Prospectus • May 1, 2014
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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 without delay.
This document comprises a prospectus in relation to Picton Property Income Limited and has been prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority. This document has been approved by and filed with the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your Ordinary Shares please send this document and the accompanying Application Form as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee, or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for onward transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
The distribution of this document in jurisdictions other than the UK, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa, may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about and observe any of those restrictions. Any failure to comply with any of those restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
(an authorised closed-ended investment scheme incorporated as a non-cellular company limited by shares under the laws of Guernsey with registered number 43673)
| Joint Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner | Joint Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner |
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| J.P. Morgan Cazenove | Oriel Securities Limited |
The Existing Ordinary Shares are listed on the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and are admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority for all the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Initial Offers to be admitted to the Official List. Application will also be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admission will become effective, and that dealings in such New Ordinary Shares will commence on 23 May 2014.
Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority for all the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing Programme to be admitted to the Official List. Applications will also be made for such New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admissions will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, during the period from 23 May 2014 to 30 April 2015.
J.P. Morgan Cazenove, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in relation to the Capital Raise and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this document) as a client in relation to the Capital Raise and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or for affording advice in relation to the Capital Raise. J.P. Morgan Cazenove is not making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this document.
Oriel Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in relation to the Capital Raise and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this document) as a client in relation to the Capital Raise and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of Oriel Securities Limited or for affording advice in relation to the Capital Raise. Oriel Securities Limited is not making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this document.
No action has been taken to permit the distribution of this document and the accompanying documents in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom. Accordingly, this document may not be used for the purpose of, and does not constitute, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Further information regarding overseas investors is set out on page 25 of this document.
The whole of this document should be read. The attention of potential investors is drawn in particular to pages 17 to 23 of this document, which set out the principal risk factors associated with an investment in New Ordinary Shares and the Group.
| SUMMARY | 3 |
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| RISK FACTORS | 17 |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION | 24 |
| ISSUE STATISTICS | 26 |
| EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 27 |
| DIRECTORS, MANAGER AND ADVISERS | 28 |
| PART 1 THE CAPITAL RAISE | 30 |
| PART 2 INFORMATION ABOUT THE GROUP | 38 |
| PART 3 FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE GROUP | 49 |
| PART 4 VALUATION REPORT | 53 |
| PART 5 THE INITIAL OFFERS | 63 |
| PART 6 THE PLACING PROGRAMME | 69 |
| PART 7 GENERAL INFORMATION | 72 |
| PART 8 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE | 105 |
| APPENDIX 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE INITIAL PLACING | 106 |
| APPENDIX 2 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION | 114 |
| APPENDIX 3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLACING PROGRAMME | 122 |
| DEFINITIONS | 130 |
Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as 'Elements'. These elements are numbered in Sections A – E (A.1 – E.7).
This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of security and the Company. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements.
Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in the summary because of the type of securities and the Company, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of 'not applicable'.
| SECTION A – INTRODUCTION AND WARNINGS | |||||
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| A1 | Introduction and Warnings |
This summary should be read as an introduction to this document. Any decision to invest in the New Ordinary Shares should be based on consideration of this document as a whole by the investor. Where a claim relating to the information contained in this document is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national legislation of the Member States, have to bear the costs of translating this document before legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches to those persons who have tabled this summary, including any translation thereof, but only if this summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of this document or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of this document, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in such securities. |
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| A2 | Consent by the Issuer to the use of the prospectus for resale of final placement of securities by financial intermediaries |
Not applicable; the Company has not given its consent to the use of this document for the resale or final placement of securities by financial intermediaries. |
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| SECTION B – THE COMPANY | |||||
| B1 | Legal & commercial name |
The Company is called Picton Property Income Limited. | |||
| B2 | Domicile/Legal form/ Legislation/Country of incorporation |
The Company is incorporated as a non-cellular company limited by shares in Guernsey and operates under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended. The Company is domiciled in Guernsey. |
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| B3 | Nature of issuer/Current operations/Principal activities |
The Company is a closed-ended investment company indirectly investing in property in the UK. |
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| B4a | Known trends | Not applicable. No trading operations or industrial activity. | |||
| B5 | Group Structure | The Company's property assets are held indirectly through wholly-owned subsidiary undertakings. |
| B6 | Notifiable interests/Voting rights |
As at the close of business on the Latest Practicable Date, in so far as is known to the Company, the following persons were directly or indirectly interested in 3 per cent. or more of the Company's issued share capital: |
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| Shareholder | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of Issued Share Capital |
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| Ferlim Nominees Limited | 45,607,540 | 12.01 | ||
| The Bank of New York (Nominees) | ||||
| Limited | 29,559,110 | 7.78 | ||
| Transact Nominees Limited | 19,608,361 | 5.16 | ||
| Nortrust Nominees Limited Rathbone Nominees Limited |
17,262,335 16,136,791 |
4.54 4.25 |
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| Alliance Trust Savings Nominees | ||||
| Limited | 15,028,304 | 3.96 | ||
| Those persons referred to above do not have voting rights in respect of the Company's share capital which differ Shareholder. The Company is not aware of any person who could, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, Company. Neither the Company nor any of the arrangements, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control over the Company. |
from those exercise control Directors are |
of any other over the aware of any |
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| B7 | Financial information | Selected historical financial information of the Company for the financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 and for the periods between 1 April 2012 and 30 September 2012 and between 1 April 2013 and 30 September 2013 is set out below. |
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| The information has been extracted without material adjustment from the audited report and accounts of the Company for the financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 and the unaudited half-year reports of the Company for the six months ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013, which are incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. Investors should read the whole of such statements and not rely solely on the selected summarised information set out in this Prospectus. |
| Income Statements | ||||||
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| 12 months to 31 Dec 2010 £000 |
15 months to 31 Mar 2012 £000 |
6 months to 30 Sep 2012 £000 |
12 months to 31 Mar 2013 £000 |
6 months to 30 Sep 2013 £000 |
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| Revenue from properties Property expenses |
41,197 (10,396) |
48,631 (12,450) |
18,689 (4,064) |
38,812 (8,989) |
18,309 (4,747) |
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| Net property income Management expenses Other operating expenses Internalisation costs Costs of subsidiary |
30,801 (2,882) (2,340) — |
36,181 (3,838) (2,754) (1,063) |
14,625 (687) (866) — |
29,823 (1,682) (1,592) — |
13,562 (1,015) (530) — |
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| acquisition | (2,509) | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit before movement on investments Gain/(loss) on disposal of |
23,070 | 28,526 | 13,072 | 26,549 | 12,017 | |
| investment properties Revaluation movements |
1,530 18,952 |
(637) (13,339) |
0 (17,509) |
(4) (30,937) |
(4) 3,413 |
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| Operating profit/(loss) Net interest payable Change in fair value of |
43,552 (11,001) |
14,550 (14,569) |
(4,437) (6,020) |
(4,392) (11,560) |
15,426 (5,488) |
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| interest rate swaps Realised gains on disposal of derivative financial |
(839) | 6,228 | — | — | — | |
| instruments/loan notes | 209 | — | 1,617 | 1,617 | — | |
| Profit/(loss) before tax Tax |
31,921 (340) |
6,209 280 |
(8,840) (123) |
(14,335) (272) |
9,938 (194) |
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| Profit/(loss) after tax | 31,581 | 6,489 | (8,963) | (14,607) | 9,744 | |
| Income profit after tax: | ||||||
| 12 months to 31 Dec 2010 £000 |
15 months to 31 Mar 2012 £000 |
6 months to 30 Sep 2012 £000 |
12 months to 31 Mar 2013 £000 |
6 months to 30 Sep 2013 £000 |
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| Profit/(loss) after tax Revaluation movements |
31,581 (18,952) |
6,489 13,339 |
(8,963) 17,509 |
(14,607) 30,937 |
9,744 (3,413) |
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| (Gain)/loss on disposal of investment properties |
(1,530) | 637 | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps Realised gains on disposal |
839 | (6,228) | — | — | — | |
| of derivative financial instruments Costs of subsidiary |
(209) | — | (1,617) | (1,617) | — | |
| acquisition | 2,509 | — | — | — | — | |
| Income profit after tax | 14,238 | 14,237 | 6,929 | 14,717 | 6,335 | |
| Balance Sheets | |||||||
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| 31 Dec 2010 £000 |
31 Mar 2012 £000 |
30 Sep 2012 £000 |
31 Mar 2013 £000 |
30 Sep 2013 £000 |
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| Investment properties Tangible assets |
424,260 — |
411,744 119 |
394,891 112 |
382,729 170 |
396,708 162 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents Loans and borrowings Derivative financial instruments Other assets and liabilities |
34,839 (232,858) |
31,115 (231,360) |
31,960 (242,108) |
22,906 (233,400) |
19,210 (233,743) |
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| (11,332) (8,022) |
(5,104) (10,404) |
— (4,615) |
— (2,989) |
— (2,033) |
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| Net assets | 206,887 | 196,110 | 180,240 | 169,416 | 180,304 | ||
| Net asset value per share (pence) EPRA net asset value per share (pence) |
60 63 |
57 58 |
52 52 |
49 49 |
50 50 |
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| The Group's operating profit, before movements on investments, for the financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 (a 15 month period) and 31 March 2013 was £23.070 million, £28.526 million and £26.549 million respectively. The relative increase over this period is, in part, because of a internalisation of the start of 2012. For the six month periods ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013 the Group's operating profit, before investment movements, was £13.072 million and £12.017 million respectively. This decrease was principally due to an increase in the Group's vacancy rate over that period. The Group's profit/(loss) after tax has fluctuated between a loss of £14.607 million for £31.581 million for the year ended 31 December 2010. This variance is mainly due to the inclusion of changes in fair value of the Group's investment properties in the Income Statement, which have been in line with movements in the wider UK commercial property market. The profit in the year ended 31 December 2010 was also impacted by gains arising from the acquisition of Rugby Estates Investment Trust plc in that year. The Group's income profit after tax, excluding revaluation movements and other capital items, has remained at a more consistent level, being £14.238 million, £14.237 million and £14.717 million for the financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 respectively. The 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013 was £6.929 million and £6.335 million respectively. The Group's net 31 December 2010 principally due to the revaluation of the Group's investment property portfolio as stated above. Save for the placing of 22.2 million Ordinary Shares on 27 November 2013 and the increase in property values from £401.14 million as at 30 September 2013 to £423.02 million as at 31 March 2014, there has been no significant change in the financial condition or the operating results of the Group since 30 September 2013, being the end of the last financial period for which unaudited interim financial information has |
reduction Group's the year income profit assets have to £180.304 |
in management investment ended 31 for the fallen million |
management March six month from at 30 |
expenses, team 2013 to a periods £206.887 September |
following at the profit of ended million at 2013, |
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| B8 | Pro Forma Information | been published. Not applicable. No pro forma financial information has been included in |
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| this document. |
| B9 | Profit estimate | Not applicable. No profit forecast or estimate made. |
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| B10 | Audit report qualifications | Not applicable. The audit reports on the historical financial information of the Company contained within this document are not qualified. |
| B11 | Working capital sufficiency |
The Company is of the opinion that the working capital available to the Company and its subsidiaries is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the next 12 months from the date of this document. |
| B34 | Investment policy | The Company's investment objective is to provide its Shareholders with an attractive level of income together with the potential for capital growth from directly or indirectly investing in a diversified portfolio of UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands property. |
| The Company's Investment Policy | ||
| Subject to certain investment restrictions summarised below, the Company's investment policy is to invest in five commercial property sectors: office, retail, retail warehousing, industrial and leisure but may also include a limited number of properties where the primary use is residential. The Company may invest in real estate derivative instruments or the debt securities of other real estate issuers. The Company may also invest in other property funds. |
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| In addition, the Company, through its subsidiaries may provide investment management and advisory services to third party clients in relation to investment in UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands property. The Group may invest into property funds or alongside other third party clients managed or advised under such arrangements. |
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| The Company's key investment restrictions can be summarised as follows: |
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| * no single property (including all adjacent or contiguous properties) shall, at the time of acquisition, constitute more than 15 per cent. of the Gross Assets, consolidated where applicable; |
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| * income receivable from any single tenant, or tenants within the same group, in any one financial year shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the total rental income of the Group in that financial year; |
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| * at least 90 per cent. by value of properties held by the Group shall be in the form of freehold or long leasehold properties or the equivalent; |
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| * the Group shall not invest more than 10 per cent. of its Gross Assets in residential property. For this purpose, the Group views student and key worker accommodation as commercial property where there is a single overriding lease to a single covenant or a guarantee for a period in excess of one year; |
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| * the Group shall not invest more than 10 per cent. of its Gross Assets in real estate derivative instruments or the debt securities of other real estate issuers (excluding debt securities issued by the Company's own subsidiaries); |
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| * the Group shall not invest more than 20 per cent. of its Gross Assets in other property investment funds, save for funds wholly owned within the Group. This restriction shall not apply to special purpose vehicles and joint ventures; |
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| * distributable income will be principally derived from investment. Neither the Company nor any member of the Group will undertake a trading activity which is significant in the context of the Group as a whole; |
| B35 | Borrowing/leverage limits | The Group has the ability to borrow up to 65 per cent. of its Gross Assets (calculated on the date of drawdown). |
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| B36 | Regulatory status | The Company is an authorised closed-ended collective investment scheme regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the Commission) under the Authorised Closed-Ended Investment Schemes Rules 2008 and the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 (as amended). Authorised schemes are regulated by the Commission insofar as they are required to comply with the requirements of the Rules, including requirements to notify the Commission of certain events and the disclosure requirements thereunder. Notification of the Initial Offers and the Placing Programme has been made to the Commission. Following the AIFM Directive coming into force on 22 July 2013, the Company is categorised as an internally managed non-EU AIF. As such, neither the Company nor the Investment Adviser is required to be authorised as an alternative investment fund manager under the AIFM Directive. |
| B37 | Investor profile | Typical investors in the Company are expected to be institutional and sophisticated investors and private clients of wealth management firms. The New Ordinary Shares are only suitable for investors who understand the potential risk of capital loss and that there may be limited liquidity in the underlying investments of the Company, for whom an investment in New Ordinary Shares is part of a diversified investment programme and who fully understand and are willing to assume the risks involved in such an investment programme. |
| B38 | Investments | Not applicable. The Group has not invested more than 20 per cent. of its Gross Assets in a single asset or collective investment undertaking. |
| B39 | Investments | Not applicable. The Group has not invested more than 40 per cent. of its Gross Assets in a single asset or collective investment undertaking. |
| B40 | Service providers | Administrator and Company Secretary |
| B41 | The Company's administrator and company secretary is Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited (the Administrator). |
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| The fee payable for providing these services is an annual fee of £150,000. The Company shall also reimburse the Administrator in respect of all out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements properly incurred by the Administrator on behalf of the Company. |
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| Registrar | ||
| The Company has appointed Computershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited (the Registrar) as registrar in relation to the transfer and settlement of the Shares held in certificated and uncertificated form and other associated services. |
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| The Registrar is entitled to be paid a minimum annual fee of £6,180 for registers with less than 500 shareholders, or £7,725 for registers with more than 500 shareholders payable quarterly in arrears and exclusive of any applicable taxes. The Registrar shall also be reimbursed any out-of pocket expenses properly incurred in connection with the services and is entitled to charge the Company additional fees for any additional services. |
| Receiving Agent and UK Transfer Agent | |||||
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| The Company |
retains Computershare Receiving Agent in relation to the Capital Raise. |
Investor | Services PLC as |
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| Property Manager | |||||
| CBRE Limited property months' notice by either party. |
provides property subsidiary undertakings of the Company holding properties pursuant to management agreements undertakings and CBRE Limited. Such property management services include regular inspections of the properties, arranging for the demand and collection of rent, administering service charge funds and ensuring that the landlord's lease obligations to the tenants are fulfilled. Each agreement continues until terminated and may be terminated on 3 The fees payable for the provision of the services are specified in each agreement on a property-by-property basis. |
management between such |
services to those subsidiary |
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| B42 | NAV | The Company publishes its NAV on a quarterly basis through a RIS. This quarterly NAV is unaudited and is calculated under IFRS. |
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| B43 | Umbrella collective investment undertaking |
Not applicable. The Company is not an umbrella collective investment undertaking. |
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| B45 | Portfolio | The Group's property portfolio consists of 57 properties with an aggregate value as at 31 March 2014, the date of the most recent valuation, of £423.02 million. |
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| below: | A summary of the largest properties in the Group's portfolio (as at the Latest Practicable Date) representing, in aggregate, 50 per cent. of the portfolio by capital value, and ranked in order of capital value, is set out |
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| Location | Property | Sector | Net Passing Rent per annum (£) |
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| Radlett | Parkbury Industrial Estate |
Industrial | 2,506,373 | ||
| Harlow | Units A-G, River Way Industrial Estate |
Industrial | 2,420,182 | ||
| London | Stanford House, 12/14, Long Acre, WC2 |
Retail | 1,291,288 | ||
| London | Angel Gate Office Village, EC1V |
Offices | 953,056 | ||
| London | 50 Farringdon Road, EC1 |
Offices | 1,029,036 | ||
| London | Boundary House, 7-17, Jewry Street, EC3 |
Offices | 709,806 | ||
| Swansea | Phase II, Parc Tawe | Retail warehouse |
1,273,401 | ||
| London | 1 Chancery Lane, EC4 | Offices | 688,123 | ||
| Colchester | Colchester Business Park |
Offices | 1,124,951 | ||
| Grantham | GBS Unit, Trent Road | Industrial | 1,000,000 | ||
| property, which £11.48 million. |
All of the information included above, which is unaudited, has been extracted from, or is based upon, the independent valuation of the Group's property portfolio as at 31 March 2014, save for the Grantham was acquired by the |
Group on 4 |
April 2014 for |
| The regional and sectoral weightings of the Group's property portfolio as a percentage of capital value can be summarised as follows: |
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| Industrial (%) |
Offices (%) |
Retail (%) | Leisure (%) |
Total (%) | |||
| Central & Greater London South East Rest of UK |
4.2 24.5 11.8 |
18.1 8.6 5.2 |
7.0 0.6 16.6 |
0.0 1.4 1.8 |
29.4 35.1 35.5 |
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| TOTAL | 40.5 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 3.2 | 100 | ||
| B46 | NAV per Ordinary Share | The Company's most recent published (unaudited) NAV was as at 31 March 2014 and was £214.1 million, reflecting approximately 56.4 pence per Ordinary Share. |
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| SECTION C – SECURITIES | |||||||
| C1 | Offer details/Admission | The Initial Offers The Company intends to issue New Ordinary Shares of no par value in the capital of the Company. The ISIN of the New Ordinary Shares is GB00BOLCW208 and the SEDOL is BOLCW20. The Placing Programme The Company intends to issue New Ordinary Shares of no par value pursuant to the Placing Programme. |
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| C2 | Currency of the Capital Raise |
The currency denomination of the Capital Raise is Sterling. | |||||
| C3 | Issued Shares | As at the close of business on the Latest Practicable Date, the Company had 379,869,729 Ordinary Shares of no par value in issue. |
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| C4 | Rights attaching to securities |
The Ordinary Shares The Ordinary Shares carry rights to receive notice of and vote at general meetings of the Company. Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to participate in a winding-up of the Company in relation to the Ordinary Share surplus and are entitled to receive such dividends as the Directors may resolve to pay to such holders out of the Company's assets attributable to the Ordinary Shares (as determined by the Directors). The Ordinary Shares carry no right of redemption. The New Ordinary Shares The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Existing Ordinary Shares then in issue (save for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid by or on the Ordinary Shares by reference to a record date prior to the issue of the relevant New Ordinary Shares). Investors subscribing for New Ordinary Shares under the Capital Raise will not be entitled to receive any dividend for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014. |
| C5 | Restrictions on transferability |
Not applicable. There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the Ordinary Shares. |
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| C6 | Applications for admission |
Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority for the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Capital Raise to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for such New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on its Main Market (Initial Admission). It is expected that Initial Admission will occur, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Initial Offers will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014. Applications will be made for all the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing Programme to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (premium segment) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities (each a Subsequent Admission). It is expected that the Subsequent Admissions will occur, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, during the period from 23 May 2014 to 30 April 2015. |
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| C7 | Dividend policy | Dividends on the Ordinary Shares are expected to be paid in respect of each financial year in quarterly installments in February, May, August and November. All dividends will be paid as interim dividends. |
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| SECTION D – RISKS | |||||
| D1 | Key information on the key risks specific to the issuer or its industry |
The valuation of the Group's properties may not reflect their actual sale price Property and property-related assets are inherently subjective as regards value due to the individual nature of each property. There is no assurance that the valuations of the properties will reflect actual sale prices even where any such sales occur shortly after the relevant valuation date. Changes in general economic conditions, fluctuations in the value and rental income of properties Rental income and the market value of the Group's properties may be adversely affected by a number of the following factors: the overall economic conditions, local real estate conditions, the Group's ability to develop and redevelop its properties in order to maximise returns on investment, the financial condition of the Group's tenants, high or increasing vacancy rates, changes in laws and governmental regulations, potential environmental or other legal liabilities, availability of financing and changes in interest rates. Rental income and defaults In the event of a default by a tenant or during any other void period, the Group will suffer a rental shortfall and incur additional expenses until the property is re-let. Dependency on tenants, ability to continue to lease properties on economically favourable terms and tenant default The Group's performance depends on its ability to lease space in its properties on economically favourable terms. Results of operations may be adversely affected if a significant number of tenants are or a major tenant is unable to meet their obligations under their leases or if there is a decrease in demand for vacant properties so that the Group is unable to find new tenants at economically favourable rental prices. |
| Lack of funding for future tenant improvements | ||
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| While the Group intends to manage its cash position or financing availability to pay for any improvements or other benefits required for reletting and to meet the loss of revenue that may result, the Group cannot be certain that it will have adequate sources of funding available to it for such purposes in the future. |
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| Inability to sell a property | ||
| The Company cannot predict whether the Group will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms set by it, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to it. Nor can the Group predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to complete the sale of a property. |
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| D3 | Key information on the | Effect of gearing |
| key risks specific to the securities |
Prospective investors should be aware that, whilst the use of borrowings should enhance the NAV where the value of the Group's underlying assets is rising, it will have the opposite effect where the underlying asset value is falling. In addition, in the event that the rental income of the Group's property portfolio falls for whatever reason, including tenant defaults, the use of borrowings will increase the impact of such a fall on the net revenue of the Group and accordingly will have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to pay dividends to Shareholders. |
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| Market value of New Ordinary Shares | ||
| The market value of, and the income derived from, the New Ordinary Shares can fluctuate. Investors may not get back the full value of their investment. The market value of the New Ordinary Shares, as well as being affected by their NAV, also takes into account their dividend yield and prevailing interest rates. As such, the market value of New Ordinary Share may vary considerably from its underlying NAV. |
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| Liquidity | ||
| There can be no guarantee that a liquid market in the New Ordinary Shares will exist. Accordingly, Shareholders may be unable to realise their Ordinary Shares at the quoted market price (or at the prevailing NAV per Ordinary Share), or at all. |
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| Net Assets attributable to Ordinary Shares | ||
| The Company's capital structure is such that the net assets attributable to the Ordinary Shares depend on the underlying performance of the Company's assets and the amount of its borrowings. The Ordinary Shares are geared by loan facilities. A positive NAV per Ordinary Share is dependent upon the Company's assets being sufficient to meet prior entitlements. |
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| The Ordinary Shares rank for repayment of capital after any bank or debt finance in the event of a winding up of the Group. |
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| Dividends on the Ordinary Shares depend on rental and other income returns on the Group's property portfolio, which may reduce. The income derived from Ordinary Shares (if any) can go down as well as up. |
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| The NAV per Ordinary Share is calculated as set out on page 52 of this document. The Group's published NAV per Ordinary Share is adjusted from the NAV per Ordinary Share under the International Accounting Standards. It also does not necessarily reflect the realisable value per Ordinary Share of the Group's assets. |
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| SECTION E – THE OFFER | ||
| E1 | Net proceeds and expenses |
The maximum aggregate number of New Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Capital Raise is 170 million. The Net Proceeds of the Capital Raise are dependent on the number of |
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| The maximum aggregate number of New Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Initial Offers is 59,322,034. Assuming the Initial Offers are fully subscribed, the Company would raise £35 million of Gross Proceeds from the Initial Offers. After deducting expenses (including any commission) of approximately £1.2 million, the net proceeds of the Initial Offers, would be approximately £33.8 million. |
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| The net proceeds of the Placing Programme are dependent on both: (i) the aggregate number of New Ordinary Shares made available pursuant to the Placing Programme; and (iii) the applicable Subsequent Placing Price(s). |
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| Assuming: (i) the Initial Offers are fully subscribed; (ii) the Company issues or sells the maximum number of New Ordinary Shares available for issue or sale under the Placing Programme; and (iii) a Subsequent Placing Price of 59 pence, the Company would raise £65.3 million of Gross Proceeds from the Placing Programme. After deducting expenses (including any commission) of approximately £0.9 million, the net proceeds of the Placing Programme would be approximately £64.4 million. |
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| E2 | Reasons for the Offer | Benefits of the Capital Raise |
| and Use of Proceeds | The Directors believe that the Capital Raise will have the following benefits: |
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| * providing additional capital will enable the Company to benefit from current investment opportunities in the market and within the Group's existing investment portfolio; |
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| * the expected accretive yield on new investments should lead to growth in net income which in turn is likely to lead to an enhancement in NAV growth or the potential for an increase in the underlying dividend paid by the Group; |
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| * enhancing the NAV per Ordinary Share of Existing Ordinary Shares through new share issues at a premium to NAV per Ordinary Share; |
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| * providing a larger equity base over which the fixed costs of the Company may be spread, thereby reducing the Company's on going expense ratio and increasing returns to Shareholders; |
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| * a reduction in the Group's gearing ratio and stronger balance sheet, which would enable the Group to access more favourable debt funding in the future, and in particular ahead of the 2016 ZDP refinancing; |
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| * providing the ability to increase the asset base outside the existing security pools to increase the flexibility around future investment |
| and debt financing and, in particular, the ability to access further secured debt financing; |
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| * employing a placing programme will minimise cash drag and to match the capital requirements of the Company as investment opportunities arise over the next 12 months; |
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| * the Capital Raise allows new investors to invest in the Company and is thereby expected to enhance liquidity in the Ordinary Shares; |
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| * increases the market capitalisation of the Company, potentially increasing the scope for further institutional investment in the Company and improving the secondary market liquidity of the Ordinary Shares. |
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| The Board intends to use the Net Proceeds to finance further property acquisitions in accordance with the Group's investment policy, finance capital projects within its existing portfolio and for general corporate purposes. Of the £33.8 million net proceeds from the Initial Offers, approximately 75 per cent. is expected to be put towards property acquisitions with the remainder to be utilised within the existing portfolio. |
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| The Group intends to use the Net Proceeds in excess of the amounts referred to above to finance further property acquisitions in accordance with its investment policy. The Group's geographic and asset diversity enables it to consider a wide choice of investment opportunities across the property market and as such the Board believes it should have good access to deal flow. |
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| Within this framework, acquisitions will be made on an opportunistic basis, acquiring assets with strong property fundamentals and which will meet the Group's investment objective in the short to medium term. The Group's investment of the net proceeds should be income accretive for shareholders and is expected to improve the income profile within the property portfolio as well as providing further asset and income diversification. Additionally, it is expected that the investment of the net proceeds will continue to increase the average lot size within its portfolio, whilst providing further opportunities to enhance both the income and/or capital position through active portfolio management. |
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| The Group has identified approximately £5 million of capital projects within the existing portfolio, including further office led refurbishments in Croydon, Angel Gate, Fleet, Glasgow and Chester which are aimed at enhancing the quality of assets, with a view to improving letting prospects and achieving enhanced rental levels on lettings. |
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| In addition, the Group is also considering other opportunities within the portfolio, where there may be further potential to create additional value including where ''special purchaser'' status may allow the Group to benefit from off-market opportunities and the creation of valuation synergies. In addition to the money spent on capital projects, the Group also intends to use approximately £4 million of the Net Proceeds for general corporate purposes. |
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| E3 | Terms and conditions | Offer for Subscription |
| An application for New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer for Subscription must be made on the Application Form. By signing the Application Form, an investor offers to subscribe for such number of New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price as may be purchased for the subscription amount specified in the Application Form. |
| The contracts created by the acceptance of applications (in whole or in part) under the Offer for Subscription are conditional on: (i) Initial Admission occurring at 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014 (or such later time or date, not being later than 30 June 2014, as the Company, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities may agree); and (ii) the Resolution in connection with the Capital Raise being passed at the EGM. Initial Placing and Placing Programme Under the Placing Agreement, each of J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for the New Ordinary Shares to be made available in the Initial Placing and pursuant to the Placing Programme. The obligations of J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities under the Placing Agreement to use reasonable endeavours to procure placees for New Ordinary Shares under the Initial Placing and each Subsequent Placing are conditional on: (a) in the case of the Initial Placing, Initial Admission occurring at 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014, (or such other time or date, not being later than 30 June 2014 as the Company, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities may agree); (b) in the case of each Subsequent Placing, the Subsequent Admission occurring on such time and date as the Company, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities may agree prior to the closing of that Subsequent Placing, not being later than 30 April 2015; (c) the Resolution in connection with the Capital Raise being passed at the EGM; and (d) the Placing Agreement becoming otherwise unconditional in respect of the Initial Placing or the Subsequent Placing, and not being terminated in accordance with its terms before the Initial Admission or Subsequent Admission (as applicable) becomes effective. |
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| E4 | Material interests | Other than as disclosed in Element B.6, there are no material interests to the Capital Raise. |
| E5 | Sellers | The New Ordinary Shares are being offered by the Company. There are no lock-up agreements. |
| E6 | Dilution | The percentage holding of an Existing Shareholder will be diluted to the extent that they do not participate in the Capital Raise pro rata to their current shareholding, for example by not participating in the Initial Placing and the Offer for Subscription and each Subsequent Placing under the Placing Programme in each case pro rata to their then current shareholding. If 170 million New Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Capital Raise (being the maximum number of New Ordinary Shares the Directors will be authorised to issue under the Capital Raise) an Existing Shareholder holding Existing Ordinary Shares representing 10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and not subscribing for any New Ordinary Shares under the Capital Raise would, ignoring any dilution as a result of the Capital Raise, hold 6.9 per cent. of the Company following the Capital Raise. |
| E7 | Expenses | The Initial Offers Assuming that the Initial Offers are subscribed up to the maximum of 59,322,034, the Gross Proceeds would be £35 million and the Net Proceeds, after deducting expenses (including any commission) of approximately £1.2 million, would be approximately £33.8 million. The |
| expenses of the Initial Offers will be borne by the Company. No additional expenses will be charged to Placees under the Initial Placing or to applicants under the Offer for Subscription. |
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| Assuming: (i) the Initial Offers are fully subscribed; (ii) the Company issues or sells the maximum number of New Ordinary Shares available for issue or sale under the Placing Programme and (iii) a Subsequent Placing Price of 59 pence, the Company would raise £65.3 million of Gross Proceeds from the Placing Programme. After deducting expenses (including any commission) of approximately £0.9 million, the net proceeds of the Placing Programme would be approximately £64.4 million. No additional expenses will be charged to the Placees under the Placing Programme. |
You should consider carefully the risks set out below and the other information contained in this document with respect to the Group, the Company and the New Ordinary Shares. Each of the risks highlighted below could have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and the Group, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on the amount which investors will receive in respect of the New Ordinary Shares. In addition, each of the risks highlighted below could adversely affect the trading price of the New Ordinary Shares and, as a result, investors could lose some or all of their investment.
