Refinancing in place for 2012 and gearing is low at 30%
Singapore, 20 January 2012 - CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited, the Manager of CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT or Trust), wishes to announce a distributable income of S$212.8 million for the financial period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December
2011 (FY 2011). This is 3.7% less than the distributable
income of S$221.0 million for the same period last year,
mainly due to the lack of income contribution after the sales
of Robinson Point and StarHub Centre in 2010 and the
redevelopment of Market Street Car Park. The other reasons
are lower occupancy rate and signing office rents being lower
than expired rents in 2011. Nonetheless, the increase in
rental income from Raffles City Singapore, together with the
lower property tax payment for the portfolio and interest
savings moderated the decline in income.
Distribution per unit (DPU) for FY 2011 is 7.52 cents, which
is 4.0% lower than the 7.83 cents last year. CCT's
distribution yield is 6.8% based on the closing price of
S$1.11 per unit on 19 January 2012. The estimated DPU for the
financial period 1 July 2011 to 31
December 2011 (2H 2011) is 3.751 cents, which is
4.6% lower than last year. The books
closure date is on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 and payment is
expected to be made on
Wednesday, 29 February 2012.
The Trust's investment properties have been assessed by
independent valuers to be worth S$5,729.8 million as at 31
December 2011. This results in a S$149.6 million net fair
value gain or a 2.7% increase. The Trust's total assets as at
year end were S$6.7 billion after including its proportionate
40.0% interest in the joint venture to develop
1 2H 2011 and FY 2011 DPU were computed on the basis that none of the Convertible Bonds due in
2013 and Convertible Bonds due in 2015 is converted into units. Accordingly, the actual quantum of
DPU may differ if any of the Convertible Bonds is converted into units.
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Market Street. The net asset value per unit after subtracting
the 2H 2011 distributable income to unitholders is
S$1.57.
The Trust's unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for
FY 2011 are available on its website
(www.cct.com.sg) and on SGXNet
(www.sgx.com).
Actual 2H 2011 | Actual 4Q 2011 | Actual 4Q 2010 | Change % | Actual FY 2011 | Actual FY 2010 | Change % | |
Gross Revenue (S$'000) Net Property Income (S$'000) Distributable Income (S$'000) | 179,209 137,562 106,294 | 89,883 68,325 54,430 | 92,093 70,888 54,706 | (2.4) (3.6) (0.5) | 361,242 277,315 212,790 | 391,911 298,983 220,957 | (7.8) (7.2) (3.7) |
Distribution Per Unit - For the Period | 3.75¢ | 1.92¢ | 1.94¢ | (1.0) | 7.52¢ | 7.83¢ | (4.0) |
Mr. Richard Hale, Chairman of the Manager, said, "The Trust has done well in FY 2011 even though distribution per unit declined marginally. The sale in 2010 of two properties at good prices and sale of Market Street Car Park during 2011 to a joint venture (in which we hold forty per cent) resulted in reduced rental income. New leases and renewals signed for our other buildings were at lower rates than those they replaced despite an uptrend over the period. Market Street Car Park was demolished late in the year and construction of the new office tower has started. We are on schedule to complete it in the second half of 2014. The enhancement in the site's land and asset value due to the redevelopment plan has greatly benefited the Trust. This redevelopment and our continued improvements at Six Battery Road are in line with our strategy to create value. Our prudent capital management has strengthened the Trust's balance sheet, resulting in a low gearing ratio of 30.2%. Given our financial flexibility we have been actively pursuing new investment opportunities; however, over the year none except the redevelopment I have just mentioned would have given us the expected income accretion we felt was necessary to proceed."
Refinancing In Place for 2012
Ms. Lynette Leong, Chief Executive Officer of the Manager,
said, "We are pleased to have committed funding to meet the
Trust's refinancing, having proactively secured
borrowings ahead of the Trust's debt maturities in 2011 and
2012. In June 2011, we
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successfully completed the refinancing of Raffles City
Singapore's S$964.0 million commercial mortgage-backed
securities and secured revolving credit facility due in
September 2011. In December 2011, we also obtained committed
unsecured facilities and issued S$200.0 million medium term
notes totaling S$650.0 million. The aggregate is more than
sufficient to refinance the Trust's S$570.0 million term loan
due in March
2012. By then, seven out of nine of the Trust's assets
(including all its Grade A assets) valued at approximately
S$4 billion will be unencumbered, further enhancing the
Trust's financial flexibility."
The successful refinancing of Raffles City Singapore (jointly owned by CCT and CapitaMall Trust) was largely achieved through the issue of a five-year US$645.0 million Class A secured floating rate notes. This was one of the largest AAA-rated securitised note issuances from Singapore and won accolades including the International Financing Review (IFR) Asia's Securitisation Deal of the Year 2011, the IFR Global Awards for Asia Pacific Securitisation of the Year 2011 and The Asset's Triple A Regional Deal Awards' Best Cross-Border Securitisation.
