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September 15, 2025

sitEX Properties Holding AG posts profit in the first half of 2025 and strengthens balance sheet

The real estate development company based in Lachen (SZ) closed the first half of 2025 with a modest profit. Consolidated net income after taxes amounted to CHF 1.85 million (previous year: CHF 1.508 million). EBITDA came in at CHF 0.08 million (previous year: CHF 4.316 million). Consolidated operating income totaled CHF 10.83 million (previous year: CHF 10.89 million).

Thanks to stable rental income of CHF 5.57 million, proceeds from the sale of land parcels in the USA totaling CHF 6.85 million, and a one-time gain from the sale of a foreign exchange forward contract, the company achieved a solid profit.

A major milestone in the first half was the sale of the sitEX Powerhouse in Muttenz. However, this transaction was already fully recognized in last year’s financial results and therefore had no impact on the half-year results.

The balance sheet total declined to CHF 336.37 million as of June 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024: CHF 455.94 million), primarily due to the sale of the sitEX Powerhouse and the weaker US dollar compared to December 31, 2024 (CHF 0.91 vs. CHF 0.79 as of June 30, 2025). With the repayment of the CHF 50 million bond and the amortization of mortgages in Switzerland and the USA, the equity ratio improved significantly. Equity stood at CHF 169.19 million (June 30, 2024: CHF 174.26 million), representing a ratio of 50.29%.

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented: “After a challenging 2024, we succeeded in posting a positive result in the first half of 2025. Following the sale of our main asset in May of this year, we were able to repay our CHF 50 million bond as planned on June 18, 2025, and significantly strengthen our balance sheet. We are also pleased with the gain from a currency forward contract we had entered into to hedge our liabilities. The currently very weak US dollar weighs on our balance sheet, which is also reflected in the decline in net asset value per share. However, the momentum of our projects is positive and the US dollar appears to have ended its downward trend for the time being. Therefore, we look ahead to the second half of the year with confidence.”

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors, adds: “Our company’s balance sheet structure is in a stable condition. Following the sale of the sitEX Powerhouse, almost 70% of fixed assets are now located in the USA. This makes the balance sheet more exposed to short-term currency fluctuations. However, due to the size of our projects, the company’s focus is very much long-term. In the coming months, we will need to focus on structurally positioning the company so that we can work specifically on our projects in the USA and Switzerland. In particular, the two large-scale projects in Wesley Chapel (Tampa) and Daytona require significant infrastructure investments. Afterwards construction of the residential, commercial, and school buildings can begin, allowing these projects to be realized and value created for our shareholders within 5–8 years.”

The company will not publish a detailed semi-annual report. Interested shareholders will be provided with periodic updates by the company. New information on the various projects in Switzerland and the USA will be published regularly on the website.

May 28, 2025

Strategic course set in a challenging environment

In the 2024 financial year, sitEX Properties Holding AG generated operating income of CHF 17.699 million in a market environment characterized by geopolitical uncertainty and increasing investment hesitation, resulting in a consolidated loss of CHF 3.1 million.

A significant milestone was the sale of the sitEX Powerhouse in Muttenz, which was signed in April 2025. The sale price of CHF 127 million resulted in an unfavorable non-recurring adjustment to the revaluation of property investments of CHF 7.9 million. Along with recurring income, the loss after taxes and minority interests amounted to CHF 3.053 million or -1.35 CHF/share. The sale price corresponds to a gross yield of 5.65% on the effective net rental income – a price in line with market conditions, as confirmed by competitor bids received.

2024 financial highlights at a glance:

Total income: CHF 17.7 million (previous year: CHF 56.4 million)
EBITDA: CHF 0.2 million (previous year: CHF 16.9 million)
Equity as of December 31, 2024: CHF 172.4 million (previous year: CHF 163.6 million)
Equity ratio: 37.8% (previous year: 36.9%)
Loss per share: CHF -1.35 (previous year: profit of CHF 4.23)
Intrinsic value per share: CHF 81.35 (previous year: CHF 77.17)

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is satisfied with the business results, as an important milestone has been reached: The decision to sell the sitEX Powerhouse in Muttenz not only reduces a significant balance sheet item, but above all creates the necessary liquidity to repay our CHF 50 million bond listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in June 2025. This sale also demonstrates our ability to realize value in any market environment.”

