Press Release Regulated Information
12 May 2017 at 7:00 a.m. CET .
Trading update for the first four months of 2017
- Annualised committed leases increase to € 72.4 million [1] at the end of April 2017 (+ € 8.1 million compared to 31 December 2016).
- The weighted average term of the annualised committed leases of the combined own and Joint Venture portfolio stood at 10.1 years (compared to 10.3 years as at 31 December 2016). The own portfolio reached 13.2 years (compared 14.1 years as at 31 December 2016) and 7.7 years (compared to 7.8 years as at 31 December 2016) for the Joint Venture portfolio.
- The signed annualised committed leases at the end of April represent a total of 1,440,594 m² (compared to 1,278,238 m² as at 31 December 2016) of lettable area of which 704,979 m² (compared to 545,715 m² as at 31 December 2016) relates to the own portfolio and 735,617 m² (compared to 732,523 m² as at 31 December 2016) to the VGP European Logistics joint venture.
- 5 projects delivered during the first four months, representing 115,253 m² of lettable area. In addition, 24 projects under construction representing 463,258 m² of future lettable area.
- Further expansion of land bank in Germany with the acquisition of 104,069 m² of development land. In addition, new land plots totalling 273,142 m² were secured, of which the majority, subject to obtaining the necessary permits, will be acquired in the course of the next 12 months.
- Launch of the construction of the first building (22,980 m²) in Madrid (Spain) to occur during the month of May 2017.
- New closing anticipated with VGP European Logistics joint venture at the end of May 2017, for a transaction value in excess € 173 million.
- Successful placement of a new 8 year € 80 million institutional bond on 30 March 2017.
- Agreement for the potential sale of VGP Park Nehatu reached following its full development, with proceeds to be re-invested into the development pipeline.
- Meanwhile, VGP is working intensively on further geographical expansion.
For more information
| Mr Jan Van Geet | Mr Dirk Stoop |
| CEO | CFO |
| Tel. + 420 602 404 790 | Tel.+32 52 45 43 86 |
| E-mail: jan.van.geet@vgpparks.eu | E-mail: dirk.stoop@vgpparks.eu |
Profile
VGP ( www.vgpparks.eu ) constructs and develops high-end logistic real estate and ancillary offices for its own account and for the account of its VGP European Logistics joint venture (50:50 joint venture between Allianz Real Estate and VGP), which are subsequently rented out to reputable clients on long term lease contracts. VGP has an in-house team which manages all activities of the fully integrated business model: from identification and acquisition of land, to the conceptualisation and design of the project, the supervision of the construction works, contracts with potential tenants and the facility management.
VGP is quoted on Euronext Brussels and the Main Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.
[1] Including VGP European Logistics (joint venture with Allianz Real Estate). As at the end of April 2017 the annualised committed leases for VGP European Logistics stood at € 40.2 million compared to € 38.6 million as at 31 December 2017.
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