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Liquidity boost for Secure Income

A share placing and director share sales will boost Secure Income's free float
April 1, 2016

Secure Income REIT (SIR) benefits from an impressive income stream that comes from two principle tenants; Ramsey Health Care (Aus:RHC), one of the five largest private hospital groups in the world, while a further 39 per cent is backed by Merlin Entertainments (MERL), the largest operator of visitor attractions in Europe. Unexpired lease terms average 24 years, and all rents are subject to annual uplifts at fixed rates or linked to retail price inflation.

IC TIP: Hold at 264p

Just last month it raised around £280m through a secondary placing of ordinary shares, equivalent to nearly two-thirds of the issued share capital, with a view to making fresh acquisitions. Shares in the company are tightly held by Prestbury Group and a number of other key investors. However, liquidity will be significantly enhanced with the sale of 20.1m shares - worth more than £51m - by board member Nick Leslau, who will still retain a 12 per cent holding, equivalent to 22.5m shares.

Buys
CompanyDirectorDateNo of sharesPrice (p)Value (£)Holding (shares)Holding (%)
Amara Mining* Alex Davidson21 Mar 1670,4227.15,000101,6720.024
Amara Mining* Geoff Stanley21 Mar 1670,4227.15,000273,2370.065
Amara Mining* Hendrik Faul21 Mar 1670,4227.15,000151,1810.036
Amara Mining* Peter Cowley21 Mar 1670,4227.15,000184,9560.044
Amara Mining* Peter Hain 21 Mar 1670,4227.15,000243,4780.058
Anglo Pacific  Patrick Meier23 Mar 1636,1816924,965156,1810.092
Arbuthnot Banking  James Cobb (fd)21 Mar 165,0001,33866,9005,0000.034
Bankers Petroleum David French (ce)23 Mar 1620,000128.664825,733238,2000.091
Barclays Mike Ashley23 Mar 1631,093159.249,50060,5160.000
Britvic Sue Clark18 Mar 1615,000701.57105,23615,0000.006
Burford Capital David Lowe 23 Mar 1640,00023694,400200,0000.098
Cape Steve Good22 Mar 1610,00023823,80010,0000.008
Castings  A Vicary22 Mar 168,00046437,12022,0000.050
Centaur Media Ronald Sandler (ch)21 Mar 1645,0005424,30045,0000.031
CLS Sten Mortstedt (ch)18 Mar 161,2321,49018,35721,362,42550.687
Compass  Carol Arrowsmith23 Mar 162,0231,215.9524,5999,6420.001
Electrocomponents Peter Johnson (ch)17 Mar 166,40023615,104156,4000.035
Empiric Student Property*♥ Jim Prower21 Mar 1614,175107.515,23837,9350.008
Empiric Student Property* Brenda Dean (ch)21 Mar 1614,785107.515,89448,2850.010
Empiric Student Property* Paul Hadaway (ceo)21 Mar 1631,285107.533,6311,250,2860.249
Empiric Student Property* Michael Enright (cfo)21 Mar 16104,999107.5112,874749,9990.150
Empiric Student Property* Paul Hadaway (ceo)21 Mar 16125,000107.5134,3751,219,0010.243
Hansteen David Rough18 Mar 1650,00010552,50060,0000.008
Helical Bar Nigel McNair Scott (ch)17 Mar 1625,000363.790,9252,777,4332.350
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Robert Pickering21 Mar 162,5001,85246,30010,0000.004
John Laing Patrick O'Donnell Bourke (fd)22 Mar 1660,000228.25136,950136,2620.037
Kier  Adam Walker23 Mar 162,0001,29325,8602,0000.002
Ortac Resources* Vassilios Carellas (ceo)21 Mar 168,000,0000.0252,00062,000,0001.082
Ortac Resources* Paul Heber21 Mar 1616,000,0000.0254,00040,000,0000.698
Ortac Resources* Anthony Balme (ch)21 Mar 1680,000,0000.02520,000382,593,7636.674
Pendragon Melvyn Egglenton (ch)23 Mar 1660,00036.1221,672315,2520.022
Prudential Philip Remnant 21 Mar 161,1001,37215,0926,9160.000
Quarto Marcus Leaver (ceo)17 Mar 164,562272.3412,42418,5620.094
Secure Income REIT* Ian Marcus23 Mar 1619,60825550,00048,3430.027
Telford Homes♥  F E Nelson22 Mar 1614,385346.2549,80827,3390.037
Telford Homes James Furlong22 Mar 1620,000346.569,3001,254,3421.680
Telit Communications Enrico Testa (ch)23 Mar 1617,500219.738,4481,055,5000.916
Vislink John Hawkins (ch)22 Mar 16360,08627.7599,924669,3650.546
W Resources* David Garland17 Mar 165,555,5550.4525,0005,555,5550.138
W Resources* Michael Masterman (ch)17 Mar 1616,666,6660.4575,000945,882,50123.455
Zotefoams Steve Good21 Mar 1615,00027240,80015,0000.034

Sells
CompanyDirectorDateNo of sharesPrice (p)Value (£)Holding (shares)Holding (%)
32Red Patrick Harrison18 Mar 16296,125150444,188550,0000.657
BGEO  Irakli Burdiladze17 Mar 161,2441,88923,49954,5000.142
BGEO  Nikoloz Gamkrelidze18 Mar 1620,0002,003400,60053,2500.139
BGEO  Mikheil Gomarteli22 Mar 1625,0002,027506,75092,9510.243
Big Yellow♥  Nicholas Vetch (ch)18 Mar 161,487782.2511,6329,002,3975.721
Big Yellow  Nicholas Vetch (ch)18 Mar 161,487782.2511,6329,003,8845.722
Dechra Pharmaceuticals♥ Anne-Francoise Nesmes (cfo)21 Mar 161,5501,20818,72439,5020.043
Dechra Pharmaceuticals Anne-Francoise Nesmes (cfo)21 Mar 161,5501,20818,72441,0520.044
Fevertree Drinks Tim Warrillow (ceo)23 Mar 16853,8166355,421,7327,684,3526.668
Fevertree Drinks Charles Rolls23 Mar 161,936,38963512,296,07017,427,50515.123
GlaxoSmithKline Sir Andrew Witty (ceo)18 Mar 1610,0001,382138,2001,063,6560.022
Greggs Richard Hutton (fd)21 Mar 165,6531,096.0761,96172,2700.071
Hansteen Ian Watson18 Mar 167,000,0001057,350,0009,164,0561.231
Hansteen Morgan Jones18 Mar 167,000,0001057,350,0009,164,0561.231
M&C Saatchi Jamie Hewitt (fd)18 Mar 16167,776313525,13954,4510.076
NetPlay TV Charles Butler (ch)21 Mar 161,000,0009.7597,50021,000,0007.080
Secure Income REIT* Nick Leslau23 Mar 1620,152,57725551,389,07122,524,38512.490
Somero Enterprises♥Jack Cooney (ceo)18 Mar 161,400,0001442,016,0001,414,6342.521
Young & Co's Brewery♥ Torquil Sligo-Young22 Mar 161,500825.512,383462,1521.566
Young & Co's Brewery Torquil Sligo-Young22 Mar 161,500825.512,383463,6521.571
*Placing/tender/open offer ♥Spouse/connected party