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Revenue increase of 11% in the year, with same store revenue growth of 5.5% |
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EBITDA before non-recurring items and revaluation movements up 17% to £29.6 million |
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Adjusted profit before tax down 6% due to higher interest cost in the year |
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Full year dividend increased by 6% to 9.5p |
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Adjusted net assets per share up significantly to 520.2p |
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Occupied space of 1,817k sq ft at 31 March 2008 (December 2007: 1,800k sq ft; March 2007: 1,780k sq ft) |
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48 stores open at 31 March 2008 providing 3.0 million sq ft of self storage space |
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Six stores opened during the year, including Fulham, our flagship store. Kennington opened since the year end |
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Ten freehold sites acquired during the year, four in London, plus sites in Birmingham, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Camberley, Reading and Guildford. Freeholds of Cheltenham and Chelmsford stores acquired in the year |
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Pipeline of 22 sites and one extension site to provide an additional 1.5m sq ft at an estimated total cost of £242 million, 52% by capacity in London |
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Nine planning consents obtained since 1 April 2007 |
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Establishment of £150 million partnership with Pramerica to develop Big Yellow stores in the Midlands, North of England and Scotland |
