Disposal

RNS Number : 6157T

ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Ltd

09 June 2009

 

ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Limited (IRET)

9 June 2009

ING UK Real Estate Income Trust announces further disposal following debt restructuring

ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Ltd ('IRET' / 'the Company'), a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company, today announces that it has exchanged contracts on the sale of an office property at Arena Court, Crown Lane, Maidenhead, for a total consideration of GBP 9.68 million. Completion is due later this month.

The sale of the property follows a lease restructuring last year, which moved the tenant expiry from 2009 to 2019. The sale price reflects a yield of 9% and is in line with the March valuation.

Upon completion the Company will hold approximately GBP 34 million within its securitised facility, which it will use to prepay the loan as agreed under the terms of the restructuring announced recently.

Michael Morris, Fund Manager said:

'This disposal is part of the Company's ongoing strategy to dispose of assets where the business plan has been completed to provide further covenant headroom.  Following the changes agreed to the Company's securitised loan facility in May this will further help to ensure the business maintains operational flexibility and supports a fully covered dividend.'

For further information:

The Company Secretary

Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited

Trafalgar Court

Les Banques

St Peter Port

Guernsey

GY1 3QL

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited

Helen Stott, 020 7767 5648, [e-mail]

Financial Dynamics

Dido Laurimore/Laurence Jones, 020 7831 3113

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