Placing Update and Trading Update

RNS Number : 4891J

Pacific Industrial & Log REIT PLC

29 March 2018

 

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Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT plc

("Pacific Industrial & Logistics" or the "Company")

Placing Update and Trading Update

Placing Update

On 19 March 2018 the Company announced its intention raise gross proceeds of £50 million through a Placing. The Company has received firm expressions of interest in the Placing from existing and new investors. However, in light of current market conditions, the Company has decided to scale back the size of the Placing. The Company now intends to raise gross proceeds of up to £20 million to fund the purchase of a portion of the pipeline of UK urban logistics assets that it had described in the original announcement.

The Company will update the market on the revised composition of assets by 5 April 2018. The Company expects an underlying returns profile at least in line with those set out in the announcement of 19 March 2018.

The Company intends to announce the final results of the placing by 6 April 2018.

Trading Update

The Company's active asset management approach continues to enhance the value of the portfolio. The Company's 10,050 sq. ft. asset at Dunstable has now been re-let, through a simultaneous surrender and re-letting, on a new 10 year lease at a rent of £6.75 per sq. ft. from its previous level of £5.97 per sq. ft. The new rental level represents an increase of 13% and is expected to generate attendant benefits in valuation.

In February 2018 the Company began discussions regarding the sale of its asset at 16 Hudson Road, Bedford. Contracts have today been exchanged for the disposal of this asset at a price of approximately £3.2 million, representing a capital profit of approximately £1.2 million on the Company's equity investment of approximately £0.9 million in April 2016. Taken together with the income returns generated during the Company's ownership and based on an expected completion date of 6 April 2018 this sale price represents an IRR on equity invested of 55.8%.

For further information contact: 

Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT plc Richard Moffitt	[phone]
Montfort - Financial PR and IR adviser Nick Miles Olly Scott	[phone]
Canaccord Genuity - Nominated Adviser, Joint Financial Adviser and Sole Bookrunner Simon Bridges Charlie Foster Andrew Buchanan	[phone]

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This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No undertaking, representation, warranty or other assurance, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of the Company or any member of the Company's group, Pacific Investments Management Limited, Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord"), Kinmont Limited ("Kinmont") or Radnor Capital Partners Ltd ("Radnor") or any of their respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents or advisers or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in this Announcement and no responsibility or liability is accepted by any of them for any such information or opinions or for any errors, omissions or misstatements, negligence or otherwise in this Announcement.

Canaccord which is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and is acting as nominated adviser, joint financial adviser and sole bookrunner to the Company. Canaccord is not acting for, and will not be responsible to, any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for advising any other person on the contents of this Announcement or on any transaction or arrangement referred to in this Announcement. Canaccord's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company, any Director or to any other person. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Canaccord as to, and no liability is accepted by Canaccord in respect of, any of the contents of this Announcement.

Kinmont, is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA and is acting as joint financial adviser to the Company. Kinmont is not acting for, and will not be responsible to, any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for advising any other person on the contents of this Announcement or on any transaction or arrangement referred to in this Announcement. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Kinmont as to, and no liability is accepted by Kinmont in respect of, any of the contents of this Announcement.

Radnor, is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA and is acting as capital adviser and placing agent to the Company. Radnor is not acting for, and will not be responsible to, any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for advising any other person on the contents of this Announcement or on any transaction or arrangement referred to in this Announcement. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Radnor as to, and no liability is accepted by Radnor in respect of, any of the contents of this Announcement.

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This Announcement contains (or may contain) certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the Company's current expectations and projections about future events and the Company's future financial condition and performance. These statements, which sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate'', "believe", "may", "will", "should", "intend", "plan", "assume'', "estimate", "expect' (or the negative thereof) and words of similar meaning, reflect the Directors' current beliefs and expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and difficult to predict, that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward looking statement. The information contained in this Announcement speaks only as of the date of this Announcement and is subject to change without notice and the Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to, and does not intend to, update or revise publicly or review any of the information contained to this Announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange Plc or by applicable law.

The acquisition of any potential investments by the Company is subject, among other things, to the Company completing satisfactory due diligence, successful negotiation of terms with vendors and the approval of the Directors. There can be no guarantee that any of the potential investments described in this Announcement will be completed. All information relating to the potential investments described in this Announcement are indicative, subject to detailed due diligence and may subsequently change as a result.

 

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