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Terra Catalyst Fund Half-year Report (8752Q)

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Terra Catalyst Fund

05 December 2016

5 December 2016

TERRA CATALYST FUND

(the "Company")

Interim Financial Statements

Terra Catalyst Fund (AIM:TCF) announces its unaudited interim financial statements for the six months to 30(th) September 2016 (the "Interim Financial Statements").

The full text of the Interim Financial Statements is set out below.

ENQUIRIES TO:

 
Terra Catalyst Fund                           Tel: +44 (0)1624 690 900 
 Mike Haxby, Director 
 www.terracatalystfund.com 
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited  Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000 
 Azhic Basirov 
 

Investment Manager's Report

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

Portfolio Review and Investment Activity

The remaining asset in Terra Catalyst Fund ("TCF") is Spazio Investment NV ("Spazio"). More information on Spazio can be found at www.spazioinvestment.com. This externally managed property fund specialises in investment in Italian industrial real estate. Through a wholly-owned Italian regulated property fund, Spazio Industriale ("the Fund"), Spazio owns a portfolio of Italian industrial properties. The external manager is Idea FIMIT, who replaced the former external manager, Prelios RE, in May 2013. TCF indirectly holds a 26.7% interest in Spazio as at 30(th) September 2016. Laxey Partners Ltd (the "Investment Manager" or "Laxey Partners"), TCF and other funds under the management of Laxey Partners, together control 72.4% of Spazio.

Spazio

Carrying value

The carrying value per share of Spazio in these financial statements is EUR7.0083, being the audited Net Asset Value per share of Spazio as at 31(st) December 2015, compared with EUR6.2695 as at 30(th) September 2015. The Net Asset Value increased principally as a result of the increase in the value of Spazio's Telecom Italia portfolio, after the debt renegotiation.

Strategy and Market Update

The Fund invests in Italian property and continues to concentrate on its strategic plan to improve the marketability of the portfolio through asset refurbishment and re-leasing, with a focus on (i) increasing rental income and extending lease duration and (ii) selling vacant properties at the highest possible value in order to release cash and improve the Fund's cash flow.

Spazio's property agent, Celtic Italy s.r.l., together with CBRE and GVA Redilco, are currently actively marketing certain properties in order to close, before 31 December 2016, a number of sales sufficient to meet the amortising schedule of Spazio's bank debt, although there is a risk this target is not achieved. If targeted sales are not achieved, the Directors are satisfied that Spazio has alternative funding plans in place to enable the amortisation schedule to be met.

The Italian real-estate market

Regarding institutional transactions, in the first quarter of 2016 real estate investment volume reached around EUR1.8bn, which although down 6.7% against the same period in 2015, was an increase of 36% against the average quarterly value over the last four years.

Despite investors being more cautious than they were in 2015, interest in the Italian market remained high. Foreign capital of approximately EUR1.3bn, equal to about 74% of the quarterly volume, has been the main source of real estate investment in Italy in 2016.

Domestic institutional capital invested in the quarter continued its uptrend, with circa EUR455mn invested - an increase of over 130% against the same period last year; in which domestic investment had reached about EUR200mn.

In addition to the positive data regarding investment volume, another current encouraging sign is represented by the presence in the Italian market of all types of investors, i.e. core, opportunistic and value added, together with more allocations by pension funds.

The troubles of the Italian banking sector continue and are well documented. They continue to have a considerable adverse effect on the cost of finance and the ability for buyers to finance purchases of real estate.

Portfolio

Spazio owns a portfolio of 168 properties with predominantly industrial and logistics use, located throughout Italy and with an audited total open market value (OMV) at 31(st) December 2015 of EUR375.2mn, compared with EUR357.8mn at 31(st) December 2014. The value of the portfolio has risen principally as a result of the increase in the value of Spazio's Telecom Italia portfolio, after the debt renegotiation.

