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Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF


THIS PROSPECTUS IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in<br />

any doubt about the contents of this Prospectus or the action you should take you should immediately consult a<br />

person authorised for the purposes of the FSMA who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other<br />

securities.<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF (the ‘‘Company’’) is incorporated in Luxembourg as an investment<br />

company with fixed capital (société d’investissement à capital fixe) under the form of a public limited company<br />

(société anonyme). The Company is registered pursuant to part II of the Investment Funds Act. The Company<br />

qualifies as an undertaking for collective investment of the closed-ended type within the meaning of the Prospectus<br />

Act. This Prospectus has been approved by the CSSF in its capacity as competent authority of the Company’s home<br />

Member State under article 13 of the Prospectus Directive and in accordance with Article 7 of the Prospectus Act.<br />

However, neither the registration of the Company under part II of the Investment Funds Act nor the approval of the<br />

Prospectus under the Prospectus Act require the CSSF to approve or disapprove either the adequacy or accuracy of<br />

this Prospectus or the assets held by the Company. Any representations to the contrary are unauthorised and<br />

unlawful.<br />

A copy of this Prospectus, which comprises a prospectus relating to the Company prepared in accordance with the<br />

Prospectus Directive, relevant implementing measures in Luxembourg and the Listing Rules of the UK Listing<br />

Authority made under Section 73A of the FSMA has been notified by the CSSF and has been delivered to the<br />

Financial Services Authority in accordance with Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. The attention of potential<br />

investors is drawn to the ‘‘Risk Factors’’ starting on page 8 of this Prospectus. The definitions used in this<br />

Prospectus are set out on pages 158 to 162 of this Prospectus.<br />

The Shares are only suitable for investors (i) who understand the potential risk of capital loss and that there may<br />

be limited liquidity in the underlying investments of the Company, (ii) for whom an investment in the Shares is<br />

part of a diversified investment programme and (iii) who fully understand and are willing to assume the risks<br />

involved in such an investment programme.<br />

This Prospectus includes information given in compliance with the Prospectus Directive, relevant implementing<br />

measures in Luxembourg and the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority made under Section 73A of the<br />

FSMA for the purposes of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors of the Company,<br />

whose names appear on page 32, and the Company accept responsibility for the information contained in this<br />

Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to<br />

ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and<br />

does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

(a company organised under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as a société<br />

d’investissement à capital fixe (‘‘SICAF’’), under the form of a société anonyme (‘‘SA’’)<br />

with registered number B108.461)<br />

Placing and Public Offer of 83.1 million Shares at 200p per Share<br />

Investment Manager<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited<br />

Joint Global Co-ordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Sponsors<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Limited<br />

Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for all of the Shares<br />

in the Company (issued and to be issued) to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to<br />

trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admissions to<br />

the Official List will become effective and that dealings in the Shares on the London Stock Exchange’s main<br />

market for listed securities will commence on 20 December 2006.<br />

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the<br />

‘‘Securities Act’’), or any other applicable securities laws of the United States. The Shares are being offered and<br />

sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Shares may not be offered<br />

and sold in the United States except to persons who are ‘‘qualified institutional buyers’’ (or ‘‘QIBs’’), as defined in<br />

Rule 144A under the Securities Act and in reliance on Rule 144A or another exemption from, or in a transaction<br />

not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Prospective investors are hereby notified that<br />

sellers of the Shares may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act<br />

provided by Rule 144A or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.<br />

In addition, prospective investors should take note that Shares may not be acquired by (i) employee benefit plans (as<br />

defined in Section 3(3) of the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘ERISA’’))<br />

subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, (ii) plans described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the US Internal<br />

Revenue Code of 1986 (the ‘‘Code’’), to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, (iii) any entities whose underlying<br />

assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in such entities, or (iv) any other employee benefit plan<br />

subject to any federal, state, local or other law or regulation that is substantially similar to the prohibited<br />

transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. Prospective investors are also notified<br />

that the Company believes that there is a substantial likelihood that it will be classified as a ‘‘passive foreign<br />

investment company’’ for United States federal income tax purposes.<br />

The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state<br />

securities commission in the United States or any other regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing<br />

authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of this<br />

Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.<br />

24 November 2006


JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup, each of which are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services<br />

Authority, are acting for the Company and the Existing Shareholders in relation to the Offer and are not<br />

advising any other person or treating any other person as their customers in relation to the Offer to the matters<br />

referred to in this Prospectus and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company and the Existing<br />

Shareholders for providing the protections afforded to customers of JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup or for<br />

affording advice in relation to the Offer.<br />

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed by mandatory provisions of<br />

applicable law, neither JPMorgan Cazenove nor Citigroup accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents<br />

of this Prospectus or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or either of them or on its or<br />

their behalf in connection with the Company, the Investment Manager or the Shares. Each of JPMorgan<br />

Cazenove and Citigroup accordingly disclaims all and any liability whether arising in tort or contract or<br />

otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise have in respect of this Prospectus or any such<br />

statement.<br />

This Prospectus is being furnished by the Company in connection with an offering exempt from registration<br />

under the Securities Act solely for the purposes of enabling a prospective investor to consider the purchase of<br />

Shares. Any reproduction or distribution of this Prospectus, in whole or in part, and any disclosure of its<br />

contents or use of any information herein for any purpose other than considering an investment in the Shares<br />

offered hereby is prohibited. Each offeree of the Shares, by accepting delivery of this Prospectus, agrees to the<br />

foregoing.<br />

Prospective investors should not treat the contents of this Prospectus or any subsequent communications from<br />

the Company, the Investment Manager, JPMorgan Cazenove or Citigroup or any of their respective affiliates,<br />

officers, directors, employees or agents as advice relating to legal, taxation, investment or any other matters.<br />

Prospective investors should inform themselves as to: (a) the legal requirements within their own countries for the<br />

purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to the<br />

purchase, holding, transfer or other disposal of Shares which they might encounter; and (c) the income and other<br />

tax consequences which may apply in their own countries as a result of the purchase, holding, transfer or other<br />

disposal of Shares. Prospective investors must rely upon their own representatives, including their own legal<br />

advisers and accountants, as to legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, investment or any other related matters<br />

concerning the Company and an investment therein.<br />

Statements made in this Prospectus are based on the laws and practices currently in force in Luxembourg and<br />

England and Wales and the United States of America and are subject to changes therein.<br />

This Prospectus should be read in its entirety before making any application for Shares. All Shareholders are<br />

entitled to the benefit of, and are bound by and are deemed to have notice of, the provisions of this Prospectus<br />

and the Articles of Association.<br />

If any prospective investor is in any doubt as to the merit of investing in Shares of the Company, they should<br />

consult their appropriately authorised independent financial advisers. Applications under the Public Offer may only be<br />

made on the Application Form set out at the end of this Prospectus. Completed Application Forms must be posted<br />

or during normal business hours, delivered by hand to Capita Registrars, Corporate Actions, The Registry,<br />

34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, in each case so as to be received as soon as possible and in any<br />

event by 12 December 2006. The latest time and date for applications under the Public Offer is 5.00 p.m. on 12<br />

December 2006 and under the Placing is 3.00 p.m. on 14 December 2006. Further details of the Offer are set out in<br />

Part III of this Prospectus.<br />

NOTICE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS<br />

NEITHER THE FACT THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE<br />

HAS BEEN FILED UNDER CHAPTER 421-B OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES WITH<br />

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACT THAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY<br />

REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A<br />

FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT ANY DOCUMENT FILED<br />

UNDER RSA 421-B IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. NEITHER ANY SUCH FACT NOR<br />

THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A SECURITY OR A<br />

TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS PASSED IN<br />

ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN<br />

APPROVAL TO, ANY PERSON, SECURITY OR TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR<br />

CAUSE TO BE MADE, TO ANY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER OR CLIENT, ANY<br />

REPRESENTATION INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.<br />

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Contents<br />

Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Risk Factors...................................................................................................................................... 8<br />

Important Information....................................................................................................................... 24<br />

Expected Timetable........................................................................................................................... 31<br />

Placing and Offer Statistics.............................................................................................................. 31<br />

Directors and Advisers ...................................................................................................................... 32<br />

Part I Information on the Company.................................................................................... 34<br />

Part II Directors, Management & Administration................................................................ 44<br />

Part III The Offer .................................................................................................................... 50<br />

Part IV Background to the Continental European Real Estate Market............................... 54<br />

Part V Property Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 57<br />

Part VI Valuation Report........................................................................................................ 61<br />

Part VII Historic Financial Information .................................................................................. 81<br />

Part VIII Pro Forma Financial Information............................................................................. 99<br />

Part IX Operating and Financial Review ............................................................................... 103<br />

Part X Principal Bases and Assumptions .............................................................................. 119<br />

Part XI Taxation...................................................................................................................... 121<br />

Part XII General Information .................................................................................................. 130<br />

Part XIII Definitions .................................................................................................................. 158<br />

Part XIV Terms and Conditions of Application under the Public Offer ................................ 163<br />

Application Form .............................................................................................................................. 172<br />

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Summary<br />

This summary should be read as an introduction to this Prospectus and any decision to invest in the<br />

Shares should be based on consideration of this Prospectus as a whole. This summary is not complete<br />

and does not contain all the information that you should consider in connection with any decision<br />

relating to the Shares. Civil liability attaches to the Company and its Directors, who are responsible for<br />

this summary, including any translation of this summary, but only if the summary is misleading,<br />

inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of this Prospectus. Where a claim<br />

relating to the information contained in this Prospectus is brought before a court, a claimant investor<br />

may, under the national legislation of a European Economic Area state, have to bear the costs of<br />

translating this Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.<br />

The Company<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF (the ‘‘Company’’) is a closed-ended investment company<br />

with fixed capital (société d’investissement à capital fixe) incorporated under the form of a société<br />

anonyme under the laws of Luxembourg and managed by Invista Real Estate Investment Management<br />

Limited (‘‘Invista REIM’’ or the ‘‘Investment Manager’’). Invista Real Estate Investment Management<br />

Holdings plc (‘‘Invista’’) and other companies within its group manage the real estate assets in 15<br />

funds with an aggregate value of £8.6 billion as at 30 September 2006. This includes Insight<br />

Foundation Property Trust Limited, its primary listed UK commercial real estate fund which is listed<br />

on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities, with total property assets of £631<br />

million as at 23 August 2006. Invista intends that the Company will be its primary listed Continental<br />

European commercial real estate fund.<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company owns, or is Committed to Acquire, properties valued<br />

by the Independent Valuer as at 30 September 2006 at A488.3 million (A281.2 million of which are<br />

owned, A127.4 million are anticipated and assumed, for certain purposes of the Prospectus, to be<br />

acquired prior to Admission and A79.7 million are anticipated and assumed, for certain purposes of<br />

the Prospectus, to be acquired post Admission). On the basis of the Assumptions, it is expected that<br />

the Group’s gross assets at Admission, including financing under the Bank Facility would enable the<br />

Company to reach a gross asset value of more than A700 million, assuming there is no adverse<br />

change in the value of the Property Portfolio pending investment of such amounts in the acquisition<br />

of further properties.<br />

The Company aims to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of income return together with<br />

the potential for income and capital growth through investing in commercial real estate assets in<br />

Continental Europe. The Investment Manager believes that this market continues to offer<br />

opportunities to acquire properties with attractive rental yields and the potential for appreciation in<br />

value through rental growth, yield compression and active management.<br />

The Company was established by the Invista team in June 2005 with initial funding provided by<br />

members of the HBOS group as a vehicle for the acquisition of a portfolio of properties which would<br />

in due course be the subject of a public offering of shares. The Offer will enable the Existing<br />

Shareholders (being Uberior Europe Limited, (a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS), and Chelsfield<br />

Partners LLP) to reduce their shareholdings and will provide the Company with additional funds for<br />

investment. On the basis that 63.0 million Shares are issued by the Company and 20.1 million Shares<br />

are sold by the Existing Shareholders in the Offer, the Existing Shareholders will have an aggregate<br />

shareholding in the Company of approximately 20 per cent. at Admission.<br />

The Board believes that the Company represents an attractive investment opportunity because:<br />

* the Continental European real estate market currently exhibits a positive difference between<br />

property yields and financing rates;<br />

* the Company owns a specifically selected income-producing property portfolio and has<br />

Committed to Acquire additional income-producing properties;<br />

* the Property Portfolio is diversified by geography, sector and tenant exposure;<br />

* the Investment Manager has a well established track record and an experienced<br />

Continental European Team; and<br />

* the Investment Manager has experience of enhancing rental and capital values of property<br />

portfolios and has identified certain asset management opportunities in the Property<br />

Portfolio.<br />

4


The Company and its subsidiaries (the ‘‘Group’’) are currently invested in a diversified property<br />

portfolio comprising 10 owned commercial properties and has Committed to Acquire 10 properties<br />

across 7 Continental European countries with an aggregate value of A488.3 million (A281.2 million of<br />

which are owned) as at 30 September 2006, according to the valuation report in Part VI of this<br />

Prospectus. On the basis of the Assumptions, it is anticipated that certain of those properties the<br />

Group is Committed to Acquire with a value of A127.4 million will be acquired prior to Admission.<br />

All of the properties in the Property Portfolio have been selected specifically for the Group by<br />

members of the existing Invista Continental European investment team in the period since June 2005<br />

and none of the properties have been disposed of. This team will continue to manage the Property<br />

Portfolio after Admission. The acquisition of properties which the Group is Committed to Acquire is<br />

subject to the availability of financing, completion of due diligence investigations and satisfaction of<br />

closing conditions. There is no assurance that these acquisitions will be completed.<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions (including that all properties which the Company is Committed to<br />

Acquire before Admission are so acquired) the Net Asset Value per Share immediately following<br />

Admission is expected to be A2.64 (179p).<br />

On the same basis and ignoring the effect of deferred tax, the adjusted Net Asset Value per Share<br />

immediately following Admission is expected to be A2.82 (191p).*<br />

The following table outlines the summary historical audited opening balance sheet as at 30 September<br />

2006, on an actual basis and as adjusted both on the basis set out in Part VIII and on the basis that<br />

all properties the Group has Committed to Acquire, which are expected to be acquired by Admission,<br />

have been so acquired.<br />

A million<br />

(actual as at<br />

30 September<br />

2006)<br />

A million (2)<br />

(as further<br />

adjusted as at<br />

Admission)<br />

Property assets (1)<br />

210.6 408.6<br />

Net cash 4.3 127.7<br />

Borrowings 194.3 243.7<br />

Net Asset Value 7.8 274.2<br />

Net deferred tax liability 11.0 19.1<br />

Adjusted Net Asset Value (3)*<br />

18.8 293.3<br />

Number of Shares 0.7 103.9<br />

Notes:<br />

1. All properties are valued as set out in Part VI of this Prospectus save for an asset which is classified as an unconditional<br />

commitment under IFRS which is included at its acquisition cost as disclosed in Part VII of this Prospectus.<br />

2. This shows the summary consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at 30 September 2006 adjusted on the basis set out in Part<br />

VIII of this Prospectus including the value of all properties acquired between 1 October 2006 and 24 November 2006 and is further<br />

adjusted to include a property which the Group is unconditionally Committed to Acquire which are anticipated to be acquired by<br />

Admission and the costs of, and borrowing incurred, in their acquisition.<br />

3. The adjusted Net Asset Value is the Net Asset Value omitting the provisions for deferred tax since deferred tax would only arise on<br />

the sale of the underlying property rather than the property owning vehicle, which is not anticipated to occur.<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions, and in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the Directors<br />

currently have an initial target annualised dividend yield per Share of 6 per cent. on the Offer Price<br />

for the financial year ending 30 September 2007 (assuming conversion at the Exchange Rate). The<br />

Company does not intend this target to be a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable or<br />

actual profit or cash available for distribution. The principal bases and assumptions on which this<br />

target annualised dividend yield is based are set out in Part X of this Prospectus.<br />

Investment objective, policy and strategy<br />

Investment objective and policy<br />

The investment objective of the Company is to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of<br />

income return together with the potential for income and capital growth through investing in<br />

commercial real estate in Continental Europe. Initially, the Company’s focus will be predominantly in<br />

Western European countries due to the relative stability, transparency and liquidity of these markets.<br />

* The adjusted Net Asset Value is not calculated in accordance with IFRS. It is, however, considered by the Directors to be of<br />

assistance to prospective investors in as much as deferred tax would only become payable on a sale of the underlying properties,<br />

which is not anticipated to occur, as opposed to the sale of companies owning properties.<br />

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The Group currently owns, and intends to continue to own, a diversified portfolio of commercial real<br />

estate. Its sector focus will be office, retail, logistics and light industrial. From time to time the<br />

Group may acquire exposure to other types of real estate, for example leisure or residential, but only<br />

where the relevant property is a small ancillary part of a mixed use property or a mixed asset<br />

acquisition.<br />

Investment strategy<br />

The Board believes that in order to maximise the stability of the Group’s income, the optimal<br />

strategy for the Group is to be invested in a portfolio of assets which (a) is diversified by location,<br />

sector, asset size and tenant exposure and (b) has low vacancy rates and creditworthy tenants.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the more established, liquid and transparent Continental<br />

European investment markets, located in countries such as Germany, France, Spain and Belgium,<br />

offer potential for strong investment returns.<br />

The Investment Manager’s focus of investment is and will continue to be those sectors and markets<br />

which it believes to be undervalued and which offer strong income returns from relatively low risk<br />

tenants. Accordingly, the Investment Manager, on behalf of the Group, has acquired what it believes<br />

to be high quality, well-located properties primarily in France and Germany with attractive income<br />

yields.<br />

The Investment Manager<br />

Invista REIM has been appointed as the Investment Manager of the Group pursuant to the terms of<br />

the Investment Management Agreement. The Investment Manager will be responsible for advising the<br />

Group on the overall management of the Group’s investments and for managing the Group’s<br />

investments in accordance with the Company’s investment objective and policy and subject to the<br />

overall supervision of the Directors.<br />

Invista REIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invista, a company recently formed from the<br />

extraction and listing of the property fund management business of Insight Investment Management<br />

Limited, itself the fund management business of HBOS. Members of the Invista Group manage the<br />

real estate assets in 15 funds with an aggregate value of £8.6 billion as at 30 September 2006.<br />

The Property Portfolio<br />

The properties owned by the Group have been, and the Committed to be Acquired properties are<br />

expected to be, acquired through both individual asset and portfolio transactions.<br />

The Property Portfolio has been constructed using a combination of ‘‘top down’’ and ‘‘bottom up’’<br />

analysis. From a ‘‘top down’’ perspective the Investment Manager has selected the assets having<br />

regard to the current and future expected growth potential of that sector in that particular market<br />

and country. At a local level, from a ‘‘bottom up’’ perspective, the Investment Manager has focussed<br />

on fundamental real estate characteristics such as location, building quality, flexibility, suitability for<br />

the market, past and expected future rental/capital performance, lease length and tenant quality/credit<br />

risk. Such analysis is undertaken by the Investment Manager’s in-house research team supported by<br />

external pan-European and local research and advisory specialists including, for example, Property<br />

Market Analysis LLP, an independent property research company.<br />

Dividends<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company has not paid any dividends. The Company intends<br />

after Admission to pay dividends representing substantially all of its Net Cash Income over the<br />

relevant period. Dividends will be declared in Euros but will be converted into Sterling on the<br />

payment date and paid in Sterling to Shareholders.<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions (including that all the properties which the Group is Committed to<br />

Acquire are so acquired) and in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the Directors currently have<br />

an initial target annualised dividend yield per Share of 6 per cent. on the Offer Price for the financial<br />

year ending 30 September 2007 (assuming conversion at the Exchange Rate). The Company does not<br />

intend this target to be a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable or of actual profit or<br />

cash available for distribution. On the basis of the Assumptions, the Directors currently expect that<br />

the Company’s dividends will become fully covered by Net Cash Income during the financial year<br />

ending 30 September 2008. The principal Assumptions are set out in Part X of this Prospectus.<br />

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Shareholders should note that the Company’s earnings will be in Euros and therefore the Sterling<br />

equivalent dividends which are paid may fluctuate with movements in the relative values of the two<br />

currencies.<br />

Dividends on the Shares are expected to be paid semi-annually in May and November in respect of<br />

each financial year with the first payment in May 2007.<br />

There is no assurance that the Company will declare or pay dividends and, if dividends are paid,<br />

there is no assurance with respect to the amount and timing of any such dividends or the extent to<br />

which they will be covered by Net Cash Income. Prospective investors should refer to ‘‘Risk Factors,<br />

including ‘‘– If actual financial data differ from those estimated on the basis of the Assumptions, the<br />

Net Asset Value per Share and the amount, timing and coverage of dividends, if any, could be<br />

materially adversely affected’’, ‘‘– If the Group does not complete the acquisition of the Committed<br />

to Acquire properties, the Company’s Net Asset Value per Share and ability to meet target dividend<br />

amounts will be adversely affected’’ and ‘‘– The Company’s ability to pay dividends to Shareholders<br />

depends on the availability and upstream payment of Net Cash Income within the Group’’.<br />

Borrowings<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company had A273.1 million of outstanding indebtedness. The<br />

Board currently intends to borrow up to an amount equal to 60 per cent. of the Group’s gross assets<br />

calculated as at drawdown.<br />

The Company and its Property Subsidiaries have (conditional upon Admission) entered into a termloan<br />

Bank Facility up to 31 December 2008 for A420 million with Bank of Scotland, as the arranger,<br />

of which A248.7 million is expected to have been drawn down under the Bank Facility as at<br />

Admission. The rate of interest payable is EURIBOR plus 0.70 per cent rising to EURIBOR plus<br />

1.20 per cent. at 1 September 2007.<br />

The Company intends to obtain a more attractive form of long-term financing in the period following<br />

Admission. The Board believes that, if it can be obtained, a securitised loan facility will carry a lower<br />

rate of interest than the current Bank Facility. There is no assurance that the Company will be able<br />

to obtain alternative financing or complete a refinancing transaction on terms more attractive than<br />

the current Bank Facility, or at all.<br />

Risk Factors<br />

An investment in the Company involves substantial risks and uncertainties. Potential investors should<br />

consider carefully all of the information in this Prospectus, including the section entitled ‘‘Risk<br />

Factors’’ starting on page 8, before deciding to invest in the Company.<br />

The Offer<br />

83.1 million Shares are available, in aggregate, under the Offer. The Offer, which is not underwritten,<br />

is conditional, among other things, upon Admission and the Underwriting Agreement becoming<br />

unconditional and not being terminated in accordance with its terms at any time prior to Admission.<br />

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup have agreed to use<br />

reasonable endeavours to procure placees and, in the case of Citigroup, re-purchasers under the<br />

Placing at the Offer Price for 83.1 million Shares. The Underwriting Agreement is conditional, among<br />

other things, on Admission having occurred no later than 29 December 2006 (or such later date as<br />

may be agreed, not being later than 12 January 2007). JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup have also<br />

agreed to make an offer of 83.1 million Shares to the public pursuant to the Public Offer. Shares are<br />

being made available under the Placing and the Public Offer at 200p per Share.<br />

Use of proceeds<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions, the net proceeds of the Offer are expected to be A175.5 million.<br />

The Company intends to use this amount to repay A51.7 million of the Bank Facility and to fund the<br />

acquisition of additional properties including those Committed to Acquire properties which have not<br />

been acquired prior to Admission.<br />

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Risk Factors<br />

Investing in the Shares involves substantial financial risk. Potential investors should consider carefully the<br />

risk factors described below, together with all the other information set out in this Prospectus and their<br />

own circumstances before deciding to invest in the Company. The investment offered in this Prospectus<br />

may not be suitable for all of its recipients. An investment in the Company is only suitable for investors<br />

who are capable of evaluating the risks and merits of such investment and who have sufficient resources<br />

to bear any loss which might result from such investment. Should any of the following events or<br />

circumstances occur, the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be<br />

materially adversely affected. In such circumstances, the market price of the Shares could decline and<br />

investors could lose all or part of the value of their investment. In addition, the market price of the<br />

Shares may be less than the underlying value of the Company’s net assets. If you are in any doubt about<br />

the action you should take, you should consult a professional adviser who specialises in advising on the<br />

acquisition of shares and other securities.<br />

The paragraphs below set out the principal risks involved in an investment in the Shares, based on<br />

information known to the Company as at the date of this Prospectus, but may not be exhaustive. If<br />

additional risks that the Company does not currently consider to be material or of which it is not<br />

currently aware become material or known to the Company, they may have a material adverse effect<br />

upon the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations.<br />

Risks Relating to Investing in Real Estate<br />

If the Group is unable to lease or sell properties on satisfactory terms, its return on investments and the<br />

Company’s ability to make distributions will be materially adversely affected<br />

The Group’s ability to generate rental and sale income will depend on its ability to lease properties<br />

to, and manage them for, appropriate tenants on satisfactory terms, and to dispose of them on<br />

appropriate terms. Revenue earned from, and the value of, properties held by the Group may be<br />

adversely affected by a number of factors, including:<br />

* vacancies that lead to reduced occupancy rates which would reduce the Group’s revenue<br />

and its ability to recover certain operating costs such as local taxes and service charges<br />

and would result in it incurring additional expenses until the property is re-let, including<br />

legal and surveying fees and marketing costs;<br />

* the Group’s ability to obtain adequate, maintenance or insurance services on commercial<br />

terms or at all;<br />

* the Group’s ability to collect rent and service charge payments from tenants and other<br />

contractual payments under real estate outsourcing contracts, on a timely basis or at all;<br />

* tenants seeking the protection of bankruptcy laws which could result in delays in receipt of<br />

rental and other contractual payments, inability to collect such payments at all or the<br />

termination of a tenant’s lease, all of which would reduce the Group’s income and could<br />

hinder or delay the sale of a property at an acceptable price;<br />

* the amount of rent and the terms on which lease renewals and new leases are agreed being<br />

less favourable than current leases;<br />

* a competitive rental market which may affect rental levels or occupancy levels at the<br />

Group’s properties; and<br />

* changes in laws and governmental regulations in relation to real estate, including those<br />

governing permitted and planning usage, taxes and government charges. Such changes may<br />

lead to an increase in management expenses or unforeseen capital expenditure to ensure<br />

compliance. Rights related to particular properties may also be restricted by legislative<br />

actions, such as revisions to existing laws or the enactment of new laws or administrative<br />

actions, such as the adopting of a new zoning or development plan for an area in which a<br />

property is situated.<br />

In addition, certain properties within the Property Portfolio are located in areas designated as specific<br />

‘‘zones’’ by the local authority which restricts the purpose for which they can be occupied. In<br />

addition, in several cases the assignment of the lease agreements or granting of a new lease requires<br />

the consent of the relevant local authority. The revenue that can be generated from these properties<br />

in the future will be dependent on identifying tenants who meet these requirements.<br />

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The value of the Property Portfolio and the performance of the Company are subject to fluctuations in real<br />

estate markets and economic conditions outside the Group’s control<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company was invested in 4 countries in Continental Europe. 47<br />

per cent. of the Market Value of the Property Portfolio is concentrated in Germany (approximately<br />

half of which has been acquired) and 31 per cent. in France (two thirds of which has been acquired).<br />

The value of the Property Portfolio and the Company’s ability to generate rental income will depend<br />

on the state of the real estate market and economy in the Company’s target markets and in<br />

particular Germany and France. Real estate market conditions in Continental Europe are influenced<br />

by interacting factors that are not under the Group’s control, including, but not limited to:<br />

* the supply and demand of commercial real estate;<br />

* interest and inflation rate fluctuations;<br />

* general economic trends such as growth of GDP, employment levels and investment;<br />

* the availability and the creditworthiness of tenants;<br />

* attractiveness of real estate relative to other investment choices;<br />

* potentially adverse tax consequences;<br />

* changes in regulatory requirements and applicable laws; and<br />

* the stability of political conditions.<br />

A downturn in the real estate market or economy in any of the Company’s target markets could<br />

have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, assets and financial<br />

condition.<br />

If the Group is unable to retain current tenants on existing or better terms, the Group’s business, financial<br />

condition and operating results may suffer a material adverse effect<br />

Certain leases within the Property Portfolio are scheduled to expire or have break clauses within the<br />

next three years. The Group enters into contracts with tenants with lease terms that vary according to<br />

the local real estate market. Certain markets, for example France and Germany, where the Property<br />

Portfolio is significantly invested, tend to have lease lengths of 10 years or less often with interim<br />

break opportunities. Certain jurisdictions (particularly Germany) require contractual provisions of<br />

leases to be drawn up in a certain way in order to comply with statutory form. Should a lease fail to<br />

comply with these requirements, tenants who would otherwise be bound by a long lease may have a<br />

right to terminate early or argue that provisions imposed on them were invalid. As is relatively<br />

common in the German commercial property market, certain leases within the Property Portfolio do<br />

not comply with the statutory form which could enable the tenant to claim they are not bound by<br />

the lease. Were they to do so that would adversely affect the Group’s income unless it was able to<br />

obtain a replacement tenant on better or equal terms. The Group must renegotiate the terms of leases<br />

upon their expiration, which may result in financial and other terms that are less favourable to the<br />

Group than the terms of the expired contracts. In order to persuade tenants to renew contracts, the<br />

Group may be required to offer incentives such as substantial rent abatements, tenant improvements,<br />

early termination rights or below-market renewal options. If the Group does not succeed in renewing<br />

lease contracts when they expire or finding replacement tenants on the same or better terms, that<br />

could result in a loss of revenue and additional losses while properties remain vacant.<br />

If any of the Group’s tenants go into bankruptcy or otherwise default on their lease obligations, that<br />

will result in an immediate loss of income. It may be difficult and costly to obtain vacant possession<br />

of the relevant property and doing this may result in additional costs and losses for the Group.<br />

In addition, if existing tenants do not renew their leases, the Group cannot guarantee that<br />

replacement tenants will have credit ratings or financial stability comparable to current tenants or will<br />

be able or agree to pay the same level of rent.<br />

In addition, 44 per cent. of the Group’s total expected Net Annual Rent in respect of the Property<br />

Portfolio, as detailed in the Valuation Report set out in Part VI of this Prospectus, was attributable<br />

to the Group’s five largest tenants. The Group’s dependence on rental revenue from a few large<br />

tenants increases its risk exposure to those tenants and the loss of, or a substantial decrease in<br />

revenues from, any of these tenants would be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the<br />

Group’s profitability, cash flow and ability to meet its target dividend yield.<br />

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If actual financial data differ from those estimated on the basis of the Assumptions, the Net Asset Value per<br />

Share and the amount, timing and coverage of dividends, if any, could be materially adversely affected<br />

The estimates, forecasts and projections regarding the Group, the value and composition of the<br />

Property Portfolio, Net Cash Income, any dividends that may be or are targeted to be payable on the<br />

Shares, the Net Asset Value per Share, or other financial data in this Prospectus, are calculated on<br />

the basis of the Assumptions of which the principal bases and assumptions are set out in Part X of<br />

this Prospectus. The Assumptions are based on the Investment Manager’s judgements, estimates and<br />

beliefs in respect of the Group and the Property Portfolio. As such, they are inherently subjective and<br />

may not accurately reflect the actual value, performance or financial condition of the Group or the<br />

Property Portfolio. The Assumptions have not been audited or independently verified.<br />

If any of the Assumptions, or the bases for the Assumptions, are not realised or prove to be<br />

inaccurate, the Net Asset Value per Share, amount, timing and coverage of any dividends,<br />

achievement of the target dividend yield or other payments able to be paid, Net Cash Income and<br />

other financial and operating results of the Group could materially differ from those estimated or<br />

targeted on the basis of the Assumptions. Any difference could have a material adverse effect on<br />

investors and analysts’ perception of the Company, the market price of the Shares and the value of<br />

an investment in the Company. All of the financial and other data in this Prospectus that are<br />

estimated or expected on the basis of the Assumptions are provided for illustrative purposes only.<br />

Such data does not represent, and could materially differ from, actual data or events. Prospective<br />

investors should refer to paragraph Part X of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘Principal Bases and<br />

Assumptions’’.<br />

If the Group does not complete the acquisition of the Committed to Acquire properties, the Company’s Net<br />

Asset Value per Share and ability to meet target dividend amounts will be adversely affected<br />

The Group has entered into commitments prior to the date of this Prospectus to purchase the 10<br />

properties Committed to be Acquired. The Independent Valuer has determined that the properties<br />

Committed to be Acquired have a Market Value of A207.1 million (42 per cent. of the total Market<br />

Value of the Property Portfolio) as at 30 September 2006. Of these properties, properties with a value<br />

of A127.4 million are anticipated and assumed to be acquired prior to Admission. The Group will not<br />

own Committed to be Acquired properties unless title is transferred in accordance with the laws of<br />

the jurisdiction in which each property is located and the outstanding obligations to completion have<br />

been satisfied. Accordingly, the Group will not receive any Net Asset Value uplift, rental revenue,<br />

increased tenant stability, or diversification or other benefit from any property it is Committed to<br />

Acquire until the transfer of title is effective.<br />

The acquisition of the properties which the Group is Committed to Acquire is subject to the<br />

availability of financing, completion of due diligence investigations and satisfaction of closing<br />

conditions including, in one case, the completion of the construction of the building on the property.<br />

If the Group has insufficient funds or the cost of capital is prohibitive, the Group may not acquire<br />

some or all of the Committed to Acquire properties prior to Admission or at all. Further, if the<br />

Group identifies or becomes aware of any material issues or liabilities during the course of its due<br />

diligence, or a property vendor breaches its contractual obligations, or if the conditions to completion<br />

are not met or waived by the date fixed for completion in a way satisfactory to the Group, the<br />

acquisitions may not be completed by the dates set out in this Prospectus or at all.<br />

The properties in the Property Portfolio that the Group is Committed to Acquire are presented for<br />

illustrative purposes only. Any financial, statistical or other information regarding the Committed to<br />

be Acquired properties and their impact on the Property Portfolio are not indicative of, and do not<br />

purport to represent, actual valuations. The acquisition of the Committed to be Acquired properties<br />

and the composition and valuation of the Property Portfolio are based on assumptions that may or<br />

may not prove to be correct. Accordingly, actual valuations may vary materially from those expressed<br />

or implied by illustrations of potential valuation of the Property Portfolio and the date of completion<br />

of the acquisition of such properties may not take place at the time assumed in this Prospectus or at<br />

all. This may have a material adverse effect on the revenue of the Group, its ability to pay its<br />

targeted dividends and the Net Asset Value per Share.<br />

If the Group does not acquire some or all of the Eurinpro logistics assets, Net Cash Income and Net Asset<br />

Value per Share may be materially affected<br />

A significant number of the logistics properties have or will be acquired pursuant to a share purchase<br />

agreement entered into with Eurinpro International SA (‘‘Eurinpro’’) in respect of Committed to be<br />

Acquired properties located in or near Amsterdam, Prague, Girona, Warsaw, Tiel and Lutterberg.<br />

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Under this agreement, the Group will acquire 100 per cent. of the issued share capital of the<br />

Eurinpro property holding companies. These purchases are conditional upon the completion of the<br />

construction of each property, the tenants taking occupancy, and receipt of a full rental payment and<br />

satisfactory due diligence and in the case of the acquisition by Eurinpro of the relevant property.<br />

Construction delays, cost overruns and inability to obtain governmental and regulatory permits on a<br />

timely basis and unexpected issues arising out of due diligence may delay or prevent acquisition of<br />

Committed to be Acquired properties.<br />

The Committed to be Acquired properties from Eurinpro together comprise approximately 19 per<br />

cent. of of the Market Value of the Property Portfolio and approximately 45 per cent. of Market<br />

Value of the Committed to be Acquired properties. If for any reason Eurinpro were to be unable or<br />

unwilling to meet its contractual obligations that could have a material adverse effect on the<br />

Company’s prospects.<br />

The Group is currently in a dispute with Eurinpro relating to tax liabilities of the company that<br />

holds the property at Tiel, The Netherlands. The parties have invoked the dispute resolution<br />

procedure. It is possible as a result of ongoing negotiations between the Group and Eurinpro that the<br />

Tiel property may now be acquired by way of an asset purchase. If the acquisition is structured as an<br />

asset purchase, the Group may incur a Netherlands’ transfer tax charge of approximately A1.2<br />

million. As a result of this dispute, the acquisition may not be completed on a timely basis or at all.<br />

The greater part of the value of the Property Portfolio is concentrated in the office and logistics sectors which<br />

increases the Group’s exposure to weaknesses in those sectors<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Property Portfolio was 48 per cent. (43 per cent. of which is<br />

owned) invested in the office sector and 34 per cent. (15 per cent. of which is owned) invested in<br />

logistics properties. Accordingly, changes in local and regional economic conditions and other related<br />

factors that materially adversely affect the demand for, and success of, logistics or office properties<br />

could disproportionately affect the Company.<br />

The office sector may be affected by changes in local or regional population patterns, employment<br />

growth, labour cost and quality, access to transportation infrastructure, quality of life issues relating<br />

to schools and cultural amenities and competition from competing properties. In addition, the income<br />

from such properties may be adversely affected by reduced demand because, for example, the<br />

development of similar properties close to the Group’s properties may lead to oversupply in the<br />

relevant area, or competing property is available that is perceived by tenants and/or other users of<br />

relevant properties as more attractive than the Group’s properties.<br />

The logistics sector may be affected by changes in the financial strength of tenants, the design and<br />

adaptability of the property (including clear heights, column spacing, planning restrictions, number of<br />

bays and bay depths, divisibility and truck turning radius), the location of the property (for example<br />

its proximity to supply sources and customers, the availability of labour and the accessibility to<br />

distribution channels), the nature of traffic patterns and access to major thoroughfares. In addition,<br />

the income from such properties may be adversely affected by reduced demand because, for example,<br />

the development of similar properties close to the Group’s properties may lead to oversupply in the<br />

relevant area, or competing property is available that is perceived by tenants and/or other users of<br />

relevant properties as more attractive than the Group’s properties, or by a decline in a particular<br />

retail or industry sector. For example, the general strength of retail sales directly affects warehouse<br />

properties.<br />

In addition, an economic decline in the businesses operated by tenants can cause one or more<br />

significant tenants to cease operations and/or become insolvent. Retail warehouse and logistics<br />

properties may be particularly difficult to re-let to another tenant or may become functionally<br />

obsolete relative to newer properties. If the Group’s existing or proposed tenants cease to rent the<br />

relevant property it may be difficult to relet such property.<br />

Property valuation is inherently subjective and uncertain<br />

The valuation of property and property-related assets is inherently subjective due to the individual<br />

nature of each property and characteristics of local, regional and national real estate markets which<br />

change over time. As a result, valuations are subject to uncertainty. Moreover, all property<br />

valuations, including the Valuation Report in Part VI of this Prospectus, are made on the basis of<br />

assumptions which may not prove to be accurate. As at 30 September 2006, the Independent Valuer<br />

valued the Property Portfolio at A488.3 million (A281.2 million of which is owned); 44 per cent. (33<br />

per cent. of owned properties) was attributable to the largest five properties by value. Incorrect<br />

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assumptions or flawed assessments underlying the Independent Valuer’s Valuation Report could<br />

negatively affect the Company’s financial condition and ability to sell properties on favourable terms.<br />

In addition, if the Company decides to acquire properties based on inaccurate valuations, the<br />

Company’s net assets and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. There is no<br />

assurance that the valuations of the Group’s current and prospective investments will reflect actual<br />

sale prices even where any such sales occur shortly after the relevant valuation date or that yield and<br />

estimated annual rental income will prove to be attainable.<br />

Competition in the Continental European real estate market may reduce investment opportunities and affect<br />

occupancy and rental rates of the Group’s properties<br />

The Group operates in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities. There are few<br />

barriers to entry into the commercial property market, other than the requirement for capital. Some<br />

competitors and potential competitors may have significant advantages over the Company, including<br />

greater name recognition, longer operating histories, pre-existing relationships with current or<br />

potential tenants, significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources and more ready access<br />

to capital which would allow them to respond more quickly to new or changing acquisition<br />

opportunities.<br />

The Group competes for tenants for its properties with real estate investment funds, developers,<br />

owners and operators of commercial real estate in the logistics, offices, retail and industrial sectors<br />

where the Group’s properties are located. Competitors may have relationships with current or<br />

potential tenants, or properties that are newer, better located or in superior condition. If competitors<br />

offer property at rental rates below the rates charged to the Group’s tenants or below market rates,<br />

the Group may lose existing tenants and be unable to attract new tenants. If the Group is pressured,<br />

as a result of competition, to reduce rental rates or to offer more substantial rent abatements, tenant<br />

improvements, early termination rights or below-market renewal options to retain existing or attract<br />

new tenants, the Group’s cash flow and operating results could be adversely affected.<br />

Increases in operating and other expenses could limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends<br />

The Group’s operating and other expenses could increase without a corresponding increase in<br />

turnover or tenant reimbursements of operating and other costs. Factors which could increase<br />

operating and other expenses include:<br />

* increases in the rate of inflation and currency fluctuation;<br />

* increases in the costs of services provided by third party providers;<br />

* increases in taxes and other statutory charges;<br />

* changes in laws, regulations or government or local authority policies (including those<br />

relating to health and safety and environmental compliance) which increase the costs of<br />

compliance with such laws, regulations or policies;<br />

* increases in insurance premiums;<br />

* unforeseen increases in the costs of maintaining properties; and<br />

* unforeseen capital expenditure which may arise as a result of defects affecting the<br />

properties which need to be rectified, failure to perform by sub-contractors or increases in<br />

operating costs.<br />

Such increases could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, capital<br />

resources and ability to make its anticipated distributions or any distributions to Shareholders. There<br />

is no assurance that the target dividend or any dividend will be paid to Shareholders.<br />

The Group’s operations and financial results may be affected by the extent to which it is able to acquire and<br />

integrate further acquisitions into its existing portfolio successfully<br />

Part of the Group’s strategy is the acquisition of properties and property portfolios. The Group may<br />

be unable to acquire desired properties due to competition from other investors in the Continental<br />

European real estate market, or inability to generate sufficient cash from operations or to obtain<br />

financing. The Group may also spend significant time and resources on potential acquisitions that are<br />

not consummated, whether due to the inability to meet closing conditions, complete due diligence, or<br />

because of higher bids from competitors. The Group may acquire properties that are not accretive to<br />

its results upon acquisition and may not successfully manage and lease such properties. Successful<br />

integration of such properties and property portfolios is affected by factors such as difficulties<br />

managing acquisitions in dispersed or new markets in Continental Europe (particularly if the Group<br />

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expands beyond the more established, liquid and transparent markets located in countries such as<br />

Germany, France, Spain and Belgium), the extent to which properties may need refurbishment to be<br />

brought up to market standard, and differences in lease structures and tenant composition. Any delay<br />

or inability to integrate new properties and property portfolios efficiently would impair the Group’s<br />

ability to achieve economies of scale and materially adversely affect operations and future financial<br />

performance. In addition, the Group may acquire properties without any recourse, or only limited<br />

recourse, for liabilities, whether known or unknown, including claims from tenants, vendors and<br />

others, indemnification claims, tax liabilities, accrued but unpaid liabilities and environmental<br />

liabilities.<br />

Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and may limit the ability of the Company to realise its<br />

investments or respond quickly to changing conditions<br />

Properties such as those in which the Group invests and intends to invest are relatively illiquid.<br />

Return of capital and realisation of gains, if any, from an investment generally will occur upon<br />

disposition or refinance of the underlying property. Such illiquidity may affect the Group’s ability to<br />

vary its portfolio or dispose of or liquidate part of its portfolio, in a timely fashion and at<br />

satisfactory prices in response to changes in economic, real estate market or other conditions or the<br />

exercise by tenants of their contractual rights such as those which enable them to vacate properties<br />

occupied by them prior to, or at, the expiry of the originally agreed term. If the Group were required<br />

to dispose of or liquidate an investment on unsatisfactory terms, it may realise less than the value at<br />

which the investment was previously recorded, which could result in a decrease in net asset value.<br />

This could have an adverse effect on the Group’s financial condition and results of operations, with a<br />

consequential adverse effect on the market value of the Company’s Shares or on the Company’s<br />

ability to make its targeted distributions to its Shareholders.<br />

The Group may incur environmental liabilities<br />

The acquired properties and Committed to Acquire properties are and future properties of the Group<br />

will be subject to various laws and regulations of the European Union and its member states. The<br />

Group may be liable for the costs of removal, investigation or remediation of hazardous or toxic<br />

substances located on or in a property owned or leased by it. In relation to three of the Group’s<br />

properties (including one of the Committed to Acquire properties) environmental assessments have<br />

identified potentially hazardous substances. Although the Company has been advised that no remedial<br />

work is required at this stage, environmental assessments conducted or commissioned by the Group<br />

are limited in scope and may not include or identify all potential environmental risks or liabilities<br />

associated with a property. Unless required by applicable laws or regulations, the Group may not<br />

further investigate, remedy or ameliorate liabilities disclosed in its initial environmental assessments.<br />

Regulatory authorities may disagree with the conclusions and risk assessments of the Company’s<br />

environmental consultants. The costs of any required removal, investigation or remediation of such<br />

substances may be substantial. The presence of such substances, or the failure to remediate such<br />

substances properly, may also adversely affect the Group’s ability to sell or lease the real estate or to<br />

borrow using the real estate as security. Laws and regulations, as these may be amended over time,<br />

may also impose liability for the release of certain materials into the air or water from a real estate<br />

investment, including asbestos, and such release can form the basis for liability to third persons for<br />

personal injury or other damages. Other laws and regulations relating to environmental issues can<br />

limit the development of, and impose liability for, the disturbance of wetlands or the habitats of<br />

threatened or endangered species. Environmental laws often impose liability regardless of whether the<br />

owner or operator of the property knew of, or was responsible for, the presence or release of the<br />

hazardous substances. As a result, if environmental liabilities develop or are identified in the future,<br />

the Group may incur material costs and be unable to sell affected properties except at a loss or at<br />

all.<br />

The Group may incur significant costs complying with laws and regulations<br />

The Group and the Property Portfolio are required to comply with a variety of laws and regulations<br />

of local, regional, national and European Union authorities, including planning, zoning,<br />

environmental, health and safety, tax and other laws and regulations. If the Group or the Property<br />

Portfolio fail to comply with these laws and regulations, the Group may have to pay penalties or<br />

private damage awards. In addition, changes in existing laws or regulations, or their interpretation or<br />

enforcement, could require the Group to incur additional costs in complying with those laws, alter its<br />

investment strategy, operations or accounting and reporting systems, leading to additional costs or<br />

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loss of revenue, which could materially adversery affect the Group’s business, results of operation and<br />

financial condition.<br />

The Group may suffer material losses in excess of or not covered by insurance proceeds<br />

Physical damage to the Group’s properties may result in losses (including loss of rent) which may not<br />

be compensated fully, or at all, by insurance. Certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic<br />

nature, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war, may be uninsurable or are<br />

not economically insurable. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental<br />

considerations, and other factors, including terrorism or acts of war, might also result in insurance<br />

proceeds, if any, being insufficient to repair or replace a property if it is damaged or destroyed.<br />

Under such circumstances, the insurance proceeds, if any, may be inadequate to restore the Group’s<br />

economic position with respect to the affected real estate. Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess<br />

of insured limits occur, the Group could lose capital invested in the affected property as well as<br />

anticipated future revenue from that property. In addition, the Group could be liable to repair<br />

damage caused by uninsured risks. The Group would also remain liable for any debt or other<br />

financial obligation related to that property. No assurance can be given that material losses in excess<br />

of insurance proceeds will not occur in the future or that any insurance proceeds will be received at<br />

all.<br />

In the case of one of the properties owned by the Group, Leuven, the Group is not able to claim<br />

against the contractor in the event of a defect in the building. The main contractor has become<br />

bankrupt although Eurinpro has given a guarantee to the Company in relation to this property. In<br />

the case of Marseille, the Company has issued writs of summons against various contractors involved<br />

in the building of the property. This dispute is ongoing.<br />

The Group may take on mismatched lease liabilities and obligations<br />

The Group may in the future acquire lease liabilities and obligations in connection with portfolio<br />

acquisitions. The Group’s earnings may be adversely affected to the extent that the Group is not able<br />

to manage mismatches between its liabilities and obligations and the corresponding liabilities and<br />

obligations of the Group’s tenants.<br />

Indexed leases may not reflect market rental rates<br />

Substantially, all of the leases on properties currently owned by the Group and properties that the<br />

Group is Committed to Acquire contain indexation provisions that increase or decrease the rents paid<br />

during the term of the lease. As a consequence, leases containing indexation have a potentially greater<br />

scope for a disconnnect between market rents and the actual rents paid during the lease, particularly<br />

where there has been a period of significant price increases or decreases and this may have an adverse<br />

effect on the Group’s rental income and the value of the relevant property.<br />

If the disaster recovery systems of the Group’s service providers, including the Investment Manager, are found<br />

to be inadequate the Group may suffer a loss of business continuity<br />

The Group’s service providers’ business operations, information systems and processes are vulnerable<br />

to damage or interruption from fires, floods, chemical spillage, power loss, telecommunication failures,<br />

bomb threats, explosions or other forms of terrorist activity and other natural, biological and manmade<br />

disasters. These systems may also be subject to sabotage, vandalism, theft and similar<br />

misconduct. The Group’s service providers may have disaster recovery plans and business continuity<br />

plans. However, if the disaster recovery plans of the Group’s service providers are found to be<br />

inadequate there could be an adverse impact on the Group’s business, prospects, financial results and/<br />

or financial condition.<br />

The Group may be subject to liability following the disposal of investments<br />

The Group may dispose of investments in certain circumstances and may be required to give<br />

representations and warranties about those investments and to pay damages to the extent that any<br />

such representations or warranties turn out to be inaccurate. The Group may become involved in<br />

disputes or litigation concerning such representations and warranties and may be required to make<br />

payments to third parties as a result of such disputes or litigation. If the Group does not have cash<br />

available to conduct such litigation or make such payments it may be required to borrow funds. Any<br />

such payments and borrowings to finance those payments could have an adverse impact on the<br />

Group’s ability to pay dividends. In addition, if the Group is unable to borrow funds to make such<br />

payments, it may be forced to sell investments to obtain funds. There can be no assurance that any<br />

such sales could be effected on satisfactory terms.<br />

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Development projects may suffer delays, may not be completed or may fail to achieve expected results<br />

The Group may undertake development (including redevelopment) of property or invest in property<br />

that requires refurbishment prior to reletting the property. The risks of development or refurbishment<br />

include, but are not limited to:<br />

* delays in timely completion of the project;<br />

* cost overruns which are not borne by a third party developer;<br />

* poor quality workmanship;<br />

* inability to obtain governmental and regulatory permits on a timely basis or at all;<br />

* increases in debt service expense and decreases in cash flow attributable to debt financing,<br />

dilution due to equity financing, or inability to obtain financing at all or on favourable<br />

terms; and<br />

* diversion of resources and management attention from operations and acquisition<br />

opportunities.<br />

There is no assurance that the Group will realise anticipated returns on an investment in property<br />

development. Failure to generate returns may materially adversely affect the Group’s revenues and<br />

cash flow.<br />

The Company relies on third party service providers in order to carry on its business and a failure by one or<br />

more service providers could significantly disrupt the business of the Company<br />

The Company has no employees and the Directors have all been appointed on a non-executive basis.<br />

The Company is therefore reliant upon the performance of third party service providers for its<br />

executive function. In particular, the Investment Manager, the Property Manager, the Administrator<br />

and the Registrar and Transfer Agent will be performing services which are integral to the operation<br />

of the Company. Failure by any service provider to carry out its obligations, or underperformance of<br />

its obligations, to the Company in accordance with the terms of its appointment could have a<br />

significantly detrimental impact on the operation of the Company and could affect the ability of the<br />

Company to meet its investment objectives. Similarly the Investment Manager is reliant on third party<br />

service providers including, without limitation, the Custodian, the Property Manager and the<br />

Administrator and a failure by any of these service providers to fulfil their obligations, or<br />

underperformance of their obligations, could materially affect the Investment Manager’s ability to<br />

meet its obligations to the Group which would in turn affect the ability of the Company to meet its<br />

investment objective. If it becomes necessary for the Company or the Investment Manager to replace<br />

any third party service provider, the search for a suitable replacement and the transition to such<br />

replacement service provider may take time, which could increase costs and adversely affect the<br />

Company’s operations and performance.<br />

Risks Relating to the Invista Group<br />

The Company has a limited operating history and the past performance of other real estate funds managed by<br />

the Investment Manager is not indicative of its or the Group’s future performance<br />

The Company was formed in June 2005. Prior to its formation, the Company had no operations or<br />

assets. Accordingly, the historic financial statements and other meaningful operating or financial data<br />

with which prospective investors may evaluate the Company, the variability of its operating results,<br />

and the effectiveness of its investment strategy, is limited to the financial information for the<br />

Company’s financial period ended 30 September 2006. An investment in the Company is therefore<br />

subject to all of the risks and uncertainties associated with any new business, including the risk that<br />

the Company will not achieve its investment objectives, that actual financial results will differ<br />

materially from the targets, forecasts and projections in this Prospectus and the value of an<br />

investment in the Company could decline substantially.<br />

Although the Company is relying on the Investment Manager’s experience, the historic performance<br />

of other real estate funds managed by the Investment Manager are not indicative of the Company’s<br />

future performance, as the Group’s investment objective and strategy, target markets and sectors,<br />

tenant base, risk exposure and tax and corporate structure differ from those of such other funds. The<br />

Company’s actual performance may differ materially from the historic results of other funds managed<br />

by the Investment Manager.<br />

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The Group’s performance is dependent on the Investment Manager and its key personnel<br />

The Group currently has no employees and is reliant on the Investment Manager. The Group’s<br />

performance will be dependent on the Investment Manager’s success in identifying, evaluating,<br />

advising on acquiring and disposing of investments, advising on the allocation of assets among<br />

investments, borrowing policy and geared investment positions, advising on the managing of the<br />

investment of proceeds of the Offer received by the Company and the use of hedging and derivative<br />

financial instruments.<br />

The Investment Manager has the right to resign its appointment and terminate the Investment<br />

Management Agreement in accordance with the notice provisions described in paragraph 8.2 of Part<br />

XII of this Prospectus. If the Investment Manager resigns its appointment, the Group is subject to<br />

the risk that no suitable replacement of similar experience and calibre will be found in a timely<br />

manner or at all, which may disrupt the Group’s business and operations. If the Investment Manager<br />

were to cease to provide services to the Group, the Group’s ability to make new investments and<br />

manage existing properties, business and future prospects would be materially adversely affected.<br />

The Company’s ability to pay dividends to Shareholders depends on the availability and upstream payment of<br />

Net Cash Income within the Group<br />

The Company holds its real estate investments indirectly through intermediate and property owning<br />

subsidiaries (‘‘Subsidiaries’’). It therefore does not directly receive Net Cash Income generated from<br />

the properties owned by the Group and is reliant on the upstream payment of Net Cash Income or<br />

intra-Group loan payments from the Subsidiaries.<br />

The ability of the Subsidiaries to make upstream cash payments or loans to other Group members is<br />

generally subject to applicable laws, the Subsidiaries’ organisational documents, the terms of financing<br />

arrangements, accounting treatment or for other reasons. Applicable laws require the Subsidiaries to,<br />

among other things, comply with restrictions on the amounts distributed by way of dividend, capital<br />

and reserve maintenance principles or require them to obtain shareholder approval. Applicable laws<br />

may also restrict the making of any distribution, loan or other payment or the timing thereof.<br />

There is no assurance that the Group will be able to comply with any laws or requirements<br />

regulating upstream cash distributions, loans, or payments directly or indirectly to the Company. If<br />

the Group is unable to comply with these laws or requirements, Net Cash Income would not be<br />

available to the Company in amounts sufficient to cover target dividends fully or at all, which would<br />

materially adversely affect the Company’s ability to pay dividends to Shareholders at the target rate<br />

or at all, and which in turn could affect the trading price of the Shares.<br />

The departure or reassignment of the Investment Manager’s key personnel may negatively impact the ability of<br />

the Company to achieve its investment objective<br />

The Company depends on the experience, skill and business contacts of the Investment Manager’s key<br />

personnel and the information and deal flow they generate. The Company’s future performance will<br />

depend on the continued service of the Investment Manager’s key personnel, who are not obligated to<br />

remain employed with the Investment Manager. The impact of the departure of a key individual from<br />

the Investment Manager on the future ability of the Company to achieve its investment objective<br />

cannot be determined and may depend on the ability of the Investment Manager to recruit and retain<br />

individuals of a similar experience and calibre. There can be no guarantee that the Investment<br />

Manager would be able to do so or that any delay in doing so would not adversely impact the<br />

investments and performance of the Company.<br />

The Investment Manager’s other client relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest<br />

The Investment Manager may manage investment vehicles of other clients and engage in other<br />

business activities that may reduce the time the Investment Manager’s team spends managing the<br />

Group’s investments or lead to conflicts of interest. Certain investments appropriate for the Company<br />

may also be appropriate for one or more other investment vehicles managed by the Investment<br />

Manager and the Investment Manager may (in the circumstances in which it is permitted to do so<br />

under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement) decide to allocate a particular investment<br />

to another investment vehicle rather than to the Company. The Invista Group may also sponsor<br />

other investment vehicles in the future which may also compete with the Company for investments. A<br />

decision to manage such other investment vehicles or engage in other business activities may be<br />

influenced by factors, including the compensation structures of such other investment vehicles, as<br />

compared to that of the Group, and the prospects and performance of other investment vehicles.<br />

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The Investment Management Agreement does not prevent the Investment Manager or any other<br />

member of the Invista Group from raising or sponsoring vehicles with similar investment policies to<br />

the Company. The Investment Manager is not otherwise limited or restricted from engaging in any<br />

business or managing any other vehicle that invests in real estate-related investments. Where the<br />

Investment Manager manages vehicles with similar investment policies to the Company, it has<br />

guidelines in place which require it to allocate transactions between its clients in accordance with<br />

rotational principles.<br />

The Investment Manager’s investment strategies may not achieve the Group’s investment objective<br />

The Company’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends primarily on the Investment<br />

Manager’s ability to identify and recommend investments that generate attractive returns. No<br />

assurance can be given that the strategies used, or to be used, by the Investment Manager to achieve<br />

the Group’s investment objective will be successful under all or any market conditions. The failure of<br />

the investment strategies, the failure of the Investment Manager to exercise those strategies effectively<br />

or identify and complete appropriate investments may reduce the Company’s income or Net Asset<br />

Value and adversely impact the Shares. The strategies employed by the Investment Manager may be<br />

modified and altered from time to time, so it is possible that the strategies used by the Investment<br />

Manager to achieve the Group’s investment objective in the future may be different from those<br />

presently expected to be used. Changes in the investment strategy may increase the risks associated<br />

with an investment in the Shares, the volatility of investment returns and cash flow, and the<br />

Company’s ability to make distributions at the targeted rate or at all to Shareholders.<br />

Risks Relating to the Group’s Borrowings<br />

The Group will borrow to fund its future growth and expects to have a relatively high level of gearing<br />

As at Admission, the Group is expected to have A248.7 million of debt drawn down under the Bank<br />

Facility. The Group may be required to borrow to fund investments, through the use of bank<br />

facilities, and aims to use leverage in order to enhance returns to Shareholders. Based on current<br />

capital requirements, the Group intends to have a level of gearing of up to 60 per cent of its gross<br />

assets calculated as at the time of draw down. The extent of the borrowings and the terms thereof<br />

will depend on the Group’s ability to obtain credit facilities and the lenders’ estimate of the stability<br />

of the Group’s cash flow. Any delay in obtaining or failure to obtain suitable or adequate financing<br />

from time to time may impair the Group’s ability to invest in suitable properties and expand the<br />

Property Portfolio within the projected timeframe or at all, which is likely to impact negatively on the<br />

Company’s investment performance and the return on the Shares.<br />

The incurring of additional debt by the Group could have a significant impact by:<br />

* affecting the Group’s ability to satisfy obligations with respect to existing debt;<br />

* increasing the Group’s vulnerability to downturns in the real estate market and the<br />

economy generally;<br />

* increasing the Group’s exposure to interest rate risk;<br />

* requiring the Group to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow to debt service;<br />

* limiting, through financial and restrictive covenants, the Company’s ability to pay<br />

*<br />

dividends or otherwise make loans within the Group, invest in properties or financial<br />

instruments, sell assets, borrow additional funds, issue equity, engage in transactions with<br />

affiliates;<br />

subjecting the Group’s assets to security interests or creating liens or guarantees; and<br />

* placing the Group at a competitive disadvantage compared to less highly leveraged<br />

competitors.<br />

If the Group’s capital requirements vary materially from its current plans, the Group may be required<br />

to incur further debt. If the Group is unable to obtain further financing as needed, the Group may<br />

be required to alter its strategic plans and reduce its investment activity.<br />

Borrowings could adversely affect the Group’s net asset value<br />

The Group’s current borrowings are secured against its assets. Future borrowings are generally<br />

expected to be secured against some or all of the Group’s assets. The use of borrowings or other<br />

leverage may increase the volatility of returns of the Company, including the risk of total loss of the<br />

amount invested. If income and capital appreciation on investments made with leveraged funds are<br />

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less than the costs of the leverage, the net income of the Group and the Net Asset Value of the<br />

Shares will decline. The effect of the use of borrowings is to increase investment exposure; in a<br />

market that moves adversely, the possible resulting loss of invested capital would be greater than if<br />

leverage were not used.<br />

Borrowings could adversely affect the level of the Company’s dividends<br />

The Group’s borrowings could also give rise to increased debt issuance and servicing costs. As a<br />

result, the Company’s cash available for distribution to holders of the Shares may be reduced to the<br />

extent that changes in economic conditions, increases in interest rates and/or levels of amortisation<br />

imposed by its lenders cause the Group’s cost of borrowing to increase relative to the income that<br />

can be derived from its portfolio of properties.<br />

Failure to satisfy obligations under any current or future financing arrangements could give rise to default risk<br />

and require the Company to re-finance its borrowings<br />

The use of borrowings presents the risk that the Group may be unable to service interest payments<br />

and principal repayments or comply with other requirements of its facility agreements. Under the<br />

Company’s current financing arrangements, the Company is at risk of default upon the occurrence of<br />

certain events, which could result in borrowings becoming immediately due and repayable in whole or<br />

in part, together with any connected cost. The Group might be forced to sell some of its assets to<br />

meet such obligations. Borrowings may not be able to be refinanced or the terms of such refinancing<br />

may be less favourable than the existing terms of borrowing. For example, a decline in the value of a<br />

property owned by the Group or tenant default may result in a breach of the loan to value and/or<br />

the debt service cover ratios specified in the Group’s banking arrangements, thereby causing an event<br />

of default. In such a case, the lenders could enforce their security and take possession of the<br />

underlying properties. Any cross-default provisions could magnify the effect of an individual default<br />

and if such a provision were exercised, this could result in a substantial loss for the Group. Adverse<br />

changes to the Market Values of the property portfolios of the Group could cause the amount of<br />

refinancing proceeds to be insufficient to fully repay its existing debt upon maturity and the Group<br />

may be unable to fund payment of such shortfall. Any failure to satisfy debt obligations could result<br />

in a default under the terms of current and future financing arrangements, thereby having a<br />

materially adverse effect upon the Group’s financial condition.<br />

The Company will be required to re-finance its borrowings from time to time and may in the future<br />

enter into a form of securitisation arrangement or another form of long term financing. The terms of<br />

any such financing could reduce the long-term flexibility of the Company’s operating procedures. A<br />

number of factors (including changes in interest rates, conditions in the banking market and general<br />

economic conditions which are beyond the Company’s control) may make it difficult or impossible<br />

for the Company to obtain such new finance on attractive terms or at all. If the Company’s<br />

borrowings become more expensive, relative to the income it receives from its investments, or any<br />

assumed refinancing does not occur, then the Company’s profits and its ability to pay the targeted<br />

dividend will be adversely affected. Adverse changes to the Market Values of the property portfolios<br />

of the Group could also cause the amount of refinancing proceeds to be insufficient to fully repay its<br />

existing debt upon maturity and the Group may be unable to fund payment of such shortfall. If the<br />

Company is not able to obtain new finance at all then it may suffer a substantial loss as a result of<br />

having to dispose of the investments which cannot be re-financed.<br />

Termination of the Investment Management Agreement may have adverse consequences under the Group’s<br />

borrowing arrangements<br />

Some of the Group’s future borrowing facilities from time to time may contain covenants that allow<br />

for termination of the relevant facility should the Investment Manager cease to be the Investment<br />

Manager of the Group. In that case, the Group’s ability to remove the Investment Manager may<br />

effectively be impeded if to do so would cause the Group to lose all or some of its debt financing.<br />