Following completion of the sale, total assets are expected to decrease to around CHF 328 million in the current year, with a projected equity ratio of around 50%.

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, provides a brief outlook for the current fiscal year: “2025 will be a year of transition in which we will focus on strategic planning and the further development of our projects. The aim is to create a basis for substantial monetization steps that will enable us, in the medium and long term, to gradually return the intrinsic value of the sitEX share to our shareholders through nominal value reductions or share buybacks. The spin-off of sub-projects into special purpose vehicles will give our shareholders the opportunity to participate disproportionately in certain projects and use their liquidity to accelerate the momentum of a project and, indirectly, the restructuring of sitEX.“

Beat Kähli adds: ”We are looking ahead to the coming years with confidence. sitEX does not benefit from short-term market movements. Instead, our company is extremely diversified with numerous project reserves and a long-term focus. As management, we always act with the necessary foresight and patience for our projects. In Central Florida in particular, we have extensive project reserves in strategically prime locations that represent long-term, stable value even after short-term crises. Thanks to our efficient corporate structure without unnecessary operational burdens, we will continue to be able to adapt dynamically and flexibly to market conditions in the future.

As we are utilizing the company’s liquidity in the current year to carry out our projects, no distribution to shareholders can be made.

September 16 2024

sitEX Properties Holding AG achieves further half-year profit

sitEX Properties Holding AG an owner-managed real estate development company, based in Lachen SZ, generated a net profit in the first half of 2024.

Net profit after tax amounted to CHF 1,508 million (previous year: CHF 7,335 million). EBITDA amounted to CHF 4,316 million (previous year: 13,736 million). Consolidated gross sales amounted to CHF 10,859 million (previous year: 32,699 million).

Around CHF 5,611 million of total revenue was generated by rental income from real estate. The remaining revenues were generated from the sale of land and buildings (CHF 3,355 million) and income from investments in real estate investments (CHF 1,893 million).

Total assets amounted to CHF 464,534 million as of 30.06.2024 (previous year: CHF 454,816 million). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to CHF 5,951 million (previous year: CHF 12,905 million). The company’s equity amounted to CHF 174.26 million as of the same balance sheet date (previous year: CHF 179.59 million). The equity ratio, including treasury shares and subordinated convertible loans, fell slightly to 42.48% (previous year: 45.8%).

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented on the business results as follows: “Over the past ten years, sitEX has been fortunate to achieve profitable half-year and annual results without exception. The first half of 2024 is no exception.

However, sitEX is currently in an investment phase in both the USA and Switzerland, which is why only small profits could be achieved compared to previous years. The decline in profitability is part of the natural cycle of a development company. We must first invest in order to be able to realize profits in the future, as we have proven over the last ten years.

Our development pipeline amounts to more than CHF 5 billion when fully implemented. This secures the basis for future sustainable profits.“

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, added: “After distributing more than CHF 60 million to our shareholders over the past seven years, in 2024 and 2025 we will focus on repaying liabilities, monetizing our largest single asset, the sitEX Powerhouse in Muttenz, and further developing our master plan communities in the USA. All of our core markets, Switzerland, Orlando/Tampa (Florida) and Texas, have proven to be a good choice for sitEX over the past decade. We are confident going into the second half of 2024. However, the upcoming interest rate decisions of the US Federal Reserve and the macroeconomic climate with the numerous global geopolitical risks must be kept in mind.”

The detailed financial figures as well as further information on the current portfolio and the milestones in the first half of 2024 can be found in the published semi-annual report.

May 10 2024

sitEX Properties Holding AG achieves another positive financial result

Stable business performance thanks to good diversification in an exceptionally challenging market environment
Sale of land and buildings once again the company’s most important revenue driver in 2023
EBITDA: CHF 16.857 million
Earnings per share: CHF 4.46
Focus for the next two years on repayment of liabilities and realisation of the project pipeline
No distribution in the current year to create additional liquidity

The past year fits seamlessly into the company’s list of successful financial years. The company, which focuses on master-planned communities and property developments, achieved a positive annual result for 2023 even in a persistently challenging market environment.