You should note that the risks described below are not the only risks the Company and the Group face. Described below are only those risks relating to the Company and the Group that are considered to be material. There may be additional risks that the Company and the Group currently consider not to be material or of which the Company or the Group is not currently aware, and any of these risks could have the effects set out above.
An investment in the New Ordinary Shares is suitable only for investors who are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear losses (which may equal the whole amount of their investment) that may result from such an investment. An investment in the New Ordinary Shares should constitute part of a diversified investment portfolio.
You should read this document in its entirety, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein. Investing in the New Ordinary Shares involves certain risks. You should consider the following:
The Company's ability to achieve its investment objectives is partially dependent on the performance of the Group's investment management team (details of which are set out in Part 2 of this document) in the acquisition and disposal of properties, the management of such properties and the determination of any financing arrangements. The Company's Board monitors the performance of the investment management team, but the management team's performance cannot be guaranteed.
Furthermore there is no certainty that key members of the investment management team (Michael Morris, Andrew Dewhirst, Jay Cable and Fraser D'Arcy) will continue to be employed by the Group and the Group may have difficulty recruiting suitable replacements.
Prospective investors should be aware that, whilst the use of borrowings should enhance the NAV where the value of the Group's underlying assets is rising, it will have the opposite effect where the underlying asset value is falling. In addition, in the event that the rental income of the Group's property portfolio falls for whatever reason, including tenant defaults, the use of borrowings will increase the impact of such a fall on the net revenue of the Group and accordingly will have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to pay dividends to Shareholders.
The Group in part funds its strategy of investment in its property portfolio by way of its two Loan Facilities. These Loan Facilities contain certain financial covenants, including the gearing ratio and LTV ratio, that would be adversely affected by loss of net rental income and reductions in value of properties. A significant reduction in net rental income or the value of the Group's investment properties could then result in a breach of the related financial covenants in the Group's Loan Facilities.
If the Group was to breach any of the financial covenants in the Loan Facilities or if either of the Group's bank lenders determines that there has been a material adverse change in the financial position or business of the Group, an event of default could be declared under the provisions of the Group's Loan Facilities.
This could in turn result in the acceleration of the Group's obligations to repay those borrowings. In order to avoid or remedy such a default, the Group could be forced to sell investment properties in potentially unfavourable market conditions.
In addition, the Group has granted security over a significant proportion of its properties pursuant to its banking facilities. If the Group fails to make payments, fails to perform or comply with other covenants where such failure has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Group's ability to meet a payment obligation, the lenders may enforce their security. Any such enforcement action could have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and/or future prospects.
Compliance with financial covenants is closely monitored by the Board as part of the Company's financial planning. The Group is currently in compliance with all of its financial covenants and retains significant headroom should there be an overall decline in the capital values of the Group's portfolio properties.
Further details about the Group's banking facilities are set out in paragraph 9.1 of Part 7 (General Information) of this document.
The Group is dependent upon access to debt funding to maintain and grow its property portfolio. The Group's existing loan facilities and ZDP Shares are due for renewal on 15 October 2016, 20 July 2022, 24 July 2027 and 24 July 2032. Unfavourable credit market conditions prevailing at those times and at the point of subsequent renewals could inhibit the Group's ability to rollover or refinance its banking facilities or mean that the Group can only obtain new sources of finance at a higher cost or on more restrictive terms.
The market value of, and the income derived from, the New Ordinary Shares can fluctuate. Investors may not get back the full value of their investment. The market value of the New Ordinary Shares, as well as being affected by their NAV, also takes into account their dividend yield and prevailing interest rates. As such, the market value of a New Ordinary Share may vary considerably from its underlying NAV and the Issue Price.
Dividend growth on the New Ordinary Shares will depend principally on growth in income received from the underlying assets and from assets acquired with the proceeds of the Capital Raise.
There is no guarantee that any dividends will be paid. In the absence of rental and capital growth the dividend policy of the Company might lead to erosion of capital.
If, under Guernsey law there was to be a change to the basis on which dividends could be paid by Guernsey companies, or if there were changes to accounting standards or the interpretation of accounting standards, this could have a negative effect on the Company's ability to pay dividends.
The issue of New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Capital Raise will dilute the voting rights of the current holders of Existing Ordinary Shares (as a proportion of all voting rights). Furthermore, the possibility of the issue of New Ordinary Shares, pursuant to the Placing Programme may cause the market price of Existing Ordinary Shares to decline although New Ordinary Shares will only be issued pursuant to the Placing Programme at prices greater than the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and therefore will be accretive to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.
The Company's capital structure is such that the net assets attributable to the Ordinary Shares depend on the underlying performance of the Company's assets and the amount of its borrowings. The Ordinary Shares are geared by loan facilities. A positive NAV per Ordinary Share is dependent upon the Company's assets being sufficient to meet prior entitlements.
The Ordinary Shares rank for repayment of capital after any bank or debt finance in the event of a winding up of the Group.
Dividends on the Ordinary Shares depend on rental and other income returns on the Group's property portfolio, which may reduce. The income derived from Ordinary Shares (if any) can go down as well as up.
The NAV per Ordinary Share is calculated as set out on page 52 of this document. The Group's published NAV per Ordinary Share is adjusted from the NAV per Ordinary Share under the International Accounting Standards. It also does not necessarily reflect the realisable value per Ordinary Share of the Group's assets.
The Company may issue additional shares in future public offerings or private placements which may dilute existing investors' interests in the Company. In addition, the issue of additional shares by the Company or the possibility of such issue, may cause the market price of the Ordinary Shares to decline. Furthermore, such additional shares may be of a class ranking in priority to the Ordinary Shares in respect of distribution or other rights which may change the risk reward characteristics and reduce the value of the Ordinary Shares.
The Ordinary Shares are priced in Sterling, and will be quoted and traded in Sterling. In addition, any dividends the Company may pay will be declared and paid in Sterling. Accordingly, holders of Ordinary Shares resident outside the UK jurisdictions are subject to risks arising from adverse movements in the value of their local currencies against Sterling, which may reduce the value of the New Ordinary Shares, as well as that of any dividends paid.
Property and property-related assets are inherently subjective as regards value due to the individual nature of each property. As a result, valuations are subject to uncertainty. The reports in Part 4 (Valuation Report) of this document are made on the basis of certain assumptions which may not prove to reflect the true position. There is no assurance that the valuations of the properties will reflect actual sale prices even where any such sales occur shortly after the relevant valuation date.
Returns from an investment in certain of the Group's properties depend largely upon the amount of rental income generated from the properties and the expenses incurred in the operations, including the management and maintenance of the properties as well as changes in the market value of the properties.
Rental income and the market value of the Group's properties may be adversely affected by a number of the following factors:
* changes in interest rates.
The performance of the Group would be adversely affected by a downturn in the UK property market in terms of capital value or a weakening of rental yields. In the event of a default by a tenant or during any other void period, the Group will suffer a rental shortfall and incur additional expenses until the property is re-let. These expenses could include legal and surveyor's costs in re-letting, maintenance costs, insurances, rates and marketing costs.
Certain of the Group's properties may have some level of vacancy. Certain of the Group's properties may be suited to the particular needs of a specific tenant. The Group may have difficulty in obtaining a new tenant for any vacant space it has in its properties. If the vacancy continues for a longer period of time, the Group may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash available from ordinary operations. In addition, the resale value of a property could be diminished because the market value of a particular property will depend principally upon the value of the leases of such property.
The Group's performance depends on its ability to lease space in its properties on economically favourable terms of the Group. Results of operations may be adversely affected if a significant number of tenants are, or a major tenant is, unable to meet their obligations under their leases or if there is a decrease in demand for vacant properties so that the Group is unable to find new tenants at economically favourable rental prices.
Certain of the Group's properties are occupied by a single tenant. Therefore, the success of those properties will depend on the financial stability of that tenant or of that tenant remaining a tenant. Lease payment defaults by tenants or the termination of a lease with a major tenant will cause the Group to suffer reduced revenue. A default by a tenant on its lease payments could force the Group to meet that tenant's costs relating to this property. In the event of a tenant default, the Group may experience delays in enforcing its rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs, including litigation and related expenses, in protecting its investment and re-letting its property. If a lease is terminated, the Group may be unable to lease the property for the rent previously received for a long period or at all or to sell the property without incurring a loss.
When a tenant at one of the properties does not renew its lease or otherwise vacates its space in one of the properties, it is likely that, in order to attract one or more new tenants, the Group will be required to expend funds to make improvements in the vacated space or to provide financial inducements to the new tenants such as rent free periods. While the Group intends to manage its cash position or financing availability to pay for any improvements or other benefits required for reletting and to meet the loss of revenue that may result, the Group cannot be certain that it will have adequate sources of funding available to it for such purposes in the future.
The Group will attempt to ensure that all of its properties are adequately insured to cover casualty losses. However, potential losses of a catastrophic nature such as those arising from floods, earthquakes, terrorism or other similar catastrophic events may be uninsurable or, in the Group's judgement, not insurable on a financially reasonable basis, or may not be insured at the replacement cost or may be subject to larger expenses. Changes in the cost or availability of insurance could expose the Group to uninsured casualty losses. In the event that any of the properties incurs a loss that is not fully covered by insurance, the value of the Group's assets will be reduced by any such uninsured loss. In addition, the Group may have no source of funding to repair or reconstruct the damaged property, and it cannot be certain that any such sources of funding will be available to it for such purposes in the future.
Under various UK government environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removing or remediating hazardous or toxic substances on such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Environmental laws also may impose restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated. A property owner who violates environmental laws may be subject to sanctions which may be enforced by governmental agencies or, in certain circumstances, by private parties. The cost of defending environmental claims or of compliance with environmental regulatory requirements or of remediating any contaminated property could materially adversely affect the Group's business, assets or results of operations.
The property market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates and other factors, including investor/buyer supply and demand, that are beyond the Group's control. The Company cannot predict whether the Group will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms set by it, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to it. Nor can the Group predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to complete the sale of a property.
The Group may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a property can be sold. There can be no certainty that the Group will have funds available to correct such defects or to make such improvements.
Any future property market recession could materially adversely affect the value of the Group's properties. Returns from an investment in property depend largely upon the amount of rental income generated from the property and the costs and expenses incurred in the maintenance and management of the property, as well as upon changes in its market value.
Rental income and the market value for properties are generally affected by overall conditions in the economy, such as growth in gross domestic product, employment trends, inflation and changes in interest rates.
Government authorities at all levels are actively involved in the promulgation and enforcement of regulations relating to taxation, land use and zoning and planning restrictions, environmental protection and safety and other matters. The institution and enforcement of such regulations could have the effect of increasing the expense and lowering the income or rate of return from, as well as adversely affecting the value of, the Group's property portfolio.
The Group may undertake limited development (including redevelopment) of properties or invest in properties that require refurbishment prior to renting. The principal risks of development or refurbishment are: (i) delays in timely completion of the project; (ii) cost overruns; (iii) poor quality workmanship; and (iv) inability to rent or inability to rent at a rental level sufficient to generate profits. The cost of any such delays or overruns or disputes and/or rectifying poor quality workmanship or inability to rent could adversely affect the Group's business, assets or results of operations and thereby its ability to pay a dividend in line with its dividend policy.
The Group faces competition from other United Kingdom and international property groups and other commercial organisations active in the property markets. The Group also faces the threat of new competitors emerging. Competition in the property market may lead to an oversupply of commercial premises through overdevelopment, to prices for existing properties or land for development being inflated through competing bids by potential purchasers or to the maximum rents to be achieved from existing properties being adversely impacted by an oversupply of commercial space. Accordingly, the existence of such competition may have a material adverse impact on the Group's ability to secure tenants for its properties at satisfactory rental rates and on a timely basis and to acquire properties or develop land at satisfactory cost.
The Group is subject to the usual business risk that there may be changes in laws that reduce its income or increase its costs. For example, there could be changes in retail tenancy laws that limit the Group's recovery of certain property operating expenses, changes or increases in real estate taxes that cannot be recovered from the Group's tenants or changes in environmental laws that require significant capital expenditure.
The Group is subject to the usual business risk that there may be changes in laws and accounting standards as well as changes in the interpretation of such laws and accounting standards that may change the basis that the Group is required to use to prepare its financial statements, which may adversely affect the Group's reported earnings and reported financial performance.
The AIFM Directive seeks to regulate alternative investment fund managers and imposes obligations on managers who manage alternative investment funds in the EU or who market shares in such funds to EU investors. In order to obtain authorisation under the AIFM Directive, an AIFM would need to comply with various organisational, operational and transparency obligations, which may create significant additional compliance costs, some of which may be passed to investors in the AIF and may affect dividend returns.
The Company is categorised as an internally managed non-EU AIFM for the purposes of the AIFM Directive and as such neither it nor the Investment Manager is required to seek authorisation under the AIFM Directive. However, following national transposition of the AIFM Directive in a given EU member state, the marketing of shares in AIFs that are established outside the EU (such as the Company) to investors in that EU member state will be prohibited unless certain conditions are met. Certain of these conditions are outside the Company's control as they are dependent on the regulators of the relevant third country (in this case Guernsey) and the relevant EU member state entering into regulatory co-operation agreements with one another.
The Company cannot guarantee that such conditions will be satisfied. In cases where the conditions are not satisfied, the ability of the Company to market its shares or raise further equity capital in the EU may be limited or removed. Any regulatory changes arising from implementation of the AIFM Directive (or otherwise) that limit the Company's ability to market future issues of its shares may materially adversely affect the Company's ability to carry out its investment policy successfully and to achieve its investment objective, which in turn may adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, NAV and/or the market price of the Ordinary Shares.
On 1 January 2014 the Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and Close Substitutes Investment 2013 (the NMPI Regulations) came into force in the UK. The NMPI Regulations extend the application of the existing UK regime restricting the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes to other ''non-mainstream pooled investments'', particularly to retail investors. Although previous consultations on the subject by the FCA had suggested entities like the Company would be excluded from the scope of the NMPI Regulations, the wording of the published NMPI Regulations does not make this clear. The Company currently conducts it affairs, and intends to continue to conduct its affairs, in such a manner that it would qualify for approval by HMRC as an investment trust if it were resident in the UK. As such the Company will be outside of the scope of the NMPI Regulations and will continue to be outside of the scope of the NMPI Regulations for such time as it continues to satisfy the conditions to qualify as an investment trust. If the Company is unable to meet those conditions in the future for any reason, consideration would be given to applying to the FCA for a waiver of the application of the NMPI Regulations in respect of the Company's shares.
If the Company ceases to conduct its affairs as to satisfy the non-UK investment trust exemption to the NMPI Regulations and the FCA does not otherwise grant a waiver, the ability of the Company to raise further capital from retail investors may be affected. In this regard, it should be noted that, whilst the publication and distribution of a prospectus (including this Prospectus) is exempt from the NMPI Regulations, other communications by ''approved persons'' could be restricted (subject to any exemptions or waivers).
The anticipated taxation impact of the proposed structure of the Group and its underlying investments is based on prevailing taxation law and accounting practice and standards. Any change in the tax status of any member of the Group or any of its underlying investments or in tax legislation or practice (including in relation to taxation rates and allowances) or in accounting standards could adversely affect the investment return of the Group.
Representations in this document concerning the taxation of Shareholders and the Company are based on law and practice as at the date of this document. These are, in principle, subject to change and prospective investors should be aware that such changes may affect the Company's ability to generate returns for Shareholders and/or the taxation of such returns to Shareholders. If you are in any doubt as to your tax position you should consult an appropriate independent professional adviser.
Any change in the Company's tax status, or in taxation legislation or the taxation regime, or in the interpretation or application of taxation legislation applicable to the Company or the companies or assets comprised in the Company's investment portfolio, could affect the value of the investments held by the Company, the Company's ability to achieve its stated investment objective, the Company's ability to provide returns to Shareholders and/or alter the post-tax returns to Shareholders.
A number of countries have introduced beneficial tax and subsidy regimes to support the generation of renewable energy. In at least one instance this regime has been subject to retrospective change by the jurisdiction concerned. There is no guarantee such changes will not be introduced in the UK. Any such change could have a material adverse effect on the Group.
Part 8 of the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 contains provision for the UK taxation of investors in offshore funds. Whilst the Company has been advised that it should not be treated as an offshore fund, it does not make any commitment to investors that it will not be treated as one. Investors should note the statements made in this document in respect of discount management and should not expect to realise their investment at a value calculated by reference to NAV per Ordinary Share.
Under the FATCA provisions of the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, where the Company invests directly or indirectly in U.S. assets, payments to the Company of U.S. source income after 31 December 2013, gross proceeds of sales of U.S. property by the Company after 31 December 2016 and certain other payments received by the Company after 31 December 2016 will be subject to 30 per cent. U.S. withholding tax unless the Company complies with FATCA. FATCA compliance can be achieved by entering into an agreement with the US Secretary of the Treasury under which the Company agrees to certain U.S. tax reporting and withholding requirements as regards holdings of and payments to certain investors in the Company or, if the Company is eligible, by becoming a ''deemed compliant fund''. Guernsey has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the US regarding the implementation of FATCA and under which certain disclosure requirements will be imposed in respect of certain investors in the Company who are residents or citizens of the US. See ''FATCA'' and ''US-Guernsey Intergovernmental Agreement'' on page 98 below for further information. Any amounts of U.S. tax withheld may not be refundable by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Potential investors should consult their advisors regarding the application of the withholding rules and the information that may be required to be provided and disclosed to the Company and in certain circumstances to the IRS as will be set out in the final FATCA regulations. The application of the withholding rules and the information that may be required to be reported and disclosed are uncertain and subject to change.
Shareholders may be required to provide certain information to the Company in order to enable the Company to comply with its FATCA obligations in accordance with the Articles. If a Shareholder fails to provide the required information within the prescribed period, the Board may treat that Shareholder as a Non-Qualified Holder (as defined in the Articles) and require the relevant Shareholder to sell its Ordinary Shares in the Company.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on the Sponsors by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where the exclusion of liability under the relevant regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither of the Sponsors or their respective affiliates accepts any responsibility whatsoever, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this document, including its accuracy, completeness or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on behalf of it, the Company, the Directors or any other person, in connection with the Company, the Ordinary Shares, or the Capital Raise and nothing in this document shall be relied upon as a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future. Each of the Sponsors and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaims all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of this document or any such statement.
In connection with the Capital Raise, each of the Sponsors and any of their respective affiliates, acting as an investor for its or their own account(s), may acquire Ordinary Shares, and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in Ordinary Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Capital Raise or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this document to the Ordinary Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, dealing or placing by, each of the Sponsors and any of their respective affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s). Neither of the Sponsors intends to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so. In addition, in connection with the Capital Raise, the Sponsors Adviser may enter into financing arrangements with investors, such as share swap arrangements or lending arrangements where Ordinary Shares are used as collateral, that could result in the Sponsors acquiring shareholdings in the Company.
The Sponsors and their respective affiliates may have engaged in transactions with,and provided various investment banking, financial advisory and other services to, the Company for which they would have received customary fees. The Sponsors and any of their respective affiliates may provide such services to the Company and any of its affiliates in the future.
This document includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be ''forward-looking statements''. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms ''believes'', ''estimates'', ''plans'', ''projects'', ''anticipates'', ''expects'', ''intends'', ''may'', ''will'', or ''should'' or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this document and include statements regarding the Group's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the Group's financial condition and prospects.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. A number of factors could cause results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the factors discussed in the sections entitled ''Risk Factors'' on pages 17 to 23 of this document and in Part 2 (Information about the Group) of this document.
Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forwardlooking statements in this document reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Group. Investors should specifically consider the factors identified in this document which could cause actual results to differ before making an investment decision. Subject to the requirements of the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company does not undertake any obligation publicly to release the result of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in this document that may occur due to any change in the Company's expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph constitutes a qualification of the working capital statement contained in paragraph 11 of Part 7 (General Information) of this document.
References to times and dates in this document are, unless otherwise stated, to London times and dates.