To the extent that the Group decides in the future to restructure its borrowing facilities, (including by<br />

way of securitisation), any new arrangements may impact on the Company’s existing operating<br />

arrangements and limit the Company’s ability to make investments and engage in activities that it<br />

believes to be in its and the Shareholders’ interests.<br />

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Risks Relating to the Shares<br />

The market price of the Shares may fluctuate widely in response to different factors, thereby increasing the<br />

volatility of an investment in the Company and the risk that investors may lose all or part of the value of their<br />

investment<br />

The market price of the Shares may not wholly reflect the value of the underlying investments of the<br />

Company, and may also be subject to wide fluctuations in response to many factors (some of which<br />

are beyond the Company’s control), including changes in the financial performance and prospects of<br />

the Group or other funds in the Continental European real estate market, changes in the underlying<br />

values of the Group’s investments, the termination of the services of the Investment Manager or key<br />

members of the Investment Manager’s team, divergence in financial results from stock market<br />

expectations, changes in or failure to meet or exceed earnings estimates by analysts, a perception that<br />

other market sectors may have higher growth prospects, general economic conditions, the loss of or<br />

failure to obtain debt financing, the failure to acquire additional assets, legislative changes in the<br />

Company’s sector and other events and factors outside the Company’s control. The market price of a<br />

Share may vary considerably from its underlying Net Asset Value.<br />

In addition, stock markets have from time to time experienced extreme price and volume volatility<br />

which, in addition to general economic and political conditions, could adversely affect the market<br />

price for the Shares. The Shares may not be suitable for short-term investment. Admission should not<br />

be taken as implying that there will be a liquid market for the Shares. Prior to Admission, there has<br />

been no public market for the Shares and there is no guarantee that an active market will develop or<br />

be sustained after Admission. If an active trading market is not developed or maintained, the liquidity<br />

and trading price of the Shares could be adversely affected. Even if an active trading market<br />

develops, the market price for the Shares may fall below the Offer Price. The value of Shares may go<br />

down as well as up.<br />

Shareholders will bear the costs of the Offer<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions, after giving effect to the costs of the Offer to be borne by<br />

Shareholders the Net Asset Value per Share will be 21p less than the Offer Price of 200p.<br />

Restrictions on the payment of dividends may negatively affect the value of an investment in the Company<br />

Shareholders should note that payment of any initial dividend and the achievement of any future<br />

dividend increases will be proposed or, as the case may be, decided by the Board after taking into<br />

account many factors, including the Company’s and the Group’s ability to buy and sell properties,<br />

operating results, financial condition, current and anticipated cash needs, the successful management<br />

of the Group’s existing properties, the yields on properties, interest costs, performance on contracts<br />

and profits on sale of properties, legal and regulatory restrictions and such other factors as the<br />

Directors may deem relevant from time to time. The Company’s ability to pay dividends may be<br />

restricted as a matter of applicable law or regulation or other factors, including to the extent that<br />

proposed dividends are not covered by income in the relevant period from underlying investments.<br />

There is no guarantee that the Company’s current dividend policy will be maintained, that any<br />

dividends will be paid in the targeted amounts or at all or that dividend growth will be achieved.<br />

Any failure to pay dividends or achieve dividend growth could have a material adverse effect on the<br />

market price of the Shares and the value of an investment in the Company.<br />

The existence of a liquid market in the Shares cannot be guaranteed.<br />

There can be no guarantee that a liquid market in the Shares will develop or that the Shares will<br />

trade at prices close to their underlying Net Asset Value per Share. Accordingly, Shareholders may be<br />

unable to realise their investment at Net Asset Value per Share or at all.<br />

The Offer constitutes the initial public offering of the Shares and no public market for the Shares<br />

currently exists. The Company has applied for Admission and it is expected that the Admission will<br />

become effective and that dealings in the Shares will commence on 20 December 2006. Any delay in<br />

the commencement of trading of the Shares on the London Stock Exchange would decrease the<br />

liquidity of the market for the Shares, making trading in the Shares more difficult for Shareholders.<br />

In addition it is not possible to predict the extent to which an active market for the Shares will<br />

develop or be sustained after the Shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. There may be a<br />

limited number of holders of Shares. Limited numbers and/or holders of Shares may mean that there<br />

is limited liquidity in such Shares which may affect (i) an investor’s ability to realise some or all of<br />

his investment and/or (ii) the price at which such investor can effect such realisation and/or (iii) the<br />

price at which Shares trade in the secondary market.<br />

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Future Share issues could dilute the interests of existing investors and lower the price of the Shares<br />

Following the Offer, the Company is expected to have approximately 730 million Shares authorised<br />

but unissued. In order to raise equity financing to fund future investments and acquisitions, the<br />

Company anticipates issuing additional Shares in subsequent public offerings or private placements.<br />

In the case of further issues of Shares by the Board up to the total authorised capital, any such<br />

Shares will not be issued on a pre-emptive basis pro rata to the number of Shares they already hold<br />

unless the Shares are issued for cash at a price of less than their prevailing Net Asset Value.<br />

Therefore, it may not be possible for existing investors to participate in such future share issues,<br />

which may dilute the existing investors’ interests in the Company. In addition, the issue of additional<br />

Shares by the Company, or the possibility of such issue, may cause the market price of Shares to<br />

decline.<br />

Exchange rate fluctuations between Euros and Sterling may reduce the value of the Shares and dividends<br />

declared on the Shares, and any hedging or derivative transactions may not limit risk exposure fully or at all<br />

Although the Share price will be quoted in Sterling following Admission, the Group will transact and<br />

report its financial results in Euros. In addition, the amount of any dividends declared on the Shares<br />

will be determined based on Euro-denominated results of operations. The Company will declare its<br />

dividends in Euros and the amount received by Shareholders will be an amount in Sterling, converted<br />

from the Euro dividend amount at the current spot exchange rate at or before the time of payment.<br />

As a consequence, Shareholders will experience fluctuations in the market price of their Shares as a<br />

result of, inter alia, movements in the exchange rate between Sterling and Euro. Any movements in<br />

the exchange rate between Sterling and Euro prior to Admission will impact on the amount of funds<br />

available for investment. Movements in the exchange rate may be influenced by factors such as trade<br />

imbalances, levels of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in<br />

different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation and political<br />

developments.<br />

Although the Group’s current borrowings are denominated in Euros, in the future the Group may<br />

borrow in currencies other than the Euro, for example in order to purchase assets in countries such<br />

as Switzerland and may therefore hedge the relevant currency risk. The effectiveness of any derivative<br />

instruments that the Group may use for hedging purposes, including forward contracts, options,<br />

swaps or other forms of derivative instruments, will depend generally on the Group’s ability to<br />

predict market changes correctly. As a result, unanticipated market changes may result in poorer<br />

overall investment performance than if the hedging or derivative transaction had not been executed.<br />

In addition, the degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in hedging<br />

activities and price movements in a position being hedged may vary. An imperfect correlation could<br />

prevent the Group from limiting its risk exposure and create new risks of loss.<br />

Exposure to currency fluctuations<br />

Foreign exchange risk arises from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will affect<br />

the value of the Company’s assets and the market price of the Shares. Historically, all of the Group’s<br />

investments have been made in Euro and the Company’s financial results are reported in Euro. If the<br />

Group completes the acquisition of Committed to be Acquired logistics properties in Warsaw and<br />

Prague, the Group may be exposed to foreign exchange risk to the extent that taxes will be payable<br />

in the zloty and koruna respectively and rental income from Warsaw will be received in the zloty.<br />

Neither Poland nor the Czech Republic are members of the Exchange Rate Mechanism II of the<br />

European Central Bank and their currencies are therefore not linked to the Euro. Similarly the Group<br />

may be subject to other foreign exchange risk if it acquires properties in other countries that do not<br />

have the Euro as their currency such as Switzerland.<br />

The Company is therefore subject to and may in the future become more subject to currency<br />

fluctuations on translating revenues and costs from non Euro currencies such as the zloty and koruna<br />

into Euros which, given the anticipated growth of this business, could have a material adverse effect<br />

on the Company’s business, prospects, financial results and/or financial condition.<br />

The Company does not intend to create a public market in the United States which will impair US<br />

Shareholders’ ability to transfer the Shares.<br />

The Shares have not been registered in the United States under the Securities Act or under other<br />

applicable securities laws and are subject to restrictions on transfer contained in such laws. They may<br />

not be resold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not<br />

subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.<br />

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The Shares constitute ‘‘restricted securities’’, as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act,<br />

and, accordingly, are not freely tradable in the United States. The Company does not intend to list<br />

the Shares on an established securities exchange, have them quoted on an automated inter-dealer<br />

quotation system or otherwise create a public market in the United States for resale of the Shares.<br />

Theses restrictions will make it more difficult to resell the Shares and could have an adverse impact<br />

on their market value. Prospective investors should refer to paragraph 14 of Part XII of this<br />

document entitled ‘‘United States Transfer Restrictions’’.<br />

Risks Relating to the Group’s Structure<br />

Changes in tax laws or their interpretation could affect the Company’s financial condition or prospects and the<br />

level of dividends that the Company is able to pay<br />

The nature and amount of tax which members of the Group expect to pay and the reliefs expected to<br />

be available to any member of the Group are each dependent upon a number of assumptions, any<br />

one of which may change and which would therefore affect the nature and amount of tax payable<br />

and reliefs available. In particular, the nature and amount of tax payable is dependent on the<br />

availability of relief under tax treaties in a number of jurisdictions and is subject to changes to the<br />

tax laws or practice in Luxembourg or any other tax jurisdiction affecting any member of the Group.<br />

Any limitation in the availability of relief under these treaties, any change in the terms of any such<br />

treaty or any changes in tax law, interpretation or practice could increase the amount of tax payable<br />

by members of the Group, could affect the value of the investments held by the Company or affect<br />

the Company’s ability to achieve its investment objective and alter the post-tax returns to<br />

Shareholders. The level of dividends the Company is able to pay would also be likely to be adversely<br />

affected.<br />

The Company invests in various jurisdictions through subsidiaries, not all of which are tax resident in<br />

the same jurisdiction as the investments. It is intended that neither the Company nor any member of<br />

its Group should have any permanent establishment outside the country in which it is tax resident. If<br />

any member of the Group were treated as having a permanent establishment, or as otherwise having<br />

a taxable presence, in any other country income attributable to or effectively connected with such<br />

permanent establishment or taxable presence may be subject to tax in that other jurisdiction.<br />

Changes to the tax residency of the Company and other members of the Group or changes to the treatment of<br />

intra-group arrangements could adversely affect the Company’s financial and operating results<br />

In order to maintain its non-UK tax resident status, each member of the Group and the Company is<br />

required to be controlled and managed outside the United Kingdom. The composition of each Group<br />

company’s board, the place of residence of the board’s individual members and the location(s) in<br />

which the board makes decisions will be important in determining and maintaining the non-UK tax<br />

residence status of that company. Although each company is established outside the UK and a<br />

majority of the Directors live outside the United Kingdom, continued attention must be given to<br />

ensure that major decisions are not made in the United Kingdom or the relevant company may lose<br />

its non-UK tax resident status. As such, management errors could potentially lead to a company<br />

being considered a UK tax resident, which would negatively affect its financial and operating results.<br />

There is a risk that amounts paid or received under intra group arrangements in the past and/or the<br />

future could be deemed for tax purposes to be lower or higher, as the case may be, or fail to be<br />

disregarded for the purposes of calculating tax which may increase the Group’s taxable income or<br />

decrease the amount of relief available to the Group with a consequential negative effect on its<br />

financial and operating results.<br />

The Company will be a controlled foreign company for UK tax purposes<br />

The Company will be a controlled foreign company for the purposes of UK taxation. Accordingly,<br />

any UK tax resident company which, either alone or together with any company or companies<br />

connected or associated with it, has a 25 per cent. or more interest in the Company, could be subject<br />

to UK tax on a deemed apportionment of the Company’s profits.<br />

A charge to tax could arise under section 13 of the UK Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992<br />

In certain circumstances, a portion of any capital gains realised by the Company and not distributed<br />

in the same accounting period could be attributed to Shareholders who hold, alone or together with<br />

associates, more than 10 per cent. of the Shares.<br />

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The holding company structure for the Group’s real estate interests means that the tax basis cost of certain of<br />

the Group’s properties will be lower than their acquisition cost, which may have an adverse effect on the value<br />

realised upon disposal of those properties<br />

Some of the Group’s real estate was acquired in the form of property holding companies acquired<br />

from the sellers of the properties. If the Group were to dispose of the direct real estate interests held<br />

by those companies, rather than the companies themselves, the tax basis cost for calculation of the<br />

capital gains generated on disposal of the real estate may well be lower than the price paid by the<br />

Group for the property holding company, therefore increasing the capital gains tax liability for the<br />

Group on the disposal. The estimated net deferred tax on the parts of the Property Portfolio acquired<br />

by the Group as at 30 September 2006 is considered to be approximately A11.0 million, and on the<br />

basis of the Assumptions as at Admission would be A19.0 million. There may be situations where, in<br />

order to dispose of a property, the Group is required to sell the underlying real estate rather than the<br />

holding company, thereby increasing its capital gains tax exposure.<br />

A charge to French tax could arise (1) on the Group and Shareholders if the French tax authorities depart<br />

from generally accepted practice; or (2) on certain members of the Group if they fail to comply with certain<br />

filing requirements<br />

The Company has been advised that, as a vehicle listed on the London Stock Exchange’s main<br />

market for listed securities and provided that it has a large number of Shareholders, the Company<br />

and its Shareholders should be exempt from the charge to French tax (the ‘‘3% Tax’’) which might<br />

otherwise arise under Article 990 D of the French Tax Code in respect of the investments in French<br />

real estate. This view is based on the Company’s advisors’ understanding of current French tax law<br />

and practice. If the French authorities were to change their practice in this area or if the Company<br />

were to lose its listing or if only a small number of investors were to take up Shares in the Offer, the<br />

Group and the Shareholders could be liable to pay an annual charge to tax at 3 per cent. of the<br />

Market Value of any French real estate held at 1st January each year.<br />

The exemption from the charge to the 3% Tax does not apply to other members of the Group simply<br />

as a result of the listing of the Company. Any company holding the French real estate (each a<br />

‘‘French PropCo’’) and companies in the chain of ownership above that French PropCo must comply<br />

with certain filing requirements in order to avoid the charge to the 3% Tax. Therefore an<br />

administrative error resulting in failure by one of these companies or its agents to meet such filing<br />

requirements by the due date could result in these companies being liable to the 3% Tax.<br />

The imposition of a charge to the 3% Tax as a result of either of the above two risks materialising<br />

could impair the Company’s ability to pay dividends at the targeted rate.<br />

There is a significant likelihood that the Company will be treated as a passive foreign investment company<br />

Prospective investors who are United States taxpayers should be aware that there is a significant<br />

likelihood that the Company will be classified as a passive foreign investment company (a ‘‘PFIC’’)<br />

for US federal income tax purposes. If the Company is treated as a PFIC, any gains recognised by a<br />

US Holder (as defined in the ‘‘Taxation – United States’’ section of Part XI of this Prospectus) upon<br />

a sale or other disposition of Shares generally will be treated as ordinary income (rather than capital<br />

gain), and any resulting US federal income tax may be increased by an interest charge. Rules similar<br />

to those applicable to dispositions generally will apply to certain excess distributions in respect of a<br />

Share. A US Holder generally may take steps to avoid certain of these unfavourable United States<br />

federal income tax consequences. The Company does not expect to make available to US Holders the<br />

annual statement currently required by the Internal Revenue Service to be used by US Holders for<br />

purposes of complying with the reporting requirements applicable to US Holders making a qualified<br />

electing fund election. Therefore, the US Holders should assume that a qualified electing fund election<br />

will not be available. Prospective investors should refer to ‘‘Taxation – United States’’ section in Part<br />

XI of this Prospectus and should consult with their legal advisers before investing in the Shares.<br />

The assets of the Company could be deemed ‘‘Plan assets’’ that are subject to the requirements of ERISA or<br />

Section 4975 of the Code<br />

Unless an exception applies, if 25 per cent. or more of the Shares (calculated in accordance with 29<br />

C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or any other class or equity interest in<br />

the Company are owned, directly or indirectly, by ‘‘benefit plan investors’’ (as defined in 29 C.F.R. §<br />

2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), assets of the Company could be deemed to be<br />

‘‘plan assets’’ subject to the constraints of ERISA and there could be adverse consequences for the<br />

Company. Accordingly, the transfer restrictions described in ‘‘United States Transfer Restrictions’’<br />

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prohibit benefit plan investors, and other employee benefit plans subject to any federal, state, local or<br />

other law or regulation that is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section<br />

406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code from acquiring Shares. Prospective investors should refer<br />

to ‘‘Certain ERISA Considerations’’ and ‘‘United States Transfer Restrictions’’ in Parts XI and XII<br />

respectively of this Prospectus and should consult with their legal advisers before investing in Shares.<br />

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Important Information<br />

Investment in the Company will involve certain risks and special considerations. Investors should be able<br />

and willing to withstand the loss of their entire investment. The investments of the Company are subject<br />

to normal market fluctuations and the risks inherent in all investments and there can be no assurance<br />

that an investment will retain its value or that appreciation will occur. The price of Shares and the<br />

income from such Shares can go down as well as up and the investors may not realise the value of their<br />

initial investment.<br />

No broker, dealer or other person has been authorised by the Company or the Existing Shareholders<br />

to issue any advertisement or to give any information or to make any representations in connection<br />

with the offering or sale of Shares other than those contained in this Prospectus and, if issued, given<br />

or made, such advertisement, information or representation must not be relied upon as having been<br />

authorised by the Company.<br />

Restrictions on sales<br />

This Prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer, solicitation<br />

or an invitation to subscribe for any Shares to any person in any jurisdiction (i) in which such offer<br />

or invitation is not authorised; or (ii) in which the person making such an offer or invitation is not<br />

qualified to do so; or (iii) to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or invitation.<br />

The distribution of this Prospectus and the offering of the Shares in certain jurisdictions may be<br />

restricted. Accordingly, persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes are required by the<br />

Company, JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup to inform themselves about and to observe any<br />

restrictions as to the offer or sale of Shares and the distribution of this Prospectus under the laws<br />

and regulations of any territory in connection with any applications for Shares, including obtaining<br />

any requisite governmental or other consent and observing any other formality prescribed in such<br />

territory. No action has been taken or will be taken in any jurisdiction by the Company, the<br />

Investment Manager, JPMorgan Cazenove, Citigroup or the Administrator that would permit a public<br />

offering of the Shares in any jurisdiction other than Luxembourg or the United Kingdom where<br />

action for that purpose is required, nor has any such action been taken with respect to the possession<br />

or distribution of this Prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purposes is required other<br />

than in Luxembourg or the United Kingdom.<br />

The minimum aggregate amount which an investor will be entitled to subscribe under the Public<br />

Offer is £2,000.<br />

The Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and may not be reoffered, resold,<br />

transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of except as permitted by the Articles and as<br />

provided in this Prospectus.<br />

European Economic Area<br />

In relation to each Member State that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a ‘‘Relevant<br />

Member State’’), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is<br />

implemented in that Relevant Member State (the ‘‘Relevant Implementation Date’’), an offer of Shares<br />

may not be made to the public in that Member State prior to notification of this Prospectus by the<br />

CSSF to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the<br />

Prospectus Directive. The Shares may be offered and this Prospectus may be distributed to the public<br />

in Luxembourg and in the United Kingdom. In addition, with effect from and including the Relevant<br />

Implementation Date, the Shares may be offered to the public in any other Relevant Member State<br />

at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been<br />

implemented in that Relevant Member State:<br />

* to qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive<br />

(‘‘Qualified Investors’’); or<br />

* by the Joint Global Co-ordinators, the Investment Manager or the Company, to fewer<br />

than 100 natural or legal persons per member State, other than Qualified Investors; or<br />

* in any other circumstances that do not require the publication of a Prospectus pursuant to<br />

article 3 of the Prospectus Directive,<br />

provided that no such offer of Shares results in a requirement for the publication by the Company,<br />

the Joint Global Co-ordinators or the Investment Manager of a prospectus pursuant to article 3 of<br />

the Prospectus Directive.<br />

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Prospective investors should however note that national measures implementing the Prospectus<br />

Directive and the application of the Prospectus Directive to the Company and the consequential<br />

implications in offering Shares may vary in different Member States and should consequently also<br />

note any additional or alternative restrictions which may be of application in the Relevant Member<br />

State.<br />

For the purpose of this provision, the expression an ‘‘offer to the public’’ in any Relevant Member<br />

State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms<br />

of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or<br />

subscribe the securities, as the expression may be varied in that member State by any measure<br />

implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State.<br />

In the case of any Shares being offered to a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 3(2)<br />

of the Prospectus Directive, other than in the UK or Luxembourg, such financial intermediary will<br />

also be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with each of JPMorgan Cazenove,<br />

Citigroup and the Company that: (i) the Shares acquired by it have not been acquired on behalf of,<br />

nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member<br />

State other than qualified investors, or in circumstances in which the prior consent of JPMorgan<br />

Cazenove and Citigroup has been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale, or (ii) where Shares<br />

have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State other than qualified<br />

investors, the offer of those Shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been<br />

made to such persons. The Company and the Joint Global Co-ordinators and each of their respective<br />

affiliates, and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representation, warranty<br />

and agreement. Notwithstanding the above, a person who is not a qualified investor and who has<br />

notified JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup of such fact in writing may, with the consent of<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup, be permitted to subscribe for or purchase Shares.<br />

France<br />

The Shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, by<br />

way of a public offering in France (appel public à l’épargne, as defined in Articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2,<br />

D. 411-1 and D. 411-2 of the Code Monétaire et Financier). The Shares may only be subscribed for<br />

or held by qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés), as defined by Articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2 and<br />

D. 411-1 of the Code Monétaire et Financier, acting for their own account, or non-French residents.<br />

This Prospectus is furnished to potential Shareholders in France solely for their information and may<br />

not be reproduced or redistributed to any other person. It is strictly confidential and is solely destined<br />

for persons or institutions to which it was initially supplied. This Prospectus does not constitute an<br />

offer or invitation to subscribe for or to purchase any securities and neither this Prospectus nor<br />

anything herein shall form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever.<br />

This Prospectus or any other material relating to the Shares may not be distributed to the public in<br />

France or used in connection with any offer or subscription or sale of securities in France other than<br />

in accordance with Articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2, D. 411-1 and D. 411-2 of the Code Monétaire et<br />

Financier. This Prospectus has not been submitted to the ‘‘Autorité des Marchés Financiers’’ for<br />

approval and does not constitute an offer for sale or subscription of securities.<br />

Any contact with potential Shareholders in France does not and will not constitute financial or<br />

banking solicitation (démarchage bancaire ou financier) as defined in Articles L. 341-1 et seq. of the<br />

Code Monétaire et Financier.<br />

Germany<br />

The Shares which are the subject of this Prospectus are neither registered for public distribution with<br />

the BaFin according to the German Investment Act nor listed on a German exchange. No sales<br />

Prospectus pursuant to the German Securities Prospectus Act has been filed with BaFin.<br />

Consequently, the Shares must not be distributed within Germany by way of a public offer, public<br />

advertisement or in any similar manner, and this Prospectus and any other document relating to the<br />

Shares, as well as information or statements contained therein, may not be supplied to the public in<br />

Germany or used in connection with any offer for subscription of the Shares to the public in<br />

Germany or any other means of public marketing.<br />

Any resale of the Shares in the Federal Republic of Germany may only be made in accordance with<br />

the German Securities Prospectus Act and any other laws applicable in the Federal Republic of<br />

Germany governing the sale and offering of shares. No view on taxation is expressed. Prospective<br />

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investors in Germany are urged to consult their own tax advisers as to the tax consequences that may<br />

arise from an investment in the Shares.<br />

Denmark<br />

This Prospectus does not constitute a prospectus under Danish law or regulation and has not been<br />

filed with or approved by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority or any other Danish regulatory<br />

authority as this Prospectus has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in<br />

Denmark within the meaning of the Danish Securities Trading Act or any Executive Orders issued in<br />

connection thereto. The Shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered, sold or<br />

delivered directly or indirectly in Denmark by way of a public offering, except to (i) qualified<br />

investors as defined in Section 2 of the Executive Order No. 306 of 28 April 2005 on Prospectuses for<br />

Securities Admitted for Listing or Trade on a Regulated Market, and on the First Public Offer of<br />

Securities exceeding A2,500,000 and/or to (ii) less than 100 individuals or legal entities, who are not<br />

qualified investors, cf. Section 2 of the Executive Order No. 306 of 28 April 2005 on Prospectuses for<br />

Securities Admitted for Listing or Trade on a Regulated Market, and on the First Public Offer of<br />

Securities exceeding A2,500,000 and/or to (iii) investors, who acquire securities for a purchase price of<br />

at least A50,000 per investor for each single offer of securities and/or (iv) the offer of the securities is<br />

subject to a minimum denomination equivalent to at least A50,000 per security or otherwise in<br />

circumstances which will not result in the offer of the Shares being subject to the Danish Prospectus<br />

requirements of preparing and filing a prospectus pursuant to Chapter 6 or 12 of the Danish<br />

Securities Trading Act No. 843 of 7 September 2005, Executive Order No. 306 of 28 April 2005 on<br />

Prospectuses for Securities Admitted for Listing or Trade on a Regulated Market, and on the First<br />

Public Offer of Securities exceeding A2,500,000 and Executive Order No. 307 of 28 April 2005 on<br />

Prospectuses for the First Public Offer of Certain Securities between A100,000 and A2,500,000.<br />

Norway<br />

This Prospectus has not been produced in accordance with the prospectus requirements laid down in<br />

the Norwegian Securities Trading Act 1997 nor in accordance with the prospectus requirements laid<br />

down in the Norwegian Securities Fund Act 1981, as amended. This Prospectus has not been<br />

approved or disapproved by, or registered with, either the Oslo stock Exchange or the Norwegian<br />

Registry of Business Enterprise.<br />

This Prospectus is only and exclusively addressed to the addressees and can not be distributed,<br />

offered or presented, either directly of indirectly to other persons or entities domiciled in Norway.<br />

The Netherlands<br />

Pursuant to the Dutch Act on the Supervision of Collective Investment Schemes (‘‘Wet toezicht<br />

beleggingsinstellingen’’/‘‘Wtb’’) it is prohibited to solicit or obtain, in or from the Netherlands, moneys<br />

or other goods in exchange for units in a collective investment company, or to offer shares in such<br />

company if the company has not been granted a licence. The Exemption Regulation pursuant to the<br />

Wtb (‘‘Vrijstellingsregeling Wtb’’) provides for exemptions from the obligation of an investment<br />

company to be in the possession of a licence. In order to fall within the scope of one of the<br />

exemptions provided in the Vrijstellingsregeling Wtb the Company must represent that either;<br />

* the offer of the Shares is directed (either directly or indirectly) only at natural persons or<br />

legal entities that trade or invest in investment products in a professional or commercial<br />

capacity; or<br />

* the offer of the Shares is directed (either directly or indirectly) at fewer than 100 natural<br />

persons or legal entities per EU member state; or<br />

* the denominations of the Shares are at least A50,000; or<br />

* the total consideration for the Shares is at least A50,000 per investor.<br />

Spain<br />

This Prospectus is being distributed in Spain only to qualified investors, as defined in the Spanish<br />

Securities Market Law 24/1988, of July 28 1988, as amended and restated from time to time, (the<br />

‘‘Securities Market Law’’) and in the Royal Decree 1310/2005 of November 4 2005 that implements<br />

part of the Securities Market Law. This Prospectus is neither approved by nor registered in the<br />

administrative registries of the Spanish Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores. The Shares may<br />

not be offered or sold in Spain or targeted to Spanish resident investors save in compliance with the<br />

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equirements of the Spanish Securities Market Law, as amended and restated from time to time, and<br />

decrees, regulations and any further subsequent legislation issued thereunder.<br />

Switzerland<br />

The Shares may be offered in Switzerland only on the basis of a private placement and will not be<br />

offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Switzerland. This Prospectus therefore does not<br />

constitute a public offering prospectus as that term is understood pursuant to article 652a or article<br />

1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations. The Company has not applied for a listing of the<br />

Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus on the SWX Swiss Exchange or on any other regulated<br />

securities market in Switzerland and, consequently, the information presented in this Prospectus does<br />

not necessarily comply with the information standards set out in the relevant listing rules. The Shares<br />

being offered pursuant to this Prospectus have not been registered with the Swiss Federal Banking<br />

Commission under the Swiss Investment Fund Act of March 18, 1994, and the investor protection<br />

afforded by the Swiss Investment Fund Act does not extend to acquirers of the Shares.<br />

Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia<br />

This document is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)<br />

(the ‘‘Australian Corporations Act’’), has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and<br />

Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure<br />

document under the Australian Corporations Act.<br />

In Australia, the Shares may only be offered to persons to whom it is lawful to offer Shares without<br />

disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more<br />

exemptions set out in Schedule 708 of the Australian Corporations Act.<br />

By accepting the offer to invest in Shares:<br />

* the investor represents that it is such a person that is subject to exemptions set out in<br />

Section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act; and<br />

* the investor provides a bona fide warranty that it had no intention at the time of purchase<br />

from the Company pursuant to this document to dispose of the Shares in Australia for at<br />

least 12 months.<br />

Japan<br />

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of<br />

Japan, as amended (the ‘‘Securities and Exchange Law’’). The Shares may not be offered or sold,<br />

directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which means any<br />

person resident in Japan or any corporation or other entity organised under the law of Japan), or to<br />

others for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident<br />

of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in<br />

compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law, the Law concerning Investment Trust and<br />

Investment Company of Japan, as amended, and other applicable laws, regulations and governmental<br />

guidelines in Japan.<br />

Republic of Ireland, South Africa and Canada<br />

This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation in any jurisdiction of an offer<br />

to subscribe for or buy, Shares to any person to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is<br />

unlawful and, in particular, is not, save in certain limited circumstances pursuant to applicable private<br />

placement exemptions, for distribution in or into the Republic of Ireland, South Africa or Canada.<br />

The Shares have not been and will not be registered or qualified for distribution under the applicable<br />

securities laws of Canada. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be offered or sold in<br />

Canada or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Canada.<br />

Notice to prospective investors in the United States<br />

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable<br />

securities laws of the United States. The Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States<br />

in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Shares may not be offered and sold in the<br />

United States except to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A or another exemption from, or in a<br />

transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with<br />

any applicable state securities laws. Any offer and sale of Shares in reliance on Rule 144A will be<br />

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made by broker-dealers who are registered as such under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as<br />

amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’). The offer and sale of the Shares and distribution of this Prospectus<br />

are subject to the restrictions set out in Part XII of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘General Information’’.<br />

By receiving this Prospectus, subscribers and purchasers of the Shares shall be deemed to have made<br />

certain representations, acknowledgements and agreements set out in this Prospectus, including, but<br />

not limited to, those set out in Section 14 of Part XII of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘United States<br />

Transfer Restrictions’’.<br />

No purchase, sale or transfer of any Shares may be made by any ‘‘benefit plan investor’’ (as defined<br />

in 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or any other employee benefit<br />

plan subject to any federal, state, local or other law or regulation that is substantially similar to the<br />

prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. See the<br />

sections entitled ‘‘United States Transfer Restrictions’’ in Part XII of this Prospectus and ‘‘Certain<br />

ERISA Considerations’’ in Part XI of this Prospectus.<br />

Prospective investors are also notified that the Company believes that there is a significant likelihood<br />

that it will be classified as a passive foreign investment company (a ‘‘PFIC’’) for United States federal<br />

income tax purposes. The Company does not expect to comply with record-keeping requirements or<br />

to provide to US Shareholders the information that would be necessary in order for such persons to<br />

make certain elections with respect to their Shares. See the section of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘Risk<br />

Factors – Risks Relating to the Group’s Structure – There is a significant likelihood that the<br />

Company will be treated as a passive foreign investment company’’.<br />

The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the<br />

‘‘SEC’’), any state securities commission in the United States or any other regulatory authority in the<br />

United States, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed on or endorsed the merits of the Offer<br />

or the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in this Prospectus. Any representation to the<br />

contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.<br />

Available information for investors in the United States<br />

Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries currently files reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of<br />

the Exchange Act. In addition, the Company does not furnish any information to the SEC so as to<br />

qualify for the exemption described in Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act. The Company has<br />

agreed that, for so long as any Shares are ‘‘restricted securities’’ within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)<br />

under the Securities Act, it will, during any period in which it is neither subject to Section 13 or<br />

15(d) under the Exchange Act, nor exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the<br />

Exchange Act, provide to any holder or beneficial owner of such Shares or to any prospective<br />

purchaser of such Shares designated by such holder or beneficial owner, on the request of such<br />

holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser, the information required to be provided by Rule<br />

144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.<br />

The Company is furnishing this Prospectus in connection with an offering exempt from the<br />

registration requirements of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of enabling a prospective<br />

investor to consider the subscription for or acquisition of Shares and on a confidential basis only to<br />

persons in the United States reasonably believed to be QIBs. The information contained in this<br />

Prospectus has been provided by the Company and other sources identified herein. Any reproduction<br />

or distribution of this Prospectus in whole or in part, disclosure of its contents or use of the<br />

information contained herein in the United States for any purpose other than in considering an<br />

investment by the recipient in the Shares is prohibited.<br />

No incorporation of website<br />

The contents of the Company’s website will not form part of this Prospectus.<br />

Presentation of financial and other information<br />

Unless otherwise indicated, the financial information in this Prospectus has been prepared in<br />

accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘‘IFRS’’), a body of accounting<br />

principles that may differ materially from US generally accepted accounting principles (‘‘US GAAP’’).<br />

The Company has not quantified the impact of these differences. In making an investment decision,<br />

prospective investors must rely on their own examination of the Company, the terms of the Offer and<br />

the financial information in this Prospectus. Prospective investors should consult their own<br />

professional advisers for an understanding of the difference between IFRS and US GAAP.<br />

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The Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part VII of this<br />

Prospectus cover the period from the Company’s inception on 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006.<br />

Certain numbers contained in this Prospectus, including financial, statistical, valuation and other<br />

information are presented subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances the sum<br />

of the numbers in a column or a row in tables contained in this Prospectus may not conform exactly<br />

to the total figure given for that column or row.<br />

Presentation of exchange rate information<br />

This Prospectus contains translations between Sterling and Euro at the Exchange Rate. These<br />

translations are not a representation that Euro amounts could actually be converted into Sterling at<br />

that rate. See the section of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Shares –<br />

Exchange rate fluctuations between Euros and Sterling may reduce the value of the Shares and<br />

dividends declared on the Shares, and any hedging or derivative transactions may not limit risk<br />

exposure fully or at all’’.<br />

Service of process and enforcement of civil liabilities<br />

The Company is incorporated in Luxembourg as a closed-ended investment company with fixed<br />

capital (société d’investissement à capital fixe) under the form of a public limited company (société<br />

anonyme). Service of process upon Directors and officers of the Company, all of whom reside outside<br />

the United States, may be difficult to effect within the United States. Furthermore, since the directly<br />

owned assets of the Company are outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United<br />

States against the Company may not be enforceable in practice within the United States. There is<br />

doubt as to the enforceability in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, in original actions or in<br />

actions for enforcement of judgments of US courts, of civil liabilities predicated upon US federal<br />

securities laws. In addition, awards of punitive damages in actions brought in the United States or<br />

elsewhere may be unenforceable in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg.<br />

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<br />

Certain statements in this Prospectus, including those in the sections entitled ‘‘Summary’’, ‘‘Risk<br />

Factors’’, ‘‘Information on the Company’’, ‘‘Operating and Financial Review’’ and ‘‘Principal Bases<br />

and Assumptions’’ are forward-looking statements. In some cases, they may be identified by terms<br />

such as ‘‘anticipates’’, ‘‘believes’’, ‘‘could’’, ‘‘estimates’’, ‘‘expects’’, ‘‘targets’’, ‘‘intends’’, ‘‘may’’ or<br />

‘‘will’’ or the negative of those terms or comparable terms. In particular, the Company’s target<br />

dividend yield, its expectation as to whether and when Net Cash Income will cover its dividend<br />

payments, its expectations as regards the acquisition of the Committed to be Acquired properties and<br />

expectation as regards the refinancing of the Bank Facility are forward looking statements.<br />

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s present beliefs, expectations, intentions and<br />

projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are<br />

not historical facts. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to<br />

known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ<br />

materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In particular, these<br />

include statements regarding:<br />

* the Company’s policy and intention to pay dividends;<br />

* the estimated amount and timing of such dividends, the potential for any future dividend<br />

increase and the target dividend;<br />

* the Company’s expectation as to when it is expected its dividends would be fully covered<br />

by Net Cash Income;<br />

* the potential level and stability of income from an investment in the Company;<br />

* the Company’s ability to achieve its investment objective and execute its investment<br />

strategy;<br />

* the Group’s future investments and acquisitions;<br />

* the intended size and composition of the Property Portfolio;<br />

* plans to incur additional debt to finance property acquisitions or replace its existing facility<br />

with cheaper securitised debt;<br />

* the Company’s intended gearing;<br />

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* the tax treatment of the Group and the way income and profits will be paid up to the<br />

Company;<br />

* trends and expectations as to growth in the Continental European real estate market and<br />

the overall economy, yield compression, rental growth, and increasing transparency and<br />

liquidity;<br />

* the Investment Manager’s ability to improve investment performance through active asset<br />

management;<br />

* the completion of the acquisition by the Group of Committed to Acquire properties prior<br />

to Admission or at all; and<br />

* projections as to the Company and Group’s future financial performance and operating<br />

results.<br />

Factors that might cause actual results, including target dividend yields, and coverage of dividends to<br />

differ materially from those expressed or implied by these and other forward-looking statements<br />

include, but are not limited to:<br />

* cash flow and capital requirements;<br />

* economic conditions and the sustainability of economic recovery in Continental Europe;<br />

* demand for and supply of commercial property in target markets and sectors;<br />

* the composition of the Group’s Property Portfolio;<br />

* delays in acquiring properties on the assumed dates, including delays in satisfying, or the<br />

inability to satisfy, closing conditions in respect of the Committed to be Acquired<br />

*<br />

properties;<br />

tenant default or non-renewal of leases or renewal at lower than expected occupancy and<br />

rental rates;<br />

* the availability and cost of capital for future investments and acquisitions;<br />

* difficulties in identifying investment opportunities;<br />

* inability to acquire or divest of properties on advantageous terms;<br />

* inability to acquire replacement financing on the assumed cost terms;<br />

* changes in valuations of and returns on investments;<br />

* movements in the exchange rate between relevant currencies;<br />

* the tax residence of companies in the Group and the tax treatment of payments between<br />

members of the Group;<br />

* changes in law requiring greater cost to the Group (such as environmental and health and<br />

safety) or changes in tax law, interpretation or practice;<br />

* the availability of relief from taxation on the basis assumed by the Company;<br />

* legal or accounting restrictions on paying Net Cash Income directly or indirectly to the<br />

Company; and<br />

* changes in and the cost of compliance with regulatory regimes in Continental Europe.<br />

Prospective investors are advised to read the sections entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’, ‘‘Information on the<br />

Company’’, ‘‘Operating and Financial Review’’ and ‘‘Principal Bases and Assumptions’’ for a<br />

discussion of additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those<br />

expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.<br />

Given these risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on<br />

forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this Prospectus.<br />

Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any<br />

obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement in this Prospectus, whether as a<br />

result of new information, future events or otherwise.<br />

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Expected Timetable<br />

Event 2006<br />

Public Offer opens 27 November<br />

Latest time and date for applications under the Public Offer* 5.00 p.m. on 12 December<br />

Latest time and date for commitments under the Placing* 3.00 p.m. on 14 December<br />

Admission of the Shares to the Official List* 20 December<br />

Dealings in Shares commence and crediting of CREST stock accounts in<br />

respect of the Depositary Interests* 8.00 a.m. on 20 December<br />

Share certificates in respect of the Shares despatched* by 31 December<br />

* The Directors may, with the prior approval of the Joint Global Co-ordinators, bring forward (subject to the Public Offer being<br />

open for a minimum of 7 days) or postpone the closing time and date for the Placing and Public Offer by no more than two weeks.<br />

In the event that such date is changed, the Company will notify investors who have applied for Shares of changes to the timetable<br />

either by the publication of a notice through a RIS provider to the London Stock Exchange.<br />

Placing and Offer Statistics<br />

Offer Price per Share 200p<br />

Initial adjusted Net Asset Value per Share 191p* 1<br />

Total number of Shares in issue post Admission 103,875,705*<br />

* Calculated on the basis of the Assumptions.<br />

1 The adjusted Net Asset Value is not calculated in accordance with IFRS since it does not include provision for deferred tax. It is,<br />

however, considered by the Directors to be of assistance to prospective investors in as much as deferred tax would only become<br />

payable on a sale of the underlying properties, which is not intended to occur, as opposed to the sale of companies owning<br />

properties. Including the provision for deferred tax, on the basis of the Assumptions, the Net Asset Value per Share immediately<br />

following Admission is expected to be 179p.<br />

On the basis of Assumptions and subject to no unforeseen events arising, the Directors currently have<br />

an initial target annualised dividend yield per Share for the financial year ending on 30 September 2007<br />

of 6 per cent. at the Offer Price (assuming conversion at the Exchange Rate).<br />

This target relates to dividends for the financial year ending on 30 September 2007 only. This target<br />

is not a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable or actual profit or cash available for<br />

distribution. There is no assurance as to the amount and timing of dividends or that any dividends<br />

may be declared or payable by the Company at all. The attention of prospective investors is drawn<br />

to the Risk Factors starting on page 8 of this Prospectus and Part X entitled ‘‘Principal Bases and<br />

Assumptions’’ starting on page 119 of this Prospectus.<br />

Where in this Propectus amounts are given in both Euro and Sterling, the Sterling amounts are<br />

calculated by reference to the Exchange Rate.<br />

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Directors and Advisers<br />

Directors Tom Chandos (Chairman)<br />

Michael Chidiac<br />

John Frederiksen<br />

Robert Kimmels<br />

Duncan Owen<br />

Registered Office 25B Boulevard Royal<br />

L-2449 Luxembourg<br />

Telephone number: +352 268 64260<br />

Investment Manager Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited<br />

33 Old Broad Street<br />

London EC2N 1HZ, UK<br />

Telephone number: +44 207 153 9300<br />

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners<br />

and Joint Sponsors<br />

Legal Advisers to the Company as to English and<br />

US law<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove Limited<br />

20 Moorgate<br />

London EC2R 6DA, UK<br />

Telephone number: +44 207 588 2828<br />

Citigroup Global Markets Limited<br />

33 Canada Square<br />

Canary Wharf<br />

London E14 5LB, UK<br />

Telephone number: +44 207 986 4000<br />

Herbert Smith LLP<br />

Exchange House<br />

Primrose Street<br />

London EC2A 2HS, UK<br />

Luxembourg Legal Advisers to the Company Allen & Overy Luxembourg<br />

58 rue Charles Martel<br />

L-2134 Luxembourg<br />

Legal Advisers to the Joint Global Coordinators,<br />

Joint Bookrunners and Joint Sponsors as to<br />

English and US law<br />

Norton Rose<br />

Kempson House<br />

Camomile Street<br />

London EC3A 7AN, UK<br />

Tax Legal Advisers to the Company Allen & Overy LLP<br />

One Bishops Square<br />

London E1 6AO, UK<br />

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Tax Adviser Deloitte & Touche LLP<br />

Stonecutter Court<br />

180 Strand<br />

London WC2R 1BL, UK<br />

Administrative Agent Citco (Luxembourg) S.A.<br />

Carré Bonn<br />

20 rue de la Poste<br />

P.O. Box 47<br />

L-2010 Luxembourg<br />

Custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A.<br />

5 rue Thomas Edison<br />

L-1445<br />

Strassen<br />

Telephone number: +352 2605-1<br />

Independent Valuer DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited<br />

One Curzon Street<br />

London W1A 5PZ, UK<br />

Property Manager Jones Lang LaSalle Europe Limited<br />

22 Hanover Square<br />

London W1A 2BN, UK<br />

Auditors <strong>KPMG</strong> Audit S.à.r.l.<br />

31 allée Scheffer<br />

L-2520 Luxembourg<br />

Reporting Accountants <strong>KPMG</strong> LLP<br />

Canary Wharf (38th Floor)<br />

1 Canada Square<br />

London E14 5AG, UK<br />

Registrar and Transfer Agent Maitland Luxembourg S.A.<br />

6 rue Adolphe Fischer<br />

L-1520 Luxembourg<br />

Depositary Agent and Receiving Agent Capita Registrars<br />

The Registry<br />

34 Beckenham Road<br />

Beckenham<br />

Kent BR3 4TU, UK<br />

Depositary Capita IRG Trustees Limited<br />

The Registry<br />

34 Beckenham Road<br />

Beckenham<br />

Kent BR3 4TU, UK<br />

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Part I<br />

Information on the Company<br />

Introduction<br />

The Company is a closed-ended investment company with fixed capital (société d’investissement à<br />

capital fixe) incorporated under the form of a société anonyme under the laws of Luxembourg and<br />

managed by Invista REIM. The Invista Group manages the real estate assets in 15 funds with an<br />

aggregate value of £8.6 billion as at 30 September 2006. This includes Insight Foundation Property<br />

Trust Limited, its primary listed UK commercial real estate fund, which is listed on the London<br />

Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities, with total property assets of £631 million as at 23<br />

August 2006. Invista intends that the Company will be its primary listed Continental European<br />

commercial real estate fund.<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company owns, or is Committed to Acquire, properties valued<br />

by the Independent Valuer as at 30 September 2006 at A488.3 million (A281.2 million of which are<br />

owned, A127.4 million are anticipated and assumed, for certain purposes of this Prospectus, to be<br />

acquired prior to Admission and A79.7 million are anticipated and assumed, for certain purposes of<br />

this Prospectus, to be acquired post Admission). On the basis of the Assumptions, it is expected that<br />

the Group’s gross assets at Admission, including financing under the Bank Facility would enable the<br />

Company to reach a gross asset value of more than A700 million, assuming there is no adverse<br />

change in the value of the Property Portfolio pending investment of such amounts in the acquisition<br />

of further properties.<br />

The Company aims to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of income return together with<br />

the potential for income and capital growth through investing in commercial real estate assets in<br />

Continental Europe. The Investment Manager believes that this market continues to offer<br />

opportunities to acquire properties with attractive rental yields and the potential for appreciation in<br />

value through rental growth, yield compression and active management.<br />

The Company was established by the Invista team in June 2005, with initial funding provided by<br />

members of the HBOS group, as a vehicle for the acquisition of a portfolio of properties which<br />

would in due course be the subject of a public offering of shares. The Offer will enable the Existing<br />

Shareholders to reduce their Shareholdings and will provide the Company with additional funds for<br />

investment. On the basis that 63 million Shares are issued by the Company and 20.1 million Shares<br />

are sold by the Existing Shareholders in the Offer, the Existing Shareholders will have an aggregate<br />

shareholding in the Company of approximately 20 per cent at Admission.<br />

The Group is currently invested in a diversified Property Portfolio comprising 10 owned commercial<br />

properties and has 10 Committed to Acquire properties across 7 Continental European countries with<br />

an aggregate value of A488.3 million (A281.2 million of which are owned) as at 30 September 2006,<br />

according to the Independent Valuer’s valuation report in Part VI of this Prospectus. On the basis of<br />

the Assumptions, it is expected that properties which the Group is Committed to Acquire with a<br />

value of A127.4 million will be acquired prior to Admission. All of the properties in the Property<br />

Portfolio have been selected since June 2005 specifically for the Group by members of the existing<br />

Invista Continental European investment team, which will continue to manage the Property Portfolio<br />

after Admission and none of the properties have been disposed of. The acquisition of properties to<br />

which the Group is Committed to Acquire is subject to the availability of financing, completion of<br />

due diligence investigations and satisfaction of closing conditions. There is no assurance that these<br />

acquisitions will be completed prior to Admission or at all.<br />

As at Admission and on the basis of the Assumptions (including that all the properties which the<br />

Company is Committed to Acquire before Admission are so acquired) the Company is expected to<br />

have net assets of A274.2 million and gross assets of A566.4 million. A127.7 million will be in cash or<br />

near-cash instruments which will be used together with further borrowings, among other things, to<br />

meet contractual commitments to purchase five further properties for an aggregate gross purchase<br />

price of A82.2 million and further properties. On admission, the Company will repay A51.7 million of<br />

the Bank Facility. The Directors currently expect that the Company will have invested its<br />

uncommitted cash resources and utilised its undrawn borrowing facilities by 30 September 2007.<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions, and assuming no unforeseen events arise, the Directors currently<br />

have an initial target annualised dividend yield per Share of 6 per cent. on the Offer Price in respect<br />

of the period from Admission to 30 September 2007 (assuming conversion at the Exchange Rate).<br />

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The Company does not intend this target to be a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable<br />

or actual profit or cash available for distribution.<br />

The principal Assumptions are set out in Part X of this Prospectus.<br />

Attractions of the Continental European real estate market<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the Continental European real estate market is attractive for<br />

the following reasons:<br />

Historic stable performance underpinned by a relatively high level of income return<br />

Analysis of individual country markets shows that the performance of their real estate markets has<br />

been cyclical but has been less volatile than that of equities and bonds. In addition Investment<br />

Property Databank (an independent company which undertakes objective measurement and analysis<br />

of property returns) reported that the net income return to investors from Eurozone real estate over<br />

the last five years has been consistently higher than the yield from bonds and equities. The high level<br />

of income return relative to other asset classes is thought to be one reason for the significant increase<br />

in investor demand for real estate investments over the last two years. Economic projections of<br />

stronger Eurozone economic growth over the next few years are expected to have a positive impact<br />

on occupational demand for commercial property which in turn is forecast to have a positive impact<br />

on rents.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the strength of investor demand for Continental European<br />

property is likely to result in further yield compression over the next two years. Forecasts also<br />

suggest that rental growth will improve over the next five years. Taken together these two factors are<br />

expected to increase the value of Continental European real estate supporting the Company’s strategy<br />

of providing income and growth over the medium term.<br />

Attractive income profile<br />

The Company’s performance is expected to be underpinned by the stability of the rental income from<br />

financially robust occupiers. In many Continental European markets, standard commercial leases<br />

provide for some form of rental adjustment in the form of indexation of rents. This is typically a<br />

consumer price index or alternative cost of living index. As a result these provisions of the lease<br />

provide a hedge against inflation. Income may, however, also decrease in accordance with negative<br />

movements in the index. In addition, commercial real estate income yields in the Eurozone area have<br />

historically been higher than interest rates which provides an attractive margin of income return over<br />

debt service. These factors have increased investor demand for Continental European property<br />

investment over the last few years resulting in yield compression and rising property values.<br />

Substantially all of the Group’s leases are subject to indexation provisions.<br />

Pricing opportunities<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the Continental European real estate markets offer attractive<br />

pricing opportunities when compared with property markets such as the UK. Relative to interest<br />

rates, income yields in the Eurozone area in the past have generally been higher than those achievable<br />

in the UK market. The tenant credit profile is similar to that of the UK but, in a number of sectors<br />

rental levels remain relatively low. Rents in key Continental European office centres have also been<br />

relatively low compared to their UK peers, as have those in the retail warehousing and logistics<br />

sectors. The Investment Manager believes that a number of the key Continental European office<br />

locations will benefit from a cyclical upturn in demand and rental growth and that the Property<br />

Portfolio is well positioned to benefit from rental growth from a relatively low base.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that further opportunities exist to exploit these characteristics which<br />

would deliver strong investment performance to the Company over the medium term.<br />

Maturing markets<br />

There has been a significant increase in cross border real estate investment in Continental European<br />

markets in recent years, aided by the introduction of the Euro. The greatest proportion of this<br />

activity has been driven by international capital, seeking the diversification benefits of investing<br />

outside domestic markets. Cross border investment activity has led to an increasingly sophisticated<br />

pan European real estate market with improved transparency and liquidity. Organisations such as<br />

Investment Property Databank, the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate<br />

Vehicles (INREV) and the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), through their continued<br />

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and expanding analysis of property statistics and characteristics, have further contributed to the<br />

transparency and understanding of the real estate markets in Continental Europe. The Investment<br />

Manager believes that the combination of these factors will continue to have a positive impact on the<br />

long-term attractiveness and investment performance of the Continental European real estate markets.<br />

Diversification benefits of commercial property<br />

Where performance data is available for individual country real estate markets, analysis indicates that<br />

commercial property can provide valuable diversification benefits. Such historical analysis suggests<br />

that holding a diversified portfolio of commercial property investments within a mixed asset portfolio<br />

can reduce portfolio volatility and increase portfolio returns.<br />

Asset management and allocation opportunities<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the increasing maturity and transparency of Continental<br />

European real estate markets offers opportunities to add value through strategic asset allocation and<br />

the implementation of active asset management strategies. Compared to the UK and US, the<br />

Continental European market has a greater proportion of owner occupied properties. The Investment<br />

Manager expects that an increasing number of owner-occupiers will seek to sell or externalise their<br />

real estate assets, thereby creating opportunities for the Investment Manager to acquire assets with<br />

considerable asset management potential. The Investment Manager believes that significant benefit can<br />

be gained from applying its asset management techniques employed in the UK market to Continental<br />

European real estate markets.<br />

Investment objective, policy and strategy<br />

Investment objective and policy<br />

The investment objective of the Company is to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of<br />

income return together with the potential for income and capital growth through investing in<br />

commercial real estate in Continental Europe. Initially the Company’s focus will be predominantly in<br />

Western European countries due to the relative stability, transparency and liquidity of these markets.<br />

The Group currently owns, and intends to continue to own, a diversified portfolio of commercial real<br />

estate. Its sector focus will be office, retail, logistics and light industrial. From time to time the<br />

Group may acquire exposure to other types of real estate, for example leisure or residential, but only<br />

where the relevant property is a small ancillary part of a mixed use property or a mixed asset<br />

acquisition.<br />

Investment strategy<br />

The Board believes that in order to maximise the stability of the Group’s income, the optimal<br />

strategy for the Group is to be invested in a portfolio of assets which (a) is diversified by location,<br />

sector, asset size and tenant exposure and (b) has low vacancy rates and creditworthy tenants.<br />

The Investment Manager targets assets which it believes exhibit some or all of the following<br />

characteristics:<br />

* well-located for its purpose;<br />

* modern or recently refurbished;<br />

* let to tenants of good creditworthiness on market standard leases;<br />

* freehold or long leasehold;<br />

* low vacancy;<br />

* net initial yields higher than those available on prime properties;<br />

* opportunity to enhance value through active asset management; and<br />

* a value in excess of A10 million.<br />

The degree to which the Group’s current or future properties exhibit some or all of these<br />

characteristics depend on conditions in the local real estate market and the specific property.<br />

The Investment Manager intends to grow the Group’s portfolio based on a research led investment<br />

process of identifying and purchasing properties which complement its yield and capital growth<br />

characteristics at both the geographic and sector level. This requires the Investment Manager to<br />

review numerous potential acquisitions from which those that are considered suitable are<br />

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ecommended to the Board for purchase by the Group. Invista REIM’s investment approach is<br />

described in more detail below.<br />

Asset selection<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the more established, liquid and transparent Continental<br />

European real estate markets in countries such as Germany, France, Spain and Belgium, offer<br />

potential for strong investment returns.<br />

The Investment Manager’s focus of investment is, and will continue to be, those sectors and markets<br />

which it believes to be undervalued and which offer strong income returns from relatively low risk<br />

tenants. Accordingly, the Group has selected what it believes to be high quality, well-located<br />

properties, primarily in France and Germany, with attractive income yields. Examples of the current<br />

sectors of focus are set out below.<br />

In the office sector, the Investment Manager has targeted modern or recently refurbished properties in<br />

well established and/or easily accessible non-Central Business District locations which are leased to<br />

creditworthy tenants. The Investment Manager has concentrated on office properties with<br />

fundamentally sound investment characteristics such as divisible floors, suitable sub-market<br />

specifications and rent levels appropriate for the sub-market, good parking ratios and proximity to<br />

public transport. The Investment Manager believes that only those properties which remain attractive<br />

to the occupational market will deliver strong investment performance.<br />

In the logistics sector, the Investment Manager has targeted properties in strategically important<br />

locations within close proximity to key motorway junctions and, where possible, in established<br />

logistics parks (or distribution nodes) where there is an existing critical mass of warehousing facilities.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that geographical boundaries are becoming less important as the<br />

Continental European logistics sector consolidates and has therefore concentrated on those locations<br />

which are of importance on a Continental European scale rather than just on an individual country<br />

scale. This is reflected in the multi national nature of most of the tenants in the Group’s logistics<br />

portfolio.<br />

In the retail sector, the Investment Manager believes that the retail warehousing market provides the<br />

potential for attractive returns given the limited supply of suitable properties (due to tight planning<br />

controls), relatively low rents and the size and established nature of the occupational tenants. In<br />

Germany the retail warehousing market is characterised by multinational tenants on long leases which<br />

are generally in excess of 10 years.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that attractive risk-adjusted returns can be achieved from the<br />

sectors and sub-markets referred to above as, in general, they benefit from sound investment<br />

characteristics, are institutionally attractive, exhibit asset management opportunities and consequently<br />

offer the potential for transactional liquidity. They also currently provide higher initial income returns<br />

than those achieved from prime properties such as Central Business District offices, high street retail<br />

units and dominant regional shopping centres.<br />

Active asset management<br />

The Investment Manager believes that an active asset management strategy is a critical element in<br />

delivering investment performance. The Investment Manager intends to implement this strategy by<br />

defining and implementing business plans for each asset in the Property Portfolio. The Investment<br />

Manager believes its experience and network of relationships in Continental Europe is a key factor in<br />

identifying and selecting the best suppliers of services.<br />

The Investment Manager aims to implement the following types of active asset management initiatives<br />

(where it considers appropriate) in order to improve investment performance:<br />

* re-negotiate and/or consolidate leases to capture market rental growth and/or extend lease<br />

duration;<br />

* manage any vacancies to maximise rental performance;<br />

* exploit ancillary development opportunities on or around the properties;<br />

* assess and effect changes of use where this would add value;<br />

* undertake refurbishments to increase rents; and<br />

* change unit size and configuration to maximise the potential income from a property.<br />

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Where properties have achieved their objectives set out in the asset level business plans, or where<br />

market conditions are favourable, or the Company’s plans or needs require, the Investment Manager<br />

may consider realising value through a sale of the property. Such a strategy would only be adopted<br />

where the investment market is considered by the Board to be sufficiently strong and liquid to ensure<br />

value is generated for the Company.<br />

Competitive strengths of the Investment Manager<br />

Invista REIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invista, a company recently formed from the<br />

extraction and listing of the property fund management business of Insight Investment Management<br />

Limited which itself is the fund management business of HBOS.<br />

Invista is a business focussed solely on real estate investment management. It has established itself as<br />

one of the UK’s largest real estate fund management businesses, managing the real estate assets in 15<br />

funds representing £8.6 billion as at 30 September 2006.<br />

Funds with a minimum 12 month track record as at 31 December 2005 were assessed against an<br />

independent, bespoke IPD benchmark set by clients. As at that date, 100 per cent. and 59 per cent.<br />

of total assets under management met or outperformed their IPD benchmarks, over the last 1 and 3<br />

calendar years respectively. Invista’s funds in aggregate outperformed the IPD Universe on both the<br />

same 1 year and 3 year basis as above.<br />

The Invista team comprises approximately 80 members, 40 of which are investment professionals with<br />

an average of over 10 years professional experience each. The Continental European team was formed<br />

in July 2005 to develop the Continental European investment platform. The current members of the<br />

team have selected each asset in the Property Portfolio and have a thorough knowledge of them. The<br />

team currently comprises 10 members, 7 of whom are investment professionals who have previously<br />

worked in the Continental European real estate markets; half of this team have also lived in Continental<br />

Europe or are Continental European nationals. Although the investment management team is currently<br />

based in London, Invista intends to develop a network of offices across Continental Europe. It is<br />

expected that offices in France and Germany will be established during the next 12 months.<br />

The team has extensive knowledge of the Continental European real estate markets. The Investment<br />

Manager believes that detailed knowledge of and experience of working in the Continental European<br />

real estate markets is critical to the success of the Company. The Investment Manager considers that<br />

it has built a strong reputation for executing transactions in an effective and timely manner. This has<br />

been an important factor in developing the visibility of the Group in Continental Europe and has<br />

contributed to a significant increase in deal flow providing access to attractive investment<br />

opportunities through an extensive network of contacts with property owners and intermediaries.<br />

Introductions of Continental European real estate investment opportunities to Invista by independent<br />

third party brokers and direct owners averaged A1.75 billion per month in the last 12 months to<br />

September 2006. These investment opportunities are sourced in both on and off market situations<br />

using the contacts of Invista in the local Continental European markets. Invista has also leveraged off<br />

established business contacts and has capitalised upon relationships developed through the Bank of<br />

Scotland offices in Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. Invista believes that the development of<br />

its own network of offices will provide enhanced access to investment opportunities and improve its<br />

ability to deliver asset management initiatives.<br />

The Property Portfolio<br />

The properties owned by the Group have been, and the Committed to be Acquired properties are<br />

expected to be, acquired through both individual asset and portfolio transactions.<br />

The Property Portfolio has been constructed using a combination of ‘‘top down’’ and ‘‘bottom up’’<br />

analysis. From a ‘‘top down’’ perspective the Investment Manager has selected the assets having<br />

regard to the current and future expected growth potential of that sector in that particular market<br />

and country. At the local level, from a ‘‘bottom up’’ perspective, the Investment Manager has<br />

focussed on fundamental real estate characteristics such as location, building quality, flexibility,<br />

suitability for the market, past and expected future rental/capital performance, lease length and tenant<br />

quality/credit risk. Such analysis is undertaken by the Investment Manager’s in-house research team,<br />

supported by external pan-European and local research and advisory specialists including, for<br />

example, Property Market Analysis LLP, an independent property research company.<br />

The Investment Manager believes that the Group’s investments provide well diversified exposure to<br />

established, liquid real estate markets in Continental Europe and are capable of producing an<br />

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attractive income return from properties with credit-worthy tenants on long leases, with good<br />

defensive investment characteristics. All the Property Portfolio has a weighted income Experian credit<br />

rating of 72 (out of 100) 1 (76 (out of 100) in respect of properties owned by the Group as at the date<br />

of this Prospectus) and less than 6 per cent. of the leases (5 per cent. for the owned properties) will<br />

terminate within the next 3 years. All the properties owned by the Group are currently income<br />

producing. As at the date of this Prospectus the Property Portfolio had an occupancy rate of 97 per<br />

cent. by area (95 per cent. for the owned properties).<br />

The Group owns a total of 10 properties and is Committed to Acquire a further 10. The Property<br />

Portfolio is located across 7 countries providing a high level of geographical diversification. As at<br />

30 September 2006, the Independent Valuer has valued the Property Portfolio at A488.3 million<br />

(A281.2 million of which are owned and A127.4 million are expected to be acquired prior to<br />

Admission) with a net initial yield of 6.07 per cent. It has a positive weighting to both logistics and<br />

offices which the Investment Manager currently believes is capable of providing robust returns in the<br />

future. Further details of the Property Portfolio are set out in Part V and the Valuation Report in<br />

Part VI of this Prospectus.<br />

Group structure<br />

The Company is the parent company of the Group. Each property is held in a separate Property<br />

Subsidiary. The Property Subsidiaries are held directly or indirectly through intermediate holding<br />

companies. The Company funds the Property Subsidiaries indirectly by way of shares and/or intra-<br />

Group loans in amounts to be determined from time to time. Further details of the Subsidiaries are<br />

set out in paragraph 11.3 of Part XII of this Prospectus.<br />

Share capital and duration<br />

The share capital of the Company will comprise a single class of shares for which applications have<br />

been made for admission to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the<br />

London Stock Exchange.<br />

The Company will have an indefinite life.<br />

Dividends<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company has not paid any dividends. The Company intends,<br />

after Admission, to pay dividends representing substantially all of its Net Cash Income over the<br />

relevant period. Dividends will be declared in Euros but will be converted into Sterling on the<br />

payment date and paid in Sterling to Shareholders.<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions (including that all the properties which the Group is Committed to<br />

