Al Rajhi REIT Fund starts trading today

20/03/2018 Argaam

 

Al Rajhi REIT Fund will start trading today on Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) (Ticker: 4340) with a daily price fluctuation limit of 10 percent per unit.

 

In January, the fund’s initial public offering (IPO) was 174 percent oversubscribed, raising SAR 740 million; with 90,561 individual and institutional investors subscribed.

 

Each subscriber was allocated a minimum of 100 units, while remaining units were allocated on a pro-rata basis at a rate of 52 percent to those who have subscribed for more than 100 units.

 

The REIT is a sharia-compliant, close-ended fund with a target size of SAR 1.62 billion.

 

Fund Details

Fund structure                     

Close ended, Sharia-compliant REIT Fund

Investment targets

Invests in developed properties that generate regular income

Target size

SAR 1.621 bln

Value of in-kind subscriptions

SAR 795.3 mln

Number of Units post-IPO

122.2 mln

Total assets post-IPO

13

Weighted Average of Lease Durations

7.2 years

Lock-up Period

Al-Rajhi Capital (The Fund manager) owns 9.75 percent shareholding into the fund’s capital. This shareholding is subject to a two-year lock-up period from the date of listing (i.e. the Company cannot sell out this stake during the said period).

Occupancy percentage of constituent property

98.93 percent

Target Net Yield (2018)

6.16 percent

Subscription fee

2 percent of the investment value (charged at the time of subscription)

Management fee

0.80 percent annually of fund’s total value after expenses

Custody service fee

The fund will pay SAR 100,000 to the custodian on a quarterly basis

Financing

The fund manager can on behalf of the fund secure Sharia-compliant financing at 50 percent maximum of the total value of the fund’s assets

Fund manager

Al Rajhi Capital

Custodian

KASB Capital

Fund term

99 years from the date of listing, renewable upon regulatory approval.

Cash distributions

90 percent of the fund’s income on a semi-annual basis

 

The Fund will use the IPO proceeds as follows:

 

IPO Proceeds

Use                     

Amount

Percentage of Total

Acquisition of ARC Real Estate Income Fund

1,005.2

62.0%

Acquisition of GCC Real Estate Fund

190.0

11.7%

Acquisition of Blue Tower (Al-Khobar) and Lulu’ah Warehouse (Riyadh)

425.7

26.2%

Cash in hand

1.0

0.1%

Total

1,621.9

100.0%

 

The fund encompasses assets in the retail, education, offices and logistics sectors, as shown in the following table:

 

Fund's Assets by Sector

Asset

Location

Sector

Annual Targeted Rent 2018 (SAR mln)

Mode of Acquisition

Acquisition Value

Panda

Rawda Dist., Jeddah

Retail

2.41

In Kind Subscription

67.44

Panda

Madain Al Fahad Dist., Jeddah

Retail

2.52

In Kind Subscription

48.59

Panda

Khamis Mushait

Retail

2.74

In Kind Subscription

47.99

Panda

Marwa Dist., Jeddah

Retail

9.92

In Kind Subscription

217.60

Lulu

Riyadh

Retail

15.27

In Kind Subscription

225.63

Anwar Plaza

Riyadh

Retail

4.42

In Kind Subscription

62.24

Narjis Plaza

Riyadh

Retail

4.28

In Kind Subscription

61.28

Rama Plaza

Riyadh

Retail

4.69

In Kind Subscription

69.40

Jarir Al Ahsa

Riyadh

Retail

5.23

In Kind Subscription

72.17

Al Faris Intl. School

Riyadh

Education

10.00

In Kind Subscription

132.82

Al Andalus

Jeddah

Offices/showrooms

11.17

In Kind Subscription

190.00

Blue Tower

Al Khobar

Offices/showrooms

18.31

IPO Funding

227.00

Lulu’ah Warehouse

Riyadh

Warehouses

13.61

IPO Funding

198.70

* Expected to acquire post IPO. 

 

Performance wise, the eight Tadawul-listed REIT Funds saw a decline compared to the listing price, led by Mulkia Gulf REIT and AlMasha’ar REIT which dropped by 15 percent.

 

Meanwhile, Aljazira REIT and Taleem REIT posted gains of 60 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

 

Comparative Performance of Peers

REIT

Fund Size

 (SAR mn)

Listing Price (SAR)

Closing as of March 19, 2018

(SAR)

Variation

Aljazira REIT

118.0

10.00

16.02

+60%

Taleem REIT

285.0

10.00

10.92

+9%

Jadwa REIT

1580.0

10.00

9.92

(1%)

Jadwa REIT Al Haramin

660.0

10.00

9.08

(9%)

Musharaka REIT

880.0

10.00

9.08

(9%)

Riyad REIT

1,633.0*

10.00

9.01

(10%)

AlAhli REIT (1)

1,375.0

10.00

8.91

(11%)

Al Ma’athar REIT

613.7

10.00

8.84

(12%)

Al Masha’ar REIT

572.4

10.00

8.52

(15%)

Mulkia Gulf REIT

600.0

10.00

8.50

(15%)

Al Rajhi REIT

1,621.9

10.00

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* Unitholders approved the fund's capital increase from SAR 500 mln to SAR 1.63 bln on March 18.

 

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