21 November
2024
Triple
Point Social Housing REIT plc
(the
"Company" or, together with
its subsidiaries, the "Group")
NET ASSET VALUE AND DIVIDEND
DECLARATION
The Board of Triple Point Social
Housing REIT plc (the "Board") (ticker: SOHO) is pleased to
announce the Company's unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") as at 30 September 2024 and the
declaration of the Group's third quarter interim dividend, together
with an operational update.
NAV
as at 30 September 2024
The unaudited NAV reflects an
independent RICS "Red Book" valuation of the Company's portfolio
(including all property acquisitions completed) as at 30 September
2024, prepared by Jones Lang LaSalle Limited, on an individual
asset basis (as required by IFRS).
NAV
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As at 30 Sept
2024
(unaudited)
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As at 30 Jun
2024
(unaudited)
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% change
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NAV per Ordinary Share
(pence)*
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110.82p
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112.38p
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(1.4)%
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* As at 30 September 2024, the EPRA
NTA and IFRS NAV for the Company were the same.
The reduction in NAV resulted from a
£5.7 million or 0.9% decrease in the valuation of the Company's property portfolio,
primarily due to further adjustments attributable to properties
leased to My Space Housing Solutions ("My Space").
As previously disclosed, My Space and Parasol Homes Limited
("Parasol") have been the
only two of the Company's
28 lessees to demonstrate
material arrears. All of the Company's
Parasol leases were transferred to Westmoreland Supported Housing
("Westmoreland") in August and so an update on My Space and
Westmoreland is provided below.
Westmoreland Update
The Company transferred all 38
properties (representing 9.6%
of the rent roll), previously leased to Parasol,
to Westmoreland Supported Housing Limited in August
2024.
In accordance with
the Company's previous update on 20 August 2024,
up to the point of transfer Parasol continued to pay rent in
accordance with the existing creditor's agreement, being 60% of
full FRI lease rent, it was expected that, following the transfer
of properties to Westmoreland, rent collected would increase to
between 75% to 85%
of existing FRI lease rent during an initial stabilisation
period (expected to last approximately 12
months from the date of transfer) and thereafter up to 90% of
existing FRI lease rent. The Company is
pleased to confirm that rent collection is
expected to be in-line with 75% to 85% of FRI lease rent for the
post transfer period ending 31 December 2024.
My
Space Update
The Company has not received
any rent from My Space
since the end of June 2024. The contracted
rent roll of the My Space properties represents 8.1% of the Company's portfolio.
Historically, My Space's rent
arrears have been, and will continue to be, fully
provisioned for through the Expected Credit Loss.
As indicated in the Interim Report,
the Company has been working to transfer all or some of the 34
properties leased to My Space to alternative Registered Providers,
with a focus on prioritising the interests of residents and
restoring rent collection.
Since its selection as the Company's
Investment Manager on 30 September 2024 (expected to be effective
in January 2025), Atrato Partners Limited ("Atrato") has been working closely to
help deliver a solution and a more comprehensive update on the
transfer plans will be provided to the market as soon as
appropriate.
Portfolio Sale Update
As noted in the interim results for the six months ended 30 June
2024, the Company had expected to complete
on the sale of a portfolio of properties with a value in excess of
£20 million in November 2024.
Despite successfully completing
their operational due diligence and agreeing terms on the
portfolio, the purchaser has not been able to close the funding
required to progress the transaction at this time although they
continue to pursue funding options.
Dividend Declaration
The Board has declared an interim
dividend in respect of the period from 1 July to 30 September 2024
of 1.365 pence per ordinary share in the capital of the Company,
payable on or around 13 December 2024 to holders of such ordinary
shares on the register on 29 November 2024. The ex-dividend date
will be 28 November 2024.
The dividend will be paid as a
Property Income Distribution and is fully
covered on an adjusted earnings basis.
This dividend is in line with the
Company's target annual dividend of 5.46 pence per ordinary share
in respect of the financial year ending 31 December
2024.1
ENDS
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Triple Point Investment Management LLP
(Investment Manager)
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Tel: 020 7201 8989
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Max Shenkman
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Isobel Gunn-Brown
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Akur Capital (Joint Financial Adviser)
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Tel: 020 7493 3631
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Tom Frost
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Anthony Richardson
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Siobhan Sergeant
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Stifel (Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate
Broker)
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Tel: 020 7710 7600
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Mark Young
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Rajpal Padam
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Madison Kominski
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Brunswick Group (Financial PR Adviser)
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Tel: 020 7404 5959
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Nina Coad
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Robin Wrench
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Mara James
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The Company's LEI is
213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.
Further information on the Company
can be found on its website at www.triplepointreit.com.
1 The target
dividend is a target only and not a forecast. There can be no
assurance that the target will be met and it should not be taken as
an indication of the Company's expected or actual future
results.
NOTES:
The Company invests in primarily newly developed
social housing assets in the UK, with a particular focus on
supported housing. The majority of the assets within the portfolio
are subject to inflation-linked, long-term, Fully Repairing and
Insuring ("FRI") leases with Approved Providers (being Housing
Associations, Local Authorities or other regulated organisations in
receipt of direct payment from local government). The portfolio
comprises investments into properties which are already subject to
a lease with an Approved Provider, as well as forward funding of
pre-let developments but does not include any direct development or
speculative development.
The Company was admitted to trading
on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange on 8 August 2017 and was admitted to the premium
segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and
migrated to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market on 27
March 2018. The Company operates as a UK Real Estate
Investment Trust ("REIT") and is a constituent of the FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT index.