Net Asset Value(s)

UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd 09 January 2008 Net asset value The unaudited net asset value per share of UK Commercial Property Trust Limited as at 31 December 2007 was 92.2p. This represents a decrease of 7.7 per cent. from the net asset value per share as at 30 September 2007. The net asset value per share is based on the external valuation of the property portfolio prepared by CB Richard Ellis Limited as at 31 December 2007 of £773.1 million. The net asset value per share is calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS'). The net asset value per share includes all current year income and is calculated after deduction of all dividends paid prior to 31 December 2007. It does not include provision for any unpaid dividends for the periods prior to 31 December 2007 including the dividend for the quarter to 31 December 2007 which is expected to go ex-dividend in February 2008 and to be paid in February 2008. The adjusted net asset value per share after deducting such quarterly dividend is 90.9p. The NAV per share at 31 December 2007 is based on 867,126,287 Ordinary shares of 25p each, being the total number of shares in issue at that time. In the period to 31 December 2007 the Company bought back 12,873,713 Ordinary shares of 25p each at a total cost of £10.3 million. This resulted in a positive contribution to the net asset value per share of 0.3p per share. Breakdown of NAV movement Set out below is a breakdown of the change to the unaudited net asset value per share calculated under IFRS over the period from 30 September 2007 to 31 December 2007. Per Share (p) Attributable Assets (£m) Net assets as at 30 September 2007 99.9 879.5 Unrealised decrease in valuation of property portfolio (8.0) (70.0) Realised gains on sales of properties 0.0 0.1 Income earned over the period 1.6 14.1 Expenses over the period (0.3) (2.8) Dividends paid on 30 November 2007 (1.3) (11.4) Contribution of Share Buybacks to NAV per share 0.3 (10.3) Net assets as at 31 December 2007 92.2 799.2 Net Asset Analysis as at 31 December 2007 £m % Property Portfolio Office 385.9 48.3 Retail 246.1 30.7 Industrial 141.1 17.7 Total Property 773.1 96.7 Net Current Assets 26.1 3.3 Total Net Assets as at 31 December 2007 799.2 100.0 The annualised total expense ratio of the Company for the period 30 September 2007 to 31 December 2007, based on the value of the assets as at 31 December 2007 and on the basis of annualised expenses, was 0.8% of the average total assets of the Company. For the purposes of this calculation, 'expenses' includes the costs of running the Group, including the investment management fee, administration fees, Directors fees, insurance costs, board costs, registrar costs and any irrecoverable VAT, but excludes issue costs, capital expenditure and refurbishment and irrecoverable property running costs. Over the period the Company has had no borrowings. Over the period from 22 September 2006 (launch) to 31 December 2007 the unaudited net asset value per share calculated under IFRS has decreased by 5.2% from 97.2p to 92.2p. Breakdown in valuation movements over the period 30 September to 31 December 2007 Set out below is a breakdown of the movement in the external valuation of the property portfolio over the period from 30 September 2007 to 31 December 2007. UK Commercial Property Trust Exposure Capital Value Shift £m % % as at 31 Dec 2007 External Valuation at 30 September 843.1 2007 Sub Sector Analysis Retail 31.79 -5.95 -15.8 High St - South East 8.94 -1.61 High St - Rest of UK 2.73 -12.76 Shopping Centres 9.22 -1.14 Retail Warehouses 10.90 -11.07 Offices 49.94 -9.33 -39.7 City 2.93 -2.45 West End 16.81 -13.07 South East 12.45 -8.75 Rest of UK 17.75 -7.04 Industrial 18.27 -9.22 -14.3 South East 11.32 -8.03 Rest of UK 6.95 -11.11 Adjustment for disposals - - -0.9 Adjustment for acquisitions - - +0.7 External valuation at 31 December -8.26 773.1 2007 Investment Manager Commentary Whilst there is a general expectation that the economy will slow down in 2008 (current GDP growth forecasts for 2008 are in the region of 1.7 to 1.8 per cent.), there is no suggestion that the economy will fall back dramatically as was the case in the early 1990s. Despite this, the direct property market has witnessed one of the largest downturns/initial yield corrections since the early 1990s with IPD All Property initial yield rising from 4.7 to 5.0 per cent. Unlike the early 1990s, however, the current capital value falls are against the background of a reasonably healthy occupational market. For the Company, there has been a further decline in the capital value of the portfolio over Quarter 4. The table above indicates that the largest drop in value, both in absolute and relative terms, was in the Company's office stocks. The sub-sector where the greatest negative impact was felt was West End offices. Generally, in the market, initial yields for West End stocks have, on average, moved out by 1 per cent. and the Company's stocks moved out by approximately the same margin. On a positive note, the portfolio was helped by a busy quarter in terms of letting activity. Approximately £1.8 million of income was let over the course of Quarter 4, of which roughly £1.2 million was void space. This activity reduced voids within the portfolio by 50 per cent. and limited the capital decline. During Quarter 4 the Company sold a small High Street shop in Uxbridge and acquired a shop/leisure unit in Swindon. Enquiries: The Company Secretary, Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited - 01481 745338 Gary Hutcheson/Gerry Brady, Resolution Investment Services Limited - 0141 222 8000 Important Note: The above information is unaudited and has been calculated by Resolution Investment Services Limited This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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