Statement re Property Sales Programme

RNS Number : 9431D

Local Shopping REIT (The) PLC

02 May 2017

 

The Local Shopping REIT plc

Update on Property Sales Programme

The Board of The Local Shopping REIT plc ("the Company") is pleased to provide the following update on progress with its property sales programme.

During the round of auctions in April 2017, the Company exchanged contracts for sale on 3 properties for an aggregate price of £0.38 million, representing a 27.7% premium to carrying value before sales costs.  During the same month, the Company also completed or exchanged for sale on a further 11 properties via private treaty for an aggregate price of £1.45 million, at a 2.2% premium to carrying value. 

The sales costs associated with these disposals is estimated to be 4.2%, including agent's fees, legal fees and associated irrecoverable VAT relating to non-elected properties or residential elements.  This will result in an estimated 2.1% realised gain on sale for these 14 properties.

This brings total property sales, contacted or completed, under the sales strategy adopted in July 2013 to £106 million, 63% of the portfolio value at that time.  Overall, sales to date have produced a gross premium (before sales costs) of 3.1% above the valuation at the time sale terms were agreed. 

The April sales are in line with the Board's and Investment Adviser's expectations and the directors are pleased that the Company continues to be well placed to meet the timetable contained in the Roadmap for Property Disposals set out in the annual results statement.  

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Enquiries:

Rupert Wallman, Fund Manager                                                        [phone]

Bill Heaney, Company Secretary                                                       [phone]

 

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