Atrium European Real Estate Limited
EANS-News: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
First quarter 2018 trading
update - ATTACHMENT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarterly Report St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands - Atrium European Real Estate Limited First quarter 2018 trading update Jersey, 15 May 2018, Atrium European Real Estate Limited (VSE/Euronext: ATRS), ("Atrium" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a leading owner, operator and redeveloper of shopping centres and retail real estate in Central and Eastern Europe, provides an update on trading for the three months ended 31 March 2018. KEY HIGHLIGHTS * At an operating level, the Group performed strongly with EPRA like-for-like net rental income growth of 4.1% across the entire portfolio and 2.5% growth excluding Russia. * Due to EUR1.5m loss of revenue from disposals and EUR0.8m temporary impact of redevelopments, the total NRI dropped marginally by EUR0.8m. This was partially offset by positive momentum in like-for-like assets. * EBITDA increased by 4% driven by the like-for-like net rental growth and the benefits of lower costs delivered through the 2017 cost savings programme. * The ongoing strategy to focus the Company's portfolio continued with the signing of two sales agreements in April; one for the sale of Atrium Militari in Romania at EUR95m and the other for the sale of Atrium Saratov in Slovakia at EUR10.3m. This followed the recent disposals of 18 assets in Hungary and one in the Czech Republic. In total, 21 assets were disposed of over the last 6 months, for EUR175m. * More than 80% of our standing investments portfolio is now located in Poland and the Czech Republic after effectively exiting both the Hungarian and Romanian markets. * Balance sheet well positioned to support growth with EUR49m in cash and marketable securities, and continued low gearing with a net LTV of 32.9%. * An increase and extension of the revolving credit facility was signed in May, following which the unutilised revolving credit facility amounts to a total of EUR300m, an increase of EUR75m and an extension of 3 years to 2023. KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD 3M 2018 3M 2017 CHANGE EURm EURm % Net rental income 46.8 47.6 (1.8%) EPRA Like-for-Like 32.5 31.3 4.1% net rental income EBITDA 41.4 39.8 4.0% Company adjusted 29.7 30.5 (2.5%) EPRA earnings Liad Barzilai, Chief Executive Officer of the Group, commented: "Over the first quarter of 2018, we have continued to progress with our portfolio repositioning strategy. This has been achieved both through our extension and redevelopment programme, with our projects Atrium Targowek, Atrium Reduta and the next phase of Atrium Promenada on track to complete later this year, as well as through further asset sales. With the disposals announced earlier this year and our recent sale of Militari, we have now effectively exited Hungary and Romania and have over 80% of our assets in the Czech Republic and Poland, the region's strongest economies. These strategies are being reflected in the Group's operational performance with healthy like-for-like rental income growth across the portfolio and I believe that there is more to come as our extensions complete and we receive the full benefit of our cost savings programme." Further information can be found on the Company's website www.aere.com or for Analysts: mkatz@aere.com Press & Shareholders: FTI Consulting Inc +44 (0)20 3727 1000 Richard Sunderland Claire Turvey Ellie Sweeney atrium@fticonsulting.com The Company is established as a closed-end investment company incorporated and domiciled in Jersey and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission as a certified Jersey listed fund, and is listed on both the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Appropriate professional advice should be sought in the case of any uncertainty as to the scope of the regulatory requirements that apply by reason of the above regulation and listings. All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. Further inquiry note: For further information: FTI Consulting Inc.: +44 (0)20 3727 1000 Richard Sunderland Claire Turvey Ellie Sweeney atrium@fticonsulting.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachments with Announcement: ---------------------------------------------- http://resources.euroadhoc.com/documents/279/5/10150405/1/18_05_15_Atrium_Q1_2018_announcement.pdf issuer: Atrium European Real Estate Limited Seaton Place 11-15 UK-JE4 0QH St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 FAX: mail: richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com WWW: http://www.aere.com ISIN: JE00B3DCF752 indexes: stockmarkets: Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Wien language: English
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