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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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