The distribution of this document and the accompanying documents in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and, accordingly, persons into whose possession this document and the accompanying documents come should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of the jurisdiction concerned. This document and the accompanying documents do not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue or the solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation or solicitation is unlawful. In particular, no New Ordinary Shares have been, or will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the Securities Act), or under the securities laws of any state or other political sub-division of the United States or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa. Accordingly, subject to certain exceptions, no New Ordinary Shares may, directly or indirectly, be offered, sold, transferred, taken up or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa or for the benefit of any US Person (within the meaning of Regulation S made under the Securities Act) and this document will not be posted to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this document and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The delivery of this document shall not under any circumstances imply that the information contained herein is correct as at any time subsequent to the date hereof or that there has not been any change in the affairs of the Group since the date hereof.
| Number of Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of this document | 379,869,729 |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of New Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Capital Raise | 170 million |
| Estimated maximum Net Proceeds1 | £98.2 million |
| ISIN of the New Ordinary Shares | GB00BOLCW208 |
| SEDOL of the New Ordinary Shares | BOLCW20 |
| Issue Price per New Ordinary Share | 59 pence |
|---|---|
| Target number of New Ordinary Shares to be issued | 59,322,034 |
| Estimated target Net Proceeds | £33.8 million |
| Target number of New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing Programme2 |
110,677,966 |
|---|---|
| Subsequent Placing Price per New Ordinary Share issued pursuant to the Placing Programme |
Not less than the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of issue plus a premium to cover the expenses |
of such issue
1 The size of the Capital Raise is up to 170 million New Ordinary Shares with the actual size of the Capital Raise being subject to investor demand. The number of New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Capital Raise, and therefore the Gross Proceeds and the Net Proceeds, is not known as at the date of this Prospectus but will be notified by the Company via an RIS announcement prior to Admission. If the Capital Raise does not proceed, application monies will be returned without interest at the risk of the applicant.
2 Assuming that 59,322,034 New Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Initial Offers.
| 1 May 2014 |
|---|
| 12.00 noon on 15 May 2014 |
| 3.00 p.m. on 19 May 2014 |
| 1 May 2014 |
| 23 May 2014 |
| as soon as practicable following closing of each Subsequent Placing pursuant to the Placing Programme |
| as soon as practicable after the New Ordinary Shares are issued |
| approximately one week following the Admission of any New Ordinary Shares |
| 30 April 2015 |
| 16 May 2014 |
| 10.00 a.m. on 15 May 2014 |
| 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2014 |
| 20 May 2014 |
| 23 May 2014 |
| Approximately one week following Initial Admission |
* or such earlier date on which the authority to issue New Ordinary Shares is fully utilised.
The times and dates set out in the expected timetable and mentioned throughout this document may be adjusted by the Company in which event details of the new times and dates will be notified, as required, to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange and, where appropriate, Shareholders and an announcement will be made through an RIS. All reference to times and dates are to London times unless otherwise stated.
| Directors of the Company | Nicholas Thompson Trevor Ash Vic Holmes Roger Lewis Robert Sinclair |
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| all of | |
| Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3QL |
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| Investment Manager | Picton Capital Limited 1st Floor 28 Austin Friars London EC2N 2QQ |
| Joint Sponsor and Bookrunner | J.P. Morgan Cazenove 25 Bank Street London E14 5JP |
| Joint Sponsor and Bookrunner | Oriel Securities Limited 150 Cheapside London EC2V 6ET |
| Administrator and Company Secretary |
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited PO Box 255 Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3QL |
| Registrar | Computershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited 3rd Floor, NatWest House Le Truchot St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 1WD |
| Legal advisers to the Company | As to English law |
| Norton Rose Fulbright LLP 3 More London Riverside London SE1 2AQ |
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| As to English property law | |
| DLA Piper UK LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7EE |
| As to Guernsey law | |
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| Carey Olsen PO Box 98 Carey House Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 4BZ |
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| Legal adviser to the Joint Sponsors and Bookrunners |
Ashurst LLP Broadwalk House 5 Appold Street London EC2A 2HA |
| Valuers | CBRE Limited Henrietta House Henrietta Place London W1G 0NB |
| Auditors | KPMG Channel Islands Limited 20 New Street St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 4AN |
| Receiving Agent | Computershare Investor Services PLC Corporate Actions Projects Bristol BS99 6AH |
Picton Property Income Limited is an internally managed investment group with an income focused approach to the UK commercial property market. The Group owns a balanced portfolio of 57 properties which are geographically diversified across the UK with a bias towards London and the South East markets. Investment is primarily focused in the principal commercial property sectors of industrial, office and retail.
The Group has a property portfolio of over £423 million and Net Assets of over £214.1 million (as at 31 March 2014). The Group's Portfolio currently has over 370 occupiers and their rental income provides cash-flow for the Group and its covered dividend to shareholders.
Since the middle of 2013 there have been growing signs of a recovery in the UK economy. These improving economic conditions have also been reflected in the UK commercial property market, where improving market sentiment is now being seen in the regional markets outside of central London, driven both by improving occupational markets and increased investment activity.
The Board believes the current market offers an attractive investment opportunity based on the following factors:
Following the financial crisis in 2008, and a long period of flat and declining values in the general property market, the cycle appears to have turned. According to the IPD Monthly Index, the total return across the property market in 2013 was 10.9 per cent. and capital growth was 3.8 per cent., with a significant improvement in performance in the second half of the year. This compares with capital growth of –4.2 per cent. in 2012 and 1.2 per cent. in 2011.
In the first 3 months of 2014 capital growth in the IPD's All Property Index of 2.3 per cent. was recorded. At a headline level, IPD's All Property Index has now recorded positive capital growth for 11 consecutive months. Out of the 37 IPD segments, 35 segments showed positive capital growth in the latest quarter to March 2014 compared to 36 in the quarter to December 2014, 27 to September 2013 and only 17 in the quarter to June 2013.
Despite this recent upturn, average capital values remain 33 per cent. below the levels reached in mid-2007 and individual property valuations in some markets, in particular outside of central London, are still at levels that are less than the replacement cost of the asset.
Source: IPD Monthly Index
A lack of development finance, non-viability of development and uncertain market conditions have resulted in limited construction of new commercial floor space since the financial crisis. The Board believes that, as occupier demand for a limited number of properties increases, competition for useable space will intensify and occupancy rates rise.
Total availability for all types of property, measured by occupancy rates decreased over the last 12 months, with the IPD Monthly Index reporting occupancy of 90.3 per cent. for March 2014 (March 2013: 88.7 per cent.).
The improving demand in the occupational market has translated into improving rental growth. Rental growth in 2013 was 0.6 per cent. compared to -0.4 per cent. in 2012 and 0 per cent. in 2011. The IPD Index showed that over a three month period rental growth grew by 0.4 per cent. in March 2014. The last time rents grew by this amount was in April 2008.
Out of the 37 IPD Segments, 19 recorded positive rental growth in March 2014, compared to 21 in December 2013, 15 in September 2013 and 14 in June 2013.
Within the Group's portfolio, there has been positive rental growth in the London markets over a number of months. The Group has also seen rental growth in the wider industrial sector, whilst the scale of rental declines in the regional office and retail markets has reduced compared with preceding quarters.
After some years of falling values, the UK is now experiencing increasing investment market activity outside London and values have stabilised and, in some sectors, started to increase rapidly, and since December 2013 the IPD Monthly Index has recorded some of the strongest capital growth movements since May 2010. The improving markets have led to transactions being completed by vendors who had previously been unwilling to sell assets at a loss. This has had the benefit of transaction volumes increasing significantly and additional liquidity returning to the market.
The Board believes that the divergence in valuations across the market creates investment opportunities whilst the general improvement in market conditions, which has so far been driven by high quality prime assets, is increasingly spreading to secondary properties as evidenced by rising rents, yield compression and increased valuations in these markets.
Improving liquidity in the underlying markets, has also been manifest in the increasing volume of 'investments offered' to the Company, with the volume up 20 per cent. in the 6 months to 31 March 2014, compared with the preceding 6 months to 30 September 2013.
The ability to secure the best transactions, the Board believes, is driven by a number of factors including market coverage, the ability to react quickly to opportunities when they become available and finally to be able to complete transactions in relatively quick timetables without a reliance on third party funding.
With improving conditions within both the wider UK economy and the property market itself, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to benefit from the improvement in the market due to:
The Group's portfolio provides a balanced exposure to the UK commercial property market, with assets across the industrial, office and retail sectors and a diversified geographical spread across the UK.
In particular, relative to the IPD Quarterly Index Picton has a structurally overweight position in the industrial and logistics sector and an underweight position against the retail sector. Similarly the portfolio is constructed with an allocation of 29.4 per cent. to the Central and Greater London markets, 35.1 per cent. in the South East and 35.5 per cent. in the rest of the UK.
Picton's direct portfolio consists of 57 properties with over 370 occupiers. The spread of geography, sector, asset and occupier risk ensures that Picton benefits from income diversity whilst still retaining the ability to benefit from an improving property market and individual asset opportunities.
The Group's current portfolio has an occupancy rate of 91 per cent., which has been improving for four consecutive quarters. The Investment Manager has identified capital projects within the portfolio where it believes it can further improve occupancy leading to an improvement in income and a reduction in associated void costs.
During the last 12 months the Investment Manager has undertaken a number of leasing and restructuring transactions that have either enhanced income longevity or had a positive impact on NAV. These transactions have been primarily in the London markets, but the Investment Manager expects future opportunities to be more geographically diversified within the portfolio.
Set against a backdrop of improving occupier markets, and reducing occupational supply the Investment Manager believes with appropriate investment the opportunities arising from the Group's portfolio, including around the current lease expiry profile, could now be realised.
The Group refinanced the majority of its borrowings in 2012 and put in place attractive long term fixed rate debt funding with an average interest rate of 4.5 per cent. and an average maturity of 13.4 years. These debt facilities have a range of maturity profiles with different lenders.
This financing package is 99 per cent. fixed and as such unlikely to be impacted by an increase in interest rates in the medium term. In addition, the refinancing of the ZDP Shares in 2016, is expected to reduce the overall cost of debt.
Having concluded its refinancing, the Group has begun to recycle capital and since March 2013 has successfully made eight disposals and four acquisitions. The Group has started to reshape its portfolio, with an average lot size on disposals of around £5.7 million versus an average lot size on acquisition of around £15.7 million.
Having a dedicated Investment Director working alongside the asset management team in identifying opportunities for acquisitions has allowed the Group increased access to deal flow which has been used to undertake additional trading activity through both ''on'' and ''off'' market transactions.
Following the placing of shares in November 2013, which raised aggregate gross proceeds of £11.9 million, the Company has made acquisitions of property worth over £51 million:
The proceeds of the November Tap Issue along with the proceeds generated from NAV accretive disposals have now been fully utilised.
Income is a key component of total return within the UK commercial property market and over the long term has represented nearly 70 per cent. of the total return from the asset class. The Group's portfolio has been constructed with an income bias and the underlying portfolio initial yield (based on contractual rental income) is 7.0 per cent., whilst the reversionary yield is 7.5 per cent.
The yield profile of the underlying assets has allowed Picton to remain an income focused property company with a dividend yield based on the share price as at 31 March 2014 of 5.3 per cent. and a dividend cover for the preceding four quarters in excess of 120 per cent, which is one of the highest levels of dividend cover in the listed income focused UK property market.
The Group has an internal management team with extensive industry experience, hands-on asset management expertise and which is focused solely on the Group's property portfolio.
This structure has the advantage that investors do not incur management fees based on a percentage of asset value, and will therefore benefit from the resultant economies of scale as Picton grows.
Picton's Investment Management employees have direct alignment with shareholders through a long term incentive plan linked to shareholder total return, and most employees also hold shares in the Company.
Picton has delivered an underlying NAV total return of 21.6 per cent. and total return to shareholders of 50.2 per cent. over the last 12 months to 31 March 2014.
The Company has continued to demonstrate a shareholder-value focussed approach in recent years. In 2010, it undertook the corporate purchase of Rugby REIT on an accretive basis, which at that time was aimed at principally improving the exposure to the London and South East markets.
In 2012, it became internally-managed generating significant corporate savings for the business. The Company also undertook a major and successful refinancing project, the structure of which has since been replicated by other vehicles.
During 2013, the Company has clearly demonstrated its ability to implement successfully asset management initiatives, including, some of the largest lettings in the Northampton and Colchester office markets. In addition, it has, amongst other things, obtained residential planning consent for the upper parts of its Covent Garden asset, undertaken numerous leasing transactions across the portfolio and in the last 12 months improved occupancy from 88 per cent. to 91 per cent.
With improved liquidity within the property market the Group has started to reshape its portfolio through the sale of a number of smaller or low yielding assets and investment into new opportunities that have enhanced the portfolio, providing additional prospects for further value creation. In addition, the Board has identified further projects within the existing portfolio which would benefit from additional capital investment, where existing space can be enhanced and occupier demand satisfied.
The Company is also seeing good investment opportunities, having access to both on and off market potential transactions. It has proven itself able to execute transactions swiftly and efficiently and believes that it could deploy the proceeds of a capital raise effectively and in relatively short order, such as recent purchases have demonstrated.
The Directors consider that the Company should now raise funds in order to put itself in a position to take advantage of investment opportunities that the Directors expect to arise during the coming year. However, the Directors do not believe that it would be in the best interests of Shareholders to seek to raise all of the funds now as this would expose the holders of the Existing Ordinary Shares to a portfolio containing a substantial amount of un-invested cash, which could potentially have an adverse effect on the Company's performance and dividend cover.
Consequently, the Directors have sought to structure the Capital Raise to provide the Group with as much flexibility as possible, enabling the Group to raise funds quickly, in a cost efficient manner and as investment opportunities are identified, while at the same time minimising cash drag. It is also the Director's belief that the Capital Raise will ensure that the Group's transactional reputation is enhanced in the market by providing the Group with an enhanced ability to undertake transactions which are not conditional on securing financing. This is likely to lead to better achieved prices and more attractive acquisition opportunities being offered to the Group.
The Directors believe that the Capital Raise will confer the following benefits for Shareholders and the Company:
* the expected accretive yield on new investments should lead to growth in net income which in turn is likely to lead to an enhancement in NAV growth or the potential for an increase in the underlying dividend paid by the Group;
* by employing a placing programme this will minimise cash drag and assist in matching the capital requirements of the Company to the investment opportunities which arise over the next 12 months;
The Board intends to use the Net Proceeds to finance further property acquisitions in accordance with the Group's investment policy, finance capital projects within its existing portfolio and for general corporate purposes. Of the £33.8 million net proceeds from the Initial Offers, approximately 75 per cent. is expected to be put towards property acquisitions with the remainder to be utilised within the existing portfolio.
The Group intends to use the Net Proceeds in excess of the amounts referred to above to finance further property acquisitions in accordance with its investment policy. The Group's geographic and asset diversity enables it to consider a wide choice of investment opportunities across the property market and as such the Board believes it should have good access to deal flow.
Within this framework, acquisitions will be made on an opportunistic basis, acquiring assets with strong property fundamentals and which will meet the Group's investment objective in the short to medium term. The Group's investment of the net proceeds should be income accretive for shareholders and is expected to improve the income profile within the property portfolio as well as providing further asset and income diversification. Additionally, it is expected that the investment of the net proceeds will continue to increase the average lot size within its portfolio, whilst providing further opportunities to enhance both the income and/or capital position through active portfolio management.
The Group has identified approximately £5 million of capital projects within the existing portfolio, including further office led refurbishments in Croydon, Angel Gate, Fleet, Glasgow and Chester which are aimed at enhancing the quality of assets, with a view to improving letting prospects and achieving enhanced rental levels on lettings.
In addition, the Group is also considering other opportunities within the portfolio, where there may be further potential to create additional value including where ''special purchaser'' status may allow the Group to benefit from off-market opportunities and the creation of valuation synergies. In addition to the money spent on capital projects, the Group also intends to use approximately £4 million of the Net Proceeds for general corporate purposes.
The Company intends to issue up to 170 million New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Capital Raise, with up to 59,322,034 New Ordinary Shares available under the Initial Placing and Offer for Subscription.
Following the Initial Offers, the Directors intend to implement the Placing Programme. Pursuant to the Placing Programme, the Directors are authorised to issue up to 170 million New Ordinary Shares, less any such shares issued pursuant to the Initial Offers.
The Net Proceeds of the Capital Raise are dependent on the number of New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Capital Raise.
Assuming the Capital Raise is fully subscribed and that any New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Placing Programme are issued at an Issue Price of 59 pence per New Ordinary Share, the Company would raise £100.3 million of Gross Proceeds from the Capital Raise. After deducting expenses (including any commission) of approximately £2.1 million, the Net Proceeds of the Capital Raise, would be approximately £98.2 million.
Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on its main market for listed securities. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Initial Offers will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014.
The Company's share capital as at the date of this document is denominated in Sterling and consists of Ordinary Shares of no par value. The New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Capital Raise will rank pari passu with the Ordinary Shares then in issue (save that New Ordinary Shares will not rank for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares by reference to a record date prior to the issue of the such New Ordinary Shares, including the 1 January to 31 March 2014 interim dividend for which the Record Date is 16 May 2014).
The percentage holding of an Existing Shareholder will be diluted to the extent that they do not participate in the Capital Raise pro rata to their current shareholding, for example by not participating in the Initial Placing and the Offer for Subscription and each Subsequent Placing under the Placing Programme in each case pro rata to their then current shareholding.
If 170 million New Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Capital Raise (being the maximum number of New Ordinary Shares the Directors will be authorised to issue under the Capital Raise) an Existing Shareholder holding Existing Ordinary Shares representing 10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and not subscribing for any New Ordinary Shares under the Capital Raise would, ignoring any dilution as a result of the Capital Raise, hold 6.9 per cent. of the Company following the Capital Raise.
Your attention is drawn to Appendix 1, 2 and 3 of this Prospectus which set out the terms of the Initial Placing, Offer for Subscription and Placing Programme, respectively. Overseas shareholders are referred to page 25 of this Prospectus.
The Directors will all vote in favour of the Resolutions and have indicated an intention to apply for the following numbers of New Ordinary Shares:
| Number of New Ordinary | |
|---|---|
| Shares to be applied for | |
| Nicholas Thompson1 | 20,000 |
| Trevor Ash | 75,000 |
| Vic Holmes | — |
| Roger Lewis | 60,000 |
| Robert Sinclair | — |
1 In addition, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, wife of Nicholas Thompson, has indicated an intention to apply for 20,000 New Ordinary Shares.
On 28 February 2014 the Company cancelled the secondary listing of its Ordinary Shares on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange. Consequently no application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the official list of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange or to trading on the Channels Islands Stock Exchange.
Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority for all the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Initial Offers to be admitted to the Official List. Application will also be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admission will become effective, and that dealings in such New Ordinary Shares will commence on 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014.
Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for all the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing Programme to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admission will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, during the period from 23 May 2014 to 30 April 2015.
Assuming the Capital Raise is fully subscribed at an Issue Price of 59 pence, the total aggregate costs incidental to the Capital Raise which have been or will be borne by the Company, are estimated to be approximately £2.1 million. Of these costs, approximately £1.2 million are related to the Initial Offers. However, New Ordinary Shares will be issued at an Issue Price relative to the NAV per Ordinary Share such that, disregarding the costs incurred under the Initial Offers, no placing under the Placing Programme will dilute the NAV per Ordinary Share after taking into account the other costs of the Capital Raise borne by the Company.
No costs, expenses or taxes will be charged specifically to investors. The costs and expenses will be deducted from the gross proceeds of the Capital Raise and will therefore be indirectly charged to investors.
The Offer for Subscription is conditional on:
If either of these conditions are not met, the Offer for Subscription will not proceed.
The Initial Placing and each Subsequent Placing under the Placing Programme is conditional on:
If any of these conditions are not met, the Initial Placing or that Subsequent Placing will not proceed.
There is no minimum amount required to be raised under the Initial Offers in order for the Initial Offers to proceed.
Your attention is drawn to the Risk Factors set out on pages 17 to 23 of this Prospectus and to the additional information set out in Part 7 (General Information) of this Prospectus and in the terms and conditions set out in Appendices to this Prospectus.
The Company is a closed-ended investment company limited by shares which is domiciled and incorporated in Guernsey and has its securities admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. The Company is the holding company of an internally managed investment group with an income focused approach to the UK commercial property market. The Group has a portfolio of 57 assets located across the United Kingdom valued at £423 million and an unaudited net asset value of over £214.1 million (both as at 31 March 2014).
The Group's investment objective is to provide its shareholders with an attractive level of income together with the potential for capital growth from directly or indirectly investing in a diversified portfolio of UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands property.
Subject to the investment restrictions described in paragraph 2.3 below, the Company's investment policy is to invest in five commercial property sectors: office, retail, retail warehousing, industrial and leisure but may also include a limited number of properties where the primary use is residential. The Company may invest in real estate derivative instruments or the debt securities of other real estate issuers. The Company may also invest in other property funds.
In addition, the Company, through its subsidiaries may provide investment management and advisory services to third party clients in relation to investment in UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands property. The Group may invest into property funds or alongside other third party clients managed or advised under such arrangements.
The Company's investment restrictions as at the date of this document are as follows:
(i) income receivable from any single tenant, or tenants within the same group, in any one financial year shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the total rental income of the Group in that financial year;
(j) at least 90 per cent. by value of properties held by the Group shall be in the form of freehold or long leasehold properties or the equivalent;
The investment restrictions set out in paragraphs 2.3(o) and (p) above date from the period when the Group's investment manager was ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited and the Company's Board intends to propose a resolution at the Company's annual general meeting in 2014 seeking the approval of Shareholders to deleting those investment restrictions. For the purposes of those investment restrictions, ''ING Group'' means ING Groep N.V. and all companies in its group.
In addition to those restrictions set out in paragraph 2.3 above, in accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Authority which apply to closed ended investment funds, the Company:
In accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Authority, the Company will not make any material change to its published investment policy without the approval of its Shareholders by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting of the Company. Such an alteration will be announced by the Company through a RIS.
In the event of any breach of the Company's investment policy or of the investment restrictions applicable to the Company, Shareholders will be informed of the actions to be taken by the Company by an announcement issued through a RIS.
By way of background, since mid-2007 the commercial property market has experienced a significant pricing correction due to a number of factors including the wider crisis in the financial markets and recessionary conditions within the UK.
According to the IPD Monthly Index, total returns in the quarter to March 2014 were positive at 3.9 per cent., but at a reduced level compared with the strong performance in December 2013 (4.7 per cent.). The income return in the quarter to March 2014 was 1.6 per cent. and capital growth was 2.3 per cent.
Across the principal IPD sectors, office values rose by 3.7 per cent. (December 2013: 4.9 per cent.), industrial by 3.2 per cent. (December 2013: 4.1 per cent.) and retail by 1.0 per cent. (December 2013: 1.6 per cent.). Over the quarter, 35 of the 37 IPD segments recorded positive capital growth movements compared to 36 in December, and only 4 in March 2013. In terms of rental growth 19 segments recorded positive rental growth compared to 21 in December and 10 in March.
The occupancy rate in the March 2014 IPD Monthly Index was 90 per cent. (December 2013: 91 per cent.).
In terms of the Group, it has continued to benefit from its policy of investment into specific asset initiatives which has led to growth in the value of the portfolio and of rising occupancy over four consecutive quarters respectively. At its most recent quarterly update as at 31 March 2014 the Company reported:
Financial
The unaudited NAV is as follows:
| 31 March 2014 |
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|---|---|
| £m | |
| Investment properties | 417.6 |
| Other assets | 14.2 |
| Cash | 32.4 |
| Other liabilities | (16) |
| Borrowings: loan facilities | (207.7) |
| Loan stock | (2.0) |
| ZDPs | (24.4) |
| Net Assets | 214.1 |
| Net Asset Value per share | 56.4p |
Reshaping of the Group's portfolio has continued and as at the 31 March 2014 quarter end the portfolio comprised 57 assets, with over 370 occupiers. Activity over the quarter was primarily focused in the office and industrial sectors, which consequently were subject to the largest positive valuation movements. In addition, trading activity added £2.7 million to the NAV through three asset disposals and one acquisition. Trading activity has increased geographical exposure to the South East markets, whilst also improving the income profile and increasing the average lot size within the portfolio.
The most notable transaction was the asset swap in which the Group acquired a multi-let South East industrial estate, inside the M25, which is now the largest asset in the Group's portfolio, in exchange for one of the Group's two holdings at Magna Park, Lutterworth. This is further detailed below.
Terms were agreed on an acquisition in Grantham, Lincolnshire for £11.48 million, which was completed, using existing cash resources, following the 31 March 2014 quarter end and announced on 4 April 2014.
Occupancy across the portfolio remains stable at 91 per cent. (December 2013: 91 per cent.).
Key highlights over the quarter are:
* Sold 2/2a George Street in Richmond, which is let to Links of London for 10 years, for £1.8 million, 5.9 per cent. above the December 2013 valuation.
* Terms agreed on three vacant units which are under offer to let, with a combined annual rent of £100,000 per annum which are expected to compete following the period end.
* Whilst this is the smallest component of the portfolio, this was the only sector to experience a negative valuation movement.
As at 31 March 2014, the portfolio had a net initial yield of 6.6 per cent. (allowing for void costs) or 6.9 per cent. (based on contractual net income) and a net reversionary yield of 7.6 per cent. The weighted average unexpired term (to first termination) was improved at 6.7 years.
The Group's property portfolio consists of 57 properties with an aggregate value of £423 million as at 31 March 2014, the date of the most recent valuation. As at the Latest Practicable Date, there has been no material change to the value of the property portfolio price 31 March 2014. An analysis and overview of the Group's property portfolio as at the Latest Practicable Date is set out below.
