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ANNUITY PROPERTIES LTD - Detailed Financial Information in Respect of the Property Acquisitions and Withdrawal of Cautionary

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Detailed Financial Information in Respect of the Property Acquisitions and Withdrawal of Cautionary

                                     ANNUITY PROPERTIES LIMITED
                                      (formerly Niqsha Beleggings CC)
                                (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
                                   (Registration Number 2011/145994/06)
                                 Share code: ANP         ISIN: ZAE000165643
                                         (“Annuity” or “the Company”)




DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND WITHDRAWAL
                             OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT




A.   INTRODUCTION

     Linked unitholders are referred to the announcements released on SENS on 30 July 2012 and 28 August
     2012 (the “Announcements”), in terms of which linked unitholders were advised that Annuity had agreed
     broad terms to acquire various properties as set out below:
     -    the Atrium property in Milpark, Johannesburg (the “Atrium Acquisition”);
     -    the BCX property in Midrand, Johannesburg (the “BCX Property Acquisition”);
     -    the Langeberg Mall in Mossel Bay, Western Cape (the “Langeberg Mall Acquisition”);
     -    the Riverhorse property, also known as Thynk Retail Park, in Durban (the “Riverhorse Acquisition”);
          and
     -    the Virgin Active property in Bryanston, Johannesburg (the “Virgin Active Acquisition”);
          (hereinafter collectively, the “Property Acquisitions”).

     Annuity is pleased to announce that it has completed the respective due diligences and concluded
     agreements with the relevant vendors for the Property Acquisitions. The final details relating to the Property
     Acquisitions are set out in Section C below. The purpose of this announcement is to present the revised
     forecast financial information and pro forma financial effects pursuant to the Property Acquisitions (“the
     Combined Portfolio”).

B.   RATIONALE

     The Property Acquisitions strongly compliment the quality of Annuity’s existing underlying property portfolio
     providing, inter alia:
     -     strong underlying contractual cash flows with escalations above long term inflation expectations;
     -     further geographic diversification;
     -     addition of quality retail assets (Langeberg Mall and Riverhorse property) into Annuity’s property
           portfolio; and
     -     an underpin of high quality blue-chip tenants such as BCX, Santam, Virgin Active and Massmart
           accounting for ±86% of the total GLA acquired.

     Furthermore, the increased fund size of approximately (>R1.5 billion) will offer increased market visibility to
     Annuity which is expected to result in improved liquidity for Annuity’s linked unitholders.

C.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

     Unitholders are referred to the Announcements for the property specific information relating to the Atrium
     property, the BCX property, the Riverhorse property and the Virgin Active property. Set out below is the
     property specific information relating to Langeberg Mall, which was not previously provided, and an overview
     of the final acquisition costs and market values of the Proposed Acquisitions provided by independent
     property valuers:

                                                                                                        
     Property specific information relating to Langeberg Mall

                                                          Remainder Erf 14, Hartenbos, Cape Division, Province
      Description of the property:
                                                          of Western Cape
      Location:                                           Louis Fourie Drive, Hartenbos, Mossel Bay

      Single or multi-tenanted:                           Multi-tenanted

      Grade                                               A Grade
      Weighted average gross rental per square                              
                                                          Retail: R101.02/m2
      metre (R/m2 ):
      Vacancy percentage:                                 1.0%

      Weighted average lease expiry profile:              4.24 years



     Market values and acquisition costs of the Property Acquisitions

     Name              Location              Property    Cost of    Forward yield to  Market value as      GLA
                                                                                                               
                                                 type  acquisition   31 March 2014     attributed by       (m2)
                                                         (R’000)                        independent
                                                                                           valuer
                                                                                          (R’000)
     Atrium            41 Stanley Avenue,       Office     134 000              8.93%      135 500         13 484
     property          Milpark,
                       Johannesburg
                         
