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Hospitality/Tsogo Sun - Acquisition of a portfolio of hotels from Tsogo and withdrawal of cautionary announcement
HOSPITALITY PROPERTY FUND LIMITED TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2005/014211/06) Registration number: 1989/002108/06
JSE share code: HPB Share Code: TSH
ISIN: ZAE000214656 ISIN: ZAE000156238
(Approved as a REIT by the JSE) (“Tsogo”)
(“Hospitality” or “the Company”)
ACQUISITION OF A PORTFOLIO OF HOTELS FROM TSOGO AND WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
Further to the cautionary announcements released by Hospitality on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE
(“SENS”), the last of which was dated 2 May 2017, the boards of directors of Hospitality and Tsogo are pleased to
announce that Hospitality has entered into agreements with The Cullinan Hotel Proprietary Limited (“Cullinan”),
Merway Fifth Investments Proprietary Limited (“Merway”) and Southern Sun Hotels Proprietary Limited (“SSH”) (all
of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Tsogo) (the “Transaction Agreement”) for the acquisition of a portfolio of
29 hotel properties and each of the hotel letting businesses conducted in respect of such properties (the “Tsogo
Portfolio”), for an aggregate purchase consideration of R3.6 billion (the “Purchase Consideration”) (“the
Transaction”), which was calculated on an income for income basis.
2. RATIONALE
2.1 Rationale for Hospitality
The Transaction is in-line with the Company’s growth strategy of acquiring value enhancing properties, both from
within Tsogo’s existing portfolio and external opportunities, to increase the Company’s critical mass.
The Transaction represents an attractive acquisition for Hospitality, with the Tsogo Portfolio comprising
29 successful and established hotel properties, which are well located within their respective nodes. The
Transaction will contribute to a broadening of Hospitality’s earnings base, brand and product offering and greater
presence in primary metropolitan areas and add an additional 3,771 rooms catering for both business and leisure
travellers.
Furthermore, Hospitality’s greater scale is expected to reduce its cost of funding whilst providing the Company
with access to capital for future opportunities.
2.2 Rationale for Tsogo
The Transaction represents the next steps for Tsogo’s entertainment and hospitality focused property strategy
through the inclusion of an additional spread of attractive hotel properties into Hospitality.
Tsogo currently holds 50.6% of the issued ordinary shares of Hospitality. The cash portion of the Purchase
Consideration of R1.03 billion will be utilised by Tsogo to reduce interest-bearing borrowings. The balance of the
Purchase Consideration will be settled by the issue of 174 064 861 Hospitality ordinary shares which Tsogo is
intending to retain.
3. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION
3.1 Salient terms
In terms of the Transaction Agreement, Hospitality will acquire 100% of the SSH shares in and claims against
Cullinan and the SSH shares in Merway (collectively, the “sale equity”) with effect from 1 July 2017 (the
“Effective Date”) subject to the fulfilment or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions precedent as set out
in paragraph 6 below. Cullinan and Merway own the Tsogo Portfolio, further details of which are set out in
paragraph 4.1 below.
The Purchase Consideration will be discharged by Hospitality via:
- a cash payment to SSH of R1.03 billion on the Effective Date; and
- the issue to SSH by Hospitality of 174 064 861 Hospitality ordinary shares (the “Consideration
Shares”) on 5 July 2017 (the “Closing Date”), in respect of the balance of the Purchase Consideration.
The Consideration Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue, be fully paid up and
transferrable.
Ownership, risk and benefit in and to the sale equity will pass to Hospitality on the Effective Date. Ownership,
risk and benefit in and to the Consideration Shares will vest in SSH with effect from the Effective Date.
3.2 Clean-out Dividend
Within five business days of 1 June 2017 (the “Clean-Out Dividend Date”), the directors of Hospitality will,
subject to the solvency and liquidity requirements of section 46 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the
“Companies Act”), declare a clean-out dividend (the “Clean-Out Dividend”) to those Hospitality shareholders
who are registered as such on the record date for participation in the clean-out dividend (the “Clean-Out Dividend
Record Date”) of an amount equal to Hospitality’s distributable profit for the period beginning on 1 April 2017
and ending on the Clean-Out Dividend Date as determined by the board of directors of Hospitality (“Hospitality
Board”). The Clean-out Dividend facilitates that only shareholders registered on the Clean-Out Dividend Record
Date will participate in Hospitality’s distributable income earned from 1 April 2017 to the Clean-Out Dividend
Date, irrespective of whether or not such shareholders elect to participate in the Rights Offer (defined below).
