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Forward funded investment

FORWARD FUNDED INVESTMENT IN A NEW PRE-LET DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AT
SIGNIA PARK, DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the land purchase and exchanged contracts to provide forward funding for the development of a new distribution centre at Signia Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire, pre-let to Hachette UK Ltd ("Hachette UK"), whose ultimate parent is Lagardere SCA, a multinational media conglomerate listed on Euronext, Paris. Hachette UK is a leading UK publishing company. The development represents an investment of £29.24 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.82% (net of acquisition costs to the Company).

The site is situated in a core South East logistics location, which benefits from excellent road and rail connectivity via the A34, M4 and M40 motorways and Didcot Parkway Rail Station respectively. Didcot has attracted a number of occupiers including Screwfix, XPO Logistics, and BetterBathrooms, as well as the Tesco Distribution facility in Southmead Industrial Estate, which was acquired by the Company in 2014.

The new development will become Hachette UK's main national and a global distribution centre. The property will benefit from significant capital investment from the tenant, including high levels of automation. The facility will be purpose-built to a high specification, with a gross internal floor area of approximately 242,067 sq ft. and an eaves height of 20 metres, together with extensive parking. The property has a low site cover of approximately 40%.

Upon practical completion of the construction, targeted for July 2017, the property will be leased to Hachette UK on a new 15-year lease, subject to five yearly upward only open market rent reviews. During the construction phase, the Company will receive an income return equivalent to the agreed rent from the developer.

The development is being constructed by Winvic Construction Ltd and being developed by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, the ultimate parent company for the developer. The land purchase has been funded by the Company from equity proceeds, with senior debt finance expected to be introduced in the near term.

GVA represented the Company and JLL represented Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, the vendor, and Graftongate, the Development Manager.

Colin Godfrey, Partner of Tritax, commented:
"We are very pleased to be investing in this new national and global distribution centre for Hachette UK, which will benefit from operational efficiencies delivered through significant automation.

This key South East logistics acquisition provides the Company with further tenant and business sector diversification whilst maintaining the weighted average unexpired lease term of the Company's portfolio at over 15 years, and is earnings accretive. This takes our total portfolio to 38 assets."

FULL YEAR RESULTS

Financial highlights

· Dividends declared in relation to 2016 totalled 6.20 pence per share, in line with our target. Dividends fully covered by Adjusted earnings per share of 6.51 pence.

· Total Shareholder return for the period was 15.1% (based on the increase in share price assuming dividends reinvested), as compared to the FTSE 250 Index, the FTSE All-Share REIT Index and the EPRA NAREIT UK index which delivered total returns of 6.7%, (7.0%) and (8.5%) respectively.

· EPRA net asset value per share increased by 3.46% or 4.71%1 on a like-for-like basis to 129.00 pence at 31 December (31 December 2015: 124.68 pence).

· Total return (being the increase in EPRA NAV plus dividends paid) for the year was 9.6%, compared to our medium-term target of 9% per annum.

· Market capitalisation of £1.54 billion as at 31 December 2016.

· Portfolio independently valued at £1.89 billion2 as at 31 December 2016 which includes all forward funded commitments.

· The portfolio's contracted annual rent roll has increased to £99.66 million (31 December 2015: £68.37million), which includes all forward funded commitments.

· Further diversified our sources of borrowing, with a new £72 million, long-term, fixed-rate facility with Canada Life. The Loan to Value (LTV) as at 31 December 2016 was 30.0%.

· A reducing EPRA cost and total expense ratio of 15.8% and 1.06% respectively, reflecting the benefits of increased scale.

· Raised £550 million of equity during 2016, through two substantially oversubscribed share issues.

Operational highlights

· Acquired 10 Big Boxes during the year with an aggregate purchase price of £524.4 million, further diversifying the portfolio by geography and tenant.

· As at the year-end our portfolio comprised 35 assets, covering more than 18.2 million sq ft of logistics space.

· Four forward funded pre-let developments reached practical completion in the year, with a total valuation of £272.8 million at 31 December 2016.

· Average net initial yield of the portfolio at acquisition is 5.70%, against our year-end valuation of 4.93%.

