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British Land, Sainsbury's Sell 12 Superstores Properties For £429m

By Dayeeta Das
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British Land, Sainsbury's Sell 12 Superstores Properties For £429m

British Land Company Plc said on Tuesday it and joint venture partner Sainsbury's sold 12 Superstores properties to US-based Realty Income Corp for £429 million (€494.39 million).

British Land said its share of the proceeds from the disposal would be £193.5 million (€223 million) and the portfolio represented a modest premium to the company's September 2018 book value.

The Deal

The deal, expected to be completed in May, will reduce British Land's Superstores exposure to 1.3% of its portfolio with six standalone stores remaining, it said.

"We are focused on further sales of retail assets which are not aligned to our strategy and continue to make good progress," British Land said.

Realty Income Corp said separately that the deal was a long-term net lease agreement and marked the company's first international real estate acquisition.

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