HAMMERSON PLC - Hammerson and Allianz Real Estate arrange a seven-year loan secured on Dundrum Town Centre

Hammerson and Allianz Real Estate arrange a seven-year loan secured on Dundrum Town Centre

Hammerson plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Company number 360632)
LSE share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
ISIN: GB0004065016
(“Hammerson” or “the Company”)

01 September 2017

Hammerson and Allianz Real Estate arrange a seven-year loan secured on Dundrum Town
Centre

Hammerson plc (“Hammerson”) today announces that, together with its 50/50 joint venture
partner Allianz, it has arranged a EUR625 million seven-year term loan (Hammerson’s share
EUR312.5 million) secured on Ireland’s pre-eminent shopping and leisure destination, Dundrum
Town Centre (“Dundrum”).

BNP Paribas and DekaBank acted as lead arrangers and Allianz Real Estate acted on behalf of
a number of Allianz companies.

The facility is secured on Dundrum at a conservative leverage below 40%. The non-recourse
facility is repayable in full at maturity in September 2024 and the interest cost is expected to be
less than 2% (following fixing of the underlying reference swap rate).

Dundrum, valued at more than EUR1,500 million, is the largest asset in a portfolio which
Hammerson and Allianz invested in during October 2015 as part of a long term investment
strategy in Ireland. Located in the affluent and densely populated southern Dublin catchment,
Dundrum is the capital city’s leading retail destination providing over 120 shops, 38 restaurants,
a 12-screen cinema and 3,400 car park spaces. The 123,800 m(2) centre is 99% occupied and
generates total passing rent of circa EUR66 million per annum. Dundrum is differentiated by its
modern large-format flagship stores which position it to benefit from the current polarisation
trends in retail and attract international brands entering Ireland.

Commenting on the transaction, Richard Sharp, Hammerson’s Group Treasurer said: "Given the
high calibre of the underlying asset of Dundrum Town Centre we saw strong demand for this loan
and hence have secured attractive pricing at a historically low coupon. We continue to actively
focus on reducing our cost of debt, benefiting from a wide range of funding sources, mostly
unsecured but also secured debt in selective circumstances with our joint venture partners."

Hammerson’s share of net proceeds will be used to reduce drawings under its revolving credit
facilities and group LTV will be unchanged. The majority of Hammerson’s financing continues to
be on an unsecured basis. Post completion of this facility the ratio of secured debt to net tangible
assets (which includes the Group’s share of interests in Premium Outlets) will be 8%, well below
the 50% covenant restriction in the Group’s unsecured debt. The Group’s percentage of fixed
rate debt will increase on a pro forma basis from 76% at 30 June 2017 to 83% and the foreign
exchange hedge of euro-denominated liabilities to euro-denominated assets of 80% at
30 June 2017 will remain unchanged.



For further information contact;

Rebecca Patton, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7887 1109
rebecca.patton@hammerson.com

Richard Sharp, Group Treasurer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7887 1119
richard.sharp@hammerson.com


Note: Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward
listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Joint Sponsors:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Java Capital


Notes to Editors


Hammerson is a FTSE 100 owner, manager and developer of retail destinations in Europe. Our
portfolio of high-quality retail property has a value of around £10.5 billion and includes 23 prime
shopping centres, 17 convenient retail parks and investments in 20 premium outlet villages,
through our partnership with Value Retail and the VIA Outlets joint venture. Key investments
include Bullring, Birmingham, Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin and
Les Terrasses du Port, Marseille.


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