Acquire are so acquired) and in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the Directors currently have<br />

an initial target annualised dividend yield per Share of 6 per cent. on the Offer Price for the financial<br />

year ending 30 September 2007 (assuming conversion at the Exchange Rate). The Company does not<br />

intend this target to be a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable or actual profit or cash<br />

available for distribution. On the basis of the Assumptions, the Directors currently expect that the<br />

Company’s dividends will become fully covered by Net Cash Income during the financial year ending<br />

30 September 2008. No UK tax credits will be attached to dividends paid to Shareholders. This is<br />

not a projection or forecast of dividends actually payable, the coverage of dividends or of actual<br />

profit or cash available for distribution. Further information on the tax treatment of an investment in<br />

the Company is set out in Part XI of this Prospectus.<br />

Shareholders should note that the Company’s earnings will be in Euros and therefore the Sterling<br />

equivalent dividends which are paid may fluctuate with movements in the relative values of the two<br />

currencies.<br />

Dividends on the Shares are expected to be paid semi-annually in May and November in respect of<br />

each financial year with the first payment in May 2007.<br />

Whilst it is the current intention of the Company to pay out dividends representing substantially all<br />

of its Net Cash Income, it is possible that not all of such income will be available to the Directors in<br />

the form of distributable profits from which to pay a dividend (and this will be the case in the first<br />

year). In such circumstances, the Directors will consider alternative means of making distributions to<br />

Shareholders reflecting the level of such Net Cash Income or may not declare any dividends to be<br />

1 Based on 98 per cent. of the Property Portfolio by Net Annual Rent as at 24 October 2006.<br />

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payable. To the extent that the Net Cash Income is more than the distributable profits arising from<br />

the Group’s operations in the relevant period, alternative means of funding or making distributions<br />

may be employed, which may lead to capital erosion in respect of such period.<br />

There is no assurance that the Company will declare or pay dividends and, if dividends are paid,<br />

there is no assurance with respect to the amount and timing of any such dividend or the extent to<br />

which they are covered by Net Cash Income. Prospective investors should refer to ‘‘Risk Factors’’<br />

and paragraph Part X of this Prospectus entitled ‘‘Principal Bases and Assumptions’’.<br />

Summary actual and adjusted balance sheet as at 30 September 2006<br />

The following table outlines the summary historical opening balance sheet as at 30 September 2006,<br />

on an actual basis, as adjusted on the basis set out in Part VIII of this Prospectus and on the basis<br />

that all properties the Group has Committed to Acquire which are expected to be acquired by<br />

Admission, have been so acquired. See ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Investing in Real Estate –<br />

If the Group does not complete the acquisition of the Committed to Acquire properties, the<br />

Company’s Net Asset Value per Share and ability to meet target dividend amounts will be adversely<br />

affected’’.<br />

A million<br />

(actual<br />

as at<br />

30 September<br />

2006)<br />

A million (2)<br />

(actual<br />

as at<br />

24 November<br />

2006)<br />

A million (3)<br />

(as further<br />

adjusted at<br />

Admission)<br />

Property assets (1)<br />

210.6 302.5 408.6<br />

Net cash 4.3 147.7 127.7<br />

Borrowings 194.3 166.5 243.7<br />

Net Asset Value 7.8 249.1 274.2<br />

Net deferred tax liability 11.0 14.5 19.1<br />

Adjusted Net Asset Value (4)<br />

18.8 263.6 293.3<br />

Number of Shares 0.7 103.9 103.9<br />

1. All properties are valued as set out in Part VI of this Prospectus save for an asset which is classified as an unconditional<br />

Commitment under IFRS and is included at its acquisition cost as disclosed in Part VII of this Prospectus.<br />

2. This shows the summary consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at 30 September 2006 adjusted on the basis set out in Part<br />

VIII of this Prospectus including the value of all properties acquired between 1 October 2006 and 24 November 2006.<br />

3. This shows the adjusted summary consolidated balance sheet of the Group further adjusted to include the value of all properties<br />

which are expected to be acquired by Admission and the costs of, and borrowing incurred, in their acquisition.<br />

4. The adjusted Net Asset Value is the Net Asset Value omitting the provisions for deferred tax since deferred tax would only arise on<br />

the sale of the underlying property rather than the property owning vehicle, which is not anticipated to occur.<br />

Net Asset Value<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions (including that all the properties which the Company is Committed<br />

to Acquire before Admission are so acquired) the Net Asset Value per Share immediately following<br />

Admission is expected to be A2.64 (179p). On the basis of the Assumptions and ignoring the effect of<br />

deferred tax, the adjusted Net Asset Value per Share immediately following Admission is expected to<br />

be A2.82 (191p).*<br />

Further issues of Shares<br />

The Directors will have the authority to allot the authorised but unissued share capital of the<br />

Company following Admission. The Directors intend that such authority will only be exercised at<br />

prices which are not less than the prevailing Net Asset Value per Share.<br />

Under the Articles, existing Shareholders do not benefit from pre-emption rights in respect of the<br />

further issue of Shares within the authorised Share capital of the Company unless the Shares are<br />

issued for cash below their prevailing Net Asset Value per Share.<br />

Purchase of Shares<br />

Following Admission, the Directors will have authority to buy back up to 14.99 per cent. of the<br />

Shares then in issue. Any buy back of Shares will be subject to the provisions of the Companies Act<br />

* This figure is not calculated in accordance with IFRS. It is, however, considered by the Directors to be of assistance to prospective<br />

investors in as much that deferred tax would only become payable on the sale of the underlying properties (which is not<br />

anticipated) as opposed to the sale of companies owning properties.<br />

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and the Articles and will be made in accordance with the guidelines established from time to time by<br />

the Board. Within the limits of the Companies Act and the Articles, the making and timing of any<br />

buy-backs will be at the absolute discretion of the Board. Purchases of Shares will only be made<br />

through the market at prices below the prevailing Net Asset Value of the Shares where the Directors<br />

believe such purchases will enhance Shareholder value. Such purchases will also be made in<br />

accordance with the rules of the UK Listing Authority which provide that the price to be paid must<br />

not be more than 5 per cent. above the average of the middle market quotations for the Shares for<br />

the five business days before the purchase is made or, if higher, the higher of (a) the latest<br />

independent trade and (b) the current highest independent bid.<br />

The Company is permitted to effect purchases of Shares out of its share premium account as well as<br />

from its distributable profits from time to time.<br />

Borrowings<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company had A273.1 million of outstanding indebtedness. The<br />

Board currently intends to borrow up to an amount equal to 60 per cent. of the Group’s gross assets<br />

calculated at the time of drawdown. The Company’s Articles of Association limit its borrowings to 65<br />

per cent. of the Group’s gross assets, calculated as at the time of drawdown. Since, however,<br />

Luxembourg legal and regulatory provisions require that the Company must comply with its<br />

borrowing limit at all times the Directors have concluded that it would be prudent for the ongoing<br />

borrowing limit to be set at 70 per cent. of the Group’s gross assets. If the latter limit is breached at<br />

any time the Directors will be required, as a priority, to manage the Group’s assets with the objective<br />

of bringing borrowings within the 70 per cent. limit while taking due account of the interests of<br />

Shareholders. Accordingly, corrective measures may not have to be taken immediately if this would<br />

be detrimental to Shareholder interests.<br />

The Company and its Property Subsidiaries have entered into (conditional upon Admission) a termloan<br />

Bank Facility up to 31 December 2008 for A420 million with the Bank of Scotland, as the<br />

arranger, of which A248.7 million is expected to have been drawn down immediately following<br />

Admission, as set out in Part VII of this Prospectus. The rate of interest payable is EURIBOR plus<br />

0.70 per cent. rising to EURIBOR plus 1.20 per cent. at 1 September 2007. Further details of the<br />

Bank Facility are set out in paragraph 8.8 of Part XII of this Prospectus.<br />

The Company intends to obtain a more attractive form of long-term financing in the period following<br />

Admission. The Board believes that, if it can be obtained, a securitised loan facility will carry a lower<br />

rate of interest than the current Bank Facility. There is no assurance that the Company will be able<br />

to obtain alternative financing or complete a refinancing transaction on terms more attractive than<br />

the current Bank Facility or at all.<br />

Use of Proceeds<br />

On the basis of the Assumptions, the net proceeds of the Offer are expected to be A175.5 million.<br />

The Company intends to use this amount to repay A51.7 million of the Bank Facility and to fund the<br />

acquisition of additional properties including those Committed to Acquire properties which have not<br />

been acquired prior to Admission.<br />

Accounting policies<br />

The audited accounts of the Group will be prepared under International Financial Reporting<br />

Standards (‘‘IFRS’’). Under IFRS, the Group will prepare an income statement which, unlike a<br />

statement of total return, does not differentiate between revenue and capital and also includes net<br />

realised and unrealised investment gains. The Company’s investment management and administration<br />

fees and all other expenses will be charged through the income statement.<br />

The amounts payable as dividends by the Company will be calculated based on the Company’s<br />

profits calculated under IFRS and in accordance with the Companies Act and the Investment Funds<br />

Act.<br />

Shareholder information<br />

The Company will publish annually a detailed audited report on its activities and on the management<br />

of its assets. The first audited report of the Company after its conversion into a SICAF will be<br />

published in respect of the year ending 30 September 2007.<br />

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The Company will also publish semi-annual unaudited reports including, among other things, a<br />

description of the properties owned by the Company, its subsidiaries and the number of Shares issued<br />

and bought back since the last publication.<br />

The annual and semi-annual reports will be sent to Shareholders within four months for the annual<br />

reports and two months for the semi-annual reports of the end of the period to which they relate and<br />

copies may be obtained free of charge by any person at the registered office of the Company. The<br />

first semi-annual reports of the Company after its conversion into a SICAF will be published in<br />

respect of the period ending 31 March 2007.<br />

The accounts of the Company will be maintained in Euros.<br />

The accounting year of the Company will commence on 1 October of each year and will terminate on<br />

30 September of the following year. The first accounting year of the Company after its conversion<br />

into a SICAF will end on 30 September 2007.<br />

The annual general meeting of Shareholders will take place in the City of Luxembourg at the<br />

registered office of the Company, each year on the third Thursday in January. If such day is not a<br />

business day in Luxembourg then the meeting will be held on the next business day in Luxembourg.<br />

Competition<br />

The commercial real estate market in Continental Europe is highly competitive and fragmented. There<br />

are few barriers to entry to parties with access to readily available capital. See ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks<br />

Relating to Investing in Real Estate – Competition in the Continental European real estate market<br />

may reduce investment opportunities and affect occupancy and rental rates of the Group’s<br />

properties’’.<br />

The Group competes with local and pan-European real estate investment funds, private investors,<br />

property developers, and owners and operators of commercial real estate for investment opportunities,<br />

particularly in markets where supply is constrained. In addition, the Group competes for tenants with<br />

entities that construct, own or lease commercial property, particularly in markets where there is<br />

overcapacity. The Company does not believe that any single competitor or group of competitors in<br />

any of the primary markets where the Group is invested is dominant in that market. Competition<br />

may reduce the number of attractive properties available for acquisition or undermine the Group’s<br />

ability to attract and retain tenants, leading to increased vacancy rates and/or reduced rents.<br />

Environmental matters<br />

As part of its due diligence, the Group commissions environmental reports for each property in which<br />

it considers investing which assess the risk profile of each property based on factors such as historical<br />

use, age, location, building materials, air emissions, water supply, waste disposal, storage and<br />

handling of hazardous materials, potential for any contaminations to migrate off-site and the record<br />

of complaints and regulatory orders. Environmental reports have been prepared for all of the<br />

currently owned or Committed to be Acquired properties. Some have identified environmental issues,<br />

however, none of these reports have concluded that such properties present a high level of<br />

environmental risk that would be material to the Group’s business or financial condition and the<br />

Group has not received any third party claim with regard to the environmental issues at any of its<br />

properties.<br />

New or revised environmental regulations, identification, compliance concerns or undiscovered areas<br />

of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, discovery of additional<br />

sites or of contamination in sites that the Group may acquire in the future, human exposure to<br />

contamination or changes in cleanup or compliance requirements could however give rise to higher<br />

levels of environmental risk and result in significant costs. See ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks Relating to<br />

Investing in Real Estate – The Group may incur environmental liabilities’’.<br />

Regulatory matters<br />

The Group and the Property Portfolio are subject to various laws and regulations of the European<br />

Union and its member states. In particular, the Group’s financial operations and structure are<br />

governed by regulation of undertakings for collective investment under the Investment Funds Act and<br />

are subject to the supervision of the CSSF and the UK Listing Authority.<br />

In addition, among other laws and regulations, the Group’s properties or activities are subject to:<br />

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* regulation of intra-Group distributions or other payments that may restrict upstream cash<br />

flows or loans;<br />

* regulation of lease contracts and tenant protection provisions;<br />

* regulation of sales of properties and property holding companies;<br />

* anti-money laundering regulations;<br />

* building codes, including regulations of common areas, fire, safety and other requirements;<br />

and<br />

* municipal planning and development restrictions, including zoning regulations.<br />

See ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Investing in Real Estate – The Group may incur significant<br />

costs complying with laws and regulations.’’<br />

Insurance<br />

The Group maintains insurance policies and considers the policy specifications and insured limits of<br />

those policies to be of the types and amounts customary for real property assets and in accordance<br />

with industry practice and sufficient to protect it against potential damage and liabilities incurred in<br />

the ordinary course of business. The Group carries comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage,<br />

business interruption and rental loss insurance covering the properties owned by the Company.<br />

However, the Group’s standard insurance coverage excludes coverage for certain events, including<br />

damages caused by acts of war, riots, force majeure and civil liability for environmental damages,<br />

radioactive contamination and sonic booms. The Group’s insurance policies therefore may not be<br />

sufficient to fully cover any losses. In addition, the Group’s title insurance policies may not insure for<br />

the current aggregate Market Value of the properties owned by the Company, and the Group does<br />

not intend to increase title insurance coverage as the Market Value of the Group’s portfolio increases.<br />

See ‘‘Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Investing in Real Estate – The Group may suffer material<br />

losses in excess of or not covered by insurance proceeds’’.<br />

The Group exercises its discretion in calculating amounts, insured limits and deductibility provisions<br />

of its insurance policies, with a view to maintenance of appropriate insurance on its investments at a<br />

reasonable cost relative to the risk of loss and on suitable terms. Although the Group periodically<br />

reviews its insurance coverage needs, if it suffers a substantial loss, its insurance coverage may not be<br />

sufficient to pay the full current Market Value or current replacement cost of its lost investment.<br />

Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors<br />

also might make it infeasible to use insurance proceeds to fully replace or restore a property after it<br />

has been damaged or destroyed.<br />

Taxation<br />

The attention of Shareholders is drawn to the information contained in Part XI of this Prospectus. If<br />

you are in any doubt as to your tax position, you should contact your professional adviser<br />

immediately.<br />

Risk Factors<br />

An investment in the Company involves substantial risks and uncertainties. Prospective investors<br />

should consider carefully the Risk Factors starting on page 8 of this Prospectus, together with all<br />

other information set out in this Prospectus and their own circumstances, before deciding to invest in<br />

the Company.<br />

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Part II<br />

Directors, Management & Administration<br />

Directors of the Company<br />

The Directors are responsible for the determination of the Company’s investment objective and policy<br />

and have overall responsibility for the Group’s activities including the review of investment activity<br />

and performance.<br />

The Directors are as follows:<br />

Tom Chandos – Non-Executive Chairman<br />

Viscount Tom Chandos, age 53, is chairman of the real estate group Capital & Regional plc and the<br />

specialist investment company Queen’s Walk Investment Limited and sits on the board of a number<br />

of other publicly traded and private companies. He has a background in investment banking and<br />

venture capital, originally at a predecessor firm of Dresdner Kleinwort. He is a Trustee of the Esmee<br />

Fairbairn Foundation and a member of its investment committee. He is a Labour member of the<br />

House of Lords.<br />

Michael Chidiac – Non-Executive Director<br />

Michael Chidiac, age 40, is the Founder and Managing Director of RealCorp Luxembourg SA, a real<br />

estate services company in Luxembourg. Since 1987, Michael has held various London based roles,<br />

consulting in residential and commercial real estate. From 1998 to 1999 he was a valuer and<br />

investment advisor at Jones Lang LaSalle in Luxembourg. In 1999 he was a co-founder of Property<br />

Partners S.A. in Luxembourg, an associate office of Cushman Wakefield Healey & Baker. Michael is<br />

resident in Luxembourg and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.<br />

John Frederiksen – Non-Executive Non-Independent Director<br />

John Frederiksen, age 58, is chairman of the Danish Property Federation and of several major<br />

Danish property companies. He established and was managing director of Bastionen A/S, one of the<br />

largest Danish property investment companies from 1986 to 2001, and was Chairman of ASC, the<br />

largest property management company in Denmark, from 1990 to 1998. John is a non-executive<br />

director of Insight Foundation Property Trust. Insight Foundation Property Trust Limited is<br />

managed by the Investment Manager and John is therefore considered to be a ‘‘non-independent<br />

director’’ under the Listing Rules. John is resident in Denmark.<br />

Robert Kimmels – Non-Executive Director<br />

Robert Kimmels, age 37, is the Assistant Managing Director of the Company’s Administrator Citco<br />

(Luxembourg) S.A. He joined the company in 1997 as a Trust Officer and has worked in Citco’s<br />

Amsterdam, Geneva and Brussels offices. From 1993 to 1997, Robert was an Associate at Martello<br />

Holdings N.V in Rotterdam, a consultancy firm offering strategic and financial advice and project<br />

management in distressed property situations to banks, real estate companies and receivers. Robert is<br />

resident in Luxembourg.<br />

Duncan Owen – Non-Executive Non-Independent Director<br />

Duncan Owen, age 38, is the Chief Executive Officer of Invista. Duncan joined Invista in October<br />

2003 as Managing Director of the then property division of Insight Investment Management Limited,<br />

responsible for overseeing the division’s strategy, and was appointed a main board director in<br />

February 2005. Whilst at Invista, Duncan led the establishment of the Insight Foundation Property<br />

Trust Limited which he oversees. He joined Insight Investment Management Limited from the<br />

specialist real estate fund management boutique, Gatehouse Investment Management, which he cofounded<br />

in 2001. He was a director at LaSalle Investment Management and a partner at Jones Lang<br />

Wootton. Whilst at LaSalle Investment Management, Duncan undertook transactions in a range of<br />

countries including France, Belgium, Spain and Italy.<br />

Duncan has over 16 years’ experience in the industry, is a member of the Royal Institution of<br />

Chartered Surveyors, a member of the Investment Property Forum in the UK, sits on the British<br />

Property Federation Policy Committee and is an FSA Approved Person.<br />

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Future appointment of Directors<br />

It is the intention of the Directors to supplement the Board with a further non-UK resident Director<br />

with relevant expertise.<br />

Investment management arrangements<br />

Invista REIM has been appointed as the Investment Manager of the Group pursuant to the<br />

Investment Management Agreement. The Investment Manager will be responsible for advising the<br />

Group on the overall management of the Group’s investments and for managing the Group’s<br />

investments in accordance with the Company’s investment objective and policy and subject to the<br />

overall supervision of the Directors.<br />

The Investment Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invista, a company recently formed from<br />

the extraction and listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange of the property fund<br />

management business of Insight Investment Management Limited, itself the fund management<br />

business of HBOS. The Invista Group manages the real estate assets in 15 funds representing £8.6<br />

billion as at 30 September 2006. Invista is majority owned by HBOS.<br />

Invista REIM is a limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 12 June 2002 (company<br />

registered number 04459443) having its registered office at 33 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HZ,<br />

UK.<br />

The Continental European team at Invista comprises 11 members, 7 of whom are investment<br />

professionals who have previously worked in the Continental European real estate markets; half of<br />

this team have also lived in Continental Europe or are Continental European nationals. The team has<br />

extensive knowledge of the Continental European property markets and has access to investment<br />

opportunities through a network of contacts with principals and intermediaries.<br />

Although the team is currently based in London, Invista intends to develop a network of offices<br />

across Continental Europe. It is expected that offices in France and Germany will be established<br />

during the next 12 months. Invista believes that these offices will provide superior access to<br />

investment opportunities and improve Invista’s ability to deliver asset management initiatives.<br />

The investment committee within the Investment Manager is responsible for all fund management and<br />

property matters in relation to the Property Portfolio, and comprises Duncan Owen and those<br />

members of the Continental European investment team shown below with an asterisk beside their<br />

name:<br />

Continental European investment team<br />

Tony Smedley* – Head of Continental European Funds<br />

Tony joined the Investment Manager in July 2005 as a director to lead the investment programme in<br />

Continental Europe. His main responsibility is the Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF. Tony<br />

was formerly a partner of the pan-European investment management firm Fountain Capital Partners<br />

based in Paris (now Cushman & Wakefield Investors) with primary responsibility for segregated<br />

accounts such as TIAA-CREF (Teachers). Prior to this he was a director of the Capital Markets<br />

group at Jones Lang LaSalle based in Brussels and head of the Belgium and Luxembourg team. At<br />

Jones Lang LaSalle he was responsible for some of the largest real estate advisory transactions in the<br />

European market realising over A1.8 billion in 3 corporate disposals and advising international<br />

investment clients. He also provided investment management advice to a number of international real<br />

estate funds. He began his career in UK real estate in private practice in 1987 and is a member of<br />

the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He is an FSA Approved Person and is fluent in<br />

French.<br />

Chris Ludlam* – Head of Fund Development<br />

Chris joined the Investment Manager in October 2004 as a director of fund development. The main<br />

focus of his work is the development and structuring of new property funds in the UK and overseas<br />

and Chris led the establishment of the Company. He was formerly a director of Real Estate<br />

Investment Banking at the French bank IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank (‘‘IXIS CIB’’) and<br />

acquired properties on behalf of IXIS CIB in France, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland and prior to<br />

this he was a director of DTZ Corporate Finance. He began his career in the investment banking<br />

divisions of Barings Brothers (now ING) and then Merrill Lynch. He holds a degree from Cambridge<br />

University, is a member of the Investment Property Forum in the UK and is an FSA Approved<br />

Person.<br />

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Mark Long* – Director, Strategy, Research and Forecasting<br />

Mark joined the Investment Manager in October 2003 and has extensive experience in developing<br />

investment processes and formulating portfolio strategy having held similar positions at Gatehouse<br />

Investment Management, Aberdeen Property Investors and Celexa Real Estate Investment<br />

Management. Mark is a member of the Investment Committee for Insight Foundation Property Trust<br />

Limited. Mark worked for a number of years in strategy and research for SPP a large Swedish<br />

pension and life company with approximately A5 billion of property invested across Europe. Mark<br />

was a key member of the team responsible for developing their pan-European investment process and<br />

helped to develop pan-European forecasts and investment strategies. The implementation of their<br />

investment process saw the demerger of SPP’s European property asset management business to form<br />

Celexa Real Estate Investment Management, where Mark became Head of UK research. In this role,<br />

in addition to his UK responsibilities he also sat on the pan-European investment strategy committee.<br />

The main focus of this work is formulating ‘‘top down’’ investment strategy and controlling portfolio<br />

risk for both domestic UK and Continental European markets. He is an economist by training<br />

having gained his first degree at Swansea University before completing a second degree in Property<br />

Investment at City University. He is an FSA Approved Person.<br />

Veronica Gallo-Alvarez* – Director, European Property<br />

Veronica joined the Investment Manager in September 2005 to provide senior support to the<br />

European property business in implementing its acquisitions and investment management programme.<br />

She was formerly a Vice President at Harbert Management Corporation, being primarily responsible<br />

for the asset management of the European Property Fund. Prior to this, she was an analyst at the<br />

European real estate research group of Security Capital based in Brussels. She started her career at<br />

the Business Consulting departments of Arthur Andersen and later, GOPA Consultants in Brussels.<br />

She holds a degree from Universidad Autónoma of Madrid (Spain) and an MA in Economics from<br />

Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). Her mother tongue is Spanish and she is fluent in English<br />

and French.<br />

Marius Levinger – Associate Director, European Property<br />

Marius joined the Investment Manager in September 2006 to assist in the acquisition and<br />

management of Continental European assets. Prior to this Marius was an associate in the Structured<br />

Finance and Investment Banking team at Hypo Real Estate Bank International in London where he<br />

undertook underwriting analysis for loans in respect of real estate assets in Germany and other<br />

European countries. He began his career at Internationales Immobilien Institut GmbH (a subsidiary<br />

of HVB) in Munich where he was responsible for over A200 million of acquisitions in France and<br />

Belgium. Marius has a degree in Business Management gained in Munich and has studied in the UK<br />

and USA. His mother tongue is German and he speaks English and French.<br />

Jasper Gilbey – Assistant Fund Investment Manager, European Property<br />

Jasper joined the Investment Manager in September 2004 as an Assistant Fund Manager, initially<br />

focusing on UK retail property investment prior to joining the European business in September 2005.<br />

Jasper supports the Continental European team in deal sourcing, transaction management, deal<br />

execution and investment management. Prior to joining Invista, Jasper completed a degree in Built<br />

Environment and Investment Studies at the University of the West of England, which included one<br />

year working for Jones Lang LaSalle in Paris and a summer internship with Atis Real. Jasper is<br />

currently studying for a Masters degree at the College of Estate Management with a view to gaining<br />

accreditation from The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He is fluent in French.<br />

Investment Management Agreement<br />

The Company and the Investment Manager have entered into the Investment Management<br />

Agreement, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 8.2 of Part XII of this Prospectus, under<br />

which the Investment Manager will be entitled to a base management fee of 0.95 per cent. per annum<br />

of the Adjusted Gross Assets. This base management fee is payable monthly in arrear subject to a<br />

recalculation provision designed to allocate any growth in Adjusted Gross Assets from quarter to<br />

quarter on a straight line basis. The Investment Management Agreement also provides for the<br />

Investment Manager to be reimbursed by the Company for costs and expenses incurred by it,<br />

including (without limitation) all costs and expenses relating to accounting, tax, due diligence, legal,<br />

surveyors, building contractors, estate managers and other properly appointed service providers.<br />

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Subject to the conditions set out below, the Investment Manager will also be entitled to an annual<br />

performance fee where the total return per Share during the relevant financial period exceeds an<br />

annual rate of 10 per cent. (the ‘‘Performance Hurdle’’). Where the Performance Hurdle is met, a<br />

performance fee will be payable in an amount equal to 15 per cent. of any aggregate total return<br />

over and above the Performance Hurdle.<br />

The Performance Hurdle is calculated on a three year rolling basis. This requires that the annualised<br />

total return over the period from Admission to the end of the relevant financial period in the first<br />

three year period, and on a rolling three year basis thereafter, is equal to or greater than 10 per cent.<br />

per annum. The performance fee is paid in each of the first two years on the to-date performance.<br />

Subject to the above conditions, the performance fee is payable by the Company to the Investment<br />

Manager within 14 days of receipt by the Company of such calculation.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or the Investment<br />

Manager giving to the other not less than 18 months’ written notice, such notice not to expire before<br />

the third anniversary of Admission.<br />

Further details of the Investment Management Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.2 of Part XII of<br />

this Prospectus.<br />

Conflicts of interest<br />

The Directors have noted that the Investment Manager has a number of other clients and have<br />

satisfied themselves that the Investment Manager has procedures in place to address potential conflicts<br />

of interest. At present, these procedures require the Investment Manager to offer opportunities based<br />

on rotational principles among clients for which an investment is considered equally suitable. The<br />

Investment Manager has informed the Directors that it is a fundamental principle of the Investment<br />

Manager to treat all clients fairly.<br />

Property management arrangements<br />

The Investment Manager arranges property management on behalf of the Property Subsidiaries to<br />

firms selected on merit and on a case by case basis. The Company has entered into an umbrella<br />

agreement with Jones Lang LaSalle in respect of the provision of such services, further details of<br />

which are set out in paragraph 8.3 of Part XII. However, other local property management firms<br />

have been and may, as deemed appropriate, be appointed to provide specialised and/ or localised<br />

property management services to the Group.<br />

Administration arrangements<br />

Citco (Luxembourg) S.A. has been appointed as Administrator of the Company pursuant to the<br />

Administration Agreement.<br />

The Administrator is responsible for the performance of the general administrative functions required<br />

by the Investment Funds Act and, in particular, for the calculation of the Net Asset Value per Share,<br />

the performance and oversight of the bookkeeping and the preparation and drafting of the<br />

Company’s annual accounts and the periodical financial statements and reports.<br />

Further details of the Administration Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.5 of Part XII of this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

Custodian arrangements<br />

RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A. has been appointed as Custodian of the Company pursuant<br />

to the Custodian Agreement.<br />

The Custodian will provide custodian services in respect of cash, securities deposits, Real Estate<br />

Assets and financial transactions on account of the Company and, if appropriate, its Property<br />

Subsidiaries.<br />

The Custodian will further, in accordance with the Investment Funds Act:<br />

(i) ensure that the sale, issue, redemption and cancellation of Shares effected by the Company or<br />

on its behalf are carried out in accordance with applicable law and the Articles;<br />

(ii) ensure that in transactions involving the assets of the Company, any consideration is remitted to<br />

it within the customary time limits; and<br />

(iii) ensure that the income of the Company is applied in accordance with its Articles.<br />

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The Custodian may entrust the safekeeping of all or part of the assets of the Company.<br />

The Custodian’s liability will not be affected by the fact that it has entrusted the safekeeping of all or<br />

part of the assets to a third party.<br />

Further details of the Custodian Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.4 of Part XII of this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

Registrar and transfer agency arrangements<br />

Maitland Luxembourg S.A. (‘‘Maitland’’) has been appointed as Registrar and Transfer Agent of the<br />

Company pursuant to the Registrar and Transfer Agency Agreement. Under the terms of this<br />

agreement, Maitland is responsible for the maintenance of the register of Shareholders and for the<br />

processing of issues, redemptions and transfers of Shares.<br />

Further details of the Registrar and Transfer Agent Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.7 of Part<br />

XII of this Prospectus.<br />

Receiving agent and depositary arrangements<br />

Capita Registrars has been appointed as Depositary Agent and Receiving Agent of the Company<br />

pursuant to the Depositary Agent Agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, Capita may provide<br />

nominee services to investors. In its capacity as nominee, Capita will, in its own name but as nominee<br />

for the Shareholders, purchase or sell Shares and request registration of such Shares in its name in<br />

the register of Shareholders held in Luxembourg.<br />

Shareholders may, at all times invest directly in the Company without using Capita’s nominee service.<br />

Those investors which have recourse to Capita’s nominee service retain a direct claim to their Shares<br />

subscribed through Capita.<br />

Further details of the Depositary Agent Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.6 of Part XII of this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

Independent Valuer arrangements<br />

For the purposes of valuation of Real Estate Assets held by the Group, the Company has appointed<br />

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited as Independent Valuer. The Independent Valuer is not affiliated<br />

to the Investment Manager.<br />

The Independent Valuer has valued the Real Estate Assets held by the Group as described in<br />

paragraph 6 of Part XII of this Prospectus.<br />

The Company may appoint other independent valuers to value Real Estate Assets held by the Group.<br />

The name of the independent valuers used during the relevant year will be indicated in the annual<br />

report of the Company. A list of the names of each independent valuer is available upon request at<br />

the registered office of the Company.<br />

Fees and expenses of the Company<br />

Initial Property Acquisition Expenses<br />

Pursuant to its contractual commitments the Company has acquired and expects to acquire further<br />

additional properties in the period between 30 September 2006 and Admission. Details of the<br />

valuation of these properties are set out in the Valuation Report in Part VI of this Prospectus. Due<br />

to the proximity of these acquisitions to the date of Admission, the expenses directly associated with<br />

the acquisition of these properties (such as transfer tax and advisors’ fees) are not reflected in their<br />

open market valuations and will effectively, in the absence of the steps described below, be borne by<br />

the Existing Shareholders. These expenses are currently estimated to be A5.2 million.<br />

In addition, the Existing Shareholders will not, in the absence of the steps described below, receive<br />

any benefit from the increase between the agreed purchase price of the properties which the Group is<br />

Committed to Acquire, and which are expected to be acquired after Admission, and their market<br />

value as at 30 September 2006 as set out in Part VI of this Prospectus, which would reduce the<br />

impact of the acquisition expenses of such properties on the Net Asset Value of the Group. The<br />

aggregate increase is currently estimated to be A2.7 million.<br />

In order to mitigate this position, the Company has agreed with the Existing Shareholders that the<br />

Existing Shareholders will convert their Shareholder Loans to the Company into Shares prior to<br />

Admission on a basis which will effectively reimburse to the Existing Shareholders 80 per cent. of<br />

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such incurred costs and such increased value, which the Directors consider should properly be borne<br />

by the new Shareholders investing in the Company through the Offer. The Existing Shareholders<br />

would benefit accordingly as and when they dispose of their Shares in the Offer or subsequently.<br />

Further details of these arrangements are set out in paragraph 2.1 of Part XII of this Prospectus.<br />

Initial Fees and Expenses<br />

The initial fees and expenses of the Company, which are payable following Admission, are fees and<br />

expenses which arise from the Placing, the Public Offer and Admission. These include financial<br />

advisory and placing fees (including fees payable in respect of the Shares sold by the Existing<br />

Shareholders), the Administrator’s set-up fee, the Registrar and Transfer Agent’s fee, the Depositary<br />

Agent and Receiving Agent’s fee, listing and Admission fees, legal and accounting fees, tax advisory<br />

fees, the Independent Valuer’s fees, printing, advertising and distribution costs and any other initial<br />

expenses. The Directors estimate that, on the basis that all Shares under the Offer are issued, these<br />

initial fees and expenses will not exceed 5.8 per cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds.<br />

Ongoing and Annual Fees and Expenses<br />

The Group will also incur ongoing and annual fees and expenses. These fees and expenses are<br />

incidental to the management, administration and continuation of the Group over the period until the<br />

Company is wound up.<br />

The ongoing and annual fees and expenses include, but are not limited to, the following:<br />

* The Investment Manager’s base management fee, which will be 0.95 per cent. per annum<br />

(plus VAT thereon, if applicable) of Adjusted Gross Assets calculated and payable monthly<br />

in arrear. Any fee paid to the Investment Manager will be fully charged to income. The<br />

Investment Manager will also be entitled to be reimbursed by the Company for costs and<br />

expenses incurred by it in obtaining legal, tax, regulatory and specialist advice for the<br />

investment and management of the Group’s assets to the extent that it is reasonable in the<br />

circumstances. In addition, the Investment Manager will be entitled to an annual<br />

performance fee, the details of which are set out in the section headed ‘‘Investment<br />

Management Agreement’’ above.<br />

* The Administrator’s fee, which will be determined in accordance with Luxembourg<br />

*<br />

financial services practice.<br />

The Custodian’s fee, which will be determined in accordance with Luxembourg banking<br />

practice.<br />

* The Registrar and Transfer Agent’s fee, which will be determined in accordance with<br />

Luxembourg financial services practice.<br />

* Each Director will initially be paid a fee of A30,000 per annum (A52,000 for the Chairman<br />

and A35,000 for the chair of the audit committee) (plus VAT thereon, if applicable).<br />

The total ongoing and annual fees and expenses payable by the Company will include, but are not<br />

limited to, regulatory fees, printing fees, announcement fees, fees of preparing and printing the report<br />

and accounts and other documents for Shareholders, independent valuer’s fees, directors’ and officers’<br />

liability insurance, legal fees, audit fees and other expenses (plus VAT thereon, if applicable).<br />

It is estimated that these expenses of the Group for the year ending 30 September 2007 (excluding the<br />

initial fees and expenses referred to above) are not expected, on the basis of the Assumptions, will<br />

not exceed 1.25 per cent. per annum of the Adjusted Gross Assets.<br />

Fees and expenses of the Property Subsidiaries<br />

Ongoing and Annual Fees and Expenses<br />

The Property Subsidiaries will each also incur ongoing and annual expenses. These expenses are<br />

incidental to the management, administration and continuation of the relevant company and the<br />

management of the properties.<br />

The ongoing and annual fees payable by each of the Property Subsidiaries will include, but are not<br />

limited to, its relevant portion of the fees payable to the Investment Manager, the property managers,<br />

its directors, its administrator, bank interests, regulatory fees, independent valuers’ fees, property<br />

acquisition costs and related stamp duty, rent review fees, letting fees, property valuation fees,<br />

property management fees, insurance costs, legal and accounting fees, tax advisory fees, costs and<br />

expenses incurred in appointing specialist advisers and other fees and expenses (and any VAT<br />

thereon, if applicable).<br />

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Part III<br />

The Offer<br />

The Offer<br />

A total of 83.1 million Shares are available, in aggregate, under the Offer subject to increases as<br />

described under ‘‘General’’ below. On the basis of the Assumptions, 63 million new Shares are being<br />

issued by the Company and, in the absence of any such increase, 20.1 million existing Shares are<br />

being offered for sale by the Existing Shareholders.<br />

If, however the Group does not acquire prior to Admission all the properties which it is Committed<br />

to Acquire and which are expected to be acquired by that time there will be reduction in the number<br />

of Shares to be issued to the Existing Shareholders on the conversion of their Shareholder Loans as<br />

described in paragraph 2.1 of Part XII of this Prospectus. In such case, the number of Shares to be<br />

sold by the Existing Shareholders will be reduced and the number of new Shares to be issued by the<br />

Company will be increased correspondingly.<br />

The Offer, which is not underwritten, is conditional, among other things, upon:<br />

1. Admission; and<br />

2. the Underwriting Agreement becoming unconditional and not being terminated in accordance<br />

with its terms at any time prior to Admission.<br />

The Placing<br />

Under the Underwriting Agreement JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup have agreed to use reasonable<br />

endeavours to procure placees (in the case of JPMorgan Cazenove) or re-purchasers (in the case of<br />

Citigroup) for 83.1 million Shares in aggregate.<br />

The Placing is not being underwritten. However, to the extent that JPMorgan Cazenove procures<br />

placees and such placees fail to honour their commitment to acquire Shares, JPMorgan has agreed to<br />

purchase such Shares. Citigroup has agreed that, to the extent that it has procured commitments<br />

from purchasers to acquire Shares, it will acquire such Shares as principal and re-sell the Shares to<br />

purchasers.<br />

Shares are being made available under the Placing at 200p per Share of which all but the<br />

A1.25 nominal per Share, represents share premium. The Underwriting Agreement is conditional,<br />

among other things, on Admission having occurred no later than 29 December 2006 (or such later<br />

date as may be agreed, not being later than 12 January 2007). Commitments under the Placing must<br />

be received by JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup no later than 3.00 p.m. on 14 December 2006.<br />

Further details of the Underwriting Agreement are set out in paragraph 8.1 of Part XII of this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

The Public Offer<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup have also agreed to make an offer of 83.1 million Shares to the<br />

public in the UK pursuant to the Public Offer. Shares are being made available under the Public<br />

Offer at 200p per Share of which all but the A1.25 nominal value per Share represents share<br />

premium. The Public Offer will close at 5.00 p.m. on 12 December 2006.<br />

Applications under the Public Offer must be for a minimum subscription amount of £2,000 and<br />

thereafter in multiples of £1,000.<br />

Completed application forms accompanied by a cheque or banker’s draft in relation to the Public Offer<br />

must be posted or delivered by hand (during normal business hours only) to Capita Registrars, Corporate<br />

Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU so as to be received by<br />

5.00 p.m. on 12 December 2006.<br />

The Directors may, with the prior approval of the Joint Global Co-ordinators bring forward (subject to<br />

the Public Offer begin open for a minimum of 7 days and in any event until at least 5.00 p.m. on 5<br />

December 2006) or postpone the closing time and date for the Placings and Public Offer by no more<br />

than 2 weeks. In the event that such date is changed, the Company will notify investors who have<br />

applied for Shares of such change either by notice through a RIS provider announcement.<br />

The results of the Offer are expected to be announced via a RIS provider announcement on or about<br />

18 December 2006.<br />

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General<br />

The Offer is sponsored by JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup. It has not been underwritten.<br />

Following Admission the Company will convert the Initial Gross Proceeds into Euros.<br />

The Company and the Existing Shareholders shall be entitled, at their absolute discretion, not to<br />

proceed with the Offer if they determine, in consultation with the Joint Global Co-ordinators and the<br />

Investment Manager, that it would not be viable to do so. In such circumstances monies received<br />

under the Placing and Public Offer would be returned to potential investors without interest.<br />

Of the 83.1 million Shares available under the Offer, 20.1 million will represent existing Shares which<br />

are being sold by the Existing Shareholders and 63 million will represent new Shares to be issued by<br />

the Company unless adjusted as described above. In the event that commitments under the Placing<br />

and valid applications under the Public Offer exceed 83.1 million Shares, the size of the Offer may<br />

with the agreement of the Company, the Existing Shareholders and the Joint Global Co-ordinators be<br />

increased by the Existing Shareholders agreeing to sell up to a further 5.2 million Shares in aggregate<br />

at the Offer Price.<br />

The aggregate shareholding of the Existing Shareholders at Admission will represent approximately<br />

20.0 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital unless adjusted as described above and/or they<br />

agree to sell further Shares as described above. In that event, the minimum aggregate shareholding of<br />

the Existing Shareholders would represent 15 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital.<br />

Any commitments and applications in excess of the size of the Offer (or, if increased, as so increased)<br />

will be scaled back. On any such scaling back, priority will be given to the Public Offer at the<br />

Directors’ and Existing Shareholders’ discretion (in consultation with the Joint Global Co-ordinators<br />

and the Investment Manager) and thereafter no further commitments or applications will be accepted<br />

and the Placing and Public Offer will be closed.<br />

Multiple applications from a single beneficial holder are not permitted under the Public Offer.<br />

In the event that commitments and valid applications under the Offer are in respect of fewer than<br />

83.1 million Shares, the Offer will not proceed. This amount of 83.1 million Shares will not be revised<br />

downwards without the publication of a supplementary prospectus by the Company containing a<br />

working capital statement based on a revised minimum net proceeds amount, as determined by the<br />

Directors.<br />

Settlement and dealings<br />

The full amount payable under the Placing is payable in full in cash upon the issue of the Shares.<br />

Under the Public Offer, the full amount payable in full in cash upon application. To the extent that<br />

any application is rejected, in whole or in part, monies received will be returned without interest at<br />

the risk of the applicant.<br />

The procedure for, and the terms and conditions of, application under the Public Offer are set out in<br />

Part XIV of this Prospectus together with an Application Form for use under the Public Offer.<br />

Shares issued or sold pursuant to the Public Offer will be issued or sold in registered form and may<br />

be held either in certificated or uncertificated form through Depositary Interests held in CREST. It is<br />

expected that CREST accounts will be credited on 20 December 2006 in respect of Shares issued in<br />

uncertificated form and definitive certificates in respect of Shares in certificated form will be<br />

despatched by post by 31 December 2006. Temporary documents of title will not be issued. Dealings<br />

in the Shares are expected to commence on 20 December 2006. If the Directors bring forward or<br />

postpone the date on which dealings in Shares are expected to occur, these dates will be adjusted.<br />

The ISIN and SEDOL codes for the Shares are LU0273211432 and B1FPHY9 respectively.<br />

It is expected that the Company will notify investors of the number of Shares in respect of which<br />

their application has been successful and the actual number of Shares to be issued under the Offer<br />

via a publication of a notice through a RIS.<br />

The Shares are expected to be issued under the Offer shortly prior to Admission.<br />

Prior to the despatch of Share certificates for the Shares to be held in certificated form, transfers will<br />

be certified against the register of members.<br />

Lock-In Arrangements<br />

The Existing Shareholders have agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to sell, dispose or<br />

otherwise deal with any of the Shares held by them, other than those sold under the Offer, for a<br />

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period of 180 days from Admission, without the prior consent of JPMorgan Cazenove, Citigroup and<br />

JPMorgan.<br />

The Company, subject to certain limited exceptions, has agreed that it will not issue any Shares,<br />

options or rights to subscribe for Shares for a period of 6 months after Admission without the prior<br />

consent of JPMorgan Cazenove, Citigroup and JPMorgan.<br />

The Directors who acquire Shares will undertake, subject to certain limitations, not to sell their<br />

Shares for a period of six months after Admission without the prior consent of JPMorgan Cazenove,<br />

Citigroup and JPMorgan.<br />

CREST<br />

Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for all of<br />

the Shares in the Company (issued and to be issued) to be admitted to the Official List of the UK<br />

Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities.<br />

CREST is a paperless settlement system allowing securities to be transferred from one person’s<br />

CREST account to another without the need to use share certificates or written instruments of<br />

transfer. Securities issued by non-UK companies, such as the Company, cannot be held or transferred<br />

in the CREST system. However, to enable investors to settle such securities through the CREST<br />

system, the Depositary will hold the relevant securities and issue dematerialised Depositary Interests<br />

representing the underlying Shares which are held on trust for the holders of those Depositary<br />

Interests.<br />

The Depositary Interests will be independent securities constituted under English law and may be held<br />

and transferred through the CREST system. Depositary Interests will have the same security code<br />

(ISIN and SEDOL) as the underlying Shares and will not require a separate listing on the London<br />

Stock Exchange. The Depositary Interests will be created and issued pursuant to a deed poll entered<br />

into by the Depositary, as depositary, which will govern the relationship between the Depositary and<br />

the holders of the Depositary Interests. The terms of the deed poll are summarised in paragraph 9 of<br />

Part XII.<br />

ISA, PEP, SSAS and SIPP<br />

Public Offer<br />

Shares sold or allotted under the Public Offer will be eligible for direct transfer into an ISA, subject<br />

to the applicable subscription limits, as set out below, being complied with.<br />

Placing<br />

Shares sold or allotted under the Placing are not eligible for direct transfer into an ISA or PEP.<br />

However, Shares subsequently acquired in the secondary market will generally be eligible for inclusion<br />

in an ISA or PEP, subject to applicable subscription limits set out below being complied with.<br />

Further information relating to ISAs and PEPs is provided below.<br />

General<br />

The Directors have instructed the Investment Manager to manage the affairs of the Company so as<br />

to maintain the eligibility of Shares for inclusion in an ISA, although this cannot be guaranteed.<br />

Eligibility of the Shares for inclusion in an ISA is subject to the usual subscription limits applicable<br />

(for the tax year 2006/07 an individual may invest up to a maximum of £7,000 worth of stocks and<br />

shares in a maxi ISA or £4,000 in the stocks and shares component of a mini ISA). Investors are<br />

reminded that they cannot subscribe for both a maxi ISA and a mini ISA in the same tax year. Maxi<br />

ISAs may consist of a stocks and shares component, a cash component and an insurance component<br />

whereas mini ISAs may only comprise one such component (although one mini ISA of each<br />

component may be subscribed for in any one tax year).<br />

PEP<br />

Although no new PEPs may be opened and no further subscription made to existing PEPs, Shares<br />

may be qualifying investments for existing PEPs provided that the manager of the PEP has acquired<br />

such Shares by sale or subscription under the Public Offer or by purchase in the market and is<br />

satisfied on the subject of eligibility.<br />

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SSAS and SIPP<br />

The Directors have been advised that the Shares in the Company will be eligible for inclusion in a<br />

SSAS or SIPP.<br />

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Part IV<br />

Background to the Continental European Real Estate Market<br />

Overview of the Continental European economy<br />

Following three years of relatively weak economic activity from 2003 to 2005, the six months to 30<br />

June 2006 has seen recovery in economic growth in the Eurozone. However, broad aggregate<br />

measures of economic activity conceal the wide divergence of growth within the different countries of<br />

the Eurozone. For example, rapid economic growth in Spain and Ireland has been driven by the<br />

strength of the retail and housing markets, much of which has been fuelled by lower cost debt. In<br />

contrast, the much larger German economy has until recently experienced both weak retail sales and<br />

housing markets, with consumers preferring to save rather than spend.<br />

The recovery in global economic growth has benefited a number of Continental European economies,<br />

particularly those with exposure to international financial services and those with large export<br />

industries. Stronger economic growth along with increased global inflationary pressures has resulted in<br />

the European Central Bank (ECB) increasing interest rates, however at 3.25 per cent. they currently<br />

remain significantly lower than those in the US and UK.<br />

Continental European real estate market<br />

The Eurozone real estate market is estimated to be worth in excess of A3,000 billion 1 which is<br />

approximately three times the size of the UK market. Of this, the German market is by far the<br />

largest individual market at A1,080 billion, with a value slightly lower than that of France and Italy<br />

combined, at A780 billion and A660 billion respectively. On the basis of the Assumptions, 47 per cent.<br />

of the Market Value of the properties owned by the Company is attributable to Germany and 31 per<br />

cent. to France.<br />

Real estate investment yields are significantly higher than Eurozone interest rates which has been a<br />

key factor behind the large increase in investor demand for this asset class. Over the last few years<br />

there has been a significant increase in the level of cross border investment activity, much of which<br />

has been debt-funded. The strength of investor demand for Continental European real estate assets<br />

has resulted in downward pressure on investment yields, which in turn has increased property values.<br />

Rising interest rates and continuing strong demand for real estate has reduced the size of the margin<br />

between real estate yields and interest rates over the last two years. The Investment Manager believes<br />

that stock selection and active asset management will become increasingly important in driving assetlevel<br />

total returns as the positive yield gap (differential between rental yields and financing rates)<br />

narrows.<br />

Typical lease structures<br />

Lease structures differ across the Continental Europe. Continental European countries tend to have<br />

shorter lease lengths than the UK, with rents that are typically index-linked. In France, for example,<br />

the typical lease structure is a 9 year lease, with break clauses at 3 and/or 6 years. Although this<br />

creates a potentially less certain income stream, the Investment Manager believes that good quality,<br />

well-located real estate assets have a lower risk of rental voids. Closer analysis is required in<br />

determining under what circumstances a tenant might seek to exercise a break clause, considering, for<br />

example, the costs of moving, costs of disruption and market rent differences. German leases are<br />

typically of 10 years duration with the tenant having the right to renew at lease expiry.<br />

Unlike the UK, where rents tend to change only at a specified rent review date, most Continental<br />

European leases contain indexation provisions that increase or decrease the rents paid during the term<br />

of the lease. In German retail property, for example, the indexation is often applied once the index<br />

exceeds an agreed hurdle – at which point either 75 per cent. or 66 per cent. of the total growth is<br />

applied. The index is typically a consumer price index or an alternative cost of living index. As a<br />

consequence, leases containing indexation have a potentially greater scope for a disconnect between<br />

market rents and the actual rents paid during the lease, particularly where there has been a period of<br />

significant price increases or decreases.<br />

Tenants will typically bear the costs of service charge expenses, insurance, local taxes and the costs of<br />

internal repairs. Structural repairs are usually the responsibility of the landlord. There are certain<br />

1 European Public Real Estate Association, September 2005. Exchange rate – $1:A1.221<br />

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jurisdictions where market practice and/or tenant negotiation may prevent the full quantum of service<br />

charge costs (e.g. insurance) being passed on. This is often the case for example in German retail<br />

property where buildings insurance is non-recoverable and property management fees are either nonrecoverable<br />

or capped. Some logistics tenants also impose such restrictions in their leases, although<br />

this is less common than in retail warehousing.<br />

Historical Performance of Real Estate Markets<br />

The recent recovery in economic growth has not had a uniform impact across all the Eurozone<br />

countries or real estate sectors. The retail sector has tended to perform better than the office sector,<br />

although there has been a wide variation in performance between countries.<br />

For example, the performance of the German office and retail sectors has been weak in comparison<br />

to the other main markets as a result of both an over supply of office accommodation and weak<br />

consumer demand. Accordingly, investor demand for real estate has not been as strong as in other<br />

markets such as Spain where consumer demand has remained robust. Prospects for performance<br />

going forward are equally diverse with significantly more scope for yield compression in improving<br />

German office and retail markets as opposed to the principal Spanish markets.<br />

Diversification<br />

Given the underlying economic differences in the various Continental European countries, the real<br />

estate markets provide significant scope for diversification by geography and sector.<br />

Office sector performance has exhibited a strong correlation within countries and between the larger<br />

international financial centres. Frankfurt and Paris have demonstrated the greatest correlation by<br />

virtue of their exposure to the international financial services sector.<br />

Retail sector performance tends to be closely linked to the performance of the domestic economy<br />

and, in a number of countries, the performance of the housing market. This is also linked in some<br />

countries to the fixed or floating rate nature of residential mortgages. The notable exception here is<br />

Germany where there is a greater propensity for consumers to rent rather than own their homes.<br />

The industrial sector is a relatively new investment class in Continental Europe with the majority of<br />

investors focusing on the logistics sector. Interest in the logistics sector is driven in part by<br />

consolidation trends in the wider logistics/distribution marketplace and also the changing supply/<br />

distribution needs of the end-users. The internationalisation of distribution and increasing demand for<br />

larger lot sizes is leading to a new wave of logistics centres being constructed at key road-transport<br />

nodes and operating on a more pan-European basis, rather than on a country level at traditional<br />

logistics hubs.<br />

Liquidity<br />

Real estate markets across Continental Europe vary in their liquidity but are considered to be less<br />

liquid and transparent than the UK. The expansion of research providers such as Investment<br />

Property Databank property returns analysis service across a number of Continental European<br />

markets has, however, dramatically improved transparency in recent years. It is believed that liquidity<br />

will continue to improve as the real estate markets mature, largely due to increased market<br />

transparency and rising levels of institutional investment across Continental Europe.<br />

Investment from international investors has been particularly evident in the larger more established<br />

sectors/cities. Often this activity is more focussed in the areas of greatest economic activity. France<br />

has had the greatest concentration of both economic and property market activity in Paris as<br />

compared to Germany which has a more diverse market, with activity spread across a number of<br />

cities. The Investment Manager believes these local market characteristics provide enhanced<br />

opportunities to increase performance through strategic asset allocation and through active asset<br />

management strategies.<br />

There has been a trend throughout Continental Europe for corporate owner-occupiers to dispose of<br />

real estate assets in order to focus on their main business activities. DTZ suggests that this trend has<br />

accelerated over the last few years with an estimated A8 billion of Continental European real estate<br />

being disposed of by corporates in 2004. Commentators believe there is significant potential for<br />

further investment grade properties to be transferred from corporate owner-occupiers to investors.<br />

DTZ estimates that there is the potential for over A40 billion of corporate real estate to enter the<br />

investment market by 2010.<br />

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Continental European Listed Property Market<br />

As yet, there is no standard framework across Continental Europe for owning or investing in real<br />

estate. A number of countries (France, Belgium and the Netherlands) have tax transparent real estate<br />

investment structures (REITs), however the individual countries have diverse real estate markets with<br />

significant differences in lease structure, transaction taxes and ownership profiles.<br />

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Part V<br />

Property Portfolio<br />

Property Portfolio<br />

This section details the breakdown of the Property Portfolio, as at the date of this Prospectus.<br />

The Market Values, Net Annual Rent and Estimated Net Annual Rental Value figures referred to in<br />

this Part V are derived from the Valuation Report of the Independent Valuer, on the basis described<br />

and as set out in Part VI of this Prospectus.<br />

Where the Group is Committed to Acquire properties, any such acquisition will be subject to the<br />

satisfaction of all conditions and completion provisions.<br />

Overview<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Group owned a total of 10 properties and was Committed to<br />

Acquire a further 10 properties.<br />

The Property Portfolio was valued by the Independent Valuer at a Market Value of A488.3 million on<br />

30 September 2006 (A281.2 million of which is owned; A207.1 of which is Committed to be Acquired).<br />

The aggregate Net Annual Rent of the Property Portfolio is A31.3 million (A17.7 million in respect of<br />

properties which are owned; A13.5 million in respect of properties which are Committed to be<br />

Acquired).<br />

The Group has freehold interests in all of the properties owned by it and has entered into contracts<br />

to acquire freehold interests in all of the properties Committed to be Acquired, other than the<br />

logistics property in Amsterdam, where the purchase agreement contemplates the transfer of a 50 year<br />

leasehold interest.<br />

Property Portfolio<br />

The Property Portfolio (including acquired properties and Committed to be Acquired properties) can<br />

be summarised as follows:<br />

Property Country Sector Main Tenant<br />

Expected<br />

Completion*<br />

Net Annual<br />

Rent<br />

(B)<br />

Estimated<br />

Net Annual<br />

Rental<br />

Value (B)<br />

Net Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

Acquired Properties<br />

Alovera Spain Logistics TechData — 1,615,591 1,596,389 5.63% 26,750,000<br />

Leuven Belgium Office KVLV — 1,293,348 1,173,150 6.95% 18,500,000<br />

Solingen Germany Logistics Strauss Innovation — 965,003 1,010,625 5.80% 15,800,000<br />

Marseille France Logistics SDV/Transagrue — 1,245,376 1,272,942 5.95% 19,700,000<br />

Heusenstamm Germany Office Deutsche Telekom — 5,231,338 5,356,430 5.62% 88,900,000<br />

Ecully France Office BASF/IBM/Scotts — 2,204,889 2,377,100 6.48% 32,100,000<br />

Nanteuil France Logistics Nissin — 585,920 590,700 6.25% 8,840,000<br />

Sun France Office Sun Microsystems — 1,421,788 1,421,332 6.41% 20,940,000<br />

Nova France Office Euromaster,<br />

Pechiney — 671,036 647,095 6.55% 9,660,000<br />

Cergy France Office Valeo — 2,499,758 2,314,795 5.92% 40,000,000<br />

Subtotal Acquired 17,734,047 17,760,558 281,190,000<br />

Committed to be Acquired**<br />

Properties<br />

Warsaw Poland Logistics GEFCO Pre Admission* 597,667 603,009 6.83% 8,750,000<br />

Riesa Germany Retail Toom, Real Pre Admission 3,879,591 4,012,633 6.26% 57,340,000<br />

Rheda Germany Retail Martkauf Pre Admission 846,965 877,680 6.25% 12,930,000<br />

Lutterberg Germany Logistics DHL Pre Admission 2,254,003 2,598,750 6.08% 35,500,000<br />

Prague Czech Republic Logistics Bax Global Pre Admission 895,042 889,515 6.95% 12,900,000<br />

Amsterdam Netherlands Logistics Christian Salvesen Q1 2007 420,193 455,400 6.21% 6,250,000<br />

Roth Germany Retail Martkauf Q1 2007 1,315,671 1,254,831 5.89% 21,310,000<br />

Tiel Netherlands Logistics DHL Q1 2007 1,237,291 1,238,490 6.13% 18,800,000<br />

Villeurbanne France Office Merial Q1 2007 1,366,000 1,178,800 5.82% 22,100,000<br />

Girona Spain Logistics Bax Global Q1 2007 715,688 726,100 6.06% 11,250,000<br />

Subtotal Committed to be<br />

Acquired 13,528,111 13,835,208 207,130,000<br />

Total 31,262,158 31,595,766 6.07% 488,320,000<br />

* This column indicates the expected and assumed completion date for the respective Committed to be Acquired properties. There<br />

can be no assurance that these Committed to be Acquired properties will be acquired in the time period indicated.<br />

** Assets for which the Group has contractual commitments to purchase, subject to purchase, subject to the satisfaction of all<br />

conditions and completion provisions.<br />

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The 5 largest properties account for 52 per cent. of the Property Portfolio (including acquired<br />

properties and Committed to be Acquired properties) by Market Value.<br />

Geographical Spread<br />

The geographical weightings of the Property Portfolio (including acquired properties and Committed<br />

to be Acquired properties) can be summarised as follows:<br />

Country<br />

Market Value<br />

of acquired<br />

properties (A)<br />

% of Property<br />

Portfolio by<br />

Market Value<br />

Market value of<br />

Committed to<br />

be Acquired<br />

properties (A)<br />

% of Property<br />

Portfolio by<br />

Market Value<br />

Total Market<br />

Value of the<br />

Property<br />

Portfolio (A)<br />

% of Total<br />

Market Value<br />

of the Property<br />

Portfolio<br />

Germany 104,700,000 21% 127,080,000 26% 231,780,000 47%<br />

France 131,240,000 27% 22,100,000 5% 153,340,000 31%<br />

Spain 26,750,000 5% 11,250,000 2% 38,000,000 8%<br />

Netherlands — 0% 25,050,000 5% 25,050,000 5%<br />

Belgium 18,500,000 4% — 0% 18,500,000 4%<br />

Czech Republic — 0% 12,900,000 3% 12,900,000 3%<br />

Poland — 0% 8,750,000 2% 8,750,000 2%<br />

Total 281,190,000 58% 207,130,000 42% 488,320,000 100%<br />

Sector Spread<br />

The office portfolio contains multi-tenanted office buildings and office complexes, the logistics<br />

portfolio contains warehouses and distribution facilities and the retail portfolio (which consists of<br />

Committed to be Acquired properties) contains shopping centres and out-of-town retail properties.<br />

The sectoral weightings of the Property Portfolio (including acquired properties and Committed to be<br />

Acquired properties) are as follows:<br />

Sector<br />

Market Value<br />

of acquired<br />

properties (A)<br />

% of Property<br />

Portfolios by<br />

Market Value<br />

Market value of<br />

Committed to<br />

be Acquired<br />

properties (A)<br />

% of Property<br />

Portfolio by<br />

Market Value<br />

Total Market<br />

Value of<br />

Property<br />

Portfolio (A)<br />

% of Total<br />

Market Value<br />

of the<br />

Property<br />

Portfoilo<br />

Office 210,100,000 43% 22,100,000 5% 232,200,000 48%<br />

Logistics 71,090,000 15% 93,450,000 19% 164,540,000 34%<br />

Retail — 0% 91,580,000 19% 91,580,000 19%<br />

Total 281,190,000 58% 207,130,000 42% 488,320,000 100%<br />

Office sector<br />

The office portfolio consists of 7 properties (6 acquired; 1 Committed to be Acquired) and represents<br />

48% of the Market Value of the Property Portfolio. As at the date of this Prospectus, the acquired<br />

and Committed to be Acquired office properties were 95 per cent. leased by area to 25 tenants.<br />

Approximately 47 per cent. of the Net Annual Rent for the Property Portfolio valued as at 30<br />

September 2006 can be attributed to acquired and Committed to be Acquired office properties.<br />

The Group has acquired a large office property in Heusenstamm, (near Frankfurt), Germany which is<br />

fully leased to a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (the obligations of which Deutsche Telekom has<br />

assured) expiring in December 2020. This office property represents the largest asset by Market Value<br />

in the Property Portfolio. The property contributes approximately 17 per cent. of the Group’s Net<br />

Annual Rent. The Group has also acquired office properties in Lyon and Grenoble, France which<br />

contribute approximately 14 per cent. of the Group’s Net Annual Rent and are leased to 7 tenants.<br />

In addition the Group has acquired an office property located in Leuven, Belgium leased to 13<br />

tenants.<br />

The Group has Committed to Acquire one office property located in Villeurbanne in France which is<br />

expected to contribute 4 per cent. of the Company’s Net Annual Rent, and is currently leased to 1<br />

tenant.<br />

Logistics sector<br />

The logistics portfolio consists of 10 properties (4 acquired; 6 Committed to be Acquired), 9 of which<br />

have been, or are expected to be, acquired from Eurinpro International SA. As at the date of this<br />

Prospectus, the acquired and Committed to be Acquired logistics properties were 98 per cent. leased<br />

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y area to 13 tenants. Approximately 34 per cent. of the Net Annual Rent for the Property Portfolio<br />

valued as at 30 September 2006 can be attributed to acquired and Committed to be Acquired logistic<br />

properties.<br />

All the logistics properties are recently built or of modern construction and, in the majority of<br />

situations, are single tenanted.<br />

In the case of the Committed to Acquire properties, the buildings are currently being constructed to<br />

high standards and already have a pre-lease agreement in place. Completion of the acquisition will<br />

take place when the building is complete, the tenant is in occupation and the tenant has paid its first<br />

rental instalment.<br />

Retail sector<br />

The retail portfolio consists of 3 properties (all of which are Committed to be Acquired). The Group<br />

did not own any retail properties as at 30 September 2006.<br />

The retail portfolio is expected to account for approximately 19 per cent. of the Market Value of the<br />

Property Portfolio. As at the date of this Prospectus these retail properties were 99 per cent. leased<br />

by area to 97 tenants. If the 3 Committed to be Acquired properties are acquired, the retail portfolio<br />

is expected to contribute approximately 19 per cent. of the Company’s Net Annual Rental income.<br />

The largest retail property of the Committed to be Acquired properties is a retail park located in<br />

Riesa, Germany with 62 tenants, anchored by Real and Toom. Assuming it is purchased, this<br />

property will contribute approximately 12 per cent. of the Group’s Net Annual Rent. In addition to<br />

this property, the Group has Committed to Acquire two retail properties located in Roth and Rheda-<br />

