Update Banking/Property

Capitaltech PLC 15 November 2001 CapitalTech plc ('the Company') UPDATE ON BANKING FACILITIES AND PROPERTY SALES The following information is contained in a letter being sent to Shareholders of the Company today. Property Sales Part of the Company's published strategy includes selective disposals from its residential property portfolio to improve that portfolio. This includes sales with vacant possession of flats and houses which it does not seek to continue to hold, often because prospective rental yield is low. In view of the recent speculation regarding a possible slowing down of the housing market, the Company considers it appropriate to state that its sales of such empty properties in October in England and Wales noticeably exceeded the monthly average during its half year to 31 October 2001. The Company also finds the housing market in Scotland strong and believes that the housing market in Scotland, and generally in its portfolio of modestly priced houses, may better reflect the greater affordability of housing due to interest rate falls, rather than as might be seen in respect of very expensive property where borrowing costs may not have such a significant impact. Banking The Company has replaced medium and short-term borrowings with a £30 million revolving credit facility which should provide access to finance for further deals. The borrowings replaced were a term loan of £17.6 million with three years unexpired and borrowings on overdraft of £7 million. The new revolving credit facility is for five years with interest at a margin of 1.25% over LIBOR, a margin which the Company understands to be fairly standard for residential portfolios. In respect of £20 million of the facility the Company has fixed the LIBOR rate for two years at 4.68%. To date, the Company has only drawn down the facility to the extent of £24.6 million to repay the above borrowings.

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