DGAP-News: Grand City Properties S.A.,: Announces dividend policy and considers issuance of additional bonds

Grand City Properties S.A., / Schlagwort(e): Sonstiges/Extra keyword

14.01.2015 07:33

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GRAND CITY PROPERTIES S.A.
ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND POLICY AND CONSIDERS ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN,
SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS

14 January 2015.

Grand City Properties S.A. (the „Company“) announces today that the Board
of Directors resolved a dividend policy according to which 30% of the
Company’s funds from operations („FFO I“) shall be distributed as dividends
to the shareholders.

Furthermore, the Board of Directors is considering, subject to market
conditions, issuing additional fixed-rate long term bonds and/or hybrid
bonds, (the „Bonds“) with the purpose of using any proceeds to fund the
Company’s growth strategy.

About the Company

Grand City Properties is a specialist real estate company focused on
investing in and managing turnaround opportunities in the real estate
property market in Germany, primarily in densely populated areas. The
Company’s strategy is to improve its properties through targeted
modernization and intensive tenant management, and then create value by
subsequently raising occupancy and rental levels. For the nine months
ending 30 September 2014, the Company reported an EBITDA of EUR219 million
(YOY increase of 39%), and a net profit of EUR174 million (YOY increase of
27%). EPRA NAV amounts to EUR1,342 million. FFO I run rate for Nov 2014
annualized (Nov*12) is EUR91 million. Further information:
www.grandcityproperties.com.

Grand City Properties (ISIN: LU0775917882) is a public limited liability
company (société anonyme) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg, having its registered office at 24, Avenue Victor Hugo , L 1750
Luxembourg and being registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies
register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés Luxembourg) under number B
165560. Since May 2012, Grand City Properties is listed on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange.

Contact:
Grand City Properties S.A.
24, Avenue Victor Hugo
L 1750 Luxemburg
T: +352 28 77 87 86
www.grandcityproperties.com

Press Contact:
Katrin Petersen
Grand City Properties S.A.
T: +49 (30) 887088-1128
E: katrin.petersen@grandcity.lu
www.grandcityproperties.com

Disclaimer:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES.

THE SECURITIES MENTIONED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT
BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE „SECURITIES ACT“), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES
ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DIRECTED AT AND IS ONLY BEING DISTRIBUTED IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM TO (I) PERSONS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS
RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL
SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE
„ORDER“), (II) HIGH NET WORTH ENTITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY
OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49 OF THE ORDER,
AND (III) PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED (ALL
SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS „RELEVANT PERSONS“). THIS
COMMUNICATION MUST NOT BE READ, ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE
NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE
ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.

IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA („EEA“), THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
AND ANY OFFER IF MADE SUBSEQUENTLY IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHO ARE
„QUALIFIED INVESTORS“ WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF DIRECTIVE
2003/71/EC, AS AMENDED (THE „PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE“) („QUALIFIED
INVESTORS“). ANY PERSON IN THE EEA WHO ACQUIRES THE SECURITIES IN ANY OFFER
(AN „INVESTOR“) OR TO WHOM ANY OFFER OF THE SECURITIES IS MADE WILL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INVESTOR. ANY
INVESTOR WILL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT ANY
SECURITIES ACQUIRED BY IT IN THE OFFER HAVE NOT BEEN ACQUIRED ON BEHALF OF
PERSONS IN THE EEA OTHER THAN QUALIFIED INVESTORS, NOR HAVE THE SECURITIES
BEEN ACQUIRED WITH A VIEW TO THEIR OFFER OR RESALE IN THE EEA TO PERSONS
WHERE THIS WOULD RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICATION BY THE COMPANY OR
ANY OF THE MANAGERS OF A PROSPECTUS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THE PROSPECTUS
DIRECTIVE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OR ESTIMATES RELATING TO PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES,
FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS, OR ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING OR RELATING TO ANY SUCH
STATEMENTS, EACH OF WHICH CONSTITUTES A FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT SUBJECT
TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF GRAND
CITY PROPERTIES S.A. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY, DEPENDING ON A
NUMBER OF FACTORS.

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