· Our portfolio was fully let, or pre-let and income producing during the year.

· At the year-end, the weighted average unexpired lease term ("WAULT") was 15.3 years, against our target of at least 12 years.

Post Balance Sheet Activity

· Progressive dividend target of 6.40 pence per share announced for 2017.

· Invested in the forward funded development pre-let to Hachette UK.

· Agreed a new 10 year fixed term loan facility with a fixed rate payable of 2.54%pa.

1 Having stripped out the effect of the different timings of dividend payments between December 2015 and December 2016.
2 Excludes Howdens units II and III at Warth Park, Raunds.
* Each year makes reference to 31 December.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION


The Board of Directors of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) has today declared an interim dividend in respect of the period from 1 January to 31 March 2017 of 1.60 pence per ordinary share, payable on or around 22 May 2017 to shareholders on the register on 5 May 2017. The ex-dividend date will be 4 May 2017.

This dividend will be a Property Income Distribution ("PID").

The Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 6.40 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 December 20171, payable quarterly, representing a 3.2 per cent. increase in the total dividend of 6.20 pence per Ordinary Share declared for 2016, in excess of the rate of RPI inflation for the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016. Dividends are expected to be fully covered by Adjusted Earnings from the Company's portfolio of properties.

Placing, Open Offer and Offer for Subscription

Issue highlights

· The Issue, which is not underwritten, comprises the Placing, Open Offer and Offer for Subscription, of, in aggregate, up to 147,058,823 New Shares at the Issue Price of 136 pence per New Share (based on the target size of £200 million).

· The Issue Price represents a discount of 6.6 per cent. to the closing price of 147.2 pence per Existing Ordinary Share as at the close of business on 21 April 2017, net of the Q1 2017 interim dividend of 1.60 pence per Ordinary Share described below and a premium of 6.7 per cent. to the audited EPRA Net Asset Value per Existing Ordinary Share (129.00 pence as at 31 December 2016), net of the interim dividend of 1.55 pence per Ordinary Share paid on 3 April 2017.

· The New Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares, save in respect of the Q1 2017 dividend of 1.60 pence per Ordinary Share declared today for the three month period to 31 March 2017.

· Under the Open Offer, up to an aggregate amount of 100,517,096 New Shares will be made available to Qualifying Shareholders at the Issue Price, pro rata to their holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares, on the basis of:

1 New Ordinary Share for every 11 Existing Ordinary Shares held on the Record Date.

· The balance of New Shares to be made available under the Issue together with New Shares not taken up pursuant to the Open Offer will be made available for subscription under the Excess Application Facility, the Placing and the Offer for Subscription.

· The Placing and Offer for Subscription are subject to scaling back at the discretion of the Directors. The Open Offer is not subject to scaling back in favour of the Placing or the Offer for Subscription.

· The Issue, which is not underwritten, is conditional, amongst other things, upon the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting, Admission of the New Shares occurring no later than 8.00 a.m. on 15 May 2017 (or such later time and/or date as the Company and Jefferies may agree) and the Placing 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 Shares to be admitted 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.


Benefits of the Issue

The Directors believe that the Issue will have the following principal benefits for Shareholders:

· the net proceeds of the Issue will be used to make additional investments in accordance with the Company's investment criteria, further diversifying the Company's Portfolio in terms of both tenant exposure and geographical location and capitalising on the Company's leading position in the UK Big Box logistics market;

· an increase in the size of the Company should improve liquidity and enhance the marketability of the Company's Ordinary Shares, resulting in a broader investor base over the longer term; and

· an increase in the size of the Company will spread its fixed operating expenses over a larger capital base, which should reduce ongoing expenses per Share.

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Result of Issue

RESULT OF PLACING, OPEN OFFER AND OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION

The Board of Directors (the "Directors") of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce the results of the Placing, Open Offer and Offer for Subscription of Ordinary Shares (the "Issue").

Investor demand for the Issue has significantly exceeded the targeted size of £200 million. The Board, after careful consideration with the Manager and in consultation with its Joint Financial Advisers, has exercised its right to increase the size of the Issue to the maximum of £350 million.

