PAREF : Quaterly business report : 3rd quarter 2014

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Paris, 5 November 2014, 8am

Cumulative 9-month revenues: €17.4 million (up 2.8%)

Increase in assets managed by the Group to €852 million (up 4% over 9 months)

SIIC PAREF, a property company with the dual business of property investment and management on behalf of third parties, announces revenues of €5.8 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared with €5.7 million for the same period of 2013. Cumulative revenues for the first 9 months of the 2014 financial year totalled €17.4 million, an increase of 3.6% compared with the first 9 months of 2013.

Investment business

Rent and costs recovered for the first nine months of 2014 totalled €12.6 million, compared with €12.7 million for the year to 30 September 2013. Rent from the Levallois building (5,800 m² of offices located near to the So Ouest shopping centre), acquired in April 2014 and 95% rented out, offset the effects of the sale of the Rueil and La Courneuve buildings, completed in May 2013 and March 2014 respectively.

On a constant group structure basis (excluding 2014 sales and acquisitions), rental income also declined by €0.1 million, due to tenants moving in and out (negative impact of €0.2 million) and the combined effect of several other movements (rent indexing, recovery of costs and rent renegotiations), representing a total positive effect of €0.1 million.

The occupancy rate at the end of September was 93.6%, compared with 91.6% at 30 June excluding Gaïa (84.5% vs. 82.6% including Gaïa).

Management on behalf of third parties

Management fees increased to €4.8 million for the year to 30 September 2014, compared with €4.1 million for the same period of 2013.

Subscription fees increased thanks to the new SCPI Novapierre Germany launched at the start of the year, which confirmed its appeal. This SCPI posted a capitalisation of almost €33 million at 30 September. Subscription fees thus increased to €2.3 million (including €1.6 million from Novapierre Germany), compared with €1.8 million at 30 September 2013.

Management fees for SCPI, OPCI and third party assets (and various fees) represented €2.5 million compared with €2.3 million at 30 September 2013.

Third party assets under management totalled €716 million, an increase of 5% compared with 31 December 2013. Total assets held or managed by Paref Group, following elimination of duplication (Paref investments in funds managed by Paref Gestion) thus totalled €852 million, as against €816 million at the end of 2013.

Detailed information on Group operations and financial position concerning this period is provided in the accompanying quarterly financial report, also published on the Company's website: www.paref.com (investor/publication area).

Shareholders' agenda:

Publication of 2014 full-year revenues: 29 January 2015

About PAREF
PAREF Group operates in two major complementary areas:
§ Commercial and residential investments: Paref owns various commercial buildings in and out of the Paris region. The Group also owns the temporary usufruct of residential property in Paris.

§ Management on behalf of third parties: PAREF Gestion, an AMF-certified subsidiary of PAREF manages 5 SCPIs and 2 OPCIs.

At 30 September 2014, PAREF Group owned €179 million in property assets and managed assets worth €716 million on behalf of third parties.

PAREF shares have been listed on Compartment C of the NYSE Euronext Paris Stock Exchange since December 2005

ISIN Code: FR0010263202 - Ticker: PAR

For further information, please visit www.paref.com

Quarterly business report ⁽ [1] ⁾

Third quarter 2014

4 November 2014

SIIC PAREF, a property company specialised in property investment and management on behalf of third parties, announces revenues of €17.4 million for the first nine months of the year, compared with €16.8 million for the year to 30 September 2013. The quarter was marked by the strengthened financial position (refinancing of Croissy-Beaubourg and Dax), the continued development of the property portfolio, due primarily to SCPI Novapierre Germany which confirmed its success, and the selective disposals made by the fully-consolidated SCPI Interpierre, Bagneux in particular.

1 – Property assets and Group debt

1.1 Property portfolio

The following changes have affected the consolidated property portfolio since 30 June:

- Disposal by Interpierre, a subsidiary of Paref, of one third of the Chenevière-sur-Marne building for a total price of €800 K;

- Disposal by Interpierre of the Bagneux building for a total price of €2,100 K.

The value of the Group's property portfolio, based on the appraised values of buildings at 30 June 2014, totalled €176 million at the end of September 2014, compared with €173 million at the end of December 2013. This figure includes SCPI and OPCI shares valued at €12.0 million (based on share prices at 30 September).

