Ground Rents Income Fund PLC Loan Refinancing (3641Z)
January 10 2020 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMGRIO
RNS Number : 3641Z
Ground Rents Income Fund PLC
10 January 2020
Ground Rents Income Fund plc
(the "Company")
LOAN REFINANCING
The Company is pleased to announce that it has refinanced its
existing GBP19.5 million loan with Santander UK plc on the
following terms:
-- A new five year, GBP25 million facility with Santander UK plc
comprising a GBP12.5 million term loan and a GBP12.5 million
Revolving Credit Facility (RCF)
-- The facility is at a margin of 1.85% per annum above 3 month
LIBOR, a reduction of 45 basis points compared to the current
margin of 2.30%
-- Loan term extended from its current maturity of November 2021 to January 2025
-- Total initial amount drawn will be approximately GBP15.5
million comprising the term loan and GBP3.0 million of the RCF
-- A new interest rate swap will be put in place to hedge the
interest rate on the GBP12.5 million term loan and approximately
GBP5.0 million of the RCF is likely to be hedged via an interest
rate cap
-- Based on a total initial amount drawn of GBP15.5 million the
loan-to-value on the charged pool of assets will stand at 24%
versus a covenant of 45%, which increased from 40% as part of the
refinance, providing undrawn headroom of GBP9.5 million (the
Company's overall borrowing limit of 25% of gross assets remains
unchanged)
The refinancing delivers the following benefits to the
Company:
-- Interest rate is reduced from 3.37% on the existing facility
to approximately 2.76% per annum generating an interest rate saving
of approximately GBP120,000 per annum (based on existing drawn
amount of GBP19.5 million and hedging having been agreed at current
swap / Libor rates)
-- Removes refinancing risk in 2021 and capitalises on current low interest rates
-- The increased facility amount and RCF element enables the
Company to maximise balance sheet efficiency and provides
operational flexibility
-- Following the refinancing the Company will have GBP67.2
million of uncharged assets and a consolidated net loan-to-value of
approximately 11.3%, based on the independent valuation and
financial position as at 30 September 2019
James Agar, Fund Manager, commented:
"The refinance was a key objective identified in the review of
the Company's strategy. The refinancing with Santander increases
net income and reduces risk with longer term debt. The RCF
component provides important operational flexibility and capacity
to take advantage of opportunities in the market."
Contacts
Schroder Real Estate Investment Management Limited
James Agar / Matthew Riley
020 7658 6000
N+1 Singer (Broker)
James Maxwell / Ben Farrow
020 7496 3000
Tavistock (Media)
James Whitmore / Jeremy Carey
020 7920 3150
Appleby Securities (Channel Islands) Limited (Sponsor)
Andrew Weaver
01481 755 600
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