On 4(th) February 2014 the Fund signed a conditional preliminary contract of sale with Eurospin Tirrenica S.p.A. for a property in Portoferraio (LI), Corso Italia, for EUR2.65mn. Certain conditions must be fulfilled in order for the final deed of sale to be signed no later than 31(st) December 2016. To date, the required environmental decontamination work has been completed and now the management team is working to obtain the decontamination certificates from the relevant authorities to fulfil the final presale condition ahead of 31(st) December 2016.

With regard to leases, during the first nine months of 2016, the Fund entered into the following new lease agreements:

(i) Pavia Via Veneroni property - logistics use: an additional 4,100 m(2) has been added to an existing lease contract with Riso Scotti (with natural expiry envisaged on 31(st) March 2020). The initial additional rent will be for EUR70,000 per annum, with a provision to step up that would result in addition rent of approximately EUR80,000 per annum, bringing the total annual rental payable to EUR200,000.

(ii) Pavia Via Veneroni property - logistics use: to lease around 4,000 m(2) to a company called SAMI Srl, which in turn supplies Riso Scotti. SAMI Srl will take care of a light refurbishment plan and the Fund will receive rent of EUR85,000 in year 3, EUR50,000 in year 2 and EUR25,000 in year 1.

(iii) Bagni di Tivoli, Cesurni property - logistics use: to lease a portion of 4.100 m(2) of a logistic building to Arco Spedizioni Spa for an annual rent of EUR195,000 (on a 6 + 6 year lease). The Bagni di Tivoli Property is now 50% leased (Ceva is the other tenant) with a total passing rent equal to EUR530,000 per annum.

(iv) Turate, Via Salvo d'Acquisto property - office use: to lease a portion of 4.100 m(2) of offices to Avon Cosmetics on a 9 plus 6 year lease, with a rent regime at year 4 equal to EUR420,000 (EUR230,000 in year 1, EUR280,000 in year 2 and EUR350,000 in year 3). In order to secure this lease agreement, the Fund committed to a capex plan of approximately EUR1.5mn.

During the first half of 2016, no new investments were made by the Fund. Sales of the Fund's properties for a total value of EUR757,800 were finalised.

Bank financing

As previously disclosed, the Fund has a single bank loan with a face value of EUR213.9mn; with three institutions - Banca IMI S.p.A (agent bank and lender bank), Natixis S.A. (lender bank) and UniCredit S.p.A (lender bank). This debt arrangement was signed on 30(th) December 2015 and will finally mature on 31(st) December 2022.

This debt has a 6-month interest period at a reference rate of the six-month Euribor plus 290 bps. The debt must be repaid according to the amortisation schedule below:

 
 Amount EUR           Repayment deadline 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 5,000,000            31(st) December 2016 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 5,000,000            30(th) June 2017 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 15,000,000           31(st) December 2017 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 10,000,000           30(th) June 2018 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 15,000,000           31(st) December 2018 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 15,000,000           30(th) June 2019 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 20,000,000           31(st) December 2019 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 20,000,000           30(th) June 2020 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 Residual amount at   31(st) December 2020 
-------------------  --------------------- 
 

The residual Fund debt at 30(th) September 2016, following the repayment of EUR643,200 from authorised sales is now EUR213.26mn.

Future Prospects for TCF

As previously announced, due to the cash sweeps in place, since October 2013 there has not been any free cash for distributions from the Fund back to Spazio. Spazio has returned EUR3.38 per share to TCF shareholders to date, equivalent to 66% of the average weighted acquisition price, however shareholders in TCF should not expect further substantial returns in the short to medium term.

The focus for Spazio has been to reduce costs where possible and the board of Spazio believes that there is substantial scope for additional cost reduction on management fees, consultancy work and property administration and increasing the rent roll through asset management and reducing vacancies, as per the following table.

