14.12.2016
DIC Asset AG DE000A1X3XX4
DGAP-News: DIC Asset AG realises early refinancing of the Commercial Portfolio
DGAP-News: DIC Asset AG / Key word(s): Financing
DIC Asset AG realises early refinancing of the Commercial Portfolio
14.12.2016 / 18:41
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DIC Asset AG realises early refinancing of the Commercial Portfolio
- Roughly EUR 1 billion refinanced over seven-year term
- Substantial reduction of Commercial Portfolio financing costs to circa
1.7 percent and amortisation rate to around 1 percent
- Funds from operations (FFO) and cash flow boosted as of the
2017 financial year
- FFO between EUR 55 and 60 million expected from 2017
- Sustainable long-term continuity of dividends secured
Frankfurt/Main, December 14th 2016. DIC Asset AG (WKN A1X3XX / ISIN
DE000A1X3XX4) announced today the signing of a credit arrangement for EUR
960 million for the Commercial Portfolio. The new loan with an overall term
of seven years will be used to prematurely repay the existing financing
arrangements signed with several banks for the Commercial Portfolio. The
new financing arrangement was underwritten by Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG
(EUR 510 million) as joint lead manager as well as by Berlin Hyp AG (EUR
250 million) and HSH Nordbank AG (EUR 200 million). For Deutsche
Hypothekenbank AG it is the largest financing transaction in their history.
Within the framework of its business plan, the new credit arrangement gives
DIC Asset AG a high degree of planning security and already takes into
account the transaction volumes planned with regards to the continuous
optimisation of the Commercial Portfolio in the years to come. Jörg H.
Becker of Bögner, Hensel and Partners provided legal counsel to DIC Asset
AG for the transaction.
Substantial reduction of financing costs down to circa 1.7 percent
The newly negotiated credit arrangement lowers the interest rate on the
Commercial Portfolio's bank loans to circa 1.7 percent, a drop of 170 basis
points compared to the previous financing conditions. The amortisation rate
additionally falls from around 3 percent to approximately 1 percent p.a.
This puts DIC Asset AG at the head of its field of competitors. The
existing financing arrangements are expected to be almost entirely repaid
in January 2017. The premature repayment of the old debt will trigger
certain one-off expenses not recognised in the FFO, including but not
limited to the payment of early termination penalties of approximately EUR
59 million. For the 2016 financial year, DIC Asset AG therefore anticipates
a one-time negative consolidated income after tax which will amount to
approximately EUR 35 million. The company intends to disburse, as planned,
an attractive dividend on the level of previous years for the 2016
financial year.
Increased FFO and cash flow as of the 2017 financial year
Closing these transactions will be instrumental in strengthening the future
financial and earnings position of DIC Asset AG. The estimated cash flow
will increase by up to circa EUR 40 million p.a. ceteris paribus in 2017.
This includes anticipated interest expense savings of up to EUR 20 million
per year. With the further planned development of the Commercial Portfolio
and Fund Business divisions taken into account, the company projects FFO
between EUR 55 million and EUR 60 million in the 2017 financial year.
"This financial transaction, which is quite significant for us,
significantly strengthens our future profitability and the cash flow from
our commercial real estate portfolio. The new financing structure and the
funds it releases will enable us to expand the company's planned growth and
to accelerate it further in 2017," said Sonja Wärntges, CFO at DIC Asset
AG.
Press contact
DIC Asset AG
Andre Zahlten
Head of Corporate Communications
Neue Mainzer Strasse 20 - MainTor
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
Phone +49 69 9454858-1435
Fax +49 69 9454858-9199
[email protected]
Investor Relations
DIC Asset AG
Peer Schlinkmann
Head of Investor Relations
Neue Mainzer Strasse 20 - MainTor
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
Phone +49 69 9454858-1221
Fax +49 69 9454858-9399
[email protected]
About DIC Asset AG:
Established in 2002, DIC Asset AG, with registered offices in Frankfurt/
Main, is a real estate company with an investment focus on commercial real
estate in Germany, pursuing a return-oriented investment policy. The
Company's investment strategy is geared to the continued development of a
high-quality, highly profitable and regionally diversified portfolio. Real
estate assets under management comprise circa 210 properties with an
aggregate market value of EUR 3.2 billion. The real estate portfolio is
structured in two segments: the Commercial Portfolio (EUR 1.7 billion)
comprises existing properties with long-term rental contracts generating
attractive rental yields. The Co-Investments segment
(EUR 1.5 billion) comprises fund investments (accounting for a share of EUR
1.2 billion), joint-venture investments, and interests in development
projects. In-house real estate management teams provide a direct service to
tenants, working out of six different locations in each of the portfolio
focus regions. This market presence and expertise creates the basis for
preserving and enhancing earnings and real estate values. DIC Asset AG has
been included in the SDAX(R) segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
June 2006. The Company's shares are also included in the EPRA index, which
tracks the performance of the most important European real estate
companies.
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Language: English
Company: DIC Asset AG
Neue Mainzer Straße 20 * MainTor
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 69 9454858-1221
Fax: +49 69 9454858-9399
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dic-asset.de
ISIN: DE000A1X3XX4, DE000A1TNJ22, DE000A12T648
WKN: A1X3XX, A1TNJ2, A12T64
Indices: S-DAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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