Another long-term lease extension for BMW Design Center in Munich
Another long-term lease extension for BMW Design Center in Munich
Another long-term lease extension for BMW Design Center in Munich
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PRESS RELEASE<br />
<strong>Another</strong> <strong>long</strong>-<strong>term</strong> <strong>lease</strong> <strong>extension</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Munich</strong><br />
− Lease with Semcon-Group pro<strong>long</strong>ed early until September 2022<br />
− Total lett<strong>in</strong>g per<strong>for</strong>mance s<strong>in</strong>ce the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of 2012 <strong>in</strong>creases to about 32,000 square<br />
metres<br />
<strong>Munich</strong>, 27 November 2012. Prime Office REIT-AG ("Prime Office"), a lead<strong>in</strong>g listed property<br />
company with REIT status focused on <strong>in</strong>vestments and management of prime office properties<br />
<strong>in</strong> Germany, pro<strong>long</strong>ed the Semcon-Group's <strong>lease</strong> <strong>in</strong> the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Munich</strong> ahead<br />
of schedule. The new <strong>lease</strong> now runs until September 2022. Semcon <strong>in</strong> <strong>Munich</strong> is the German<br />
subsidiary of the globally operat<strong>in</strong>g, listed Swedish F&E services provider with about 3,000<br />
employees; it focuses ma<strong>in</strong>ly on automotive F&E.<br />
Semcon is occupy<strong>in</strong>g about 3,600 square metres of the overall about 8,200 square metres of<br />
usable space <strong>in</strong> the build<strong>in</strong>g located <strong>in</strong> the Hufelandstrasse. The <strong>lease</strong> with Semcon-Group<br />
would orig<strong>in</strong>ally have expired <strong>in</strong> September 2017 and was pro<strong>long</strong>ed early at unchanged <strong>term</strong>s<br />
and conditions. It now has an overall duration of ten years and runs until September 2022. This<br />
is the second <strong>lease</strong> pro<strong>long</strong>ation with a tenant of the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Center</strong> this year. In June<br />
2012, Prime Office had already extended the <strong>lease</strong> with Bayerische Motoren Werke<br />
Aktiengesellschaft (“<strong>BMW</strong>“) to the end of September 2023.<br />
This new contract br<strong>in</strong>gs the total space <strong>lease</strong>d <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial year 2012 to about 32,000 square<br />
metres, which represents 8.2 percent of the overall rental space of the portfolio.<br />
„The early and <strong>long</strong>-<strong>term</strong> pro<strong>long</strong>ation of <strong>lease</strong>s <strong>in</strong> our properties is testament to our good<br />
relationship with our tenants and the strong quality of our portfolio,” says Claus Hermuth, CEO<br />
of Prime Office REIT-AG.
Contact details<br />
Prime Office REIT-AG<br />
Richard Berg<br />
Director Investor Relations / Corporate Communications<br />
Hopfenstraße 4<br />
80335 <strong>Munich</strong><br />
Telephone +49. 89. 710 40 90 40<br />
Facsimile +49. 89. 710 40 90 99<br />
Email richard.berg@prime-office.de<br />
About Prime Office REIT-AG<br />
Prime Office REIT-AG (Symbol: PMO, ISIN DE000PRME012) with headquarters <strong>in</strong> <strong>Munich</strong> is a<br />
lead<strong>in</strong>g property firm focus<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> high quality office build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> Germany as well<br />
as their facility and property management. The company's portfolio consists of 14* office<br />
properties <strong>in</strong> central locations across major cities and conurbations <strong>in</strong> Western Germany with a<br />
total useable area of approximately 384,000 square metres. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to a valuation per<strong>for</strong>med<br />
by the property surveyor CB Richard Ellis, the 14 properties had a total market value of<br />
approximately 963.1 million euro as at 30 June 2012. The property portfolio of Prime Office<br />
consists exclusively of <strong>in</strong>dividual build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> special locations. All hold<strong>in</strong>gs are select modern<br />
office properties with an attractive architecture and quality fit-out. The portfolio is broadly<br />
diversified across locations and tenants. The properties are rented <strong>long</strong>-<strong>term</strong> to high creditquality<br />
tenants. Prime Office REIT-AG <strong>in</strong>tends to generate stable <strong>long</strong>-<strong>term</strong> rental <strong>in</strong>come us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a return-oriented approach to manag<strong>in</strong>g the exist<strong>in</strong>g portfolio based on broad property, location<br />
and tenant diversification. Rental <strong>in</strong>come is also expected to grow consistently through the<br />
addition of suitable <strong>in</strong>dividual properties. The company plans to become a lead<strong>in</strong>g specialised<br />
REIT <strong>for</strong> prime office properties <strong>in</strong> Germany.<br />
* Economic ownership of Imtech Headquarters, Hamburg, will be transferred to the buyer on<br />
31 December 2012<br />
For additional <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation on Prime Office REIT-AG p<strong>lease</strong> visit us on the Internet on:<br />
www.prime-office.de<br />
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