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Financing, Stock Offerings (IPO)/Refinancing
GSW successfully concludes long-term financing
Berlin, February 15, 2011 - Berlin-based residential real estate
company GSW Immobilien AG ("GSW") today concluded the previously
announced refinancing of its CMBS (Commercial Mortgage Backed
Securities) loan with a volume of approximately EUR 890 million. The
CMBS loan was repaid by new debt facilities with a volume of
approximately EUR 875 million and from cash resources of the company.
The new bilateral loan agreements with six leading banks, each with a
volume ranging from EUR 50 million to EUR 215 million, bear an
average interest rate of 4.18 percent. The maturities of the loans
range from five to 32 years. The weighted, average term to maturity
of the loans is more than eight years. These arrangements have
enabled GSW to diversify its financing operations at attractive terms
and conditions. With the conclusion of the refinancing, the overall
average interest rate for GSW's liabilities amounts to approximately
3.7 percent. Andreas Segal, Chief Financial Officer of GSW,
commented: "We are pleased that we have managed to ensure our
long-term refinancing with these loan agreements at favorable terms
and conditions. No further material liabilities are now due for
refinancing until the year 2016. As a result, we have achieved
planning security as well as the financial flexibility we need in
order to further enhance the development of our company." The six
banks with which bilateral loan agreements were entered into include
Berlin Hannoversche Hypothekenbank, Deutsche
Genossenschafts-Hypothekenbank, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Münchener
Hypothekenbank and UniCredit Bank.Bank Amount (EUR) Maturity (Years) Bank 1 215,000,000 5 Bank 2 210,000,000 6 Bank 3 200,000,000 10 Bank 4 150,000,000 7 Bank 5 50,000,000 5 Bank 6 50,000,000 32
Press contact:
GSW Immobilien AG
Thomas Rücker
Charlottenstrasse 4, D-10969 Berlin
Tel.: +49. (0) 30. 25 34-13 32, E-mail:
{thomas.ruecker@gsw.de}[HYPERLINK: mailto:thomas.ruecker@gsw.de]GSW Immobilien AG is a leading privately-owned residential real estate company operating in Berlin, with an owned portfolio of approximately 48,800 apartments and a total residential floor space of 3.0 million square meters. In addition, a subsidiary of GSW manages approximately 16,000 residential units for third parties. GSW's strategy focuses on the long-term rental management of residential property via a systematic approach aimed at enhancing both customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. GSW was founded in 1924 and was acquired from the city of Berlin in 2004 by a syndicate of investors consisting of Whitehall Funds and subsidiaries of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. As at December 31, 2009, the Company's property portfolio was valued at approximately EUR 2.6 billion.
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Contact:
Kati Pohl
Tel.: +49 30 25 34-13 40
E-Mail: Kati.Pohl@gsw.de
Branche: Real Estate
ISIN: DE000GSW1111
WKN: GSW111
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / regulated dealing