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DIC Asset: Off to a Good Start in 2012
26.04.2012 / 08:01
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DIC Asset: Off to a Good Start in 2012
- Acquisitions of two office properties in Frankfurt, having an
investment volume of approx. EUR 40 million
- Successful start into the financial year with disposals and large-scale
lettings
DIC Asset AG (WKN 509840/ ISIN DE0005098404) just finalised the acquisition
of two office properties in Frankfurt, earmarked for its portfolio of
existing real estate (Commercial Portfolio). The deal has an investment
volume of approximately EUR 40 million. The aggregate FFO realised by these
properties will add up to approximately EUR 0.7 million before the end of
2012, and double to approximately EUR 1.4 million in 2013:
- The deed for one of the office properties, which is located in the
direct vicinity of Frankfurt's central railway station, has just been
signed. The title will most likely be transferred by the end of Q2. The
investment volume equals EUR 17 million. The property, which has a
letting space of 7,200 sqm, is almost fully let, and generates annual
rent revenues of approximately EUR 1.3 million, generating a stable
cash-flow for DIC Asset, and paying an initial rental yield of 7.6
percent. With an average lease term of around 9 years, the property is
let long-term to high-net-worth tenants. The excellent micro-location
with its superb infrastructure suggests a wide variety of options for
re-letting the property. The acquisition of this asset was facilitated
by BNP Paribas Real Estate. Financing partner was DG Hyp.
- The deed for a new office property with 11,500 sqm of office space,
just completed at Frankfurt Airport, was signed at the end of December
2011, as reported at the start of this year. The title was transferred
as scheduled in late March 2012. The total investment volume equalled
approximately EUR 22 million. Let on long-term letting contracts with
an average lifetime of 7 years, and generating rent revenues of EUR 1.6
million annually, this property, too, contributes a stable cash-flow
and a rental initial yield of 7.3 percent. The transaction was
facilitated by Trompetter Immobilien GmbH. Property financing was
provided by Helaba, the state bank of Hesse and Thuringia.
In addition, three commercial properties from the co-investment segment in
Düsseldorf and Hamburg, having a volume of approximately EUR 10 million
each, were sold during the first months of 2012.
Simultaneously, DIC Asset AG successfully signed major letting contracts
during the first quarter: Important signings included primarily letting
contracts with internationally active industrials in Germany, including a
new long-term letting contract for 9,400 sqm of office space in the
southern region, a long-term lease renewal for 6,500 sqm of office space,
also in southern Germany, and a re-letting contract for 3,700 sqm of office
space in the western region. On the whole, the take-up increased by 7
percent to around 52,000 sqm during the first quarter (up from 48,300 sqm
during Q1 2011). Thereof, around 30,000 sqm represented new letting
contracts (Q1 2011: 24,100 sqm). This pushed the vacancy rate down to 12.3
percent in Q1 2012 despite the traditionally elevated lease expiration rate
at the beginning of a given year (Q4 2011: 12.4 percent, Q1 2011: 14.3
percent).
For more details on DIC Asset AG, please visit us on the Internet at
www.dic-asset.de.
About DIC Asset AG:
Established in 2002, DIC Asset AG, with registered offices in
Frankfurt/Main, is a real estate company with a dedicated investment focus
on commercial real estate in Germany, pursuing a return-oriented investment
policy. Real estate assets under management amount to approx. EUR 3.3
billion, comprising around 280 properties, of which EUR 2.2 billion is
carried on DIC Asset AG's statement of the balance sheet. The Company's
investment strategy is geared to the continued development of a
high-quality, highly profitable and regionally diversified portfolio. The
real estate portfolio is structured in two segments: the Commercial
Portfolio (EUR 1.9 billion) comprises existing properties with long-term
rental contracts generating attractive rental yields. The Co-Investments
segment (EUR 0.3 billion) comprises fund investments, joint-venture
investments, and interests in development projects. We provide a direct
service to tenants through our own real estate management teams in six
branch offices located at the regional hubs within our portfolio. This
provides us with an edge in terms of market presence and expertise, and
builds the foundation for maintaining and increasing the value of our real
estate assets. DIC Asset AG has been included in the SDAX(R) segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange since June 2006. The Company's shares are also
included in the EPRA index, which tracks the performance of the most
important European real estate companies.
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Language: English
Company: DIC Asset AG
Eschersheimer Landstr. 223
60320 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone: +49 69 9454858-0
Fax: +49 69 9454858-99
E-mail: info(at)dic-asset.de
Internet: www.dic-asset.de
ISIN: DE0005098404
WKN: 509840
Indices: S-DAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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