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Cofinimmo — M&A Activity 2015
Oct 30, 2015
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REGULATED INFORMATION Brussels, embargo until 30.10.2015, 05:40 PM CET
PRESS RELEASE
Communication to the FSMA in accordance with article 37 of the Act of 12.05.2014 on Regulated Real Estate Companies
In accordance with article 37 of the Act of 12.05.2014 on Regulated Real Estate Companies (the 'RREC Act'), COFINIMMO SA/NV, a Belgian public Regulated Real Estate Company, hereby informs the Financial Services and Markets Authority ('FSMA') of the fact that RHEASTONE SA/NV, an institutional Regulated Real Estate Company and subsidiary of Cofinimmo SA/NV, plans to enter into the following transaction with the Senior Assist SA/NV group (Senior Assist holds a 5 % interest in the share capital of SILVERSTONE SA/NV, an institutional Regulated Real Estate Company and subsidiary of Cofinimmo SA/NV):
acquisition of the SPRL/BVBA Terra 13 currently owned by the Senior Assist group.
This company owns the extension, built partly on a plot of land owned by it and partly on the land already owned by SILVERSTONE SA/NV, of an existing nursing home already leased to Zorghome De Fakkel (of the Armonea group) under a special long-term lease. The existing nursing home will be transferred to RHEASTONE as part of the proposed partial demerger of SILVERSTONE SA/NV.
The 31-bed extension covers an area of 1,643 m² and was built partly on neighbouring land and partly on the land on which the existing nursing home was built, as an extension of the latter.
The existing special long-term lease will be extended (in terms of its purpose and term) to include the new structures, and the financial terms of the lease will be adapted to reflect a rate of return of 6.20 % of the total investment to be made by RHEASTONE SA/NV.
This transaction is subject to various conditions of use.
We should stress that the terms and conditions of the special long-term lease referred to above and of the acquisition of shares in Terra 13 were approved under normal market conditions.
The proposed transaction will therefore be carried out under normal market conditions and is clearly of interest for RHEASTONE SA/NV. It will improve the position of the existing nursing home which, until now, has been slightly too cramped, and will therefore increase the value of RHEASTONE SA/NV's portfolio.
Furthermore, the transaction is clearly part of the company's strategy and purpose, namely:
- (a) to make properties available to users, either directly or through a company in which it holds an interest, in accordance with the provisions of the RREC regulations; and
- (b) to own properties of the types referred to in Article 2, 5°, vi to x of the RREC Act, within the limits set by the RREC regulations.
REGULATED INFORMATION Brussels, embargo until 30.10.2015, 05:40 PM CET
For more information:
Valerie Kibieta Ellen Grauls Head of External Communication and Investor Relations Manager Investor Relations Tel.: +32 2 373 94 21 Tel.: +32 2 373 60 36 [email protected] [email protected]
About Cofinimmo:
Founded in 1983, Cofinimmo is today the foremost listed Belgian real estate company specialising in rental property and an important player in the European market.
The company owns a diversified property portfolio spread over Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, worth over 3.3 billion EUR, representing a total surface area of 1,800,000m². Riding on demographic trends, its main investment segments are healthcare properties (43 %), offices (40 %) and distribution networks (17 %). As an independent company that consistently applies the highest corporate governance and sustainability standards, Cofinimmo services its tenants and manages its properties through its team of over 110 people, operating from Brussels.
Cofinimmo is listed on Euronext Brussels (BEL20) and benefits from the fiscal REIT regime in Belgium (RREC), in France (SIIC) and in the Netherlands (FBI). Its activities are controlled by the Financial Services and Markets Authority, the Belgian regulator.
At 30.06.2015, its total market capitalisation stands at 1.9 billion EUR. The company pursues investment policies which seek to offer a high dividend yield and capital protection over the long term, targeting both institutional and private investors.