Firm Capital Property Trust Closes Sale of Three Retail Properties for Gross Proceeds of $10.2 Million and a 120% Return
March 02 2021 - 8:00AM
Firm Capital Property Trust (“
FCPT” or the
“
Trust”) (TSXV : FCD.UN) is pleased to announce
that it is has recently closed the disposition of its interest in
three retail properties totaling 50,824 square feet from its Centre
Ice Retail Portfolio (of which it controls 70% of the assets) in a
series of arm’s length trades:
- 38,462 square foot retail strip
centre in Ontario that sold for gross proceeds of approximately
$7.9 million;
- 8,162 square foot retail property
located in Ontario that sold for gross proceeds of approximately
$1.2 million; and
- 4,200 square foot retail property
located in Manitoba that sold for gross proceeds of approximately
$1.1 million.
The Trust’s share of the gross proceeds is
approximately $7.1 million (excluding closing costs) and represents
approximately a 120% return over cost. The properties were
encumbered at the time of the sale and the net proceeds after debt
repayment will be used to repay amounts owing on the Trust’s credit
facility.
The dispositions are part of the Trust’s plan to
reduce exposure to the retail sector and redeploy capital into
residential and industrial assets.
Further information about the Trust can be found
by selecting the Firm Capital Property Trust link 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 own as well as 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
sources, syndicates and property and asset manages investments on
behalf of the Trust.
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. 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.
For further information, please contact: |
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Robert McKee |
Sandy Poklar |
President & Chief
Executive Officer |
Chief Financial Officer |
(416) 635-0221 |
(416) 635-0221 |
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For Investor Relations
information, please contact: |
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Victoria Moayedi |
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Director, Investor
Relations |
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(416) 635-0221 |
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accuracy of this release.
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