RNS in full8 Apr 2016 17:08
8 April 2016
PLAZA CENTERS N.V.
PRE-AGREEMENT TO SELL DEVELOPMENT PLOT IN GREECE FOR €4.7 MILLION
Plaza Centers N.V. ("Plaza" or the "Company"), a leading emerging markets property developer, announces that it has signed a binding pre-agreement to sell its development land in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, for €4.7 million. The sale agreement with a third party developer is subject to certain conditions being met, including due diligence which has up to six months to complete. The purchaser has placed a corporate guarantee to secure the transaction for 10% of the consideration.
The circa 15,000 sqm plot first achieved a building permit in 2009 for the construction of a shopping centre but, due to market conditions, the decision was taken by Plaza not to proceed with the project. However, the development site is well located within the town of Piraeus, 10km from the heart of the Greek capital, Athens, and adjacent to Europe's largest passenger port.
Upon completion of the disposal, in line with the Company's stated restructuring plan, 75% of the net cash proceeds will be distributed to the Plaza's bondholders.
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