Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited Trading Update (9831O)
November 11 2016 - 5:37AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMALPH
RNS Number : 9831O
Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited
11 November 2016
11 November 2016
Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited (the "Trust" or the "Company")
Trading Update
Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited today publishes its trading update
statement for the quarter ending 30 September 2016 and the period
up until the date of this announcement. The information contained
herein has not been audited.
VALUATION AND NET ASSET VALUE ("NAV")
The Trust currently owns a residual portfolio of three
properties in France (located at Saint Cyr L'Ecole, Champs sur
Marne and Ivry-sur-Seine) and three properties in Spain (located at
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Écija and Zaragoza) totalling approximately
33,680 square metres (approximately 362,500 square feet) of
commercial real estate. While the properties are generally well
located they suffer from weak tenant demand at the present time
coupled with a high level of vacancy.
These properties were last valued on 30 June 2016 at EUR26.4m
(GBP22.8m at 30 September 2016 exchange rate). The next independent
revaluation will take place as at 31 December 2016.
As at 30 September 2016 the NAV is negative 44.6 pence per
share. The decrease in NAV from 30 June 2016 (negative 41.1 pence
per share) is due to the combined effect of the loss incurred in
the period and adverse foreign exchange effects.
FINANCING
As at 30 September 2016, the Trust had total borrowings of
GBP77.5 million (EUR89.8 million) under its facilities with
Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays").
It was announced on 31 October 2016 that the Trust's loan
facilities with Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") have been extended
and the maturity date of all its remaining borrowings (EUR89.8m)
has now been extended to 31 October 2018.
The current interest rates will continue to apply to the
facilities during the extension period. Arrangement fees (charged
at 2% per annum pro-rated) on the initial and all extensions up to
15 April 2016 will be deferred to the new maturity date and will be
payable to the extent that the Trust has sufficient cash funds at
that time. No additional arrangement fee has been charged for the
new extension period.
SALES PROCESS
The Trust has the support of its lender for an orderly
realisation of its remaining six investment properties with a view
to winding up the Trust's group in due course.
The sales process is ongoing and the results of the marketing to
date indicate that, although there is no certainty that
transactions will take place, if they do, the prices achieved are
most likely to be lower than the valuation as at 30 June 2016. As
the Board has previously stated, the sales process will not result
in any return to ordinary shareholders after repayment of the
Trust's bank borrowings, to the extent that this is possible, has
taken place.
The Trust will provide further updates on progress in due
course.
DIVIDEND
The Trust does not pay dividends.
For further information:
Serena Tremlett, Chairman, Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited 01481 231100
Paul Cable, Fund Manager, Alpha Real Capital LLP 020 7391 4700
For more information on the Company, please visit
www.alphapyreneestrust.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This trading update contains forward-looking statements which
are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties because they
relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in
the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
based on the Board's current view and information known to them at
the date of this update. The Board does not make any undertaking to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Nothing in
this trading update should be construed as a profit forecast.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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