Interim Results

Medical Property Investment Fd Ltd 14 September 2004 The Medical Property Investment Fund Limited Unaudited Interim Report for the period ended 30 June 2004 The Medical Property Investment Fund is a support services company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Fund was launched in November 2003 and has financial resources of circa £400m to invest in primary care. • 30 sites acquired (a further seven in solicitors' hands) • Over £100m of capital committed (as at 01 September 2004) • Growing pipeline of acquisitions and developments • First Interim Operating Profit of £1.5m • First Interim Dividend 1.33p per Ordinary Share1 1 Ex -dividend date 22 September 2004, Record date 24 September 2004, Payment date 15 October 2004 This Interim Report is published in respect of the period from incorporation of the business on 07 October 2003 to 30 June 2004. The Ordinary Shares were admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange on 21 November 2003. Results I am pleased to report an extremely satisfactory start for the Company during its first seven months of operations since flotation on the London Stock Exchange. As at 30 June 2004, the Company had acquired 28 properties and a further two properties had been acquired under conditional contract. In addition, a further seven properties were in solicitors' hands of which three have exchanged subsequent to the period end. Following the recent announcement of the Company's investment in the specialist primary care developer, British Health Enterprise, the total capital committed by the Company is now in excess of £100m with an estimated average net initial yield on completion of circa 7%. During the period, total income of £3.9m produced an operating profit of £1.5m which is in line with budget. The Company has adopted a conservative accounting policy by absorbing 100% of property acquisition expenses from the date of purchase. The consequential net loss for the period was £719,018. An interim dividend of 1.33p per Ordinary Share has been declared to shareholders on the register as at 24 September 2004 (ex-dividend date 22 September 2004). In the absence of unforeseen circumstances and in line with the Prospectus, the Board intends to pay a total dividend of 4p per Ordinary Share in respect of the period to 31 December 2004. As at 30 June 2004 the Company had net assets of £133.3m and no bank borrowings. The net asset value per Ordinary Share as at 30 June 2004 was 95.2p compared to 94.0p as at 31 March 2004. Operating Review During the period under review, the principal focus has been on locating suitable acquisition opportunities. A regional infrastructure has been established to facilitate links with Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts ('PCTs'), GP practices and local developers. Management activity has also been directed towards developing a market presence and promoting an awareness of the aims and objectives of The Medical Property Investment Fund. Deal sourcing to date has comprised investment purchases of completed rent producing properties, forward purchase commitments and various development projects. The acquisition of two significant investment portfolios has been considered during the period. In each case we concluded that the portfolio premium sought by the respective vendors would not deliver long term shareholder value. Further portfolio opportunities will be considered provided they offer growth potential and investment returns in line with the Company's strategy. Since the period end, the Company has announced the acquisition of a 70% interest in the share capital of British Health Enterprise ('BHE'). This company is a specialist developer of primary care centres and hospital main entrance 'retail malls'. It is also actively involved with developments through three LIFT1 companies, two of which have reached financial closure. The purchase consideration and capital commitments on completion total £31m and include existing assets, LIFT consortium investments and a development pipeline in non-LIFT areas. This investment also brings to the Group the specialist development and LIFT expertise of the BHE management team. We believe this union and the opportunities embedded within BHE's existing development programme will deliver high quality investment purchases with good long term income growth prospects. 1 Local Improvement Finance Trusts are part of the Government's aim to procure investment in primary care and community-based facilities and services. Industry Trends The benefits of practicing from modern premises are clearly recognised by health professionals across the sector and the demand for new facilities continues to grow. Government policy continues to support the renewal of this primary care infrastructure and significant procurement activity is taking place across the private development sector as well as within LIFT designated areas. Historically many developments in the sector have relied on 100% bank finance as a prerequisite to undertaking new projects. As a result, new developments are dependent on being fully pre-let in order to satisfy banking requirements before commencement of construction works on site. This process leads to developments with a