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Varia US Properties AG is proud to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit conservation and education organization that develops programs to make the world greener and healthier. This new initiative represents one more step in the Company’s continuous ESG commitment. Through

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Varia US Properties AG on 29 April 2021 in Zug will be held without physical presence of the shareholders in accordance with the Federal Council Ordinance on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus. Shareholders may exercise their shareholder rights through the independent proxy only. The

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Varia US Properties performed very well in the 2020 business year and delivered strong results. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Varia US focused on how to best serve the tenants, while maximizing rent collections and reducing costs. The Company not only demonstrated

Following the acquisition of Breckinridge in Louisville (Kentucky) last December, Varia US Properties AG finished the reinvestment of the proceeds from the sale of the Cardinal portfolio and started to deploy the proceeds of the capital increase from December 2020. On January 27, the Company acquired a three properties portfolio

Varia US Properties AG closed on 3 December 2020 the sale of the Cardinal portfolio. The portfolio of 1’209 units spread across 10 assets in Central and North Florida was acquired in December 2015. The successful implementation of the value-add strategy, by remodeling units with modern amenities and enhancing landscaping,

Following its private placements announced on 26 November 2020, Varia US Properties AG completed its capital increase from CHF 9,001,018 by CHF 1,125,000 to CHF 10,126,018 by issuing 1,125,000 new registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 1.00 each (the “New Shares”). The capital increase was recorded in the commercial register on 1 December

Varia US Properties AG (the “Company” or “Varia US”) completed its private placements announced on 26 November 2020. The total commitments received from investors amount to CHF 40.4 million, corresponding to the issuance of 1,125,000 new registered shares in the Company with a nominal value of CHF 1.00 each (the

The Board of Directors of Varia US Properties AG (the “Company” or “Varia US”) today resolved to increase the share capital of the Company from currently CHF 9,001,018 by up to CHF 1,125,000 to up to CHF 10,126,018. This by issuing up to 1,125,000 registered shares, each with a par

In Q3 2020, effective gross income reached USD 27.6 million, a 10.2% increase from Q3 2019. Rental income was up by 9.9% to USD 24.9 million. On a like for like basis*, rental income grew by 5.0% to USD 22.4 million. Net Operating Income (NOI) amounted to USD 13.4 million

Varia US Properties AG announced today that its Cardinal portfolio in Florida as well as its Stonegate property in Colorado have been placed under contract for disposition. Both buyers have conducted their respective due diligence and paid the requested deposit. The two transactions are expected to close by early December

Varia US Properties AG announced today a successful rent collection rate for September 2020: The collected rent for the month of September was 97.6% of the budgeted income and 101.4% of the March collection (March is currently used as benchmark during this particular time period). Capital increase planned in the

This is the equivalent of 101.6% of the collected income for the month of March 2020. March is used as a benchmark during this particular period of time. Patrick Richard, Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Varia US Properties, commented: “This excellent result is the strongest month since

Significantly increases effective gross income (+16%) and EBITDA (+19%) Manuel Leuthold, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Varia, said: “We are very pleased with the positive operating results in these extraordinary times. These very strong operational half-year results also reflect the resilience and growing financial performance of the portfolio.

Continuous successful monthly rent collection rate despite Covid-19 – in July, the Company collected 96% of the income budgeted for the month and 98.9% of the collected income for the month of March 2020 (the benchmark) Payment date for true-up 2019 and first quarterly dividend 2020 distribution set up for

Dividend of CHF 2.60 per share for the business year 2019 confirmed. The distribution of CHF 0.60 per share in addition to the already paid CHF 2.00 per share has been approved by the general assembly Approval of continuation of quarterly distribution beginning in August 2020 Approval to increase and

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Varia US Properties AG on 26 June 2020 in Zug will be held without physical presence of the shareholders in accordance with the Federal Council Ordinance on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus. Shareholders may exercise their shareholder rights through the independent proxy only. The

Q1 2020 is the best quarter Varia ever had so far Rental income up 16.3% to USD 24.3 million Occupancy rate remained strong at 93.1% Strong rent collections in April and early May with 96% of total budgeted income collected for April and 87% for May (as of May 11,

Patrick Richard, Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Varia, commented: “This collection rate is above our expectations and demonstrates that the Company is well equipped to face these complicated times. The credit is to our Asset Management team and our Property Managers who implemented very quickly the proper

Following a solid first quarter, which results will be detailed on May 13, Varia US Properties AG (Varia / the Company) is facing the current Covid-19 pandemic with a solid balance sheet and a strong team in place that works on a daily basis to maintain occupancy, collect rents and

