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Fabian Romania Property Fund Ltd 30 April 2007 Fabian Romania Property Fund Limited ('Fabian Romania' or the 'Fund') Fabian Romania announces the purchase of a €60 million office building in Bucharest Fabian Romania has reached agreement to purchase its fourth office project, the Cubic office development (the 'Cubic Centre'), in Bucharest. The Cubic Centre will be a class A office building with a gross area of approximately 44,000 square metres, located in North Bucharest. The building is being developed by the Kendama, an experienced local developer in Romania. Construction has commenced and completion is anticipated in the second quarter of 2009. The Cubic Centre will upon completion of construction provide a net lettable office area of 27,000 square metres over 12 floors, together with 533 car spaces. The building is located in a prominent location in the Pipera district of North Bucharest and is likely to attract international tenants seeking class A office space. Vacancy rates for class A office space in in Bucharest are less than 3%. The acquisition is due to complete, subject to certain conditions, in two stages. The Fund will pay a first instalment of €12.25 million, of which €5 million has already been paid in the form of a secured loan. At practical completion of the building by the developer, the Fund will pay the final instalment based upon a forward purchase yield of 7.4% - 7.8% applied to rents achieved. Based upon current rental estimates, the total value of the transaction is estimated to be approximately of €60 million. The total equity requirement for the fund is estimated to be €12 million. Commenting on the transaction, Mark Holdsworth, Managing Director of Fabian Capital, the Investment Advisor to the Fund said: 'We are delighted that the Fund has sealed its first investment since Admission to AIM on favourable terms in what is a highly competitive market. The Cubic Centre will provide a high quality addition to the Fund's portfolio of office buildings. It will also give diversification geographically within the city both in terms of building type and expected tenant mix.' Mark Owen, Director responsible for acquisitions comments: 'The new office development is in a prominent location in the rapidly expanding office location of the northern Pipera district of the City. This area will be further enhanced by the new motorway link into the City. The Cubic Centre, which is already under construction on a fixed price basis, is well positioned to capitalise on the demand for Class A office space expected. We are already in early discussions with a number of quality tenants seeking to upgrade their office accommodation.' The lead advisers on the transaction were Eurisko (property agent), WSP (technical advisers) and NNDKP (legal adviser). END For Comments: Fabian Romania: Mark Holdsworth +44 20 7499 9988 Nominated Adviser: Deloitte & Touche LLP +44 20 7936 3000 James Lewis Broker: Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited Dru Danford +44 20 7408 4090 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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