July 11 (Reuters) - Public Property Invest ASA
PUBLI.OL :
* H1 NET OPERATING INCOME UP 6.5% TO NOK 279 MILLION
* H1 LOSS BEFORE TAX NOK 203 MILLION VS LOSS 290 MLN YR AGO
* PPI WILL POSITION ITSELF AS A LEADING CONSOLIDATOR WITH
LOW
LEVERAGE, HIGH GROWTH AMBITIONS AND AN ATTRACTIVE DIVIDEND
POLICY - INTERIM CEO ILIJA BATLJAN
* SAYS CO HAS A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION AND AVAILABLE
LIQUIDITY
TO DELIVER ON GROWTH AMBITIONS
* H1 LTV AT 40.2% VS 64.9% AT THE END-2023
* H1 NET VALUE CHANGES HAD AN IMPACT ON PROFIT OF NOK -215
MILLION
(-408)
* IN CONNECTION WITH IPO, COMPANY RAISED NOK 1,336 MILLION
IN NET
PROCEEDS, OF WHICH NOK 1,020 MILLION WILL BE USED TO REPAY DEBT
* REFINANCED ALL ITS LIABILITIES AND 70% OF ITS DEBT IS NOW
AT
FIXED RATES, WITH EXTENDED MATURITIES
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