Trading Update
Alpha Tiger Property Trust Limited
04 June 2007
4 June 2007 - EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 7AM
Alpha Tiger Property Trust Limited ('Alpha Tiger' or the 'Company')
Trading Update
The Company announced on 29 May 2007 a framework agreement with Xansa plc
('Xansa') to purchase 40 acres of development land and the sale and leaseback of
Xansa's real estate interests in India. The agreement also appoints Alpha Tiger
as Xansa's preferred real estate supplier in India.
Today's trading update provides further details on the agreement with Xansa. It
also provides an update on pipeline projects that the Investment Manager is
advancing, and outlines the further expansion of the Investment Manager's team
in India.
Agreement with Xansa
Alpha Tiger has conditionally agreed to acquire approximately 40 acres of
development land and six investment properties in Chennai, Pune and Noida for up
to £36 million, with the capacity to develop up to 3.4 million sq. ft. of new
business park space. The company currently intends to initially commit up to £40
million of additional capital to build 1.7 million sq. ft of business park
space.
Alpha Tiger initially intends to finance the investment properties with equity
and refinance at 50 per cent. of gross value with third party debt in due
course. The 40 acres of development land will be financed with equity. Alpha
intends to target borrowing levels on developments at 60 per cent. of
construction cost. In aggregate, the initial commitment, following refinancing,
will require approximately £43 million of equity, representing over 50 per cent.
of the net proceeds raised at flotation.
The purchase price for the investment properties of approximately £19 million is
based on an initial rental yield of approximately 11 per cent. with 15 per cent.
rental uplifts every three years. The purchase price for the development land is
approximately £17 million.
Investment Properties
Noida (Delhi NCR)
The properties in Noida consist of two separately located office buildings; one
two-storey building (with ground and basement level) over 42,000 sq. ft. of
floor area; and a four-storey building (with ground and two basement levels)
over 180,000 sq. ft. of floor area.
Pune
The property in Pune comprises two two-storey buildings (Phase I with basement,
ground floor, first floor, and canteen; Phase II with two basements, ground
floor, and first floor), in a campus style setting with a combined floor area of
over 95,000 sq. ft.
Chennai (Madras)
The property in Chennai is a campus style development with two buildings
representing a floor area of over 165,000 sq. ft.
Development Land
Chennai - 25 acres
The Chennai site is a long leasehold with development rights over 25 acres of
undeveloped land (with SEZ approval, subject to notification) providing
development potential for approximately 2.2 million sq. ft of floor space. It is
intended that the site will be developed in four phases over four to five years.
Pune - 15.7 acres
The Pune site is a long leasehold with development rights over approximately
15.7 acres. This site has the ability to develop up to an additional area of
approximately 1.2 million sq. ft of floor space. The intention is to develop
this site in three phases over three to four years.
Pipeline
The Investment Manager is evaluating additional investment with potential Indian
partners and international companies, which could involve in excess of 3 million
sq.ft. of real estate.
NAV
The unaudited NAV per share as at 31 March 2007 was 96.8 pence per share.
Investment Management Team
The Investment Manager has continued to build a strong team locally in India and
has recently appointed the following personnel:
Anurag Munshi, Transaction Partner
Anurag joined Alpha from Citigroup where he was responsible for the acquisition,
structuring and execution of real estate transactions in India. He has a strong
understanding of the regional risks and regulatory framework across the country
with experience in executing projects in business parks (information technology
and information technology enabled services) (IT/ITES), residential and budget
and luxury hotel ventures. Prior to Citigroup he was the head of Strategic
Consulting and Research for Jones Lang LaSalle in India ('JLL') and the JLL Real
Estate Account Director for Accenture in South Asia. Anurag has more than 10
years' experience in real estate and is a qualified planner and finance
professional with an MBA.
Philippe Davis, Director of Development & Construction
Philippe has 25 years' international experience in the development, design and
construction industries. He has worked in Europe, USA, Africa, Middle East and
Asia including four years in Vietnam. Philippe has managed industrial,
commercial and residential projects and has worked as a general contractor in
design and build firms, for the most part as an owner's representative. He also
has multiple project roll-out experience and was previously the Director of
Construction for an office and residential developer in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
For further information please contact:
David Jeffreys, Chairman, Alpha Tiger +44 (0) 1481 723 450
Brad Bauman, Fund Manager, Alpha Tiger +44 (20) 7591 1615 (UK)
+91 9980 00 11 22 (India)
Phillip Rose, CEO, Alpha Real Capital +44 (20) 7591 1609
Edward Orlebar, M:Communications +44 (20) 7153 1523
Notes to Editors:
About Alpha Real Capital LLP
Alpha Real Capital is the Investment Manager to Alpha Tiger. Alpha Real
Capital's Indian CEO, Brad Bauman, is Fund Manager to Alpha Tiger. He has 18
years' experience in the real estate and finance industries, and has been
responsible for Alpha Real Capital's Asian investment programme since 2005.
About Alpha Tiger Property Trust Limited
Alpha Tiger is a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company investing
in and developing Indian real estate. It floated on AIM in December 2006,
raising £75 million.
Further information is available at www.alphatigerpropertytrust.com
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