Weidenbrück, Germany which have a combined Market Value of A34.2 million and, if acquired, will<br />

comprise approximately 7 per cent. of the Group’s Net Annual Rent.<br />

Tenant Base<br />

The Property Portfolio (including acquired properties and Committed to be Acquired properties) has<br />

a diverse base of tenants, including multinational corporations and local enterprises, that operate<br />

logistics, telecommunications, information technology, manufacturing, retail and other businesses.<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Property Portfolio had an Experian credit rating of 72 (out of<br />

100) 1 (76 (out of 100) in respect of properties owned by the Group).<br />

The average weighted term to expiration of the leases in the Property Portfolio is 10.5 years based on<br />

market values of the properties given in the Independent Valuer’s report.<br />

The acquired properties have a total of 30 tenants and the Committed to be Acquired properties have<br />

a total of 105 tenants. The 5 largest tenants of the Property Portfolio account for 44 per cent. of the<br />

total Net Annual Rent. The 10 largest tenants of the acquired properties and the Committed to be<br />

Acquired properties can be summarised as follows:<br />

1 Based on 98 per cent of the Property Portfolio by Net Annual Rent as at 24 October 2006.<br />

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10 Largest Tenants<br />

Tenant<br />

Net Annual<br />

Rent (A)<br />

% of Net<br />

Annual Rent of<br />

the acquired<br />

properties<br />

% of Net<br />

Annual Rent<br />

of Committed<br />

to be Acquired<br />

properties<br />

Net Annual<br />

Rent of<br />

acquired and<br />

Committed to<br />

be Acquired<br />

properties as<br />

% of Property<br />

Portfolio<br />

Assets Acquired<br />

Deutsche Telekom 5,231,338 29% — 17%<br />

Techdata 1,615,591 9% — 5%<br />

Valeo 1,588,785 9% — 5%<br />

Sun Microsystems 1,421,788 8% — 5%<br />

Strauss Innovation 965,003 5% — 3%<br />

Subtotal 10,822,505 61% — 35%<br />

Assets Committed to be Acquired<br />

DHL 3,491,294 — 26% 11%<br />

AVA Martkauf 1,858,321 — 14% 6%<br />

Bax Global 1,610,730 — 12% 5%<br />

Merial SAS 1,366,000 — 10% 4%<br />

Real 921,574 — 7% 3%<br />

Subtotal 9,247,919 — 68% 30%<br />

Total 20,070,424 61% 68% 64%<br />

Unxpired Lease Terms<br />

The unexpired lease terms can be summarised as follows:<br />

Term to Expiry<br />

% of Net<br />

Annual Rent<br />

of acquired<br />

properties by<br />

Term to<br />

Expiry<br />

% of Net<br />

Annual Rent<br />

of Committed<br />

to be Acquired<br />

Properties by<br />

Term to<br />

Expiry<br />

% of Net<br />

Annual Rent<br />

of Property<br />

Portfolio by<br />

Term to<br />

Expiry<br />

0 to 3 yrs 5% 1% 6%<br />

3 to 6 yrs 7% 3% 10%<br />

6 to 9 yrs 17% 8% 25%<br />

9 to 15 yrs 24% 20% 44%<br />

4 15 yrs 3% 12% 15%<br />

60<br />

56% 44% 100%


Part VI<br />

Valuation Report<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

25B Boulevard Royal<br />

L-2449 Luxembourg<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited<br />

33 Old Broad Street<br />

London EC2N 1HZ<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove Limited<br />

20 Moorgate<br />

London EC2R 6DA<br />

Citigroup Global Markets Limited<br />

33 Canada Square<br />

Canary Wharf<br />

London E14 5LB<br />

Dear Sirs<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

24 November 2006<br />

1 Introduction<br />

In accordance with our engagement letter with Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF (‘‘the<br />

Company’’), we, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, Chartered Surveyors, have considered the Properties<br />

referred to in the attached schedule (the ‘‘Schedule’’), in order to advise you of our opinion of the<br />

Market Value as at 30 September 2006, of the Company’s freehold or leasehold interests (as<br />

appropriate) in each of those properties (the ‘‘Properties’’). This report is dated 24 November 2006.<br />

2 Compliance with Appraisal and Valuation Standards<br />

We confirm that the valuations have been made in accordance with the appropriate sections of both<br />

the current Practice Statements (‘‘PS’’), and United Kingdom Practice Statements (‘‘ UKPS’’)<br />

contained within the RICS Appraisal and Valuation Standards, 5th Edition (the ‘‘Red Book’’). This is<br />

an internationally accepted basis of valuation. Each of the properties were inspected by DTZ between<br />

December 2005 and September 2006.<br />

The valuation has also been undertaken in accordance with the Listing, Prospectus and Disclosure<br />

Rules (1 July 2005) and the Commission Regulation 809/2004/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing<br />

Directive 2003/71/EC (the ‘‘Prospectus Directive Regulation’’).<br />

3 Status of valuer and conflicts of interest<br />

We confirm that we have undertaken the valuations acting as External Valuers as defined in the Red<br />

Book, qualified for the purpose of the valuation.<br />

DTZ has an ongoing relationship with the Company and has undertaken both quarterly and end of<br />

year portfolio valuations for the Company since September 2005.<br />

DTZ has in the past provided advice on acquisitions however, we are one of a number of advisers<br />

used by the Applicant for advice on such acquisitions.<br />

You have confirmed that you are aware of this and that it does not cause a conflict.<br />

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4 Purpose of the valuation report<br />

We understand that this Report and Valuation (the ‘‘Valuation Report’’) is required firstly, to confirm<br />

to the directors of the Company the current Market Value of the Properties, secondly, for inclusion<br />

in a Prospectus which investors will rely on in making their decision to invest in the Company and<br />

thirdly by JPMorgan Cazenove Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Limited in relation to their<br />

obligations as Sponsor in connection with the Admission and the Offer.<br />

5 Basis of valuation and Net Annual Rent<br />

5.1 Market Value<br />

The value of each of the Properties has been assessed in accordance with the relevant parts of<br />

the Red Book. In particular, we have assessed Market Value in accordance with PS 3.2. Under<br />

these provisions, the term ‘‘Market Value’’ means ‘‘the estimated amount for which a property<br />

should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an<br />

arm’s-length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties have each acted<br />

knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion’’.<br />

In undertaking our valuations on the basis of Market Value we have applied the interpretive<br />

commentary which has been settled by the International Valuation Standards Committee and<br />

which is included in PS 3.2. The RICS considers that the application of the Market Value<br />

definition provides the same result as Open Market Value, a basis of value supported by<br />

previous editions of the Red Book.<br />

5.2 Net Annual Rent<br />

The Net Annual Rent for each of the Properties is referred to in the Schedule. Net Annual<br />

Rent is defined for the purposes of this transaction as ‘‘the current income or income estimated<br />

by the valuer:<br />

(i) ignoring any special receipts or deductions arising from the property;<br />

(ii) excluding Value Added Tax and before taxation (including tax on profits and any<br />

allowances for interest on capital or loans); and<br />

(iii) after making deductions for superior rents (but not for amortisation), and any<br />

disbursements including, if appropriate, expenses of managing the property and allowances<br />

to maintain it in a condition to command its rent’’.<br />

The Schedule also includes the estimated Net Annual Rent of each of the Properties. The<br />

estimated Net Annual Rent is based on the current rental value of each of the Properties. The<br />

rental value reflects the terms of the leases where the Properties, or parts thereof, are let at the<br />

date of valuation. Where the Properties, or parts thereof, are vacant at the date of valuation,<br />

the rental value reflects the rent we consider would be obtainable on an open market letting as<br />

at the date of valuation.<br />

5.3 Taxation and costs<br />

We have not made any adjustments to reflect any liability to taxation that may arise on<br />

disposal, nor for any costs associated with disposals incurred by the owner. No allowance has<br />

been made to reflect any liability to repay any government or other grants, or taxation<br />

allowance that may arise on disposals.<br />

We have made deductions to reflect purchasers’ acquisition costs which have been shown to<br />

vary from country to country dependent on current local market practice. The level of<br />

purchasers’ acquisition costs adopted in our valuations are outlined below.<br />

France 6.00%<br />

Germany 4.50%<br />

Spain 5.00%<br />

The Netherlands 6.20%<br />

Belgium 0.50%<br />

Czech Republic 0.00%<br />

Poland 0.00%<br />

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6 VAT<br />

The capital valuations and rentals included in this Valuation Report are net of any relevant Value<br />

Added Tax at the prevailing rate.<br />

7 Assumptions and sources of information<br />

An assumption is stated in the Glossary to the Red Book to be a ‘‘supposition taken to be true’’<br />

(‘‘assumption’’). Assumptions are facts, conditions or situations affecting the subject of, or approach<br />

to, a valuation that, by agreement, need not be verified by a valuer as part of the valuation process.<br />

In undertaking our valuations, we have made a number of assumptions and have relied on certain<br />

sources of information. Where appropriate, the Company’s advisers have confirmed that our<br />

assumptions are correct so far as they are aware. In the event that any of these assumptions prove to<br />

be incorrect then our valuations should be reviewed. The assumptions we have made for the purposes<br />

of our valuations are referred to below:<br />

7.1 Title<br />

We have not been provided with title deeds of the Properties, though we have reviewed the legal<br />

due diligence reports and have reflected them in our valuation. We have made an assumption<br />

that the Properties have good and marketable freehold or leasehold title in each case and that<br />

the Properties are free from rights of way or easements, restrictive covenants, disputes or<br />

onerous or unusual outgoings unless shown in the legal due diligence reports. We have also<br />

assumed that the Properties are free from mortgages, charges or other encumbrances, which<br />

would have a negative impact on the value of the Properties.<br />

7.2 Condition of structure and services, deleterious materials, plant and machinery and goodwill<br />

We have reviewed copies of the condition surveys for all of the Properties apart from for<br />

Girona, which is currently under construction. Further to this we have not conducted any<br />

further investigations however when undertaking our valuations have had regard to the<br />

recommendations provided within these condition surveys. We have made an assumption that<br />

the Properties are free from any rot, infestation, adverse toxic chemical treatments, and<br />

structural or design defects, save as disclosed in the relevant surveys.<br />

We have not arranged for investigations to be made to determine whether high alumina cement<br />

concrete, calcium chloride additive or any other deleterious materials have been used in the<br />

construction or any alterations of any of the Properties. For the purposes of these valuations,<br />

unless otherwise informed by the Company’s advisers or apparent from the reports, we have<br />

made an assumption that any such investigation would not reveal the presence of such materials<br />

in any adverse condition.<br />

No mining, geological or other investigations have been undertaken to certify that the sites of<br />

the Properties are free from any defect as to foundations. We have made an assumption that<br />

the load bearing qualities of the sites of the Properties are sufficient to support the buildings<br />

constructed thereon. We have also made an assumption that there are no abnormal ground<br />

conditions, nor archaeological remains present, which might adversely affect the present or<br />

future occupation, development or value of any of the Properties.<br />

No tests have been carried out as to electrical, electronic, heating, plant and machinery,<br />

equipment or any other services, nor have the drains been tested. We have made an assumption<br />

that all services to the Properties are functioning satisfactorily.<br />

No allowance has been made in these valuations for any items of plant or machinery not<br />

forming part of the service installations of the Properties. We have specifically excluded all items<br />

of plant, machinery and equipment installed wholly or primarily in connection with the<br />

occupants’ businesses. We have also excluded furniture and furnishings, fixtures, fittings, vehicles,<br />

stock and loose tools. Further, no account has been taken in our valuations of any goodwill<br />

that may arise from the present occupation of any of the Properties.<br />

It is a condition of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited or any related company, or any<br />

qualified employee, providing advice and opinions as to value, that the client and/or third<br />

parties (whether notified to us or not) accept that the Valuation Report in no way relates to, or<br />

gives warranties as to, the condition of the structure, foundations, soil and services.<br />

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7.3 Environmental matters<br />

We have reviewed the Environmental Reports in respect of all of the Properties and we have<br />

incorporated their findings within our valuations. We have not done any investigation and we<br />

assume that if investigations were made to an appropriate extent then nothing would be<br />

discovered sufficient to affect value unless disclosed in the reports. We have not carried out any<br />

investigation into past uses, either of the properties or any adjacent land to establish whether<br />

there is any potential for contamination from such uses or sites, and have therefore assumed<br />

that none exists unless disclosed in the reports.<br />

We have no basis upon which to assess the reasonableness of this assumption. If it were to<br />

prove invalid then the value would fall by an unspecified amount.<br />

Commensurate with our assumptions set out above we have not made any allowance in the<br />

valuation for any effect in respect of actual or potential contamination of land or buildings.<br />

7.4 Areas<br />

We have not measured the properties but have relied on the areas supplied by the Company.<br />

7.5 Statutory requirements and planning<br />

We have made an assumption that, unless otherwise disclosed in the legal due diligence reports,<br />

the buildings have been constructed in full compliance with valid local planning and building<br />

regulations approvals, that where necessary the Properties comply with the legal requirements<br />

and standards and have all necessary certification and are not subject to any outstanding<br />

statutory notices as to their construction, use or occupation. We have made a further<br />

assumption that the existing uses of the Properties are duly authorised or established and that<br />

no adverse planning conditions or restrictions apply.<br />

7.6 Leasing<br />

We have reviewed the leases of each of the properties in conjunction with the Legal Due<br />

Diligence provided by your legal advisors.<br />

We have undertaken investigations into the financial strength of the key tenants at the<br />

Properties. Unless we have become aware by general knowledge, or we have been specifically<br />

advised to the contrary we have made an assumption that the tenants are financially in a<br />

position to meet their obligations. Unless otherwise informed by the Company’s advisers we<br />

have also made an assumption that there are no material arrears of rent or service charges,<br />

breaches of covenants, or current or anticipated tenant disputes.<br />

However, our valuations reflect the type of tenants actually in occupation or responsible for<br />

meeting lease commitments, or likely to be in occupation, and the market’s general perception<br />

of their creditworthiness.<br />

7.7 Information<br />

We have made an assumption that the information the Company and its professional advisers<br />

have supplied to us in respect of the Properties is both full and correct.<br />

It follows that we have made an assumption that details of all matters likely to affect value<br />

within their collective knowledge such as prospective lettings, rent reviews, outstanding<br />

requirements under legislation and planning decisions have been made available to us and that<br />

the information is up to date.<br />

8 Valuation<br />

We are of the opinion that the aggregate of the Market Values of the freehold or leasehold interests<br />

in the Properties described in the Schedule as at 30 September 2006, subject to the assumptions and<br />

comments in this Valuation Report is as follows:<br />

Acquired Assets as at the date of this document:<br />

German Properties A104,700,000<br />

French Properties A91,240,000<br />

Spanish Properties A26,750,000<br />

Belgian Properties A18,500,000<br />

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Acquired Assets as at the date of this document:<br />

Assets Committed to be Acquired:<br />

German Properties A127,080,000<br />

French Properties A62,100,000<br />

Dutch Properties A25,050,000<br />

Czech Republic Properties A12,900,000<br />

Spanish Properties A11,250,000<br />

Polish Properties A8,750,000<br />

TOTAL MARKET VALUE A488,320,000<br />

(Four Hundred and Eighty Eight Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euros)<br />

All of the properties as at the date of this letter were either acquired or contractually committed to<br />

be acquired except for Le Delta and Roth which were committed to be acquired on 31 October and 3<br />

November 2006 respectively. The valuations themselves were as at 30 September 2006.<br />

The net initial yield of the portfolio including capital expenditure (net current income/gross Market<br />

Value plus capital expenditure) reflects 6.07%.<br />

9 Confidentiality and disclosure<br />

The contents of this Valuation Report and Schedule may be used only for the Purpose of this<br />

Valuation Report, which is to form part of the Prospectus for the Company. Before this Valuation<br />

Report, or any part thereof, is reproduced or referred to, in any other document, circular or<br />

statement and before its contents, or any part thereof, are otherwise disclosed orally or otherwise to a<br />

third party, the valuer’s written approval as to the form and context of such publication or disclosure<br />

must first be obtained. For the avoidance of doubt, such approval is required whether or not DTZ<br />

Debenham Tie Leung Limited are referred to by name and whether or not the contents of our<br />

Valuation Report are combined with others.<br />

Yours faithfully<br />

PAUL WOLFENDEN<br />

CHARTERED SURVEYOR<br />

DIRECTOR<br />

For and on behalf of<br />

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited<br />

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German Properties C104,700,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Straussplatz 1,<br />

42697 Solingen,<br />

Germany<br />

Campus<br />

Heusenstamm,<br />

54-64 Jahnstrasse,<br />

Heusenstamm,<br />

Germany<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a<br />

purpose built distribution<br />

warehouse totalling 20,000 sq m.<br />

The warehouse accommodation<br />

is arranged over ground floor<br />

only with additional ancillary<br />

office space arranged over<br />

ground and one upper floor. The<br />

Property was originally<br />

developed in 2005 and is of<br />

concrete frame construction with<br />

profile aluminium cladding. The<br />

Property has a flat roof and<br />

benefits from roof lights across<br />

the main warehouse roof area.<br />

There are 30 dock levelled<br />

loading doors and the property<br />

has double glazed, aluminium<br />

framed windows. The building<br />

has been divided to create three<br />

units each of which is capable of<br />

separate occupation.<br />

Externally, the property benefits<br />

from a large yard area providing<br />

parking for 100 cars and is<br />

monitored by CCTV cameras.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Offices The Property comprises a<br />

complex of six office buildings<br />

(A to F) constructed in 1975.<br />

The Campus comprises a total of<br />

41,827 sq m of accommodation<br />

and was originally constructed<br />

as a purpose-built conference<br />

and training facility for Deutsche<br />

Telekom staff. Blocks A, B, and<br />

C form three twelve to fifteen<br />

storey office buildings and are<br />

located around a central foyer.<br />

The building complex is<br />

interconnected with one and two<br />

storey buildings D, E and F.<br />

These are used as offices, storage<br />

rooms and rooms for technical<br />

equipment. In addition, there are<br />

a total of 405 car parking spaces,<br />

315 of which are provided in the<br />

form of undercroft parking, with<br />

the remainder provided as<br />

external parking at ground floor<br />

level.<br />

Since its construction the<br />

Property has undergone a<br />

complete refurbishment, with the<br />

exception of the cafeteria, with<br />

renovation works being carried<br />

out in three separate phases<br />

between 2002 and 2005.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Acquired Assets<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is let to<br />

Innovations-Club<br />

Strauss<br />

Handelsgesellschaft mbH<br />

& Co. KG on a single<br />

lease expiring in<br />

December 2015. The<br />

lease contains no break<br />

provisions.<br />

The Property is single let<br />

to GMG<br />

Generalmietgesellschaft<br />

on a lease expiring in<br />

December 2020. There<br />

are no break options<br />

within the lease.<br />

66<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

1,010,625 965,003 5.80% 15,800,000<br />

5,356,430 5,231,338 5.62% 88,900,000


French Properties C131,240,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Le Delta, 14<br />

Avenue des<br />

Beguines, 95000<br />

Cergy St<br />

Christophe,<br />

France<br />

Sun, 180 Avenue<br />

De L’Europe,<br />

38330 Grenoble-<br />

Montbonnot,<br />

France<br />

Offices The subject Property is arranged<br />

over 4 stories and comprises a<br />

basement, ground and 3 upper<br />

floors. The building is designed<br />

as 2 conjoined square crosses.<br />

The Property is of reinforced<br />

concrete construction with tinted<br />

double glazed glass panels<br />

separated by coated Aluminium<br />

bars beneath a flat bituminous<br />

seal roof. The building was<br />

constructed in 1988 and has been<br />

refurbished extensively between<br />

2000 and 2004. The building is<br />

situated in the centre of the site<br />

with the parking for the<br />

employees to the west and the<br />

visitor parking and a grass lawn<br />

to the east. In total the property<br />

offers 18,000 sq m of net lettable<br />

area and 512 car parking spaces.<br />

The vendor intends to submit a<br />

planning application requesting<br />

to extend the parking provisions<br />

to a total of 636 spaces.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Offices The Property comprises a<br />

modern three storey building of<br />

reinforced concrete construction<br />

benefiting from double glazed<br />

windows and a painted concrete<br />

facade set beneath a curved roof.<br />

The building was originally<br />

constructed in 2002 and totals<br />

10,191, sq m. The property<br />

comprises four interconnected<br />

office buildings or wings joined<br />

at ground floor level by an<br />

enclosed walkway.<br />

The Property also benefits from<br />

an employee cafeteria which is<br />

situated at ground floor level.<br />

The building appears to be in<br />

good condition and is fitted out<br />

to a high standard benefiting<br />

from air conditioning, carpeted<br />

flooring and external<br />

surveillance cameras.<br />

Externally the site encompasses<br />

438 car parking spaces,<br />

landscaping areas and two<br />

separate small one-storey<br />

buildings which are used as a<br />

guards’ office and housing for<br />

technical installations. The<br />

guards’ office is arranged over<br />

ground floor only with the<br />

building containing the technical<br />

installations benefiting from<br />

ground floor.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing Tenancies<br />

The Property is let on 2<br />

separate leases both<br />

expiring in 2015. Both the<br />

leases have break options<br />

one of which is exercisable<br />

in August, with the other<br />

exercisable in September<br />

2012. 4,754 sq m of<br />

accommodation is<br />

currently vacant but is<br />

covered by a vendor rental<br />

guarantee.<br />

The main tenant is Valeo<br />

who occupies 10,423 sq m.<br />

Sun is single let to Sun<br />

Microsystems on a lease<br />

expiring in June 2011, but<br />

the lease contains an<br />

option to determine in<br />

June 2008.<br />

67<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

2,314,795 2,499,758 5.92% 40,000,000<br />

1,421,332 1,421,788 6.41% 20,940,000


Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Nova, 10 Rue Jean<br />

Kuntzman, 38330<br />

Grenoble-<br />

Montbonnot,<br />

France<br />

Offices The Property comprises a<br />

modern three-storey building of<br />

reinforced concrete construction<br />

complete with modern double<br />

glazed windows and metal panel<br />

facade set beneath a flat roof.<br />

The building was originally<br />

constructed in 2001 and is<br />

arranged over basement, ground<br />

and one upper floor providing a<br />

total of 4,773 sq m.<br />

The building is square shaped<br />

with a projecting double height<br />

rectangular reception area. The<br />

Property is split into east and<br />

west wings and is arrange<br />

around a central internal<br />

courtyard. A pedestrian corridor<br />

located on the first floor<br />

spanning the courtyard links the<br />

northern and southern parts of<br />

the building. In addition, there<br />

are two lifts and two separate<br />

stairwells which service the<br />

Property allowing each of the<br />

wings to be occupied in isolation.<br />

The main entrance to the<br />

building faces north and leads<br />

onto Rue Jean Kuntzman which<br />

runs from east to west.<br />

Externally, the Property<br />

provides approximately 200 car<br />

parking spaces which are located<br />

to the south and east elevations<br />

of the building.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

Nova is let to two<br />

tenants, Euromaster and<br />

Pechiney with leases<br />

expiring in 2012 and 2011<br />

respectively. There are<br />

break option in 2008 and<br />

2009. The gross current<br />

rent passing on the lease<br />

to Euromaster is<br />

A346,562 while the lease<br />

to Pechiney is let off a<br />

gross rent of A341,179 per<br />

annum.<br />

68<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

647,095 671,036 6.55% 9,660,000


Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

1 Chemin de la<br />

Sauvegarde, 69130<br />

Ecully, Rhone,<br />

France<br />

Fos-Distriport<br />

Logistics Park, Fos<br />

sur Mer, 13270<br />

Marseille, France<br />

Offices The Property comprises three<br />

office buildings constructed in<br />

1999, 2004 and 2005 providing a<br />

total net lettable area of<br />

11,448 sq m. These are known as<br />

the SCOTTS building, the BASF<br />

building and the IBM building.<br />

In addition, there is a fourth<br />

building located at the north of<br />

the site which currently stands<br />

vacant. This building is outside<br />

the ownership of the subject<br />

Property. We have been<br />

informed that this building is due<br />

to be demolished.<br />

There are changing rooms, a sick<br />

room and a post room located<br />

on the ground floor. In addition<br />

there is a restaurant and a small<br />

room used for private lunches<br />

(which seats approximately 10<br />

people), which are operated by<br />

an external subcontractor. This<br />

area is utilised as a central<br />

canteen for employees working<br />

in all three of the buildings.<br />

There is a basement car park<br />

which provides 135 spaces.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a high<br />

specification distribution<br />

warehouse facility completed in<br />

August 2005. The warehouse is<br />

arranged over ground floor only<br />

with ancillary office<br />

accommodation arranged over<br />

both ground and one upper floor<br />

and provides a total of<br />

28,279 sq m of accommodation.<br />

The Property is of steel frame<br />

construction with the majority of<br />

the elevations being metal clad<br />

with additional concrete plinths<br />

to the lower parts of the<br />

elevations. The Property is set<br />

beneath a flat roof and benefits<br />

from double glazed aluminium<br />

framed windows. The warehouse<br />

has currently been subdivided to<br />

produce five separate units each<br />

of approximately 5,000 square<br />

metres, allowing separate<br />

occupation of the Property. The<br />

warehousing has an eaves height<br />

of approximately ten metres<br />

height and benefits from 29<br />

roller shutter loading docks.<br />

Externally, the property provides<br />

a large yard area with allocations<br />

for 65 car parking spaces, 7<br />

trucks spaces and 42 container<br />

spaces.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is fully let<br />

under 4 leases expiring<br />

between 2008 and 2014.<br />

2 of the leases contain<br />

break clauses.<br />

The main tenancy at the<br />

Property is a lease to<br />

Compagnie IBM France<br />

who lease 3,676 sq m of<br />

accommodation on a<br />

lease expiring in<br />

November 2014. The<br />

lease also contains a<br />

break option exercisable<br />

in November 2011. The<br />

current gross rent passing<br />

under the lease is<br />

A770,217 per annum.<br />

The Property is let on<br />

3 separate leases that<br />

expire between 2014 and<br />

2015. Two of the leases<br />

contain break options<br />

that are exercisable in<br />

2008 and one in 2009. In<br />

addition there is<br />

currently 5,240 sq m of<br />

vacant accommodation<br />

over which there is a<br />

vendor rental guarantee.<br />

The main lease at the<br />

Property is to SDV. The<br />

lease expires in February<br />

2014, although the tenant<br />

also benefits from an<br />

option to break in<br />

February 2008. The<br />

current gross passing rent<br />

under this lease is<br />

A533,347 per annum.<br />

69<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

2,377,100 2,204,889 6.48% 32,100,000<br />

1,272,942 1,245,376 5.95% 19,700,000


Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Nissin, Allée des<br />

Primevéres, ZAC<br />

du Ferrier, 60440<br />

Nanteuil Le<br />

Haudoin, France<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a<br />

modern two-storey office<br />

building and single storey<br />

attached warehouse constructed<br />

in 2005. The Property is<br />

rectangular shaped and is<br />

arranged as two separate units<br />

providing a total of 10,740 sq m<br />

of accommodation. Externally<br />

the Property benefits from 20 car<br />

parking spaces and 3 truck<br />

spaces. In addition, there is a<br />

tower to store specially treated<br />

water for the sprinkler system<br />

and a small reservoir to hold<br />

normal water in case of a fire.<br />

Logistics facilities occupied by<br />

Houzeau and GEB are located<br />

to the east of the site with the<br />

other site boundaries adjoining<br />

agricultural land.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is single let<br />

to Nissin on a lease<br />

expiring in April 2014.<br />

The lease contains a<br />

break clause exercisable<br />

in December 2011.<br />

70<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

590,700 585,920 6.25% 8,840,000


Spanish Properties C26,750,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Plot 14A & B,<br />

Avenida Rio<br />

Henares, Alovera,<br />

Guadalajara, 19208<br />

Madrid, Spain<br />

Logistics The Property comprises two<br />

semi-detached distribution<br />

warehouse units arranged over<br />

ground floor only, together with<br />

ancillary office accommodation<br />

built over two storeys. The<br />

Property is of relatively new<br />

construction and is composed of<br />

two separate yet attached<br />

buildings that were constructed<br />

in different stages. The original<br />

portion of the building, known<br />

as Plot 14A, was constructed in<br />

2000, with the additional<br />

extension, Plot 14B, added in<br />

2004. Both sections of the<br />

property are of similar<br />

construction and specification<br />

and together provide a total of<br />

35,196 sq m of accommodation.<br />

The warehouse accommodation<br />

is of steel frame construction,<br />

with corrugated steel cladding.<br />

In addition there is concrete to<br />

the lower parts of the facades<br />

extending to approximately one<br />

meter in height. The Property<br />

has a total of 26 loading doors,<br />

12 of which have canopies and<br />

22 which have hydraulic loading<br />

platforms. There are a total of<br />

45 car parking spaces which are<br />

shared between plots 14A & B.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is let to a<br />

single tenant, Tech Data<br />

Espana, under two<br />

separate leases. Both<br />

leases expire in 2018,<br />

however, the leases also<br />

contain break provisions<br />

which are exercisable in<br />

2008/9.<br />

71<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

1,596,389 1,615,591 5.63% 26,750,000


Belgian Properties C18,500,00:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Campus Remy,<br />

Remylaan 4B/4C,<br />

3018 Wijgmaal,<br />

Belgium<br />

Office The Property comprises an office<br />

building originally constructed<br />

in the mid 1980s. The Property is<br />

arranged over ground and four<br />

upper floors and has recently<br />

undergone refurbishment. The<br />

Property comprises a total of<br />

10,204 sq m of office<br />

accommodation.<br />

Externally, the Property is of<br />

concrete frame construction with<br />

walls clad in full height red<br />

brickwork with a stone plinth<br />

extending to approximately one<br />

meter in height. In addition there<br />

is a glass canopy structure to the<br />

entrance lobby at ground floor<br />

level. The property benefits from<br />

aluminium double glazed<br />

windows to all upper floors and<br />

double height aluminium<br />

windows to the ground floor.<br />

Full height aluminium windows<br />

are also present at each floor<br />

level continuing above the<br />

entrance feature. All windows<br />

and external doors were replaced<br />

or repaired during the<br />

refurbishment. The Property is<br />

set beneath a flat roof. The<br />

Property benefits from a car<br />

park which provides a total of<br />

139 parking bays.<br />

The Property is held freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is multi-let<br />

on 13 leases. The leases<br />

have expiry date ranging<br />

between 2012 and 2017.<br />

However, some of these<br />

leases also contain break<br />

options. In addition there<br />

is currently 387 sq m of<br />

vacant accommodation<br />

over which a rental<br />

guarantee has been<br />

provided.<br />

The main tenant<br />

occupying the premises is<br />

KVLV. This tenant<br />

occupies accommodation<br />

under three separate<br />

leases expirying between<br />

April 2014 and<br />

December 2017.<br />

72<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

1,173,150 1,293,348 6.95% 18,500,000


German Properties C127,080,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Herzebrocker<br />

Straße 21, 25 and<br />

27, Rheda-<br />

Wiedenbrück<br />

33378, Gütersloh,<br />

Germany<br />

Retail<br />

Warehouse<br />

Assets Committed to be Acquired<br />

The Property comprises a parade<br />

of three retail units constructed<br />

in 2003. The units are currently<br />

utilised as a Do-It-Yourself<br />

centre, a beverage store and a<br />

storage building. The Property<br />

provides a total of 9,200 sq m.<br />

Externally, all of the units are of<br />

similar appearance and are of<br />

reinforced concrete frame<br />

construction complete with red<br />

brick façades to the front and<br />

painted concrete and plate panel<br />

façades to the rear. The Property<br />

is set beneath a flat roof and<br />

benefits from aluminium double<br />

glazed windows to the upper<br />

floors and double height<br />

aluminium windows to the<br />

ground floor. The Property<br />

benefits from a blocked paved<br />

car parking which provides<br />

parking for a total of 359 cars.<br />

The Company also has an option<br />

to purchase the adjacent<br />

supermarket scheme. This is a<br />

new development currently<br />

under construction and is due to<br />

comprise a net lettable area<br />

950 sq m. Upon completion the<br />

Property will be let to a<br />

supermarket discounter.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The majority of the<br />

Property is let on a single<br />

lease to AVA Baumarkt<br />

GmbH, expiring in<br />

December 2023. The<br />

remainder of the<br />

Property (800 sq m) is<br />

covered by a 10-year<br />

rental guarantee<br />

provided by the vendor.<br />

73<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

877,680 846,965 6.25% 12,930,000


Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Riesapark 2, 01587<br />

Riesa, Germany<br />

‘‘Valentin<br />

Passage’’, Sieh-<br />

Dich-Für-Weg 4, 6,<br />

8, 10, 12 &<br />

Hauptstraße 46, D<br />

91154 Roth,<br />

Germany<br />

Shopping<br />

Centre<br />

Mixed<br />

Use<br />

The subject Property comprises a<br />

shopping mall complex with<br />

42 smaller shops and<br />

restaurants, 16 specifically<br />

related shops and a car service<br />

area. In addition a petrol station<br />

and a car dealer are located at<br />

the site. The Property comprises<br />

a total of 52,043 sq m.<br />

The main building complex<br />

consists of three rectangular<br />

parts A, B and C, which are<br />

connected in a semicircular<br />

manner. The construction of<br />

part A and B was completed in<br />

1992, with the addition of part C<br />

commencing later in 1993. The<br />

majority of the Property is<br />

arranged over ground floor only<br />

and benefits from eighteen<br />

separate public entrances. The<br />

site borders along<br />

Riesaparkstrasse and the corner<br />

of Rostocker Strasse.<br />

The Property is a well specified<br />

double storey complex extending<br />

from basement to ground floor<br />

comprising of concrete steel<br />

construction complete with<br />

painted concrete/metal sheeting<br />

facade and glass frontages<br />

beneath a combination of<br />

pitched glass, barrel, shed and<br />

flat roofing.<br />

Externally, the Property benefits<br />

from extensive parking<br />

provisions with the parking area<br />

comprising a total of 1,800<br />

parking bays situated to the<br />

front and rear of the Property.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

The property has four storeys,<br />

and comprises a mixed-use<br />

shopping mall complex,<br />

encompassing a Marktkauf<br />

Supermarket, 9 smaller shops,<br />

1 office suite, 2 medical suites<br />

and 26 residential flats, plus an<br />

attic floor and a basement<br />

including parking lots.<br />

The main building has a gross<br />

floor area of approximately<br />

15,000 sq m, which comprises 60<br />

per cent retail, 30 per cent<br />

residential and 10 per cent office/<br />

medical use. The property was<br />

constructed between 1996 and<br />

1997 and the main building has<br />

four storeys plus an attic floor<br />

and a basement level for<br />

parking.<br />

Up until 1995 the northern site<br />

was occupied as both a factory<br />

that made Christmas decorations<br />

and as a brewery, while the site<br />

south of Sieh-Dich-Für-Weg was<br />

a green field site.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is multi-let<br />

with an average<br />

unexpired term at the<br />

date of valuation of<br />

approximately 4.5 years.<br />

The anchor tenant at the<br />

Property is Real SB-<br />

Warenhaus GmbH who<br />

occupies 8,899 sq m of<br />

accommodation on a<br />

lease expiring in August<br />

2012. The current gross<br />

rent passing under the<br />

lease is A1,051,425 per<br />

annum.<br />

The Property is multi-let<br />

with a large proportion<br />

of the income secure<br />

against the anchor<br />

tenant, AVA Marktkauf,<br />

under a lease expiring in<br />

April 2017. The current<br />

gross rent under this<br />

lease is A1,136,888 per<br />

annum. All of the<br />

residential leases are<br />

open-ended.<br />

74<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

4,012,633 3,879,591 6.26% 57,340,000<br />

1,254,831 1,315,671 5.89% 21,310,000


Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Von der Hecke,<br />

34355 Lutterburg,<br />

Germany<br />

Logistics The subject Property comprises a<br />

modern 52,500 sq m warehouse<br />

facility together with three<br />

separate office buildings. The<br />

warehousing has been subdivided<br />

to create five separate<br />

units all of which are capable of<br />

separate occupation. The<br />

property was purpose built for<br />

Deutsche Post and was<br />

constructed in 2005.<br />

The warehousing<br />

accommodation is arranged over<br />

ground floor only and is of precast<br />

concrete frame construction<br />

clad with yellow profile metal<br />

sheeting. The property also has a<br />

concrete plinth to the lower<br />

section of the building. The<br />

warehousing is set beneath a flat<br />

metal roof. Access to the<br />

warehousing is provided by a<br />

total of 40 electronic roller<br />

shutter doors and four metal fire<br />

doors.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is let on a<br />

single lease to Deutsche<br />

Post Immobilien GmbH<br />

expiring in March 2016.<br />

The lease contains a<br />

break option that is<br />

exercisable in March<br />

2011.<br />

75<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

2,598,750 2,254,003 6.08% 35,500,000


French Properties C22,100,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

13B, 13C and 13D<br />

avenue Albert<br />

Einstein,<br />

Villeurbanne,<br />

Rhône, France<br />

Logistics The Property was constructed<br />

between the years 2002-2005 and<br />

consists of three adjacent<br />

3-storey office buildings with a<br />

company restaurant, ancillary<br />

premises and underground car<br />

parking spaces providing 39 car<br />

parking spaces. The total lettable<br />

area of the Property amounts to<br />

approximately 6,372 sq m.<br />

The Property is of steel frame<br />

construction with sheet metal<br />

panel cladding set beneath a flat<br />

asphalt covered roof. The<br />

windows are tinted and doubleglazed<br />

and have plain decoration<br />

detail below the frame. The<br />

Property is arranged over<br />

basement, ground, first, second<br />

and third floors and benefits<br />

from a glazed full height<br />

entrance.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is let to a<br />

single tenant, Merial<br />

SAS, on two separate<br />

leases. One of the leases<br />

expires in 2012 with the<br />

other expiring in 2014.<br />

76<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

1,178,800 1,366,000 5.82% 22,100,000


Dutch Properties C25,050,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Casablancaweg,<br />

Amsterdam, The<br />

Netherlands<br />

Lingewei 6 in Tiel,<br />

The Netherlands<br />

Logistics The subject property comprises a<br />

total of 9,199 sq m with<br />

approximately 8,049 sq m<br />

utilised as warehousing and<br />

350 sq m as office space. The<br />

remaining 800 sq m is in the<br />

form of a mezzanine floor.<br />

The building was constructed in<br />

2006 and is made of a steel<br />

construction under a flat roof<br />

with synthetic window frames<br />

with insulating glass. Fifteen<br />

loading docks are situated on the<br />

ground floor. A mezzanine is<br />

situated above the loading<br />

docks. The clear height of the<br />

warehouse is approximately<br />

10 metres. The building is<br />

provided with sprinkler systems.<br />

Outside the building is a buffer<br />

of steel which is responsible for<br />

the water supply.<br />

The extended building at the<br />

front of the subject property<br />

consists of two floors. The<br />

ground floor is in use as office<br />

space. The office rooms are<br />

equipped with an electrical<br />

installation and cable ducts to<br />

enable data and telephone<br />

wiring. The first floor is equipped<br />

with sanitary facilities, canteen,<br />

pantry and changing rooms.<br />

The area surrounding the<br />

building is paved with concrete<br />

clinkers and asphalt. Parking is<br />

available on the site behind and<br />

next to the property. There are<br />

ample of car-parking facilities on<br />

the site.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

leasehold.<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a single<br />

storey logistics warehouse with<br />

ancillary offices in the form of a<br />

first floor mezzanine annex. Both<br />

parts of the Property were<br />

constructed between mid 2005<br />

and mid 2006. The Property is of<br />

steel frame construction clad<br />

with prefabricated isolated<br />

sandwich elements covered with<br />

aluminium sheets. The property<br />

benefits from double glazing and<br />

aluminium windows frames and<br />

is set beneath a flat steel roof<br />

which has been covered with a<br />

PVC roofing membrane.<br />

The warehousing<br />

accommodation benefits from<br />

36 loading docks and has a clear<br />

eaves height of 10.8 metres. The<br />

Property provides a total of<br />

20,849 sq m of accommodation.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is let on a<br />

single lease to Christian<br />

Salvesen expiring in July<br />

2015. The lease contains<br />

a break option that is<br />

exercisable by the tenant<br />

in July 2009.<br />

The Property is let on a<br />

single lease to DHL<br />

Solutions (Netherlands)<br />

B.V. expiring in April<br />

2016. The lease contains<br />

a break option that is<br />

exercisable by the tenant<br />

in April 2011.<br />

77<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

455,400 420,193 6.21% 6,250,000<br />

1,238,490 1,237,291 6.13% 18,800,000


Czech Republic Properties C12,900,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Modletice, 301/11,<br />

Modletice, Prague,<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a large<br />

warehouse complete with<br />

mezzanine floor and ancillary<br />

office space. The property was<br />

constructed in 2005 with the<br />

development completing in<br />

January 2006. The office<br />

accommodation is constructed<br />

over two floors and adjoins the<br />

warehouse, whilst the mezzanine<br />

is built over the complete length<br />

of the warehouse<br />

accommodation. The Property<br />

provides a total net lettable floor<br />

area of 17,114 sq m.<br />

Externally, the property is of<br />

concrete frame construction with<br />

a profile metal clad façade and is<br />

set beneath a corrugated steel<br />

roof. The accommodation has a<br />

clear eaves height of<br />

approximately 12.20 m. The<br />

Property benefits from outside<br />

hardstands in concrete block<br />

paving, a parking area for<br />

around 39 cars and 8 trucks<br />

(HGVs).<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is single let<br />

on a lease to BAX Global<br />

expiring in June 2018.<br />

The lease contains a<br />

tenant break option that<br />

is exercisable in June<br />

2009.<br />

78<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

889,515 895,042 6.95% 12,900,000


Spanish Properties C11,250,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Girona, 17457<br />

Riudellots de la<br />

Selva, Girona (Ctra<br />

Aeropuert s/n),<br />

Spain<br />

Logistics The property is a logistic<br />

development and is currently<br />

under construction. The<br />

construction is subject to final<br />

confirmation.<br />

The property comprises a<br />

warehouse measuring 11,007 sq m<br />

with 11 dock levelled loading<br />

bays with drive-in pits and single<br />

sectional door. The office<br />

building is an integral part of the<br />

warehouse is to be constructed<br />

over two storeys with floor to<br />

ceiling height of 2.7 metres,<br />

which will incorporate perimeter<br />

electricity trunking, airconditioning<br />

and heating.<br />

There will be 36 car parking<br />

spaces and 6 truck parking<br />

spaces to be laid in asphalt.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property will be let<br />

on a single lease to BAX<br />

Global expiring in May<br />

2015. The lease contains<br />

a break option which is<br />

exercisable by the tenant<br />

in May 2009.<br />

79<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

726,100 715,688 6.06% 11,250,000


Polish Properties A8,750,000:<br />

Property Sector Description, Age & Tenure<br />

Grodzisk<br />

Mazowiecki,<br />

Warsaw, Poland<br />

Logistics The Property comprises a high<br />

specification distribution<br />

warehouse facility completed in<br />

April 2006. The warehouse is<br />

arranged over ground floor only<br />

with ancillary office<br />

accommodation arranged over<br />

both ground and one upper floor<br />

and provides a total of<br />

16,030 square meters of<br />

accommodation. The Property is<br />

of concrete columns and steel<br />

frame construction. The<br />

Property is set beneath a flat roof<br />

and benefits from double glazed<br />

aluminium framed windows. The<br />

warehousing has an eaves height<br />

of approximately ten metres<br />

height and benefits from<br />

15 loading docks with electronic<br />

levellers.<br />

The property provides a yard<br />

area with allocations for 50 car<br />

parking spaces and 5 trucks<br />

spaces. The site is surrounded<br />

with a 2.5 metres high security<br />

fence.<br />

The Property will be held<br />

freehold.<br />

Terms of Existing<br />

Tenancies<br />

The Property is single let<br />

on a lease to GEFCO Sp.<br />

zo.o expiring in March<br />

2011.<br />

80<br />

Estimated<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Annual<br />

Rent<br />

Net<br />

Initial<br />

Yield<br />

Market<br />

Value<br />

603,009 597,667 6.83% 8,750,000


Part VII<br />

Historical Financial Information<br />

Terms defined in the Prospectus dated 24 November 2006 have the same meanings in this section.<br />

<strong>KPMG</strong><br />

<strong>KPMG</strong> LLP, Transaction Services<br />

38th Floor<br />

One Canada Square<br />

United Kingdom<br />

London, E14 4AG<br />

Private & confidential<br />

The Directors<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

25B Boulevard Royal<br />

L-2449 Luxembourg<br />

Luxembourg<br />

Dear Sirs<br />

Tel: 0207 311 1000<br />

Fax: 0207 311 4077<br />

24 November 2006<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF (the ‘‘Company’’)<br />

We report on the financial information set out on pages 82 to 98. This financial information has been<br />

prepared for inclusion in the prospectus dated 24 November 2006 of Invista European Real Estate<br />

Trust SICAF (the ‘‘Prospectus’’) on the basis of the accounting policies set out in Part I of the<br />

Prospectus. This report is required by paragraph 20.1 of Annex I of The Commission Regulation 809/<br />

2004/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (the ‘‘Prospectus Directive Regulation’’)<br />

and is given for the purpose of complying with that paragraph and for no other purpose.<br />

Responsibilities<br />

The Directors of the Company are responsible for preparing the financial information on the basis of<br />

preparation set out in note 2.1 to the financial information.<br />

It is our responsibility to form an opinion on the financial information and to report our opinion to<br />

you.<br />

Save for any responsibility imposed by law or regulation to any person as and to the extent there<br />

provided to the fullest extent permitted by law we do not assume any responsibility and will not<br />

accept any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other person as a result of,<br />

arising out of, or in accordance with this report or our statement, required by and given solely for<br />

the purposes of complying with paragraph 23.1 of Annex I of the Prospectus Directive Regulation,<br />

consenting to its inclusion in the Prospectus.<br />

Basis of opinion<br />

We conducted our work in accordance with Standards for Investment Reporting issued by the<br />

Auditing Practices Board in the United Kingdom. Our work included an assessment of evidence<br />

relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial information. It also included an assessment of<br />

the significant estimates and judgments made by those responsible for the preparation of the financial<br />

information and whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the entity’s circumstances,<br />

consistently applied and adequately disclosed.<br />

We planned and performed our work so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we<br />

considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that<br />

the financial information is free from material misstatement whether caused by fraud or other<br />

irregularity or error.<br />

Opinion<br />

In our opinion, the financial information gives, for the purposes of the Prospectus, a true and fair<br />

view of the state of affairs of Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF as at the date stated and of<br />

its profits, cash flows and changes in equity for the period then ended in accordance with the basis of<br />

preparation set out in note 2.1.<br />

Yours faithfully<br />

<strong>KPMG</strong> LLP<br />

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INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Consolidated Balance Sheet<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

ASSETS Notes B<br />

Investment property 5 210,590,000<br />

Future commitment for investment property 5 21,275,000<br />

Deferred tax assets 11 812,687<br />

Non-current assets 232,677,687<br />

Trade and other receivables 6 4,670,827<br />

Prepayments 7 1,064,717<br />

Cash and cash equivalents 8 4,257,200<br />

Current assets 9,992,744<br />

Total assets 242,670,431<br />

EQUITY<br />

Share capital 9 6,921,510<br />

Hedging reserve 9 852,921<br />

Retained earnings 9 (7,779)<br />

Total equity attributable to the Company’s equity holders 7,766,652<br />

LIABILITIES<br />

Interest bearing loans and borrowings 10 50,218,350<br />

Deferred tax liabilities 11 11,759,006<br />

Non-current liabilities 61,977,356<br />

Interest bearing loans and borrowings 10 144,165,995<br />

Investment property commitment payables 5 21,275,000<br />

Trade and other payables 12 7,485,428<br />

Current liabilities 172,926,423<br />

Total liabilities 234,903,779<br />

Total equity and liabilities 242,670,431<br />

Net asset value per Share 19 11.22<br />

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.<br />

82


INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Consolidated Income Statement<br />

For the period from 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006<br />

Notes B<br />

Rental income 13 9,988,010<br />

Property operating expenses (355,385)<br />

Net rental income 9,632,625<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property 5 17,850,034<br />

Expenses<br />

Professional fees 14 (2,501,694)<br />

Investment management fees 14 (1,520,007)<br />

General & administration expenses 14 (666,761)<br />

Goodwill impairment 15 (4,603,616)<br />

Total expenses (9,292,078)<br />

Net operating profit before net finance cost 18,190,581<br />

Finance expenses 16 (11,329,583)<br />

Finance income 14,076<br />

Net finance cost (11,315,507)<br />

Profit before tax 6,875,074<br />

Taxation 17 (6,882,853)<br />

Loss for the period attributable to the equity holders of the Company (7,779)<br />

Basic and diluted earnings per Share 18 (0.01)<br />

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.<br />

83


INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity<br />

For the period from 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006<br />

Attributable to equity holders of the parent Company<br />

Share<br />

capital<br />

Hedging<br />

reserve<br />

Loss for<br />

the period<br />

Total<br />

equity<br />

At incorporation on June 6, 2005 33,000 — — 33,000<br />

Total recognised income and expense — 1,212,052 (7,779) 1,204,273<br />

Deferred tax on hedging reserve — (359,131) — (359,131)<br />

Shares issued in the period 6,888,510 — — 6,888,510<br />

Balance as at September 30, 2006 6,921,510 852,921 (7,779) 7,766,652<br />

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.<br />

84


INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows<br />

For the period from 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006<br />

Total<br />

B<br />

Operating activities<br />

Loss for the period (7,779)<br />

Adjustment for<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property (17,850,034)<br />

Net finance cost 11,294,641<br />

Taxation 6,882,853<br />

Impairment of goodwill 4,603,616<br />

Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions 4,931,076<br />

Increase in trade and other receivables (4,509,011)<br />

Increase in trade and other payables 4,738,481<br />

Cash generated from operations 5,152,767<br />

Interest paid (4,013,896)<br />

Interest received 14,076<br />

Tax paid (315,434)<br />

Net cash flows from operating activities 837,513<br />

Investing activities<br />

Acquisition of investment property (192,739,966)<br />

Cash flows from investing activities (192,739,966)<br />

Financing activities<br />

Proceeds on issue of shares 6,921,510<br />

Draw down of short term bank loan 146,941,800<br />

Draw down of long term loan 50,218,350<br />

Finance costs paid on arrangement of long term loan (8,935,624)<br />

Cash flows from financing activities 195,146,036<br />

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents for the period 3,243,583<br />

Opening cash and cash equivalents —<br />

Cash included in acquired entities 1,013,617<br />

Total cash and cash equivalents 4,257,200<br />

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.<br />

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INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

1. General Information<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF (‘‘the Company’’) was incorporated as a<br />

‘‘société anonyme’’ under the laws of Luxembourg on 6 June, 2005. Through its subsidiaries (together<br />

‘‘the Group’’) its main activity is to evaluate, make and actively manage direct and indirect<br />

investments in real estate in Continental European countries. During the period, its first financial<br />

period, the Group has built its investment portfolio through acquisitions in Spain, Germany, France<br />

and Belgium.<br />

The Company is a limited liability company incorporated for an unlimited term. The registered office<br />

of the Company is established at 25B, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.<br />

These consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on<br />

24 November 2006.<br />

2. Significant accounting policies<br />

2.1 Basis of preparation<br />

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with<br />

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations adopted by the International<br />

Accounting Standards Board (IASB).<br />

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Euro, which is the Group’s functional and<br />

presentation currency.<br />

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical<br />

accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying<br />

the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity or<br />

areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are<br />

disclosed in note 4.<br />

2.2 Basis of consolidation<br />

Subsidiaries<br />

Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Company has the power to govern the financial and<br />

operating policies generally accompanying a shareholding of more than one half of the voting rights.<br />

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company.<br />

They are de-consolidated from the date control ceases.<br />

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries by the<br />

Group. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments<br />

issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to<br />

the acquisition. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a<br />

business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date, irrespective of<br />

the extent of any minority interests. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the<br />

Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition<br />

is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognised<br />

directly in the income statement.<br />

The assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries and its results are fully reflected in the consolidated<br />

financial statements. Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions<br />

between group companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction<br />

provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have<br />

been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Company.<br />

2.3 Segment reporting<br />

A business segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that<br />

are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. A<br />

geographical segment is engaged in providing products or services within a particular economic<br />

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

environment that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of segments operating<br />

in other economic environments.<br />

The Group’s investment objective is across various property sectors and Continental European<br />

countries, but the Group is managed on a single, European, basis.<br />

2.4 Derivative financial instruments<br />

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to interest rate risks arising<br />

from operational, financing and investment activities. Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge<br />

accounting are accounted for as trading instruments.<br />

Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial<br />

instruments are remeasured at fair value. The gain or loss on remeasurement to fair value is<br />

recognised immediately in the income statement. However, where derivatives qualify for hedge<br />

accounting, the recognition of any resultant gain or loss depends on the nature of the item being<br />

hedged (see note 2.5).<br />

2.5 Hedging<br />

(a) Cash flow hedges<br />

The effective portion of changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as<br />

cash flow hedges are recognised in equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion, if<br />

any, is recognised immediately in the income statement.<br />

When a hedging item expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge<br />

accounting, any cumulative gain or loss at that time remains in equity and is recognised in the<br />

income statement when the transaction occurs. If the hedged transaction is no longer expected<br />

to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was reported in equity is immediately transferred to<br />

the income statement.<br />

(b) Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting<br />

Certain derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value of<br />

any derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised immediately<br />

in the income statement.<br />

2.6 Investment property<br />

Property held for long-term rental yields or for capital appreciation or for both, and that is not<br />

occupied by the Group, is classified as investment property.<br />

Investment property comprises freehold land, freehold buildings, land held under operating lease and<br />

buildings held under finance lease.<br />

Investment property is initially recognised at cost, including related transaction costs. After initial<br />

recognition, investment property is carried at fair value. Fair value is based on active market prices,<br />

adjusted, if necessary, for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the property.<br />

Valuations are performed by an independent expert, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, in accordance with<br />

the guidance issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (the ‘‘RICS’’). Market valuation<br />

s are carried out on a quarterly basis.<br />

Property acquisitions are recognised in the balance sheet at their contractual value where<br />

unconditional commitments have been entered into prior to the balance sheet date.<br />

Any gain or loss arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the income statement.<br />

2.7 Impairment of assets<br />

Assets, including goodwill, but excluding investment property carried at fair value, that have an<br />

indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. Assets<br />

that are subject to amortisation or depreciation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or<br />

changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.<br />

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its<br />

recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell<br />

and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels<br />

for which there are separately identifiable cash flows.<br />

Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement.<br />

2.8 Trade and other receivables<br />

Trade and other receivables are stated at their cost less any impairment losses.<br />

2.9 Cash and cash equivalents<br />

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term<br />

highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.<br />

2.10 Share capital<br />

Ordinary shares<br />

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. External costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares,<br />

other than on a business combination, are shown as a deduction, net of tax, in equity from the<br />

proceeds.<br />

Share issue costs incurred directly in connection with a business combination are included in the cost<br />

of acquisition.<br />

Dividends are recognised in the period in which they are paid.<br />

2.11 Borrowings<br />

Shareholder Loans<br />

Shareholder Loans obtained from the Company’s shareholders are classified as long term debt<br />

because of their repayment and remuneration features.<br />

Bank loans<br />

Bank borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Company has an unconditional right to<br />

defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.<br />

Interest-bearing borrowings are recognised initially at the fair value of the consideration received, less<br />

attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated<br />

at amortised cost with any difference between cost and redemption value being recognised in the<br />

income statement over the period of the borrowings on an effective interest basis.<br />

Non-interest bearing loans may be granted to the Company by its shareholders for working capital<br />

purposes. These loans are always of a short-term nature with a definite intention of repayment within<br />

a limited (usually less than a year) time frame. Consequently, they are treated as borrowings and not<br />

as equity.<br />

Financing costs incurred in obtaining a debt facility are capitalised and amortised over the period of<br />

the facility using the effective interest rate method.<br />

2.12 Deferred income tax<br />

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising<br />

between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial<br />

statements.<br />

However, deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or<br />

liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects<br />

neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and<br />

laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to<br />

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apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is<br />

settled.<br />

Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit<br />

will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.<br />

Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries,<br />

except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it<br />

is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.<br />

Investment property<br />

Deferred income tax is provided on all temporary differences arising on fair value of buildings and<br />

land held by the Group as investment properties even when they are located in special purpose<br />

entities, which are themselves held by a company based in Luxembourg. Each special purpose entity<br />

is established to hold one specific project.<br />

2.13 Provisions<br />

A provision is recognised in the balance sheet when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation<br />

as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to<br />

settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated. If the effect is material, provisions are<br />

determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market<br />

assessment of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.<br />

2.14 Trade and other payables<br />

Trade and other payables are stated at their cost.<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

2.15 Revenue recognition<br />

Rental income<br />

Rental income from investment properties is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the term of<br />

the ongoing leases and is shown gross of any income tax. Any material premiums or rent-free periods<br />

are spread evenly over the lease term.<br />

Interest income<br />

Interest receivable derives from cash held in current and deposit accounts throughout the period and<br />

is accounted for on an accruals basis.<br />

Sale of investment property<br />

Revenue from the sale of investment property is recognised in the income statement when the<br />

significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer.<br />

2.16 Expenses<br />

Property operating expenses<br />

Property operating expenses are expensed when incurred.<br />

Financing costs<br />

Financing costs comprise interest payable on borrowings calculated using the effective interest rate<br />

method, net of interest capitalised.<br />

3. Financial risk management<br />

3.1 Financial risk factors<br />

The Group holds cash and liquid resources as well as having debtors and creditors that arise directly<br />

from its operations.<br />

The Group has entered into interest rate swap contracts which are used to limit exposure to interest<br />

rate risks but does not have any other derivative instruments.<br />

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INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments and properties are market price risk,<br />

credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The Board regularly reviews and agrees policies for<br />

managing each of these risks and these are summarised below.<br />

Market price risk<br />

Rental income and the market value for properties are generally affected by overall conditions in the<br />

local economy, such as changes in gross domestic product, employment trends, inflation and changes<br />

in interest rates. Changes in gross domestic product may also impact employment levels, which in<br />

turn may impact the demand for premises. Furthermore, movements in interest rates may also affect<br />

the cost of financing for real estate companies.<br />

Both rental income and property values may also be affected by other factors specific to the real<br />

estate market, such as competition from other property owners, the perceptions of prospective tenants<br />

of the attractiveness, convenience and safety of properties, the inability to collect rents because of<br />

bankruptcy or the insolvency of tenants or otherwise, the periodic need to renovate, repair and release<br />

space and the costs thereof, the costs of maintenance and insurance, and increased operating<br />

costs.<br />

The Directors monitor the market value of investment properties by having independent valuations<br />

carried out quarterly by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.<br />

Credit risk<br />

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet a<br />

commitment that it has entered into with the Group. In the event of default by an occupational<br />

tenant, the Group will suffer a rental income shortfall and incur additional costs, including legal<br />

expenses, in maintaining, insuring and re-letting the property. The Investment Manager reviews<br />

reports prepared by Experian, or other sources, to assess the credit quality of the Group’s tenants<br />

and aims to ensure there are no excessive concentrations of risk and that the impact of any default<br />

by a tenant is minimised.<br />

In respect of credit risk arising from other financial assets of the Group, which comprise cash and<br />

cash equivalents, the Group’s exposure to credit risk arises from default of the counterparty with a<br />

maximum exposure equal to the carrying amounts of these instruments. In order to mitigate such<br />

risks the majority of the Group’s cash is maintained with major international financial institutions.<br />

Liquidity risk<br />

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter in realising assets or otherwise raising funds<br />

to meet financial commitments.<br />

The Group’s investments comprise European commercial property. Property and property related<br />

assets are inherently difficult to value due to the individual nature of each property. As a result,<br />

valuations are subject to substantial uncertainty. There is no assurance that the estimates resulting<br />

from the valuation process will reflect the actual sales price even where such sales occur shortly after<br />

the valuation date.<br />

Investments in property are relatively illiquid. However the Group has tried to mitigate this risk by<br />

investing in desirable properties in prime locations.<br />

Interest rate risk<br />

The Group’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Group’s<br />

long-term debt obligations.<br />

The Group manages its cash flow interest rate risk by using floating to fixed interest rate swaps.<br />

Such interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rate to fixed<br />

rate.<br />

Foreign exchange risk<br />

The Group’s exposure to foreign exchange risk is minimal. There are only a small number of<br />

transactions which are not in the Group’s reporting currency.<br />

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

3.2 Accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities<br />

The Company documents, at the inception of the transaction, the relationship between hedging<br />

instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking<br />

various hedge transactions. The Company also documents its assessment, both at hedge inception and<br />

on an ongoing basis, of whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly<br />

effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of hedged items.<br />

3.3 Fair value estimation<br />

The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at<br />

the balance sheet date. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Company is the<br />

current bid price; the appropriate quoted market price for financial liabilities is their current asking<br />

price.<br />

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using<br />

valuation techniques. The fair value of interest-rate swaps is calculated as the present value of<br />

estimated future cash flows.<br />

4. Critical accounting estimates and judgements<br />

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other<br />

factors. These include expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the<br />

circumstances.<br />

4.1 Critical accounting estimates and assumptions<br />

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting<br />

estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions<br />

that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and<br />

liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.<br />

(a) Income taxes<br />

The Group is subject to income taxes in several jurisdictions. Significant judgement is required in<br />

determining the Group’s provision for income taxes. There are some transactions and calculations for<br />

which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Group recognises liabilities for anticipated tax<br />

audit issues based on estimates whether additional taxes will be due. When the final tax outcome of<br />

these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact<br />

the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.<br />

(b) Estimate of fair value of investment property<br />

The Group considers all of the properties that it owns and any property that it may lease as<br />

investment property under IFRS. Investment property is initially recognised at acquisition cost by the<br />

Company on its balance sheet, including related transaction costs. After initial recognition, investment<br />

property is carried at fair value. Valuations are performed by an independent expert, DTZ Debenham<br />

Tie Leung, in accordance with the guidance issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors<br />

(the ‘‘RICS’’). Fair value is based on active market prices, adjusted, if necessary, for any difference in<br />

the nature, location or condition of the property. If this information is not available, the Company<br />

uses alternative valuation methods such as recent prices on less active markets or discounted cash<br />

flow projections. The Company currently does not have any investment property being redeveloped<br />

for continuing use as an investment property or for which the market has become less active. The fair<br />

value of investment property reflects, amongst other things, rental income from current leases and<br />

assumptions about rental income from future leases in the light of current conditions. The fair value<br />

of a property also reflects, on a similar basis, any cash outflows that could be expected in respect of<br />

such property. Some of those outflows are recognised as a liability, including finance lease liabilities<br />

in respect of land classified as investment property, whereas others, including contingent lease<br />

liabilities in respect of land classified as investment property and contingent rent payments, are not<br />

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ecognised in the financial statements. Any gain or loss arising from changes in fair value is<br />

recognised in the income statement.<br />

4.2 Critical judgements in applying the Company’s accounting policies<br />

The Company determines whether a property qualifies as investment property. In making its<br />

judgement the Company considers whether the property generates cash flows largely independently<br />

from the other assets held by an entity.<br />

5. Investment property<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Acquisitions 192,739,966<br />

Fair value adjustment 17,850,034<br />

Balance at September 30, 2006 210,590,000<br />

The carrying amount of investment property is the market value of the property, as determined by<br />

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung a registered independent appraiser having appropriate recognised<br />

professional qualifications and experience in the location and category of the properties being valued.<br />

Market values were determined having regards to recent market transactions for similar properties in<br />

the same location as the Group’s investment property.<br />

At September 30, 2006, all properties of the portfolio were subject to registered mortgages in order to<br />

secure bank loans.<br />

The future commitment of A 21,275,000 represents the contractual value of a property recognised by<br />

virtue of an unconditional commitment being entered into by the Group prior to the balance sheet<br />

date.<br />

6. Trade and other receivables<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Rent receivable 1,483,203<br />

VAT receivable 1,724,800<br />

Fair value of interest rate swap 1,212,052<br />

Other receivables 250,772<br />

4,670,827<br />

VAT receivable<br />

The VAT receivable principally relates to VAT paid on the acquisition of an investment property in<br />

France.<br />

Fair value of interest rate swap<br />

This item comprises the fair market value of an interest rate-swap contract entered into by the<br />

Company. The notional principal amount of the outstanding interest-rate swap contract at September<br />

30, 2006 was A 92 million (Refer to note 9).<br />

As at September 30 2006 the fixed interest rate is 3.49 per cent., whilst the floating rate is 3.417 per<br />

cent.<br />

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7. Prepayments<br />

Prepayments represent fees that have been charged to the Group for future committed acquisitions<br />