 
                                                     2016                     2015                     2014 
--------------  ----------  -------------  -----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 Asset                 GLA      Total       Occupancy     Annual     Occupancy     Annual     Occupancy     Annual 
                                 Rent                      Rent                     Rent                     Rent 
                               at Regime 
                   (sq.m.)    Considering       %          (**)          %          (***)         %         (****) 
                                  Rent 
                                  Step 
                                   Up 
                               (EUR/000)                 (EUR/000)                (EUR/000)                (EUR/000) 
--------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Leased 
  properties       453,982    EUR16,566       85.2%     EUR15,751      82.0%     EUR16,810      69.4%     EUR18,026 
--------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Vacant 
  properties 
  to be 
  redeveloped       52,805      EUR389        26.5%       EUR311       11.4%       EUR226       2.5%        EUR94 
--------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Vacant 
  asset 
  to be 
  traded 
  to end 
  user*            478,003 
--------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Grand 
  total          1,515,597      16,955                    16,373                   17,263                   18,214 
--------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 

* Building Capacity of EGP represents 450.000 sq.m of the total GLA represented for the "Vacant Asset to be Traded to End User"

** In 3Q 2016 signed contract with Avon Cosmetics for 4.100 sq.m. on Turate Building. Lease start by 2Q 2017.

*** On 26 June 2015 renegotiated all the telecom lease agreements. Total Rent was reduced from EUR11.3m to EUR9.6m based on double net agreement and a WALT of 16.9 years.

**** In April 2014 renegotiated the Alstom and ABB lease agreements for a total rent of EUR2.8m based on 6 years duration.

Review Report by KPMG Audit LLC to Terra Catalyst Fund

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report for the six months ended 30(th) September 2016, which comprises the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Changes in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our review has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company those matters we are required to state to it in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have reached.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly report in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and the AIM Rules.

The annual financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the UK. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Emphasis of matter - valuation of investment in Spazio Investment NV

In forming our opinion on the condensed set of financial statements, which is not modified, we have considered the disclosures made in notes 2(b) and 6 to the financial statements concerning the valuation of the holding in Spazio Investment NV ("Spazio) of GBP37,158,190. This is stated at Directors' valuation, with the advice of the Investment Manager, in the absence of a readily ascertainable and reliable market value and is based on the net asset value per share of Spazio, per its last audited accounts as at 31(st) December 2015. Due to the inherent uncertainty associated with the determination of the valuation the amount realised on disposal may differ materially from the amount at which it is stated in the financial statements. The impact of such uncertainty cannot be quantified.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report for the six months ended 30(th) September 2016 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the AIM Rules.

KPMG Audit LLC

Chartered Accountants

Heritage Court

41 Athol Street

Douglas

Isle of Man IM99 1HN

2 December 2016

Statement of Financial Position

As at 30(th) September 2016

 
                                                                      (Unaudited)      (Audited) 
                                                                 30(th) September   31(st) March 
                                                                             2016           2016 
                                                         Notes                GBP            GBP 
 Current assets 
 Cash at bank                                                           1,248,132      1,405,947 
 Equities - long at fair value through profit or loss      6           37,158,190     34,053,412 
 Other debtors and accrued income                                          43,187          3,837 
 Total assets                                                          38,449,509     35,463,196 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                                             7              155,048        155,048 
 Share premium                                                         52,935,499     52,935,499 
 Retained losses                                                     (15,099,517)   (17,975,015) 
 Total equity                                                          37,991,030     35,115,532 
 
 Liabilities 
 Other creditors and accrued expenses                                     458,479        347,664 
 Total liabilities                                                        458,479        347,664 
 
 Total liabilities and equity                                          38,449,509     35,463,196 
 
 Net asset value per ordinary share                        8                 2.45           2.26 
 

The notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

 
                                                    (Unaudited)        (Unaudited) 
                                               30(th) September   30(th) September 
                                                           2016               2015 
                                                            GBP                GBP 
                                      Notes 
 Income 
 