Signed New and Retained Tenants in the Portfolio
Ms Leong said, "Despite slower leasing momentum in the
Singapore office market due to the economic uncertainty, our
properties remain attractive resulting in an aggregate of
555,500 square feet of office space having been signed or
renewed in 2011. Even though some tenants vacated from our
properties, we were able to backfill much of the space due to
expansion requirements of existing tenants and leases to new
tenants. Portfolio committed occupancy was at 95.8% at
end-December 2011, better than the office market average
occupancy rate of 91.2% for core CBD, as a result of our
proactive marketing and leasing efforts."
During the year, the Trust welcomed new tenants - Ashmore
Investment Management (Singapore) and The Bank of Fukuoka,
Ltd at One George Street, and Sinostar Strategic Advisory Pte
Ltd at Six Battery Road. The Trust also renewed leases
with
Diageo Singapore, Legg Mason Asset Management, Shinhan Bank,
and Western Asset
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Management Company Pte Ltd, and completed forward lease
renewals with CapitaLand
Group and the Economic Development Board.
As at 31 December 2011, the diversity of the Trust's tenant
mix in the key business sectors improved to 30% from the
Banking, Insurance and Financial sector, 15% from
Hospitality, 9% from Energy, Business Consultancy, IT and
Telecommunications, and
8% from Government and Government-Linked Office. Our top ten
tenants contributed
44% to the monthly gross rental income, adding stability to
the portfolio.
Ms Leong added, "Whilst negative rent reversions could continue for some of the Trust's office leases expiring in 2012, the downside risk is mitigated by the fact that the office component representing only 7.9% of the Trust's portfolio gross rental income is due for renewal. Furthermore, a substantial portion (36% for FY 2011) of the Trust's total gross rental income is contributed by retail and hotel & convention centre income primarily from 60% interest in Raffles City Singapore - this additionally limits the Trust's exposure to the soft office market conditions."
Office Market Update
Singapore's Grade A office market rent declined by 0.5% in 4Q
2011, averaging $11.00 per square foot per month (from
S$11.06 per square foot in last quarter). Notwithstanding a
quarter-on-quarter decline, Grade A office market rent
recorded a
11.1% increase year-on-year. The net absorption of office
space in Singapore's Central
Area was over 2 million square feet for 2011, but the net
take-up in 4Q 2011 was only
78,000 square feet.
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About CapitaCommercial Trust (www.cct.com.sg)
CapitaCommercial Trust is Singapore's first listed commercial REIT with a market capitalisation of S$3.1 billion based on the last traded price of S$1.11 per unit on 19 January 2012. CCT aims to own and invest in real estate and real estate-related assets which are income producing and
used, or predominantly used, for commercial purposes. The total asset size of CCT is S$6.7
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billion as at 31 December 2011, comprising a portfolio of nine prime commercial properties in Singapore, as well as investments in Malaysia. The properties in Singapore are Capital Tower, Six Battery Road, One George Street, HSBC Building, Raffles City (60% interest through RCS Trust), Bugis Village, Wilkie Edge, Golden Shoe Car Park and Market Street development (40% interest through the joint venture, MSO Trust).
In addition, CCT is a substantial unitholder of Quill Capita Trust with 30% unitholdings and has taken a 7.4% stake in the Malaysia Commercial Development Fund Pte. Ltd. (MCDF). Quill Capita Trust is a commercial REIT listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, with a portfolio of 10 commercial properties in Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya and Penang. MCDF is CapitaLand's first and largest Malaysia private real estate fund with a focus on real estate development properties primarily in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley, Malaysia.
Effective from 18 September 2009, CCT is a constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series (FTSE4Good), a series of benchmark and tradable indices derived from the globally recognised FTSE Global Equity Index Series. FTSE4Good is designed to track the performance of companies meeting international corporate responsibility standards and forms the basis for over
70 different funds and investment products.
CCT is managed by an external manager, CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, one of the largest real estate
companies in Southeast Asia by market capitalisation.
Issued by CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited(Company registration no. 200309059W)
ContactHo Mei Peng
Head, Investor Relations & Communications
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Email: ho.meipeng@capitaland.com
Lee Wai Leng
Manager, Investor Relations & Communications
DID: (65) 6826 5568
Mobile: (65) 9800 1009
Email: lee.waileng@capitaland.com
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Important NoticeThis release may contain forward-looking statements that involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward- looking statements as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of these factors include (without limitation) general industry and economic conditions, interest rate trends, cost of capital and capital availability, competition from similar developments, shifts in expected levels of occupancy or property rental income, changes in operating expenses, including employee wages, benefits and training, governmental and public policy changes and the continued availability of financing in the amounts and the terms necessary to support future business. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which are based on current view of management on future events.
The value of Units and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. Units are not obligations of, deposits in, or guaranteed by, the Manager or any of its affiliates. An investment in Units is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.
Investors have no right to request the Manager to redeem or purchase their Units while the Units are listed. It is intended that Unitholders may only deal in their Units through trading on the SGX-ST. Listing of the Units on the SGX-ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units.
The past performance of CCT is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of CCT.
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