Extension of Debt Facility

RNS Number : 9038K

Tritax Big Box REIT plc

19 December 2018

 

19 December 2018

TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC

(the "Company")

EXTENSION OF DEBT FACILITY

On 1 December 2017, the Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) (the "Board") announced that it had agreed a £350 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Facility") with a syndicate of lenders, with the ability to request two extensions of one year each beyond the original termination date of 10 December 2022.

The Board is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement to extend the termination date of the Facility from 10 December 2022 to 10 December 2023. The margin payable under the Facility of 1.10 per cent per annum over 3 month LIBOR remains unchanged and the Facility retains its uncommitted £200 million accordion option. There remains one further extension option available under the Facility.

The agreement in respect of the Facility further extends the Company's weighted average debt maturity (excluding the existing £250 million short-term debt facility) to 8.7 years.

For further information, please contact:

Tritax Group Colin Godfrey (Partner, Fund Manager)	via Newgate below
Newgate (PR Adviser) James Benjamin	Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
Lazard (Financial Adviser) Ranjit Munro Vasco Litchfield Caroline Kracke	Tel: [phone]
Jefferies International Limited Gary Gould Stuart Klein	Tel: [phone]
Akur Limited Anthony Richardson Tom Frost Siobhan Sergeant	Tel: [phone]

The Company's LEI is: 213800L6X88MIYPVR714

NOTES:

Tritax Big Box REIT plc is the only listed vehicle dedicated to investing in very large logistics warehouse assets ("Big Boxes") in the UK and is committed to delivering attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders. Investing in and actively managing existing built investments, land suitable for Big Box development and pre-let forward funded developments, the Company focuses on well-located, modern "Big Box" logistics assets, typically greater than 500,000 sq ft (measured by floor area, c. 67% of the Company's existing logistics facilities including forward funded developments are in excess of 500,000 sq ft), let to institutional-grade tenants on long-term leases (typically at least 12 years in length) with upward-only rent reviews and geographic and tenant diversification throughout the UK. The Company seeks to exploit the significant opportunity in this sub-sector of the UK logistics market owing to strong tenant demand and limited supply of Big Boxes.

The Company is a real estate investment trust to which Part 12 of the UK Corporation Tax Act 2010 applies ("REIT"), is listed on the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and is a constituent of the FTSE 250, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI indices.

Further information on Tritax Big Box REIT is available at www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk

 

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