Net profit after taxes and minority interests totalled CHF 9.532 million (previous year: CHF 21.160 million). EBITDA totalled CHF 16.857 million (previous year: CHF 39.027 million). Consolidated gross sales totalled CHF 56.399 million (previous year: CHF 99.009 million).

The last financial year was characterised by focusing on the extensive project pipeline. While various one-off effects in recent years, such as the sale of the Homebuilder subsidiary “AVEX Homes” and the divestment of large plots of land and investment properties, additionally boosted the positive result and raised it to above-average levels, over the past year we focused on our core projects. The aim is to obtain important approvals in the near future, which will enable further monetisation and profits for the company.

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, is satisfied with the business performance: “It is not to be taken for granted that we were once again able to generate a solid profit in 2023. The last two financial years with the sharp rise in interest rates forced many companies to devalue their portfolios and adjust them to the new interest rate level. Thanks to our focus on development projects, we were largely spared from this. The valuations of our projects are strongly driven by land prices, which remained very stable in both the USA and Switzerland due to the tight supply. Thanks to our lean structures, we were once again able to adapt to the market environment last year. It would not have been appropriate to transition certain projects to construction or to realise certain partial sales. The risk/return profile would not have been in a satisfactory relationship. We are happy not to be under any investment pressure.”

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, emphasises the company’s successful past seven years: “In 2016, we adopted a seven-year strategic plan with numerous performance targets among the three major shareholders and members of the Board of Directors. In this plan, we set an annual return on equity target of 10%. The average return on equity over the last four years was 15.02% and 12.94% over the last seven years. We have therefore significantly exceeded our communicated return target. The year 2024 should mark the start of our structural realignment replacing the previous plan. We have such a large project pipeline that we will not be able to realise it with the liquidity from ongoing operations. It will therefore be crucial that we find suitable partners for the individual projects and at the same time focus on the repayment of the two bonds, which will mature within the next 13 months.”

After distributing more than CHF 60 million to the company’s shareholders in the form of share buybacks and nominal value reductions over the past seven years, no distribution will be made to shareholders in the current year under the new circumstances. Dr Christoph Stutz comments: “Distributions are no longer our focus in the short and medium term. Instead, we are aiming to ensure that in 5 to 7 years all of our company’s shareholders are either invested in the individual projects – if necessary in new entities – that correspond to their long-term focus, or that they can sell their shares as part of share buybacks.”

The detailed financial figures and further information on the projects and milestones of the past and current financial year can be found in the annual report at www.sitex.ch next week. The company’s Annual General Meeting will take place on 18 June at 11 a.m. at The 5th Floor in Muttenz.

The Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG

September 6 2023

sitEX Properties Holding AG achieves a profit of CHF 7.3 million in the first half of 2023

The real estate development company focusing on the two core markets of Northwestern Switzerland and Central Florida (USA) achieved a pleasing net profit after taxes of CHF 7.335 million in the first half of 2023 (previous year: CHF 13.185 million). Operating income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization amounted to CHF 13.736 million on consolidated gross sales of CHF 32.699 million.

As a result of further monetization within the project pipeline, total assets decreased to CHF 454.816 million (previous year: CHF 477.595 million), with shareholders’ equity including own shares, subordinated convertible bonds and subordinated loans representing 45.80% of total assets (previous year: 44.42%).

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented on the results as follows: “We are pleased to present our shareholders with another profitable half-year result. This is not a given at a time when interest rates in Switzerland and the US are well above last year’s levels and we are facing further geopolitical and economic headwinds. Thanks to our properties, most of which are fully leased, stable maintenance and personnel costs and ongoing monetization, we were able to generate a half-year profit after tax of CHF 7.335 million. This further strengthens our equity ratio and consolidates the foundation of our company to remain agile in the current market environment and to look forward with confidence to the second half of the year”.

