TORONTO, Aug. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Firm Capital Property Trust
("FCPT" or the "Trust"), (TSXV : FCD.UN) reported
today its condensed interim consolidated financial results for the
three and six months ended June 30,
2013.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $929,668 and $1,744,130, respectively. Net Operating Income
("NOI") for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $640,917 and $1,164,123 respectively. NOI margin for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2013
was 69% and 67%, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, Funds From Operations
("FFO") per Unit was $0.098
while Adjusted Funds From Operations ("AFFO") per Unit was
$0.093. FFO and AFFO payout ratios
were 89% and 94%, respectively. For the six months ended
June 30, 2013, FFO per Unit was
$0.192 while AFFO per Unit was
$0.183. FFO and AFFO payout ratios
were 91% and 96%, respectively. Debt/Gross Book Value ("GBV") was
37.1%.
On August 1, 2013,
the Trust closed on the previously announced acquisition of a 50%
participation in 25 industrial buildings located in Montreal. The total purchase price of 100% of
the portfolio was $48.2 million,
excluding transaction costs. The portfolio is comprised of
1,029,898 square feet of GLA and is approximately 90% occupied. The
portfolio was financed with proceeds from new first mortgage
financings and from a private placement of trust units. 50% of the
Portfolio was acquired by the Trust, while the remaining 50% was
acquired by an entity associated with the Trust's asset manager
that consists predominantly of senior management and trustees of
FCPT. The funding required by the Trust for its 50% interest came
from a combination of existing cash resources and a $6.4 million non-brokered private placement at
$5.10 per trust unit.
Pro-forma the acquisition and financing
activity, the Trust's AFFO payout ratio is anticipated to be below
80% and Debt/GBV stands at approximately 53%. The Trust has
increased the size of its current portfolio to 30 properties with a
value of approximately $58 million.
In addition, the acquisition improves the diversification of the
current portfolio through the addition of the industrial asset
class to the existing retail and medical office asset classes.
DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN & UNIT
PURCHASE PLAN
The Trust has in place a Distribution Reinvestment Plan
("DRIP") and Unit Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). Under
the terms of the DRIP, FCPT's Unitholders may elect to
automatically reinvest all or a portion of their regular monthly
distributions in additional Units, without incurring brokerage fees
or commissions. Under the terms of the Plan, FCPT's Unitholders may
purchase a minimum of $1,000 of Units
per month and maximum purchases of up to $12,000 per annum.
For the complete financial statements and
Management's Discussion & Analysis for the period, please visit
www.sedar.com or the Trust's website at www.firmcapital.com.
ABOUT FIRM CAPITAL PROPERTY TRUST
Firm Capital Property Trust is focused on creating long-term value
for Unitholders, through capital preservation and disciplined
investing to achieve stable distributable income. In partnership
with management and industry leaders, The Trust's plan is to co-own
a diversified property portfolio of multi-residential, flex
industrial, net lease convenience retail, and core service provider
professional space. In addition to stand alone accretive
acquisitions, the Trust will make joint acquisitions with strong
financial partners and acquisitions of partial interests from
existing ownership groups, in a manner that provides liquidity to
those selling owners and professional management for those
remaining as partners. Firm Capital Realty Partners Inc.,
through a structure focused on an alignment of interests with the
Trust, will source, syndicate and participate in investments.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. In some
cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan",
"anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential",
"continue", and by discussions of strategies that involve risks and
uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are based on certain
key expectations and assumptions made by the Trust regarding, among
other things, the use of the net proceeds from the Offering, the
closing of the Offering, and the closing of the Acquisition. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous
assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions,
forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur.
Although management of the Trust believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there
can be no assurance that future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements will occur as anticipated. Neither the
Trust nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy
and completeness of any forward-looking statements, and no one has
any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or such other
factors which affect this information, except as required by
law.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, which may be made
only by means of a prospectus, nor shall there be any sale of the
Units in any state, province or other jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under securities laws of any such state, province
or other jurisdiction. The Units of the Firm Capital Property Trust
have not been, and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered, sold or delivered
in the United States absent
registration or an application for exemption from the registration
requirements of U.S. securities laws.
SOURCE Firm Capital Property Trust