Acquisition of Property

20 August 2014 UK Commercial Property Trust Limited acquires £41 million Swindon Supermarket and Leisure Scheme UK Commercial Property Trust Limited ("UKCPT" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Regent Circus in Swindon for a consideration of £40.48million at an equivalent yield of 5.3%. Regent Circus isa new, 97,000 sq.ft purpose built family-orientated leisure development,which is 94% pre-let and anchored by a Morrisons supermarket and Cineworldcinema. It is being acquired from developer Ashfield Land. The Morrisons supermarket will open in November, with the leisure element expected to open in early 2015. On completion, the scheme will generate £ 2.1million per annumin rental income (after rent free periods) from leases with an average length of 20years to occupierswith a sound covenant base. The cinema lease also incorporatesfixed rental increases. Regent Circus is the first new retail and leisure scheme to be built in Swindon in a number of years and will provide a modern, prominent andcentral scheme which will benefit from the town's strong communication and transport links, as well as a wide and affluent catchment area. The purchase will be financed in part bythe £32 million in proceeds from the Company's treasury share issue in May with the remainder financed from existing resources. The consideration will be satisfied through a number of staged payments with £21.25 million payable around practical completion of the development in early November and the balance paid in tranches as the restaurant elements are completed. Christopher Hill, Chairman of UKCPT commented:"This acquisition supports the Company's ongoing investment strategy of acquiring assets that have the potential for both income and capital growth. It also represents an increase in the Company's leisure holdings, one of the Company's favoured sectors, and is let to tenants with strong covenants and on terms that will also improve the average lease length of the portfolio. "The Board ispleased that the Investment Manager has deployed all the proceeds of the treasury share issues in May so soonfor this acquisition. The Investment Manager is actively looking at further opportunities in the market where the Company can deploy capital at attractive price levels." For further information: Ignis Investment Services Limited: 0141 222 8000 Robert Boag/Graeme McDonald FTI Consulting: 020 3727 1000 Richard Sunderland/Claire Turvey/Clare Glynn UKCPT@fticonsulting.com
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