 April 2019. Bank margins: Aberdeen Standard Investments, April 2019

While the overall outlook for logistics is positive, the Investment Manager believes there will be a growing differentiation between different types of logistics property. The changing drivers of demand, be it shorter supply chains resulting from greater mechanisation in the manufacturing process, or the growth in business to consumer e-commerce, will have a differentiating influence on the demand for different types of space – and ultimately income growth prospects for investors.

The Investment Manager's research suggests (including a proprietary survey of major European logistics occupiers published in January 2019 and detailed in Section 2) that location is increasingly important for occupiers in the context of significant technological disruption for the industry. The Investment Manager is increasingly focused on more urban logistics areas or key hubs where supply constraints are already established and further emerging.

Careful attention will need to be paid to units which constitute suitable urban logistics locations, with even ageing stock likely to be attractive to tenants and investors if the location is good enough. In contrast, given the growing cost pressures for contract logistics providers, increasing focus will be on the location and structural suitability of units in more peripheral locations with transport and fuel costs rising.

Where the quality of assets is more questionable, investors should have a clear rationale for the medium to long term strategy for the asset. The potential to convert to more efficient last mile delivery might offer a yield premium in fringe urban locations, while a broader long-term plan to convert to residential could also provide opportunity.

The main focus for the Investment Manager will always be on good quality assets suited to modern logistics usage, with high floor load bearings and substantial ceiling clearance heights.

Typical lease structures

There are also considerable variations in typical lease structures across Europe.

Whilst there are typical conventions for the nature and length of leases across Europe, the Investment Manager highlights notable differences and believes that;

  • * the underlying demand/supply imbalances are leading some occupiers to secure longer leases than national conventions suggest; and
  • * additionally, in some instances, such is the volume of capital commitment of the tenant to a building, for example with automated picking and storage systems, that they are further motivated to secure occupancy for longer than conventional terms. The recent logistics occupier survey completed by the Investment Manager revealed that a majority (56 per cent.) of respondents planned to invest in robotics in the future. Such capital intensive investments may lead to longer lease commitments.

In practice this means that market standard lease terms, common in relevant markets, are often exceeded with tenants seeking to secure appropriate logistics assets and in particular new, modern logistics facilities. This provides for greater certainty of income to the landlord and ultimately can provide for more favourable terms from real estate lenders.

PART 5

DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

1 DIRECTORS

The Directors are responsible for the determination of the Company's investment objective and policy and have overall responsibility for the Company's activities including the review of investment activity and performance.

The Directors may delegate certain functions to other parties, such as the AIFM and the Registrar. In particular, responsibility for managing the assets comprised in the Portfolio has been delegated to the AIFM. With the consent of the Board, the AIFM has delegated portfolio management functions to the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited.

The Directors meet at least five times a year. The Directors (including the Chairman) are all nonexecutive directors and independent of the AIFM and the Investment Manager.

The Directors are as follows:

Anthony (Tony) Roper (aged 58) (Chairman)

Tony started his career as a structural engineer with Ove Arup and Partners in 1983. Mr Roper then worked on developing holiday villages, first with Center Parcs and then with the Granada Group. In 1994 he joined John Laing plc to review and make equity investments in infrastructure projects both in the UK and abroad.

In 2006, Tony joined HSBC Specialist Investments (part of the HSBC Holdings group) to be the fund manager for HICL Infrastructure Company Limited, the first premium listed investment company making infrastructure investments offering investors access to this alternative asset class. Tony continued in this role until May 2017, during which time HICL grew from £250 million to circa £2.8 billion. In 2011, Tony was part of the senior management team that bought HSBC Specialist Investments from HSBC, renaming it InfraRed Capital Partners. Tony was a Managing Partner and a senior member of the infrastructure management team at InfraRed Capital Partners until he retired in June 2018. Tony is also the Chairman of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Plc.

Tony holds a MA in Engineering from Cambridge University and is an ACMA-CGMA.

Caroline Gulliver (aged 54) (Non-executive Director)

Caroline is a chartered accountant with over 25 years' experience at Ernst & Young LLP, latterly as an executive director before leaving in 2012. During that time, she specialised in the asset management sector and developed an extensive experience of investment trusts. Caroline is also a non-executive director and audit committee chair for JP Morgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc, International Biotechnology Trust plc and Civitas Social Housing PLC.

John Heawood (aged 66) (Non-executive Director)

John has 40 years' experience as a Chartered Surveyor advising a broad range of investors, developers and occupiers. In 1987 he became a partner, and subsequently a director, of DTZ responsible for the London-based team dealing with industrial, logistics and business park projects across the UK.

He was appointed to the board of SEGRO plc in 1996 and was responsible for its UK business for the next 12 years. As a group director and member of the executive committee he was actively involved with SEGRO's refocusing on the UK and Europe with the sale of its Californian biotechnology assets and the development of its logistics business in Continental Europe.

From 2009-2013 he was managing director of the Ashtenne Industrial Fund, a £500 million multi-let industrial and logistics portfolio managed by Aviva on behalf of 13 institutional investors.

John is currently a non-executive director of Place Partnership Limited, a member of the finance and general purposes committee of the Royal Veterinary College and a trustee of Marshalls Charity, a Southwark-based charity established in 1631.

John holds a BSc in Estate Management and a MSc in Rural Planning Studies from the University of Reading.

Diane Wilde (aged 55) (Non-executive Director)

Diane has over 30 years' experience of managing equity, balanced and multi asset funds in both the asset management and wealth management sectors.

She was CIO at Gartmore Scotland Ltd managing investment trust assets on behalf of the company from 1993 – 2000. Following a period of managing similar assets at Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited between 2000 and 2003, she joined Barclays Wealth as Head of Endowment Funds in Scotland, and managing clients in the multi asset space until 2014.

A former member of the Pension Fund Advisory Committee to the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund, she was a senior adviser at Allenbridge, an investment pension consulting firm until May 2018.

She was also a board member of the Social Growth Fund, managed by Social Investment Scotland (SIS), a leading social enterprise and impact investor in Scotland and the United Kingdom. She retired from the board in May 2019.

Diane holds a BA in Economics and Social Administration from the University of Strathclyde and is an affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

2 THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

2.1 Introduction

Aberdeen Standard Investments ("ASI") is one of Europe's largest real estate investors, managing approximately €3.4 billion across 146 logistics properties in 10 countries. It manages over 50 real estate portfolios in Europe with assets under management in direct real estate totalling €41 billion.

The dedicated real estate team, based in 11 offices across Europe (London, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki), comprises over 230 investment professionals including portfolio managers, local transaction and asset managers and researchers.

Having teams in the key target markets in which the Company invests provides, in the Investment Manager's view, a significant competitive advantage, with improved local market knowledge, access to potential deals (both on and off-market), closer implementation of asset business plans and improved ability to manage and mitigate risk.

2.2 Key personnel

The experienced team that manages the Portfolio includes:

Evert Castelein – Fund Manager (Amsterdam)

Evert is the primary fund manager responsible for the Company's Portfolio and is based in Amsterdam. Prior to the Company's launch, he was assistant Fund Manager for one of Aberdeen Standard Investments' flagship funds the Aberdeen European Balanced Property Fund. He joined the ASI Real Estate team in 2012 prior to which he was responsible for the asset management of a small German and Swedish fund and also Senior Analyst within the Property Research and Strategy team of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("AAM"). Evert joined Goodman Property Investors (which was acquired by AAM in 2008) in 2006, a leading unlisted property partnership investing in logistics real estate across Europe. Previously, Evert worked for FGH Bank, a market leader in the financing of Dutch commercial real estate, as a research analyst.

Evert graduated with a Masters degree in Economic Geography from the University of Groningen and has a Masters of Science in Real Estate (MSRE). He speaks English, Dutch, German and French.

Attila Molnár – Assistant Fund Manager (Frankfurt)

Attila is a Fund Manager based in Frankfurt. Attila joined Dresdner Bank's property fund management business (DEGI) in 2006, shortly before the business was acquired by AAM. Attila has been involved in the planning and establishment of new product lines for institutional clients and joined the fund management teams of those funds. At present he is responsible for two institutional funds. Prior to that Attila worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was responsible for diverse range of audit and due diligence projects in the property funds sector.

Attila graduated with a MSc in Accounting and Finance from Budapest University of Economics and speaks English, German and Hungarian.

James Wythe – Deputy Fund Manager (Amsterdam)

James is deputy Fund Manager of ASELI and based in Amsterdam. He joined heritage Standard Life Investments in 2016, just before the merger, to assist with the management of a balanced Dutch and Swedish portfolio. He took over responsibility for managing the Portfolio during 2018 before joining ASELI in 2019.

James graduated with a BSc in Biology from The University of Nottingham and has an MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading. He is also a member of the RICS.

Andrew Allen – Global Head of Real Estate Investment Research (UK)

Andrew is Global Head of Real Estate Investment Research and a member of Aberdeen Standard Investments' global property management committee. Andrew manages a team of analysts located in the UK, Norway, Germany and Singapore. He is primarily responsible for the implementation of property research and strategy. Andrew joined Aberdeen in 2011 from Oriel Securities (now Stifel Nicolaus Europe) where he was a partner and analyst in the real estate securities team, having previously been a founding partner and head of research and strategy at Cordea Savills (now Savills Investment Management). He had additional responsibility as the fund director for the Charities Property Fund. Prior to that, Andrew held the role of senior manager within the property forecasting (Europe) team, at Henderson Global Investors from where he was seconded to Pradera Asset Management for a year. Andrew was a senior analyst at Property Market Analysis from 1991 to 1998.

Andrew graduated with an MSc in Property Investment at Cass Business School and a BSc in Economics and Business Finance at Brunel University.

2.3 Transaction, asset and development management

Aberdeen Standard Investments' transaction management team consists of 28 professionals based in 11 countries across Europe (including UK and the Nordics) providing a strong local market presence throughout the core European logistics markets. The team seeks investment opportunities by employing an innovative approach and developing close relationships to local brokers and developers to source stock as well as creating investment opportunities. Taking advantage of offmarket opportunities, utilising call options, warehousing of seed portfolios, as well as using sale and leaseback options, are some of the methods used by the transaction team. From time to time, the team will agree to buy a completed development before, or during, the construction phase, known as forward funding as well as entering into forward commitments (agreeing to the future sale or purchase of a property) when the investment opportunity merits it.

The investment team's long-term track record in sourcing investment opportunities is good: it has handled deals with an average transaction value of approximately €6.3 billion per annum over the two years 2017 and 2018 in European logistics and industrial properties (including in the UK). Over 2018, the team carried out a total acquisition volume of approximately €860 million. The real estate team in total comprises over 230 investment professionals including fund managers, transaction managers, local asset managers and research management.

2.4 Treasury services

Aberdeen Standard Investments has a dedicated treasury team based in Frankfurt which provides finance and treasury services to the real estate teams. The treasury team will be well-placed to advise the Investment Manager in relation to the provision of financing in local currencies on the best terms available and will have a strong focus on implementing the most appropriate financing structure for each property acquired, if required.

Financing costs in Europe are still at low levels historically which, the Investment Manager believes, will enable it to institute levels of gearing which should add value to the Portfolio.

2.5 The Management Agreement

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company has appointed Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited as the Company's alternative investment fund manager. The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited as Investment Manager.

Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM is responsible for portfolio and risk management on behalf of the Company and will carry out the on-going oversight functions and supervision and ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of the AIFM Rules. Both the AIFM and the Investment Manager are legally and operationally independent of the Company.

Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM is entitled to receive a stepped annual management fee (the "Annual Management Fee") calculated by reference to the Net Asset Value (as calculated under IFRS) on the following basis:

Net Asset Value Annual
management fee
(percentage of Net
Asset Value)
On such part of the Net Asset Value that is less than or equal to €1.25 billion 0.75 per cent.
On such part of the Net Asset Value that is more than €1.25 billion 0.60 per cent.

The Annual Management Fee is payable in Euros quarterly in arrears, save for any period which is less than a full calendar quarter.

In addition, the AIFM is entitled to reimbursement for all cost and expenses properly incurred by the AIFM and/or the Investment Manager in the performance of their respective duties under the Management Agreement.

There are no performance, acquisition, exit or property management fees payable to the AIFM and/ or the Investment Manager.

The AIFM shall also perform certain promotional activities on behalf of the Company, the scope of services and corresponding fees is agreed pursuant to a separate promotional services agreement between the AIFM and the Company.

The initial term of the Management Agreement was for two years commencing on 15 December 2017 (the "Initial Term"). The Company may terminate the Management Agreement by giving the AIFM not less than 12 months' prior written notice such notice not to be served prior to the end of the Initial Term. The AIFM may terminate the Management Agreement by giving the Company not less than 12 months' prior written notice such notice not to be served prior to the end of the Initial Term.

Further details of the Management Agreement are set out in paragraph 7.3 of Part 9 of this Registration Document.

3 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The AIFM and the Investment Manager have functionally hierarchically separated the performance of their portfolio or risk management tasks from other potentially conflicting tasks, and potential conflicts of interest are properly identified, managed, monitored and disclosed.

The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their Affiliates are involved in other financial, investment or professional activities which may, directly or indirectly, on occasion give rise to conflicts of interest with the Company. In particular, the AIFM and the Investment Manager manage funds other than the Company and may provide investment management, investment advisory or other services in relation to these funds or future funds which may have similar investment policies to that of the Company.

The AIFM will treat all of the Company's investors fairly and will not allow any investor to obtain preferential treatment, unless such treatment is disclosed in this Registration Document. The AIFM and its Affiliates may from time to time act for other clients or manage other funds, which may have similar investment objectives and policies to that of the Company. Circumstances may arise where investment opportunities will be available to the Company which are also suitable for one or more of such clients of the AIFM and its Affiliates or such other funds. The Directors have satisfied themselves that the AIFM and its Affiliates have procedures in place to address potential conflicts of interest and that, where a conflict arises, the AIFM and its Affiliates will allocate the opportunity on a fair basis.

The Investment Manager has regard to its delegated obligations under the Management Agreement or otherwise to act in the best interests of the Company, so far as is practicable having regard to its obligations to other clients, when potential conflicts of interest arise. In the event of a conflict of interest arising, the Investment Manager will ensure that it is resolved fairly and in accordance with the COB Rules and in particular, that any transactions are effected on terms which are not materially less favourable to the Company than if the potential conflict had not existed. The COB Rules require the Investment Manager to ensure fair treatment of all its clients. The COB Rules also require that when an investment is made it should be allocated fairly amongst all of its clients for whom the investment is appropriate. In particular, the Investment Manager uses its reasonable efforts to ensure that the Company has the opportunity to participate in potential investments identified by the Investment Manager which fall within the Company's investment objective and policy, on the best terms reasonably obtainable at the relevant time with the aim of ensuring that the principle of best execution is attained in accordance with the COB Rules.

4 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

4.1 Administrator and Company Secretary

The AIFM has also been appointed by the Company under the terms of the Management Agreement to provide day-to-day administration services to the Company and provide the general company secretarial functions required by the Companies Act.

In this role, the AIFM provides certain administrative services to the Company which includes reporting the Net Asset Value, bookkeeping and accounts preparation. The AIFM may delegate the provision of these accounting and administration services to a delegated service provider, currently State Street Bank and Trust Company (London Branch).

The AIFM has also delegated the provision of the general company secretarial services to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

The AIFM charges an additional fee of €145,000 per annum (subject to an annual uplift at the rate of RPI to be effective from the 1 January each year) to the Company for the provision of these services. The AIFM is also entitled to reimbursement of all out-of-pocket costs, expenses and charges reasonably and properly incurred on behalf of the Company in connection with these services.

4.2 Depositary

NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited acts as the Company's Depositary under the terms of the Depositary Agreement. The AIFM is authorised by the FCA as a manager of AIFs for the purposes of the AIFM Directive and is required, in accordance with the AIFM Directive and the AIFM Rules, to ensure that a single appropriately authorised depositary is appointed to perform certain activities such as monitoring the Company's cash flow, safeguarding certain assets of the Company and performing general oversight in relation to the issuance of Shares.

The Depositary has responsibility for the safekeeping of any cash and any certificates of title relating to the Company's assets as well as opening and operating the Company's bank accounts.

The Depositary is incorporated in England and Wales as a private limited company. Its registered and head office is at 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA (tel: +44 207 714 4163). The ultimate holding company of the Depositary is The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, which is incorporated in Scotland. The principal business activity of the Depositary is trustee and depositary services. The Depositary is regulated by the FCA.

Details of the Depositary Agreement are set out in paragraph 7.6 of Part 9 of this Registration Document.

The Depositary has sub-delegated safe keeping functions to State Street Bank and Trust Company. State Street Bank and Trust Company (London Branch) is authorised and regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority, subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulatory Authority.

4.3 Registrar

The Company utilises the services of Equiniti Limited as registrar in relation to the transfer and settlement of Shares. Under the terms of the Registrar Agreement, the Registrar is entitled to an annual maintenance fee per Shareholder account per annum, subject to a minimum fee of £3,250. The Registrar is also entitled to activity fees under the Registrar Agreement.

4.4 Auditor

KPMG LLP provides audit services to the Company. The annual report and accounts are prepared according to the accounting standards laid out under IFRS and in accordance with EPRA's best practice recommendations. The fees charged by the Auditor depend on the services provided and on the time spent by the Auditor on the affairs of the Company.

4.5 Promotional activities

The AIFM has also been appointed to provide promotional and communication services to the Company, including enabling its participation in the Aberdeen Standard Investment Trust share plan and promotional programme. Aberdeen Standard Investments charges an annual fee of around 0.05 per cent. of the net assets of each participating investment trust which is at least matched by Aberdeen Standard Investments to cover the costs of delivering the programme. The Company joined the programme in early 2018 and Ordinary Shares acquired under the Open Offer and/or the Offer for Subscription will be eligible for holding within an Aberdeen Standard Investments share plan.

5 FEES AND EXPENSES

5.1 Issue expenses – the Issue

The Company has incurred and will incur issue expenses that arise from, or are incidental to the Issue and Initial Admission. These expenses include the commissions payable under the Share Issuance Agreement, the Receiving Agent's fees, listing and admission fees, printing, legal and accounting fees and any other applicable expenses.

The costs and expenses of, and incidental to, the Issue payable by the Company are expected to be 1.5 per cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds.

5.2 Issue expenses – the Share Issuance Programme

The issue expenses of the Company relating to the Share Issuance Programme are those that arise from, or are incidental to, the issue of Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme and their Admission. These include the fees payable in relation to each subsequent Admission, the Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, including listing fees, as well as the fees and commissions due under the Share Issuance Agreement and any other applicable expenses in relation to the Share Issuance Agreement.

The issue expenses of a Subsequent Issue pursuant to the Share Issuance Agreement are expected to be met by the Company from the proceeds of such Subsequent Issue.

There will be no expenses or taxes specifically charged to investors in the Issue or a Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme.

5.3 On-going annual expenses

The AIFM charges a tiered annual fee comprising: 0.75 per cent. of the Company's net asset of €1.25 billion or less and 0.60 per cent. on net assets above €1.25 billion. The Company also incurs annual fees, charges and expenses in connection with the day to day running of the Company. The Ongoing Charges ratio as at 31 December 2018 was 0.98 per cent. (Group expenses only) and 1.21 per cent. (Group and property expenses), calculated in accordance with AIC guidance, which are expected to reduce as fixed costs are spread over a larger capital base following the issue of new Shares.

The AIFM has prepared a key information document (KID) as required under the PRIIPs Regulation. That regulation requires costs to be calculated and presented in accordance with detailed and prescriptive rules. The KID is available on the Company's website at www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk.

6 THE TAKEOVER CODE

The Takeover Code applies to the Company.

7 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Company will comply with the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Listing Rules regarding corporate governance. Chapter 9 of the Listing Rules requires that the Company must "comply or explain" against the UK Corporate Governance Code. In addition, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules require the Company to: (i) make a corporate governance statement in its annual report and accounts based on the code to which it is subject, or with which it voluntarily complies; and (ii) describe its internal control and risk management systems.

The Directors recognise the value of the UK Corporate Governance Code and have taken appropriate measures to ensure that the Company complies, so far as is possible given the Company's size and nature of business, with the UK Corporate Governance Code. The areas of non-compliance by the Company with the UK Corporate Governance Code are in respect of the provisions relating to:

  • * the role of the chief executive;
  • * executive directors' remuneration; and
  • * the need for an internal audit function.

The Board considers these provisions are not relevant to the position of the Company as it is an externally managed investment company and it has no employees and therefore no requirement for a chief executive, and by reason of the size and composition of the Board.

As at the date of this Registration Document, the Company complies with the AIC Code and is a member of the AIC. In accordance with the AIC Code, the Company meets its obligations in relation to the UK Corporate Governance Code. A copy of the Company's statement of compliance is available on the Company's website.

7.1 The Board and Board Committees

The Chairman is Tony Roper and the Senior Independent Director is Caroline Gulliver.

The Board considers each of the Directors (including the Chairman) to be independent for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code. A majority of the Board will at all times be independent of the AIFM and the Investment Manager.

The full Board meets at least five times a year to consider general matters affecting the Company and otherwise as required. Committee meetings will meet on an ad hoc basis to consider transactional and related matters concerning the Company's business.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, Management Engagement Committee and Nomination Committee. These committees undertake specific activities through delegated authority from the Board. Terms of reference for each committee have been adopted and are reviewed on a regular basis by the Board.

7.2 Audit Committee

The Audit Committee comprises Diane Wilde, John Heawood and Caroline Gulliver (who is chairman and is considered to have recent and relevant financial experience). The Audit Committee meets at least twice a year. There are likely to be a number of other regular attendees at meetings of the Audit Committee, including other members of the Board and the Company's external auditors.

The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that the financial performance of the Company is properly reported and monitored. The Audit Committee reviews the annual and interim accounts, the accounting policies of the Company and key areas of accounting judgment, management information statements, financial announcements, internal control systems, risk management, the processes employed by the AIFM and the auditor to determine the underlying valuation of the investment portfolio and the continuing appointment of the auditors. It also monitors the whistle blowing policy and procedures over fraud and bribery.

Due to its size, structure and the nature of its activities, the Company does not have an internal audit function. The Audit Committee will continue to keep this matter under review.

7.3 Management Engagement Committee

The Management Engagement Committee comprises Tony Roper, Diane Wilde and John Heawood, who is chairman. The Management Engagement Committee meets at least once a year or more often, if required. Its principal duties are to consider the terms of appointment of the AIFM and it reviews that appointment and the terms of the Management Agreement on an annual basis. The Management Engagement Committee also reviews the terms of appointment of other key service providers to the Company.

7.4 Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee is chaired by Tony Roper and is comprised of the entire Board. The Nomination Committee meets at least once a year or more often if required. Its principal duties are to advise the Board on succession planning bearing in mind the balance of skills, knowledge and experience existing on the Board and will make recommendations to the Board in this regard. The Nomination Committee advises the Board on its balance of relevant skills, experience and length of service of the Directors serving on the Board. All appointments to the Board are made in a formal and transparent manner.

7.5 Directors' share dealings

The Directors comply with the share dealing code adopted by the Company in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation in relation to their dealings in Shares. The Board is responsible for taking all proper and reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the share dealing code by the Directors.

PART 6

TAXATION

Prospective investors should consult their professional advisers concerning the possible tax consequences of their subscribing for, purchasing, holding or selling Shares. The following summary of the principal United Kingdom tax consequences applicable to the Company and its Shareholders is based upon interpretations of existing laws in effect on the date of this Registration Document and no assurance can be given that courts or fiscal authorities responsible for the administration of such laws will agree with the interpretations or that changes in such laws will not occur. The tax and other matters described in this Registration Document are not intended as legal or tax advice. Each prospective investor must consult its own advisers with regard to the tax consequences of an investment in Shares. None of the Directors or the AIFM or any of their respective affiliates or agents accepts any responsibility for providing tax advice to any prospective investors.

Introduction

The information below, which relates only to United Kingdom taxation, summarises the advice received by the Board in so far as applicable to the Company and to persons who are resident in the United Kingdom for taxation purposes and who hold Shares as an investment. It is based on current United Kingdom tax law and published practice, respectively, which law or practice is, in principle, subject to any subsequent changes therein (potentially with retrospective effect). Certain Shareholders, such as dealers in securities, collective investment schemes, insurance companies and persons acquiring their Shares in connection with their employment may be taxed differently and are not considered. The tax consequences for each Shareholder investing in the Company may depend upon the Shareholder's own tax position and upon the relevant laws of any jurisdiction to which the Shareholder is subject.

If you are in any doubt as to your tax position or you are subject to tax in a jurisdiction outside the UK, you should consult an appropriate professional adviser without delay.

The Company

It is the intention of the Directors to conduct the affairs of the Company so that it satisfies and continues to satisfy the conditions necessary for it to be approved by HMRC as an investment trust under section 1158 of the CTA 2010 and pursuant to regulations made under section 1159 of the CTA 2010. However, neither the AIFM nor the Directors can guarantee that this approval will be maintained. One of the conditions for a company to qualify as an investment trust is that it is not a close company. The Directors consider that the Company should not be a close company immediately following Initial Admission. In respect of each accounting period for which the Company continues to be approved by HMRC as an investment trust the Company will be exempt from UK taxation on its capital gains. The Company will, however, (subject to what follows) be liable to UK corporation tax on its income in the normal way.

An investment trust approved under sections 1158 and 1159 of the CTA 2010, or one that intends to seek such approval, is able to elect to take advantage of modified UK tax treatment in respect of its "qualifying interest income" for an accounting period (referred to here as the "streaming" regime). Under regulations made pursuant to the Finance Act 2009, the Company may, if it so chooses, designate as an "interest distribution" all or part of the amount it distributes to Shareholders as dividends, to the extent that it has "qualifying interest income" for the accounting period. Were the Company to designate any dividend it pays in this manner, it would be able to deduct such interest distributions from its income in calculating its taxable profit for the relevant accounting period.

The Company should in practice be exempt from UK corporation tax on dividend income received, provided that such dividends (whether from UK or non-UK companies) fall within one of the "exempt classes" in Part 9A of the CTA 2009.

Shareholders

Taxation of capital gains

Individual Shareholders who are resident in the UK for tax purposes will generally be subject to capital gains tax in respect of any gain arising on a disposal of their Shares. Each such individual has an annual exemption, such that capital gains tax is chargeable only on gains arising from all sources during the tax year in excess of this figure. The annual exemption is £12,000 for the tax year 2019–2020. Capital gains tax chargeable will be at the current rate of 10 per cent. (for basic rate tax payers) and 20 per cent. (for higher and additional rate tax payers) during the tax year 2019–2020.

Shareholders who are individuals and who are temporarily non-resident in the UK may, under antiavoidance legislation, still be liable to UK tax on any capital gain realised (subject to any available exemption or relief).

Corporate Shareholders who are resident in the UK for tax purposes will generally be subject to corporation tax on chargeable gains arising on a disposal of their Shares.

Capital losses realised on a disposal of Shares must be set off as far as possible against chargeable gains for the same tax year (or accounting period in the case of a corporate Shareholder), even if this reduces an individual Shareholder's total gain below the annual exemption. Any balance of losses is carried forward without time limit and set off against net chargeable gains (that is, after deducting the annual exemption) in the earliest later tax year. Losses cannot generally be carried back, with the exception of losses accruing to an individual Shareholder in the year of his death.

The acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any future open offer undertaken pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme) may not technically constitute a reorganisation of share capital for the purposes of UK taxation on chargeable gains. The published practice of HMRC to date in respect of open offers has been to treat an acquisition of shares by an existing shareholder up to their pro rata entitlement pursuant to the terms of an open offer as a reorganisation but it is understood that HMRC may not apply this practice in circumstances where an open offer is not made to all shareholders, as is the case here.

If, or to the extent that the acquisition of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any future open offer undertaken pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme) is treated as a reorganisation of the Company's share capital for the purposes of the UK taxation on chargeable gains, a Shareholder should not be treated as acquiring a new asset or as making a disposal of any part of their corresponding holding of Ordinary Shares by reason of taking up all or part of that Shareholder's entitlement to Ordinary Shares. Instead, Ordinary Shares issued to a Shareholder should be treated as the same asset, and having been acquired at the same time, as that Shareholder's existing Ordinary Shares. The amount paid for the Ordinary Shares acquired under the Open Offer (or any future open offer undertaken pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme) up to a Shareholder's entitlement should be added to the base cost of that Shareholder's existing Ordinary Shares.

If, or to the extent that, the acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any future open offer undertaken pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme) is not treated by HMRC as a reorganisation, those shares should be treated as acquired separately from the existing Ordinary Shares. In that case, the share identification rules would need to be considered in respect of any subsequent disposal or deemed disposal of Ordinary Shares in order to establish which acquisition costs could be taken into account in computing any gain from the disposal or deemed disposal.

Taxation of dividends

Distributions made by the Company may either take the form of dividend income, or of ''qualifying interest income'' which may be designated as interest distributions for UK tax purposes. It is expected that the majority of the Company's distributions will take the form of dividend income, rather than qualifying interest income, in the period during which the proceeds of the Issue are invested; with the proportion increasing to a significant majority once that investment process has been completed. Prospective investors should note that the UK tax treatment of the Company's distributions may vary for a Shareholder in the Company depending upon the classification of such distributions. Prospective investors who are unsure about the tax treatment which will apply to them in respect of any distributions made by the Company should consult their own tax advisers.

Individual Shareholders

(a) Non interest distributions

In the event that the Directors do not elect for the "streaming" regime to apply to any dividends paid by the Company, the following statements summarise the expected UK tax treatment for individual Shareholders who receive dividends from the Company. The following statements would also apply to any dividends not treated as "interest distributions" were the Directors to elect for the streaming regime to apply.

A £2,000 annual tax free dividend allowance is available to UK individuals for the tax year 2019-20. Dividends received in excess of this threshold will be taxed, for the tax year 2019/20 at 7.5 per cent. (basic rate taxpayers), 32.5 per cent. (higher rate taxpayers) and 38.1 per cent. (additional rate taxpayers).

The Company will not be required to withhold tax at source when paying a dividend.

(b) Interest distributions

Should the Directors elect to apply the "streaming" regime to any dividends paid by the Company, were the Company to designate any dividends paid as an "interest distribution", a UK resident Shareholder in receipt of such a dividend would be treated as though they had received a payment of interest. Such a Shareholder would be subject to UK income tax at the current rates of 20 per cent., 40 per cent. or 45 per cent., depending on the level of the Shareholder's income. No withholding tax will be applied to such distributions.

Each UK resident individual who is a basic rate taxpayer is entitled to a Personal Saving Allowance which exempts the first £1,000 of savings income (including distributions deemed as 'interest distributions' from an investment trust company). The exempt amount is reduced to £500 for higher rate taxpayers and additional rate taxpayers do not receive an allowance.

Other Shareholders

UK resident corporate Shareholders may be subject to corporation tax on dividends paid by the Company unless they fall within one of the exempt classes on Part 9A of CTA 2009. If, however, the Directors did elect for the "streaming" rules to apply, and such corporate Shareholders were to receive dividends designated by the Company as "interest distributions", they would be subject to corporation tax in the same way as a creditor in a loan relationship.

It is particularly important that prospective investors who are not resident in the UK for tax purposes obtain their own tax advice concerning tax liabilities on dividends received from the Company.

Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

Transfers on sale of Shares will generally be subject to UK stamp duty at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the consideration given for the transfer. The purchaser normally pays the stamp duty.

An agreement to transfer Shares will normally give rise to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax ("SDRT") at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable for the transfer. If a duly stamped transfer in respect of the agreement is produced within six years of the date on which the agreement is made (or, if the agreement is conditional, the date on which the agreement becomes unconditional) any SDRT paid is repayable, generally with interest, and otherwise the SDRT charge is cancelled. SDRT is, in general, payable by the purchaser.

Paperless transfers of Shares within the CREST system will generally be liable to SDRT, rather than stamp duty, at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable. CREST is obliged to collect SDRT on relevant transactions settled within the CREST system. Deposits of Shares into CREST will not generally be subject to SDRT, unless the transfer into CREST is itself for consideration.

ISA, SSAS and SIPP

Shares acquired by a UK resident individual Shareholder in the Offer for Subscription (or any future offer for subscription undertaken under the Share Issuance Programme) or on the secondary market (but not the Placing or any future placing undertaken under the Share Issuance Programme) should be eligible to be held in a stocks and shares ISA, subject to applicable annual subscription limits (£20,000 in the tax year 2019-2020).

Investments held in ISAs will be free of UK tax on both capital gains and income. The opportunity to invest in shares through an ISA is restricted to certain UK resident individuals aged 18 or over. Junior ISAs are available to children under the age of 18 who are resident in the UK subject to the annual allowance of £4,368 for the 2019-2020 tax year. Sums received by a Shareholder on a disposal of Shares would not count towards the Shareholder's annual limit; but a disposal of Shares held in an ISA will not serve to make available again any part of the annual subscription limit that has already been used by the Shareholder in that tax year.

Individuals wishing to invest in Shares through an ISA should contact their professional advisers regarding their eligibility.

The Directors have been advised that the Shares should be eligible for inclusion in a SIPP or a SSAS, subject to the discretion of the trustees of the SIPP or the SSAS, as the case may be.

Information reporting

The UK has entered into international agreements with a number of jurisdictions which provide for the exchange of information in order to combat tax evasion and improve tax compliance. These include, but are not limited to, an Inter-governmental Agreement with the U.S. in relation to FATCA and International Tax Compliance Agreements with Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. The UK has also introduced legislation implementing other international exchange of information arrangements, including the Common Reporting Standard developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Tax Matters. In connection with such agreements and arrangements the Company may, among other things, be required to collect and report to HMRC certain information regarding Shareholders and other account holders of the Company and HMRC may pass this information on to the authorities in other jurisdictions.

PART 7

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE GROUP

1 INCORPORATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The Company's annual report for the period from incorporation on 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018 is incorporated by reference into this Registration Document (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorrectly attributed the valuation of the Company's property assets to CBRE Limited and all such references in the Annual Report should consequently be read as references to CBRE GmbH.

The financial statements in the Annual Report were prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Companies Act and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation.

The financial statements in the Annual Report were audited by the Auditor, KPMG LLP. The Auditor's report was unqualified, did not include any references to any matters to which the Auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act.

Save for the Financial Statements incorporated by reference in this Part 7, none of the information in this Registration Document has been audited. Unless otherwise indicated, all unaudited financial information relating to the Group contained in this Registration Document has been sourced, without material adjustment, from the internal accounting records of the Group on a basis consistent with the Company's accounting policies.

Where part only of a document is incorporated by reference into this Registration Document, those parts not so incorporated by reference are either not relevant for prospective investors or are covered elsewhere in this Registration Document.

Copies of the Annual Report have been filed with the FCA. Copies of the Annual Report may be obtained on the Company's website (www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk) or, free of charge, during normal business hours at the Company's registered office (Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street, London EC4M 9HH).

2 CROSS REFERENCE TABLE

The Annual Report has been incorporated in this Registration Document by reference, included the information specified in the tables below.

Audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018

Nature of information Page no(s)
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 54
Consolidated Balance Sheet 55
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 56
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 57
Notes to the Financial Statements 58-75
Report of the Independent Auditor 47
Chairman's Statement 3-5
Director's Report 33-39

Selected financial information

The key audited figures that summarise the Group's financial condition in respect of the period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018 which have been extracted directly on a straightforward basis without material adjustment from the historical financial information, are set out in the following table:

As at or for the
period from
25 October 2017 to
31 December 2018
Total Assets (€'000) 210,730
Investment properties (€'000)(1) 148,918
Total Assets less Current Liabilities (€'000) 202,073
Net Assets (€'000) 202,073
EPRA Net Asset Value per Share (basic) (€) 1.08
Earnings per Share (basic) (€) 0.18
Dividends per Share (Sterling pence) 3.0

(1) The fair value of investment properties amounted to €149,185,000. The difference between the fair value and the value per the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2018 consists of accrued income relating to the pre-payment for rent-free periods recognised over the life of the lease totalling €267,000 which is separately recorded in the financial statements as a current asset.

Operating and financial review

The published audited consolidated financial statements of the Group in respect of the period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018, which have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Document, include, on the pages specified in the table below, descriptions of the Group's financial condition (in both capital and revenue terms), details of the Group's investment activity and portfolio exposure, and changes in its financial condition for the period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018:

As at or for the period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018

Page no(s)
Chairman's statement 3-5
Strategic Report 8-20
Portfolio 21-27

3 LIQUIDITY

As at 31 December 2018, the Company's cash balance was €50.1 million. Apart from the Group's operating requirements for working capital, these funds are committed to financing the Group's portfolio of assets under development via the forward funded projects.

The Group currently has approximately €108.9 million of committed debt financing in place of which €92.9 million is currently drawn. In addition, the Company has a £6 million short term uncommitted multi-currency facility with Société Générale

The Group, therefore, has sufficient funds to fulfil its current commitments. The Net Proceeds of the Issue and any undrawn debt facilities will be used to fund further acquisitions from the Company's identified pipeline.

PART 8A

VALUATION REPORT

CBRE GmbH Hausvogteiplatz 10 10117 Berlin Germany

Switchboard +49 (0) 30 726 154 – 0

Report Date 5 July 2019
Addressees The Directors
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
1 Bread Street
London, EC4M 9HH
United Kingdom
(hereinafter "ASELI" or the "Company")
and
Investec Bank PLC
30 Gresham Street
London, EC2V 7QP
United Kingdom
(in their capacity as Sponsor, Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner)
The properties The properties held by ASELI, as detailed in the Property Details set out in
the Appendix below.
Property Descriptions Logistics.
Ownership Purpose Investment and Development.
Instruction To value
on
the
basis
of
Market
Value
the
unencumbered
freehold
equivalent
interests
in
the
Properties
as
at
the
Valuation
Date
in
accordance with the terms of engagement entered into between CBRE
and the Addressees dated 27 May 2019.
Valuation Date 31 March 2019.
Capacity of Valuer External, as defined by the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017).
Purpose The Valuation has been prepared for a Regulated Purpose as defined in
the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017) ("Red Book"). We understand
that our valuation report and the Appendices to it (together the "Valuation
Report") is required for inclusion in a Prospectus (the "Prospectus") which
is to be published by ASELI pursuant to a Public Offering of shares by the
Company on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, as a result of
which shares of ASELI will be admitted to and traded on the London Stock
Exchange Main Market.
The effective date of valuation is 31 March 2019.
In accordance with the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017) ("Red
Book") we have made certain disclosures in connection with this valuation
instruction and our relationship with the Company.
Market Value €238,400,000 (TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION, FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) exclusive of purchaser's costs and VAT.
Our opinion of Market Value is based upon the Scope of Work and
Valuation Assumptions attached and has been primarily derived using
comparable recent market transactions on arm's length terms.
We have valued the Properties individually and no account has been taken
of any discount or premium that may be negotiated in the market if all or
part of the portfolio was to be marketed simultaneously, either in lots or as
a whole.
For the avoidance of doubt, we have valued the Properties as real estate
and the values reported herein represent 100% of the market values of the
assets. No account has been taken in reporting these market values of the
ASELI's
extent
of
interests
Properties.
in
the
companies
holding
the
subject
There are no negative values to report.
All the properties are held freehold-equivalent.
Category
Held for Investment
In the Course of
Development
No. of
Properties
7
2
Market
Value
€206,400,000
€32,000,000
Report Format The Appendix "Property Details" provides relevant details of all the subject
properties.
Compliance with
Valuation Standards
The valuation has been prepared in accordance with the RICS Valuation
Global Standards (2017) ("Red Book"). The property details on which each
valuation is based are as set out in this report.
The valuations are compliant with the International Valuation Standards
and are in accordance with paragraphs 128 to 130 of the ESMA update of
the
Committee
of
European
Securities
Regulators'
(CESR)
recommendations
for
the
consistent
implication
of
the
European
Commission Regulation (EC) no. 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus
Directive and the London Stock Exchange requirements.
We confirm that we have sufficient current local and national knowledge of
the
particular
property
market
understanding
to
undertake
knowledge and skill requirements of The Red Book have been met in
aggregate by more than one valuer within CBRE, we confirm that a list of
those valuers has been retained within the working papers, together with
confirmation that each named valuer complies with the requirements of
The Red Book.
involved
and
have
the
valuation
competently.
the
skills
and
Where
the
Assumptions We have made various assumptions as to tenure, letting, town planning,
and the condition and repair of buildings and sites – including ground and
groundwater contamination – as set out below.
If any of the information or assumptions on which the valuation is based are
subsequently found to be incorrect, the valuation figures may also be
incorrect and should be reconsidered.
Variation from Standard
Assumptions
None.
ESMA 130 (vi) ESMA paragraph 130 (vi) requires us to comment on any differences
between the valuation figure in this Valuation Report and the valuation
figure included in ASELI's latest published annual accounts, which were as
at 31 December 2018.

Properties, not owned at 31 December 2018, are Zum Fliegerhorst 1302, 1304 (Erlensee, Germany), Rué 6 Éme Avenue (Meung-sur-Loire, France), and Majdzika St. (Skawina, Poland), but were acquired by the Company after 31 December 2018, representing an aggregate Market Value as at 31 March 2019 of €80,900,000.

As at 31 December 2018 the Company held 6 of the properties forming the current portfolio, for which an aggregate Fair Value of €149,850,000 was included in the Company's published annual accounts. The stated aggregate Fair Value includes the partially contructed properties Productieweg (Zeewolde) and Bronsweg (Oss). The aggregate market value of these properties as at 31 March 2019 is €157,500,000. The difference is primarily due to staged payment of development costs in respect of the two above-mentioned development properties totalling €8,260,000; the differences in values reported in respect of the standing investments are under 1%.

Discounted Cashflow (DCF)

The properties in Flörsheim and Erlensee were valued using the DCF methodology as instructed by the client:

  1. A 10-year cashflow period was adopted. In this cashflow period, all costs associated with the property investment are deducted from the expected income, in order to arrive at the assumed net cash flow from the property for each individual year. The calculations take account of various parameters, including for instance changes in rent due to contractual agreements and projected growth in market rental values, expenditure on running repairs and maintenance, re-letting costs and miscellaneous redecoration and assumed periods of vacancy, for the whole of the cashflow period. The net cash flows are then discounted back to the date of valuation at a selected discount rate, monthly in advance.

We have applied the following explicit indexation in our calculations, based on the inflation forecast of CBRE Research:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 – 10
1.9% 1.9% 2.0%
  1. The exit value after the 10-year cashflow period was calculated using the Income Capitalisation Method, capitalising the assumed stabilised rental income at an appropriate growth-implicit yield and then discounting to the date of valuation. The effects of future changes in the rent as well as other market or financial factors are implicitly reflected in the exit yield.

The discount rate and exit yield is derived from analysis of market evidence of investment transactions. The Market Value and the indicators derived from it, such as Net Initial Yield and gross multiplier, can be compared against comparable transactions.

Traditional Investment / Income Capitalisation Method

This method has been adopted for all the other investment properties

The investment method of valuation involves the capitalisation of the net income stream from the property at a net yield.

In establishing the gross income stream, we have reflected current rents payable to lease expiry (or break if activated) at which point we have assumed that each unit will be re-let at our opinion of market rent. Where units are vacant we have assumed a void period prior to assuming that the unit will be let at our opinion of market rent.

Methodology – Properties held for Investment

In order to arrive at a net income stream certain items of non-recoverable expenditure are deducted from the gross rental income, such as nonrecoverable management fees, a maintenance and repair sinking fund, and any non-recoverable service charges.

Future indexation of rents has been allowed for implicitly in our valuation

The net yield applied to capitalise the income stream is derived from analysis of market evidence of investment transactions. Purchaser's costs are deducted from the resultant capital value to arrive at a net Market Value. Any items of capital expenditure are also deducted.

Froth

When a tenant's rent payable exceeds rental value, the excess is termed Froth. This can arise at any time during the period of the lease. The froth is capitalized for the period of the lease at the same rate as the core layer (or, if selected, at a froth rate).

For the property in Ede a higher yield has been applied to the rental guarantee since it exceeds the market rent, for the remaining term of the guarantee.

Development Properties As at the date of valuation, the properties Oss and Zeewolde, both located in The Netherlands, are not fully constructed. As informed by the client's advisors via email, dated 26 June 2019, we understand the legal situations to be as follows:

Zeewolde: The transaction pertaining to Zeewolde is structured under a forward funding scheme, agreed upon in a Turnkey Agreement. Once finished, ASELI Netherlands II B.V. becomes the owner of the structure by operation of law. We understand, ASELI Netherlands II B.V. owns the land and the respective structure built on the land during construction. Since the building is built on a pro rate basis the construction is in line with the progress of the instruction. The fully finished building is planned to be finished on 10 May 2019.

We understand that in the event of a disposal of the property before the structure is completed, the Turnkey Agreement will not be transferred automatically but ASELI Netherlands B.V. has the right to assign the Turnkey Agreement.

Oss: The transaction pertaining to Oss is structured through a split sale and purchase agreement and an additional construction agreement. Once finished, ASELI Netherlands II B.V. becomes the owner of the structure by operation of law. We understand, ASELI Netherlands II B.V. owns the land and the respective structure built on the land during construction. Since the building is built on a pro rate basis the construction is in line with the progress of the instruction. The fully finished building is planned to be finished on 26 July 2019.

We understand that in the event of a disposal before the structure is completed, the agreement of the local municipality is required and that in order to assign the construction contract the agreement of both the developer the tenant and is needed. However, due to the strength of the logistics market at present and the scarcity of both available properties, and appropriate plots, we consider that a potential purchaser would be unlikely to achieve a price reduction to reflect any associated risks.

Market Conditions The values stated in this report represent our objective opinion of Market Value in accordance with the definition set out above as of the date of valuation. Amongst other things, this assumes that the properties had

been properly marketed and that exchange of contracts took place on this
date.
Valuer The Properties have been valued by a valuer who is qualified for the
purpose of the valuation in accordance with the RICS Valuation Global
Standards (2017).
Independence The total fees, including the fee for this assignment, earned by CBRE
GmbH (or other companies forming part of the same group of companies
within Germany) from the Addressee (or other companies forming part of
the same group of companies) are less than 5.0% of the total German
revenues.
It
is
not
anticipated
this
situation
will
vary
in
the
financial
year
to
31 December 2019.
We confirm that we do not have any material interest in ASELI or the
Properties.
We do not consider that any conflict of interest arises in us preparing this
Valuation Report and ASELI have confirmed to us that it also considers this
to be the case.
Disclosure In accordance with the Red Book we make the following disclosures:
The principal signatory of this report has continuously been the signatory
of
valuations
for
ASELI
for
financial
reporting
purposes
since
15th December
2017.
CBRE GmbH has continuously been carrying out Valuation instructions for
ASELI since 2017.
CBRE GmbH has carried out valuation services only on behalf of the
addressee for less than 3 years.
Responsibility For the Purposes of Prospectus Rule 5.5.3R(2)(f), we are responsible for
this
Valuation
Report
and
accept
responsibility
for
the
information
contained in this Valuation Report and confirm that to the best of our
knowledge (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the
case), the information contained in this Valuation Report is in accordance
with the facts and contains no omissions likely to affect its import. This
Valuation Report complies with Rule 5.6.5G of the Prospectus Rules and
Paragraphs 128 to 130 of the ESMA update of CESR'S recommendations
for the consistent implementation the European Commission Regulation
(EC) No. 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive.
Save for any responsibility arising under Prospectus Rule 5.5.3R(2)(f) to
any person as and to the extent there provided, to the fullest extent
permitted by law we do not assume any responsibility and will not accept
any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other
person as a result of, arising out of, or in accordance with this Valuation
Report or our statement, required by and given solely for the purposes of
complying with Annex I item 23.1 of the Prospectus Directive Regulation.
Reliance This report is for the use only of the party to whom it is addressed for the
specific purpose set out herein and no responsibility is accepted to any
third party for the whole or any part of its contents save as set out in
"Responsibility" above.
No reliance may be placed upon the contents of this Valuation Report by
any party for any purpose other than in connection with the Purpose of
Valuation.

Publication Neither the whole nor any part of our report nor any references thereto may be included in any published document, circular or statement nor published in any way without our prior written approval of the form and context in which it will appear.

Before this Valuation Report, or any part thereof, is disclosed orally or otherwise to a third party, CBRE's written approval of the form and context of such publication or disclosure must first be obtained. Such publication or disclosure will not be permitted unless where relevant it incorporates the Assumptions referred to herein. For the avoidance of doubt, such approval is required whether or not CBRE is referred to by name and whether or not the contents of our Valuation Report are combined with others.

Such publication of, or reference to this report will not be permitted unless it contains a sufficient contemporaneous reference to any departure from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Valuation Standards or the incorporation of the special assumptions referred to herein.

Yours faithfully Yours faithfully

ppa. Meike Opfermann MRICS Simon Ritsch FRICS CIS HypZert (F) CIS HypZert (F) RICS Registered Valuer RICS Registered Valuer Director | Team Leader Managing Director For and on behalf of For and on behalf of

CBRE GmbH CBRE GmbH T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 197 T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 272 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] CBRE GmbH Valuation & Advisory Services T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 0 F: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 100 Project Reference: P-0097-1901

SCOPE OF WORK & SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Sources of Information We have carried out our work based upon information supplied to us by Aberdeen Standard Investments Deutschland AG in behalf of ASELI, which we have assumed to be correct and comprehensive.

We have been provided with copies of Due Diligence Reports:

  • & For all properties, we have been provided with the major lease contracts, and title deeds of the properties.
  • & For the properties, Waddinxveen (TEDD, Royal Haskoning DHV, 21 November 2018), Ede (Royal Haskoning DHV, 12 July 2018), Oss (Savills NL, 25 October 2018), Zeewolde (Royal Haskoning DHV, 12 October 2018), Erlensee (Duff & Phelps, 17 April 2018), Flörsheim (Duff & Phelps, 22 December 2017), we received a Technical Due Diligence Report.
  • & For the properties, Waddinxveen (TEDD, Royal Haskoning DHV, 21 November 2018), Ede (Royal Haskoning DHV, 16 August 2018), Flörsheim (Delta Simons Environmental Consultants, September 2016), Erlsensee (local authority for env. Matters, July 2015, July 2017), Meung-sur-Loire (ICF Environment, October 2003), we received an Environmental Due Diligence Report.
  • & For the properties, Waddinxveen (DLA Piper, 14 November 2018), Ede (DLA Piper, 2 August 2018), Erlensee (CMS, 16 April 2018), Flörsheim (CMS, 18 December 2017), we received a Legal Due Diligence Report.

We have requested but not been provided with:

  • & Skawina: Energy Performance Certificate; Technical Due Diligence; Environmental Due Diligence; Legal Due Diligence.
  • & Noves: Declaration of completion / Certificate of Compliance; Technical Due Diligence; Environmental Due Diligence; Legal Due Diligence.
  • & Meung-sur-Loire: Declaration of completion / Certificate of Compliance; Technical Due Diligence; Legal Due Diligence.
  • & Flörsheim: None.
  • & Erlensee: None.
  • & Waddinxveen: None.
  • & Ede: None.
  • & Oss: None, with regard to the development status.
  • & Zeewolde: None, with regard to the development status.

The Properties Our report contains a brief summary of the properties details on which our valuation has been based.

Inspection We have inspected the Properties internally and externally as follows:
Property
Zeewolde, The Netherlands
Waddinxveen, The Netherlands
Oss, The Netherlands
Ede, The Netherlands
Flörsheim, Germany
Erlensee, Germany
Noves, France
Meung-sur-Loire, France
Skawina, Poland
Inspection Date
13 July 2018
9 November 2018
13 July 2018
17 July 2018
3 June 2019
3 June 2019
24 July 2018
19 March 2019
29 November 2018
Areas We have not measured the Properties but have relied upon the areas
provided. We have not checked these on site.
We have relied upon the areas given in the below-mentioned documents
provided, which ASELI advise us are correct and comprehensive.
France:
Noves: measurement certificate from SCP ARNAL-PITRAT, undated.
Meung-sur-Loire: tenancy schedule and leases.
Germany:
Flörsheim: tenancy schedule and leases.
Erlensee: tenancy schedule and leases.
The Netherlands:
Ede: measurement certificate dated March 2010 and lease for the new
mezzanine space.
Waddinxveen: measurement certificate, date 25 October 2018.
Poland:
Skawina: tenancy schedule, leases, handover protocols and technical
documentation.
Environmental Matters We
have
not
undertaken,
nor
are
we
environmental audit or other environmental investigation or soil survey
which may have been carried out on the Properties and which may draw
attention to any contamination or the possibility of any such contamination.
aware
of
the
content
of,
any
We have not carried out any investigations into the past or present uses of
the Properties, nor of any neighbouring land, in order to establish whether
there is any potential for contamination and have therefore assumed that
none exists.
Repair and Condition We
have
not
carried
out
building
independent site investigations, inspected woodwork, exposed parts of
the
structure
which
were
covered,
arranged for any investigations to be carried out to determine whether or
not any deleterious or hazardous materials or techniques have been used,
or are present, in any part of the Properties. We are unable, therefore, to
give any assurance that the Properties are free from defect.
surveys,
tested
services,
made
unexposed
or
inaccessible,
nor
Town Planning We have undertaken planning enquiries, where documents are publicly
available. With regard to this information and the documents provided by
Aberdeen Standard Investments Deutschland AG in behalf of ASELI,

which we have assumed to be correct and comprehensive, we assume with regard to the properties in the course of development that they comply with the relevant planning regulations.

Titles, Tenures and Lettings Details of title/tenure under which the Properties are held and of lettings to which they are subject are as supplied to us. We have not generally examined nor had access to all the deeds, leases or other documents relating thereto. Where information from deeds, leases or other documents is recorded in this report, it represents our understanding of the relevant documents. We should emphasise, however, that the interpretation of the documents of title (including relevant deeds, leases and planning consents) is the responsibility of your legal adviser.

We have not conducted credit enquiries on the financial status of any tenants. We have, however, reflected our general understanding of purchasers' likely perceptions of the financial status of tenants.

VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS

Introduction An Assumption is defined in the Red Book Glossary and VPS 4 to be a
"supposition taken to be true" (an "Assumption").
Assumptions are facts, conditions or situations affecting the subject of, or
approach to, a valuation that it has been agreed need not be verified by the
valuer as part of the valuation process. Assumptions are made when it is
reasonable for the valuer to accept that something is true without the need
for specific investigation.
ASELI has confirmed, and we confirm that our Assumptions are correct as
far as ASELI and we, respectively, are aware. In the event that any of these
Assumptions prove to be incorrect then our valuations should be reviewed.
The principal Assumptions which we have made are stated within this
Valuation Report.
For
the
avoidance
of
doubt,
the
Assumptions
made
do
not
affect
compliance with the approach to Market Value under the Red Book.
Capital Values Each valuation has been prepared on the basis of "Market Value", which is
defined as:
"The estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on
the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's
length transaction after proper marketing and where the parties had each
acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion".
The valuation represents the figure that would appear in a hypothetical
contract of sale at the valuation date. No allowances have been made for
any expenses of realisation nor for taxation which might arise in the event
of a disposal. Acquisition costs have not been included in our valuation.
No account has been taken of any inter-company leases or arrangements,
nor of any mortgages, debentures or other charges.
No account has been taken of the availability or otherwise of capital-based
Government or other grants.
Taxation, Costs and
Realisation Costs
As stated above, no allowances have been made for any expenses of
realisation nor for taxation which might arise in the event of a disposal.
Our valuations reflect purchasers' statutory and other normal acquisition
costs.
VAT We have not been advised whether the properties are elected for VAT.
All rents and capital values stated in this report are exclusive of VAT.
Passing Rent Passing rents quoted in this report are the rents which are currently
payable under the terms of the leases. Passing rents exclude service
charges and VAT and are prior to deduction of any non-recoverable costs.
Passing
rents
exclude
turnover
rents,
mall
incomes
and
other
miscellaneous incomes.
Net Annual Rent Net annual rent is defined for the purposes of this transaction as "the
current income or income estimated by the valuer:
(i)
ignoring any special receipts or deduction arising from the property;
(ii)
excluding Value Added Tax and before taxation (including tax on
profits and any allowances for interest on capital or loans); and
(iii) after making deductions for superior rents (but not for amortisation),
and
any
disbursements
including,
if
appropriate,
expenses
of
managing the property and allowances to maintain it in a condition
to command its rent".
Estimated Net Annual
Rental Value
The estimated net annual rental value is based on the current rental value
of each of the Properties. The rental value reflects the terms of the leases
where the Properties, or parts thereof, are let at the date of valuation.
Where the Properties, or parts thereof, are vacant at the date of valuation,
the rental value reflects the rent we consider would be obtainable on an
open market letting as at the date of valuation.
Rental Values Rental values indicated in our report are those which have been adopted
by us as appropriate in assessing the capital value and are not necessarily
appropriate for other purposes nor do they necessarily accord with the
definition of Market Rent.
Lease Expiries Fixed-term leases frequently incorporate either tenants' options to extend
or tenants' break clauses; other leases are rolling to indeterminate, subject
to stated notice periods. For the purposes of our valuations, we have made
assumptions as to appropriate presumed expiry dates.
Any weighted average unexpired terms indicated in our Valuation report
reflect these assumptions.
The Properties Where appropriate
we
have
regarded
the
shop
fronts
of
retail
and
showroom accommodation as forming an integral part of the building.
Landlord's fixtures such as lifts, escalators, central heating and other
normal service installations have been treated as an integral part of the
building and are included within our valuations.
Process plant and machinery, tenants' fixtures and specialist trade fittings
have been excluded from our valuations.
All measurements, areas and ages quoted in our report are approximate.
Environmental Matters In the absence of any information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) the Properties are not contaminated and are not adversely affected
by any existing or proposed environmental law;
(b) any processes which are carried out on the Properties which are
regulated by environmental legislation are properly licensed by the
appropriate authorities.
(c) the Properties are either not subject to flooding risk or, if it is, that
sufficient flood defences are in place and that appropriate building
insurance could be obtained at a cost that would not materially affect
the capital value.
(d) that invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed are not present on
the Properties.
and High voltage electrical supply equipment may exist within, or in close
proximity of, the Properties. In the respective countries, there may exist
governmental or non-governmental organizations (such as Public Health
England (HPE)) which advise that there could be a risk, in specified
circumstances,
to
the
health
of
certain
categories
of
people.
Public
perception may, therefore, affect marketability and future value of the
property. Our valuation reflects our current understanding of the market
we
have
not
made
a
discount
to
reflect
the
presence
of
this
equipment.
Energy Performance
Certificates
Energy We have assumed that the Properties possess or will possess current
Performance
Certificates
as
required
under
Government
Directives.
Repair and Condition In the absence of any information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) there
are
no
abnormal
ground
conditions,
nor
archaeological
remains, present which might adversely affect the current or future
occupation, development or value of the property;
(b) the Properties are free from rot, infestation, structural or latent defect;
(c) no currently known deleterious or hazardous materials or suspect
techniques, including but not limited to Composite Panelling, have
been
used
in
the
construction
of,
or
subsequent
alterations
or
additions to, the Properties; and
(d) the services, and any associated controls or software, are in working
order and free from defect.
We have otherwise had regard to the age and apparent general condition
of the Properties. Comments made in the property details do not purport to
express an opinion about, or advice upon, the condition of uninspected
parts and should not be taken as making an implied representation or
statement about such parts.
Title, Tenure, Planning
and Lettings
Unless stated otherwise within this report, and in the absence of any
information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) the Properties possess a good and marketable title free from any
onerous or hampering restrictions or conditions;
(b) all buildings have been erected either prior to planning control, or in
accordance
with
planning
permissions,
and
have
the
benefit
of
permanent planning consents or existing use rights for their current
use;
(c) the Properties are not adversely affected by town planning or road
proposals;
(d) all buildings comply with all statutory and local authority requirements
including building, fire and health and safety regulations;
(e) only
minor
or
inconsequential
costs
will
be
incurred
if
any
modifications or alterations are necessary in order for occupiers of
each Property to comply with the provisions of the relevant disability
discrimination legislation;
(f) there are no tenant's improvements that will materially affect our
opinion of the rent that would be obtained on review or renewal;
(g) tenants will meet their obligations under their leases;
(h) there are no user restrictions or other restrictive covenants in leases
which would adversely affect value;
(i) where appropriate, permission to assign the interest being valued
herein would not be withheld by the landlord where required; and
(j) vacant possession can be given of all accommodation which is unlet
or is let on a service occupancy.
(k) real estate transfer tax will apply at the rate currently applicable, with
the exception of the Polish property which is valued net of acquisition
costs.

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PROPERTY DETAILS

Properties held for Investment

Property Description, Age and Tenure Tenancy Passing
Rent Per
Annum
Market Rent
Per Annum
Market
Value
(100%)
France
La Cabane Vieille,
13550 Noves,
France
Noves is in the Provence-Alpes-Côtes
d'Azur region, near to the A7 (5 4 km),
A9 (35 km) and A54 (40 km)
motorways. The property is in the
vicinity of Cavaillon, Châteaurenard
and Avignon. In close vicinity to an area
zoned as Marché d'Intérêt National
(MIN) which benefits from this special
status. Other occupiers in the zone are
Prodicom (truck transport), Mesguen
Noves (truck transport), l'Univers de
l'emballage (packaging), and some
supermarkets.
100% let to Biocoop on a 12-year term
with a break option on 20 June 2027.
Let on institutional terms. Unexpired
term is 11.42 years.
PV plant provides additional income of
€160,000 p.a.
€3,839,613
€2,423,746
€3,075,471
€1,807,911
€68,100,000
€44,700,000
The warehouse property was built in
2018/2019 and has a lettable area of
28,469 sq m. It has reinforced concrete
structure with a clear height of 8 m to
10 m. The warehouse has a maximum
floor loading capacity of 5t/sq m, 12
loading docks (1:2,000), an office ratio
of 11.2%. Two of four cells are cold
between 0 to 2° C, 2 to 10° C, and 12 to
16°C.
Tenure is freehold equivalent.
Rue 6 Éme Ave.,
45130 Meung-sur
Loire,
France
The subject property is located in
Meung-sur-Loire, South-West of Paris
and Orléans respectively at ca. 150 km
(1h40 min) and 20 km (30 min). The
site benefits from a prime location, just
next to the A10 motorway exit. The
visibility of the property from the
highway is therefore excellent. The
subject property lies inside the "Parc
Synergie Val-de-Loire", a well
established logistic base which gathers
occupier's leaders in their respective
business such as: DHL, XPO Logistics,
Office Dépôt, MSL Circuits.
100% let to Office Depot on a 12-year
term. Let on institutional terms.
Unexpired term is 7.5 years.
€1,415,867 €1,267,560 €23,400,000
The warehouse was built in 2005 and
has a lettable area of 30,180 sq m.It
has a clear height of 10 to 17 m. a floor
loading capacity of 7t/sq m, 27 loading
docks (1:1,000), and an office ratio of
5.7%.
Tenure is freehold equivalent.
Germany
Mariechen
Graulich-Str. 10,
12, 12a,
65439 Flörsheim,
Germany
Flörsheim (pop. c. 20,000) is c. 15 km
from Frankfurt with very good transport
connections to the city. The subject
property is north-east of the town
centre on a commercial park, with other
logistics and warehouse buildings in
the immediate surroundings. The
motorways A66 and A3 are under 10
km distant although via the centre of
Flörsheim and other towns. Major
100% let to multiple tenants; Ernst
Schmitz Logistics & Technical Services
GmbH Maintrans Internationale
Spedition account for 58.1% of passing
rent. Let on institutional terms.
WAULT 5.9 years; WABO is 4.9 years.
€2,957,177
€1,156,095
€2,760,185
€1,126,572
€54,800,000
€21,200,000
Property Description, Age and Tenure Tenancy Rent Per
Annum
Market Rent
Per Annum
Value
(100%)
companies in Flörsheim include
Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH, MCE
Bank GmbH, Hennig Arzneimittel
(pharmaceuticals) and Dyckerhoff
(concrete manufacturer).
The warehouse property was built in
2015. It has a reinforced concrete
structure with a 20m to 22.5m x 22.5m
column grid, a clear height of 10 m and
a maximum floor loading capacity of 5t/
sq m. It has 22 loading docks (dock
ratio 1:700 sqm). The total lettable is c.
17,809 sq m with an office ratio of
11.5%.
Tenure is freehold equivalent.
Zum Fliegerhorst
1302, 1304,
63526 Erlensee,
Germany
Erlensee (pop. c. 14,200) is c. 29 km
from Frankfurt's main railway station.
The property is in a commercial park
and borders the national road L3193; it
is close to the motorways A66 and A45
(6.5 km). Currently all land plots are
secured or occupied by well-known
companies or developers like Dachser
Logistics or Goodman.
100% let to multiple tenants, wBergler
Industrieservices and DS Smith
Packaging Deutschland account for
53.5% of passing rent. Let on
institutional terms. WAULT 7.95 years.
WABO is 7.95 years.
€1,801,082 €1,633,613 €33,600,000
The property consists of two
warehouses built in 2018 with a total
lettable area of 26,703 sq m. They have
a reinforced concrete structure with a
column grid of at least 11.4m x 22.5m.
Both warehouses have a clear height of
10 m, a floor loading capacity of 5t/sq
m, 50 loading docks in total (1:500),
and a total office ratio of 10.7%.
Tenure is freehold equivalent.
Netherlands
Transportweg 23,
2742 RH
Waddinxveen,
Netherlands
Waddinxveen (pop. c. 27,900) is in
South Holland, in the Randstad
conurbation, between The Hague,
Rotterdam, and Utrecht. The subject
property is in the vicinity of 'Distripark
A12' industrial estate and has good
access to the industrial estate
Distripark, connected to the A12 and
the nearby A20 motorway (1.5 km).
Main occupiers are logistic companies
such as Intertoys, Univeg, van
Leeuwen Truckservice, Doeleman, and
Lekkerland.
100% let to Combilo International B.V.
Let on institutional terms. Unexpired
term is 14.6 years.
€3,494,349
€1,813,505
€3,458,079
€1,790,850
€59,600,000
€33,300,000
The warehouses were built from 1975
to 2018, with Hall 6 being the newest
(October 2018), with 29,058 sq m total
lettable area. The halls are up-to-date
and maintained.
Clear height of the halls is between 6
and 11 m. All of the halls apart from
one are temperature-controlled; two
have small individual cooling cells/
units. The floor loading capacity ranges
from 0.8 to 3.5t/sq m, there are 49
loading docks (1:500), and the office
ratio is ca. 11.1%.

Passing

Market

Property Description, Age and Tenure Tenancy Passing
Rent Per
Annum
Market Rent
Per Annum
Market
Value
(100%)
Celsiusstraat 37,
6716 BZ Ede,
Netherlands
Ede (pop. c. 112,000) is in Gelderland,
close to Arnhem, Amersfoort, and
Utrecht. The property is situated at
business park Heestereng /
Frankeneng (240 ha), with 3PL
operators like DB Schenker, van de
Hoef Logistiek, and Alon logistiek. The
site is accessible via A12 (Rotterdam –
Germany) and A30 motorways.
93.3% let to A.S. Watson B.V., which
accounts for 85.2% of the passing rent.
The 2,662 sq m vacant office area is
covered by a rental guarantee of
€250,000 p.a. over a 5-years term. Let
on institutional terms. WAULT 8.6 years
(incl. rental guarantee).
€1,680,844
incl. rental
guarantee
€1,667,229 €26,300,000
The logistics property has c. 39,840 sq
m and was built in 1999 and 2005. It
has a clear height of 12 m, floor loading
capacity of 4t/sq m, 18 loading docks
(1:2,100), and an office ratio of about
6.7%.
Tenure is freehold equivalent.
Poland
Majdzika St.,
Skawina near
Krakow,
Poland
The property is in Skawina, near the
Skawina Bypass, about 18 km from
Krakow, and 2 km west from Krakow
Sidzina junction. The surroundings are
mainly industrial with undeveloped
sites. Occupiers in the vicinity include
Valeo, DPD, Rohlig Suus Logistic, JHK
Poland. On the other side of Skawina
Bypass, around 700 m south-east from
the property there is residential
development.
100% let to multiple tenants, Lynka,
Max-Fliz, and Max-Fliz Home account
for 63.8% of the passing rent. Let on
institutional terms. WAULT 4.8 years;
WABO is 4.5 years.
€1,387,188
€1,387,188
€1,679,959
€1,679,959
€23,900,000
€23,900,000
The logistics property was built in 2018
and has 34,932 sq m lettable area. It
has a concrete/steel structure with a 12
x 22.5m column grid. The warehouse
has a clear height of 10 m, a floor
loading capacity of 5t/sq m, 56 loading
docks (1:600) and an office ratio of
about 10.9%.
Portfolio Totals Tenure is freehold equivalent. €11,678,327 €10,973,694 €206,400,000

Properties under Development:

Property Description, Age and Tenure Tenancy Contracted
Rent Per
Annum
Market Rent
Per Annum
Market
Value
(100%)
Netherlands
Productieweg,
3899 AK
Zeewolde,
Zeewolde (c. pop. 23,000) is located in
the province of Flevoland, close to the
fast-growing Almere municipality (c.
100% pre-let to VSH Fittings B.V. on
institutional terms for 15 years from
completion.
€1,491,250 €1,619,000 €21,700,000
(rounded)
The Netherlands pop. 197,000). Zeewolde is closely Remaining
located to motorways A6 (Amsterdam;
15 minutes), the A27 and A28 (10
Construction
Costs
minutes). The provincial road N305
connects Zeewolde with the A27 and
€7,536,059
Lelystad with good and further GDV excl.
improving accessibility. The property is Acquisition
located in business park Trekkersveld Costs
(193 ha; 30 ha still available), with
companies such as: Bakker Logistics,
€29,281,429
Royal Herkel, Van den Brink Logistics Acquisition
and Wolter Koops Logistics. Costs
€217,454
The warehouse property will have a
clear height of 12 m. Maximum load GDV incl.
capacity will be 5t/sq m and offers 34 Acquisition
Property Description, Age and Tenure Tenancy Contracted
Rent Per
Annum
Market Rent
Per Annum
Market
Value
(100%)
loading docks (1:1,000). Total lettable
area will be 36,250 sq m (office ratio
3.4%).
Costs
€29,498,883
Stage of completion: According to the
documents provided, the steel metal
construction, concrete works, roof
plating, façade, flooring is already
completed (weather sealed) as at the
date of valuation. Time scale to
completion: The building is planned to
be finished on 10 May 2019. Costs to
completion: Remaining construction
costs are €7,536,059.
Bronsweg,
5342 LS Oss,
The Netherlands
Oss is located in the province Noord
Brabant, east of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Oss is a string manufacturing
destination combined with Logistics. It
100% pre-let to Orangeworks B.V. on
institutional terms for 15 years from
completion.
€840,000 €892,455 €10,300,000
(rounded)
Remaining
provides tri-modal access (A59, A50)
functions as an efficient intersection
Construction
Costs
and is well situated as a logistics
gateway to Europe. The business park
€5,640,323
'Vorstengrafdonk' (LFA 350.000 sqm) is
a good location for logistics
companies: Montea logistics, Traffic
GDV excl.
Acquisition
Costs
Service Netherlands, VOS Logistics,
Heineken, Mediq, Movianto and
€10,210,675
Vetipak. Acquisition
Costs
The light industrial property will have a
clear height of 10 m. Maximum load
capacity will be 5t/sq m and will offer 8
€103,138
GDV incl.
to 10 loading docks (dock ratio 1:600).
The total lettable is about 12,534 sq m
(office ratio 13.4%). Likely, BREEAM
Acquisition
Costs
very good. €10,313,813
Stage of completion: According to the
documents provided by the client, the
steel metal construction, concrete
works, roof plating, façade, flooring is
already completed (weather sealed) as
at the date of valuation. Time scale to
completion: The building is planned to
be finished on 26 June 2019. Costs to
completion: Remaining construction
Property totals costs are €5,640,323. €2,331,250 €2,511,455 €32,000,000

(Please, see the Section "Development Properties" in the Valuation Report.)

PART 8B

LEON VALUATION REPORT

CBRE GmbH Hausvogteiplatz 10 10117 Berlin Germany

Switchboard +49 (0) 30 726 154 – 0 Report Date 5 July 2019 Addressees The Directors Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC 1 Bread Street London, EC4M 9HH United Kingdom (hereinafter "ASELI" or the "Company") and Investec Bank PLC 30 Gresham Street London, EC2V 7QP United Kingdom (in their capacity as Sponsor, Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner) The Property Poligono Industrial V3, 24392, Villadangos del Párano (near Léon), Spain. Property Description Logistics, as detailed in the Property Details set out in the Appendix below. Ownership Purpose Investment. Instruction To value on the basis of Market Value the unencumbered freeholdequivalent interest in the Property as at the Valuation Date in accordance with the terms of engagement entered into between CBRE and the Addressees dated 27 May 2019 and the amendment dated 2 July 2019. Valuation Date 30 June 2019. Capacity of Valuer External, as defined by the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017). Purpose The Valuation has been prepared for a Regulated Purpose as defined in the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017) ("Red Book"). We understand that our valuation report and the Appendices to it (together the "Valuation Report") is required for inclusion in a Prospectus (the "Prospectus") which is to be published by ASELI pursuant to a Public Offering of shares by the Company on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, as a result of which shares of ASELI will be admitted to and traded on the London Stock Exchange Main Market. The effective date of valuation is 30 June 2019. In accordance with the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017) ("Red Book") we have made certain disclosures in connection with this valuation

Market Value €16,700,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) exclusive of purchaser's costs and VAT. Our opinion of Market Value is based upon the Scope of Work and

instruction and our relationship with the Company.

Valuation Assumptions attached and has been primarily derived using comparable recent market transactions on arm's length terms.

For the avoidance of doubt, we have valued the Property as real estate and
the value reported herein represents 100% of the market value of the
asset. No account has been taken in reporting this of the extent of ASELI's
interest in the company holding the subject Property.
There are no negative values to report.
The property is held freehold-equivalent.
Report Format The Appendix "Property Details" provides relevant details of the subject
property.
Compliance with
Valuation Standards
The valuation has been prepared in accordance with the RICS Valuation
Global Standards (2017) ("Red Book"). The property details on which the
valuation is based is as set out in this report.
The valuation is compliant with the International Valuation Standards and
are in accordance with paragraphs 128 to 130 of the ESMA update of the
Committee of European Securities Regulators' (CESR) recommendations
for the consistent implication of the European Commission Regulation
(EC) no. 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive and the London
Stock Exchange requirements.
We confirm that we have sufficient current local and national knowledge of
the
particular
property
market
involved
and
have
the
skills
and
understanding
to
undertake
the
valuation
competently.
Where
the
knowledge and skill requirements of The Red Book have been met in
aggregate by more than one valuer within CBRE, we confirm that a list of
those valuers has been retained within the working papers, together with
confirmation that each named valuer complies with the requirements of
The Red Book.
Assumptions We have made various assumptions as to tenure, letting, town planning,
and the condition and repair of buildings and sites – including ground and
groundwater contamination – as set out below.
If any of the information or assumptions on which the valuation is based are
subsequently found to be incorrect, the valuation figures may also be
incorrect and should be reconsidered.
Variation from Standard
Assumptions
None.
ESMA 130 (vi) ESMA paragraph 130 (vi) requires us to comment on any differences
between the valuation figure in this Valuation Report and the valuation
figure included in ASELI's latest published annual accounts, which were as
at 31 December 2018.
The subject property was acquired by the Company after 31 December
2018.
Methodology Discounted Cashflow (DCF)
The property was valued using the DCF methodology:
1.
A 10-year cashflow period was adopted. In this cashflow period, all
costs associated with the property investment are deducted from the
expected income, in order to arrive at the assumed net cash flow
from the property for each individual year. The calculations take
account of various parameters, including for instance changes in rent
due to contractual agreements and projected growth in market rental
values, expenditure on running repairs and maintenance, re-letting
costs
and
miscellaneous
redecoration
and
assumed
periods
of

vacancy, for the whole of the cashflow period. The net cash flows are then discounted back to the date of valuation at a selected discount rate, monthly in advance.

We have applied the following explicit indexation in our calculations, based on the inflation forecast of CBRE Research:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 – 10
1.32% 1.66% 1.80% 1.81% 1.84% 2.00%
  1. The exit value after the 10-year cashflow period was calculated using the Income Capitalisation Method, capitalising the assumed stabilised rental income at an appropriate growth-implicit yield and then discounting to the date of valuation. The effects of future changes in the rent as well as other market or financial factors are implicitly reflected in the exit yield.

The discount rate and exit yield is derived from analysis of market evidence of investment transactions. The Market Value and the indicators derived from it, such as Net Initial Yield and gross multiplier, can be compared against comparable transactions.

Market Conditions The value stated in this report represent our objective opinion of Market Value in accordance with the definition set out above as of the date of valuation. Amongst other things, this assumes that the property had been properly marketed and that exchange of contracts took place on this date.

Valuer The Property have been valued by a valuer who is qualified for the purpose of the valuation in accordance with the RICS Valuation Global Standards (2017).

Independence The total fees, including the fee for this assignment, earned by CBRE GmbH (or other companies forming part of the same group of companies within Germany) from the Addressee (or other companies forming part of the same group of companies) are less than 5.0% of the total German revenues.

It is not anticipated this situation will vary in the financial year to 31 December 2019.

We confirm that we do not have any material interest in ASELI or the Property.

We do not consider that any conflict of interest arises in us preparing this Valuation Report and ASELI have confirmed to us that it also considers this to be the case.

Disclosure In accordance with the Red Book we make the following disclosures:

The principal signatory of this report has continuously been the signatory of valuations for ASELI for financial reporting purposes since 15th December 2017.

CBRE GmbH has continuously been carrying out Valuation instructions for ASELI since 2017.

CBRE GmbH has carried out valuation services only on behalf of the addressee for less than 3 years.

Responsibility For the Purposes of Prospectus Rule 5.5.3R(2)(f), we are responsible for this Valuation Report and accept responsibility for the information contained in this Valuation Report and confirm that to the best of our knowledge (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the

case), the information contained in this Valuation Report is in accordance
with the facts and contains no omissions likely to affect its import. This
Valuation Report complies with Rule 5.6.5G of the Prospectus Rules and
Paragraphs 128 to 130 of the ESMA update of CESR'S recommendations
for the consistent implementation the European Commission Regulation
(EC) No. 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive.
Save for any responsibility arising under Prospectus Rule 5.5.3R(2)(f) to
any person as and to the extent there provided, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not assume any responsibility and will not accept
any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other
person as a result of, arising out of, or in accordance with this Valuation
Report or our statement, required by and given solely for the purposes of
complying with Annex I item 23.1 of the Prospectus Directive Regulation.
Reliance This report is for the use only of the party to whom it is addressed for the
specific purpose set out herein and no responsibility is accepted to any
third party for the whole or any part of its contents save as set out in
"Responsibility" above.
No reliance may be placed upon the contents of this Valuation Report by
any party for any purpose other than in connection with the Purpose of
Valuation.
Publication Neither the whole nor any part of our report nor any references thereto may
be
included
in
any
published
document,
circular
or
statement
nor
published in any way without our prior written approval of the form and
context in which it will appear.
Before this Valuation Report, or any part thereof, is disclosed orally or
otherwise to a third party, CBRE's written approval of the form and context
of such publication or disclosure must first be obtained. Such publication
or disclosure will not be permitted unless where relevant it incorporates the
Assumptions referred to herein. For the avoidance of doubt, such approval
is required whether or not CBRE is referred to by name and whether or not
the contents of our Valuation Report are combined with others.
Such publication of, or reference to this report will not be permitted unless
it contains a sufficient contemporaneous reference to any departure from
the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Valuation Standards or the
incorporation of the special assumptions referred to herein.

Yours faithfully Yours faithfully

ppa. Meike Opfermann MRICS Simon Ritsch FRICS
CIS HypZert (F) CIS HypZert (F)
RICS Registered Valuer RICS Registered Valuer
Director Team Leader Managing Director
For and on behalf of For and on behalf of
CBRE GmbH CBRE GmbH
T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 197 T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 272
E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

CBRE GmbH

Valuation & Advisory Services T: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 0 F: +49 (0)30 726 154 – 100 Project Reference: P-0097-1901

SCOPE OF WORK & SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Sources of Information We have carried out our work based upon information supplied to us by
Aberdeen Standard Investments Deutschland AG in behalf of ASELI,
which we have assumed to be correct and comprehensive.
We have been provided with the following copies of documents by:
We have been provided with the lease contract, title deeds (dated
&
3
January
2018),
scaled
floor
plans
(INEL
ARQUITECTURA
E
INGENIERíA, January 2018), building permit, and building license,
an Environmental Survey (Ambiente Iberia S.L., dated May 2018),
Draft Technical Due Diligence (DENTONS, May 2018), Draft Legal
Due Diligence (Gleeds, May 2018).
We have requested but not been provided with:
None.
&
The Property Our report contains a brief summary of the property details on which our
valuation has been based.
Inspection We inspected the Property internally and externally on 1 July 2019.
Areas We have not measured the Property but have relied upon the areas
provided. We have not checked these on site.
We have relied upon the areas given in the scaled floor plans from INEL
ARQUITECTURA E INGENIERíA, dated January 2018 and the Layout
breakdown provided Goodman, which ASELI advise us are correct and
comprehensive.
Environmental Matters We
have
not
undertaken,
nor
are
we
aware
of
the
content
of,
any
environmental audit or other environmental investigation or soil survey
which may have been carried out on the Property and which may draw
attention to any contamination or the possibility of any such contamination.
We have not carried out any investigations into the past or present uses of
the Property, nor of any neighbouring land, in order to establish whether
there is any potential for contamination and have therefore assumed that
none exists.
Repair and Condition We
have
not
carried
out
building
surveys,
tested
services,
made
independent site investigations, inspected woodwork, exposed parts of
the
structure
which
were
covered,
unexposed
or
inaccessible,
nor
arranged for any investigations to be carried out to determine whether or
not any deleterious or hazardous materials or techniques have been used,
or are present, in any part of the Property. We are unable, therefore, to give
any assurance that the Property is free from defect.
Town Planning We have undertaken planning enquiries, where documents are publicly
available. With regard to this information and the documents provided by
Aberdeen Standard Investments Deutschland AG in behalf of ASELI,
which we have assumed to be correct and comprehensive, we assume
with regard to the property in the course of development that they comply
with the relevant planning regulations.
Titles, Tenures and
Lettings
Details of title/tenure under which the Property is held and of lettings to
which it is subject is as supplied to us. We have not generally examined
nor had access to all the deeds, leases or other documents relating
thereto. Where information from deeds, leases or other documents is
recorded in this report, it represents our understanding of the relevant
documents. We should emphasise, however, that the interpretation of the

documents of title (including relevant deeds, leases and planning consents) is the responsibility of your legal adviser.

We have not conducted credit enquiries on the financial status of any tenants. We have, however, reflected our general understanding of purchasers' likely perceptions of the financial status of tenants.

VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS

Introduction An Assumption is defined in the Red Book Glossary and VPS 4 to be a
"supposition taken to be true" (an "Assumption").
Assumptions are facts, conditions or situations affecting the subject of, or
approach to, a valuation that it has been agreed need not be verified by the
valuer as part of the valuation process. Assumptions are made when it is
reasonable for the valuer to accept that something is true without the need
for specific investigation.
ASELI has confirmed, and we confirm that our Assumptions are correct as
far as ASELI and we, respectively, are aware. In the event that any of these
Assumptions prove to be incorrect then our valuations should be reviewed.
The principal Assumptions which we have made are stated within this
Valuation Report.
For the
avoidance
of
doubt,
the
Assumptions
made
do
not
affect
compliance with the approach to Market Value under the Red Book.
Capital Values The valuation has been prepared on the basis of "Market Value", which is
defined as:
"The estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on
the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's
length transaction after proper marketing and where the parties had each
acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion".
The valuation represents the figure that would appear in a hypothetical
contract of sale at the valuation date. No allowances have been made for
any expenses of realisation nor for taxation which might arise in the event
of a disposal. Acquisition costs have not been included in our valuation.
No account has been taken of any inter-company leases or arrangements,
nor of any mortgages, debentures or other charges.
No account has been taken of the availability or otherwise of capital-based
Government or other grants.
Taxation, Costs and
Realisation Costs
As stated above, no allowances have been made for any expenses of
realisation nor for taxation which might arise in the event of a disposal.
costs. Our valuations reflect purchasers' statutory and other normal acquisition
VAT We have not been advised whether the property is elected for VAT.
All rents and capital values stated in this report are exclusive of VAT.
Passing Rent Passing Passing rents quoted in this report are the rents which are currently
payable under the terms of the leases. Passing rents exclude service
charges and VAT and are prior to deduction of any non-recoverable costs.
rents
exclude
turnover
rents,
mall
incomes
and
other
miscellaneous incomes.
Net Annual Rent Net annual rent is defined for the purposes of this transaction as "the
current income or income estimated by the valuer:
(i) ignoring any special receipts or deduction arising from the property;
(ii) excluding Value Added Tax and before taxation (including tax on
profits and any allowances for interest on capital or loans); and
(iii) after making deductions for superior rents (but not for amortisation),
and
any
disbursements
including,
if
appropriate,
expenses
of
managing the property and allowances to maintain it in a condition to
command its rent".
Estimated Net Annual
Rental Value
The estimated net annual rental value is based on the current rental value
of each of the Property. The rental value reflects the terms of the leases
where the Property, or parts thereof, are let at the date of valuation. Where
the Property, or parts thereof, are vacant at the date of valuation, the rental
value reflects the rent we consider would be obtainable on an open market
letting as at the date of valuation.
Rental Values Rental values indicated in our report are those which have been adopted
by us as appropriate in assessing the capital value and are not necessarily
appropriate for other purposes nor do they necessarily accord with the
definition of Market Rent.
Lease Expiries Fixed-term leases frequently incorporate either tenants' options to extend
or tenants' break clauses; other leases are rolling to indeterminate, subject
to stated notice periods. For the purposes of our valuations, we have made
assumptions as to appropriate presumed expiry dates.
Any weighted average unexpired terms indicated in our Valuation report
reflect these assumptions.
The Property Where appropriate
we
have
regarded
the
shop
fronts
of
retail
and
showroom accommodation as forming an integral part of the building.
Landlord's fixtures such as lifts, escalators, central heating and other
normal service installations have been treated as an integral part of the
building and are included within our valuations.
Process plant and machinery, tenants' fixtures and specialist trade fittings
have been excluded from our valuations.
All measurements, areas and ages quoted in our report are approximate.
Environmental Matters In the absence of any information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) the Property is not contaminated and are not adversely affected by
any existing or proposed environmental law;
(b) any processes which are carried out on the Property which are
regulated by environmental legislation are properly licensed by the
appropriate authorities.
(c) the Property is either not subject to flooding risk or, if it is, that
sufficient flood defences are in place and that appropriate building
insurance could be obtained at a cost that would not materially affect
the capital value.
(d) that invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed are not present on
the Property.
High voltage electrical supply equipment may exist within, or in close
proximity of, the Property. In Spain, there may exist governmental or non
governmental organizations (such as Public Health England (HPE)) which
advise that there could be a risk, in specified circumstances, to the health
of certain categories of people. Public perception may, therefore, affect
marketability and future value of the property. Our valuation reflects our
current understanding of the market and we have not made a discount to
reflect the presence of this equipment.
Energy Performance
Certificates
Energy We have assumed that the Property possess or will possess current
Performance
Certificates
as
required
under
Government
Directives.
Repair and Condition In the absence of any information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) there
are
no
abnormal
ground
conditions,
nor
archaeological
remains, present which might adversely affect the current or future
occupation, development or value of the property;
(b) the Property is free from rot, infestation, structural or latent defect;
(c) no currently known deleterious or hazardous materials or suspect
techniques, including but not limited to Composite Panelling, have
been
used
in
the
construction
of,
or
subsequent
alterations
or
additions to, the Property; and
(d) the services, and any associated controls or software, are in working
order and free from defect.
We have otherwise had regard to the age and apparent general condition
of the Property. Comments made in the property details do not purport to
express an opinion about, or advice upon, the condition of uninspected
parts and should not be taken as making an implied representation or
statement about such parts.
Title, Tenure, Planning
and Lettings
Unless stated otherwise within this report, and in the absence of any
information to the contrary, we have assumed that:
(a) the Property possesses a good and marketable title free from any
onerous or hampering restrictions or conditions;
(b) all buildings have been erected either prior to planning control, or in
accordance
with
planning
permissions,
and
have
the
benefit
of
permanent planning consents or existing use rights for their current
use;
(c) the Property is not adversely affected by town planning or road
proposals;
(d) all buildings comply with all statutory and local authority requirements
including building, fire and health and safety regulations;
(e) only
minor
or
inconsequential
costs
will
be
incurred
if
any
modifications or alterations are necessary in order for occupiers of
each Property to comply with the provisions of the relevant disability
discrimination legislation;
(f) there are no tenant's improvements that will materially affect our
opinion of the rent that would be obtained on review or renewal;
(g) tenants will meet their obligations under their leases;
(h) there are no user restrictions or other restrictive covenants in leases
which would adversely affect value;
(i) where appropriate, permission to assign the interest being valued
herein would not be withheld by the landlord where required; and
(j) vacant possession can be given of all accommodation which is unlet
or is let on a service occupancy.
(k) real estate transfer tax will apply at the rate currently applicable, with
the exception of the Polish property which is valued net of acquisition
costs.

A

PROPERTY DETAILS

The Property

Address: Poligono Industrial V3, 24392, Villadangos del Párano, León, Spain
Main Use: Logistics Warehouse
Area: 32,637.19 sq m Lettable Area
Site: 49,189.98 sq m
Age: Completed on 23 May 2019
  • & The property is located in Villadangos del Páramo (population c. 1,096), situated 20 km west of León, which has a population of c. 202,793. León is in the autonomous community of Castille and León which has a GDP of €55.392 m (in 2016; INE) and a GDP per capita of €22,649 (national average is €24,100). The unemployment rate is about 14.8% (national average is 18.6%).
  • & The property is located in the Villadangos Logistics Park with very good access to the AP71 highway (3.8 km, 5 minutes' drive-time). Other occupiers in the park include Mercadona (80,000 sq m with possible expansion of 20,000 sq m) and Vestas (21,000 sq m).
  • & Main competitors are the industrial parks of Astorga (c. 35.0 km, 30 minutes' drive-time) and Benavente (c. 80 km, 60 minutes' drive-time) with occupiers such as Inditex, Schenker, Kuehne + Nagel and TNT.
  • & The warehouse property was completed in May 2019 and has a steel-framed structure with trapezoidal metal sheet cladding. It has a lettable area of 32,637 sq m, a minimum height of 10.7 m, a maximum floor loading capacity of 5t/sq m, and 28 loading docks (1:1,200). Lighting is by means of rooflights and strip lighting. The office ratio is 2.3%.
  • & The property is fully fenced, has 165 parking places, and a vehicular circulation sufficient for modern logistics delivery.

Tenure

The property is held freehold-equivalent.

Tenancy & Covenant Strength

Let on institutional terms, the property is 100% let to Decathlon España S.A.U. on a 10-year term, starting on 22 March 2019 and ending on 21 March 2029. The unexpired term certain is 9.7 years. There are no break options. The term is prolonged automatically for 4 subsequent periods with a 3 years term. After these prolongations the lease automatically extends for another 2 years period (all extensions compulsory for both parties; 3+3+3+3+2 = 14). The tenant is allowed to notify the Landlord with a 12-month prior notice not to extend the lease for each extension.

An in-depth analysis of the tenant falls out of the scope of this valuation. We have considered that the property investment market would be of the opinion that the tenant is of very good covenant strength.

SWOT

Strengths Weaknesses
& The
property
is
fully
let
to
Decathlon
with
9.7 years unexpired;
& No direct access to the main motorways
(but close enough to N-120 and AP-71);
& Newly-built
warehouse
with
10.7
m
clear
height and 5t/sq m max. load capacity;
& The León region does not belong to the
main logistics hubs in Spain;
& The
property
has
28
loading
docks
(1:1,200);
& Villadangos
Logistics
Park
is
new
and
therefore not an established logistics area.
& Investment market would consider the tenant
to be of very good covenant strength.
Opportunities Threats
& Warehouse
areas
above
30,000
sq
m
are
limited
in
Villadangos
del
Páramo
and
the
property may serve niche demand;
& Warehouse modules are c. 10,000 sq m
each which does not suit primary demand
of 1,000 to 2,000 sq m;

& The property can be let to multiple tenants.

Market Value

€16,700,000

(Sixteen Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros)

exclusive of purchaser's costs and VAT

Key Valuation Inputs

Total lettable area: 32,637.19 sqm
Average Market Value per sq m lettable area: €512
Current annual rental income (gross): €1,053,533
Current annual rental income (net): €1,036,470
Market rent p.a. (gross): €1,057,445
Market rent p.a. (net): €1,040,343
Net initial yield: (on contracted rent): * 6.02%
Reversionary yield: (on market rent): * 6.04%
Exit Capitalisation Rate 6.25%
Discount Rate 8.25%

* based on the net rental income and market value plus purchaser's costs.

PART 9

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 THE COMPANY

  • 1.1 The Company was incorporated in England and Wales on 25 October 2017 with registered number 11032222 as a public company limited by shares under the Companies Act. The Company has an indefinite life.
  • 1.2 The principal place of business and the registered office of the Company is Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street, London EC4M 9HH with telephone number +44 02074636000.
  • 1.3 The principal legislation under which the Company operates is the Companies Act. As an investment trust, the Company is not regulated as a collective investment scheme by the FCA. However, the Company and the Shareholders are subject to the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
  • 1.4 The Company's accounting period ends on 31 December of each year. The current accounting period will end on 31 December 2019. The annual report and accounts are prepared in Euros according to accounting standards laid out under IFRS.
  • 1.5 On 9 November 2017, the Company was granted a certificate under section 761 of the Act entitling it to commence business and to exercise its borrowing powers.
  • 1.6 The Company is domiciled in England and Wales and does not have any employees.
  • 1.7 The Company has given notice to the Registrar of Companies of its intention to carry on business as an investment company pursuant to section 833 of the Companies Act.
  • 1.8 The Company intends at all times to conduct its affairs so as to continue to qualify as an investment trust for the purposes of sections 1158 and 1159 (and regulations made thereunder) of the CTA 2010.

2 THE GROUP

2.1 The Company is the holding company of the Group and has the following subsidiaries:

Name Place of
incorporation
Principal activity Proportion of
ownership
interest %
ASELI France Holding SAS France Intermediate holding
company
100
ASELI Meung SCI France Property holding
company
100
ASELI Avignon SCI France Property holding
company
100
ASELI Waddinxveen B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI Flörsheim B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI Leon B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI Eriensee B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI Netherlands I B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI Netherlands II B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
ASELI 's-Heerenberg B.V The Netherlands Property holding
company
100
PDC Industrial Centre 72 Sp. Z.o.o Poland Property holding
company
100

2.2 The Board intends that further companies and intermediate holding companies will be set up to hold any additional properties which may be acquired by the Group.

3 SHARE CAPITAL

3.1 The Company's share capital: (i) as at the date of this Registration Document, and (ii) as it will be immediately following Initial Admission (assuming 100 million Ordinary Shares are issued in the Issue) is as follows:

At the date of this
Registration Document
Immediately following the
Issue
Aggregate Aggregate
nominal
value (£)
Ordinary Shares 187,500,001 1,875,000.01 287,500,001 2,875,000.1
C Shares Number of
Shares
nominal
value (£)
Number of
Shares
  • 3.2 On incorporation, the issued share capital of the Company was one Ordinary Share of a nominal value of £0.01, which was subscribed for by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.
  • 3.3 The following changes in the share capital of the Company have taken place between incorporation and the date of this Registration Document:
  • (a) on 8 November 2017 the Company issued 50,000 management shares of a nominal value of £1.00 each which were subscribed for by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC;
  • (b) on 15 December 2017, the Company issued 187,500,000 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a placing and offer for subscription at an issue price of £1.00 per Ordinary Share; and
  • (c) on 15 December 2017, the 50,000 management shares were redeemed out of the proceeds of the placing and offer for subscription at par value and cancelled.
  • 3.4 On 24 July 2019 resolutions of the Company will be considered at the General Meeting for the following purposes:
  • (a) that the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot up to 150 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Issue Shares") in connection with the Issue, such authority to expire on the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require the allotment of Issue Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired;
  • (b) that the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot in aggregate up to 200 ordinary shares of £0.01 each and/or C shares or £0.10 each in the capital of the Company ("Share Issuance Programme Shares") in connection with the Share Issuance Programme, such authority to expire on 30 July 2020 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require the allotment of Share Issuance Programme Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired;
  • (c) that, conditionally upon the passing of the resolution in paragraph (a) above, the Directors are generally empowered (pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act) to allot Issue Shares for cash pursuant to the authority referred to in in paragraph (a) above as if section 561 of the Companies Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to expire on the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into

an agreement which would or might require Issue Shares to be allotted after the expiry of such power and the Directors may allot Issue Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such power had not expired; and

  • (d) that, conditionally upon the passing of the resolution in paragraph (b) above, the Directors are generally empowered (pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act) to allot Share Issuance Programme Shares for cash pursuant to the authority referred to in paragraph (b) above as if section 561 of the Companies Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to expire on 30 July 2020 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require Share Issuance Programme Shares to be allotted after the expiry of such power and the Directors may allot Share Issuance Programme Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such power had not expired.
  • 3.5 The provisions of section 561(1) of the Companies Act (which, to the extent not disapplied pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act, confer on Shareholders rights of preemption in respect of the allotment of equity securities which are, or are to be, paid up in cash) apply to issues by the Company of equity securities save to the extent disapplied as mentioned in paragraphs 3.4 or as otherwise disapplied by the Company.
  • 3.6 In accordance with the power granted to the Directors by the Articles, it is expected that the Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue will be allotted (conditionally upon Initial Admission) pursuant to a resolution of the Board to be passed shortly before Initial Admission in accordance with the Companies Act and any Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be allotted (conditionally upon the relevant subsequent Admission) pursuant to a resolution of the Board to be passed shortly before the relevant subsequent Admission in accordance with the Companies Act.
  • 3.7 No shares in the capital of the Company are held by or on behalf of the Company.
  • 3.8 Save as disclosed in this paragraph 3, no share or loan capital of the Company has since the date of incorporation of the Company been issued or been agreed to be issued, fully or partly paid, either for cash or for a consideration other than cash, and no such issue is now proposed.
  • 3.9 The Company has not granted any options over its share or loan capital which remain outstanding and has not agreed, conditionally or unconditionally to grant any such options and no convertible securities, exchangeable securities or securities with warrants have been issued by the Company.
  • 3.10 All of the Shares will be in registered form and will be eligible for settlement in CREST. Temporary documents of title will not be issued.
  • 3.11 Applicants who have signed and returned Application Forms in respect of the Open Offer and/ or the Offer for Subscription may not withdraw their applications for Ordinary Shares subject to their statutory rights of withdrawal in the event of the publication of a supplementary prospectus.

4 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

4.1 Other than as set out in the table below, as at 4 July 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document), the Company was not aware of any person who was directly or indirectly interested in 3 per cent. of more of the issued share capital of the Company:

Name Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage of
issued share
capital
East Riding of Yorkshire Pension Fund 20,000,000 10.7
Aberdeen Private Wealth Management 15,700,745 8.4
Investec Wealth & Investment Ireland 14,564,351 7.8
CCLA Investment Management Limited 12,442,604 6.6
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management 10,694,362 5.7
Quilter Cheviot Investment Management 9,433,831 5.0
Close Brothers Asset Management 9,362,403 5.0
Hargreaves Lansdown Nominees Limited 8,653,952 4.6
AJ Bell 8,341,389 4.4
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (ND) 7,317,335 3.9
JM Finn Nominees Limited 5,866,097 3.1
  • 4.2 Other than as disclosed above, the Company and the Directors are not aware of any person who as at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document), directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, exercises or could exercise control over the Company, nor are they aware of any arrangements, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.
  • 4.3 Save as set out below, no Director has any interests (beneficial or non-beneficial) in the share capital of the Company as at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document).
Director Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage
of issued
ordinary share
capital
Tony Roper 30,000 0.02
Caroline Gulliver 25,000 0.01
John Heawood 20,000 0.01
Diane Wilde 20,000 0.01
  • 4.4 No Director has a service contract with the Company, nor are any such contracts proposed, each Director having been appointed pursuant to a letter of appointment entered into with the Company. The Directors' appointments can be terminated in accordance with the Articles and without compensation. Directors' appointments may be terminated earlier by either party giving to the other one month's prior written notice. The Articles provide that the office of Director shall be terminated by, among other things: (i) written resignation; (ii) unauthorised absences from board meetings for six consecutive months or more; or (iii) written request of all of the other Directors.
  • 4.5 Each of the Directors is entitled to receive a fee from the Company at such rate as may be determined in accordance with the Articles. Save for the Chairman, the fees is £30,000 for each Director per annum. The Chairman's fee is £40,000 per annum. The Chairperson of the Audit Committee receives an additional £5,000 per annum. The Directors are also entitled to out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the proper performance of their duties. The aggregate remuneration and benefits in kind of the Directors in respect of the financial period ended

31 December 2018 was £189,293 (including fees and expenses paid to the Company's former chairman Pascal Duval who stood down from the Board at the Company's annual general meeting on 11 June 2019).

  • 4.6 No amount has been set aside or accrued by the Company to provide pensions, retirement or other similar benefits.
  • 4.7 None of the Directors has, or has had, an interest in any transaction which is or was unusual in its nature or conditions or significant to the business of the Company or that has been effected by the Company since its incorporation.
  • 4.8 The Company has not made any loans to the Directors which are outstanding, nor has it ever provided any guarantees for the benefit of any Director or the Directors collectively.
  • 4.9 Over the five years preceding the date of this Registration Document, the Directors hold or have held the following directorships (apart from their directorships of the Company) or memberships of administrative, management or supervisory bodies and/or partnerships:
Name Current Previous
Tony Roper Affinity Water Acquisitions (Holdco)
Limited
Affinity Water Acquisitions
(Investments) Limited
Affinity Water Acquisitions Limited
Affinity Water Acquisitions (Midco)
Limited
Affinity Water Capital Funds Limited
Affinity Water Finance (2004) PLC
Affinity Water Finance plc
Affinity Water Holdco Finance
Limited
Affinity Water Holdings Limited
Affinity Water Limited
Daiwater Investment Limited
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income
Trust PLC
Academy Services (Norwich)
Holdings Limited
Academy Services (Norwich) Limited
Academy Services (Oldham)
Holdings Limited
Academy Services (Oldham) Limited
Academy Services (Sheffield)
Holdings Limited
Academy Services (Sheffield)
Limited
Amalie Infrastructure Limited
Amalie PFI (UK) Limited
Blue Light Holdings Limited
Blue3 (Gloucestershire Fire) Limited
Blue3 (Gloucestershire Fire)
(Holdings) Limited
Bootle Accommodation Partnership
Holding Limited
Bootle Accommodation Partnership
Limited
Brentwood Healthcare Partnership
Holding Limited
Brentwood Healthcare Partnership
Limited
Central Blackpool PCC Holding
Company Limited
Central Blackpool PCC Limited
Children's Ark Partnerships Holdings
Limited
Children's Ark Partnerships Limited
CSES (Dorset) Limited
CityLink Telecommunications
Holdings Limited
CityLink Telecommunications Limited
Ealing Schools Partnerships
Holdings Limited
Ealing Schools Partnerships Limited
European Healthcare Projects Ltd
(formerly HICL Infrastructure Ltd)
European Investments Solar
Holdings 2 Limited
European Investments Solar
×
۰,
---------

Holdings Limited European Investments Tulip Limited European Storage Investments Group Limited European Wind Investments Group 2 Limited European Wind Investments Group Limited Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Holding Limited Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Limited HDM Schools Solutions (Holdings) Limited HDM Schools Solutions Ltd ICB Securities 1 Limited ICB Securities 2 Unlimited InfraRed Capital Partners (Management) LLP InfraRed Capital Partners Limited InfraRed (Infrastructure) Capital Partners Limited InfraRed Infrastructure III General Partner Limited InfraRed Infrastructure Yield General Partner Limited InfraRed Infrastructure Yield Holdings Limited Infrastructure Central Ltd (formerly HICL Infrastructure Company Limited) Infrastructure Investments (A63) Holdings Limited Infrastructure Investments (Affinity) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Colorado) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Defence) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Health) Limited Infrastructure Investments (HSL Zuid) Limited Infrastructure Investments (No 7) Limited Infrastructure Investments (No 8) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Portal) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Portal) GP Limited Infrastructure Investments Portsmouth) Limited Infrastructure Investments (Roads) Limited Infrastructure Investments Betjeman (Holdco) Limited Infrastructure Investments Betjeman

×
۰,
---------

Limited Infrastructure Investments General Partner Limited Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited Infrastructure Investments OFTO 1 Limited Infrastructure Investments Trafalgar Limited Irish Wind Investments Group Limited Kajima Darlington Schools Holding Limited Kajima Darlington Schools Limited Kajima Haverstock Holding Limited Kajima Haverstock Limited Kajima Newcastle Libraries Holding Limited Kajima Newcastle Libraries Limited Kajima North Tyneside Holdings Limited Kajima North Tyneside Limited Manchester Housing (MP Equity) Limited Manchester Housing (MP Subdebt) Limited Manchester Housing (MP Topco) Limited Newham Learning Partnership (PSP) Limited New Intermediate Care Limited New Schools Investment Company Limited Offshore Wind Investments Group Limited Prospect Healthcare (Hinchingbrooke) Holdings Limited Prospect Healthcare (Hinchingbrooke) Limited RBLH Limited RBLH Medway Investment Company Limited RBLH RWF Investment Company Limited Redwood Partnership Ventures 2 Limited Redwood Partnership Ventures Limited RL Investment Limited Road Infrastructure (Ireland) Limited Schools Investment Company (IRL) Limited SEEIT Holdco Limited The Renewables Infrastructure Group (France) SAS The Renewables Infrastructure Group (UK) Investments Limited The Renewables Infrastructure

Name Current Previous
Group (UK) Limited
UK GDN Investments Holdco Limited
UK GDN Investments Topco Limited
UK GDN Investments Limited
Wooldale Partnerships Holdings
Limited
Wooldale Partnerships Limited
Yorker Holdings PKR Limited
Zealburg Holdings Limited
Caroline Gulliver JP Morgan Global Emerging Markets
Income Trust plc,
International Biotechnology Trust plc
Civitas Social Housing PLC
APQ Limited
APQ Investments Limited
John Heawood John Heawood Consulting Limited
Marshalls (New River House) Limited
Place Partnership Limited
AAM 2013 Limited
Ashtenne Caledonia Limited
Ashtenne (AIF) Limited
Norwepp (General Partner) Limited
(in Liquidation)
Ashtenne Industrial Fund Nominee
No.2 Limited (Dissolved)
Ashtenne Industrial Fund Nominee
No.2 Limited
Ashtenne Industrial (General Partner)
Limited
Ashtenne Industrial Fund Nominee
No.1 Limited;
Horizon Housing REIT PLC
Horizon Investments Holdings (One)
Limited
Horizon Investment Holdings (Two)
Limited
Horizon Investments (One) Limited
Horizon Investments (Two) Limited
Horizon Scotland (GP) Limited
Diane Wilde Wilde Associates Limited
  • 4.10 The Directors in the five years before the date of this Registration Document:
  • (a) do not have any convictions in relation to fraudulent offences;
  • (b) have not been associated with any bankruptcies, receiverships or liquidations of any partnership or company through acting in the capacity as a member of the administrative, management or supervisory body or as a partner, founder or senior manager of such partnership or company; and
  • (c) do not have any official public incrimination and/or sanctions by statutory or regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and have not been disqualified by a court from acting as a member of the administration, management or supervisory bodies of any issuer or from acting in the management or conduct of the affairs of any issuer.
  • 4.11 All Shareholders of the same class have the same voting rights in respect of the share capital of the Company.
  • 4.12 The Company and the Directors are not aware of any arrangements, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

  • 4.13 Save for the entry into of the Directors' appointment letters, the Company has not entered into any related party transaction at any time during the period from incorporation to 4 July 2019 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Registration Document).

  • 4.14 As at the date of this Registration Document, none of the Directors has any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest between any duties to the Company and their private interests and/or other duties.
  • 4.15 The Company intends to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance on behalf of the Directors at the expense of the Company.

5 THE ARTICLES

The Articles contain provisions, inter alia, to the following effect:

5.1 Objects/Purposes

The Articles do not provide for any objects of the Company and accordingly the Company's objects are unrestricted.

  • 5.2 Voting rights
  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, to any special terms as to voting on which any shares may have been issued or may from time-to-time be held and any suspension or abrogation of voting rights pursuant to the Articles, at a general meeting of the Company every member who is present in person shall, on a show of hands, have one vote, every proxy who has been appointed by a member entitled to vote on the resolution shall, on a show of hands, have one vote and every member present in person or by proxy shall, on a poll, have one vote for each share of which he is a holder. A Shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or vest all the votes he uses the same way. In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
  • (b) Unless the Board otherwise determines, no member is entitled to vote at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of Shareholders of any class of shares, either in person or by proxy, or to exercise any other right or privilege as a member in respect of any share held by him, unless all calls presently payable by him in respect of that share, whether alone or jointly with any other person, together with interest and expenses (if any) payable by such member to the Company have been paid or if he, or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in such shares, has been issued with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares and has failed in relation to any such shares to give the Company the required information within 14 days.
  • (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, where required by the Listing Rules, a vote must be decided by a resolution of the holders of the Company's shares that have been admitted to premium listing. In addition, where the Listing Rules require that a particular resolution must in addition be approved by the independent shareholders (as such term is defined in the Listing Rules), only independent shareholders who hold the Company's shares that have been admitted to premium listing can vote on such separate resolution.
  • 5.3 Dividends
  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and of the Articles, the Company may by ordinary resolution declare dividends to be paid to members according to their respective rights and interests in the profits of the Company. However, no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Board.
  • (b) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, the Board may declare and pay such interim dividends (including any dividend payable at a fixed rate) as appears to the Board to be justified by the profits of the Company available for distribution. If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes, the Board may pay such interim dividends on Shares which rank after shares conferring preferential rights with regard to dividends as well as on shares conferring preferential rights, unless at the time

of payment any preferential dividend is in arrears. Provided that the Board acts in good faith, it shall not incur any liability to the holders of shares conferring preferential rights for any loss that they may suffer by the lawful payment of any interim dividend on any shares ranking after those preferential rights.

  • (c) All dividends, interest or other sums payable and unclaimed for a period of 12 months after having become payable may be invested or otherwise used by the Board for the benefit of the Company until claimed and the Company shall not be constituted a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends unclaimed for a period of 12 years after having become payable shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited and shall cease to remain owing by, and shall become the property of, the Company.
  • (d) The Board may, with the authority of an ordinary resolution of the Company, direct that payment of any dividend declared may be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets, and in particular of paid up shares or debentures of any other company, or in any one or more of such ways.
  • (e) The Board may also, with the prior authority of an ordinary resolution of the Company and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, offer to holders of shares the right to elect to receive shares, credited as fully paid, instead of the whole (or some part, to be determined by the Board) of any dividend specified by the ordinary resolution.
  • (f) Unless the Board otherwise determines, the payment of any dividend or other money that would otherwise be payable in respect of shares will be withheld if such shares represent at least 0.25 per cent. in nominal value of their class and the holder, or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in those shares, has been duly served with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares and has failed to supply the required information within 14 days. Furthermore such a holder shall not be entitled to elect to receive shares instead of a dividend.
  • 5.4 Winding up and continuation vote
  • (a) If the Company is wound up, with the sanction of a special resolution and any other sanction required by law and subject to the Companies Act, the liquidator may divide among the Shareholders in specie the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and for that purpose may value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders. With the like sanction, the liquidator may vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as he may with the like sanction determine, but no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities upon which there is a liability.
  • (b) The Directors are required to propose an ordinary resolution that the Company continue its business as presently constituted (the ''Continuation Resolution'') at the sixth annual general meeting of the Company and every third annual general meeting thereafter. If any Continuation Resolution is not passed, the Directors will cease further investment, the properties in the Company's property portfolio will be sold in an orderly fashion as market demand appears and the net funds, determined by the Directors as available for distribution, will be distributed to Shareholders.
  • 5.5 Transfer of shares
  • (a) Subject to any applicable restrictions in the Articles, each member may transfer all or any of his shares which are in certificated form by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any form approved by the Board. Such instrument must be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and (in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid up) by or on behalf of the transferee. The transferor is deemed to remain the holder of the share until the transferee's name is entered in the register of members.
  • (b) The Board may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register any transfer of a share in certificated form (or renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment) unless:

    • (i) it is in respect of a share which is fully paid up;
  • (ii) it is in respect of only one class of shares;

  • (iii) it is in favour of a single transferee or not more than four joint transferees;
  • (iv) it is duly stamped (if so required); and
  • (v) it is delivered for registration to the registered office for the time being of the Company or such other place as the Board may from time-to-time determine, accompanied (except in the case of (a) a transfer by a recognised person where a certificate has not been issued (b) a transfer of an uncertificated share or (c) a renunciation) by the certificate for the share to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to prove the title of the transferor or person renouncing and the due execution of the transfer or renunciation by him or, if the transfer or renunciation is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person to do so,

provided that the Board shall not refuse to register a transfer or renunciation of a partly paid share in certificated form on the grounds that it is partly paid in circumstances where such refusal would prevent dealings in such share from taking place on an open and proper basis on the market on which such share is admitted to trading. The Board may refuse to register a transfer of an uncertificated share in such other circumstances as may be permitted or required by the regulations and the relevant electronic system.

