Disposal of Zhuhai properties

RNS Number : 4294M
Macau Property Opportunities Fund
27 August 2013
 



27 August 2013

 

Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited

("MPO" or the "Company")

 

MPO enters into formal contract to sell Zhuhai properties

 

US$64 million transaction subject to six months completion period

 

On 24 July 2013, Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited, managed by Sniper Capital Limited, announced it had entered into a provisional agreement to sell its Zhuhai properties, APAC Logistics Centre and Cove Residence, for a total combined RMB392 million (c. US$64 million*).

 

Following a satisfactory due diligence process by the purchasing party, the Company now announces that a formal Sales & Purchase Agreement has been signed on the following terms:

 

A non-refundable security deposit totalling RMB40 million (US$6.5 million) or 10% of the sales price, has been agreed, half of which was paid to the Company upon the signing of the provisional agreement and a further RMB20 million will be paid by 30 August 2013.

 

Full completion of the transaction will take place no more than six months after the signing of the formal agreement, at which time a further RMB312 million, or 80% of the total consideration, will be paid to MPO.

 

HK$50 million, equivalent to approximately RMB40 million and representing c. 10% of the sales price will be held in escrow as retention money for a further six months after the completion date.  This will be released to MPO thereafter so long as no breaches of representations and terms as stipulated in the Sales and Purchase Agreement have occurred during this six months guaranteed period.

 

 

 

* Based on a US$/RMB exchange rate of 6.1154 as at 23 August 2013.

 

 

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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's main market.

 

Launched in 2006, the Company targets strategic property investment and development opportunities in Macau and Mainland China's western Pearl River Delta. Its current $400 million portfolio comprises a mix of well-positioned residential, retail and logistics property assets.

 

The Fund is managed by Sniper Capital, an Asia-based property investment manager with an established track record in Fund Management and Investment Advisory.

 

 

For further information:

Company Registration Number 44813

Website: www.mpofund.com

 

Public Relations

MHP Communications

Simon Hockridge / Andrew Jaques / Rosa Smith

Tel: +44 20 3128 8100

 

Manager

Sniper Capital Limited

Tel: +65 6222 1440 (Investor Contact)

Tel: +853 2870 5151(Fund Advisor)

 

Email: info@snipercapital.com

www.snipercapital.com

 

Corporate Broker

Liberum Capital

Chris Bowman / Richard Bootle

Tel: +44 20 3100 2228

 

Company Secretary & Administrator

Heritage International Fund Managers

Mark Huntley / Laurence McNairn

Tel: +44 14 8171 6000

 

Stock Codes:

Bloomberg:    MPO LN

Reuters:      MPO.L

 

 


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