Total income of USD 139.5 million (+38.4%) Effective gross income of USD 99.4 million (+15.6%) Net gain from fair value adjustment on investment property of USD 40.0 million (+ 172.1%)EBITDA of USD 40.9 million (+5.1%) Profit for the financial year 2019 of USD 42.8 million (+71.9%) Property portfolio value of

Swift investment of new capital raised of USD 50 million with three acquisitions totalling 1,263 units Increase of effective gross income from USD 22.3 million in Q3 2018 to USD 25.1 million (+12.5%) Rental income up from USD 20.2 million to USD 22.6 million (+12.0%) Net operating income up 7.0%

Varia US Properties AG announced today that it has fully deployed the proceeds of CHF 50 million from the bond issue in May 2019. Overall, the Company acquired three properties comprising 1,261 units. One acquired property is located in Memphis (Tennessee) and two in Kansas City (Missouri). All projects are

Varia US Properties significantly increases total income (+ 42%) and EBITDA (+ 18%) Profit boosted to USD 22.2 million (+ 82%) Earnings per share increases 79% to USD 2.47 Total income of USD 66.1 million (June 30, 2018: USD 46.4 million; + 42.4%) EBITDA 1 of USD 19.4 million (June

Varia US Properties AG today successfully issued a CHF 50 million fixed-rate bond with a coupon of 3.00% and a tenor of four years in the market. This has been the first bond issue in the history of the Company. The proceeds are to be used for the acquisition of

Increase of effective gross income from USD 22.9 million in Q4 2018 to USD 23.1 million (+1.1%) Rental income up from USD 20.7 million in Q4 2018 to USD 20.9 million (+0.8%) Total operating expenses amounted to USD 12.3 million (+1.4%) compared to USD 12.1 million in Q4 2018 Net

Distribution of CHF 2.50 per share for business year 2018 confirmed Approval of quarterly distribution of CHF 0.50 per share beginning in Q2 2019 with a true-up at the 2020 Annual General Meeting Manuel Leuthold re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors All Board members elected who stood for

Total income of USD 100.8 million (+14.3%) Effective gross income of USD 86.0 million (+30.7%) Portfolio value adjustment of USD 14.7 million EBITDA of USD 38.9 million (+46.6%) EBITDA margin of 43.6% (2017: 40.3%) Property portfolio value of USD 767.5 million as of 31 December 2018 (+24.2%) NAV growth to

Varia US Properties (VARN) closed on 14 December 2018 the sale of Pine Ridge, a 116 unit property located in Bremerton, in the Seattle Metropolitan Area for an amount of USD 21.5 million. This property was bought in March 2017 for a purchase price of USD 16.4 million and valued

The main focus of Varia US Properties in the third quarter 2018 was on the continuous implementation of the value-ad strategy as well as on the optimization of the portfolio. Varia acquired two properties in the States Ohio and Tennessee for USD 40.5 million and with a total of 419

Varia US Properties closed the first half-year of 2018 with favourable results. Varia focused on further promising investments and on the continued implementation of its growth and value- add strategy. Overall, the half-year results are within its expectations in a growing portfolio and reflect the benefits of the positive developments

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Approval of a new authorized capital of 900,000 registered shares of a par value of CHF 1.00 each Manuel Leuthold re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors All Board members elected who stood for re-election and all nominated members of the compensation committee approved Consultative approval of 2017 compensation

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, Varia US Properties will held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) after its first full year as a listed company on SIX Swiss Exchange. The full invitation is available on the Annual General Meeting’s section of the Company’s Website The AGM is the right time to

Total income of USD 88.2 million, plus 36.5% Effective gross income of USD 65.8 million (+ 68.0%) Significant gain from portfolio value adjustment of USD 22.4 million (including USD 6.9 million of capex invested) Net operating profit before debt, taxes and exceptional of USD 48.9 million, up 60% Earnings per

Varia US Properties today announces the results of the capital increase by way of a rights offering as approved by the shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of 8 December 2017. By the end of the rights exercise period on 11 January 2018, 12:00 noon CET, 89.1% of the rights

Varia US Properties (the “Company”) announces today that it reached an agreement with Peak Capital Partners to buy out the interests of Peak Capital Partners and its affiliates in the Company’s portfolio, which are accounted for as non-controlling interests in its financial statements. According to the agreement, the non-controlling interest

At today’s extraordinary general meeting in Zurich, the shareholders of Varia US Properties approved all motions proposed by the Board of Directors. A total of 4,312,093 shares, or 59.89% of shares with voting rights, were present or represented. The ordinary capital increase to be used for the acquisition of promising