(see also note 23). These fees will eventually be added to the capitalized acquisition cost of the<br />

properties once acquired.<br />

8. Cash and cash equivalents<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Bank balances 4,257,200<br />

Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows 4,257,200<br />

Certain bank accounts have been pledged in favour of Bank of Scotland under the terms of account<br />

pledge agreements. These are related to loan agreements concluded by subsidiaries of the Company<br />

and Bank of Scotland for the purposes of financing acquisitions of investment property.<br />

9. Capital and reserves<br />

Share capital<br />

Ordinary shares<br />

Number of Number of<br />

Total<br />

Number of<br />

A shares B shares shares<br />

Issued at incorporation 3,299 1 3,300<br />

Issued for cash during the period 458,135 230,716 688,851<br />

Issued at September 30, fully paid 461,434 230,717 692,151<br />

All shares have a par value of A 10.<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are<br />

entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company. The difference in rights attached to the<br />

class A and B shares relate to the power to propose A and B directors.<br />

Hedging reserve<br />

The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of<br />

the cash flow hedging instruments, where the hedging transaction has not yet occurred, net of related<br />

deferred taxation of A 359,131.<br />

10. Interest bearing loans and borrowings<br />

On 5 July 2005 the Company contracted a debt facility with Bank of Scotland for A 450 million.<br />

Amounts drawn down under the Agreement are secured against the Group’s investment properties. At<br />

the balance sheet date an amount of A 146,941,800 had been drawn down. The facility was converted<br />

to a 364 day facility on 28 June 2006, extending the term for a further twelve months with a renewal<br />

fee of 0.3 per cent. of the aggregate amount of undrawn commitments.<br />

In addition, the Company borrowed from its shareholders amounts under Profit Participating Loan<br />

arrangements. Interest on these loans is calculated as a function of the profit of the Company’s<br />

underlying investments. For the current financial period no accrual for interest expense is necessary.<br />

These loans have different maturity dates from 2010 to 2016.<br />

It is in the intention of the Directors to extend the current maturity of the bank borrowings by at<br />

least twelve months and also to convert the profit participating loans into equity before Admission;<br />

hence the Directors consider it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern<br />

basis.<br />

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

The face value of the borrowings is as follows:<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Current<br />

Bank borrowings 146,941,800<br />

Less: Finance costs incurred 6,732,615<br />

Add: Amortised finance costs (3,956,810) (2,775,805)<br />

144,165,995<br />

Non-current<br />

Shareholder Loans 50,218,350<br />

All borrowings are denominated in Euro.<br />

The bank borrowings are secured through mortgages issued on the Group’s investment properties.<br />

The effective interest rate at the balance sheet date on the bank borrowings was 4.624 per cent.<br />

Finance costs include debt arrangement, structuring and utilisation fees paid in arranging the debt<br />

facility. These fees are being amortised over the life of the debt facility.<br />

11. Deferred tax assets and liabilities<br />

At beginning Recognised Recognised Arising on<br />

of period in equity in income acquisitions Total<br />

B B B B B<br />

Deferred tax liability<br />

Investment properties — — 6,796,259 4,603,616 11,399,875<br />

Cash flow hedge — 359,131 — — 359,131<br />

— 359,131 6,796,259 4,603,616 11,759,006<br />

Deferred tax asset<br />

Recoverable losses — — (440,963) — (440,963)<br />

Short term timing differences — — (245,946) — (245,946)<br />

Investment properties — — (125,778) — (125,778)<br />

— — (812,687) — (812,687)<br />

12. Trade and other payables<br />

Accounts payable<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

1,105,110<br />

Service charge accounts 294,862<br />

Tenant deposits 675,238<br />

Corporate income tax payable 488,674<br />

VAT and other taxes payable 329,397<br />

Deferred rentals 868,659<br />

Accrued investment management fees 535,765<br />

Loan interest accruals 1,283,425<br />

Swap interest accrual 62,844<br />

Other accruals and other creditors 1,841,454<br />

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13. Revenue<br />

Rental income is derived from operating leases. The average unexpired term of these leases equates to<br />

10.5 years with an average unexpired term to break option of 6 to 9 years.<br />

As indicated in note 2.3, the Group’s investment properties are spread across property sectors within<br />

Continental Europe and are managed on a single European basis; as these segments are substantially<br />

similar, no further segment reporting is required.<br />

14. Fees and expenses<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

14.1 Professional fees<br />

These include legal, tax advisory, notarial, accounting and audit fees. These also include fees paid to<br />

advisors in respect of aborted property transactions.<br />

The initial organisational expenses of the Group, largely legal and other professional fees, were<br />

expensed when incurred and are included in professional fees, amounting to A 758,791.<br />

14.2 Investment Management Fees<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited (‘‘Invista REIM’’), the Investment Manager, is<br />

paid an annual asset management fee (the ‘‘Investment Management Fee’’) by the underlying property<br />

companies.<br />

The Investment Management Fee is payable after the end of each fiscal quarter, at a rate of 0.25 per<br />

cent. of gross assets.<br />

14.3 General and administration expenses<br />

General and administration expenses consist mainly of accounting, administration and monitoring<br />

fees.<br />

Initial organisational expenses of the Group included in general administration expenses amount to<br />

A 32,939.<br />

15. Impairment of goodwill<br />

On 9 December 2005 the Company acquired 100 per cent. of Canal Business Park N.V. and Solingen<br />

Logistik Zentrum GmbH at a total cost of A 13,452,065.<br />

The fair value exercise gave rise to goodwill of A 4,603,616 as follows:<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Cost 13,452,065<br />

Net assets acquired<br />

Investment properties 31,020,000<br />

Other net assets (17,567,935)<br />

Deferred tax liabilities (4,603,616) 8,848,449<br />

Goodwill arising 4,603,616<br />

The above goodwill arises primarily from the difference between how deferred tax is calculated for<br />

accounting purposes and the value ascribed to it in negotiations.<br />

The former is based on the difference between the values of the assets and liabilities concerned for<br />

accounts purposes and those applying for taxation. The latter is based on tax payments likely to be<br />

made. In the Group’s opinion, the carrying amount of this goodwill cannot be justified by reference<br />

to future cash flows and it has accordingly been impaired and written off to the income statement.<br />

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16. Finance expenses<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Amortised finance costs 3,956,810<br />

Debt interest expenses 5,088,853<br />

Other interest expenses 271,311<br />

Commitment fees and other financing fees 1,990,639<br />

Net foreign exchange loss 21,970<br />

17. Taxation<br />

INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

11,329,583<br />

2006<br />

B<br />

Current income tax 451,211<br />

Deferred tax charge 6,796,259<br />

Deferred tax asset (812,687)<br />

Net wealth tax 132,636<br />

Capital taxes 315,434<br />

Total tax charge 6,882,853<br />

Reconciliation of effective tax rate<br />

Profit before tax 6,875,074<br />

Add back goodwill impairment 4,603,616<br />

11,478,690<br />

Tax charge at average corporate rate of 29.82 per cent. 3,423,141<br />

Losses not available for utilisation in Luxembourg 2,649,119<br />

Minimum taxable net margin under Luxembourg tax agreement 67,779<br />

Other 567,306<br />

Difference in tax rates (272,562)<br />

Capital taxes 315,434<br />

Net wealth tax 132,636<br />

Total tax charge 6,882,853<br />

18. Earnings per share<br />

The basic and diluted earnings per share for the Group is based on the net loss of the period of<br />

A 7,779 and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period of 527,457.<br />

The Company has no dilutive potential ordinary shares, therefore the diluted earnings per share is the<br />

same as the earnings per share for the Group.<br />

19. Net asset value per ordinary share<br />

The net asset value per ordinary share is based on the net assets of A 7,766,652 and 692,151 ordinary<br />

shares in issue at the balance sheet date.<br />

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2006<br />

B


INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

20. Related party transactions<br />

The Group has related party transactions with its subsidiaries (see note 24), shareholders and<br />

directors.<br />

Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries were paid a total of A20,000 in directors’ fees during<br />

the period. This remuneration is included in general and administrative expenses. No director owns<br />

shares in the Company or any of its subsidiaries at the date of the balance sheet.<br />

Invista REIM acts as the Investment Manager of the Group. Both the Company and Invista REIM<br />

are controlled indirectly by Halifax Bank of Scotland plc as ultimate parent. Invista REIM were paid<br />

an investment management fee of A1,520,000 (see note 14.2).<br />

The Company entered into the Bank Facility with The Governor and the Bank of Scotland plc on 6<br />

July 2005 which will be amended on Admission to make available a further two year term loan of<br />

A420 million until 31 December 2008. Both Bank of Scotland and the Company are controlled by<br />

Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. Furthermore, the Company has entered into interest swap transactions<br />

with Halifax Bank of Scotland Treasury Services Plc.<br />

In addition, the Company borrowed from its shareholders amounts under Shareholder Loan<br />

arrangements (see note 10).<br />

21. Commitments<br />

During the period the Company has also entered into contracts to acquire investment properties after<br />

the balance sheet date in Lutterberg, (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland), Tiel<br />

(the Netherlands), Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Girona (Spain) and Rheda-Wiedenbruck (Germany)<br />

for an estimated total gross cost of A104.5 million. These commitments exclude the acquisitions<br />

referred to in the post balance sheet events note 22.<br />

22. Events after the balance sheet date<br />

One of the Company’s principal subsidiaries, Solingen Logistik-Zentrum GmbH, was converted into a<br />

limited partnership, Solingen Logistik-Zentrum Gmbh & Co KG on 12 October 2006. On 26 October<br />

2006 this partnership was dissolved and its assets and liabilities were merged into Insight European<br />

RE Solingen Propco S.àr.l.<br />

On 16 October 2006 the Company acquired two properties in Grenoble, France.<br />

On 19 October 2006 the Company committed to the purchase of an investment property in Riesa,<br />

Germany. On November 3, 2006 the Company also committed to the purchase of an investment<br />

property in Roth, Germany. The Company is due to complete the purchase of an investment<br />

property in Cergy, St Christophe, France on November 8, 2006. The estimated total gross cost of<br />

these assets is A154.6 million.<br />

On 19 October 2006 the Company hedged a further A20,786,000 of borrowings for a term of seven<br />

years at a rate of 3.90 per cent.<br />

The Shareholders plan to convert their Shareholder Loans (note 10) into Shares immediately prior to<br />

Admission in December 2006. The Shareholder Loans will be valued at face value.<br />

23. Contingencies<br />

Dispute with tenant<br />

The Company has recently become involved in dispute with a tenant of one of the Group’s properties<br />

who has brought a claim on 17 September 2006 in respect of damages caused by defects in the leased<br />

property.<br />

An independent expert has yet to be appointed to establish an estimate of the defects, respective<br />

liabilities and the damage suffered by the tenant.<br />

It is the Directors’ intention to recover the cost of any such damages payable by the Group to the<br />

tenant from the seller of the original property, under the purchase agreement.<br />

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INVISTA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE TRUST SICAF<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

as at 30 September 2006<br />

The Directors are of the opinion, given the early stage of the dispute that it is not possible to<br />

currently determine any net cost accruing to the Group and consequently no provision has been<br />

booked in the financial statements.<br />

24. List of the fully consolidated subsidiaries<br />

* Invista European Real Estate Holdings S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European Real Estate Finance S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Heusenstamm Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Marseille Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Lyon Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Solingen Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Nanteuil Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Monheim Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Lutterberg Propco S.à.r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Villeurbanne Holdco S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Villeurbanne Propco S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Delta Holdco S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Delta Propco S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Riesapark Propco S.à r.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Roth Propco S.àr.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Monbonnot Holdco 1 S.àr.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Monbonnot Holdco 2 S.àr.l., France (100%)<br />

* Insight European RE Dutch Holdings B.V., the Netherlands (100%)<br />

* Canal Business Park N.V., Belgium (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Spanish Propco S.L., Spain (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Delta Propco II S.àr.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Pocking Propco II S.àr.l., Luxembourg (100%)<br />

* Invista European RE Germany GmbH<br />

* Invista European RE Nova Propco S.àr.l.<br />

* Invista European RE Sun Propco S.àr.l.<br />

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Part VIII<br />

Pro Forma Financial Information<br />

Terms defined in the Prospectus dated 24 November 2006 have the same meanings in this section.<br />

<strong>KPMG</strong><br />

<strong>KPMG</strong> LLP, Transaction Services<br />

38th Floor<br />

One Canada Square<br />

United Kingdom<br />

London, E14 4AG<br />

Private & confidential<br />

The Directors<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

25B Boulevard Royal<br />

L-2449 Luxembourg<br />

Luxembourg<br />

Dear Sirs<br />

Tel: 0207 311 1000<br />

Fax: 0207 311 4077<br />

24 November 2006<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF (the ‘Company’)<br />

We report on the pro forma financial information (the ‘Pro forma financial information’) set out in<br />

Part VIII of the prospectus of the Company dated 24 November 2006 (the ‘‘Prospectus’’), which has<br />

been prepared on the basis described on page 101, for illustrative purposes only, to provide<br />

information about how the Offer might have affected the financial information presented on the basis<br />

of the accounting policies adopted by Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF in preparing the<br />

historical financial information for the period ended 30 September 2006. This report is required by<br />

paragraph 20.2 of Annex I of The Commission Regulation 809/2004/EC of 29 April 2004<br />

implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (the ‘‘Prospectus Directive Regulation’’) and is given for the<br />

purpose of complying with that paragraph and for no other purpose.<br />

Responsibilities<br />

It is the responsibility of the directors of Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF to prepare the<br />

Pro forma financial information in accordance with paragraph 20.2 of Annex I of the Prospectus<br />

Directive Regulation.<br />

It is our responsibility to form an opinion, as required by paragraph 7 of Annex II of the Prospectus<br />

Directive Regulation, as to the proper compilation of the Pro forma financial information and to<br />

report that opinion to you.<br />

Save for any responsibility imposed by law or regulation to any person as and to the extent there<br />

provided, to the fullest extent permitted by law we do not assume any responsibility and will not<br />

accept any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other person as a result of,<br />

arising out of, or in accordance with this report or our statement, required by and given solely for<br />

the purposes of complying with paragraph 23.1 of Annex I of the Prospectus Directive Regulation,<br />

consenting to its inclusion in the Prospectus.<br />

Basis of Opinion<br />

We conducted our work in accordance with the Standards for Investment Reporting issued by the<br />

Auditing Practices Board in the United Kingdom. The work that we performed for the purpose of<br />

making this report, which involved no independent examination of any of the underlying financial<br />

information, consisted primarily of comparing the unadjusted financial information with the source<br />

documents, considering the evidence supporting the adjustments and discussing the Pro forma<br />

financial information with the directors of Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF.<br />

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We planned and performed our work so as to obtain the information and explanations we considered<br />

necessary in order to provide us with reasonable assurance that the Pro forma financial information<br />

has been properly compiled on the basis stated and that such basis is consistent with the accounting<br />

policies of Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF.<br />

Our work has not been carried out in accordance with auditing or other standards and practices<br />

generally accepted in the United States of America or other jurisdictions and accordingly should not<br />

be relied upon as if it had been carried out in accordance with those standards and practices.<br />

Opinion<br />

In our opinion:<br />

* the Pro forma financial information has been properly compiled on the basis stated; and<br />

* such basis is consistent with the accounting policies of Invista European Real Estate Trust<br />

SICAF.<br />

Yours faithfully<br />

<strong>KPMG</strong> LLP<br />

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The unaudited IFRS consolidated Pro forma statement of net assets set out below has been prepared<br />

to illustrate the effect of the significant acquisitions up to the date of this document, capitalisation of<br />

the Shareholders Loans, the refinancing arrangements and the proceeds of the Offer as if the<br />

transactions had taken place on 30 September 2006. The unaudited pro forma financial information<br />

has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and, because of its nature, addresses a hypothetical<br />

situation and therefore does not represent the actual financial position or results of the Group.<br />

The unaudited IFRS Pro forma financial information is compiled on the basis set out below from the<br />

IFRS consolidated balance sheet of Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF at 30 September 2006<br />

set out in Section VII: ‘‘Historical Financial Information’’. The adjustments are based on unaudited<br />

information prepared by management.<br />

This unaudited pro forma financial information is based on estimates and assumptions deemed<br />

appropriate by the Group and is presented for illustrative purposes only. Such information should not<br />

be relied upon as an indication of the results that the Group would have achieved if the acquisitions<br />

had occurred on the above assumed dates, nor should it be used as an indication of the results that<br />

will be achieved during any period following the acquisition.<br />

Invista<br />

European Estimated<br />

Unaudited<br />

Real Estate Net<br />

Pro Forma<br />

Trust SICAF Proceeds<br />

Balance<br />

Consolidated of Placing<br />

Sheet as at<br />

30 September and Public Asset<br />

Shareholder22<br />

November<br />

2006 Offer Acquisitions Refinancing Loans 2006<br />

Am Am Am Am Am Am<br />

Notes 1 & 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Note 6<br />

Non current assets<br />

Investment property<br />

Future commitment for<br />

210.6 — 70.6 — — 281.2<br />

investment property 21.3 — — — — 21.3<br />

Deferred tax assets 0.8 — — — — 0.8<br />

232.7 — 70.6 — — 303.3<br />

Current Assets<br />

Trade and other receivables<br />

and prepayments 5.7 — 2.4 — — 8.1<br />

Cash 4.3 175.5 — (32.5) — 147.3<br />

10.0 175.5 2.4 (32.5) — 155.4<br />

Total Assets 242.7 175.5 73.0 (32.5) — 458.7<br />

Non-current liabilities<br />

Deferred Tax 11.8 — 2.7 — — 14.5<br />

Shareholder Loans 50.2 — 20.6 — (70.8) —<br />

62.0 — 23.3 (70.8) 14.5<br />

Current Liabilities<br />

Interest bearing loans and<br />

borrowings<br />

Investment property<br />

144.1 — 54.3 (32.1) — 166.5<br />

commitment payables 21.3 — — — — 21.3<br />

Trade and other payables 7.5 — — (0.2) — 7.3<br />

172.9 — 54.4 (32.3) — 195.3<br />

Total Liabilities 234.9 — 77.6 (32.3) (70.8) 209.4<br />

Net Assets 7.8 175.5 (4.6) (0.2) 70.8 249.3<br />

(1) The financial information has been extracted, without material adjustment, from the financial<br />

information of the Company set out in Section VII: ‘‘Historical Financial Information’’.<br />

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(2) No account has been taken of the trading results of the Group since 30 September 2006<br />

(3) Net proceeds of the Placing and Public Offer are expected to be A175.5 million, after deducting<br />

issue costs of A10.8 million and are based on 63.0 million Shares issued by the Company under<br />

the Offer at a price of 200p and have been extracted, without material adjustment, from Part<br />

III: ‘‘The Offer’’.<br />

(4) The unaudited asset acquisitions represent the completed acquisitions subsequent to 30 September<br />

2006 and prior to the date of this Prospectus. The following properties and property holding<br />

special purpose vehicles were acquired:<br />

* Sun (owned by a special purpose vehicle called Invista European RE Sun Propco Sarl);<br />

* Nova (owned by a special purpose vehicle called Invista European RE Le Nova Propco<br />

Sarl); and<br />

* Cergy (acquired as an asset).<br />

The adjustments relating to these acquisitions include aggregate property and associated<br />

(5)<br />

acquisition costs of A72.6 million, the net write off of capitalised acquisition costs of A2.0 million<br />

to reflect the market value set out in Part VI: ‘‘Valuation Report’’ and the associated debt at<br />

acquisition of A73.0 million.<br />

Furthermore, the Group has placed on deposit A2 million in relation to the future acquisition of<br />

a property in Riesa, Germany.<br />

Reflects the repayment of part of the existing Bank Facility.<br />

(6) Reflects the conversion of the Shareholders’ Loans to the Group at face value. The conversion<br />

is expected to take place on or around Admission.<br />

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Part IX<br />

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW<br />

The following discussion and analysis of the Group’s financial condition and results of operations should<br />

be read in conjunction with the rest of this Prospectus, including the consolidated financial statements<br />

and related notes set out in ‘‘Historical Financial Information’’ in Part VII of this Prospectus.<br />

The consolidated financial statements and related notes for the Group’s first accounting period cover the<br />

period from its inception on 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006 and have been prepared in accordance<br />

with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘‘IFRS’’), as endorsed by the European Union, a body<br />

of accounting principles that differs in certain material respects from United States generally accepted<br />

accounting principles (‘‘US GAAP’’). The Group has not prepared a reconciliation or quantification of<br />

differences between IFRS and US GAAP nor has it provided a summary of the differences between<br />

IFRS and US GAAP. Investors must rely on their own examination of the Group, the terms of the<br />

Offer and the financial information relating to the Group in making an investment decision. Investors are<br />

encouraged to consult their own professional advisers for an understanding of the differences between<br />

IFRS and US GAAP and how these differences might affect the financial information reported in this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

This discussion and analysis contains ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ that are subject to known and<br />

unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those<br />

expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those<br />

set forth below and elsewhere in this Prospectus, in particular in the sections entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’,<br />

‘‘Forward-Looking Statements’’ and ‘‘Principal Bases and Assumptions’’.<br />

Overview<br />

The Company is a closed-ended investment company with fixed capital (société d’investissement à<br />

capital fixe) (‘‘SICAF’’) incorporated under the form of a société anonyme under the laws of<br />

Luxembourg and managed by Invista REIM, an indirect subsidiary of HBOS. The Company’s<br />

investment objective is to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of income return together with<br />

the potential for income and capital growth through investing in commercial real estate assets in<br />

Continental Europe.<br />

The Company holds its real estate assets indirectly through one or more intermediate holding<br />

companies which in turn hold shares in special purpose vehicles which hold each property asset. The<br />

Company retains all of the residual or ownership risks related to each special purpose vehicle and its<br />

assets in order to obtain benefit from such special purpose vehicle’s assets. All of the Company’s<br />

subsidiaries are wholly owned and fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by<br />

or transferred to the Company.<br />

Since inception on 6 June 2005 to 30 September 2006, the Group has generated A10.0 million in<br />

rental income from a portfolio of 7 properties. At 30 September 2006, the Group was also<br />

Committed to Acquire a further 6 logistics properties from Eurinpro International SA (‘‘Eurinpro’’).<br />

These acquisitions are expected to be completed in the first and second quarters of the financial year<br />

ending 30 September 2007 and will be financed in part by the proceeds of the Offer. The Company<br />

expects the proceeds of the Offer to be fully invested by 30 September 2007, the end of its current<br />

accounting year.<br />

Under its current investment guidelines, the Company will generally invest in each property asset with<br />

the expectation of a medium to long term holding period. The Company may however sell a property<br />

within the Group’s portfolio at any time.<br />

At 30 September 2006, the Group owned the following 7 properties:<br />

* a logistics property near Madrid, Spain (Alovera) acquired in two transactions in July and<br />

November 2005;<br />

* a logistics property in Solingen, Germany acquired in December 2005;<br />

* an office complex near Leuven, Belgium (Campus Remy) acquired in December 2005;<br />

* a logistics property in Marseille, France acquired in December 2005;<br />

* an office complex near Frankfurt, Germany (Campus Heusenstamm) acquired in January<br />

2006;<br />

* an office complex near Lyon, France (Ecully) acquired in January 2006; and<br />

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* a logistics property in Nanteuil, France acquired in July 2006.<br />

In addition, the Group has entered into a contractual commitment to acquire an office property at<br />

Villeurbanne, France that is classified as an unconditional obligation under IFRS and therefore has<br />

been included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 September<br />

2006. Accordingly, the Group has recorded A21.3 million for future commitment for investment and<br />

A21.3 million for investment property commitment payable in its consolidated balance sheet as at 30<br />

September 2006.<br />

In the period up to 30 September 2006, the Group entered into purchase agreements with Eurinpro<br />

to acquire a substantial portfolio of logistics properties and one office property. As at 30 September<br />

2006, the Group had completed acquisitions of an office property at Leuven and logistics properties<br />

at Marseille, Nanteuil and Solingen. As at the same date, the Group had also Committed to Acquire<br />

the following 7 properties, including 6 logistics properties from Eurinpro, which have a Market Value<br />

of A106.4 million according to the Independent Valuer:<br />

* a logistics property in Amsterdam, the Netherlands;<br />

* a logistics property in Girona, Spain that is currently under development and is to be<br />

acquired by Eurinpro prior to transfer to the Group;<br />

* a logistics property in Lutterberg, Germany;<br />

* a logistics park near Prague, Czech Republic;<br />

* a logistics property in Tiel, the Netherlands;<br />

* a logistics property near Warsaw, Poland; and<br />

* a retail warehouse at Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany.<br />

The Independent Valuer has valued the assets which have been acquired from Eurinpro at a Market<br />

Value of A62.8 million in total and those which are Committed to be Acquired from Eurinpro at a<br />

Market Value of A93.5 million in total. Further, according to the Valuation Report set out in Part VI<br />

of this Prospectus, A10.2 million of Net Annual Rent, or 33 per cent. of Net Annual Rent of the<br />

Property Portfolio, is attributable to the assets acquired or Committed to be Acquired from Eurinpro.<br />

Of this, A4.1 million of Net Annual Rent, or 13 per cent. of Net Annual Rent of the Property<br />

Portfolio is in respect of assets acquired from Eurinpro.<br />

Acquisition of properties Committed to be Acquired that the Group currently expects to be<br />

completed, subject to the satisfaction of all conditions and completion provisions, prior to Admission<br />

are expected to be financed by Shareholder Loans and senior secured borrowings drawn from the<br />

Bank Facility. The Company intends that these Shareholder Loans will be converted into ordinary<br />

shares immediately prior to Admission and that A51.7 million of the Group’s senior secured<br />

borrowings under the Bank Facility will be repaid from proceeds from the Offer.<br />

Acquisitions of properties Committed to be Acquired that the Group currently expects to be<br />

completed, subject to the satisfaction of all conditions and completion provisions, following<br />

Admission are expected to be financed by borrowings available under the amended Bank Facility<br />

(conditional upon Admission) and proceeds from the Offer.<br />

Limitations on upstream distributions of funds, lending and other payments from subsidiaries<br />

It is the current intention of the Company to pay dividends to Shareholders representing substantially<br />

all of the Group’s Net Cash Income, which the Company intends to effect through the use of intra-<br />

Group dividends, interest payments under profit participating loans, loans or other upstream<br />

movement of funds. However, the laws of the Continental European jurisdictions in which the<br />

Company’s subsidiaries (including any intermediate holding companies or special purpose vehicles that<br />

may be established in the future) are organised impose certain restrictions on the upstream movement<br />

of funds to the Company.<br />

Based on the laws currently in effect in Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech<br />

Republic and Poland, distributable reserves (as variously defined in each jurisdiction) may generally<br />

be passed upstream to the Company, subject to compliance with legal and accounting requirements,<br />

including, without limitation, shareholder approval, capital and reserve maintenance principles and<br />

timing of distributions. In addition, the laws and accounting principles in the relevant jurisdictions<br />

may restrict the ability of members of the Group to make loans or other payment upstream, and the<br />

timing of such loans or other payment. Such restrictions include, but are not limited to, corporate<br />

benefit tests, requirements as to arm’s length terms and waiver of repayment of loans. Further,<br />

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estrictions on distributions and upstream lending or other payment vary according to the form in<br />

which members of the Group are organised.<br />

In the period up to 30 September 2006, there has been no intra-Group dividend, repayment of<br />

interest or other upstream intra-Group payment. There is no assurance that the Group will be able to<br />

comply with the requirements for distributable reserves or otherwise make upstream payments to<br />

enable the Company to pay substantially all of its Net Cash Income by way of dividends to<br />

Shareholders. If these requirements change or if the Group establishes subsidiaries in other<br />

jurisdictions, the Group may be subject to additional restrictions. Such restrictions are likely to limit<br />

the Company’s ability to pay dividends to Shareholders.<br />

Recent developments<br />

From 30 September 2006 to the date of this Prospectus, the Group has acquired 3 additional<br />

properties, which have a Market Value of A70.6. million according to the Independent Valuer. These<br />

properties comprise:<br />

* an office property in Cergy St. Christophe, France (Le Delta); and<br />

* two office properties in Grenoble-Montbonnot, France (Sun and Nova).<br />

Since 30 September 2006, the Group has also Committed to Acquire the following properties:<br />

* a shopping centre in Riesa, Germany; and<br />

* a mixed-use retail property in Roth, Germany.<br />

To date, the Company has not disposed of any properties. It may do so in the future if the Directors<br />

consider it appropriate.<br />

On 17 November 2006, pursuant to a resolution of an extraordinary general meeting of Existing<br />

Shareholders, the Company:<br />

* converted from a public limited company (société anonyme) to an investment company with<br />

fixed capital (société d’investissement à capital fixe) under the form of a public limited<br />

company (société anonyme);<br />

* reclassified all of its A shares and B shares as Shares with a par value of A1.25 per Share<br />

(corresponding to a share split of 1 to 8); and<br />

* increased the number of authorised Shares to 833 million Shares with a par value of A1.25<br />

per Share.<br />

Shortly prior to Admission, the Company and the Existing Shareholders intend to pass resolutions<br />

and take all necessary steps to convert the outstanding Shareholders Loans into Shares as set out in<br />

paragraph 2.1 of Part XII of this Prospectus and on the basis of a valuation to be provided by the<br />

Auditors.<br />

Measures of financial performance<br />

The primary measure of the Group’s financial performance will be the net change in the Group’s net<br />

assets resulting from investment activities during an accounting period and the corresponding change<br />

in the Company’s Net Asset Value per Share. The Company will calculate Net Asset Value and Net<br />

Asset Value per Share based on quarterly Net Asset Values performed by the Independent Valuer<br />

and make such property valuations available to Shareholders at the Company’s registered office. As<br />

at 30 September 2006, the Net Asset Value per ordinary share was A11.2, based on net assets of A7.8<br />

million and 692,151 ordinary shares in issue at such date. The Net Asset Value is expected to increase<br />

or decrease from time to time based on various factors, principally the value of the assets and<br />

liabilities of the Group which are subject to fluctuation. The Net Asset Value and the Net Asset<br />

Value per Share will be audited annually.<br />

In addition, a substantial portion of the Group’s income is derived from rental income. The<br />

performance of the Group is therefore dependent on future property acquisitions, the terms of any<br />

new or replacement leases, lease indexation provisions and active asset management initiatives that<br />

seek to increase the return on the Group’s properties.<br />

Material factors affecting results of operations and financial condition<br />

The Group’s results of operations and financial condition are influenced by, and will continue to be<br />

influenced by, trends and uncertainties that make it challenging to predict its future performance<br />

based on historical results. The Company believes that the following trends and uncertainties are most<br />

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important to an understanding of the variability of the Group’s results of operations and financial<br />

conditions.<br />

Economic and real estate market conditions<br />

General economic conditions in the Continental European real estate markets in which the Group is<br />

invested directly affect the Group’s performance. Such conditions may be influenced by investment<br />

activity, GDP and employment growth in the relevant country, consumer spending, interest rate<br />

levels, fluctuations in the price of oil, inflationary pressures, the availability of credit to finance<br />

transactions, the impact of tax and regulatory policies, the political environment and market risks.<br />

According to the European Central Bank, Eurozone economic activity has been growing at a<br />

quarterly rate of 0.7 per cent. on average over the last four quarters. The quarter-on-quarter growth<br />

rate of real GDP in the Eurozone for the second quarter of 2006 was 0.9 per cent. As a result of<br />

inflationary pressures, the European Central Bank has raised interest rates, most recently by 0.25 per<br />

cent, to 3.25 per cent. A continued rise in interest rates could materially increase the Group’s interest<br />

expense, contribute to a general decline in demand for commercial property and an increased risk of<br />

defaults by tenants under existing leases. The effect of prolonged interest rate increases could<br />

adversely affect the Company’s ability to refinance existing borrowings at acceptable rates and the<br />

Company’s ability to meet its initial target annualised dividend yield for the year ending 30 September<br />

2007.<br />

The Company’s results of operations are particularly influenced by market conditions in Germany<br />

and France. 35 per cent. and 49 per cent. of the Net Annual Rent and 37 per cent. and 47 per cent.<br />

of the Market Value of the properties owned by the Group, as determined by the Independent Valuer<br />

and set out in Part VI of this Prospectus, were attributable to Germany and France respectively.<br />

During the period ended 30 September 2006, the French and German real estate markets have been<br />

characterised by increases in property investment. This has been significantly affected by international<br />

investors seeking exposure to European real estate as an asset class. Such investor interest and the<br />

volume of investment capital, has led to compression in property yields. Yield compression can be<br />

understood as a reduction in the yield of a property through an increase in its capital value since the<br />

amount of rent payable remains static.<br />

Any adverse change in general economic or real estate market conditions, including the failure to<br />

sustain recovery in growth, in Continental Europe (particularly in Germany and France) could<br />

materially adversely affect tenant default and vacancy rates of the Group’s properties, the terms and<br />

conditions of lease renewals with existing tenants, the terms and conditions of leases with new<br />

tenants, the price to be paid for acquisitions of properties and the proceeds to be received from any<br />

sales of properties.<br />

Property acquisitions<br />

The Company expects to continue its strategy of growth through selective acquisitions of properties<br />

and property portfolios. From inception to 30 September 2006, the Group acquired 7 properties and<br />

entered into a commitment to acquire a property in Villeurbanne, France, which is classified as an<br />

unconditional commitment under IFRS. From 30 September 2006 to the date of this Prospectus, the<br />

Group completed the acquisitions of 3 properties. It is also Committed to Acquire a further 10<br />

properties, including the Villeurbanne property. If completed, acquisitions of the Committed to be<br />

Acquired properties and future acquisitions of assets have the potential to increase significantly the<br />

size, value and diversification of the Group’s portfolio. As a result, the Company’s results of<br />

operations for the period ended 30 September 2006 may not be directly comparable to results for<br />

future periods.<br />

In the period up to 30 September 2006 the Group incurred A5.565 million in property-related<br />

acquisition expenses. These expenses have been capitalised initially, and the assets are subsequently<br />

held at fair value. Property-related acquisition expenses for this period included, among others,<br />

property advisory fees (such as real estate brokers’ fees), taxes (including transfer taxes and stamp<br />

duty), legal fees, tax advisers fees and valuers fees, and environmental and technical advisers fees. The<br />

Group expects to incur further property-related acquisition expenses in connection with properties it<br />

is Committed to Acquire and future property acquisitions.<br />

The tax laws of various Continental European jurisdictions may also require the Group to incur<br />

significant costs in the form of value added taxes. Value added taxes may be levied upon the<br />

acquisition of new or recently built properties. Historically, the Group has been entitled to<br />

reimbursement of the value added taxes it has paid. However, certain subsidiaries of the Company<br />

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currently are not entitled to recover value added taxes. The Group has also been the subject of a<br />

value added tax audit by Spanish tax authorities in connection with its acquisition of the logistics<br />

property near Madrid. The audit concluded that the Group was entitled to be reimbursed fully for<br />

the value added taxes levied on such acquisitions.<br />

Although certain synergies and economies of scale are anticipated from being invested in a large<br />

number of properties, the absolute amount of operating expenses will increase as the Group’s<br />

portfolio expands. Operating expenses generally consist of property management fees, taxes, utilities,<br />

insurance and site maintenance costs to the extent that these are not paid by the tenant. The extent<br />

to which increases in operating expenses are passed on to or paid in full by tenants varies according<br />

to industry practice and market conditions in the logistics, office and retail sectors and in the<br />

Continental European markets where the Group is invested. Properties may be reassessed after the<br />

date of the Prospectus. The amount of property taxes the Group must pay in the future may increase<br />

substantially from the amount paid in the past.<br />

The Group may acquire properties subject to existing mortgage financing and other indebtedness or<br />

new indebtedness may be incurred in connection with acquiring or refinancing such properties.<br />

Historically, the Group has financed its acquisitions with drawdowns from the Bank Facility and<br />

Shareholder Loans. Sources of capital for future acquisitions may include net cash proceeds received<br />

by the Company from the Offer, borrowings under the Bank Facility which has been amended,<br />

conditional upon Admission, securitisation of the properties owned by the Group, proceeds from<br />

future issuances of debt or equity securities, proceeds from sales of properties, assumption of debt<br />

related to the acquired properties or private capital from co-investment partners. Debt service will<br />

have a priority over any dividends with respect to the Shares.<br />

Rental income<br />

The Group derives rental income from leases on its properties. In the near term, rental income is<br />

expected to increase as the Group continues to expand its portfolio. Once the Company is fully<br />

invested, the amount of rental income generated by the properties in the Group’s portfolio will<br />

depend principally on the Group’s ability to maintain the occupancy rates of leased space and to<br />

lease available space on favourable terms. The Group’s acquired properties were approximately 95 per<br />

cent. occupied by area as at the date of this Prospectus. 5,240 sq m of currently available space at<br />

Marseille and 387 sq m of currently available space at Leuven are covered by vendor rental<br />

guarantees that expire in March 2007 and June 2007 respectively. The amount of rental income<br />

generated also depends on the Group’s ability to maintain or increase rental rates and to attract and<br />

retain creditworthy tenants.<br />

Lease indexation provisions are also expected to have an impact on rental income. Substantially all of<br />

the leases on the properties owned by the Group contain indexation provisions that result in rental<br />

adjustments which may be negative as well as positive. Rental adjustments reflect movements in<br />

consumer price indices for properties in Germany, Spain and Belgium and in the consumer price<br />

index or the national construction costs index for properties in France. Under certain leases,<br />

particularly for properties in Germany, indexation adjustments may be made only after a certain<br />

number of years and/or a certain percentage change in the consumer price index. Due to increases in<br />

rental rates as a result of lease indexation provisions, rental rates for the Group’s properties may not<br />

reflect the prevailing market rates.<br />

No property is currently held for redevelopment. In future periods, certain properties may be held for<br />

refurbishment or upgrades upon lease expiries.<br />

Lease termination and rental default<br />

The expiration or termination of a lease to significant tenants, or a default on lease payment<br />

obligations by such tenants, could affect the stability of the Group’s rental income. As at the date of<br />

this Prospectus, approximately 95 per cent. by area of the property owned by the Group was<br />

occupied. The leases scheduled to expire from the date of this Prospectus up to 31 December 2009<br />

represent approximately 5 per cent. of the rental income from the properties owned by the Group.<br />

The Group’s ability to re-let property subject to an expired or terminated lease is affected by general<br />

economic conditions in the relevant Continental European real estate markets, availability of<br />

equivalent space in such markets and competition for tenants as well as the desirability of individual<br />

properties within the Group’s portfolio. As these factors are beyond the Group’s control, the Group<br />

may experience significant fluctuations in its rental income if it cannot re-let properties on favourable<br />

long lease terms to creditworthy tenants on a timely basis or at all.<br />

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Availability of financing<br />

During the period ended 30 September 2006, the Group funded acquisitions through a combination<br />

of borrowings under the Bank Facility and Shareholder Loans, which are variable rate loans, and this<br />

is expected to continue until Admission. The Company intends to convert Shareholder Loans into<br />

Shares immediately prior to Admission.<br />

From Admission, acquisitions of Committed to be Acquired properties and other properties are<br />

expected to be financed by borrowings under the Bank Facility or a re-financed or new credit facility.<br />

The Company expects that the debt drawn down under the Bank Facility, as a percentage of the<br />

Market Value of the properties owned by the Group as at Admission, will be approximately 60 per<br />

cent. The Company uses interest rate swaps to hedge its interest rate risk. The Group’s ability to<br />

obtain financing at commercially acceptable terms will depend on a variety of factors, including the<br />

interest rate environment and the Group’s financial condition.<br />

Taxation<br />

The Group is subject to income, capital gains, withholding and transfer taxes in various Continental<br />

European jurisdictions. During the period ended 30 September 2006, the Company qualified for<br />

certain tax treatment as a société anonyme under Luxembourg laws and pursuant to double tax<br />

treaties with certain jurisdictions concluded by Luxembourg and the Parent Subsidiary Directive<br />

adopted by the European Commission. As a result, the Group’s taxable income was taxed at an<br />

effective tax rate of 6.6 per cent. during this period. The effective tax rate is calculated on the basis<br />

of the income tax charge divided by the Group’s profit before tax excluding the impact of deferred<br />

tax. The Company expects that this effective tax rate may increase depending on the tax laws in the<br />

jurisdictions in which the Company invests.<br />

Net deferred tax liabilities are recognised in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The<br />

current deferred tax liability would be realised upon disposal of an individual property asset. If,<br />

however, the special purpose vehicle holding a property asset were to be sold, the Group would not<br />

realise deferred tax liabilities although some level of discount in the price achieved upon disposal may<br />

be experienced in reflection of such liabilities in accordance with market practice. The Group has<br />

been structured in a manner that seeks to facilitate disposal of properties by sale of a special purpose<br />

vehicle or property holding company rather than a direct asset sale.<br />

The Company as a SICAF is exempt from Luxembourg income tax, but its subsidiaries will not<br />

benefit from the exemption. Further, as a Luxembourg SICAF, the Company will not be able to<br />

benefit from many double tax treaties concluded by Luxembourg, although its subsidiaries may be<br />

able to benefit from such treaties.<br />

The France-Luxembourg double tax treaty is currently being re-negotiated. Changes are expected to<br />

be made but the details have not yet been published. As a consequence, the tax treatment of the<br />

Group in subsequent financial periods may vary significantly and the Group may be subject to<br />

increased taxes.<br />

Historically, the Company has benefitted from an exemption from an annual tax of 3 per cent. of the<br />

market value of its real estate assets in France or rights over such assets held at 1st January of each<br />

year. As a Luxembourg SICAF, the Company must qualify for a different exemption to avoid being<br />

subject to such tax. The Company has been advised that, based on the understanding of current<br />

French tax law and practice of the Company’s advisers, it may be exempt from such tax as a vehicle<br />

listed on the Official List of the UKLA and traded on the London Stock Exchange’s main market<br />

for listed securities and provided that it has a large number of Shareholders. Any subsidiary holding<br />

French real estate and companies in the chain of ownership above such subsidiary must comply with<br />

certain filing requirements to avoid the French 3 per cent. tax. In addition, the applicability of trade<br />

tax in Germany to the Company’s German subsidiaries and the properties held by them is subject to<br />

review by German tax authorities. As a result of such factors, the Group’s effective tax rate for the<br />

period ended 30 September 2006 may not be comparable to future periods.<br />

Historical Results of Operations<br />

The Company’s results of operations and financial condition are affected by a variety of factors<br />

including economic and real estate market conditions affecting the Continental European real estate<br />

market, property acquisitions, rental revenues, lease terms, the availability of financing and taxation.<br />

As a consequence, the Company’s historical results of operations for the period from inception to 30<br />

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September 2006 may not be comparable to results of operations for subsequent periods, which will<br />

cover the 12 months to 30 September of each year.<br />

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s historical results of operations and financial<br />

condition is based on a property portfolio comprising 7 properties owned as at 30 September 2006.<br />

Although the Group’s contractual commitment to acquire a property in Villeurbanne, France, is<br />

classified as an unconditional commitment under IFRS and reflected in the Group’s consolidated<br />

financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2006, the Group did not own the property<br />

during this period nor did it receive any income from this property.<br />

Consolidated statement of operations for the period ended 30 September 2006<br />

The following table sets forth the Company’s audited consolidated results of operations for the period<br />

ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Period ended<br />

30 September<br />

2006<br />

(A)<br />

Rental income 9,988,010<br />

Property operating expenses (355,385)<br />

Net rental income 9,632,625<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property 17,850,034<br />

Expenses<br />

Professional fees (2,501,694)<br />

Investment management fees (1,520,007)<br />

General and administration expenses (666,761)<br />

Goodwill impairment (4,603,616)<br />

Total expenses (9,292,078)<br />

Net operating profit before net finance cost 18,190,581<br />

Finance expenses (11,329,583)<br />

Finance income 14,076<br />

Net finance cost (11,315,507)<br />

Profit before tax 6,875,074<br />

Taxation (6,882,853)<br />

Loss for the period attributable to the equity holders of the Company (7,779)<br />

Although the Company is managed and prepares its consolidated financial statements on a single,<br />

pan-European basis, the Group’s investments are diversified by sector. At 30 September 2006, the<br />

Group’s properties included office and logistics properties. Certain properties are mixed use but are<br />

classified solely by reference to their primary use. The impact of the Group’s diversification by sector<br />

is summarised in the table below, based on the rental income generated during the period ended 30<br />

September 2006.<br />

Sector<br />

Period ended 30 September 2006<br />

Number of<br />

properties<br />

Rental<br />

income<br />

% of total<br />

rental<br />

income<br />

Logistics 4 A3,614,133 36.2%<br />

Office 3 A6,373,877 63.8%<br />

Retail 0 A0 0<br />

Total 7 A9,988,010 100%<br />

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The Group’s diversification by market in Continental Europe is summarised in the table below based<br />

on the rental income generated during the period ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Country<br />

Period ended 30 September 2006<br />

Number of<br />

properties<br />

Rental<br />

income<br />

% of total<br />

rental<br />

income<br />

Germany 2 A4,696,163 47.0%<br />

France 3 A2,628,851 26.3%<br />

Spain 1 A966,967 9.7%<br />

Belgium 1 A1,696,029 17.0%<br />

Total 7 A9,988,010 100%<br />

The acquisition dates and lease terms for the properties that contributed to rental income during the<br />

period ended 30 September 2006 affect the amount of income actually received for this period and do<br />

not reflect rental income on an annualised basis. Accordingly, rental income by sector and rental<br />

income by country may differ substantially in future periods. Net Annual Rent and estimated Net<br />

Annual Rent, as determined by the Independent Valuer, for these properties are set out in Part V<br />

and Part VI of this Prospectus.<br />

Rental income<br />

Total rental income for the period ended 30 September 2006 was A10.0 million. Rental income in<br />

future periods is expected to differ significantly due to expansion of the Group’s portfolio. The<br />

Company also expects that future movements in rental income may be the result of active asset<br />

management initiatives or lease indexation provisions. Indexation provisions had a positive impact on<br />

rental income during the period ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Property operating expenses<br />

Property operating expenses for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A0.4 million. Property<br />

operating expenses consist of property management fees and other non-recoverable expenses, including<br />

taxes and insurance. The Company expects that property operating expenses will be higher in future<br />

periods due to the expansion of the Group’s portfolio.<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A17.9<br />

million.<br />

Net valuation gains on investment property are primarily due to the increase in valuation of a<br />

property, based on factors such as the relative attractiveness of real estate as an asset class and<br />

associated yield compression together with rental adjustments during ownership. Net valuation gains<br />

are based on quarterly valuations prepared by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited as the<br />

Independent Valuer. Characteristics such as the location and condition of the property, tenant<br />

creditworthiness and lease terms are considered in assessing fair value. Investor demand for particular<br />

markets in Continental Europe or particular sectors also affect the fair value of a property.<br />

Historically, valuation adjustments have not been characterised by regular movements and the<br />

Company expects that future valuation adjustments will continue to occur unevenly from financial<br />

period to financial period.<br />

Professional fees<br />

Professional fees for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A2.5 million relating principally to fees<br />

incurred in connection with the initial organisation of the Group. Professional fees consist of legal,<br />

tax advisory, notarial, accounting and audit fees, including fees paid to advisers in respect of aborted<br />

property transactions. Fees that are related to property acquisitions are initially capitalised. The<br />

amount of professional fees for the period ended 30 September 2006 is due to fees associated with the<br />

Group’s property acquisitions, assessments of properties that the Group may not ultimately acquire,<br />

property management and organisational and regulatory compliance costs for each entity within the<br />

Group. Professional fees are likely to increase as the number and value of the properties owned by<br />

the Group increases. However, as professional fees are not linked to the value of the properties the<br />

Group considers for acquisition, the fees are not expected to decrease if property purchase prices<br />

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decrease. In the near term, the Group expects professional fees to be higher as the Group continues<br />

to acquire properties, and as a result of fees incurred in connection with the Offer.<br />

Investment management fees<br />

Investment management fees for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A1.5 million and include<br />

investment management fees and disbursements incurred by the Investment Manager. Investment<br />

management fees for this period were calculated at a rate of 0.25 per cent. of gross assets in<br />

accordance with the investment management agreement then in effect. Investment management fees<br />

are payable after the end of each financial quarter.<br />

In future periods, investment management fees will be calculated in accordance with the Investment<br />

Management Agreement between the Company and Invista REIM dated 17 November 2006, which<br />

provides for a base management fee of 0.95 per cent. per annum of Adjusted Gross Assets, payable<br />

monthly in arrear subject to a recalculation provision. Subject to the conditions set forth in the<br />

current Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager will also be entitled to an<br />

annual performance fee, from year one onward, of 15.0 per cent. of any aggregate total return over<br />

and above a Performance Hurdle of 10 per cent. calculated on a three year rolling basis, as set out in<br />

paragraph 8.2 in Part XII of this Prospectus. This performance fee is eligible to be paid in each of<br />

the first two years on the to-date performance.<br />

General and administration expenses<br />

General and administration expenses for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A0.7 million.<br />

General and administration expenses consist of A0.03 million in initial organisational expenses of the<br />

Group (excluding professional fees), directors’ costs, payments to administrators and service providers<br />

and rent on the Company’s offices in Luxembourg. The Company anticipates that general and<br />

administration expenses will increase in future periods once it becomes a listed company and because<br />

it has converted into a SICAF that is subject to regulation by the CSSF. This anticipated increase is<br />

due to the requirements for a listed company and company supervised by the CSSF to have<br />

additional service providers, such as a Custodian, Registrar and Transfer Agent, and listing and other<br />

regulatory fees will be payable.<br />

Goodwill impairment<br />

Goodwill impairment for the period ended 30 September 2006 was A4.6 million. The goodwill<br />

impairment charge arose from the acquisitions of two subsidiaries, Canal Business Park N.V. and<br />

Solingen Logistik Zentrum GmbH, which had deferred tax liabilities when acquired in December<br />

2005, and represents the writing off of goodwill arising from these acquisitions. The total cost of<br />

these acquisitions was A13.5 million.<br />

The Group may write off goodwill in future periods if its acquires subsidiaries that are transferred<br />

with deferred tax liabilities.<br />

Finance expenses<br />

Finance expenses for the period ended 30 September 2006 were A11.3 million. Finance expenses were<br />

comprised of A4.0 million in amortised finance costs, A5.3 million in debt and other interest expenses,<br />

A2.0 million in commitment fees and other financing fees calculated using the effective interest rate<br />

method and A0.02 million in net foreign exchange loss. The amount of gross interest expense is<br />

primarily due to the extent of the Group’s borrowings and interest rates. Fees incurred in arranging<br />

the Bank Facility are amortised over the life of the facility.<br />

The Company intends to seek to re-finance or obtain alternative financing, including a securitised<br />

loan facility, in the year following Admission. Finance expenses in future periods will be higher in<br />

absolute terms due to increased borrowing to fund property acquisitions (including properties that the<br />

Group has Committed to Acquire). Higher finance expenses may be offset in part by a lower interest<br />

rate if the Company is able to obtain such rate under a re-financed or securitised credit facility.<br />

Under the terms of the amended Bank Facility (conditional upon Admission) the Group would be<br />

required to hedge at least 83.3 per cent. of the amount drawn under the Bank Facility. Finance<br />

expenses may also fluctuate in future periods depending upon prevailing Eurozone interest rates,<br />

which have risen from 2.25 per cent. in June 2005 to 3.25 per cent. in October 2006.<br />

Finance income<br />

Finance income for the period ended 30 September 2006 was A0.01 million. Finance income consists<br />

of interest income from cash balances. The cash balance of the fund is expected to be materially<br />

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higher immediately following Admission as a result of funds raised under the Offer. Such funds are<br />

intended to be used to finance property acquisitions and repay A51.7 million of senior secured<br />

borrowings under the Bank Facility. Under the terms of the Bank Facility, the cash balances in the<br />

bank accounts of the Company and those subsidiaries which are obligors are pledged to the facility<br />

agent.<br />

Taxation<br />

Taxation for the period ended 30 September 2006 was A6.9 million. Taxation consists of A0.5 million<br />

of current income tax, A6.8 million of deferred tax charge, A(0.8) million of deferred tax asset, A0.1<br />

million of net wealth tax and A0.3 million of capital taxes. For the period ended 30 September 2006<br />

the Company’s effective tax rate was 6.6 per cent, excluding the impact of deferred tax. The level of<br />

taxation for the period ended 30 September 2006 was determined in part by the impact of deferred<br />

tax incurred, the Company’s initial organisation as a société anonyme under Luxembourg laws and<br />

favourable tax treatment pursuant to double tax treaties with certain jurisdictions concluded by<br />

Luxembourg. In August 2006, a protocol amending the France-Luxembourg double tax treaty dated 1<br />

April 1958 (as amended) was signed. The changes effected by this protocol and the Company’s<br />

conversion to a SICAF may cause income tax expense to increase in future periods. Historically, the<br />

Group has not been subject to capital gains tax although it would be subject in the event of a direct<br />

asset sale.<br />

Liquidity and Capital Resources<br />

From 5 June 2005 to 30 September 2006, the Company’s primary sources of liquidity have been cash<br />

flows from operating activities, borrowings under the A450 million Bank Facility with Bank of<br />

Scotland, a subsidiary of HBOS, as facility agent, and capital contributions from certain shareholders,<br />

including Uberior ENA Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS, which subsequently<br />

transferred its interests to Uberior Europe Limited, also an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of<br />

HBOS, and Chelsfield Partners LLP, in which HBOS holds a minority interest.<br />

To fund its property acquisitions during the period ended 30 September 2006, the Group raised funds<br />

through borrowings under the Bank Facility and Shareholder Loans, which are variable rate loans.<br />

Financing under the Bank Facility is generally made available to the relevant special purpose property<br />

holding company. The balance of the Group’s financing needs is made available directly or indirectly<br />

by the Company through intra-Group equity or intra-Group loans as is deemed appropriate on a<br />

case by case basis.<br />

The Company’s working capital requirements historically have been met through cash flows from<br />

operating activities and A0.8 million of interest free loans from the Existing Shareholders which were<br />

repaid before 30 September 2006.<br />

Due to the Investment Manager’s plans to continue acquiring properties until the Group is fully<br />

invested and the Group’s intention to borrow up to a 60 per cent. gearing level, the Company<br />

anticipates that it will have substantial liquidity needs in future periods.<br />

The Company expects that the main uses of cash will be to satisfy its debt service obligations, fund<br />

future property acquisitions (including Committed to be Acquired properties), provide working capital<br />

and pay dividends to Shareholders.<br />

In November 2006 the Company amended the terms of the current Bank Facility (conditional upon<br />

Admission) under which A420 million was made available until 31 December 2008s. Prior to<br />

Admission, future property acquisitions will continue to be funded through a combination of<br />

borrowings under the Bank Facility and Shareholder Loans. Shortly prior to Admission, the<br />

Company intends to convert the Shareholder Loans into Shares as set out in paragraph 2.1 of Part<br />

XII of this Prospectus and on the basis of a valuation to be provided by the Company. The<br />

Company intends to seek an alternative form of long-term financing in the first year following<br />

Admission.<br />

Following Admission, and on the basis of the Assumptions, the Company intends to use<br />

approximately A51.7 million in proceeds from the Offer to repay part of the senior secured debt<br />

under the Bank Facility in order to reduce the Company’s loan to property value ratio.<br />

The Company regularly monitors its liquidity position, including cash levels and capital expenditures.<br />

At 30 September 2006, the Company held total cash and cash equivalents of A4.3 million. The<br />

Company believes that borrowings available under the current Bank Facility (as amended, conditional<br />

upon Admission), together with anticipated operating cash flows and the net proceeds of the Offer,<br />

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will be adequate to meet its anticipated future requirements for working capital and interest payments<br />

scheduled under the current Bank Facility for the foreseeable future, being the next 12 months.<br />

The Company’s estimates of its reasonably anticipated liquidity needs are based on information<br />

known to it at the date of this Prospectus and may not reflect its actual liquidity needs in future<br />

financial periods. New business developments or other unforeseen events may occur, resulting in the<br />

need to raise additional funds.<br />

To date, the Board of Directors has not declared any dividends. The Company anticipates that Net<br />

Cash Income, along with any other source of revenue, including interest on profit participating loans<br />

and upstream loans, will be used to pay dividends. See ‘‘Risk Factors’’ and ‘‘Principal Bases and<br />

Assumptions’’ set out in Part X of this Prospectus.<br />

Cash flows<br />

The following table summarises the principal components of the Company’s consolidated cash flows<br />

for the period indicated:<br />

Period ended<br />

30 September<br />

2006<br />

(A)<br />

Net cash flows from operating activities 837,513<br />

Cash flows from investing activities (192,739,966)<br />

Cash flows from financing activities 195,146,036<br />

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents for the period 3,243,583<br />

Opening cash and cash equivalents —<br />

Cash included in acquired entities 1,013,617<br />

Total cash and cash equivalents 4,257,200<br />

Net cash flows from operating activities were A0.8 million for the period ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Cash flows from operating activities consist of A5.2 million cash generated from operations (which in<br />

turn consist primarily of rental income) less expenses such as investment management fees,<br />

professional fees and other expenses, A4.0 million interest paid, A0.01 million interest received and<br />

A0.3 million tax paid expenses. Future cash flows from operating activities may vary substantially<br />

based upon the number of income-generating properties owned by the Group and the Group’s<br />

expenditures.<br />

Cash flows from investing activities were A-192.7 million for the period ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Cash flows from investing activities consist of purchases of investment property and related costs.<br />

Future cash flows from investing activities may in the future vary substantially based upon the<br />

Group’s investment activity as well as the strength of the Continental European real estate markets in<br />

which it invests.<br />

Cash flows from financing activities were A195.1 million for the period ended 30 September 2006.<br />

Cash flows from financing activities during this period consisted of A6.9 million proceeds from the<br />

issue of share capital, A197.2 million proceeds from borrowings and A8.9 million of finance costs from<br />

the payment of transactions costs and related fees. Future cash flows from financing activities will in<br />

the future vary substantially based upon share issues and borrowings.<br />

The Company calculates net cash position as cash and cash equivalents. Its net cash position as at 30<br />

September 2006 included A1.0 million in cash held by Canal Business Park N.V. and Solingen<br />

Logistik Zentrum GmbH when acquired by the Group in December 2005.<br />

Indebtedness<br />

In July 2005, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a A450 million revolving Bank<br />

Facility with the Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of HBOS, established by a Common Terms<br />

Agreement. The Bank Facility was amended by a deed of variation on 28 June 2006 to a 364 day<br />

facility; as a result, the term of the loan and the commitment fee changed. In November 2006, the<br />

Bank Facility was amended further (conditional upon Admission) to provide up to A420 million in<br />

funds up to 31 December 2008 to be drawn against acquisitions.<br />

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At 30 September 2006 the Group had outstanding indebtedness of A146.9 million under the Bank<br />

Facility and an additional A303.1 million was available for use. Loans under the Bank Facility may<br />

only be used to finance the acquisition of, or to refinance, commercial property investments or for<br />

payment of related value added tax. The amended Bank Facility (conditional upon Admission)<br />

provides for a term to 31 December 2008.<br />

Borrowings under the Bank Facility currently bear interest at a floating rate based on EURIBOR<br />

plus a margin of 1.50 per cent. per annum and the cost of compliance with certain regulatory<br />

requirements as calculated by the facility agent. The interest rate was determined to be 4.624 per cent.<br />

per annum at 30 September 2006. Conditional upon Admission, borrowings will initially bear interest<br />

based on EURIBOR plus a margin of 0.70 per cent. per annum over the lender’s cost of funds,<br />

which will rise to a margin of 1.20 per cent. per annum over such cost in September 2007. The<br />

Group’s obligations under the Bank Facility must be senior to or at least pari passu with any other<br />

indebtedness permitted under its terms. All of the Group’s properties are subject to registered<br />

mortgages securing the Group’s indebtedness under the Bank Facility. The bank accounts of the<br />

Company and its subsidiaries who are obligors have also been pledged to the facility agent.<br />

Covenants in the Common Terms Agreement governing the Bank Facility restrict the ability of the<br />

members of the Group who are obligors to declare or pay dividends or make other distributions to<br />

shareholders, make loans or provide credit, enter into contracts, issue registered shares, repay or<br />

redeem share capital, make changes to business of such obligors or property holding subsidiaries, and<br />

to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the assets of such obligors or property holding subsidiaries.<br />

The Company believes that it is in material compliance with its debt covenants. The Bank Facility<br />

also requires the Company to maintain financial covenants related to its overall interest cover,<br />

calculated as projected overall rental income as a percentage of projected overall finance costs, in<br />

each case as at that calculation date and as determined by the Facility Agent, and overall loan to<br />

value ratio, which is the aggregate of the loans (excluding any value added tax loans) under the Bank<br />

Facility as a percentage of the value of all the properties the acquisitions of which were financed or<br />

refinanced (directly or indirectly) by the making of such loans.<br />

During the period ended 30 September 2006 the Existing Shareholders made capital contributions to<br />

the Company in the form of Shareholder Loans and interest free loans. At 30 September 2006 the<br />

face value of the Shareholder Loans was A50.2 million. Under the terms of the Shareholder Loans,<br />

proceeds may be used only to finance investments in real estate assets and short-term working capital<br />

requirements to meet VAT payments. Shareholder Loans bear interest at variable rates based on the<br />

performance of the underlying asset and mature in 2015. No interest was due in the period up to 30<br />

September 2006. The Company intends, shortly prior to Admission, to convert the Shareholder Loans<br />

into ordinary shares. Since 30 September 2006, Shareholder Loans totalling A20.6 million have been<br />

drawn to acquire assets, and further loans will be drawn down as required on completion on the<br />

acquisition of any property prior to Admission. Interest free loans are required to be used for<br />

working capital. The interest free loans have been repaid from cash flow from operations.<br />

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments<br />

The following table provides an analysis of the maturity of the Company’s contractual obligations<br />

and commercial commitments as at 30 September 2006.<br />

(in A millions) Payments due by period<br />

Less than<br />

More than<br />

Total 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years 5 years<br />

Long-term debt obligations (1)<br />

197.2 146.9 — — 50.2<br />

Operating lease obligations (2)<br />

0.03 0.03 — —<br />

Purchase obligations (3)<br />

Other long-term liabilities reflected<br />

21.3 21.3 — —<br />

on balance sheet (4)<br />

11.8 — — 11.8<br />

Total 230.3 168.2 — — 62.0<br />

(1) Long-term debt obligations consist of obligations under the Group’s Bank Facility and Shareholder Loans.<br />

(2) Operating lease obligations consist of obligations under the Company’s lease for its office in Luxembourg.<br />

(3) The Group has entered into a commitment to acquire a property in Villeurbanne, France, that is classified as an unconditional<br />

commitment under IFRS.<br />

(4) Other long-term liabilities reflected on the Group’s consolidated balance sheet as at 30 September 2006 consist of deferred tax<br />

liabilities.<br />

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements<br />

At 30 September 2006 the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.<br />

Inflation<br />

All of the Group’s properties are subject to leases that provide for positive as well as negative rental<br />

adjustment by indexation of rents to various national indices. The Company believes that inflationary<br />

increases may be at least partially offset by these contractual rent adjustments.<br />

Critical Accounting Policies<br />

The discussion and analysis of the Group’s financial condition and results of operations are based on<br />

the Group’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, a body of<br />

accounting principles as endorsed by the European Union. The preparation of financial statements<br />

requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,<br />

liabilities and contingencies as at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of<br />

revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates<br />

these estimates based on historical experience and assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under<br />

the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values<br />

of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily<br />

apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different<br />

assumptions.<br />

The Company has identified the following critical accounting policies as requiring management to<br />

make significant estimates and judgments:<br />

Estimate of fair value of investment property<br />

As at 30 September 2006, investment property was valued at A210.6 million, which comprises A192.7<br />

for acquisitions and A17.9 million for fair value adjustment. The Group considers all of the properties<br />

that it owns and any property that it may lease as investment property under IFRS. Investment<br />

property is initially recognised at acquisition cost by the Company on its balance sheet, including<br />

related transaction costs. After initial recognition, investment property is carried at fair value.<br />

Valuations are performed by an independent expert, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, in<br />

accordance with the guidance issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Fair value is<br />

based on active market prices, adjusted, if necessary, for any difference in the nature, location or<br />

condition of the property. Some of these outflows are recognised as a liability, including finance lease<br />

liabilities in respect of land classified as investment property, whereas others, including contingent<br />

lease liabilities in respect of land classified as investment property and contingent rent payments, are<br />

not recognised in the financial statements. If this information is not available, alternative valuation<br />

methods will be used, such as recent prices on less active markets or discounted cash flow projections.<br />

