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Trading Update
SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
(Incorporated in Guernsey)
Company Number: 46442
JSE Share Code: SRE
LSE (EUR) Share Code: SRE
LSE (GBP) Share Code: ESRE
ISIN Code: ISIN GG00B1W3VF54
8 October 2018
Sirius Real Estate Limited
(“Sirius”, "Sirius Real Estate" or the "Company")
Trading Update
Sirius Real Estate, the leading operator of branded business parks providing conventional space and
flexible workspace in Germany, is pleased to provide the following trading update for the six months
to 30 September 2018.
This has been another good trading period for the business, underpinned by strong occupier demand
for conventional and flexible space and positive letting activity, which together have resulted in an
encouraging increase in organic rental growth despite some large expected move outs at the start of
the year. The Company has made significant progress in deploying the proceeds of the March 2018
€40.0 million equity raise, having completed the acquisition of three investment properties totalling
€39.3 million before or immediately after the period end and with another €57.5 million of property
in exclusivity.
Sirius continues to improve the quality of its real estate and realise significant returns from its assets
through its highly accretive capital investment programme. The Company is primarily focused on the
capex investment opportunities within the acquisitions it has completed over the last two financial
years, whilst still finalising the few remaining projects from the original programme started in January
2014. These investments are expected to make a strong contribution to results over the second half
of the financial year.
We are pleased to report that the Company is trading in line with management expectations.
The main highlights for the period include:
- Total annualised rental income, including acquisitions and disposals within the period,
increased by €2.5 million to €82.0 million from €79.5 million at the start of the period.
- Like for like annualised rental income increased by 2.6% to €79.7 million compared to €77.7
million at the start of the period, despite the impact of several large expected move outs which
occurred at the start of the period.
- Organic growth in the period was driven by an average like for like rental rate increase of 2.5%
from €5.62 to €5.76 per sqm whilst like for like occupancy was broadly flat at 81%. This
demonstrates the strength of the Company's asset management capabilities and ability to
deal with large move outs effectively. Sirius continues to generate the vast majority of its leads
through its internal operating platform, which provides much greater flexibility and the ability
to achieve higher rental rates.
- Growth through acquisitions and portfolio optimisation through asset recycling continues to
be a focus for the Company. In the period, the Company acquired a combination of assets with
stable income and higher value add assets where the Company’s asset management initiatives
through its internal operating platform can grow both income and capital values. Alongside
this, Sirius was able to complete the sale of one non-core site and notarise the sale of the last
remaining non-core site, as well as sell some non-income producing land and a residential
building. This activity is expected to be particularly accretive to shareholders over the next
few years. The specific details of these transactions are outlined below:
o On 1 August 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Sirius Business Park
Friedrichsdorf, located in Friedrichsdorf, near Frankfurt for a total consideration of
€17.8 million. The site offers around 17,300 sqm of lettable space comprising 8,200
sqm of offices, 8,100 sqm of warehouse space and 1,000 sqm of other space. At the
time of acquisition, the asset was 91.8% let to 18 tenants producing an annual rental
income of €1.4 million and net operating income of €1.3 million.
o On 1 August 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of a business park located
in Sirius Business Park Fellbach, near Stuttgart for a total consideration of €12.1
million. The site provides around 25,500 sqm of lettable space, comprising 2,100 sqm
of offices, 15,100 sqm of warehouse space and 8,300 sqm of other commercial space.
At the time of acquisition, the asset was 79.0% let to 19 tenants producing an annual
rental income of €1.0 million and net operating income of €0.9 million.
o On 1 October 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of a second business park
located in Mannheim, for a total consideration of €9.6 million. The site offers around
15,000 sqm of lettable space comprising 7,050 sqm of offices, 4,950 sqm of
warehouse space and 3,000 sqm of other space. At the time of acquisition, the asset
was 68.9% let to 57 tenants producing an annual rental income of €0.8 million and
net operating income of €0.6 million.
o On 1 May 2018, the Company completed the sale of the non-core Sirius Business Park
Bremen Brinkmann for €15.5 million, in line with book value and generating net
operating income of €0.7 million.
o On 4 June 2018, the Company notarised the sale of Sirius Business Park Bremen
Hagstrasse, the final non-core site, which is expected to complete in October 2018.
o On 1 June 2018, the Company completed the sale of a plot of non-income producing
land and also the sale of a non-income producing residential building, which together
generated proceeds of €1.8 million.
The Board looks forward to providing a more detailed report on the Company's trading performance
and outlook when it announces half-year results in late November 2018.
The financial information on which this trading update is based, has not been reviewed or reported
on by the Company´s external auditors or a reporting accountant.
Andrew Coombs Chief Executive Officer of Sirius Real Estate, said:
"We’ve made excellent progress deploying the proceeds from our fund raise in March and recycling
capital from the sale of the portfolio’s non-core assets into an attractive mix of stable income
producing assets and those with value-add opportunity. The new assets fit well within our investment
criteria, and provide stability through well covenanted long-term tenants as well as opportunity
through sub-optimal vacancy and leases.
“The ability of our operating platform to deal with large move outs and attract, secure and retain
tenants on favourable terms is highlighted by the strong increases in like for like income that we have
seen again over the last six months. During the period, we also signed several significant long-term
tenancy agreements, which included leases with a leading German sports car manufacturer based
in Stuttgart and CARE Deutschland-Luxembourg, as well as getting to the advanced stages of
negotiations on a significant five-year renewal with Daimler-AG. The fact that we are able to secure
these big deals alongside the many smaller tenants that we sign up every month highlights the
diversity of our lettings capabilities.
“In September, the Company was pleased to sponsor and participate in the EPRA 2018 conference in
Berlin, taking part in panel discussions and hosting investor tours around some of its sites.
“The Company was also delighted to welcome Danny Kitchen to the Board as non-executive chairman.
Danny has more than 25 years of property and finance experience in both public and private markets
and we look forward to working with him as we continue to deliver our future growth ambitions.”
For further information:
Sirius Real Estate
Andrew Coombs, CEO
Alistair Marks, CFO
+49 (0)30 285010110
Tavistock (financial PR)
Jeremy Carey
James Verstringhe
Kirsty Allan
+44 (0)20 7920 3150
siriusrealestate@tavistock.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Sirius Real Estate
Sirius is a property company listed on the main market and premium segment of the London Stock
Exchange and the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It is a leading operator of branded
business parks providing conventional space and flexible workspace in Germany. The Company's core
strategy is the acquisition of business parks at attractive yields, the integration of these business parks
into its network of sites under the Company's own name as well as offering a range of branded
products within those sites, and the reconfiguration and upgrade of existing and vacant space to
appeal to the local market, through intensive asset management and investment. The Company's
strategy aims to deliver attractive returns for shareholders by increasing rental income and improving
cost recoveries and capital values, as well as by enhancing those returns through financing its assets
on favourable terms. Once sites are mature and net income and values have been optimised, the
Company may take the opportunity to refinance the sites to release capital for investment in new sites
or consider the disposal of sites in order to recycle equity into assets which present greater
opportunity for the asset management skills of the Company's team.
For more information, please visit: www.sirius-real-estate.com
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