A summary of the largest properties in the Group's portfolio representing, in aggregate, 50 per cent. of the portfolio by capital value at the Latest Practicable Date, and ranked in order of capital value, is set out below:
| Location | Property | Sector | Passing Rent per annum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radlett | Parkbury Industrial Estate | Industrial | £2,506,373 |
| Harlow | Units A-G, River Way Industrial Estate |
Industrial | £2,420,182 |
| London | Stanford House, 12/14, Long Acre, WC2 |
Retail | £1,291,288 |
| London | Angel Gate Office Village, EC1V | Offices | £953,056 |
| London | 50 Farringdon Road, EC1 | Offices | £1,029,036 |
| London | Boundary House, 7-17, Jewry Street, EC3 |
Offices | £709,806 |
| Swansea | Phase II, Parc Tawe | Retail warehouse | £1,273,401 |
| London | 1 Chancery Lane, EC4 | Offices | £688,123 |
| Colchester | Colchester Business Park | Offices | £1,124,951 |
| Grantham | GBS Unit, Trent Road | Industrial | £1,000,000 |
All of the information included above, which is unaudited, has been extracted from, or is based upon, the report set out in Part 4 (Valuation Report) of this document, save for the Grantham property, which was acquired by the Group on 4 April 2014 for £11.48 million.
| Type of tenure | No. of property holdings |
Per cent. of Total Market Value of Property Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 41 | 69.2 |
| Leasehold – Peppercorn rent (effective freehold) | 12 | 21.7 |
| Leasehold with geared ground rent | 4 | 5.7 |
| Mixed (part freehold/part leasehold) | 2 | 3.4 |
| Total | 59 | 100 |
Note: This Group has two separate holdings in two of its properties, which is why the Group has 57 properties within its portfolio but has 59 separate property holdings.
The length of the leases as of the Latest Practicable Date (to first termination) can be summarised as follows:
| Current net annual rent property portfolio Length of leases (per cent.) |
|
|---|---|
| 0-5 years | 58.8 |
| 5-10 years | 27.8 |
| 10-15 years | 4.5 |
| 15-25 years | 6.3 |
| 25+ years | 2.6 |
| TOTAL | 100 |
The average lease length is 6.7 years (weighted by current net rental income). This has been calculated on the earlier of the expiry date of the lease and the first tenant break option. The equivalent figure for the IPD Quarterly Benchmark was 10.2 years as at 31 December 2013.
4.4 Lease terms
The leases are on terms which could reasonably be expected for properties of the type comprised in the Group's property portfolio.
4.5 Voids
At the Latest Practicable Date 8.5 per cent. of the Group's property portfolio by current estimated rental value was vacant.
As stated in the most recently published IPD IRIS December 2013 Report, the covenant strength of the tenants of the properties in the Group's property portfolio on the basis of their parent company strengths can be summarised as follows:
| Covenant strength* | Current net annual rent property portfolio (per cent.) |
IPD Quarterly Benchmark (per cent.) |
|---|---|---|
| Negligible and Government risk | 49.92 | 51.90 |
| Low risk | 16.76 | 20.79 |
| Low-medium risk | 8.11 | 7.49 |
| Medium-high risk | 4.05 | 2.74 |
| High risk | 8.32 | 4.84 |
| Maximum | 9.40 | 8.52 |
| Ineligible/not matched | 0.76 | 1.21 |
| Unscored | 2.68 | 2.52 |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 |
* IPD IRIS gives a benchmark ranking of the covenant strength of portfolios. These scores incorporate a range of variables including size and age of the business, industry sector, geographical region and adverse organisational information such as bankruptcies and negative payment information. Source: IPD IRIS
Independent building surveys, environmental surveys and, where considered appropriate, mechanical and electrical surveys were undertaken for each property at the time of purchase or existing reports were reviewed by the Group. It is considered that the condition of the Group's property portfolio is acceptable having regard to the properties' value, age, use, type and lease terms.
The regional and sectoral weightings of the Group's property portfolio as a percentage of capital value can be summarised as follows:
| Industrial (%) |
Offices (%) |
Retail (%) |
Leisure (%) |
Total (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & Greater London | 4.2 | 18.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 29.4 |
| South East | 24.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 35.1 |
| Rest of UK | 11.8 | 5.2 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 35.5 |
| TOTAL | 40.5 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 3.2 | 100 |
| 4.9 | Ten largest tenants (ranked by percentage of total rental income) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Rental Income (per cent.) |
|---|
| 3.2 |
| 3.2 |
| 3.1 |
| 2.7 |
| 2.7 |
| 2.7 |
| 2.1 |
| 2.0 |
| 1.9 |
| 1.7 |
| 1.6 |
| 24.2 |
1 2013 rent review outstanding
2 Reflects 2015 fixed rent uplift
Typical investors in the Company are expected to be institutional and sophisticated investors and private clients of wealth management firms. The New Ordinary Shares are only suitable for investors who understand the potential risk of capital loss and that there may be limited liquidity in the underlying investments of the Company, for whom an investment in New Ordinary Shares is part of a diversified investment programme and who fully understand and are willing to assume the risks involved in such an investment programme.
The Directors, all of whom are non-executive, are responsible for the determination of the Group's investment objective and policy and have overall responsibility for the Group's activities including the review of investment activity and performance.
Nicholas Thompson (Chairman) – age 65, was formerly Director and Head of Fund and Investment Management at Prudential Property Investment Management and has served on the Board as Chairman since 2005. He is currently Chairman of IPD's UK & Ireland Consultative Group, a director of the Lend Lease Retail Partnership and an independent director of the Association of Real Estate Funds. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Property Forum of the Association of Investment Companies.
Trevor Ash (Chairman of the Management Engagement Committee) – age 67, was formerly Managing Director of Rothschild Asset Management (CI) Limited (until 1999) and a non-executive director of Rothschild Asset Management Limited. He has served on the Board since 2005. He retired as a director of NM Rothschild & Sons (CI) Limited in 2007. He is a director of a number of funds managed by Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan and Rothschild Group. He is also a director of Investors in Global Real Estate Limited, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Vic Holmes (Chairman of the Remuneration Committee) (Appointed 1 January 2013) – age 57, was Chief Executive of Northern Trust's businesses in the Channel Islands until he retired from full time employment in November 2011. He joined the Board on 1 January 2013. He serves as a director for a number of companies involved in the funds sector, for groups such as Permira, Ashmore, Foreign and Colonial, and Cazenove. He is also a director of Thames River Multi Hedge PCC Limited (a London Listed Company) and was elected as Chairman of the Guernsey Investment Funds Association in April 2013. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
Roger Lewis (Chairman of the Property Valuation Committee) – age 66, has extensive experience in the property sector, most recently as a director of Berkeley Group Holdings Plc for over 15 years, the last eight of which was as Chairman, a position from which he retired at the end of July 2007. He subsequently acted as a consultant to the Berkeley Group and is currently a non-executive director of three Jersey based subsidiaries of the Berkeley Group, as well as being a director of the States of Jersey Development Company Limited. Prior to this, he was UK Group Chief Executive Officer of Crest Nicholson Group PLC from 1983 to 1991. He is also currently a director of Grand Harbour Marina Plc (Malta), of Camper and Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited and of Cambium Global Timberland Limited. He was appointed to the Board in 2010.
Robert Sinclair (Chairman of the Audit Committee) – age 64, is Managing Director of the Guernsey based Artemis Group and a director of a number of investment fund management companies and investment funds associated with clients of that Group. He has served on the Board since 2005. Robert is Chairman of Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited, Chairman of Sirius Real Estate Limited, a director of Secure Property Development & Investment Limited and a director of Chariot Oil & Gas Limited. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Picton Capital Limited, the Group's wholly-owned FCA regulated subsidiary is the Group's investment manager. Picton Capital has a team of 11 employees, including 5 real estate and 3 finance professionals. Picton Capital's key employees are:
Michael is Chief Executive of Picton Capital and is responsible for devising and overseeing the implementation of all aspects of the Company's investment strategy. Formerly he was Director and Fund Manager at ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited, and he has worked with the Group since it launched in 2005. He has over 19 years of real estate experience and is a Member of the Investment Property Forum. Michael sits on the Property Panel of the Association of Investment Companies and the CPD steering committee of the Investment Property Forum. He has obtained the Investment Management Certificate and the IPF Diploma in Property Investment.
Andrew joined Picton Capital as Finance Director in March 2011. Previously he was Director of Client Accounting at ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited, a role he had held since January 2006. At ING he was responsible for the accounting and administration of all the UK real estate vehicles and separate client accounts. Prior to joining ING Andrew was Director of Securities and Property Accounting at Hermes Pensions Management Limited. He has over 25 years' experience in the real estate and financial services sector. Andrew is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Investment Property Forum.
Jay is Head of Asset Management at Picton Capital. In this role he is responsible for overseeing all asset management activities in respect of the Group's property portfolio. Formerly he was Director at ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited, and has worked with the Group since it launched in 2005. Jay plays an active role in devising and implementing the Company's strategy and is a member of Picton Capital's Investment Committee. He has over 13 years of real estate experience and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and of the Investment Property Forum.
Fraser joined Picton Capital Limited as Investment Director in January 2013. He is primarily responsible for transactional activity within the portfolio to manage effective recycling of capital. Previously he was an Investment Surveyor at Threadneedle Property Investments Limited from 2006, where he was responsible for acquisitions and disposals in all sectors across the UK market. Prior to this he was an Associate Director at Insight Investment, having started his career at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership as an Investment Manager. He has 14 years of investment experience in UK real estate and has obtained the Investment Management Certificate. Fraser is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and of the Investment Property Forum.
Picton Capital seeks to identify investment or divestment opportunities that match the Group's investment objective and strategy. Once a potential asset has been identified a preliminary report is made to the Picton Capital Investment Committee. This report summarises the key characteristics of the investment and how the property would fit within the Group's portfolio or why it should be sold.
The Picton Capital Investment Committee reviews the suitability of the proposed investment or disposal against the Group's strategy. Such review includes, inter alia, the size of investment, income profile, location and sector when compared with the existing and proposed portfolios including the targeted investment or disposal.
As part of this process and before making any binding commitment in respect of a potential transaction, a formal recommendation will be made to the Company's Board setting out the details of the proposed transaction, the outcome of both property and legal due diligence and that Picton Capital considers that the proposed transaction continues to fulfil the Group's stated investment criteria and that the price is reflective of its underlying characteristics.
If approved by the Company's Board, the transaction may proceed to exchange and subsequent completion.
As at the date of this document, the Group complies with the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code, save as described below:
The Company, by virtue of its compliance with the Corporate Governance Code, will be deemed to meet the requirements of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission's Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance which came into force on 1 January 2012.
8.1 Audit Committee
The Company's audit committee is comprised of the following members: Robert Sinclair (Chairman), Nicholas Thompson, Trevor Ash, Vic Holmes and Roger Lewis. The audit committee has the following remit: to meet bi-annually and to consider, inter alia: (a) the annual and interim accounts; (b) the auditor reports; and (c) the terms of appointment and remuneration for the auditor (including overseeing the independence of the auditor particularly as it relates to the provision of non-audit services).
A remuneration committee was established by the Company's Board on 21 December 2009. Vic Holmes is currently Chairman of the remuneration committee and all the Directors are members. The remit of the remuneration committee is to consider the remuneration payable to the Directors and oversee the remuneration process within Picton Capital.
A management engagement committee was established by the Company's Board on 30 September 2005. Trevor Ash is the Chairman of the Management Engagement Committee and all of the Directors are members. The primary remit of the management engagement committee is to monitor, review and authorise all contracts placed by both the Company e.g. the Administration and Secretarial Agreement, the Registrar Agreement and the investment management agreement with Picton Capital, and those placed by Picton Capital.
A property valuation committee was established by the Company's Board on 5 January 2006 and is comprised of all the Directors and Roger Lewis is chairman. The remit of the property valuation committee is to oversee the valuation process.
9.1 Administrator and Company Secretary
The Company's administrator and company secretary is Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited. The fee payable for providing these services is an annual fee of £150,000. The Company shall also reimburse the Administrator in respect of all out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements properly incurred by the Administrator on behalf of the Company.
9.2 Registrar
The Company has appointed Computershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited (the Registrar) as registrar in relation to the transfer and settlement of the Shares held in certificated and uncertificated form and other associated services. The Registrar is entitled to be paid a minimum annual fee of £6,180 for registers with less than 500 shareholders, or £7,725 for registers with more than 500 shareholders payable quarterly in arrears and exclusive of any applicable taxes. The Registrar shall also be reimbursed any out-of-pocket expenses properly incurred in connection with the services and is entitled to charge the Company additional fees for any additional services
9.3 Receiving Agent and UK Transfer Agent
The Company retains Computershare Investor Services PLC as Receiving Agent in relation to the Capital Raise.
Dividends on the Ordinary Shares are expected to be paid in respect of each financial year in quarterly instalments in February, May, August and November. All dividends will be paid as interim dividends.
The following documents are incorporated into this Prospectus by reference:
Copies of those documents are available as provided in paragraph 14 of Part 7 (General Information) of this Prospectus. Where this Prospectus makes reference to other documents, such other documents are not incorporated into and do not form part of this Prospectus. Any information contained in any of the documents incorporated by reference which is not incorporated in and does not form part of this Prospectus is either not relevant for investors or is covered elsewhere in the Prospectus.
The discussion includes forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of the Directors and Picton Capital, the Group's wholly-owned investment manager, and involves risks and uncertainties. The actual results of the Group could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements as a result of factors discussed below and elsewhere in this document, particularly in ''Risk Factors.'' Prospective investors should read the whole of this document and not rely just on summarised information.
The financial information contained in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Part 3 (Financial Information relating to the Group) has been extracted without material adjustment from the audited report and accounts of the Company for the periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 and the unaudited interim reports and financial statements of the Company for the periods ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013.
Prior to a change of name with effect from 1 June 2011, the Company was known as ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Limited, and accordingly each of the Company's documents published prior to that date was published under its former name.
KPMG Channel Islands Limited has been engaged by the Group as its auditors since 15 July 2009. None of the audit opinions provided by KPMG Channel Islands Limited in respect of the financial information included or incorporated by reference in this document have been qualified.
The annual reports and financial statements of the Company for the periods 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013, as have been published, contain the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the relevant financial periods together with the audit reports by the Company's auditors thereon including, on the pages specified in the cross reference table below, the following information, which is incorporated by reference into this document.
The interim reports and financial statements of the Company for the periods ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013 contain the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for those periods including, on the pages specified in the cross reference table below, the following information, which is incorporated by reference into this document.
These annual and interim reports and financial statements of the Company are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and should be read and construed in conjunction with such documents, except for documents incorporated by reference therein.
| Section | For the year ended 31 December 2010 Page No(s) |
For the 15 month period ended 31 March 2012 Page No(s) |
For the six month period ended 30 September 2012 Page No(s) |
For the year ended 31 March 2013 Page No(s) |
For the six month period ended 30 September 2013 Page No(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated statement of | |||||
| comprehensive income | 33 | 51 | 13 | 55 | 16 |
| Consolidated statement of changes | |||||
| in equity | 34 | 52 | 14 | 56 | 17 |
| Consolidated balance sheet | 35 | 53 | 15 | 57 | 18 |
| Consolidated statement of cash | |||||
| flows | 36 | 54 | 16 | 58 | 19 |
| Accounting policies | 37-41 | 55-59 | 17 | 59-62 | 20 |
| Notes to the financial statements Audit report/ independent review |
37-57 | 55-78 | 17-23 | 59-82 | 20-26 |
| report1 | 31 | 79 | 24 | 83 | 26 |
Annual and interim reports and accounts for the period ended
1 In respect of interim reports.
The key figures that summarise the financial condition of the Group in respect of the three financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 and for the periods between 1 April 2012 and 30 September 2012 and between 1 April 2013 and 30 September 2013 which have been extracted directly from the historical financial information referred to above (unless otherwise indicated in the notes below the following table), are set out in the following table.
| For the year ended 31 December 2010 |
For the 15 month period ended 31 March 2012 |
For the six month period ended 30 September 2012 |
For the year ended 31 March 2013 |
For the six month period ended 30 September 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets (£m) | 466.7 | 449.6 | 439.2 | 418.3 | 430.1 |
| Total liabilities (£m) | 259.8 | 253.5 | 259.0 | 248.9 | 249.8 |
| Net assets (£m) | 206.9 | 196.1 | 180.2 | 169.4 | 180.3 |
| Net asset value per Ordinary | |||||
| Share (p) | 60 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 50 |
| Earnings per Ordinary Share (p) | 9.3 | 1.9 | (2.6) | (4.2) | 2.8 |
| Dividends per Ordinary Share (p) | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Revenue reserves – Group (£m)(1) Total fixed assets (investments) |
167.7 | 157.0 | 141.1 | 130.3 | 134.8 |
| (£m) | 424.3 | 411.7 | 394.9 | 382.7 | 396.7 |
Notes:
(1) Calculated as distributable reserves plus retained earnings or losses.
The annual report and audited financial statements of the Company for the three financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013 and the interim reports and unaudited financial statements of the Company for the two half-year periods ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013 (each as incorporated into this Prospectus by reference) include, on the pages specified in the table below, descriptions of the Company's financial condition (in both capital and revenue terms), details of the Company's investment activity and portfolio exposure and changes in its financial condition for each of those periods.
| For the | For the | For the | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the | 15 month | six month | For the | six month | |
| year ended | period ended | period ended | year ended | period ended | |
| 31 December | 31 March | 30 September | 31 March | 30 September | |
| 2010 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Section | Page No(s) | Page No(s) | Page No(s) | Page No(s) | Page No(s) |
| Chairman's statement | 7-8 | 5-6 | 9-10 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Investment Manager's report | 11-20 | 13-28 | 21-35 | 5-8 | 6-12 |
Save for the placing of 22.2 million Ordinary Shares on 27 November 2013 and the increase in property values from £401.14 million as at 30 September 2013 to £423.02 million as at 31 March 2014, as disclosed in the Company's NAV statement published on 23 April 2014, there has been no significant change in the trading or financial position of the Group since 30 September 2013, being the end of the last financial period for which unaudited interim financial information has been published.
The following is a summary of the Group's trading and financial position since 30 September 2013, based on the latest unaudited management accounts to 31 March 2014.
A summary of the portfolio activity since 30 September 2013 is as follows:
* Completed first phase of refurbishment at City Link, Croydon.
* Trading activity has increased geographical exposure to the South East markets, whilst also improving the income profile and increasing the average lot size within the portfolio. This includes:
The Company publishes its NAV on a quarterly basis. This quarterly NAV is unaudited.
The Company's most recent published quarterly NAV was as at 31 March 2014 and was £214.1 million, reflecting approximately 56.4 pence per Ordinary Share.
The NAV attributable to the Ordinary Shares is calculated by Picton Capital under IFRS. At an underlying property level there was a 1.8 per cent. like-for-like increase in the property portfolio valuation over the period from 31 December 2013 to 31 March 2014.
Picton Property Income Limited (the Company) Trafalgar Court Les Banques St. Peter Port Guernsey
J.P. Morgan Cazenove (J.P. Morgan) 25 Bank Street London E14 5JP
Oriel Securities Limited (Oriel Securities) 150 Cheapside London EC2V 6ET
1 May 2014
Dear Sirs
In accordance with the Group's instructions, we have carried out a valuation of the properties (the Properties and each a Property) owned by the Group in order to advise you of our opinion of the Market Value (as defined below) of the freehold and leasehold interests in each of the Properties which are located throughout the UK, subject to and with the benefit of the various occupational leases to which the Properties may be subject, as at 31 March 2014 (the Valuation).
For the purposes of the Prospectus Rules, we are responsible for this Valuation Report and we will accept responsibility for the information contained in this Valuation Report and confirm that to the best of our knowledge (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Valuation Report is in accordance with the facts and contains no omissions likely to affect its import. This Valuation Report complies with, and is prepared in accordance with, and on the basis of, the Prospectus Rules.
The Properties have been inspected externally over the past 12 months and a sample have been inspected internally during this period.
We confirm that the valuations have been made by us in accordance with the RICS Valuation – Professional Standards 2014 (the Red Book) issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as well as in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Listing Rules and Rule 5.6.5G of the Prospectus Rules issued by the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the UKLA) and paragraphs 128 to 130 of the ESMA Update of the CESR Recommendations for the consistent implementation of the European Commission's Regulation on Prospectuses n8 809/2004.
We confirm that we have sufficient current local and national knowledge of the particular property market involved, and have the skills and understanding to undertake the valuation competently.
We confirm that we have undertaken the Valuation acting as an External Valuer (as defined in Appraisal and Valuation Standards (7th Edition) issued by the RICS) for the purposes of valuing the Properties.
We confirm that the Valuation has been prepared for a Regulated Purpose as defined in the Red Book. We understand that our valuation report and the Appendix to it (together the Valuation Report) is required for inclusion in the prospectus to be published by the Company on or about 1 May 2014 in respect of the proposed placing and offer for subscription and placing programme of New Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company.
The effective date of the Valuation is 31 March 2014 (the Valuation Date).
In accordance with the UK Practice Statement 5.4 of the Red Book (UKPS 5.4) we have made certain disclosures in connection with this valuation instruction and our relationship with the Company. These are included in item 6 below.
CBRE Limited (CBRE) has continuously been carrying out valuation instructions in respect of those Properties acquired by the Picton Group as part of its acquisition of Rugby Estates Investment Trust plc since 2007 and has been carrying out valuation instructions in respect of the other Properties since 31 March 2013.
CBRE has carried out Valuation, Agency and Professional services on behalf of the Company since April 2010.
In CBRE's financial year to 31 March 2014, the proportion of total fees payable by the Group to the total fee income of CBRE was less than 1 per cent. It is not anticipated that this situation will vary in the financial year to 31 March 2015. We do not consider that any conflict of interest arises for us in preparing this Valuation Report.
We confirm that we do not have any material interest in the Group or any of the Properties.
The Appendix to this Valuation Report comprises details of the Properties which individually comprise in excess of 50 per cent., of the total property assets of the Group by value (the Material Properties).
Our opinion of the Market Value of each of the Properties has been primarily derived using comparable recent market transactions on arm's-length terms.
The value of each of the Properties has been assessed separately and not as part of a portfolio in accordance with the Red Book. In particular, we have assessed Market Value in accordance with Practice Statement 3.2 contained within the Red Book. Under these provisions, the term ''Market Value'' means ''The estimated amount for which a property should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's-length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion''. The total valuation of the Properties represents the aggregate of the individual values. No allowances are made for any expenses of realisation that would be incurred on a sale, or to reflect the balance of any outstanding mortgages, either in respect of capital or interest accrued thereon. Costs of acquisition are not included in our valuations.
We have not made any adjustments in our valuations to reflect any liability to taxation that may arise on rental income from the Properties (if any), corporation tax, capital gains tax, any other property-related tax, notional sale prices or any gains whether existing or that may be realised on development or disposals, nor for any costs associated with disposals incurred by the Company deemed or otherwise. No allowance has been made to reflect any liability to repay any government or other grants, taxation allowance or lottery funding that may arise on disposals.
We have made deductions from our valuations to reflect purchasers' acquisition costs.
The capital valuations and rentals of the Properties included in this Valuation Report are net of value added tax at the prevailing rate.
An assumption is stated in the Glossary to the Red Book to be a ''supposition taken to be true'' (Assumption). Assumptions are facts, conditions or situations affecting the subject of, or approach to, a valuation that, by agreement, need not be verified by a valuer as part of the valuation process. In undertaking our valuations, we have made a number of Assumptions and have relied on certain sources of information.
The Company has confirmed and we confirm that our Assumptions are correct so far as the Company and we, respectively, are aware. In the event that any of these Assumptions prove to be incorrect then our valuations should be reviewed. The principal Assumptions we have made for the purposes of our valuations are referred to below.
We have not had access to the title deeds or leases of any of the Properties nor to any Certificates of Title and as a result we have made an Assumption that the Company is possessed of good and marketable freehold or long leasehold title in each case and that the Properties are free from any unusually onerous rights of way or easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants, burdens, disputes or onerous or unusual outgoings which would adversely affect the value of the relevant interests. We have, where supplied, examined sample title documents and other relevant information. We have also assumed that the Properties are free from mortgages, charges or other encumbrances and any pending litigation.
Legal issues, and in particular the interpretation of matters relating to title and leases, may have a significant bearing on the value of an interest in Property. No responsibility or liability will be accepted for the true interpretation of the legal position of our client or other parties. Where we express an opinion upon legal issues affecting the Valuation, then such opinion should be subject to verification by the client with a suitable qualified lawyer. In these circumstances, we accept no responsibility or liability for the true interpretation of the legal position of the client or other parties in respect of the Valuation as it relates to any Property.
In undertaking our valuations, due regard has been paid to the apparent state of repair and condition of each of the Properties, but building condition surveys have not been undertaken, nor have woodwork or other parts of the structures which are covered, unexposed or inaccessible, been inspected. Any readily apparent defects or items of disrepair noted during our inspection will, unless otherwise stated, be reflected in our valuations, but we are unable to offer any assurance that any of the Properties are free from defect. We have assumed that those parts which have not been inspected would not reveal material defects which would cause us to alter our valuations. Therefore, we are unable to confirm that the Properties are structurally sound or free from any defects. We have made an Assumption that the Properties are free from any rot, infestation, adverse toxic chemical treatments, and structural or design defects other than as may be mentioned in our Valuation Report.
We have not arranged for investigations to be made to determine whether high alumina cement concrete (HAC), calcium chloride additive, asbestos, wood wool slabs, or any other deleterious materials or methods have been used in the construction or any alterations, and therefore we cannot confirm that the Properties are free from risk in this regard.
We have not carried out an asbestos inspection and have not acted as an asbestos inspector in completing the inspection of Properties for the purposes of our Valuation that may fall within the Control of the Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. We have not made an enquiry of the duty holder (as defined in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002), of the existence of an Asbestos Register or of any plan for the management of asbestos to be made. Where relevant, we have made an Assumption that there is a duty holder, as defined in the Control of Asbestos of Work Regulations 2002 and that a Register of Asbestos and Effective Management Plan is in place, which does not require any immediate expenditure, or pose a significant risk to health, or breach the HSE regulations.
