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Target Healthcare ReitAnnouncement

01/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 8511X  Target Healthcare REIT PLC  01 September 2022

1 September 2022

Target Healthcare REIT plc and its subsidiaries

("Target Healthcare" or "the Group")

 

Portfolio update

Target Healthcare (LSE: THRL), the UK listed specialist investor in modern,
purpose-built care homes, is pleased to provide the following update on its
portfolio initiatives and rent collection.

The Group's Net Asset Value, Corporate Update & Dividend announcement
published on 4 August 2022 detailed re-tenanting initiatives which would, in
aggregate, reallocate nine homes providing 8.3% of contractual rent to six
alternative operators, and alleviate the impact on recent rent collection,
which was 90% for the quarter ended 30 June 2022.

An agreement has since been reached with the incumbent tenant in seven of
these homes (6.2% of June 2022 contractual rent) whereby they will remain in
place as a tenant and operator. The full settlement of outstanding rental
arrears to 30 June 2022 has been received, resulting in the rent collection
for the quarter ended 30 June 2022 increasing to 94% from 90%, and for the
quarter ended 31 March 2022 increasing to 95% from 92%, reflecting the
previous receipt of partial rental payments. Furthermore, all rent due in
respect of the current quarter to September 2022 has been received, as has
penalty interest in respect of all overdue rent.

The tenant has reaffirmed their long-term commitment to the homes following
the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and has pledged additional
security from another company in the tenant's group.

Scott Steven, Head of Asset Management of Target Fund Managers:

"The commitments made by all parties during this process is strong evidence of
the trading outlook for these assets, and of the overall demand for modern,
ESG-compliant care home real estate from progressive, quality care providers.
Underlying resident occupancy across our portfolio continues its steady
recovery and reflects the long-term structural demand for care places in our
homes. This is long-awaited from our tenants and while mindful of the
inflationary and staffing headwinds they face, we are generally optimistic
that trading improvements will continue in the coming months."

Enquiries:

 

Kenneth MacKenzie; Gordon Bland

Target Fund Managers Limited

01786 845 912

 

Mark Young; Mark Bloomfield

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited

020 7710 7600

 

Dido Laurimore; Richard Gotla

FTI Consulting

020 3727 1000

TargetHealthcare@fticonsulting.com (mailto:TargetHealthcare@fticonsulting.com)

 

Important information

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of UK Domestic Law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended and
supplemented ("UK MAR") and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's
obligations under UK MAR. Upon the publication of this announcement, this
inside information will be considered to be in the public domain.

Notes:

UK listed Target Healthcare REIT plc (THRL) is an externally managed Real
Estate Investment Trust which provides shareholders with an attractive level
of income, together with the potential for capital and income growth, from
investing in a diversified portfolio of modern, purpose-built care homes.

The Group's portfolio at 30 June 2022 comprised 101 assets let to 34 tenants
with a total value of £911.6 million.

The Group invests in modern, purpose-built care homes that are let to high
quality tenants who demonstrate strong operational capabilities and a strong
care ethos. The Group builds collaborative, supportive relationships with each
of its tenants as it believes working in this way helps raise standards of
care and helps its tenants build sustainable businesses. In turn, that helps
the Group deliver stable returns to its investors.

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