The Consideration Shares are to be issued “ex” entitlement to the Clean-Out Dividend. An announcement containing
full details of the Clean-Out Dividend, including the tax treatment and associated timetable for the payment
thereof, will be released on SENS and published in the press.
3.3 Other material terms
The Transaction Agreement contains terms and warranties which are common for transactions of this nature.
4. OVERVIEW OF THE TSOGO PORTFOLIO
4.1 Overview of the Tsogo Portfolio
A snapshot of the Tsogo Portfolio is set out below:
Valuation
Hotel name Location Vendor Rooms (R’000)
Southern Sun The 1 Cullinan Street, Waterfront, Cape Town,
Cullinan Western Cape Cullinan 394 1 114 108
Southern Sun, 1 Lower Buitengracht Street, Waterfront,
Waterfront Cape Town Cape Town, Western Cape Cullinan 537 1 186 176
Southern Sun, Katherine 115 Katherine Street, Sandown, Sandton,
Street Sandton Gauteng Cullinan 122 86 175
Garden Court Eastgate Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue, Bruma,
Gauteng Cullinan 157 151 389
Garden Court Hatfield Cnr Pretorius and End Streets, Hatfield,
Gauteng Cullinan 157 170 266
Garden Court King’s La Roche Drive, Hunewood, Port Elizabeth,
Beach Eastern Cape Cullinan 280 190 305
Garden Court Rivonia Road, Cullinan Close, Morningside,
Morningside Gauteng Cullinan 150 171 334
StayEasy Eastgate 8 South Boulevard, Bruma, Gauteng Cullinan 135 86 423
StayEasy 50 Sanctuary Road, Chase Valley,
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal Cullinan 127 137 199
Garden Court Umhlanga Cnr Aurora Drive & Centenary Boulevard,
Umhlanga Ridge, KwaZulu Natal Cullinan 204 298 942
Sun1 Alberton St Austell Street, Alberton, Gauteng Merway 76 69 410
Sun1 Benoni Cnr Bunyan & Mowbray Avenue, Benoni,
Gauteng Merway 58 24 334
Sun1 Berea 1 Mitchell Street, Berea, Gauteng Merway 69 32 132
Sun1 Bloemfontein Cnr Krige and Nelson Mandela Drive,
Bloemfontein, Free State Merway 64 35 230
Sun1 Foreshore Jan Smuts & Martin Hammerschlag Way,
Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape Merway 64 60 005
Sun1 Edenvale 130 Boeing Road East, Edenvale, Gauteng Merway 76 11 786
Sun1 Kimberley Cnr Memorial & Welgevonden Avenue,
Royalglen, Kimberley, Northern Cape Merway 64 21 841
Sun1 Midrand Cnr Old Pretoria Road & K101 Street,
Midrand, Gauteng Merway 94 88 022
Sun1 Milnerton Cnr Koeberg Road & Freedom Way,
Milnerton, Western Cape Merway 70 67 516
Sun1 Nelspruit Cnr Kaapsehoop & N4 Streets, Nelspruit,
Mpumalanga Merway 76 52 042
Sun1 O.R. Tambo Cnr Herman & Kruin Streets, Isando,
Gauteng Merway 78 33 244
Sun1 Parow Cnr Arnold Wilhelm & Jean Simonis Streets,
Parow, Western Cape Merway 76 64 796
Sun1 Port Elizabeth Cnr La Roche Drive & Beach Road, Port
Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Merway 88 69 922
Sun1 Pretoria 81 Pretorius Street, Pretoria, Gauteng Merway 135 135 612
Sun1 Richards Bay 6 White Pear Road, Richards Bay, KwaZulu
Natal Merway 64 27 774
Sun1 Southgate Cnr Columbine Avenue & Rifle Range Road,
Southgate, Gauteng Merway 138 91 231
Sun1 Vereeniging Cnr Beethoven & Voortrekker Streets,
Vereeniging, Gauteng Merway 41 16 462
Sun1 Witbank 3 Pioneer Avenue, Witbank, Mpumalanga Merway 90 29 881
Sun1 Wynberg 1 Maree Street, Bramley Park, Johannesburg,
Gauteng Merway 87 30 229
Total 3 771 4 553 786
1. The Tsogo Portfolio is all classified as being in the hospitality sector.
2. The Tsogo Portfolio will be acquired on the Effective Date.
3. As the Tsogo Portfolio is being acquired by Hospitality through its acquisition of 100% of the shares in and
claims against Cullinan and Merway, no purchase price per property has been ascribed.