  • (c) Unless the Board otherwise determines, a transfer of shares will not be registered if the transferor or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in the transferor's shares has been duly served with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares, has failed to supply the required information within 14 days and the shares in respect of which such notice has been served represent at least 0.25 per cent. in nominal value of their class, unless the member is not himself in default as regards supplying the information required and proves to the satisfaction of the Board that no person in default as regards supplying such information is interested in any of the shares the subject of the transfer, or unless such transfer is by way of acceptance of a takeover offer, in consequence of a sale on a recognised investment exchange or any other stock exchange outside the United Kingdom on which the Company's shares are normally traded or is in consequence of a bona fide sale to an unconnected party.
  • (d) If the Board refuses to register a transfer of a share, it shall send the transferee notice of its refusal, together with its reasons for refusal, as soon as practicable and in any event within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company.
  • (e) No fee shall be charged for the registration of any instrument of transfer or any other document relating to or affecting the title to any shares.
  • (f) If at any time the holding or beneficial ownership of any shares in the Company by any person (whether on its own or taken with other shares), in the opinion of the Directors: (i) would cause the assets of the Company to be treated as "plan assets" of any benefit plan investor under section 3(42) of ERISA or the U.S. Tax Code; or (ii) would or might result in the Company and/or its shares being required to register or qualify under the U.S. Investment Company Act and/or the U.S. Securities Act and/or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended and/or any laws of any state of the U.S. that regulate the offering and sale of securities; or (iii) may cause the Company not to be considered a "Foreign Private Issuer" under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended; or (iv) may cause the Company to be a "controlled foreign corporation" for the purpose of the U.S. Code; or (v) creates a significant legal or regulatory issue for the Company under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act 1956, as amended or regulations or interpretations thereunder, or (vi) would cause the Company adverse consequences under the foreign account tax compliance provisions of the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, then any shares which the Directors decide are shares which are so held or beneficially owned ("Prohibited Shares") must be dealt with in accordance with paragraph (g) below. The Directors may at any time give notice in writing to the holder of a share requiring him to make a declaration as to whether or not the share is a Prohibited Share.

  • (g) The Directors shall give written notice to the holder of any share which appears to them to be a Prohibited Share requiring him within 21 days (or such extended time as the Directors consider reasonable) to transfer (and/or procure the disposal of interests in) such share to another person so that it will cease to be a Prohibited Share. From the date of such notice until registration for such a transfer or a transfer arranged by the Directors as referred to below, the share will not confer any right on the holder to receive notice of or to attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company and of any class of shareholder and those rights will vest in the Chairman of any such meeting, who may exercise or refrain from exercising them entirely at his discretion. If the notice is not complied with within 21 days to the satisfaction of the Directors, the Directors shall arrange for the Company to sell the share at the best price reasonably obtainable to any other person so that the share will cease to be a Prohibited Share. The net proceeds of sale (after payment of the Company's costs of sale and together with interest at such rate as the Directors consider appropriate) shall be paid over by the Company to the former holder upon surrender by him of the relevant share certificate (if applicable).

  • (h) Upon transfer of a share the transferee of such share shall be deemed to have represented and warranted to the Company that such transferee is acquiring shares in an offshore transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S and is not, nor is acting on behalf of: (i) a benefit plan investor and no portion of the assets used by such transferee to acquire or hold an interest in such share constitutes or will be treated as "plan assets" of any benefit plan investor under Section 3(42) of ERISA; and/or (ii) a U.S. Person.
  • 5.6 Variation of rights
  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into shares of different classes, any of the rights for the time being attached to any shares (whether or not the Company may be or is about to be wound up) may from time-to-time be varied or abrogated in such manner (if any) as may be provided in the Articles by such rights or, in the absence of any such provision, either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of the relevant class (excluding any shares of that class held as treasury shares) or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the class.
  • (b) The quorum at every such meeting shall be not less than two persons present (in person or by proxy) holding at least one-third of the nominal amount paid up on the issued shares of the relevant class (excluding any shares of that class held as treasury shares) and at an adjourned meeting not less than one person holding shares of the relevant class or his proxy.

5.7 Alteration of share capital

The Company may by ordinary resolution:

  • (a) authorise the Directors to increase its share capital by allotting new shares;
  • (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger nominal value than its existing shares;
  • (c) subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, sub-divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller nominal value than its existing shares;
  • (d) determine that, as between the shares resulting from such a sub-division, one or more shares may, as compared with the others, have any such preferred, deferred or other rights or be subject to any such restrictions, as the Company has power to attach to unissued or new shares; and
  • (e) redenominate its share capital by converting shares from having a fixed nominal value in one currency to having a fixed nominal value in another currency.
  • 5.8 General meetings
  • (a) The Board may convene a general meeting (which is not an annual general meeting) whenever it thinks fit.

  • (b) A general meeting shall be convened by such notice as may be required by law from time-to-time.

  • (c) The notice of any general meeting shall include such statements as are required by the Companies Act and shall in any event specify:
  • (i) whether the meeting is convened as an annual general meeting or any other general meeting;
  • (ii) the place, the day, and the time of the meeting;
  • (iii) the general nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting;
  • (iv) if the meeting is convened to consider a special resolution, the text of the resolution and the intention to propose the resolution as such; and
  • (v) with reasonable prominence, that a member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or (provided each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share held by the member) more proxies to attend and to speak and vote instead of the member and that a proxy need not also be a member.
  • (d) The notice must be given to the members (other than any who, under the provisions of the Articles or of any restrictions imposed on any shares, are not entitled to receive notice from the Company), to the Directors and the auditors and to any other person who may be entitled to receive it. The accidental omission to give or send notice of any general meeting, or, in cases where it is intended that it be given or sent out with the notice, any other document relating to the meeting including an appointment of proxy to, or the non-receipt of notice by, any person entitled to receive the same, shall not invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.
  • (e) The right of a member to participate in the business of any general meeting shall include without limitation the right to speak, vote, be represented by a proxy or proxies and have access to all documents which are required by the Companies Act or the Articles to be made available at the meeting.
  • (f) A Director shall, notwithstanding that he is not a member, be entitled to attend and speak at any general meeting and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares of the Company. The Chairman of any general meeting may also invite any person to attend and speak at that meeting if he considers that this will assist in the deliberations of the meeting.
  • (g) No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business. Subject to the Articles, two persons entitled to attend and to vote on the business to be transacted, each being a member so entitled or a proxy for a member so entitled or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is a member so entitled, shall be a quorum. If, at any time, there is only one person entitled to attend and to vote on the business to be transacted, such person being the sole member so entitled or a proxy for such sole member so entitled or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is such sole member so entitled, shall be a quorum. The Chairman of the meeting may, with the consent of the meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall, if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time-to-time (or indefinitely) and from place to place as the meeting shall determine. Where a meeting is adjourned indefinitely, the Board shall fix a time and place for the adjourned meeting. Whenever a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more or indefinitely, seven clear days' notice at the least, specifying the place, the day and time of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted, must be given in the same manner as in the case of the original meeting.
  • (h) A resolution put to a vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is duly demanded. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, a poll may be demanded by:
  • (i) the Chairman;
  • (ii) at least five members having the right to vote on the resolution;

  • (iii) a member or members representing not less than five per cent. of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote on the resolution (excluding any voting rights attached to shares held as treasury shares); or

  • (iv) member or members holding shares conferring the right to vote on the resolution, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than ten per cent. of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right (excluding any voting rights attached to shares in the Company conferring a right to vote on the resolution held as treasury shares).

5.9 Borrowing powers

The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and, subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, to issue debentures and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

5.10 Issue of shares

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and to any rights for the time being attached to any shares, any shares may be allotted or issued with or have attached to them such preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, transfer, return of capital or otherwise, as the Company may from time-to-time by ordinary resolution determine or, if no such resolution has been passed or so far as the resolution does not make specific provision, as the Board may determine, and any share may be issued which is, or at the option of the Company or the holder of such share is liable to be, redeemed in accordance with the Articles or as the Directors may determine.

5.11 Powers of the Board

The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who, subject to the provisions of the Articles and to any directions given by special resolution to take, or refrain from taking, specified action, may exercise all the powers of the Company, whether relating to the management of the business or not. Any Director may appoint any other Director, or any other person approved by resolution of the Directors and willing to act and permitted by law to do so, to be an alternate Director.

5.12 Directors' fees

The Directors (other than alternate Directors) shall be entitled to receive by way of fees for their services as Directors such sum as the Board may from time-to-time determine (not exceeding in aggregate £300,000 per annum or such other sum as the Company in general meeting shall from time-to-time determine). Any such fees payable shall be distinct from any salary, remuneration or other amounts payable to a Director pursuant to any other provision of the Articles or otherwise and shall accrue from day to day.

The Directors are entitled to be repaid all reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in or about the performance of their duties as Directors.

5.13 Directors' interests

(a) The Board may authorise any matter proposed to it in accordance with the Articles which would otherwise involve a breach by a Director of his duty to avoid conflicts of interest under the Companies Act, including any matter which relates to a situation in which a Director has or can have an interest which conflicts, or possibly may conflict, with the interest of the Company or the exploitation of any property, information or opportunity, whether or not the Company could take advantage of it (excluding any situation which cannot reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest). This does not apply to a conflict of interest arising in relation to a transaction or arrangement with the Company. Any authorisation will only be effective if any quorum requirement at any meeting at which the matter was considered is met without counting the Director in question or any other interested Director and the matter was agreed to without their voting or would have been agreed to if their votes had not been counted. The Board may impose limits or conditions on any such authorisation or may vary or terminate it at any time.

  • (b) Subject to having, where required, obtained authorisation of the conflict from the Board, a Director shall be under no duty to the Company with respect to any information which he obtains or has obtained otherwise than as a Director and in respect of which he has a duty of confidentiality to another person and will not be in breach of the general duties he owes to the Company under the Companies Act because he fails to disclose any such information to the Board or to use or apply any such information in performing his duties as a Director, or because he absents himself from meetings of the Board at which any matter relating to a conflict of interest, or possible conflict, of interest is discussed and/or makes arrangements not to receive documents or information relating to any matter which gives rise to a conflict of interest or possible conflict of interest and/or makes arrangements for such documents and information to be received and read by a professional adviser.
  • (c) Provided that his interest is disclosed at a meeting of the Board, or in the case of a transaction or arrangement with the Company, in the manner set out in the Companies Act, a Director, notwithstanding his office:
  • (i) may be a party to or otherwise be interested in any transaction arrangement or proposal with the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested;
  • (ii) may hold any other office or place of profit at the Company (except that of auditor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) and may act by himself or through his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and in any such case on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Board may arrange;
  • (iii) may be a director or other officer of, or employed by, or a party to any transaction or arrangement with, or otherwise interested in, any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested or as regards which the Company has powers of appointment; and
  • (iv) shall not be liable to account to the Company for any profit, remuneration or other benefit realised by any office or employment or from any transaction, arrangement or proposal or from any interest in any body corporate. No such transaction, arrangement or proposal shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit nor shall the receipt of any such profit, remuneration or any other benefit constitute a breach of his duty not to accept benefits from third parties.
  • (d) A Director need not declare an interest in the case of a transaction or arrangement with the Company if the other Directors are already aware, or ought reasonably to be aware, of the interest or it concerns the terms of his service contract that have been or are to be considered at a meeting of the Directors or if the interest consists of him being a director, officer or employee of a company in which the Company is interested.
  • (e) The Board may cause the voting rights conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company or any power of appointment to be exercised in such manner in all respects as it thinks fit and a Director may vote on and be counted in the quorum in relation to any of these matters.
  • 5.14 Restrictions on Directors voting
  • (a) A Director shall not vote on, or be counted in the quorum in relation to, any resolution of the Board or of a committee of the Board concerning any transaction or arrangement in which he has an interest which is to his knowledge a material interest and, if he purports to do so, his vote will not be counted, but this prohibition shall not apply in respect of any resolution concerning any one or more of the following matters:

    • (i) any transaction or arrangement in which he is interested by means of an interest in shares, debentures or other securities or otherwise in or through the Company;
    • (ii) the giving of any guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of money lent to, or obligations incurred by him or any other person at the request of or for the benefit of, the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings;
  • (iii) the giving of any guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings for which he himself has assumed responsibility in whole or in part under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;

  • (iv) the giving of any other indemnity where all other Directors are also being offered indemnities on substantially the same terms;
  • (v) any proposal concerning an offer of shares or debentures or other securities of or by the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings in which offer he is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or subunderwriting of which he is to participate;
  • (vi) any proposal concerning any other body corporate in which he does not to his knowledge have an interest (as the term is used in Part 22 of the Companies Act) in one per cent. or more of the issued equity share capital of any class of such body corporate nor to his knowledge holds one per cent. or more of the voting rights which he holds as shareholder or through his direct or indirect holding of financial instruments (within the meaning of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules) in such body corporate;
  • (vii) any proposal relating to an arrangement for the benefit of the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings which does not award him any privilege or benefit not generally awarded to the employees to whom such arrangement relates;
  • (viii) any proposal concerning insurance which the Company proposes to maintain or purchase for the benefit of Directors or for the benefit of persons who include Directors;
  • (ix) any proposal concerning the funding of expenditure by one or more Directors on defending proceedings against him or them, or doing anything to enable such Director or Directors to avoid incurring such expenditure; or
  • (x) any transaction or arrangement in respect of which his interest, or the interest of Directors generally has been authorised by ordinary resolution.
  • (b) A Director shall not vote or be counted in the quorum on any resolution of the Board or committee of the Board concerning his own appointment (including fixing or varying the terms of his appointment or its termination) as the holder of any office or place of profit with the Company or any company in which the Company is interested.

5.15 Number of Directors

Unless and until otherwise determined by an ordinary resolution of the Company, the number of Directors shall be not less than two and the number is not subject to a maximum.

  • 5.16 Directors' appointment and retirement
  • (a) Directors may be appointed by the Company by ordinary resolution or by the Board. If appointed by the Board, a Director shall hold office only until the next annual general meeting.
  • (b) At each annual general meeting of the Company, one-third of the Directors or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, the number nearest to but not exceeding onethird shall retire from office by rotation. If there are fewer than three Directors, one Director shall retire from office.
  • (c) Any newly appointed Director shall retire at the first annual general meeting of the Company following his appointment and shall not be taken into account in determining the number of Directors who are to retire by rotation at that meeting.
  • (d) At each annual general meeting, any Director who was elected or last re-elected at or before the annual general meeting held in the third calendar year before the current year shall retire by rotation.
  • (e) Any Director shall also retire if he has been with the Company for a continuous period of nine years or more at the date of the meeting.

  • 5.17 Notice requiring disclosure of interest in shares

  • (a) The Company may, by notice in writing, require a person whom the Company knows to be, or has reasonable cause to believe is, interested in any shares or at any time during the three years immediately preceding the date on which the notice is issued to have been interested in any shares, to confirm that fact or (as the case may be) to indicate whether or not this is the case and to give such further information as may be required by the Directors. Such information may include, without limitation, particulars of the person's identity, particulars of the person's own past or present interest in any shares and to disclose the identity of any other person who has a present interest in the shares held by him, where the interest is a present interest and any other interest, in any shares, which subsisted during that three year period at any time when his own interest subsisted to give (so far as is within his knowledge) such particulars with respect to that other interest as may be required and where a person's interest is a past interest to give (so far as is within his knowledge) like particulars for the person who held that interest immediately upon his ceasing to hold it.
  • (b) If any shareholder is in default in supplying to the Company the information required by the Company within the prescribed period (which is 14 days after service of the notice), or such other reasonable period as the Directors may determine, the Directors in their absolute discretion may serve a direction notice on the shareholder. The direction notice may direct that in respect of the shares in respect of which the default has occurred (the "default shares") the shareholder shall not be entitled to vote in general meetings or class meetings. Where the default shares represent at least 0.25 per cent. in nominal value of the class of shares concerned, the direction notice may additionally direct that dividends on such shares will be retained by the Company (without interest) and that no transfer of the default shares (other than a transfer authorised under the Articles) shall be registered until the default is rectified.
  • 5.18 Untraced shareholders

Subject to the Articles, the Company may sell any shares registered in the name of a member remaining untraced for 12 years who fails to communicate with the Company following advertisement of an intention to make such a disposal. Until the Company can account to the member, the net proceeds of sale will be available for use in the business of the Company or for investment, in either case at the discretion of the Board. The proceeds will not carry interest.

5.19 Indemnity of officers

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, but without prejudice to any indemnity to which he might otherwise be entitled, every past or present Director (including an alternate Director) or officer of the Company or a director or officer of an associated company (except the auditors or the auditors of an associated company) may at the discretion of the Board be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all costs, charges, losses, damages and liabilities incurred by him for negligence, default, breach of duty, breach of trust or otherwise in relation to the affairs of the Company or of an associated company, or in connection with the activities of the Company, or of an associated company, or as a trustee of an occupational pension scheme (as defined in section 235(6) Companies Act). In addition, the Board may purchase and maintain insurance at the expense of the Company for the benefit of any such person indemnifying him against any liability or expenditure incurred by him for acts or omissions as a Director or officer of the Company (or of an associated company).

5.20 Management Shares

The Management Shares can be redeemed at any time (subject to the provisions of the Companies Act) by the Company and carry the right to receive a fixed annual dividend equal to 0.01 per cent. of the nominal amount of each of the Management Shares payable on demand. For so long as there are shares of any other class in issue, the holders of the Management Shares will not have any right to receive notice of or vote at any general meeting of the Company. If there are no shares of any other class in issue, the holders of the Management Shares will have the right to receive notice of, and to vote at, general meetings of the Company. In such circumstances, each holder of a Management Share who is present in person (or, being a corporation, by representative) or by proxy at a general meeting will have on a show of hands one vote and on a poll every such holder who is present in person or by proxy (or being a corporation, by representative) will have one vote in respect of each Management Share held by him.

5.21 C Shares and Deferred Shares

The rights and restrictions attaching to the C Shares and the Deferred Shares arising on their Conversion are summarised below.

(a) The following definitions apply for the purposes of this paragraph 5.21 only:

"Calculation Date" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares, the earliest of the:

  • (i) close of business on the date to be determined by the Directors occurring not more than 15 Business Days after the day on which the Company's appointed alternative investment fund manager shall have given notice to the Directors that at least 85 per cent. of the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares (or such other percentage as the Directors and the Company's appointed alternative investment fund manager shall agree) shall have been invested; or
  • (ii) close of business on the date falling nine calendar months after the allotment of that tranche of C Shares or if such a date is not a Business Day the next following Business Day; or
  • (iii) the close of business on such date as the Directors may decide is necessary to enable the Company to comply with its obligations in respect of Conversion of that tranche of C Shares; or
  • (iv) close of business on the day on which the Directors resolve that Force Majeure Circumstances have arisen or are in contemplation in relation to any tranche of C Shares;

"Conversion" means conversion of any tranche of C Shares into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares in accordance with paragraph (h) below;

"Conversion Date" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares, the close of business on such Business Day as may be selected by the Directors falling not more than 15 Business Days after the Calculation Date of such tranche of C Shares;

"Conversion Ratio" is the ratio of the Net Asset Value per C Share of the relevant tranche to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, which is calculated as:

Conversion Ratio = A B

$$
A = \frac{C - D}{E}
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B = \frac{F - G}{H}
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where:

  • "C" is the aggregate of:
  • (i) the value of the investments of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (other than investments which are subject to restrictions on transfer or a suspension of dealings, which are in each case to be valued in accordance with (ii) below) which are listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on a stock exchange calculated by reference to the bid-market quotations at close of business of, or, if appropriate, the daily average of the prices marked for, those investments on the relevant Calculation Date on the principal stock exchange or market where the relevant investment is listed, quoted, dealt in or traded, as derived from the relevant exchange's or market's recognised method of publication of prices for such investments where such published prices are available;

  • (ii) the value of all other investments of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (other than investments included in (i) above) calculated by reference to the Directors' belief as to a fair current value for those investments on the relevant Calculation Date after taking into account any other price publication services reasonably available to the Directors; and

  • (iii) the amount which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects, on the relevant Calculation Date, the value of the current assets of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (excluding the investments valued under (i) and (ii) above but including cash and deposits with or balances at a bank and including any accrued income less accrued expenses and other items of a revenue nature);

"D" is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted from the assets attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche on the relevant Calculation Date;

"E" is the number of C Shares of the relevant tranche in issue on the relevant Calculation Date;

"F" is the aggregate of:

  • (i) the value of all the investments of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (other than investments which are subject to restrictions on transfer or a suspension of dealings, which are in each case to be valued in accordance with (ii) below) which are listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on a stock exchange calculated by reference to the bid-market quotations at close of business of, or, if appropriate, the daily average of the prices marked for, those investments on the relevant Calculation Date on the principal stock exchange or market where the relevant investment is listed, quoted, dealt in or traded as derived from the relevant exchange's or market's recognised method of publication of prices for such investments where such published prices are available; and
  • (ii) the value of all other investments of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (other than investments included in (i) above) calculated by reference to the Directors' belief as to a fair current value for those investments on the relevant Calculation Date after taking into account any other price publication services reasonably available to the Directors; and
  • (iii) the amount which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects, on the relevant Calculation Date, the value of the current assets of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (excluding the investments valued under (i) and (ii) above but including cash and deposits with or balances at a bank and including any accrued income less accrued expenses and other items of a revenue nature);

"G" is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted in the calculation of F) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares on the relevant Calculation Date; and

"H" is the number of Ordinary Shares in issue on the relevant Calculation Date (excluding any Ordinary Shares held in treasury),

provided that the Directors shall make such adjustments to the value or amount of A and B as the Directors believe to be appropriate having regard among other things, to the assets of the Company immediately prior to the date on which the Company first receives the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares of the relevant tranche and/or to the reasons for the issue of the C Shares of the relevant tranche;

"Deferred Shares" means deferred shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company arising on Conversion;

"Existing Shares" means the Ordinary Shares in issue immediately prior to Conversion;

"Force Majeure Circumstances" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares (i) any political and/or economic circumstances and/or actual or anticipated changes in fiscal or other legislation which, in the reasonable opinion of the Directors, renders Conversion necessary or desirable; (ii) the issue of any proceedings challenging, or seeking to challenge, the power of the Company and/or its Directors to issue the C Shares of the relevant tranche with the rights proposed to be attached to them and/or to the persons to whom they are, and/or the terms upon which they are proposed to be issued; or (iii) the giving of notice of any general meeting of the Company at which a resolution is to be proposed to wind up the Company, whichever shall happen earliest; and

References to Shareholders, C shareholders and deferred shareholders should be construed as references to holders for the time being of Ordinary Shares, C Shares of the relevant tranche and Deferred Shares respectively.

  • (b) The holders of the Ordinary Shares, any tranche of C Shares and the Deferred Shares shall, subject to the provisions of the Articles, have the following rights to be paid dividends:
  • (i) the Deferred Shares (to the extent that any are in issue and extant) shall entitle the holders thereof to a cumulative dividend at a fixed rate of one per cent. of the nominal amount thereof (the "Deferred Dividend") on the date six months after the Conversion Date on which such Deferred Shares were created in accordance with paragraph (h) (the "Relevant Conversion Date") and on each anniversary of such date payable to the holders thereof on the register of members on that date as holders of Deferred Shares but shall confer no other right, save as provided herein, on the holders thereof to share in the profits of the Company. The Deferred Dividend shall not accrue or become payable in any way until the date six months after the Conversion Date and shall then only be payable to those holders of Deferred Shares registered in the register of members of the Company as holders of Deferred Shares on that date. It should be noted that given the proposed redemption of the Deferred Shares as described below, it is not expected that any dividends will accrue or be paid on such shares;
  • (ii) the holders of any tranche of C Shares shall be entitled to receive in that capacity such dividends as the Directors may resolve to pay out of the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche and from profits available for distribution which is attributable to the C Shares of that tranche;
  • (iii) the Existing Shares shall confer the right to dividends declared in accordance with the Articles;
  • (iv) the Ordinary Shares into which any tranche of C Shares shall convert shall rank pari passu with the Existing Shares for dividends and other distributions made or declared by reference to a record date falling after the relevant Calculation Date; and
  • (v) no dividend or other distribution shall be made or paid by the Company on any of its shares (other than any Deferred Shares for the time being in issue) between any Calculation Date and the relevant Conversion Date (both dates inclusive) and no such dividend shall be declared with a record date falling between any Calculation Date and the relevant Conversion Date (both dates inclusive).
  • (c) The holders of the Ordinary Shares, any tranche of C Shares, the Deferred Shares and the Management Shares shall, subject to the provisions of the Articles, have the following rights as to capital:
  • (i) the surplus capital and assets of the Company shall on a winding-up or on a return of capital (otherwise than on a purchase or redemption by the Company of any of its shares) at a time when one or more tranches of C Shares are for the time being in issue and prior to the Conversion Date be applied amongst the holders of the Existing Shares pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of Existing Shares, after having deducted therefrom:

  • (A) first, an amount equivalent to (C-D) for each tranche of C Shares in issue using the methods of calculation of C and D given in the definition of Conversion Ratio, which amount(s) shall be applied amongst the C shareholders of the relevant tranche(s) pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of C Shares of the relevant tranche;

  • (B) secondly, if there are Deferred Shares in issue, in paying to the holders of Deferred Shares one penny in aggregate in respect of every one million Deferred Shares (or part thereof) of which they are respectively the holders;
  • (C) thirdly, in paying to the holders of the Management Shares in respect of each such share the amount paid up or treated as paid up thereon,

for the purposes of this paragraph (i) the Calculation Date shall be such date as the liquidator may determine; and

  • (ii) the surplus capital and assets of the Company shall on a winding-up or on a return of capital (otherwise than on a purchase or redemption by the Company of any of its shares) at a time when no C Shares of any tranche are for the time being in issue be applied as follows:
  • (A) first, if there are Deferred Shares in issue, in paying to the deferred shareholders one penny in aggregate in respect of every one million Deferred Shares (or part thereof) of which they are respectively the holders;
  • (B) secondly, there will be paid to the holders of the Management Shares in respect of each such share the amount paid up or treated as paid up thereon; and
  • (C) thirdly, the surplus shall be divided amongst the Shareholders pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of Ordinary Shares.
  • (d) As regards voting:
  • (i) the C Shares shall carry the right to receive notice of and to attend and vote at any general meeting of the Company. The voting rights of holders of C Shares will be the same as that applying to holders of Existing Shares as set out in the Articles as if the C Shares and Existing Shares were a single class; and
  • (ii) the Deferred Shares shall not carry any right to receive notice of nor to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company.
  • (e) The following shall apply to the Deferred Shares:
  • (i) the C Shares shall be issued on such terms that the Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion (but not the Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion) may be redeemed by the Company in accordance with the terms set out herein;
  • (ii) immediately upon Conversion of any tranche of C Shares, the Company shall redeem all of the Deferred Shares which arise as a result of Conversion of that tranche for an aggregate consideration of one penny for all of the Deferred Shares so redeemed and the notice referred to in paragraph (h)(i)(B)1) below shall be deemed to constitute notice to each C Shareholder of the relevant tranche (and any person or persons having rights to acquire or acquiring C Shares of the relevant tranche on or after the Calculation Date) that the Deferred Shares shall be so redeemed; and
  • (iii) the Company shall not be obliged to: (i) issue share certificates to the deferred shareholders in respect of the Deferred Shares; or (ii) account to any deferred shareholder for the redemption moneys in respect of such Deferred Shares.
  • (f) Without prejudice to the generality of the Articles, for so long as any C Shares are for the time being in issue it shall be a special right attaching to the Existing Shares as a class and to the C Shares as a separate class that without the sanction or consent of such holders given in accordance with the Articles:
  • (i) no alteration shall be made to the Articles;

  • (ii) no allotment or issue will be made of any security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for any share capital of the Company other than the allotment or issue of further C Shares; and

  • (iii) no resolution of the Company shall be passed to wind-up the Company.

For the avoidance of doubt but subject to the rights or privileges attached to any other class of shares, the previous sanction of a special resolution of the holders of Existing Shares and C Shares, as described above, shall not be required in respect of:

  • (i) the issue of further Ordinary Shares ranking pari passu in all respects with the Existing Shares (otherwise than in respect of any dividend or other distribution declared, paid or made on the Existing Shares by the issue of such further Ordinary Shares); or
  • (ii) the sale of any shares held as treasury shares (as such term is defined in section 724 of the Companies Act) in accordance with sections 727 and 731 of the Companies Act or the purchase or redemption of any shares by the Company (whether or not such shares are to be held in treasury).
  • (g) For so long as any tranche of C Shares are for the time being in issue, until Conversion of such tranche of C Shares and without prejudice to its obligations under applicable laws the Company shall:
  • (i) procure that the Company's records, and bank and custody accounts shall be operated so that the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche can, at all times, be separately identified and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall, without prejudice to any obligations pursuant to applicable laws, procure that separate cash accounts, broker settlement accounts and investment ledger accounts shall be created and maintained in the books of the Company for the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche;
  • (ii) allocate to the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche such proportion of the income, expenses and liabilities of the Company incurred or accrued between the date on which the Company first receives the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares and the Calculation Date relating to such tranche of C Shares (both dates inclusive) as the Directors fairly consider to be attributable to that tranche of C Shares; and
  • (iii) give appropriate instructions to the AIFM to manage the Company's assets so that such undertakings can be complied with by the Company.
  • (h) In relation to any tranche of C Shares, the C Shares for the time being in issue of that tranche shall be sub-divided and converted into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares on the relevant Conversion Date in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph (h):
  • (i) the Directors shall procure that within 10 Business Days of the relevant Calculation Date:
    • (A) the Conversion Ratio as at the relevant Calculation Date and the numbers of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares to which each C Shareholder of that tranche shall be entitled on Conversion of that tranche shall be calculated; and
    • (B) the Auditors shall confirm that such calculations as have been made by the Company have, in their opinion, been performed in accordance with the Articles and are arithmetically accurate whereupon such calculations shall become final and binding on the Company and all holders of the Company's shares and any other securities issued by the Company which are convertible into the Company's shares, subject to the proviso immediately after the definition of H in paragraph (a) above.
    • 1) The Directors shall procure that, as soon as practicable following such confirmation and in any event within 10 Business Days of the relevant Calculation Date, a notice is sent to each C shareholder of the relevant tranche advising such shareholder of the Conversion Date, the

Conversion Ratio and the numbers of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares to which such C shareholder of the relevant tranche will be entitled on Conversion.

  • 2) On conversion each C Share of the relevant tranche shall automatically subdivide into 10 conversion shares of one penny each and such conversion shares of one penny each shall automatically convert into such number of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares as shall be necessary to ensure that, upon such Conversion being completed:
  • * the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares into which the same number of conversion shares of one penny each are converted equals the number of C Shares of the relevant tranche in issue on the relevant Calculation Date multiplied by the relevant Conversion Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole Share); and
  • * each conversion share of one penny which does not so convert into an Ordinary Share shall convert into one Deferred Share.
  • 3) The Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion shall be divided amongst the former C shareholders of the relevant tranche pro rata according to their respective former holdings of C Shares of the relevant tranche (provided always that the Directors may deal in such manner as they think fit with fractional entitlements to Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, selling any Ordinary Shares representing such fractional entitlements and retaining the proceeds for the benefit of the Company).
  • 4) Forthwith upon Conversion, the share certificates relating to the C Shares of the relevant tranche shall be cancelled and the Company shall issue to each former C shareholder of the relevant tranche new certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares which have arisen upon Conversion to which he or she is entitled. Share certificates in respect of the Deferred Shares will not be issued.
  • 5) The Directors may make such adjustments to the terms and timing of Conversion as they in their discretion consider are fair and reasonable having regard to the interests of all Shareholders.

6 CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

6.1 Mandatory bid

The City Code applies to the Company. Under Rule 9 of the City Code, if:

  • (a) a person acquires an interest in shares which, when taken together with shares already held by him or persons acting in concert with him, carry 30 per cent. or more of the voting rights in the Company; or
  • (b) a person who, together with persons acting in concert with him, is interested in not less than 30 per cent. and not more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights in the Company acquires additional interests in shares which increase the percentage of shares carrying voting rights in which that person is interested,

the acquirer and, depending on the circumstances, its concert parties, would be required (except with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers) to make a cash offer for the outstanding shares at a price not less than the highest price paid for any interests in the shares by the acquirer or its concert parties during the previous 12 months.

6.2 Compulsory acquisition

Under sections 974 to 991 of the Companies Act, if an offeror acquires or contracts to acquire (pursuant to a takeover offer) not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which such offer relates it may then compulsorily acquire the outstanding shares not assented to the offer. It would do so by sending a notice to outstanding holders of shares telling them that it will compulsorily acquire their shares and then, six weeks later, it would execute a transfer of the outstanding shares in its favour and pay the consideration to the company, which would hold the consideration on trust for the outstanding holders of shares. The consideration offered to the holders whose shares are compulsorily acquired under the Companies Act must, in general, be the same as the consideration that was available under the takeover offer.

In addition, pursuant to section 983 of the Companies Act, if an offeror acquires or agrees to acquire not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which the offer relates, any holder of shares to which the offer relates who has not accepted the offer may require the offeror to acquire his shares on the same terms as the takeover offer.

The offeror would be required to give any holder of shares notice of his right to be bought out within one month of that right arising. Sell-out rights cannot be exercised after the end of the period of three months from the last date on which the offer can be accepted or, if later, three months from the date on which the notice is served on the holder of shares notifying them of their sell-out rights. If a holder of shares exercises its rights, the offeror is bound to acquire those shares on the terms of the takeover offer or on such other terms as may be agreed.

7 MATERIAL CONTRACTS OF THE COMPANY

The following are all of the contracts, not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business that have been entered into by the Group since the date of incorporation of the Company and are, or may be, material or contain any provision under which the Group has any obligation or entitlement which is or may be material to it as at the date of this Registration Document:

7.1 Share Issuance Agreement

The Share Issuance Agreement dated 5 July 2019 between the Company, the AIFM and Investec, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Investec has agreed to use reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing at the Issue Price and to use reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme.

The Share Issuance Agreement may be terminated by Investec in certain customary circumstances prior to Initial Admission and during the course of the Share Issuance Programme. The Company has appointed Investec as sole sponsor, global coordinator and bookrunner to the Company in connection with the Issue and the Share Issuance Programme.

The obligation of the Company to issue the Ordinary Shares and the obligation of Investec to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing is conditional upon certain conditions that are typical for an agreement of this nature. These conditions include, among others: (i) the passing of Resolutions 1, 3 and 5 at the General Meeting (ii) Initial Admission having become effective on or before 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 (or such later time and/or date as the Company and Investec may agree); and (iii) the Share Issuance Agreement becoming wholly unconditional (save as to Initial Admission) and not having been terminated in accordance with its terms at any time prior to Initial Admission.

Each allotment and issue of Shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme is conditional, inter alia, on (i) the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting; (ii) Admission of the relevant Shares occurring by no later than 8.00 a.m. on such date as the Company and Investec may agree from time to time in relation to that Admission, not being later than 4 July 2020; (iii) a valid supplementary prospectus, Future Summary and/ or Future Securities Note being published by the Company if such is required by the Prospectus Rules and (iv) the Share Issuance Agreement being wholly unconditional (save as to Admission) and not having been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to any subsequent Admission.

The Company and the AIFM have given warranties and undertakings to Investec concerning, inter alia, the accuracy of the information contained in the Prospectus. The Company and the AIFM have also given indemnities, and undertakings, to Investec. The warranties, indemnities and undertakings given by the Company and the AIFM (as the case may be) are standard for an agreement of this nature.

The Share Issuance Agreement provides for Investec to be paid by the Company, (i) in respect of the Ordinary Shares to be allotted pursuant to the Issue, commissions equal to 1.5 per cent. of the Gross Issue Proceeds, and (ii) in respect of Shares issued pursuant to Subsequent Issues, commissions equal to 1.75 per cent. of the gross issue proceeds of such Subsequent Issue, or such other amount as may be agreed between the Company and Investec; in each case less an amount equal to the issue costs in respect of the Issue or such Subsequent Issue (as the case may be).

The Share Issuance Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.2 2017 Placing and Offer Agreement

The 2017 Placing and Offer Agreement dated 17 November 2016 between the Company, the AIFM, Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, the Directors and Canaccord Genuity Limited, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Canaccord Genuity Limited agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to:

  • (a) procure subscribers for Ordinary Shares under the initial placing undertaken in connection with the Company's initial public offering; and
  • (b) procure subscribers for Shares made available under any further placings under the prior placing programme which was implemented following the Company's initial public offering.

The 2017 Placing and Offer Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.3 The Management Agreement

The Management Agreement dated 17 November 2017 between the Company and the AIFM, pursuant to which the AIFM is appointed to act as alternative investment fund manager of the Company with responsibility for portfolio management and risk management of the Company's investments. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM may delegate portfolio management functions to the Investment Manager.

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the AIFM is entitled to the Annual Management Fee together with reimbursement of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by it and the Investment Manager in the performance of its duties. Details of the Annual Management Fee are set out in Part 5 of this Registration Document.

The AIFM has also been appointed by the Company under the terms of the Management Agreement to provide day-to-day administration services to the Company and provide the general company secretarial functions required by the Companies Act.

In this role, the AIFM provides certain administrative services to the Company which includes reporting the Net Asset Value, bookkeeping and accounts preparation. The AIFM has currently delegated the provision of these accounting and administration services to State Street Bank and Trust Company (London Branch).

The AIFM has also delegated the provision of the general company secretarial services to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

The AIFM charges an additional fee of €145,000 per annum (subject to an annual uplift at the rate of RPI to be effective from the 1 January each year) to the Company for the provision of the administration and secretarial services. The AIFM is also entitled to reimbursement of all out-of-pocket costs, expenses and charges reasonably and properly incurred on behalf of the Company in connection with its services.

The initial term of the Management Agreement was for two years commencing on 15 December 2017 (the "Initial Term"). The Company may terminate the Management Agreement by giving the AIFM not less than 12 months' prior written notice such notice not to be given prior to the end of the Initial Term. The AIFM may terminate the Management Agreement by giving the Company not less than 12 months' prior written notice such notice not to be given prior to the end of the Initial Term. The Management Agreement may be terminated with immediate effect on the occurrence of certain events, including insolvency or material and continuing breach.

The Company has given an indemnity in favour of the AIFM in respect of the AIFM's potential losses in carrying on its responsibilities under the Management Agreement.

The Management Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.4 Registrar's Agreement

The Registrar's Agreement dated 17 November 2017 between the Company and the Registrar pursuant to which the Registrar agreed to act as registrar to the Company.

Under the agreement, the Registrar is entitled to a fee calculated on the basis of the number of Shareholders and the number of transfers processed (exclusive of any VAT). The Registrar is also entitled to reimbursement of all out-of-pocket costs, expenses and charges properly incurred on behalf of the Company.

The Registrar's Agreement may be terminated on twelve (12) months' notice by either party, such notice not to expire prior to the end of the three year anniversary of appointment and is also terminable on shorter notice in the event of breach of the agreement or insolvency.

The Company has given certain market standard indemnities in favour of the Registrar in respect of the Registrar's potential losses in carrying on its responsibilities under the Registrar Agreement. The Registrar's liabilities under the Registrar Agreement are subject to a cap.

The Registrar's Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.5 Receiving Agent Agreement

The Receiving Agent Agreement dated 5 July 2019 between the Company and the Receiving Agent pursuant to which the Receiving Agent has agreed to act as receiving agent in connection with the Open Offer and the Offer for Subscription. Under the terms of the agreement, the Receiving Agent is entitled to a processing fee per application. The Receiving Agent will also be entitled to reimbursement of all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with its duties.

The Company has given certain market standard indemnities in favour of the Receiving Agent in respect of the Receiving Agent's potential losses in carrying on its responsibilities under the Receiving Agent Agreement. The Receiving Agent's liabilities under the Receiving Agent Agreement are subject to a financial cap.

The agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.6 Depositary Agreement

The Depositary Agreement dated 15 October 2018 entered into between the Depositary, the AIFM and the Company, pursuant to which, the Depositary acts as the sole depositary of the Company and is responsible for:

  • (a) ensuring the Company's cash flows are properly monitored;
  • (b) the safe keeping of the Company's assets entrusted to it (which it shall hold on trust for the Company) by the Company; and
  • (c) the oversight and supervision of the AIFM and the Company.

The duties and obligations of the Depositary under the Depositary Agreement are construed in accordance with all laws and regulations applicable from time to time, including, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers' Directive (2011/61/EU) and the relevant provisions of the FCA Handbook (the "Applicable Provisions"). Under the Depositary Agreement, the AIFM and Company are responsible for providing the Depositary with information required by the Depositary to carry out is duties. Subject to the Applicable Provisions, the Company indemnifies the Depositary against any and all liabilities suffered or incurred by the Depositary in the proper performance of its obligations and duties under the Depositary Agreement except as a result of negligence, fraud, bad faith, wilful default or breach of the Depositary Agreement on the part of the Depositary.

Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement, the Depositary warrants (amongst other things) that it is and will maintain all licences, approvals, authorisations and consents which are necessary for the performance of its obligations and duties under the Depositary Agreement.

In consideration of its services, the Depositary is entitled to receive from the Company a periodic fee (together with any VAT) equal to 0.01 per cent. of the Net Asset Value per annum calculated quarterly. The Depository is also entitled to certain variable transaction and custody charges on an agreed basis. The Depositary is entitled to reimbursement of all costs, liabilities and expenses properly incurred in the performance of, or arranging the performance of, functions conferred on it by the Depositary Agreement or applicable law.

The Depositary has sub-delegated safe keeping functions to State Street Bank and Trust Company (London Branch).

The Depositary Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

7.7 The DZ HYP Flörsheim Loan Facility

The DZ HYP Flörsheim Facility dated 19 February 2019 between ASELI Flörsheim B.V. (in this paragraph 7.7 only, the "Borrower"), a subsidiary of the Company, and DZ HYP AG (in this paragraph 7.7 only, the "Lender"), pursuant to which the Lender has made available to the Borrower a mortgage loan of €12.4 million (the "Flörsheim Loan") for the part-refinancing of the equity and shareholder loans provided by the Borrower for the acquisition of a logistics facility in Flörsheim, Germany. The term of the Flörsheim Loan is an estimated seven years. The Flörsheim Loan has been drawn-down in full and is due to be repaid in full on 30 January 2026. The 1.539 per cent. interest rate is fixed. Interest payments are due at month-end.

In the event of a change of control of the Borrower, the Lender is entitled to extraordinary termination provided that the Lender and the Borrower have not been able to agree on changes to the relevant terms and conditions, including interest and collateralisation.

The Flörsheim Loan is secured by:

  • (a) a German law non-certificated land charge (Buchgrundschuld) over the real property registered in the land register (Grundbuch) Flörsheim of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Wiesbaden, folio (Blatt) 9906 (the "Flörsheim Property") in the amount of €12,400,000.00 plus 15 per cent. interest and a 5 per cent. non-recurring ancillary charge (Nebenkosten), ranking first in section III plus (i) submission to immediate enforcement in an amount of €2.48 million in the Flörsheim Property, which is last payable, and (ii) assumption of personal liability by the Borrower and submission to immediate enforcement in the entire property of the Borrower;
  • (b) the Borrower had to agree with the Lender a security purpose agreement;
  • (c) an enforceable abstract promise of debt by the Borrower in an amount of €2.48 million;
  • (d) an assignment of all rent receivables;
  • (e) the lease agreements may not contain termination rights of any significance; and
  • (f) a declaration of submission and perpetuation of equity contributed by way of shareholder's loan(s).

The DZ HYP Flörsheim Facility contains standard terms and conditions, including undertakings customary for a loan facility of this nature.

The DZ HYP Flörsheim Facility is governed by German law.

7.8 The DZ HYP Erlensee Loan Facility

The DZ HYP Erlensee Facility dated 21 February 2019 between ASELI Erlensee B.V. (in this paragraph 7.8 only, the "Borrower"), a subsidiary of the Company, and DZ HYP AG (in this paragraph 7.8 only, the "Lender"), pursuant to which the Lender has made available to the Borrower a mortgage loan of €17.5 million (the "Erlensee Loan") for the part-financing of the acquisition of a logistics facility in Erlensee, Germany. The term of the Erlensee Loan is an estimated ten years. The Erlensee Loan has been drawn-down in full and is due to be repaid in full on 31 January 2029. The 1.62 per cent. interest rate is fixed. Interest payments are due at month-end.

In the event of a change of control of the Borrower, the Lender is entitled to extraordinary termination provided that the Lender and the Borrower have not been able to agree on changes to the relevant terms and conditions, including interest and collateralisation.

The Erlensee Loan is secured by:

  • (a) a German law non-certificated land charge (Buchgrundschuld) over the real property registered in the land register (Grundbuch) Langendiebach of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Hanau, folio (Blatt) 6407 ("Langendiebach Property") in the amount of €17,800,000.00 plus 15per cent. interest and a 5 per cent. non-recurring ancillary charge (Nebenkosten), ranking first in section III plus (i) submission to immediate enforcement in an amount of €3.56 million in the Langendiebach Property, which is last payable, and (ii) assumption of personal liability by the Borrower and submission to immediate enforcement in the entire property of the Borrower;
  • (b) the Borrower had to agree with the Lender a security purpose agreement;
  • (c) an enforceable abstract promise of debt by the Borrower in an amount of €3.56 million;
  • (d) an assignment of all rent receivables;
  • (e) the lease agreements may not contain termination rights of any significance;
  • (f) a declaration of submission and perpetuation of equity contributed by way of shareholder's loan(s).

The DZ HYP Erlensee Facility contains standard terms and conditions, including undertakings customary for a loan facility of this nature.

The DZ HYP Erlensee Facility is governed by German law.

7.9 The BayernLB Loan Agreement

The BayernLB Loan Agreement dated 12 February 2019 between the Company's subsidiary ASELI France Holding as guarantor and as agent for the borrowers (in this paragraph 7.9 only, the "Guarantor"), the latter's subsidiaries ASELI Avignon and ASELI Meung SCI as borrowers (in this paragraph 7.9 only, the "Original Borrowers"), and Bayerische Landesbank as arranger, facility agent, security agent and original lender (in this paragraph 7.9 only, the "Lender"), the Lender has made available to ASELI Avignon a (non-revolving) term loan facility of €23 million and to ASELI Meung SCI a (non-revolving) term loan facility of €10 million (the "BayernLB Loans").

The purpose of the BayernLB Loan to ASELI Avignon was to refinance (within the limit of this loan) the acquisition price of a logistic property in Marseille, France together with its rooftop solar plant. The purpose of the BayernLB Loan to ASELI Meung SCI was to finance (within the limit of this loan) the acquisition price of a logistic property in Meung-sur-Loire, France. Both BayernLB Loans have been fully drawn in a single drawdown on the execution date of the BayernLB Loan Agreement.

The BayernLB Loan Agreement contemplates the possibility of amendments thereto for the purposes of documenting additional loans to additional borrowers in respect of additional property assets.

Both BayernLB Loans are bullet loans maturing on 12 February 2026 (the "Maturity Date").

Both BayernLB Loans produce quarterly interest at the fixed rate of 1.56535 per cent. p.a. (this rate includes a margin of 0.95 per cent. p.a.) or, if certain mortgage registration or insurance (Pfandbriefdeckung) eligibility requirements are not met, 1.74535 per cent. p.a. (this rate includes a margin of 1.13 per cent. p.a.). The interest payment dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December and the Maturity Date, subject to a business day convention.

In case of (voluntary or, subject to certain exceptions, mandatory) early repayment in the first four years, a prepayment fee applies: 1 per cent. the first year, 0.75 per cent. the second year, 0.5 per cent. the 3third year and 0.25 per cent. the fourth year. The BayernLB Loan Agreement also provides for break costs corresponding to the difference between (i) interest on the prepaid amount at the above-mentioned fixed rate minus 0.90 per cent. p.a. for the period between the prepayment date and the Maturity Date and (ii) interest that the Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the prepaid amount on deposit with a leading bank for a period starting on the business day following the prepayment date and ending on the Maturity Date, calculated in accordance with the applicable principles set by the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichthof).

The BayernLB Loan Agreement provides for mandatory prepayment events that are typical for a loan agreement of this nature, including change of control, disposal of a property or shares in a borrower, destruction of a property, expropriation of a property, and breach of financial covenants.

Each Borrower's BayernLB Loan is secured by:

  • (a) a first-ranking mortgage over the property asset of the relevant Borrower;
  • (b) the legal delegation of the property damage insurance proceeds that would be payable in case of damage to the relevant Borrower's property (applies automatically when a property is mortgaged and the insurer is notified pursuant to article L.121-13 of the French Code des assurances);
  • (c) the security assignment of the relevant Borrower's receivables in respect of (amongst other things) rents, other insurance proceeds and seller's warranties;
  • (d) the pledge of the bank accounts of the relevant Borrower and of the Guarantor;
  • (e) the pledge by the Guarantor of its shares in the Borrowers (and in any additional borrower) as well as the pledge by the other Borrower of its share in the relevant Borrower;
  • (f) the pledge by the Company of its securities account where its shares in the Guarantor are registered, together with the associated bank account for dividends and other proceeds produced by such shares; and
  • (g) the guarantee of the Guarantor.

A subordination deed has been entered among, inter alia, the Lender, the Borrowers and the Guarantor and any property manager must sign a duty of care letter in favour of the Lender, which is typical in structure real estate facilities.

The BayernLB Loan Agreement contains undertakings, representations and warranties customary for a loan facility of this nature, including:

  • (a) waterfall provisions limiting distributions to excess cash flows, subject to the absence of default;
  • (b) a negative pledge not to create or allow to exist any security interest on any assets of the Borrowers or the Guarantor (including the shares in the Borrowers); and
  • (c) restrictions on the disposal of assets.

The BayernLB Loan Agreement includes both a loan to value covenant ("LTV Covenant") and an interest cover covenant ("ICR Covenant"). The ICR Covenant requires that, on 30 September of each year, the net operating income to be generated by both properties over a one-year forward-looking period not be less than 300 per cent. of the expected financial expenses for the same period in respect of the combined BayernLB Loans. The LTV Covenant requires that, on 31 January of each year, the outstanding principal amount of the combined BayernLB Loans not exceed 65 per cent. of the market value of both properties. Breach of the LTV Covenant or ICR Covenant is a mandatory prepayment event, requiring the Borrowers (each Borrower in proportion to the amount of its BayernLB Loan) to prepay such sum that is necessary to comply with such ratios.

The BayernLB Loan Agreement includes various events of default customary for a secured facility of this nature, including cross-defaults and insolvency events of default which are applicable to each of the Borrowers and the Guarantor. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the acceleration of the BayernLB Loans.

The BayernLB Loan Agreement is governed by French law.

7.10 The Berlin Hyp Loan Agreement (Waddinxveen)

The Berlin HYP Loan Agreement (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Loan Agreement") dated 4 June 2019 and made between ASELI Netherlands I B.V. and ASELI Waddinxveen B.V. (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Borrowers") and Berlin Hyp AG (as arranger, original lender (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Lender"), agent (in this paragraph 7.10 only "Agent") and security agent (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Security Agent")), the Lender has made available to the Borrowers (i) a euro term loan facility in an aggregate amount of €37,700,000 (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Term Loan Facility") and (ii) on an uncommitted basis, a term loan accordion facility (being zero at the date of the Loan Agreement) (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Accordion Facility") (in this paragraph 7.10 only together the "Loans").

The Accordion Facility requires the consent of all Lenders and can be requested at any time up to the Termination Date (as defined below). The Accordion Facility may be made to an existing Borrower or to a new borrower (being a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company).

The Borrowers must apply the amounts borrowed under (i) the Term Loan Facility towards financing or refinancing the cost of acquisition of the Original Properties (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and (ii) the Accordion Facility towards financing the cost of acquisition of the Additional Properties (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

€29,700,000 of the Term Loan Facility is currently drawn and the remaining €8,000,000 is expected to be drawn mid-July 2019.

The Borrowers must repay the Loans on 4 June 2025 (being 6 years after the date of the Loan Agreement) (in this paragraph 7.10 only the "Termination Date").

The rate of interest under the Loan Agreement for each interest period is the percentage rate per annum equal to the aggregate of the applicable margin and the fixed rate. The fixed rate is as specified in the fixed rate notice, issued by the Agent to the Borrowers from time to time. The all in fixed rate for the Term Loan Facility as currently drawn is 1.22 per cent. per annum (including the margin of 1.10 per cent.). The margin and the fixed rate for the Accordion Facility will be determined at the time of the advance and as set out in the relevant request. The interest payment dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December in each year and the Termination Date (the first being 30 September 2019).

The Loan Agreement is secured by:

  • (a) a Dutch law deed of mortgage over each Original Property, between that Original Property's owner as mortgagor and the Security Agent as mortgagee;
  • (b) a Dutch law security agreement over lease receivables, bank accounts, insurance receivables, intercompany receivables and other receivables between each Borrower as pledger and the Security Agent as pledgee; and
  • (c) a Dutch law deed of pledge of all shares in the capital of each Borrower, between the Company (as shareholder) as pledger, the Security Agent as pledgee and such Borrower as company.

The Loan Agreement contains undertakings, representations and warranties customary for a loan facility of this nature, including:

  • (a) a negative pledge not to create or permit to subsist any security over any of the Borrowers' assets; and
  • (b) restrictions on disposals of assets.
  • The Loan Agreement includes several financial covenants, including:
  • (a) projected interest cover: this must, at all times, be at least 250 per cent.; and
  • (b) loan to value : this must not exceed 65 per cent.

Breach of financial covenants can constitute an event of default (subject to cure rights provisions).

In addition to the events of default arising from a breach of the financial covenants, the Loan Agreement includes various other events of default customary for a secured facility of this nature, including insolvency events of default which are applicable to each Borrower, the Company (as shareholder) and any subordinated creditor. An event of default which is continuing would entitle the Agent to:

  • (a) by giving notice to the Borrowers:
  • (i) immediately cancel the total commitments under the Loan Agreement;
  • (ii) declare that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) be immediately due and payable; and/or
  • (iii) declare that all or part of the Loans be payable on demand; and/or
  • (b) exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

The Loan Agreement is governed by Dutch law, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

7.11 The Berlin HYP Loan Agreement ('s – Heerenberg)

The Berlin HYP Loan Agreement (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Loan Agreement") dated 27 June 2019 and made between ASELI 's-Heerenberg B.V. (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Borrower") and Berlin Hyp AG (as arranger, original lender (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Lender"), agent (in this paragraph 7.11 only "Agent") and security agent (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Security Agent")), the Lender has made available to the Borrower (i) a euro term loan facility in an aggregate amount of €8,000,000 (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Term Loan Facility") and (ii) on an uncommitted basis, a term loan accordion facility (being zero at the date of the Loan Agreement) (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Accordion Facility") (in this paragraph 7.11 only together the "Loans").

The Accordion Facility requires the consent of all Lenders and can be requested at any time up to the Termination Date (as defined below). The Accordion Facility may be made to an existing Borrower or to a new borrower (being a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company).

The Borrower must apply the amounts borrowed under, (i) the Term Loan Facility towards financing or refinancing the cost of acquisition of the Original Property (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and (ii) the Accordion Facility towards financing the cost of acquisition of the Additional Properties (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

The Term Loan Facility has not yet been drawn down.

The Borrower must repay the Loans on 27 June 2025 (being 6 years after the date of the Loan Agreement) (in this paragraph 7.11 only the "Termination Date").

The rate of interest under the Loan Agreement for each interest period is the percentage rate per annum equal to the aggregate of the applicable margin and the fixed rate. The fixed rate is as specified in the fixed rate notice, issued by the Agent to the Borrower from time to time. The all in fixed rate for the Term Loan Facility is 0.94 per cent. per annum (including the margin of 1.00 per cent.). The margin and the fixed rate for the Accordion Facility will be determined at the time of the advance and as set out in the relevant request. The interest payment dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December in each year and the Termination Date (the first being 30 September 2019).

The Loan Agreement is secured by:

  • (a) a Dutch law deed of mortgage over each Original Property, between that Original Property's owner as mortgagor and the Security Agent as mortgagee;
  • (b) a Dutch law security agreement over lease receivables, bank accounts, insurance receivables, intercompany receivables and other receivables between the Borrower as pledger and the Security Agent as pledgee; and

(c) a Dutch law deed of pledge of all shares in the capital of the Borrower, between the Company (as shareholder) as pledger, the Security Agent as pledgee and the Borrower as company.

The Loan Agreement contains undertakings, representations and warranties customary for a loan facility of this nature, including:

  • (a) a negative pledge not to create or permit to subsist any security over the Borrower's assets; and
  • (b) restrictions on disposals of assets.