A total of 257,352,941 Ordinary Shares will be issued at a price of 136 pence per Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"), of which 100,517,096 Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Open Offer, 12,075,902 Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Offer for Subscription and 144,759,943 Ordinary Shares will be issued under the Placing.

The Issue was significantly oversubscribed beyond the maximum size of £350 million; consequentially a scaling back exercise has been undertaken with respect to applications received pursuant to the Placing and the Offer for Subscription and excess applications received pursuant to the Open Offer.

The net proceeds of the Issue will be used by the Company to acquire further assets. The Company currently expects to deploy the net proceeds of the Issue within six months of Admission.

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RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING

ACQUISITION OF A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT TRAX PARK, DONCASTER FOR £20.9 MILLION

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a National Distribution Centre at Trax Park, Doncaster, which is currently and will continue to be operated by Unilever UK Ltd ("Unilever") and is now let to Unilever, one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products. The total consideration is £20.9 million (excluding purchaser's costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.61% on the asset acquisition. The purchase is being funded from equity proceeds.

Located in Trax Park, the property is strategically situated in a core UK distribution location with excellent motorway, rail and port connections. It is close to the M18, A1(M) and M1 and benefits from good access to the ports of Hull and Grimsby. The property is adjacent to Doncaster Rail Freight Terminal. The site is a well-established Regional and National Distribution Centre location with a number of major occupiers located close by including Amazon, Wincanton, XPO Logistics, B&Q, and Tesco in addition to the Company's facilities let to Next and The Range.

Purpose-built in 2002 for Unilever, this is a high specification facility with a gross internal area of 262,885 sq ft and a site density of c.53%. It has an eaves height of between c.11 and 26 metres, extensive parking, is highly automated and has benefited from significant capital investment.

The property has been acquired with a new 15-year lease in place, subject to five yearly upward only rent reviews indexed to the Retail Price Index with a collar and cap in place.

Cushman & Wakefield represented Unilever.

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CLARIFICATION OF INVESTMENT PROCESS

Tritax Management LLP (the 'Investment Manager') is the appointed Authorised Investment Fund Manager ('AIFM') of the Company for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ('AIFMD') and as such has been delegated authority by the Company, inter alia, to conduct portfolio management and risk management services on its behalf.

The Company wishes to clarify that going forward, whilst the Board will continue to review and offer advice on prospective investments and divestments of portfolio assets and will continue to monitor compliance with the Company's investment policy, the final investment or divestment decision in each case will be made by the Investment Manager in accordance with its delegated responsibility as the Company's AIFM.

This arrangement accords with the latest European Securities and Markets Authority ('ESMA') guidance regarding the performance of delegated investment management functions under the AIFMD.

The Board of Directors of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) has today declared an interim dividend in respect of the period from 1 April to 30 June 2017 of 1.60 pence per ordinary share, payable on or around 10 August 2017 to shareholders on the register on 21 July 2017. The ex-dividend date will be 20 July 2017.

This dividend will be a Property Income Distribution ("PID").

The Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 6.40 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 December 20171, payable quarterly, representing a 3.2 per cent. increase in the total dividend of 6.20 pence per Ordinary Share declared for 2016, in excess of the rate of RPI inflation for the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016. Dividends are expected to be fully covered by Adjusted Earnings from the Company's portfolio of properties.

Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX), the only real estate investment trust dedicated to investing in very large logistics warehouse assets in the UK, will announce its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2017 on Thursday, 10 August 2017.

Acquisition

ACQUISITION OF 124 ACRES OF PRIME LONDON DISTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENT LAND AT LITTLEBROOK, DARTFORD FOR £65 MILLION

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce that it has exchanged conditional contracts to purchase a development site at Littlebrook, Dartford. The freehold of the former Littlebrook Power Station site has been acquired, for a total consideration of £65million (excluding purchaser's costs), which is being funded by the Company from equity.

The site occupies a prime location within the M25 motorway and adjacent to the Dartford Thames River Crossing, providing the opportunity for the efficient distribution of goods across London and the home counties. With the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and Dartford Tunnel to the east, the site has easy access via J1A to the M25 Motorway and the wider national motorway network. The site also has excellent rail and port connectivity.

