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Yew Grove REIT PLC
25 March 2021
 

25 March 2021

Yew Grove REIT plc

(the "Company" or "Yew Grove ")

Update to Portfolio Valuation

 

Yew Grove REIT plc (LSE:YEW, Euronext:YEW), which owns a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property assets, is pleased to announce an increase in the Company's portfolio valuation as of 1 March 2021.

The Company is preparing a prospectus in connection with the Company's intended listing on the Main Securities Market of Euronext Dublin. As part of that process the Company's external valuers, Lisney Limited, were required to prepare a valuation of the Company's properties as at 1 March 2021. This valuation reflects asset management initiatives since the year end, including the new leases in Cork Airport and East Wall Road, other rent reviews and the passage of time since 31 December, 2020. The valuation as at 1 March 2021 is €143,185,000, an increase of €1,260,000 on the year end valuation.

The details of the 1 March 2021 valuation are set out in the table below:

 

Property

Type

Location

Value (€'000)

Contracted Rent Roll (€'000)

Gross Yield at Fair Value

Reversionary Rent Roll (€'000)

Gross Reversionary Yield

WAULT to lease break (years)

WAULT to lease end (years)

Portfolio Vacancy

1

One Gateway

Office

Dublin

19,180

1,306

6.8%

1,495

7.8%

1.5

2.5

0.4%

2

Letterkenny

Office

North West

15,640

1,437

9.2%

1,458

9.3%

7.1

7.1

0.0%

3

Three Gateway

Office

Dublin

15,350

913

6.0%

1,178

7.7%

5.8

5.8

0.0%

4

IDA Athlone Unit B & B2

Industrial

Midlands

11,625

1,013

8.7%

1,013

8.7%

2.3

12.7

0.0%

5

Teleflex

Office

Midlands

11,550

948

8.2%

851

7.4%

7.6

10.6

0.0%

6

Ashtown Gate Blocks B&C

Office

Dublin

10,010

800

8.0%

770

7.7%

4.9

6.5

0.0%

7

Birch House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

8,300

697

8.4%

697

8.4%

9.3

14.4

0.0%

8

Unit 2600, Cork Airport

Office

Cork

7,250

350

4.8%

689

9.5%

4.8

14.8

49.2%

9

Chestnut House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

6,200

507

8.2%

574

9.3%

2.7

2.7

0.0%

10

Airways Units 7&8

Industrial

Dublin

5,860

320

5.5%

550

9.4%

4.6

9.6

0.0%

11

IDA Waterford Block A

Office

South East

4,150

353

8.5%

424

10.2%

2.5

13.9

0.0%

12

IDA Athlone Block A

Industrial

Midlands

3,640

270

7.4%

313

8.6%

4.7

7.8

0.0%

13

Hazel House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

3,460

341

9.8%

341

9.8%

2.6

4.2

0.0%

14

Willow House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

3,300

222

6.7%

315

9.5%

3.9

5.0

16.6%

15

Ash House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

3,310

326

9.8%

331

10.0%

5.3

5.3

0.0%

16

IDA Athlone Block C

Industrial

Midlands

3,215

280

8.7%

253

7.9%

3.6

8.6

0.0%

17

Blackwater House

Office

Cork

2,860

236

8.3%

343

12.0%

4.0

4.0

29.0%

18

Beech House MP

Office

Dublin Catchment

2,170

229

10.6%

225

10.4%

1.5

6.6

0.0%

19

Unit L2 Toughers

Industrial

Dublin Catchment

1,930

170

8.8%

211

10.9%

2.0

2.0

0.0%

20

Old Mill Lane

Mixed Use

South West

1,690

247

14.6%

162

9.6%

5.5

7.9

0.0%

21

Bridge Centre

Retail

Midlands

1,575

209

13.3%

161

10.2%

7.6

8.2

0.0%

22

Canal House

Mixed Use

Midlands

920

107

11.6%

55

6.0%

5.9

5.9

0.0%

 

 

Total

 

143,185

11,281

7.9%

12,408

8.7%

4.8

7.7

4.0%

 

 

Jonathan Laredo, Chief Executive of Yew Grove, commented:

"I am pleased that our active management of the portfolio continues to improve the Company's rent and WAULT, and is being reflected in the underlying valuation."

 

For further information contact:

 

Yew Grove REIT plc

+353 1 485 3950

Jonathan Laredo, Chief Executive Officer

 

Charles Peach, Chief Financial Officer

 

Michael Gibbons, Chief Investment Officer

 

 

 

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC

+353 1 667 0400

Joint Broker & Euronext Growth Advisor

 

David Kearney, John Flynn, Edel O'Reilly

 

 

 

Liberum Capital Limited

 

Joint Broker & Nomad

+44 20 3100 2000

Richard Crawley, Jamie Richards

 

 

 

IFC Advisory Limited

+44 203 934 6630

Financial PR

yewgrovereit@investor-focus.co.uk

Tim Metcalfe, Graham Herring

 

 

 

Forward-looking Statements

 

Certain information contained in this announcement may constitute forward looking information. This information relates to future events or occurrences or the Company's future performance. All information other than information of historical fact is forward looking information. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "predict" and "potential" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking information. This information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. No assurance can be given that this information will prove to be correct and such forward looking information included in this announcement should not be relied upon. Forward-looking information speaks only as of the date of this announcement. The forward-looking information included in this announcement is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of the date of this announcement. The Company and its group does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information except as required by applicable securities laws.

 

Notes to editors

 

Yew Grove REIT plc, quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market and on the Euronext Growth Market in Dublin, is an Irish commercial real estate company invested in a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property. Yew Grove has a particular focus on well-tenanted commercial real estate assets comprising of office and industrial assets outside of Dublin's Central Business District.

 

Yew Grove's highly experienced team has a proven track record in commercial property investment and asset management in Ireland and internationally and is focused on delivering results. Its investment approach is strategic, not speculative, principally on assets that are let, pre-let or to be let after refurbishment. Shareholders are provided with stable, long-term income from a diverse portfolio of commercial property comprising well-tenanted real estate in strategic centres let to Irish government entities and other state bodies, IDA Ireland supported and other FDI companies, and larger corporates.

 

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