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Schroder Eur Real Est Inv Trust PLC

01 April 2019

1 April 2019

SCHRODER EUROPEAN REIT PLC INCREASES LOGISTICS EXPOSURE WITH EUR17.3 MILLION FRENCH ACQUISITION

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust plc ("SERE"), the company investing in European growth cities, has completed the acquisition of two logistics warehouses near Rennes, in Brittany, France, for EUR17.3 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.9%.

The acquisition was part funded with a new loan facility totalling EUR8.6 million, which has been secured against the Rennes property.

Providing 23,852 sqm of institutional quality space across two adjacent buildings, the property is let on a 12 year lease to C-Log, the logistics subsidiary of Groupe Beaumanoir, the international fashion retailer, which has invested significant capex in equipping the building with automated technology.

The property is located at the junction of two major arterial routes and benefits from excellent sea, high speed rail and air connectivity. In line with Schroders' Winning Cities strategy, Brittany is one of France's fastest growing regions in terms of GDP and population growth.

Jeff O'Dwyer, of Schroder REIM, commented: "The 12 year lease on this asset to a strong covenant in a fast growing region of France makes this another excellent addition to our already high-quality portfolio of assets. We have now deployed all of the proceeds from last year's sale of low yielding retail assets into five warehouse investments, with a blended net income yield of approximately 6.4%, further diversifying the portfolio and increasing its allocation to the high growth industrial and logistics sector."

Following this acquisition, the SERE portfolio comprises 13 properties with a value of approximately EUR240 million and a blended net initial yield of 6.2%. The portfolio's sector allocation is 46% office, 27% retail, 19% industrial and 8% mixed use.

Debt facilities

Totalling EUR8.6 million, the new loan facility has been agreed with Franco-German regional bank SaarLB. It represents a blended loan to value of approximately 50% against the Rennes property.

The loan has a term of 5.0 years and a margin of 1.4% above 3 month Euribor. The Group has acquired an interest rate cap to limit future potential interest costs, with a strike rate of 1.0% p.a.

SERE now has total third party loans of EUR73.0 million, representing an overall loan to value across the Group of 29% against the gross asset value, at an average weighted interest rate of 1.4%. The average unexpired loan term is 5.5 years.

Enquiries:

Duncan Owen/Jeff O'Dwyer

   Schroder Real Estate Investment Management Limited              Tel: 020 7658 6000

Ria Vavakis

   Schroder Investment Management Limited                                   Tel: 020 7658 2371

Dido Laurimore/Richard Gotla Tel: 020 3727 1000

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