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, added: “Over the past 7.5 years, our Company has generated a total profit before taxes of CHF 206.214 million (CHF 158.967 million after taxes) with an average equity of CHF 147.2 million, which corresponds to an average annual IRR before taxes of 18.7%. This makes us proud. However, two loans amounting to CHF 60 million will mature in the next two years. These have been important pillars for the acquisition and development of our projects in the US and Switzerland over the last four years. Repayment of these obligations is now a priority and we reserve the right to slow down the development pace of individual projects if necessary. Profits generated will be used primarily for debt reduction and ongoing development projects, which is likely to result in lower distributions to shareholders.

The detailed financial figures as well as further information on the projects and milestones of the first half-year can be found in the semi-annual report on www.sitex.ch.

Board of Directors sitEX Properties Holding AG

July 18 2023

sitEX Properties Holding AG completes distribution to shareholders by nominal value reduction

The distribution to shareholders by reduction of nominal value, as approved at the Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2023, was successfully completed yesterday, July 18, 2023. All shareholders were paid CHF 5.00 per nominal share. The real estate development company, which specializes in site developments and “master planned communities”, has now distributed more than CHF 60 million to its shareholders in the last 5 years in the form of par value reductions and share buybacks. The share capital newly amounts to CHF 22,551,920.00 divided into 2,255,192 shares.

In the coming weeks, sitEX Properties Holding AG will present its half-year results for 2023, which are within expectations thanks to the successful closing of anticipated transactions.

The detailed financial figures as well as further information on the projects and the milestones of the first half year will be published during Q3 2023 in the semi-annual report on this website.

May 31 2023

Annual General Meeting of sitEX Properties Holding AG approves all motions of the Board of Directors and agrees to further reduce the share capital through a par value repayment

Once again the Annual General Meeting was held in the presence of shareholders at The 5th Floor innovation campus in Muttenz. A total of 2,223,302 shares of the Company or 98.59% of the share capital were directly and indirectly represented.

Moderated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Christoph Stutz, the Annual General Meeting approved all proposals of the Board of Directors.

In addition to the usual agenda items, an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association was also voted on. These were amended in accordance with the revision of the Stock Corporation Act, which came into force on January 1, 2023. Among other things, the introduction of a capital band was resolved.

Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting also voted on a capital reduction by means of a reduction of the nominal value.

It was decided that the share capital of the company will be reduced from currently CHF 33,827,880.00 by CHF 11,275,960.00 to CHF 22,551,920.00. The reduction will be implemented by reducing the nominal value of all existing registered shares from CHF 15.00 to CHF 10.00. The proceeds of the reduction will be paid out in full to the shareholders.

The three current members of the Board of Directors, Dr. Christoph Stutz, Beat Kähli and Thomas Giese, were re-elected for a further term of office of one year. Dr. Stutz will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The company is expected to report its results for the 1st semester 2023 in August. The semi-annual report will also be published in Q3 2023. Further information and regular updates on the ongoing new construction projects in Northwestern Switzerland and the USA can be found on this website at any time.

March 31 2023

sitEX Properties Holding AG reports very pleasing annual result 2022

Operating result exceptionally robust even without special effects
EBITDA: CHF 39 million
Earnings per share after taxes: CHF 9.98
Return on equity of 12.4%
Balance sheet further strengthened and equity ratio increased
Outlook for 2023 positive thanks to broad project pipeline
Distribution of CHF 5 per share from nominal value reduction planned in Q2 2023

The real estate development company specializing in land development and “master planned communities” once again achieved an exceptionally pleasing annual result last year.

Net profit after taxes and minority interests amounted to CHF 21.16 million (previous year: 35.982 million). EBITDA amounted to CHF 39.027 million (previous year: 58.780 million). Consolidated gross sales amounted to CHF 99.009 million (previous year: 100.781 million). The return on equity was 12.4%.

The profit in the financial year 2021 was strongly influenced by special effects of the sale of the American homebuilder subsidiary “AVEX Homes”. In 2022 it was the sale of properties and land as well as the profit from the US development business, the actual core business of the company, which contributed the main part to the annual sales and profit.