The Company currently does not have any investment property being redeveloped for continuing use<br />

as an investment property or for which the market has become less active. The fair value of<br />

investment property reflects, amongst other things, rental income from current leases and assumptions<br />

about rental income from future leases in the light of current conditions. The fair value of a property<br />

also reflects, on a similar basis, any cash outflows that could be expected in respect of such property.<br />

Any gain or loss arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the income statement though this<br />

will not be available for distribution until such value is realised.<br />

Deferred income tax<br />

Total deferred tax liabilities as at 30 September 2006 were A11.8 million and deferred tax assets as at<br />

30 September 2006 were A(0.8) million. Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability<br />

method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their<br />

carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, deferred income tax is not<br />

accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a<br />

business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit<br />

or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or<br />

substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred<br />

income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is settled. Deferred income tax assets<br />

are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against<br />

which the temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred income tax is provided on temporary<br />

differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where the timing of the reversal of the<br />

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temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will<br />

not reverse in the foreseeable future.<br />

Income taxes<br />

The Company is subject to income taxes in several jurisdictions. Significant judgement is required in<br />

determining the Company’s provision for income taxes. There are some transactions and calculations<br />

for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain, and the Company will seek advice on this<br />

where it considers appropriate. The Company recognises liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues<br />

based on estimates of additional taxes that will be due. Where the final tax outcome of these matters<br />

is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the income tax<br />

and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made. Historically, the<br />

Company has not been subject to capital gains taxes.<br />

Revenue recognition<br />

Under IFRS, revenue is defined to include rental income, service charges and management charges<br />

from properties and income from property trading. The Group currently does not derive any of its<br />

revenue from income from property trading. Rental income from investment properties is accounted<br />

for on a straight-line basis over the term of the ongoing leases and is shown gross of any income tax.<br />

Any material premiums or rent-free periods are spread evenly over the lease term. Interest receivable<br />

and revenue from the sale of investment property are not recognised in the income statement.<br />

Recent Accounting Pronouncements<br />

In August 2005 the International Accounting Standards Board issued International Financial Reporting<br />

Standard 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, and a complementary Amendment to IAS 1, Presentation<br />

of Financial Statements – Capital Disclosures (‘‘IFRS 7’’). IFRS 7, effective from 1 January 2007,<br />

introduces new disclosures to improve the information about financial instruments. It requires the<br />

disclosure of qualitative and quantitative information about exposure to risks arising from financial<br />

instruments, including specified minimum disclosures about credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk.<br />

It replaces International Accounting Standard 30, Disclosures in the Financial Statements of Banks<br />

and Similar Financial Institutions, and disclosure requirements in International Accounting Standard<br />

32, Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation. It is applicable to all entities that report<br />

under IFRS. The amendment to International Accounting Standard 1 (‘‘IAS 1’’) introduces<br />

disclosures about the level of an entity’s capital and how it manages capital. The Company assessed<br />

the impact of IFRS 7 and the amendment to IAS 1 and concluded that the main additional<br />

disclosures will be the sensitivity analysis to market risk and the capital disclosures required by the<br />

amendment of IAS 1. The Company will apply IFRS 7 and the amendment to IAS 1 from annual<br />

periods beginning 1 January 2007.<br />

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk<br />

The principal categories of market risk to which the Company is exposed are interest rate risk and<br />

credit risk. To manage its exposure to market risks, the Company may use forward contracts,<br />

options, swaps or other derivative instruments. The Company anticipates that the scope of risk<br />

management activities will vary based on the level and volatility of interest rates, prevailing foreign<br />

currency exchange rates and other changes in market conditions. The success of any hedging or other<br />

derivative transactions will depend generally on the Company’s ability to correctly predict market<br />

changes. Unanticipated market changes may result in poorer overall investment performance than if<br />

the hedging transaction had not been executed. The Company may not succeed in establishing a<br />

perfect correlation between the instruments used in a hedging or other derivative transaction and the<br />

position being hedged. This imperfect correlation could prevent the Company from managing risk<br />

effectively and create new risks of loss.<br />

Liquidity risk<br />

The Company expects that it will have substantial liquidity needs in future periods as a result of its<br />

investment activities, the dividend policy that the Directors currently expect to adopt following<br />

Admission and debt service obligations. There is a potential risk that the Company’s intermediate<br />

property holding subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles may not be able to remit sufficient cash<br />

flow to enable the Company to distribute substantially all of its Net Cash Income to Shareholders.<br />

To address this risk, the Company has been structured in a manner that seeks to maximise the<br />

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emittance of cash and to minimise the potential for tax leakage. The Company intends to seek<br />

continuing advice on this structure where it considers appropriate.<br />

Interest rate risk<br />

The Company has incurred and expects to incur additional debt to fund liquidity needs and leverage<br />

opportunistic investments. Historically, the Group’s borrowings under the Bank Facility bear interest<br />

at a floating rate based on EURIBOR plus a margin of 1.50 per cent. per annum and the cost of<br />

compliance with certain regulatory requirements as calculated by the facility agent. Under an<br />

amended deed that is conditional and effective upon Admission, the Group’s borrowings under the<br />

Bank Facility will be reduced to bear interest at a floating rate based on EURIBOR plus a margin of<br />

0.70 per cent per annum (which rises to 1.20 per cent per annum in September 2007) and the cost of<br />

compliance with certain regulatory requirements as calculated by the facility agent. As a result, the<br />

Company is exposed to risks from movements in prevailing interest rates. An increase in interest rates<br />

could make it more difficult or costly to obtain debt financing or affect returns on investment. To<br />

manage adverse effects of interest rate movements on cash flows and to lower the overall cost of debt<br />

financing, the Company has a policy to hedge its interest rate exposure under the Bank Facility.<br />

Historically, approximately two thirds of debt drawn under the Bank Facility at the time of draw<br />

down has been hedged by means of entering into EURIBOR interest rate swaps up to January 2013.<br />

Interest rate swaps generally involve the exchange of fixed and floating interest payment obligations<br />

without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. As at 30 September 2006, the notional<br />

principal amount of the outstanding interest rate swap contract was A92.0 million. Since 30 September<br />

2006, the Company hedged a further A39.6 million of borrowings at a blended rate of 3.89 per cent.<br />

The Company has hedged an aggregate of A131.6 million using interest rate swap contracts with a<br />

term until January 2013 at a blended rate of 3.61 per cent. Under the terms of the amended Bank<br />

Facility, a minimum of five sixths of the amount drawn under such facility is required to be hedged.<br />

If the Group undertakes a long-term refinancing of the Bank Facility in the year following<br />

Admission, it is expected that further interest rate swaps will be entered into in respect of all the<br />

outstanding debt that is not currently hedged. To manage its interest rate risk, the Company may<br />

also use derivative financial instruments, such as forward rate agreements. Forward rate agreements<br />

are contracts under which two counterparties agree on the interest to be paid on a notional deposit<br />

of a specified maturity at a specific future settlement date with no exchange of principal.<br />

Credit risk<br />

The Group is exposed to the risk of loss if tenants fail to meet their payment obligations under their<br />

leases when due. It seeks to mitigate default risk by assessing the creditworthiness of potential and<br />

current tenants based on ratings assigned by an independent credit rating agency and by diversifying<br />

its tenant base to include multinational corporations and local enterprises in different sectors and<br />

Continental European markets. The Group may also require deposits or guarantees from banks or<br />

parent companies where there is a perceived credit risk or in accordance with prevailing local market<br />

practice. The Investment Manager reviews reports prepared by an independent credit rating agency,<br />

or other sources to assess the credit quality of the Group’s tenants and aims to ensure there is no<br />

excessive concentration of risk and that the impact of any default by a tenant is minimised. However<br />

there is no guarantee that credit risk management procedures will be able to limit potential loss of<br />

revenues and income from tenants who default on their lease obligations. If any or all of the Group’s<br />

tenants are unable to pay against their receivable accounts, the Group’s revenues and profitability<br />

may be adversely affected.<br />

Foreign exchange risk<br />

Foreign exchange risk arises from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will affect<br />

the value of the Company’s assets and the market price of the Shares. Historically, all of the Group’s<br />

investments have been made in Euro and the Company’s financial results are reported in Euro. If the<br />

Group completes the acquisition of Committed to be Acquired logistics properties in Warsaw and<br />

Prague, the Group may be exposed to foreign exchange risk to the extent that property related costs<br />

and taxes will be payable in the zloty and koruna respectively and rental income from Warsaw will<br />

be received in the zloty. Neither Poland nor the Czech Republic are members of the Exchange Rate<br />

Mechanism II of the European Central Bank and their currencies are therefore not linked to the<br />

Euro. The Group also has payment obligations to certain advisers and vendors that are denominated<br />

in Sterling. It is expected that listing will result in an increase in these payment obligations in future<br />

periods. If foreign exchange risk is considered or anticipated to be significant in future periods, the<br />

Company may use derivative financial instruments, such exchange rate contracts including cross-<br />

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currency swaps and foreign exchange forwards, to hedge its exposure. Currency swaps are agreements<br />

to exchange future payments in one currency for payments in another currency. These agreements are<br />

used to transform the assets or liabilities denominated in different currencies. Foreign exchange<br />

forwards are contracts for delayed delivery of currency at a specified future date.<br />

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Part X<br />

Principal Bases and Assumptions<br />

The principal bases and assumptions used in this Prospectus in respect of the financial periods ending<br />

30 September 2008 and in particular in respect of the initial target annualised dividend yield set out<br />

in Part I of this Prospectus are that:<br />

(a) at Admission the Property Portfolio is as detailed in Part V and the passing rent is A31.4<br />

million per annum;<br />

(b) Admission occurs on or before 20 December 2006 and, as set out in Part V, all the properties<br />

which the Company is Committed to Acquire before Admission (with an aggregate value<br />

according to the Independent Valuer as at 30 September 2006 of A127.4 million) are so acquired<br />

and the remainder (with an aggregate value according to the Independent Valuer as at 30<br />

September 2006 of A79.7 million) are acquired after Admission;<br />

(c) the aggregate of the value of the Property Portfolio and the Group’s net current assets at<br />

Admission is A558.3 million;<br />

(d) the Group acquires further properties at an aggregate cost (inclusive of property acquisition<br />

costs) of A284.5 million. Such properties include those Committed to Acquire properties which<br />

are expected to be acquired after Admission at an aggregate cost (including property acquisition<br />

costs) of A82.2 million at a passing rent of A5.0 million per annum. Acquisitions of properties<br />

which the Company is not Committed to be Acquired are phased on a quarterly basis from 1<br />

January 2007 to 30 September 2007 at a net initial yield of 6.5 per cent. per annum;<br />

(e) 63.0 million Shares are issued by the Company pursuant to the Offer at the Offer Price of 200p<br />

per Share and 103,875,705 Shares are in issue at Admission;<br />

(f) the total expenses, fees and commissions relating to the Offer borne by the Company are 5.8 per<br />

cent. of the Initial Gross Proceeds, or A10.8 million;<br />

(g) at Admission A171.3 million remains outstanding under the Bank Facility. Further sums are<br />

drawn down to fund the acquisitions referred to in paragraph (d) above on the basis that each<br />

property is financed as to 60 per cent. with debt and as to 40 per cent. with cash. The debt<br />

carries an interest rate of 4.46 per cent. per annum (inclusive of hedging and other costs). There<br />

is no amortisation of bank debt. Commitment fees of 0.25 per cent. per annum are payable on<br />

the outstanding undrawn amount on a quarterly basis. An arrangement fee of 0.1 per cent. of<br />

the principal amount of the Bank Facility is paid as at Admission;<br />

(h) the Bank Facility will be refinanced in its entirety on 30 June 2007 and will attract a weighted<br />

average interest rate of 4.35 per cent. per annum (inclusive of hedging and other costs);<br />

(i) the annual running costs of the Group (including investment management fees, Independent<br />

Valuer’s fees, Directors’ fees, Administrator’s fees, Custodian’s fees, other costs of managing the<br />

Property Portfolio (including property costs not recoverable through service charges), costs of<br />

operating the companies holding the properties and intermediate companies, legal and other<br />

professional fees and irrecoverable VAT) following the acquisition of the properties referred to<br />

in paragraph (d) above are 1.4 per cent. per annum of gross assets and are paid quarterly in<br />

arrear;<br />

(j) no performance fees are payable to the Investment Manager;<br />

(k) the effective tax rate following the acquisition of the properties referred to in paragraph (d)<br />

above is not greater than approximately 6.0 per cent;<br />

(l) the Company pays gross dividends on a semi-annual basis in May and November, totalling<br />

A0.1774 per Share as described in Part I of this Prospectus. The first dividend will be pro rated<br />

in respect of the period from Admission to 31 March 2007;<br />

(m) an amount equal to the Net Cash Income of the Group is received by the Company in order to<br />

fund the assumed dividend payments;<br />

(n) the issued share capital of the Company does not change following Admission;<br />

(o) rental growth is in accordance with indexation on a country by country basis;<br />

(p) capital value moves in line with rental value growth and rental income;<br />

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(q) where voids currently exist or leases expire or where an option for a tenant to break is<br />

exercised, (the likelihood of exercise being assessed by the Investment Manager), an appropriate<br />

void period and associated costs of vacancy, assessed by reference to the relevant property, are<br />

assumed;<br />

(r) no allowance is made for income lost through tenant default;<br />

(s) the Euro:Sterling currency exchange rate will be the Exchange Rate; and<br />

(t) the Group does not dispose of any assets.<br />

It should be noted that the above are assumptions only and no assurance is given by the Company<br />

or by any of its advisers that the above assumptions will be realised. These principal bases and<br />

assumptions have been prepared on the basis of information available as at the date of this<br />

Prospectus.<br />

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Part XI<br />

Taxation<br />

General<br />

The information below, which relates only to Luxembourg, United Kingdom and United States<br />

taxation, summarises the advice received by the Board and is applicable to the Company and to<br />

persons who are resident in or ordinarily resident in Luxembourg, the United Kingdom or the United<br />

States for taxation purposes and who hold absolute beneficial title to Shares in the Company as an<br />

investment. It is based on current Luxembourg, United Kingdom or United States revenue law and<br />

published practice, which is, in principle, subject to subsequent changes.<br />

If you are in any doubt about your tax position, or if you may be subject to tax in a jurisdiction other<br />

than Luxembourg, the United Kingdom or the United States, you should consult your independent<br />

professional adviser.<br />

Luxembourg<br />

(i) The Company<br />

The Company is not liable to any Luxembourg tax on profits or income, nor are distributions paid<br />

by the Company subject to any Luxembourg withholding tax, except as discussed below. The<br />

Company is, however, liable in Luxembourg to a subscription tax of 0.05 per cent. per annum of its<br />

net asset value, such tax being payable quarterly on the basis of the value of the aggregate net assets<br />

of the Company at the end of the relevant calendar quarter. No stamp duty or other tax is payable<br />

in Luxembourg on the issue of Shares. No Luxembourg tax is payable on the realised capital<br />

appreciation of the assets of the Company.<br />

The Company was liable to an initial capital duty of EUR 1,250 which was paid upon the<br />

Company’s conversion into a SICAF.<br />

(ii) Shareholders<br />

Shareholders of the Company are normally not taxable on any income, gains and interest derived<br />

from the Company, except if they are residents, of Luxembourg for tax purposes or hold the Shares<br />

in the Company via a permanent establishment or permanent representative in Luxembourg.<br />

Under Luxembourg general tax laws currently in force and subject to the laws of 21 June 2005 and<br />

of 23 December 2005 mentioned below, there is no withholding tax on distributions, redemptions and<br />

capital gains derived by a Shareholder from its investment in the Company.<br />

Under the laws of 21 June 2005 implementing the Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on<br />

taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments and ratifying the treaties entered into by<br />

Luxembourg and certain dependent and associated territories of EU member States (the<br />

‘‘Territories’’), payments of interest or similar income made or ascribed by a paying agent established<br />

in Luxembourg to or for the immediate benefit of an individual beneficial owner or a residual entity,<br />

as defined by the laws of 21 June 2005, which is resident of, or established in, an EU member State<br />

(other than Luxembourg) or one of the Territories will be subject to a withholding tax unless the<br />

relevant recipient has adequately instructed the relevant paying agent to provide details of the<br />

relevant payments of interest or similar income to the fiscal authorities of their country of residence<br />

or establishment, or, in the case of an individual beneficial owner, has provided a tax certificate<br />

issued by the fiscal authorities of their country of residence in the required format to the relevant<br />

paying agent. Where withholding tax is applied, it will be levied at a rate of 15 per cent. during the<br />

first three-year period starting 1 July 2005, at a rate of 20 per cent. for the subsequent three-year<br />

period and at a rate of 35 per cent. thereafter.<br />

Under the law of 23 December 2005 payments of interest or similar income made or ascribed by a<br />

paying agent established in Luxembourg to or for the immediate benefit of an individual beneficial<br />

owner who is resident of Luxembourg will be subject to a withholding tax of 10 per cent.<br />

United Kingdom<br />

(i) The Group<br />

It is intended that each company in the Group (other than any such company that is incorporated in<br />

the United Kingdom) will be managed and controlled in such a way that it should not be resident in<br />

the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes. Accordingly, and provided that no company<br />

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in the Group carries on a trade in the United Kingdom (whether or not through a branch, agency or<br />

permanent establishment situated there), no company in the Group should be subject to United<br />

Kingdom income tax or corporation tax other than in respect of certain income deriving from a<br />

United Kingdom source.<br />

Property Subsidiaries holding property situated in the United Kingdom will generally be subject to<br />

United Kingdom income tax on income arising from such property after deduction of their allowable<br />

debt financing costs including interest payable under Shareholder Loans, and allowable expenses. The<br />

tax payable can be significantly reduced through such financing, but the amount will be restricted by<br />

thin capitalisation and transfer pricing rules requiring such Shareholder Loans to meet the arm’s<br />

length principle. Similar principles and rules apply in other Continental European jurisdictions.<br />

(ii) Shareholders<br />

Dividends<br />

UK resident individual Shareholders will be liable to income tax on any dividends received from the<br />

Company. UK resident corporate Shareholders will be liable to corporation tax on dividends received<br />

from the Company.<br />

The income tax charge in respect of dividends for United Kingdom resident individual Shareholders,<br />

other than higher rate taxpayers, will be at the rate of 10 per cent. A higher rate taxpayer will be<br />

liable to income tax on dividends received from the Company (to the extent that, taking the dividend<br />

as the top slice of their income, it falls above the threshold for the higher rate of income tax) at the<br />

rate of 32.5 per cent.<br />

Capital Gains Tax<br />

As at the date of this Prospectus, a shareholding in the Company is not expected to be treated as a<br />

material interest in an offshore fund for the purposes of United Kingdom taxation and the provisions<br />

of Chapter V of Part XVII of the Taxes Act should not apply to any disposal of Shares by a<br />

Shareholder such that the proceeds of such a disposal would be treated as income and taxed as such.<br />

However, a disposal of Shares may, subject to the Shareholder’s circumstances and any available<br />

exemption or relief, give rise to a taxable gain (or allowable loss) for the purposes of United<br />

Kingdom taxation of chargeable gains.<br />

An individual Shareholder may be entitled to taper relief on a gain arising on a disposal of Shares.<br />

Taper relief reduces the percentage of the gain chargeable by reference to how long (in complete<br />

years) an individual Shareholder has held the relevant Shares. Individual Shareholders are also<br />

entitled to an annual exemption, which for the tax year 2006/2007 exempts the first £8,800 of any<br />

chargeable gains from tax.<br />

Shareholders within the charge to corporation tax on chargeable gains may benefit from the<br />

indexation allowance, which increases the allowable base cost of the Shares by reference to changes in<br />

the retail prices index over the period of holding of the Shares.<br />

A Shareholder who is neither UK resident nor UK ordinarily resident will not be subject to UK tax<br />

on a gain arising on a disposal of Shares unless either: (i) the Shareholder carries on a trade,<br />

profession or vocation in the UK through a branch or agency or, in the case of a company, through<br />

a permanent establishment and, (broadly speaking), holds the Shares for the purposes of such trade,<br />

profession or vocation; or (ii) the Shareholder falls within the anti-avoidance rules applying to<br />

temporary non-residents.<br />

Stamp duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (‘‘SDRT’’)<br />

No United Kingdom stamp duty or SDRT is payable on the issue of Shares or, generally, on a<br />

transfer of or agreement to transfer Shares.<br />

Other United Kingdom Tax Considerations<br />

Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax which have an interest in the Company, such<br />

that 25 per cent. or more of the Company’s profits for an accounting period could be apportioned to<br />

them, may be liable to United Kingdom corporation tax in respect of their share of the Company’s<br />

undistributed profits in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV of Part XVII of the Taxes Act<br />

(relating to controlled foreign companies). These provisions only apply if the Company is controlled<br />

by United Kingdom residents and will not apply so long as the Group pursues an acceptable<br />

distribution policy (broadly requiring that each company in the Group distributes at least 90 per cent.<br />

of its income profits arising in each accounting period).<br />

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Individuals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom should note that Chapter III of Part XVII of<br />

the Taxes Act, which contains provisions for preventing avoidance of income tax by means of<br />

transactions resulting in the transfer of income to persons (including companies) abroad, may render<br />

them liable to taxation in respect of any undistributed income and profits of the Company.<br />

The attention of United Kingdom Shareholders resident or ordinarily resident and, if an individual,<br />

domiciled in the United Kingdom is drawn to the provisions of section 13 of the Taxation of<br />

Chargeable Gains Act 1992 under which, in certain circumstances, a portion of any capital gains<br />

realised by the Company and not distributed (either by way of dividend or distribution of capital or<br />

on dissolution of the Company) in the same accounting period may be attributed to a Shareholder<br />

who holds, alone or together with associated persons, more than 10 per cent. of the Shares.<br />

Note that the above discussions are general statements and are not a complete analysis of all the tax<br />

effects of an investment in the Shares. They do not take into account investors’ individual circumstances<br />

and do not apply to all classes of investor. Accordingly, if any prospective investor is in any doubt about<br />

the taxation consequences of acquiring holding or disposing of Shares, they should seek advice from their<br />

own independent professional adviser.<br />

United States<br />

Certain US Federal Income Tax Considerations<br />

Circular 230 Disclosure<br />

This discussion has been included to support the marketing of the Shares. This discussion was not<br />

intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding any<br />

US federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such taxpayer. Each taxpayer should seek advice based<br />

on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax adviser.<br />

General<br />

The following discussion provides a summary of certain US federal income tax considerations<br />

regarding investment in the Company by investors who are US Holders (as defined below). This<br />

summary is based on the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ‘‘Code’’),<br />

US Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations<br />

thereof. All of the foregoing are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could<br />

affect the tax consequences described below. This summary does not consider the potential effects,<br />

either adverse or beneficial, of any proposed legislation which, if enacted, could be applied, possibly<br />

on a retroactive basis, at any time. No representation is made or intended by the Company (a) that<br />

changes in such laws or their application or interpretation will not be made in the future (and applied<br />

retroactively), or (b) that the US Internal Revenue Service (‘‘IRS’’) will agree with the interpretation<br />

described below as applied to the Company’s methods of operations. Persons interested in purchasing<br />

Shares should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the US federal, state and/or local tax<br />

consequences to them of the purchase, holding and sale of the Shares.<br />

This discussion does not purport to deal with all tax considerations applicable to any particular<br />

investor and may not address the tax consequences to certain US Holders (as defined below) who are<br />

subject to special treatment under the Code, such as financial institutions, regulated investment<br />

companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organisations, insurance companies, dealers in<br />

securities or currencies, investors that hold Shares as part of a straddle or appreciated financial<br />

position or as part of a hedging or conversion transaction for United States federal income tax<br />

purposes, investors that have a functional currency other than the US dollar, investors liable for the<br />

alternative minimum tax, investors that actually or constructively own 10 per cent. or more of the<br />

Company’s Shares or investors that are not US Holders. If a partnership or an entity treated as a<br />

partnership for US federal income tax purposes owns Shares, the US federal income tax treatment of<br />

a partner in such a partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities<br />

of the partnership. If a partnership owns Shares, the partners in such partnership should consult their<br />

tax advisers about the US federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of Shares.<br />

This summary does not address the effect of any US federal taxation other than US federal income<br />

taxation. In addition, this summary does not include any discussion of state, local or foreign taxation.<br />

Potential investors are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the foreign and US federal, state<br />

and local tax considerations of an investment in Shares.<br />

For the purposes of this section, ‘‘US Holder’’ means an investor that is, for US federal income tax<br />

purposes, a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation (including any entity<br />

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taxable as a corporation) organised under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision<br />

thereof, a person otherwise subject to US federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of the<br />

Shares, an estate the income of which is subject to US federal income tax regardless of its source, or<br />

a trust that (a) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the US and the control of one<br />

or more US persons or (b) has a valid election in effect under applicable US Treasury Regulations to<br />

be treated as a US person. The term ‘‘Non-US Holder’’ means an investor that is neither a US<br />

Holder nor an entity treated as a partnership for US federal income tax purposes.<br />

Taxation as a corporation<br />

The Company will be treated as a corporation for US federal income tax purposes. In general, the<br />

US federal income taxation of the Company will depend in material part upon whether it is<br />

considered to be ‘‘engaged in a trade or business within the United States.’’ If it were so considered,<br />

the Company will be subject to US corporate tax at graduated rates on its net income attributable to<br />

earnings that are ‘‘effectively connected’’ to that US trade or business, plus a ‘‘branch profits’’ surtax<br />

imposed on the after-tax portion of that ‘‘effectively connected’’ income at a flat 30 per cent rate. The<br />

balance of the Company’s income that is treated as ‘‘fixed or determinable annual or periodical<br />

income’’ from US sources would be subject to a gross-basis US withholding tax at a flat 30 per cent.<br />

rate, subject to certain exceptions. If the Company is not considered to be engaged in a US trade or<br />

business, only the withholding tax described in the previous sentence will apply.<br />

If the Company is subject to US corporate tax, it will be required to file a US federal corporate<br />

income tax return. However, it is not anticipated that the Company will be engaged in a US trade or<br />

business.<br />

In addition, the Company believes that there is a significant likelihood that it will be treated as a<br />

passive foreign investment company. For additional discussion regarding the treatment of passive<br />

foreign investment companies, see ‘‘Passive Foreign Investment Companies’’ below.<br />

Distributions<br />

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, a US Holder generally will<br />

be required to include in gross income as ordinary income the US Dollar value of the gross amount<br />

of any distribution, including any foreign income taxes withheld from the amount paid, to the extent<br />

the distribution is paid out of the Company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as<br />

determined for US federal income tax purposes. The foreign income taxes withheld may be credited,<br />

subject to certain limitations, against the US Holder’s US federal income tax liability or, alternatively,<br />

may be deducted in computing US federal taxable income by US Holders who itemise their<br />

deductions.<br />

To the extent that the amount of any distribution exceeds the Company’s current and accumulated<br />

earnings and profits then, subject to the discussion below under ‘‘Passive Foreign Investment<br />

Companies’’, it will be treated first as a tax-free return of the US Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its<br />

Shares to the extent thereof, and then as gain from the disposition of the Shares. See ‘‘Sale or Other<br />

Disposition of Shares’’ below for the discussion on the taxation of gains.<br />

Dividends that the Company pays in a currency other than the US Dollar, including the amount of<br />

any taxes withheld therefrom, will be included in a US Holder’s income in a US Dollar amount<br />

calculated by reference to the spot exchange rate in effect on the day such dividends are received by a<br />

US Holder. A US Holder who receives payment in a foreign currency and converts such currency<br />

into US Dollars at an exchange rate other than the rate in effect on the day the distribution is<br />

includible in the income of a US Holder may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that<br />

would be treated as ordinary income or loss. US Holders should consult their own tax advisors<br />

concerning the US tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of foreign currency.<br />

No portion of such distributions that are treated as dividends will be eligible for the dividendsreceived<br />

deduction generally allowed to corporations. Dividends will not constitute ‘‘qualified dividend<br />

income’’ as defined in Section 1(h)(11) of the Code and thus will not be eligible for the preferential<br />

15 per cent. US federal income tax rates applicable to ‘‘qualified dividend income’’.<br />

Sale or Other Disposition of Shares<br />

A US Holder’s adjusted tax basis in a Share generally will be its cost, adjusted upward to reflect net<br />

amounts included in income with respect to that Share pursuant to a QEF election or mark-tomarket<br />

election (both of these elections are described below under ‘‘PFIC – Qualified Electing Fund<br />

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Election’’ and ‘‘PFIC – Mark-to-Market Election’’, respectively) to the date of disposition, and<br />

adjusted downward to reflect distributions not subject to tax as a result of a QEF election.<br />

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, upon the sale or other<br />

disposition of Shares a US Holder generally will recognise gain or loss equal to the difference, if any,<br />

between the US Dollar value of the amount realised on the disposition and the US Holder’s adjusted<br />

tax basis in those Shares. Loss upon the sale or disposition of the Shares generally will be treated as<br />

capital loss, but gain from such sale or disposition may not be treated as capital gain. See the<br />

discussion below with respect to gains on the disposition of stock in a passive foreign investment<br />

company. Under current law, net capital gains of individuals may be taxed at lower rates. The ability<br />

of a US Holder to offset capital losses against ordinary income is limited.<br />

In the case of a cash basis US Holder who receives foreign currency in connection with the sale or<br />

disposition of the Shares, the amount realised generally will be based on the US Dollar value of the<br />

foreign currency received with respect to the Shares as determined on the settlement date of such sale<br />

or disposition. A US Holder who receives payment in a foreign currency and converts that foreign<br />

currency into US Dollars at a conversion rate other than the rate in effect on the settlement date<br />

may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss.<br />

An accrual basis US Holder may elect the same treatment required of cash basis taxpayers with<br />

respect to a sale or disposition of the Shares, provided that the election is applied consistently from<br />

year to year. Such election may not be changed without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service.<br />

In the event that an accrual basis US Holder does not elect to be treated as a cash basis taxpayer<br />

(pursuant to the Treasury Regulations applicable to foreign currency transactions), such US Holder<br />

may have a foreign currency gain or loss for US federal income tax purposes because of differences<br />

between the US Dollar value of the currency received prevailing on the trade date and the settlement<br />

date. Any such currency gain or loss would be treated as ordinary income or loss and would be in<br />

addition to the gain or loss, if any, recognised by such US Holder on the sale or disposition of such<br />

Shares.<br />

Passive Foreign Investment Companies<br />

For US federal income tax purposes, a company will be considered a passive foreign investment<br />

company (‘‘PFIC’’) for any taxable year in which either (a) 75 per cent. or more of its gross income<br />

is ‘‘passive income’’, or (b) at least 50 per cent. of the average fair Market Value (or, in some cases,<br />

adjusted tax basis) of all of its assets for the taxable year produces or is held for the production of<br />

‘‘passive income’’. For this purpose, passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties,<br />

rents, annuities and the excess of gains over losses from the disposition of assets which produce<br />

passive income. Any portfolio companies held (directly or indirectly) by a company may also be<br />

classified as PFICs. Based on the Company’s income, assets and activities, there is a significant<br />

likelihood that the Company and its subsidiaries will be classified as PFICs for US federal income tax<br />

purposes for the current and all subsequent tax years.<br />

Assuming that the Company is treated as a PFIC, the US Holders will be deemed to own their<br />

proportionate share of the Company’s direct and indirect equity interests in lower-tier entities that are<br />

treated as PFICs.<br />

As a result, unless a US Holder makes separate, valid ‘‘qualified electing fund’’ (‘‘QEF’’) elections in<br />

respect of the Company and any PFIC subsidiary in which the Company directly or indirectly invests,<br />

that US Holder generally will be subject to adverse US federal income tax consequences in respect of<br />

its investment in the Shares, including its deemed ownership under the PFIC rules of its<br />

proportionate share of the Company’s direct and indirect equity interests in those lower-tier PFIC<br />

subsidiaries. The Company does not expect to comply with record-keeping requirements necessary for<br />

US Holders to make valid QEF election in respect of the Company or to provide such US Holders<br />

with the information necessary to make this election. The Company does not anticipate that its PFIC<br />

subsidiaries will make that information available to US Holders. Consequently, it is expected that the<br />

US Holders will not be able to make QEF elections in respect of the Company and its PFIC<br />

subsidiaries.<br />

A US person who holds stock in a non-US corporation during any year in which such corporation<br />

qualifies as a PFIC is subject to US federal income taxation under one of three alternative tax<br />

regimes, at the election of such US person (assuming that the relevant mitigating elections are<br />

available as discussed herein). The following is a discussion of those three alternative tax regimes as<br />

they may apply to US Holders of the Shares of the Company.<br />

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PFIC – Default Excess Distribution Rules<br />

Under the default PFIC rules that apply in the absence of any mitigating elections discussed below, a<br />

US Holder generally would be required to allocate over its entire holding period for the Shares all<br />

gains realised on the disposition of the Shares and all ‘‘excess distributions’’ on such Shares during<br />

the taxable year. A distribution on a Share generally will be treated as an ‘‘excess distribution’’ to the<br />

extent that distribution does not exceed the ratable portion of the ‘‘total excess distribution’’ with<br />

respect to such Share for the taxable year. The total excess distribution with respect to a Share for a<br />

taxable year of a US Holder is generally the excess of (a) all distributions to the US Holder on such<br />

Share during the taxable year over (b) 125 per cent. of the average annual distributions to the US<br />

Holder on the Share during the preceding three taxable years (or shorter period during which the US<br />

Holder held the Share). The total excess distribution with respect to a Share is deemed to be zero for<br />

the taxable year in which the US Holder’s holding period for the Share begins. All gains or excess<br />

distributions allocated to prior taxable years of the US Holder would be taxed in the current taxable<br />

year at the highest tax rate for each such prior taxable year applicable to ordinary income. The US<br />

Holder also would be liable for interest on the foregoing tax liability for each such prior taxable year<br />

calculated as if such liability had been due with respect to each such prior taxable year. A US Holder<br />

that is not a corporation must treat this interest charge as non-deductible ‘‘personal interest’’. The<br />

balance of the gain or the excess distribution would be treated as ordinary income in the taxable year<br />

of the disposition or distribution.<br />

PFIC – Qualified Electing Fund Election<br />

If a US Holder elects in a timely manner to treat the Company as a QEF (an ‘‘Electing US<br />

Holder’’), the Electing US Holder will be subject to current US federal income tax for any taxable<br />

year in which the Company qualifies as a PFIC on its pro rata share of the Company’s (a) ‘‘net<br />

capital gain’’ (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), which will be<br />

taxed as long-term capital gain to the Electing US Holder, and (b) ‘‘ordinary earnings’’ (the excess of<br />

earnings and profits of the Company over its net capital gain), which will be taxed as ordinary<br />

income to the Electing US Holder, in each case, for the Holder’s taxable year in which (or with<br />

which) the Company’s taxable year ends, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed.<br />

A timely QEF election also allows the Electing US Holder (a) generally to treat any gain realised on<br />

the disposition of its Shares (or deemed to be realised on the pledge of his Shares) as capital gain; (b)<br />

to treat such US Holder’s share of the Company’s net capital gain, if any, as long-term capital gain<br />

instead of ordinary income; and (c) either to avoid interest charges resulting from PFIC status<br />

altogether or to make an annual election, subject to certain limitations, to defer payment of current<br />

taxes on that US Holder’s share of the Company’s annual realised net capital gain and ordinary<br />

earnings, subject to an interest charge. If the Electing US Holder is not a corporation, such an<br />

interest charge would be treated as non-deductible ‘‘personal interest’’.<br />

Distributions paid by the Company from earnings and profits to US Holders of Shares will not be<br />

treated as dividends to the extent previously included in the US Holder’s income under a QEF<br />

election.<br />

The procedure for a US Holder to make an effective QEF election will depend on whether the year<br />

of the election is the first year in the US Holder’s holding period in which the Company is a PFIC.<br />

If the US Holder makes a QEF election in that first year, i.e., a timely QEF election, then the US<br />

Holder may make the QEF election by simply filing the appropriate documents at the time the US<br />

Holder files its tax return for such first year. If, however, the Company was a PFIC in a prior year<br />

during which the US Holder held Shares, then, in addition to filing documents, the US Holder must<br />

elect to recognise (a) any gain that the US Holder would otherwise recognise if it sold those Shares<br />

on the qualification date, or (b) if the Company is a ‘‘controlled foreign corporation’’, the US<br />

Holder’s pro rata share of the Company’s post-1986 earnings and profits as of the ‘‘qualification<br />

date’’. A ‘‘controlled foreign corporation’’ is a corporation of which more than 50 per cent. of the<br />

total combined voting power of all classes of shares entitled to vote or the total value of the shares<br />

of the corporation is owned, actually or constructively, by US persons within the meaning of Section<br />

7701(a)(31) of the Code, each of which owns, actually or constructively, 10 per cent. or more of the<br />

total combined voting power of all classes of the corporation’s shares entitled to vote. The<br />

‘‘qualification date’’ is the first day of the Company’s first tax year in which the Company qualified<br />

as a QEF with respect to such US Holder. The elections to recognise such gain or earnings and<br />

profits can only be made if such US Holder’s holding period for the Shares includes the qualification<br />

date. By electing to recognise such gain or earnings and profits, the US Holder will be deemed to<br />

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have made a timely QEF election. A QEF election, once made with respect to the Company, applies<br />

to the tax year for which it was made and to all subsequent tax years, unless the election is<br />

invalidated or terminated, or the IRS consents to its revocation.<br />

If a US Holder does not make a timely QEF election during a year in which the Holder holds (or is<br />

deemed to have held) the Shares and the Company is a PFIC, then the special rules discussed above<br />

will apply to (a) gains realised on an actual or constructive disposition of the Holder’s Shares, and<br />

(b) certain ‘‘excess distributions’’, within the meaning of Section 1291 of the Code, by the Company.<br />

PFIC – Mark-to-Market Election<br />

US Holders that hold (actually or constructively) marketable stock of a non-US corporation that<br />

qualifies as a PFIC may elect to mark such stock annually to the market (‘‘mark-to-market election’’).<br />

If such election is made, the US Holder generally will not be subject to the special rules discussed<br />

above concerning excess distributions. Instead, any excess of the fair Market Value of the Shares at<br />

the close of the tax year over the US Holder’s adjusted basis in such Shares will be included in the<br />

Holder’s income. The US Holder may deduct any excess of the US Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the<br />

Shares over the fair Market Value of such Shares at the close of the taxable year; however,<br />

deductions are limited to the net mark-to-market gains on Shares that the US Holder included in<br />

income in prior tax years. A US Holder’s adjusted basis in the Shares is increased by the income<br />

recognised under the mark-to-market election and decreased by the deductions allowed under the<br />

election. Income recognised under the mark-to-market election and gain on the sale of Shares with<br />

respect to which an election is made will be treated as ordinary income. Deductions allowed under<br />

the election and loss on the sale of Shares with respect to which an election is made, to the extent<br />

that the amount of loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included, will be<br />

treated as ordinary losses. Any remaining loss on the sale of Shares will be treated as capital loss.<br />

The source of any income or losses as US or foreign source is determined as if the amount were a<br />

gain or loss from the sale of stock in the Company. There can be no assurance that Shares will be<br />

deemed to be marketable stock for purposes of the mark-to-market election such that the mark-tomarket<br />

election will be available to US Holders of the Shares.<br />

Indirect Investments in PFICs<br />

Similar rules to those described under ‘‘PFIC – Default Excess Distribution Rules’’ would apply in<br />

respect of an interest in any lower-tier PFIC subsidiary where a US Holder is deemed to own that<br />

interest under the PFIC rules, unless a US Holder has made one of the mitigating elections discussed<br />

in ‘‘PFIC – Qualified Electing Fund Election’’ or ‘‘PFIC – Mark-to-Market Election’’ or the<br />

Company is able to elect and has elected to treat each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries as a<br />

disregarded entity or partnership, as applicable, for US federal income tax purposes.<br />

In particular, a US Holder will be subject to the adverse PFIC consequences described above upon<br />

the occurrence of any transaction that decreases the US Holder’s proportionate interest in a lower-tier<br />

PFIC, or upon the deemed receipt of certain distributions from a lower-tier PFIC, unless the US<br />

Holder is able to make, and does in fact make, a valid QEF election or a valid mark-to-market<br />

election with respect to that lower-tier PFIC (regardless of whether any such election is made with<br />

respect to the Company or any other lower-tier PFIC). However, there can be no assurance that any<br />

lower-tier PFIC will comply with the recordkeeping requirements, or make available the US tax<br />

information, necessary to allow US Holders to elect to treat such lower-tier PFIC as a QEF. In<br />

addition, there can be no assurance that US Holders will be able to make a mark-to-market election<br />

with respect to the shares of a lower-tier PFIC even if such shares constitute marketable stock for<br />

purposes of the mark-to-market election. Additionally, the Company does not expect to make an<br />

election to treat each of its current or future eligible direct and indirect subsidiaries as a disregarded<br />

entity or partnership, as applicable, for US federal income tax purposes.<br />

US Holders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the tax consequences to them as a result<br />

of the Company’s direct or indirect investment in a PFIC, including the consequences of a QEF or<br />

mark-to-market election.<br />

Certain Other Considerations relating to PFICs<br />

The IRS has issued proposed Treasury Regulations that, subject to certain exceptions, would treat as<br />

taxable certain transfers of PFIC stock by US Holders not making a QEF election that are generally<br />

not otherwise taxed, such as gifts or exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganisations. Generally, in<br />

such cases the basis of the Shares in the hands of the transferee and the basis of any property<br />

received in the exchange for the Shares would be increased by the amount of gain recognised. Under<br />

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these proposed Treasury Regulations, an Electing US Holder would not be taxed on certain transfers<br />

of PFIC stock, such as gifts or exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganisations. The transferee’s<br />

basis in these cases will depend on the manner of the transfer. The specific tax effect to the US<br />

Holder and the transferee may vary based on the manner in which the Shares are transferred.<br />

Certain special, generally adverse, rules will apply with respect to the Shares while the Company is a<br />

PFIC, whether or not it is treated as a QEF. For example, a US Holder that uses PFIC stock as<br />

security for a loan (including a margin loan) will, except as may be provided in Treasury Regulations,<br />

be treated as having made a taxable disposition of such Shares.<br />

Under certain circumstances, Shares held by a Non-US Holder may be attributed to a US person<br />

owning an interest, directly or indirectly, in the Non-US Holder. In this event, dividends and other<br />

transactions in respect of the Shares (or the shares of direct or indirect subsidiaries of the company)<br />

would be attributed to such US person for purposes of applying the PFIC rules.<br />

If the Company and its (direct and indirect) subsidiaries were PFICs, a US Holder generally would<br />

be required to either: (a) file IRS Form 8621 for each such PFIC in which it owns (directly or<br />

indirectly) shares in such PFIC, or (b) file an IRS Form 8621 for the Company in which it owns<br />

Shares and, in an attachment, provide the information required on Form 8621 for each of the PFICs<br />

owned directly or indirectly by the Company.<br />

Prospective US Holders of the Shares should consult their tax advisors concerning the treatment of<br />

income and gains, and the availability and desirability of making a QEF election or a mark-to-market<br />

election in respect of the Shares and interests in any lower-tier PFICs under the PFIC rules.<br />

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting<br />

Payments in respect of Shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and to US backup<br />

withholding tax at a rate equal to the fourth lowest income tax rate applicable to individuals, which,<br />

under current law, is 28 per cent. Backup withholding will not apply, however, if the Shareholder (a)<br />

is a corporation or falls within certain exempt categories, and demonstrates that fact when so<br />

required, or (b) furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required<br />

certification.<br />

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules<br />

may be credited against a US Holder’s US tax liability, and a US Holder may obtain a refund of<br />

any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for<br />

refund with the IRS.<br />

A US Holder may be required to report, with its tax return for the tax year that includes the date on<br />

which the purchase of Shares occurs, certain information relating to the purchase of the Shares on<br />

IRS Form 926. In the event a US Holder subject to reporting fails to file any such required form, the<br />

US Holder could be subject to a penalty equal to 10 per cent. of the gross amount paid for the<br />

Shares subject to a maximum penalty equal to US$100,000 (except in cases of intentional disregard).<br />

A US Holder that participates in any ‘‘reportable transaction’’ (as defined in Treasury Regulations)<br />

must attach to its US federal income tax return a disclosure statement on Form 8886. US Holders<br />

should consult their own tax advisers as to the possible obligation to file Form 8886 with respect to<br />

the sale, exchange or other disposition of any non-US currency received as a dividend on, or as<br />

proceeds from the sale of, Shares.<br />

This summary is for general information only and it is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to<br />

be, legal or tax advice to any Shareholder or prospective Shareholder. Further, this summary is not<br />

intended to constitute a complete analysis of all US federal income tax consequences relating to US<br />

Holders of their acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Shares. Accordingly, prospective US<br />

Holders of the Shares should consult their own tax advisers about the US federal, state, local, and non-<br />

US tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Shares.<br />

Certain ERISA Considerations<br />

The U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘ERISA’’), and the<br />

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ‘‘Code’’) impose certain restrictions on (i) employee<br />

benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of<br />

ERISA (‘‘Plans’’) (ii) plans described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, including individual<br />

retirement accounts and Keogh plans to which Section 4975 of the Code applies (also ‘‘Plans’’), (iii)<br />

any entities whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a Plan’s investment in such<br />

entities (together with Plans, ‘‘US Benefit Plan Investors’’) and (d) persons who have certain specified<br />

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elationships to such Plans (‘‘parties in interest’’ under ERISA and ‘‘disqualified persons’’ under the<br />

Code; collectively, ‘‘Parties in Interest’’). An insurance company’s general account may be deemed to<br />

include assets of the Plans that have an interest in such account (e.g. through the purchase of an<br />

annuity contract), in which case the insurance company would be treated as a Benefit Plan Investor<br />

and a Party in Interest with respect to Plans having an interest in the general account. ERISA,<br />

among other things, imposes certain duties on persons who are fiduciaries of Plans subject to ERISA<br />

and ERISA and the Code prohibit certain transactions between a Plan and Parties in Interest with<br />

respect to the Plan. Violations of these rules may result in the imposition of excise taxes and other<br />

penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code.<br />

The United States Department of Labor (‘‘DOL’’) has issued a regulation (29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101)<br />

concerning when the assets of a Plan will be considered to include the assets of an entity in which the<br />

Plan invests (as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, the ‘‘Plan Asset Regulation’’). Under the Plan<br />

Asset Regulation, if a Plan invests in an ‘‘equity interest’’ of an entity that is neither a ‘‘publicly<br />

offered security’’ nor a security issued by an investment company registered under the U.S.<br />

Investment Company Act of 1940, the Plan’s assets are deemed to include both the equity interest<br />

itself and an undivided interest in each of the entity’s underlying assets, unless it is established that<br />

the entity is an ‘‘operating company’’ or that equity participation by Benefit Plan Investors is not<br />

‘‘significant’’.<br />

Under the Plan Asset Regulation, the Shares constitute ‘‘equity interests’’ in the Company, but are<br />

not ‘‘publicly offered’’ (as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation) or issued by a Company registered<br />

under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940. Therefore, if at any time equity participation in the<br />

Company by US Benefit Plan Investors is ‘‘significant,’’ within the meaning of the Plan Asset<br />

Regulation, the Company’s assets could be deemed to be the assets of any US Benefit Plan Investors<br />

holding Shares at such time. If the assets of the Company were deemed to constitute the assets of<br />

any Plans holding Shares then, among other things: (i) the Investment Manager and other persons<br />

providing services to the Company could be fiduciaries and/or Parties in Interest under ERISA and<br />

the Code, (ii) transactions involving the Company’s assets could constitute direct or indirect<br />

prohibited transactions, resulting in the imposition of excise taxes, other liabilities, and/or the required<br />

rescission of the prohibited transaction, and (iii) the fiduciary causing the Plan to make an investment<br />

in the Shares could be deemed to have impermissibly delegated its responsibility to manage the assets<br />

of the Plan.<br />

Under the Plan Asset Regulation, equity participation by US Benefit Plan Investors is ‘‘significant’’<br />

on any date if, immediately after the most recent acquisition of any equity interest in the entity,<br />

25 per cent. or more of the value of any class of equity interest in the entity is held by US Benefit<br />

Plan Investors (the ‘‘25 per cent. threshold’’). Under Section 3(42) of ERISA, a US Benefit Plan<br />

Investor that is an entity (and not itself an Plan) is considered to hold plan assets only to the extent<br />

of the percentage of the equity held by Benefit Plan Investors. For purposes of making any<br />

determination under the 25 per cent. threshold, the value of any Shares held by a person (other than<br />

a US Benefit Plan Investor) that has discretionary authority or control with respect to the assets of<br />

the Company or that provides investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to such<br />

assets, or any affiliate of such a person, is disregarded.<br />

Each purchaser is required to represent, or is deemed to represent, that it is not a Benefit Plan<br />

Investor, or any other employee benefit plan subject to any federal, state, local or other law or<br />

regulation that is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of<br />

ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (‘‘Similar Law’’). Purchases and sales of Shares on the London<br />

Stock Exchange will not be monitored for compliance with the 25 per cent. threshold, and no<br />

assurance can be given with respect to such compliance.<br />

U.S. Treasury Circular 230 Notice<br />

THE TAX DISCUSSION CONTAINED HEREIN WAS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE<br />

USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY ANY TAXPAYER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING<br />

US FEDERAL TAX PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE TAXPAYER. THIS<br />

DISCUSSION WAS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE<br />

SHARES DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT. EACH TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE<br />

BASED ON THE TAXPAYER’S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT<br />

TAX ADVISER.<br />

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Part XII<br />

General Information<br />

1. Incorporation and Administration<br />

1.1 The Company was incorporated under the name Insight European Real Estate Trust S.A. on 6<br />

June 2005 as a public limited company (société anonyme) under the laws of Luxembourg.<br />

Pursuant to a resolution of an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders held on<br />

17 November 2006, the Company was converted into an investment company with fixed capital<br />

(société d’investissement à capital fixe) under the form of a public limited company (société<br />

anonyme) under part II of the Investment Funds Act and renamed Invista European Real Estate<br />

Trust SICAF. The deed of incorporation of the Company was published on 17 October 2005 in<br />

the Mémorial. The Articles were amended most recently by a notarial deed that will be<br />

published in the Mémorial on 15 December 2006. The Company is registered with the Registre<br />

de Commerce et des Sociétés du Tribunal d’Arrondissement de et à Luxembourg under number<br />

B108.461. The registered office of the Company is 25B Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.<br />

The Company has no employees. The Company is subject to the supervision of the CSSF.<br />

1.2 The Company’s accounting period will end on 30 September of each year. The first accounting<br />

period of the Company after its conversion into a SICAF will end on 30 September 2007.<br />

1.3 Changes in the authorised and issued share capital of the Company since incorporation are<br />

summarised in paragraph 2.1 below.<br />

1.4 <strong>KPMG</strong> Audit S.à.r.l has been the only auditor of the Company since its incorporation. The<br />

annual report and accounts will be prepared according to International Financial Reporting<br />

Standards.<br />

1.5 The audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period to 30 September 2006<br />

are set out in Part VII of this Prospectus. Note 22 to those statements refers to post balance<br />

sheet events that have occurred in the month to 31 October 2006, including the conversion of<br />

Solingen Logistik – Zentrum GMBH & Co. KG into a limited partnership and the subsequent<br />

dissolution of the limited partnership, a commitment by the Company to purchase an investment<br />

property in Riesa, Germany and the Company entering into further hedging arrangements.<br />

In addition, in the period to 22 November 2006, the Group has acquired three investment<br />

properties Sun (owned by a special purpose vehicle called Invista European RE Sun Propco<br />

S.à.r.l.), Nova (owned by a special purpose vehicle called Invista European RE Nova Propco<br />

S.à.r.l.) and Cergy (acquired as an asset). The property and associated acquisition costs for these<br />

assets totalled A72.6 million resulting in a write off of capitalised acquisition cost of A2.0 million<br />

(to reflect the Market Value as set out in Part VI: ‘‘Valuation Report’’). Total debt drawn down<br />

to finance the acquisitions amounted to A74.9 million. The combined impact on NAV amounted<br />

to a reduction of A4.6 million.<br />

The Group has also paid a deposit of A2 million in relation to the future acquisition of a<br />

property in Riesa.<br />

Save as otherwise disclosed above and elsewhere in this Prospectus, there has been no significant<br />

change in the financial or trading position of the Group since 30 September 2006, the end of<br />

the last financial period for which audited financial statements have been prepared.<br />

2. Share and Loan Capital<br />

2.1 At incorporation the Company had a subscribed share capital of A33,000 comprising 3,299 A<br />

shares and 1 B share, both A and B shares having a par value of A10 each, issued to certain of<br />

the Existing Shareholders fully paid at a price of A10 each.<br />

On 27 September 2005 the Company increased its share capital to 692,151 shares by the issue of<br />

688,851 fully paid A shares at a price of A10 each.<br />

On 17 February 2006, the Company reclassified 230,716 A shares as B shares at which point<br />

461,434 A shares and 230,717 B shares were held by the Existing Shareholders.<br />

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Over the period from June 2005 to the date of this Prospectus the Existing Shareholders made<br />

Shareholder Loans for an aggregate amount of A70.9 million to the Company. On 17 November<br />

2006 all A shares and B shares were converted into shares with a par value of A1.25<br />

(corresponding to a share split of 1 to 8) and all A shares and B shares were reclassifed as<br />

Shares.<br />

Shares will be issued prior to Admission to the Existing Shareholders in exchange for the<br />

consideration in kind represented by the conversion of their Shareholder Loans as referred to in<br />

Part II – ‘‘Fees and Expenses of the Company’’ – ‘‘Initial Property Acquisition Expenses’’. On<br />

the basis of the Assumptions, 35,338,497 Shares will be issued to the Existing Shareholders on<br />

conversion of their Shareholder Loans.<br />

If there is no need to reimburse acquisition expenses in relation to any specific property on the<br />

basis described in the section headed ‘‘Initial Property Acquisition Expenses’’ in Part I of this<br />

document due to the fact that such property will not be acquired prior to Admission, the<br />

number of Shares to be issued to the Existing Shareholders on conversion of their Shareholder<br />

Loans will be reduced, as will the number of Shares to be sold by them in the Offer, and the<br />

number of new Shares to be issued by the Company will be increased.<br />

2.2 As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company has an authorised capital of A1,041,250,000<br />

million divided into 833 million Shares with a par value of A1.25 per Share and an issued share<br />

capital of A6,921,510 divided into 5,537,208 Shares, having a par value of A1.25 per Share, fully<br />

paid.<br />

2.3 On the basis that 63.0 million new Shares are issued under the Offer, as at the date of<br />

Admission, the Company will have an authorised share capital of A1,041,250,000 divided into<br />

833 million Shares with a par value of A1.25 per Share and an issued share capital of<br />

A 129,844,631.25 divided into 103,875,705 million Shares with a par value of A1.25 per Share,<br />

fully paid.<br />

2.4 The capital of the Company may be increased or reduced by a resolution of the Shareholders<br />

adopted in the manner required by the Companies Act for amendment of the Articles.<br />

2.5 The Board is authorised and empowered to:<br />

* issue from time to time additional Shares up to the total authorised capital by<br />

contributions in cash or contributions of non-cash consideration; and<br />

* determine the conditions of any such increase in capital including, in relation to<br />

contributions in cash and in kind, the price per Share, payment terms and terms of<br />

delivery.<br />

This authorisation is valid for a period of 5 (five) years from 17 November 2006.<br />

Following each increase or decrease of the corporate capital effected and duly stated in the form<br />

provided for by the Companies Act, the Articles will be modified so as to reflect the actual<br />

increase or decrease.<br />

2.6 The net assets of the Company may not be less than A1,250,000 pursuant to the Investment<br />

Funds Act. This minimum must be reached within a period of six months following the<br />

authorisation of the Company as a SICAF. This minimum level of net assets has already been<br />

attained by the Company.<br />

2.7 It is expected that the new Shares to be issued by the Company in connection with the Offer<br />

will be allotted (conditional upon Admission) pursuant to a resolution of the Board to be<br />

passed shortly before Admission.<br />

2.8 Subject to the exceptions set out in paragraph 14 of this Part XII, Shares issued by the<br />

Company are freely transferable.<br />

2.9 Save as disclosed in paragraph 2.1 of this Part XII, since the date of incorporation, there has<br />

been no alteration in the share capital of the Company, no share of the Company has been<br />

issued or agreed to be issued, or is now proposed to be issued either for cash or any other<br />

consideration and no commissions, discounts, brokerages or other special terms have been<br />

granted by the Company in connection with the issue or sale of any such capital.<br />

2.10 No share capital of the Company is under option or agreed, conditionally or unconditionally, to<br />

be put under option.<br />

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2.11 All of the Shares will be in registered form and the Depositary Interests will be eligible for<br />

settlement in CREST. Temporary documents of title will not be issued.<br />

3. Directors’ and other interests<br />

3.1 Tom Chandos will be applying for 20,000 Shares and Duncan Owen will be applying for 5,000<br />

Shares in the Public Offer. No Director, including any connected person, the existence of which<br />

is known to or could with reasonable diligence be ascertained by that Director whether or not<br />

held through another party, has an interest in the share capital of the Company or any options<br />

in respect of such capital.<br />

3.2 Each of the Directors will receive a fee of A30,000 per annum from the Company except for the<br />

Chairman who will be entitled to receive a fee of A52,000 per annum and the chair of the audit<br />

committee who will be entitled to receive a fee of A35,000 per annum. No commissions or<br />

performance related payments will be made to the Directors by the Company. The aggregate<br />

remuneration and benefits in kind of the Directors in respect of the Company’s accounting year<br />

ending on 30 September 2007 which will be payable out of the assets of the Company are not<br />

expected to exceed A250,000.<br />

3.3 No Director has a service contract with the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor are any<br />

such contracts proposed. The Directors were appointed as non-executive directors pursuant to<br />

letters of appointment for an initial period of 6 years by the general meeting of Shareholders<br />

held on 17 November 2006. A Director’s appointment may be terminated by the general<br />

meeting of Shareholders at any time. The Board shall table a resolution for the dismissal of a<br />

Director to the general meeting of Shareholders amongst other things, if: he shall have absented<br />

himself from meetings of the Board for a consecutive period of six months and the Board<br />

resolves that his office shall be vacated; he becomes of unsound mind or incapable; he becomes<br />

insolvent; or he becomes resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom and, as a result<br />

thereof, a majority of the Directors cease to be resident for tax purposes other than in the<br />

United Kingdom.<br />

3.4 No loan has been granted to, nor any guarantee provided for the benefit of, any Director by<br />

the Company.<br />

3.5 If a Director has a potential conflict of interest between his duties to the Company and his<br />

private interests or other obligations owed to third parties on any matter submitted to the<br />

approval of the Board, the relevant Director will disclose his conflict of interest to the rest of<br />

the Directors, absent himself from any part of a Board meeting during which such matter is<br />

being deliberated by the Board and not vote on any resolution in respect of such matter unless<br />

such matter relates to a transaction entered into in the normal course of business and on arms’s<br />

length terms. At the next following general meeting of Shareholders, and before votes are taken<br />

on any other matter, the Shareholders will be informed of those cases in which a Director had a<br />

personal interest contrary to, or conflicting with, that of the Company.<br />

3.6 Duncan Owen is the Chief Executive Officer of Invista and a Director of the Investment<br />

Manager and Robert Kimmels is the Assistant Managing Director of the Administrator.<br />

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, as a Director of the Investment Manager Duncan Owen will be<br />

subject to annual re-election by Shareholders as a Director of the Company. Save for this, none<br />

of the Directors has, or has had, any interest in any transaction which is or was unusual in its<br />

nature or conditions or significant to the business of the Group and which has been effected by<br />

the Group since its incorporation and which remains in any respect outstanding or unperformed.<br />

3.7 As at the date of this Prospectus, none of the Directors:<br />

3.7.1 has any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;<br />

3.7.2 has been bankrupt or entered into an individual voluntary arrangement;<br />

3.7.3 has been a director of any company (in an executive capacity) at the time of, or within 12<br />

months preceding, any receivership, compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation,<br />

administration, company voluntary arrangement, or any composition or arrangement with<br />

its creditors generally or any class of the creditors of such company;<br />

3.7.4 has been a partner in any partnership at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, any<br />

receivership, compulsory liquidation, administration or partnership voluntary arrangement<br />

of such partnership;<br />

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3.8<br />

3.7.5 has had any of his assets the subject of any receivership or has been a partner of a<br />

partnership at the time of or within 12 months preceding any assets thereof being the<br />

subject of a receivership; or<br />

3.7.6 has been subject to any public criticisms of him by any statutory or regulatory authority<br />

(including designated professional bodies) nor has he ever been disqualified by a court<br />

from acting as a director of a company or from acting in the management or conduct of<br />

the affairs of a company within the last 5 years.<br />

None of the Directors has a family relationship with any other Director.<br />

3.9 The Company will maintain Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance on behalf of the<br />

Directors at the expense of the Company to the extent that the Company is able to obtain such<br />

insurance.<br />

3.10 In addition to their directorships of the Company, the Directors hold or have held the following<br />

directorships, and are or were partners of the following partnerships, over or within the past 5<br />

years:<br />

Name Current Directorships and Partnerships Past Directorships and Partnerships<br />

Tom Chandos Active Media Services Inc.<br />

Altergraphics Limited<br />

Capital & Regional plc<br />

Charities Investment Manager Limited<br />

Charibond<br />

Cleobury Limited<br />

Easter Holdings Limited<br />

GFH Strategy Limited<br />

Global Natural Energy plc<br />

Grayling International Limited<br />

Newincco 531 Limited<br />

Northbridge Management Limited<br />

Northbridge UK Limited<br />

Northbridge Ventures Limited<br />

Queen’s Walk Investment Limited<br />

RSMB Television Research Limited<br />

Sand Aire Limited<br />

Scopetime Limited<br />

Social Market Foundation Limited<br />

Splash Media Limited<br />

Steamroller Limited<br />

Whitesun Growth Capital Limited<br />

Zone Limited<br />

Michael Chidiac BEL TOP S.à.r.l.<br />

Darbex Eurl<br />

Elanpost Eurl<br />

GER LOG 1 SA<br />

GER LOG 2 SA<br />

GER LOG 3 SA<br />

GER LOG 4 SA<br />

GER LOG 5 SA<br />

IF 1 S.à.r.l.<br />

IF LOG I S.à.r.l.<br />

IF TOP S.à.r.l.<br />

IG LOG 2 S.à.r.l.<br />

IG LOG S.à.r.l.<br />

IG Top S.à.r.l.<br />

IG1 S.à.r.l.<br />

Industrial Securities Cuisery S.à.r.l.<br />

Industrial Securities Europe SA<br />

Industrial Securities Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

Industrial Securities Nanterre S.à.r.l.<br />

Industrial Securities Parc de Medici S.à.r.l.<br />

Innovalisses Eurl<br />

IPFR S.à.r.l.<br />

IS Cuisery SAS<br />

IS EF One S.à.r.l.<br />

IS EF Two S.à.r.l.<br />

IS Eurologistics Fund S.à.r.l.<br />

Is Eurologistics Investments S.à.r.l.<br />

IS EUROPE S.à.r.l.<br />

IS European Services S.à.r.l.<br />

IS Nanterre<br />

IS Onnaing<br />

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Cine-UK Limited<br />

Diversified Agencies (UK) Holdings Limited<br />

Easter Capital Investment Holdings Limited<br />

Hudson Sandler Limited<br />

The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Limited<br />

The Television Corporation plc<br />

Tuskerdirect Limited<br />

Udex Holdings Limited


Name Current Directorships and Partnerships Past Directorships and Partnerships<br />