     BCX               16th Road,               Office       38 147             9.21%       38 000          2 542
     property          Randjespark,
                       Midrand
     Langeberg Mall    Louis Fourie Drive,      Retail     410 000              8.12%      410 000         29 946
                       Hartenbos, Mossel
                       Bay
     Riverhorse        23 Riverhorse Road,    Retail,      117 000              8.48%       123 000        12 489
     property          Riverhorse Valley,  industrial
                       Durban
     Virgin Active     12 Cross Road,          Special     118 038              8.50%       122 300        5 244
     property          Bryanston,
                       Sandton
     Total of the Property Acquisitions                    817 185                          828 800        63 705



D.   FUNDING OF THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

     As indicated in the Announcements the aggregate acquisition costs of the Property Acquisitions will be
     funded through a combination of linked units and cash. Annuity is seeking to fund up to 60% of the
     aggregate acquisition cost, including property acquisition costs (collectively, “the Total Acquisition Cost”),
     through the issue of Annuity linked units, as follows:
     -     vendor placement of R6,000,000 of Annuity linked units against transfer of the Atrium property into
           the name of Annuity. The Annuity linked units will be issued at a price equivalent to the Volume
           Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of Annuity linked units on the JSE Limited (“JSE”) for the 30
           trading days prior to the date of transfer of the Atrium property to Annuity (“the Atrium Vendor
           Placement”);
     -     vendor placement of R10,400,000 of Annuity linked units, equivalent to two million Annuity linked
           units issued at a price of R5.20 per linked unit, against transfer of the BCX property into the name of
           Annuity. The issue price of the linked units represents a 1.8% discount to Annuity’s 30 day VWAP on
           the date broad terms for the BCX Property Acquisition were agreed with the BCX vendor being the
           27th of July 2012; (“the BCX Vendor Placement”); and
     -     the issue of linked units through a specific issue for cash (“Specific Issue”);
           (collectively, “the Equity Raise”).

     The remainder of the Total Acquisition Cost not raised through the Specific Issue will be funded with a debt
     facility from Rand Merchant Bank (“RMB”), the terms of which are as follows:

          Amount                                Lesser of R425 000 000 and 50% of the value of Atrium property,
                                                BCX property, Langeberg Mall, Riverhorse property, the Virgin
                                                Active property and the Ethos property
          Term                                  3 years – non-amortising
          Interest payment frequency            Quarterly in arrears
          Interest rate                         7.18% (nacm)**
          Security                              -    The Atrium property, BCX property, Langeberg Mall,
                                                     Riverhorse property, the Virgin Active property and the Ethos
                                                     property;
                                                -    First covering mortgage bonds over the properties for the loan
                                                     amount plus 20% of the loan amount for contingencies;
                                                -    Cession of current and future lease agreements and rentals
                                                     pertaining to the secured properties;
                                                -    Cession of all insurance policies pertaining to the secured
                                                     properties; and
                                                -    Guarantee for the obligations of Annuity secured by the
                                                     properties.

     ** The interest rate set out above is, per the signed RMB term sheet, for indicative purposes and is an all-in-
     rate, as at close of business on 08 September 2012 for drawdown on 01 November 2012. The final all-in-
     rate will be determined on hedging when the actual draw down occurs.

E.   OUTSTANDING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

     The individual properties are subject to the fulfilment of, inter alia, the following conditions precedent:

     a)    the regulatory approval by the JSE,
     b)    the requisite majority of Annuity linked unitholders approving the necessary resolutions required for the
           implementation of the Property Acquisitions in the general meeting;
     c)    Competition Authority approval for the Atrium Acquisition, the Langeberg Mall Acquisition, the
           Riverhorse Acquisition and the Virgin Active Acquisition in terms of the Competition Act 89 of 1998;
     d)    the Virgin Active property having reached a stage of completion that is fit for the purpose by no later
           than 31 May 2013 and 90% of the Virgin Active letting enterprise having been let to tenants under
           leases acceptable to Annuity by no later than 18 April 2013; and
     e)    the raising of equity capital required to fund the Property Acquisitions.

     The conditions in relation to the underlying properties are not interconditional.