Total assets amounted to CHF 462.807 million as of December 31, 2022 (previous year: CHF 450.245 million). The company’s equity could be further strengthened and amounted to CHF 177.825 million as of the same balance sheet date (previous year: 163.531 million). Taking into account treasury shares and subordinated convertible loans, the equity ratio increased to 42.47% (previous year: 41.78%).

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, is therefore very pleased with the result: “In the past year, we again remained true to our principle that only a realized profit is a real profit. In June 2022, we sold 189 apartments at Avalon Park Orlando for USD 57 million. In the second half of the year, we added further land and property sales in Switzerland and the USA, which also had an exceptionally positive and significant impact on our net profit of CHF 21.16 million. The market environment was highly complex and challenging due to the various crises around the globe and the sharp rise in interest rates. The highly focused monetization of our assets therefore proved to be the right strategy once again last year, enabling us to deliver a distribution of CHF 5 per share to our shareholders again this year.”

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, believes that the business is in a stable position to systematically master the ongoing challenges: “The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates at a pace we have not seen in 40 years. The impact will only be felt gradually in certain markets, so we continue to act with caution, monetizing profits on an ongoing basis and building sufficient liquidity. We are working on various transactions that should continue to provide us with attractive returns in the current fiscal year. As we are under no investment pressure, we are implementing our projects in Switzerland and the USA at a pace appropriate to the market environment. The current market conditions have already enabled us to start construction of the first phase of the downtown in Avalon Park Wesley Chapel. We also expect construction to start within the next two years on the other projects in Liestal, Avalon Park Orlando and Avalon Park Daytona. Thanks to our stable operating business and broad project pipeline in two different geographic markets, we are confident about the future.”

The detailed financial figures as well as further information on the projects and milestones of the past and current financial year can be found in the published annual report on www.sitex.ch in April.

The Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG

August 15 2022

sitEX Properties Holding AG increases half-year profit once again

The owner-managed real estate development company based in Lachen SZ looks back on a successful first half of 2022 despite a challenging market environment.

Net profit after tax amounted to CHF 13.259 million (previous year: 12.973 million). EBITDA amounted to CHF 21.028 million (previous year: 18.773 million). Consolidated gross sales amounted to CHF 58.194 million(previous year: 38.706 million).

Approximately CHF 44.065 million of the total revenues were generated from the sale of properties and land, the core business of the company. The remaining revenues were generated from rentals and revaluations.

Total assets amounted to CHF 477.595 million as of June 30, 2022 (previous year: CHF 431.347 million). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to CHF 49.565 million (previous year: 12.875 million). As of the same balance sheet date, the company’s equity amounted to CHF 181.96 million (previous year: 161.77 million). Taking into account treasury shares and subordinated convertible loans, the equity ratio increased to approximately 44.42% (previous year: 40.30%).

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented on the positive business results as follows: “In June 2022, we successfully sold 189 apartments in Avalon Park Orlando for USD 57 million to an institutional investor from Texas, USA. This transaction, which generated a pre-tax gain of over CHF 10 million, is a prime example of consistently monetizing assets instead of building a large balance sheet with all its risks in the event of a real estate market downturn. This process is called merchant building. sitEX has the pipeline to build and sell many more projects over the next 10-plus years.”

Although this result surpassed the previous year in all profitability metrics, Mr. Kähli also cautions, “The company’s board members have been real estate entrepreneurs for more than 30 years. We think a correction may occur. We believe that neither in Central Florida nor in Switzerland is the real estate market on the verge of a crash, i.e., that a price decline of 30% or more is imminent. However, we advise to “buckle up” and be prepared for volatile markets, which will also affect the real estate market. We at sitEX will act accordingly, building up liquidity and monetizing part of our profits, through the sale of internally developed properties.

April 27 2022

Annual General Meeting of sitEX Properties Holding AG approves all motions of the Board of Directors and agrees to reduce the share capital through a par value repayment

After two years of interruption due to the restrictions in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Annual General Meeting with physical participation of the shareholders took place today. A total of 2,202,282 shares of the Company or 97.65% of the share capital were represented directly and indirectly.