John<br />

Frederiksen<br />

IS Parc de Médicis<br />

IT 1 S.à.r.l.<br />

IT TOP S.à.r.l.<br />

IVG European Core+Office SICAV<br />

LSF Trinité S.à.r.l.<br />

M.D.G. Eurl<br />

Marcol European Services S.à.r.l.<br />

Néochal Eurl<br />

Paned Eurl<br />

PEIF 2 S.à.r.l.<br />

Périlouv Eurl<br />

Plyton Eurl<br />

POL 1 S.à.r.l.<br />

POL TOP S.à.r.l.<br />

RealCorp Luxembourg SA<br />

Repco 1 SA<br />

Repco 2 SA<br />

Repco 3 SA<br />

Repco 4 SA<br />

Repco 5 SA<br />

Repco 6 SA<br />

Repco 7 SA<br />

Repco 8 SA<br />

Repco 9 SA<br />

Repco 10 SA<br />

Repco 12 SA<br />

Repco 13 SA<br />

Repco 14 SA<br />

Repco 15 SA<br />

Repco 16 SA<br />

Repco 17 SA<br />

Repco 18 SA<br />

Repco 19 SA<br />

Repco 20 SA<br />

Repco 21 SA<br />

Repco 22 SA<br />

Repco 23 SA<br />

Repco 24 SA<br />

Repco 25 SA<br />

Repco 26 SA<br />

Repco 27 SA<br />

Repco 28 SA<br />

Repco 29 SA<br />

Repco 30 SA<br />

Retail Properties Investment Trust S.à.r.l.<br />

REVCAP IX Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

SCI Bois Bernoux<br />

SCI Fontaine Aéroparc<br />

SCI Médicis Park France<br />

SCI Mermoz 21<br />

Slov 1 S.à.r.l.<br />

Slov Top S.à.r.l.<br />

SLP 1 Eurl<br />

WCC Europe S.à.r.l.<br />

Berco ApS<br />

Berco Deutchland GmbH<br />

Cotswold Properties Limited<br />

C.W. Obel Ejendomme A/S<br />

Ejendomsaktieselskabet Helleholm<br />

Ejendomsselskabet Storken A/S<br />

Ejendomsselskabet Norden I Komplementar A/S<br />

Fortunen A/S<br />

Hellebo Park A/S<br />

Højgaard Ejendomme A/S<br />

Insight Foundation Property Trust Limited<br />

Insight Foundation Property Limited<br />

Insight Foundation Property (No 2) Limited<br />

Insight Foundation Holding Company Limited<br />

Jacob Holm & Sønner A/S<br />

Oak Property Invest A/S<br />

RenHold A/S<br />

R98<br />

SBS Byfornyelse s.m.b.a.<br />

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Bastionen A/S<br />

Bastionen Group Limited (UK)<br />

Bastionen Leopold N.V<br />

Bastionen Parc Leopold N.V.<br />

Bastionen Viking Holding B.V. (NL)<br />

CancerClinic ApS<br />

Dønnerup A/S<br />

Danarota Technic A/S<br />

Dandrit Biotech A/S<br />

David Invest ApS<br />

Ejendomsselskabet Norden A/S<br />

Immobilière du Triomphe S.A.<br />

RGS90 A/S<br />

Tema Kapital Management A/S<br />

Tema Kapital A/S<br />

Tema Kapital I KS


Name Current Directorships and Partnerships Past Directorships and Partnerships<br />

Robert<br />

Kimmels<br />

Sjælsø Gruppen A/S<br />

SparInvest Property Fund K/S<br />

Statens Ejendomssalg A/S<br />

The Danish Property Federation<br />

Tryg i Danmark s.m.b.a.<br />

Tryg Vesta Group A/S<br />

3i Esmalglass Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3i Gamesa (a) Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3i Gamesa (b&c) Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3i La Sirena (a) Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3i La Sirena (b&c) Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3i Panreac Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

3M Global Capital S.à.r.l.<br />

ABX Luxembourg Holdings 1 S.A.<br />

Alpina Investments S.à.r.l.<br />

Avenue Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

Barnes Group Luxembourg (No.1) S.à.r.l.<br />

BVC Romanian Holding S.à.r.l.<br />

BW Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

CL (Lux 1) S.à.r.l.<br />

Canal Business Park NV<br />

Capitalpost Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

Captiva Capital II S.à.r.l.<br />

Captiva Capital Partners II S.C.A.<br />

Captiva Capital Partners S.C.A.<br />

Captiva Capital S.à.r.l.<br />

CAS Services SA<br />

Cedobar S.à.r.l.<br />

Cheyne Deutsche Fond I GP S.à.r.l.<br />

Cheyne Deutsche Fond I S.à.r.l.<br />

Citco Deutschland GmbH<br />

Company<br />

East Certification & Service Limited<br />

Finaluxe S.à.r.l.<br />

Global Link Translations Limited<br />

GoldenTree Asset Management Lux II S.à.r.l.<br />

GoldenTree Asset Management Lux S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Delta PropCo S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Heusenstamm Propco S.àr.l.<br />

Invista European RE Lutterberg Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Lyon Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Marseille Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Monbonnot Holdco 1 S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Monheim Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Nanteuil Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Pocking Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Riesapark PropCo S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Roth PropCo S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Solingen Propco S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European RE Villeurbanne HoldCo S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European Real Estate Finance S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European Real Estate Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

Joma Advisers<br />

Luxembourg Corporation Company SA<br />

Marathon Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix Austria Holdings One S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix EPH S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio No 1 Celle S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio No 1 Dusseldorf S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio No 1 Frankfurt S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio No 1 Holdco S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio No 1 Munster S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix German Portfolio One Kaiserslautern S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix La Gaude Investment S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix La Gaude Property S.à.r.l.<br />

Matrix La Gaude SA<br />

Matrix St-Laurent-de-Mure S.à.r.l.<br />

Miu Miu Finance Limited<br />

Nabors Lion S.à.r.l.<br />

NYLIM Mezzanine LuxCo S.à.r.l.<br />

Old Lane Luxembourg Master Fund S.à.r.l.<br />

Old Lane Management Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

Premium Agriculture Components Limited<br />

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3i Baltic Investments SA<br />

3i Nordic 2002 S.A.<br />

Ace Investment SA<br />

Ad van der Staaij B.V.B.A.<br />

Air Link S.à.r.l<br />

Aktiva Ventures Belgium B.V.B.A.<br />

Algos S.à.r.l.<br />

Alneco Holding N.V.<br />

Ansell Belgium Holdings S.P.R.L.<br />

B.B. Finco S.A.<br />

Bacuri Serviços e Investimentos Lda<br />

Bad Langensalza S.à.r.l.<br />

Bad Langensalza S.à.r.l.<br />

Bad Schonborn S.à.r.l.<br />

Balliston Limited<br />

Barrusca N.V.<br />

Baudinter SPRL<br />

BCF II Belgium Holding SPRL<br />

Belgian Turbine Lease Corporation NV<br />

Bellcim N.V.<br />

Bluewood N.V.<br />

Brownee S.A.<br />

Cadmus Capital N.V.<br />

Callahan Investment Partners Korea SPRL<br />

Chiquapo B.V.B.A.<br />

Comp. Générale des Hautes Techn. (Belgique)<br />

SPRL<br />

Copa S.A.<br />

Corozan N.V.<br />

Corronet S.A.<br />

Corronet S.A.<br />

CTC Holdings I SPRL<br />

CTC Holdings II SPRL<br />

De Rode Beuk N.V.<br />

Deltalux GP S.à.r.l.<br />

Deltalux Holdings GP S.à.r.l.<br />

Deltalux Holdings LP S.à.r.l.<br />

Eden Investments LLC<br />

Euro Invest N.V.<br />

Euro Sific Investments N.V.<br />

Euro-Industrie Service S.A.<br />

Euroware S.A.<br />

Euroware S.A.<br />

F.I.M. Systems Ltd<br />

Gallea Holding B.V.B.A.<br />

Gedece N.V.<br />

Geijer SPRL<br />

Global Multitech Systems & Investments<br />

Gondry Development Services Limited<br />

GS Development Belgium S.P.R.L.<br />

Haflo Holding B.V.B.A.<br />

HC Investissements II S.à.r.l.<br />

HC Investissements S.à.r.l.<br />

HC Luxembourg II S.à.r.l.<br />

HC Luxembourg III S.à.r.l.<br />

Hi-Morhal Technologies N.V.<br />

Hutton Collins Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

ICC-International Communication SA<br />

Infovest S.A.<br />

Ingest Limited<br />

JK & B Spearhead S.P.R.L.<br />

JPFGA Holding SA<br />

Kingsville Limited<br />

Klotze S.à.r.l.<br />

Kodan S.P.R.L.<br />

Kumateco B.V.B.A.<br />

Kyritz S.à.r.l.<br />

Lampiao Serviços Lda


Name Current Directorships and Partnerships Past Directorships and Partnerships<br />

Resolution Holdings Luxembourg Bilbao S.à.r.l.<br />

Rium Capital Partners, S.à.r.l.<br />

RQ Luxembourg S.à.r.l.<br />

TCG Gestion SA<br />

Teaco Finance S.à.r.l.<br />

Vinebridge Limited<br />

Duncan Owen Clerical Medical (Bletchley) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Bradford) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Halisham) One Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Halisham) Two Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Industrial)<br />

Clerical Medical (Industrial) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Maidstone) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Offices)<br />

Clerical Medical (Offices) Nominees Limited<br />

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Le Relais Vieuxville 1756 S.A.<br />

Lemwerder S.à.r.l.<br />

Lods Investments Limited<br />

Logispring Investment Fund N.V.<br />

Matrix St Etienne Holdco S.à.r.l.<br />

Menezuca B.V.B.A.<br />

MEPV Finance Company S.à.r.l.<br />

Merlin Investments BVBA<br />

Milky Transport Industries Limited<br />

Millennium European Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

MNCC INTERNATIONAL S.A.<br />

Monocom N.V.<br />

Multilink Holding BVBA<br />

Multitelco N.V.<br />

Nauheim Estates S.à.r.l.<br />

Nice World S.A.<br />

Noble Holding Europe S.à.r.l.<br />

Oakent Limited<br />

Oakworth Limited<br />

Obanglen Limited<br />

Overseas Properties Limited<br />

Pace Global N.V.<br />

Palmira S.A.<br />

Pegase Finance s.p.r.l.<br />

Pelckon Holdings Limited<br />

Penbarth<br />

Pharao S.P.R.L.<br />

Polatum s.p.r.l.<br />

POWA (Belgium) S.P.R.L.<br />

Powderton Holdings Limited<br />

Prel N.V.<br />

Procell Limited<br />

Quantum Holdings Comm.V.A.<br />

Quantum Management S.P.R.L.<br />

Radensleben S.à.r.l.<br />

Redcreek Holding S.à.r.l.<br />

Rural Development Holdings Limited<br />

Sacresa Belgique S.A.<br />

Sandedge Limited<br />

Saxony Capital GP S.à.r.l.<br />

Saxony Capital SCA<br />

Saxony Holdings S.à.r.l.<br />

Sedgemere Management Limited<br />

Sportal S.P.R.L<br />

Steemers Investments N.V.<br />

Stefreba S.P.R.L.<br />

Stocksund Invest S.P.R.L.<br />

Sundblad Management SPRL<br />

Tapazeca B.V.B.A.<br />

Taraka Ventures S.A.<br />

Tauranga S.P.R.L.<br />

Teufelsbad S.à.r.l.<br />

Thale S.à.r.l.<br />

Toha Invest Belgium N.V.<br />

Trec BVBA<br />

Treuenbrietzen S.à.r.l.<br />

Waldkirch S.à.r.l.<br />

Weinheim Estates S.à.r.l.<br />

Wellryte Limited<br />

Wildewoud S.A.<br />

Wolmirstedt S.à.r.l.<br />

Zeltia Belgique S.A.<br />

ZLB Bioplasma Belgium s.p.r.l.<br />

Zuid Properties NV<br />

Zymet Pharmaceutical Developments Limited<br />

Arnold House Limited<br />

Aguila (ES) Limited<br />

Aguila (Daventry) Limited<br />

Barlows Eastbourne Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Charter Quay Number 1)<br />

Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Charter Quay Number 2)<br />

Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Charter Quay Number 3)


Name Current Directorships and Partnerships Past Directorships and Partnerships<br />

Clerical Medical (Retail)<br />

Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Retail) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Charter Quay Number 4)<br />

Clerical Medical (Theale) Nominees Limited<br />

Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Wakefield) Nominees Limited Clerical Medical (Charter Quay Number 5)<br />

Clerical Medical (Waltham Cross) Nominees Limited Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Welwyn) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Dartford) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Woking) Nominees Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Dartford Number 2) Limited<br />

Clifton Park Management Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Dartford Number 3) Limited<br />

Delancey Arnold Co. Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Dartford Number 4) Limited<br />

Delancey Arnold UK Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Daventry) Limited<br />

Delancey Rolls Co. Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Elmsleigh) Nominee Limited<br />

Delancey Rolls UK Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (ES) Limited<br />

Insight Property Management Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Fort Shopping Centre) Limited<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings plc Clerical Medical (Haverfordwest No. 1) Limited<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management (CI) Limited Clerical Medical (Haverfordwest No. 2) Limited<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited Clerical Medical (Haymarket Towers) Limited<br />

McKenzie Portfolio Nominees (No 1a) Limited Clerical Medical (Haymarket Towers) One<br />

McKenzie Portfolio Nominees (No 1b) Limited Limited<br />

McKenzie Portfolio Nominees (No 2a) Limited Clerical Medical (Industrial) GP Limited<br />

McKenzie Portfolio Nominees (No 2b) Limited Clerical Medical (Offices) GP Limited<br />

UK Prime Student Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Princes Quay, Hull) Limited<br />

UKPS (No. 1) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Retail) GP Limited<br />

Westbury (Hull) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Theale) Limited<br />

Westbury (Yorkshire) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Waterlooville One) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Waterlooville Two) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Waterlooville Three) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Waterlooville Four) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical (Waterlooville Five) Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Bristol Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Bristol One Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Clevedon Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Clevedon One Limited<br />

Clerical Medical London Limited<br />

Clerical Medical London One Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Narrow Plain Limited<br />

Clerical Medical Narrow Plain One Limited<br />

Clerical Medical The Light Leeds Centre Limited<br />

Clerical Medical The Light Leeds Hotel Limited<br />

Equitable Investment Managers Limited<br />

General Partner Rolls & Arnold Limited<br />

Gatehouse Investment Management Limited<br />

Insight Fund Management Limited<br />

Insight Investment B.V.<br />

Insight Investment Custody Limited<br />

Insight Investment Funds Management Limited<br />

Insight Investment Management (Global)<br />

Limited<br />

Insight Investment Management (International)<br />

Limited<br />

Insight Investment Management (Mediterranean)<br />

Limited<br />

Insight Investment Management (UK) Holdings<br />

Limited<br />

Insight Investment Management Limited<br />

Insight Investment Services Limited<br />

Oystercatcher Nominees Limited<br />

Oystercatcher Residential Limited<br />

Oystercatcher Residential One Limited<br />

Rolls House Limited<br />

York and Becket GP Limited<br />

York & Becket House Limited<br />

York & Becket Nominees Limited<br />

4. Dividend Policy<br />

Five per cent (5 per cent.) of the annual profits of the Company will be allocated to the legal<br />

reserve, as required under the Companies Act. This allocation will cease to be required as soon<br />

and for so long as such legal reserve equals or exceeds ten per cent. (10 per cent.) of the par<br />

value of the issued share capital of the Company as such capital is increased or reduced from<br />

time to time.<br />

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The general meeting of Shareholders will, upon recommendation of the Board and within the<br />

limits set out in the Articles, the Companies Act and Investment Funds Act, determine how the<br />

balance of the annual profits of the Company will be disposed of, and may from time to time<br />

declare, or authorise the Directors to declare dividends and distributions in respect of such<br />

amounts.<br />

Interim dividends may be paid upon decision of the Directors as authorised by the Articles. Any<br />

such payment will, in addition, be subject to the following conditions:<br />

(i) interim accounts must be drawn up showing that sufficient funds are available to cover the<br />

dividend;<br />

(ii) the amount to be distributed may not exceed total profits made since the end of the last<br />

financial year for which the annual accounts have been approved, plus any profits carried<br />

forward and less any sums to be placed to reserve pursuant to requirements of the law or<br />

of the Articles;<br />

(iii) the decision of the Directors to distribute an interim dividend may not be taken more than<br />

two months after the date at which the interim accounts referred to under item (i) above<br />

have been made up;<br />

(iv) no final distribution may be decided upon less than six months after the close of the<br />

preceding financial year or before approval of the annual accounts relating to that financial<br />

year;<br />

(v) where a first interim dividend has been paid, the decision to distribute a further interim<br />

dividend may not be taken until at least three months have elapsed since the decision to<br />

distribute the first interim dividend; and<br />

(vi) where payments on account of interim dividends exceed the amount of the dividend<br />

subsequently decided upon by the general meeting, they will, to the extent of the<br />

overpayment, be deemed to have been paid on account of the next dividend.<br />

In the course of their audit, the Auditors will review the profit allocations to the legal reserve<br />

and the compliance of any proposed dividend distribution with the above conditions. Interim<br />

dividends are subject to the Auditor issuing a report confirming that the above conditions have<br />

been complied with and that sufficient funds are available to cover the dividend.<br />

5. Major interests, restrictions on change of control, mandatory offers and squeeze-out provisions<br />

Major interests<br />

5.1 As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company is aware of the following persons, who<br />

immediately following Admission, will be directly or indirectly interested in 3 per cent. or more<br />

of the Company’s issued share capital: Uberior Europe Limited and Chelsfield Partners LLP will<br />

together hold beween 15 per cent and 20 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company,<br />

of which Uberior Europe Limited will hold two thirds and Chelsfield Partners LLP will hold<br />

one third (dependent on the number of Shares sold by them in the Offer). The Shares held by<br />

Uberior Europe Limited and Chelsfield Partners LLP will have identical voting rights to Shares<br />

held by other Shareholders in the Company. The Company is not aware of any person who,<br />

immediately following Admission could, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, exercise<br />

control over the Company.<br />

5.2 Restrictions on change of control<br />

Following the implementation of the Takeover Directive in the UK and Luxembourg, any bid<br />

for the takeover of the Company will be subject to shared regulation by the Panel in the UK<br />

and the CSSF in Luxembourg. This is because the Company is incorporated in Luxembourg but<br />

will have its Shares admitted to listed on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock<br />

Exchange. Under the shared regulation regime, the Panel will be responsible for the supervision<br />

of the bid including matters relating to the consideration offered, the bid procedure, the contents<br />

of the offer document and disclosure in relation to the bid.<br />

The CSSF will assume responsibility for matters relating to company law, in particular the<br />

percentage of voting rights which confers control and any derogation from the obligation to<br />

launch an offer, and provisions relating to what action (if any) may be taken by the board of a<br />

target company to frustrate an approach by an unwelcome bidder.<br />

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5.3 Mandatory Offer<br />

Under the Takeover Bid Act any person that as a result of an acquisition of Shares obtains,<br />

directly or indirectly and alone or together with persons acting in concert with it, Shares giving<br />

it one third of the voting rights of the Company is required to make a bid to all Shareholders<br />

for all their Shares. The mandatory bid must be addressed as soon as possible to all<br />

Shareholders for all their Shares at fair price.<br />

Under the Takeover Bid Act, a Shareholder may force any person who, as a result of a bid<br />

tendered to all Shareholders, would hold more than 90% of the voting rights of the Company to<br />

redeem its Shares at a fair price.<br />

To date, no resolutions have been passed by the Shareholders to subject the Board to the<br />

‘‘board passivity rule’’. Unless such a resolution is passed by the Shareholders, the Board is<br />

therefore in principle authorised to take actions (e.g. an issue of new Shares within the limits of<br />

the authorised share capital) which may result in making the takeover process more difficult for<br />

a bidder without prior authorisation of the general meeting of the Shareholders.<br />

5.4 Squeeze-out provisions<br />

The Takeover Bid Act provides that where an offer has been made to all of the shareholders of<br />

a company and the offeror holds not less than 95% of the share capital and voting rights in the<br />

company then a right of squeeze-out will apply. If the offeror wishes to exercise this right, there<br />

is a time limit of 3 months from the date on which the acceptance period for the offer ends.<br />

The CSSF will ensure that a fair price is guaranteed for minority shareholders.<br />

The price payable under a squeeze-out shall take the same form as the consideration offered in<br />

the original bid and cash shall be offered at least as an alternative.<br />

6. Calculation of the Net Asset Value<br />

The NAV per Share shall be expressed in Euro and shall be determined as at any Valuation Day by<br />

dividing (i) the net assets of the Company, being the value of the assets of the Company less the<br />

liabilities of the Company, on any such Valuation Day, by (ii) the number of Shares then in issue, in<br />

accordance with the valuation rules described below.<br />

The NAV per Share may be rounded up or down to the nearest cent. If, since the time of<br />

determination of the NAV per Share, there has been a material change in relation to a substantial<br />

part of the properties or property rights of the Company, the Company may, in order to safeguard<br />

the interests of the Shareholders and the Company, cancel the first valuation and carry out a second<br />

valuation.<br />

The accounts of the Property Subsidiaries or any other Subsidiaries or other real estate investment<br />

vehicles in which the Company has a majority interest will be consolidated with the accounts of the<br />

Company in accordance with IFRS and accordingly the underlying assets and liabilities are valued in<br />

accordance with the valuation rules described below. The minority interests in quoted real estate<br />

companies and unquoted real estate companies or other real estate investment vehicles are valued<br />

respectively on the basis of the last available quotation and the probable net realisation value<br />

estimated by the Company with prudence and good faith.<br />

The value of the assets and liabilities of the Company shall be determined in accordance with IFRS,<br />

provided that in relation to Real Estate Assets held by the Group, such valuation will be effected by<br />

the Independent Valuer(s) as follows:<br />

All Real Estate Assets will be valued by the Independent Valuer quarterly, on a desktop basis, and<br />

they will perform a full valuation at the end of each financial year. In addition, the Independent<br />

Valuer (or any other independent valuer(s) appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company<br />

provided that the name(s) of the relevant entity(ies) be disclosed in the annual report and accounts of<br />

the Company) shall value any Real Estate Assets before their acquisition or disposal. However, a new<br />

valuation shall not be required if the disposal of the Real Estate Assets takes place less than six<br />

months after the last valuation of such Real Estate Assets.<br />

Acquisition prices may not be noticeably higher, nor sales prices noticeably lower, than the relevant<br />

valuation except in exceptional circumstances which must be duly justified and detailed in the next<br />

financial reports of the Company.<br />

For the purpose of the calculation of Net Asset Value:<br />

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(a) Shares of the Company to be redeemed or purchased (if any) shall be treated as existing and<br />

taken into account until the date fixed for redemption or purchase, and from such time and<br />

until paid by the Company the price therefor shall be deemed to be a liability of the Company;<br />

(b) Shares to be issued by the Company shall be treated as being in issue as from the date of issue<br />

and from such time and until received by the Company the price therefor shall be deemed to be<br />

a debt due to the Company;<br />

(c) all investments, cash balances and other assets expressed in currencies other than the Euro shall<br />

be valued after taking into account the market rate or rates of exchange in force at the date<br />

and time for determination of the NAV; and<br />

(d) where on any Valuation Day, the Company has contracted to:<br />

(i) purchase any asset, the value of the consideration to be paid for such asset shall be shown<br />

as a liability of the Company and the value of the asset to be acquired shall be shown as<br />

an asset of the Company; or<br />

(ii) sell any asset, the value of the consideration to be received for such asset shall be shown<br />

as an asset of the Company and the asset to be delivered by the Company shall not be<br />

included in the assets of the Company,<br />

provided, however, that if the exact value or nature of such consideration or such asset is not<br />

known on such Valuation Day, then its value shall be estimated by the Company.<br />

The value of other assets shall be determined as follows:<br />

(a) the value of any accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, cash dividends and interest declared or<br />

accrued as aforesaid and not yet received is deemed to be the full amount thereof, unless in any<br />

case the same is unlikely to be paid or received in full, in which case the value thereof is arrived<br />

at after making such discount as may be considered appropriate in such case to reflect the true<br />

value thereof;<br />

(b) any other securities and other assets shall be valued at fair market value as determined in good<br />

faith pursuant to procedures established by the Company. Money market instruments held by<br />

the Company with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less will be valued like cash; and<br />

(c) cash and cash equivalents are recognised initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition,<br />

cash and cash equivalents are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method,<br />

less any impairment losses.<br />

The Company may deviate from any such valuation if deemed in the interests of the Company and<br />

its Shareholders.<br />

The Company may suspend the determination of the Net Asset Value per Share and the issue and, if<br />

applicable, the redemption of its Shares during:<br />

* any period when any one of the principal markets or other stock exchanges on which a<br />

substantial portion of the assets attributable to such Shares, from time to time, are quoted<br />

is closed (otherwise than for ordinary holidays) or during which dealings therein are<br />

restricted or suspended; or<br />

* any period when, as a result of political, economic, military or monetary events or any<br />

circumstances outside the control, responsibility and power of the Board, or the existence<br />

of any state of affairs in the property market, disposal of the assets owned by the<br />

Company attributable to such class of Shares is not reasonably practicable without this<br />

being seriously detrimental to the interests of Shareholders or if in the opinion of the<br />

Board issue, sale and/or redemption prices cannot fairly be calculated; or<br />

* any breakdown in the means of communication normally employed in determining the<br />

price of any of the investments of such class of Shares or the current prices on any market<br />

or other stock exchanges; or<br />

* any period when the Board is unable to repatriate funds for the purpose of making<br />

payments on the redemption of such class of Shares to the holders thereof or during which<br />

time any transfer of funds involved in the realisation or acquisition of investments or<br />

payments due on redemption of such Shares, if any, cannot in the opinion of the Board be<br />

effected at normal rates of exchange; or<br />

* any period when the net asset value of any subsidiary of the Company may not be<br />

determined accurately; or<br />

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* upon the publication of a notice convening a general meeting of Shareholders for the<br />

purpose of resolving to wind up the Company; or<br />

* when for any other reason, the prices of any investments cannot be promptly or accurately<br />

ascertained.<br />

Any such suspension shall be published, if appropriate, by the Company and may be notified to<br />

shareholders having made an application for subscription for Shares for which the calculation of the<br />

Net Asset Value has been suspended.<br />

The Net Asset Value per Share is available at the registered office of the Company.<br />

7. Articles of Association<br />

7.1 The following information is a summary of the Articles. Prospective investors should read in full<br />

the Articles, which are filed with the Luxembourg registre de commerce et des sociétés and<br />

published in the Mémorial, and not just rely on the summary provided below. A copy of the<br />

Articles is available for inspection at the place specified in paragraph 18 of this Part XII.<br />

7.1.1 Objects and corporate purpose<br />

The objects and corporate purpose of the Company is set out in Article 5 of the Articles<br />

and is as follows:<br />

The exclusive purpose of the Company is to invest in real estate and real estate-related<br />

assets including, without limitation (i) the ownership of real property directly or through<br />

one or more Luxembourg or foreign subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) the direct or indirect<br />

ownership of share capital, convertible and other debt instruments and other convertible<br />

securities, of real estate companies that own, directly or indirectly, real property or are<br />

engaged in a business ancillary to the ownership of real property, or (iii) the direct or<br />

indirect ownership of interests in partnerships and other entities that own, directly or<br />

indirectly, real property or are engaged in a business ancillary to the ownership of real<br />

property, and (iv) any other business activity reasonably related to any of the foregoing,<br />

with the purpose of affording its shareholders the results of the management of its assets<br />

and in compliance with the principle of risk spreading.<br />

On an ancillary basis or for defensive purposes, the Company may temporarily invest all<br />

or part of its assets in cash, cash equivalents, similar financial instruments or debt<br />

securities. The Company may further use techniques and instruments (i) relating to<br />

transferable securities or money market instruments and (ii) intended to provide protection<br />

against exchange risks to the extent permitted by Luxembourg law as more particularly<br />

described in this Prospectus.<br />

The Company may take any measures and carry out any transaction which it may deem<br />

useful for the fulfilment and development of its purpose to the largest extent permitted<br />

under the Investment Funds Act.<br />

7.1.2 Members of administrative, investment managerial and supervisory bodies<br />

(i) Board<br />

The Company will be managed by a Board composed of at least three members,<br />

either Shareholders or not. The Board shall be elected by resolution of the<br />

Shareholders at a general meeting for a maximum period of six years and may be reelected.<br />

The Shareholders shall determine the number of Directors and their<br />

remuneration. Any Director may be removed with or without cause or be replaced at<br />

any time by resolution adopted by the general meeting of Shareholders.<br />

In the event of one or more vacancies in the office of Director appointed by the<br />

general meeting of Shareholders, the remaining Directors so appointed may elect a<br />

director to fill such a vacancy, in which case the election shall be ratified by the<br />

Shareholders at the next general meeting.<br />

The Board is vested with the broadest powers to perform all acts of administration<br />

and disposal in the Company’s interest. The Board may delegate part of its powers to<br />

one or several of its members or other agents. It may further appoint proxies for<br />

specific transactions and revoke such appointments at any time.<br />

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The Company will be bound towards third parties by the joint signatures of any two<br />

Directors, in all matters or (ii) the joint signatures or single signature of any persons<br />

to whom such signatory power has been granted by the Board, but only within the<br />

limits of such power.<br />

The Board shall choose from among its members a chairman, who shall call meetings<br />

of the Board. The Board may appoint a secretary, who need not be a Director. A<br />

meeting of the Board can also be convened by any two members of the Board. The<br />

quorum for a meeting of the Board is a majority of Directors present or represented<br />

where the majority of the members present or represented are not tax-resident in the<br />

UK nor based full time in the UK. Board resolutions are approved by a majority of<br />

the Directors making up the quorum. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall not<br />

have a casting vote.<br />

7.1.3 Share rights<br />

(i) Authorised and issued share capital<br />

The Board is authorised to issue Shares in one or several tranches within the limits<br />

of the authorised share capital. These Shares will be issued on such terms and<br />

conditions that the Board will approve and at such price including such share<br />

premium as it may decide.<br />

(ii) Transfer of Shares<br />

Subject to the restrictions noted below as may be applicable and to paragraph 14 of<br />

this Part XII, any Shareholder may transfer all or any of their Shares in any form<br />

which the Board may accept.<br />

(iii) Repurchase and Redemption of Shares<br />

The Company may repurchase its own Shares in compliance with the Companies Act<br />

and the Listing Rules.<br />

Shares redeemed by the Company may remain in existence and held in treasury by<br />

the Company. Shares which are not cancelled shall not have any voting rights or any<br />

right to participate in any dividends declared by the Company or in any distribution<br />

paid upon the liquidation or winding-up of the Company and shall be disregarded<br />

for purposes of determining Net Asset Value per Share, in each case, for so long as<br />

such Shares are held by the Company. The price of Shares reissued by the Company<br />

will be determined according to such policy as the Board may determine from time to<br />

time.<br />

Under the Articles of Association, all Shares are redeemable shares within the<br />

meaning of article 49-8 of the Companies Act. The Company redeems its own Shares<br />

whenever the Board considers this to be in the best interest of Company, subject to<br />

the terms and conditions determined by the Board within the limitations set forth by<br />

the Companies Act and the Articles of Association.<br />

In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, redemptions can only be<br />

made in accordance with the following principles:<br />

* redemptions must be paid out of distributable profits and distributable<br />

reserves or out of the proceeds of a new issue of Shares made with a view<br />

to carry out the redemption;<br />

* except if the redemption is made by using the proceeds of a new issue of<br />

Shares with a view to carry out the redemption, an amount equal to the<br />

nominal value of the Shares redeemed must be included in a reserve which<br />

cannot be distributed to the Shareholders except in the event of a<br />

*<br />

reduction of the subscribed capital. This reserve may only be used to<br />

increase the subscribed capital by capitalisation of the reserve;<br />

if a premium is paid to Shareholders whose Shares are redeemed, the<br />

premium may be paid only out of distributable profits and distributable<br />

reserves;<br />

* the net assets of the Company may not fall below the amount of the<br />

subscribed share capital increased by the reserves which may not be<br />

distributed by law as a result of the redemption of Shares; and<br />

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* a notice of redemption must be published in the Mémorial.<br />

(v) Pre-emption rights<br />

The Board is authorised to issue Shares up to the total authorised share capital and<br />

to issue such Shares for cash without existing Shareholders having a preferential right<br />

to subscribe for such Shares if the Company offers such Shares for subscription at or<br />

above the latest Net Asset Value per Share, and such offer is made within a period<br />

and expiring on the fifth anniversary of this date (i.e. on 17 November 2011).<br />

Existing Shareholders will have preferential rights to subscribe on a rateable basis if<br />

the Shares are offered for subscription in cash at a price below the latest Net Asset<br />

Value per Share, unless pre-emption rights are waived by a resolution to this effect<br />

passed by a general meeting of Shareholders.<br />

Shareholders will have no preferential right of subscription in case of an increase of<br />

capital by way of a contribution of non cash consideration.<br />

(vi) Voting rights<br />

Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, every member present in<br />

person or by proxy at any general meeting shall have one vote for every Share of<br />

which they are holder.<br />

(vii) Dividends<br />

Dividends are payable out of the Company’s statutory reported profits free reserves<br />

and share premium within the limits set out in Article 72-3 of the Companies Act<br />

and provided that the net assets of the Company do not fall below one million two<br />

hundred and fifty thousand euro (A1,250,000).<br />

Interim dividends may be paid by the Board within the limits set out in Article 72-2<br />

of the Companies Act.<br />

Shareholders shall determine in general meeting, upon recommendation of the Board<br />

and within the limits provided by law, how the balance of net profits shall be<br />

disposed of and from time to time may declare, or authorise the Board to declare,<br />

dividends and distributions with respect to such amounts.<br />

7.1.4 Variation of rights<br />

A change of the rights of the Shareholders requires the approval given by the Shareholders<br />

at an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders convened with a view to amend the<br />

Articles in accordance with the requirement described in paragraphs 7.1.5 (ii) and (iii)<br />

below and with Article 67-1 of the Companies Act.<br />

7.1.5 Shareholders’ meetings<br />

(i) Annual general meeting<br />

The annual general meeting of Shareholders will be held at the registered office on<br />

the 3 rd Thursday in January at 10 a.m. If such day is a legal holiday in Luxembourg,<br />

the annual general meeting will be held on the next following business day. Notice<br />

may be waived if all of the Shareholders are present or represented at a Shareholders’<br />

meeting and if they state they have been duly informed of the agenda of the meeting.<br />

(ii) Other general meetings<br />

Ordinary or extraordinary general meetings of Shareholders may be held at such time<br />

and place as may be specified in the respective notices of meeting.<br />

(iii) Procedure; voting rights<br />

A Shareholder may appoint (in writing or by cable or telegram or telex or telefax) as<br />

his proxy another person, who need not be a Shareholder, to represent him at a<br />

Shareholder’s meeting.<br />

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Every Shareholder may take part in the deliberation with a number of votes equal to<br />

the number of Shares held by them.<br />

Resolutions require the affirmative vote of a majority of those Shareholders present<br />

or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting.<br />

In the case of an extraordinary general meeting the purpose of which is to amend the<br />

Articles, such resolutions will be subject to the quorum and majority requirements<br />

under the laws of Luxembourg.<br />

The Board may determine all other conditions that must be fulfilled in order to take<br />

part in a Shareholders’ meeting.<br />

8. Material Contracts<br />

Save as disclosed below, no member of the Group has entered into any material contract, not being a<br />

contract entered into in the ordinary course of business, since its incorporation. No member of the<br />

Group has entered into any other contract, not being a contract entered into in the ordinary course<br />

of business, which contains any provision under which any member of the Group has any obligation<br />

or entitlement which is material to the Group as at the date of this Prospectus:<br />

8.1 The Underwriting Agreement, dated the date of this Prospectus, between the Company, the<br />

Existing Shareholders, the Investment Manager, JPMorgan Cazenove, JPMorgan, Citigroup and<br />

each of the Directors. JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup have severally agreed to make the<br />

Offer and use reasonable endeavours to procure placees (in the case of JP Morgan Cazenove)<br />

and re-purchasers (in the case of Citigroup) for 83.1 million Shares in aggregate at the Offer<br />

Price. If valid acceptances under the Offer exceed 83.1 million Shares, the Company, the<br />

Existing Shareholders and the Joint Global Co-ordinators may agree to increase the Offer by<br />

the Existing Shareholders agreeing to sell up to a further 5.2 million Shares in aggregate at the<br />

Offer Price.<br />

The Company has appointed JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup as Joint Global Coordinators<br />

and joint sponsors in connection with Admission. The Company has agreed to pay JPMorgan<br />

Cazenove a corporate finance fee of £500,000. The Company has agreed to pay to each of<br />

JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup a commission of 1 per cent. of the gross proceeds of the<br />

Offer (including any proceeds from Shares sold for the Existing Shareholders). All fees and<br />

commissions will be paid together with any value added tax chargeable thereon out of the<br />

proceeds of the Offer.<br />

The obligation of JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup to make the Offer and use reasonable<br />

endeavours to procure placees (in the case of JP Morgan Cazenove) and re-purchasers (in the<br />

case of Citigroup) for the 83.1 million Shares are conditional upon certain conditions that are<br />

customary for an agreement of this nature. These conditions include, among others, the<br />

accuracy of the representations and warranties under the Underwriting Agreement, the<br />

performance by the Company, the Directors, the Existing Shareholders and the Investment<br />

Manager of their respective obligations in the Underwriting Agreement and Admission occurring<br />

not later than 8.00 a.m. on 29 December 2006 or such later time and/or date as the Joint<br />

Global Coordinators and JPMorgan may agree with the Company but not later than 12<br />

January 2007. The Joint Global Coordinators and JPMorgan may terminate the Underwriting<br />

Agreement prior to Admission in certain specified circumstances that are typical for an<br />

agreement of this nature. These include certain changes in financial, political or economic<br />

conditions (as more fully set out in the Underwriting Agreement). If any of the abovementioned<br />

conditions are not satisfied (or waived by the Joint Global Co-ordinators where<br />

capable of being waived) or the Underwriting Agreement is terminated prior to Admission, then<br />

the Offer will lapse. The Underwriting Agreement cannot be terminated after Admission.<br />

The Company has agreed to pay or cause to be paid (together with certain related value added<br />

tax) certain costs, charges, fees and expenses of, or in connection with, or incidental to, among<br />

other things, the Offer and/or listing on the London Stock Exchange and Admission.<br />

Each of the Joint Global Co-ordinators has agreed that as part of its distribution it will solicit<br />

offers for the Shares only from, and will offer the Shares only to, (A) in the case of offers<br />

inside the United States, persons that it reasonably believes to be Qualified Institutional Buyers<br />

in reliance on Rule 144A, or another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to the<br />

registration requirements of the Securities Act; and (B) in the case of offers outside the United<br />

States, persons, in offshore transactions in reliance upon Regulation S.<br />

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The Company, the Investment Manager, the Existing Shareholders and certain of the Directors<br />

have given certain representations and warranties to the Joint Global Co-ordinators and<br />

JPMorgan in the case of the Directors, the Investment Manager and the Existing Shareholders<br />

these representations and warranties are subject to certain limitations as to amount and time.<br />

The Company and the Existing Shareholders and the Investment Manager have also given<br />

certain indemnities to the Joint Global Co-ordinators and JPMorgan which in the case of the<br />

Existing Shareholders and the Investment Manager are limited in both time and amount.<br />

The Company and the Existing Shareholders have entered into lock-up arrangements with the<br />

Joint Global Co-ordinators and JPMorgan subject to certain exceptions as follows: the<br />

Company has agreed for a period of six months from Admission it will not, without the prior<br />

written consent of the Joint Global Co-ordinators and JPMorgan, directly or indirectly, offer,<br />

issue, lend, sell or contract to sell, issue options in respect of, pledge or otherwise dispose of,<br />

directly or indirectly, or announce an offering of any Shares or any other securities<br />

exchangeable for or convertible into, or substantially similar to, Shares or enter into any<br />

transaction with the same economic effect as, or agree to do, any of the foregoing, save in<br />

respect of Shares issued pursuant to the Offer. The Existing Shareholders have agreed that for a<br />

period of six months from the date of Admission they will not, without the prior written<br />

consent of the Joint Global Co-ordinators and JPMorgan, directly or indirectly, offer, issue,<br />

lend, sell or contract to sell, issue options in respect of, or otherwise dispose of, directly or<br />

indirectly, any Shares or any other securities exchangeable for or convertible into, or<br />

substantially similar to Shares or enter into any transaction with the same economic effect as, or<br />

agree to do, any of the foregoing.<br />

The Directors will undertake, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, issue options in respect<br />

of, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, announce an offering of any Shares,<br />

including any share options, any securities exchangeable for or convertible into, Shares for a<br />

period of six months from Admission without the prior consent of the Joint Global Coordinators<br />

and JPMorgan.<br />

8.2 The Investment Management Agreement, dated 17 November, between the Company, the<br />

Investment Manager and those subsidiaries which are holding companies whereby the<br />

Investment Manager is appointed to act as investment manager of the Company to be<br />

responsible for advising the Group on the overall management of the Group’s investments and<br />

for managing the Group’s investments in accordance with the investment policy and objective of<br />

the Company and subject to the overall supervision of the Directors. The underling property<br />

subsidiaries will also appoint the Investment Manager by a separate asset management<br />

agreement to provide services similar (but not nessarily identical) to those provided by the<br />

Investment Manager under the Investment Management Agreement. Under the terms of the<br />

Investment Management Agreement, subject to the overall supervision of the Directors, the<br />

Investment Manager shall provide the Company with such investment advisory, investment<br />

management services and administrative services as may be required by them in relation to the<br />

Property Portfolio. The Investment Manager will also procure the provision of asset<br />

management services to the Property Subsidiaries.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement contains provisions for the Investment Manager to<br />

avoid conflicts and potential conflicts of interest involving it and the Company or any<br />

Subsidiary. The Investment Manager undertakes that it shall not and shall procure that other<br />

members of the Invista Group shall not advise, manage, establish or arrange transactions in<br />

Real Estate Assets for, any real estate fund, company or other structure that has investment<br />

guidelines which are similar to those of the company without the prior written consent of the<br />

Board. However, such written consent is not required if the Investment Manager maintains and<br />

fully adheres to a policy of independence for managing conflicts of interest, notifies the Board if<br />

it proposes to advise or arrange transactions in Real Estate Assets for any fund that has similar<br />

investment guidelines to the Company and notifies the Board so far in advance of committing to<br />

that transaction as is reasonably practicable.<br />

In respect of Real Estate Assets located in France, the Company intends to appoint Insight<br />

Property Management Limited (a subsidiary of Invista) who has applied for the required licence<br />

under the Loi Moguet Rules to provide certain real estate services which fall within the scope of<br />

the Loi Moguet Rules. Pending receipt of such licence, the Company and/or its subsidiaries will<br />

continue to use appropriate third party licenced entities in France to provide real estate services<br />

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which fall within the scope of the Loi Moguet Rules. The Investment Manager will always coordinate<br />

the services provided by the third party licensed entities and/or Insight Property<br />

Management Limited.<br />

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager will be<br />

entitled to a base management fee of 0.95 per cent. per annum of Adjusted Gross Assets. The<br />

management fee is payable monthly in arrear subject to a recalculation provision designed to<br />

allocate any growth in Adjusted Gross Assets from quarter to quarter on a straight-line basis.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement also provides for the Investment Manager to be<br />

reimbursed by the Company for costs and expenses incurred by it including (without limitation)<br />

all costs and expenses relating to accounting, tax, due diligence, legal, surveyors, building<br />

contractors, estate managers and other properly appointed service providers.<br />

Subject to the conditions set out below, the Investment Manager shall also be entitled to an<br />

annual performance fee where the total return per Share during the relevant financial period,<br />

exceeds an annual rate of 10 per cent. (the ‘‘Performance Hurdle’’).<br />

Where the Performance Hurdle is met, a performance fee will be payable in an amount equal to<br />

15 per cent. of any aggregate total return over and above the Performance Hurdle.<br />

A performance fee will only be payable where the annualised total return over the period from<br />

Admission to the end of the relevant financial period (in the first three year period) and on a rolling<br />

three year basis (thereafter) is equal to or greater than 10 per cent. per annum.<br />

Subject to the above conditions, the performance fee shall be paid by the Company to the<br />

Investment Manager within 14 days of receipt of such calculation.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or the<br />

Investment Manager giving to the other not less than 18 months’ written notice, such notice not<br />

to expire earlier than the third anniversary of Admission.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement may also be terminated by the Company with<br />

immediate effect on the occurrence of certain events, including: (i) if an order has been made or<br />

an effective resolution passed for the liquidation of the Investment Manager; (ii) if a receiver or<br />

administrator has been appointed in respect of the Investment Manager or its assets; (iii) if the<br />

Investment Manager ceases to carry on its business; (iv) commits a material breach of its<br />

obligations under the Investment Management Agreement and such breach (if capable of being<br />

remedied) is not remedied within 28 days of receiving notice of the breach; and (v) if there is a<br />

change of control of the Investment Manager and no key person remains in the employment of<br />

the Investment Manager.<br />

The Investment Management Agreement contains an indemnity by the Company in favour of<br />

the Investment Manager against all claims by third parties which may be made against the<br />

Investment Manager as a consequence of the provision of its services under the agreement<br />

except to the extent that the claim is due to the negligence, wilful default, fraud or bad faith of<br />

the Investment Manager, or any of its associates, delegates or agents, or that of its or their<br />

employees, or to a breach of any applicable law or regulations or a breach of the agreement by<br />

any such person. This indemnity is of a customary nature for agreements of this type.<br />

8.3 The Property Management Agreement, dated 7 October 2006, between the Company, the<br />

Investment Manager and the Property Manager whereby the Property Manager is appointed to<br />

provide the Company with certain property management services in relation to the Property<br />

Portfolio. In consideration for the services rendered by the Property Manager under the<br />

Property Management Agreement, the Property Manager shall be entitled to a percentage of the<br />

gross rent receivable in respect of each property.<br />

Under the terms of the Property Management Agreement, any Property Subsidiary of the<br />

Company may appoint the relevant local Property Manager affiliate in the country concerned.<br />

Any such local agreement entered into will adhere to the terms of the Property Management<br />

Agreement.<br />

The Property Management Agreement, and any local agreement created thereunder, shall<br />

continue until terminated by any party giving to the other(s) not less than 3 months’ notice in<br />

writing.<br />

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8.4<br />

The Property Management Agreement may also be terminated by the Company or the Property<br />

Manager with immediate effect on the occurrence of certain events, including: (i) insolvency of<br />

the other party; or (ii) if there has been a material breach of the obligations of a party under<br />

the Property Management Agreement and that is not remedied within 28 days of receiving<br />

notice to do so.<br />

The Custodian Agreement, dated 17 November 2006, between the Company and the Custodian<br />

whereby the Custodian is appointed to act as custodian of the Company’s cash, securities and<br />

Real Estate Assets. Under the Custodian Agreement, the Custodian will be entitled to receive a<br />

fee in accordance with Luxembourg banking practice. The Custodian Agreement may be<br />

8.5<br />

terminated by either the Company or the Custodian giving to the other not less than 90 days’<br />

written notice.<br />

The Administration Agreement, dated 17 November 2006, between the Company and the<br />

Administrator whereby the Administrator is appointed to act as central administration of the<br />

Company.<br />

Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will be entitled to receive an annual fee<br />

for the provision of services in accordance with Luxembourg financial services practice, but shall<br />

not include reasonable out of pocket expenses properly incurred by the Administrator in<br />

performing the services. In addition, the Administrator will be entitled to receive further variable<br />

remuneration in respect of additional services not included within the definition of ‘‘Services’’ in<br />

the Agreement. This additional remuneration will be charged on a time-spent basis at<br />

8.6<br />

appropriate hourly rates.<br />

The Administration Agreement contains an indemnity by the Company in favour of the<br />

Administrator against all claims asserted or threatened to be asserted by any third party in<br />

respect of any expense, loss, liability or damage in connection with the performance by the<br />

Administrator of its administrative services provided, however, that the expense, loss, liability or<br />

damage is not caused by the Administrator’s fraud, breach, wilful misconduct or negligence.<br />

The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party giving to the other not less<br />

than 120 days’ notice in writing (given so as to expire on the last day of any calendar month).<br />

In circumstances where one of the parties goes into liquidation or commits a material breach of<br />

its obligations under the agreement, or the Administrator becomes a resident for tax purpose in<br />

the UK or ceases to be permitted to act as such under Luxembourg law, the agreement may be<br />

terminated forthwith by notice in writing by either party to the other.<br />

The Depositary Agent Agreement, dated 24 November 2006, between the Company and the<br />

Depositary Agent whereby the Depositary Agent is appointed to act as depositary agent of the<br />

Company.<br />

8.7 The Registrar and Transfer Agent Agreement, dated 17 November 2006, between the Company<br />

and the Registrar and Transfer Agent whereby the Registrar and Transfer Agent is appointed to<br />

act as registrar and transfer agent of the Company.<br />

8.8 The Bank Facility, dated 6 July 2005 and as subsequently amended on Admission, between the<br />

Company and its Property Subsidiaries and the Bank of Scotland, whereby the Bank of<br />

Scotland agreed to make available to the Company a two year term-loan up to A420 million by<br />

way of loans pursuant to various underlying loan agreements (each a ‘‘Loan’’). The Loans are<br />

to be made available until 31 December 2008.<br />

Under the Bank Facility, a Loan may only be used to assist with the acquisition of investment<br />

properties in certain European jurisdictions.<br />

The Bank Facility provides for the following payments by the Company:<br />

(i) a payment of a margin on Loans of 70 basis points rising to 140 basis points if the Bank<br />

Facility is still in existence on 1 September 2007;<br />

(ii) a payment of a 25 basis point commitment fee on undrawn amounts calculated quarterly,<br />

rising to 35 basis points if the Bank Facility still is in existence on 1 September 2007;<br />

(iii) a 10 basis points arrangement fee on the entire facility payable on Admission. In addition,<br />

a 40 basis point arrangement fee is payable on the entire facility if the Bank facility is in<br />

existence on 1 September 2007; and<br />

(iv) a 25 basis prepayment fee on the total facility if the Bank Facility is refinanced other than<br />

on or within one month of 31 December 2008.<br />

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The Bank Facility also provides for a facility agent fee. The Company has indemnified the<br />

finance parties in certain circumstances (such as an event of default by a borrower).<br />

8.9 The Existing Shareholders Agreement dated 24 November 2006 between the Existing<br />

Shareholders and the Company whereby the Existing Shareholders agree to subscribe for Shares<br />

to satisfy the repayment amount payable under the Shareholder Loans entered into prior to<br />

Admission at a premium to the prevailing net asset value per Share. Such issue of shares will<br />

operate as a reimbursement of 80 per cent. of the acquisition expenses which they have funded<br />

since 30 September 2006 in respect of properties acquired prior to Admission and of the benefit<br />

from the increase between the agreed purchase price of the properties which the Group is<br />

Committed to Acquire and which are expected to be acquired after Admission, and their Market<br />

Value as at 30 September 2006 and termination of the Shareholder Loans.<br />

9. CREST and Depositary Interests<br />

9.1 It is proposed that with effect from Admission, Shares may be delivered, held and settled in<br />

CREST by means of Depositary Interests representing such Shares. Pursuant to a method<br />

proposed by CRESTCo under which transactions in non-UK securities may be settled through<br />

the CREST system, the Depositary will issue Depositary Interests representing entitlements to<br />

Shares. The Depositary Interests will be independent securities which may be held and<br />

transferred through the CREST system.<br />

9.2 The Depositary Interests will be created pursuant to, and issued on, the terms of a deed poll<br />

executed by the Depositary in favour of the holders of the Depositary Interests from time to<br />

time (the ‘‘Deed Poll’’). Prospective holders of Depositary Interests should note that they will<br />

have no rights against CRESTCo or any of its subsidiaries in respect of the underlying Shares<br />

or the Depositary Interests representing them and will be bound by the terms of the Deed Poll.<br />

A summary of the principal terms in the Deed Poll is set out in paragraph 9.6 below.<br />

9.3 Shares will be transferred to an account of the Depositary and the Depositary will issue<br />

Depositary Interests to participating members.<br />

9.4 Each Depositary Interest will be treated as one Share for the purpose of determining, for<br />

example, eligibility for dividends.<br />

9.5 The Depositary Interests will have the same ISIN as the underlying Shares and will not require<br />

a separate listing on the Official List or separate dealings on the London Stock Exchange.<br />

9.6 In summary, the Deed Poll contains, among others, provisions to the following effect, which are<br />

binding upon Depositary Interest holders:<br />

9.6.1 holders of Depositary Interests warrant, among others things, that Shares transferred or<br />

issued to the Depositary are free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances or third<br />

party interests and that such transfers or issues are not in contravention of the Company’s<br />

constitutional documents or any contractual obligation, law or regulation, Depositary<br />

Interest holders will indemnify the Depositary and keep it indemnified from and against<br />

any liability which it may suffer by reason of any breach of any such warranty. The<br />

Depositary will pass on to holders of Depositary Interests any stock or cash benefits<br />

received by it as holder of Shares on trust for such Depositary Interest holders. Depositary<br />

Interest holders will also be able to receive notices of meetings of holders of Shares and<br />

other notices issued by the Company to its shareholders.<br />

9.6.2 The Depositary shall pass on to Depositary Interest holders and, so far as it is reasonably<br />

able, exercise on behalf of Depositary Interest holders, all rights and entitlements received<br />

or to which they receive are entitled in respect of the underlying Shares which are capable<br />

of being passed on or exercised. Rights and entitlements to cash distributions, to<br />

information, to make choices and elections and to call for, attend and vote at meetings<br />

shall, subject to the Deed Poll, be passed on in the form in which they are received<br />

together with amendments and additional documentation necessary to effect such passingon,<br />

or, as the case may be, exercised in accordance with the Deed Poll.<br />

9.6.3 The Depositary will be entitled to cancel Depositary Interests and withdraw the underlying<br />

Shares in certain circumstances, including where a Depositary Interest holder has failed to<br />

perform any obligation under the Deed Poll or any other agreement or instrument with<br />

respect to the Depositary Interests.<br />

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9.6.4 The Deed Poll contains provisions excluding and limiting the Depositary’s liability. For<br />

example, the Depositary shall not be liable to any Depositary Interest holder or any other<br />

person for liabilities in connection with the performance or non-performance of its<br />

obligations or duties under the Deed Poll or otherwise except as may result from its<br />

negligence or wilful default or fraud or that of any person for whom it is vicariously<br />

liable, provided that the Depositary shall not be liable for the negligence, wilful default or<br />

fraud of any custodian or agent which is not a member of its group unless it has failed to<br />

exercise reasonable care in the appointment and continued use and supervision of such<br />

agent. Furthermore, except in the case of personal injury or death, the Depositary’s<br />

liability to a holder of Depositary Interests will be limited to the lesser of:<br />

(A) the value of the Shares and other deposited property properly attributable to the<br />

Depositary Interests to which the liability relates; or, if less<br />

(B) that proportion of £10 million which corresponds to the portion which the amount<br />

the Depositary would otherwise be liable to pay to the Depositary Interest holder<br />

bears to the aggregate of the amounts the Depositary would otherwise be liable to<br />

pay to all such holders in respect of the same act, omission or event which gave rise<br />

to such liability or, if there are no such amounts, £10 million.<br />

9.6.5 The Depositary is entitled to charge holders fees and expenses for the provision of its<br />

services under the Deed Poll.<br />

9.6.6 Each holder of Depositary Interests is liable to indemnify the Depositary (and its agents,<br />

officers and employees) against all liabilities arising from or incurred in connection with, or<br />

arising from any act related to, the Deed Poll so far as they relate to the property held for<br />

the account of Depositary Interests held by that holder, other than those resulting from<br />

the wilful default, negligence or fraud of the Depositary, or any agent, or, if not being a<br />

member of the same group, the Depositary shall have failed to exercise reasonable care in<br />

the appointment and continued use and supervision of such custodian or agent.<br />

9.6.7 The Depositary may terminate the Deed Poll by giving not less than 30 days’ prior notice.<br />

During such notice period holders may cancel their Depositary Interests and withdraw<br />

their deposited property and, if any Depositary Interests remain outstanding after<br />

termination, the Depositary must, among other things, deliver the deposited property in<br />

respect of the Depositary Interests to the relevant Depositary Interest holders or, at its<br />

discretion, sell all or part of such deposited property or request CRESTCo to remove the<br />

relevant Depositary Interests from the CREST. It shall, as soon as reasonably practicable,<br />

deliver the net proceeds of any such sale, after deducting any sums due to the Depositary,<br />

together with any other cash held by it under the Deed Poll pro rata to holders of<br />

Depositary Interests in respect of their Depositary Interests.<br />

9.6.8 The Depositary may require from any holder, or former or prospective holder, information<br />

as to the capacity in which Depositary Interests are owned or held and the identity of any<br />

other person with any interest of any kind in such Depositary Interests or the underlying<br />

Shares and holders are bound to provide such information requested. Furthermore, to the<br />

extent that, among other things, the Company’s constitutional documents require disclosure<br />

to the Company of, or limitations in relation to, beneficial or other ownership of, or<br />

interests of any kind whatsoever, in the Shares, the holders of Depositary Interests are to<br />

comply with such provisions and with the Company’s instructions with respect thereto.<br />

9.6.9 The holder of Depository Interests may request, on a form provided by the Depository,<br />

that the Depository Interests held in their name be cancelled. On receipt of such a request,<br />

the Depository will debit the CREST account of the appropriate holder and credit the<br />

account of any named transferee, whether or not the transferee intends to hold Depository<br />

Interests as opposed to Shares. The transferred Depository Interests will then be cancelled<br />

and the Shares transferred on the share register of the Company to the transferee. A<br />

holder of Depository Interests can also request, on a form provided by the Depository,<br />

that the process described above occurs but with no named transferee, the result being that<br />

the holder of Depository Interests has that interest cancelled in return for the underlying<br />

Shares.<br />

The Company will indemnify the Depositary, on an after tax basis, against each loss,<br />

liability, cost and expense reasonably incurred which the Depositary suffers or incurs as a<br />

result of any claims made by a holder of Depositary Interests which arises out of the<br />

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performance by the Depositary of its duties pursuant to the Deed Poll save where such<br />

claim was the result of negligence, wilful default or fraud of the Depositary. The<br />

Depositary has also given a similar indemnity to the Company for claims against the<br />

Company due to a breach of the terms of the Deed Poll by the Depositary.<br />

10. Litigation<br />

10.1 A dispute has arisen between the Company and the vendor of one of the assets contracted to be<br />

acquired in relation to the purchase price due to a change of circumstances. A dispute has also<br />

arisen in relation to one property where there is a claim by a tenant for a construction defect.<br />

The Directors are of the opinion, given the early stage of the dispute that it is not possible to<br />

currently determine any net cost accruing to the Group.<br />

10.2 Save as disclosed in paragraph 10.1 of this Part XII, since the incorporation of the Company, it<br />

has not been involved in any legal or arbitration proceedings nor, so far as it is aware, are there<br />

any legal or arbitration proceedings pending or threatened by or against it which may have, or<br />

have since its incorporation had, a significant effect on its financial position.<br />

11. General<br />

11.1 The principal place of business and the registered office of the Company is 25B Boulevard<br />

Royal, L-2449, Luxembourg.<br />

11.2 Investments of the Company will be made either directly or through Subsidiaries. The accounts<br />

of the Subsidiaries will be audited by the Auditors or affiliates of the Auditors. It is anticipated<br />

that the boards of directors or investment managers of the Subsidiaries will include members of<br />

the board of directors of the Company. The shares of each Subsidiary will be issued in<br />

registered form. The Custodian will have control over the assets of the Property Subsidiaries<br />

and the accounts of the Property Subsidiaries will be transparent.<br />

11.3 The following companies are the Subsidiaries and are subsidiary undertakings of the Company<br />

wholly owned at the date of this Prospectus:<br />

Invista European Real Estate Holdings S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European Real Estate Finance S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Insight European RE Dutch Holdings B.V. Netherlands<br />

Invista European RE Lutterberg PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Solingen PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Monheim PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Spanish PropCo S.L. Spain<br />

Canal Business Park N.V. Belgium<br />

Invista European RE Nanteuil PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Monbonnot HoldCo 1 S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Monbonnot HoldCo 2 S.à.r.l. France<br />

Invista European RE Delta HoldoCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Delta PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Delta PropCo II S.à.r.l. France<br />

Invista European RE Villeurbanne Holdco S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Villeurbanne PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Roth PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Riesapark PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Marseille PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Heusenstamm S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Lyon PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Pocking PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Germany GmbH Germany<br />

Invista European RE Nova PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

Invista European RE Sun PropCo S.à.r.l. Luxembourg<br />

11.4 The Investment Manager is the promoter of the Company. Save as disclosed in Part II in the<br />

paragraph entitled Investment Management Agreement and in paragraph 8.2 above, no amount<br />

or benefit has been paid, or given, to the promoter or any of its subsidiaries since the<br />

incorporation of the Company or is intended to be paid, or given.<br />

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11.5 None of the service providers to the Company are in receipt of any benefits from third parties<br />

(other than the Company) by virtue of providing any services to the Company.<br />

11.6 Based on the Assumptions, the costs and expenses (including VAT where relevant) of, and<br />

incidental to, the Offer payable by the Company are estimated to amount to approximately<br />

A10.1 million.<br />

11.7 The Shares being issued in connection with the Offer are being issued at 200p per Share, of<br />

which all but the A1.25 nominal value per Share represents share premium.<br />

11.8 Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the<br />

UK by the Financial Services Authority, has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the<br />

issue of this Prospectus with references to its name in the form and context in which such<br />

references appear.<br />

11.9 JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup, which are authorised and regulated in the UK by the<br />

Financial Services Authority, have given and not withdrawn their written consent to the issue of<br />

this Prospectus with references to their names in the form and context in which such references<br />

appear.<br />

11.10 <strong>KPMG</strong> LLP has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its reports on<br />

the Company in Parts VII and VIII of this Prospectus in the form and context in which they<br />

appear.<br />

11.11 The Independent Valuer accepts responsibility for its report set out in Part VI (Valuation<br />

Report). The Independent Valuer declares that, having taken all reasonable care to ensure that<br />

such is the case, the information contained in Part VI (Valuation Report) of this Prospectus, for<br />

which it is responsible is, to the best of its knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains<br />

no omission likely to affect its importance.<br />

11.12 The Independent Valuer was incorporated in England and Wales on 16 October 1992 with<br />

registered number 2757768 as a private limited company. Its registered office is at 1 Curzon<br />

Street, London, W1A 5PZ, UK. It re-registered as a limited company on 17 February 1993 and<br />

changed its name to DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited on 30 December 1999.<br />

11.13 The Company confirms that no material change has occurred to the value of the properties<br />

acquired since the report of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited was published as at 30<br />

September 2006.<br />

11.14 Jones Lang LaSalle Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales<br />

(company registration number 01188567) having its registered office at 9 Queen Victoria Street,<br />

London, EC4N 4YY, UK.<br />

Jones Lang LaSalle Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. a company<br />

established under the laws of the State of Maryland, USA.<br />

11.15 The Custodian is registered with the Luxembourg Company Register (RCS) (registered number<br />

B47192) and was incorporated in 1994 under the name ‘‘First European Transfer Agent’’. It is<br />

licensed to carry out banking activities under the terms of the Luxembourg law of 5 April 1993<br />

on the financial services sector and specialises in custody, fund administration and related<br />

services. As of 1st January 2006, its tangible equity amounted to over A200 million.<br />

The Custodian is fully owned by RBC Dexia Investor Services Limited, a company incorporated<br />

in England and Wales that is controlled by Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A.,<br />

Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Canada.<br />

11.16 The Articles of Association provide that the Board may create various committees. The Board<br />

intends to establish an audit committee, the members of which will be Michael Chidiac (Chair),<br />

and Tom Chandos. The Board may also appoint persons to the Company’s audit committee<br />

who are not Directors.<br />

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The primary tasks of the Company’s audit committee will be:<br />

(i) to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the integrity of the<br />

financial statements of the Company, including periodically reporting to the Board on its<br />

activities; and<br />

(ii) to make recommendations for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of,<br />

and consider the independence of the Company’s external auditors and perform such<br />

other duties imposed by applicable laws and regulations of the regulated market or<br />

markets on which the Shares are listed, as well as any other duties entrusted to the<br />

committee by the Board.<br />

The Company has not so far established a remuneration committee as the Board is satisfied any<br />

relevant issues can be properly considered by the Board or by the established committee.<br />

11.17 None of the Shares available under the Offer are being underwritten. Save in relation to the<br />

Public Offer, the Shares have not been marketed or been made available, in whole or in part, to<br />

the public in conjunction with the Offer.<br />

11.18 Certain information contained in this Prospectus has been sourced from third parties. Such<br />

information has been accurately reproduced and, so far as the Company is able to ascertain<br />

from information published by such third parties, no facts have been omitted which would<br />

render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.<br />

11.19 CREST is a paperless settlement procedure enabling securities to be evidenced otherwise than by<br />

written instrument. The Articles permit the holding of Depositary Interests under the CREST<br />

system. The Directors intend to apply for the Depositary Interests to be admitted to CREST<br />

with effect from Admission. Accordingly it is intended that settlement of transactions in the<br />