F.   PRO FORMA FINANCIAL EFFECTS


                                                                                                            
     The unaudited pro forma financial effects are the responsibility of the directors and have been prepared for
     illustrative purposes only to provide information relating to how the Property Acquisitions may have impacted
     unitholders on the relevant reporting date and, due to their nature, may not give a fair reflection of Annuity`s
     financial position after implementation of the Property Acquisitions.


     The table below sets out the audited pro forma financial effects of the Property Acquisitions on net asset
     value ("NAV") per linked unit and tangible net asset value ("TNAV") per linked unit based on the financial
     information extracted from the announcement dated 08 June 2012 (the “Ethos Announcement”). The
     Ethos Announcement represents the date when the most recent forecast information of Annuity was
     published. The assumption, for calculating NAV per linked unit and TNAV per linked unit, is that the Property
     Acquisitions were implemented on 08 June 2012.



                                                          Pro forma                         Pro forma
                                                      results before       Property       results after         %
                                                        the Property    Acquisitions      the Property      change
                                                       Acquisitions                       Acquisitions
      NAV per linked unit (cents)                             499.92              8.77           508.69      1.75%
      TNAV per linked unit (cents)                            499.92              8.77           508.69      1.75%
      Linked units in issue                               93,340,341        93,818,003      187,158,344     100.51%


     The pro forma financial effects have been calculated on the basis of the following assumptions:

     1.   The “Pro forma results before the Property Acquisitions” column was extracted from the Ethos
          Announcement dated 08 June 2012.
     2.   The “Pro forma results after the Property Acquisitions” column represents NAV per linked unit and
          TNAV per linked unit including the Property Acquisitions. It includes the effect of the acquisition and
          transfer of the Property Acquisitions at a fair value of R828.8 million, in terms of IFRS 3.
     3.   It is assumed that the Property Acquisitions will be funded by the Equity Raise and the remainder with
          debt funding.
     4.   For the remainder of the Total Acquisition Cost that exceeds the proceeds from the Equity Raise,
          Annuity has secured a debt facility which will incur interest at an indicative fixed rate of 7.18%.
     5.   The total estimated once-off transaction costs to be paid out of cash amount to R27.7 million,
          comprising capital raising costs of R14.3 million and property acquisition costs of R13.4 million. The
          capital raising costs funded by debt and the property acquisition costs will be funded by a combination
          of debt and equity.

G.   FORECAST FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

     The forecasts, including the assumptions on which they are based and the financial information from which
     they are prepared, are the responsibility of the directors of Annuity. The forecasts have been reported on by
     the independent reporting accountants and their report will be set out in the circular.

     The forecasts presented in the tables below have been prepared in accordance with the Company's
     accounting policies and in compliance with IFRS.

     The forecasts have been prepared on the assumption that the Atrium Acquisition, the BCX Property
     Acquisition, the Langeberg Mall Acquisition and the Riverhorse Acquisition will be implemented (transfer of
     the properties into Annuity’s name) on 02 January 2013 and the Virgin Active Acquisition will be
     implemented (transfer of the property into Annuity’s name) on 01 June 2013.

     1.   THE ATRIUM ACQUISITION FORECAST

                                                                                                          
     The reviewed summarised profit forecast of the Atrium Acquisition for the three months ending 31
     March 2013 and the further twelve months ending 31 March 2014 is set out in the table below:




                                                                  3 months ending      12 months ending
                                                                    31 March 2013         31 March 2014
      Rental income and related revenue                                 4,253,819            18,319,061
      Net property income                                               2,767,263            11,968,503
      Operating profit before interest                                  2,499,430            11,078,546
      Earnings available for distribution                               1, 793,856            7,328,458


2.   THE BCX PROPERTY ACQUISITION FORECAST

     The reviewed summarised profit forecast of the BCX Property Acquisition for the three months ending
     31 March 2013 and the further twelve months ending 31 March 2014 is set out in the table below:

                                                                 3 months ending       12 months ending
                                                                   31 March 2013          31 March 2014
      Rental income and related revenue                                1,030,246              4,362,911
      Net property income                                                828,174              3,514,742
      Operating profit before interest                                   753,063              3,265,160
      Net profit available for distribution                              551,751              2,195,204


3.   THE LANGEBERG MALL ACQUSITION FORECAST

     The reviewed summarised profit forecast of the Langeberg Mall Acquisition for the three months ending
     31 March 2013 and the further twelve months ending 31 March 2014 is set out in the table below:

                                                                 3 months ending       12 months ending
                                                                   31 March 2013          31 March 2014
      Rental income and related revenue                               11,562,562             48,700,322
      Net property income                                              7,743,098             33,277,788
      Operating profit before interest                                 6,932,682             30,548,929
      Net profit available for distribution                            4,778,608             19,136,151


4.   THE RIVERHORSE ACQUISITION FORECAST

     The reviewed summarised profit forecast of the Riverhorse Acquisition for the three months ending 31
     March 2013 and the further twelve months ending 31 March 2014 is set out in the table below:



                                                                3 months ending       12 months ending
                                                                  31 March 2013          31 March 2014
      Rental income and related revenue                               3,295,818             14,010,627
      Net property income                                             2,234,439              9,454,653
      Operating profit before interest                                1,991,314              8,646,795

                                                                                               
      Net profit available for distribution                             1,374,964              5,370,928


5.   THE VIRGIN ACTIVE ACQUISITION FORECAST

     The reviewed summarised profit forecast of the Virgin Active Acquisition for the ten months ending 31
     March 2014 is set out in the table below:

                                                                                         10 months ending
                                                                                            31 March 2014
      Rental income and related revenue                                                          8,361,000
      Net property income                                                                        8,277,390
      Operating profit before interest                                                           7,474,130
      Net profit                                                                                 4,601,869



6.   THE COMBINED PORTFOLIO FORECAST

     Set out below is the forecast statement of comprehensive income of Annuity’s existing portfolio and the
     Property Acquisitions on a combined basis for the twelve months ending 31 March 2013 and 31 March
     2014:



                                                                  Forecast for the      Forecast for the
                                                                   twelve months         twelve months
                                                                 ending 31 March       ending 31 March
                                                                             2013                  2014
                                                                                 R                     R
      Gross rental and related income                                  83,415,582            170,546,757
      Straight lining of rental income adjustment                      17,088,180             20,707,502
      Rental revenue                                                  100,503,762            191,254,259
      Property operating expenses                                     (21,186,334)          (44,516,556)
      Net property income                                              79,317,427            146,737,704
      Gain on bargain purchase                                         32,986,187                       -
      Fair value adjustment                                           (17,088,180)          (20,707,502)
      Interest received                                                  5,763,118             4,768,296
      Gross income                                                    100,978,553            130,798,497
      Administrative expenses                                          (3,644,942)            (7,569,466)
      Once-off property acquisition costs                             (17,399,324)                      -
      Net operating profit before interest and taxation                79,934,287            123,229,031
      Interest on mortgage bonds                                      (15,701,934)          (38,765,794)
      Interest on debentures                                          (48,510,469)          (84,228,799)
      Amortisation of transaction costs capitalised to
      financial liabilities and debenture capital                      (1,849,381)            (2,818,884)
      Interest on other borrowings - IFRS adjustment                   (3,750,957)            (3,299,433)
      Net profit / (loss) before taxation                              10,121,546             (5,883,880)
      Taxation                                                         (1,421,020)            (2,012,148)


                                                                                                
 Net profit / (loss) for the period                                    8,700,526             (7,896,028)


 Earnings                                                             57,210,995             76,332,772
 Headline earnings                                                    37,911,512             93,188,678
 Distributable earnings                                               48,607,684             84,397,595


 Number of linked units in issue at end of period                   187,158,344             187,158,344
 Weighted average number of linked units in issue                   142,855,398             187,158,344
 Earnings per linked units (cents)                                          40.05                  40.79
 Headline earnings per linked unit (cents)                                  26.54                  49.79
 Distribution per linked unit (cents)                                       40.48                  45.09