4. The average daily rate of the hotel properties acquired from Cullinan and Merway is R1 269 and R472,
respectively.
5. All of the properties are fully tenanted.
6. The Tsogo Portfolio was valued as at 31 March 2017 by Bryan Nyagah of JHI, who is an independent
external valuer registered in terms of the Property Valuers Association Act, (Act 47 of 2000).
4.2 Overview of the lease terms
The Tsogo Portfolio will be leased from Hospitality by ResHub Proprietary Limited (“ResHub”) and managed by
Southern Sun Hotel Interests Proprietary Limited (both of which are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Tsogo).
A Tsogo lease agreement in respect of each of the properties making up the Tsogo Portfolio has been concluded
for an initial period of 20 years with multiple 10 year renewal options (“Lease Agreements”).
The rentals payable in terms of each of the Lease Agreements comprise a 50% fixed component and an
approximately 50% variable component which is calculated as 99% of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortisation and rentals less the fixed component. The Lease Agreements are subject to additional terms and
conditions which are customary for leases of this nature, including standard performance conditions and are
substantially the same as the initial leases entered into between ResHub and Hospitality, as part of the transaction
concluded in September 2016 in which Tsogo acquired a controlling interest in Hospitality.
4.3 Forecast financial information
Set out below are extracts from the profit forecast of the Tsogo Portfolio (the “forecasts”) for the nine months
ending 31 March 2018 and year ending 31 March 2019 (the “forecast period”). The forecasts, including the
assumptions on which they are based and the financial information from which they are prepared, are the
responsibility of the Hospitality Board.
The forecasts have been prepared on the assumption that the Transaction will be effective from 1 July 2017 and
on the basis that the forecasts include forecast results for the duration of the forecast period. The forecasts have
not been reviewed or reported on by independent reporting accountants. The forecasts have been prepared in
accordance with Hospitality’s accounting policies, which are in compliance with International Financial
Reporting Standards.
R’000 Forecast for the Forecast for the
9 months to year ending
31 March 2018 31 March 2019
Revenue 299 372 391 941
Rental income – contractual 299 372 391 941
– straight line - -
Operating expenses (5 477) -
Operating profit 293 894 391 941
Net finance cost (3 832) -
Total profit and comprehensive income for the period/year 290 062 391 941
Profit available for distribution for the period/year 290 062 391 941
Notes and assumptions:
The forecasts incorporate the following material assumptions in respect of revenue and expenses that can be
influenced by the Hospitality Board:
1. The forecasts have been prepared on an aggregated basis for the Tsogo Portfolio.
2. The forecasts are based on information derived from the management accounts of the Tsogo Portfolio, the
budgets prepared by their respective management, rental contracts and independent property valuations.
3. According to each property’s rental agreement, rental income is based on a contracted fixed and variable
portion of each property’s forecast earnings before interest, depreciation, tax, and amortisation, and is derived
from the forecasts provided to Hospitality by the management of the Tsogo Portfolio. No uncontracted or near
contracted rental income is forecast.
4. The operational cost structure of Hospitality is not anticipated to change as a result of the acquisition of the
Tsogo Portfolio.