No mining, geological or other investigations have been undertaken to certify that the sites are free from any defect as to foundations nor to determine the suitability of ground conditions and services. We have not undertaken environmental, archaeological or geotechnical surveys. Unless notified to the contrary, our valuations are on the basis that these aspects are satisfactory and that the site is clear of underground mineral or other works, methane gas or other noxious substances. We have made an Assumption that the load bearing qualities of the sites of the Properties are sufficient to support the buildings constructed (or to be constructed) thereon without the need for additional and expensive foundations or drainage systems. Furthermore, we have assumed in such circumstances that no unusual costs will be incurred in the demolition and removal of any existing structure on the Properties. We have also made an Assumption that there are no services on, or crossing the sites in a position which would inhibit development or make it unduly expensive, and that there are no abnormal ground conditions, nor archaeological remains present, which might adversely affect the present or future occupation, development or value of any of the Properties.
No tests have been carried out as to electrical, electronic, heating, plant and machinery, equipment or any other services nor have the drains been tested. However, we have made an Assumption that all services, including gas, water, electricity and sewerage, are provided and are functioning satisfactorily.
No allowance has been made in our valuations for any items of plant or machinery not forming part of the service installations of the buildings on the Properties. We have specifically excluded all items of process, plant, machinery and equipment installed wholly or primarily in connection with the occupants' businesses and normally considered to be the property of the tenant. We have also excluded furniture and furnishings, fixtures, fittings, vehicles, stock and loose tools but have included boilers, heating, lighting, sprinklers, ventilation systems and lifts.
Further, no account has been taken in our valuations of any business goodwill that may arise from the present occupation of any of the Properties.
It is a condition of CBRE or any related company, or any qualified employee, providing advice and opinions as to value, that the client and/or third parties (whether notified to us or not) accept that the Valuation Report in no way relates to, or gives warranties as to, the condition of the structure, foundations, soil and services.
There is high voltage electrical supply equipment close to some of the Properties. The possible effects of electromagnetic fields have been the subject of media coverage. The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), an independent body with responsibility for advising on electromagnetic fields, has advised that, following studies in 2000 and 2001, there may be a risk in specified circumstances, to the health of certain categories of people. Public perception may, therefore, affect marketability and future value of the Properties. In our valuations, we have not taken into account any likely effect on the future marketability and value of the Properties due to any change in public perception of the health implications.
We have been instructed not to make any investigations in relation to the presence or potential presence of contamination in land or buildings, and to make an Assumption that if investigations were made to an appropriate extent then nothing would be discovered sufficient to affect value. We have not carried out any investigation into past or present uses, either of the Properties or any adjacent or nearby land to establish whether there is any potential for contamination from such uses or sites. Therefore, we have assumed that no contaminative or potentially contaminative use is, or has been, carried out at the Properties.
In practice, purchasers in the property market do require knowledge about contamination. A prudent purchaser of these Properties would be likely to require appropriate investigations to be made to assess any risk before completing a transaction. Should it be established that contamination does exist, this might reduce the values now reported.
If any of the Properties lie within or close to a flood plain, or have a history of flooding, we have made the Assumption that building insurance is in place regarding flooding and available to be renewed to the current or any subsequent owners of the Properties, without payment of an excessive premium or excess.
The Company has provided us with the floor areas of the Properties that are relevant to our Valuation. As instructed, we have relied on these areas and have not checked them on site.
Enquiries have not been made of the relevant local planning authorities in whose areas the Properties lie as to the possibility of highway proposals, comprehensive development schemes and other ancillary planning matters that could affect property values.
We have made an Assumption that the buildings have been constructed in full compliance with valid town planning and building regulations approvals, that where necessary they have the benefit of current Fire Risk Assessments compliant with the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. We have made a further Assumption that the Properties comply with all relevant statutory enactments and Building Acts and Regulations. Similarly, we have also made an Assumption that the Properties are not subject to any outstanding statutory notices as to their construction, use or occupation. Unless our enquiries have revealed the contrary, we have made a further Assumption that the existing uses of the Properties are duly authorised or established and all necessary consents, licenses and authorisations for the use of the Properties and the process carried out therein have been obtained and will continue to subsist and are not subject to any onerous conditions and that no adverse planning conditions or restrictions apply.
No allowances have been made for rights, obligations or liabilities arising under the Defective Premises Act 1972, and we have made an Assumption that the Properties comply with all relevant statutory requirements and that only minor or inconsequential costs will be incurred if any modifications or alterations are necessary in order for occupiers of the Properties to comply with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
In England and Wales, the Government has implemented the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requiring Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) to be made available for all Properties, when bought or sold, subject to certain exemptions. In respect of any of the subject Properties which are not exempt from the requirements of this Directive, we have made an Assumption that the Properties possess current EPCs and that an EPC is made available, free of charge, to the purchasers of the interests which are the subject of our Valuation.
We would draw your attention to the fact that employees of town planning departments now always give information on the basis that it should not be relied upon and that formal searches should be made if more certain information is required. We assume that, if you should need to rely upon the information given about town planning matters, your solicitors would be instructed to institute such formal searches.
In instances where we have valued the Property with the benefit of a recently granted planning consent, we have made an assumption that it will not be challenged under judicial review. Such a challenge can be brought by anyone (even those with only a tenuous connection with the Property, or the area in which it is located) within a period of three months of the granting of a planning consent. When a planning consent is granted subject to a Section 106 Agreement, the three month period commences when the Section 106 Agreement is signed by all parties.
Where we have been provided with leases and related documents, these have been reviewed and reflected in our valuations. Where this information has not been provided, we have relied upon the management information that has been provided to us by the Company and made an Assumption that this is complete and accurate.
We have not undertaken investigations into the financial strength of the occupiers of any Property. Unless we have become aware by general knowledge, or we have been specifically advised to the contrary we have made an Assumption that the occupiers of any Property are financially in a position to meet their financial obligations under the lease. Unless otherwise advised we have also made an Assumption that there are no arrears of rent, other payments or service charges, undisclosed breaches of covenants, current or anticipated tenant disputes.
However, our valuations reflect the type of tenants actually in occupation or responsible for meeting lease commitments, or likely to be in occupation, and the market's general perception of their creditworthiness.
We have also made an Assumption that wherever rent reviews or lease renewals are pending or impending, with anticipated reversionary increases, all notices have been served validly within the appropriate time limits and that rent reviews are on an upward-only basis to the open market rent and that no questions of doubt arise as to the interpretation of the rent review provisions. We assume that neither the landlord nor tenant may terminate the leases prematurely, unless where we have been told otherwise by the Company or that the tenant has gone into administration or liquidation.
Unless disclosed to us, we have assumed that the Properties are subject to normal outgoings and that tenants are responsible for all repairs, the cost of insurance and payment of rates and other usual outgoings, either directly or by means of service charge provisions.
In respect of leasehold properties, we will assume that any landlords will give any necessary consents to an assignment.
We have made an Assumption that any information the Company, its professional advisers or any third party at the Company's instigation have supplied to us in respect of the Properties is full, correct and comprehensive, and can be safely relied upon by us in preparing our valuation.
It follows that we have made an Assumption that details of all matters likely to affect value within their collective knowledge such as prospective lettings, rent reviews, outstanding requirements under legislation and planning decisions have been made available to us and that the information is up to date.
For the purposes of the Prospectus Rules we are responsible for this Valuation Report and we will accept responsibility for the information contained in it and confirm that to the best of our knowledge (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Valuation Report is in accordance with the facts and contains no omissions likely to affect its import. This Valuation Report complies with and is prepared in accordance with, and on the basis of, the Prospectus Rules.
We have relied upon information relating to construction and associated costs in respect of both the work completed and the work necessary for completion, together with a completion date, as advised by the Company and its professional advisers. Our valuations have been based on an Assumption that all works of construction have been satisfactorily carried out in accordance with the building contract and specifications, current British Standards and any relevant codes of practice. We have also made an Assumption that a duty of care and all appropriate warranties will be available from the professional team and contractors, which will be assignable to third parties.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (the Act) gives certain rights to defined residential tenants to acquire the freehold/head leasehold interest in a building where more than 50 per cent., of the floor space is in residential use. Where this is applicable, we have made an Assumption that necessary notices have been given to the residential tenants under the provisions of the Act, and that such tenants have elected not to acquire the freehold/head leasehold interest, and therefore disposal into the open market is unrestricted.
We have, as instructed, valued the Properties on the assumption that the portfolio will continue to remain in existing ownership. As a result we have made no reduction or addition to the valuations to reflect the possible effect of flooding the market were the portfolio, or a substantial number of Properties within it, to be placed on the market at the same time.
Having regard to the foregoing we are of the opinion that the aggregate of the Market Values of the Properties, as at 31 March 2014, totalled £423,020,000 (Four hundred and twenty-three million and twenty thousand pounds).
Exclusive of VAT, as shown in the Schedule of Capital Values set out below.
| Freehold | *Long Leasehold | **Short Leasehold | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| £314,620,000 | £108,400,000 | — | £423,020,000 |
| (44 property holdings) | (15 property holdings) | (no property holdings) | (59 property holdings) |
* more than 50 years unexpired
** less than 50 years unexpired
There are no negative values to report.
The difference between the valuation figure provided above and the equivalent figure in the Company's latest published annual accounts (as at 31 March 2013) is due to an overall improvement in pricing in the investment market, alongside portfolio activity and an improvement in occupancy, together with trading activity which has led to a change in the composition of the Company's portfolio since 31 March 2013 and, in some cases, changes to the underlying tenancy position.
We have reviewed our valuation as at 31 March 2014 and confirm that there has been no material change to the valuation from that date to the date of this letter.
The contents of this Valuation Report may be used only for the specific purpose to which they refer. Before this Valuation Report, or any part thereof, is reproduced or referred to, in any document, circular or statement, and before its contents, or any part thereof, are disclosed orally or otherwise to a third party, the valuer's written approval as to the form and context of such publication or disclosure must first be obtained, provided always that the contents of this Valuation Report may be disclosed to the extent that disclosure is required by law or regulatory authorities or for insurance purposes or such disclosure is necessary in the view of the disclosing person to establish any defence in any legal or regulatory proceeding or investigation or otherwise to comply with its or their own regulatory obligations. For the avoidance of doubt such approval is required whether or not CBRE is referred to by name and whether or not the contents of our Valuation Report are combined with others.
We hereby give our consent to the inclusion of this Valuation Report in the Prospectus and to the references to this Valuation Report and our name therein in the form and context in which they appear.
Yours faithfully
Nick Knight Executive Director
for and on behalf of CBRE Limited
| APPENDIX | 1: DETAILS |
OF MATERIAL |
PROPERTIES |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Property | Location and Description | Floor Area | Ownership Interest |
Net Passing Rent per annum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKBURY, RADLETT, HERTFORDSHIRE |
A freehold, purpose-built industrial estate comprising 24 units. Constructed between 2005 and 2009. The property is located between Junction 21a and 22 of the M25 in an established industrial location. |
31,282 sq m (336,732 sq ft) |
Freehold | £2,506,373 |
| UNITS A-G & FLEET HOUSE RIVER WAY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HARLOW, ESSEX CM20 2DP |
The property is held freehold. The property comprises 11 industrial units arranged along a T-shaped service road. Most of the units are of a standard steel portal frame construction with two storey integral office accommodation, with good yard areas and average site densities. Harlow is located 32 km (20 miles) north of Central London, just off the M11 Motorway. River Way Industrial Estate is located in the established Temple Fields industrial area to the north east of the Town Centre. |
41,733 sq m (445,995 sq ft) |
Freehold | £2,420,182 |
| STANFORD HOUSE, 12-14 LONG ACRE, LONDON, WC2 |
Stanford House comprises a six storey Grade II listed mixed retail, office and residential property located in Covent Garden. The property is multi-let and fully |
1,688 m2 (18,170 ft2 ) |
Freehold | £1,291,288 |
| ANGEL GATE OFFICE VILLAGE, CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1V 2PT |
occupied. This property is multi-let to a variety of tenants, some of which hold long 999- year ground leases. The office building occupies part of an island site just outside the City core. The buildings were constructed in three phases, with the first phase being completed in 1989. The buildings typically comprise office accommodation on ground and three to four upper floors. A car-park provides 81 parking spaces and one disabled car parking space, being located below the office village. The property is located in the northern fringe of the City of London, within the sub-district of Islington. |
9,119 sq m (98,161 sq ft) |
Freehold | £953,056 |
| FARRINGDON COURT, 50 FARRINGDON ROAD, LONDON EC1M 3NH |
The property is held long leasehold for a term of 999 years from 28 February 1995 (982 years unexpired), in return for one pebble of ballast if demanded. The property comprises office accommodation on ground and two upper floors with plant rooms at basement one level and plant rooms and car-parking at lower basement level. Internally, the accommodation is of good specification. Following a comprehensive refurbishment programme in 2011 the property is |
2,972 sq m (31,992 sq ft) |
Long Leasehold |
£1,029,036 |
| Property | Location and Description | Floor Area | Ownership Interest |
Rent per annum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully let to three tenants, who are currently benefiting from a rent free period. The property is located on the east side of Farringdon Road backing onto the Farringdon Road Underground Station and forming part of a single development with Smith New |
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| BOUNDARY | The property is held freehold. | 4,198 sq m | Freehold | £709,806 |
| HOUSE, 7-17 JEWRY STREET, LONDON EC3N 2HP |
Originally constructed in the 1950's, the building was partly refurbished in 2001 and is arranged over basement, ground and seven upper floors. The specification ranges from centrally heated with solid floors to air conditioned with raised floors and metal tiled suspended ceilings. |
(45,183 sq ft) | ||
| The property is located within the EC3 district of the City of London. It is located on the west side of Jewry Street in the eastern sector of the City in close proximity to Fenchurch Street Station. |
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| PHASE II, PARC TAWE, LINK ROAD, SWANSEA SA1 2AL |
The Property is held long leasehold. 150 years from 29 September 1996 (134 years unexpired) at a peppercorn rent. Seven out of town retail units completed in circa 1997. The units are arranged in an 'L' shape configuration around the customer car park. The units have been fitted out by the individual tenants. The property is prominently situated fronting the Parc Tawe Road (B4290) at its junction with the New Cut Road (A483), to the east of the City Centre. |
10,842 sq m (116,710 sq ft) |
Long Leasehold |
£1,273,401 |
| 1 CHANCERY LANE, LONDON WC2A 1LF |
The property is held part freehold and part long leasehold. The rent payable attributable to the leasehold element of this property has reviews at five yearly intervals to a proportion of the rents receivable form the occupational tenants. Internally, the accommodation is of good specification. The property is located in the City of London at the southern end of |
1,421 sq m (15,301 sq ft) |
Mixed freehold/part leasehold |
£688,123 |
| Chancery Lane at its junction with Fleet Street. |
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| COLCHESTER BUSINESS PARK, THE CRESCENT, |
The property is held on various long leases for 250 years from 1 February 1991 (229 years unexpired). |
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| COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO4 4YQ |
There are six separate leases held between the Company and Colchester Borough Council. |
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| The annual rent payable is equivalent to 15 per cent of the net income for each relevant period (31 March each year). |
Net Passing
| Property | Location and Description | Floor Area | Ownership Interest |
Net Passing Rent per annum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The properties were built in the 1990's. The property comprises seven modern, self-contained office buildings and one warehouse unit. |
13,917 sq m (149,802 sq ft) |
Leasehold with geared ground rent |
£1,124,951 | |
| The Business Park is a development of office and industrial buildings located to the north of Colchester Town Centre. |
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| UNIT 3220, MAGNA PARK, LUTTERWORTH LE17 4XN |
The property is held on a long leasehold of 997 years from 22 November 1991 at a peppercorn ground rent. |
14,944 sq m (160,857 sq ft) |
Leasehold | £840,000 |
| The property comprises a single distribution unit constructed in the early 1990s with an eaves height of approximately 10 metres with a total of 30 loading doors and an adjoining two storey office section. |
Note: The Group has 100 per cent ownership of each of the above assets.
3.3 All applications for New Ordinary Shares under the Offer for Subscription will be payable in full, in Sterling, by a cheque or banker's draft drawn on a UK clearing bank.
Accordingly, the New Ordinary Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. persons except in a transaction meeting the requirements of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.
4.16 Application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Initial Offers to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2014.
4.17 Payment for the New Ordinary Shares to be acquired under the Placing should be made in accordance with settlement instructions provided to investors by the Sponsors. Payment for the New Ordinary Shares applied for under the Offer for Subscription should be made in accordance with the instructions contained in the Application Form set out at the end of this Prospectus. To the extent that any subscription or application for New Ordinary Shares is rejected in whole or part, monies will be returned to the applicant without interest.
General
4.22 New Ordinary Shares allotted under the Initial Placing and any Subsequent Placing are not eligible for inclusion in an ISA.
4.23 New Ordinary Shares allotted under the Offer for Subscription will be eligible for inclusion in an ISA, subject to the applicable subscription limits to new investments into an ISA, as set out above, being complied with.
4.24 New Ordinary Shares acquired by an account manager by purchase in the secondary market, subject to applicable subscription limits, as set out above, will be eligible for inclusion in an ISA. UK small self-administered schemes and self-invested personal pensions New Ordinary Shares will be eligible for inclusion in a UK SSAS or a UK SIPP.
(e) no portion of the assets used to purchase, and no portion of the assets used to hold, the New Ordinary Shares or any beneficial interest therein constitutes or will constitute the assets of:
(f) in addition, if an investor is a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, its purchase, holding, and disposition of the New Ordinary Shares must not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any such substantially similar law;
PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED (THE ''COMPANY'') HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE ''U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT''). IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ''U.S. SECURITIES ACT''), OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, EXERCISED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO REGISTER UNDER THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.
(l) it has received, carefully read and understands this prospectus, and has not, directly or indirectly, distributed, forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted this prospectus or any other presentation or offering materials concerning the New Ordinary Shares to within the United States or to any U.S. Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing;
(m) if it is acquiring any New Ordinary Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more accounts, the investor has sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and full power and authority to make such foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgements and agreements on behalf of each such account; and
territory in connection therewith, including obtaining all necessary governmental or other consents that may be required and observing all other formalities needing to be observed and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.
1.1 The Company and the Directors, being Nicholas Thompson, Trevor Ash, Vic Holmes, Roger Lewis and Robert Sinclair, accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
2.3 The PropCo and the SPV are Guernsey companies wholly-owned by the Company. The PropCo holds 99 per cent., of the units in the GPUT and the SPV holds the remaining 1 per cent. Until 24 July 2012, save for the real estate assets acquired as a result of the Rugby REIT acquisition, all of the Group's real estate assets were held indirectly by the GPUT. On 24 July 2012, the Company completed the refinancing of the Group's securitised loan facility and RBS facility. As part of that refinancing, the Group undertook a corporate restructuring to create two separate security pools of assets, one relating to the Aviva Facility and the other relating to the Canada Life Facility. One of these security pools contains assets held by an English limited partnership (LP2) and PropCo No.2 and the other security pool contains assets held by another English limited partnership (LP3) and PropCo No.3. The GPUT is the only limited partner in, and owns 99.9 per cent. of the partnership interests in, each of LP2 and LP3. The Group's uncharged property assets are held by SPV 2.
2.4 The PropCo was incorporated on 29 September 2005 with registered number 43741 with liability limited by shares in Guernsey under the Companies Law. The registered office of the PropCo is PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3QL. The PropCo operates under the Companies Law and ordinances and regulations made thereunder and has no employees. The PropCo is wholly-owned by the Company.
2.5 The SPV was incorporated on 30 September 2005 with registered number 43747 with liability limited by shares in Guernsey under the Companies Law. The registered office of the SPV is PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3QL. The SPV operates under the Companies Law and ordinances and regulations made thereunder and has no employees. The SPV is wholly-owned by the Company.
2.10 Each of LP2 and LP3 is a limited partnership established in England. The principal place of business of both LP2 and LP3 is 1st Floor, 28 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QQ. 99.9 per cent. of the partnership interests in both LP2 and LP3 is held by the GPUT as limited partner. The remaining 0.1 per cent. of the partnership interests in LP2 is held by Picton (General Partner) No.2 Limited, as general partner. The remaining 0.1 per cent. of the partnership interests in LP3 is held by Picton (General Partner) No.3 Limited, as general partner. Both Picton (General Partner) No.2 Limited and Picton (General Partner) No.3 Limited are whollyowned within the Group.
2.11 SPV 2 was incorporated on 20 October 2006 with registered number 45704 with liability limited by shares in Guernsey under the Companies Law. The registered office of SPV 2 is PO Box 255, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3QL. SPV 2 operates under the Companies Law and ordinances and regulations made thereunder and has no employees. SPV 2 is wholly-owned by the Company.
3.1 The share capital of the Company comprises an unlimited number of Ordinary Shares with no par value. As at 30 September 2013, the issued share capital of the Company was as follows:
| Issued and fully paid Number | £'000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares | 357,641,303 | Nil |
there have been no changes to the Company's share capital since 1 January 2010.
4.1 As at the close of business on the Latest Practicable Date, in so far as is known to the Company, the following persons (other than the Directors) were directly or indirectly interested in 3 per cent, or more of its issued share capital:
| Shareholder | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of Issued Share Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Ferlim Nominees Limited | 45,607,540 | 12.01 |
| The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited | 29,559,110 | 7.78 |
| Transact Nominees Limited | 19,608,361 | 5.16 |
| Nortrust Nominees Limited | 17,262,335 | 4.54 |
| Rathbone Nominees Limited | 16,136,791 | 4.25 |
| Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited | 15,028,304 | 3.96 |
5.1 The aggregate of the remuneration (including any contingent or deferred compensation) paid and benefits in kind granted to the Directors by the Company in respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2013 was £193,750, made up as follows:
| Directors | £ |
|---|---|
| ----------- | --- |
| Nicholas Thompson | 63,000 |
|---|---|
| Trevor Ash | 33,000 |
| Vic Holmes | 8,250 |
| Roger Lewis | 35,000 |
| Robert Sinclair | 38,000 |
| Tjeerd Borstlap5 | 16,500 |
| Directors | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Shareholding percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Thompson | 86,001 | 0.023 |
| Trevor Ash | 225,000 | 0.059 |
| Vic Holmes | — | — |
| Roger Lewis | 400,000 | 0.105 |
| Robert Sinclair | 15,000 | 0.004 |
5 Resigned 30 September 2012.
In addition, Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, wife of Nicholas Thompson, owns 64,433 of the Existing Ordinary Shares, or 0.017 per cent, of the issued share capital of the Company.
| Employee | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Shareholding percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Morris | 25,000 | 0.007 |
| Andrew Dewhirst | 13,300 | 0.004 |
| Jay Cable | 7,030 | 0.002 |
| Fraser D'Arcy | — | — |
In addition, Mrs Joanne Morris, wife of Michael Morris, owns 28,596 of the Existing Ordinary Shares, or 0.008 per cent, of the issued share capital of the Company.
| Director | Current Directorships and Partnerships |
Past Directorships and Partnerships |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Thompson | Association of Real Estate Funds Churches Conservation Trust Ltd Thorpe House School Trust Ltd Lend Lease Europe G.P. Ltd |
Berkshire Nominee 1 Limited Berkshire GP Limited Berkshire Nominee 2 Limited M&G Investment Management Limited Stockley Park Investments Limited Chelsfield White City SALP Limited Chelsfield White City SAGP Limited White City (Shepherds Bush) General Cathedral Investment Properties |
| Director | Current Directorships and Partnerships |
Past Directorships and Partnerships |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Euro Salas Properties Limited Scottish Amicable Investment Property Limited Briggait Company Limited City Tower Limited Dunestown Limited Edger Investment Limited Legalfuture Limited Number 90 Queen Street Limited Prudential Development Management Limited Prudential Property Investments Limited Queen Street Properties Limited Smithfield Limited Westwacker Limited Stockley Park Consortium Limited 5 The Square Limited Prudential Property Investment Managers Limited The Wilson Centre Cambridge Limited West Northamptonshire Development Corporation |
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| Trevor Ash | Blackpoint Management Limited Blackpoint PCC Limited CQS Rig Finance Fund Limited ELDeRS Limited FxPro Group Limited Insight Consumer Debt Recovery GP1 Limited Insight Consumer Debt Recovery GPII Limited Insight Global Farmlands Fund Limited Investors in Global Real Estate Limited Invista Real Estate Investment Management (C.I.) Limited J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited (formerly Bears Stearns Private Equity Fund Limited) JPMorgan Specialist Funds Nemrod Diversified Holdings Limited Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) B Limited Twenty Four Income Fund Limited |
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| Fund Limited Thames River Apex Fund SPC Thames River Hillside Apex II Fund |
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| Limited Thames River Isis Fund Limited (formerly Nevsky Fund Limited) |
| Thames River Legion Fund Limited Thames River Longstone Fund Limited |
| Thames River Scimitar Fund Limited (IVL) |
| Thames River Tybourne Fund Limited |
| Thames River Edo Fund Limited European Value and Income Fund Limited |
| Thames River Origin Fund Limited Grand Harbour Marina Limited Thames River 2X Currency Alpha |
| Fund Limited Thames River Argentum Fund |
| Limited Thames River Kingsway Fund |
| Limited Kingsway Fund Limited |
| Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) A Limited |
| Thames River Hedge Ventures Limited |
| Thames River Kingsway Plus Fund Limited |
| Merrill Lynch FTSE 100 Stepped Growth & Income Limited |
| India Strategic Assets Fund Limited Absolute Plus Insight Limited |
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| Absolute Insight Plus Bond Limited Absolute Insight Plus International Equity Market Neutral Limited |
| Cazenove Worldwide Absolute Return Fund Limited (Wound Up) Confiance Fund Services Limited Lux Suitcase 1 Sarl (formerly Luxgala Sarl) (winding up 28.06.10) Nelson Representatives Limited Northern Trust Directors Services (Guernsey) Limited |
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(Guernsey) Limited
Vic Holmes Ashmore Asian Special
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Fund Limited Ashmore Emerging Markets Special Situations Opportunities Fund (GP) Limited Ashmore Emerging Markets Tri Asset Fund Limited Ashmore Global Consolidation and Recovery Fund PCC Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund 2 (GP) Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund 3 (GP) Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund 4 (GP) Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund 5 (GP) Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund 6 (GP) Limited Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund Limited Ashmore Greater China Fund Limited Ashmore Growing Multi Strategy Fund Limited Ashmore Investments (Brasil) Limited Ashmore Management Company Brasil Limited Ashmore Management Company Limited Asset Holder PCC Limited Asset Holder PCC No 2 Limited Atlantis Investments Management (Ireland) Limited AUB Pan Asian Investment Fund Limited (The) Cazenove Euro Alpha Return Fund Limited Cazenove European Equity Absolute Return Limited Cazenove Leveraged UK Equity Absolute Return Fund Limited Cazenove UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund Limited Cazenove UK Equity Absolute Return Fund Limited DBG Management GP (Guernsey) Limited F&C Alternative Strategies Limited F&C Directional Opportunities Fund Ltd F&C Property Growth & Income Fund Ltd F&C Warrior Fund II Limited Generali International Limited Generali Worldwide Insurance Co Ltd
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| GPF Real Estate Co-Investment Ltd. Lake Erie Real Estate General Partner Limited MMIP Investment Management Limited Nevsky Fund Plc NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Permira Holdings Limited Renshaw Bay GP 1 Limited Renshaw Bay GP 2 Limited Renshaw Bay GP 3 Limited Renshaw Bay Partners GP Ltd Roundsheild Fund 1 GP Limited Roundsheild Holdings Limited RS Carry 1 GP Limited Thames River Multi Hedge PCC Limited Thames River Guernsey Direct Property Holdings Limited Traditional Funds plc Townsend Lake Constance GP Ltd |
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| Roger Lewis | Berkeley Commercial Investment Properties (Jersey) Limited Berkeley Property Investments Limited BRP Investments No.1 Limited BRP Investments No.2 Limited Cambium Global Timberland Limited Camper and Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited Grand Harbour Marina plc Hulton Consultants Limited Hulton Investments Limited Hulton Pensions Limited Hulton Properties Limited States of Jersey Development Company |
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| Robert Sinclair | Adelphi Management Limited Alufer Mining Limited APN Management Limited Aquaterra Group SA Artemis Corporate Services Limited Artemis Holdings Limited Artemis Nominees Limited Artemis Secretaries Limited Artemis Societe Avec Responsabilite Limitee Artemis Trustees Limited Benzu Resources Limited Bibby Ship Management Services Limited Bravo Securities Limited Centrale Oil & Gas Limited |
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The City Code applies to the Company. Under the City Code, if an acquisition of shares were to increase the aggregate holding of the acquirer and any parties acting in concert with it to shares carrying 30 per cent. or more of the voting rights in the Company, the acquirer and, depending on the circumstances, its concert parties (if any) would be required (except with the consent of the Panel) to make a cash offer for shares not already owned by the acquirer or its concert parties (if any) at a price not less than the highest price paid for shares by the acquirer or its concert parties (if any) during the previous 12 months or (where there has been no acquisition of shares of the relevant class) at a comparable price agreed by the Panel. A similar obligation to make such a mandatory cash offer would also arise on the acquisition of shares by a person holding (together with its concert parties, if any) shares carrying at least 30 per cent. but not more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights in the Company or if the effect of such acquisition were to increase the percentage of the aggregate voting rights held by the acquirer and its concert parties (if any).
