Notice of Dividend Amount • Feb 9, 2018
Notice of Dividend Amount
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Entra ASA : Q4-17/FY-17 Continued income and value growth, proposing semi-annual dividend of 2.10 per share
Oslo, 9 February 2018 - Rental income was up by 4 per cent from 506 million in
Q4 2016 to 526 million in Q4 2017, and by 9 per cent from 1,899 million in 2016
to 2,075 million in 2017. Net income from property management was 314 million
(273 million) in the quarter and 1,259 million (1,070 million) for 2017,
representing a year-on-year increase of 15 per cent in the quarter and 18 per
cent for 2017. Net value changes came in at 865 million (1,128 million) in the
quarter and 3,547 million (2,116 million) for 2017. Profit before tax was 1,251
million (1,475 million) in the quarter and 5,030 million (3,306 million) for
Entra has signed new and renegotiated leases with annual rent totalling 52
million (22,400 sqm) during Q4 and 269 million (115,000 sqm) in 2017. As of
31.12.17 the portfolio occupancy was 97.0 per cent (96.8 per cent) and the
average unexpired lease term of contracts was 7.4 (7.7) years.
During the quarter Entra finalised the new-build project Trondheimsporten in
Trondheim and the renovation project Powerhouse Kjørbo, block 1. Both properties
are fully let on long contracts.
Entra sold the properties Middelthuns gate 29 in Oslo and Tungasletta 2 in
Trondheim in the quarter for a total consideration of 1.45 bn. The properties
were sold 7 per cent and 9 per cent over book values, respectively.
In line with the dividend policy of distributing approximately 60 per cent of
Cash Earnings, the board of Entra propose to distribute a semi-annual dividend
of NOK 2.10 per share for the second half of 2017. Entra's total dividend for
2017 will then be NOK 4.10 per share compared to NOK 3.45 per share for 2016.
Q417 Q416 2017 2016
Rental income 526 506 2 075 1 899
Net operating income 480 455 1 913 1 740
Net income from property management 314 273 1 259 1 190
Profit before tax 1 251 1 475 5 030 3 306
Cash Earnings per share 1.70 1.46 6.81 5.80
EPRA NAV per share 127 101 127 101
EPRA NNNAV per share 118 93 118 93
Entra ASA will present its financial and operating results today at 08:30 CET in
Biskop Gunnerus' gate 14 in Oslo. A live webcast of the presentation as well as
the full quarterly report is available on the company website www.entra.no
Oslo, 9 February 2018
Entra ASA
For further queries please contact: Arve Regland, CEO, tel: +47 479 07700,
email: [email protected] or Anders Olstad, CFO, tel + 47 900 22559, email:[email protected]
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
--- Entra is a leading owner, manager and developer of office properties in
Norway. Entra owns and manages 84 buildings totalling approximately 1.2 million
square meters, located in Oslo and the surrounding region, Bergen, Stavanger and
Trondheim. The market value of the portfolio (incl.ownership in associates and
JVs) is approximately NOK 43.4 billion.---
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