Release date: 13th November 2006
Embargoed until: 07:00hrs
CLS HOLDINGS PLC ("CLS")
ANNOUNCES A NEW GERMAN ACQUISITION
The Board of CLS is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts for the
purchase of an office property in Berlin at a total consideration of €10.8
million (£7.25 million) inclusive of all costs.
The property known as Bismarckstrasse 105 and Leibnizstrasse 11-13 comprises
5,673 sq m (61,059 sq ft) of offices and storage space, together with 71 car
parking spaces. The building is currently 77% let to two tenants with the main
tenant occupying more than 50% of the building on a lease until June 2016. The
property was constructed in the 1960s and comprehensively refurbished in
2002-2003.
The purchase price will be paid in two tranches, with an initial payment of €
8,175,000 (£5,487,000) in December 2006 and the balance to be paid in December
2007.
The existing rental income is €557,281 (£374,000) and the estimated rental
value of the building once fully let is €794,000 (£532,000) which will generate
an initial return on equity of 16.1%, whilst the cash return on equity is
forecast at 12.1%.
The current value of the German portfolio of CLS, including properties for
which contracts have been exchanged but not yet completed, is €191.6 million (£
128.4 million).
Executive Chairman, Sten Mortstedt, commented:
"This investment offers good returns and a potential for value increase in a
strengthening Berlin market. CLS intends to make further selective acquisitions
in Germany, where current yields generate attractive returns on equity, with
potential upside in yield compression and rental growth."
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For further information, please contact:
Sten Mortstedt, Executive Chairman
Per Sjöberg, Chief Executive Officer
Dan Bäverstam, Chief Financial Officer
CLS Holdings plc
www.clsholdings.com
Tel. +44 (0)20 7582 7766
Ben Simons/Adam Reynolds
Hansard Group
www.hansardgroup.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)20 7245 1100
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