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RNS Number : 0210R  Sirius Real Estate Limited  24 October 2023

SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LIMITED

(Incorporated in Guernsey)

Company Number: 46442

JSE Share Code: SRE

LSE (GBP) Share Code: SRE

LEI: 213800NURUF5W8QSK566

ISIN Code: GG00B1W3VF54

 

 

24 October 2023

Sirius Real Estate Limited

("Sirius Real Estate", "Sirius", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

FITCH REAFFIRMS SIRIUS' BBB INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT RATING WITH STABLE OUTLOOK

 

Sirius Real Estate, the leading owner and operator of branded business and
industrial parks providing conventional and flexible workspaces in Germany and
the UK, announces that Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the Company's BBB
investment grade credit rating with 'Stable Outlook' (Long-Term Issuer Default
Rating).

 

In its rating, Fitch highlighted the resilience of Sirius' high-yielding
portfolio, operating platform and refurbishment capex strategies in driving
consistent rental income, which it expects to remain stable due to the
Company's focus on occupancy and affordable rents at out-of-town locations.
Fitch noted that Sirius had successfully transferred some of the best
practices in its German operations to drive asset management initiatives in
its BizSpace portfolio in the UK.

Fitch also referenced Sirius' robust financial profile, with net debt/EBITDA
leverage having returned to below 8.0x at the end of FY23 (financial year to
end-March 2023) and no near or medium-term debt maturities, following the
Company's successful refinancing of all of 2024's maturity debt into 2030.

The ratings agency also highlighted Sirius' in-house digital sales and
marketing capability which minimises the reliance on third party brokers,
especially in Germany.

 

As announced on 9 October 23, the Company will announce its half year results
to 30 September 23 on 20 November 23.

 

Sirius CFO, Chris Bowman, commented: "Retaining our investment-grade rating
against a backdrop of ongoing market uncertainty is testament to the
resilience of our portfolio, the strength of our operating platform and the
value of our asset management model."

 

For further information:

Sirius Real Estate

Andrew Coombs, CEO / Chris Bowman, CFO

+49 (0) 30 285 010 110

 

FTI Consulting (Financial PR)

Richard Sunderland / James McEwan / Talia Shirion

+44 (0) 20 3727 1000

SiriusRealEstate@fticonsulting.com

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Sirius Real Estate

Sirius is a property company listed on the main and premium market of the
London Stock Exchange and the main board of the JSE Limited. It is a leading
owner and operator of branded business and industrial parks providing
conventional space and flexible workspace in Germany and the UK. As of 31
March 2023, the Group's portfolio comprised 140 assets let to 9,201 tenants
with a total book value of over €2 billion, generating a total annualised
rent roll of €178.3 million. Sirius also holds a 35% stake in Titanium, its
€350+ million German-focused joint venture with clients of AXA IM Alts.

The Company's strategy centres on acquiring business parks at attractive
yields and integrating them into its network of sites - both under the Sirius
and BizSpace names and alongside a range of branded products. The business
then seeks to reconfigure and upgrade existing and vacant space to appeal to
the local market via intensive asset management and investment and may then
choose to refinance or dispose of assets selectively once they meet maturity,
to release capital for new investment. This active approach allows the Company
to generate attractive returns for shareholders through growing rental income,
improving cost recoveries and capital values, and enhancing returns through
securing efficient financing terms.

 

For more information, please visit: www.sirius-real-estate.com
(http://www.sirius-real-estate.com/)

 

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(https://www.linkedin.com/company/siriusrealestate/)

 

Follow us on Twitter at @SiriusRE

 

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