The site, the location of a former power station which was decommissioned in 2015, extends to approximately 124 acres. The entire site is capable of supporting the potential development of approximately 1.7 million sq ft of logistics distribution buildings, including several Big Box logistics facilities of over 400,000 sq ft, together with some smaller urban logistics facilities. Part of the site benefits from existing B8 use class (storage and distribution) planning consent for c.517,000 sq ft of the expected c.1.7m sq ft total.

The Company, working in partnership with one of the leading specialist logistics developers in the UK, Bericote Properties, intends to apply for planning consent for the remaining land. The site will be developed in phases, with site preparation costs estimated at c. £25 million. The construction of new buildings will commence on a pre-let basis and the Company will retain the developed investment properties to further enhance its existing investment portfolio.

The Company aims to be able to commence building construction by Autumn 2018 and, working alongside Bericote Properties aims to deliver on a pre-let basis one of London's largest Big Box logistics parks inside the M25 motorway.

Colin Godfrey, Partner of Tritax, commented:

"We are delighted to be acquiring this prime distribution development site in Dartford. Large strategic sites for Big Box distribution buildings within the M25 are scarce and are in strong demand from occupiers. The site is capable of supporting several Big Box distribution facilities as well as smaller urban logistics facilities for serving the London and South East markets in particular. The development of the buildings, in partnership with Bericote, will only commence on a pre-let basis and provide an opportunity for the Company to enhance our existing portfolio with further prime logistics investments at an attractive yield on cost."

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Half-year Report

Financial highlights
· Fully covered dividends declared for the six-month period of 3.20 pence per share, putting the Company on track to hit its full-year target of 6.40 pence2.

· EPRA net asset value ("NAV") per share increased by 4.30 pence or 3.3% to 133.30 pence as at 30 June 2017 (31 December 2016: 129.00 pence).

· Profit before taxation has increased by 49.9% to £80.53 million (30 June 2016: £53.72 million).

· Contracted annual rent roll increased to £108.65 million (31 December 2016: £99.66 million), including all forward funded development commitments.

· Portfolio independently valued at £2.10 billion3 as at 30 June 2017, including all forward funded development commitments.

· Total return for the period was 5.78% compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT UK REITs Index total return of 4.09%.

· EPRA cost ratio continued to fall, to 13.7%, reflecting the benefits of increased scale (31 December 2016: 15.8%).

· Further diversified our sources of borrowing, with a new £90 million, long-term, fixed-rate facility with PGIM. Loan to Value ("LTV") as at 30 June 2017 was 27.0% (31 December 2016: 30.0%).

· Market capitalisation of approximately £2.0 billion as at 30 June 2017.

2 This is a target only not a profit forecast. There can be no assurances that the target will be met and it should not be taken as an indicator of the Company's expected or actual future results
3 See note 10 for reconciliation


Operational highlights
· Acquired three Big Boxes with an aggregate purchase price of £142.47 million, adding two new Customers to the portfolio.

· Three forward funded pre-let developments reached practical completion in the year to date, with a total value of £155 million.

· Average net initial yield of the property portfolio at acquisition is 5.7%, against our period end valuation of 4.9% net initial yield.

· At the period end, the portfolio comprised 38 assets, covering more than 19.6 million sq ft of logistics space.

· The portfolio was fully let, or pre-let and income producing, during the period.

· At 30 June 2017, the weighted average unexpired lease term ("WAULT") was 15.1 years, against our target of at least 12 years.

· Raised £350 million of equity in May 2017, through a substantially oversubscribed share issue.

Post Balance Sheet Highlights

· On 24 July 2017, exchanged conditional contracts to purchase a 124 acre development site at Littlebrook, Dartford for £62.5 million.

Colin Godfrey, Fund Manager of Tritax Big Box REIT plc, commented:

Heightened investment demand and asset management have helped enhance the value of our portfolio and we consider that market values may improve further. Whilst our asset valuations have benefitted from compressed yields, the tightening investment market means that patience, capital pricing discipline and stock selection will be increasingly important in underpinning our future performance. Nonetheless, investments in the logistics sector remain attractive compared to other asset classes and the Company is well positioned and well capitalised to take advantage with an identified, largely off-market, pipeline of opportunities. Looking forwards, maintaining the quality of our investment purchases will be key.

