Sale of Parkway Retail Park, Limerick

Sale of Parkway Retail Park, Limerick

Dublin, 10 March, 2017 | Green REIT Plc, ("Green REIT", or "the Company"), announces that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of Parkway Retail Park in Limerick, with completion expected by the end of March 2017. The contract price of €24.3 million is payable in two tranches, with €1.3 million of the price subject to securing planning consent for a vacant unit in the property for which a tenant has been secured. The contract price reflects a 4.4% uplift on the 31 December 2016 valuation, and a profit to the Company of 74% on the cost of the property, which was acquired in late 2013.

Caroline McCarthy, Chief Investment Officer of Green Property REIT Ventures commented: "This sale brings the proceeds from the Company's disposal programme to €99 million, in line with target. The total profit realised from the sale of the five properties was €42.4 million, or 75% on purchase cost." 

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Contacts

Green Property REIT Ventures (Investment Manager to the Company)

Niall O'Buachalla

+353 (0) 1 2418400

FTI Consulting (IR and PR to the Company)

Dublin: Jonathan Neilan

+353 (0) 1 6633686

London: Giles Barrie / Claire Turvey

+44 (0)20 3727 1000

[email protected]

About Green REIT Plc

Green REIT Plc is an Irish Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") and is listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges. The Company was the first REIT established in Ireland following the introduction of REIT legislation by the Irish Government. The Company's stated strategy is to create a property portfolio consisting primarily of commercial property in Ireland to deliver income and capital growth through opportunistic investments, active property management and prudent use of debt finance. Please visit www.greenreitplc.com

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