The profit forecasts for the 12 months ending 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014 are based on the
following assumptions:

1.    The forecast for the twelve months ending 31 March 2013 represent Annuity's expected profits
      and losses for the period from 1 April 2012 and includes the period from the date of listing, being 4
      May 2012.
2.    Annuity's forecasts are based on information derived from property managers and historical
      information.
3.    Annuity will not dispose of or acquire any properties during the period of the forecasts other than
      those being acquired in terms of the Property Acquisitions.
4.    Contracted revenue is based on existing lease agreements, whilst un-contracted revenue
      amounts to 1,2% and 7,4% of the total forecast revenue for the 12 months ending 31 March 2013
      and the year ending 31 March 2014, respectively.
5.    Where it is expected by management that future property expenses will differ significantly from
      historical expenses, forecast property expenses have been revised to reflect management's
      expectation. This resulted in material expenditure items, namely assessment rates and municipal
      charges exceeding historical expenses by more than 15%.
6.    Leases expiring during the forecast periods have been forecast on a lease-by-lease basis where
      the discussion with the lessee has proven positive, the forecast includes the rentals at current
      market rates.
7.    Annuity's forecast property operating expenditure has been determined based on management's
      review of historical expenditure, where available, discussion with property managers and agreed
      to supplier service contracts.
8.    Material items of expenditure include assessment rates and other municipal charges.
9.    The gain on bargain purchase relates to the initial acquisition of the property letting enterprises
      and is recognised in terms of IFRS 3: Business Combinations, being the difference between the
      fair value and the acquisition price. In terms of IFRS 3, once-off property acquisition costs, such
      as asset manager transaction fees, conveyancing costs and due diligence fees are not capitalised
      to the property, but expensed through the statement of comprehensive income. However, do not
      have an effect on distributable earnings.
10.   Interest on other borrowings - IFRS adjustment relates to the effective interest on vendor loans in
      respect of the Oakfields and Cell C properties, as a result of present-valuing these loans bearing
      interest at 0%, in terms of IFRS.
11.   In order to recognise a straight lining of rental income adjustment, a fair value adjustment to the
      properties is required, as the straight lining asset is added to the carrying value of the properties,
      which carrying value cannot be greater than the fair value.
12.   The straight lining adjustment has been calculated assuming that the start date of the lease is the
      same date at which ownership of the property has been transferred.
13.   It has been assumed for the purpose of the forecast that there is no change in the fair value of the
      properties since listing date, however, in order to recognise the straight lining of rental income
      adjustment, a fair value loss on the properties is required to be recognised, as explained above. In
      total, the carrying values of the investment properties together with the straight lining rental asset
      are not more than the fair value of the investment properties.
14.   These forecast statements of comprehensive income have been compiled using the accounting
      policies of Annuity.
15.   There will be no unforeseen economic factors that will affect the lessees' abilities to meet their
      commitments in terms of existing lease agreements.
16.   Consumption based recoveries are consistent with the independent valuer's statement of
      comprehensive income and historical financial information.

H.     WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY

       Linked unitholders are referred to the renewal of the cautionary announcement dated 28 August 2012, and
       are advised that as the pro forma financial effects and the forecast information in relation to the Property
       Acquisitions have been disclosed in this announcement, caution is no longer required to be exercised by
       linked unitholders when dealing in their linked units.

       A combined circular detailing the terms of the Property Acquisitions and convening a general meeting of
       Annuity linked unitholders will be posted on or about 22 October 2012.

       Illovo
       15 October 2012



         Lead Investment Bank and
       Transaction Sponsor to Annuity                             Joint Investment Bank to Annuity

             Investec Bank Limited                                           Sasfin Capital

     Independent reporting accountant and                                Attorneys to Annuity
              auditor to Annuity
                                                                             Glyn Marais Inc
                      PKF




                                                                                                           

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