Depositary Interests following Admission may take place within the CREST system if the<br />

relevant Shareholders so wish. Shareholders who wish to receive and retain share certificates will<br />

be able to do so upon request to the Registrar and Transfer Agent.<br />

11.20 The Company is committed to complying with the corporate governance obligations set out in<br />

the Combined Code and Model Code.<br />

11.21 Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for<br />

all the Shares in the Company (issued and to be issued under the Offer) to be admitted to the<br />

Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock<br />

Exchange. It is expected that such Admissions will become effective, and that dealings will<br />

commence, on 20 December 2006.<br />

11.22 The Company has not had any employees since its incorporation and does not own any<br />

premises which it occupies.<br />

12. Duration, dissolution and liquidation of the Company<br />

12.1 The Company has been set up for an unlimited term.<br />

12.2 The Company can be dissolved at any time by a decision of the general meeting of Shareholders<br />

in accordance with the legal majority and quorum requirements applicable for the amendment of<br />

the Articles.<br />

12.3 If the total net assets of the Company fall below two-thirds of the minimum capital prescribed<br />

by law (A1,250,000), the Board must convene a general meeting of Shareholders to consider<br />

whether the Company should be wound up, for which no quorum is prescribed and which shall<br />

pass resolutions by simple majority of the Shares represented at the meeting.<br />

12.4 If the total net assets of the Company fall below a quarter of the minimum capital prescribed<br />

by law (A1,250,000), the Board must convene a general meeting of Shareholders to consider<br />

whether the Company should be wound up, for which no quorum is prescribed. A resolution<br />

dissolving the Company may be passed by Shareholders holding a quarter of the Shares<br />

represented at the meeting.<br />

12.5 If the Company is wound up, the liquidation shall be carried out by one or more liquidators<br />

appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Funds Act. The liquidator will<br />

realise the assets of the Company in the best interests of the Shareholders and apportion the<br />

proceeds of the liquidation, after deduction of liquidation costs, amongst the Shareholders<br />

according to their respective pro rata interest in the Company. Any amounts unclaimed by the<br />

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Shareholders at the closing of the liquidation of the Company will be deposited with the Caisse<br />

de Consignation in Luxembourg for a duration of thirty (30) years. If amounts deposited remain<br />

unclaimed beyond the prescribed time limit, they shall be forfeited.<br />

13. Investment Restrictions<br />

13.1 The Company and, where relevant, its subsidiaries will observe the following restrictions in<br />

compliance with the current Listing Rules:<br />

13.1.1 distributable income will be principally derived from investment. Neither the Company<br />

nor any subsidiary will conduct a trading activity which is significant in the context of<br />

the Group as a whole;<br />

13.1.2 save for the purpose of funding the subsidiary undertakings of the Company, not more<br />

than 20 per cent. of the gross assets of the Company (consolidated where appropriate)<br />

will be lent to or invested in the securities of any one company or group (including loans<br />

to or shares in the Company’s own subsidiaries) at the time the investment or loan is<br />

made; for this purpose any existing holding in the company concerned will be aggregated<br />

with the proposed new investment;<br />

13.1.3 dividends will not be paid unless they are covered by income received from underlying<br />

investments and, for this purpose, a share of profit of an associated company is<br />

unavailable unless and until distributed to the Company;<br />

13.1.4 the distribution as dividend of surpluses arising from the realisation of investments will<br />

be prohibited;<br />

13.1.5 the Company will be a passive investor and will not (save in respect of the subsidiary<br />

undertakings of the Company which may be established from time to time) seek to<br />

control, or be actively involved in the management of, any companies or businesses in<br />

which it invests;<br />

13.1.6 the Company will only use financial derivatives instruments for hedging purposes; and<br />

13.1.7 the Company will not be a dealer in investments.<br />

13.2 As the Company is a property investment company for the purposes of the Listing Rules, the<br />

Group will also adhere to the Listing Rules applicable from time to time to property investment<br />

companies. The Company or, where relevant, the Group will observe the following restrictions<br />

in compliance with the current Listing Rules for property investment companies:<br />

13.2.1 the borrowings of the Group (excluding intra group loans) are limited by the Articles to<br />

65 per cent. of the gross assets of the Group (consolidated where applicable). This limit<br />

is tested at the time any borrowing is made. (In addition, the Company is subject to a<br />

limit on borrowing of 70 per cent. of gross assets which, in accordance with Luxembourg<br />

legal and regulatory requirements, applies at all times);<br />

13.2.2 no one property (including all adjacent or contiguous properties) shall at the time of<br />

Admission or, if later, at the time of acquisition, represent more than 15 per cent, of the<br />

gross assets of the Group (consolidated where applicable);<br />

13.2.3 income receivable from any one tenant, or tenants within the same group, in any one<br />

financial year shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the total rental income of the Group in<br />

that financial year;<br />

13.2.4 at least 90 per cent, by value of properties held shall be in the form of freehold or long<br />

leasehold (over 60 years remaining at the time of Admission or, if later, at the time of<br />

acquisition) properties or the equivalent;<br />

13.2.5 the proportion of the properties of the Group which is unoccupied or not producing<br />

income or which is in the course of substantial development, redevelopment or<br />

refurbishment shall not exceed 25 per cent, of the value of the portfolio;<br />

13.2.6 the Company shall not retain more than 15 per cent. of its net profits (before gains and<br />

losses on the disposal of properties and other investments); and<br />

13.2.7 the Directors, associates of Directors and promoters will not dispose of their Shares,<br />

other than among themselves, for a period of two years from the date on which dealings<br />

first commence.<br />

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In relation to the investment restriction set out in 13.2.2 above, the Company has received a<br />

waiver of this restriction from the UKLA in respect of the initial assembly of the Property<br />

Portfolio. However, in accordance with Luxembourg regulatory requirements, the Company will<br />

comply with this investment restriction at the latest four years after its conversion into a<br />

SICAF.<br />

13.3 No more than 20 per cent. of the gross assets of the Company may be exposed to the<br />

creditworthiness or solvency of any one counterparty (including its subsidiaries or affiliates).<br />

13.4 The total amount of loans granted by the Company to entities which are not part of the Group<br />

may not represent more than 20 per cent. of the gross assets of the Company (consolidated<br />

where appropriate) at a time a loan is made.<br />

13.5 Ancillary holding of liquid assets by the Group is subject to the following restrictions:<br />

13.5.1 the Company may not invest more than 10 per cent. of its net assets in money market<br />

instruments or debt securities of one single issuer;<br />

13.5.2 the Company may not hold more than 10 per cent. of any single class of money market<br />

instrument or debt security of a single issuer nor may it invest more than 10 per cent. of<br />

its net assets in money market instruments or debt securities which are neither listed on a<br />

stock exchange nor dealt on a Regulated Market.<br />

The above restrictions are, however, not applicable to securities issued by companies which are<br />

wholly or partly owned and controlled by the Company.<br />

13.6 Where amendments are made to the Listing Rules, the restrictions applying to the Company<br />

will, subject to the prior approval of the CSSF, be amended so as to reflect the new Listing<br />

Rules. In this context it should be noted that pursuant to the anticipated implementation of the<br />

Transparency Directive to enhance transparency on EU capital markets, the Listing Rules are<br />

currently being reviewed. It is anticipated that as part of this review the Listing Rules’<br />

investment restrictions currently applicable to the Company will be modified. In this instance<br />

that Board will consider the revised investment restrictions applicable to the Company and, if<br />

considered suitable, will subject to the prior approval of the CSSF adopt the new Listing Rules<br />

investment restrictions.<br />

13.7 Where any change in the above investment restrictions and limits is determined to be material,<br />

and subject to the approval of the CSSF, such change will take effect on the quarter date<br />

subsequent to the quarter date on or before which a notice informing the Shareholders of such<br />

material change was sent.<br />

13.8 In case of non compliance with the investment restrictions laid down under this section 13,<br />

corrective and compensatory actions will be undertaken in accordance with the CSSF Circular<br />

02/77 and an announcement of such action shall be made through a RIS.<br />

14. United States Transfer Restrictions<br />

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable<br />

law of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares may not be offered and sold in the United States<br />

except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration<br />

requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.<br />

Each person who purchases Shares, by accepting delivery of this Prospectus will be deemed to have<br />

represented, acknowledged and agreed as follows:<br />

1. Each person (A) in the United States who subscribes or purchases Shares in reliance on Rule<br />

144A or another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (i)<br />

is a ‘‘qualified institutional buyer’’ (as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities<br />

Act), (ii) is acquiring the Shares for its own account or for the account of a qualified<br />

institutional buyer as to which it has investment discretion and full power and authority to<br />

make, and does make, the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein, and (iii)<br />

is aware, and each beneficial owner of the Shares has been advised, that the sale of Shares to it<br />

is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or another exemption from, or transaction not subject<br />

to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or (B) who subscribes or purchases Shares<br />

in reliance on Regulation S is, at the time of the offer to it of the Shares and at the time the<br />

buy order originated, outside the United States for the purposes of Rule 903 under the<br />

Securities Act.<br />

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2. The purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any<br />

public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Shares<br />

have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and that (A) if in the future<br />

the purchaser decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of the Shares, such Shares<br />

may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (i) in the United States to a<br />

person whom the seller reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer, (ii) in accordance<br />

with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (iii) outside the United States in a transaction<br />

complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, in each case in<br />

accordance with applicable securities laws of the states of the United States, and (B) the<br />

purchaser will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of<br />

the Shares from it of the resale restrictions referred to in (A) above.<br />

3. It understands and acknowledges that neither the Company, the Investment Manager or any of<br />

the Joint Global Coordinators, nor any of their respective affiliates, makes any representation as<br />

to the availability of any exemption under the Securities Act for the offer, resale, pledge or<br />

transfer of the Shares. It understands that the Shares to be subscribed or purchased by it are<br />

‘‘restricted securities’’ as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act.<br />

4. It understands that that any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of the Shares made other than in<br />

compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth herein may not be recognised by the<br />

Company.<br />

5. The purchaser is not a ‘‘benefit plan investor’’ (as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as<br />

modified by Section 3(42) of the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as<br />

amended (‘‘ERISA’’)), or other employee benefit plan subject to any federal, state, local or other<br />

law or regulation that is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section<br />

406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that it<br />

will not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or any interest therein unless the transferee makes<br />

or is deemed to make the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this section 14,<br />

and the purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any purported transfer of Shares or any<br />

interest therein that does not comply with section 14 will not be effective and will not be<br />

recognised by the Company.<br />

6. It has received, carefully read and understands this Prospectus, and has not distributed,<br />

forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted this Prospectus or any other presentation or<br />

offering materials concerning the Shares to any persons within the United States or to any US<br />

Persons, nor will it do any of the foregoing. It understands that this Prospectus is subject to the<br />

requirements of the Prospectus Directive and the information herein, including any financial<br />

information, may be materially different from any disclosure that would be provided in an<br />

offering registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.<br />

7. The Articles give the power to the Directors to require the transfer of Shares owned by any<br />

person who has failed to provide any information or undertaking required by the Directors<br />

within 21 days of being requested to do so or who, by virtue of his holding, might in the<br />

opinion of the Directors cause or be likely to cause the assets of the Company to be considered<br />

‘‘plan assets’’ within the meaning of the regulations adopted under ERISA or which holding<br />

would result in the Company being required to register under the Investment Company Act. If<br />

the Directors become aware that any Shares are owned by any person in breach of the above<br />

restrictions, the Directors may give notice directing such person to transfer such Shares. If upon<br />

the expiration of 21 days after the giving of such notice, such person has not transferred the<br />

Shares, the Directors may arrange for the compulsory sale of such Shares.<br />

8. The Company is a closed-ended company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of<br />

Luxembourg. The Investment Manager is organised under the laws of England. All of the<br />

Directors of the Company and of the Investment Manager are non-residents of the United<br />

States. Such entities and persons and others referred to in this document are located outside of<br />

the United States and all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company and such<br />

persons are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for US<br />

purchasers of the securities offered hereby to affect service of process within the United States<br />

upon the Company, the Directors, the Investment Manager or such other persons or entities, or<br />

to realise against them civil liabilities under United States securities laws. Moreover, there is<br />

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doubt as to whether courts outside the United States would enforce judgments of United States<br />

courts predicated solely on United States securities laws or would entertain actions brought<br />

before them in the first instance on the basis of liabilities predicated solely upon such laws.<br />

Prospective investors are hereby notified that sellers of Shares (including for these purposes the Company<br />

as the issuer of new Shares) may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the<br />

Securities Act provided by Rule 144A or another exemption from, or transaction not subject to, the<br />

registration requirements of the Securities Act.<br />

15. WORKING CAPITAL<br />

The Company believes, in its opinion, that after taking into account the minimum net proceeds of the<br />

Offer receivable by the Company (being A175.5 million) and the available bank facilities the working<br />

capital available to the Company and its subsidiaries is sufficient for its present requirements, that is<br />

for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Prospectus.<br />

16. CAPITALISATION AND INDEBTEDNESS<br />

Set out below is a statement of capitalisation and indebtedness in relation to the Group<br />

As at<br />

30 September<br />

2006<br />

A<br />

Total current debt<br />

Secured (1)<br />

(146,941,800)<br />

Unguaranteed/Unsecured —<br />

(146,941,800)<br />

Total non-current debt (excluding current portion of long-term debt)<br />

Guaranteed —<br />

Secured —<br />

Unguaranteed/Unsecured (50,218,350)<br />

(1) The current debt is secured by fixed charges over the assets to which they relate.<br />

(50,218,350)<br />

Shareholders’ equity:<br />

As at<br />

30 September<br />

2006<br />

A<br />

Share Capital 6,921,510<br />

Share Premium —<br />

Hedging Reserve 852,921<br />

Own shares held —<br />

Retained earnings (7,779)<br />

156<br />

7,766,652


As at<br />

30 September<br />

2006<br />

A<br />

Cash 4,257,200<br />

Cash equivalent – cash on deposit in escrow —<br />

4,257,200<br />

Current bank debt (146,941,800)<br />

Other current financial debt<br />

Current financial debt (146,941,800)<br />

Net current financial assets (142,684,600)<br />

Non current loans (50,218,350)<br />

(50,218,350)<br />

Net financial indebtedness (192,902,950)<br />

Contingent liabilities in respect of<br />

Financial guarantees —<br />

Total contingent liabilities —<br />

17. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS<br />

Copies of this Prospectus, the Articles and the material contracts referred to in paragraph 8 above<br />

can be obtained during normal business hours:<br />

Citco (Luxembourg) S.A. Carré Bonn, 20 rue de la Poste,<br />

L-2010 Luxembourg<br />

The Company 25b Boulevard Royal, L-2449,<br />

Luxembourg<br />

+35226864260<br />

18. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION<br />

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection at the registered office of the<br />

Company and at the offices of Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A<br />

2HS, UK during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays<br />

excepted) from the date of this Prospectus until the Offer closes:<br />

(i) the Articles;<br />

(ii) this Prospectus;<br />

(iii) the reports set out in Part VI, VII and VIII of this Prospectus; and<br />

(iv) the consent letters referred to in paragraph 11 above.<br />

In addition, copies of this Prospectus are available, for inspection only, from the Document Viewing<br />

Facility, UK Listing Authority, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary<br />

Wharf, London, E14 5HS, UK.<br />

24 November 2006<br />

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Part XIII<br />

Definitions<br />

The following definitions apply throughout this Prospectus unless the context requires otherwise:<br />

‘‘Adjusted Gross Assets’’ the aggregate value of all of the assets of the Group, including net<br />

distributable but undistributed income, less current liabilities of the<br />

Group (excluding from current liabilities any proportion of monies<br />

borrowed for investment whether or not treated under accounting<br />

rules as current liabilities), as shown in the consolidated accounts of<br />

the Group; real estate assets of the Group shall be valued at their<br />

Market Value by an independent valuer in accordance with the<br />

practice statement contained in the Appraisal and Valuation<br />

Manual prepared by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors<br />

‘‘Administration Agreement’’ the administration agreement between the Company and the<br />

Administrator dated 17 November 2006, a summary of which is<br />

set out in paragraph 8.5 of Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Administrator’’ Citco (Luxembourg) S.A.<br />

‘‘Admission’’ the admission of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing and<br />

Public Offer to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the<br />

London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities<br />

becoming effective<br />

‘‘Application Form’’ the application form set out at the end of this Prospectus for use<br />

under the Public Offer<br />

‘‘Articles’’ or ‘‘Articles of<br />

Association’’<br />

the articles of association of the Company<br />

‘‘Assumptions’’ the bases and assumptions used by the Company for the purposes<br />

of this Prospectus, of which the principal bases and assumptions are<br />

set out in Part X of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Auditors’’ <strong>KPMG</strong> Audit S.à.r.l<br />

‘‘Bank Facility’’ the loan facility agreement entered into by the Company and Bank<br />

of Scotland on 6 July 2005 (as amended on Admission), a summary<br />

of which is set out in paragraph 8.8 of Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Bank of Scotland’’ The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland<br />

‘‘Capita’’ Capita Registrars, a trading division of Capita IRG Plc<br />

‘‘certificated’’ or ‘‘in certificated<br />

form’’<br />

not in uncertificated form<br />

‘‘Chelsfield Partners LLP’’ a joint venture between various third party investors and Uberior<br />

Ventures Limited<br />

‘‘Citigroup’’ Citigroup Global Markets Limited<br />

‘‘Combined Code’’ the UK combined code on corporate governance published in June<br />

2006<br />

‘‘Committed to Acquire’’ or<br />

‘‘Committed to be Acquired’’<br />

assets listed under ‘‘Property Portfolio – Committed to be Acquired<br />

Properties’’ in Part V of this Prospectus, for which the Group has<br />

contractual commitments to purchase, subject to the satisfaction of<br />

all conditions and completion provisions<br />

‘‘Companies Act’’ the Luxembourg act of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies,<br />

as amended<br />

‘‘Company’’ Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF<br />

‘‘Continental Europe’’ or<br />

‘‘Continental European’’<br />

the countries that are members of the EEA but excluding the<br />

United Kingdom and Ireland<br />

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‘‘CREST’’ the computerised settlement system to facilitate the transfer of title<br />

to shares in uncertificated form operated by CRESTCo Limited<br />

‘‘CSSF’’ the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority, the Commission de<br />

surveillance du secteur financier<br />

‘‘CSSF Circular 02/77’’ the CSSF Circular 02/77 of 27 November 2002 concerning the<br />

protection of investors in case of NAV calculation error and<br />

correction of the consequences resulting from non-compliance with<br />

the investment rules applicable to undertakings for collective<br />

investment<br />

‘‘Custodian’’ RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A.<br />

‘‘Custodian Agreement’’ the custodian agreement between the Company and the Custodian<br />

dated 17 November 2006, a summary of which is set out in<br />

paragraph 8.4 of Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Depositary’’ Capita IRG Trustees Limited<br />

‘‘Depositary Agent’’ Capita Registrars<br />

‘‘Depositary Agent Agreement’’ the depositary agent agreement between the Company and the<br />

Depositary Agent dated 24 November 2006, a summary of which is<br />

set out in paragraph 8.6 of Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Depositary Interest’’ the dematerialised depositary interests issued in respect of Shares in<br />

uncertificated form by the Depositary in the manner described in<br />

paragraph 9 of Part XII, title to which is evidence by entry on the<br />

Depositary Interest register maintained by the Depositary<br />

‘‘Directors’’ or ‘‘Board’’ the directors or board of the Company<br />

‘‘EEA’’ the European Economic Area<br />

‘‘ERISA’’ the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of<br />

1974, as amended<br />

‘‘EURIBOR’’ the Euro Interbank Offered Rate from time to time<br />

‘‘Exchange Rate’’ the exchange rate from Euro into Sterling as at 15 November 2006,<br />

being A1.4784: £1<br />

‘‘Existing Shareholders’’ Uberior Europe Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS) and<br />

Chelsfield Partners LLP<br />

‘‘Financial Services Authority’’ the UK Financial Services Authority of the UK<br />

‘‘FSMA’’ the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000<br />

‘‘Group’’ the Company, the Property Subsidiaries and any other subsidiary<br />

or subsidiary undertaking of the Company from time to time<br />

‘‘HBOS’’ HBOS plc<br />

‘‘Independent Valuer’’ DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited (or any other independent<br />

valuer appointed by the Company from time to time to determine<br />

the value of the Real Estate Assets held by the Group and approved<br />

by the CSSF)<br />

‘‘Initial Gross Proceeds’’ the aggregate value of the Shares issued by the Company under the<br />

Offer (taken at the Offer Price)<br />

‘‘Investment Company Act’’ the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended<br />

‘‘Investment Funds Act’’ the Luxembourg act of 20 December 2002 on undertakings for<br />

collective investment, as amended<br />

‘‘Investment Management<br />

Agreement’’<br />

‘‘Investment Manager’’ or ‘‘Invista<br />

REIM’’<br />

the investment management agreement between the Company and<br />

the Investment Manager dated 17 November 2006, a summary of<br />

which is set out in paragraph 8.2 of Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

Invista Real Estate Investment Management Limited<br />

‘‘Invista’’ Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings plc<br />

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‘‘Invista Group’’ Invista and other companies within its group<br />

‘‘ISA’’ individual savings account in the United Kingdom<br />

‘‘JPMorgan’’ J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd<br />

‘‘JPMorgan Cazenove’’ JPMorgan Cazenove Limited<br />

‘‘Joint Global Co-ordinators’’ JPMorgan Cazenove and Citigroup<br />

‘‘Listing Rules’’ the listing rules made by the UK Listing Authority under section 74<br />

of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000<br />

‘‘London Stock Exchange’’ London Stock Exchange plc<br />

‘‘Luxembourg’’ the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

‘‘Market Value’’ the value of a property as determined by the Independent Valuer in<br />

accordance with the procedures, and subject to the assumptions, set<br />

out in the Valuation Report in Part VI of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Member State’’ any member State of the EEA<br />

‘‘Mémorial’’ Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations<br />

‘‘Model Code’’ the model code of the UK Listing Authority published on 1 July<br />

2005<br />

‘‘NAV’’ or ‘‘Net Asset Value’’ the value of the assets of the Group less its liabilities, determined in<br />

accordance with the accounting principles adopted by the Group<br />

from time to time<br />

‘‘Net Annual Rent’’ the net annual rent for each of the properties in the Property<br />

Portfolio as set out in the Valuation Report in Part VI of this<br />

Prospectus<br />

‘‘Net Cash Income’’ the Group’s net rental income calculated after deduction of finance<br />

costs and management and administration expenses and other<br />

actual expenses of the Group including actual taxation suffered but<br />

taking no account of any provisions for deferred taxation or of any<br />

fair value adjustments to the valuation of assets within the Property<br />

Portfolio which may be made in the income statement of any<br />

member of the Group<br />

‘‘Offer’’ the sale of Shares pursuant to the Placing and the Public Offer<br />

‘‘Offer Price’’ 200p per Share<br />

‘‘Official List’’ the official list of the UKLA<br />

‘‘Panel’’ The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in the UK<br />

‘‘PEP’’ personal equity plan in the United Kingdom<br />

‘‘Placing’’ the proposed placing of 83.1 million Shares with subscribers or<br />

purchasers at the Offer Price as described in this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Property Management<br />

Agreement’’<br />

the property management agreement between the Property<br />

Manager, the Investment Manager and the Company dated 7<br />

October 2006, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 8.3 of<br />

Part XII of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Property Manager’’ Jones Lang LaSalle Europe Limited, the principal property<br />

‘‘Property Portfolio’’<br />

manager to the Group<br />

the part of the investment portfolio of the Group that comprises<br />

properties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, properties that<br />

the Group are Committed to Acquire)<br />

‘‘Property Subsidiaries’’ the special purpose vehicles established by the Company in various<br />

jurisdictions in Continental Europe holding the properties (or joint<br />

venture interests in properties), such special purpose vehicles are<br />

indirect subsidiary undertakings of the Company<br />

‘‘Prospectus’’ this document<br />

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‘‘Prospectus Act’’ the Luxembourg act of 10 July 2005 relating to prospectuses for<br />

securities<br />

‘‘Prospectus Directive’’ Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the<br />

Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published<br />

when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and<br />

amending Directive 2001/34/EC and any relevant implementing<br />

measure in each Relevant Member State<br />

‘‘Public Offer’’ the offer for sale and for subscription of Shares at the Offer Price,<br />

as described in this Prospectus<br />

‘‘QIBs’’ qualified institutional buyers, as such term is defined in Rule 144A<br />

‘‘Real Estate Asset’’ any interest held by the Group in real estate, including, without<br />

limitation, any land, any buildings, structures or other<br />

improvements, any furniture, fixtures and equipment located<br />

thereon or therein or any personal property used in connection<br />

therewith, or any leasehold, licence, right, easement or any other<br />

estate or interest (including, without limitation, any air or other<br />

development rights) or any option with respect thereto.<br />

‘‘Receiving Agent’’ Capita Registrars<br />

‘‘Registrar and Transfer Agent’’ Maitland Luxembourg S.A.<br />

‘‘Registrar and Transfer Agent<br />

Agreement’’<br />

the registrar and transfer agent agreement between the Company<br />

and the Registrar and Transfer Agent dated 17 November 2006, a<br />

summary of which is set out in paragraph 8.7 of Part XII of this<br />

Prospectus<br />

‘‘Regulated Market’’ a market referred to in article 1, point 13 of the Council Directive<br />

93/22 EEC on investment services in the securities field, as<br />

amended.<br />

‘‘Regulation S’’ Regulation S under the Securities Act<br />

‘‘Relevant Member State’’ any member state of the European Economic Area which has<br />

implemented the Prospectus Directive<br />

‘‘RIS’’ a regulatory information service<br />

‘‘Risk Factors’’ the risk factors beginning on on page 8 of this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Rule 144A’’ Rule 144A under the Securities Act<br />

‘‘Securities Act’’ the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended<br />

‘‘Shareholders’’ registered holders of Shares and, where the context requires,<br />

holders of Depositary Interests<br />

‘‘Shareholder Loan’’ a profit participating loan made by the Existing Shareholders to the<br />

Company over the period from June 2005 to Admission<br />

‘‘Shares’’ ordinary shares in the Company<br />

‘‘Subsidiaries’’ direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company<br />

‘‘Takeover Bid Act’’ the Luxembourg act of 19 May 2006 implementing the Takeover<br />

Directive<br />

‘‘Takeover Directive’’ Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the<br />

Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids<br />

‘‘Taxes Act’’ the UK Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, as amended<br />

‘‘UK’’ or ‘‘United Kingdom’’ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<br />

‘‘UKLA’’ or ‘‘UK Listing<br />

Authority’’<br />

the Financial Services Authority acting in its capacity as the<br />

competent authority for the purposes of Part VI of the Financial<br />

Services and Markets Act 2000<br />

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‘‘uncertificated’’ or ‘‘in<br />

uncertificated form’’<br />

means recorded on the register of members of the Company as<br />

being held by the Depositary (or its nominated custodian) on trust<br />

for the holders of the Depositary Interests, such Depositary<br />

Interests being held in uncertificated form in CREST and title to<br />

such Depository Interests being transferable by means of CREST<br />

‘‘Underwriting Agreement’’ the underwriting agreement between the Company, the Investment<br />

Manager, the Existing Shareholders, the Directors, JPMorgan<br />

Securities and the Joint Global Co-ordinators dated 24 November<br />

2006, a summary of which is set out in paragraph 8.1 of Part XII of<br />

this Prospectus<br />

‘‘Valuation Day’’ the last day of each calendar month and such other date as the<br />

Directors may, in their absolute discretion, determine<br />

‘‘VAT’’ value added tax<br />

‘‘£’’ or ‘‘Sterling’’ or ‘‘pence’’ the lawful currency of the UK<br />

‘‘C’’ or ‘‘Euro’’ or ‘‘cent’’ the lawful single currency introduced at the start of the third stage<br />

of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the treaty<br />

establishing the European Community, as amended<br />

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Part XIV<br />

Terms and Conditions of Application under the Public Offer<br />

Introduction<br />

If you apply for Shares under the Public Offer, you will be agreeing with the Company, the Existing<br />

Shareholders and Capita Registrars (the ‘‘Receiving Agent’’) (for itself and as agent for the Company<br />

and the Existing Shareholders) as follows:<br />

Public Offer to acquire Shares<br />

1. Applications must be made on the Application Form attached at the end of this Prospectus (the<br />

‘‘Prospectus’’) or otherwise published by the Company. By completing and delivering an<br />

Application Form, you, as the applicant, and, if you sign the Application Form on behalf of<br />

another person or a corporation, that person or corporation:<br />

1.1 offer to subscribe for or acquire for such number Shares at 200p per Share as may be<br />

subscribed or purchased by the amount specified in Box 1 on your Application Form (calculated<br />

after the deduction of any commission payable to your Independent Financial Advisor (‘‘IFA’’))<br />

on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set out in the Prospectus, including these Terms and<br />

Conditions of Application and the articles of association of the Company;<br />

1.2 agree that, in consideration of the Company and the Existing Shareholders agreeing that they<br />

will not, prior to the date of Admission, offer for subscription or sale any Shares to any person<br />

other than by means of the procedures referred to in the Prospectus, your application may not<br />

be revoked and that this paragraph shall constitute a collateral contract between you and the<br />

Company and the Existing Shareholders which will become binding upon despatch by post to,<br />

or, in the case of delivery by hand, on receipt by, the Receiving Agent of your Application<br />

Form;<br />

1.3 undertake to pay the amount specified in Box 1 on your Application Form in full on<br />

application and warrant that the remittance or cheque accompanying your Application Form<br />

will be honoured on first presentation (all cheques and bankers’ drafts being liable to be<br />

presented for payment on receipt by the Receiving Agent) and agree that if such remittance or<br />

cheque is not so honoured you will not be entitled to receive a share certificate for the Shares<br />

applied for in certificated form or be entitled to commence dealing in Depository Interests in<br />

respect of Shares applied for in uncertificated form or to enjoy or receive any rights in respect<br />

of such Shares unless and until you make payment in cleared funds for such Shares and such<br />

payment is accepted by the Receiving Agent (which acceptance shall be in its absolute discretion<br />

and on the basis that you indemnify the Receiving Agent, the Company and the Existing<br />

Shareholders against all costs, damages, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of, or in<br />

connection with, the failure of your remittance to be honoured on first presentation) and the<br />

Company and the Existing Shareholders may (without prejudice to any other rights they may<br />

have) avoid the agreement to allot or sell the Shares and may allot or sell them to some other<br />

person, in which case you will not be entitled to any refund or payment in respect thereof<br />

(other than the refund by interbank credit transfer to the bank account from which they were<br />

first received at your risk of any proceeds of the remittance which accompanied your<br />

Application Form, without interest);<br />

1.4 agree that, where on your Application Form a request is made for Shares, through Depositary<br />

Interests, to be deposited into a CREST account, the Receiving Agent may in its absolute<br />

discretion amend the form so that such Shares may be issued or sold in certificated form<br />

registered in the name(s) of the holder(s) specified in your Application Form (and recognise that<br />

the Receiving Agent will so amend the form if there is any delay in satisfying the identity of the<br />

applicant or the owner of the CREST account or in receiving your remittance in cleared funds);<br />

1.5 agree, in respect of applications for Shares in certificated form (or where the Receiving Agent<br />

exercises its discretion pursuant to paragraph 1.4 to issue Shares in certificated form), that any<br />

share certificate to which you or, in the case of joint applicants, any of the persons specified by<br />

you in your Application Form may become entitled pursuant to paragraph 1.4 above (and any<br />

monies returnable to you) may be retained by the Receiving Agent:<br />

1.5.1 pending clearance of your remittance,<br />

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1.6<br />

1.5.2 pending investigation of any suspected breach of the warranties contained in paragraphs<br />

8.1, 8.2, 8.6 or 8.8 below or any other suspected breach of these Terms and Conditions of<br />

Application, or<br />

1.5.3 pending any verification of identity which is, or which the Registrar and Transfer Agent<br />

and the Receiving Agent considers may be, required for the purpose of the anti-money<br />

laundering laws of Luxembourg as amended and any other regulations applicable thereto,<br />

and any interest accruing on such retained monies shall accrue to and for the benefit of<br />

the Company and/or the Existing Shareholders;<br />

agree, on the request of the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent, to disclose<br />

promptly in writing to it such information as the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving<br />

Agent may request in connection with your application and authorise the Registrar and Transfer<br />

Agent and the Receiving Agent to disclose any information relating to your application which<br />

they may consider appropriate;<br />

1.7 agree that if evidence of identity satisfactory to the Registrar and Transfer Agent and the<br />

Receiving Agent is not provided to the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent<br />

within a reasonable time (in the opinion of the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving<br />

Agent) following a request therefor, the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent or<br />

the Company or the Existing Shareholders may terminate the agreement with you to allot or sell<br />

Shares and, in such case, the Shares which would otherwise have been allotted or sold to you<br />

may be reallotted or resold to some other party and the lesser of your application monies or<br />

such proceeds of sale (as the case may be, with the proceeds of any gain derived from a sale<br />

accruing to the Company) will be returned to the bank account on which the payment<br />

accompanying the application was first drawn without interest and at your risk;<br />

1.8 agree that you are not applying on behalf of a person engaged in money laundering;<br />

1.9 undertake to ensure that, in the case of an application signed by someone else on your behalf,<br />

the original of the relevant power of attorney (or a complete copy certified by a solicitor or<br />

notary) is enclosed with your Application Form together with full identity documents for the<br />

person so signing;<br />

1.10 undertake to pay interest at the rate described in paragraph 4 below if the remittance<br />

accompanying your Application Form is not honoured on first presentation;<br />

1.11 authorise the Receiving Agent to procure that there be sent to you definitive certificates in<br />

respect of the number of Shares for which your application is accepted or if you completed<br />

section 3B on your Application Form, but subject to paragraph 1.4 above, to deliver the<br />

equivalent number of Depositary Interests for which your application is accepted into CREST,<br />

and/or to return any monies returnable by cheque through the portal system without interest<br />

and at your risk;<br />

1.12 confirm that you have read and complied with paragraph 13;<br />

1.13 agree that all subscription cheques and payments will be processed through a bank account (the<br />

‘‘Acceptance Account’’) in the name of ‘‘Capita IRG Plc re Invista European Real Estate Trust<br />

SICAF’’ opened with the Receiving Agent;<br />

1.14 agree that your Application Form is addressed to the Company, the Existing Shareholders and<br />

the Receiving Agent; and<br />

1.15 agree that any application may be rejected in whole or in part at the sole discretion of the<br />

Company and the Existing Shareholders.<br />

Acceptance of your offer<br />

2. The Company and the Existing Shareholders may accept your offer to subscribe or purchase (if<br />

your application is received, valid (or treated as valid), processed and not rejected) by notifying<br />

the UK Listing Authority of the basis of allocation (in which case the acceptance will be on<br />

that basis).<br />

3. The basis of allocation will be determined by the Company and the Existing Shareholders. The<br />

right is reserved notwithstanding the basis as so determined to reject in whole or in part and/or<br />

scale back any application. The right is reserved to treat as valid any application not complying<br />

fully with these Terms and Conditions of Application or not in all respects completed or<br />

delivered in accordance with the instructions accompanying the Application Form. In particular,<br />

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ut without limitation, the Company and the Existing Shareholders may accept an application<br />

made otherwise than by completion of an Application Form where you have agreed with the<br />

Company and the Existing Shareholders in some other manner to apply in accordance with<br />

these Terms and Conditions of Application. The Company and the Existing Shareholders reserve<br />

the right (but shall not be obliged) to accept Application Forms and accompanying remittances<br />

which are received through the post after 5.00 p.m. on 12 December 2006 provided that the<br />

cover bears a legible postmark with a date not later than 12 December 2006.<br />

4. The Receiving Agent will present all cheques and banker’s drafts for payment on receipt and<br />

will retain documents of title and surplus monies pending clearance of successful applicants’<br />

payment. The Receiving Agent may, as agent of the Company and the Existing Shareholders,<br />

require you to pay interest or its other resulting costs (or both) if the payment accompanying<br />

your application is not honoured on first presentation. If you are required to pay interest you<br />

will be obliged to pay the amount determined by the Receiving Agent to be the interest on the<br />

amount of the payment from the date on which all payments in cleared funds are due to be<br />

received until the date of receipt of cleared funds. The rate of interest will be the then published<br />

bank base rate of a clearing bank selected by the Receiving Agent plus 2 per cent. per annum.<br />

The right is also reserved to reject in whole or in part, or to scale down or limit, any<br />

application.<br />

Conditions<br />

5. The contracts created by the acceptance of applications (in whole or in part) under the Public<br />

Offer will be conditional upon:<br />

5.1 admission of the Shares, issued and to be issued pursuant to the Offer, to admission to the<br />

official list of the UK Listing Authority and trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main<br />

market for listed securities and such admission being effective in accordance with the rules of<br />

the UK Listing Authority and the rules of the London Stock Exchange respectively by 8.00 a.m.<br />

on 29 December 2006 (or such later time or date, not being later than 8.00 a.m. on 12 January<br />

2007, as the Company, the Existing Shareholders and the Joint Global Co-ordinators and<br />

JPMorgan may agree); and<br />

5.2 the Underwriting Agreement referred to in paragraph 8.1 of Part XII of the Prospectus<br />

becoming otherwise unconditional in all respects, and not being terminated in accordance with<br />

its terms before Admission becomes effective.<br />

6. You will not be entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission for innocent misrepresentation<br />

(including precontractual representations) at any time after acceptance. This does not affect any<br />

other right you may have.<br />

Return of application monies<br />

7. Where application monies have been banked and/or received, if any application is not accepted<br />

in whole, or is accepted in part only, or if any contract created by acceptance does not become<br />

unconditional, the application monies or, as the case may be, the balance of the amount paid<br />

on application will be returned without interest by returning your cheque, or by crossed cheque<br />

in your favour, by post at the risk of the person(s) entitled thereto, without interest. Until<br />

Shares are allotted or sold to an applicant in respect of such applicant’s application monies or<br />

application monies are returned to an applicant, application monies will be retained by the<br />

Receiving Agent in a separate account and no interest will accrue to applicants on such funds.<br />

Warranties<br />

8. By completing an Application Form, you:<br />

8.1 warrant that, if you sign the Application Form on behalf of somebody else or on behalf of a<br />

corporation, you have due authority to do so on behalf of that other person and that such<br />

other person will be bound accordingly and will be deemed also to have given the<br />

confirmations, warranties and undertakings contained in these Terms and Conditions of<br />

Application and undertake to enclose your power of attorney or other authority or a complete<br />

copy thereof duly certified by a solicitor or notary;<br />

8.2 warrant, if the laws of any territory or jurisdiction outside Luxembourg are applicable to your<br />

application, that you have complied with all such laws, obtained all governmental and other<br />

consents which may be required, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue,<br />

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transfer or other taxes due in connection with your application in any territory and that you<br />

have not taken any action or omitted to take any action which will result in the Company, or<br />

the Existing Shareholders or the Receiving Agent or any of their respective officers, agents or<br />

employees acting in breach of the regulatory or legal requirements, directly or indirectly, of any<br />

territory or jurisdiction outside of Luxembourg in connection with the Public Offer in respect of<br />

your application;<br />

8.3 confirm that in making an application you are not relying on any information or representations<br />

in relation to the Company or the Shares other than those contained in the Prospectus (on the<br />

basis of which alone your application is made) and accordingly you agree that no person<br />

responsible solely or jointly for the Prospectus or any part thereof shall have any liability for<br />

any such other information or representation;<br />

8.4 agree that, having had the opportunity to read the Prospectus, you shall be deemed to have had<br />

notice of all information and representations contained therein;<br />

8.5 acknowledge that no person is authorised in connection with the Public Offer to give any<br />

information or make any representation other than as contained in the Prospectus and, if given<br />

or made, any information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised<br />

by the Company, the Existing Shareholders or the Receiving Agent;<br />

8.6 warrant that you are not under the age of 18 on the date of your application;<br />

8.7 agree that all documents and monies sent by post to, by or on behalf of the Company or the<br />

Existing Shareholders or the Receiving Agent, will be sent at your risk and, in the case of<br />

documents and returned application cheques and payments to be sent to you, may be sent to<br />

you at your address (or, in the case of joint holders, the address of the first-named holder) as<br />

set out in your Application Form;<br />

8.8 confirm that you have reviewed the restrictions contained in paragraph 5 above and in<br />

paragraphs 12 and 13 below and warrant, to the extent relevant, that you (and any person on<br />

whose behalf you apply) comply or have complied with the provisions therein;<br />

8.9 represent and warrant that, in reliance on Regulation S, at the time of the offer to you of the<br />

Shares and at the time the buy order originated, you were outside the United States for the<br />

purposes of Rule 903 under the Securities Act;<br />

8.10 represent and warrant that you understand that the Shares are being offered in a transaction<br />

not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act,<br />

that the Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and that (A) if<br />

in the future you decide to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of the Shares, such<br />

Shares may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (i) in the United States to a<br />

person whom the seller reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer in a transaction<br />

meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (ii) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities<br />

Act, or (iii) outside the United States in a transaction complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of<br />

Regulation S under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with applicable securities laws<br />

of the states of the United States, and (B) the purchaser will, and each subsequent holder is<br />

required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of the Shares from it of the resale restrictions<br />

referred to in (A) above;<br />

8.11 understand and acknowledge that none of the Company, the Investment Manager or any of the<br />

Joint Global Coordinators, nor any of their respective affiliates, makes any representation as to<br />

the availability of any exemption under the Securities Act for the offer, resale, pledge or transfer<br />

of the Shares. You understand that the Shares to be subscribed or purchased by you are<br />

‘‘restricted securities’’ as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act;<br />

8.12 understand that any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of the Shares made other than in<br />

compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Prospectus may not be recognised by<br />

the Company; and<br />

8.13 represent and warrant that you are not a ‘‘benefit plan investor’’ (as defined in ERISA), or<br />

other employee benefit plan subject to any United States federal, state, local or other law or<br />

regulation that is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of<br />

ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that you will<br />

not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or any interest therein unless the transferee makes or is<br />

deemed to make the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this paragraph, and<br />

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the purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any purported transfer of Shares or any interest<br />

therein that does not comply with this paragraph 8 will not be effective and will not be<br />

recognised by the Company.<br />

Money Laundering<br />

9. You agree that, in order to ensure compliance with the Luxembourg money laundering<br />

9.1<br />

regulations, the Receiving Agent, the Company, the Existing Shareholders, the Company’s<br />

Administrator or the Registrar and Transfer Agent may respectively at their absolute discretion<br />

require verification of identity of you as the applicant lodging an Application Form and further<br />

may request from you and you will assist in providing identification on:<br />

the owner(s) and/or controller(s) (the ‘‘payor’’) of any bank account not in the name of the<br />

holder(s) on which is drawn a payment by way of banker’s draft or cheque; or<br />

9.2 where it appears to the Receiving Agent or the Registrar and Transfer Agent that a holder or<br />

the payor is acting on behalf of some other person or persons, such person or persons.<br />

Failure to provide the necessary evidence of identity may result in your application being<br />

rejected or delays in the despatch of documents.<br />

Measures aimed towards the prevention of money laundering as provided by laws of<br />

10.<br />

Luxembourg and circulars as issued by the CSSF are the responsibility of the Registrar and<br />

Transfer Agent acting on behalf of the Company although the Registrar will carry out the<br />

checks set out below.<br />

These measures may require the Registrar and Transfer Agent to request verification of the<br />

identity of any prospective Shareholder. By way of example, an individual may be required to<br />

produce a copy of his passport or identification card duly certified by a competent authority<br />

(e.g. embassy, consulate, notary, police officer, solicitor, financial institution domiciled in a<br />

country imposing equivalent identification requirements or any other competent authority). In<br />

the case of corporate applicants, this may require production of a certified copy of the certificate<br />

of incorporation (and any change of name) and memorandum and articles of association (or<br />

equivalent), the names of the shareholders along with a copy of their ID cards or passports.<br />

Until proof of identity satisfactory to the Registrar and Transfer Agent is provided by potential<br />

investors, the Registrar and Transfer Agent reserves the right to withhold issue or approval of<br />

registration of transfers of Shares. Similarly, redemption proceeds will not be paid unless<br />

compliance with these requirements has been made in full. In any such event, the Registrar and<br />

Transfer Agent will not be liable for any interest, costs or compensation.<br />

In the event of a delay or failure to provide satisfactory proof of identity, the Registrar and<br />

Transfer Agent may take such action as it thinks fit.<br />

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 9 above, verification of the identity of holders<br />

and payors may be required for all applications for Shares. If, in such circumstances, you use a<br />

building society cheque, banker’s draft or money order you should ensure that the bank or<br />

building society issuing the payment enters the name, address and account number of the person<br />

whose account is being debited on the reverse of the cheque, banker’s draft or money order and<br />

adds its stamp. If, in such circumstances, the person whose account is being debited is not a<br />

holder you may be required to provide a copy of that person’s passport or driving licence<br />

certified by a solicitor or a recent original bank or building society statement and/or two utility<br />

bills in their name and showing their current address (which originals will be returned by post<br />

at the addressee’s risk) together with a signed declaration as to the relationship between the<br />

payor and you the holder.<br />

11. The holder(s) submitting an application for Shares will ordinarily be considered to be acting as<br />

principal in the transaction unless the Receiving Agent determines otherwise, whereupon you<br />

may be required to provide the necessary evidence of identity of the underlying beneficial<br />

owner(s) as detailed in section 6 of the Application Form.<br />

Non-United Kingdom investors<br />

12. If you receive a copy of the Prospectus or an Application Form in any territory other than the<br />

United Kingdom you may not treat it as constituting an invitation or offer to you, nor should<br />

you, in any event, use an Application Form unless, in the relevant territory, such an invitation<br />

or offer could lawfully be made to you or an Application Form could lawfully be used without<br />

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contravention of any registration or other legal requirements. It is your responsibility, if you are<br />

outside the United Kingdom and wish to make an application for Shares under the Public<br />

Offer, to satisfy yourself as to full observance of the laws of any relevant territory or<br />

jurisdiction in connection with your application, including obtaining any requisite governmental<br />

or other consents, observing any other formalities requiring to be observed in such territory and<br />

paying any issue, transfer or other taxes required to be paid in such territory.<br />

13. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or qualified for<br />

sale under the laws of any state of the United States. The Shares may not be offered, sold or<br />

delivered in the United States, except to QIBs in transactions exempt from the registration<br />

requirements of the Securities Act or to certain persons in transactions outside the United States<br />

pursuant to Regulation S. You are notified that the sellers of the Shares (including for these<br />

purposes the Company as issuer of new Shares) may be relying on the exemption from the<br />

provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A or another exemption from,<br />

or transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. None of the<br />

Shares have been or will be registered under the laws of Canada, Japan or Australia or with<br />

any securities regulatory authority of any political subdivision of Canada, Japan or Australia.<br />

Accordingly, unless an exemption under such Act or laws is applicable, the Shares may not be<br />

offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within Canada, Japan or Australia (as the case<br />

may be). If you subscribe for or acquire Shares you will, unless the Company, the Existing<br />

Shareholders and the Receiving Agent agree otherwise in writing, be deemed to represent and<br />

warrant to the Company and the Existing Shareholders that you are not a resident of Canada,<br />

Japan, Australia or a corporation, partnership or other entity organised under the laws of<br />

Canada (or any political subdivision thereof) or Japan or Australia and that you are not<br />

subscribing for or acquiring such Shares for the account of any resident of Canada, Japan or<br />

Australia and will not offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, any of the<br />

Shares in or into Canada, Japan or Australia, or to any resident in Canada, Japan or Australia.<br />

No application will be accepted if it shows the applicant, payor or a holder having an address<br />

in Canada, Japan or Australia.<br />

Luxembourg data protection law<br />

14. By becoming registered as a holder of Shares in the Company a person authorises and<br />

empowers the Company to collect, store and process certain information such as, but not<br />

limited to, its name, address, amount of the investment (the ‘‘Personal Data’’) by electronic or<br />

other means. The Company reserves the right to delegate the processing of this Personal Data<br />

to delegates (together the ‘‘Processor(s)’’). The Personal Data will be processed by or on behalf<br />

of the Company for the purposes of complying with its legal and regulatory obligations,<br />

managing the fund and providing the services required by the Shareholders. The Shareholder<br />

may at its discretion refuse to communicate the Personal Data to the Company, thereby<br />

precluding the Company from using such data. However, such refusal or preclusion shall be an<br />

obstacle to the subscription, acquisition or holding of Shares in the Company by the<br />

Shareholder. The Shareholder has a right to access its Personal Data and may ask for a<br />

rectification thereof in cases where such data is inaccurate and incomplete. In relation thereto,<br />

the Shareholder should contact the Registrar and Transfer Agent. All Shareholder-related<br />

Personal Data shall be retained for a period of ten years as from either the liquidation of the<br />

Company or the redemption of all the Shares held by the relevant Shareholder.<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

15. To the extent permitted by law, all representations, warranties and conditions, express or<br />

implied and whether statutory or otherwise (including, without limitation, pre-contractual<br />

representations but excluding any fraudulent representations), are expressly excluded in relation<br />

to the Shares and the Public Offer.<br />

16. The rights and remedies of the Company, the Existing Shareholders, the Registrar and Transfer<br />

Agent and the Receiving Agent under these Terms and Conditions of Application are in<br />

addition to any rights and remedies which would otherwise be available to either of them and<br />

the exercise or partial exercise of one will not prevent the exercise of others.<br />

17. The Company may, with the prior approval of the Joint Global Co-ordinators bring forward<br />

(subject to the Public Offer being open for a minimum of seven days and until at least 5.00<br />

p.m. on 5 December 2006) or postpone the closing time and date for the Public Offer by no<br />

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more than two weeks by giving notice to the investors who have subscribed by notification to a<br />

RIS of the London Stock Exchange, having regard to the requirements of the London Stock<br />

Exchange.<br />

18. The Company and the Existing Shareholders may terminate the Public Offer in their absolute<br />

discretion at any time prior to Admission. If such right is exercised, the Public Offer will lapse<br />

and any monies will be returned as indicated without interest.<br />

19. You agree that the Joint Global Co-ordinators and the Receiving Agent are acting for the<br />

Company and the Existing Shareholders in connection with the Public Offer and for no-one else<br />

and that neither the Joint Global Co-ordinators nor the Receiving Agent will treat you as its<br />

customer by virtue of such application being accepted or owe you any duties concerning the<br />

price of Shares or concerning the suitability of Shares for you or otherwise in relation to the<br />

Public Offer or for providing the protections afforded to their customers.<br />

20. You authorise the Receiving Agent or any person authorised by them or the Company, as your<br />

agent, to do all things necessary to effect registration of any Shares subscribed or applied for by<br />

you into your name(s) and authorise any representatives of the Receiving Agent to execute and/<br />

or complete any document required in this regard.<br />

21. You agree that all applications, acceptances of applications and contracts resulting therefrom<br />

under the Public Offer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Luxembourg law<br />

and that you submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the district of Luxembourg City and<br />

agree that nothing shall limit the right of the Company and the Existing Shareholders to bring<br />

any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any such applications,<br />

acceptances and contracts in any other manner permitted by law or in any court of competent<br />

jurisdiction.<br />

22. Save where the context requires otherwise, terms used in these Terms and Conditions of<br />

Application bear the same meaning as where used in the Prospectus.<br />

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Notes On How To Complete The Application Form<br />

Applications should be returned so as to be received no later than 5.00 p.m. on<br />

12 December 2006.<br />

If you have a query concerning completion of this Application Form please call Capita Registrars on<br />

0870 162 3121 or from outside the UK +44 208639 2157. For legal reasons Capita Registrars will not<br />

be able to give advice on the merits of the Public Offer or to provide legal, financial or taxation<br />

advice, and accordingly for such advice you should consult your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant,<br />

bank manager or other independent professional advisor.<br />

1. Application<br />

Fill in (in figures) in Box 1 the amount of money being paid for Shares. The amount being paid must<br />

be for a minimum of £2,000 and thereafter in multiples of £1,000. Financial intermediaries who are<br />

investing on behalf of clients should make separate applications on behalf of each client.<br />

2. Commission Payable<br />

Fill in (in figures) in Box 2 the amount of Commission the IFA identified in section 8 of the<br />

Application Form is entitled to receive out of the amount set out in Box 1. The amount of<br />

Commission payable may not exceed 3 per cent. of the amount being paid and if the amount of<br />

commission shown does exceed 3 per cent. thereof it will be reduced to 3 per cent. If your IFA has<br />

waived their right to a Commission or you are not applying through an IFA or do not want this<br />

Commission to be deducted from the amount you are paying for Shares write NONE in Box 2. If<br />

this Box 2 is left blank, you will be deemed not to be applying through an IFA or that you do not<br />

want Commission to be deducted.<br />

3A. Holder Details<br />

Fill in (in block capitals) the full name and address of the first holder and the name of any joint<br />

holders. Applications may only be made by persons aged 18 or over. In the case of joint holders only<br />

the first named may bear a designation reference. A maximum of four joint holders is permitted. All<br />

holders named must sign the Application Form at section 4.<br />

3B. CREST<br />

If you wish your Shares, through Depositary Interests, to be deposited in a CREST account in the<br />

name of the holder(s) given in section 3A, enter in section 3B the details of that CREST account.<br />

Where it is requested that Shares, through Depository Interests, be deposited into a CREST account<br />

please note that payment for such Shares must be made prior to the day such Shares might be sold<br />

or allotted and issued. It is not possible for an applicant to request that Shares, through Depositary<br />

Interests, be deposited in their CREST account on an against payment basis. Any Application Form<br />

received containing such a request will be rejected.<br />

4. Signature<br />

All holders named in section 3A must sign section 4 and insert the date. The Application Form may<br />

be signed by another person on behalf of each holder if that person is duly authorised to do so<br />

under a power of attorney. The power of attorney (or a copy duly certified by a solicitor or a<br />

notary) must be enclosed for inspection (which originals will be returned by post at the addressee’s<br />

risk).<br />

A corporation should sign under the hand of a duly authorised official whose representative capacity<br />

should be stated and a copy of a notice issued by the corporation authorising such person to sign<br />

should accompany the Application Form.<br />

5. Cheque/Banker’s Draft, Payment Details<br />

Payment must be made by a cheque or banker’s draft accompanying your Application Form and be<br />

for the exact amount shown in section 1 of your Application Form. Your cheque or banker’s draft<br />

must be made payable to ‘‘Capita IRG Plc re Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF’’ and<br />

crossed ‘‘A/C Payee’’. If you use a banker’s draft or a building society cheque you should ensure that<br />

the bank or building society issuing the payment enters the name, address and account number of the<br />

person whose account is being debited on the reverse of the banker’s draft or cheque and adds its<br />

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stamp. Your cheque or banker’s draft must be drawn in sterling on an account at a bank branch in<br />

the United Kingdom and must bear a United Kingdom bank sort code number in the top right hand<br />

corner. Where an application is accompanied by a cheque or banker’s draft drawn by someone other<br />

than the holder(s), any monies returned will be sent by the Receiving Agent to the names of the<br />

applicant detailed in section 3A. Your payment must relate solely to this application. No receipt will<br />

be issued.<br />

6. Identity Information<br />

The Receiving Agent and the Registrar and Transfer Agent are required to request the identity<br />

documents listed in section 6 and/or to seek verification of identity of each holder and payor (if<br />

necessary) from you. If satisfactory evidence of identity has not been obtained within a reasonable<br />

time your application might be rejected or revoked. Where certified copies of documents are requested<br />

in section 6, such copy documents should be certified by a senior signatory of a firm which is either a<br />

government approved bank, stockbroker or investment firm, financial services firm or an established<br />

law firm or accountancy firm which is itself subject to regulation in the conduct of its business in its<br />

own country of operation and the name of the firm should be clearly identified on each document<br />

certified.<br />

7. Contact Details<br />

To ensure the efficient and timely processing of your Application Form, please provide contact details<br />

of a person the Company, the Registrar and Transfer Agent or Receiving Agent may contact with all<br />

enquiries concerning your application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the person signing in<br />

section 4 on behalf of the first named holder. If no details are entered here and the Receiving Agent<br />

or the Registrar and Transfer Agent requires further information, any delay in obtaining that<br />

additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.<br />

8. Commission Payment<br />

This section should be completed by your IFA (if any).<br />

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS – Completed<br />

Application Forms should be returned, by post or by hand (during normal business hours only), to<br />

Capita Registrars, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU<br />

so as to be received no later than 5.00 p.m. on 12 December 2006, together in each case with<br />

payment in full in respect of the application. If you post your Application Form, you are<br />

recommended to use first class post and to allow at least two days for delivery. Application Forms<br />

received after this date may be returned.<br />

The Directors may, with the prior approval of the Joint Global Co-ordinators, bring forward (subject<br />

to the Public Offer being open for a minimum of 7 days and until at least 5.00 p.m. on 5 December<br />

2006) or postpone the closing time and date for the Placing and Public Offer by no more than 2<br />

weeks. In the event that such date is changed, the Company will notify investors who have applied<br />

for Shares of such change by the publication of a notice through a RIS provider to the London<br />

Stock Exchange.<br />

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Application Form<br />

Please send this completed form by post or by hand (during normal<br />

business hours) to Capita Registrars so as to be received no later than<br />

5.00 p.m. on 12 December 2006.<br />

The Company reserves the right to shorten the Public Offer period to a time<br />

and date no earlier than 5.00 p.m. on 5 December 2006 and will notify<br />

investors of such change through the publication of a notice through a RIS.<br />

Important before completing this form, you should read the accompanying<br />

notes.<br />

To: Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF, Uberior Europe Limited,<br />

Chelsfield Partners LLP and Capita Registrars<br />

1 APPLICATION<br />

I/We the person(s) detailed in section 3A below offer to pay the amount<br />

shown in Box 1 for Shares subject to the Terms and Conditions set out in<br />

Part XIV of the Prospectus dated 24 November 2006<br />

2 COMMISSION ARRANGEMENT<br />

I/We consent to there being deducted from the amount set out in Box 1 the<br />

amount of Commission shown in Box 2 and authorise the Company to<br />

procure that such be paid to the IFA identified in section 8 of this form<br />

upon allotment or sale of Shares to me/us. I/We acknowledge that the<br />

number of Shares to be allotted or sold to me/us shall be the result of<br />

dividing the amount in Box 1 less the amount of Commission payable (if<br />

any) at the rate set out in Box 2 by £2 rounded down to the nearest whole<br />

Share.<br />

3A DETAILS OF HOLDER(S) IN WHOSE NAME(S) SHARES WILL BE ISSUED (BLOCK CAPITALS)<br />

1: Mr, Mrs, Miss or Title Forenames (in full)<br />

Surname/Company name:<br />

Address (in full):<br />

Designation (if any):<br />

Post Code<br />

2: Mr, Mrs, Miss or Title Forenames (in full)<br />

Surname/Company name:<br />

Address (in full):<br />

Designation (if any):<br />

Post Code<br />

3: Mr, Mrs, Miss or Title Forenames (in full)<br />

Surname/Company name:<br />

Address (in full):<br />

Designation (if any):<br />

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Post Code<br />

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY<br />

Log no.<br />

Box 1 (minimum of £2,000 and<br />

in multiples of £1,000)<br />

£<br />

Box 2 (maximum of 3% or<br />

NONE)<br />

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4: Mr, Mrs, Miss or Title Forenames (in full)<br />

Surname/Company name:<br />

Address (in full):<br />

Designation (if any):<br />

Post Code<br />

3B CREST DETAILS<br />

(only complete this section if Shares, through Depositary Interests, allotted are to be deposited in a CREST<br />

account which must be in the same name as the holder(s) given in section 3A)<br />

CREST Participant ID:<br />

CREST Member Account ID:<br />

4 SIGNATURE(S) ALL HOLDERS MUST SIGN<br />

First holder signature Second holder signature:<br />

Third holder signature Fourth holder signature:<br />

Date 2006<br />

5 CHEQUE/BANKER’S DRAFT DETAILS<br />

Pin or staple to this form your cheque or banker’s draft for the exact amount shown in section 1 made payable<br />

to ‘‘Capita IRG Plc re Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF’’ and crossed ‘‘A/C Payee’’. Cheques and<br />

banker’s payments must be drawn in sterling on an account at a bank branch in the United Kingdom and must<br />

bear a United Kingdom bank sort code number in the top right hand corner.<br />

6 IDENTITY INFORMATION<br />

In accordance with internationally recognised standards for the prevention of<br />

money laundering the undermentioned documents and information must be<br />

provided.<br />

A. For each holder being an individual enclose:<br />

(1) a clear photocopy certified by a banker, building society or solicitor<br />

of one of the following identification documents which bear both a<br />

photograph and the signature of the person; current passport<br />

Government or Armed Forces identity card driving licence; and<br />

(2) certified copies of at least two of the following documents which<br />

purport to confirm that the address given in section 3A is that<br />

person’s residential address: a recent gas, electricity, water or<br />

telephone (not mobile) bill, a recent bank statement, a council rates<br />

bill or similar document issued by a recognised authority; and<br />

(3) if none of the above documents show their date and place of birth,<br />

enclose a note of such information; and<br />

(4) details of the name and address of their personal bankers from<br />

which the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent may<br />

request a reference, if necessary.<br />

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B. For each holder being a company (a ‘‘holder company’’) enclose:<br />

(1) a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of the holder<br />

company; and<br />

(2) the name and address of the holder company’s principal bankers<br />

from which the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving<br />

Agent may request a reference, if necessary; and<br />

(3) a statement as to the nature of the holder company’s business,<br />

signed by a director; and<br />

(4) a list of the names and residential addresses of each director of the<br />

holder company; and<br />

(5) for each director provide documents and information similar to that<br />

mentioned in A above; and<br />

(6) a copy of the authorised signatory list for the holder company; and<br />

(7) a list of the names and residential/registered address of each ultimate<br />

beneficial owner interested in more than 5 per cent. of the issued<br />

share capital of the holder company and, where a person is named,<br />

also complete C below and, if another company is named<br />

(hereinafter a ‘‘beneficiary company’’), also complete D below. If the<br />

beneficial owner(s) named do not directly own the holder company<br />

but do so indirectly via nominee(s) or intermediary entities, provide<br />

details of the relationship between the beneficial owner(s) and the<br />

holder company.<br />

C. For each person named in B(7) as a beneficial owner of a holder<br />

company enclose for each such person documents and information<br />

similar to that mentioned in A(1) to (4)<br />

D. For each beneficiary company named in B(7) as a beneficial owner of<br />

a holder company enclose:<br />

(1) a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of that beneficiary<br />

company; and<br />

(2) a statement as to the nature of that beneficiary company’s business<br />

signed by a director; and<br />

(3) the name and address of that beneficiary company’s principal<br />

bankers from which the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the<br />

Receiving Agent may request a reference, if necessary; and<br />

(4) a list of the names and residential/registered address of each<br />

beneficial owner owning more than 5 per cent. of the issued share<br />

capital of that beneficiary company.<br />

E. If the payor is not a holder and is not a bank providing its own<br />

cheque or banker’s payment on the reverse of which is shown details<br />

of the account being debited with such payment (see note 5 on how to<br />

complete this form) enclose:<br />

(1) if the payor is a person, for that person the documents mentioned in<br />

A(1) to (4); or<br />

(2) if the payor is a company, for that company the documents<br />

mentioned in B(1) to (7); and<br />

(3) an explanation of the relationship between the payor and the<br />

holder(s).<br />

The Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent reserves the<br />

right to ask for additional documents and information.<br />

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7 CONTACT DETAILS<br />

To ensure the efficient and timely processing of this application please enter below the contact details of a person<br />

the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent may contact with all enquiries concerning this<br />

application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the person signing in section 4 on behalf of the first named<br />

holder. If no details are provided here but an IFA is identified in section 8, the Registrar and Transfer Agent or<br />

the Receiving Agent will contact the IFA. If no details are entered here and no IFA is named in section 8 and<br />

the Registrar and Transfer Agent or the Receiving Agent requires further information, any delay in obtaining<br />

that additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.<br />

Contact name: E-mail address:<br />

Contact address:<br />

Post Code:<br />

Telephone No: Fax No:<br />

8 COMMISSION PAYMENT DETAILS<br />

Payment of commission at the rate set out in Box 2 above (if any) shall be made to the IFA whose details, and<br />

stamp, are set out below.<br />

Telephone No.:...............................................................................................................................................<br />

Fax No.:.........................................................................................................................................................<br />

IFA contact name:.........................................................................................................................................<br />

E-mail address:...............................................................................................................................................<br />

A.<br />

Please pay Commission by cheque made payable to and sent by<br />

post at our risk to the above address.<br />

Signed:...................................................................... Date:........................................................................<br />

Authorised signatory for the IFA firm.<br />

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