The Loan Agreement includes several financial covenants, including:

  • (a) projected interest cover: this must, at all times, be at least 250 per cent.; and
  • (b) loan to value : this must not exceed 55 per cent.

Breach of financial covenants can constitute an event of default (subject to cure rights provisions).

In addition to the events of default arising from a breach of the financial covenants, the Loan Agreement includes various other events of default customary for a secured facility of this nature, including insolvency events of default which are applicable to the Borrower, the Company (as shareholder) and any subordinated creditor. An event of default which is continuing would entitle the Agent to:

  • (a) by giving notice to the Borrower:
  • (i) immediately cancel the total commitments under the Loan Agreement;
  • (ii) declare that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be immediately due and payable; and/or
  • (iii) declare that all or part of the Loans be payable on demand; and/or
  • (b) exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

The Loan Agreement is governed by Dutch law, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

8 LITIGATION

There have been no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings, and the Company is not aware of any governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings pending or threatened, nor of any such proceedings having been pending or threatened at any time preceding the date of this Registration Document which may have, or have had in the recent past, a significant effect on the financial position or profitability of the Group.

9 NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE

Save to the extent disclosed below, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Group since 31 December 2018, being the end of the period covered by the historical financial information:

  • * On 15 February 2019 the Company completed the purchase of a logistics warehouse located in Meung-sur-Loire for €23.5 million. In addition, the Company entered into a new secured loan facility with BayernLB for €33 million secured over the Group's Noves (Avignon) and Meung-sur-Loire properties.
  • * On 20 February 2019 the Company exchanged contracts to acquire a freehold logistics warehouse near Krakow, Poland for an acquisition price of €24.5 million. Completion of the acquisition was announced on 6 March 2019.
  • * On 22 February 2019 the Company declared a third interim dividend of 1.3p per Ordinary Share in respect of the period from initial launch to 31 December 2018. The third interim dividend was paid on 22 March 2019 to Shareholders on the register on 8 March 2019.

  • * On 6 March 2019 the Company completed its purchase of a logistics property in Erlensee, Germany for a final acquisition price of €32.3 million. In addition, the Company entered into two new secured loan facilities with DZ HYP AG secured over the Group's Erlensee and Flörsheim properties for €17.8 million and €12.4 million respectively.

  • * On 23 May 2019 the Company completed the purchase of the logistics warehouse near Leon, Spain for €15.3 million.
  • * On 12 June 2019 the Company declared a dividend of 1.27 pence per Share in respect of the quarter ended 31 March 2019.
  • * On 17 June 2019 the Company exchanged contracts to acquire a logistics warehouse in 's-Heerenberg in the Netherlands for €24 million. On the same date, the Company completed the acquisition of the logistics warehouse in Zeewolde in the Netherlands. In addition, the Company entered into a new term loan facility for €37.7 million with Berlin Hyp secured over its assets in Ede, Oss and Waddinxveen in the Netherlands.
  • * On 27 June 2019, the Company entered into a new loan facility for €8 million with Berlin Hyp in relation to its proposed acquisition of the 's-Heerenberg asset.

10 GENERAL

  • 10.1 No Director has any interest in any property acquired or proposed to be acquired by, the Company.
  • 10.2 No application is being made for the Shares to be dealt with in or on any stock exchange or investment exchange other than the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange.
  • 10.3 Investec has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion in this Registration Document of references to its name in the form and context in which it appears.
  • 10.4 Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited was incorporated in England and Wales as a limited company on 7 November 1962 and operates under the Companies Act (registration number 740118). The AIFM is regulated by the FCA (FCA registration number 121803). The registered office of the AIFM is Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street, London EC4M 9HH (tel. +44 02074636000). The AIFM has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion in this Registration Document of references to its name in the form and context in which they appear.

Aberdeen Standard Investment Ireland Limited was incorporated in the Republic of Ireland as a limited company on 23 February 2018 and operates under the Irish Companies Act 2014 (registration number 621721). The Investment Manager is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (registration number C181127). The registered office of the Investment Manager is 2-4 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland (tel. +353 1 5230900). The Investment Manager has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion in this Registration Document of references to its name in the form and context in which they appear. Where a statement in this Registration Document is expressly stated to be based on the belief of the Investment Manager (an "Investment Manager Belief Statement"), the Investment Manager accept responsibility for such Investment Manager Belief Statements for the purposes of Prospectus Rule 5.5.3(f). To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Investment Manager (who has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the Investment Manager Belief Statements are in accordance with the facts and do not omit anything likely to affect the import of such Investment Manager Belief Statements.

10.6 CBRE GmbH has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion in this document of references to its name in the form and context in which it appears and has authorised the contents of the Valuation Report and the Leon Valuation Report for the purposes of Prospectus Rule 5.5.3R(2)(f). CBRE accepts responsibility for the Valuation Report and the Leon Valuation Report. To the best of the knowledge and belief of CBRE (who has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in the Valuation Report and the Leon Valuation Report is in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import. CBRE GmbH was incorporated in Germany on 3 April 1973 as a private limited company under German law (registered number HRB13347). CBRE's registered office is situated at Hausvogteiplatz 10, 10117 Berlin Germany (telephone number +49 (0) 30 7 26 15 40).

  • 10.7 Where third party information has been referenced in this Registration Document, the source of that third party information has been disclosed. All information in this Registration Document that has been sourced from third parties has been accurately reproduced and, as far as the Company is aware and able to ascertain from information published by such third parties, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
  • 10.8 The auditors of the Company are KPMG LLP of 319 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5AS and have been the only auditors of the Company since its incorporation. KPMG LLP is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
  • 10.9 The assets of the Group are held and controlled by the Group directly and no assets are held in third party custody arrangements.

11 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) for the life of this Registration Document:

  • 11.1 the Memorandum and Articles of the Company;
  • 11.2 the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period from incorporation to 31 December 2018;
  • 11.3 the Valuation Report and the Leon Valuation Report; and
  • 11.4 this Registration Document, the Summary and the Securities Note.

Dated: 5 July 2019

PART 10

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply throughout this Registration Document unless the context requires otherwise:

Aberdeen Standard
Investments
the brand name representative of the asset management division
of Standard Life Aberdeen plc, the global investment company
formed
as
a
result
of
the
merger
between
Aberdeen
Asset
Management PLC and Standard Life plc in August 2017
Admission admission of any Shares issued pursuant to any Subsequent
Issue under the Share Issuance Programme to the premium listing
segment of the Official List and admission of such Shares to
trading on the main market for listed securities of the London
Stock Exchange
Affiliate an
affiliate
of,
or
person
affiliated
with,
a
specified
person,
including a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the person specified
AIC the Association of Investment Companies
AIC Code the AIC Code of Corporate Governance published by the AIC from
time-to-time
AIFM Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited
AIFM Directive the Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
AIFM Rules the
AIFM
Directive
and
all
applicable
rules
and
regulations
implementing the AIFM Directive in the UK, including without
limitation the AIFM Regulations and all relevant provisions of the
FCA Handbook
AIFM Regulations the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 of
the United Kingdom (SI 2013/1773)
alternative investment fund
manager
an alternative investment fund manager within the meaning of the
AIFM Directive
Annual Management Fee has the meaning set out in section 2.5 of Part 5 of this Registration
Document
Application Form the application form attached to the Securities Note for use in
connection with the Offer for Subscription
Articles the articles of association of the Company
Audit Committee the audit committee of the Board
Basic Entitlements the entitlements of Qualifying Shareholders to apply for Ordinary
Shares pursuant to the Open Offer as set out in the Securities
Note
BayernLB Loan Agreement the facility agreement between ASELI France Holding SAS, ASELI
Avignon SCI and ASELI Meung SCI and Bayerische Landesbank,
a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.9 of Part 9 of this
Registration Document
Benefit Plan Investor (i)
an
employee
benefit
plan
that
is
subject
to
the
fiduciary
responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of the
ERISA (including, as applicable, assets of an insurance company
general
account)
or
a
plan
that
is
subject
to
the
prohibited
transaction provisions of section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code
(including an individual retirement account), (ii) an entity whose
underlying assets include "plan assets" by reason of a Plan's
investor"
investment
in the
entity, or
(iii)
any benefit
plan
as
otherwise
defined
in
section
3(42)
of
ERISA
or
regulations
promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor
Berlin Hyp Loan Agreement
('s – Heerenberg)
the facility agreement between ASELI 's – Heerenberg B.V. and
Berlin Hyp AG, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.11 of
Part 9 of this Registration Document
Berlin Hyp Loan Agreement
(Waddinxveen)
the facility agreement between ASELI Netherlands I B.V., ASELI
Waddinxveen B.V. and Berlin Hyp AG, a summary of which is set
out in paragraph 7.10 of Part 9 of this Registration Document
Board the board of Directors of the Company or any duly constituted
committee thereof
Business Day any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good
Friday or a bank holiday in the City of London
Calculation Date has the meaning given in paragraph 5.21.1 of Part 9 of this
Registration Document
Capital gains tax or CGT UK taxation of capital gains or corporation tax on chargeable
gains, as the context may require
certificated or in certificated
form
not in uncertificated form
City Code the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Companies Act the Companies Act 2006 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
Company Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
Continental Europe Europe excluding the UK and Ireland
Conversion the conversion of C Shares into Ordinary Shares in accordance
with the Articles and as described in paragraph 5.21 of Part 9 of
this Registration Document
Conversion Date has
the
meaning
given
in
paragraph
5.21
of
Part
9
of
this
Registration Document
Conversion Ratio has
the
meaning
given
in
paragraph
5.21
of
Part
9
of
this
Registration Document
CPI the Euro Area Consumer Prices Index
CREST the computerised settlement system operated by Euroclear which
facilitates the transfer of title to shares in uncertificated form
C Shares C shares of £0.10 each in the capital of the Company
CTA 2009 Corporation Tax Act 2009 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
CTA 2010 Corporation Tax Act 2010 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
COB Rules the FCA Conduct of Business Rules applicable to firms with
investment business customers
Depositary NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited
Depositary Agreement the
agreement
between
the
Company,
the
AIFM
and
the
Depositary, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.6 of
Part 9 of this Registration Document
Directors the directors from time to time of the Company and "Director" is to
be construed accordingly
Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules
the disclosure guidance and transparency rules made by the
Financial Conduct Authority under section 73A of FSMA
DP Act the Data Protection Act 2018
DZ HYP Erlensee Facility the
facility agreement
between
ASELI
Erlensee
B.V.
and
DZ
HYP AG, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.8 of Part 9
of this Registration Document
DZ HYP Flörsheim Facility the facility agreement between ASELI Flörsheim B.V. and DZ
HYP AG, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.7 of Part 9
of this Registration Document
EEA the states which comprise the European Economic Area
EFTA the European Free Trade Association
EPRA the European Public Real Estate Association
ERISA U.S.
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1976,
as
amended
ESG environmental, social and governance
Euro the single European currency unit adopted by certain members of
the EU
Euroclear Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited, being the operator of CREST
Europe together the member states of the European Union, the EEA and
the members of EFTA (and including always the United Kingdom,
whether or not it is a member state of the European Union, the
EEA or a member of EFTA)
European Union or EU the
European
Union
first
established
by
the
treaty
made
at
Maastricht on 7 February 1992
Excess Application Facility the arrangement pursuant to which Qualifying Shareholders may
apply for additional Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic
Entitlement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Open Offer
Excluded Shareholders subject to certain exceptions, Shareholders who have a registered
address in, who are incorporated in, registered in or otherwise
resident or located in any Excluded Territory
Excluded Territory Australia, Canada, Japan and the Republic of South Africa the
U.S. and any member state of the EEA (with the exception of the
United
Kingdom,
the
Republic
of
Ireland
and
The
Netherlands)
and
any
jurisdiction
where
the
extension
or
availability of the Issue would breach any applicable laws or
regulations
Existing Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares existing at the Record Date
FATCA the
U.S.
Foreign
Account
Tax
Compliance
Act
of
2010,
as
amended
FCA the Financial Conduct Authority or any successor authority
FCA Handbook the FCA handbook of rules and guidance as amended from time
to time
FSMA the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and any statutory
modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force
Future Securities Note a securities note to be issued in the future by the Company in
respect of a Subsequent Issue (other than
a Placing-Only Issue)
pursuant
to
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
and
subject
to
separate approval by the FCA
Future Summary a summary to be issued in the future by the Company in respect of
a Subsequent Issue (other than a Placing-Only Issue) pursuant to
the Share Issuance Programme and subject to separate approval
by the FCA
GDP gross domestic product
General Meeting the general meeting of the Company to be held at 10.30 a.m. on
24 July 2019
Gross Assets the
aggregate
value
of
the
total
assets
of
the
Company
as
determined in accordance with the accounting principles adopted
by the Company from time-to-time
Group the
Company
and
the
other
companies
in
its
group
for
the
purposes of Section 606 of CTA 2010
HMRC Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
IFRS international financial reporting standards as endorsed by the
European Union
IGAs intergovernmental agreements
ILAT the Tertiary Activities Rent Index (indice des loyers des activités
tertiaries)
Initial Admission admission of the Ordinary Shares to the premium listing segment
of the Official List of the FCA and admission of the Ordinary
Shares to trading on the main market for listed securities of the
London Stock Exchange pursuant to the Issue
Initial Gross Proceeds the gross proceeds of the Issue
Intermediary a financial intermediary that is appointed by Investec and/or the
Company to offer Ordinary Shares to retail investors under the
Offer for Subscription and reference to "Intermediaries" shall be
construed accordingly
Investec Investec Bank plc
Investment Committee the Investment Manager's investment committee
Investment Manager the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland
Limited
ISA UK individual savings account
Issue the issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing, the Open
Offer and the Offer for Subscription
Issue Price 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share
KID the key information document in respect of an investment in the
Company prepared by the AIFM in accordance with the PRIIPs
Regulation
Leon Valuation Report the valuation report prepared by CBRE in relation to the Group's
warehouse asset near Leon in Spain as set out in Part 8B of this
Registration Document.
Listing Rules the listing rules made by the FCA under section 73A of FSMA
London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange plc
Management Agreement the management agreement between the Company and the AIFM,
a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.3 of Part 9 of this
Registration Document
Management Engagement
Committee
the management engagement committee of the Board
Market Abuse Regulation or
MAR
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse
Net Asset Value the value, as at any date, of the assets of the Company after
deduction
of
all
liabilities
determined
in
accordance
with
the
accounting policies adopted by the Company from time-to-time
Net Asset Value per C Share at any time the Net Asset Value attributable to the C Shares
divided by the number of C Shares in issue (other than C Shares
held in treasury) at the date of calculation
Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share
at any time the Net Asset Value attributable to the Ordinary Shares
divided by the number of Ordinary Shares in issue (other than
Ordinary Shares held in treasury) at the date of calculation
Net Proceeds the proceeds of the Issue, after deduction of the Company's costs
and expenses
Nomination Committee the nomination committee of the Board
Offer or Offer for Subscription the offer for subscription of Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price on
the terms set out in the Securities Note
Official List the official list maintained by the FCA pursuant to Part VI of FSMA
Open Offer the conditional offer to Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to the
Issue which is expected to close on 25 July 2019, constituting an
invitation to apply for Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to
the conditions set out in the Securities Note and, in the case of
Qualifying
Non-CREST
Shareholders
only,
the
Open
Offer
Application Form
Open Offer Application Form the
personalised
application
form
on
which
Qualifying
Non
CREST Shareholders may apply for Ordinary Shares under the
Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility
Ordinary Shares ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company
and "Ordinary Share" shall be construed accordingly
Placees any person who agrees to subscribe for Shares pursuant to the
Placing
and/or
any
future
placing
under
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
Placing the conditional placing of Ordinary Shares by Investec at the Issue
Price as described in the Securities Note
Placing-Only Issue an issue under the Share Issuance Programme which comprises
only a placing and does not include an offer for subscription or an
open offer component
Plan Asset Regulations the U.S. Department of Labor Regulations, 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101,
as and to the extent modified by section 3(42) of ERISA
Portfolio the current portfolio of properties owned by the Group as at the
date of this Registration Document as described in Part 3 of this
Registration Document (but excluding for the avoidance of doubt
any assets on which contracts have been exchanged but not yet
completed)
Prospectus (i) in relation to the Issue and any subsequent Placing-Only
Issues; together the Summary, the Registration Document
and this Securities Note
(ii) in relation to any Subsequent Issue (not being a Placing
Only
Issue);
together
the
Future
Summary
and
Future
Securities Note applicable to such Subsequent Issue and
the Registration Document
Prospectus Directive the EU Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC
Prospectus Rules FSMA the prospectus rules made by the FCA under section 73A of
Qualifying Non
CREST Shareholder
an existing Qualifying Shareholder holding Ordinary Shares in
certificated form and Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders shall
be construed accordingly
Qualifying Shareholder holders of Existing Ordinary Shares on the register of members of
the
Company
at
the
Record
Date
other
than
Excluded
Shareholders
Receiving Agent Equiniti Limited
Receiving Agent Agreement the receiving agent agreement between the Company and the
Receiving Agent, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.5
of Part 9 of this Registration Document
Record Date 5.00 p.m. on 3 July 2019
Registrar Equiniti Limited
Registrar Agreement the registrar's
agreement
between
the
Company
and
the
Registrar, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 7.4 of
Part 9 of this Registration Document
Registration Document this Registration Document
Regulation S Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act
Regulatory Information Service a service
authorised
by
the
FCA
to
release
regulatory
announcements to the London Stock Exchange
Relevant Member State a member
state
of
the
European Economic
Area which
has
implemented the Prospectus Directive
Resolutions the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting (and
references to any of them shall be construed accordingly)
RPI Retail Price Index
Securities Note the securities note dated 5 July 2019 issued by the Company in
respect of the Ordinary Shares made available pursuant to the
Issue and approved by the FCA
Shareholder a holder of Shares
Share Issuance Agreement the the conditional share issuance agreement between the Company,
AIFM
and
Investec,
a
summary
of
which
is
set
out
in
paragraph 7.1 of Part 9 of this Registration Document
Share Issuance Programme the programme under which the Company intends to issue Shares
in tranches on the terms set out in the Summary and Securities
Note (and any Future Summary and Future Securities Note)
Shares Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares (as the context may require)
SIPP a self-invested personal pension as defined in Regulation 3 of the
Retirement
Benefits
Schemes
(Restriction
on
Discretion
to
Approve) (Permitted Investments) Regulations 2001 of the UK
Similar Law any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign law that is similar to section
406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code
SSAS a small self-administered scheme as defined in Regulation 2 of
the Retirement Benefits Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to
Approve) (Small Self-Administered Schemes) Regulations 1991 of
the UK
Standard Life Aberdeen Standard Life Aberdeen plc or a subsidiary thereof
Sterling or £ or pence the lawful currency of the United Kingdom
Subsequent Issue any issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
Summary the summary dated 5 July 2019 issued by the Company in respect
of Shares made available pursuant to the Issue and any Placing
Only Issue and approved by the FCA
Target Returns has the meaning given in section 5 of Part 1 of this Registration
Document
UK Corporate Governance
Code
the UK Corporate Governance Code as published by the Financial
Reporting Council from time-to-time
UK Money Laundering
Regulations
the UK Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of
Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (SI 2007/692)
and
any
other
applicable
anti-money
laundering
guidance,
regulations or legislation
United Kingdom or UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America,
United States or U.S.
the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any
state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia
U.S. Code U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
U.S. Dollars, USD, U.S.\$, dollars
and cents
the lawful currency of the United States of America
U.S. Investment Company Act U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
U.S. Person any
person
who
is
a
U.S.
person
within
the
meaning
of
Regulation S adopted under the U.S. Securities Act
U.S. Securities Act U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Valuation Report the valuation report prepared by CBRE in relation to the Portfolio
(but for the avoidance of doubt excluding the asset near Leon in
Spain which is the subject of the Separate Leon Valuation Report),
as set out at Part 8A of this Registration Document
Valuer or CBRE CBRE GmbH, in its capacity as the Company's external valuer as
defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Valuation
– Global Standards (2017)
VAT value added tax

THIS SECURITIES NOTE, THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT AND THE SUMMARY ARE IMPORTANT AND REQUIRE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") if you are in the United Kingdom, or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in a territory outside the United Kingdom.

This Securities Note, the Registration Document and the Summary together constitute a prospectus relating to Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC (the "Company") (the "Prospectus") prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules. The Prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and has been delivered to the FCA in accordance with Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. The Prospectus has been made available to the public as required by the Prospectus Rules.

The Prospectus is being issued in connection with the issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Issue. The Company may in addition issue Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares in one or more tranches throughout the period commencing on 30 July 2019 and ending on 4 July 2020 pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme.

Applications will be made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange for all of the Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Issue to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Applications will be made for all of the Shares of the Company issued pursuant to each Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that Initial Admission of the Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Issue will become effective and that unconditional dealings will commence in the Ordinary Shares at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019. It is expected that Admissions pursuant to Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme will become effective and dealings will commence between 30 July 2019 and 4 July 2020. No application has been made or is currently intended to be made for the Shares to be admitted to listing or trading on any other stock exchange.

ONLY THE COMBINED SECURITIES NOTE, REGISTRATION DOCUMENT AND SUMMARY COMPRISE, AND MAY BE RELIED UPON AS, THE PROSPECTUS.

ABERDEEN STANDARD EUROPEAN LOGISTICS INCOME PLC

(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 11032222 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act)

SECURITIES NOTE

Placing, Open Offer and Offer for Subscription for a target issue of 100 million Ordinary Shares at 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share

Share Issuance Programme for Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares,

Admission to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities

AIFM Investment Manager

ABERDEEN STANDARD FUND MANAGERS LIMITED

ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS IRELAND LIMITED

Sponsor, Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner

INVESTEC BANK PLC

The Company and each of the Directors, whose names appear on page 19 of this Securities Note, accept responsibility for the information contained in this Securities Note. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Securities Note is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Prospective investors should read the entire Prospectus and, in particular, the section headed "Risk Factors" on pages 8 to 10 of this Securities Note and those set out in the Registration Document when considering an investment in the Company.

Investec Bank plc ("Investec"), which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme and the other arrangements referred to in this Securities Note. Investec will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Securities Note) as its client in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme and the other arrangements referred to in this Securities Note and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing any advice in relation to Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues of any Shares, the Issue, the Share Issuance Programme, the contents of this Securities Note or any transaction or arrangement referred to in this Securities Note.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Investec by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Investec does not make any representation express or implied in relation to, nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, the contents of this Securities Note or any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme. Investec (and its Affiliates) accordingly, to the fullest extent permissible by law, disclaims all and any responsibility or liability (save for any statutory liability) whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might have in respect of the contents of this Securities Note or any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, Initial Admission, the Admission of any Shares pursuant to Subsequent Issues, the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme.

The Open Offer will remain open until 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019, the Placing will remain open until 11.00 a.m. on 26 July 2019 and the Offer for Subscription will remain open until 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Persons wishing to participate in the Open Offer should complete the Open Offer Application Form or settle the relevant CREST instructions (as appropriate). To be valid, Open Offer Application Forms must be completed and returned with the appropriate remittance, by post to the Receiving Agent, Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or by hand (during business hours only), to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, so as to be received by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.

Persons wishing to participate in the Offer for Subscription should complete the Application Form set out in the Appendix to this Securities Note. To be valid, Application Forms must be completed and returned with the appropriate remittance, by post to the Receiving Agent, Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or by hand (during business hours only), to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA so as to be received by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.

If you sell or have sold or otherwise transferred your Ordinary Shares in certificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the ex-entitlement date for the Open Offer) please send this Securities Note, together with any Open Offer Application Form, if received, at once to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or transferee except that this Securities Note and the Open Offer Application Form should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction where to do so may constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the Excluded Territories. If you sell or have sold or otherwise transferred all or some of your Ordinary Shares held in uncertificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the ex-entitlement date for the Open Offer), a claim transaction will automatically be generated by Euroclear which, on settlement, will transfer the appropriate number of Basic Entitlements to the purchaser or transferee. If you sell or have sold or have otherwise transferred only part of your holding of Ordinary Shares held in certificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the ex-entitlement date for the Open Offer), you should refer to the instruction regarding split applications in Part 8 of this Securities Note.

Investors should rely only on the information contained in the Prospectus. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been so authorised by the Company, the AIFM, the Investment Manager or Investec. Without prejudice to the Company's obligations under the Prospectus Rules, neither the delivery of this Securities Note nor any subscription for or purchase of Shares pursuant to the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme, under any circumstances, creates any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since, or that the information contained herein is correct at any time subsequent to, the date of the Prospectus.

Investec and its Affiliates may have engaged in transactions with, and provided various investment banking, financial advisory and other services for the Company, the AIFM and/or the Investment Manager, for which they may have received customary fees. Investec and its affiliates may provide such services to the Company, the AIFM and/or the Investment Manager and any of their respective Affiliates in the future.

In connection with the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme, Investec and any of its Affiliates, acting as investors for its or their own accounts, may subscribe for, or purchase, Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in the Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this Securities Note to Shares being issued, offered, acquired, subscribed or otherwise dealt with, should be read as including any issue or offer to, acquisition of, or subscription or dealing by Investec and any of its Affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s).

Neither Investec nor any of its Affiliates intends to disclose the extent of any such investments or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so. In addition, Investec may enter into financing arrangements with investors, such as share swap arrangements or lending arrangements, in connection with which Investec may, from time to time, acquire, hold or dispose of shareholdings in the Company.

The contents of the Prospectus are not to be construed as legal, financial, business, investment or tax advice. Investors should consult their own legal adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business, investment or tax advice. Investors must inform themselves as to: (a) the legal requirements within their own countries for the purchase, holding, transfer, redemption or other disposal of Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to the purchase, holding, transfer, redemption or other disposal of Shares which they might encounter; and (c) the income and other tax consequences which may apply in their own countries as a result of the purchase, holding, transfer, redemption or other disposal of Shares. Investors must rely on their own representatives, including their own legal advisers and accountants, as to legal, financial, business, investment, tax, or any other related matters concerning the Company and an investment therein. None of the Company, the AIFM, the Investment Manager or Investec nor any of their respective representatives is making any representation to any offeree or purchaser of Shares regarding the legality of an investment in the Shares by such offeree or purchaser under the laws applicable to such offeree or purchaser.

This Securities Note may not be used for the purpose of, and does not constitute, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

This Securities Note is not being sent to investors with registered addresses in Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand, Japan or, except in the limited circumstances described below, the United States, and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In particular, this Securities Note is not for release, publication or distribution in or into Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand, Japan or, except in the limited circumstances described below, the United States.

Information to Distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have appropriate resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment").

Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Investec will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Shares.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own Target Market Assessment in respect of the Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.

PRIIPs Regulation

In accordance with the PRIIPs Regulation, the AIFM has prepared a key information document (the "KID") in respect of an investment in the Company. The KID is made available by the AIFM to 'retail investors' prior to them making an investment decision in respect of the Company at www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk. If you are distributing Shares, it is your responsibility to ensure the KID is provided to any clients that are 'retail clients'.

The AIFM is the only manufacturer of the Shares for the purposes of the PRIIPs Regulation and neither the Company nor Investec are manufacturers for these purposes. Neither the Company nor Investec makes any representations, express or implied, or accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the KID prepared by the AIFM nor accepts any responsibility to update the contents of the KID in accordance with the PRIIPs Regulation, to undertake any review processes in relation thereto or to provide such KID to future distributors of Shares.

Each of the Company and Investec and their respective Affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise which it or they might have in respect of the KID or any other key information documents prepared by the AIFM from time to time. Prospective investors should note that the procedure for calculating the risks, costs and potential returns in the KID are prescribed by law and regulation. The figures in the KID may not reflect actual returns for the Company and anticipated performance returns cannot be guaranteed.

Notice to U.S and Other Overseas Investors

The offer and sale of the Shares 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 laws of any other state or jurisdiction of the United States or under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Japan. Except as set forth in the paragraphs below, the Shares may not be offered, sold, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, in, into or within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, "U.S. Persons") or to any national, resident or citizen of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Japan.

In addition, 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. No offer, purchase, sale or transfer of the Shares may be made except under circumstances which will not result in the Company being required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

In connection with the Issue and/or the Share Issuance Programme, Shares will be offered and sold only: (i) outside the United States to, and for the account or benefit of, non-US persons in "offshore transactions" within the meaning of, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the Securities Act; and (ii) in a concurrent private placement in the United States to a limited number of "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act that are also "qualified purchasers" within the meaning of section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder. There will be no public offer of Shares in the United States. The Shares will be "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be resold or transferred only in accordance with the restrictions referred to in this Securities Note.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any state securities commission or other U.S. regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the Shares or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares nor have they approved this Securities Note or confirmed the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained herein. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.

Until 40 days after the commencement of the Issue or of a Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme (as the case may be), an offer or sale of Shares within the United States by any dealer (whether or not participating in the Issue or the relevant Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme (as the case may be)) may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act if that offer or sale is made otherwise than in accordance with an exemption from registration, or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements, under the Securities Act.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be acquired by, (i) investors using assets of (A) an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") that is subject to Title I of ERISA; (B) a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "U.S. Tax Code"), including an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code; or (C) an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any of the foregoing types of plans, accounts or arrangements that is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code or (ii) a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code, unless its purchase, holding, and disposition of the Shares will not result in a violation of applicable law and/or constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 503 of the U.S. Tax Code or any substantially similar law.

All prospective purchasers of Shares are urged to consult with their own tax advisers concerning the US federal income tax considerations associated with acquiring, owning and disposing of Shares in light of their particular circumstances, as well as any considerations arising under the laws of any non-US state, local or other taxing jurisdiction.

The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be adversely affected by the fact that the Company is incorporated outside the United States, and that its directors are residents of a foreign country. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon the Company or its directors, or to realise against them upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States. In addition, investors should not assume that the courts of the United Kingdom: (a) would enforce judgments of US courts obtained in actions against such persons predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States; or (b) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against such persons predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the United States or "blue sky" laws of any state within the United States.

For the Attention of Guernsey Residents

This Securities Note has not been approved or authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission for circulation in Guernsey and may not be distributed or circulated directly or indirectly to any persons in the Bailiwick of Guernsey other than: (i) by a person licensed to do so under the terms of the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended; or (ii) to those persons regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission as licensees under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended, the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994, the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 or the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission does not vouch for the financial soundness of any subscription for Shares or for the correctness of any statements made or opinions expressed with regard to it.

For the Attention of Jersey Residents

This Securities Note does not purport to provide investment advice and shall not be construed as giving advice on the merits or suitability of the subscription or purchase of the Shares. This Securities Note is not subject to and has not received approval from either the Jersey Financial Services Commission or the Registrar of Companies in Jersey and no statement to the contrary, explicit or implicit, is authorised to be made in this regard. The Shares being offered may be offered or sold in Jersey only in compliance with the provisions of the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958.

For the Attention of Isle of Man Residents

This Securities Note has not been approved or reviewed by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority or any other governmental or regulatory authority in the Isle of Man. The Placing and/or the Share Issuance Programme is available, and may be made, in the Isle of Man and this Securities Note is being provided in connection with the Placing and/or any further placing under the Share Issuance Programme in the Isle of Man only to persons: (a) licensed under the Isle of Man Financial Services Act 2008; or (b) falling within exclusion 2(r) of the Isle of Man Regulated Activities Order 2011 (as amended); or (c) whose ordinary business activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of shares or debentures (as principal or agent), for the purposes of their business.

In relation to each member state in the European Economic Area that has implemented the AIFM Directive, no Shares have been or will be directly or indirectly offered to or placed with investors in that member state at the initiative of or on behalf of the Company or the AIFM other than in accordance with methods permitted in that member state.

Copies of this Securities Note will be available on the Company's website (www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk) and the National Storage Mechanism of the FCA at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and hard copies of this Securities Note can be obtained free of charge from the Receiving Agent.

Dated: 5 July 2019

RISK FACTORS 8
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 11
EXPECTED TIMETABLE 17
ISSUE AND SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME STATISTICS 18
DEALING CODES 18
DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 19
PART 1 – THE ISSUE 21
PART 2 – THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME 29
PART 3 – TAXATION 33
PART 4 – GENERAL INFORMATION 36
PART 5 – AIFM DIRECTIVE ARTICLE 23 DISCLOSURES 50
PART 6 – DEFINITIONS 58
PART 7 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLACING AND ANY FURTHER ISSUE UNDER A
PLACING-ONLY ISSUE
64
PART 8 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OPEN OFFER 72
PART 9 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION UNDER THE OFFER FOR
SUBSCRIPTION
95
APPENDIX – APPLICATION FORM 109

RISK FACTORS

Investment in the Company carries a high degree of risk, including but not limited to the risks in relation to the Shares referred to below. If any of the risks referred to in this Securities Note were to occur this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position, results of operations, business prospects and returns to investors. If that were to occur, the trading price of the Shares and/or their respective Net Asset Values and/or the level of dividends or distributions (if any) received from the Shares could decline significantly and investors could lose all or part of their investment.

Prospective investors should note that the risks relating to the Company, its industry and the Shares summarised in the Summary are the risks that the Board believes to be the most essential to an assessment by a prospective investor of whether to consider an investment in the Shares. However, as the risks which the Company faces relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future, prospective investors should consider not only the information on the key risks summarised in the Summary but also, among other things, the risks and uncertainties described below and in the section headed "Risk Factors" in the Registration Document.

The risks referred to below and in the section headed "Risk Factors" in the Registration Document are the risks which are considered to be material but are not the only risks relating to the Company and the Shares. There may be additional material risks that the Company and the Board do not currently consider to be material or of which the Company and the Board are not currently aware. Potential investors should review the Prospectus carefully and in its entirety and consult with their professional advisers before acquiring any Shares. Investors should note that the price of the Shares and the distributions (if any) paid in respect of them can go down as well as up.

RISKS RELATING TO THE SHARES

The Ordinary Shares may trade at a discount to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and Shareholders may be unable to realise their investments through the secondary market at the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

The Ordinary Shares may trade at a discount to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share for a variety of reasons, including adverse market conditions, a deterioration in investors' perceptions of the merits of the Company's investment strategy and investment policy, an excess of supply over demand in the Ordinary Shares, and to the extent investors undervalue the activities of the Company and/or the AIFM and/or the Investment Manager.

While the Directors may seek to mitigate any discount to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share through such discount management mechanisms as they consider appropriate, there can be no guarantee that they will do so or that such mechanisms will be successful.

The Shares carry no rights of redemption or repurchase

Shareholders have no right to have their Shares redeemed or repurchased by the Company at any time. While the Directors retain the right to effect repurchases of Ordinary Shares in the manner described in the section headed "Promotional Activities and Premium/Discount Management" in Part 1 of the Registration Document, they are under no obligation to use such powers at any time and Shareholders should not place any reliance on the willingness of the Directors to do so. Shareholders wishing to realise their investment in the Company will normally therefore be required to dispose of their Shares through the secondary market. Accordingly, Shareholders' ability to realise their investment at Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share or Net Asset Value per C Share (as the case may be) or at all is dependent on the existence of a liquid market for the Shares.

Exposure to currency risk and risks of currency hedging

The Net Proceeds will be denominated in Sterling. However, the assets that the Company invests in, and the income derived from those assets, is denominated predominantly in Euros. Accordingly, the value of such assets may be affected favourably or unfavourably by fluctuations in currency rates. Dividends or other distributions will be declared in Euros. Shareholders, however, will, by default, receive dividend payments or other distributions in Sterling. Accordingly, the value of such dividends or other distributions received by such Shareholders may be affected favourably or unfavourably by fluctuations in currency rates.

The Company currently engages in currency hedging to seek to mitigate the potential volatility of income returns from the Portfolio in Sterling terms and to provide greater certainty as to the level of Sterling distributions expected to be paid in respect of the period covered by the relevant currency hedging instrument; but it will not seek to provide a long-term hedge for the Company's income returns, which will continue to be affected by movements in the Euro/Sterling exchange rate over the longer term, nor will it seek to undertake currency hedging in respect of the capital value of the Portfolio. In connection with any currency hedging transactions, the Company may be required to pledge some of its assets, including cash, to the relevant counterparty to such transactions as collateral. Moreover, the agreements related to the Company's currency hedging transactions typically will give the counterparty the right to terminate the transactions upon the occurrence of certain termination events. Such events may include, among others, the failure to pay amounts owed when due, the failure to provide required reports or financial statements, a decline in the value of the Company's assets pledged as collateral, the failure to maintain sufficient collateral coverage, the failure by the Company to comply with its investment policy and any investment restrictions, key changes in the Board, a significant reduction in the Company's assets and material violations of the terms of, or representations, warranties or covenants under the transaction agreements, as well as other events determined by the counterparty. If a termination event were to occur, the counterparty would be entitled, in its sole discretion and without regard to the Company's investment objective to realise and liquidate pledged assets as collateral, and as a result, the Company's investment return and performance could be materially adversely affected and the Company could incur significant losses. Furthermore, in selecting pledged assets for liquidation, a counterparty will realise the most liquid investments, which would result in the remaining Portfolio of investments being less diverse than would otherwise be the case.

The use of derivatives and other instruments to reduce risk involves costs. Consequently, the use of hedging transactions might result in lower performance for the Shares than if the Company had not sought to hedge exposure against foreign currency exchange risk.

There can be no assurance that appropriate hedging transactions will be available to the Company or that any such hedging transactions will be successful in protecting against currency fluctuations or that the performance of the Shares will not be adversely affected by the currency exchange rate exposure. In addition, the Company may concentrate its hedging activities with a small number of counterparties and the Company is subject to the risk that a counterparty may fail to fulfil its obligations under a hedging contract. To the extent that a counterparty fails to fulfil its obligations, the Company could suffer loss which may impact the Company's ability to pay the Target Returns.

Counterparty credit risk

Although the Company will generally only hold its uninvested cash (excluding operational cash) with banks or other counterparties having a single –A (or equivalent) or higher credit rating as determined by an internationally recognised rating agency, or in one or more similarly-rated money market or short-dated debt funds, a default by the bank or losses on the money market or shortdated debt fund would adversely affect the Company.

The Company may issue additional Shares that dilute existing Shareholders

Subject to legal and regulatory requirements, the Company may issue additional Shares. Any additional issuances by the Company, or the possibility of such issue, may cause the market price of the existing Ordinary Shares to decline. Furthermore, although Ordinary Shares may not be issued at a discount to their prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (unless they are first offered pro rata to existing Shareholders, or the issuance is otherwise authorised by Shareholders), the relative voting percentages of existing holders of Ordinary Shares may be diluted by further issues of Ordinary Shares.

The market price of the Shares may rise or fall rapidly

General movement in local and international stock markets, prevailing and anticipated economic conditions and interest rates, investor sentiment and general economic conditions may all affect the market price of the Shares. To optimise returns, Shareholders may need to hold the Ordinary Shares for the long term and therefore the Ordinary Shares are not suitable for short term investment.

Share Issuance Programme Price

Whilst the Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be issued at a Sterling price representing a premium to, and never lower than, an appropriate Sterling conversion of the applicable published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of issuance, the Share Issuance Programme Price for the Ordinary Shares may be less than the quoted market price for the Ordinary Shares.

The Share Issuance Programme Price will be calculated by reference to an appropriate Sterling conversion of the latest applicable published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share. Such Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share will be determined on the basis of the information available to the Company at the time and may be subject to subsequent revisions. Accordingly, there is a risk that, had such Share Issuance Programme Price been calculated by reference to information that emerged after the calculation date, it could have been greater or lesser than the Share Issuance Programme Price actually paid by investors. If such Share Issuance Programme Price should have been less than the Share Issuance Programme Price actually paid, investors will have paid more than intended. If the Share Issuance Programme Price should have been greater than the Share Issuance Programme Price actually paid, investors will have paid less than intended and, in certain circumstances, the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share of the existing Ordinary Shares may have been diluted.

In addition, movement in the Euro/Sterling exchange rate from the date on which the Sterling conversion of the applicable reference Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share is calculated may result in the Sterling Share Issuance Programme Price representing a discount to the Euro denominated reference Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, which may cause the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share of the existing Ordinary Shares to be diluted.

The Shares will be subject to significant transfer restrictions for investors in certain jurisdictions as well as forced transfer provisions

The Shares have not been registered, and will not be registered in the United States under the U.S. Securities Act or under any other applicable securities laws and are subject to restrictions on transfer contained in such laws.

In order to avoid being required to register under the U.S. Securities Act, the Company has imposed significant restrictions on the transfer of the Shares which may materially affect the ability of Shareholders to transfer Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons. The Shares may not be resold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Investment Company Act and applicable state securities laws. There can be no assurance that Shareholders or U.S. Persons will be able to locate acceptable purchasers in the United States or obtain the certifications required to establish any such exemption. These restrictions may make it more difficult for a U.S. Person to resell the Shares and may have an adverse effect on the market value of the Shares.

Local laws or regulations may mean that the status of the Company and/or the Shares is uncertain or subject to change, which could adversely affect investors' ability to hold Shares

For regulatory and tax purposes, the status and treatment of the Company and/or the Shares may be different in different jurisdictions. For instance, in certain jurisdictions and for certain purposes, the Shares may be treated as units in a collective investment scheme. Furthermore, in certain jurisdictions, the regulatory and tax status of the Company and/or the Shares may be uncertain or subject to change, or it may differ depending on the availability of certain information or as a result of disclosures made by the Company. Changes in the status or treatment of the Company and/or the Shares for regulatory and/or tax purposes may have unforeseen effects on the ability of investors to hold Shares or the consequences to investors of doing so.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Prospectus should be read in its entirety before making any application for Shares. In assessing an investment in the Company, investors should rely on the information in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission.

GENERAL

No broker, dealer or other person has been authorised by the Company to issue any advertisement or to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the offering or sale of Shares other than those contained in the Prospectus and, if issued, given or made, such advertisement, information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company.

Prospective investors should not treat the contents of the Prospectus as advice relating to legal, taxation, investment or any other matters. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to: (a) the legal requirements within their own countries for the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares which they might encounter; and (c) the income and other tax consequences which may apply in their own countries as a result of the purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares. Prospective investors must rely upon their own legal advisers, accountants and other financial advisers as to legal, tax, investment or any other related matters concerning the Company and an investment in the Shares.

All Shareholders are entitled to the benefit of, and are bound by and are deemed to have notice of, the provisions of the Articles.

In connection with the Placing and any further placings under the Share Issuance Programme, Investec or any of its Affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s) may subscribe for Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares and, in that capacity, may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in such securities of the Company, any other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this Securities Note to Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares being issued, offered, subscribed or otherwise dealt with, should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription or dealing by, Investec or any of its Affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s). Investec does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

This Securities Note does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer or solicitation to anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The distribution of this Securities Note and the offering of Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted and accordingly persons into whose possession this Securities Note is received are required to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions.

AIFM DIRECTIVE DISCLOSURES

The AIFM Directive imposes detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the EEA (the ''Operative Provisions''). These Operative Provisions include prescriptive rules on measuring and capping leverage in line with known European standards, the treatment of investors, liquidity management, the use of ''depositaries'' and cover for professional liability risks.

The AIFM Directive imposes conditions on the marketing of entities such as the Company to investors in the EEA. The AIFM Directive requires that an ''alternative investment fund manager'' be identified to meet such conditions where such marketing is sought. For these purposes, Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited, as the legal person responsible for performing portfolio and risk management of the Company, is the alternative investment fund manager.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN IRELAND

The Shares will not be offered, sold, placed or underwritten in Ireland (a) except in circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/ EC as implemented in Ireland pursuant to the Irish Companies Act 2014, the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 324 of 2005), as amended and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto; (b) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the Irish Companies Act 2014; (c) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 60 of 2007) (as amended), and the bookrunner(s) and any introducer appointed by the Company will conduct themselves in accordance with any codes or rules of conduct and any conditions or requirements, or any other enactment, imposed or approved by the Central Bank of Ireland with respect to anything done by them in relation to the Company; (d) otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of the European Union (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto; and (e) except to professional investors as defined in the AIFM Directive and otherwise in accordance with the AIFM Directive, Commission Delegated Regulation 231/2013, the Irish European Union (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. no 257 of 2013), as amended, and any rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant thereto.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF RESIDENTS OF THE NETHERLANDS

The Placing and any future placing under the Share Issuance Programme is solely directed to qualified investors (gekwalificeerde beleggers) within the meaning of section 1:1 of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financial toezicht), as amended from time to time. No approved prospectus is required in connection with the Placing and any future placing under the Share Issuance Programme in the Netherlands pursuant to the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/ EC), as amended.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF UNITED STATES RESIDENTS

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and the Shares may not be offered, sold, exercised, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States. The Shares are being offered or sold only outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in offshore transactions in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Company has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of the U.S. Investment Company Act.

The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of this Securities Note. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States and any re-offer or resale of any of the Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons may constitute a violation of U.S. law or regulation.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

The offer and sale of Shares has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa (an "Excluded Territory"). Subject to certain exemptions, the Shares may not be offered to or sold within an Excluded Territory or to any national, resident or citizen of an Excluded Territory.

FOR THE ATTENTION OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

In relation to each Relevant Member State, no Shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a document in relation to the Shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that offers of Shares to the public may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they are implemented in that Relevant Member State:

  • (a) to any legal entity which is a "qualified investor" as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
  • (b) to fewer than 100, or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive (as defined below), 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) in such Relevant Member State; or
  • (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of Shares shall result in a requirement for the publication of a document pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in a Relevant Member State and each person who initially acquires any Shares or to whom any offer is made under the Placing or any subsequent placing under the Share Issuance Programme will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any offer of Shares in any Relevant Member State means a communication in any form and by any means presenting sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and the amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU) (the "2010 PD Amending Directive"), to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

In addition, Shares will only be offered to the extent that the Shares: (i) are permitted to be marketed into the relevant EEA jurisdiction pursuant to the AIFM Directive (if and as implemented into local law); or (ii) can otherwise be lawfully offered or sold (including on the basis of an unsolicited request from a professional investor).

UNITED STATES (U.S.) TAX WITHHOLDING AND REPORTING UNDER THE FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT ("FATCA")

The FATCA provisions of the US Tax Code may impose a 30 per cent. withholding tax on payments of US source interest and dividends made on or after 1 July 2014 and of gross proceeds from the sale of certain US assets made on or after 1 January 2017 to a foreign financial institution (or "FFI") that, unless exempted or deemed compliant, does not enter into, and comply with, an agreement with the US Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to provide certain information on its U.S. shareholders. A portion of income that is otherwise non US-source may be treated as USsource for this purpose.

The Company may be treated as an FFI for these purposes. If the Company is treated as an FFI, to avoid the withholding tax described above, the Company may need to enter into an agreement (an "IRS Agreement") with the IRS or alternatively, comply with the requirements of the intergovernmental agreement (an "IGA") between the United States and the United Kingdom in respect of FATCA (including any legislation enacted by the United Kingdom in furtherance of the IGA). An FFI that fails to comply with the applicable IGA or, if required, does not enter into an IRS Agreement or whose agreement is voided by the IRS will be treated as a "non-Participating FFI".

In general, an IRS Agreement will require an FFI to obtain and report information about its "U.S. accounts", which include equity interests in a non-US entity other than interests regularly traded on an established securities market. The following assumes that the Company will be an FFI and that its Shares will not be considered regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of FATCA. The Company's reporting obligations under FATCA would generally be less extensive if its Shares were considered regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of FATCA. An IRS Agreement would require the Company (or an intermediary financial institution, broker or agent (each, an "Intermediary") through which a beneficial owner holds its interest in Shares) to agree to: (i) obtain certain identifying information regarding the holder of such Shares to determine whether the holder is a US person or a US owned foreign entity and to periodically provide identifying information about the holder to the IRS; and (ii) comply with withholding and other requirements. In order to comply with its information reporting obligation under the IRS Agreement, the Company will be obliged to obtain information from all Shareholders. To the extent that any payments in respect of the Shares are made to a Shareholder by an Intermediary, such Shareholder may be required to comply with the Intermediary's requests for identifying information that would permit the Intermediary to comply with its own IRS Agreement. Any Shareholder that fails to properly comply with the Company's or an Intermediary's requests for certifications and identifying information or, if applicable, a waiver of non-US law prohibiting the release of such information to a taxing authority, will be treated as a "Recalcitrant Holder". The Company will not be required to enter into an IRS Agreement provided that it complies with legislation enacted by the UK that generally requires similar information to be collected and reported to the UK authorities.

Under the UK IGA (including any legislation enacted in furtherance of the IGA) or an IRS Agreement, an Intermediary (and possibly the Company) may be required to deduct a withholding tax of up to 30 per cent. on payments (including gross proceeds and redemptions) made on or after 1 January 2017 to a Recalcitrant Holder or a Shareholder that itself is an FFI and, unless exempted or otherwise deemed to be compliant, does not have in place an effective IRS Agreement (i.e. the Shareholder is a non-Participating FFI). Neither the Company nor an Intermediary will make any additional payments to compensate a Shareholder of the Company or beneficial owner for any amounts deducted pursuant to FATCA. It is also possible that the Company may be required to cause the disposition or transfer of Shares held by Shareholders that fail to comply with the relevant requirements of FATCA and the proceeds from any such disposition or transfer may be an amount less than the then current fair market value of the Shares transferred.

If the Company (or any Intermediary) is treated as a non-Participating FFI, the Company may be subject to a 30 per cent. withholding tax on certain payments to it.

Further, even if the Company is not characterised under FATCA as an FFI, it nevertheless may become subject to such 30 per cent. withholding tax on certain US source payments to it unless it either provides information to withholding agents with respect to its "substantial US owners" or certifies that it has no such "substantial US owners." As a result, Shareholders may be required to provide any information that the Company determines necessary to avoid the imposition of such withholding tax or in order to allow the Company to satisfy such obligations.

The foregoing is only a general summary of certain provisions of FATCA. Prospective investors should consult with their own tax advisers regarding the application of FATCA to their investment in the Company. The application of the withholding rules and the information that may be required to be reported and disclosed are uncertain and subject to change.

The Company may have similar requirements pursuant to the Common Reporting Standards.

If prospective investors are in any doubt as to the consequences of their acquiring, holding or disposing of Shares, they should consult their stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser.

INTERMEDIARIES

The Company consents to the use of this Securities Note by Intermediaries in connection with any subsequent resale or final placement of Ordinary Shares in relation to the Offer for Subscription in the UK by Intermediaries who are appointed by the Company and/or Investec, a list of which will appear on the Company's website. Such consent is given from the date any Intermediaries are appointed to participate in connection with any subsequent resale or final placement of Ordinary Shares until the closing of the period for the subsequent resale or final placement of Ordinary Shares on 25 July 2019, being the date upon which the Offer for Subscription closes, unless closed prior to that date.

Any Intermediary that uses this Securities Note must state on its website that it uses this Securities Note in accordance with the Company's consent and the conditions attached thereto. Any application made by investors to any Intermediary is subject to the terms and conditions imposed by each Intermediary.

Information on the terms and conditions of any subsequent resale or final placement of Shares by any Intermediary is to be provided at the time of the offer by the Intermediary.

The Company accepts responsibility for the information in this Securities Note with respect to any subscriber for Ordinary Shares pursuant to any subsequent resale or final placement of Ordinary Shares by Intermediaries appointed by the Company and/or Investec.

Any information with respect to Intermediaries unknown at the time of approval of this Securities Note will be available on the Company's website: www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk.

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company prepares its financial information under IFRS and EPRA's best practice recommendations. The financial information contained or incorporated by reference in this Securities Note, including that financial information presented in a number of tables in this Securities Note, has been rounded to the nearest whole number or the nearest decimal place. Therefore, the actual arithmetic total of the numbers in a column or row in a certain table may not conform exactly to the total figure given for that column or row. In addition, certain percentages presented in the tables in this Securities Note reflect calculations based upon the underlying information prior to rounding, and, accordingly, may not conform exactly to the percentages that would be derived if the relevant calculations were based upon the rounded numbers.

PRESENTATION OF INDUSTRY, MARKET AND OTHER DATA

Market, economic and industry data used throughout this Securities Note is sourced from various industry and other independent sources. The Company and the Directors confirm that such data has been accurately reproduced and, so far as they are aware and are able to ascertain from information published from such sources, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.

CURRENCY PRESENTATION

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Securities Note to "GBP", "Sterling", "£" or "p" are to the lawful currency of the UK; all references to "U.S.\$", "U.S. Dollars" or "\$" are to the lawful currency of the United States and all references to "Euros" and "€" are to the lawful currency of the participating Member States of the European Union.

CALCULATION OF APPLICABLE ISSUE PRICE AND SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME PRICE

The Issue

The Company's last published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, calculated as at 31 March 2019, was €1.06. For the purposes of the calculation of the Issue Price, account has been taken of Net Asset Value performance since that date (including, inter alia, an adjustment to reflect the first interim dividend of 1.41 euro cents to be paid on 10 July 2019) and an additional premium has been applied to at least cover the costs of the Issue. In determining the Issue Price in Sterling terms, an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Securities Note) has been applied.

Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme

In the event of the Company undertaking a Subsequent Issue pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, the relevant issue price for such Subsequent Issue will be calculated by reference to the most recently announced Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, taking into account subsequent Net Asset Value performance and applying an appropriate premium.

In determining the issue price in Sterling terms of a Subsequent Issue (other than a Placing-Only Issue), an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the relevant Future Securities Note will be applied. In the case of a Placing-Only Issue, the issue price in Sterling terms will be calculated by reference to an appropriate Euro/Sterling rate on the date on which such Placing-Only Issue closes.

WEBSITE

The contents of the Company's website, www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk, do not form part of this Securities Note. Investors should base their decision whether or not to invest in the Shares on the contents of the Prospectus alone.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Securities Note contains forward looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes'' "estimates" "anticipates" "expects'' "intends" "may" "will", or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or similar expressions. Such forward looking statements involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievement of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.

Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on such forward looking statements. These forward looking statements speak only as at the date of this Securities Note. Subject to its legal and regulatory obligations (including under the Prospectus Rules), the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based unless required to do so by law or any appropriate regulatory authority, including FSMA, the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Nothing in the preceding two paragraphs should be taken as limiting the working capital statement in paragraph 5 of Part 4 of this Securities Note.

GOVERNING LAW

Unless otherwise stated, statements made in this Securities Note are based on the law and practice currently in force in England and Wales.

EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Open Offer

Record date for entitlements under the Open Offer 6.00 p.m. on 3 July 2019
Open Offer Application Forms dispatched to Qualifying Non
CREST Shareholders
5 July 2019
Existing Ordinary Shares marked "ex" by the London Stock
Exchange
8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019
Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer
Entitlements credited to stock accounts in CREST (Qualifying
CREST Shareholders only)
As soon as practicable
after 8.00 a.m. on 8 July 2019
Recommended latest time for requesting withdrawal of Basic
Entitlements from CREST (i.e. if your Basic Entitlements are in
CREST and you wish to convert them to certificated form)
4.30 p.m. on
19 July 2019
Latest time and date for depositing Basic Entitlements into
CREST
3.00 p.m. on 22 July 2019
Latest time and date for splitting of Open Offer Application
Forms (to satisfy bona fide market claims only)
3.00 p.m. on 23 July 2019
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Open Offer
Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer or
settlement of relevant CREST instructions (as appropriate)
11.00 a.m. on
25 July 2019
Placing and Offer for Subscription
Placing and Offer for Subscription open 5 July 2019
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms
and payment in full under the Offer of Subscription
11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019
Latest time and date for receipt of placing commitments under
the Placing
11.00 a.m. on 26 July 2019
Other key dates
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy 10.30 a.m. on 22 July 2019
General Meeting 10.30 a.m. on 24 July 2019
Results of the Issue announced on 26 July 2019
Admission of and commencement of dealings in the new
Ordinary Shares
8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019
New Ordinary Shares credited to CREST accounts in respect of
the Issue
8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019
Share certificates dispatched in respect of the Issue by 13 August 2019
Expected Share Issuance Programme Timetable
Share Issuance Programme opens 30 July 2019
Publication of Share Issuance Programme Price in respect of
each Subsequent Issue
on, or as soon as practicable
following, the announcement of each
Subsequent Issue pursuant to the
Share Issuance Programme
Admission and crediting of CREST stock accounts in respect of
each Subsequent Issue
as soon as practicable following the
allotment of Shares pursuant to the
Share Issuance Programme
Share certificates despatched in respect of Shares issued
pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
as soon as practicable following the
allotment of Shares pursuant to the
Share Issuance Programme
Share Issuance Programme closes and last date for Shares to
be admitted pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
4 July 2020

The dates and times specified are subject to change subject to agreement between the Company and Investec. All references to times in this Securities Note are to London time unless otherwise stated.

