Re. Securitisation

Insight Foundation Property Tst Ltd 23 March 2005 23 March 2005 Insight Foundation Property Trust Limited (the 'Company') INSIGHT FOUNDATION PROPERTY TRUST ANNOUNCES TERMS AND CONCLUSION OF ITS SUCCESSFUL £152.5M SECURITISATION In its interim results announcement on 26 November 2004, the Company noted that it was finalising a £152.5m securitisation facility to re-finance its existing interim debt facility and provide additional capacity to acquire further properties. Completion of the refinancing has now been reached and the transaction was fully subscribed. An average weighted pricing has been set at sub 21bps. The transaction priced at the following levels: Tranche Rating Type Amount Price S&P/Fitch A AAA/AAA 9.3yr FRN £139m 20bps B AA/AA 9.3yr FRN £13.5m 29bps Commenting, Duncan Owen, Managing Director, Property at Insight Investment, said: 'This has been a successful, innovative financing exercise at attractive interest rates for the Insight Foundation Property Trust. We are pleased to have fully hedged the loan at below 5.1%, which means that the Trust's annual costs of financing after allowing for the cost of establishing the facility are in the order of 5.6%, some 70bps lower than the interest rate assumptions we used at the time of launch last summer. Going forward, the strength and efficiency of our capital structure gives us flexibility to continue to invest in the business and thereby enhance shareholder value.' Andrew Radkiewicz of Rothschild, the Arranger of the transaction, commented: 'We are very pleased to have worked with Insight on this transaction, and in particular, to have structured the facility with the capability to raise further funds in the future, whilst also providing the ability to manage the property portfolio effectively.' -ENDS- Enquiries: Duncan Owen Insight Investment Management 020 7321 1677 Paul Smith/Jeff Lanyon RBSI 01481 740820 Stephanie Highett/ Dido Laurimore/Ed Gascoigne- Pees Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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