FCT divests 10 strata lots at Yishun 10 to Frasers Property for $34.5 mil
According to FCT, the divestment is in line with the supervisor’s proactive portfolio management method to optimize profile composition and its revenues. The supervisor claims it intends to utilize the net earnings of $33.8 million to settle “certain financial obligation”, which will certainly reduce FCT’s aggregate leverage. The net total accounts for many others divestment related expenses of approximately $0.2 million and transfer of occupants’ down payment of around $0.5 million.
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The sale consideration factored in the most recent valuations of the real estates as at May 31. The properties were worth by Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd (JLL) and Savills Valuation and Professional Services (S) Pte Ltd. The concurred property value is the standard of JLL’s appraisal of $34 million and Savills’ evaluation of $35 million.
According to Frasers Property, the deal was made to “optimise capital productivity with active portfolio management initiatives”. “The proposed transaction will possibly permit the group to generate additional value from the longer-term redevelopment possibility of the asset,” it adds.
Frasers Property, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lion (Singapore), participated in a sale and purchase arrangement (SPA) with FCT’s trustee, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited, on Aug 25.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) has divested 10 strata lots in a strata-titled retail development at 51 Yishun Central 1 (additionally referred to as Yishun 10) to Frasers Property Limited for $34.5 million.
That claimed, the divestiture is considered to be an interested person transaction and interested party transaction given that Frasers Property is the REIT’s sponsor. Frasers Property, via Frasers Property Retail Trust Holdings Pte. Ltd. and FCT’s supervisor, has a 37.94% claim in FCT. FCT’s supervisor is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frasers Property Limited, wherein the latter is regarded as a “controlling shareholder” of the manager.
The properties, positioned alongside Northpoint City, are held under subsidiary strata certifications of title. The lots have a leasehold term of 99 years commencing from April 1, 1990. They were gotten in 2016 and have an overall gross floor surface area of 966 sqm and overall net lettable area (NLA) of 961 sqm.
Considered that the net asset value (NAV) of the estates of $33.5 million is 0.8% to FCT’s NAV of $4.15 billion and the net profits attributable to the properties of $0.2 million is 0.2% of FCT’s net earnings of $97 million, the divestment is classified as a “non-discloseable transaction” under Rule 1008 of the listing guidebook.
Upon the finalization of the latest proposed transaction, Frasers Property will conclude full possession of Yishun 10 and business at Yishun 10 will continue customarily.
The divestment is exempt to FCT’s unitholders’ confirmation as it makes up 1.17% of the net tangible assets (NTA) and NAV of FCT as at Sept 30, 2024, and short of the essential 5% of FCT’s most current audited NTA and NAV under Rule 906( 1) of the listing manual and paragraph 5.2 (b) of the property funds appendix.
Frasers Property currently owns the only other property at Yishun 10, which is the 1,477-seat Golden Village cineplex in Yishun. The company got it from Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd on Aug 8 for $48 million.