Moderated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Christoph Stutz, the General Meeting unanimously approved all proposals of the Board of Directors with no abstentions. Among them was the proposal for a capital reduction through a par value repayment.

It was decided that the share capital of the company will be reduced by CHF 11,275,960.00 from currently CHF 45,103,840.00 to now CHF 33,827,880.00. The reduction will be carried out by reducing the nominal value of all existing registered shares from CHF 20.00 to CHF 15.00. The reduction amount will be paid out in full to the shareholders.

The three current members of the Board of Directors Dr. Christoph Stutz, Beat Kähli and Thomas Giese were re-elected for a further term of office of one year. Dr. Stutz will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The company will report on its financial results for the 1st half of the year in August. As in previous years, the semi-annual report will be published in the first half of September. Further information and regular updates on the ongoing new construction projects in Northwestern Switzerland and in the USA can be found on this website at any time.

March 21, 2022

A successful 2021

sitEX Properties Holding AG enjoyed a very successful 2021 from a profitability and strategical perspective.

Net income: CHF 35.982 Mio. (previous year: CHF 26.814 Mio.)
EBITDA: CHF 58.780 Mio. (previous year: CHF 41.633 Mio.)
Earnings per share after taxes: CHF 15.96 (previous year: CHF 11.65)
Return on Equity: 23,4% (previous year: 18,7%)
Proposed distribution of CHF 5.00 per share in the form of a reduction of the nominal value, which is tax-free for Swiss individuals (reduction of the nominal value per share from CHF 20.00 to CHF 15.00)

sitEX continues to exceed the expectations in terms of earning, overall performance, and long-term opportunities.

Net income before taxes and minority interests: CHF 53.361 Mio. (previous year: CHF 36.285 Mio.)
Total revenues generated amounted to CHF 100.781 Mio. (previous year: CHF 110.298 Mio.)
Total assets as of December 2021: CHF 450.245 Mio. (previous year: CHF 400.089 Mio.)
Total equity as of December 2021: CHF 163.531 Mio. (previous year: CHF 143.750 Mio.)

In 2021, approximately 2/3 of sitEX’s income was generated from the operating business, i.e. rentals, development of properties and sale of Avex, and approximately 1/3 from revaluations, which are a result of Swiss GAAP Fer financial reporting.

Important Milestones in 2021

The assets and operations of sitEX’s 57% stake in Avex Homes, Orlando were sold to Stanley Martin Homes, Virginia (USA).
The sitEX Powerhouse, one of the largest privately owned buildings in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, is 96% let and has signed a five-year lease extension with the anchor tenant, Valora Holding AG.
The city of Liestal has given final approval for an entire neighborhood which sitEX will develop over the next few years.
Two more The 5th Floor coworking and entrepreneurship centres were opened in Orlando (Florida, USA) and San Juan (Puerto Rico). More information at: www.the5thfloor.com
Planning and permitting for Avalon Park Daytona in Daytona Beach (Florida), one of the company’s largest projects with more than 12 million square meter of land, progressed well.

Since 2018 and including the proposed nominal value reduction to be voted on at this year’s AGM, sitEX has distributed over CHF 50 million in cash to shareholders (most of it in the form of share buybacks), i.e. cash distributions have been made in excess of paid-in share capital.

Currently, around 8% of all outstanding sitEX shares are held by the company. Almost 80% of the shares are held by the three members of the Board of Directors, their families or their legal entities.

More detailed information on the 2021 financial year can be found in the annual report, which will be published in around 2 weeks. It can be downloaded from this website.

November 15, 2021

Share buyback at a fixed price & start of trading on BEKB OTC-X as of December 1, 2021

As announced, sitEX Properties Holding AG has executed a share buyback at a fixed price of CHF 116 per registered share last week. This allowed all shareholders to participate in part of the liquidity from the proceeds of the sale of the assets of AVEX Homes LLC. The Board of Directors planned to repurchase a maximum of 97,424 shares (4.32% of the share capital). All shareholders had the opportunity to participate in the buyback offer.

