MEXICO CITY, Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL14), Mexico’s leading owner and operator of Class-A logistics real estate, today announced the acquisition of a new 616,800 square foot Class-A building for a total investment of approximately US$49.8 million including closing costs.
The property was developed by sponsor Prologis and is in the Cuautitlán-Izcalli submarket of Mexico City.
FIBRA Prologis also announced that due to the investment value of the building, the acquisition is considered a corporate restructuring under the Disposiciones de Carácter General Aplicables a las Emisoras de Valores y a otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores (as amended from time to time, the “CNBV Regulations”). Exhibit P, informative memorandum, including pro-forma financial information, of the CNBV Regulations will be filed no later than November 11, 2016, in accordance with article 35 of the CNBV Regulation.
“We are pleased with the acquisition of this state-of-the-art logistics facility, which allows us to complete the ownership of our master-planned Prologis Park Izcalli,” said Luis Gutierrez, CEO, Prologis Property Mexico. “This modern building is 100-percent leased to one of the largest Mexican retailers, and it will enable this customer to consolidate a portion of its Mexico City retail distribution as well as accommodate its fast growing e-commerce business.”
As of September 30, 2016, FIBRA Prologis owned 11.5 million square feet of logistics and distribution space in the Mexico City market and 33.3 million square feet throughout Mexico.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is the leading owner and operator of Class-A logistics real estate in Mexico. As of September 30, 2016, FIBRA Prologis comprised 190 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 33.3 million square feet (3.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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