29 March 2012

THE LOCAL SHOPPING REIT PLC

Appointment of joint corporate broker

The Local Shopping REIT plc, a UK real estate investment trust focused on investments in local shopping assets, announces that is has today appointed Espirito Santo Investment Bank as its joint corporate broker alongside J.P. Morgan Cazenove.

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For more information, please contact:

The Local Shopping REIT plc                                      020 7292 0333
Mike Riley

Nick Gregory                                                                     

FTI Consulting                                                             020 7831 3113
Stephanie Highett

Richard Sunderland

Olivia Goodall