5. Transaction costs of R5.47 million are incurred in relation to the acquisition of the Tsogo Portfolio.
6. Finance costs are recognised at Hospitality’s weighted average cost of debt of 9.7% p.a on the cash portion of
the Purchase Consideration of R1.03 billion raised for the period from the expected effective date of
1 July 2017 to the expected date of receipt of proceeds from the Rights Offer, being 15 July 2017.
7. No properties are under development during the forecast period.
8. No lease contracts expire during the forecast period.
9. No fair value adjustments are applied to the Tsogo Portfolio over the forecast period.
10. All existing lease agreements are valid.
The forecasts incorporate the following material assumptions in respect of revenue and expenses that cannot be
influenced by the Hospitality Board:
1. The effective date of the transaction is assumed to be 1 July 2017.
2. There will be no unforeseen economic factors that will affect the lessee's ability to meet their commitments in
terms of existing lease agreements.
5. RIGHTS OFFER
Subject to receiving the requisite JSE approvals, Hospitality intends to undertake a fully underwritten rights offer to
raise R1.8 billion (the “Rights Offer”). Further details of the Rights Offer will be announced in due course and a
circular in respect of the Rights Offer will be posted to shareholders. The Rights Offer proceeds will be used to
partially settle the cash portion of the Purchase Consideration referred to in paragraph 3.1 above, with the balance
being utilised to reduce Hospitality’s interest bearing debt.
The Rights Offer shares will be issued excluding the right to participate in the Clean-Out Dividend.
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
The Transaction is subject to the fulfilment or waiver, as the case may be, of the following conditions precedent:
6.1 the passing of all the resolutions required to approved the Transaction and the issue of the Consideration Shares
by the requisite majority of Hospitality shareholders in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements and the
Companies Act; and
6.2 all applicable regulatory approvals for the implementation of the Transaction being obtained from the JSE.
7. RECOMMENDATION AND FAIRNESS OPINION
As SSH holds 50.6% of the total share capital of Hospitality, it is regarded as a material shareholder of Hospitality in
terms of the JSE Listings Requirements. Consequently, the Transaction constitutes a transaction with a related party in
terms of paragraph 10.4(f) of the JSE Listings Requirements.
As such, Hospitality has appointed Mazars Corporate Finance Proprietary Limited as the independent expert
(“Independent Expert”) to make the appropriate recommendations in the form of a fairness opinion as required in
terms of paragraph 10.4 of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Whilst the contents of the Independent Expert’s advice and opinion and the final views of the Hospitality Board will be
detailed in the circular referred to in paragraph 8, the Independent Expert’s preliminary view is that the Transaction is
fair to Hospitality shareholders.
Based on the above, the Hospitality Board is supportive of the Transaction and anticipates making a recommendation
to Hospitality shareholders to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the general meeting of Hospitality
shareholders to be convened to consider the Transaction.
8. CATEGORISATION OF THE TRANSACTION
In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Transaction constitutes both a Category 1 and related party transaction
for Hospitality and therefore Hospitality shareholder approval is required. A circular convening a general meeting and
providing further information on the Transaction (including a report prepared by the Independent Expert as to the
fairness of the Transaction and including revised listings particulars) will be sent to Hospitality shareholders in due
course.
In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Transaction is a Category 2 transaction for Tsogo and, accordingly,
does not require approval by Tsogo shareholders.
9. WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcements issued by Hospitality in relation to the Transaction, the last
of which was released on SENS on 2 May 2017 and are advised that on the basis of the above caution is no longer
required to be exercised when dealing in the Company’s shares.
10. CHANGE OF NAME
Subsequent to Tsogo becoming a majority shareholder of Hospitality, the Hospitality Board proposes that the name of
the Company be changed from “Hospitality Property Fund Limited” to “Tsogo Sun Property Fund Limited”, which
name has been reserved with the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission.
Subject to the passing and the registration of the special resolution necessary for the change of name, expected trading
in the new name “Tsogo Sun Property Fund Limited” on the JSE under the JSE share code “TSP” and ISIN
ZAE000243903 is anticipated to commence on Wednesday, 26 July 2017. The relevant dates and times will be announced in
due course.
18 May 2017
Corporate advisor and sponsor to Hospitality
Java Capital
Sponsor to Tsogo
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Independent Expert
MAZARS Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
Independent reporting accountant
PWC
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