The memorandum of incorporation of the Company does not limit the objects of the Company. A copy of the memorandum of incorporation is available for inspection at the address specified in paragraph 14 of this Part 7 (General Information).
The Company's Articles contain provisions, inter alia, to the following effect:
Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive, and participate in, any dividends or other distributions and resolved to be distributed in respect of any accounting period or other period.
(ii) Winding up
On a winding up, the holders of Ordinary Shares shall be entitled to the surplus assets remaining after payment of all the creditors of the Company.
(iii) Voting
The holders of Ordinary Shares shall have the right to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company and each holder of Ordinary Shares being present in person or by proxy or by a duly authorised representative (if a corporation) at a meeting shall upon a show of hands have one vote and upon a poll each such holder present in person or by proxy or by a duly authorised representative (if a corporation) shall have one vote in respect of each Ordinary Share held by him.
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the terms and rights attaching to any class of shares, the Articles and any guidelines established from time to time by the Board, the Company may from time to time purchase its own shares and may hold any such shares as treasury shares provided that:
The making and timing of any buy back will be at the absolute discretion of the Board.
Subject to the Companies Law, the special rights for the time being attached to any class of shares may (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) from time to time (whether or not the Company is being wound up) be altered or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds in number of the issued shares of that class or with the consent of a resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of such shares on the Register of Members of the Company on the date on which notice of such separate general meeting is given. The necessary quorum shall be two members present in person or by proxy holding or representing not less than one-third of the issued shares of that class (but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present those holders of shares of that class who are present, in person or by proxy, shall be a quorum). Every holder of shares of the class concerned shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every share held by him on a poll.
lies within his knowledge) such particulars with respect to that other interest as may be requested by the Disclosure Notice including the identity of persons interested in the shares in question; and
The Articles provide that the Directors may implement such arrangements as they may think fit in order for any class of shares to be admitted to settlement by means of the CREST system. If the Directors implement any such arrangements no provision of the Articles shall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent with:
Where any class of shares is for the time being admitted to settlement by means of the CREST system such securities may be issued in uncertificated form in accordance with and subject as provided in the CREST Guernsey Requirements. Unless the Directors otherwise determine, such securities held by the same holder or joint holder in both certificated form and uncertificated form shall be treated as separate holdings. Such securities may be changed from uncertificated to certificated form and from certificated to uncertificated form in accordance with and subject as provided in the CREST Guernsey Requirements. Title to such shares as are recorded on the register as being held in uncertificated form may be transferred only by means of the CREST system. Every transfer of shares from a CREST account of a CREST member to a CREST account of another CREST member shall vest in the transferee a beneficial interest in the shares transferred, notwithstanding any agreements or arrangements to the contrary, however and whenever arising and however expressed.
Subject as provided below, any member may transfer all or any of his shares which are in certificated form by instrument of transfer in any form which the Directors may approve. The instrument of transfer of a share shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor. The Directors may refuse to register any transfer of certificated shares unless the instrument of transfer is lodged at the registered office accompanied by the relevant share certificate(s) and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. The Directors may refuse to register any share which is not fully paid up or on which the Company has a lien provided that this would not prevent dealings from taking place on an open and proper basis. The Directors may also refuse to register any transfer of shares which is prohibited by the provisions described in section 7.7(a)(i)(B) above or any transfer of shares unless such transfer is in respect of one class of share only, is in favour of no more than four transferees and is lodged at the registered office or such other place as the Directors may appoint.
Subject to the Guernsey CREST Requirements, the registration of transfer may be suspended at such time and for such periods as the Directors may determine, provided that such suspension shall not be for more than 30 days in any year.
If it shall come to the notice of the Directors that any Shares are owned directly or beneficially by a Non-Qualified Holder (as defined in the Articles) which shall include US Persons (as defined in Section 5 of this Part 7 (General Information), the Directors may require such person (i) to provide the Directors within thirty days with sufficient satisfactory documentary evidence to satisfy the Directors that such person does not fall within the definition of a Non-Qualified Holder and in default of such evidence (ii) to sell or transfer his Ordinary Shares to a person qualified to own the same within thirty days and within such thirty days to provide the Directors with satisfactory evidence of such sale or transfer.
Following the recognition of Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited as an ''operator of a computerised settlement system'' for the purposes of the Uncertificated Securities (Guernsey) Regulations, 2009 (the Guernsey Regulations), Guernsey securities (which includes for these purposes the Shares) are now admitted to CREST, and can be held and transferred in CREST, pursuant to the Guernsey Regulations and the CREST rules. CREST Rule 8 has therefore been deleted from the CREST Manual. Guernsey securities (which includes for these purposes the Shares) that were admitted as participating securities pursuant to CREST Rule 8 before 30 August 2013 are treated as securities admitted pursuant to the Guernsey Regulations and any holding of such securities in CREST is a holding for the purposes of the Guernsey Regulations.
The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital account in any manner permitted by and with and subject to any consent required by the Companies Law.
Notice for any general meeting shall be sent by the secretary or officer of the Company or any other person appointed by the Board not less than ten days before the meeting. The notice must specify the time and place of the general meeting and, in the case of any special business, the general nature of the business to be transacted. With the consent in writing of all the members of the Company, a general meeting may be convened by a shorter notice or at no notice in any manner they think fit. The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting or the non-receipt of such notice by any member of the Company shall not invalidate any resolution, or any proposed resolution otherwise duly approved, passed or proceeding at any meeting.
arrangement of the terms thereof. Where proposals are under consideration concerning the appointment (including without limitation fixing or varying the terms of appointment or its termination) of two or more Directors to offices or places of profit with the Company or a company in which the Company is interested, such proposals shall be divided and a separate resolution considered in relation to each Director. In such case each of the Directors concerned (if not otherwise debarred from voting under these provisions) is entitled to vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of each resolution except that concerning his own appointment.
(b) A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director on such terms as to tenure of office and otherwise as the Directors may determine.
(c) The Directors may from time to time appoint one or more of their body to be a managing director or managing directors of the Company and may fix his or their remuneration.
(a) The Directors may from time to time authorise the payment of dividends and other distributions to be paid to the members in accordance with the procedure set out in the Companies Law. The declaration of the Directors as to the amount available for distribution to the members shall be final and conclusive.
If the Company is wound up, the liquidator may with the authority of an extraordinary resolution, and any other authority or sanction required by the Companies Law, divide among the members or any of them in specie the whole or any part of the assets of the Company, and whether or not the assets shall consist of property of a single kind, and may for such purposes set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property, and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the members. The liquidator may, with the like authority, vest any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefits of the members as the liquidator, with the like authority, shall think fit, and the liquidation of the Company may be closed and the Company dissolved, but so that no member shall be compelled to accept any asset in respect of which there is liability.
The register of Shareholders is the hard copy register of Shareholders kept at the Company's registered office pursuant to the Companies Law. The other statutory records of the Company are kept at the same address.
There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Company is aware) which may have, or have had in the 12 months preceding the date of this document, a significant effect on the financial position or profitability of the Group.
The following contracts, not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, have been entered into by the Company or any other member of the Group within the two years immediately preceding the date of this document and are, or may be, material. There are no other contracts entered into by the Company or any member of the Group which include an obligation or entitlement which is material to the Company as at the date of this document.
On 27 June 2012, PropCo No. 3 and LP3 (together, the Aviva Borrowers) entered into an English law governed sterling term loan facility agreement with Aviva as lender (the Aviva Facility Agreement). The Aviva Facility Agreement provides for a term loan facility of £95,300,000 (Aviva Facility). The purpose of the Aviva Facility was to finance (a) in part, the acquisition of certain properties by PropCo No. 3; (b) in part, the acquisition of the beneficial interest in certain properties by LP3; (c) in part, the acquisition of certain of the units in certain Jersey property unit trusts by LP3; (d) in part, the acquisition of the entire issued share capital in Picton (UK) Listed Real Estate Limited (Picton UK); and (e) all other costs and expenses approved in writing by Aviva. The Aviva Borrowers must make repayments of the principal amount outstanding under the Aviva Facility Agreement in accordance with an amortisation schedule issued by Aviva under which approximately one third of the Aviva Facility will be repaid on an annuity basis over the life of the Aviva Facility. The remaining principal amount outstanding under the Aviva Facility Agreement must be repaid in full on 24 July 2032. Interest accrues on the principal amount outstanding under the Aviva Facility Agreement at a fixed rate of 4.38 per cent. per annum. If the Aviva Borrowers fail to pay any amount payable by them, interest accrues on the unpaid sum at a rate which is 2 per cent. higher than the rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment, constituted part of the loan under the Aviva Facility.
The maximum loan to value and minimum debt service cover ratio covenants are 65 per cent. and 140 per cent. respectively.
There are a number of events of default which give Aviva the ability to cancel the Aviva Facility and demand the repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Aviva Facility Agreement and related documents. These include non-payment, breach of other obligations, misrepresentation, cross-default, insolvency, insolvency proceedings, delisting of the Company from the main exchange of the London Stock Exchange and material adverse change. In addition, the existing corporate structure of the Aviva Borrowers, Picton Property Nominee (No 3) Limited, Picton Property Nominee (No 4) Limited, Picton UK and the Merbrook Trusts (together, the Aviva Borrower Group) must, with certain limited exceptions, remain the same unless the prior written consent of Aviva is obtained.
(ii) Aviva Security
In connection with the Aviva Facility Agreement, each member of the Aviva Borrower Group has entered into a deed of legal charge dated 24 July 2012 with Aviva and charged all of its present and future rights, title and interest in and to the assets which it owns or in which it has an interest, including the grant of legal mortgages over each property owned by it as well as certain other English, Guernsey and Jersey law security documents. In addition, the Company charged the shares it holds in PropCo No. 3 and the GPUT charged its partnership interest in LP3.
On 27 June 2012, PropCo No. 2 and LP2 (together, the Canada Life Borrowers) together with, among others, Canada Life as lender, entered into an English law governed sterling term loan facility agreement (the Canada Life Facility Agreement). The Canada Life Facility Agreement provides for a £113,700,000 term loan facility.
The purpose of the Canada Life Facility was to finance (a) the acquisition of the beneficial interest in certain properties by LP2; (b) the refinancing of PropCo No. 2's existing indebtedness owed to The Royal Bank of Scotland plc; and/or (c) the acquisition of Datapoint, Cody Road, London E16 4SR by PropCo No. 2. The Canada Life Borrowers must repay on 20 October 2022 an amount sufficient to ensure that the principal amount then outstanding under the Canada Life Facility Agreement is not greater than £80,000,000. Any part of the Canada Life Facility which is repaid may not be re-borrowed. The remaining principal amount outstanding under the Canada Life Facility Agreement must be repaid in full on 20 October 2027. Interest accrues on the principal amount outstanding under the Canada Life Facility Agreement at a fixed rate of 4.08 per cent. per annum. If the Canada Life Borrowers fail to pay any amount payable by them, interest accrues on the unpaid sum at a rate which is 2.50 per cent. higher than the rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of nonpayment, constituted part of the loan under the Canada Life Facility.
The maximum loan to value and minimum interest cover ratio covenants are 65 per cent. and 175 per cent. respectively. If at any time there occurs a change of control event, the Canada Life Borrowers shall promptly notify Canada Life upon becoming aware of the event and Canada Life may immediately cancel the Canada Life Facility and declare all amounts outstanding, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued under the finance documents immediately due and payable. A ''change of control'' means where (a) the Company ceases to be the ultimate beneficial owner of the shares in PropCo No. 2 or Picton (General Partner) No 2 Limited, or the partnership interest in LP2; (b) the Company ceases to be listed on the London Stock Exchange; or (c) Picton Capital ceases to be the investment manager of the Canada Life Borrowers and a new investment manager acceptable to Canada Life is not appointed in accordance with the Canada Life Facility Agreement. The Canada Life Facility Agreement contains the usual events of default which give the facility agent the ability to cancel the Canada Life Facility and demand the repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Canada Life Facility Agreement and related documents. These include non-payment, breach of other obligations, misrepresentation, cross-default, insolvency, insolvency proceedings and material adverse change.
(ii) Security
In connection with the Canada Life Facility Agreement, each of the Canada Life Borrowers, Picton (General Partner) No 2 Limited, Picton (UK) Listed Real Estate Nominee (No. 1) Limited and Picton (UK) Listed Real Estate Nominee (No. 2) Limited has entered into a debenture dated 24 July 2012 with Canada Life and charged all of its present and future rights, title and interest in and to the assets which it owns or in which it has an interest, including the grant of legal mortgages over each property owned by it as well as certain other English, Guernsey and Scots law security documents. In addition, the Company charged the shares it holds in PropCo No. 2 and the GPUT charged its partnership interest in LP2.
The contribution agreement dated 12 September 2012 between Picton ZDP and the Company pursuant to which the Company has undertaken to contribute (by way of gift, capital contribution or otherwise) such funds to Picton ZDP as will ensure that Picton ZDP will have sufficient assets on the 2016 ZDP share repayment date to satisfy the 2016 final capital entitlement of the 2016 ZDP Shares then due and to pay any operational costs or expenses incurred by Picton ZDP.
(ii) 2016 Loan Agreement
The 2016 Loan Agreement dated 12 September 2012 between Picton ZDP and the Company pursuant to which Picton ZDP agreed to make an interest free loan to the Company of an aggregate amount equal to the net proceeds of the placing of 2016 ZDP Shares (whether to another member of the Group or to a third party). Amounts advanced under the 2016 Loan Agreement are repayable in full on the 2016 ZDP share repayment date and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the 2016 Loan Agreement.
A loan note instrument dated 26 September 2010 was executed by the Company constituting £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes 2012 (£2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes). £1,967,375 of the £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes remained outstanding at the date of this document.
Holders of the £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes are entitled to redeem their £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes at par on each interest payment date, being 31 March and 30 September in each year (provided such date falls at least six months' after the date of issue of the notes), on giving not less than four months' prior written notice. The £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes are also repayable on demand on the occurrence of certain events of default.
The Company may also redeem the £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes on four months' notice in writing at par plus accrued interest. Interest at a rate of 0.5 per cent. above LIBOR is payable on the £2,580,379 Unsecured Loan Notes.
The Managing Agents Agreements:
Under these agreements CBRE agrees to provide property management services to (i) SPV 2; (ii) LP3, PropCo No. 3 and the Merbrook Trusts; and (iii) LP2 and PropCo No. 2 respectively in respect of certain properties specified in each agreement. Such property management services include regular inspections of the properties, arranging for the demand and collection of rent, administering service charge funds and ensuring that the landlord's lease obligations to the tenants are fulfilled. Each agreement continues until terminated and may be terminated on 3 months' notice by any of the parties.
Each agreement contains an indemnity in favour of CBRE in respect of all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by CBRE in the employment or termination of employment of certain employees of CBRE based on-site at the properties. CBRE's liability under each agreement is capped at £20 million or, in certain circumstances, the sub-limits stated in CBRE's insurance policies as applicable to the relevant liability. CBRE is obliged to maintain insurance in an amount of at least £20 million.
The fees payable for the provision of the services are specified in each agreement on a property by-property basis.
The Investment Management Agreement dated 24 July 2012 between the Company and Picton Capital under which the Company appointed Picton Capital to provide certain investment management services to the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the agreement.
In consideration for providing the management services to the Company, Picton Capital is entitled to retain a fee of £150,000 per annum (ex VAT) or such other amount as may be agreed between the parties.
The Company has given certain market standard indemnities in favour of Picton Capital in respect of its potential losses incurred in performing its obligations under the agreement.
Subject to the early termination rights detailed below, the agreement is in force for an initial term of 12 months and thereafter for successive periods of 12 months unless terminated by either party upon not less than 12 months written notice. The agreement may be terminated by either party with immediate effect if the other party (a) commits a material breach of the agreement and (where such breach is capable of remedy) fails to remedy such a breach within 30 days of being given written notice of it by the other party; or (b) has a receiver, administrator or other similar officer appointed over the whole or a material part of its assets or a resolution passed or order made for its winding up (otherwise than for the purposes of its solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or (c) ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or enters into voluntary liquidation; or (d) becomes insolvent. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by the Company with immediate effect if such a termination is required by law or by any relevant regulatory authority.
Picton Capital must maintain professional indemnity insurance in an amount of not less than £10 million.
The Security Pool B Investment Management Agreement dated 24 July 2012 between LP2, PropCo No. 2 and Picton Capital under which LP2 and PropCo No. 2 severally appointed Picton Capital to provide certain investment management services in respect of the properties beneficially owned directly or indirectly by LP2 and PropCo No. 2 respectively on the terms and subject to the conditions of the agreement.
Picton Capital is entitled to receive a monthly management fee comprised of an aggregate amount equal to all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred by it in providing the investment management services, plus an amount equal to 10 per cent. of those costs. The management fee shall be apportioned between LP2 and PropCo No. 2 in the same proportion as the value of the properties owned by each of them bears to the aggregate value of the property portfolio.
LP2 and PropCo No. 2 have given certain market standard indemnities in favour of Picton Capital in respect of its potential losses incurred in performing its obligations under the agreement.
Subject to the early termination rights detailed below, the agreement is in force for an initial term of 12 months and thereafter for successive periods of 12 months unless terminated by any party upon not less than 12 months written notice. The agreement may be terminated by any party with immediate effect if any other party (a) commits a material breach of the agreement and (where such breach is capable of remedy) fail to remedy such a breach within 30 days of being given written notice of it by the other party; or (b) has a receiver, administrator or other similar officer appointed over the whole or a material part of its assets or a resolution passed or order made for its winding up (otherwise than for the purposes of its solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or (c) ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or enters into voluntary liquidation; or (d) becomes insolvent. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by LP2 or PropCo No. 2 with immediate effect if such a termination is required by law or by any relevant regulatory authority.
Picton Capital must maintain professional indemnity insurance in an amount of not less than £10 million.
The Security Pool C Investment Management Agreement dated 24 July 2012 between LP3, PropCo No. 3, Picton Capital (Guernsey) Limited (the Trust Manager), Picton Capital and the trustees of the Merbrook Trusts (the Trustees) under which LP3, PropCo No. 3 and the Trustees severally appointed Picton Capital to provide certain investment management services in respect of the properties beneficially owned directly or indirectly by LP3, PropCo No. 3 and the Merbrook Trusts respectively on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the agreement.
Picton Capital is entitled to receive a monthly management fee comprised of an aggregate amount equal to all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred by it in providing the investment management services, plus an amount equal to 10 per cent. of those costs. The management fee is apportioned between LP3, PropCo No. 3 and the Merbrook Trusts in the same proportion as the value of the properties owned by each of them bears to the aggregate value of the property portfolio.
LP3, PropCo No. 3, the Trust Manager and the Trustees have given certain market standard indemnities in favour of Picton Capital in respect of its potential losses incurred in performing its obligations under the agreement.
Subject to the early termination rights detailed below, the agreement is in force for an initial term of 12 months and thereafter for successive periods of 12 months unless terminated by any party upon not less than 12 months written notice. The agreement may be terminated by any party with immediate effect if any other party (a) commits a material breach of the agreement and (where such breach is capable of remedy) fails to remedy such a breach within 30 days of being given written notice of it by the other party; or (b) has a receiver, administrator or other similar officer appointed over the whole or a material part of its assets or a resolution passed or order made for its winding up (otherwise than for the purposes of its solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or (c) ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or enters into voluntary liquidation; or (d) becomes insolvent. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by LP3, PropCo No. 3 or the Merbrook Trusts with immediate effect if such a termination is required by law or by any relevant regulatory authority.
Picton Capital must maintain professional indemnity insurance in an amount of not less than £10 million.
The Investment Management Agreement in relation to the uncharged properties dated 24 July 2012 between SPV 2 and Picton Capital under which SPV 2 appointed Picton Capital to provide or procure certain investment management services to SPV 2 in relation to those properties beneficially owned (directly or indirectly) by SPV 2 on the terms and subject to the conditions of the agreement and SPV 2's articles of association. Picton Capital is entitled to receive a monthly management fee comprised of an aggregate amount equal to all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred by it in providing the investment management services, plus an amount equal to 10 per cent. of those costs.
SPV 2 has given certain market standard indemnities in favour of Picton Capital in respect of its potential losses incurred in performing its obligations under the agreement.
Subject to the early termination rights set out below, the agreement is in force for an initial term of 12 months and thereafter for successive periods of 12 months unless terminated by either party upon not less than 12 months written notice. The agreement may be terminated by either party with immediate effect if the other party (a) commits a material breach of the agreement and (where such breach is capable of remedy) fails to remedy such a breach within 30 days of being given written notice of it by the other party; or (b) has a receiver, administrator or other similar officer appointed over the whole or a material part of its assets or a resolution passed or order made for its winding up (otherwise than for the purposes of its solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or (c) ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or enters into voluntary liquidation; or (d) becomes insolvent. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by SPV 2 with immediate effect if such a termination is required by law or by any relevant regulatory authority.
Picton Capital must maintain professional indemnity insurance in an amount of not less than £10 million.
The Internal Administration Agreement dated 3 October 2005 between the Company, the PropCo and the SPV whereby the PropCo and the SPV agree to act as a property investment holding company of the Group and to acquire and dispose of assets on behalf of the Group. Pursuant to the Internal Administration Agreement, the Company agreed to fund the PropCo and the SPV by share and/or loan capital in amounts to be determined from time to time for the purposes of acquiring the property portfolio described in the Company's prospectus dated 4 October 2005 (through the acquisition of units in the GPUT) and otherwise dealing with and maintaining the assets of the Group.
(f) Administration and Secretarial Agreement
The Administration and Secretarial Agreement dated 5 February 2014 between the Company and the Administrator whereby the Company appointed the Administrator to act as the Company's administrator and secretary and to provide certain administrative and secretarial services to the Group. The Administration, Administrator and Secretarial Agreement contains an unlimited indemnity in favour of the Administrator against claims by third parties except to the extent that the claim is due to the bad faith, negligence, wilful default or fraud of the Administrator.
The Administration, Administrator and Secretarial Agreement may be terminated by any party giving to the other not less than 90 days' notice in writing or otherwise in circumstances, inter alia, where one of the parties goes into liquidation.
