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AROUNDTOWN PROPERTY HOLDINGS PLC
ANNOUNCES S&P RATING ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTMENT GRADE 'BBB-'

8 December 2015.

1. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") assigned Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (the "Company", "ATP") the investment grade rating 'BBB-' on its long-term corporate credit rating.

S&P assessment for ATP's business profile is supported by ATP's good scale and diversification across multiple property types as ATP's portfolio is well-balanced across asset types and regions in Germany. Further support for S&P's assessment is the long lease structure of ATP's portfolio with no tenant dependency. S&P acknowledges ATP's successful growth strategy and the management track record of acquiring underperforming assets and successfully lifting occupancy and rent levels.

The Standard & Poor's Ratings Services Research Update on the Company is available on the Company's website:
www.aroundtownholdings.com/downloads.html

2. The Company is considering, subject to market conditions, to raise funds through a placement to professional investors by issuing bonds and/or convertible bonds (the "Bonds").
The Company intends to use the amount raised in the potential issue of the Bonds to fund the Company's growth strategy and/or repayment of existing debt facilities.

About the Company

Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (trading symbol: AT1 on Frankfurt Stock Exchange/Xetra; ALATP on Euronext) is a specialist real estate company focused on value-add income generating properties primarily in the German real estate markets. For the 9 months ending 30 September 2015, the Company reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR103 million (YOY increase of 148%) and a net profit of EUR751.3 million (YOY increase of 228%). Total EPRA NAV as of 30 September 2015 amounts to EUR2.85 billion. The Company's adjusted EBITDA annualized run rate as of January 2016 (January*12) amounts to EUR208 million. FFO I run rate for January 2016 annualized (January*12) is EUR130 million.

Further information: www.aroundtownholdings.com

Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ISIN: CY0105562116) is a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Cyprus, having its registered office at 2 Faros Avenue Spyros Thalassines Alkyonides, 7560 Pervolia, Larnaca, Cyprus (registered number HE148223).

Contact:
Timothy Wright
T: +357-2442-7851
E: [email protected]
www.aroundtownholdings.com

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