Consolidated Financial Statements 1st Semester 2009 - Sonae Sierra
Consolidated Financial Statements 1st Semester 2009 - Sonae Sierra
Consolidated Financial Statements 1st Semester 2009 - Sonae Sierra
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Portugal<br />
Portugal added a new centre under management - the third-party owned “Gran Plaza Tavira”. With a portfolio<br />
of 32 shopping centres and galleries under management, its performance was affected by the current crisis<br />
scenario, with a total of 92 million visits and tenant sales reaching € 994 million, a decrease of 2.1% when<br />
compared to the first half of 2008. <strong>Sierra</strong> Management manages in Portugal a total of 887 thousand m2 GLA,<br />
equal to 3,709 tenant contracts. The portfolio occupancy rate was 94.2% against 97.2% in the 2 nd quarter of<br />
2008.<br />
Spain<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> Management added a new third-party centre to its portfolio (“Los Conquistadores", Badajoz), and has a<br />
total of 17 shopping centres and galleries under management, with 1,610 tenant contracts, covering 624<br />
thousand m2 of GLA. Performance was affected by the sharp economic slowdown in Spain. During this<br />
period, the Spanish portfolio had € 429 million in tenant sales and 41 million visits, an increase of 8.5% over<br />
the same period on the previous year, considering the additional portfolio (Plaza Mayor Shopping and Los<br />
Conquistadores). The occupancy rate increased slightly to 90.2%.<br />
Italy<br />
<strong>Sonae</strong> <strong>Sierra</strong> operation in Italy increased considerably when compared to the previous year, as 2 centres are<br />
new (Freccia Rossa, Gli Orsi) and one of the existing was significantly expanded (Valecenter). <strong>Sierra</strong><br />
Management now has 4 centres under management, with 362 tenant contracts and 147 thousand m2 of GLA.<br />
Tenant sales rose to € 106 million, an increase of 269% over the previous year due to the portfolio increase,<br />
with 8.5 million visits and 88% occupancy.<br />
Greece<br />
With the opening of Pantheon Plaza on the second half of 2008, <strong>Sierra</strong> Management now has 2 shopping<br />
centre under management, with 470 tenant contracts and 65 thousand m2 of GLA. Tenant sales during this<br />
period reached € 94.4 million, an increase of 13.5% over the 1 st half of 2008, and 5 million visits. The<br />
occupancy rate for the total portfolio is now 97.4%.<br />
Germany<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> Management currently manages 3 shopping centres in Germany, having added a new third-party<br />
centre ("Post Galerie", Karlsruhe). This represents a total of 518 tenant contracts and 120 thousand m2 of<br />
GLA. Tenant sales during this period reached € 144 million from 11.6 million visits. The occupancy rate<br />
reached 96.7%. A 4 th centre, Loop5, located in Weiterstadt, is expected to open in October.<br />
Romania<br />
During the first half of <strong>2009</strong>, <strong>Sierra</strong> Management had 2 shopping centres under management in Romania,<br />
one of which from a third party owner, with a total of 181 tenant contracts and around 37 thousand m2 of<br />
GLA. Visits reached 2.3 million and the occupancy rate was 86.9%.<br />
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