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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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First Property Group Plc | LSE:FPO | London | Ordinary Share | GB0004109889 | ORD 1P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 19.00 | 18.50 | 19.50 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 116 | 07:42:15 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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Real Estate Agents & Mgrs | 7.25M | 1.92M | 0.0173 | 10.98 | 21.07M |
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RNS Number : 0740L
First Property Group PLC
07 January 2016
Date: 07 January 2016 On behalf First Property Group plc ("First of: Property", "the Company" or the "Group") Embargoed: 0700hrs
First Property Group plc
New investment by the Group in Romania
First Property Group plc (AIM: FPO), the property fund manager and investor, announces that it has, in conjunction with a club of investors, acquired a portfolio of nine regional Lidl supermarkets in Romania at a cost of EUR10.5 million. The net operating income being generated by the properties is currently EUR1.16 million per annum, equating to a yield on purchase costs of around 11% per annum. The weighted average unexpired lease term of the portfolio of properties exceeds seven years.
The investment was part funded by equity of approximately EUR4 million, of which the Group invested EUR1 million, pari passu with other investors. The remaining equity was invested by a family office and other third parties.
The forecast annual pre-tax profit from the investment is circa EUR720,000 per annum, of which the Group's share would be circa EUR180,000 per annum, equating to a pre-tax rate of return on equity of around 18% per annum.
The Group will, in addition, earn management fees of some EUR100,000 up-front and EUR125,000 per annum.
The balance of the funding required, of EUR6.5 million, was provided by the Group as a bridging loan with a view to this being refinanced by a bank in the next few months. Terms for the refinancing of the Group's bridging loan have been agreed with a bank and the bank loan is currently being documented. The bridging loan by the Group was made on terms broadly equivalent to those agreed with the bank, including an interest rate of 4.95% per annum.
The cash position of the Group following this investment amounts to just over GBP8.5 million. This will rise to over GBP13 million once its bridging loan has been repaid.
Commenting on the new investment, Ben Habib, Group Chief Executive, said:
"I am very pleased by the investment made by our clients and ourselves in this portfolio of Lidl supermarkets. Lidl is a leading retailer in Romania with a stated intention to grow its business in the country and these supermarkets are well located for their purpose."
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For further information please contact:
First Property Group plc Tel: 020 7340 0270 Ben Habib (Chief Executive www.fprop.com & Chief Investment Officer) George Digby (Group Finance Director) Jeremy Barkes (Director, Business Development) Arden Partners Tel: 020 7614 5900 Chris Hardie/ Ben Cryer Redleaf Communications Tel: 020 7382 4747 Henry Columbine/Susie Hudson firstproperty@redleafpr.com
Notes to Investors and Editors:
First Property Group plc is a property fund manager and investor with operations in the United Kingdom and Central Europe. Its earnings are derived from:
-- Fund management - via its FCA regulated and AIFMD approved subsidiary, First Property Asset Management Ltd (FPAM), which earns fees from investing for third parties in property:
o Management fees are levied by reference to the value of properties under management;
o Performance fees are levied where appropriate, usually payable upon realisation of profits above an agreed hurdle.
-- Group Properties - principal investments by the Group, to earn a return on its own capital, usually in partnership with third parties.
FPAM funds have ranked No.1 versus the Investment Property Databank (IPD) Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) universe for the annualised periods from the commencement of its operations in Poland in 2005 to the end of each of the years between 31 December 2008 and 31 December 2014.
First Property Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Further information about the Company and its products can be found at: www.fprop.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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