17 May 2024
Triple
Point Social Housing REIT plc
(the
"Company" or, together with
its subsidiaries, the "Group")
NET ASSET VALUE, 2024
DIVIDEND GUIDANCE AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The Board of Directors of Triple
Point Social Housing REIT plc (ticker: SOHO) is pleased to announce
the Company's unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") as at 31 March 2024, dividend
guidance for the financial year ending 31 December 2024 and the
declaration of the first quarterly interim dividend.
NAV
as at 31 March 2024
The unaudited NAV reflects an independent RICS
"Red Book" valuation of the Company's portfolio (including all
property acquisitions completed) as at 31 March 2024, prepared by
Jones Lang LaSalle Limited ("JLL"), on an individual asset basis (as
required by IFRS).
NAV
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As at 31 Mar
2024
(unaudited)
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As at 31 Dec
2023
(audited)
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% change
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NAV per Ordinary Share
(pence)*
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114.15p
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113.76p
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+0.3%
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* As at 31 March 2024, the EPRA NTA
and IFRS NAV for the Company were the same.
Income less expenses had a net
positive 0.08p per share impact on the NAV, whilst the £1.2 million
increase in the value of the Group's property portfolio increased
the NAV by 0.31p per share. While the blended portfolio net initial
yield moved out by 19bps, reflecting current market conditions,
this has been more than offset by annual rent increases in the
first quarter that were linked to the September 2023 Consumer Price
Index figure of 6.7%.
2024 Dividend Guidance
While rent collection in the first
three months of 2024 has increased relative to 2023, the Board has
decided to keep the dividend target flat to preserve dividend cover
whilst the Investment Manager concludes the transfer of 38
properties from Parasol to Westmoreland and proceeds with the
proposed sale of a portfolio of properties (as per the Company's
Portfolio Sale and Lease Transfer announcement of 3 May 2024). As a
result, the Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 5.46
pence per Ordinary Share for the financial year ending 31
December 20241.
Dividend Declaration
The Board has declared an
interim dividend in respect of the period from 1 January to 31 March 2024
of 1.365 pence per Ordinary Share, payable on or around
28 June 2024 to holders of Ordinary Shares on the register on 31
May 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 30 May 2024.
The dividend will be paid as a
Property Income Distribution ("PID").
ENDS.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Triple Point Investment Management LLP
(Investment Manager)
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Tel: 020 7201 8989
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Max Shenkman
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Isobel Gunn-Brown
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Akur Capital (Joint Financial Adviser)
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Tel: 020 7493 3631
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Tom Frost
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Anthony Richardson
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Siobhan Sergeant
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Stifel (Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate
Broker)
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Tel: 020 7710 7600
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Mark Young
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Rajpal Padam
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Madison Kominski
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Brunswick Group (Financial PR Adviser)
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Tel: 020 7404 5959
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Nina Coad
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Robin Wrench
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Mara James
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The Company's LEI is
213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.
Further information on the Company
can be found on its website at www.triplepointreit.com.
Note:
1 The target dividend is a target
only and not a forecast. There can be no assurance that the target
will be met and it should not be taken as an indication of the
Company's expected or actual future results.
NOTES:
The Company invests in primarily
newly developed social housing assets in the UK, with a particular
focus on supported housing. The majority of the assets within the
portfolio are subject to inflation-linked, long-term, Fully
Repairing and Insuring ("FRI") leases with Approved Providers
(being Housing Associations, Local Authorities or other regulated
organisations in receipt of direct payment from local government).
The portfolio comprises investments into properties which are
already subject to a lease with an Approved Provider, as well as
forward funding of pre-let developments but does not include any
direct development or speculative development.
The Company was admitted to trading
on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange on 8 August 2017 and was admitted to the premium
segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and
migrated to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market on 27
March 2018. The Company operates as a UK Real Estate
Investment Trust ("REIT") and is a constituent of the FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT index.