 Distributions on long 
  equity securities                                      36,566                  - 
 Interest 
     - Cash balances                                        909              1,129 
 Net realised losses on 
  financial assets and liabilities 
 at fair value through 
  profit or loss 
     - Cash balances                                      (440)            (1,364) 
 Net unrealised (losses)/gains 
  on financial assets and 
  liabilities 
 other than currency forwards 
  at fair value through 
  profit or loss 
     - Cash balances                                   (12,193)              1,665 
 
     - Equities                            6          3,104,778            516,577 
 Total net investment income                          3,129,620            518,007 
                                              -----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Expenses 
 Investment management 
  fee                                                   102,690             88,663 
 Administration fees                                     27,552             23,705 
 Audit fees                                               3,336              6,250 
 Directors' remuneration                                 50,000             50,000 
 Other expenses                                          70,307             62,031 
 Interest expense 
     - Cash balances                                        237             14,892 
 Total expenses                                         254,122            245,541 
                                              -----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Profit for the period                                2,875,498            272,466 
                                              -----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Other comprehensive income                                   -                  - 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the period                                      2,875,498            272,466 
                                              =================  ================= 
 
 Earnings per ordinary 
  share 
 Basic and fully diluted                               GBP 0.19           GBP 0.02 
                                              -----------------  ----------------- 
 

The notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

 
                                       Share        Share       Retained 
                                     capital      premium         losses        Total 
 
                                         GBP          GBP            GBP          GBP 
 
 Balance at 1(st) April 2015         155,048   52,935,499   (23,719,155)   29,371,392 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
 Profit for the period                     -            -        272,466      272,466 
 
 Balance at 30(th) September 2015    155,048   52,935,499   (23,446,689)   29,643,858 
                                    ========  ===========  =============  =========== 
 
                                       Share        Share       Retained 
                                     capital      premium         losses        Total 
 
                                         GBP          GBP            GBP          GBP 
 
 Balance at 1(st) April 2016         155,048   52,935,499   (17,975,015)   35,115,532 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
 Profit for the period                     -            -      2,875,498    2,875,498 
 
 Balance at 30(th) September 2016    155,048   52,935,499   (15,099,517)   37,991,030 
                                    ========  ===========  =============  =========== 
 

The notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

 
                                                                 (Unaudited)        (Unaudited) 
                                                            30(th) September   30(th) September 
                                                                        2016               2015 
                                                                         GBP                GBP 
 Cash flows from operating activities: 
 Interest received                                                     1,146              1,161 
 Interest paid                                                         (237)                  - 
 Prepaid expenses                                                          -                 69 
 Investment management fee paid                                      (3,688)            (4,785) 
 Administration fee paid                                            (26,771)           (23,635) 
 Other expenses paid                                               (142,424)          (146,497) 
 Net realised and unrealised losses on foreign currency               14,159                  - 
 Net cash outflow from operating activities                        (157,815)          (173,687) 
                                                           -----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities: 
 Repurchase of shares                                                      -                  - 
 Net cash flow from financing activities                                   -                  - 
                                                           -----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                             (157,815)          (173,687) 
 Opening cash and cash equivalents                                 1,405,947          1,732,602 
 Closing cash and cash equivalents                                 1,248,132          1,558,915 
                                                           =================  ================= 
 

The notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Notes to the financial statements

For the six months ended 30(th) September 2016

   1.          General 

The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 21(st) December 2007 and its shares were admitted to AIM, a market operated by London Stock Exchange plc, on 25(th) February 2008.

   2.         Basis of preparation 
   (a)        Statement of compliance 

These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements.

These condensed interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 2 December 2016.

   (b)        Estimates 

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these interim financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Company's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the financial statements as at and for the year ended 31(st) March 2016. The most significant estimates and judgements that are required to be made are in respect of the valuation of investments for which no reliable market price is available (see note 6).

   3.         Significant accounting policies 

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its financial statements as at and for the year ended 31(st) March 2016.

