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GPE sells Rathbone Sq for £435m and proposes to return the profit of £110m to shareholders

Great Portland Estates has sold Rathbone Square, 35/50 Rathbone Place, W1 to Rathbone Place Jersey Limited, an entity owned by WestInvest Gesellschaft Für Investmentfonds and Deka Immobilien Investment for a headline price of £435m, reflecting a net initial yield to the buyer of 4.25%.
CoStar News
February 10, 2017 | 12:50 P.M.

The sale is expected to crystallise a whole-life capital return for GPE from the entire development project of approximately £110m which is proposed to be returned to shareholders by way of a special dividend. The sale of this mature property and the proposed special dividend reflect GPE’s "ongoing commitment to both capital allocation and balance sheet discipline, whilst also ensuring that GPE retains the significant financial flexibility created over recent years as it looks ahead to a continued period of market uncertainty".

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