A total of 81,498 shares or 84% were tendered. This corresponds to 3.61% of the registered capital. The payout was made on November 8, 2021.

The company further informs that the registered shares of the company will be officially listed on BEKB OTC-X as of December 1, 2021. Trading on the ZKB eKMU-X trading platform will be possible until December 31, 2021. Thereafter, this platform will be discontinued by the provider. Furthermore, the shares of sitEX Properties Holding AG are also tradable on the platform of Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank in Zurich.

October 22, 2021

Participation of the shareholders in the profit from the sale of AVEX Homes

In order to allow the shareholders to participate in the successful sale of the assets of the subsidiary AVEX Homes LLC, the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG has decided to buy back 4.32% of the outstanding shares (maximum 97,424 shares) at a fixed price of CHF 116 per registered share.

After the buyback, the registered shares will be held in the treasury of sitEX Properties Holding AG until further notice.

All shareholders have the opportunity to participate in the buyback offer at CHF 116.00 per registered share. The buyback offer is valid from October 22, 2021 until November 5, 2021, 12.00 CET.

Shareholders have the opportunity to tender a maximum of 4.32% of their total shareholding (rounded down to whole number of shares) under the buyback offer. All shareholders registered in the share register of the Company will be contacted directly by the Company. All other shareholders are requested to identify themselves to the Company by November 5, 2021 at the latest in order to be able to coordinate the share buyback together.

The Company is available to all shareholders at +41 (0) 41 545 85 10 as well as at ad@sitex.ch.

September 28, 2021

sitEX Properties Holding AG increases half-year profit to CHF 12.973 million

The owner-managed real estate company based in Lachen SZ was able to increase its profit year-on-year in the first half of 2021. Around 90% of the net profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was recorded on the back of the continued highly positive market environment and the unabated high demand for single-family homes in Central Florida (USA). The 2021 half-year profit does not yet fully include the one-off effects from the sale of the US homebuilder subsidiary, AVEX Homes, reported last week.

Mr. Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented on the pleasing 2021 half-year results as follows: “We look back on nine successful months and are pleased that we have already achieved our liquidity and profitability targets for fiscal year 2021 set in January at this point in time. With Covid-19 still very much on the minds of the world and continuing to have a large impact on our customers, tenants, business partners and team, we believe that caution is still warranted in all matters. This is especially true given our extensive pipeline of development projects. We will therefore cautiously move forward with our projects in the coming months and always realize profits when opportunities arise.”

Further detailed information on the first half of the year, the reported divestment of the American Homebuilder subsidiary and the other ongoing projects in Northwest Switzerland and in the USA (Central Florida & Texas) can be found in the published semi-annual report and on the company’s website.

September 20, 2021

sitEX Properties Holding AG sells American homebuilder subsidiary

The real estate company sitEX Properties Holding AG, domiciled in Lachen SZ, reached another milestone in the company’s history last week. As already announced in a public press release in the USA, a strategic alliance for the Florida market was signed with the renowned American homebuilder Stanley Martin Homes. This agreement includes in its core the sale of Avex Homes LLC, which is 57% owned by sitEX. Stanley Martin Homes is a subsidiary of Daiwa House Industry Co, Ltd, the largest Japanese homebuilder with more than 45,000 employees. With this acquisition, Stanley Martin Homes, which was awarded “2021 US Builder Of The Year” two weeks ago, expands into the Florida market for the first time. Steve Alloy, president of Stanley Marin Homes describes the transaction as follows:

“We have been strategically working toward entering the Florida market for several years. When we first met the Avex Homes executives, we immediately recognized how well they fit with Stanley Martin. We share common values, a shared commitment to customers and a strong focus on quality. I am very pleased that the Avex Homes team will become part of Stanley Martin.”

Beat Kähli, CEO of sitEX Properties Holding AG, agrees: “We received a number of offers for Avex, but decided in favor of the one from Stanley Martin. In addition to the purchase price offered, the decisive factor was also the possibility of a strategic alliance with a successful group of companies such as Daiwa House, which represents the same values as our group of companies.”

