Ground Rents Income Fund PLC Unaudited Net Asset Value at 31 March 2017 (8000H)
June 12 2017 - 5:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMGRIO
RNS Number : 8000H
Ground Rents Income Fund PLC
12 June 2017
Ground Rents Income Fund plc
(the "Company")
Unaudited Net Asset Value at 31 March 2017
Ground Rents Income Fund plc (LSE: GRIO), a listed real estate
investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents, announces its
unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") for the six months ended 31 March
2017 ("H1 2017").
Highlights:
-- Net asset value per ordinary share of 138.35 pence as at 31 March 2017
-- Diluted net asset value per ordinary share of 135.31 pence as at 31 March 2017
The unaudited net asset value ("NAV") per share of the Company
as at 31 March 2017 was 138.35 pence. This represents an increase
of 4.94% over the audited net asset value of 131.83 pence per share
at 30 September 2016.
The increase in the net asset value has been driven by the
uplift in the independent portfolio valuation by Savills Advisory
Services Limited as at 31 March 2017.
Breakdown of NAV movement
A breakdown of the change to the unaudited NAV per share
calculated under IFRS over the period from 1 October 2016 to 31
March 2017 is set out below:
Net assets per audited statutory GBP123.1m
accounts as at 30 September 2016
Profit for the period 1 October GBP1.7m
2016 to 31 March 2017 (H1 2017)
Revaluation gain less costs of acquisition GBP6.2m
Dividends paid during H1 2017 (GBP1.8m)
Net assets as at 31 March 2017 GBP129.2m
The net asset values and diluted net asset values are calculated
under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and are
unaudited. The NAV per share is calculated using 93,402,011
ordinary shares of 50 pence each, being the number in issue on 31
March 2017. The diluted NAV per share is calculated using 8,028,362
warrants, being the number in issue on 31 March 2017.
Directors' View
The Directors are mindful of the recent media attention on the
ground rents market, specifically doubling ground rent assets. In
respect of the Company's portfolio of doubling ground rents (18% of
the portfolio capital value), the Directors believe that the
valuation may now be lower, based on recent market sentiment, by
approximately GBP5.5-GBP6.0m.
Were this to be applied to the reported NAV, the NAV would
reduce as follows:
-- Net asset value per ordinary share of approximately 132 pence
as at the date of this announcement
-- Diluted net asset value per ordinary share of approximately
130 pence as at the date of this announcement
Which would represent an increase of 0.12% over the audited net
asset value of 131.83 pence per share at 30 September 2016.
Although the Directors feel it is right to share this
information with the market, it must be stated that these figures
are purely estimation and the fair value of the portfolio has not
been adjusted. The next valuation date is 30 September 2017.
The unaudited interim accounts of the Company to 31 March 2017
will be published in due course.
Contacts:
Ground Rents Income Fund
plc
020 7499
Simon Wombwell (Director) 6424
Brooks Macdonald Funds Limited
020 7659
James Agar (Director) 3454
N+1 Singer (Broker)
020 7496
James Maxwell / Liz Yong 3000
Tavistock (Media)
020 7920
Jeremy Carey / James Whitmore 3150
Appleby Securities (Channel
Islands) Limited
Kate Storey / Danielle Machon 01481 755600
This announcement is released by Ground Rents Income Fund plc
and contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR"), encompassing
information relating to the NAV described herein, and is disclosed
in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.
For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is being made on
behalf of the Company by Simon Wombwell, Director.
END OF ANNOUNCEMENT
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