Completion of Bulk Sale of One Central Units

RNS Number : 7995B

Macau Property Opportunities Fund

23 April 2012

 



23 April 2012

Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited

("MPO" or the "Company")

Completion of Bulk Sale of One Central Units

In May 2011, the Company announced the divestment of ten individual apartments at One Central Residences, Macau's premier high-end residential project, for a total combined sales value of HK$165 million (c. US$21 million).

The Company is pleased to confirm that nine out of ten of these transactions, worth a combined HK$144.4 million (US$18.5 million), have now successfully completed.

Key points

·      Under the terms of the Sales & Purchase Agreements, buyers were granted an extended one year completion period, subject to the payment of a 10-15% deposit.

·      MPO has now received total proceeds of HK$146.4 million (c. US$18.7 million) from the nine completed transactions, including all ten initial deposits.

·      The nine completed transactions contributed a net profit for the Company of approximately HK$7.5 million (c. US$1 million).

·      The remaining buyer who was unable to complete the purchase forfeits a 10% deposit amounting to HK$2 million (c. US$263,000) to the Company. MPO retains the deposit and intends to divest of this property in due course.

·      Under the terms of the loan agreement, the sale proceeds will be used to prepay part of the outstanding One Central Residences loan facility of US$76 million. The Company is currently in negotiations to increase the overall loan-to-value on this investment with the view to releasing equity capital. 

Further details

The Company continues to hold 13 well-positioned individual units in One Central Residences, with a combined gross floor area of 27,000 square feet, which the Company intends to divest of on an opportunistic basis.

These units do not constitute part of MPO's cornerstone asset, The Waterside, the ultra-luxury residential property occupying the whole of Tower Six, which remains subject to an ongoing premium leasing strategy.

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About Macau Property Opportunities Fund

Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited is a closed-end investment fund registered in Guernsey and listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market.

Launched in 2006, the Company seeks to deliver long-term returns from the investment in and development of high quality properties located in Macau and the western region of China's Pearl River Delta. Its current $350 million portfolio comprises a mix of strategically-positioned residential, retail and warehousing property assets.

The Fund is managed by Sniper Capital, an Asian-based property investment manager that provides highly focused Fund Management and Advisory Services.

For further information:

Company Registration Number 44813

Website: www.mpofund.com

Public Relations

MHP Communications

Simon Hockridge / Andrew Jaques 

Tel: [phone]

Manager (Investor Contact)

Sniper Capital

Faye Chiam / Ling Bee Lin

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

www.snipercapital.com 

Corporate Broker

Liberum Capital

Chris Bowman / Richard Bootle

Tel: [phone]

Company Secretary & Administrator

Heritage International Fund Managers

Mark Huntley / Laurence McNairn

Tel: [phone]

Stock Codes:

Bloomberg:    MPO LN

Reuters:      MPO.L

 

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