limited opportunity for future expansion and extends the pre-development timetable causing frustration to both GP practices and PCTs. GPs themselves are taking a much greater interest in the premises from which they practice as modern facilities aid the delivery of clinical services required under the new GMS contract with the NHS. They want larger buildings to accommodate a wider range of services for patients and recognise the importance of good premises when recruiting new Doctors. However, the appetite for ownership of premises has reduced as working practices in the medical profession have become more diverse and GPs are tending to prefer greater career flexibility in contrast to a long term, full time partnership position. This trend is increasing the requirements for external equity investment sympathetic to the needs of the modern medical practice. Strategy The cornerstones of the Company's strategy are in line with the Prospectus. The investment market continues to be very buoyant with yields on secondary locations and smaller lot sizes particularly keen. We have adopted a highly selective approach in this segment of the market whilst we have actively built up our expertise to participate in the larger third party development opportunities as well as our various LIFT interests. The Medical Property Investment Fund is ideally placed to address industry trends, by offering GPs and PCTs a genuine alternative to bank financed developments and as a natural partner for the long term ownership and ongoing investment in primary care premises. We are prepared to invest in unlet space and build schemes larger than initial requirements. This makes us especially well positioned to invest in the bigger projects or the 'one stop shops' where there is an opportunity to attract complementary medical providers and services alongside a traditional GP practice. Looking ahead, we believe that the Company's active involvement in the development process will be a key driver of shareholder value and, as a result, more resources are being allocated to this part of the business. Outlook We are pleased with the development of the Company since flotation last November. In the coming months, we will be focusing on expanding our presence in the market place and seeking ways to improve the effective procurement of new primary health care centres. Earlier this year the Government announced changes to the way in which it revenue funds new developments through 'growth monies' and identifies priority projects. This has caused some delay in new schemes getting underway and the creation of completed investment stock. Despite this disruption, opportunities for the Company are continuing to emerge from a number of different sources. These include the opportunity to partner with PCTs and GPs in facilitating the move to modern sites sourced through our own development team; working with house builders and third party developers in the forward funding of new schemes; and also the selective purchasing of existing investments from GPs and other investors. The Company is involved in a number of exploratory projects with its existing asset base including strategic tie-ups with other complementary operators of primary care assets (e.g. pharmacies and related health providers). We are on track to deliver the asset-backed income growth identified in the Prospectus and over the next 12 months we will continue to focus on building the Company's portfolio of properties and developments. Richard Burrell Berrington Fund Management Limited 13 September 2004 Portfolio Listings as at 01 September 2004 South East and East Anglia: The Graham Practice Medical Centre, London E12 Isidore Medical Centre, London SE15 The Keat's Group Practice, London NW3 Kensington Park Health Centre, London W14 Orchards Health Centre, Barking, Essex Mill Hill Surgery, London W3 Queensbridge Group Practice, London E8 Rushgreen Medical Centre, Romford, Essex Wideway Medical Centre, Mitcham, Surrey South West and South Wales: Priory Road Health Clinic, Swindon, Wiltshire* Midlands: Heartlands Hospital Retail Mall, Birmingham* Long Lane Surgery, Coalville, Leicester Thomas Walker Medical Centre, Peterborough North West and North Wales: Allt Goch Medical Centre, Flint, Flintshire Ashfields Primary Care Centre, Sandbach, Cheshire Denton Medical Practice, Denton, Manchester Earnswood Medical Centre, Crewe, Cheshire Elizabeth Street Surgery, Blackpool, Lancashire Green Bank Surgery, Warrington, Cheshire Ropewalks One, Liverpool* North East, Yorks and Scotland Ashby Turn Primary Care Centre, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Beechwood Medical Centre, Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire Bonnyrigg Medical Centre, Bonnyrigg, West Lothian* Craven Road Medical Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire Outwood Park Medical Centre, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire Major Oak Medical Practice, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire Middlestown Medical Centre, Middlestown, Wakefield, West Yorkshire Northgate Surgery, Pontefract, West Yorkshire The Rossington Practice, Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Victoria Medical Centre, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Waverley