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Texaf S.A. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2013
May 17, 2013
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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INTERIM STATEMENT 17.05.2013
REGULATED INFORMATION
The activities of the TEXAF group in the DRC have developed as follows over the course of the 1st quarter.
- CARRIGRES (sandstone quarry in Kinshasa): following a two-week shutdown for repairs in February, turnover for the first quarter of 2013 declined by 10 % against the same period last year, amounting to €1.4 million. At this stage, it should not prevent the company from achieving, for the full financial year and as already announced, turnover and operating profit equivalent to that for 2012.
- Real-estate activities (renting of residential property and office space in Kinshasa) benefited from, amongst other things, the new Vivaldi building (18 two- or three-bedroom apartments) rented out on 1 January. Total rent came to €2.8 million over the first quarter, an increase of 16 % compared to 2012.
The Vivaldi building is the last unit in a complex, construction of which began in 2008. The group developed a plot of land, up to then undeveloped, called "Champ de Coton" [Cotton Field]. The first phase, consisting of 3 buildings with a total of 24 one-bedroom apartments, will be put on the market in June and construction of the second phase (2 buildings with a total of 8 three-bedroom apartments) will begin immediately afterwards for delivery in mid-2014. In addition, 2,000 m2 of former warehousing is being converted into modern office space and will be available at the end of the year. All of this serves to confirm the forecast of around €12 million in rent for the full 2013 financial year.
At the same time, TEXAF is studying a more ambitious project for a 9,000 m2 office building at the entrance to Boulevard du 30 Juin, the main artery in Kinshasa, on its Petit-Pont site. Preliminary contact has been made in this regard with both financing institutions and potential tenants.
S O C I E T E A N O N Y M E -N A A M L O Z E V E N N O O T S C H A P
S O C I E T E F I N A N C I E R E E T D E G E S T I O N
Planned office building at Petit-Pont
Overall, the group confirms that it is anticipating an increase in operating profit for 2013 compared to the previous year.
TEXAF, established in 1925, is the only Euronext-listed industrial, financial and property investment company with all of its activities and subsidiaries based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The listing of the Congolese businesses on the stock exchange and the resulting obligations of good governance and transparency constitute a major asset for the group for the promotion of the formal sector in the DRC.
Contact: Philippe Croonenberghs, CEO: +32 495 24 32 64 Christophe Evers, CFO: + 32 495 24 32 60
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