REG-Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd SWEF: March 2024 NAV

Starwood European Real Estate FinanceAnnouncement

24/04/2024 07:00

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   Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd (SWEF)
   SWEF: March 2024 NAV

   24-Apr-2024 / 07:00 GMT/BST

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     Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited (the “Company”) (Ticker:
                                    “SWEF”)

                         Net Asset Value, 31 March 2024

   This announcement contains price sensitive information.

   As at the close of business on 31 March 2024 the unaudited net asset value
   (NAV) of  the Company’s  Ordinary Shares  was 104.45p  (29 February  2024:
   103.69p). Please refer to  the Reconciliation of  NAV per share  movements
   below for more information.

   Net Asset Value in total:

    

   Loans advanced                                        £228.1m
   Cash and cash equivalents                              £53.9m
   Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss   £1.6m
   Other net assets/(liabilities)                        (£1.4m)
   Net assets                                            £282.2m

    

    

   The Cash and cash equivalents balance  in the table above includes a  cash
   reserve to cover undrawn loan commitments in the portfolio, totaling £31.4
   million, as set out in the table below.

    

   Capital amounts  drawn as  at  31 March  2024  and amounts  committed  but
   undrawn as at 31 March 2024 is shown below.

    

                                             Local Currency Sterling (2)
   Amounts drawn £m (1)                             £175.8m      £175.8m
   Amounts drawn €m (1)                              €57.6m       £49.2m
                                                                 £225.0m
   Committed but undrawn cash amounts £m (3)         £31.4m       £31.4m
                                                                  £31.4m

    

   (1) The balances shown corresponds to cash advanced.

   (2) Euro amounts drawn converted at the month end spot rate.

   (3) Excludes interest which may be capitalized.

    

   The difference  between  amounts  drawn  in the  table  above  and  “Loans
   advanced” in the first table is accrued income.

    

    

   Reconciliation of NAV  per share movements  for the month  ended 31  March
   2024:

    

    

                                                           March 2024 (pence)
   NAV at the beginning of period                                      103.69
       Operating Income available to distribute (4)                      0.65
       Reclassification of Realised FX gains from not
   distributable to distributable income following loan                (1.72)
   repayments (5)
       Realised FX hedging gains reclassified as available               1.56
   to distribute following loan repayments (6)
       Unrealised FX gains / (losses) (7)                             0.27
   NAV at the end of the period                                        104.45

    

   (4)  Operating  Income  available  to  distribute  comprises  loan  income
   recognised in the period less the cost of debt facilities utilised by  the
   Group and operating costs incurred. It includes realised foreign  exchange
   gains and  losses  that  are  available to  distribute  except  where  the
   realised gains and  losses relate to  the settlement of  hedges that  were
   previously rolled forward and  the gain or loss  on that roll forward  was
   classified as unavailable to distribute (see notes 5 and 6 below).   These
   movements are shown separately in the table above.

   (5) On occasion, the Group may realise a gain or loss on the roll  forward
   of a hedge if it  becomes necessary to extend  a capital hedge beyond  the
   initial anticipated loan  term. If  this situation arises  the Group  will
   separate the realised  FX gain  or loss from  other realised  FX gains  or
   losses and not consider  it available to distribute  or as a reduction  in
   distributable profits. The  FX gain or  loss will only  be transferred  to
   distributable income when the  rolled hedge matures or  is settled due  to
   the loan repayment, and the final net  gain or loss on the capital  hedges
   over the life of the loan  can be determined. The March reconciliation  of
   NAV above shows the reversing of  such an FX gain (or proportion  thereof)
   following the repayment of one such loan and the partial repayment of  two
   such loans.

   (6) This relates  to the transfer  of historic realised  gains on  capital
   hedges that were rolled (as  described under note 5) from  undistributable
   to distributable income due to the final settlement of capital hedges  (or
   a portion thereof where a loan has only partially repaid) less realised FX
   losses during  the  month  on  the  repayment  of  loan  amounts  and  the
   settlement (or portion thereof) of the rolled hedges.

   (7) Unrealised foreign exchange  gain/losses relate to  the net impact  of
   changes in  the valuation  of  foreign exchange  hedges and  the  sterling
   equivalent value of Euro loan investments (using the applicable month  end
   rate). Mismatches between  the hedge valuations  and the loan  investments
   may occur depending on the shape of  the forward FX curve and this  causes
   some movement  in the  NAV. These  unrealised FX  gains /  losses are  not
   considered part of distributable reserves.

    

    

   All figures herein are published  based on current information,  estimates
   and judgements.

    

                                   Enquiries:

    

   Apex Fund and Corporate Services (Guernsey) Limited as Company Secretary

    

   Duke Le Prevost

   T: +44 203 5303 630

   E:  1 starwood@apexgroup.com

    

   Jefferies International Limited

   Gaudi Le Roux

   Harry Randall

   Ollie Nott

   T: +44 020 7029 8000

    

   Notes: 

   Starwood European Real  Estate Finance  Limited is  an investment  company
   listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange with an  investment
   objective to conduct an orderly realisation of the assets of the Company. 
    2 www.starwoodeuropeanfinance.com.

    

   The Group's  assets  are managed  by  Starwood European  Finance  Partners
   Limited, an  indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiary of  the  Starwood  Capital
   Group.

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   ISIN:           GG00BRC3R375
   Category Code:  NAV
   TIDM:           SWEF
   LEI Code:       5493004YMVUQ9Z7JGZ50
   OAM Categories: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be
                   disclosed under the laws of a Member State
   Sequence No.:   317452
   EQS News ID:    1887457


    
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