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<h2>Singapore</h2><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-logistics-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22748" rel="noopener">Frasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust (FLT SP)</a> to acquire six freehold properties in Germany, The Netherlands and The UK; Accretive by +1.8% to DPU</h3><ul><li>FLT has proposed an acquisition of interests in three freehold logistics and industrial properties located in Germany and a logistics and industrial property in the Netherlands, from subsidiaries of Frasers Property Limited (FPL SP); and two freehold properties, known as Connexion and Blythe Valley Park, located in the UK from subsidiaries of I.M. Properties. The acquisitions are positioned to capitalise on strong logistics industry tailwinds in The UK and Germany – the two largest e-commerce markets in Europe and among top 10 globally</li><li>The agreed property purchase price for the acquisition is approximately S$548.7m, representing a discount of ~2.5% to the aggregate appraised value of S$562.4m. The aggregate purchase consideration for the acquisition, excluding acquisition fee and other transaction costs is ~S$469.7m</li><li>As at 31Mar21, the acquisitions have a blended occupancy rate of 97.4% with a long WALB of 7.6 years, with tenants that include established third-party logistics companies and corporates, such as Hermes Germany GmbH, Gymshark Limited, Lounge Underwear Limited and BASF SE. All of the New EU Properties are 100% occupied with leases that have built-in consumer price indexation</li><li>With the acquisitions being freehold, the proportion of freehold assets in FLT’s portfolio will increase in proportion from 65.1% to 67.9% upon completion. Portfolio’s WALB will also extend from 4.4 years to 4.7 years</li><li>The estimated NPI yield is ~5%. On a 1H21 pro-forma basis, the acquisitions are expected to be both DPU and NAVPU accretive, at +1.8% and +0.9%, respectively. Funding for the acquisitions will be via a combination of proceeds from the equity fund raising (54.6%) and borrowings (remaining 45.4%). Post-acquisition, gearing would increase from 35.5% to 36.2% on pro-forma basis. The proposed acquisition is expected to be completed by Jun21.</li></ul><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=03e35791bb&amp;attid=0.0.3&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1700600348485070213&amp;th=1799bf01bc5bad85&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ8xCEqA5_st0uV0EWFnw6XJqjbimQjVryOhbTImWN4xc62NjD9zqImfTW_0CazjDP53F1403yFCvywywt4e0OVlILLThfxaZmQCMoZ5GSG0nL1XYwY11V2LtGY&amp;disp=emb" width="695" height="336" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-image-whitelisted=""></figure>

SingaporeFrasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust (FLT SP) to acquire six freehold properties in Germany, The Netherlands and The UK; Accretive by +1.8% to DPUFLT has proposed an acquisition of interests in three freehold logistics and industrial properties located in Germany and a logistics and industrial property in the Netherlands, from subsidiaries of Frasers Property Limited (FPL SP); and two freehold properties, known as Connexion and Blythe Valley Park, located in the UK from subsidiaries of I.M. Properties. The acquisitions are positioned to capitalise on strong logistics industry tailwinds in The UK and Germany – the two largest e-commerce markets in Europe and among top 10 globallyThe agreed property purchase price for the acquisition is approximately S$548.7m, representing a discount of ~2.5% to the aggregate appraised value of S$562.4m. The aggregate purchase consideration for the acquisition, excluding acquisition fee and other transaction costs is ~S$469.7mAs at 31Mar21, the acquisitions have a blended occupancy rate of 97.4% with a long WALB of 7.6 years, with tenants that include established third-party logistics companies and corporates, such as Hermes Germany GmbH, Gymshark Limited, Lounge Underwear Limited and BASF SE. All of the New EU Properties are 100% occupied with leases that have built-in consumer price indexationWith the acquisitions being freehold, the proportion of freehold assets in FLT’s portfolio will increase in proportion from 65.1% to 67.9% upon completion. Portfolio’s WALB will also extend from 4.4 years to 4.7 yearsThe estimated NPI yield is ~5%. On a 1H21 pro-forma basis, the acquisitions are expected to be both DPU and NAVPU accretive, at +1.8% and +0.9%, respectively. Funding for the acquisitions will be via a combination of proceeds from the equity fund raising (54.6%) and borrowings (remaining 45.4%). Post-acquisition, gearing would increase from 35.5% to 36.2% on pro-forma basis. The proposed acquisition is expected to be completed by Jun21.

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