The increase in the value of the property portfolio is primarily due to the acquisition of the Levallois building, which offsets the disposal of Paref's buildings La Courneuve (€12.2 million), Fontenay-le Fleury (€3.9 million), Saint Maurice and Clichy (€0.5 million) and those of the fully consolidated Interpierre, Chennevières-sur-Marne (€0.8 million) and Bagneux (€2.1 million).

1.2 Financial debt

Total Group financial debt was €78.6 million at 30 September 2014, compared with €78.0 million at 30 June 2014. The €4 million refinancing of the Croissy-Beaubourg building was offset by loan amortisation. Furthermore, a binding agreement was reached for the refinancing of the Dax assets through a property lease agreement that will be implemented before 31 January 2015.

Including escrow accounts of €1.2 million and cash and cash equivalents of €10.6 million, the consolidated net financial debt was €69.8 million.

The LTV ratio (net financial debt to property portfolio value), including the share of the “Gaïa” building owned by Wep Watford, an equity‐accounted company, was 44.4%, compared with 40.5% at the beginning of the year.

The Group complied with its covenants at 30 September 2014. The only covenants applying to the Group as a whole concern the Levallois loan and anticipate a maximum consolidated LTV of 55%.

2 Assets under management

Over the first nine months of the 2014 financial year, variable-capital SCPIs managed by PAREF GESTION (Pierre 48, Novapierre 1, Novapierre Germany and Interpierre France), primarily Novapierre Germany, raised €42 million.

The assets managed by the Group at 30 September 2014 may be analysed as follows:

2. – Revenues

Revenues for the third quarter of 2014 were €5.8 million, compared with €5.7 million for the same period of 2013.

Cumulative revenues for the first 9 months of the 2014 financial year totalled €17.4 million, an increase of 3.6% compared with the first 9 months of 2013.

2.1 – Rental income stability

Rent and costs recovered for the year to 30 September 2014 totalled €12.6 million, compared with €12.7 million over the same period of the previous year, a decline of €0.1 million. This change was due to:

· The acquisition of the Levallois building, with a positive impact of €1.1 million;

· The disposal of the La Courneuve, Rueil Malmaison and Fontenay buildings, with a negative impact of €1.1 million;

· Tenants moving in and out had a negative impact of €0.2 million;

· Other causes, including in particular rent indexing, the recovery of costs and rent renegotiations, had a positive impact of €0.1 million.

On a constant group structure basis, excluding acquisitions and disposals, rental income declined by €0.1 million.

The occupancy rate at the end of September was 93.6%, compared with 91.6% at 30 June excluding Gaïa (84.5% vs. 82.6% including Gaïa).

2.2 – Management on behalf of third parties: increase in subscription fees and recurring management fees.

Recurring SCPI management fees (fees from assets under management) continued to rise, reaching €2.1 million (€1.8 million for the year to 30 September 2013) as a result of growth in managed assets (€716 million at 30 September 2014, compared with €683 million at 31 December 2013 – see above).

Subscription fees (excluding Interpierre France, a consolidated entity) represented €2.3 million (including €1.6 million from Novapierre Germany), compared with €1.8 million for the same period of 2013.

OPCI management fees totalled €0.4 million, unchanged from the same period of 2013.

3 – Share capital ownership

At 30 September 2014, the share capital ownership was distributed as follows :

4 – Outlook

Investment

Paref is continuing its policy of trading up its property assets. Acquisitions are being examined as co-investments via vehicles such as Polybail (Levallois building) in order to increase the size of managed assets. The assets targeted mainly include high quality office buildings located within the inner suburbs of Paris, similar to the assets acquired in the first half-year in Levallois. Minority investments in “general public” vehicles launched by Paref Gestion, such as Novapierre Germany, are also being considered, depending on the circumstances.

At the same time, the selective disposal programme will be continued in relation to certain assets located in the outer suburbs as opportunities arise (sale to users or developers).

Management on behalf of third parties: continued growth

- On the back of the successful launch of Novapierre Germany, the Group will expand its SCPI portfolio by focusing on innovation. Various projects are under consideration.

- The Group will also seek out opportunities to create professional OPCIs, both as part of its indirect investment policy and as a mere service provider, and should benefit from the strengthening of its sales teams.

PAREF shares have been listed on Compartment C of the NYSE Euronext Paris Stock Exchange since December 2005

ISIN Code: FR0010263202 - Ticker: PAR

For further information, please visit www.paref.com

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