EANS-Adhoc: Atrium European Real Estate Limited / FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHOW STRONG RENTAL INCOME GROWTH DRIVEN BY CONTINUED MARKET IMPROVEMENT IN KEY GEOGRAPHIES

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3-month report

18.05.2011

Atrium European Real Estate Limited
("Atrium" or the "Group")

FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHOW STRONG RENTAL INCOME GROWTH DRIVEN BY
CONTINUED MARKET IMPROVEMENT IN KEY GEOGRAPHIES

-DIRECTORATE CHANGE AND APPROVAL FOR FURTHER BOND REPURCHASES-

Jersey, 18 May 2011. Atrium European Real Estate Limited
(VSE/Euronext: ATRS), one of the leading real estate companies
focused on shopping centre investment, management and development in
Central and Eastern Europe, announces its results for the quarter
ended 31March2011.

Financial Highlights: * Gross rental income increased by 13.5% to
E42.3 million (Q1 2010: E37.2 million; FY2010:E151.5million) with
like-for-like gross rental income up 11.0% to E38.9 million
(Q12010:E35.0 million; FY2010:E134.4million), reflecting improving
rental levels * Net rental income grew 17.8% to E38.5 million
(Q12010: E32.7 million; FY2010:E134.5million), while like-for-like
net rental income increased by 15.9% to E35.3 million (Q12010:
E30.5million; FY2010:E121.3million) reflecting the continued
improvement in operating margin * EBITDA excluding revaluation
remained flat at E25.5million due to increased administrative
expenses (Q12010:E25.6 million; FY2010: E98.4million) * Profit before
tax of E26.4 million (Q1 2010: profit of E46.3 million which
included a E24 million FX gain; FY2010:profit of E125.8million) *
EPRA Net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share E6.01 compared to
E6.02 at 31December 2010 * Net cash from operating activities was
E25.9 million (Q12010:E28.3million; FY2010:E97.4million) *
Operating margin increased to 91.2% compared to 87.9% in Q1 2010 (FY
2010: 88.8%) * Value of standing investments remained steady, but
increased slightly, to E1.511 billion compared to E1.503 billion at
31December2010 * Developments and land portfolio valued at E629.8
million compared to E634.6 million at 31December 2010 * Borrowings
decreased from E425.2 million, as at 31 December 2010, to E393.5
million as at 31March2011 as a result of an continued strategy of
repurchasing its debt * Cash balance remained strong at E341.4
million (31December2010:E373.5million) providing ample firepower
for the Group's acquisition strategy * E0.035 dividend paid on 31
March 2011 (31 March 2010: E0.03), with a further E0.035 quarterly
dividend to be paid on 30June with an ex date of 22 June and a
record date of 24 June 2011.

Operational highlights and post-period events: * Occupancy increased
to 95.6% compared to 94.6% at the end of 2010 * Completion of the
E171 million acquisition of Promenada, one of Warsaw's top shopping
centres, in May 2011 * Conditional acquisition in February of a
22,500 sq m land plot adjacent to Promenada for E10.7million,
providing scope for an extension to the current centre * Sale of a
land plot in Samsun, Turkey for E18 million, which was at book value
* Sale of 422 residential apartments in Ufa, Russia, to the
municipality of Ufa for E15 million, allowing divestment of a
non-core and non-income producing asset at book value * Acquisition
in May 2011 (subject to Conditions Precedent) of a 38,000sqm land
plot adjacent to Atrium's Copernicus shopping centre, in Toru?, for
E7.5million which, once complete, will allow an extension to the
current centre to be built * Sale of a land plot in Kahramanmara?,
Turkey, in May 2011, for E16.5 million, which was above book value.

Directorate Changes Atrium also announces that Aharon (Roni) Soffer
has been appointed as non-executive director with immediate effect,
following the retirement from the Board of Michael Bar Haim.

Board Authority Granted for Further Repurchase of 2003/2005 Bond
Series

Further to its statement of 12 April 2011, the Group also announces
that it has received authority from its Board of Directors to
repurchase a further E20 million nominal value of the 2003/2005 bond
series (ISIN:AT0000341789; AT0000341797; AT0000492996; AT0000496641;
AT0000496633) issued by the Group as permitted by the terms of the
bonds. This follows repurchases by the Group of bonds totalling E30
million nominal value pursuant to the authority announced on 12 April
2011. This is separate from the tender for the 2001 bonds first
announced on 13 April 2011. It is intended that repurchases will be
made opportunistically as market conditions or circumstances permit
on terms that Atrium determines to be financially appropriate.

Commenting on the results, Rachel Lavine, CEO of Atrium European Real
Estate, said: "The strong operational progress we continued to make
during the quarter, along with the health of our balance sheet and
the ongoing economic improvement in our key markets, puts us in a
strong position to achieve further growth. We are beginning to enjoy
the benefits of the strategy we implemented during the financial
crisis, whereby we focussed on maintaining occupancy by providing
short-term rental discounts which could be increased as trading
conditions improved. This is clearly reflected in the double digit
growth in net, gross and like-for-like rental income we reported this
quarter."

Chaim Katzman, Chairman of Atrium, added "On behalf of the Board, I
would like to thank Michael for his hard work during his time at
Atrium and to welcome Roni to the Group."

This announcement is a summary of, and should be read in conjunction
with the full version of the Group's first quarter 2011 results,
which can be found on the Atrium page of the Vienna Börse website at
{http://en.wienerborse.at/} and on the Group's page of the Euronext
Amsterdam website, {www.euronext.com) or on the Group's website at
www.aere.com.

For further information can be found on Atrium's website
{www.aere.com) or from:

Financial Dynamics: +44 (0)20 7831 3113
Richard Sunderland
Laurence Jones
Will Henderson
atrium@fd.com

About Aharon (Roni) Soffer Mr Soffer is President of Gazit-Globe
("Gazit") and will be one of Gazit's appointed directors on the
Board. Mr. Soffer has worked at Gazit since 1997 and has extensive
expertise in the retail real-estate sector. He has also been closely
involved in Gazit's worldwide M&A activity and in the development of
its public and private platforms. Mr. Soffer is also President and
CEO of Gazit Group USA, Vice Chairman of Gazit America and Executive
Chairman of ProMed Properties and Gazit Senior Care. He holds a B.A.
in Economics and an L.L.B in Law, both from The College of Management
Academic Studies, Israel.

Atrium is established as a closed-end investment company domiciled in
Jersey. Atrium is registered with the Dutch Authority for the
Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer
participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the
Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All
investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of
future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results
achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results.

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issuer: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
Seaton Place 11-15
UK-JE4 0QH St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands
phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113
mail: Richard.sunderland@fd.com
WWW: http://www.aere.com
sector: Real Estate
ISIN: JE00B3DCF752
indexes: Standard Market Continuous
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English

ots Originaltext: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Financial Dynamics, London
Richard Sunderland / Laurence Jones
Phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113
mailto:richard.sunderland@fd.com

Branche: Real Estate
ISIN: JE00B3DCF752
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Index: Standard Market Continuous
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