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Insight Foundation Property Tst Ltd 31 August 2005 Quarterly Factsheet - Number Five, August 2005 Insight Foundation Property Trust Limited NAV 106.4 pence (30 June 2005)* Total Shares Issued 260,000,000** Mid share price 114 pence (30 June 2005) Gross property Value £384.48 million (30 June 2005) Number of properties 72 (30 June 2005) Average lot size £5.34 million Average lease length 8.2 years Ex dividend dates 28 October 2005 25 January 2006 Next financial year end 31 March 2006 Current Debt £152.5 million Arranger NM Rothschild Gearing 39.6% loan to value Currency GBP Registered Office Guernsey * Prior to the dividend payment. **Prior to new equity issue. Investment objective To provide investors with an attractive level of income together with potential for income and capital growth from investing in UK commercial property. IFPT performance overview The Net Asset Value ('NAV') of the Company increased to 106.4 pence per share, reflecting an uplift of 1.09 pence per share, or 1.04% over the previous quarter. In accordance with new accounting standards, the NAV of 106.4 pence per share includes for the first time the possible negative impact of approximately 2 pence per share for marking the cost of fixing the loan to current interest rates ('mark to market'). The 11.5 months to the end of June have seen the underlying NAV increase by 9.1% from 97.5 pence per share at launch. The June 2005 quarterly property portfolio valuation was £384.48 million, reflecting a 2.83% capital uplift over the March valuation. The Company paid a fourth dividend on the 12 August increasing the total dividends paid to 6.75 pence per share. As at 11 August the Company's share price was 116 pence per share, reflecting a premium to NAV of 10.9%. C Share Issue The Company has raised £100 million of additional equity through the issue of a new class of C Shares. The issue was substantially over-subscribed and closed on the 15 July. The issue enables the Company to retain core assets but also tactically shift its bias towards London and South East offices with new acquisitions. Following the successful investment in new properties, the new C Shares have been converted into Ordinary Shares. The conversion rate was set at 0.9356 Ordinary Shares for each C Share. This increases the total number of shares to 353,560,000. The Company's ranking in the FTSE Small Cap Index is now 317, potentially resulting in future entry into the FTSE 350 in September. Portfolio Activity There has been considerable transactional and asset management activity since the last Factsheet. In particular London office properties totalling over £52 million have been acquired and two properties totalling £13.9 million have been sold for material premiums to purchase price. Property market performance The second quarter of 2005 witnessed acceleration in the performance of the commercial property market with lower interest rates underpinning a further strengthening. The IPD Monthly Index reported annualised total returns in the three months to June of 19.2%; relative to 11.1% for the period to March. Rental growth is modest but now evident across all the sectors with the retail sector remaining the strongest. However, we now anticipate future rental growth being strongest in the London and South East office sectors. Portfolio structure The portfolio structure incorporates valuation data as at June 2005, but also includes the new acquisitions of Minerva House and Mid City Place, and excludes recent disposals. Central London 16% South Eastern 39% Rest of South 10% Midlands and Wales 22% North and Scotland 13% The Company maintains a balanced and diversified profile with 73 (as at 26 August 2005) assets spread across the UK in the retail, office and industrial sectors. Recent acquisitions have tactically increased the London office weighting. Retail 27% Retail Warehouse 2% Office 44% Industrial 27% Asset management highlights Acquisitions The Company completed the acquisition of Minerva House, London SE1 in July. Located on the south bank close to London Bridge Station, the high quality office property comprises 91,000 sq ft and is let to ANZ Bank and Reed Smith (solicitors). It offers excellent potential for rental growth off low rents of £30 per sq ft. The purchase price of £42.13 million reflects an attractive net initial income yield of 6.3%. The Company has also invested £10 million to aquire a 19.5% stake in a multi-let Mid Town office building, Mid City Place, London WC1. Mid City Place comprises 350,000 sq ft of prime office accommodation let to 11 tenants on 15 leases. Tenants include Towers Perrin, EDF Trading, Halifax plc and Mitsubishi Corporation. Disposals Following an earlier than anticipated completion of the asset business plan, the Company has sold its industrial property in Corby. A pro-active letting policy enabled an opportunistic sale whilst fully let at £9.29 million, reflecting a premium of over £1 million relative to the July 2004 acquisition price. The Company also sold its retail property on Foregate Street, Chester for £4.59 million, a premium of 10% over the acquisition price. Active Management At St Ann's Road, Harrow, a lease re-structuring with the Chelsea Building Society has been completed the term from 5 years to 20 years, increasing the rent by 7% over the previous estimate. At Kingston-upon-Thames, a new lease to Edinburgh Woollen Mill has extended that extends the lease length from 11 years to 15 years at a rent that is 11% over the previous level. Both of these initiatives are significantly value enhancing. At the Company's multi-let industrial estate in Bristol, a re-branding and targeted marketing campaign has resulted in agreeing two new lettings at record rents for the location reflecting a 20% premium to the valuation assumption. Largest Ten Holdings Value % Minerva House, 5&6 Montague Close, London £42,130,000 9.86% Victory House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton £17,350,000 4.06% Reynard Business Park, Brentford £17,300,000 4.05% 20/22, Tudor Street, London, EC4 £16,800,000 3.93% The Albion Centre, Bath Street, Ilkeston £14,200,000 3.32% Olympic Office Centre, 8 Fulton Road, Wembley £12,950,000 3.03% Union Park, Fifers Lane, Norwich £12,715,000 2.98% The Gate Centre, Syon Gate Way, Brentford £10,400,000 2.43% Recticel Unit, Bluebell Close, Alfreton £10,150,000 2.38% Mid City Place, London £9,730,000 2.28% Total gross value £163,725,000 38.32% Largest Ten Tenants Rent % ANZ Banking Group Ltd £1,460,000 5.32% Mott MacDonald Ltd £1,307,148 4.76% Reed Smith Services £1,295,374 4.72% Freshfields Sevices Company £1,279,600 4.66% The British Broadcasting Corporation £826,000 3.01% Grand Metropolitan Estates Ltd £795,975 2.90% Recticel SA £713,538 2.60% Jarvis Porter (Property Holdings) Ltd £700,000 2.55% Concept Automotive Services Ltd £515,970 1.88% Tucker, Crossland Darke (Irwin Mitchell) £506,638 1.85% Total rent £9,400,243 34.25% Contacts Broker JP Morgan Cazenove 20 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA Tel: 020 7588 2828 Richard Cotton (Managing Director, Corporate Finance) Angus Gordon Lennox (Managing Director, Corporate Finance) Fund Administration RBSI Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited St Andrews House Le Bordage St Peter Port Guernsey GY11BR Tel: 01481 740 820 Paul Smith (Managing Director, RBSI Guernsey) Investment Manager Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited 33 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HZ Tel: 020 7930 5474 Duncan Owen (Managing Director, Property) Issued in accordance with Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited. The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the shares. Investments in property are relatively illiquid and more difficult to realise than equities or bonds. Yields may vary, and are not guaranteed. The use of gearing is likely to lead to a volatility in the Net Asset Value (NAV), meaning that a relatively small movement either down or up in value of the trust's total assets, will result in a magnified movement in the same direction, of that NAV. There is no guarantee that the market price of shares in Investment Trusts will fully reflect their underlying NAV. This Investment Trust should be considered only as part of a balanced portfolio, of which it should not form a disproportionate part. Under no circumstances should this newsletter be considered as an offer, or solicitation, to deal in the shares of the company. All figures correct as at 30th June 2005. Past performance is not a guide to the future. Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited. Registered office 33 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HZ. Registered in England and Wales. Registered number 827982. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 03166-08-05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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