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Notification Concerning Acquisition of Domestic Real Estate Properties March 23, 2016 To All Concerned Parties Issuer of Real Estate Investment Trust Securities 4-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc. Executive Director Nobumi Tobari (Code Number 3226) Investment Trust Management Company Mitsui Fudosan Accommodations Fund Management Co., Ltd. President and CEO Tateyuki Ikura Contact CFO and Director Satoshi Nohara (TEL. 03-3246-3677) Notification Concerning Acquisition of Domestic Real Estate Properties This is a notification that Mitsui Fudosan Accommodations Fund Management Co., Ltd., an investment trust management company, which has been commissioned by Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc. (“NAF“) to manage its assets, decided on the acquisition of real estate properties in Japan as shown below. 1. Reason for acquisition Based on the provisions for investments and policies on asset management provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the decision to acquire the following properties was made to ensure the steady growth of assets under management, and for the diversification and further enhancement of the investment portfolio. 2. Overview of acquisition Planned acquisition price Appraised value Name of property Type of property (Note 1) (Note 2) to be acquired to be acquired (thousands of yen) (thousands of yen) Property 1 Park Axis Magome Residence Real estate 1,450,000 1,460,000 Property 2 Park Axis Higashi Ueno Real estate 1,250,000 1,270,000 Total 2,700,000 2,730,000 (1) Date of conclusion of sales contract March 23, 2016 (2) Planned date of handover April 7, 2016 (3) Seller Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., Ltd. (4) Acquisition funds Borrowings and own funds (5) Method of payment Full payment at the time of delivery (Note 1) “Planned acquisition price” denotes the trading value (exclusive of miscellaneous expenses for acquisition, fixed property taxes, urban planning taxes, consumption taxes, and local consumption taxes) specified in the real estate sales contract for the properties to be acquired. (Note 2) “Appraised value” is based on the amount mentioned in the real estate appraisal report (date of value appraisal on February 29, 2016) which Japan Real Estate Institute prepared for the properties to be acquired. 1 3. Description of the properties to be acquired (1) Outline of the properties to be acquired (i) Property 1: Park Axis Magome Residence Name of property to be acquired Park Axis Magome Residence Type of property to be acquired Real estate Appraisal company Japan Real Estate Institute Appraised value (Note 1) ¥1,460,000 thousand Date of value appraisal (Note 1) February 29, 2016 Location Residence indication 5-16, Minami-magome 1-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Building-to-land ratio (Note 2) 60% Floor-area ratio (Note 2) 200% Land Zoning Category 1 residential district Site area (Note 3) 859.49 m2 Ownership form Proprietorship Completion date (Note 4) August 29, 2014 Structure / Number of stories (Note 5) Flat-roofed reinforced concrete structure / 5 stories Uses (Note 5) Apartment building, garbage depot, storage Building Gross floor area (Note 5) 1,986.98 m2 Ownership form Proprietorship Rentable units 55 Rentable area 1,621.94 m2 Existence of security interests None Special affairs (Note 6) None The property is located in a residential district of Ota Ward in close proximity to a train station as it is approximately a 4-minute walk from Magome Station on the Toei Subway Asakusa Line. It is approximately 30 minutes to Tokyo Station by train from said station, and therefore offers also relatively convenient transportation access. Special features of the property The property has a range of facilities offering convenience in daily life, such as stores selling daily necessities and medical facilities, within walking distance and is thus recognized to be also superior in terms of living environment. The property is expected to attract mainly one-person and small households that place importance on convenient transportation access to central Tokyo. Total number of tenants 1 Rentable units 55 Rented units 52 Rentable area 1,621.94 m2 Details of tenants 2 Rented area 1,528.35 m (Note 7) Occupancy rate 94.2% Deposit / Security deposit ¥12,074 thousand Total rental revenues Refer to “10. Summary of appraisal report” below. 