Business and Financial Review • May 12, 2017
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BLACK SEA PROPERTY AS: AHELOY BEACH RESORT CONSTRUCTION WELL UNDERWAY - FIRM PLANS FOR OPENING TO TOURISTS IN MAY 2018
The construction works on the Aheloy Beach Resort
(the "Resort") is in steady progress and is made in
accordance with the agreed quality requirements and the
outlined time-schedule. As previously announced, all 175
units in building N are now fully constructed with
furnishing soon to be completed. The construction works on
building M is expected to be completed by 15 July 2017. The
major landscaping works for the land surrounding buildings
P, N and M are expected to be completed in July 2017,
however the final touches on landscaping works is an ongoing
process and is expected to be completed in April 2018.
Further, the construction works on building P, the
commercial space of the Resort and the reception areas are
expected to resume in September 2017.
Black Sea Property AS ("BSP" or the "Company") has, together
with our local partner, resolved to target for opening of
the Resort to tourists in May 2018. At that time, the Resort
will consist of 602 units. The Company will dedicate
significant resources in preparing the Resort for its
operational state, and will inter alia establish a
management company to handle operation and management of the
Resort and recruit a General Hotel Manager.
As previously announced, the Company has intended to acquire
additional apartments in the Resort from the bankruptcy
estate of the initial developer, Aheloy Residence OOD
("Aheloy Residence") through an auction process handled by
local bailiffs. EPO Aheloy OOD ("EPO Aheloy"), a subsidiary
of the Company and the holding company for the Resort, has
recently been announced as the winner of the auction for 99
apartments in the Resort (distributed between buildings L, P
and N) and as winner of the auction for approximately 10,000
square meter of land in an area close the Resort. The
purchase price for these assets will be paid through set-off
of EPO Aheloy's receivable towards Aheloy Residence. Certain
other creditors of Aheloy Residence has objected against
procedural matters related to the auction process and the
decision to announce EPO Aheloy as the winner of the
auctions may, thus, be overruled. However, the Bulgarian
legal counsel of the Company does not expect these
objections to be successful. A new auction regarding land
and apartments in the K building is expected to be held
during Q2 2017.
Over the years, there have been several disputes between
Aheloy Commercial AD (the company owning the commercial
areas of the Resort) and Aheloy Residence (and related
company Zlatarsko OOD). A new court proceeding will commence
on 13 June 2017. The case relates to a dispute concerning
payment of approximately 11.2 million Bulgarian Leva plus
accrued interest and expenses under a share purchase
agreement that Aheloy Commercial considers to be cancelled
and is an extension of previous court cases. The Company
owns 48% of the shares in Aheloy Commercial AD. It is
important to emphasize that Aheloy Commercial AD is a
company with limited liability, and therefore no payment can
be claimed from the Company in this dispute. For further
information on the previous court cases, please refer to the
admission document issued by the Company on 11 January 2016.
As there has historically been several disputes and court
cases related to the Resort, the Company expects this to
continue for a period going forward. The Company is working
in close co-operation with our Bulgarian legal counsel to
handle all such matters and to find a solution for the
commercial assets at the Resort and believes that a
satisfactory solution will be found.
A solution for water & sewage and electricity has still not
been reached for the Resort. Unfortunately, these processes
has been delayed and the Company is working towards starting
the infrastructure construction process in September 2017.
The Bulgarian holiday property market has experienced an up-
swing recently, as political factors in Turkey and North
Africa implies that Bulgaria is considered a safer
destination and also offers more competitive prices than
Greece. Holiday property in Bulgaria is also currently
attracting a wider range of buyers from around the world
than previously. The Company anticipates that these trends
will affect the Resort positively going forward.
For further information, please contact:
Egil Melkevik, Chairman
Tel: +47 90 77 09 76
E-mail: [email protected]
About Black Sea Property AS:
Black Sea Property AS is a real estate company with holdings
in a real estate project on the Black Sea
coast called Aheloy Beach Resort. Aheloy Beach Resort is a
partially-completed project and will upon
completion comprise over 1,000 apartments as well as
significant commercial space. Black Sea Property AS owns
indirectly 75% of the project. Black Sea Property AS will
work to finalize Aheloy Beach Resort, to realize the
project's added value through the sale of residential units
and hotel operations.
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