Varia US Properties AG today invited its shareholders to an extraordinary general meeting. The Board of Directors is requesting an ordinary capital increase for the exploitation of promising investment opportunities and the further enhancement of the portfolio in the USA. The Board also proposes to resolve a cash dividend in

Varia US Properties AG, has completed a capital increase to reinforce its institutional investor base and to further enhance its portfolio in the US by acquiring attractive properties. 542,105 new registered shares of Varia will be issued at an issue price of CHF 38 from the authorized capital, each with

Varia US Properties AG announced today the intention to increase its share capital with two consecutive transactions in order to further enhance its portfolio and to benefit from the strong investors’ demand for appeling real estate investments. Read Full Media Release In a first step, the Company intends to offer

Total income up 31.2% to USD 43.3 million – rental income up 50.4% to USD 26.2 million Significant 50% rise in effective gross income to USD 28.4 million Net operating income of USD 13.5 million Value of property portfolio tops USD 500 million and consists of 47 properties Gross potential

Varia has progressed as planned in terms of equity deployment of the capital increase. It has identified interesting acquisition opportunities in the Southern and Western regions of the US which have been the most heavily sought after due to highly favorable demographics and growth projections. Varia acquired 13 properties amounting

Net cash flow Q1 yield up to at 11.2% Distribution yield at property level up to 9.5% Effective gross income (EGI) increased by 22% to USD 12.7 million in Q1 2017 Decrease of total expenses as percentage of EGI from 50% (Q4’16) to 44.6% (Q1’17) Net operating income improved by

Varia US Properties publishes strong 2016 performances, a promising basis for the year to come. The main figures for 2016: Total income of USD 64.6 million Effective gross income of USD 39.1 million and operating result before debt, taxes and exceptional of USD 17.4 million Property portfolio value of USD

Varia US Properties AG announced today that it has already closed its first three transactions after the capital increase of December 2016 in a continuous effort to deploy the new equity of CHF 127.7 million. Varia expects the full deployment of the net IPO proceeds by the end of June,

Varia US Properties AG announced today that Bank Vontobel AG, acting on behalf of the Company, has fully exercised the over-allotment option of its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 464,562 new shares at the offer price of CHF 35 per share. In total, 3,561,636 new shares were sold in the

Strong demand for Varia shares from Swiss and international institutional as well as domestic private investors oversubscribing offered shares. Overall, a total of 3,097,074 offered shares have been issued at the offer price of CHF 35. Assuming the over-allotment option of up to 464,562 shares will be exercised in full,

1,649,078 from the up to 3,097,074 new shares that shall be issued in an ordinary capital increase of the Company have been underwritten at the fixed price of CHF 35 by eligible existing shareholders exercising their pre-emptive rights to subscribe for new shares. This number equals to a take-up ratio

The IPO is an offering of up to 3,561,636 newly issued registered shares consisting of up to 3,097,074 new shares that are issued in an ordinary capital increase of the Company and, in case of the over-allotment option, of up to 464,562 over-allotment shares, issued by the Company based on

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Varia’s portfolio was valued at USD 301 million by Colliers International as of 30 June 2016 and consisted of 39 properties with approximately 5,000 residential units located in 14 US states. The Company generated total income (excluding income from fair value adjustments) of USD 18.9 million and an operating profit

On February 23rd, Varia US Properties AG acquired 100% of the shares of the Ariston Opportunity Fund LLC, a Bahamas fund holding 23 properties in the US. Those properties were initially acquired thanks to the sponsorship of Peak Capital Partners for the former owners of the Fund. Peak accepted to

Varia US Properties AG successfully achieved its second capital increase on February 3rd, 2016. This additional equity shall allow the company to acquire all the shares of the Ariston Fund, a Bahamas fund that owes 26 residential assets in the United States.

On December 13, 2015 and according to previous announcement, Varia US Properties AG has secured the acquisition of a portfolio of 13 properties in Florida for a total acquisition cost of USD 75 million. The portfolio is spread between the Orlando region, Jacksonville, Daytona and Pensacola. It comprises 1’686 units

On the General Assembly of December 4, 2015, the shareholders of Varia US Properties AG elected as new board members: – Dany Roizman, external asset manager – Alexander Leviant, asset manager in the US – Thomas Prajer, CEO of Swiss Finance of Property, Zürich

Varia US Properties AG successfully achieved its first capital increase on November 12, 2015. This additional equity shall allow the Company to acquire a portfolio of assets in Florida.

Varia US Properties AG was formed on September 28, 2015. Its head office is based in Zug, Switzerland. The corporate goal is to invest on the US real estate market. The founder and initial board members are: – Jaume Sabater, CEO of Stoneweg SA, in Geneva – Taner Alicehic, CEO