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SEGRO PLC
22 June 2010
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22 June 2010
SEGRO Completes Acquisition of 50% Stake in Airport Property Partnership and
Agrees to sell GBP237m of assets to APP
SEGRO plc, Europe's leading provider of flexible business space, announces that
it will, today, complete the acquisition of BAA's 50% interest in the Airport
Property Partnership ("APP"), the joint venture with Aviva Investors. Terms of
the deal are as previously announced on 27th April, and are summarised below.
SEGRO also announces it has agreed with APP and Aviva Investors to sell assets
from SEGRO's existing portfolio into APP for a cash consideration of GBP237
million. The assets being sold to APP include North Feltham Trading Estate,
Poyle 14 at Heathrow and the Gatwick International Distribution Centre at
Crawley. These assets will enlarge the APP portfolio from GBP447 million to
GBP684 million. The price of the assets being sold to APP represents a net
initial yield of 5.1% and a net equivalent yield of 7.2%: the weighted average
remaining lease length is approximately 3.8 years (to break or expiry) and the
vacancy rate on the assets being sold is 16.5%.
APP will fund the acquisition through drawing on its committed debt facilities
and by approximately GBP70 million of new equity from each partner. The
transaction is expected to complete before the end of June.
Commenting on the announcement, Ian Coull, Chief Executive of SEGRO said:
"Through these two transactions, SEGRO has significantly strengthened its
Heathrow portfolio, one of our core locations, created the opportunity to apply
our management skills across a broader asset base and generated net disposal
proceeds for the Group. We are looking forward to working with Aviva Investors
and adding value to this combined portfolio."
Note:
On 27th April, SEGRO announced it had agreed to acquire a 50% stake in APP for
GBP111.3m cash. APP is a 50/50 joint venture with Aviva Investors, focused on
airport-related industrial assets in and around major UK airports. The APP
portfolio includes 17 direct property assets and three indirect investments. The
direct assets comprise an area of 3.5m square feet with a vacancy rate of 6.8%
by ERV and an average unexpired lease length of 13.4 years. By value, 73% of the
assets are located in the Heathrow market.
The acquisition price implies a property valuation of GBP446.6m on a 100%
ownership basis (excluding indirect investments), and a net equivalent yield of
7.6%. The implied net initial yield of the direct assets is 6.0% primarily due
to a number of buildings being currently let on "peppercorn" rents which will
revert to market rents over the years ahead; the net reversionary yield,
reflecting these potential uplifts, is 8.3%. As at 31 March 2010, APP had net
debt of GBP229.0m.
For further information please contact:
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| SEGRO | +44 20 7451 9113 | David Sleath |
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| Maitland | +44 20 7379 5151 | Liz Morley |
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About SEGRO
SEGRO is Europe's leading provider of flexible business space, operating from a
network of offices across 10 countries. The Group is a Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris. SEGRO's
portfolio comprises GBP5.3 billion of predominantly industrial and warehouse
assets concentrated in and around major business centres and transportation hubs
such as ports, airports and motorways intersections. The Group serves over
1,900 customers spread across many geographic and different industry sectors.
It has 5.9 million sq m of built space and a passing rent roll of GBP344 million
as at 31 December 2009. For more information: www.SEGRO.com
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