ISSUE AND SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME STATISTICS

Issue Statistics
Issue Price 98.75 pence
Target number of Ordinary Shares being issued 100 million
Target Initial Gross Proceeds* approximately £100 million
Estimated Net Proceeds* approximately £98.5 million

* Assuming Initial Gross Proceeds of approximately £100 million. The Company is targeting Initial Gross Proceeds of approximately £100 million subject to a maximum of approximately £150 million. The number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue, and therefore the Initial Gross Proceeds and the Net Proceeds, is not known as at the date of this Securities Note but will be notified by the Company via a Regulatory Information Service prior to Initial Admission.

Share Issuance Programme Statistics

Maximum size of the Share Issuance Programme 200 million Shares in aggregate

  • Share Issuance Programme Price (i) in respect of the Ordinary Shares, not less than an appropriate Sterling conversion of the latest published Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of issue, or
  • (ii) in respect of the C Shares 100 pence per C Share for any issue of C Shares*

* Please refer to the paragraph headed "Calculation of Applicable Issue Price and Share Issuance Programme Price" on page 15 of this Securities Note for further details.

DEALING CODES

The dealing codes for the Ordinary Shares are as follows:

ISIN GB00BD9PXH49
SEDOL BD9PXH4
Ticker ASLI
ISIN – Basic Entitlement GB00BKFHR714
SEDOL – Basic Entitlement BKFHR71
ISIN – Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements GB00BKFHR607
SEDOL – Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements BKFHR60
The dealing codes for the C Shares are as follows:
ISIN GB00BD9PXJ62

SEDOL BD9PXJ6 Ticker ASLC

DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Directors (all non-executive) Anthony (Tony) Roper (Chairman)
Caroline Gulliver (Senior Independent Director)
John Heawood
Diane Wilde
all of the registered office below:
Registered Office Bow Bells House
1 Bread Street
London
EC4M 9HH
AIFM Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited
Bow Bells House
1 Bread Street
London
EC4M 9HH
Investment Manager Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited
2nd Floor
2-4 Merrion Row
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Company Secretary Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
10 Queen's Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1YG
Sponsor, Sole Global Coordinator and
Sole Bookrunner
Investec Bank plc
30 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7QP
Solicitors to the Company Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU
Solicitors to the Sponsor, Sole Global
Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Atlantic House
Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1A 2FG
Reporting Accountants KPMG LLP
319 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5AS
Registrar and Receiving Agent Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road
Lancing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA

Depositary NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited 250 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4AA

Auditor KPMG LLP 319 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5AS

PART 1

THE ISSUE

1 INTRODUCTION

The Company is targeting an issue of up to 100 million new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Issue comprising of the Placing, the Open Offer and the Offer for Subscription, with the potential for the Directors to increase the size of the Issue to a maximum of 150 million new Ordinary Shares, subject to investor demand.

The total number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue, and therefore the Initial Gross Proceeds, are not known as at the date of this Securities Note but will be notified by the Company via a Regulatory Information Service announcement and the Company's website prior to Initial Admission. The Issue has not been underwritten.

The Directors recognise the importance of pre-emption rights to Shareholders. Accordingly, a substantial proportion of the Ordinary Shares available under the Issue are being initially offered to Qualifying Shareholders by way of the Open Offer pursuant to which they will be entitled to apply for 2 new Ordinary Share for every 5 Existing Ordinary Shares. Qualifying Shareholders may also apply under the Excess Application Facility for additional Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic Entitlement.

The Issue, therefore, will allow Qualifying Shareholders to participate in the Issue by subscribing for new Ordinary Shares pursuant to their Basic Entitlements on a pre-emptive basis as well as applying for further new Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer (by virtue of the Excess Application Facility), while providing the Company with the flexibility to raise the desired quantum of equity capital from new investors via the combined Placing and Offer for Subscription.

The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares and each other (save for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares by reference to a record date prior to the allotment of the relevant Ordinary Shares).

The Issue is conditional upon, (i) the passing of Resolutions 1, 3 and 5 at the General Meeting, (ii) Initial Admission of the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Issue occurring no later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 (or such later time and/or date as the Company, the AIFM and Investec may agree) and (iii) the Share Issuance Agreement not being terminated and becoming unconditional in accordance with its terms. If these conditions are not met, the Issue will not proceed and an announcement to that effect will be made via a Regulatory Information Service.

Application will be made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that Initial Admission will become effective and dealings in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019.

2 BACKGROUND TO, AND REASONS FOR, THE ISSUE AND USE OF PROCEEDS

As at the date of this Securities Note the Company has fully deployed the funds raised at launch in 2017 (together with associated gearing) in the acquisition of its Portfolio, which consists of ten warehouses, consisting of nine operating standing assets, all fully income producing, and one forward funding project which is due to complete in early July 2019. In addition, the Group has exchanged contracts to acquire an additional operating warehouse in The Netherlands, completion of which acquisition is scheduled for July 2019. Upon completion of these transactions, the Portfolio will be diversified across five different countries and 28 tenants.

The Company expects to use the proceeds of the Issue to acquire further investments in line with its investment strategy. The European logistics market is sizeable and growing, with the sector benefiting from rapid take-up of facilities and long inflation-linked leases to quality tenants. The Investment Manager's local property teams, based in key European logistics locations, continue to provide the Company with access to on- and off-market deals. The Investment Manager has a pipeline of attractive investment opportunities available to it and is presently in a period of exclusivity to carry out due diligence in relation to two potential acquisitions which, in aggregate, are valued at approximately €58 million.

The Company also has access to a pipeline of potential investments and is engaged in discussions with the owners, or developers, of a number of assets that meet the Company's investment criteria and are available for potential acquisition. The Directors consider that these investment opportunities are likely to be value-accretive to investors over the medium term. Given the number of investment opportunities available, including those currently in exclusivity, and the dynamic nature of the pipeline, the Board together with the Investment Manager are confident that any proceeds raised under the Issue will be capable of deployment within a reasonable timeframe.

There can be no assurance that any of these pipeline projects will be completed or will be purchased or funded by the Company. The Company will, in any event, continue to evaluate other potential acquisitions in accordance with its investment policy.

3 BENEFITS OF THE ISSUE

The Directors believe that the issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Issue should yield the following principal benefits:

  • (a) the ability to grow the Company: the Net Proceeds of the Issue will be used to invest further in European logistics assets thereby further growing and diversifying the Portfolio;
  • (b) reducing the Company's ongoing charges: spread the Company's fixed running costs across a wider base of shareholders;
  • (c) improve liquidity: further issues of Ordinary Shares could partially satisfy market demand from time to time for Ordinary Shares;
  • (d) partially anti-dilutive: through the Open Offer, allow existing Shareholders to participate in the Issue on a pre-emptive basis.

4 THE OPEN OFFER

Under the Open Offer, Ordinary Shares will be made available to Qualifying Shareholders at the Issue Price pro rata to their holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Open Offer on the basis of:

2 Ordinary Shares for every 5 Existing Ordinary Shares

held and registered in their name at the Record Date and so in proportion for any other number of Existing Ordinary Shares then registered.

Shareholders should be aware that the Open Offer is not a rights issue. As such, Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders should note that their Open Offer Application Forms are not negotiable documents and cannot be traded. Qualifying CREST Shareholders should note that, although the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be admitted to CREST and enabled for settlement, the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will not be tradeable or listed and applications in respect of the Open Offer may only be made by the Qualifying Shareholder originally entitled or by a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim. Ordinary Shares for which application has not been made under the Open Offer will not be sold in the market for the benefit of those who do not apply under the Open Offer and Qualifying Shareholders who do not apply to take up their entitlements will have no rights, and will not receive any benefit, under the Open Offer.

The balance of the Ordinary Shares to be made available under the Issue, together with any Ordinary Shares not taken up pursuant to the Open Offer, will be made available, at the absolute discretion of the Directors, under the Excess Application Facility and/or the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription.

Fractional entitlements under the Open Offer will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of new Ordinary Shares and will be disregarded in calculating Basic Entitlements. All fractional entitlements will be aggregated and allocated at the absolute discretion of the Directors (after consultation with Investec) to the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility.

The latest time and date for acceptance and payment in full in respect of the Open Offer will be 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Valid applications under the Open Offer will be satisfied in full up to an applicant's Basic Entitlement.

The terms and conditions of application under the Open Offer are set out in Part 8 of this Securities Note and, in the case of Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders, the Open Offer Application Form. These terms and conditions should be read carefully before an application is made. Shareholders who are in any doubt about the Open Offer arrangements should consult their independent financial adviser.

Applications under the Open Offer are not subject to any minimum subscription requirement.

4.1 The Excess Application Facility

Subject to availability, Qualifying Shareholders who take up all of their Basic Entitlements may also apply under the Excess Application Facility for additional new Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic Entitlement. The Excess Application Facility will comprise such number of new Ordinary Shares, if any, which in their absolute discretion (in consultation with Investec) the Directors determine to make available under the Excess Application Facility, which may include any new Ordinary Shares which are not taken up by Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to their Basic Entitlements, fractional entitlements under the Open Offer which have been aggregated and any new Ordinary Shares which would otherwise have been available under the Placing or the Offer for Subscription but which the Directors determine to allocate to the Excess Application Facility (including any additional new Ordinary Shares which may be made available under the Issue if the Directors exercise their discretion to increase the size of the Issue). No assurance can be given that any new Ordinary Shares will be allocated to, and made available under, the Excess Application Facility.

Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who wish to apply to subscribe for more than their Basic Entitlement should complete the relevant sections on the Open Offer Application Form.

Qualifying CREST Shareholders will have Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements credited to their stock account in CREST and should refer to paragraph 4.2(c) of Part 8 to this Securities Note for information on how to apply for Excess Shares pursuant to the Excess Application Facility.

To the extent that Qualifying Shareholders choose not to take up their entitlements under the Open Offer or that applications from Qualifying Shareholders are invalid, unallocated new Ordinary Shares may be allocated to the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription, and/or the Excess Application Facility, at the absolute discretion of the Directors (after consultation with Investec).

There is no limit on the amount of new Ordinary Shares that can be applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility, save that the maximum amount of new Ordinary Shares to be allotted under the Excess Application Facility shall be limited by the maximum size of the Issue (as may be determined by the Directors and announced by way of a Regulatory Information Service in the event that the Directors exercise their right to increase the size of the Issue, as described above) less new Ordinary Shares issued under the Open Offer pursuant to Qualifying Shareholders' Basic Entitlements that are taken up and any new Ordinary Shares that the Directors determine to issue under the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription. However, there is no assurance that any new Ordinary Shares will be allocated to the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Excess Application Facility shall be allocated in such manner as the Directors may determine in their absolute discretion. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the applications by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in full, or in part or at all.

4.2 Action to be taken under the Open Offer

(a) Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders

Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders have been sent an Open Offer Application Form giving details of their Basic Entitlement.

Persons that have sold or otherwise transferred all of their Ordinary Shares should forward this Securities Note, together with any Open Offer Application Form, if and when received, at once to the purchaser or transferee, or the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected, for delivery to the purchaser or transferee, except that, such documents should not be sent to any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations including, but not limited to, the Excluded Territories.

Any Shareholder that has sold or otherwise transferred only some of their Ordinary Shares held in certificated form on or before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 should refer to the instruction regarding split applications in the Terms and Conditions of the Open Offer at paragraph 4.1(b) of Part 8 of this Securities Note and the Open Offer Application Form.

(b) Qualifying CREST Shareholders

Qualifying CREST Shareholders have not been sent an Open Offer Application Form. Instead, Qualifying CREST Shareholders will receive a credit to their appropriate stock accounts in CREST in respect of their Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement as soon as practicable after 8.00 a.m. on 8 July 2019.

In the case of any Qualifying Shareholder that has sold or otherwise transferred only part of their existing holding of Ordinary Shares held in uncertificated form on or before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019, a claim transaction will automatically be generated by Euroclear which, on settlement, will transfer the appropriate Basic Entitlement to the purchaser or transferee.

Full details of the Open Offer are contained in the Terms and Conditions of the Open Offer in Part 8 of this Securities Note. If you have any doubt as to what action you should take, you should seek your own advice from your independent financial adviser duly authorised under FSMA who specialises in advice on the acquisition of shares and other securities.

The ISIN of the Basic Entitlements is GB00BKFHR714 and the SEDOL is BKFHR71. The ISIN for the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement is GB00BKFHR607 and the SEDOL is BKFHR60.

5 THE PLACING

The terms and conditions which apply to any subscriber for Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing are set out in Part 7 of this Securities Note.

It is expected that Initial Admission will become effective and that unconditional dealings in the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Placing will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019. Dealings in Ordinary Shares in advance of the crediting of the relevant stock account shall be at the risk of the person concerned. The Issue Price is 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share.

Applications for Ordinary Shares under the Placing must be for a minimum subscription amount of £1,000 (or such lesser amount as may be accepted by the Directors). There is no maximum subscription.

6 THE OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION

The Company has agreed to make an offer of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer for Subscription in the UK at the Issue Price, subject to the Terms and Conditions of Application. These terms and conditions set out in Part 9 of this Securities Note and the Application Form should be read carefully before an application is made. Investors should consult their independent financial adviser if they are in any doubt about the contents of this Securities Note or the acquisition of Ordinary Shares.

Application Forms accompanied by a cheque or banker's draft in Sterling made payable to "Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – Offer for Subscription A/C" and crossed "A/C Payee Only" for the appropriate sum should be returned to the Receiving Agent by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. If the Offer for Subscription is extended, the revised timetable will be notified to any investors who have returned Application Forms.

For applicants sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Please contact Equiniti Limited by email at [email protected] and Equiniti Limited will then provide applicants with a unique reference number which must be used when sending payment.

Applicants choosing to settle via CREST, that is DVP, will need to match their instructions to Equiniti's participant account 2RA30 by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019, allowing for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Shares, following the CREST matching criteria set out in the Application Form.

Applications under the Offer for Subscription must be for a minimum of 1,000 Ordinary Shares. Commitments under the Offer for Subscription, once made, may not be withdrawn without the consent of the Board. The Directors reserve the right to refuse applications for any reason.

7 INTERMEDIARIES

In connection with the Offer for Subscription, Investec will appoint certain Intermediaries to market the Ordinary Shares to potential retail investors in the United Kingdom. The Intermediaries who have been appointed by Investec will be listed on the Company's website.

Each Intermediary will on appointment agree to the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions, which regulate, inter alia, the conduct of the Intermediaries in relation to the offering of Ordinary Shares on market standard terms and provide for the payment of commission to any such Intermediaries that elect to receive commission from Investec.

Each Intermediary will submit a single Application Form pursuant to the Offer for Subscription in its own name, as nominee, for the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares procured by it via subscriptions from underlying retail investors.

Each applicant who applies for Ordinary Shares via an Intermediary must comply with the appropriate money laundering checks required by the relevant Intermediary. Where an application is not accepted or there are insufficient Ordinary Shares available to satisfy an application in full (due to scaling back of subscriptions or otherwise), the relevant Intermediary will be obliged to refund the applicant as required and all such refunds shall be made without interest. The Company and Investec accept no responsibility with respect to the obligation of the Intermediaries to refund monies in such circumstances.

Pursuant to the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions, the Intermediaries will undertake to make payment on their own behalf for the consideration for any Ordinary Shares subscribed pursuant to the Offer for Subscription by means of the CREST system against delivery of the Ordinary Shares.

The publication of this Securities Note and any actions of the Company, Investec, the Intermediaries or other persons in connection with the Offer for Subscription should not be taken as any representation or assurance as to the basis on which the number of Ordinary Shares to be offered under the Offer for Subscription or allocations between applications in the Offer for Subscription (from Intermediaries or otherwise) will be determined and any such actions or statements are hereby disclaimed by the Company, Investec and the Intermediaries.

8 OFFICIAL LIST AND MAIN MARKET

Applications will be made to the FCA for the new Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Issue to be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List. Applications will also be made to the London Stock Exchange for such Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market.

The Company's existing Ordinary Shares are admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market.

The Company is subject to, and complies with, the on-going requirements of the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Directive (as implemented in the United Kingdom).

9 ADMISSION

Initial Admission is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019. An investor applying for Ordinary Shares under the Issue may receive Ordinary Shares in certificated or uncertificated form. The Ordinary Shares are in registered form. No temporary documents of title will be issued. Dealings in Ordinary Shares in advance of the crediting of the relevant stock account shall be at the risk of the person concerned. It is expected that CREST accounts will be credited on 30 July 2019 in respect of Ordinary Shares issued in uncertificated form and definitive share certificates in respect of Ordinary Shares held in certificated form will be despatched by post by 13 August 2019.

The Company does not guarantee that at any particular time market maker(s) will be willing to make a market in the Ordinary Shares, nor does it guarantee the price at which a market will be made in the Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, the dealing price of the Ordinary Shares may not necessarily reflect changes in the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.

10 SCALING BACK AND ALLOCATION

The Open Offer is being made on a pre-emptive basis to Qualifying Shareholders and is not subject to scaling back in favour of the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility. Any new Ordinary Shares that are available under the Open Offer and that are not taken up by Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to their Basic Entitlements may be reallocated to the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility and made available thereunder.

The Directors have absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec) to determine the basis of allocation of new Ordinary Shares within and between the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility may be scaled back accordingly.

There is no over-allotment facility.

The basis of allocation under the Issue is expected to be announced on 26 July 2019.

The Company will notify investors of the number of new Ordinary Shares in respect of which their application has been successful and the results of the Issue will be announced by the Company on 26 July 2019 via a Regulatory Information Service announcement.

Subscription monies received in respect of unsuccessful applications (or to the extent scaled back) will be returned (at the applicant's sole risk) without interest either by cheque by first class post to the address set out on the Application Form or returned direct to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn as soon as practicable.

11 WITHDRAWAL

In the event that the Company is required to publish a supplementary prospectus prior to Initial Admission, applicants who have applied for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Offer for Subscription shall have two clear Business Days following the publication of the relevant supplementary prospectus within which to withdraw their offer to acquire Ordinary Shares in its entirety.

Investors under the Open Offer, Excess Application Facility and Offer for Subscription wishing to exercise statutory withdrawal rights after the publication of a supplementary prospectus and prior to Initial Admission must do so by lodging written notice of withdrawal by hand (during normal business hours only) to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or by post to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, so as to be received by no later than two Business Days after the date on which the supplementary prospectus is published. Notice of withdrawal given by any other means or which is deposited with or received after expiry of such period will not constitute a valid withdrawal.

12 DILUTION

If a Shareholder:

  • (a) does not subscribe under the Open Offer for such number of new Ordinary Shares as is equal to his or her proportionate ownership of Existing Ordinary Shares; or
  • (b) subscribes under the Open Offer for such number of new Ordinary Shares but does not participate in the Excess Application Facility or the Placing or the Offer for Subscription pro rata to their holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares,

his or her proportionate ownership and voting interests in the Company will be reduced.

13 GENERAL

The Company, the AIFM and Investec have entered into the Share Issuance Agreement pursuant to which Investec has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Ordinary Shares made available under the Placing.

Applications pursuant to the Placing will be on the terms and conditions set out in Part 7 of this Securities Note.

Pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and regulations, with which the Company must comply in the UK, the Company (and its agents) may require evidence in connection with any application for Ordinary Shares, including further identification of the applicant(s), before any Ordinary Shares are issued.

The Directors (in consultation with Investec) may in their absolute discretion waive the minimum application amounts in respect of any particular application for Ordinary Shares.

If the Issue does not proceed, any monies received will be returned to applicants without interest.

14 CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Issue will be issued in registered form and may be held in either certificated or uncertificated form and settled through CREST from the date of Initial Admission. In the case of Ordinary Shares to be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to the Issue, these will be transferred to successful applicants through the CREST system. Accordingly, settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares following Initial Admission may take place within the CREST system if any Shareholder so wishes. CREST is a paperless book-entry settlement system operated by Euroclear which enables securities to be evidenced otherwise than by certificates and transferred otherwise than by written instrument. CREST is a voluntary system and Shareholders who wish to receive and retain share certificates will be able to do so.

It is expected that the Company will arrange for Euroclear to be instructed on the Initial Admission date to credit the appropriate CREST accounts of the subscribers concerned or their nominees with their respective entitlements to Shares. The names of subscribers or their nominees investing through their CREST accounts will be entered directly on to the share register of the Company.

The transfer of Ordinary Shares outside of the CREST system following the closing of the Issue should be arranged directly through CREST. However, an investor's beneficial holding held through the CREST system may be exchanged, in whole or in part, only upon the specific request of the registered holder to CREST for share certificates or an uncertificated holding in definitive registered form. If a Shareholder or transferee requests Ordinary Shares to be issued in certificated form and is holding such Ordinary Shares outside CREST, a share certificate will be despatched either to him or his nominated agent (at his risk) within 21 days of completion of the registration process or transfer, as the case may be, of the Ordinary Shares. Shareholders holding definitive certificates may elect at a later date to hold such Ordinary Shares through CREST or in uncertificated form provided they surrender their definitive certificates.

15 OVERSEAS PERSONS

The attention of potential investors who are Overseas Persons is drawn to the paragraphs below.

The offer of Ordinary Shares under the Issue to Overseas Persons may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any applicable legal requirements to enable them to obtain Ordinary Shares under the Issue. It is the responsibility of all Overseas Persons receiving this Securities Note and/or wishing to subscribe for Ordinary Shares under the Issue to satisfy themselves as to full observance of the laws of the relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining all necessary governmental or other consents that may be required and observing all other formalities needing to be observed and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.

No person receiving a copy of this Securities Note in any territory other than the UK may treat the same as constituting an offer or invitation to him/her, unless in the relevant territory such an offer can lawfully be made to him/her without compliance with any further registration or other legal requirements.

Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees) receiving this Securities Note may not distribute or send it to any U.S. Person or in or into the United States or any other jurisdiction where to do so would or might contravene local securities laws or regulations. In particular, investors should note that the Company has not, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and the offer, issue and sale of the Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Ordinary Shares are only being offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Ordinary Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States.

In addition, until 40 days after the commencement of the Issue, an offer or sale of the Ordinary Shares within the United States by any dealer (whether or not participating in the Issue) may violate the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.

The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any agreement to subscribe for Ordinary Shares under the Issue if it appears to the Company or its agents to have been entered into in a manner that may involve a breach of the securities legislation of any jurisdiction.

United States transfer restrictions

Each of Investec and the AIFM has acknowledged and warranted in the Share Issuance Agreement that it will not offer or sell or procure the offer or sale of the Ordinary Shares except in compliance with Regulation S. The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, investors may not reoffer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares within the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person.

16 TYPICAL INVESTOR

An investment in the Ordinary Shares is only suitable for institutional investors and professionally advised or non-advised private investors who understand, and are capable of evaluating, the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses (which may equal the whole amount invested) that may result from such an investment. Such investors may wish to consult an independent financial adviser who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities before investing in the Issue.

PART 2

THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME

1 INTRODUCTION

Subject to the passing of Resolutions 2 and 4 at the General Meeting, the Company will have authority to issue up to 200 million Shares, in aggregate, pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme. Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares may be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme. Each Subsequent Issue may comprise a placing on similar terms to the Placing and may also comprise an open offer component on similar terms to the Open Offer and/or an offer for subscription on similar terms to the Offer for Subscription.

The Share Issuance Programme is flexible and may have a number of closing dates in order to provide the Company with the ability to issue Shares over a period of time. The Share Issuance Programme is intended to satisfy market demand for Shares and to raise further money after the Issue to increase the size of the Company and invest in accordance with the Company's investment policy.

The issue of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme has not been underwritten.

2 BACKGROUND TO, AND REASONS FOR, THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME

Subject to the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting, the Company will have the flexibility to issue Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis where there appears to be reasonable demand for Shares in the market, for example if the Ordinary Shares trade at a premium to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share. The Board may decide to issue C Shares, rather than Ordinary Shares, in circumstances where there is substantial investor demand such that an issue of Ordinary Shares would have the potential to exert "cash drag" on the performance of the existing Ordinary Shares. The assets representing the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares would be accounted for as a separate pool, and the C Shares would bear a proportionate share of the Company's costs and expenses, until such pool is substantially invested in accordance with the Company's investment policy, following which the C Shares would be converted into Ordinary Shares based on the respective Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and the Net Asset Value per C Share.

For the purposes of assessing the Conversion Date of an issue of C Shares into Ordinary Shares, a separate pool underlying an issue of C Shares will be deemed to have been substantially invested when at least 85 per cent. (or such other percentage as the Directors will determine as part of the terms of issue or otherwise) of the assets attributable to that class of C Shares has been invested in accordance with the Company's investment policy. The rights attaching to C Shares, including the rights as to Conversion, are described in paragraph 3.7 of Part 4 of this Securities Note.

In utilising its discretion under the Share Issuance Programme and seeking such authorities in the future, the Board intends to take into account relevant factors, including the desirability of limiting the premium to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at which the Ordinary Shares trade in order to ensure that Shareholders and new investors who acquire Ordinary Shares are not disadvantaged by being required to acquire additional Ordinary Shares at a high premium to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.

3 BENEFITS OF THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME

The Directors believe that the issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme should yield the following principal benefits:

  • * Portfolio diversification: further diversifying the Portfolio by making additional investments;
  • * ongoing charges: growing the Company should spread operating costs over a larger capital base;
  • * liquidity: improving liquidity in the market for the Ordinary Shares;
  • * premium management: giving the Company the ability to issue Shares, so as to better manage the premium at which the Ordinary Shares may trade relative to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share; and

* Net Asset Value enhancement: enhancing the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share of existing Ordinary Shares through new issuance of Ordinary Shares at a premium to the prevailing estimated Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.

The Directors will consider the potential impact of any Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme on the payment of dividends to Shareholders, and intend to ensure that it will not result in any material dilution of the dividends per Ordinary Share that the Company may be able to pay.

4 THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME

The Share Issuance Programme will open on the date of Initial Admission and will close on 4 July 2020 (or any earlier date on which it is fully subscribed, or otherwise at the discretion of the Directors).

The allotment of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme is at the discretion of the Directors (in consultation with Investec). Allotments may take place at any time prior to the final closing date of 4 July 2020 (or any earlier date on which it is fully subscribed). The size and frequency of each Subsequent Issue, and of each placing and/or open offer and/or offer for subscription component of each Subsequent Issue, will be determined in the sole discretion of the Company in consultation with Investec. In relation to each Subsequent Issue, which includes either an offer for subscription and/or an open offer component, a new securities note (a "Future Securities Note") and a new summary (a "Future Summary") will be published. An announcement of each Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme will be released through a Regulatory Information Service, including details of the type of Share (Ordinary Share or C Share), number of Shares to be allotted and the method for calculation of the relevant Sterling Share Issuance Programme Price for the allotment. Applications pursuant to any Placing-Only Issue under the Share Issuance Programme will be on the terms and conditions set out in Part 7 of this Securities Note.

There is no minimum subscription. The Share Issuance Programme is not being underwritten and, as at the date of this Securities Note, the actual number of Shares to be issued under the Share Issuance Programme is not known. The maximum number of Shares available under the Share Issuance Programme should not be taken as an indication of the number of Shares finally to be issued.

The net proceeds of any Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme are dependent, inter alia, on, the level of subscriptions received; the price at which such Shares are issued and the costs of the Subsequent Issue. It is expected that the costs of issuing Ordinary Shares under the Share Issuance Programme will be covered by issuing such Ordinary Shares at the Share Issuance Programme Price. The costs and expenses of any issue of C Shares under the Share Issuance Programme will be paid out of the gross proceeds of such issue of C Shares and will be borne by holders of C Shares only.

5 SCALING BACK

In the event of oversubscription of a Subsequent Issue, applications under the relevant Subsequent Issue will be scaled back at the absolute discretion of the Directors (in consultation with Investec).

The Directors reserve the right to scale back applications in whole or in part.

6 THE SHARE ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

Under the Share Issuance Agreement, Investec has undertaken, as agent for the Company, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme. Details of the Share Issuance Agreement are set out in the Registration Document.

Each allotment and issue of Shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme is conditional, inter alia, on (i) the Resolutions being passed at the General Meeting, (ii) Admission of the relevant Shares occurring by no later than 8.00 a.m. on such date as the Company and Investec may agree from time to time in relation to that Admission, not being later than 4 July 2020; (iii) a valid supplementary prospectus being published by the Company if such is required by the Prospectus Rules, and (iv) the Share Issuance Agreement being wholly unconditional (save as to Admission) and not having been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to any subsequent Admission.

In circumstances in which the conditions to a Subsequent Issue are not fully met, the relevant issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Agreement will not take place.

7 THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME PRICE

Subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules, the minimum price at which Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, which will be in Sterling, will be calculated by reference to an appropriate Sterling conversion of the applicable Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share together with a premium intended to cover the costs and expenses of any Subsequent Issue (including, without limitation, any placing commissions). Fractions of Ordinary Shares will not be issued. Please see "Calculation of Applicable Issue Price and Share Issuance Programme Price" on page 15 of this Securities Note.

The issue price of any C Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be 100 pence per C Share.

The Share Issuance Programme Price will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service as soon as practicable in conjunction with each Subsequent Issue.

8 VOTING DILUTION

If 200 million Ordinary Shares were to be issued pursuant to Subsequent Issues, and assuming the Issue had been subscribed as to 100 million Ordinary Shares, a subscriber to the Issue, who had taken up their Basic Entitlement, but who did not participate in any of the Subsequent Issues would suffer further dilution of 41 per cent. in respect of their voting control in the Company immediately after the Subsequent Issues.

9 USE OF PROCEEDS

The Directors intend to use the net proceeds of any Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme to acquire investments in accordance with the Company's investment objective and investment policy.

10 ADMISSION AND SETTLEMENT

The Share Issuance Programme may have a number of closing dates in order to provide the Company with the ability to issue Shares over the duration of the Share Issuance Programme. Shares may be issued under the Share Issuance Programme from the date of Initial Admission until 4 July 2020.

Application will be made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange for all of the Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Any Admissions pursuant to Subsequent Issues will become effective and dealings will commence between the date of Initial Admission and 4 July 2020. All Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be allotted conditionally on such Admission occurring.

Shares will be issued in registered form and may be held in either certificated or uncertificated form. In the case of Shares to be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to a Subsequent Issue, these will be transferred to successful applicants through the CREST system.

It is anticipated that dealings in the Shares will commence approximately two Business Days after their allotment. Dealing in advance of the crediting of the relevant stock account shall be at the risk of the person concerned. Whilst it is expected that all Shares allotted pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be issued in uncertificated form, if any Shares are issued in certificated form it is expected that share certificates will be despatched approximately one week following Admission of the Shares, at the Shareholder's own risk.

The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is GB00BD9PXH49 and the SEDOL code is BD9PXH4.

The ISIN number of the C Shares is GB00BD9PXJ62 and the SEDOL code is BD9PXJ6.

Any Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will rank pari passu with the Ordinary Shares then in issue (save for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares by reference to a record date prior to the allotment of the relevant Ordinary Shares). The Ordinary Shares will be issued in registered form.

Any C Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will rank pari passu with any C Shares of the same class then in issue. The C Shares will be issued in registered form.

11 CREST

CREST is a paperless settlement procedure enabling securities to be evidenced otherwise than by a certificate and transferred otherwise than by written instrument. The Articles permit the holding of Shares under the CREST system. The Company shall apply for the Shares offered under the Share Issuance Programme to be admitted to CREST with effect from Admission. Accordingly, settlement of transactions in the Shares following a subsequent Admission may take place within the CREST system if any holder of such Shares so wishes.

12 OVERSEAS PERSONS

The attention of potential investors who are Overseas Persons is drawn to the paragraphs below.

The offer of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to Overseas Persons may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any applicable legal requirements to enable them to obtain Shares under the Share Issuance Programme. It is the responsibility of all Overseas Persons receiving this Securities Note and/or wishing to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to satisfy themselves as to full observance of the laws of the relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining all necessary governmental or other consents that may be required and observing all other formalities needing to be observed and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.

No person receiving a copy of this Securities Note in any territory other than the UK may treat the same as constituting an offer or invitation to him/her, unless in the relevant territory such an offer can lawfully be made to him/her without compliance with any further registration or other legal requirements.

Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees) receiving this Securities Note may not distribute or send it to any U.S. Person or in or into the United States or any other jurisdiction where to do so would or might contravene local securities laws or regulations. In particular, investors should note that the Company has not, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and the offer, issue and sale of the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares are only being offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States.

The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme if it appears to the Company or its agents to have been entered into in a manner that may involve a breach of the securities legislation of any jurisdiction.

13 TYPICAL INVESTOR

Shares issued pursuant to each Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme are only suitable for institutional investors and professionally-advised or non-advised private investors who understand and are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses (which may equal the whole amount invested) that may result from such an investment. Such investors may wish to consult an independent financial adviser who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities before investing in Shares in a Subsequent Issue.

PART 3

TAXATION

United Kingdom tax treatment of Shareholders

Prospective investors should consult their professional advisers concerning the possible tax consequences of their subscribing for, purchasing, holding or selling Shares. The following summary of the principal United Kingdom tax consequences applicable to Shareholders is based upon interpretations of existing laws in effect on the date of this Securities Note and no assurance can be given that courts or fiscal authorities responsible for the administration of such laws will agree with the interpretations or that changes in such laws will not occur. The tax and other matters described in this Securities Note are not intended as legal or tax advice. Each prospective investor must consult its own advisers with regard to the tax consequences of an investment in Shares. None of the Directors, the AIFM or the Investment Manager or any of their respective affiliates or agents accepts any responsibility for providing tax advice to any prospective investors.

Introduction

The information below, which relates only to United Kingdom taxation, summarises the advice received by the Board in so far as applicable to persons who are resident in the United Kingdom for taxation purposes and who hold Shares as an investment. It is based on current United Kingdom tax law and published practice, respectively, which law or practice is, in principle, subject to any subsequent changes therein (potentially with retrospective effect). Certain Shareholders, such as dealers in securities, collective investment schemes, insurance companies and persons acquiring their Shares in connection with their employment may be taxed differently and are not considered. The tax consequences for each Shareholder investing in the Company may depend upon the Shareholder's own tax position and upon the relevant laws of any jurisdiction to which the Shareholder is subject.

If you are in any doubt as to your tax position or you are subject to tax in a jurisdiction outside the UK, you should consult an appropriate professional adviser without delay.

Taxation of capital gains

Individual Shareholders who are resident in the UK for tax purposes will generally be subject to capital gains tax in respect of any gain arising on a disposal of their Shares. Each such individual has an annual exemption, such that capital gains tax is chargeable only on gains arising from all sources during the tax year in excess of this figure. The annual exemption is £12,000 for the tax year 2019–2020. Capital gains tax chargeable will be at the current rate of 10 per cent. (for basic rate tax payers) and 20 per cent. (for higher and additional rate tax payers) during the tax year 2019–2020.

Shareholders who are individuals and who are temporarily non-resident in the UK may, under antiavoidance legislation, still be liable to UK tax on any capital gain realised (subject to any available exemption or relief).

Corporate Shareholders who are resident in the UK for tax purposes will generally be subject to corporation tax on chargeable gains arising on a disposal of their Shares.

Capital losses realised on a disposal of Shares must be set off as far as possible against chargeable gains for the same tax year (or accounting period in the case of a corporate Shareholder), even if this reduces an individual Shareholder's total gain below the annual exemption. Any balance of losses is carried forward without time limit and set off against net chargeable gains (that is, after deducting the annual exemption) in the earliest later tax year. Losses cannot generally be carried back, with the exception of losses accruing to an individual Shareholder in the year of his death.

The acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any further open offer under the Share Issuance Programme) may not technically constitute a reorganisation of share capital for the purposes of UK taxation on chargeable gains. The published practice of HMRC to date in respect of open offers has been to treat an acquisition of shares by an existing shareholder up to their pro rata entitlement pursuant to the terms of an open offer as a reorganisation but it is understood that HMRC may not apply this practice in circumstances where an open offer is not made to all shareholders, as is the case in relation to the Open Offer (or any further open offer under the Share Issuance Programme).

If, or to the extent that the acquisition of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any further Open Offer under the Share Issuance Programme) is treated as a reorganisation of the Company's share capital for the purposes of the UK taxation on chargeable gains, a Shareholder should not be treated as acquiring a new asset or as making a disposal of any part of their corresponding holding of Ordinary Shares by reason of taking up all or part of that Shareholder's entitlement to Ordinary Shares. Instead, Ordinary Shares issued to a Shareholder should be treated as the same asset, and having been acquired at the same time, as that Shareholder's existing Ordinary Shares. The amount paid for the Ordinary Shares acquired under the Open Offer (or any further open offer under the Share Issuance Programme) up to a Shareholder's entitlement should be added to the base cost of that Shareholder's existing Ordinary Shares.

If, or to the extent that, the acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (or any further open offer under the Share Issuance Programme) is not treated by HMRC as a reorganisation, those shares should be treated as acquired separately from the existing Ordinary Shares. In that case, the share identification rules would need to be considered in respect of any subsequent disposal or deemed disposal of Ordinary Shares in order to establish which acquisition costs could be taken into account in computing any gain from the disposal or deemed disposal.

Taxation of dividends

Distributions made by the Company may either take the form of dividend income, or of ''qualifying interest income'' which may be designated as interest distributions for UK tax purposes. It is expected that the majority of the Company's distributions will take the form of dividend income, rather than qualifying interest income, in the period during which the proceeds of the Issue are invested; with the proportion increasing to a significant majority once that investment process has been completed. Prospective investors should note that the UK tax treatment of the Company's distributions may vary for a Shareholder in the Company depending upon the classification of such distributions. Prospective investors who are unsure about the tax treatment which will apply to them in respect of any distributions made by the Company should consult their own tax advisers.

Individual Shareholders

Non-interest distributions

In the event that the Directors do not elect for the "streaming" regime to apply to any dividends paid by the Company, the following statements summarise the expected UK tax treatment for individual Shareholders who receive dividends from the Company. The following statements would also apply to any dividends not treated as "interest distributions" were the Directors to elect for the streaming regime to apply.

A £2,000 annual tax free dividend allowance is available to UK individuals for the tax year 2019-20. Dividends received in excess of this threshold will be taxed, for the tax year 2019/20 at 7.5 per cent. (basic rate taxpayers), 32.5 per cent. (higher rate taxpayers) and 38.1 per cent. (additional rate taxpayers).

The Company will not be required to withhold tax at source when paying a dividend.

Interest distributions

Should the Directors elect to apply the "streaming" regime to any dividends paid by the Company, were the Company to designate any dividends paid as an "interest distribution", a UK resident Shareholder in receipt of such a dividend would be treated as though they had received a payment of interest. Such a Shareholder would be subject to UK income tax at the current rates of 20 per cent., 40 per cent. or 45 per cent., depending on the level of the Shareholder's income. No withholding tax will be applied to such distributions.

Each UK resident individual who is a basic rate taxpayer is entitled to a Personal Saving Allowance which exempts the first £1,000 of savings income (including distributions deemed as 'interest distributions' from an investment trust company). The exempt amount is reduced to £500 for higher rate taxpayers and additional rate taxpayers do not receive an allowance.

Other Shareholders

UK resident corporate Shareholders may be subject to corporation tax on dividends paid by the Company unless they fall within one of the exempt classes on Part 9A of CTA 2009. If, however, the Directors did elect for the "streaming" rules to apply, and such corporate Shareholders were to receive dividends designated by the Company as "interest distributions", they would be subject to corporation tax in the same way as a creditor in a loan relationship.

It is particularly important that prospective investors who are not resident in the UK for tax purposes obtain their own tax advice concerning tax liabilities on dividends received from the Company.

Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

Transfers on sale of Shares will generally be subject to UK stamp duty at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the consideration given for the transfer. The purchaser normally pays the stamp duty.

An agreement to transfer Shares will normally give rise to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax ("SDRT") at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable for the transfer. If a duly stamped transfer in respect of the agreement is produced within six years of the date on which the agreement is made (or, if the agreement is conditional, the date on which the agreement becomes unconditional) any SDRT paid is repayable, generally with interest, and otherwise the SDRT charge is cancelled. SDRT is, in general, payable by the purchaser.

Paperless transfers of Shares within the CREST system will generally be liable to SDRT, rather than stamp duty, at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable. CREST is obliged to collect SDRT on relevant transactions settled within the CREST system. Deposits of Shares into CREST will not generally be subject to SDRT, unless the transfer into CREST is itself for consideration.

ISA, SSAS and SIPP

Shares acquired by a UK resident individual Shareholder in the Offer for Subscription or on the secondary market (but not the Placing or any future placing under the Share Issuance Programme) should be eligible to be held in a stocks and shares ISA, subject to applicable annual subscription limits (£20,000 in the tax year 2019-2020).

Investments held in ISAs will be free of UK tax on both capital gains and income. The opportunity to invest in shares through an ISA is restricted to certain UK resident individuals aged 18 or over. Junior ISAs are available to children under the age of 18 who are resident in the UK subject to the annual allowance of £4,368 for the 2019-2020 tax year. Sums received by a Shareholder on a disposal of Shares would not count towards the Shareholder's annual limit; but a disposal of Shares held in an ISA will not serve to make available again any part of the annual subscription limit that has already been used by the Shareholder in that tax year.

Individuals wishing to invest in Shares through an ISA should contact their professional advisers regarding their eligibility.

The Directors have been advised that the Shares should be eligible for inclusion in a SIPP or a SSAS, subject to the discretion of the trustees of the SIPP or the SSAS, as the case may be.

Information reporting

The UK has entered into international agreements with a number of jurisdictions which provide for the exchange of information in order to combat tax evasion and improve tax compliance. These include, but are not limited to, an Inter-governmental Agreement with the U.S. in relation to FATCA and International Tax Compliance Agreements with Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. The UK has also introduced legislation implementing other international exchange of information arrangements, including the Common Reporting Standard developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Tax Matters. In connection with such agreements and arrangements the Company may, among other things, be required to collect and report to HMRC certain information regarding Shareholders and other account holders of the Company and HMRC may pass this information on to the authorities in other jurisdictions.

PART 4

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 SHARE CAPITAL

  • 1.1 The Ordinary Shares are (and the C Shares will) be denominated in Sterling.
  • 1.2 The legislation under which the Ordinary Shares have been and any new Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares will be created is the Companies Act.
  • 1.3 On 24 July 2019 resolutions of the Company will be considered at the General Meeting for the following purposes:
  • (a) that the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot up to 150 million Ordinary Shares ("Issue Shares") in connection with the Issue, such authority to expire on the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require the allotment of Issue Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired;
  • (b) that the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot in aggregate up to 200 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares ("Share Issuance Programme Shares") in connection with the Share Issuance Programme, such authority to expire on 30 July 2020 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require the allotment of Share Issuance Programme Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired;
  • (c) that, conditionally upon the passing of the resolution in paragraph (a) above, the Directors are generally empowered (pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act) to allot Issue Shares for cash pursuant to the authority referred to in in paragraph (a) above as if section 561 of the Companies Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to expire on the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require Issue Shares to be allotted after the expiry of such power and the Directors may allot Issue Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such power had not expired; and
  • (d) that, conditionally upon the passing of the resolution in paragraph (b) above, the Directors are generally empowered (pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act) to allot Share Issuance Programme Shares for cash pursuant to the authority referred to in paragraph (b) above as if section 561 of the Companies Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to expire on 30 July 2020 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting), save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require Share Issuance Programme Shares to be allotted after the expiry of such power and the Directors may allot Share Issuance Programme Shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if such power had not expired.
  • 1.4 Applicants who have signed and returned Application Forms in respect of the Offer for Subscription may not withdraw their applications for Ordinary Shares subject to their statutory rights of withdrawal in the event of the publication of a supplementary prospectus.

2 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

2.1 Other than as set out in the table below, as at 4 July 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this Securities Note), the Company was not aware of any person who was directly or indirectly interested in 3 per cent. of more of the issued share capital of the Company ("major shareholders"):

Name Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage of
issued share
capital
East Riding of Yorkshire Pension Fund 20,000,000 10.7
Aberdeen Private Wealth Management 15,700,745 8.4
Investec Wealth & Investment Ireland 14,564,351 7.8
CCLA Investment Management Limited 12,442,604 6.6
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management 10,694,362 5.7
Quilter Cheviot Investment Management 9,433,831 5.0
Close Brothers Asset Management 9,362,403 5.0
Hargreaves Lansdown Nominees Limited 8,653,952 4.6
AJ Bell 8,341,389 4.4
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (ND) 7,317,335 3.9
JM Finn Nominees Limited 5,866,097 3.1

2.2 Save as set out below, no Director has any interests (beneficial or non-beneficial) in the share capital of the Company as at 4 July 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Securities Note).

Director Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Percentage of
issued
ordinary
share capital*
Tony Roper 30,000 0.02
Caroline Gulliver 25,000 0.01
John Heawood 20,000 0.01
Diane Wilde 20,000 0.01
  • 2.3 The Company is not aware of any major shareholders which intend to subscribe pursuant to the Issue or the Share Issuance Programme, nor of any person who intends to subscribe for more than five per cent. of the Issue or Share Issuance Programme.
  • 2.4 The Directors have indicated that they intend to subscribe for the following number of Ordinary Shares via the Open Offer (though exercise of their Basic Entitlements and, where required, via the Excess Application Facility):
Director Number
of
Ordinary
Shares
Tony Roper 15,000
Caroline Gulliver 15,000
John Heawood 10,000
Diane Wilde 10,000

3 RIGHTS ATTACHED TO THE SHARES

The Articles contain provisions, inter alia, to the following effect:

3.1 Voting rights

  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, to any special terms as to voting on which any shares may have been issued or may from time-to-time be held and any suspension or abrogation of voting rights pursuant to the Articles, at a general meeting of the Company every member who is present in person shall, on a show of hands, have one vote, every proxy who has been appointed by a member entitled to vote on the resolution shall, on a show of hands, have one vote and every member present in person or by proxy shall, on a poll, have one vote for each share of which he is a holder. A Shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or vest all the votes he uses the same way. In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
  • (b) Unless the Board otherwise determines, no member is entitled to vote at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of Shareholders of any class of shares, either in person or by proxy, or to exercise any other right or privilege as a member in respect of any share held by him, unless all calls presently payable by him in respect of that share, whether alone or jointly with any other person, together with interest and expenses (if any) payable by such member to the Company have been paid or if he, or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in such shares, has been issued with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares and has failed in relation to any such shares to give the Company the required information within 14 days.
  • (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, where required by the Listing Rules, a vote must be decided by a resolution of the holders of the Company's shares that have been admitted to premium listing. In addition, where the Listing Rules require that a particular resolution must in addition be approved by the independent shareholders (as such term is defined in the Listing Rules), only independent shareholders who hold the Company's shares that have been admitted to premium listing can vote on such separate resolution.
  • 3.2 Dividends
  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and of the Articles, the Company may by ordinary resolution declare dividends to be paid to members according to their respective rights and interests in the profits of the Company. However, no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Board.
  • (b) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, the Board may declare and pay such interim dividends (including any dividend payable at a fixed rate) as appears to the Board to be justified by the profits of the Company available for distribution. If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes, the Board may pay such interim dividends on Shares which rank after shares conferring preferential rights with regard to dividends as well as on shares conferring preferential rights, unless at the time of payment any preferential dividend is in arrears. Provided that the Board acts in good faith, it shall not incur any liability to the holders of shares conferring preferential rights for any loss that they may suffer by the lawful payment of any interim dividend on any shares ranking after those preferential rights.
  • (c) All dividends, interest or other sums payable and unclaimed for a period of 12 months after having become payable may be invested or otherwise used by the Board for the benefit of the Company until claimed and the Company shall not be constituted a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends unclaimed for a period of 12 years after having become payable shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited and shall cease to remain owing by, and shall become the property of, the Company.
  • (d) The Board may, with the authority of an ordinary resolution of the Company, direct that payment of any dividend declared may be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets, and in particular of paid up shares or debentures of any other company, or in any one or more of such ways.

  • (e) The Board may also, with the prior authority of an ordinary resolution of the Company and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, offer to holders of shares the right to elect to receive shares, credited as fully paid, instead of the whole (or some part, to be determined by the Board) of any dividend specified by the ordinary resolution.

  • (f) Unless the Board otherwise determines, the payment of any dividend or other money that would otherwise be payable in respect of shares will be withheld if such shares represent at least 0.25 per cent. in nominal value of their class and the holder, or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in those shares, has been duly served with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares and has failed to supply the required information within 14 days. Furthermore such a holder shall not be entitled to elect to receive shares instead of a dividend.
  • 3.3 Winding up and continuation vote
  • (a) If the Company is wound up, with the sanction of a special resolution and any other sanction required by law and subject to the Companies Act, the liquidator may divide among the Shareholders in specie the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and for that purpose may value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders. With the like sanction, the liquidator may vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as he may with the like sanction determine, but no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities upon which there is a liability.
  • (b) The Directors are required to propose an ordinary resolution that the Company continue its business as presently constituted (the ''Continuation Resolution'') at the sixth annual general meeting of the Company and every third annual general meeting thereafter. If any Continuation Resolution is not passed, the Directors will cease further investment, the properties in the Company's property portfolio will be sold in an orderly fashion as market demand appears and the net funds, determined by the Directors as available for distribution, will be distributed to Shareholders.
  • 3.4 Transfer of shares
  • (a) Subject to any applicable restrictions in the Articles, each member may transfer all or any of his shares which are in certificated form by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any form approved by the Board. Such instrument must be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and (in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid up) by or on behalf of the transferee. The transferor is deemed to remain the holder of the share until the transferee's name is entered in the register of members.
  • (b) The Board may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register any transfer of a share in certificated form (or renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment) unless:
    • (i) it is in respect of a share which is fully paid up;
    • (ii) it is in respect of only one class of shares;
    • (iii) it is in favour of a single transferee or not more than four joint transferees;
    • (iv) it is duly stamped (if so required); and
    • (v) it is delivered for registration to the registered office for the time being of the Company or such other place as the Board may from time-to-time determine, accompanied (except in the case of (a) a transfer by a recognised person where a certificate has not been issued (b) a transfer of an uncertificated share or (c) a renunciation) by the certificate for the share to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to prove the title of the transferor or person renouncing and the due execution of the transfer or renunciation by him or, if the transfer or renunciation is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person to do so,

provided that the Board shall not refuse to register a transfer or renunciation of a partly paid share in certificated form on the grounds that it is partly paid in circumstances where such refusal would prevent dealings in such share from taking place on an open and proper basis on the market on which such share is admitted to trading. The Board may refuse to register a transfer of an uncertificated share in such other circumstances as may be permitted or required by the regulations and the relevant electronic system.

  • (c) Unless the Board otherwise determines, a transfer of shares will not be registered if the transferor or any other person whom the Company reasonably believes to be interested in the transferor's shares has been duly served with a notice pursuant to the Companies Act requiring such person to provide information about his interests in the Company's shares, has failed to supply the required information within 14 days and the shares in respect of which such notice has been served represent at least 0.25 per cent. in nominal value of their class, unless the member is not himself in default as regards supplying the information required and proves to the satisfaction of the Board that no person in default as regards supplying such information is interested in any of the shares the subject of the transfer, or unless such transfer is by way of acceptance of a takeover offer, in consequence of a sale on a recognised investment exchange or any other stock exchange outside the United Kingdom on which the Company's shares are normally traded or is in consequence of a bona fide sale to an unconnected party.
  • (d) If the Board refuses to register a transfer of a share, it shall send the transferee notice of its refusal, together with its reasons for refusal, as soon as practicable and in any event within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company.
  • (e) No fee shall be charged for the registration of any instrument of transfer or any other document relating to or affecting the title to any shares.
  • (f) If at any time the holding or beneficial ownership of any shares in the Company by any person (whether on its own or taken with other shares), in the opinion of the Directors: (i) would cause the assets of the Company to be treated as "plan assets" of any benefit plan investor under section 3(42) of ERISA or the U.S. Tax Code; or (ii) would or might result in the Company and/or its shares being required to register or qualify under the U.S. Investment Company Act and/or the U.S. Securities Act and/or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended and/or any laws of any state of the U.S. that regulate the offering and sale of securities; or (iii) may cause the Company not to be considered a "Foreign Private Issuer" under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended; or (iv) may cause the Company to be a "controlled foreign corporation" for the purpose of the U.S. Code; or (v) creates a significant legal or regulatory issue for the Company under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act 1956, as amended or regulations or interpretations thereunder, or (vi) would cause the Company adverse consequences under the foreign account tax compliance provisions of the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, then any shares which the Directors decide are shares which are so held or beneficially owned ("Prohibited Shares") must be dealt with in accordance with paragraph (g) below. The Directors may at any time give notice in writing to the holder of a share requiring him to make a declaration as to whether or not the share is a Prohibited Share.
  • (g) The Directors shall give written notice to the holder of any share which appears to them to be a Prohibited Share requiring him within 21 days (or such extended time as the Directors consider reasonable) to transfer (and/or procure the disposal of interests in) such share to another person so that it will cease to be a Prohibited Share. From the date of such notice until registration for such a transfer or a transfer arranged by the Directors as referred to below, the share will not confer any right on the holder to receive notice of or to attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company and of any class of shareholder and those rights will vest in the Chairman of any such meeting, who may exercise or refrain from exercising them entirely at his discretion. If the notice is not complied with within 21 days to the satisfaction of the Directors, the Directors shall arrange for the Company to sell the share at the best price reasonably obtainable to any other person so that the share will cease to be a Prohibited Share. The net proceeds of

sale (after payment of the Company's costs of sale and together with interest at such rate as the Directors consider appropriate) shall be paid over by the Company to the former holder upon surrender by him of the relevant share certificate (if applicable).

  • (h) Upon transfer of a share the transferee of such share shall be deemed to have represented and warranted to the Company that such transferee is acquiring shares in an offshore transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S and is not, nor is acting on behalf of: (i) a benefit plan investor and no portion of the assets used by such transferee to acquire or hold an interest in such share constitutes or will be treated as "plan assets" of any benefit plan investor under Section 3(42) of ERISA; and/or (ii) a U.S. Person.
  • 3.5 Variation of rights
  • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into shares of different classes, any of the rights for the time being attached to any shares (whether or not the Company may be or is about to be wound up) may from time-to-time be varied or abrogated in such manner (if any) as may be provided in the Articles by such rights or, in the absence of any such provision, either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of the relevant class (excluding any shares of that class held as treasury shares) or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the class.
  • (b) The quorum at every such meeting shall be not less than two persons present (in person or by proxy) holding at least one-third of the nominal amount paid up on the issued shares of the relevant class (excluding any shares of that class held as treasury shares) and at an adjourned meeting not less than one person holding shares of the relevant class or his proxy.

3.6 Alteration of share capital

The Company may by ordinary resolution:

  • (a) authorise the Directors to increase its share capital by allotting new shares;
  • (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger nominal value than its existing shares;
  • (c) subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, sub-divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller nominal value than its existing shares;
  • (d) determine that, as between the shares resulting from such a sub-division, one or more shares may, as compared with the others, have any such preferred, deferred or other rights or be subject to any such restrictions, as the Company has power to attach to unissued or new shares; and
  • (e) redenominate its share capital by converting shares from having a fixed nominal value in one currency to having a fixed nominal value in another currency.

3.7 C Shares and Deferred Shares

The rights and restrictions attaching to the C Shares and the Deferred Shares arising on their Conversion are summarised below.

