Sale by Ioannis Papalekas of Remaining Stake

RNS Number : 7064B

Globalworth Real Estate Inv Ltd

03 February 2020

 

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3 February 2020

Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited

("Globalworth" or the "Company")

Sale by Ioannis Papalekas of Remaining Stake in Globalworth

The Company announces that Mr Ioannis Papalekas, the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, has sold his indirect interest in the Company to CPI Property Group SA ("CPIPG"). The sale was effected by a sale by Mr Papalekas of his holding company, Zakiono Enterprises Limited ("Zakiono"), to CPIPG. Zakiono is the holder of 23,734,670 Globalworth shares and warrants over a further 2,830,020 Globalworth shares.

Mr Papalekas has informed the Company that the consideration for the sale comprises (a) Euro 9.70 per Globalworth share (ex dividend), (b) Euro 7.3 million for the warrants, and (c) and Euro 39 million for the remaining assets of Zakiono which comprise its rights under Globalworth's Articles and its Relationship Agreement with the Company. In addition, given the timing of the sale, CPIPG will pay to Mr Papalekas Euro 7.1 million in respect of the interim dividend of Euro 0.30 per share that will be paid next week on the Globalworth shares held by Zakiono.

Following completion of the sale of Zakiono, CPIPG, together with its existing interest in the Company, will hold, directly and indirectly, 37,311,098 ordinary shares, equivalent to 16.8 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

Mr Papalekas' decision to sell his remaining stake in Globalworth is driven by personal reasons. Mr Papalekas has confirmed that he shall stay on as Chief Executive Officer and a Director in the near-to-medium term. Globalworth now has a mature asset management and development platform with a strong management team and a body of substantial, knowledgeable and supportive investors, who are able to take the Company forward and grow it further.

The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of MAR in relation to the transaction listed above are set out below:

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names	Ioannis Papalekas
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer and Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
b)	LEI	213800R3E823B1UBIA81
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of no par value
b)	Identification code	GG00B979FD04
c)	Nature of the transaction	Indirect Sale of Shares
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) € 9.70 23,734,670
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	31 January 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue - England

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names	Ioannis Papalekas
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer and Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
b)	LEI	213800R3E823B1UBIA81
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares of no par value
c)	Nature of the transaction	Indirect Transfer of Warrants
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Total Price(s) Volume(s) € 7,307,345 2,830,020
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	31 January 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue - England

For further information visit www.globalworth.com or contact: 

Enquiries 

Geoff Miller Non-Executive Chairman	Tel: [phone]
Jefferies (Joint Broker) Stuart Klein	Tel: [phone]
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Alina Vaskina	Tel: [phone]
Milbourne (Public Relations) Tim Draper	Tel: [phone]

About Globalworth / Note to Editors:

Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Romania and in Poland. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and logistics/light-industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by over 200 professionals across Romania and Poland, the combined value of its portfolio is €2.85 billion, as at 30 June 2019 pro forma for subsequent acquisitions. Over 95% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of some 685 national and multinational corporates. In Romania, Globalworth is present in Bucharest, Timisoara, Constanta and Pitesti, while in Poland its assets span Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice. For more information, please visit www.globalworth.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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