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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 December 2022
Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
("Globalworth" or the "Company")
New Financing Facilities with the Erste Group
Globalworth, the leading office investor in Central and Eastern Europe, is pleased to announce the signing of two new facilities for an aggregate amount of €160 million.
These facilities are part of the ongoing strategic management of our liquidity and debt management initiatives, further strengthening the Company's liquidity position at attractive market terms.
The first facility is a €50 million unsecured Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF") with a three-year term, which has been structured to generally align with the terms of Company's existing Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme and its existing syndicated €215 million RCF.
The second facility is a €110 million asset-secured financing of the Company's logistics / light-industrial portfolio in Romania, with a ten-year term.
Erste Group, through Erste Group Bank AG and Banca Comerciala Romana SA, has provided both facilities, further strengthening our relationship with one of our long-term financing partners.
Mihai Zaharia, Head of Investments Romania and Group Capital Markets Director, Globalworth, commented: "Liquidity remains a key focus for us, so we are delighted to have obtained further flexible, committed capital on favourable terms, notwithstanding the prevailing macroeconomic environment. Also, in response and subject to market conditions, the Group may consider certain capital market transactions, including repurchasing issued bonds or shares in the upcoming reporting periods. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Erste Group for the close and successful cooperation over the years and to our continued partnership in the future".
For further information visit www.globalworth.com or contact:
Enquiries | |
Stamatis Sapkas Chief Financial Officer
| Tel: +40 732 800 000 |
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Alina Vaskina
| Tel: +44 20 7886 2500 |
About Globalworth / Note to Editors:
Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Poland and Romania. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by over 240 professionals across Cyprus, Guernsey, Poland and Romania, a combined value of its portfolio is €3.2 billion, as at 30 June 2022. Approximately 96.3% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of over 660 national and multinational corporates. In Poland Globalworth is present in Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice, while in Romania its assets span Bucharest, Timisoara, Constanta, Pitesti, Arad and Oradea.
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