Huntingdon Capital Corp. announces the sale of two properties for gross proceeds of $5.9 million
RICHMOND, BC, April 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Huntingdon Capital Corp. ("Huntingdon") (TSX: HNT, HNT.DB and HNT.WT) announced today that it has closed the sale of two properties for gross proceeds of $5.9 million.
The first property sale was 110 Henderson Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan, a 101,360 square foot industrial building which was sold for gross proceeds of $2.7 million pursuant to a tenant purchase option.
The second property sale was 555 Madison Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, an 18,462 square foot office building which was sold for gross proceeds of $3.2 million pursuant to an expropriation by a Manitoba government agency.
Collectively, these asset sales resulted in net cash proceeds to Huntingdon of approximately $2.6 million after expenses, closing adjustments and the repayment of approximately $2.8 million of first mortgage debt and $0.5 million of second mortgage debt. The combined transactions reflect a cap rate of approximately 6.5%. Tax leakage relating to taxable capital gains is estimated at $90,000.
About Huntingdon:
Huntingdon owns, directly or indirectly, 73 income producing office, industrial and retail properties with a total gross leasable area of 5.4 million square feet.
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For further information:
Zachary R. George, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (604) 249-5119
Fax: (604) 249-5101
Email: [email protected]
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