PR: Tritax Big Box REIT plc acquires db Symmetry 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU NO. 596/2014).

24 January 2019

TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC
(the “Company”)
ACQUISITION OF DB SYMMETRY AND PLACING AND OPEN OFFER

The Board of Directors (the “Directors”) of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) announces that DBS HoldCo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has conditionally agreed to acquire an 87 per cent. economic interest in db Symmetry (the “Acquisition”), which owns one of the UK’s largest strategicland portfolios for the development of Big Box real estate assets and related logistics facilities.

Created in 1996, db Symmetry has evolved to become one of the leading independent privately owned logistics development companies in the UK. The enterprise value attributed to db Symmetry by the Acquisition is £370 million, subject to certain adjustments in respect of cash, debt, working capital, tax and other operational liabilities.

The portfolio of New Assets includes both consented and strategic land, offering the Company phased access to a total new land portfolio of over 2,500 acres which the Board, the Proposed Director and the Manager believe will be capable of delivering approximately 38.2 million sq. ft. of Big Box assets across key logistics locations in the UK (subject to planning, as necessary), complementing the Company’s existing portfolio of 29.8 million sq. ft.