The logistics market continues to dynamically influence the UK economy. We believe that the development of the Big Box logistics market remains in its infancy, with operational efficiencies and e-commerce likely to drive occupational demand for some time to come.

Investors seeking robust values and income protection are drawn by long term lease commitments and strong market fundamentals, but also the possibility of maintaining the impressive levels of rental growth witnessed during the last couple of years. These positive attributes are expected to continue, underpinning our ambition to deliver attractive and growing, fully covered, dividends. We view the remainder of 2017 and 2018 with optimism.


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Acquisition

ACQUISITION OF THE ROYAL MAIL DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT DANES WAY,

DAVENTRY INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

FOR £48.82 MILLION

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts to acquire a National Distribution Centre at Danes Way, Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal ("DIRFT"), Northamptonshire let to Royal Mail Group Limited ("Royal Mail"), the main subsidiary of Royal Mail plc, one of the UK's leading postal and delivery companies and the UK's designated universal postal service provider. The total consideration is £48.82 million (excluding purchaser's costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.0%. The purchase is being funded from equity.

Purpose-built in 2003, this modern, high specification parcel delivery hub with a 24/7 on site operation provides a centrally located and adaptable National Distribution Centre to all Royal Mail parcel hubs across the UK. The cross-docked property has a gross internal area of 272,603 sq ft, an eaves height of between 6 and 13 metres, 360-degree circulation and an extensive service yard area, providing an exceptionally low site cover of c.18%. The investment has been acquired with an unexpired lease term of approximately 6 years, subject to annual upward only rent reviews indexed to the Retail Price Index capped at 3%. The next rent review is due in August 2018.

Situated within the 'Golden Triangle' of logistics, in a prime location, the property has excellent road, airport and rail connectivity. DIRFT is a rail-road intermodal freight terminal with associated logistics in Northamptonshire. DIRFT is located at the intersection of junction 18 of the M1 motorway, the A5 and A428 roads being 4 miles east of Rugby and 6 miles north of Daventry; it has a rail connection from the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line to other National and European Rail Freight Terminals. As an established core logistics location, it has attracted a significant number of major occupiers, including DHL, Eddie Stobart Logistics, Sainsbury's and Tesco. The Company recently acquired the Royal Mail's RDC for the Midlands at Atherstone.

DTRE represented the Company on the acquisition.

Colin Godfrey, Partner of Tritax, commented:

"We are very pleased to have acquired our second Distribution Centre let to Royal Mail, which with annual upward rent reviews linked to RPI offers the potential for strong and frequent rental growth. The modern, high specification facility, which is situated in an established core logistics location, also has the potential for future value enhancement."

DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The Board of Directors of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) has today declared an interim dividend in respect of the period from 1 July to 30 September 2017 of 1.60 pence per ordinary share, payable on or around 16 November 2017 to shareholders on the register on 20 October 2017. The ex-dividend date will be 19 October 2017.

This dividend will be a Property Income Distribution ("PID").

The Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 6.40 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 December 20171, payable quarterly. Dividends are expected to be fully covered by Adjusted Earnings from the Company's portfolio of properties.

ACQUISITION OF TWO MODERN LOGISTICS FACILITIES AT PROLOGIS PARK, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce that it has completed contracts with ProLogis European Finance XI Sarl to acquire two modern Big Box logistics facilities at Prologis Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, let to Marks and Spencer plc ("M&S"), one of the UK's leading multichannel retailers, and Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd ("Dunelm"), the UK's number one homewares retailer. The combined net purchase price is £78.5 million and will be funded from equity.

Stoke-on-Trent has attracted major distribution occupiers including Asda, JCB, Michelin, New Look, Sainsbury's and TK Maxx. This core logistics location has excellent connectivity to the M6 motorway for access to Birmingham and Manchester city airports and the Port of Liverpool.