(g) Registrar Agreement
The Registrar Agreement dated 5 March 2013 between the Company and the Registrar whereby the Company appointed the Registrar to act as the Company's registrar . The Registrar Agreement contains an unlimited indemnity in favour of the Registrar against claims by third parties except to the extent that the claim is due to the fraud, negligence or wilful default of the Registrar.
The Registrar Agreement may be terminated by any party giving to the other not less than six months' notice in writing or otherwise in circumstances, inter alia, where one of the parties goes into liquidation.
(h) Amended and Restated Unit Trust Instrument
The Amended and Restated Unit Trust Instrument dated 24 July 2012 between the Trust Manager and Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited (the Trustee) constituting the GPUT and pursuant to the terms of which the Trustee agreed hold the interests in LP2 and LP3 forming the GPUT property, on trust for the holders of the units pari passu according to the number of units held by each and on the terms and subject to the powers and provisions of the trust instrument. In consideration of performing its services under the trust instrument, the Trust Manager is entitled to retain a fee of £20,000 per annum (ex VAT) or such other amount as agreed between the parties. In consideration of acting as trustee of the GPUT, the Trustee is entitled to retain for its benefit a fee of £20,000 per annum (ex VAT) or such other amount as agreed between the parties plus such additional fees (not exceeding £10,000 per annum) as may be approved by the Trust Manager.
(i) Limited Partnership Agreement – LP2
The Limited Partnership Agreement relating to LP2 dated 18 June 2012 between Picton (GP) No.2 Limited (as general partner) and SPV 2 (as the initial limited partner) whereby the parties established LP2 as a limited partnership in England and Wales pursuant to the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement for the purposes of investing, directly or indirectly, in properties in the UK, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
(j) Limited Partnership Agreement – LP3
The Limited Partnership Agreement relating to LP3 dated 18 June 2012 between Picton (GP) No.3 Limited (as general partner) and SPV 2 (as the initial limited partner) whereby the parties established LP3 as a limited partnership in England and Wales pursuant to the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement for the purposes of investing, directly or indirectly, in properties in the UK, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
(k) Placing Agreement
The placing agreement dated 1 May 2014 between the Company, the Investment Manager, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities.
Under the terms of the Placing Agreement, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities have agreed to act as the Company's joint sponsors in connection with the Capital Raising and to use their respective reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for the New Ordinary shares pursuant to the Initial Placing and any Subsequent Placings under the Placing Programme, in each case at the applicable Issue Price.
In consideration for their services in connection with the Initial Offers, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities will be paid: (i) a corporate finance fee of £150,000; (ii) a commission equal to 1.2 per cent. of the Gross Proceeds of the Initial Offers and; (iii) a discretionary fee of 0.5 per cent. of the Gross Proceeds of the Initial Offers.
In consideration for their services in connection with the Initial Offers, J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities will be paid: (i) a commission equal to 0.7 per cent. of the Gross Proceeds of any Subsequent Placing and; (ii) a discretionary fee of 0.5 per cent. of the Gross Proceeds of the Initial Offers.
The Placing Agreement is conditional on:
The Placing Agreement confers on J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities the right to terminate their obligations prior to the applicable Admission if, inter alia, in the opinion of J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities acting in good faith:
The Placing Agreement also contains:
The Placing Agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales.
(l) Receiving Agent Agreement
The Receiving Agent Agreement dated 1 May 2014 between the Company and the Receiving Agent pursuant to which Computershare Investor Services PLC has agreed to act as receiving agent to the Offer for Subscription. The fees payable are based on the number of Applications received and are subject to a minimum fee. The agreement contains a standard indemnity from the Company to the Receiving Agent.
The following information is general in nature and relates only to Guernsey and United Kingdom taxation in relation to Shareholders who hold their Ordinary Shares as an investment, who are resident or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom (except where expressly stated), who are the beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares and who do not (alone or together with connected persons) hold more than 10 per cent. of any particular class of share in the Company. The comments may not apply to certain classes of persons, such as dealers, collective investment schemes and insurance companies. The information is based on existing law and practice at the date of this document and may be subject to subsequent change.
If you are in any doubt about your tax position, or if you may be subject to tax in a jurisdiction other than Guernsey or the United Kingdom, you should consult your professional adviser.
(a) The Company
The Company is eligible for and has been granted exemption from liability to income tax in Guernsey under the Income Tax (Exempt Bodies) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 1989 by the Director of Income Tax in Guernsey for the current year. Exemption must be applied for annually and will be granted, subject to the payment of an annual fee, which is currently fixed at £600 and provided the Company qualifies under the applicable legislation for exemption. It is the intention of the Directors to conduct the affairs of the Company so as to ensure that it continues to qualify for exempt company status for the purposes of Guernsey taxation.
As an exempt company, the Company is and will be treated as if it were not resident in Guernsey for the purposes of liability to Guernsey income tax. Under current law and practice in Guernsey, the Company will only be liable to tax in Guernsey in respect of income arising or accruing in Guernsey, other than from a relevant bank deposit. It is anticipated that no income other than from a relevant bank deposit will arise in Guernsey and therefore the Company will not incur any additional liability to Guernsey tax.
Guernsey currently does not levy taxes upon capital inheritances, capital gains, gifts, sales or turnover (unless the varying of investments and the turning of such investments to account is a business or part of a business), nor are there any estate duties (save for registration fees and ad valorem duty for a Guernsey Grant of Representation where the deceased dies leaving assets in Guernsey which require presentation of such a Grant).
No stamp duty is chargeable in Guernsey on the issue, transfer, or redemption of Shares in the Company.
The Company and/or interests in the Company could be subject to the application of FATCA. FATCA generally imposes a new reporting regime and potentially a 30% withholding tax with respect to certain US source income (including dividends and interest) and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposal of property that can produce US source interest or dividends (''Withholdable Payments''). As a general matter, the new rules are designed to require US persons' direct and indirect ownership of non-US accounts and non-US entities to be reported to the US Internal Revenue Service (the ''Service''). The 30% withholding tax regime applies if there is a failure to provide required information regarding US ownership.
Generally, the new rules will subject all Withholdable Payments received by the Company to 30% withholding tax (including the share that is allocable to non-US persons) unless compliance with the new rules by the Company is pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between the jurisdiction in which the Company is based and the United States or the Company enters into an agreement (an ''FFI Agreement'') with the Service to provide information, representations and waivers of non-US law as may be required to comply with the provisions of the new rules, including, information regarding its direct and indirect US accountholders.
FATCA IS PARTICULARLY COMPLEX AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE COMPANY, THE SHARES OR THE SHAREHOLDERS IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. EACH POTENTIAL INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISER TO OBTAIN A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF FATCA AND HOW THIS US LEGISLATION MIGHT AFFECT EACH POTENTIAL INVESTOR IN ITS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.
On 13 December 2013, the governments of the United States and Guernsey announced that they had entered into an intergovernmental agreement (the US-Guernsey IGA) related to implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The US-Guernsey IGA will be implemented through Guernsey's domestic legislation, in accordance with regulations and guidance yet to be published in finalised form. Accordingly, the full impact of the US-Guernsey IGA on the Company and the Company's reporting responsibilities pursuant to the US-Guernsey IGA as implemented in Guernsey is currently uncertain.
However, on 12 July 2013 the United States Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2013-43 (Notice) which, inter alia, refers to the treatment of financial institutions operating in jurisdictions that have signed an intergovernmental agreement to implement FATCA. According to the Notice, a jurisdiction will be treated as having in effect an intergovernmental agreement if the jurisdiction is listed on the US Treasury website as a jurisdiction that is treated as having an intergovernmental agreement in effect. In general, the US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service intend to include on this list jurisdictions that have signed but have not yet brought into force an intergovernmental agreement. A financial institution resident in a jurisdiction that is treated as having an intergovernmental agreement in effect will be permitted to register on the FATCA registration website as a registered deemed-compliant financial institution (which would include all reporting Model 1 foreign financial institutions) or participating foreign financial institution (which would include all reporting Model 2 foreign financial institutions). The US-Guernsey IGA is based on Model 1 and is listed on the US Treasury website as a jurisdiction that is treated as having an intergovernmental agreement in effect.
On 22 October 2013 the Chief Minister of Guernsey signed an intergovernmental agreement with the UK (UK-Guernsey IGA) under which certain disclosure requirements will be imposed in respect of certain investors in the Company who are resident in the UK or which are entities that are controlled by one or more residents of the UK. The UK-Guernsey IGA will be implemented through Guernsey's domestic legislation, in accordance with regulations and guidance yet to be published in finalised form. Accordingly, the full impact of the UK-Guernsey IGA on the Company and its reporting responsibilities pursuant to the UK-Guernsey IGA is currently uncertain.
The Company reserves the right to request from any investor or potential investor such information as the Company deems necessary to comply with FATCA, any FFI Agreement from time to time in force, or any obligation arising under the implementation of any applicable intergovernmental agreement, including the US-Guernsey IGA and the UK-Guernsey IGA.
Although not a Member State of the European Union, Guernsey, in common with certain other jurisdictions, entered into bilateral agreements with EU Member States on the taxation of savings income. From 1 July 2011 paying agents in Guernsey must automatically report to the Director of Income Tax in Guernsey any interest payment to individuals resident in the contracting EU Member States which falls within the scope of the EU Savings Directive (2003/48/EC) (the ''EU Savings Directive'') as applied in Guernsey. However, whilst such interest payments may include distributions from the proceeds of shares or units in certain collective investment schemes which are, or are equivalent to, UCITS, in accordance with EC Directive 85/611/EEC (as recast by EC Directive 2009/65/EC(recast)) and guidance notes issued by the States of Guernsey on the implementation of the bilateral agreements the Company should not, under the existing regime, be regarded as, or as equivalent to, a UCITS. Accordingly, any payments made by the Company to Shareholders will not be subject to reporting obligations pursuant to the agreements between Guernsey and EU Member States to implement the EU Savings Directive in Guernsey.
On 24 March 2014 the Council of the European Union formally adopted a directive to amend the EU Savings Directive. The amendments significantly widen the scope of the EU Savings Directive. EU Member States are required to adopt national legislation to comply with the amended EU Savings Directive by 1 January 2016. The amended EU Savings Directive is anticipated to be applicable from 2017. Guernsey, along with other dependent and associated territories, will consider the effect of the amendments to the EU Savings Directive in the context of existing bilateral agreements and domestic law. If changes to the implementation of the EU Savings Directive are brought into effect then the treatment of investors in the Company and the position of the Company in relation to the EU Savings Directive may be different to that set out above.
(b) Holders of Ordinary Shares
Provided the Company maintains its exempt status, Shareholders who are resident for tax purposes in Guernsey (which includes Alderney and Herm for these purposes) will suffer no deduction of tax by the Company from any dividends payable by the Company but the Administrator will provide details of distributions made to Guernsey resident Shareholders to the Director of Income Tax in Guernsey, including the names and addresses of the Guernsey resident Shareholders, the gross amount of any distribution paid and the date of the payment. The Director of Income Tax can require the Company to provide the name and address of every Guernsey resident who, on a specified date, has a beneficial interest in Shares, with details of the interest.
Shareholders resident outside Guernsey will not be subject to any tax in Guernsey in respect of distributions paid in relation to any Shares owned by them nor on the redemption or disposal of their holding of Shares in the Company.
(a) The Company
The Directors intend to continue to conduct the affairs of the Company so that it does not become resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes. Accordingly, and provided that the Company does not carry on a trade in the United Kingdom (whether or not through a branch, agency or permanent establishment situated there), it should not be subject to United Kingdom income tax or corporation tax other than on certain types of United Kingdom source income.
Receipt of any amount on a disposal of Ordinary Shares by a UK resident or ordinarily resident individual Shareholder will constitute proceeds of a disposal of Ordinary Shares for the purposes of UK taxation of chargeable gains which may, depending on the Shareholder's individual circumstances (including the availability of exemptions and allowable losses), give rise to a liability to UK taxation of capital gains.
Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax should be subject to UK corporation tax on chargeable gains on receipt of any disposal proceeds for the Ordinary Shares, provided that the provisions of Chapter 2A (Disguised Interest) and Chapter 6A (Shares Accounted for as Liabilities) of Part 6 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 do not apply (as to which please see ''Other United Kingdom Tax Considerations'' below).
The Company's Directors have been advised that, based upon the current structure and management of the Company, it should not be an offshore fund for the purposes of the United Kingdom offshore fund rules. Should the Company be regarded as being subject to the offshore fund rules, this may have adverse tax consequences for Shareholders who may as a result be subject to UK income tax on any gain realised on disposal of their Ordinary Shares.
(c) ISAs, UK SSAS and SIPPs
Subject to applicable subscription limits (currently £11,880, which is due to increase to £15,000 from 1 July 2014), the Ordinary Shares should be eligible for inclusion in a Stocks and Shares ISA provided that the ISA manager has acquired the New Ordinary Shares by purchase in the market. The Directors intend to manage the affairs of the Company so as to maintain the eligibility of the Ordinary Shares for inclusion in an ISA. The Directors have been advised that the Ordinary Shares should be eligible for inclusion in a UK SSAS or a UK SIPP.
Provided that the Ordinary Shares are not registered in any register of the Company kept in the United Kingdom, are not paired with shares issued or raised by a UK company and any document transferring the Ordinary Shares is not executed or brought into the UK, no United Kingdom stamp duty or SDRT will be payable on the issue or transfer of the Company or an agreement to transfer the Ordinary Shares.
The above statement is intended as a general guide to the current stamp duty and SDRT position and does not relate to persons such as market makers, brokers, dealers, intermediaries and persons connected with depositary arrangements and clearance services.
Shareholders who are subject to UK corporation tax should note the provisions of Chapter 2A (Disguised Interest) and 6A (Shares Accounted for as Liabilities) of Part 6 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009. Where these provisions apply, sums paid to such Shareholders on redemption or other disposal of the Ordinary Shares will not be treated as capital receipts but will instead be treated as a return economically equivalent to a return on an investment at interest and will be taxed under the UK loan relationships regime. Shareholders who may be affected by these provisions should consult their own tax advisers.
The attention of companies resident in the UK is drawn to the controlled foreign companies legislation contained in Part 9A of the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010. Broadly, a charge may arise to UK tax resident companies if the Company is controlled directly or indirectly by persons who are resident in the UK, it has profits which are attributable to its significant people functions and one of the exemptions does not apply.
The attention of individuals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes is drawn to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 13 of the Income Tax Act 2007, which may render them liable to income tax in respect of any undistributed income of the Company or any capital sum received from the Company.
It is anticipated that the shareholdings in the Company will be such as to ensure that it would not be a ''close company'' if it were resident in the United Kingdom (broadly, controlled by five or fewer participants). If, however, the Company would be a close company if so resident, capital gains accruing to it may be apportioned to United Kingdom resident or ordinarily resident Shareholders, under the provisions of section 13 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, who may thereby become chargeable to capital gains tax, or corporation tax on chargeable gains, on the gains apportioned to them.
The Company is of the opinion that the working capital available to the Company and its subsidiaries is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the next 12 months from the date of this document.
12.1 Set out below is a statement of capitalisation and indebtedness in relation to the Group.
The indebtedness information set out below has been extracted without material adjustment from the Company's unaudited management accounts as at 31 March 2014. The capitalisation information set out below has been extracted without material adjustment from the Company's unaudited interim report and financial statements for the six month period ended 30 September 2013. There has been no material change in the capitalisation of the Group since 30 September 2013, save for the issue of 22.2 million Ordinary Shares, as a result of which the share capital figure in the table below has increased from £45.5 million to £57.2 million, on an IFRS basis.
| As at 31 March 2014 |
|
|---|---|
| Indebtedness Total current debt Guaranteed |
£ 000 — |
| Secured Unguaranteed/Unsecured |
1,072 1,967 |
| Total current debt | 3,039 |
| Total non-current debt Guaranteed |
— |
| Secured Unguaranteed/Unsecured |
208,438 24,368 |
| Total non-current debt | 232,806 |
| As at 30 September 2013 |
|
| Capitalisation Shareholders' equity |
£ 000 |
| Share Capital Legal reserve |
45,473 134,831 |
| Total capitalisation | 180,304 |
12.2 Save for the issue of 22.2 million Ordinary Shares on 27 November 2013, there has been no material change to the capitalisation of the Company since 30 September 2013.
| As at 31 March 2014 |
|
|---|---|
| Net Indebtedness | £ 000 |
| Cash | 32,352 |
| Cash equivalent Trading securities |
— — |
| Liquidity | 32,352 |
| Current financial receivable | |
| Current bank debt | — |
| Current portion of non current debt Other current financial debt |
1,072 1,967 |
| Current financial debt | 3,039 |
| Net current financial indebtedness | (29,313) |
| Other non current loans | 232,805 |
| Non current financial indebtedness | 232,805 |
| Net financial indebtedness | 203,492 |
13.7 The Company confirms that no material change has occurred to the value of the property assets of the Group since 31 March 2014, the effective date of the report in Part 4 (Valuation Report) of this document.
13.8 Where information contained in this document has been sourced from a third party, the Company confirms that such information has been accurately reproduced and, so far as the Company is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
the Company was not a party to, nor had any interest in, any related party transaction (as defined in the Standards adopted to the Regulation (EC) No. 1606/2002) at any time during the three financial periods ended 31 December 2010, 31 March 2012, 31 March 2013 for the six month periods ended 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2013.
Copies of this document will be made available free of charge to the public at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP at 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ and from the Company's registered office in Guernsey during normal business hours until the close of business on 30 April 2015.
Date: 1 May 2014
| Information incorporated by reference |
The Company's document reference | Page No. in Prospectus |
|---|---|---|
| Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 |
Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 (pages 2 to 57) |
50 to 51 and 103 |
| Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the 15 month period ended 31 March 2012 |
Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the 15 month period ended 31 March 2012 (pages 1 to 82) |
50 to 51 and 103 |
| Picton Property Income Limited Interim Report and unaudited financial statements for the six month period ended 30 September 2012 |
(pages 1 to 26) | 50 to 51 and 103 |
| Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013 |
Picton Property Income Limited Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013 (pages 1 to 92) |
50 to 51 and 103 |
| Picton Property Income Limited Interim Report and unaudited financial statements for the six month period ended 30 September 2013 |
(pages 1 to 28) | 50 to 51 and 103 |
Note: Prior to a change of name with effect from 1 June 2011, the Company was known as ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Limited, and accordingly each of the Company's documents published prior to 1 June 2011 was published under its former name.
a Placee agrees to become a member of the Company and agrees to subscribe for those New Ordinary Shares allocated to it by J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities at the Issue Price.
2.2 If any of these conditions is not met, the Initial Placing will not proceed.
(a) in agreeing to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares under the Initial Placing, it is relying solely on this Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus issued by the Company and not on any other information given, or representation or statement made at any time, by any person concerning the Company or the Initial Placing. It agrees that none of the Company, the Investment Manager, J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities, nor any of their respective officers, agents or employees, will have any liability for any other information or representation. It irrevocably and unconditionally waives any rights it may have in respect of any other information or representation;
(b) the content of this Prospectus is exclusively the responsibility of the Company and its Board and apart from the liabilities and responsibilities, if any, which may be imposed on either J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities under any regulatory regime, neither J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities nor any person acting on their behalf nor any of their affiliates makes any representation, express or implied, nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this document nor for any other statement made or purported to be made by them or on its or their behalf in connection with the Company, the New Ordinary Shares or the Capital Raise;
(i) the New Ordinary Shares subscribed for or acquired by it in the Placing Programme have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any relevant Member State other than qualified investors, as that term is defined in the Prospectus Directive 2010/73/EU, or in circumstances in which the prior consent of J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities has been given to the offer or resale; or
(ii) where New Ordinary Shares have been subscribed for or acquired by it on behalf of persons in any relevant Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those New Ordinary Shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons;
It agrees that the provision of this paragraph shall survive any resale of the New Ordinary Shares by or on behalf of any such account;
person and New Ordinary Shares could lawfully be distributed to and subscribed and held by it or such person without compliance with any unfulfilled approval, registration or other regulatory or legal requirements;
basis that it accepts full responsibility for any requirement to identify and verify the identity of its clients and other persons in respect of whom it has applied. In addition, it warrants that it is a person:
(ee) in providing the Registrar with information, it hereby represents and warrants to the Registrar that it has obtained the consent of any data subjects to the Registrar and its respective associates holding and using their personal data for the Purposes (including the explicit consent of the data subjects for the processing of any sensitive personal data for the Purposes set out in paragraph (dd) above). For the purposes of this prospectus, ''data subject'', ''personal data'' and ''sensitive personal data'' shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Data Protection Law;
(ff) J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities and the Company (and any agent on their behalf) are entitled to exercise any of their rights under the Placing Agreement or any other right in their absolute discretion without any liability whatsoever to them (or any agent acting on their behalf);
(c) it acknowledges that the New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act;
(d) it acknowledges that the Company has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act and that the Company has put in place restrictions for transactions not involving any public offering in the United States and to ensure that the Company is not and will not be required to register under the US Investment Company Act;
supplementary prospectus or any other presentation or offering materials concerning the New Ordinary Shares to within the United States or to any US Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing; and
If J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities, the Company or any of their agents request any information in connection with a Placee's agreement to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares under the Initial Placing or to comply with any relevant legislation, such Placee must promptly disclose it to them.
If either of these conditions are not met, the Offer for Subscription will not proceed.
2.4 The person lodging the Application Form with payment and in accordance with the other terms as described above, including any person who appears to the Company (or any of its agents) to be acting on behalf of some other person, accepts the Offer for Subscription in respect of such number of offered New Ordinary Shares as is referred to therein and shall thereby be deemed to agree to provide the Company (or any of its agents) with such information and other evidence as the Company (or any of its agents) may require to satisfy the verification of identity requirements. If the Company (or any of its agents) determines that the verification of identity requirements apply to any Application, the relevant New Ordinary Shares (notwithstanding any other term of the Offer for Subscription) will not be issued to the relevant Applicant unless and until the verification of identity requirements have been satisfied in respect of that Applicant (or any beneficial holder) or Application. The Company (or any of its agents) is entitled, in its absolute discretion, to determine whether the verification of identity requirements apply to any Application and whether such requirements have been satisfied, and neither the Company nor any agent of it will be liable to any person for any loss or damage suffered or incurred (or alleged), directly or indirectly, as a result of the exercise of such discretion.
2.5 If the verification of identity requirements apply, failure to provide the necessary evidence of identity within a reasonable time may result in delays in the despatch of share certificates or in crediting CREST accounts. If, within a reasonable time following a request for verification of identity, the Company (or any of its agents) has not received evidence satisfactory to it as aforesaid, the Company may, in its absolute discretion, treat the relevant Application as invalid, in which event the monies payable on acceptance of the Offer for Subscription will be returned (at the Applicant's risk) without interest to the account of the bank or building society on which the relevant cheque or banker's draft was drawn.
2.9 If, within a reasonable period of time following a request for verification of identity, and in any case by 12.00 noon on 15 May 2014, the Receiving Agent has not received evidence satisfactory to it as aforesaid, the Receiving Agent may, as agent of the Company and upon instruction from the Company, reject the relevant Application, in which event the monies submitted in respect of that Application will be returned without interest to the account at the drawee bank from which such monies were originally debited (without prejudice to the rights of the Company to undertake proceedings to recover monies in respect of the loss suffered by it as a result of the failure to produce satisfactory evidence as aforesaid).
2.10 All payments must be made by cheque or banker's draft in pounds sterling drawn on a branch in the United Kingdom of a bank or a building society which is either a settlement member of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited or the CHAPS Clearing Company Limited or which has arranged for its cheques and banker's drafts to be cleared through the facilities provided by those companies or committees: cheques and banker's drafts must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right hand corner. Cheques, which must be drawn on the personal account of the individual investor where they have sole or joint title to the funds, should be made payable to Computershare Investor Services PLC in respect of ''Picton Offer for Subscription''. Cheques should be for the full amount payable on Application. Postdated cheques and payment via CHAPS, BACS or electronic transfer will not be accepted. Third party cheques may not be accepted with the exception of building society cheques or banker's drafts where the building society or bank has confirmed the name of the account holder by stamping or endorsing the cheque/banker's draft to such effect. The account name should be the same as that shown on the Application Form.
(c) agree and warrant that your cheque or banker's draft may be presented for payment on receipt and will be honoured on first presentation and agree that if it is not so honoured you will not be entitled to receive the New Ordinary Shares until you make payment in cleared funds for the New Ordinary Shares and such payment is accepted by the Company in its absolute discretion (which acceptance shall be on the basis that you indemnify it, and the Receiving Agent, against all costs, damages, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the failure of your remittance to be honoured on first presentation) and you agree that, at any time prior to the unconditional acceptance by the Company of such late payment, the Company may (without prejudice to its other rights) avoid the agreement to subscribe for such New Ordinary Shares and may issue or allot such New Ordinary Shares to some other person, in which case you will not be entitled to any payment in respect of such New Ordinary Shares other than the refund to you at your risk of the proceeds (if any) of the cheque or banker's draft accompanying your Application, without interest;
(d) agree that:
(o) confirm that you have reviewed the restrictions contained in these terms and conditions;
(p) warrant that, if you are an individual, you are not under the age of 18;
Africa. Unless the Company has expressly agreed otherwise in writing, you represent and warrant to the Company that you are not a U.S. Person or a resident of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa and that you are not subscribing for such New Ordinary Shares for the account of any U.S. Person or resident of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa and that you will not offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, New Ordinary Shares subscribed for by you in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa or to any U.S. Person or resident of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa. Subject to certain exceptions, no Application will be accepted if it bears an address in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa unless an appropriate exemption is available as referred to above.