(a) The following definitions apply for the purposes of this paragraph 3.7 only:

"Calculation Date" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares, the earliest of the:

  • (i) close of business on the date to be determined by the Directors occurring not more than 15 Business Days after the day on which the Company's appointed alternative investment fund manager shall have given notice to the Directors that at least 85 per cent. of the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares (or such other percentage as the Directors and the Company's appointed alternative investment fund manager shall agree) shall have been invested; or
  • (ii) close of business on the date falling nine calendar months after the allotment of that tranche of C Shares or if such a date is not a Business Day the next following Business Day; or

  • (iii) the close of business on such date as the Directors may decide is necessary to enable the Company to comply with its obligations in respect of Conversion of that tranche of C Shares; or

  • (iv) close of business on the day on which the Directors resolve that Force Majeure Circumstances have arisen or are in contemplation in relation to any tranche of C Shares;

"Conversion" means conversion of any tranche of C Shares into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares in accordance with paragraph (h) below;

"Conversion Date" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares, the close of business on such Business Day as may be selected by the Directors falling not more than 15 Business Days after the Calculation Date of such tranche of C Shares;

"Conversion Ratio" is the ratio of the Net Asset Value per C Share of the relevant tranche to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, which is calculated as:

Conversion Ratio = A B

$$
A = \frac{C-D}{E}
$$

$$
\mathbf{B} = \frac{\mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{G}}{\mathbf{H}}
$$

where:

"C" is the aggregate of:

  • (i) the value of the investments of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (other than investments which are subject to restrictions on transfer or a suspension of dealings, which are in each case to be valued in accordance with (ii) below) which are listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on a stock exchange calculated by reference to the bid-market quotations at close of business of, or, if appropriate, the daily average of the prices marked for, those investments on the relevant Calculation Date on the principal stock exchange or market where the relevant investment is listed, quoted, dealt in or traded, as derived from the relevant exchange's or market's recognised method of publication of prices for such investments where such published prices are available;
  • (ii) the value of all other investments of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (other than investments included in (i) above) calculated by reference to the Directors' belief as to a fair current value for those investments on the relevant Calculation Date after taking into account any other price publication services reasonably available to the Directors; and
  • (iii) the amount which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects, on the relevant Calculation Date, the value of the current assets of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche (excluding the investments valued under (i) and (ii) above but including cash and deposits with or balances at a bank and including any accrued income less accrued expenses and other items of a revenue nature);

"D" is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted from the assets attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the C Shares of the relevant tranche on the relevant Calculation Date;

"E" is the number of C Shares of the relevant tranche in issue on the relevant Calculation Date;

  • "F" is the aggregate of:
  • (iv) the value of all the investments of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (other than investments which are subject to restrictions on transfer or a suspension of dealings, which are in each case to be valued in accordance with (ii) below) which are listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on a stock exchange calculated by reference to the bid-market quotations at close of business of, or, if appropriate, the daily average of the prices marked for, those investments on the relevant Calculation Date on the principal stock exchange or market where the relevant investment is listed, quoted, dealt in or traded as derived from the relevant exchange's or market's recognised method of publication of prices for such investments where such published prices are available; and
  • (v) the value of all other investments of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (other than investments included in (i) above) calculated by reference to the Directors' belief as to a fair current value for those investments on the relevant Calculation Date after taking into account any other price publication services reasonably available to the Directors; and
  • (vi) the amount which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects, on the relevant Calculation Date, the value of the current assets of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares (excluding the investments valued under (i) and (ii) above but including cash and deposits with or balances at a bank and including any accrued income less accrued expenses and other items of a revenue nature);

"G" is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted in the calculation of F) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares on the relevant Calculation Date; and

"H" is the number of Ordinary Shares in issue on the relevant Calculation Date (excluding any Ordinary Shares held in treasury),

provided that the Directors shall make such adjustments to the value or amount of A and B as the Directors believe to be appropriate having regard among other things, to the assets of the Company immediately prior to the date on which the Company first receives the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares of the relevant tranche and/or to the reasons for the issue of the C Shares of the relevant tranche;

"Deferred Shares" means deferred shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company arising on Conversion;

"Existing Shares" means the Ordinary Shares in issue immediately prior to Conversion;

"Force Majeure Circumstances" means, in relation to any tranche of C Shares (i) any political and/or economic circumstances and/or actual or anticipated changes in fiscal or other legislation which, in the reasonable opinion of the Directors, renders Conversion necessary or desirable; (ii) the issue of any proceedings challenging, or seeking to challenge, the power of the Company and/or its Directors to issue the C Shares of the relevant tranche with the rights proposed to be attached to them and/or to the persons to whom they are, and/or the terms upon which they are proposed to be issued; or (iii) the giving of notice of any general meeting of the Company at which a resolution is to be proposed to wind up the Company, whichever shall happen earliest; and

References to Shareholders, C shareholders and deferred shareholders should be construed as references to holders for the time being of Ordinary Shares, C Shares of the relevant tranche and Deferred Shares respectively.

  • (b) The holders of the Ordinary Shares, any tranche of C Shares and the Deferred Shares shall, subject to the provisions of the Articles, have the following rights to be paid dividends:
  • (i) the Deferred Shares (to the extent that any are in issue and extant) shall entitle the holders thereof to a cumulative dividend at a fixed rate of one per cent. of the nominal amount thereof (the "Deferred Dividend") on the date six months after the Conversion Date on which such Deferred Shares were created in accordance with

paragraph (h) (the "Relevant Conversion Date") and on each anniversary of such date payable to the holders thereof on the register of members on that date as holders of Deferred Shares but shall confer no other right, save as provided herein, on the holders thereof to share in the profits of the Company. The Deferred Dividend shall not accrue or become payable in any way until the date six months after the Conversion Date and shall then only be payable to those holders of Deferred Shares registered in the register of members of the Company as holders of Deferred Shares on that date. It should be noted that given the proposed redemption of the Deferred Shares as described below, it is not expected that any dividends will accrue or be paid on such shares;

  • (ii) the holders of any tranche of C Shares shall be entitled to receive in that capacity such dividends as the Directors may resolve to pay out of the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche and from profits available for distribution which is attributable to the C Shares of that tranche;
  • (iii) the Existing Shares shall confer the right to dividends declared in accordance with the Articles;
  • (iv) the Ordinary Shares into which any tranche of C Shares shall convert shall rank pari passu with the Existing Shares for dividends and other distributions made or declared by reference to a record date falling after the relevant Calculation Date; and
  • (v) no dividend or other distribution shall be made or paid by the Company on any of its shares (other than any Deferred Shares for the time being in issue) between any Calculation Date and the relevant Conversion Date (both dates inclusive) and no such dividend shall be declared with a record date falling between any Calculation Date and the relevant Conversion Date (both dates inclusive).
  • (c) The holders of the Ordinary Shares, any tranche of C Shares, the Deferred Shares and the Management Shares shall, subject to the provisions of the Articles, have the following rights as to capital:
  • (i) the surplus capital and assets of the Company shall on a winding-up or on a return of capital (otherwise than on a purchase or redemption by the Company of any of its shares) at a time when one or more tranches of C Shares are for the time being in issue and prior to the Conversion Date be applied amongst the holders of the Existing Shares pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of Existing Shares, after having deducted therefrom:
    • (A) first, an amount equivalent to (C-D) for each tranche of C Shares in issue using the methods of calculation of C and D given in the definition of Conversion Ratio, which amount(s) shall be applied amongst the C shareholders of the relevant tranche(s) pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of C Shares of the relevant tranche;
    • (B) secondly, if there are Deferred Shares in issue, in paying to the holders of Deferred Shares one penny in aggregate in respect of every one million Deferred Shares (or part thereof) of which they are respectively the holders;
    • (C) thirdly, in paying to the holders of the Management Shares in respect of each such share the amount paid up or treated as paid up thereon,

for the purposes of this paragraph (i) the Calculation Date shall be such date as the liquidator may determine; and

  • (ii) the surplus capital and assets of the Company shall on a winding-up or on a return of capital (otherwise than on a purchase or redemption by the Company of any of its shares) at a time when no C Shares of any tranche are for the time being in issue be applied as follows:
  • (A) first, if there are Deferred Shares in issue, in paying to the deferred shareholders one penny in aggregate in respect of every one million Deferred Shares (or part thereof) of which they are respectively the holders;

  • (B) secondly, there will be paid to the holders of the Management Shares in respect of each such share the amount paid up or treated as paid up thereon; and

  • (C) thirdly, the surplus shall be divided amongst the Shareholders pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their holdings of Ordinary Shares.
  • (d) As regards voting:
  • (i) the C Shares shall carry the right to receive notice of and to attend and vote at any general meeting of the Company. The voting rights of holders of C Shares will be the same as that applying to holders of Existing Shares as set out in the Articles as if the C Shares and Existing Shares were a single class; and
  • (ii) the Deferred Shares shall not carry any right to receive notice of nor to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company.
  • (e) The following shall apply to the Deferred Shares:
  • (i) the C Shares shall be issued on such terms that the Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion (but not the Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion) may be redeemed by the Company in accordance with the terms set out herein;
  • (ii) immediately upon Conversion of any tranche of C Shares, the Company shall redeem all of the Deferred Shares which arise as a result of Conversion of that tranche for an aggregate consideration of one penny for all of the Deferred Shares so redeemed and the notice referred to in paragraph (h)(i)(B)1) below shall be deemed to constitute notice to each C Shareholder of the relevant tranche (and any person or persons having rights to acquire or acquiring C Shares of the relevant tranche on or after the Calculation Date) that the Deferred Shares shall be so redeemed; and
  • (iii) the Company shall not be obliged to: (i) issue share certificates to the deferred shareholders in respect of the Deferred Shares; or (ii) account to any deferred shareholder for the redemption moneys in respect of such Deferred Shares.
  • (f) Without prejudice to the generality of the Articles, for so long as any C Shares are for the time being in issue it shall be a special right attaching to the Existing Shares as a class and to the C Shares as a separate class that without the sanction or consent of such holders given in accordance with the Articles:
  • (i) no alteration shall be made to the Articles;
  • (ii) no allotment or issue will be made of any security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for any share capital of the Company other than the allotment or issue of further C Shares; and
  • (iii) no resolution of the Company shall be passed to wind-up the Company.

For the avoidance of doubt but subject to the rights or privileges attached to any other class of shares, the previous sanction of a special resolution of the holders of Existing Shares and C Shares, as described above, shall not be required in respect of:

  • (iv) the issue of further Ordinary Shares ranking pari passu in all respects with the Existing Shares (otherwise than in respect of any dividend or other distribution declared, paid or made on the Existing Shares by the issue of such further Ordinary Shares); or
  • (v) the sale of any shares held as treasury shares (as such term is defined in section 724 of the Companies Act) in accordance with sections 727 and 731 of the Companies Act or the purchase or redemption of any shares by the Company (whether or not such shares are to be held in treasury).
  • (g) For so long as any tranche of C Shares are for the time being in issue, until Conversion of such tranche of C Shares and without prejudice to its obligations under applicable laws the Company shall:

  • (i) procure that the Company's records, and bank and custody accounts shall be operated so that the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche can, at all times, be separately identified and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall, without prejudice to any obligations pursuant to applicable laws, procure that separate cash accounts, broker settlement accounts and investment ledger accounts shall be created and maintained in the books of the Company for the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche;

  • (ii) allocate to the assets attributable to the C Shares of that tranche such proportion of the income, expenses and liabilities of the Company incurred or accrued between the date on which the Company first receives the net proceeds of an issue of C Shares and the Calculation Date relating to such tranche of C Shares (both dates inclusive) as the Directors fairly consider to be attributable to that tranche of C Shares; and
  • (iii) give appropriate instructions to the AIFM to manage the Company's assets so that such undertakings can be complied with by the Company.
  • (h) In relation to any tranche of C Shares, the C Shares for the time being in issue of that tranche shall be sub-divided and converted into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares on the relevant Conversion Date in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph (h):
  • (i) the Directors shall procure that within 10 Business Days of the relevant Calculation Date:
    • (A) the Conversion Ratio as at the relevant Calculation Date and the numbers of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares to which each C Shareholder of that tranche shall be entitled on Conversion of that tranche shall be calculated; and
    • (B) the Auditors shall confirm that such calculations as have been made by the Company have, in their opinion, been performed in accordance with the Articles and are arithmetically accurate whereupon such calculations shall become final and binding on the Company and all holders of the Company's shares and any other securities issued by the Company which are convertible into the Company's shares, subject to the proviso immediately after the definition of H in paragraph (a) above.
    • 1) The Directors shall procure that, as soon as practicable following such confirmation and in any event within 10 Business Days of the relevant Calculation Date, a notice is sent to each C shareholder of the relevant tranche advising such shareholder of the Conversion Date, the Conversion Ratio and the numbers of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares to which such C shareholder of the relevant tranche will be entitled on Conversion.
    • 2) On conversion each C Share of the relevant tranche shall automatically subdivide into 10 conversion shares of one penny each and such conversion shares of one penny each shall automatically convert into such number of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares as shall be necessary to ensure that, upon such Conversion being completed:
      • * the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares into which the same number of conversion shares of one penny each are converted equals the number of C Shares of the relevant tranche in issue on the relevant Calculation Date multiplied by the relevant Conversion Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole Share); and
      • * each conversion share of one penny which does not so convert into an Ordinary Share shall convert into one Deferred Share.
    • 3) The Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion shall be divided amongst the former C shareholders of the relevant tranche pro rata according to their respective former holdings of C Shares of the relevant tranche (provided always that the Directors may deal in such

manner as they think fit with fractional entitlements to Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares arising upon Conversion including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, selling any Ordinary Shares representing such fractional entitlements and retaining the proceeds for the benefit of the Company).

  • 4) Forthwith upon Conversion, the share certificates relating to the C Shares of the relevant tranche shall be cancelled and the Company shall issue to each former C shareholder of the relevant tranche new certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares which have arisen upon Conversion to which he or she is entitled. Share certificates in respect of the Deferred Shares will not be issued.
  • 5) The Directors may make such adjustments to the terms and timing of Conversion as they in their discretion consider are fair and reasonable having regard to the interests of all Shareholders.

4 CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

4.1 Mandatory bid

The City Code applies to the Company. Under Rule 9 of the City Code, if:

  • (a) a person acquires an interest in shares which, when taken together with shares already held by him or persons acting in concert with him, carry 30 per cent. or more of the voting rights in the Company; or
  • (b) a person who, together with persons acting in concert with him, is interested in not less than 30 per cent. and not more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights in the Company acquires additional interests in shares which increase the percentage of shares carrying voting rights in which that person is interested,

the acquirer and, depending on the circumstances, its concert parties, would be required (except with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers) to make a cash offer for the outstanding shares at a price not less than the highest price paid for any interests in the shares by the acquirer or its concert parties during the previous 12 months.

4.2 Compulsory acquisition

Under sections 974 to 991 of the Companies Act, if an offeror acquires or contracts to acquire (pursuant to a takeover offer) not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which such offer relates it may then compulsorily acquire the outstanding shares not assented to the offer. It would do so by sending a notice to outstanding holders of shares telling them that it will compulsorily acquire their shares and then, six weeks later, it would execute a transfer of the outstanding shares in its favour and pay the consideration to the company, which would hold the consideration on trust for the outstanding holders of shares. The consideration offered to the holders whose shares are compulsorily acquired under the Companies Act must, in general, be the same as the consideration that was available under the takeover offer.

In addition, pursuant to section 983 of the Companies Act, if an offeror acquires or agrees to acquire not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which the offer relates, any holder of shares to which the offer relates who has not accepted the offer may require the offeror to acquire his shares on the same terms as the takeover offer.

The offeror would be required to give any holder of shares notice of his right to be bought out within one month of that right arising. Sell-out rights cannot be exercised after the end of the period of three months from the last date on which the offer can be accepted or, if later, three months from the date on which the notice is served on the holder of shares notifying them of their sell-out rights. If a holder of shares exercises its rights, the offeror is bound to acquire those shares on the terms of the takeover offer or on such other terms as may be agreed.

5 WORKING CAPITAL

The Company is of the opinion that the working capital available to the Group is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Securities Note.

6 CAPITALISATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

The following table, sourced from the Company's internal accounting records, shows the Company's unaudited indebtedness (distinguishing between guaranteed and unguaranteed, secured and unsecured indebtedness) as at 31 May 2019:

31 May 2019
(Unaudited)
(€'000)
Total current debt:
Guaranteed
Secured
Unguaranteed/unsecured 6,687
Total non-current debt (excluding current portion of long-term debt):
Guaranteed
Secured 63,200
Unguaranteed/unsecured
Total indebtedness 69,887

Post 31 May 2019, the Company has finalised and signed:

  • (i) an agreement for long term financing on its Dutch properties in Ede, Oss and Waddinxveen. This secured loan facility arranged with Berlin Hyp for a total value of €37.7 million has been fixed for a six year term with €29.7 million drawn down on 6 June 2019;
  • (ii) an agreement for long term financing on its Dutch property in 's-Heerenberg, The Netherlands. This secured loan facility arranged with Berlin Hyp for a total value of €8 million has been fixed for a six year term.

The following table, sourced from the Company's internal accounting records, shows the Company's unaudited capitalisation as at 31 December 2018 being the date of the Group's last published audited accounts. There has been no material change to this information since 31 December 2018:

31 December
2018
(Audited)
(€'000)
Capitalisation:
Share capital 2,122
Legal reserves
Other reserves 199,951
Total capitalisation 202,073

(1) Other reserves comprise the capital reduction reserve, but exclude retained earnings and the cash flow hedge reserve.

The following table shows the Company's unaudited net indebtedness as at 31 May 2019:

31 May 2019
(Unaudited)
(€'000)
Cash
Cash equivalent
Trading securities
14,387

Liquidity 14,387
Current financial receivables
Current bank debt
Current portion of non-current debt
Other current financial debt

(6,687)

Current financial debt (6,687)
Net-current financial liquidity 7,700
Non-current bank loans
Bonds issued
Other non-current loans
Non-current financial indebtedness
(63,200)


Net financial liquidity (55,000)

As at 31 May 2019 the Group had no indirect or contingent indebtedness.

7 GENERAL

  • 7.1 No application is being made for the Shares to be dealt with in or on any stock exchange or investment exchange other than the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange.
  • 7.2 On the assumption that Initial Gross Proceeds of approximately £100 million are raised pursuant to the Issue, the expenses payable by the Company are not expected to exceed £1.5 million (being 1.5 per cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds), resulting in Net Proceeds of approximately £98.5 million.
  • 7.3 The actual Net Proceeds are not known as at the date of this Securities Note but will be notified by the Company in a Regulatory Information Service announcement prior to Initial Admission in relation to the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Issue.
  • 7.4 The total net proceeds of the Share Issuance Programme will depend on the number of Shares issued throughout the life of the Share Issuance Programme, the applicable Share Issuance Programme Price of such Shares and the aggregate cost and commissions for each Subsequent Issue.
  • 7.5 Where third party information has been referenced in this Securities Note, the source of that third party information has been disclosed. All information in this Securities Note that has been sourced from third parties has been accurately reproduced and, as far as the Company is aware and able to ascertain from information published by such third parties, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.

Dated: 5 July 2019

PART 5

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

Article 23 Disclosures

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC (the "Company")

This Part 5 contains the information required to be made available to investors in the Company before they invest, pursuant to Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the "AIFM Directive") and UK implementing measures (the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations No.1773/2013, and consequential amendments to the FCA Handbook).

The table below sets out information required to be disclosed pursuant to the AIFM Directive and related national implementing measures.

This document contains solely that information that Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited (as the alternative investment fund manager of the Company) (the "AIFM") is required to make available to investors pursuant to the AIFM Directive and should not be relied upon as the basis for any investment decision.

DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT DISCLOSURE OR LOCATION OF RELEVANT DISCLOSURE
(a) a description of the
investment strategy and
objectives of the Company;
Information on the investment strategy and objectives of the Company
are outlined in section 2 of Part 1 and sections 1 and 2 of Part 2 of the
Registration Document.
(b) if the Company is a feeder
fund, information on where the
master fund is established;
Not applicable.
(c) if the Company is a fund of
funds, information on where the
underlying funds are established;
Not applicable.
(d) a description of the types of
assets in which the Company
may invest;
The type of assets in which the Company may invest are outlined in
section 2 of Part 1 and Part 2 of the Registration Document.
(e) the investment techniques
that the Company, or the AIFM
The investment techniques to be used by the Company are described
in Part 2 of the Registration Document.
on behalf of the Company, may
employ and all associated risks;
The section entitled "Risk Factors" of this Securities Note and the
section entitled "Risk Factors" of the Registration Document provide an
overview of the risks involved in investing in the Company.
(f) any applicable investment
restrictions;
The investment restrictions applicable to the Company are set out in
section 2 of Part 1 of the Registration Document under the heading
"Diversification of risk".
(g) the circumstances in which
the Company may use leverage;
(h) the types and sources of
The circumstances in which the Company may use leverage and the
restrictions on the use of leverage are described in section 2 of Part 1 of
the Registration Document under the heading "Borrowing and gearing".
leverage permitted and the
associated risks;
The types and sources of leverage permitted are described in section 2
of Part 1 of the Registration Document under the heading "Borrowings
and gearing".
(i) the maximum level of
leverage which the AIFM is
entitled to employ on behalf of
Company's
Certain risks associated with
the
use of leverage are
described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Registration Document.
the Company; The
AIFM
Directive
prescribes
two
methods
of
measuring
and
expressing leverage (as opposed to gearing) and requires disclosure
of the maximum amount of "leverage" the Company might be subject to.
The definition of leverage is wider than that of gearing and includes
exposures that are not considered to be gearing.
Without prejudice to the foregoing (in compliance with the investment
policy concerning gearing), the Company has set a maximum leverage
limit of 1.85x on a "commitment basis" and 3.65x on a "gross" basis.
The Company may make use of hedging as described in section 4 of
the heading "Hedging
Part 1 of the Registration Document under
policy".
(j) any collateral and asset reuse
arrangements;
Not applicable.
(2) a description of the
procedures by which the
Company may change its
investment strategy or
investment policy, or both;
No
material
change
will
be
made
to
the
investment
policy
and
investment
restrictions
without
the
approval
of
Shareholders
by
ordinary resolution and the approval of the FCA. Any change to the
investment policy or investment restrictions which does not amount to a
material change to the investment policy may be made by the Company
without the approval of Shareholders.
(3) a description of the main
legal implications of the
contractual relationship entered
into for the purpose of
investment, including information
on jurisdiction, the applicable law
and the existence or absence of
any legal instruments providing
The Company is a company limited by shares, incorporated in England
and Wales. While investors acquire an interest in the Company on
subscribing for or purchasing Shares, the Company is the sole legal
and/or beneficial owner of its investments. Consequently, Shareholders
have no direct legal or beneficial interest in those investments. The
liability of Shareholders for the debts and other obligations of the
Company is limited to the amount unpaid, if any, on the shares held by
them.
for the recognition and
enforcement of judgments in the
territory where the Company is
established;
Shareholders' rights in respect of their investment in the Company are
governed by the Articles and the Companies Act. Under English law,
the following types of claim may in certain circumstances be brought
against a company by its shareholders: contractual claims under its
articles
of
association;
claims
in
misrepresentation
in
respect
of
statements made in its prospectus and other marketing documents;
unfair prejudice claims; and derivative actions. In the event that a
Shareholder considers that it may have a claim against the Company in
connection with such investment in the Company, such Shareholder
should consult its own legal advisers.
Jurisdiction and applicable law
As noted above, Shareholders' rights are governed principally by the
Articles and the Companies Act. By subscribing for Shares, investors
agree
to
be
bound
by
the
Articles
which
are
governed
by,
and
construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
Regulation (EC) 593/2008 ("Rome I") must be applied in all member
states of the European Union (other than Denmark). Accordingly, where
a matter comes before the courts of a relevant member state, the
choice of a governing law in any given agreement is subject to the
provisions of Rome I. Under Rome I, the member state's court may
apply any rule of that member state's own law which is mandatory
irrespective of the governing law and may refuse to apply a rule of
governing law if it is manifestly incompatible with the public policy of
that member state. Further, where all other elements relevant to the
situation at the time of the choice are located in a country other than the
country whose law has been chosen, the choice of the parties shall not
prejudice the application of provisions of the law of that other country
which cannot be derogated from by agreement.
Shareholders should note that there are a number of legal instruments
providing for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in
England.
Depending on the
nature
and jurisdiction of
the original
judgment, Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the
recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial
matters, Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order
for
uncontested
claims,
the
Convention
on
jurisdiction
and
the
recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial
matters done at Lugano on 30 October 2007, the Administration of
Justice Act 1920 and the Foreign Judgment (Reciprocal Enforcement)
Act 1933 may apply. There are no legal instruments providing for the
recognition and enforcement of judgments obtained in jurisdictions
outside those covered by the instruments listed above, although such
judgments might be enforceable at common law.
(4) the identity of the AIFM, the The AIFM
Company's depositary, the
auditor and any other service
providers and a description of
their duties and the investors'
rights;
Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Company has appointed
Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited to act as the Company's
AIFM. The AIFM maintains responsibility for implementing appropriate
portfolio
and
risk
management
standards
and
procedures
for
the
Company and also carries out the on-going oversight functions and
ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of the AIFM Rules.
Further details of the Management Agreement are set out in Part 5 of
the Registration Document.
The Investment Manager
The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to the Amsterdam
branch
of
Aberdeen
Standard
Investments
Ireland
Limited
as
Investment
Manager,
another
member
of
the
Aberdeen
Standard
Investments Group.
Administrator and Company Secretary
The AIFM has also been appointed by the Company under the terms of
the
Management
Agreement
to
provide
day-to-day
administration
services
to
the
Company
and
provide
the
general
company
secretarial functions required by the Companies Act.
In this role, the AIFM provides certain administrative services to the
Company which includes reporting the Net Asset Value, bookkeeping
and
accounts
preparation.
The
AIFM
has
currently
delegated
the
provision of these accounting and administration services to State
Street Bank and Trust Company.

The AIFM has also delegated the provision of the general company secretarial services to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

Registrar

The Company utilises the services of Equiniti Limited as registrar in relation to the transfer and settlement of Shares.

Depositary

NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited is the sole depositary of the alternative investment funds set out in a depositary agreement with the AIFM and the Company.

Auditor

KPMG LLP provides audit services to the Company. The auditor's principal responsibilities are to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements of the Company in accordance with applicable law and auditing standards. The annual report and accounts are prepared according to accounting standards laid out under IFRS, and EPRA's best practice recommendations.

Investors' Rights

The Company is reliant on the performance of third party service providers, including the AIFM, the Auditors and the Registrar.

Without prejudice to any potential right of action in tort that a Shareholder may have to bring a claim against a service provider, each Shareholder's contractual relationship in respect of its investment in Shares is with the Company only. Accordingly, no Shareholder will have any contractual claim against any service provider with respect to such service provider's default.

In the event that a Shareholder considers that it may have a claim against a third party service provider in connection with such Shareholder's investment in the Company, such Shareholder should consult its own legal advisers.

The above is without prejudice to any right a Shareholder may have to bring a claim against an FCA authorised service provider under section 138D of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (which provides that breach of an FCA rule by such service provider is actionable by a private person who suffers loss as a result), or any tortious cause of action. Shareholders who believe they may have a claim under section 138D of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or in tort, against any service provider in connection with their investment in the Company, should consult their legal adviser.

Shareholders who are "Eligible Complainants" for the purposes of the FCA "Dispute Resolutions Complaints" rules (natural persons, microenterprises and certain charities or trustees of a trust) are able to refer any complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service ("FOS") (further details of which are available at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk). Additionally, Shareholders may be eligible for compensation under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme ("FSCS") if they have claims against an FCA authorised service provider which is in default. There are limits on the amount of compensation available. Further information about the FSCS is at www.fscs.org.uk. To determine eligibility in relation to either the FOS or the FSCS, Shareholders should consult the respective websites above and speak to their legal advisers.

(5) a description of how the
AIFM complies with the
requirements of Article 9(7) of
the AIFM Directive;
The AIFM has effective internal operational risk management policies
and procedures in order to appropriately identify, measure, manage
and monitor operational risks, including professional liability risks, to
which
it
is
or
could
reasonably
be
exposed.
These
policies
and
procedures are subject to regular review and the operational risk
management activities are performed independently as part of the risk
management policy.
The management of operational risk, through the risk and control self
assessment process, is aimed at identifying risks in existing processes
and improving existing controls to reduce their likelihood of failure and
the impact of losses. All risks and events are facilitated via the internal
risk management system, which provides a platform to facilitate the
convergence of governance, risk and compliance.
The AIFM is required to cover professional liability risks, such as the
risk of loss of documents evidencing title of assets to the Company, and
complies with such requirement by maintaining an amount of its own
funds in accordance with the AIFM Directive.
(6) a description of:
(a) any management function
delegated by the AIFM;
The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to the Amsterdam
branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland Limited.
(b) any safe-keeping function
delegated by the depositary;
The Depositary has sub-delegated safe-keeping functions to State
Street Bank and Trust Company.
(c) the identity of each delegate
appointed in accordance with
FUND 3.10 (Delegation);
The AIFM has delegated portfolio management to Aberdeen Standard
Investments Ireland Limited.
(d) any conflicts of interest that
may arise from such delegations;
The
AIFM
and
the
Investment
Manager
may,
in
their
absolute
discretion, effect transactions in which they or any of their affiliated
companies
has,
directly
or
indirectly,
a
material
interest,
or
a
relationship of any description with another party which may involve a
potential conflict with the duty to the Company. The AIFM and the
Investment Manager will ensure that such transactions are effected on
terms which are not materially less favourable to the Company than if
the potential conflict had not existed. Full policy information is available
on Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's website: www.aberdeen-asset.
com/doc.nsf/Lit/LegalDocumentationGroupConflictInterestPolicy.
The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their affiliates are involved in
other financial, investment or professional activities which may on
occasion
give
rise
to
conflicts
of
interest
with
the
Company.
In
particular, the AIFM and the Investment Manager manage funds other
than
the
Company
and
may
provide
investment
management,
investment advisory or other services in relation to those funds or
future funds which may have similar investment policies to that of the
Company.
The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their affiliates may carry on
investment activities for other accounts in which the Company has no
interest. The AIFM, the Investment Manager and their affiliates may
also provide management services to other clients, including other
collective investment vehicles. The AIFM, the Investment Manager and
their affiliates may give advice and recommend securities to other
managed accounts or investment funds which may differ from advice
given to, or investments recommended or bought for, the Company,
even though their investment policies may be the same or similar.
(7) a description of the
Company's valuation procedure
and of the pricing methodology
for valuing assets, including the
methods used in valuing any
hard-to-value assets, in
accordance with Article 19 of the
AIFM Directive;
Properties
are
valued
quarterly
by
the
AIFM
(as
advised
by
independent third party valuation advisers as may be appointed by
the
AIFM from
time to time)
in accordance with locally accepted
professional valuation standards, with such valuations being reviewed
quarterly by the Board. The Net Asset Value attributable to the Ordinary
Shares and the C Shares (if relevant) is prepared by the AIFM (or its
affiliates) and published quarterly, together with details of the Portfolio,
based on the properties' most recent valuation, calculated under IFRS.
The Net Asset Value is published through a Regulatory Information
Service as soon as practicable after the end of the relevant quarter.
Consistent
with
other
listed
European
real
estate
investment
companies, the Directors expect to follow the guidance published by
EPRA and to disclose adjusted measures of Net Asset Value and
earnings per Ordinary Share which are designed by EPRA to better
reflect the core long-term operations of the business.
If the Directors consider that any of the above bases of valuation are
inappropriate in any particular case, or generally, they may adopt such
other
valuation
procedures
as
they
consider
reasonable
in
the
circumstances.
(8) a description of the
Company's liquidity risk
management, including the
The Company is a closed-end listed investment company and, as such,
Shareholders in the Company have no right to redeem their Shares.
redemption rights of investors in
normal and exceptional
circumstances, and the existing
Liquidity risk is therefore the risk that a position held by the Company
cannot be realised at a reasonable value sufficiently quickly to meet the
obligations (primarily, debt) of the Company as they fall due.
redemption arrangements with
investors;
In managing the Company's assets therefore the AIFM seeks to ensure
that the Company holds at all times sufficient assets to enable it to
discharge its payment obligations.
(9) a description of all fees,
charges and expenses, and the
maximum amounts directly or
The costs and expenses (including irrecoverable VAT) of, and incidental
to, the Issue payable by the Company are expected to be 1.5 per cent.
of the Initial Gross Proceeds.
indirectly borne by investors; The
fees
and
expenses
payable
to
the
AIFM
are
described
in
section 2.5 of Part 5 of the Registration Document.
Other than in respect of expenses of, or incidental to, the Issue and
Initial Admission which the Company intends to pay out of the proceeds
of the Issue, there are no commissions, fees or expenses to be charged
to investors by the Company under the Issue.
Fees, charges and expenses following Initial Admission are outlined in
section 5.3 of Part 5 of the Registration Document.
(10) a description of how the
AIFM ensures a fair treatment of
investors;
The Directors of the Company have certain statutory duties with which
they must comply. These include a duty upon each Director to act in the
way he considers, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the
success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole. As a
company listed on the FCA's Official List, the Company is required
under the Premium Listing Principles to treat all Shareholders of a given
class equally.
The AIFM maintains a conflicts of interest policy to avoid and manage
any conflicts of interest that may arise between the AIFM (and its
affiliates) and the Company.
No investor has a right to obtain preferential treatment in relation to their
investment in the Company and the Company does not give preferential
treatment to any investors.
The Shares of the same class rank pari passu with each other.
(11) whenever an investor
obtains preferential treatment or
the right to obtain preferential
treatment, a description of:
Not applicable.
(a) that preferential treatment; Not applicable.
(b) the type of investors who
obtain such preferential
treatment; and
Not applicable.
(c) where relevant, their legal or
economic links with the
Company;
Not applicable.
(12) the procedure and
conditions for the issue and sale
of units or shares;
The terms and conditions under which investors can subscribe for
Shares are set out in Parts 7, 8 and 9 of this Securities Note.
(13) the latest net asset value of
the Company or the latest
market price of the unit or share
of the Company, in accordance
with Article 19 of the AIFM
Directive;
As at 31 March 2019, the unaudited Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share was €1.06.
When published, Net Asset Value announcements can be found on the
Company's website: www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk.
(14) the latest annual report, in
line with Article 22 of the AIFM
Directive;
The Company has published its annual report for the period ended
31 December 2018 in accordance with FUND 3.3.
When published, annual reports can be found on the Company's
website: www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk.
(15) where available, the
historical performance of the
Company;
The Company has published its audited financial statements for the
period from 25 October 2017 to 31 December 2018.
When published, annual and interim financial statements can be found
on the Company's website: www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk.
(16)
(a) the identity of the prime
brokerage firm;
Not applicable.
(b) a description of any material
arrangements of the Company
with its prime brokerage firm and
the way any conflicts of interest
are managed;
Not applicable.
(c) the provision in the contract
with the depositary on the
possibility of transfer and reuse
of Company assets; and
Not applicable.
(d) information about any
transfer of liability to the prime
brokerage firm that may exist;
and
Not applicable.
(17) a description of how and
when the information required
under paragraphs 4 and 5 of
Article 23 of the AIFM Directive
In order to meet the requirements of paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 23 of
the AIFM Directive, the Company intends to disclose annually in the
Company's annual report (or in such manner as the AIFM and the
Board consider appropriate):
will be disclosed. the percentage of the Company's assets that are subject to
(1)
special
arrangements
arising
from
their
illiquid
nature
if
applicable;
(2)
any new arrangements for managing the liquidity of the Company;
and
(3)
the current risk profile of the Company and the risk management
systems employed by the AIFM to manage those risks.
Information
will
also
be
provided
to
investors
regarding
any
changes to:
(a)
the maximum level of leverage that the AIFM may employ on
behalf of the Company;
(b)
any right of reuse of collateral or any guarantee granted
under the leveraging arrangement; and
(c)
the total amount of leverage employed by the Company.

PART 6

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply throughout this Securities Note unless the context requires otherwise:

Admission admission of any Shares issued pursuant to any Subsequent
Issue under the Share Issuance Programme to the premium listing
segment of the Official List and admission of such Shares to
trading on the main market for listed securities of the London
Stock Exchange
Affiliate an
affiliate
of,
or
person
affiliated
with,
a
specified
person,
including a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the person specified
AIFM Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited
AIFM Directive the Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
AIFM Rules the
AIFM
Directive
and
all
applicable
rules
and
regulations
implementing the AIFM Directive in the UK, including without
limitation the AIFM Regulations and all relevant provisions of the
FCA Handbook
AIFM Regulations the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 of
the United Kingdom (SI 2013/1773)
alternative investment fund
manager
an alternative investment fund manager within the meaning of the
AIFM Directive
Application Form the application form attached to this Securities Note for use in
connection with the Offer for Subscription
Articles the articles of association of the Company
Basic Entitlements the entitlements of Qualifying Shareholders to apply for Ordinary
Shares pursuant to the Open Offer as set out in Part 8 of this
Securities Note
Board the board of Directors of the Company or any duly constituted
committee thereof
Business Day any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good
Friday or a bank holiday in the City of London
Calculation Date has the meaning given in paragraph 3.7 of Part 4 of this Securities
Note
Capital gains tax or CGT UK taxation of capital gains or corporation tax on chargeable
gains, as the context may require
certificated or in certificated
form
not in uncertificated form
City Code the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Companies Act the Companies Act 2006 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
Company Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
Conversion the conversion of C Shares into Ordinary Shares in accordance
with the Articles and as described in paragraph 3.7 of Part 4 of this
Securities Note
Conversion Date has the meaning given in paragraph 3.7 of Part 4 of this Securities
Note
Conversion Ratio has the meaning given in paragraph 3.7 of Part 4 of this Securities
Note
CREST the computerised settlement system operated by Euroclear which
facilitates the transfer of title to shares in uncertificated form
C Shares C shares of £0.10 each in the capital of the Company
CTA 2009 Corporation Tax Act 2009 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
CTA 2010 Corporation Tax Act 2010 and any statutory modification or re
enactment thereof for the time being in force
Depositary NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services Limited
Directors the directors from time to time of the Company and "Director" is to
be construed accordingly
Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules
the disclosure guidance and transparency rules made by the
Financial Conduct Authority under section 73A of FSMA
DP Act the Data Protection Act 2018
EEA the states which comprise the European Economic Area
EFTA the European Free Trade Association
EPRA the European Public Real Estate Association
ERISA U.S.
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1976,
as
amended
Euro the single European currency unit adopted by certain members of
the EU
Euroclear Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited, being the operator of CREST
European Union or EU the
European
Union
first
established
by
the
treaty
made
at
Maastricht on 7 February 1992
Excess Application Facility the arrangement pursuant to which Qualifying Shareholders may
apply for additional Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic
Entitlement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Open Offer
Excess CREST Open Offer
Entitlement
in respect of each Qualifying CREST Shareholder, the entitlement
(in addition to his Basic Entitlement) pursuant to the Open Offer to
apply for Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Excess Application
Facility, which is conditional on him taking up his Basic Entitlement
in full
Excluded Shareholders subject to certain exceptions, Shareholders who have a registered
address in, who are incorporated in, registered in or otherwise
resident or located in any Excluded Territory
Excluded Territory Australia, Canada, Japan and the Republic of South Africa, New
Zealand, the U.S. and any member state of the EEA (with the
exception of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and The
Netherlands)
and
any
jurisdiction
where
the
extension
or
availability of the Issue would breach any applicable laws or
regulations
Existing Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares existing at the Record Date
FATCA the
U.S.
Foreign
Account
Tax
Compliance
Act
of
2010,
as
amended
FCA Handbook the FCA handbook of rules and guidance as amended from time
to time
FSMA the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and any statutory
modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force
Future Securities Note a securities note to be issued in the future by the Company in
respect of a Subsequent Issue, (other than a Placing-Only Issue)
pursuant
to
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
and
subject
to
separate approval by the FCA
Future Summary a summary to be issued in the future by the Company in respect of
a Subsequent Issue (other than a Placing-Only Issue) pursuant to
the Share Issuance Programme and subject to separate approval
by the FCA
GDPR Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the
Council 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with
regard
to
the
processing
of
personal
data
and
on
the
free
movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC
General Meeting the general meeting of the Company to be held at 10.30 a.m. on
24 July 2019
Group the
Company
and
the
other
companies
in
its
group
for
the
purposes of Section 606 of CTA 2010
HMRC Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
IFRS international financial reporting standards as endorsed by the
European Union
IGAs intergovernmental agreements
Initial Admission admission of the Ordinary Shares to the premium listing segment
of the Official List of the FCA and admission of the Ordinary
Shares to trading on the main market for listed securities of the
London Stock Exchange pursuant to the Issue
Issue the issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing, the Open
Offer and the Offer for Subscription
Initial Gross Proceeds the gross proceeds of the Issue
Intermediary a financial intermediary that is appointed by Investec and/or the
Company to offer Ordinary Shares to retail investors under the
Offer for Subscription and reference to "Intermediaries" shall be
construed accordingly
Investec Investec Bank plc
Investment Manager the Amsterdam branch of Aberdeen Standard Investments Ireland
Limited
ISA UK individual savings account
Issue Price 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share
KID the key information document in respect of an investment in the
Company prepared by the AIFM in accordance with the PRIIPs
Regulation
Listing Rules the listing rules made by the FCA under section 73A of FSMA
London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange plc
member account ID the identification code or number attached to any member account
in CREST
Net Asset Value the value, as at any date, of the assets of the Company after
deduction
of
all
liabilities
determined
in
accordance
with
the
accounting policies adopted by the Company from time-to-time
Net Asset Value per C Share at any time the Net Asset Value attributable to the C Shares
divided by the number of C Shares in issue (other than C Shares
held in treasury) at the date of calculation
Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share
at any time the Net Asset Value attributable to the Ordinary Shares
divided by the number of Ordinary Shares in issue (other than
Ordinary Shares held in treasury) at the date of calculation
Net Proceeds the proceeds of the Issue, after deduction of the Company's costs
and expenses
Offer or Offer for Subscription the offer for subscription of Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price on
the terms set out in Part 9 of this Securities Note
Official List the official list maintained by the FCA pursuant to Part VI of FSMA
Open Offer the conditional offer to Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to the
Issue which is expected to close on 25 July 2019, constituting an
invitation to apply for Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to
the conditions set out in Part 8 of this Securities Note and, in the
case of Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders only, the Open Offer
Application Form
Open Offer Application Form the
personalised
application
form
on
which
Qualifying
Non
CREST Shareholders may apply for Ordinary Shares under the
Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility
Ordinary Shares ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company
and "Ordinary Share" shall be construed accordingly
Overseas Persons a potential investor who is not resident in, or who is not a citizen of,
the UK
Placees any person who agrees to subscribe for Shares pursuant to the
Placing
and/or
any
future
placing
under
the
Share
Issuance
Programme
Placing the conditional placing of Ordinary Shares by Investec at the Issue
Price as described in Part 7 of this Securities Note
Placing-Only Issue an issue under the Share Issuance Programme which comprises
only a placing and does not include an offer for subscription or an
open offer component
Plans a
tax qualified
annuity
plan
described
in
section
405
of
the
U.S. Tax Code and an individual retirement account or individual
retreat annuity as described in section 408 of the U.S. Tax Code
Portfolio the current property portfolio as at the date of this Securities
Note as described in Part 3 of the Registration Document (but
excluding
for
the
avoidance
of
doubt
any
assets
on
which
contracts have been exchanged but not yet completed)
PRIIPS Regulation Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents
for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products and
its implementing and delegated acts
Privacy Notice the Company's privacy notice, a copy of which is available for
Company's
consultation
on
the
website
at
www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk
Prospectus (i)
in relation to the Issue and any subsequent Placing-Only
Issues; together the Summary, the Registration Document
and this Securities Note
(ii) in relation to any Subsequent Issue (not being a Placing
Only
Issue);
together
the
Future
Summary
and
Future
Securities Note applicable to such Subsequent Issue and
the Registration Document
in each case as may be supplemented from time to time by any
supplementary prospectuses
Prospectus Directive the EU Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC
Prospectus Rules the prospectus rules made by the FCA under section 73A of
FSMA
Qualifying CREST Shareholder an existing Qualifying Shareholder holding Ordinary Shares in
uncertificated form and Qualifying CREST Shareholders shall be
construed accordingly
Qualifying Non
CREST Shareholder
an existing Qualifying Shareholder holding Ordinary Shares in
certificated form and Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders shall
be construed accordingly
Qualifying Shareholder the holders of Existing Ordinary Shares on the register of members of
Company
at
the
Record
Date
other
than
Excluded
Shareholders
Receiving Agent Equiniti Limited
Record Date 6.00 p.m. on 3 July 2019
Register the register of members of the Company
Registrar Equiniti Limited
Registration Document the registration document dated 5 July 2019 approved by the FCA
and issued by the Company in respect of the Issue and the Share
Issuance Programme
Regulation S Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act
Regulatory Information Service a service
authorised
by
the
FCA
to
release
regulatory
announcements to the London Stock Exchange
Relevant Member State a member
state
of
the
European Economic
Area which
has
implemented the Prospectus Directive
Resolutions the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting (and
references to any of them shall be construed accordingly)
Securities Note this Securities Note
SEDOL the Stock Exchange Daily Official List
Shareholder a holder of Shares
Shares Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares (as the context may require)
Share Issuance Agreement the conditional share issuance agreement between the Company,
the
AIFM
and
Investec,
a
summary
of
which
is
set
out
in
paragraph 7.1 of Part 9 of the Registration Document
Share Issuance Programme the proposed share issuance programme as described in this
Securities Note
Share Issuance Programme
Price
the price at which Shares will be issued pursuant to the Share
Issuance Programme, as set out in this Securities Note (please
see the section entitled "Calculation of the Applicable Issue Price
and
Share
Issuance
Programme
Price"
on
page
15
of
this
Securities Note)
SIPP a self-invested personal pension as defined in Regulation 3 of the
Retirement
Benefits
Schemes
(Restriction
on
Discretion
to
Approve) (Permitted Investments) Regulations 2001 of the UK
Similar Law any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign law that is similar to section
406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code
SSAS a small self-administered scheme as defined in Regulation 2 of
the Retirement Benefits Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to
Approve) (Small Self-Administered Schemes) Regulations 1991 of
the UK
Sterling or £ or pence the lawful currency of the United Kingdom
Subsequent Issue any issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
Summary the summary dated 5 July 2019 issued by the Company in respect
of Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares made available pursuant to
the Issue and any Placing-Only Issue and approved by the FCA
Target Returns has the meaning given in section 5 of Part 1 of the Registration
Document
Terms and Conditions of
Application
the terms and conditions to which subscriptions under the Offer for
Subscription are subject as set out in Part 9 of this Securities Note
UK Money Laundering
Regulations
the UK Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of
Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (SI 2007/692)
and
any
other
applicable
anti-money
laundering
guidance,
regulations or legislation
United Kingdom or UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America,
United States or U.S.
the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any
state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia
U.S. Code U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
U.S. Dollars, USD, U.S.\$, dollars
and cents
the lawful currency of the United States of America
U.S. Investment Company Act U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
U.S. Person any
person
who
is
a
U.S.
person
within
the
meaning
of
Regulation S adopted under the U.S. Securities Act
U.S. Securities Act U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLACING AND ANY PLACING-ONLY ISSUE

1 INTRODUCTION

Each Placee which confirms its agreement (whether orally or in writing) to Investec to acquire Shares pursuant to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue under the Share Issuance Programme will be bound by these terms and conditions and will be deemed to have accepted them.

Investec may require any Placee procured by it to agree to such further terms and/or conditions and/or give such additional warranties and/or representations as Investec (in its absolute discretion) sees fit and may require any such Placee to execute a separate placing letter (a "Placing Letter"). The terms of this Part 7 will, where applicable, be deemed to be incorporated into such Placing Letters.

2 AGREEMENT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES

Conditionally upon:

  • 2.1 in the case of the Placing, Initial Admission occurring and becoming effective by 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 or such later time and/or date as the Company and Investec may agree and in the case of any Placing-Only Issue, Admission of the relevant Shares occurring by no later than 8.00 a.m. on such date as the Company and Investec may agree from time to time in relation to that Admission, not being later than 4 July 2020;
  • 2.2 the Share Issuance Agreement becoming wholly unconditional (save as to Initial Admission or Admission as the case may be) and not having been terminated in accordance with its terms at any time prior to Initial Admission or Admission (as the case may be); and
  • 2.3 Investec confirming to Placees their allocation of Shares,

each Placee agrees to become a member of the Company and agrees to subscribe for those Shares allocated to it by Investec at the Issue Price in the case of the Initial Placing and at the applicable Share Issuance Programme Price in the case of any Placing-Only Issue.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Placee acknowledges and agrees that it will not be entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission at any time. This does not affect any other rights the Placee may have.

3 PAYMENT FOR SHARES

Each Placee must pay the applicable Issue Price or the Share Issuance Programme Price (as the case may be) for the Shares issued to the Placee in the manner and by such time as directed by Investec. If any Placee fails to pay as so directed and/or by the time required by Investec, the relevant Placee's application for Shares shall, at Investec's discretion either be rejected, or shall be accepted and the Placee shall be deemed hereby to have appointed Investec or any nominee of Investec as its agent to use its reasonable endeavours to sell (in one or more transactions) any or all of the Shares allocated to the Placee in respect of which payment shall not have been made as directed, and to indemnify Investec and its affiliates on demand in respect of any liability for stamp duty and/or stamp duty reserve tax or any other liability whatsoever arising in respect of any such sale or sales.

A sale of all or any of such Shares shall not release the relevant Placee from the obligation to make such payment for relevant Shares to the extent that Investec or its nominee has failed to sell such Shares at a consideration which, after deduction of the expenses of such sale and payment of stamp duty and/or stamp duty reserve tax as aforementioned, exceeds the applicable Issue Price or Share Issuance Programme Price (as the case may be).

Investec will re-contact and confirm orally to Placees the size of their respective allocations and a trade confirmation will be dispatched as soon as possible thereafter. Investec's oral confirmation of the size of allocations and each Placee's oral commitment to accept the same or such lesser number as determined by Investec will constitute a legally binding agreement pursuant to which each such Placee will be required to accept the number of Shares allocated to the Placee at the applicable issue price and otherwise on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in these terms and conditions.

4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

By agreeing to subscribe for Shares under the Initial Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue under the Share Issuance Programme, each Placee that is outside the United States and is not a U.S. Person and which enters into a commitment with Investec to subscribe for Shares will (for itself and any person(s) procured by it to subscribe for Shares and any nominee(s) for any such person (s)) be deemed to represent and warrant to Investec, the Registrar, the Company and their respective officers, agents and employees that:

  • 4.1 it is not a U.S. Person, is not located within the United States and is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person;
  • 4.2 it is acquiring the Shares in an offshore transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S;
  • 4.3 it has received, carefully read and understands the Prospectus, and has not, directly or indirectly, distributed, forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted the Prospectus, or any part thereof, or any other presentation or offering materials concerning the Shares into or within the United States or to any U.S. Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing;
  • 4.4 it is relying solely on the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus issued by the Company prior to Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be) and not on any other information given, or representation or statement made at any time, by any person concerning the Company and/or the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue. It agrees that none of the Company, Investec, nor the Registrar nor any of their respective officers, agents or employees will have any liability for any other information, representation or statement made or purported to be made by them or on its or their behalf in connection with the Company and/or the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any rights it may have in respect of any other information or representation;
  • 4.5 if the laws of any territory or jurisdiction outside England and Wales are applicable to its agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue, it has complied with all such laws, obtained all governmental and other consents, licences and authorisations which may be required, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes due in connection with its application in any territory and that it has not taken any action or omitted to take any action which will result in the breach, whether by itself, the Company, Investec, the Registrar or any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees of the regulatory or legal requirements, directly or indirectly, of any other territory or jurisdiction in connection with the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue;
  • 4.6 it has carefully read and understands the Prospectus in its entirety and acknowledges that it is acquiring Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Part 7, the Articles as in force at the date of Initial Admission in the case of the Issue or the relevant date of Admission in the case of any Placing-Only Issue and agrees that in accepting a participation in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue it has had access to all information it believes necessary or appropriate in connection with its decision to subscribe for the Shares;
  • 4.7 it has not relied on Investec or any person affiliated with Investec in connection with any investigation of the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in the Prospectus or any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be);
  • 4.8 the content of the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be) is exclusively the responsibility of the Company and the Directors and neither Investec nor its affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf is responsible for or shall have any liability for any information, representation or statement contained in the Prospectus or any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be) or any information published by or on behalf of the Company and will not be liable for any decision by a Placee to participate in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue based on any information, representation or statement contained in the Prospectus or any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be) or otherwise;

  • 4.9 it acknowledges that no person is authorised in connection with the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue to give any information or make any representation other than as contained in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to the Initial Admission or the relevant Admission (as the case may be) and, if given or made, any information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by Investec or the Company;

  • 4.10 it is not applying as, nor is it applying as nominee or agent for, a person who is or may be liable to notify and account for tax under the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986 at any of the increased rates referred to in section 67, 70, 93 or 96 (depository receipts and clearance services) of the Finance Act 1986;
  • 4.11 it acknowledges that the Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons except in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with all applicable state securities laws and under circumstances that would not require the Company to register under the U.S. Investment Company Act;
  • 4.12 it accepts that none of the Shares have been or will be registered under the laws of any Excluded Territory. Accordingly, the Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within any Excluded Territory unless an exemption from any registration requirement is available;
  • 4.13 it acknowledges that the Company has not registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and that the Company has put in place restrictions for transactions not involving any public offering in the United States, to ensure that the Company is not and will not be required to register under the U.S. Investment Company Act;
  • 4.14 no portion of the assets used to acquire, and no portion of the assets used to hold, the Shares or any beneficial interest therein constitutes or will constitute the assets of: (i) an "employee benefit plan" as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to Title I of ERISA; (ii) a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code, including an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code; or (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include "plan assets" by reason of investment by an "employee benefit plan" or a "plan" described in preceding clause (i) or (ii) in such entity, pursuant to 29. C.F.R. 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. In addition, if an investor is a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S. Tax Code, its acquisition, holding, and disposition of the Shares will not constitute a violation of law or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 503 of the U.S. Tax Code or any substantially similar law;
  • 4.15 if any Shares are issued to it in certificated form, then such certificates evidencing ownership will contain a legend substantially to the following effect unless otherwise determined by the Company in accordance with applicable law:

ABERDEEN STANDARD EUROPEAN LOGISTICS INCOME PLC (THE "COMPANY") HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE "U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"). IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "U.S. SECURITIES ACT"), OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND NOT KNOWN BY THE TRANSFEROR TO BE A U.S. PERSON, BY PRE- ARRANGEMENT OR OTHERWISE AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO REGISTER UNDER THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT, OR (II) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE OF CLAUSE (I) OR (II), IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, UPON SURRENDER OF THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND DELIVERY OF A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEROR IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CLAUSE IN THE FORM OF A DULY COMPLETED AND SIGNED OFFSHORE TRANSACTION LETTER (THE FORM OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGISTRAR) TO THE COMPANY, WITH COPIES TO THE REGISTRAR AND THE AIFM. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON USING THE ASSETS OF (I) (A) AN "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN" AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA; (B) A "PLAN" AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. TAX CODE, INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. TAX CODE; OR (C) AN ENTITY WHICH IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING TYPES OF PLANS, ACCOUNTS OR ARRANGEMENTS THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. TAX CODE OR (II) A GOVERNMENTAL, CHURCH, NON-U.S. OR OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. CODE IF THE PURCHASE, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES WILL NOT RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAW AND/OR CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 503 OF THE U.S. TAX CODE OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LAW.