Marks and Spencer plc National Distribution Centre
Built to a high specification in 2008, this National Distribution Centre is let to Marks and Spencer plc, the main subsidiary of FTSE100 constituent Marks and Spencer Group plc, one of the UK's leading multichannel retailers. The net purchase price reflected a net initial yield of 5.43% on the corporate acquisition.

The facility is one of M&S's five National Distribution Centres for general merchandise and onward fulfilment to Regional Distribution Centres. The property, which has benefited from significant capital investment from the occupier, has an eaves height of c.12 metres, a gross internal floor area of 382,594 sq ft with a site cover of approximately 57%.

The property has been acquired with an unexpired lease term of approximately 8.5 years and has a lease break or rent review in c.3.5 years. The lease is subject to five yearly upward only open market rent reviews. The passing rent reflects £5.24 per sq ft.

Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd National Distribution Facility
The modern and versatile facility comprises two interconnected buildings with a gross internal floor area totalling approximately 503,389 sq ft, which are let to Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd, the UK's number one homewares retailer. The net purchase price reflected a net initial yield of 5.38% on the corporate acquisition.

These two sortation and distribution facilities, built to a high specification in 2004 and 2010 respectively, are interlinked and work in conjunction with the Company's new Dunelm National Distribution Centre located in nearby Sideway, Stoke-on-Trent, which was forward funded by the Company in June 2015, and together form Dunelm's dedicated national distribution hub. The properties have all benefited from significant capital investment by the occupier. Each building has an eaves height of c.12 metres, good parking and a site cover of approximately 56%.

The properties are being acquired with two coterminous leases, each with an unexpired lease term of approximately three years. There are no further rent reviews. The passing rent reflects c. £4.56 per sq ft which is highly reversionary against current market rents in this location.

Colin Godfrey, Partner of Tritax, commented:

"We are very pleased to have acquired these modern and adjacent Big Box distribution facilities, situated in an established core logistics location with two high quality tenant covenants in M&S and Dunelm. They build on our strong working relationship with both retailers.

These Value Add investments provide opportunity for rental growth and the short unexpired lease terms offer potential for capital value enhancement from either lease renewal or reletting. Value Add assets now constitute 17% of our portfolio by value."

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Refinancing

£500 MILLION DEBUT SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES AND NEW £350 MILLION UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

Further to the announcement on 23 November 2017, the Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is pleased to announce the pricing of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of £500 million and for an average term of 11.5 years (together, the "Notes") which are to be issued under the Company's £1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the "EMTN Programme"). The Company is also pleased to announce a proposed new £350 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "New Facility") to be entered into with its core relationship lender group and selected new lenders. Subject to the issuance of the Notes and entering into the New Facility, it is proposed that the majority of the Company's secured debt, including the existing £550 million secured syndicated facility, will be repaid in full.

Following the issue of the Notes, entering into the New Facility and the repayment of the majority of the existing secured debt, the Company's weighted average debt maturity will increase from 4.5 years to 8.4 years. The Company's weighted average running cost of debt will become 2.38 per cent. and will primarily comprise fixed rate debt.

Debut Issue of Notes:

The Company has priced two tranches of Notes, comprising (i) £250 million senior unsecured notes maturing on 14 December 2026 (the "2026 Notes") and (ii) £250 million senior unsecured notes maturing on 14 December 2031 (the "2031 Notes") which are to be issued under its EMTN Programme. The Notes are expected to be rated Baa1 by Moody's Investors Service Limited.

The Notes are expected to be (i) issued on 14 December 2017 upon the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions precedent; and (ii) admitted to the Irish Stock Exchange's Official List and to trading on the Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange upon issue.

The 2026 Notes and the 2031 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.625 per cent. per annum and 3.125 per cent. per annum, respectively.

New Facility:

The New Facility has an initial maturity of five years and can be extended (subject to obtaining the prior consent of the lenders) by two further years to a maximum maturity of seven years. The New Facility also contains an uncommitted £200 million accordion option. The New Facility is expected to be entered into shortly before the issue of the Notes on 14 December 2017 and is subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions precedent.

The New Facility has an opening margin of 1.10 per cent. per annum over LIBOR.


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