TORONTO, April 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firm Capital Property Trust (TSXV: FCD.UN) (the “Trust”) is issuing this press release regarding the Trust’s collection of the April gross rent payments due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We would like to assure unitholders that the Trust has been taking proactive action to collect rents.
Across the Trust’s entire portfolio, the trust has collected approximately 73% of gross rents to date and been paid by approximately 73% of the tenants. The breakdown by segment is listed below:
| Percentage of Gross Rents Collected | Percentage of Tenants Paid | |||
| Retail | 71% | 61% | ||
| Industrial | 73% | 76% | ||
| Multi Residential | 86% | 85% | ||
The percentage of gross rents collected does not reflect approved rent deferral agreements with non-national tenants in the form of a promissory note that represent 1% of the total gross rents. The Trust continues to work with our most small business tenants to provide rental deferrals on a case by case basis.
Please feel free to contact any member of senior management with questions or comments.
ABOUT FIRM CAPITAL PROPERTY TRUST (TSXV: FCD.UN)
Firm Capital Property Trust is focused on creating long-term value for Unitholders, through capital preservation and disciplined investing to achieve stable distributable income. In partnership with management and industry leaders, The Trust’s plan is to co-own a diversified property portfolio of multi-residential, flex industrial, net lease convenience retail, and core service provider professional space. In addition to stand alone accretive acquisitions, the Trust will make joint acquisitions with strong financial partners and acquisitions of partial interests from existing ownership groups, in a manner that provides liquidity to those selling owners and professional management for those remaining as partners. Firm Capital Realty Partners Inc., through a structure focused on an alignment of interests with the Trust sources, syndicates and property and asset manages investments on behalf of the Trust. For the complete financial statements, Management’s Discussion & Analysis and supplementary information, please visit www.sedar.com or the Trust’s website at www.firmcapital.com
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
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Neither the Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Additional information about the Trust is available at www.firmcapital.com or www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact:
Robert McKee
President & Chief Executive Officer
(416) 635-0221
Sandy Poklar
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 635-0221