  • 4.16 if in the future it decides to offer, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Shares or any beneficial interest therein, it will do so only: (i) in an "offshore transaction" complying with the provisions of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act to a person outside the United States and not known by the transferor to be a U.S. Person, by prearrangement or otherwise; (ii) within the United States in accordance with Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act, if available, and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States; or (iii) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;
  • 4.17 it is acquiring the Shares for its own account or for one or more investment accounts for which it is acting as a fiduciary or agent, in each case for investment only, and not with a view to or for sale or other transfer in connection with any distribution of the Shares in any manner that would violate the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Investment Company Act or any other applicable securities laws;
  • 4.18 if it is a resident in the European Economic Area (other than the United Kingdom), it is (a) a "qualified investor" within the meaning of the law in the Relevant Member State implementing Article 2(1)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Prospectus Directive (as amended) and (b) if that Relevant Member State has implemented the AIFM Directive, that it is a person to whom the Shares may be lawfully marketed under the AIFM Directive or under the applicable implementing legislation (if any) of that Relevant Member State;
  • 4.19 in the case of any Shares acquired in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue by an investor as a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive: (i) the Shares acquired by it in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member State (other than the United Kingdom) other than "qualified investors", as that term is defined in the Prospectus Directive (as amended), or in circumstances in which the prior consent of Investec has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where Shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State (other than the United Kingdom) other than "qualified investors", the offer of those Shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive (as amended) as having been made to such persons;
  • 4.20 if it is outside the United Kingdom, neither the Prospectus, nor any part thereof, nor any other offering, marketing or other material in connection with the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue constitutes an invitation, offer or promotion to, or arrangement with, it or any person whom it is procuring to subscribe for Shares pursuant to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only

Issue unless, in the relevant territory, such offer, invitation or other course of conduct could lawfully be made to it or such person and such documents or materials could lawfully be provided to it or such person and Shares could lawfully be distributed to and subscribed and held by it or such person without compliance with any unfulfilled approval, registration or other legal requirements;

  • 4.21 it does not have a registered address in, and is not a citizen, resident or national of, any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make or accept an offer of the Shares and it is not acting on a non-discretionary basis for any such person;
  • 4.22 if the investor is a natural person, such investor is not under the age of majority (18 years of age in the United Kingdom) on the date of such investor's agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Placing or the relevant Placing-Only Issue, as applicable, and will not be any such person on the date any such relevant Placing or Placing-Only Issue commitment is accepted;
  • 4.23 it has not, directly or indirectly, distributed, forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted the Prospectus, or any part thereof, or any other offering materials concerning the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue or the Shares to any persons within the United States or to any U.S. Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing;
  • 4.24 it acknowledges that neither Investec nor any of its respective Affiliates nor any person acting on its behalf is making any recommendations to it, advising it regarding the suitability of any transactions it may enter into in connection with the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue or providing any advice in relation to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue, that participation in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue is on the basis that it is not and will not be a client of Investec or any of its Affiliates and that Investec and any of its respective Affiliates do not have any duties or responsibilities to a Placee for providing protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue nor in respect of any representations, warranties, undertakings or indemnities contained in the Share Issuance Agreement;
  • 4.25 it has not been engaged to acquire the Shares on behalf of any other person who is not a Qualified Investor unless the terms on which it is engaged enable it to make decisions concerning the acceptance of offers of transferable securities on the client's behalf without reference to the client as described in section 86(2) of FSMA;
  • 4.26 it requests, at its own initiative, that the Company (or its agents) notifies it of all future opportunities to acquire securities in the Company and provides it with all available information in connection therewith;
  • 4.27 it acknowledges that where it is subscribing for Shares for one or more managed, discretionary or advisory accounts, it is authorised in writing by each such account: (i) to subscribe for the Shares for each such account; (ii) to make on each such account's behalf the representations, warranties and agreements set out in this Securities Note; and (iii) to receive on behalf of each such account any documentation relating to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue in the form provided by Investec. It agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall survive any resale of the Shares by or on behalf of any such account;
  • 4.28 it irrevocably appoints any Director of the Company and any director of Investec to be its agent and on its behalf (without any obligation or duty to do so), to sign, execute and deliver any documents and do all acts, matters and things as may be necessary for, or incidental to, its subscription for all or any of the Shares for which it has given a commitment under the Placing and/or the relevant Placing-Only Issue, in the event of the failure of it to do so;
  • 4.29 it accepts that if the Placing and/or the relevant Placing-Only Issue does not proceed or the conditions to the Share Issuance Agreement are not satisfied or the Shares for which valid applications are received and accepted are not admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List or to trading on the Main Market for any reason whatsoever then neither Investec nor the Company nor persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of them nor any of their respective employees, agents, officers, members, stockholders, partners or representatives shall have any liability whatsoever to it or any other person;

  • 4.30 in connection with its participation in the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue it has observed all relevant legislation and regulations, in particular (but without limitation) those relating to money laundering ("Money Laundering Legislation") and that its application is only made on the basis that it accepts full responsibility for any requirement to verify the identity of its clients and other persons in respect of whom it has applied. In addition, it warrants that it is a person: (i) subject to the UK Money Laundering Regulations in force in the United Kingdom; or (ii) subject to the Money Laundering Directive (Council Directive No. 91/308/EEC) (the "Money Laundering Directive"); or (iii) acting in the course of a business in relation to which an overseas regulatory authority exercises regulatory functions and is based or incorporated in, or formed under the law of, a country in which there are in force provisions at least equivalent to those required by the Money Laundering Directive;

  • 4.31 it acknowledges that due to anti-money laundering requirements, Investec, the Company and/or their agents may require proof of identity and verification of the source of the payment before the application can be processed and that, in the event of delay or failure by the applicant to produce any information required for verification purposes, Investec, the Company and/or their agents may refuse to accept the application and the subscription moneys relating thereto. It holds harmless and will indemnify Investec, the Company and/or their agents against any liability, loss or cost ensuing due to the failure to process such application, if such information as has been required has not been provided by it or has not been provided on a timely basis;
  • 4.32 if it is acting as a ''distributor'' (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements): (i) it acknowledges that the Target Market Assessment undertaken by the AIFM and Investec does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Shares, and each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels; and (ii) notwithstanding any Target Market Assessment undertaken by the AIFM and Investec, it confirms that it has satisfied itself as to the appropriate knowledge, experience, financial situation, risk tolerance and objectives and needs of the investors to whom it plans to distribute the Shares and that it has considered the compatibility of the risk/reward profile of such Shares with the end target market.
  • 4.33 Investec and the Company are entitled to exercise any of their rights under the Share Issuance Agreement or any other right in their absolute discretion without any liability whatsoever to them (or any agent acting on their behalf);
  • 4.34 the representations, undertakings and warranties given by it are irrevocable. It acknowledges that Investec and the Company and their respective affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties and it agrees that if any of the representations or agreements made or deemed to have been made by its subscription of the Shares are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify Investec and the Company;
  • 4.35 where it or any person acting on behalf of it is dealing with Investec any money held in an account with Investec on behalf of it and/or any person acting on behalf of it will not be treated as client money within the meaning of the relevant rules and regulations of the FCA which therefore will not require Investec to segregate such money, as that money will be held by Investec under a banking relationship and not as trustee;
  • 4.36 any of its clients, whether or not identified to Investec, will remain its sole responsibility and will not become clients of Investec or, for the purposes of the rules of the FCA or for the purposes of any statutory or regulatory provision;
  • 4.37 it accepts that the allocation of Shares shall be determined by the Directors in their absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec and the AIFM) and that such persons may scale back any placing commitments in respect of the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue for this purpose on such basis as the Directors may determine; and
  • 4.38 time shall be of the essence as regard its obligations to settle payment for the Shares and to comply with their other obligations under the Placing or the relevant Placing-Only Issue.

5 SUPPLY AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

If Investec, the Registrar or the Company or any of their agents request any information about a Placee's agreement to purchase Shares under the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue, such Placee must promptly disclose it to them.

6 DATA PROTECTION

  • 6.1 Each prospective investor acknowledges and agrees that it has read the Privacy Notice.
  • 6.2 For the purposes of this section, the Privacy Notice and other sections of this Securities Note, ''data controller'', ''data processor'', ''data subject'', ''personal data'', ''processing'', ''sensitive personal data'' and ''special category data'' shall have the meanings attributed to them in the DP Act and GDPR and the term ''process'' shall be construed accordingly.
  • 6.3 Information provided by it to the Company or the Registrar will be stored both on the AIFM's and the Registrar's computer system and manually. It acknowledges and agrees that for the purposes of the DP Act and GDPR the Company and the Registrar are each required to specify the purposes for which they will hold personal data.
  • 6.4 Each of the Company and its service providers shall:
  • (a) be responsible for and control any personal data which it processes in relation to investors or arising out of the matters described in the Prospectus;
  • (b) comply with the DP Act and GDPR and any other data protection legislation applicable to the collection and processing of the personal data; and
  • (c) take appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, the personal data.
  • 6.5 Where personal data is shared by the Placee with the Company or its agents pursuant to the Prospectus, the Placee shall ensure that there is no prohibition or restriction which would:
  • (a) prevent or restrict it from disclosing or transferring the personal data to the relevant recipient;
  • (b) prevent or restrict the Company or its agents from disclosing or transferring the personal data to relevant third parties, and any of its (or their) employees, agents, delegates and subcontractors (including to jurisdictions outside of the EEA and including the United States), in order to provide the services or services ancillary thereto; or
  • (c) prevent or restrict the Company and any of its (or their), employees, agents, delegates and subcontractors, from processing the personal data as specified in the Privacy Notice and/or in the Prospectus.
  • 6.6 If the Placee passes personal data of any of its or its Affiliates' employees, representatives beneficial owners, agents and subcontractors to the Company or its agents, the Placee warrants that it has provided adequate notice to such employees, representatives, beneficial owners, agents and subcontractors including the detail set out in this paragraph 6 and the Privacy Notice and as required by the DP Act and GDPR relating to the processing by the Company or its agents as applicable of such personal data and to the transfer of such personal data outside the EEA.
  • 6.7 If the Placee passes personal data of any of its shareholders, investors or clients to the Company, the Placee warrants that it will provide the Privacy Notice or equivalent wording to such shareholders, investors or clients.
  • 6.8 The investor will also ensure that it has obtained any necessary consents from any of its or its Affiliates', representatives, employees, beneficial owners, agents or subcontractors in order for the Registrar to carry out anti-money laundering checks.
  • 6.9 In providing the Company, the Registrar and Investec with information each Placee hereby represents and warrants to the Company, the Registrar and Investec that it has obtained any necessary consents of any data subject whose data it has provided to the Company and the Registrar and their respective associates holding and using their personal data as set out in the Privacy Notice (including, where required, the explicit consent of the data subjects for the

processing of any sensitive personal data as set out in the Privacy Notice) and will make the Privacy Notice, for which the Company and the Registrar will process the data, available to all data subjects whose personal data may be shared by it for this purpose.

6.10 The Company and the Registrar are each data controllers for the purpose of the DP Act and GDPR and the parties all agree and acknowledge that none of the Company or the Registrar is or shall be a data processor for any of the others or a joint data controller with any of the others and they will each comply with their obligations under the DP Act and GDPR and the Placee will do nothing that puts the Company or the Registrar in breach of their respective obligations. The AIFM is a data processor for the purpose of the DP Act and GDPR and the parties all agree and acknowledge this.

7 MISCELLANEOUS

  • 7.1 The rights and remedies of Investec, the Registrar, the Company, the Board and their respective affiliates under the terms and conditions set out in this Part 7 are in addition to any rights and remedies which would otherwise be available to each of them and the exercise or partial exercise of one will not prevent the exercise of others.
  • 7.2 On application, if a Placee is a discretionary fund manager, that Placee may be asked to disclose in writing or orally to Investec the jurisdiction in which its funds are managed or owned. All documents will be sent at the Placee's risk. They may be sent by post to such Placee at an address notified to Investec.
  • 7.3 Each Placee agrees to be bound by the Articles (as amended from time to time) once the Shares that the Placee has agreed to subscribe pursuant to the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue have been acquired by the Placee. The contract to subscribe for Shares under the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue and the appointments and authorities mentioned in this Securities Note will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales. For the exclusive benefit of Investec, the Registrar and the Company each Placee irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales waives any objection to proceedings in any such courts on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum. This does not prevent an action being taken against a Placee in any other jurisdiction.
  • 7.4 In the case of a joint agreement to purchase Shares under the Placing and/or any Placing-Only Issue, references to a "Placee" in these terms and conditions are to each of the Placees who are a party to that joint agreement and their liability is joint and several.
  • 7.5 Investec and the Company expressly reserve the right to modify the terms of the Placing and/ or any Placing-Only Issue (including, without limitation, its timetable and settlement) at any time before allocations are determined.
  • 7.6 The Placing and each Placing-Only Issue is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions relating to the Placing or Placing-Only Issue, as applicable, contained in the Share Issuance Agreement and the Share Issuance Agreement not having been terminated prior to Initial Admission or Admission (as the case may be) of the relevant Shares.

PART 8

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OPEN OFFER

1 INTRODUCTION

The Company may issue Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price under the Open Offer.

The Open Offer is an opportunity for Qualifying Shareholders to apply for Ordinary Shares pro rata to their holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares as at the Record Date at the Issue Price on the basis of 2 new Ordinary Share for every 5 Existing Ordinary Shares held at the Record Date in accordance with the terms of the Open Offer.

The Record Date for entitlements, under the Open Offer for Qualifying CREST Shareholders and Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders is 6.00 p.m. on 3 July 2019. Open Offer Application Forms for Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders accompany the Prospectus.

The latest time and date for receipt of completed Open Offer Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer and settlement of relevant instructions from Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders (as appropriate) is expected to be 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019, with Initial Admission and commencement of dealings in the new Ordinary Shares expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019. The latest time and date for receipt of completed CREST Messages and payment in full under the Open Offer from Qualifying CREST Shareholders (as appropriate) is expected to be 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.

This Securities Note and, for Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders only, the Open Offer Application Forms contain the formal terms and conditions of the Open Offer. Your attention is drawn to paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of this Part 8 which gives details of the procedure for application and payment for the new Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer.

The Open Offer is an opportunity for Qualifying Shareholders to apply for new Ordinary Shares pro rata to their current holdings at the Issue Price in accordance with these Terms and Conditions

The Excess Application Facility is an opportunity for Qualifying Shareholders who have applied for all of their Basic Entitlements to apply for additional new Ordinary Shares. The Excess Application Facility will comprise such number of new Ordinary Shares, if any, which in their absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec) the Directors determine to make available under the Excess Application Facility, which may include any new Ordinary Shares which are not taken up by Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to their Basic Entitlements, fractional entitlements under the Open Offer which have been aggregated and any new Ordinary Shares which would otherwise have been available under the Placing or the Offer for Subscription but which the Directors determine to allocate to the Excess Application Facility (including any additional new Ordinary Shares which may be made available under the Initial Issue if the Directors exercise their discretion to increase the size of the Issue).

There is no limit on the amount of new Ordinary Shares that can be applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility, save that the maximum amount of new Ordinary Shares to be allotted under the Excess Application Facility shall be limited by the maximum size of the Issue (as may be increased by the Directors) less new Ordinary Shares issued under the Open Offer pursuant to Qualifying Shareholders' Basic Entitlements that are taken up and any new Ordinary Shares that the Directors determine to issue under the Placing and the Offer for Subscription.

Qualifying Shareholders should note that there is no assurance that any new Ordinary Shares will be allocated to the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Excess Application Facility shall be allocated in such manner as the Directors may determine in their absolute discretion. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the applications by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in full, or in part or at all.

If you sell or have sold or otherwise transferred your Existing Ordinary Shares in certificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the ex-entitlement date for the Open Offer) please send the Prospectus, together with any Open Offer Application Form, if received, at once to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or transferee except that the Prospectus and the Open Offer Application Form should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction where to do so may constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the Excluded Territories. If you sell or have sold or otherwise transferred all or some of your existing Ordinary Shares held in uncertificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the ex-entitlement date for the Open Offer), a claim transaction will automatically be generated by Euroclear which, on settlement, will transfer the appropriate number of Basic Entitlements to the purchaser or transferee. If you sell or have sold or have otherwise transferred only part of your holding of Ordinary Shares held in certificated form before 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 (being the exentitlement date for the Open Offer), you should refer to the instruction regarding split applications in this Part 8.

2 THE OPEN OFFER

Subject to the terms and conditions set out below (and, in the case of Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders, in the Open Offer Application Form), under the Open Offer Ordinary Shares will be made available to Qualifying Shareholders at the Issue Price pro rata to their holdings of Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Open Offer on the basis of:

2 new Ordinary Shares for every 5 Existing Ordinary Shares

held and registered in their name at the Record Date and so in proportion for any other number of Existing Ordinary Shares then registered.

Applications by Qualifying Shareholders made and accepted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be satisfied in full up to the amount of their individual Basic Entitlements.

Fractions of new Ordinary Shares will not be issued to Qualifying Shareholders in the Open Offer. Open Offer Entitlements will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and any fractional entitlements to new Ordinary Shares will be disregarded in calculating Basic Entitlements. All fractional entitlements will be aggregated and allocated at the absolute discretion of the Directors (after consultation with Investec) to the Placing, the Offer for Subscription, and/or the Excess Application Facility. Accordingly, Qualifying Shareholders with fewer than 3 Existing Ordinary Shares will not receive a Basic Entitlement but may apply for Excess Shares under the Excess Application Facility.

Applications by Qualifying Shareholders will be satisfied in full up to the amount of their individual Basic Entitlement.

Qualifying Shareholders may apply to acquire less than their Basic Entitlement should they so wish. In addition, Qualifying Shareholders may apply to acquire further Ordinary Shares using the Excess Application Facility.

Holdings of Ordinary Shares in certificated and uncertificated form will be treated as separate holdings for the purpose of calculating entitlements under the Open Offer, as will holdings under different designations and in different accounts.

If you are a Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder, the Open Offer Application Form shows the number of Ordinary Shares available to you under your Basic Entitlement (in Box 2). Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who wish to apply to subscribe for more than their Basic Entitlement should complete Boxes 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Open Offer Application Form.

The Excess Application Facility enables Qualifying Shareholders to apply for any whole number of additional new Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic Entitlement. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who wish to apply to subscribe for more than their Basic Entitlement should complete Boxes 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Open Offer Application Form.

Qualifying CREST Shareholders will have Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements credited to their stock accounts in CREST and should refer to paragraph 4.2 of this Part 8 for information on the relevant CREST procedures. Qualifying CREST Shareholders can also refer to the CREST Manual for further information on the relevant CREST procedures. The Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements are expected to be credited to CREST accounts as soon as possible after 8.00 a.m. on 8 July 2019.

The Directors have absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec) to determine the basis of allocation of new Ordinary Shares within and between the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility may be scaled back accordingly. No assurance can be given that the applications by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in full, or in part or at all.

Shareholders should be aware that the Open Offer is not a rights issue. As such, Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders should note that their Open Offer Application Forms are not negotiable documents and cannot be traded. Qualifying CREST Shareholders should note that, although the Basic Entitlements and the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be admitted to CREST, and enabled for settlement, neither the Basic Entitlements nor the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be tradeable or listed and applications in respect of the Open Offer may only be made by the Qualifying Shareholder originally entitled or by a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim. Ordinary Shares for which application has not been made under the Open Offer will not be sold in the market for the benefit of those who do not apply under the Open Offer and Qualifying Shareholders who do not apply to take up their entitlements will have no rights, and will not receive any benefit, under the Open Offer. Any Ordinary Shares which are not applied for in respect of the Open Offer may be allotted to Qualifying Shareholders to meet valid applications under the Excess Application Facility or, if not applied for under the Excess Application Facility, may be issued to the subscribers under the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription, with the proceeds retained for the benefit of the Company.

3 CONDITIONS AND FURTHER TERMS OF THE OPEN OFFER

The Open Offer is conditional upon, amongst other things, Initial Admission becoming effective by not later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 or such later time and/or date as the Company and Investec may agree and the Share Issuance Agreement becoming unconditional in all respects in relation to the Issue (other than as to Initial Admission).

Accordingly, if these conditions are not satisfied or waived (where capable of waiver), the Open Offer will not proceed and any applications made by Qualifying Shareholders will be rejected. In such circumstances, application monies will be returned (at the applicant's sole risk), without interest, as soon as practicable thereafter.

No temporary documents of title will be issued. Definitive certificates in respect of Ordinary Shares are expected to be posted to those Qualifying Shareholders who have validly elected to hold their Shares in certificated form by 13 August 2019. In respect of those Qualifying Shareholders who have validly elected to hold their Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form, the Ordinary Shares are expected to be credited to their stock accounts maintained in CREST on 30 July 2019.

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List. Application will also be made to the London Stock Exchange for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market. Initial Admission is expected to occur on 30 July 2019, when dealings in the Ordinary Shares are expected to begin.

All monies received by the Receiving Agent in respect of Ordinary Shares will be credited to an account by the Receiving Agent. Any interest earned on monies in such account will be retained by and for the benefit of the Company.

If for any reason it becomes necessary to adjust the expected timetable as set out in this Securities Note, the Company will notify the FCA and make an appropriate announcement to a Regulatory Information Service giving details of the revised dates.

4 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF THE OPEN OFFER

The action to be taken by you in respect of the Open Offer depends on whether you hold your Existing Ordinary Shares in certificated or uncertificated form.

Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders will receive the Open Offer Application Form enclosed with the Prospectus. The Open Offer Application Form shows Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders the number of Ordinary Shares available under their Basic Entitlement that can be allotted in certificated form. Qualifying CREST Shareholders will be allotted Ordinary Shares in CREST. Qualifying Shareholders who hold part of their Existing Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form will be allotted Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form to the extent that their entitlement to Ordinary Shares arises as a result of holding Existing Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form. However, it will be possible for Qualifying Shareholders to deposit Basic Entitlements into, and withdraw them from, CREST. Further information on deposit and withdrawal from CREST is set out in paragraph 4.2(g) of this Part 8.

CREST sponsored members should refer to their CREST sponsor as only their CREST sponsor will be able to take the necessary action specified below to apply under the Open Offer in respect of the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements of such members held in CREST. CREST members who wish to apply for Ordinary Shares in respect of their Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements in CREST should refer to the CREST Manual for further information on the CREST procedures referred to below.

Qualifying Shareholders who do not wish to apply for the Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer should take no action and should not complete or return the Open Offer Application Form, or send a USE message through CREST.

4.1 Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders

(a) General

Subject as provided in paragraph 6 of this Part 8 in relation to certain Overseas Shareholders, Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders will receive an Open Offer Application Form. The Open Offer Application Form shows the number of Ordinary Shares available to them under their Basic Entitlement in Box 2. Entitlements to Ordinary Shares are rounded down to the nearest whole number and fractional Basic Entitlements have therefore also been rounded down. Any fractional entitlements to new Ordinary Shares will be disregarded in calculating Basic Entitlements and will be aggregated and allocated at the absolute discretion of the Directors (after consultation with Investec) to the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility. Box 3 shows how much the Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders would need to pay if they wish to take up their Basic Entitlement in full. Any Qualifying Shareholders with fewer than 3 Existing Ordinary Shares will not receive a Basic Entitlement but may apply for Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders may apply for less than their Basic Entitlement should they wish to do so. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders may also hold such an Open Offer Application Form by virtue of a bona fide market claim. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders may also apply for additional Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility by completing Boxes 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Open Offer Application Form.

The instructions and other terms set out in the Open Offer Application Form form part of the terms of the Open Offer in relation to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders.

(b) Bona fide market claims

Applications to acquire Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer may only be made on an Open Offer Application Form by the Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder named in it or by a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim in relation to a purchase of Ordinary Shares through the market prior to the date upon which the Ordinary Shares were marked "ex" the entitlement to participate in the Open Offer (being 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019). Open Offer Application Forms may not be assigned, transferred or split, except to satisfy bona fide market claims up to 3.00 p.m. on 23 July 2019. The Open Offer Application Form is not a negotiable document and cannot be separately traded. A Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder who has sold or otherwise transferred all or part of his holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the date upon which the Ordinary Shares were marked "ex" the entitlement to participate in the Open Offer, should consult his broker or other professional adviser as soon as possible, as the invitation to acquire Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer may be a benefit which may be claimed by the transferee. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who have sold all of their registered holdings should, if the market claim is to be settled outside CREST, complete Box 8 on the Open Offer Application Form and immediately forward the Open Offer Application Form together with any accompanying documents at once to the purchaser or transferee or stockbroker or bank or other agent through whom the sale was effected, for delivery to the purchaser or transferee (save that the Open Offer Application Form should not be submitted or forwarded in or into the United States or any of the Excluded Territories or any jurisdiction where it would or may be unlawful to do so, unless pursuant to an applicable exemption). If you have sold or transferred only some of the Ordinary Shares, you should complete Box 8 and return the Open Offer Application Form at once by post to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or by hand (during business hours only), to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, accompanied by a letter stating the number of split Open Offer Application Forms required and the total number of Ordinary Shares to be included in each split Open Offer Application Form. The latest time and date for splitting is 3.00 p.m. on 23 July 2019. If the market claim is to be settled in CREST, the beneficiary of the claim should follow the procedure set out in paragraph 4.2(b) of this Part 8 below.

(c) Excess Application Facility

Qualifying Shareholders may apply to acquire further Ordinary Shares using the Excess Application Facility, should they wish. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders wishing to apply for Excess Shares may do so by completing Boxes 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Open Offer Application Form. There is no limit on the amount of new Ordinary Shares that can be applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility, save that the maximum amount of new Ordinary Shares to be allotted under the Excess Application Facility shall be limited by the maximum size of the Issue (as may be increased by the Directors) less new Ordinary Shares issued under the Open Offer pursuant to Qualifying Shareholders' Basic Entitlements that are taken up and any new Ordinary Shares that the Directors determine to issue under the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription.

The Directors have absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec) to determine the basis of allocation of new Ordinary Shares within and between the Placing, the Offer for Subscription, and the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Placing, the Offer for Subscription, and/or the Excess Application Facility may be subject to scaling back.

Excess monies in respect of applications which are not met in full will be returned to the applicant (at the applicant's risk) without interest as soon as practicable thereafter by way of cheque, or returned direct to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn as soon as practicable or CREST payment, as appropriate.

No assurance can be given that applications by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in full or in part or at all.

(d) Application procedure

Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders wishing to apply to acquire Ordinary Shares to which they are entitled under the Open Offer should complete the Open Offer Application Form in accordance with the instructions printed on it.

Completed Open Offer Application Forms should be posted in the accompanying pre-paid envelope to the Receiving Agent, Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or by hand (during business hours only), to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA so as to be received by the Receiving Agent by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019, after which time Open Offer Application Forms will not be valid. Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders should note that applications, once made, will be irrevocable and receipt thereof will not be acknowledged. If an Open Offer Application Form is being sent by first-class post in the UK, Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders are recommended to allow at least four working days for delivery.

All payments must be in pounds sterling and made by cheque or banker's draft, written in black ink, made payable to "Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – Open Offer A/C" and crossed "A/C payee only". Cheques or banker's drafts must be drawn on a bank or building society or branch of a bank or building society in the United Kingdom which is either a settlement member of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited or the CHAPS Clearing Company Limited or which has arranged for its cheques and bankers' drafts to be cleared through the facilities provided by any of those companies and must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right-hand corner and must be for the full amount payable on application. Third party cheques may not be accepted with the exception of building society cheques or bankers' drafts where the building society or bank has confirmed the name of the account holder by stamping or endorsing the cheque or draft to confirm that the relevant Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder has title to the underlying funds. The account name should be the same as that shown on the application. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.

Cheques or bankers' drafts will be presented for payment upon receipt. The Company reserves the right to instruct the Receiving Agent to seek special clearance of cheques and bankers' drafts to allow the Company to obtain value for remittances at the earliest opportunity (and withhold definitive share certificates (or crediting to the relevant member account, as applicable) pending clearance thereof). No interest will be paid on payments made before they are due. It is a term of the Open Offer that cheques shall be honoured on first presentation and the Company may elect to treat as invalid acceptances in respect of which cheques are not so honoured. All documents, cheques and bankers' drafts sent through the post will be sent at the risk of the sender. Payments via CHAPS or electronic transfer will be accepted.

If cheques or bankers' drafts are presented for payment before the conditions of the Issue are fulfilled, the application monies will be credited to a non-interest bearing account by the Receiving Agent. If the Issue does not become unconditional, no Ordinary Shares will be issued and all monies will be returned (at the applicant's sole risk), without payment of interest, to applicants as soon as practicable following the lapse of the Issue.

The Company may in its sole discretion, but shall not be obliged to, treat an Open Offer Application Form as valid and binding on the person by whom or on whose behalf it is lodged, even if not completed in accordance with the relevant instructions or not accompanied by a valid power of attorney where required, or if it otherwise does not strictly comply with the terms and conditions of the Open Offer. The Company further reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to accept either:

  • (a) Open Offer Application Forms received after 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019; or
  • (b) applications in respect of which remittances are received before 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019 from authorised persons (as defined in FSMA) specifying the Ordinary Shares applied for and undertaking to lodge the Open Offer Application Form in due course but, in any event, within two Business Days.

All documents and remittances sent by post by or to an applicant (or as the applicant may direct) will be sent at the applicant's own risk.

If Ordinary Shares have already been allotted to a Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder and such Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder's cheque or banker's draft is not honoured upon first presentation or such Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder's application is subsequently otherwise deemed to be invalid, Investec shall be authorised (in its absolute discretion as to manner, timing and terms) to make arrangements, on behalf of the Company, for the sale of such Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder's Ordinary Shares and for the proceeds of sale (which for these purposes shall be deemed to be payments in respect of successful applications) to be paid to and retained by the Company. None of Investec or the Company or any other person shall be responsible for, or have any liability for, any loss, expense or damage suffered by such Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders.

(e) Effect of application

By completing and delivering an Open Offer Application Form the applicant:

(i) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he has the right, power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to make the application under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility and to execute, deliver and exercise his rights, and perform his obligations under any contracts resulting therefrom and that he is not a person otherwise prevented by legal or regulatory restrictions from applying for Ordinary Shares or acting on behalf of any such person on a non-discretionary basis;

  • (ii) agrees with the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that all applications under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility and contracts resulting therefrom shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales;
  • (iii) confirms to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that in making the application he is not relying on any information or representation in relation to the Company other than that contained in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission, and the applicant accordingly agrees that no person responsible solely or jointly for the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or any part thereof, or involved in the preparation thereof, shall have any liability for any such information or representation not so contained and further agrees that, having had the opportunity to read the Prospectus, he will be deemed to have had notice of all information in relation to the Company and the Shares contained in the Prospectus (including matters incorporated by reference);
  • (iv) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he is the Qualifying Shareholder originally entitled to his Basic Entitlement or that he received such Basic Entitlement by virtue of a bona fide market claim;
  • (v) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that if he has received some or all of his Basic Entitlement from a person other than the Company he is entitled to apply under the Open Offer in relation to such Basic Entitlement by virtue of a bona fide market claim;
  • (vi) requests that the Ordinary Shares, to which he will become entitled, be issued to him on the terms set out in this Prospectus and the Open Offer Application Form, subject to the Articles;
  • (vii) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he is not, nor is he applying on behalf of, any person who is in, or is a citizen or resident, or is a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organised in or under any laws, of the United States or any Excluded Territory and he is not applying with a view to re-offering, re-selling, transferring or delivering any of the Ordinary Shares which are the subject of his application in or to, or for the benefit of, a person who is a citizen or resident or which is a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organised in or under any laws of the United States or other any Excluded Territory (except where proof satisfactory to the Company has been provided to the Company that he is able to accept the invitation by the Company free of any requirement which the Company (in its absolute discretion) regards as unduly burdensome), nor acting on behalf of any such person on a nondiscretionary basis nor person(s) otherwise prevented by legal or regulatory restrictions from applying for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer or the Excess Application Facility;
  • (viii) represents and warrants to the Company and Investec that he is not, and nor is he applying as nominee or agent for, a person who is or may be liable to notify and account for tax under the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986 at any of the increased rates referred to in Section 93 (depository receipts) or Section 96 (clearance services) of the Finance Act 1986;
  • (ix) confirms that in making the application he is not relying and has not relied on Investec or any person affiliated with Investec in connection with any investigation of the accuracy of any information contained in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or his investment decision; and

(x) confirms that no person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation concerning the Company or the Shares (other than as contained in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission) and, if given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or Investec.

(f) Incorrect or incomplete applications

If an Open Offer Application Form includes a payment for an incorrect sum, the Company reserves the right:

  • (i) to reject the application in full and send back the cheque to the applicant at his risk (without interest);
  • (ii) in the case that an insufficient sum is paid, to treat the application as a valid application for such lesser whole number of Ordinary Shares as would be able to be applied for with that payment at the Issue Price, refunding any unutilised sum to the applicant at his risk (without interest), save that any sums less than £1.00 will be retained for the benefit of the Company; and
  • (iii) in the case that an excess sum is paid, to treat the application as a valid application for all the Ordinary Shares referred to in the Open Offer Application Form, refunding any unutilised sum to the applicant at his risk (without interest), save that any sums less than £1.00 will be retained for the benefit of the Company.

All enquiries in connection with the procedure for application and completion of the Open Offer Application Form should be addressed to the Receiving Agent, Equiniti Limited on 0371 384 2785 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121 415 0815 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. Please note the Receiving Agent cannot provide advice on the merits of the Open Offer or as to whether applicants should take up their Basic Entitlements or apply for additional Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility or give any financial, legal or tax advice.

Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who do not wish to take up or apply for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility should take no action and should not complete or return the Open Offer Application Form.

A Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder who is also a CREST member may elect to receive the Ordinary Shares to which he is entitled in uncertificated form in CREST (please see paragraph 4.2(a) of this Part 8 for more information).

4.2 Qualifying CREST Shareholders

(a) General

Subject as provided in paragraph 6 of this Part 8 in relation to certain Overseas Shareholders, each Qualifying CREST Shareholder will receive a credit to his stock account in CREST of his Basic Entitlement equal to the maximum number of new Ordinary Shares for which he is entitled to apply to acquire under the Open Offer. Entitlements to new Ordinary Shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and any fractional Basic Entitlements will therefore also be rounded down. Any fractional entitlements to new Ordinary Shares will be disregarded in calculating Basic Entitlements and will be aggregated and allocated at the absolute discretion of the Directors (after consultation with Investec) to the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility. Any Qualifying CREST Shareholders with fewer than 3 Existing Ordinary Shares will not receive an Basic Entitlement but may apply for further Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Excess Application Facility.

The CREST stock account to be credited will be an account under the participant ID and member account ID that apply to the Existing Ordinary Shares held on the Record Date by the Qualifying CREST Shareholder in respect of which the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements have been allocated.

If for any reason the Basic Entitlement and/or Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements cannot be admitted to CREST by, or the stock accounts of Qualifying CREST Shareholders cannot be credited by 8.00 a.m. on 8 July 2019, or such later time and/or date as the Company may decide, an Open Offer Application Form will be sent to each Qualifying CREST Shareholder in substitution for the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement which should have been credited to his stock account in CREST. In these circumstances the expected timetable as set out in this Securities Note will be adjusted as appropriate and the provisions of this Securities Note applicable to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders with Open Offer Application Forms will apply to Qualifying CREST Shareholders who receive such Open Offer Application Forms.

CREST members who wish to apply to acquire some or all of their entitlements to Ordinary Shares should refer to the CREST Manual for further information on the CREST procedures referred to below. All enquiries in connection with the procedure for application should be addressed to Equiniti on 0371 384 2785 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121 415 0815 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and monitored randomly for security and training purposes. Please note the Receiving Agent cannot provide financial advice on the merits of the Open Offer or as to whether applicants should take up their Basic Entitlements or apply for additional Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility nor give any financial, legal or tax advice. If you are a CREST sponsored member you should consult your CREST sponsor if you wish to apply for Ordinary Shares as only your CREST sponsor will be able to take the necessary action to make this application in CREST.

(b) Market claims

The Basic Entitlements will constitute separate securities for the purposes of CREST. Although Basic Entitlements will be admitted to CREST and be enabled for settlement, applications in respect of Basic Entitlements may only be made by the Qualifying CREST Shareholder originally entitled or by a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim transaction. Transactions identified by the CREST Claims Processing Unit as "cum" the Basic Entitlements will generate an appropriate market claim transaction and the relevant Basic Entitlement(s) will thereafter be transferred accordingly.

Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will not be subject to Euroclear's market claims process. Qualifying CREST Shareholders claiming Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements by virtue of a bona fide market claim are advised to contact Equiniti Limited to request a credit of the appropriate number of entitlements to their CREST account.

(c) Excess Application Facility

Qualifying Shareholders may apply to acquire additional Ordinary Shares using the Excess Application Facility, should they wish. The Excess Application Facility enables Qualifying CREST Shareholders to apply for additional Ordinary Shares in excess of their Basic Entitlement. An Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement may not be sold or otherwise transferred.

Subject as provided in paragraph 6 of this Part 8 in relation to Overseas Shareholders, the CREST accounts of Qualifying CREST Shareholders will be credited with an Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement of 10 new Ordinary Shares for each Existing Ordinary Share held in order for any applications for further Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility to be settled through CREST. If a Qualifying Shareholder wishes to apply for more Ordinary Shares, such Qualifying CREST Shareholder should contact Equiniti Limited to arrange for a further credit up to the maximum amount of new Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Excess Application Facility.

Qualifying CREST Shareholders should note that, although the Basic Entitlements and the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be admitted to CREST, they will have limited settlement capabilities (for the purposes of market claims on the Basic Entitlements only). Neither the Basic Entitlements nor the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be tradable or listed and applications in respect of the Open Offer may only be made by the existing Shareholders originally entitled or by a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim.

To apply for additional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Excess Application Facility, Qualifying CREST Shareholders should follow the instructions in paragraph 4.2(f) of this Part 8 and must not return a paper form and cheque.

Should a transaction be identified by the Euroclear UK & Ireland's Claims Processing Unit as "cum" the Basic Entitlement will generate an appropriate market claim transaction and the relevant Basic Entitlement be transferred, the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will not transfer with the Basic Entitlement claim, but will need to be claimed separately by the purchaser who is advised to contact the Receiving Agent to request a credit of the appropriate number of Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to their CREST account. Please note that a separate USE Instruction must be sent in respect of any application under the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement.

Qualifying Shareholders may apply to acquire further Ordinary Shares using the Excess Application Facility, should they wish. There is no limit on the amount of new Ordinary Shares that can be applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility, save that the maximum amount of new Ordinary Shares to be allotted under the Excess Application Facility shall be limited by the maximum size of the Issue (as may be increased by the Directors) less new Ordinary Shares issued under the Open Offer pursuant to Qualifying Shareholders' Basic Entitlements that are taken up and any new Ordinary Shares that the Directors determine to issue under the Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription.

The Directors have absolute discretion (after consultation with Investec) to determine the basis of allocation of new Ordinary Shares within and between the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Excess Application Facility and applications under the Placing, the Offer for Subscription and/or the Excess Application Facility may be subject to scaling back. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the applications by Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility will be met in full, or in part or at all.

Excess monies in respect of applications which are not met in full will be returned to the applicant (at the applicant's risk) without interest as soon as practicable thereafter by way of CREST payment.

(d) Unmatched Stock Event ("USE") instructions

Qualifying CREST Shareholders who are CREST members and who want to apply for Ordinary Shares in respect of all or some of their Basic Entitlements and/or Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements must send (or, if they are CREST sponsored members, procure that their CREST sponsor sends) an USE instruction to Euroclear which, on its settlement, will have the following effect:

  • (i) the crediting of a stock account of the Receiving Agent under the participant ID and member account ID specified below, with a number of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements corresponding to the number of Ordinary Shares applied for; and
  • (ii) the creation of a CREST payment, in accordance with the CREST payment arrangements in favour of the payment bank of the Receiving Agent in respect of the amount specified in the USE instruction which must be the full amount payable on application for the number of Ordinary Shares referred to in (i) above.

(e) Content of USE instruction in respect of Basic Entitlements

The USE instruction must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications and must contain, in addition to the other information that is required for settlement in CREST, the following details:

  • (i) the number of Ordinary Shares for which application is being made (and hence the number of the Basic Entitlement(s) being delivered to the Receiving Agent);
  • (ii) the CREST participant ID of the accepting CREST member;

  • (iii) the CREST member account ID of the accepting CREST member from which the Basic Entitlements are to be debited;

  • (iv) the participant ID of Equiniti Limited in its capacity as a CREST Receiving Agent, which is 2RA92;
  • (v) the member account ID of Equiniti Limited in its capacity as a CREST Receiving Agent which is RA329101;
  • (vi) the ISIN of the Basic Entitlements. This is GB00BKFHR714;
  • (vii) the amount payable by means of a CREST payment on settlement of the USE instruction. This must be the full amount payable on application for the number of Ordinary Shares referred to in (i) above;
  • (viii) the intended settlement date. This must be on or before 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019; and
  • (ix) the Corporate Action Number for the Open Offer. This will be available by viewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST.

In order for an application under the Open Offer to be valid, the USE instruction must comply with the requirements as to authentication and contents set out above and must settle on or before 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.

In order to assist prompt settlement of the USE instruction, CREST members (or their CREST sponsors, where applicable) may consider adding the following non-mandatory fields to the USE instruction:

  • (i) a contact name and telephone number (in the free format shared note field); and
  • (ii) a priority of at least 80.

CREST members and, in the case of CREST sponsored members, their CREST sponsors, should note that the last time at which a USE instruction may settle on 25 July 2019 in order to be valid is 11.00 a.m. on that day.

In the event that the Issue does not become unconditional by 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 or such later time and date as the Company and Investec determine, the Issue will lapse, the Basic Entitlements admitted to CREST will be disabled and the Receiving Agent will refund the amount paid by a Qualifying CREST Shareholder by way of a CREST payment, without interest, as soon as practicable thereafter.

(f) Content of USE instruction in respect of Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements

The USE instruction must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications and must contain, in addition to the other information that is required for settlement in CREST, the following details:

  • (a) the number of Excess Ordinary Shares for which application is being made (and hence the number of the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement(s) being delivered to the Receiving Agent);
  • (b) the CREST participant ID of the accepting CREST member;
  • (c) the CREST member account ID of the accepting CREST member from which the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements are to be debited;
  • (d) the participant ID of Equiniti Limited in its capacity as a CREST Receiving Agent, which is 2RA91;
  • (e) the member account ID of Equiniti Limited in its capacity as a CREST Receiving Agent, which is RA329102;
  • (f) the ISIN of the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements. This is GB00BKFHR607;
  • (g) the amount payable by means of a CREST payment on settlement of the USE instruction. This must be the full amount payable on application for the number of Ordinary Shares referred to in (a) above;

  • (h) the intended settlement date. This must be on or before 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019; and

  • (i) the Corporate Action Number for the Open Offer. This will be available by viewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST.

In order for an application for the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements under the Excess Application Facility to be valid, the USE instruction must comply with the requirements as to authentication and contents set out above and must settle on or before 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019.

In order to assist prompt settlement of the USE instruction, CREST members (or their CREST sponsors, where applicable) may consider adding the following non-mandatory fields to the USE instruction:

  • (a) a contact name and telephone number (in the free format shared note field); and
  • (b) a priority of at least 80.

CREST members and, in the case of CREST sponsored members, their CREST sponsors, should note that the last time at which a USE instruction may settle on 25 July 2019 in order to be valid is 11.00 a.m. on that day. Please note that automated CREST generated claims and buyer protection will not be offered on the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement security.

In the event that the Issue does not become unconditional by 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 or such later time and date as the Company and Investec determine, the Issue will lapse, the Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements admitted to CREST will be disabled and the Receiving Agent will refund the amount paid by a Qualifying CREST Shareholder by way of a CREST payment, without interest, as soon as practicable thereafter.

(g) Deposit of Basic Entitlements into, and withdrawal from, CREST

A Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder's entitlement under the Open Offer as shown by the number of Basic Entitlements set out in his Open Offer Application Form may be deposited into CREST (either into the account of the Qualifying Shareholder named in the Open Offer Application Form or into the name of a person entitled by virtue of a bona fide market claim), provided that such Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholder is also a CREST member. Similarly, Basic Entitlements held in CREST may be withdrawn from CREST so that the entitlement under the Open Offer is reflected in an Open Offer Application Form. Normal CREST procedures (including timings) apply in relation to any such deposit or withdrawal, subject (in the case of a deposit into CREST) as set out in the Open Offer Application Form.

A holder of an Open Offer Application Form who is proposing to deposit the entitlement set out in such form into CREST is recommended to ensure that the deposit procedures are implemented in sufficient time to enable the person holding or acquiring the Basic Entitlements and the entitlement to apply under the Excess Application Facility following their deposit into CREST to take all necessary steps in connection with taking up the entitlement prior to 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. After depositing their Basic Entitlements into their CREST account, CREST holders will, shortly after that, receive a credit for their Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement, which will be managed by the Receiving Agent.

In particular, having regard to normal processing times in CREST and on the part of the Receiving Agent, (i) the recommended latest time for depositing an Open Offer Application Form with the CREST Courier and Sorting Service, where the person entitled wishes to hold the entitlement under the Open Offer set out in such Open Offer Application Form as Basic Entitlements, is 3.00 p.m. on 22 July 2019 and (ii) the recommended latest time for receipt by Euroclear of a dematerialised instruction requesting withdrawal of Basic Entitlements from CREST is 4.30 p.m. on 19 July 2019 – in either case so as to enable, the person acquiring or (as appropriate) holding the Basic Entitlements following the deposit or withdrawal (whether as shown in an Open Offer Application Form or held in CREST) to take all necessary steps in connection with applying in respect of the Basic Entitlements and/or Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements, as the case may be, prior to 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. CREST holders inputting the withdrawal of their Basic Entitlements from their CREST account must ensure that they withdraw both their Basic Entitlements.

Delivery of an Open Offer Application Form with the CREST deposit form duly completed whether in respect of a deposit into the account of the Qualifying Shareholder named in the Open Offer Application Form or into the name of another person, shall constitute a representation and warranty to the Company, Investec and the Receiving Agent by the relevant CREST member(s) that it/they is/are not in breach of the provisions of the notes under the paragraph headed "Instructions for depositing entitlements under the Open Offer into CREST" on page 2 of the Open Offer Application Form, and a declaration to the Company, Investec and the Receiving Agent from the relevant CREST member(s) that it/they is/are not in, or citizen(s) or resident(s) of, any Excluded Territory and, where such deposit is made by a beneficiary of a market claim, a representation and warranty that the relevant CREST member(s) is/are entitled to apply under the Open Offer by virtue of a bona fide market claim.

(h) Validity of application

A USE instruction complying with the requirements as to authentication and contents set out above which settles by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019 will constitute a valid application under the Open Offer and/or Excess Application Facility, as applicable.

(i) CREST procedures and timings

CREST members and (where applicable) their CREST sponsors should note that Euroclear does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular corporate action. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of a USE instruction and its settlement in connection with the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST sponsored member, to procure that his CREST sponsor takes) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a valid application is made as stated above and settled by 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. In this connection CREST members and (where applicable) their CREST sponsors are referred in particular to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.

(j) Incorrect or incomplete applications

If a USE instruction includes a CREST payment for an incorrect sum, the Company, through the Registrar, reserves the right:

  • (i) to reject the application in full and refund the payment to the CREST member in question (without interest);
  • (ii) in the case that an insufficient sum is paid, to treat the application as a valid application for such lesser whole number of Ordinary Shares as would be able to be applied for with that payment at the Issue Price, refunding any unutilised sum to the CREST member in question (without interest); and
  • (iii) in the case that an excess sum is paid, to treat the application as a valid application for all the Ordinary Shares referred to in the USE instruction, refunding any unutilised sum to the CREST member in question (without interest).

(k) Effect of valid application

A CREST member who makes or is treated as making a valid application in accordance with the above procedures thereby:

(i) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he has the right, power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to make the application under the Open Offer or the Excess Application Facility, as the case may be, and to execute, deliver and exercise his rights, and perform his obligations under any contracts resulting therefrom and that he is not a person otherwise prevented by legal or regulatory restrictions from applying for Ordinary Shares or acting on behalf of any such person on a non-discretionary basis;

  • (ii) agrees with the Company and Investec to pay the amount payable on application in accordance with the above procedures by means of a CREST payment in accordance with the CREST payment arrangements (it being acknowledged that the payment to the Receiving Agent's payment bank in accordance with the CREST payment arrangements shall, to the extent of the payment, discharge in full the obligation of the CREST member to pay to the Company the amount payable on application);
  • (iii) agrees with the Company and Investec that all applications and contracts resulting therefrom under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility shall be governed by the laws of England;
  • (iv) confirms to the Company and Investec that in making the application he is not relying on any information or representation in relation to the Company other than that contained in the Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission, and the applicant accordingly agrees that no person responsible solely or jointly for the Prospectus, any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission, or any part thereof, or involved in the preparation thereof, shall have any liability for any such information or representation not so contained and further agrees that, having had the opportunity to read the Prospectus, he will be deemed to have had notice of all the information in relation to the Company and the Shares contained in the Prospectus (including matters incorporated by reference);
  • (v) represents and warrants to the Company and Investec that he is the Qualifying Shareholder originally entitled to the Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement or that he has received such Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement by virtue of a bona fide market claim;
  • (vi) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that if he has received some or all his Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement from a person other than the Company, he is entitled to apply under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility in relation to such Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement by virtue of a bona fide market claim;
  • (vii) requests that the Ordinary Shares to which he will become entitled be issued to him on the terms set out in the Prospectus, subject to the Articles;
  • (viii) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he is not, nor is he applying on behalf of anyone who is in, or is a citizen or resident, or is a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organised in or under any laws of, the United States or any Excluded Territory and he is not applying with a view to re-offering, re-selling, transferring or delivering any of the Ordinary Shares which are the subject of his application in or to, or for the benefit of, any person who is a citizen or resident or which is a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organised in or under any laws of the United States or any Excluded Territory (except where proof satisfactory to the Company has been provided to the Company that he is able to accept the invitation by the Company free of any requirement which the Company (in its absolute discretion) regards as unduly burdensome), nor acting on behalf of any such person on a non-discretionary basis nor (a) person(s) otherwise prevented by legal or regulatory restrictions from applying for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer or the Excess Application Facility;
  • (ix) represents and warrants to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec that he is not, and nor is he applying as nominee or agent for, a person who is or may be liable to notify and account for tax under the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986 at any of the increased rates referred to in Section 93 (depository receipts) or Section 96 (clearance services) of the Finance Act 1986;

  • (x) confirms that in making the application he is not relying and has not relied on Investec or any person affiliated with Investec in connection with any investigation of the accuracy of any information contained in the Prospectus or any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission or his investment decision; and

  • (xi) confirms that no person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation concerning the Company or the Ordinary Shares (other than as contained in the Prospectus or any supplementary prospectus published by the Company prior to Initial Admission) and, if given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or Investec.

(l) Company's discretion as to the rejection and validity of applications

The Company may in its sole discretion:

  • (i) treat as valid (and binding on the CREST member concerned) an application which does not comply in all respects with the requirements as to validity set out or referred to in this Part 8;
  • (ii) accept an alternative properly authenticated dematerialised instruction from a CREST member or (where applicable) a CREST sponsor as constituting a valid application in substitution for or in addition to a USE instruction and subject to such further terms and conditions as the Company may determine;
  • (iii) treat a properly authenticated dematerialised instruction (in this sub-paragraph the "first instruction") as not constituting a valid application if, at the time at which the Registrar receives a properly authenticated dematerialised instruction giving details of the first instruction or thereafter, either the Company or the Receiving Agent has received actual notice from Euroclear of any of the matters specified in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the CREST Regulations in relation to the first instruction. These matters include notice that any information contained in the first instruction was incorrect or notice of lack of authority to send the first instruction; and
  • (iv) accept an alternative instruction or notification from a CREST member or CREST sponsored member or (where applicable) a CREST sponsor, or extend the time for settlement of a USE instruction or any alternative instruction or notification, in the event that, for reasons or due to circumstances outside the control of any CREST member or CREST sponsored member or (where applicable) CREST sponsor, the CREST member or CREST sponsored member is unable validly to apply for Ordinary Shares by means of the above procedures. In normal circumstances, this discretion is only likely to be exercised in the event of any interruption, failure of breakdown of CREST (or any part of CREST) or on the part of the facilities and/or systems operated by the Receiving Agent in connection with CREST.

(m) Lapse of the Open Offer

In the event that the Issue does not become unconditional by 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 or such later time and date as the Company and Investec may agree, the Issue will lapse, the Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements admitted to CREST will be disabled and the Receiving Agent will refund the amount paid by a Qualifying CREST Shareholder by way of a CREST payment, without interest, as soon as practicable thereafter.

5 MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS

5.1 Holders of Application Forms

To ensure compliance with the UK Money Laundering Regulations, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and any other applicable regulations, the Receiving Agent may require, at its absolute discretion, verification of the identity of the person by whom or on whose behalf the Open Offer Application Form is lodged with payment (which requirements are referred to below as the "verification of identity requirements"). If the Open Offer Application Form is submitted by a UK regulated broker or intermediary acting as agent and which is itself subject to the UK Money Laundering Regulations, any verification of identity requirements are the responsibility of such broker or intermediary and not of the Receiving Agent. In such case, the lodging agent's stamp should be inserted on the Open Offer Application Form.

The person lodging the Open Offer Application Form with payment and in accordance with the other terms as described above (the "acceptor"), including any person who appears to the Receiving Agent to be acting on behalf of some other person, accepts the Open Offer in respect of such number of Ordinary Shares as is referred to therein (for the purposes of this paragraph 5 the "relevant Shares") and shall thereby be deemed to agree to provide the Receiving Agent with such information and other evidence as the Receiving Agent may require to satisfy the verification of identity requirements.

If the Receiving Agent determines that the verification of identity requirements apply to any acceptor or application, the relevant Ordinary Shares (notwithstanding any other term of the Open Offer or the Excess Application Facility) will not be issued to the relevant acceptor unless and until the verification of identity requirements have been satisfied in respect of that acceptor or application. The Receiving Agent is entitled, in its absolute discretion, to determine whether the verification of identity requirements apply to any acceptor or application and whether such requirements have been satisfied, and neither the Receiving Agent nor the Company will be liable to any person for any loss or damage suffered or incurred (or alleged), directly or indirectly, as a result of the exercise of such discretion.

If the verification of identity requirements apply, failure to provide the necessary evidence of identity within a reasonable time may result in delays in the despatch of share certificates or in crediting CREST accounts. If, within a reasonable time following a request for verification of identity, the Receiving Agent has not received evidence satisfactory to it as aforesaid, the Company may, in its absolute discretion, treat the relevant application as invalid, in which event the monies payable on acceptance of the Open Offer or under the Excess Application Facility will be returned (at the acceptors risk) without interest to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn.

Submission of an Open Offer Application Form with the appropriate remittance will constitute a warranty to each of the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec from the applicant that the UK Money Laundering Regulations will not be breached by application of such remittance.

The verification of identity requirements will not usually apply:

  • (a) if the applicant is an organisation required to comply with the Money Laundering Directive (the Council Directive on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (no. 91/308/EEC));
  • (b) if the acceptor is a regulated United Kingdom broker or intermediary acting as agent and is itself subject to the UK Money Laundering Regulations;
  • (c) if the applicant (not being an applicant who delivers his application in person) makes payment by way of a cheque drawn on an account in the applicant's name;
  • (d) if the aggregate subscription price for the Shares is less than €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent);
  • (e) if payment is made by cheque or banker's draft in sterling drawn on a branch in the United Kingdom of a bank or building society which bears a UK bank sort code number in the top right hand corner the following applies. Cheques should be written in black ink and made payable to "Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – Open Offer A/C" and crossed "A/C payee only". Third party cheques may not be accepted with the exception of building society cheques or bankers' drafts where the building society or bank has confirmed the name of the account holder by stamping or endorsing the cheque/banker's draft to such effect. The account name should be the same as that shown on the Open Offer Application Form; or
  • (f) if the Open Offer Application Form is lodged with payment by an agent which is an organisation of the kind referred to in (a) above or which is subject to anti-money laundering regulation in a country which is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (the non-European Union members of which are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,

China, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, UK Crown Dependencies and the USA and, by virtue of their membership of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), the agent should provide with the Open Offer Application Form written confirmation that it has that status and a written assurance that it has obtained and recorded evidence of the identity of the person for whom it acts and that it will on demand make such evidence available to the Receiving Agent. If the agent is not such an organisation, it should contact the Receiving Agent.

To confirm the acceptability of any written assurance referred to in (f) above, or in any other case, the acceptor should contact the Receiving Agent, Equiniti Limited on 0371 384 2785 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121 415 0815 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and monitored randomly for security and training purposes. The helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of the Open Offer or the Excess Application Facility nor give any financial, legal or tax advice.

If the Open Offer Application Form is in respect of Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/ or the Excess Application Facility with an aggregate subscription price of €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent) or more and is lodged by hand by the acceptor in person, or if the Open Offer Application Form in respect of Ordinary Shares is/are lodged by hand by the acceptor and the accompanying payment is not the acceptor's own cheque, he or she should ensure that he or she has with him or her evidence of identity bearing his or her photograph (for example, his or her passport) and separate evidence of his or her address.

If, within a reasonable period of time following a request for verification of identity, and in any case by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019, the Receiving Agent has not received evidence satisfactory to it as aforesaid, the Receiving Agent under instructions from the Company may, at its discretion, reject the relevant application, in which event the monies submitted in respect of that application will be returned without interest to the account at the drawee bank from which such monies were originally debited (without prejudice to the rights of the Company to undertake proceedings to recover monies in respect of the loss suffered by it as a result of the failure to produce satisfactory evidence as aforesaid).

5.2 Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements in CREST

If you hold your Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements in CREST and apply for Ordinary Shares in respect of some or all of your Basic Entitlement and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlement as agent for one or more persons and you are not a UK or EU regulated person or institution (e.g. a UK financial institution), then, irrespective of the value of the application, the Receiving Agent is obliged to take reasonable measures to establish the identity of the person or persons on whose behalf you are making the application. You must therefore contact the Receiving Agent before sending any USE or other instruction so that appropriate measures may be taken.

Submission of a USE instruction which on its settlement constitutes a valid application as described above constitutes a warranty and undertaking by the applicant to the Company, the Receiving Agent and Investec to provide promptly to the Receiving Agent such information as may be specified by the Receiving Agent as being required for the purposes of the UK Money Laundering Regulations. Pending the provision of evidence satisfactory to the Receiving Agent as to identity, the Receiving Agent may in its absolute discretion take, or omit to take, such action as it may determine to prevent or delay issue of the Ordinary Shares concerned. If satisfactory evidence of identity has not been provided within a reasonable time, then the application for the Ordinary Shares represented by the USE instruction will not be valid. This is without prejudice to the right of the Company to take proceedings to recover any loss suffered by it as a result of failure to provide satisfactory evidence.

6 OVERSEAS SHAREHOLDERS

The Prospectus has been approved by the FCA, being the competent authority in the United Kingdom. The comments set out in this paragraph 6 are intended as a general guide only and any Overseas Shareholders who are in any doubt as to their position should consult their professional advisers without delay.

6.1 General

The distribution of the Prospectus and the making of the Open Offer and Excess Application Facility to persons who have registered addresses in, or who are resident in, or citizens of, or which are corporations, partnerships or other entities created or organised under the laws of countries other than the United Kingdom or to persons who are nominees of or custodians, trustees or guardians for citizens, residents in or nationals of countries other than the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws or regulatory requirements of the relevant jurisdictions. Those persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any governmental or other consents or need to observe any applicable legal requirements or other formalities to enable them to apply for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility.