(c) it acknowledges that the New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act;
(d) it acknowledges that the Company has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act and that the Company has put in place restrictions for transactions not involving any public offering in the United States and to ensure that the Company is not and will not be required to register under the US Investment Company Act;
supplementary prospectus or any other presentation or offering materials concerning the New Ordinary Shares to within the United States or to any US Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing; and
Each Placee which confirms its agreement to either J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme will be bound by these terms and conditions and will be deemed to have accepted them. The Company, J.P. Morgan and/or Oriel Securities may require any Placee to agree to such further terms and/or conditions and/or give such additional warranties and/or representations as it/they (in its/their absolute discretion) sees fit.
Each Placee must pay the Subsequent Placing Price for the New Ordinary Shares issued or sold to the Placee in the manner and by the time directed by either J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities. If any Placee fails to pay as so directed and/or by the time required, the relevant Placee's application for New Ordinary Shares shall be rejected.
(b) if the laws of any territory or jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom are applicable to its agreement to subscribe for or acquire New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme, it warrants that it has complied with all such laws, obtained all governmental and other consents which may be required, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes due in connection with its application in any territory and that it has not taken any action or omitted to take any action which will result in the Company, J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities or the Registrar or any of their respective officers, agents or employees acting in breach of the regulatory or legal requirements, directly or indirectly, of any territory or jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom in connection with the Placing Programme;
(c) it has carefully read and understands this Prospectus and any supplementary prospectus issued by the Company in its entirety and acknowledges that it is subscribing for or acquiring New Ordinary Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Appendix 3 and the Articles as in force at the date of the Subsequent Admission;
(i) the New Ordinary Shares subscribed for or acquired by it in the Placing Programme have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any relevant Member State other than qualified investors, as that term is defined in the Prospectus Directive 2010/73/EU, or in circumstances in which the prior consent of J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities has been given to the offer or resale; or
(ii) where New Ordinary Shares have been subscribed for or acquired by it on behalf of persons in any relevant Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those New Ordinary Shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons;
(t) it irrevocably appoints any director of the Company and any director of either J.P. Morgan or Oriel Securities to be its agent and on its behalf (without any obligation or duty to do so), to sign, execute and deliver any documents and do all acts, matters and things as may be necessary for, or incidental to, its subscription for or acquisition of the New Ordinary Shares for which it has given a commitment under the Placing Programme, in the event of its own failure to do so;
(u) it accepts that if the Placing Programme does not proceed or the conditions to the Placing Agreement are not satisfied in respect of the Subsequent Placing or is terminated in accordance with its terms or the New Ordinary Shares for which valid application are received and accepted are not admitted to listing on the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market for any reason whatsoever then none of J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities or the Company, nor persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of them nor any of their respective employees, agents, officers, members, stockholders, partners or representatives, shall have any liability whatsoever to it or any other person;
(ii) communicate with it as necessary in connection with its affairs and generally in connection with its holding of New Ordinary Shares;
(iii) provide personal data to such third parties as the Registrar may consider necessary in connection with its affairs and generally in connection with its holding of New Ordinary Shares or as the Data Protection Law may require, including to third parties outside the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the European Economic Area; and
(h) it acknowledges that the Company reserves the right to make inquiries of any holder of the New Ordinary Shares or interests therein at any time as to such person's status under US federal securities laws and to require any such person that has not satisfied the Company that holding by such person will not violate or require registration under US securities laws to transfer such New Ordinary Shares or interests in accordance with the Articles;
(i) it acknowledges and understands that the Company is required to comply with FATCA. It agrees to furnish any information and documents the Company may from time to time request, including but not limited to information required under FATCA;
If J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities, the Registrar or the Company or any of their agents request any information about a Placee's agreement to subscribe for or acquire New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme, such Placee must promptly disclose it to them.
7.3 Each Placee agrees to be bound by the Articles once the New Ordinary Shares, which the Placee has agreed to subscribe for or which the Placee has agreed to acquire pursuant to the Placing Programme, have been subscribed for or acquired by the Placee. The contract to subscribe for or acquire New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme and the appointments and authorities mentioned in this Prospectus and all disputes and claims arising out of or in connection with its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales. For the exclusive benefit of J.P. Morgan, Oriel Securities, the Company and the Registrar, each Placee irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales and waives any objection to proceedings in any such court on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum. This does not prevent an action being taken against the Placee in any other jurisdiction.
7.4 In the case of a joint agreement to subscribe for or acquire New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme, references to a ''Placee'' in these terms and conditions are to each of the Placees who are a party to that joint agreement and their liability is joint and several.
The following definitions apply throughout this document unless the context requires otherwise:
| Administration and Secretarial Agreement |
the administration and secretarial agreement between the Company and the Administrator dated 5 February 2014, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 9.3(f) of Part 7 (General Information) of this document |
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| Administrator | Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited |
| Admission | the Initial Admission or any Subsequent Admission, as applicable |
| Admission and Disclosure Standards |
the current edition of the Admission and Disclosure Standards of the London Stock Exchange |
| Amended and Restated Unit Trust Instrument |
the amended and restated unit trust instrument constituting the GPUT and made between Picton Capital (Guernsey) Limited and Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited dated 24 July 2012, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 9.3(h) of Part 7 (General Information) of this document |
| Applicant | a person or persons (in the case of joint applicants) whose name(s) appear(s) on the registration details of an Application Form |
| Application | the offer made by an Applicant pursuant to the Offer for Subscription by completing an Application Form |
| Application Form | the application form in connection with the Offer for Subscription which is attached to this Prospectus |
| Articles | the articles of incorporation of the Company (as amended from time to time) |
| Aviva | Aviva Commercial Finance Limited |
| Aviva Facility | the term loan facility for £95,300,000 pursuant to the Aviva Facility Agreement |
| Aviva Facility Agreement | the facility agreement dated 27 June 2012 entered into between PropCo No. 3 and LP3 (as borrowers) and Aviva (as lender), further details of which are set out in paragraph 9.1(a) of Part 7 (General Information) of this document |
| Board or the Directors | the board of directors of the Company and Director means any one of them |
| Business Day | a day not being a Saturday or a Sunday on which banks are open for business in the City of London and in Guernsey |
| Canada Life | Canada Life Limited |
| Canada Life Facility | the term loan facility for £113,700,000 pursuant to the Canada Life Facility Agreement |
| Canada Life Facility Agreement | the facility agreement dated 27 June 2012 entered into between PropCo No. 2 and LP2 (as borrowers) and Canada Life (as lender), further details of which are set out in paragraph 9.1(b) of Part 7 (General Information) of this document |
| Capital Raise | the issue of New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Initial Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Placing Programme |
| CBRE | CBRE Limited |
| City Code | the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, administered by The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers |
| Companies Law | the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended from time to time) |
| Company or Picton | Picton Property Income Limited |
| Corporate Governance Code | the UK Corporate Governance Code, published by the Financial Reporting Council |
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| CREST | the computerised settlement system operated by Euroclear UK & Ireland, which facilitates the transfer of title to securities in uncertificated form |
| Directors | the directors of the Company from time to time |
| Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
the disclosure and transparency rules made under Part VI of FSMA, as amended |
| EGM | the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2014 |
| Euroclear | Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited |
| Excluded Territory | Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States or any other jurisdiction where the availability of the Capital Raise would breach any applicable law |
| Existing Ordinary Shares | Ordinary Shares in issue as at the Record Date |
| FCA | the Financial Conduct Authority |
| FSMA | Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 |
| GPUT | Picton (UK) Listed Real Estate, a Guernsey unit trust constituted by the Amended and Restated Unit Trust Instrument |
| Gross Assets | the aggregate value of the assets of the Group as defined in the Company's Articles |
| Gross Proceeds | the aggregate value of the New Ordinary Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Capital Raise and/or the New Ordinary Shares and Existing Ordinary Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Placing Programme, taken at the Initial Placing and Offer Price or the Subsequent Placing Price (as applicable) |
| Group | the Company and all of its subsidiaries from time to time |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| Initial Admission | the admission of the Initial Offers to listing on the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities becoming effective in accordance with the Admission and Disclosure Standards |
| Initial Offers | the Initial Placing and Offer for Subscription |
| Initial Placing | the placing of New Ordinary Shares at the Initial Placing and Offer Price as described in this Prospectus |
| Initial Placing and Offer Price | the price at which New Ordinary Shares will be issued under the Initial Placing and/or the Offer for Subscription, being 59 pence per New Ordinary Share |
| ISIN | International Security Identification Number |
| Issue Price | the Initial Placing and Offer Price or the Subsequent Placing Price, as applicable |
| IPD | Investment Property Databank Limited |
| J.P. Morgan or J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its UK investment banking activities as J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
| Latest Practicable Date | means 29 April 2014 |
| LIBOR | the London Interbank Offered Rate |
| Listing Rules | the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority made under section 73A of FSMA |
| Loan Facilities | the Aviva Facility and the Canada Life Facility |
| London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange plc |
| LP2 | Picton No.2 Limited Partnership, a limited partnership established under the laws of England and Wales, acting through its general partner, Picton (GP) No.2 Limited |
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| LP3 | Picton No.3 Limited Partnership, a limited partnership established under the laws of England and Wales, acting through its general partner, Picton (General Partner) No.3 Limited |
| Merbrook Trusts | Merbrook Business Property Unit Trust, Merbrook Bristol Property Unit Trust, Merbrook Prime Retail Property Unit Trust and Merbrook Swindon Property Unit Trust |
| NAV | net asset value |
| Net Proceeds | the proceeds of the Capital Raise, after deduction of the issue costs |
| New Ordinary Shares | the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Capital Raise |
| November Tap Issue | the 22,228,426 Ordinary Shares issued on 27 November 2013 |
| Offer for Subscription | the offer for subscription to the public in the UK of New Ordinary Shares to be issued at the Initial Placing and Offer Price of 59 pence each on the terms set out in Appendix 2 of this Prospectus and the Application Form |
| Official List | the official list of the UK Listing Authority |
| Ordinary Shares | ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of the Company (including, where the context requires, the New Ordinary Shares and/or Existing Ordinary Shares) |
| Oriel Securities | Oriel Securities Limited |
| Overseas Person | means a person who is not resident in, or who is outside or who has a registered address outside, the United Kingdom |
| Panel | the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers |
| Picton Capital or Investment Manager |
Picton Capital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Group's investment manager |
| Picton ZDP | Picton ZDP Limited |
| Placing Agreement | the placing agreement between the Company, the Investment Manager, the Directors and the Sponsors dated 1 May 2014, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 9.3(k) of Part 7 (General Information) of this Prospectus |
| Placing Programme | the proposed programme of placings of New Ordinary Shares as described in this Prospectus |
| PRA | the Prudential Regulation Authority |
| PropCo | Picton UK Real Estate Trust (Property) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company |
| PropCo No. 2 | Picton UK Real Estate Trust (Property) No.2 Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company |
| PropCo No. 3 | Picton Property No.3 Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company |
| Prospectus | this document issued by the Company dated 1 May 2014 prepared in accordance with the Listing Rules and the Prospectus Rules of the FCA |
| Prospectus Rules | the prospectus rules made by the FCA under section 73A of FSMA |
| Receiving Agent | Computershare Investor Services PLC |
| Record Date | close of business (UK time) on 16 May 2014 |
| Registrar Agreement | the registrar agreement between the Company and the Registrar dated 5 March 2013, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 9.3(g) Part 7 (General Information) of this document |
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| Resolution | the resolution to be proposed at the EGM |
| RIS | Regulatory Information Service |
| Rugby REIT | Rugby Estates Investment Trust plc |
| SEDOL | London Stock Exchange Daily Official List |
| Share | a share in the capital of the Company (of whatever class) |
| Shareholders | registered holders of Ordinary Shares |
| SIPP | a self-invested personal pension |
| Sponsors | J.P. Morgan and Oriel Securities |
| SPV | Picton (UK) REIT (SPV) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company |
| SPV2 | Picton (UK) REIT (SPV No.2) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company |
| SSAS | a small self-administered scheme |
| Sterling and £ | the lawful currency of the United Kingdom and any replacement currency thereto |
| Subsequent Admission | the admission of New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to a Subsequent Placing to listing on the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities becoming effective in accordance with the Admission and Disclosure Standards |
| Subsequent Placing Price | the price at which New Ordinary Shares will be issued under the Placing Programme, which will be determined on the basis set out in Part 6 (The Placing Programme) of this document |
| Subsequent Placings | the placings of New Ordinary Shares under the Placing Programme as described in this Prospectus (and each a Subsequent Placing) |
| UK or United Kingdom | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| UKLA or UK Listing Authority | the FCA acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the purposes of Part VI of FSMA |
| U.S. Investment Company Act | the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to it |
| U.S. Person | has the meaning given to it under Regulation S |
| U.S. Securities Act | the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time |
| VAT | value added tax |
| ZDP Shares | zero dividend preference shares |
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Please send the completed form by post to Computershare Investor Services PLC, Corporate Actions Projects, Bristol BS99 6AH or by hand (during normal business hours) to Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE, so as to be received by no later than 12 noon on 15 May 2014.
Important – Before completing this form, you should read the accompanying notes set out in pages 140 to 142 of this document. All applicants must complete boxes 1 to 4 and box 8 and enclose payment. Box 6 should only be completed if you wish to hold your New Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form. Box 7 should only be completed by joint applicants. If your application is for more than c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500), section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 (as appropriate) must also be completed.
If you have a query concerning completion of this Application Form please call Computershare Investor Services PLC on 0870 707 4040 from within the UK or on +44 870 707 4040 if calling from outside the UK. Calls to the 0870 707 4040 number cost 10p per minute plus any other network providers' costs. Lines are open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (London time) Monday to Friday. Calls to the helpline, which is unable to give any tax, legal or financial advice on the Offer for Subscription, from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.
I/We, the person(s) detailed in section(s) 3 and, in the case of joint applicants, 7 below offer to subscribe for the number of fully paid New Ordinary Shares specified in the box below at 59 pence per New Ordinary Share subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Application under the Offer for Subscription set out in the Prospectus dated 1 May 2014 and subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
(Write in figures, the number of New Ordinary Shares that you wish to apply for. The aggregate subscription must not be less than £1,000. Applications in excess of the minimum subscription amount should be in multiples of £100).
I/We attach a cheque or banker's draft for the amount payable of:
£ (The amount in Box 1 multiplied by the Issue Price, being 59
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pence per New Ordinary Share)
I/We hereby confirm that I/We have read the Prospectus and make this application on and subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Application under the Offer for Subscription set out in Appendix 2 of the Prospectus.
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If you are paying by cheque or banker's draft, please check the box beside this paragraph 5.1 and pin your cheque or banker's draft here. Your cheque or banker's draft must be for the amount in pounds Sterling equal to the number shown in the box in section 2 above, made payable to ''Computershare Investor Services PLC re Picton Property Income Limited Offer for Subscription A/C'' and crossed ''A/C Payee''. Your payment must relate solely to this Application Form. No receipt will be issued. The right is reserved to reject any Application Form in respect of which the applicant's cheque or banker's draft has not been cleared on first presentation.
Complete this section only if you require your New Ordinary Shares to be credited to a CREST account in the same name as the applicant.
| CREST Participant ID: (no more than five characters) |
CREST Member Account ID: (no more than eight characters) |
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(Box 7 must only be completed by joint applicants (see note 7). Where the application is being made jointly by more than one person, the proposed first-named holder should complete sections 2 and 3 above, and all other applicants (subject to a maximum of three) must complete and sign this section 7)
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Declaration by the professional adviser or intermediary:
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To: Picton Property Income Limited, Computershare Investor Services PLC, Oriel Securities Limited and J.P. Morgan Cazenove
We are a financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 applying for New Ordinary Shares on behalf of one or more clients (''relevant clients''). As such, we hereby undertake to:
We are governed in the conduct of our investment business and in respect of conducting antimoney laundering verification by the following regulatory or professional body (and our reference or other official number allocated to us by that body is included in the box below).
| (Full name and country of operation of regulatory or professional body) | (Reference or other official number) |
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If you require further information about our procedures or any of our relevant clients, please contact the person named as the contact in the first box in this section 8.1.
| (Date) 2014 |
(Official stamp, if any) |
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8.2 Reliable Introducer (If you are not a professional adviser or intermediary to whom section 8.1 applies, completion and signing of the declaration in this section 8.2 by a suitable person or institution may avoid presentation being requested of the identity documents detailed in section 8.3 of this form).
The declaration below may only be signed by a person or institution (such as a governmental approved bank, stockbroker or investment firm, financial services firm or an established law firm or accountancy firm) (the ''firm'') which is itself subject in its own country to the operation of ''know your customer'' and anti-money laundering regulations no less stringent than those which prevail in Guernsey. Acceptable countries include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Jersey, Hong Kong, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Declaration by the firm
To: Picton Property Income Limited, Computershare Investor Services PLC, Oriel Securities Limited and J.P. Morgan Cazenove
With reference to the applicant(s) detailed in section(s) 3 and, in the case of joint applicants, 7 above, all persons signing sections 4 and 7 above and the payor identified in section 5.3 above if not also an applicant holder (collectively the ''relevant persons''), we hereby declare that:
The above information is given in strict confidence for your own use only and without any guarantee, responsibility or liability on the part of the firm or its officials.
| (Date) | 2014 | (Official stamp, if any) |
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having authority to bind the firm, the details of which are set out below:
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| (Contact name) | (Telephone number) |
| (Full name of firm's regulatory authority) | |
| (Website address or telephone number of regulatory authority) | (Firm's registered, licence or other official number) |
8.3 Applicant identity information (Only complete this section 8.3 if your application has a value greater than c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500) and neither of sections 8.1 and 8.2 can be completed).
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In accordance with internationally recognised standards for the prevention of money laundering, the relevant documents and information listed below must be provided (please note that the Company, Oriel Securities Limited, J.P. Morgan Cazenove and the Receiving Agent reserve the right to ask for additional documents and information).
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| (i) | a certified clear photocopy of one of the following identification documents which bears both a photograph and the signature of the person: (a) current passport; (b) Government or Armed Forces identity card; or (c) driving licence; and |
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| (ii) | certified copies of at least two of the following documents which purport to confirm that the address(es) given in section 3 and, in the case of joint applicants, section 7 is the applicant's residential address: (a) a recent gas, electricity, water or telephone (not mobile) bill; (b) a recent bank statement; (c) a council tax bill; or (d) similar bill issued by a recognised authority; and |
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| (iii) | if none of the above documents show their date and place of birth, enclose a note of such information; and |
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| (iv) | details of the name and address of their personal bankers from which the Receiving Agent or the Company may request a reference, if necessary. |
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| B. | For each holder being a company (a ''holder company'') enclose: | |||||
| (i) | a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of the holder company; and | |||||
| (ii) | the name and address of the holder company's principal bankers from which the Receiving Agent or the Company may request a reference, if necessary; and |
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| (iii) | a statement as to the nature of the holder company's business, signed by a director; and | |||||
| (iv) | a list of the names and residential addresses of each director of the holder company; and | |||||
| (v) | for each director provide documents and information similar to that mentioned in A above; and |
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| (vi) | a copy of the authorised signatory list for the holder company; and | |||||
| (vii) | a list of the names and residential/registered addresses of each ultimate beneficial owner interested in more than 5% of the issued share capital of the holder company and, where a person is named, also enclose the documents and information referred to in C below and, if another company is named (a ''beneficiary company''), also complete D below. If the beneficial owner(s) named do not directly own the holder company but do so indirectly via nominee(s) or intermediary entities, provide details of the relationship between the beneficial owner(s) and the holder company. |
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| C. | For each individual named in B(vii) as a beneficial owner of a holder company enclose for each such person documents and information similar to that mentioned in A(i) to (iv) |
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| D. | For each beneficiary company named in B(vii) as a beneficial owner of a holder company enclose: | |||||
| (i) | a certificated copy of the certificate of incorporation of that beneficiary company; and | |||||
| (ii) | a statement as to the nature of that beneficiary company's business signed by a director; and |
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| (iii) | the name and address of the beneficiary company's principal bankers from which the Receiving Agent or the Company may request a reference, if necessary; and |
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| (iv) | enclose a list of the names and residential/registered address of each beneficial owner owning more than 5% of the issued share capital of that beneficiary company. |
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| E. | If the payor is not an applicant and is not a bank providing its own cheque or banker's payment on the reverse of which is shown details of the account being debited with such payment enclose: |
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| (i) | if the payor is a person, for that person the documents mentioned in A(i) to (iv); or | |||||
| (ii) | if the payor is a company, for that person the documents mentioned in B(i) to (vii); and | |||||
| (iii) | an explanation of the relationship between the payor and the applicant(s). |
Applications should be returned so as to be received by 12 noon on 15 May 2014.
All Applicants should read Notes 1-5. Note 6 should be read by applicants who wish to hold their New Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form. Note 7 should be read by joint applicants.
Fill in (in figures) the aggregate number for which your application for New Ordinary Shares is made. Your application must be for a minimum of 1,000 New Ordinary Shares or, if for more than £1,000, in multiples of £100.
Fill in (in figures) the total amount payable for the New Ordinary Shares for which your application is made which is the amount in Box 1 multiplied by the Issue Price, being 59 pence per New Ordinary Share.
Fill in (in block capitals) your full name, address and daytime telephone number. If this application is being made jointly with other persons, please read Note 7 before completing Box 3.
If you are making this application on behalf of another person or a corporation, that person's or corporation's details should be filled in (in block capitals) in Box 3.
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The applicant named in Box 3 must date and sign Box 4.
The Application Form may be signed by another person on your behalf if that person is duly authorised to do so under a power of attorney. The power of attorney (or a copy duly certified as true by a solicitor or a bank) must be enclosed for inspection. A corporation should sign under the hand of a duly authorised official whose representative capacity should be stated.
Attach a cheque or banker's draft for the exact amount shown in Box 2 to your completed Application Form. Your cheque or banker's draft must be made payable to ''Computershare Investor Services PLC re: Picton Property Income Limited Offer for Subscription a/c'' and crossed ''a/c payee''.
Your payment must relate solely to this application. No receipt will be issued. Your cheque or banker's draft must be drawn in Sterling on an account where you have sole or joint title to the funds held at a bank branch in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and must bear a United Kingdom bank sort code number.
Applications with a value of c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500) or greater, which are to be settled by way of a third party payment (e.g. banker's draft or building society cheque) will be subject to the verification of identity requirements which are contained in the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, the Money Laundering Directive (Council Directive No. 91/308/EEC), the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations 2007 and the Handbook of Financial Services Business (together referred to as the ''Money Laundering Regulations'') (in each case as amended) and any other regulations applicable thereto. This may involve verification of names and addresses (only) through a reputable agency.
If satisfactory evidence of identity has not been obtained within a reasonable time, and in any event (unless the Offer for Subscription is extended) by 12 noon on 15 May 2014, your application may not be accepted.
Certificates, cheques and all other correspondence will be sent to the address in Box 3.
If you wish your New Ordinary Shares to be issued in uncertificated form you should complete Box 6 in addition to the other parts of the Application Form.
If you make a joint application, you will not be able to transfer your New Ordinary Shares into an ISA. If you are interested in transferring your New Ordinary Shares into an ISA, the application should be made by you (or on your behalf) in your name only. If you do wish to apply jointly, you may do so with up to three other persons. Boxes 3 and 4 must be completed by one applicant. All other persons who wish to join in the application must complete and sign Box 7.
Another person may sign on behalf of any joint applicant if that other person is duly authorised to do so under a power of attorney. The power of attorney (or a copy duly certified as true by a solicitor or a bank) must be enclosed for inspection.
Certificates, cheques and all other correspondence will be sent to the address in Box 3.
Section 8 of the Application Form only applies if the aggregate value of the New Ordinary Shares which you are applying for, whether in one or more applications, exceeds c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500). If section 8 applies to your application, you must ensure that section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 (as appropriate) is completed.
You should complete section 8.1 of the Application Form if you are a stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if outside the United Kingdom, another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser acting on behalf of a client.
If you are not a professional adviser or intermediary and the value of your application(s) exceed(s) c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500), you will be required to provide the verification of identity documents listed in section 8.3 of the Application Form unless you can have the declaration set out in section 8.2 of the Application Form given and signed by a firm acceptable to the Receiving Agent and the Company. Section 8.2 of the Application Form details those firms acceptable to the Receiving Agent and the Company for signing the declaration. In order to ensure their Application Forms are processed timely and efficiently, all applicants who are not professional advisers or intermediaries and to whose applications section 8 of the Application Form applies are strongly advised to have the declaration set out in section 8.2 of the Application Form completed and signed by a suitable firm where possible.
Section 8.3 of the Application Form need only be completed where the aggregate value of the New Ordinary Shares which you are applying for exceeds c15,000 (or its Sterling equivalent, being approximately £12,500) and neither sections 8.1 nor 8.2 of the Application Form can be completed.
Notwithstanding that the declaration set out in section 8.2 of the Application Form has been completed and signed, the Receiving Agent, Oriel Securities Limited, J.P. Morgan Cazenove and the Company reserve the right to request of you the identity documents listed in section 8.3 of the Application Form and/or to seek verification of identity of each holder and payor (if necessary) from you or their bankers or from another reputable institution, agency or professional adviser in the applicable country of residence.
If satisfactory evidence of identity has not been obtained within a reasonable time, your application might be rejected or revoked.
Where certified copies of documents are requested in section 8.3 of the Application Form, such copy documents should be certified by a senior signatory of a firm which is either a governmental approved bank, stockbroker or investment firm, financial services firm or an established law firm or accountancy firm which is itself subject to regulation in the conduct of its business in its own country of operation and the name of the firm should be clearly identified on each document certified.
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Completed Application Forms should be returned by post to Computershare Investor Services PLC, Corporate Actions Projects, Bristol BS99 6AH or by hand (during normal business hours) to Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE so as to be received by no later than 12 noon on 15 May 2014, together in each case with payment in full in respect of the application. If you post your Application Form, you are recommended to use first class post and to allow sufficient time for it to be delivered. Application Forms received after this date may be returned.
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