RE: Oh my31 Jul 2025 10:33
The market is not happy taking 7% off the share price this morning.
In short the NAV on the portfolio at 168M did not account for potential capital gains tax, and sold for 146M which is what they would have got had they sold individually. Question is, is this a Spanish thing or would it happen elsewhere...
Sale of Gavilanes warehouse portfolio in Madrid, Spain
The transaction was structured as a corporate disposal, involving the sale of the Spanish subsidiaries that hold the underlying property assets, for a net consideration of approximately €146 million.
The portfolio, which comprises 122,000 square metres of total lettable area across nine assets, was sold on a portfolio basis to ensure an efficient and timely return of capital to shareholders under the wind-down programme. At the time of sale, eight of the nine units were fully let, with Unit 1B, representing approximately 11,260 square metres, remaining vacant. Key tenants in the portfolio include ADER, Amazon, Carrefour, Method, Molecor and Talentum.
As at 31 March 2025, the portfolio was valued at €168.6 million within the Company's net asset value. By executing the disposal through a share sale of the property owning companies, the Company expedited the sales process and did not crystallise the associated latent capital gains tax liability. This liability is not recognised under IFRS and EPRA in the Company's net asset value and would have been incurred if the assets had been sold individually. It is estimated that the after-tax proceeds from a direct asset sale, assuming disposal values in line with the Q1 2025 valuation, would have been broadly comparable to those achieved through the corporate disposal.