No action has been or will be taken by the Company or Investec or any other person, to permit a public offering or distribution of the Prospectus (or any other offering or publicity materials or application form(s) relating to the Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility or Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Offer for Subscription) in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose may be required.

No public offer of Ordinary Shares is being made by virtue of the Prospectus or the Open Offer Application Form into the United States or any Excluded Territory.

Receipt of the Prospectus and/or an Open Offer Application Form and/or a credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST will not constitute an invitation or offer of securities for subscription, sale or purchase in those jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to make such an invitation or offer and, in those circumstances, the Prospectus and/or the Open Offer Application Form must be treated as sent for information only and should not be copied or redistributed.

Open Offer Application Forms will not be sent to, and Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will not be credited to stock accounts in CREST of, persons with registered addresses in the United States or any other Excluded Territory or their agent or intermediary, except where the Company is satisfied that such action would not result in the contravention of any registration or other legal requirement in any jurisdiction.

No person receiving a copy of the Prospectus and/or an Open Offer Application Form and/or a credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST in any territory other than the United Kingdom may treat the same as constituting an invitation or offer to him or her, nor should he or she in any event use any such Open Offer Application Form and/or credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST unless, in the relevant territory, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to him or her and such Open Offer Application Form and/or credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST could lawfully be used, and any transaction resulting from such use could be effected, without contravention of any registration or other legal or regulatory requirements. In circumstances where an invitation or offer would contravene any registration or other legal or regulatory requirements, the Prospectus and/or the Open Offer Application Form must be treated as sent for information only and should not be copied or redistributed.

It is the responsibility of any person (including, without limitation, custodians, agent, nominees and trustees) outside the United Kingdom wishing to apply for Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility to satisfy himself or herself as to the full observance of the laws of any relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining any governmental or other consents that may be required, observing any other formalities required to be observed in such territory and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.

None of the Company, Investec or any of their respective representatives is making any representation to any offeree or purchaser of the Ordinary Shares regarding the legality of an investment in the Ordinary Shares by such offeree or purchaser under the laws applicable to such offeree or purchaser.

Persons (including, without limitation, custodians, agents, nominees and trustees) receiving a copy of the Prospectus and/or an Open Offer Application Form and/or a credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST, in connection with the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility or otherwise, should not distribute or send either of those documents nor transfer Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would or might contravene local securities laws or regulations. If a copy of the Prospectus and/or an Open Offer Application Form and/or a credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST is received by any person in any such territory, or by his or her custodian, agent, nominee or trustee, he or she must not seek to apply for Ordinary Shares in respect of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility unless the Company or Investec determine that such action would not violate applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Any person (including, without limitation, custodians, agents, nominees and trustees) who does forward a copy of the Prospectus and/or an Open Offer Application Form and/or transfers Basic Entitlements and/or Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements into any such territory, whether pursuant to a contractual or legal obligation or otherwise, should draw the attention of the recipient to the contents of this Part 8 and specifically the contents of this paragraph 6.

The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any application or purported application for Shares that appears to the Company or its agents to have been executed, effected, or dispatched from the United States or any Excluded Territory or in a manner that may involve a breach of the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction or if the Company or its agents believe that the same may violate applicable legal or regulatory requirements or if it provides an address for delivery of the share certificates relating to Ordinary Shares (or in the case of a credit of Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements to a stock account in CREST, to a CREST member whose registered address would be), in the United States or any Excluded Territory.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Prospectus or the Open Offer Application Form, the Company reserves the right to permit any person to apply for Ordinary Shares in respect of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility if the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, is satisfied that the transaction in question is exempt from, or not subject to, the legislation or regulations giving rise to the restrictions in question.

Overseas Shareholders who wish, and are permitted, to apply for Ordinary Shares should note that payment must be made in sterling denominated cheques or bankers' drafts or where such Overseas Shareholder is a Qualifying CREST Shareholder, through CREST.

6.2 United States

The Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold, re-sold, taken up, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within the United States except in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.

Accordingly, the Company is not extending the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility into the United States and neither the Prospectus nor the Open Offer Application Form constitutes or will constitute an offer or an invitation to apply for or an offer or an invitation to acquire any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility in the United States. An Open Offer Application Form, will not be sent to, and no Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility will be credited to, a stock account in CREST of, any Shareholder with a registered address in the United States. Open Offer Application Forms sent from or postmarked in the United States will be deemed to be invalid and all persons acquiring Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility and wishing to hold such Ordinary Shares in registered form must provide an address for registration outside the United States.

Any person who acquires Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility will be deemed to have declared, warranted and agreed, by accepting delivery of the Prospectus or the Open Offer Application Form and delivery of such Ordinary Shares, that they are not, and that at the time of acquiring the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility they will not be, in the United States or acting on behalf of, or for the account or benefit of a person on a non-discretionary basis in the United States or any state of the United States.

The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any Open Offer Application Form that appears to the Company or its agents to have been executed in, or despatched from, the United States, or that provides an address in the United States for the receipt of Ordinary Shares, or which does not make the warranty set out in the Open Offer Application Form to the effect that the person completing the Open Offer Application Form does not have a registered address and is not otherwise located in the United States and is not acquiring the Ordinary Shares with a view to the offer, sale, resale, transfer, delivery or distribution, directly or indirectly, of any such Ordinary Shares in the United States or where the Company believes acceptance of such Open Offer Application Form may infringe applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

The Company will not be bound to allot or issue any Ordinary Shares to any person with an address in, or who is otherwise located in, the United States in whose favour an Open Offer Application Form. In addition, the Company and Investec reserve the right to reject any USE instruction sent by or on behalf of any CREST member with a registered address in the United States in respect of the Ordinary Shares.

6.3 Excluded Territories

The Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the relevant laws of any Excluded Territories or any state, province or territory thereof and may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into any Excluded Territories or to, or for the account or benefit of, any person with a registered address in, or who is resident in, or a citizen of, any Excluded Territories except pursuant to an applicable exemption. No offer of Shares is being made by virtue of the Prospectus or the Open Offer Application Form into any Excluded Territories.

6.4 Other overseas territories

Open Offer Application Forms will be sent to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders and Basic Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements will be credited to the stock account in CREST of Qualifying CREST Shareholders. Qualifying Shareholders in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may, subject to the laws of their relevant jurisdiction, take up Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility in accordance with the instructions set out in this Securities Note and the Open Offer Application Form.

Shareholders who have registered addresses in, or who are resident in, or citizens of countries other than the United Kingdom should consult appropriate professional advisers as to whether they require any governmental or other consents or need to observe any other formalities to enable them to apply for any Ordinary Shares in respect of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility.

6.5 Representations and warranties relating to Overseas Shareholders

(a) Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders

Any person completing and returning an Open Offer Application Form or requesting registration of the Ordinary Shares comprised therein represents and warrants to the Company, Investec and the Registrar that, except where proof has been provided to the Company's satisfaction that such person's use of the Open Offer Application Form will not result in the contravention of any applicable legal requirements in any jurisdiction: (i) such person is not requesting registration of the relevant Ordinary Shares from within the United States or any Excluded Territory; (ii) such person is not in any territory in which it is unlawful to make or accept an offer to acquire Ordinary Shares in respect of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility or to use the Open Offer Application Form in any manner in which such person has used or will use it; (iii) such person is not acting on a non-discretionary basis for a person located within any Excluded Territory (except as agreed with the Company) or any territory referred to in (ii) above at the time the instruction to accept was given; and (iv) such person is not acquiring Ordinary Shares with a view to the offer, sale, resale, transfer, delivery or distribution, directly or indirectly, of any such Ordinary Shares into the United States any Excluded Territory.

The Company and/or the Receiving Agent may treat as invalid any acceptance or purported acceptance of the allotment of Ordinary Shares comprised in an Open Offer Application Form if it: (i) appears to the Company or its agents to have been executed, effected or dispatched from the United States or any Excluded Territory or in a manner that may involve a breach of the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction or if the Company or its agents believe that the same may violate applicable legal or regulatory requirements; or (ii) provides an address in the United States or any Excluded Territory for delivery of the share certificates of Shares (or any other jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom in which it would be unlawful to deliver such share certificates); or (iii) purports to exclude the warranty required by this sub-paragraph 6.5(a).

(b) Qualifying CREST Shareholders

A CREST member or CREST sponsored member who makes a valid acceptance in accordance with the procedures set out in this Part 8 represents and warrants to the Company, Investec and the Receiving Agent that, except where proof has been provided to the Company's satisfaction that such person's acceptance will not result in the contravention of any applicable legal requirement in any jurisdiction: (i) he or she is not within the United States or any Excluded Territory; (ii) he or she is not in any territory in which it is unlawful to make or accept an offer to acquire Ordinary Shares; (iii) he or she is not accepting on a non-discretionary basis for a person located within any Excluded Territory (except as otherwise agreed with the Company) or any territory referred to in (ii) above at the time the instruction to accept was given; and (iv) he or she is not acquiring any Ordinary Shares with a view to the offer, sale, resale, transfer, delivery or distribution, directly or indirectly, of any such Ordinary Shares into any of the above territories.

6.6 Waiver

The provisions of this paragraph 6.6 and of any other terms of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility relating to Overseas Shareholders may be waived, varied or modified as regards specific Qualifying Shareholders or on a general basis by the Company and/or Investec in their absolute discretion. Subject to this, the provisions of this paragraph 6.6 supersede any terms of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility inconsistent herewith. References in this paragraph 6.6 to Qualifying Shareholders shall include references to the person or persons executing an Open Offer Application Form and, in the event of more than one person executing an Open Offer Application Form, the provisions of this paragraph 6.6 shall apply to them jointly and to each of them.

7 WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS

Qualifying Shareholders wishing to exercise or direct the exercise of statutory withdrawal rights pursuant to Section 87Q(4) of FSMA after the issue by the Company of a supplementary prospectus must do so by lodging a written notice of withdrawal within two Business Days commencing on the Business Day after the date on which the supplementary prospectus is published. The withdrawal notice must include the full name and address of the person wishing to exercise statutory withdrawal rights and, if such person is a CREST member, the participant ID and the member account ID of such CREST member. The notice of withdrawal must be deposited by post or by hand only (during normal business hours only) with the Receiving Agent so as to be received before the end of the withdrawal period. In relation to any enquiries please call Equiniti Limited on 0371 384 2785 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121 415 0815 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and monitored randomly for security and training purposes. The helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of the Open Offer and/or the Excess Application Facility nor give any financial, legal or tax advice. Notice of withdrawal given by any other means or which is deposited with the Registrar after expiry of such period will not constitute a valid withdrawal, provided that the Company will not permit the exercise of withdrawal rights after payment by the relevant person for the Ordinary Shares applied for in full and the allotment of such Ordinary Shares to such person becoming unconditional save to the extent required by statute. In such event, Qualifying Shareholders are advised to seek independent legal advice.

8 ADMISSION, SETTLEMENT AND DEALINGS

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List. Application will also be made to the London Stock Exchange for the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market. It is expected that Initial Admission will become effective and that dealings in the Ordinary Shares, fully paid, will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019. All such shares, when issued and fully paid, may be held and transferred by means of CREST.

Basic Entitlements held in CREST and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements are expected to be disabled in all respects after 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019 (the latest date for applications under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility). If the condition(s) to the Open Offer described above are satisfied, Ordinary Shares will be issued in uncertificated form to those persons who submitted a valid application for Ordinary Shares by utilising the CREST application procedures and whose applications have been accepted by the Company. Equiniti Limited will instruct Euroclear to credit the appropriate stock accounts of such persons with such persons' entitlements to Ordinary Shares with effect from Initial Admission (expected to be at 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019). The stock accounts to be credited will be accounts under the same CREST participant IDs and CREST member account IDs in respect of which the USE instruction was given.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Securities Note, the Company reserves the right to send Qualifying CREST Shareholders an Open Offer Application Form instead of crediting the relevant stock account with Basic Entitlements and the Excess Application Facility, and to allot and/or issue any Ordinary Shares in certificated form. In normal circumstances, this right is only likely to be exercised in the event of any interruption, failure or breakdown of CREST (or of any part of CREST) or on the part of the facilities and/or systems operated by the Registrar in connection with CREST.

For Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who have applied by using an Open Offer Application Form, share certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares are expected to be despatched by 13 August 2019. No temporary documents of title will be issued and, pending the issue of definitive certificates, transfers will be certified against the UK share register of the Company. All documents or remittances sent by or to applicants or as they may direct, will be sent through the post at their own risk. For more information as to the procedure for application, Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders are referred to paragraph 4.1 above and their respective Open Offer Application Form.

9 TIMES AND DATES

The Company shall, in agreement with Investec and after consultation with its financial and legal advisers, be entitled to amend the dates that Open Offer Application Forms are despatched or amend or extend the latest date for acceptance under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility and all related dates set out in this Securities Note and in such circumstances shall notify the London Stock Exchange and make an announcement on a Regulatory Information Service but Shareholders may not receive any further written communication.

If a supplementary prospectus is issued by the Company two or fewer Business Days prior to the latest time and date for acceptance any payment in full under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility specified in this Securities Note, the latest date for acceptance under the Open Offer and the Excess Application Facility shall be extended to the date that is three Business Days after the date of issue of the supplementary prospectus (and the dates and times of principal events due to take place following such date shall be extended accordingly).

10 TAXATION

Certain statements regarding United Kingdom taxation in respect of the Ordinary Shares and the Open Offer are set out in Part 3 of this Securities Note. Shareholders who are in any doubt as to their tax position in relation to taking up their entitlements under the Open Offer and/or making an application under the Excess Application Facility or who are subject to tax in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom, should immediately consult a suitable professional adviser.

11 FURTHER INFORMATION

Your attention is drawn to the further information set out in this Securities Note and also, in the case of Non-CREST Shareholders and other Qualifying Shareholders to whom the Company has sent Open Offer Application Forms, to the terms, conditions and other information printed on the accompanying Open Offer Application Form.

12 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

The terms and conditions of the Open Offer as set out in this Securities Note, the Open Offer Application Form and any non-contractual obligation related thereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. The courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with the Open Offer, the Excess Application Facility, this Securities Note or the Open Offer Application Form. By taking up Ordinary Shares by way of their Basic Entitlement and/or applying for Ordinary Shares under the Excess Application Facility, in accordance with the instructions set out in this Securities Note and, where applicable, the Open Offer Application Form, Shareholders irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales and waive any objection to proceedings in any such court on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum.

PART 9

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION UNDER THE OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION

1 INTRODUCTION

Ordinary Shares are available under the Offer for Subscription at a price of 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share.

Applications must be made on the Application Form attached at the end of this Securities Note or otherwise published by the Company.

2 EFFECT OF APPLICATION

Applications under the Offer for Subscription must be for Ordinary Shares with a minimum subscription amount of 1,000 Ordinary Shares, or such lower amounts as the Company may agree. Multiple applications will be accepted.

3 OFFER TO ACQUIRE ORDINARY SHARES

By completing and delivering an Application Form, you, as the applicant, and, if you sign the Application Form on behalf of another person or a corporation, that person or corporation:

  • 3.1 offer to subscribe for such number of Ordinary Shares at 98.75 pence per Ordinary Share as may be purchased by the subscription amount specified in Box 1 on your Application Form (being a minimum of 1,000 Ordinary Shares); or such smaller number for which such application is accepted, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set out in this Securities Note, including these Terms and Conditions of Application and the Articles;
  • 3.2 agree that, in consideration of the Company agreeing that it will not, prior to the date of Initial Admission, offer for subscription any Ordinary Shares to any person other than by means of the procedures referred to in this Securities Note, your application may not be revoked (subject to any legal right to withdraw your application which arises as a result of the publication of a supplementary prospectus) and that this paragraph shall constitute a collateral contract between you and the Company which will become binding upon despatch by post to or, in the case of delivery by hand, on receipt by, the Receiving Agent of your Application Form;
  • 3.3 undertake to pay the subscription amount specified in Box 1 on your Application Form in full on application and warrant that the remittance accompanying your Application Form will be honoured on first presentation and agree that if such remittance is not so honoured you will not be entitled to receive a share certificate for the Ordinary Shares applied for in certificated form or be entitled to commence dealing in Ordinary Shares applied for in uncertificated form or to enjoy or receive any rights in respect of such Ordinary Shares unless and until you make payment in cleared funds for such Ordinary Shares and such payment is accepted by the Receiving Agent (which acceptance shall be in its absolute discretion and on the basis that you indemnify the Receiving Agent, the Company and Investec against all costs, damages, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of, or in connection with, the failure of your remittance to be honoured on first presentation) and the Company may (without prejudice to any other rights it may have) avoid the agreement to allot the Ordinary Shares and may allot them to some other person, in which case you will not be entitled to any refund or payment in respect thereof (other than the refund by way of a cheque in your favour at your risk, for an amount equal to the proceeds of the remittance which accompanied your Application Form, without interest);
  • 3.4 agree, that where on your Application Form a request is made for Ordinary Shares to be deposited into a CREST account (a "CREST Account"), (i) the Receiving Agent may in its absolute discretion amend the Application Form so that such Ordinary Shares may be issued in certificated form registered in the name(s) of the holder(s) specified in your Application Form (and recognise that the Receiving Agent will so amend the form if there is any delay in satisfying the identity of the applicant or the owner of the CREST Account or in receiving your remittance in cleared funds) and (ii) the Receiving Agent, the Company or Investec may authorise your financial adviser or whoever he or she may direct to send a document of title

for or credit your CREST Account in respect of the number of Ordinary Shares for which your application is accepted, and/or a crossed cheque for any monies returnable, by post at your risk to your address set out on your Application Form;

  • 3.5 agree, in respect of applications for Ordinary Shares in certificated form (or where the Receiving Agent exercises its discretion pursuant to paragraph 3.4 above to issue Ordinary Shares in certificated form), that any share certificate to which you or, in the case of joint applicants, any of the persons specified by you in your Application Form may become entitled or pursuant to paragraph 3.4 above (and any monies returnable to you) may be retained by the Receiving Agent:
  • (a) pending clearance of your remittance;
  • (b) pending investigation of any suspected breach of the warranties contained in paragraphs 7.2, 7.6, 7.13, 7.14 or 7.15 below or any other suspected breach of these Terms and Conditions of Application; or
  • (c) pending any verification of identity which is, or which the Receiving Agent considers may be, required for the purpose of the UK Money Laundering Regulations and any other regulations applicable thereto,

and any interest accruing on such retained monies shall accrue to and for the benefit of the Company;

  • 3.6 agree, on the request of the Receiving Agent to disclose promptly in writing to them such information as the Receiving Agent may request in connection with your application and authorise the Receiving Agent to disclose any information relating to your application which they may consider appropriate;
  • 3.7 agree that if evidence of identity satisfactory to the Receiving Agent is not provided to the Receiving Agent within a reasonable time (in the opinion of the Receiving Agent) following a request therefor, the Receiving Agent or the Company may terminate the agreement with you to allot Ordinary Shares and, in such case, the Ordinary Shares which would otherwise have been allotted to you may be re-allotted or sold to some other party and the lesser of your application monies or such proceeds of sale (as the case may be, with the proceeds of any gain derived from a sale accruing to the Company) will be returned by a cheque drawn on a branch of a UK clearing bank to the bank account name from which they were first received, at your risk and without interest of any proceeds of the payment accompanying the application;
  • 3.8 agree that you are not applying on behalf of a person engaged in money laundering;
  • 3.9 undertake to ensure that, in the case of an application signed by someone else on your behalf, the original of the relevant power of attorney (or a complete copy certified by a solicitor or notary) is enclosed with your Application Form together with full identity documents for the person so signing;
  • 3.10 undertake to pay interest at the rate described in paragraph 4 below if the remittance accompanying your Application Form is not honoured on first presentation;
  • 3.11 authorise the Receiving Agent to procure that there be sent to you definitive certificates in respect of the number of Ordinary Shares for which your application is accepted or if you have completed section 2B on your Application Form, but subject to paragraph 3.4 above, to deliver the number of Ordinary Shares for which your application is accepted into CREST, and/or to return any monies returnable without payment of interest (at the applicant's risk) either as a cheque by first class post to the address completed in Section 2A on the Application Form or return funds direct to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn;
  • 3.12 confirm that you have read and complied with paragraph 9 below;
  • 3.13 agree that all subscription cheques and payments will be processed through a bank account (the "Acceptance Account") in the name of Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – OFS Application opened by the Receiving Agent;
  • 3.14 agree that your Application Form is addressed to the Company and the Receiving Agent;

  • 3.15 agree that your application must be for a whole number of Ordinary Shares and the number of Ordinary Shares issued to you will be rounded down to the nearest whole number;

  • 3.16 acknowledge that the offer to the public of Ordinary Shares is being made only in the United Kingdom and represent that you are a United Kingdom resident (unless you are a non-UK person and you are able to provide such evidence as the Company may, in its absolute discretion, require that you are entitled to apply for Ordinary Shares); and
  • 3.17 agree that any application may be rejected in whole or in part at the sole discretion of the Company.

4 ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR OFFER

The Receiving Agent may, on behalf of the Company, accept your offer to subscribe (if your application is received, valid (or treated as valid), processed and not rejected) by notifying the Financial Conduct Authority through a Regulatory Information Service of the basis of allocation (in which case the acceptance will be on that basis).

The basis of allocation will be determined by the Company in consultation with Investec and the Receiving Agent. The right is reserved notwithstanding the basis as so determined to reject in whole or in part and/or scale back any application. The right is reserved to treat as valid any application not complying fully with these Terms and Conditions of Application or not in all respects completed or delivered in accordance with the instructions accompanying the Application Form. In particular, but without limitation, the Company may accept an application made otherwise than by completion of an Application Form where you have agreed with the Company in some other manner to apply in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Application.

The Receiving Agent will present all cheques and banker's drafts for payment on receipt and will retain documents of title and surplus monies pending clearance of successful applicants' payments.

The Receiving Agent may, as agent of the Company, require you to pay interest or its other resulting costs (or both) if the payment accompanying your application is not honoured on first presentation. If you are required to pay interest you will be obliged to pay the amount determined by the Receiving Agent to be the interest on the amount of the payment from the date on which all payments in cleared funds are due to be received until the date of receipt of cleared funds. The rate of interest will be the then published bank base rate of a clearing bank selected by the Receiving Agent plus 4 per cent. per annum. The right is also reserved to reject in whole or in part, or to scale down or limit, any application.

Except as provided below, payments may be made by cheque or banker's draft in pounds sterling drawn on a branch in the United Kingdom of a bank or building society that is either a member of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited or the CHAPS Clearing Company Limited or that has arranged for its cheques or bankers' drafts to be cleared through the facilities provided for members of either of those companies. Such cheques or bankers' drafts must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right hand corner. Cheques, which must be drawn on the personal account of an individual Applicant where they have sole or joint title to the funds, should be written in black ink and made payable to Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – OFS Application. Third party cheques may not be accepted with the exception of building society cheques or bankers' drafts where the building society or bank has confirmed the name of the account holder by stamping/endorsing the cheque or banker's draft to that effect. The account name should be the same as that shown on the Application Form. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.

For applicants sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Applicants wishing to make a CHAPS payment should contact Equiniti Corporate Actions by email at [email protected]. Applicants will be provided with the relevant bank account details, together with a unique reference number which must be used when making payment. There will be a requirement to provide evidence of the payment leaving the shareholders bank account which is to be sent with the Application Form

Applicants choosing to settle via CREST, that is DVP, will need to match their instructions to Equiniti Limited's Participant Account 2RA30, Member Account RA329103 by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019, allowing for the delivery and acceptance of the Ordinary Shares to be made against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Share, following the CREST matching criteria set out in the Application Form.

5 CONDITIONS

The contracts created by the acceptance of applications (in whole or in part) under the Offer for Subscription will be conditional upon:

  • (a) Initial Admission occurring by 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 30 July 2019 or such later time or date as the Company and Investec may agree; and
  • (b) the Share Issuance Agreement becoming otherwise unconditional in all respects, and not being terminated in accordance with its terms before Initial Admission.

You will not be entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission for innocent misrepresentation (including pre-contractual representations) at any time after acceptance. This does not affect any other right you may have.

6 RETURN OF APPLICATION MONIES

Where application monies have been banked and/or received, if any application is not accepted in whole, or is accepted in part only, or if any contract created by acceptance does not become unconditional, the application monies or, as the case may be, the balance of the amount paid on application will be returned without interest (at the applicants' risk) either by first class post as a cheque to the address set out on the Application Form or returned direct to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn. In the meantime, application monies will be retained by the Receiving Agent in a separate account.

7 WARRANTIES

By completing an Application Form, you:

  • 7.1 undertake and warrant that, if you sign the Application Form on behalf of somebody else or on behalf of a corporation, you have due authority to do so on behalf of that other person and that such other person will be bound accordingly and will be deemed also to have given the confirmations, warranties and undertakings contained in these Terms and Conditions of Application and undertake to enclose your power of attorney or other authority or a complete copy thereof duly certified by a solicitor or notary;
  • 7.2 warrant, if the laws of any territory or jurisdiction outside the UK are applicable to your application, that you have complied with all such laws, obtained all governmental and other consents which may be required, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes due in connection with your application in any territory and that you have not taken any action or omitted to take any action which will result in the Company, Investec or the Receiving Agent or any of their respective officers, agents or employees acting in breach of the regulatory or legal requirements, directly or indirectly, of any territory or jurisdiction outside of the UK in connection with the Offer for Subscription in respect of your application;
  • 7.3 confirm that (save for advice received from your financial adviser (if any)) in making an application you are not relying on any information or representations in relation to the Company other than those contained in the Prospectus (on the basis of which alone your application is made) and accordingly you agree that no person responsible solely or jointly for the Prospectus or any part thereof shall have any liability for any such other information or representation;
  • 7.4 agree that, having had the opportunity to read the Prospectus in its entirety, you shall be deemed to have had notice of all information and representations contained in the Prospectus;
  • 7.5 acknowledge that no person is authorised in connection with the Offer for Subscription to give any information or make any representation other than as contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, any information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company, the AIFM, the Investment Manager, Investec or the Receiving Agent;
  • 7.6 warrant that you are not under the age of 18 on the date of your application;

  • 7.7 agree that all documents and monies sent by post to, by, from or on behalf of the Company or the Receiving Agent, will be sent at your risk and, in the case of documents and returned application cheques and payments to be sent to you, may be sent to you at your address (or, in the case of joint holders, the address of the first named holder) as set out in your Application Form;

  • 7.8 confirm that you have reviewed the restrictions contained in paragraph 9 below and warrant that you (and any person on whose behalf you apply) comply with the provisions therein;
  • 7.9 agree that, in respect of those Ordinary Shares for which your Application Form has been received and processed and not rejected, acceptance of your Application Form shall be constituted by the Company instructing the Registrar to enter your name on the Register;
  • 7.10 agree that all applications, acceptances of applications and contracts resulting therefrom under the Offer for Subscription shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and that you submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts and agree that nothing shall limit the right of the Company to bring any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any such applications, acceptances of applications and contracts in any other manner permitted by law or in any court of competent jurisdiction;
  • 7.11 irrevocably authorise the Company, Investec or the Receiving Agent or any other person authorised by any of them, as your agent, to do all things necessary to effect registration of any Ordinary Shares subscribed by or issued to you into your name and authorise any representatives of the Company and/or Investec and/or the Receiving Agent to execute any documents required therefor and to enter your name on the Register;
  • 7.12 agree to provide the Company with any information which it, Investec or the Receiving Agent may request in connection with your application or to comply with any other relevant legislation (as the same may be amended from time-to-time) including without limitation satisfactory evidence of identity to ensure compliance with the UK Money Laundering Regulations;
  • 7.13 warrant that, in connection with your application, you have observed the laws of all requisite territories, obtained any requisite governmental or other consents, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes due in connection with your application in any territory and that you have not taken any action which will or may result in the Company, the AIFM, the Investment Manager, Investec or the Receiving Agent acting in breach of the regulatory or legal requirements of any territory in connection with the Offer for Subscription or your application;
  • 7.14 represent and warrant to the Company that; (i) you are not a U.S. Person, are not located within the United States and are not acquiring the Ordinary Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person; (ii) you are acquiring the Ordinary Shares in an offshore transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S; (iii) you understand and acknowledge that the Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, into or within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons; and (iv) you understand and acknowledge that the Company has not registered and will not register as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act;
  • 7.15 represent and warrant to the Company that if in the future you decide to offer, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares, you will do so only: (i) in an offshore transaction complying with the provisions of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act to a person outside the United States and not known by the transferor to be a U.S. Person, by prearrangement or otherwise, or (ii) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof. You understand and acknowledge that any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or other disposal made other than in compliance with the above stated restrictions will be subject to the compulsory transfer provisions as provided in the Articles;
  • 7.16 agree that Investec and the Receiving Agent are acting for the Company in connection with the Offer for Subscription and for no-one else and that they will not treat you as their customer by virtue of such application being accepted or owe you any duties or responsibilities concerning the price of the Ordinary Shares or concerning the suitability of the Ordinary Shares for you or be responsible to you for the protections afforded to their customers;

  • 7.17 acknowledge that the KID prepared by the AIFM pursuant to the PRIIPs Regulation can be provided to you in paper or by means of a website, but that where you are applying under the Offer for Subscription directly and not through an adviser or other intermediary, unless requested in writing otherwise, the lodging of an Application Form represents your consent to being provided the key information document via the website at www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk, or on such other website as has been notified to you. Where your application is made on an advised basis or through another intermediary, the terms of your engagement should address the means by which the KID will be provided to you;

  • 7.18 warrant that you are not subscribing for the Ordinary Shares using a loan which would not have been given to you or any associate or not given to you on such favourable terms, if you had not been proposing to subscribe for the Ordinary Shares;
  • 7.19 warrant that the information contained in the Application Form is true and accurate; and
  • 7.20 agree that if you request that Ordinary Shares are issued to you on a date other than Initial Admission and such Ordinary Shares are not issued on such date that the Company and its agents and Directors will have no liability to you arising from the issue of such Ordinary Shares on a different date.

8 MONEY LAUNDERING

You agree that, in order to ensure compliance with the UK Money Laundering Regulations, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and any other applicable regulations, the Receiving Agent may at its absolute discretion undertake electronic searches for the purpose of verifying your identity (the "holder(s)") as the applicant lodging an Application Form and further may request from you and you will assist in providing identification of:

  • 8.1 the owner(s) and/or controller(s) (the "payor") of any bank account not in the name of the holder(s) on which is drawn a payment by way of banker's draft or cheque; or
  • 8.2 where it appears to the Receiving Agent that a holder or the payor is acting on behalf of some other person or persons.

Failure to provide the necessary evidence of identity may result in your application being rejected or delays in the despatch of documents or CREST accounts being credited.

Without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph 8, verification of the identity of holders and payors will be required if the value of the Ordinary Shares applied for, whether in one or more applications considered to be connected, exceeds €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent). If, in such circumstances, you use a building society cheque or banker's draft you should ensure that the bank or building society issuing the payment enters the name, address and account number of the person whose account is being debited on the reverse of the cheque or banker's draft and adds its stamp. If, in such circumstances, the person whose account is being debited is not a holder you will be required to provide for both the holder and the payor an original or a copy of that person's passport or driving licence certified by a solicitor and an original or certified copy of the following no more than 3 months old, a gas, electricity, water or telephone (not mobile) bill, a recent bank statement or a council tax bill, in their name and showing their current address (which originals will be returned by post at the addressees' risk) together with a signed declaration as to the relationship between the payor and you the holder.

For the purpose of the UK Money Laundering Regulations a person making an application for Ordinary Shares will not be considered as forming a business relationship with the Company or the Receiving Agent but will be considered as effecting a one-off transaction with either the Company or with the Receiving Agent.

The person(s) submitting an application for Ordinary Shares will ordinarily be considered to be acting as principal in the transaction unless the Receiving Agent determines otherwise, whereupon you may be required to provide the necessary evidence of identity of the underlying beneficial owner(s).

If the amount being subscribed exceeds €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent) you should endeavour to have the declaration contained in section 5 of the Application Form signed by an appropriate firm as described in that section. If you cannot have that declaration signed and the amount being subscribed exceeds €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent) then you must provide with the Application Form the identity documentation detailed in section 6 of the Application Form for each underlying beneficial owner.

9 NON-UNITED KINGDOM INVESTORS

The Offer for Subscription is only being made in the United Kingdom. If you receive a copy of the Prospectus or an Application Form in any territory other than the United Kingdom you may not treat it as constituting an invitation or offer to you, nor should you, in any event, use an Application Form unless, in the relevant territory, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to you or an Application Form could lawfully be used without contravention of any registration or other legal requirements. It is your responsibility, if you are outside the UK and wish to make an application for Ordinary Shares under the Offer for Subscription, to satisfy yourself as to full observance of the laws of any relevant territory or jurisdiction in connection with your application, including obtaining any requisite governmental or other consents, observing any other formalities requiring to be observed in such territory and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes required to be paid in such territory.

None of the Ordinary Shares have been or will be registered under the laws of any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other political subdivision of the United States, any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom. If you subscribe for Ordinary Shares you will, unless the Company and the Receiving Agent agree otherwise in writing, be deemed to represent and warrant to the Company that you are not a U.S. Person or a resident of any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or a corporation, partnership or other entity organised under the laws of any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), the U.S. or Canada (or any political subdivision of either) or Japan or Australia or the Republic of South Africa and that you are not subscribing for such Ordinary Shares for the account of any U.S. Person or resident of any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa and will not offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, any of the Ordinary Shares in or into any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa or to any U.S. Person or person resident in Canada, any member state of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa. No application will be accepted if it shows the applicant, payor or a holder having an address other than in the United Kingdom.

10 DATA PROTECTION

  • 10.1 Each prospective investor acknowledges and agrees that it has read the Privacy Notice.
  • 10.2 For the purposes of this section, the Privacy Notice and other sections of this Securities Note, ''data controller'', ''data processor'', ''data subject'', ''personal data'', ''processing'', ''sensitive personal data'' and ''special category data'' shall have the meanings attributed to them in the DP Act and GDPR and the term ''process'' shall be construed accordingly.
  • 10.3 Information provided by it to the Company or the Registrar will be stored both on the AIFM's and the Registrar's computer system and manually. It acknowledges and agrees that for the purposes of the DP Act and GDPR the Company and the Registrar are each required to specify the purposes for which they will hold personal data.
  • 10.4 Each of the Company and its service providers shall:
  • (a) be responsible for and control any personal data which it processes in relation to investors or arising out of the matters described in this Securities Note;
  • (b) comply with the DP Act, GDPR and any other data protection legislation applicable to the collection and processing of the personal data; and
  • (c) take appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, the personal data.

  • 10.5 Where personal data is shared by each prospective investor with the Company or its agents pursuant to this Securities Note, each prospective investor shall ensure that there is no prohibition or restriction which would:

  • (a) prevent or restrict it from disclosing or transferring the personal data to the relevant recipient;
  • (b) prevent or restrict the Company or its agents from disclosing or transferring the personal data to relevant third parties, and any of its (or their) employees, agents, delegates and subcontractors (including to jurisdictions outside of the EEA and including the United States), in order to provide the services or services ancillary thereto; or
  • (c) prevent or restrict the Company and any of its (or their), employees, agents, delegates and subcontractors, from processing the personal data as specified in the Privacy Notice and/or in this Securities Note.
  • 10.6 If each prospective investor passes personal data of any of its or its Affiliates' employees, representatives, beneficial owners, agents and subcontractors to the Company or its agents, each prospective investor warrants that it has provided adequate notice to such employees, representatives, beneficial owners, agents and subcontractors including the detail set out in this paragraph 10 and the Privacy Notice and as required by the DP Act and GDPR relating to the processing by the Company or its agents as applicable of such personal data and to the transfer of such personal data outside the EEA.
  • 10.7 If each prospective investor passes personal data of any of its shareholders, investors or clients to the Company, each prospective investor warrants that it will provide the Privacy Notice or equivalent wording to such shareholders, investors or clients.
  • 10.8 Each prospective investor will also ensure that it has obtained any necessary consents from any of its or its Affiliates', representatives, employees, beneficial owners, agents or subcontractors in order for the Receiving Agent to carry out anti-money laundering checks.
  • 10.9 In providing the Company, the Registrar, the Receiving Agent and Investec with information each prospective investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, the Registrar, the Receiving Agent and Investec that it has obtained any necessary consents of any data subject whose data it has provided to the Company and the Registrar and their respective associates holding and using their personal data as set out in the Privacy Notice (including, where required, the explicit consent of the data subjects for the processing of any sensitive personal data as set out in the Privacy Notice) and will make the Privacy Notice, for which the Company and the Registrar will process the data, available to all data subjects whose personal data may be shared by it for this purpose.
  • 10.10 The Company and the Registrar are each data controllers for the purpose of the DP Act and GDPR and the parties all agree and acknowledge that none of the Company or the Registrar is or shall be a data processor for any of the others or a joint data controller with any of the others and they will each comply with their obligations under the DP Act and GDPR and each prospective investor will do nothing that puts the Company or the Registrar in breach of their respective obligations. The AIFM is a data processor for the purpose of the DP Act and GDPR and the parties all agree and acknowledge this.

11 MISCELLANEOUS

To the extent permitted by law, all representations, warranties and conditions, express or implied and whether statutory or otherwise by the Company, Investec, the AIFM and the Investment Manager (including, without limitation, pre-contractual representations but excluding any fraudulent representations), are expressly excluded in relation to the Ordinary Shares and the Offer for Subscription.

The rights and remedies of the Company, the AIFM, the Investment Manager, Investec and the Receiving Agent under these Terms and Conditions of Application are in addition to any rights and remedies which would otherwise be available to any of them and the exercise or partial exercise of one will not prevent the exercise of others.

The Company reserves the right to extend the closing time and/or date of the Offer for Subscription from 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. In that event, the new closing time and/or date will be notified to applicants.

The Company may terminate the Offer for Subscription in its absolute discretion at any time prior to Initial Admission. If such right is exercised, the Offer for Subscription will lapse and any monies will be returned as indicated without interest.

You agree that Investec and the Receiving Agent are acting for the Company in connection with the Issue and for no-one else, and that neither Investec nor the Receiving Agent will treat you as its customer by virtue of such application being accepted or owe you any duties concerning the price of the Ordinary Shares or concerning the suitability of the Ordinary Shares for you or otherwise in relation to the Issue or for providing the protections afforded to their customers.

Save where the context requires otherwise, terms used in these Terms and Conditions of Application bear the same meaning as where used in the document.

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NOTES ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM

Applications should be returned so as to be received no later than 11.00 a.m. (London time) on 25 July 2019.

HELP DESK: If you have a query concerning completion of this Application Form please call the Receiving Agent on 0371 384 2785 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121 415 0815 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and monitored randomly for security and training purposes. The helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of the offer nor give any financial, legal or tax advice.

1. APPLICATION

Fill in (in figures) in Box 1 the amount of money being subscribed for Ordinary Shares. The amount being subscribed must be a minimum of 1,000 Ordinary Shares, or such lower subscription amount as the Company may agree.

2A. HOLDER DETAILS

Fill in (in block capitals) the full name and address of each holder. Applications may only be made by persons aged 18 or over. In the case of joint holders, the address given for the first named will be entered as the registered address for the holding on the share register and used for all future correspondence. A maximum of four joint holders is permitted. All holders named must sign the Application Form at section 3.

2B. CREST

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If you wish your Ordinary Shares to be deposited into a CREST Account in the name of the holders given in section 2A, enter in section 2B the details of a CREST Account which the Receiving Agent can credit, using the DVP message. By returning the Application Form you agree that you will do all things necessary to ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian's CREST account allows for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made prior to 8.00 a.m. on 30 July 2019 against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Share.

The Receiving Agent will contact you via e-mail on 26 July 2019 to confirm your allocation and provide you with the relevant details which you will need to input by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019. Ensure you provide an e-mail contact address in Section 2A of the Application Form.

3. SIGNATURE

All holders named in section 2A must sign section 3 and insert the date. The Application Form may be signed by another person on behalf of each holder if that person is duly authorised to do so under a power of attorney. The power of attorney (or a copy duly certified by a solicitor or a bank) must be enclosed for inspection (which originals will be returned by post at the addressee's risk). A corporation should sign under the hand of a duly authorised official whose representative capacity should be stated and a copy of a notice issued by the corporation authorising such person to sign should accompany the Application Form.

4. SETTLEMENT

(a) Cheques/Bankers' draft

Payments can be made by cheque or banker's draft in Sterling drawn on a branch in the United Kingdom of a bank or building society which is either a member of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited or the CHAPS Clearing Company Limited or which has arranged for its cheques or banker's drafts to be cleared through the facilities provided for members of any of these companies. Such cheques or banker's drafts must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right hand corner. Cheques, which must be drawn on the personal account of the individual investor where they have a sole or joint title to the funds, should be written in black ink and made payable to Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – OFS Application. Third party cheques may not be accepted with the exception of building society cheques or banker's drafts where the building society or bank has confirmed the name of the account holder by stamping and endorsing the cheque/banker's draft to such effect. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.

The account name should be the same as that shown on the application.

(b) Electronic Bank Transfers

For applicants sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Please contact Equiniti Limited by email at [email protected]. Applicants will be provided with the bank account details, together with a unique reference number which must be used when making payment. There will be a requirement to provide evidence of the payment leaving the shareholders bank account which is to be sent with the Application Form.

(c) CREST settlement

The Company will apply for the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Offer for Subscription in uncertificated form to be enabled for CREST transfer and settlement with effect from Initial Admission (the "Settlement Date"). Accordingly, settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares will normally take place within the CREST system.

The Application Form in the Appendix contains details of the information which the Receiving Agent will require from you in order to settle your application within CREST, if you so choose. If you do not provide any CREST details or if you provide insufficient CREST details for the Receiving Agent to match to your CREST account, the Receiving Agent will deliver your Ordinary Shares in certificated form provided payment has been made in terms satisfactory to the Company.

The right is reserved to issue your Ordinary Shares in certificated form should the Company, having consulted with the Receiving Agent, consider this to be necessary or desirable. This right is only likely to be exercised in the event of any interruption, failure or breakdown of CREST or any part of CREST or on the part of the facilities and/or system operated by Equiniti Limited in connection with CREST.

The person named for registration purposes in the Application Form (which term shall include the holder of the relevant CREST account) must be: (i) the person procured by you to subscribe for or acquire the relevant Ordinary Shares; or (ii) yourself; or (iii) a nominee of any such person or yourself, as the case may be. Neither Equiniti Limited nor the Company will be responsible for any liability to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax resulting from a failure to observe this requirement. The Receiving Agent, on behalf of the Company, will input a DVP instruction into the CREST system according to the booking instructions provided by you in your Application Form. The input returned by you or when your settlement agent/custodian of a matching or acceptance instruction to our CREST input will then allow the delivery of your Ordinary Shares to your CREST account against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Share through the CREST system upon the Settlement Date.

By returning the Application Form you agree that you will do all things necessary to ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian's CREST account allows for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made prior to 8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019 against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Share. Failure by you to do so will result in you being charged interest at a rate equal to the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate for seven day deposits in sterling plus 2 per cent. per annum.

To ensure that you fulfil this requirement it is essential that you or your settlement agent/custodian follow the CREST matching criteria set out below:

Trade Date: 26 July 2019
Settlement Date: 30 July 2019
Company: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
Security Description: Ordinary share of £0.01 each
SEDOL: BD9PXH4
ISIN: GB00BD9PXH49
Equiniti Limited Participant
Account
2RA30
Equiniti Limited Member
Account
RA329103

If you wish to settle via CREST, that is DVP, you will need to match your instructions to the Receiving Agent's participant account 2RA30, Member account RA329103 by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019. The Receiving Agent will contact you via e-mail on 26 July 2019 to confirm your allocation and provide you with relevant details which you will need to input by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019. Ensure you provide an e-mail contact address in Section 2A of the Application Form.

5. RELIABLE INTRODUCER DECLARATION

Applications will be subject to the UK's verification of identity requirements. This will involve you providing the verification of identity documents listed in section 6 of the Application Form UNLESS you can have the declaration provided at section 5 of the Application Form given and signed by a firm acceptable to the Receiving Agent. In order to ensure your application is processed timely and efficiently all applicants are strongly advised to have the declaration provided in section 5 of the Application Form completed and signed by a suitable firm.

6. IDENTITY INFORMATION

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Applicants need only consider section 6 of the Application Form if the declaration in section 5 cannot be completed. Notwithstanding that the declaration in section 5 has been completed and signed the Receiving Agent reserves the right to request of you the identity documents listed in section 6 and/or to seek verification of identity of each holder and payor (if necessary) from you or their bankers or from another reputable institution, agency or professional adviser in the applicable country of residence. If satisfactory evidence of identity has not been obtained within a reasonable time your application might be rejected or revoked. Where certified copies of documents are provided such copy documents should be certified by a senior signatory of a firm which is either a governmental approved bank, stockbroker or investment firm, financial services firm or an established law firm or accountancy firm which is itself subject to regulation in the conduct of its business in its own country of operation and the name of the firm should be clearly identified on each document certified.

7. CONTACT DETAILS

To ensure the efficient and timely processing of your Application Form, please provide contact details of a person the Receiving Agent may contact with all enquiries concerning your application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the person signing in section 3 on behalf of the first named holder. If no details are provided here but a regulated person is identified in section 5, the Receiving Agent will contact the regulated person. If no details are entered here and no regulated person is named in section 5 and the Receiving Agent requires further information, any delay in obtaining that additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS – Completed Application Forms should be returned, by post to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA or by hand (during normal business hours), to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA so as to be received no later than 11.00 a.m. (London time) on 25 July 2019, together in each case with payment in full in respect of the application. If you post your Application Form, you are recommended to use first class post and to allow at least four days for delivery. Application Forms received after this date may be returned.

APPENDIX – APPLICATION FORM

Please send this completed form by post to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA or by hand (during normal business hours) to Equiniti Limited, Corporate Actions, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA so as to be received no later than 11.00 a.m. (London time) on 25 July 2019.

The Directors may, with the prior approval of Investec, alter such date and thereby shorten or lengthen the offer period. In the event that the offer period is altered, the Company will notify investors of such change.

Important: Before completing this form, you should read the prospectus dated 5 July 2019 (the "Prospectus") and the Terms and Conditions of the Offer for Subscription set out in this Securities Note and accompanying notes to this form.

To: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC and the Receiving Agent

1. APPLICATION

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I/We the person(s) detailed in section 2A below offer to subscribe the amount shown in Box 1 for Ordinary Shares subject to the Terms and Conditions of Applications relating to the Offer for Subscription set out in the Prospectus and subject to the Articles in force from time-to-time.

2A. DETAILS OF HOLDER(S) IN WHOSE NAME(S) Ordinary Shares WILL BE ISSUED (BLOCK CAPITALS)

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Log No.

Box 1 (minimum of 1,000 Ordinary Shares) £

1: Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: Forenames (in full):
Surname/Company name:
Address (in full):
Postcode:
Designation (if any):
Date of birth:
E-mail contact address:
2: Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: Forenames (in full):
Surname/Company name:
House number and Postcode:
Date of birth:
3:
Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title:
Forenames (in full):
Surname/Company name:
House number and Postcode:
Date of birth:
4:
Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title:
Forenames (in full):
Surname/Company name:
House number and Postcode:
Date of birth:

2B. CREST ACCOUNT DETAILS INTO WHICH Ordinary Shares ARE TO BE DEPOSITED (IF APPLICABLE)

Only complete this section if Ordinary Shares allotted are to be deposited in a CREST Account which must be in the same name as the holder(s) given in Section 2A.

(BLOCK CAPITALS)

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CREST Participant ID:

CREST Member Account ID:

3. SIGNATURE(S): ALL HOLDERS MUST SIGN

By completing the signature/execution boxes below you are deemed to have read the Prospectus and agreed to the terms and conditions in Part 9 of the Securities Note (Terms and Conditions of Application under the Offer for Subscription) and to have given the warranties, representations and undertakings set out therein.

Signature by an individual (or joint individual applicants)

First Applicant Signature: Date
Second Applicant Signature: Date
Third Applicant Signature: Date
Fourth Applicant Signature: Date

Execution by a Company

Executed by:
(Name of Company)
Name of Authorised signatory:
Name of Authorised signatory:
Position of Authority:
Position of Authority:
Signature: Signature:
Date: Date:
Affix Company Seal here:

A corporation should sign under the hand of a duly authorised official whose representative capacity should be stated and a copy of a notice issued by the corporation authorising such person to sign should accompany the Application Form.

PLEASE TICK THE RELEVANT BOX BELOW CONFIRMING YOUR METHOD OF PAYMENT FROM OPTIONS 4A, 4B OR 4C BELOW:

4A. CHEQUES/BANKER'S DRAFT

Pin or staple to this form your cheque or banker's draft, written in black ink, for the exact amount shown in Box 1 made payable to Equiniti Limited RE: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – OFS Application. Cheques and banker's payments must be drawn in Sterling on an account at a bank branch in the United Kingdom and must bear a United Kingdom bank sort code number in the top right hand corner. If you use a banker's draft or a building society cheque you should ensure that the bank or building society issuing the payment enters the name, address and account number of the person whose account is being debited on the reverse of the banker's draft or cheque and adds its stamp.

4B. ELECTRONIC BANK TRANSFER

If you are subscribing for Ordinary Shares and sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019. Please contact Equiniti Limited by email on [email protected]. Applicants will be provided with the relevant bank details, together with a unique reference number which must be used when making payment. There will be a requirement to provide evidence of the payment leaving the shareholder's bank account which is to be sent with the Application Form.

Please enter below the sort code of the bank and branch you will be instructing to make such payment for value by 11.00 a.m. on 25 July 2019, together with the name and number of the account to be debited with such payment and the branch contact details.

Sort Code: Account Number:
Account Name: Bank Name and Address:
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4C. SETTLEMENTS BY DELIVERY VERSUS PAYMENT (DVP)

Only complete this section if you choose to settle your application within CREST, that is Delivery Versus Payment (DVP).

Please indicate the CREST Participant ID from which the DEL message will be received by the Receiving Agent for matching, which should match that shown in 2B above, together with the relevant Member Account ID.

(BLOCK CAPITALS)

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CREST Participant ID:

CREST Member Account ID:

allocation
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DVP
State contact e-mail address, to whom Equiniti
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matching
instructions. Failure to do so may lead to the
application being rejected.
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You or your settlement agent/custodian's CREST account must allow for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made against payment at the Issue Price per Ordinary Share, following the CREST matching criteria set out below:

Trade Date: 26 July 2019
Settlement Date: 30 July 2019
Company: Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC
Security Description: Ordinary share of £0.01 each
SEDOL: BD9PXH4
ISIN: GB00BD9PXH49
Equiniti Limited Participant
Account
2RA30
Equiniti Limited Member
Account
RA329103

Should you wish to settle DVP, you will need to match your instructions to the Receiving Agent's participant account 2RA30, member account RA329103 by no later than 1.00 p.m. on 25 July 2019. The Receiving Agent will contact you via email on 26 July 2019 to confirm your allocation and provide you with the relevant details which you will need to input by no later than close of business on 29 July 2019. Ensure you provide an e-mail contact address in Section 2A and 4C of the Application Form as failure to do so may lead to the application being rejected.

You must also ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian has a sufficient "debit cap" within the CREST system to facilitate settlement in addition to your/its own daily trading and settlement requirements.

5. RELIABLE INTRODUCER DECLARATION

Completion and signing of this declaration by a suitable person or institution may avoid presentation being requested of the identity documents detailed in section 6 of this form.

The declaration below may only be signed by a person or institution (such as a governmental approved bank, stockbroker or investment firm, financial services firm or an established law firm or accountancy firm) (the "firm") which is itself subject in its own country to operation of 'know your customer' and anti-money laundering regulations no less stringent than those which prevail in the United Kingdom.

DECLARATION:

To the Company and the Receiving Agent

With reference to the holder(s) detailed in section 2A, all persons signing at section 3 and the payor identified in section 6 if not also a holder (collectively the "subjects") WE HEREBY DECLARE:

  • 1 we operate in the United Kingdom, or in a country where money laundering regulations under the laws of that country are, to the best of our knowledge, no less stringent than those which prevail in the United Kingdom and our firm is subject to such regulations;
  • 2 we are regulated in the conduct of our business and in the prevention of money laundering by the regulatory authority identified below;
  • 3 each of the subjects is known to us in a business capacity and we hold valid identity documentation on each of them and we undertake to immediately provide to you copies thereof on demand;
  • 4 we confirm the accuracy of the names and residential business address(es) of the holder(s) given at section 2A and if a CREST Account is cited at section 2B that the owner thereof is named in section 2A;
  • 5 having regard to all local money laundering regulations we are, after enquiry, satisfied as to the source and legitimacy of the monies being used to subscribe for the Ordinary Shares mentioned; and

6 where the payor and holder(s) are different persons we are satisfied as to the relationship between them and reason for the payor being different to the holder(s).

The above information is given in strict confidence for your own use only and without any guarantee, responsibility or liability on the part of this firm or its officials.

Signed: Name: Position:
Name of regulatory authority: Firm's licence number:

Website address or telephone number of regulatory authority:

STAMP of firm giving full name and business address:

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6. IDENTITY INFORMATION

If the declaration in section 5 cannot be signed and the value of your application is greater than €15,000 (or the Sterling equivalent), please enclose with that Application Form the documents mentioned below, as appropriate. Please also tick the relevant box to indicate which documents you have enclosed, all of which will be returned by the Receiving Agent to the first named Applicant.

In accordance with internationally recognised standards for the prevention of money laundering, the documents and information set out below must be provided:

A. For each holder being an individual enclose:

  • (1) an original or a certified clear photocopy of one of the following identification documents which bear both a photograph and the signature of the person: current passport – Government or Armed Forces identity card – driving licence; and
  • (2) an original or certified copies of at least two of the following documents no more than 3 months old which purport to confirm that the address given in section 2A is that person's residential address: a recent gas, electricity, water or telephone (not mobile) bill – a recent bank statement – a council rates bill – or similar document issued by a recognised authority; and
  • (3) if none of the above documents show their date and place of birth, enclose a note of such information; and
  • (4) details of the name and address of their personal bankers from which the Receiving Agent may request a reference, if necessary
  • B. For each holder being a company (a "holder company") enclose:
  • (1) a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of the holder company; and
  • (2) the name and address of the holder company's principal bankers from which the Receiving Agent may request a reference, if necessary; and
  • (3) a statement as to the nature of the holder company's business, signed by a director; and
  • (4) a list of the names and residential addresses of each director of the holder company; and
  • (5) for each director provide documents and information similar to that mentioned in A above; and
  • (6) a copy of the authorised signatory list for the holder company; and
  • (7) a list of the names and residential/registered address of each ultimate beneficial owner interested in more than 5 per cent. of the issued share capital of the holder company and, where a person is named, also complete C below and, if another company is named (hereinafter a "beneficiary company"), also complete D below. If the beneficial owner(s) named do not directly own the holder company but do so indirectly via
Applicant/Holder Payor
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nominee(s) or intermediary entities, provide details of the relationship between the beneficial owner(s) and the holder company.

  • C. For each person named in B(7) as a beneficial owner of a holder company enclose for each such person documents and information similar to that mentioned in A(1) to (4).
  • D. For each beneficiary company named in B(7) as a beneficial owner of a holder company enclose:
  • (1) a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of that beneficiary company; and
  • (2) a statement as to the nature of that beneficiary company's business signed by a director; and
  • (3) the name and address of that beneficiary company's principal bankers from which the Receiving Agent may request a reference, if necessary; and
  • (4) a list of the names and residential/registered address of each beneficial owner owning more than 5 per cent. of the issued share capital of that beneficiary company.
  • E. If the payor is not a holder and is not a bank providing its own cheque or banker's payment on the reverse of which is shown details of the account being debited with such payment (see note 5 on how to complete this form) enclose:
  • (1) if the payor is a person, for that person the documents mentioned in A(1) to (4); or
  • (2) if the payor is a company, for that company the documents mentioned in B(1) to (7); and
  • (3) an explanation of the relationship between the payor and the holder(s).

The Receiving Agent reserves the right to ask for additional documents and information.

7. CONTACT DETAILS

To ensure the efficient and timely processing of this application please enter below the contact details of a person the Receiving Agent may contact with all enquiries concerning this application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the person signing in section 3 on behalf of the first named holder. If no details are provided here but a regulated person is identified in section 5, the Receiving Agent will contact the regulated person. If no details are entered here and no regulated person is named in section 5 and the Receiving Agent requires further information, any delay in obtaining that additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.

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Registered office: Bow Bells House 1 Bread Street London EC4M 9HH W: www.eurologisticsincome.co.uk

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