Medical Centre, Stranraer, Scotland The Willows Medical Centre, Queensbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire York District General Hospital Retail Mall, York, Yorkshire * Currently under construction Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations For the period from 07 October 2003 to 30 June 2004 07/10/2003 to 30/06/2004 Unaudited Notes £ Income Rent receivable 1,617,978 Bank & other interest 2,238,835 Total Income 3 3,856,813 Expenses Interest payable and similar charges 4,970 Investment Manager's fees 1,607,950 Legal and professional fees 120,491 Property management expenses 55,987 Audit, tax and accountancy fees 60,060 Administration fee 70,251 Directors' fees 143,287 Insurance 22,742 Other expenses 237,652 Bank charges 2,395 Total Expenses 2,325,785 Operating Profit 3 1,531,028 Acquisition costs net of revaluation surpluses (2,250,046) Net Loss for the Period (719,018) Loss transferred to reserves (719,018) Basic and Diluted Loss per Ordinary Share 4 (0.50p) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet As at 30 June 2004 30/06/2004 Unaudited Notes £ Non-current Assets Investment properties 5 47,355,092 47,355,092 Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 85,308,824 Debtors 1,776,065 87,084,889 Total Assets 134,439,981 Current Liabilities Creditors 1,179,162 Total Liabilities 1,179,162 Net Assets 133,260,819 Capital and Reserves Share capital 6 14,000,000 Share premium 119,979,837 Reserves (719,018) Issued capital and reserves 133,260,819 Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share 95.20p The unaudited financial statements on pages 7 to 11 were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 September 2004 and signed on its behalf by: Dr Mark Jackson, Chairman ) ) Graham Chase, Director ) Unaudited Company Balance Sheet As at 30 June 2004 30/06/2004 Unaudited £ Non-current Assets Investment in subsidiary companies 5,484,824 Loans to subsidiary companies 42,925,749 48,410,573 Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 84,668,166 Debtors 526,596 85,194,762 Total Assets 133,605,335 Current Liabilities Creditors 344,516 Total Liabilities 344,516 Net Assets 133,260,819 Represented by: Capital and Reserves Share capital 14,000,000 Share premium 119,979,837 Reserves (719,018) Issued Capital and Reserves 133,260,819 The unaudited financial statements on pages 7 to 11 were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 September 2004 and signed on its behalf by: Dr Mark Jackson, Chairman ) ) Graham Chase, Director ) Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement For the period from 07 October 2003 to June 2004 07/10/2003 to 30/06/2004 Unaudited £ Operating Activities Rent received 1,464,845 Bank and other interest received 2,036,044 Expenses paid (2,567,294) Interest paid and similar charges (4,970) Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities 928,625 Investing Activities Purchase of investment properties (49,599,638) Net Cash Outflow from Investing Activities (49,599,638) Financing Activities Issue of Ordinary Shares 140,000,000 Issue costs paid on issuance of Ordinary Shares (6,020,163) Net Cash Inflow from Financing Activities 133,979,837 Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 85,308,824 Cash and cash equivalents at 07 October 2003 - Cash and Cash Equivalents at 30 June 2004 85,308,824 1. The Company was incorporated on 07 October 2003 and commenced trading following Admission of its shares to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange on 21 November 2003. 2. The results for the period, which are not statutory accounts and which have not been audited, have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, except for the measurement at fair value of investment properties. 3. All turnover and operating profit arose from continuing operations. 4. Basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share is based on the net loss for the period and on 140 million Ordinary Shares in issue. 5. The figure for investment properties at 30 June 2004 is based on valuations determined by FPD Savills. 6. Share Capital Consolidated and Company Authorised £ 200,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each 20,000,000 20,000,000 Preference Shares of 10p each 2,000,000 22,000,000 Number of Share Shares Capital £ Ordinary Shares of 10p each issued and fully paid Balance issued during the period and at 30 June 2004 140,000,000 14,000,000 7. On 30 July 2004 the Company acquired 70% of the share capital of BHE Holdings Ltd, and 100% of the share capital of BHE (Bonnyrigg) Ltd and BHE (Heartlands) Ltd, for a consideration of £4m plus 2,403,846 Ordinary Shares in the Company. 8. On 13 September 2004 a dividend of 1.33p per Ordinary Share was declared to shareholders on the register at 24 September 2004, giving a total amount of £1,862,000. 9. A copy of this statement has been sent to every shareholder. Further copies are available from the Company's registered office or from the website at www.mpif.net. 10. The interim financial statements were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 September 2004. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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