2 (ii) Property 2: Park Axis Higashi Ueno Name of property to be acquired Park Axis Higashi Ueno Type of property to be acquired Real estate Appraisal company Japan Real Estate Institute Appraised value (Note 1) ¥1,270,000 thousand Date of value appraisal (Note 1) February 29, 2016 Location Residence indication 27-3, Higashi-ueno 6-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo Building-to-land ratio (Note 2) 80% Floor-area ratio (Note 2) 600% Land Zoning Commercial district Site area (Note 3) 336.16 m2 Ownership form Proprietorship Completion date (Note 4) January 30, 2015 Structure / Number of stories (Note 5) Flat-roofed reinforced concrete structure / 13 stories Uses (Note 5) Apartment building, parking, garbage depot, storage Building Gross floor area (Note 5) 1,894.57 m2 Ownership form Proprietorship Rentable units 45 Rentable area 1,460.10 m2 Existence of security interests None Special affairs (Note 6) None The property is located in a mixed commercial and residential district of Taito Ward. It is a 7-minute walk from Inaricho Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, a 7-minute walk from Iriya Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and a 9-minute walk from Ueno Station on JR Lines, offering access to multiple train lines. It is approximately 7 minutes to Tokyo Station by train from Special features of the property Ueno Station, and therefore offers convenient transportation access. With “Kappabashi-hondori” nearby and also facilities offering convenience of various types within walking distance, convenience in daily life is also good. The property is expected to attract mainly one-person and small households that place importance on convenient transportation access to central Tokyo. Total number of tenants 1 Rentable units 45 Rented units 40 Rentable area 1,460.10 m2 Details of tenants 2 Rented area 1,332.20 m (Note 7) Occupancy rate 91.2% Deposit / Security deposit ¥10,674 thousand Total rental revenues Refer to “10. Summary of appraisal report” below. (Note 1) “Appraised value” and “date of value appraisal” are based on the real estate appraisal report prepared by Japan Real Estate Institute for the properties to be acquired. (Note 2) “Building-to-land ratio” is the ratio of the building’s construction area to the site area as stipulated in Article 53 of the Building Standards Act, and the figure stipulated by city planning in accordance with zoning, etc. is indicated. “Floor-area ratio” is the ratio of the building’s gross floor area to the site area as stipulated in Article 52 of the Building Standards Act, and the figure stipulated by city planning in accordance with zoning, etc. is indicated. (Note 3) “Site area” denotes the land area included in the register. (Note 4) “Completion date” of the building denotes the date included in the register. (Note 5) “Structure / Number of stories”, “uses”, and “gross floor area” are based on the description in the register. (Note 6) “Special affairs” include issues considered to be important by NAF as of today, with consideration of influence on the rights, uses, and appraisal values as well as profits of the properties to be acquired. 3 (Note 7) Explanation on “details of tenants” (i) “Total number of tenants” is entered as 1 if there is a master lease agreement (a bulk lease agreement) concluded with a master lease company. With regard to the properties to be acquired, a master lease agreement is scheduled to be concluded with Mitsui Fudosan Housing Lease Co., Ltd. as the master lease company. The “total number of tenants” above is therefore the number of tenants after such a master lease agreement is concluded. (ii) “Rentable units” denotes the number of units that can be rented within the properties to be acquired. (iii) “Rented units,” “rented area” and “deposit / security deposit” denote figures as of February 29, 2016 based on the materials received from the seller. (iv) “Rentable area” denotes the total area of the building that can be rented within the properties to be acquired. (v) “Occupancy rate” denotes the ratio of the “rented area” against the “rentable area” and the figures are rounded to one decimal place. (2) Outline of investigations into the state of the building, etc. Property 1 Property 2 Park Axis Park Axis Name of property to be acquired Magome Residence Higashi Ueno Consigned investigating company Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd. Investigation report date March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 Urgent repair cost － － Investigations into the state of Short-term repair cost － － building Repair and renewal costs expected to be necessary ¥14,800 thousand ¥12,800 thousand within 12 years Replacement value ¥432,900 thousand ¥417,200 thousand Consigned investigating company Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd. Earthquake Investigation report date March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 risk diagnosis PML value (Note) 9.6% 4.0% (Note) The report on earthquake risk diagnosis only states the views of the consigned investigating company and does not provide any guarantee for its contents. PML (Probable Maximum Loss) value represents the rate of probable maximum loss to be caused by earthquakes. In this case, it means the extent of damage to be caused by one of the biggest earthquakes anticipated to happen within the expected duration of service (the biggest earthquake which happens once every 475 years = 10% chance of a big earthquake happening once every 50 years) represented by the rate (%) of the estimated cost of restoration from the damage to the replacement cost. Profile of third-party investigative body Name Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd.
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