   4.         Financial risk management 

The Company's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the financial statements as at and for the year ended 31(st) March 2016.

   5.         Comparative figures 

The comparative figures shown in the Statement of Financial Position is at 31(st) March 2016 and in the case of the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows are for the six months to 30(th) September 2015.

   6.         Investments 
 
                     30(th) September   31(st) March 
                                 2016           2016 
                                  GBP            GBP 
 Long positions: 
 Market value              37,158,190     34,053,412 
                    =================  ============= 
 
 Cost                      15,145,206     15,145,206 
                    =================  ============= 
 

As at 30(th) September 2016, the Company had an interest in Spazio Investment NV ("Spazio") of GBP37,158,190 (31(st) March 2016: GBP34,053,412) or 96.64% (31(st) March 2016: 96.02%) of the total assets of the Company. The Directors, with the advice of the Investment Manager, have resolved to carry the investment at its most recent audited Net Asset Value, at 31(st) December 2015, being EUR7.0083 per share (31(st) March 2016: EUR7.0083 per share).

Spazio's property agent, Celtic Italy s.r.l., together with CBRE and GVA Redilco, are currently actively marketing certain properties in order to close, before 31(st) December 2016, a number of sales sufficient to meet the amortising schedule of Spazio's bank debt, although there is a risk this target is not achieved. If targeted sales are not achieved, the Directors are satisfied that Spazio has alternative funding plans in place to enable the amortisation schedule to be met.

The Company held a 26.7% interest in Spazio as at 30(th) September 2016 (31(st) March 2016: 26.7%).

The aggregate of realised gains/losses and movement in unrealised gains/losses for the period ended 30(th) September 2016 resulting from Spazio recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income amounted to a gain of GBP3,104,778 (30(th) September 2015: GBP516,577).

   7.      Share capital 
 
                            Period       Period 
                             ended        ended      Year ended   Year ended 
 Authorised                 30(th)       30(th)          31(st)       31(st) 
  share capital          September    September           March        March 
                              2016         2016            2016         2016 
                            Number          GBP          Number          GBP 
 
 Ordinary shares 
  of GBP0.01 
  each               1,000,000,000   10,000,000   1,000,000,000   10,000,000 
                                     10,000,000                   10,000,000 
                                    ===========                  =========== 
 
 
 Issued share 
  capital 
 At 1(st) April          15,504,787   155,048   15,504,787   155,048 
 Repurchased 
  during period/year              -         -            -         - 
                         15,504,787   155,048   15,504,787   155,048 
                        ===========  ========  ===========  ======== 
 

8. Net asset value per share

The net asset value per share as at 30(th) September 2016 was GBP2.45 based on 15,504,787 ordinary shares in issue as at that date (31(st) March 2016: GBP2.26 based on 15,504,787 ordinary shares).

9. Earnings per share

The basic and fully diluted earnings per share is based on the profit for the period of GBP2,875,498 (31(st) March 2016: GBP5,744,140) and the weighted average number of shares outstanding at the period of 15,504,787 (31(st) March 2016: 15,504,787).

10. Subsequent events

The Company has evaluated all other events that have occurred from 1(st) October 2016 through to 2 December 2016 and determined that no events require recognition or additional disclosures in these financial statements.

Supplementary Information (unaudited)

Reconciliation of Net Asset Value to Total Equity per Statement of Financial Position as at 30(th) September 2016

 
                                                                  30(th) September 2016   31(st) March 2016 
                                                                                    GBP                 GBP 
 
 Net assets                                                                  37,991,030          31,525,694 
 
 Revaluation of Spazio Investment NV from EUR6.2695 per share 
 to EUR7.0083 per share as at 31(st) March 2016                                       -           3,589,838 
 
 Shareholder's Funds per Statement of Financial Position                     37,991,030          35,115,532 
                                                                 ======================  ================== 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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