Acquisition of Sainsbury's in Cheltenham

RNS Number : 5484P

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

11 October 2019

 

Supermarket Income REIT

(the "Company")

LEI: 2138007FOINJKAM7L537

ACQUISITION OF A SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKET IN Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Supermarket Income REIT (LSE: SUPR), the UK supermarket real estate investor, announces the acquisition of a Sainsbury's supermarket in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, from Legal & General for £60.4 million (excluding acquisition costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.25%.

Originally developed in the 1980s, the store was extensively refurbished and extended in 2007.  Sainsbury's has a long history of trading from this prominent seven-acre site.

The supermarket comprises 62,000 square feet net sales area with a 12-pump petrol filling station and more than 390 parking spaces.  The store has multiple purpose-built distribution docks and supports Sainsbury's online grocery fulfilment in the local area.  It is being acquired with an unexpired lease term of 13 years with five-yearly, upward-only, RPI-linked rent reviews (subject to a cap and floor).

Ben Green, Director of Atrato Capital, the Investment Advisor to Supermarket Income REIT, said:

"With strong fundamentals, this Sainsbury's supermarket is an excellent addition to our growing portfolio of omnichannel stores and provides further investment diversification."

For further information, please contact:

Atrato Capital Limited Ben Green Steve Windsor Steve Noble	[phone]
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Mark Young Neil Winward Tom Yeadon	[phone]
Tavistock Jeremy Carey James Whitmore	[phone]

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Supermarket Income REIT plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. SUPR acquires UK supermarket sites that form a key part of the future model of grocery in the United Kingdom. SUPR aims to provide long-term RPI-linked income, from institutional grade tenants and the potential for capital growth through active asset management. Atrato Capital is the Company's Investment Adviser.

 

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