Share Issue/Capital Change • Dec 8, 2016
Share Issue/Capital Change
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8 December 2016 – after closing of markets Under embargo until 17:40 CET
Public limited liability company Public regulated real estate company under Belgian law Registered office: avenue Louise 331-333, 1050 Brussels Enterprise number: 0877.248.501 (RLE Brussels) (the "Company")
Notification pursuant to Article 15 of the Act of 2 May 2007
Stefaan Gielens, CEO of Aedifica, commented: "Thanks to the acquisition of Les Jardins de la Mémoire rest home, Aedifica expands again its portfolio of healthcare real estate in Belgium. This transaction clearly shows that in addition to international expansion in The Netherlands and Germany, Belgium continues to offer significant investment potential for a specialised investor like Aedifica."
8 December 2016 – after closing of markets Under embargo until 17:40 CET
Aedifica is pleased to announce that the conditions for the acquisition of a senior housing site in Belgium, as announced in the press release of 28 June 2016, have been fulfilled.
Les Jardins de la Mémoire1 is situated in Anderlecht (115,000 inhabitants, Brussels-Capital Region). The site benefits from an excellent location near the Brussels Ring on the Université libre de Bruxelles ("ULB") campus, where the Erasmus Hospital is also located. The rest home is specialised in caring for dementia patients. The building was constructed in 2005. Les Jardins de la Mémoire can welcome 110 residents, in 70 single rooms and 20 double rooms.
1 Located Lenniksebaan 792 in 1070 Anderlecht (Belgium).
Aedifica acquired the property of the site on 8 December 2016. This investment was carried out by the contribution in kind of the ownership of the building and the emphyteusis on the land, as well as by the takeover of an existing credit facility. The plot of land on which the building is situated is the subject of an 83-year long lease. The ULB holds the bare ownership of this plot of land.
The transaction was financed in part by the issue of 65,952 new Aedifica shares for an amount of approx. €4 million and partly through the takeover of existing credit facilities of approx. €7 million. The new shares are fully paid-up, with no par value. These shares will be quoted on the stock market, in principle, as from 12 December 2016 and will give dividend rights for the current financial year, provided that the contributor will assume the expected dividend for the period from 1 July 2016 to 8 December 2016.
The operator of the site is Les Jardins de la Mémoire ASBL, which became an entity of the group Senior Living Group during the summer of 2016. Senior Living Group is a subsidiary of the Korian Group, a major player in the European senior care market. Senior Living Group currently operates approx. 6,500 beds in over 50 rest homes and employs over 3,500 staff. The group already operates several other sites owned by Aedifica.
The contract established for the rest home is an irrevocable triple net long lease. The initial gross (triple net) yield amounts to approx. 6 % for a contractual value2 of approx. €11 million.
2 The contractual value complies with the provisions of article 49 § 1 of the Belgian Act of 12 May 2014 on regulated real estate companies.
Aedifica undertakes this investment in the senior housing segment as another major investment following the €153 million capital increase3 which was successfully completed on 29 June 2015. The updated list of recent investments is as follows:
| (in € million) | Marketable investment properties |
Development projects |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| carried out | subject to outstanding conditions |
||||
| Résidence de la Houssière | Belgium | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Senior Flandria | Belgium | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Mechelen | Belgium | - | - | 17 | 17 |
| Vinkenbosch | Belgium | 4 | - | 12 | 16 |
| Kalletal (extension) | Germany | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Heydeveld | Belgium | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Oostende | Belgium | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Prinsenhof | Belgium | 6 | - | 4 | 10 |
| Husum | Germany | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Holland | The Netherlands | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Benvenuta | The Netherlands | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Molenenk | The Netherlands | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Walgaerde | The Netherlands | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Residentie Poortvelden1 | Belgium | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Leopoldspark1 | Belgium | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| Saksen Weimar | The Netherlands | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Foyer de Lork (portfolio) | Belgium | 97 | - | - | 97 |
| Martha Flora Lochem | The Netherlands | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Martha Flora Rotterdam | The Netherlands | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Les Jardins de la Mémoire | Belgium | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| Vitanas (portfolio) | Germany | 59 | - | 1 | 60 |
| Vitalis (portfolio) | The Netherlands | 73 | - | 2 | 75 |
| Residentie Den Boomgaard1 | Belgium | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Total as of 8 December 2016 | 360 | 23 | 46 | 429 |
1 Realisations of agreements concluded in 2014.
3 See press release of 29 June 2015.
After the abovementioned transaction, the fair value of Aedifica's of marketable investment properties portfolio amounts to approx. €1,408 million (or €1,427 million for Aedifica's total portfolio, including development projects).4
Aedifica has 183 marketable investment properties, with a total surface area of approx. 738,000 m², consisting mainly of:
The breakdown by sector is as follows (in terms of fair value):
The geographical breakdown is as follows (in terms of fair value):
14 % in Germany;
7 % in The Netherlands.
The consolidated debt-to-assets ratio now amounts to approx. 54 %.5
Other investments are currently under consideration.
4 Based on the fair value of investment properties (including assets classified as held for sale) as of 30 September 2016, and the contractual value of the abovementioned building.
5 Based on the consolidated debt-to-assets ratio as of 30 September 2016, the effect of the dividend payment of that was carried out on 2 December 2016 and the contractual value of the abovementioned building.
8 December 2016 – after closing of markets Under embargo until 17:40 CET
Following the abovementioned contribution in kind, 65,952 new Aedifica shares were issued. As a result, the total number of Aedifica shares now amounts to 14,380,656. All shares give full dividend rights for the current financial year, provided that the contributor will assume the expected dividend for the period from 1 July 2016 to 8 December 2016 related to the 65,952 shares issued today. Each share confers a right to vote at the General Meeting. The total number of shares represents the new denominator for notification purposes in the context of the transparency regulation. Upon completion of this transaction, Aedifica's total share capital amounts to €379,473,641.45.
This information, as well as the information on the shareholding structure, is available on the Company's website (www.aedifica.be).
The 65,952 new Aedifica shares issued today will, in principle, be listed as from 12 December 2016. The number of listed shares will then amount to 14.380.656.
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This investment in Belgium clearly shows that, in addition to the international expansion in The Netherlands and Germany, the Belgian domestic market continues to offer significant investment potential for a specialised investor like Aedifica.
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The English version of this press release constitutes a free translation of the French language text and is made for information purposes only. In case of inconsistency with the French version or inaccuracy of the English translation, the French text shall prevail.
8 December 2016 – after closing of markets Under embargo until 17:40 CET
Aedifica is a Regulated Real Estate Company under Belgian law specialised in healthcare real estate, particularly in senior housing. Aedifica has developed a portfolio worth more than €1,4 billion in Belgium, Germany and in The Netherlands.
Aedifica has been quoted on the Euronext Brussels (continuous market) since 2006 and is identified by the following ticker symbols: AED; AED:BB (Bloomberg); AOO.BR (Reuters).
The Company's market capitalisation was €987 million as of 30 November 2016.
Aedifica is included in the EPRA indices.
This document contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about Aedifica's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Aedifica. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or contingencies materialise, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, expected, estimated or projected. As a result, Aedifica does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of these forward-looking statements.
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