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Sale Of Interest In French Retail Assets
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Registration number: 09382477
JSE Share Code: SCD
LSE Ticker: SERE
ISIN number: GB00BY7R8K77
1 February 2018
SALE OF INTEREST IN FRENCH RETAIL ASSETS
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust Plc (“SERE” or the "Company"), the company
investing in European growth cities, announces that the Casino Group, the French retailer, has
exercised a buy-back option on SERE’s 70% share in two retail assets in France. The sale price reflects
a 10% premium to current valuation.
SERE acquired the grocery retail assets, in Biarritz and Anglet, in June 2016 by way of a joint venture,
acquiring 70% of the investments and the vendor Mercialys, a subsidiary of Casino Group, retaining a
30% interest. The sale price of SERE’s 70% interest equates to €44.8 million. Under the option, the re-
purchase will exercise on 31 July 2018. The Casino Group will take over SERE’s share of the existing
debt facility on the assets which amounts to €18.2 million and hence the net equity proceeds to SERE
from the sale are approximately €26.6 million.
Following the disposal, SERE will have a combined equity and debt investment capacity of
approximately €70 million and as stated at the Full Year Results, SERE continues to advance discussions
on a number of acquisitions within its identified pipeline and remains confident of achieving full
deployment in the short term.
Enquiries:
Duncan Owen/Jeff O’Dwyer
Schroder Real Estate Investment Management Limited Tel: 020 7658 6000
Louise Richard
Schroder Investment Management Limited Tel: 020 7658 6501
Dido Laurimore/Richard Gotla/Ellie Sweeney Tel: 020 3727 1000
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