Padlock Partners UK Fund I continues UK growth with acquisition of self storage property in Chippenham, England

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TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2020 /CNW/ - Padlock Partners UK Fund I (the "Trust") announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Units 1 and 2, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham, England (the "Chippenham Property") for £2,100,000, which was satisfied by way of cash from the proceeds of the Trust's initial public offering. The Trust indirectly acquired a freeholder interest in the Chippenham Property via a purchase of the shares of the controlling company.

The Trust intends to convert and expand the existing warehouse into approximately 32,000 net rentable square feet of Class A storage space. Total deal capitalization is £3,600,000 inclusive of purchase price. The first of the newly created self-storage units are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2021.  

This transaction marks the 5^th Padlock Partners UK Fund I location in the United Kingdom. The Trust has previously acquired sites in Wimbledon, Letchworth, Leighton Buzzard and Newmarket.

"We are thrilled to expand our footprint in the United Kingdom and offer our unique self-storage experience to the Chippenham market. We look forward to providing a much-needed service to the area and contributing to an already wonderful Chippenham community. This acquisition allows us to continue to execute on our strategic priority to build a strong self-storage and mixed-use income producing portfolio in the UK," said Padlock Partners UK Fund I CEO, John Stevenson.

About Padlock Partners UK Fund I

The Trust is an unincorporated investment trust and was established for the primary purpose of investing in a diversified portfolio of income producing commercial real estate properties in the United Kingdom with a focus on self-storage and mixed-use properties. Currently, the Trust has acquired two operating self-storage properties in Letchworth and Leighton Buzzard, development properties in London and Newmarket, and one conversion property in Chippenham.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains statements that include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations of the Trust regarding future events, including statements concerning the Trust's plans for the Newmarket Property. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "may", "might", "will", "could", "should", "would", "occur", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "approximate", "believe", "intend", "seek", "aim", "estimate", "target", "project", "predict", "forecast", "potential", "continue", "likely", "schedule", or the negative thereof or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.

Material factors and assumptions used by management of the Trust to develop the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the Trust's current expectations about: the development and fit out of the Newmarket Property; the development timeline; the availability of debt financing; the capital structure of the Trust; the global and United Kingdom economic environment; foreign currency exchange rates; and governmental regulations or tax laws. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on currently available information, they may prove to be incorrect.

Although management believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable and represent the Trust's internal projections, expectations and beliefs at this time, such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities may not be achieved. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond the Trust's control, could cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable Canadian securities laws, the Trust undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SOURCE Padlock Partners UK Fund I

John Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, Padlock Partners UK Fund, 480-309-6184, [email protected]; Matthew Collins, Chief Financial Officer, Padlock Partners UK Fund I, 480-428-0152, [email protected]