Part of the sale of Avex Homes includes approximately 300 homes under construction and 4,400 single-family home lots that the company controls in Orlando, Tampa and Daytona. sitEX will receive approximately USD 40 million in cash after repayment of all liabilities as a result of the sale of all assets of Avex Homes.

More detailed information on this transaction will be published in the semi-annual report, which will be released at the end of September on this website.

July 30, 2021

Successful completion of the share buyback program 2021

On July 12, 2020 the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG informed about the conduction of the share buyback program at a fixed price. In this process sitEX Properties Holding AG intended to acquire up to 112,760 registered shares at the offer price of CHF 111.00 per registered share.

A total of 100,833 registered shares were tendered, which corresponds to 4.38% of the capital recorded in the Commercial Register. Payment of the buyback price were made on July 29 2021.

July 12, 2021

Share buyback at a fixed price

At the Annual General Meeting on June 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG was authorized to buy back own shares in the maximum amount of 112,760 shares. After the buyback, the registered shares will be held in treasury until further notice.

All shareholders have the opportunity to participate in the buyback offer at CHF 111.00 per registered share. The buyback offer is valid from July 13, 2021 until July 28, 2021, 12.00 CET.

Shareholders have the opportunity to tender a maximum of 5% of their total shareholding (rounded down to whole number of shares) under the tender offer. All shareholders registered in the share register of sitEX will be contacted directly by the company. All other shareholders are requested to identify themselves to the company by July 28, 2021 at the latest in order to be able to jointly coordinate the share buyback.

The company is available to all shareholders at +41 (0) 41 545 85 10 as well as at ad@sitex.ch.

A total of 100,833 registered shares were tendered, which corresponds to 4.38% of the capital recorded in the Commercial Register. Payment of the buyback price were made on July 29 2021.

June 18, 2021

Annual General Meeting of sitEX Properties Holding AG approves all motions of the Board of Directors and agrees to another share buyback

As in the previous year, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, yesterday’s annual general meeting of the owner-managed real estate company based in Lachen SZ took place without the physical participation of shareholders. Instead, shareholders were able to exercise their rights indirectly via an independent proxy. A total of 2’035’046 shares of the company or 88.4% of the share capital were represented directly and indirectly.

Moderated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Christoph Stutz, the Annual General Meeting approved all proposals of the Board of Directors. These included the proposal to reduce the share capital by CHF 919,080.00 and to annul 45,954 registered shares at a par value of CHF 20.00. This reduction of the share capital is related to the OAK transaction initiated in 2018, which has now been officially completed with this step.

The Annual General Meeting also decided on a new share buyback, which is to be carried out in the third quarter of the current year. In the context of the strongly increased share price – CHF 76.- in 2019, CHF 103.- in 2020; currently 112.- – 5% of the issued shares are to be bought back this year at a price of CHF 111.- per share. This corresponds to a distribution of around CHF 5.50 per share and an increase of 20% compared to the previous year. Every shareholder is free to participate in this share buyback. The share capital of sitEX Properties Holding AG remains unchanged in the course of the share buyback and will not be reduced by the shares bought back.

The three current members of the Board of Directors Dr. Christoph Stutz, Beat Kähli and Thomas Giese were re-elected for a further term of one year. Dr. Stutz will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The company will inform about the financial results of the 1st half-year in August. As in previous years, the semi-annual report will be published in the first half of September. Due to the continued high demand for residential projects in the USA, the financial results for the ongoing semester are expected to be encouraging again.

Further information and regular updates on the ongoing new construction projects in Northwestern Switzerland and the USA can be found on this website at any time.

All shareholders have the opportunity to participate in the buyback offer at CHF 111.00 per registered share. The buyback offer is valid from July 13, 2021 until July 28, 2021, 12.00 CET.

The company is available to all shareholders at +41 (0) 41 545 85 10 as well as at ad@sitex.ch.

A total of 100,833 registered shares were tendered, which corresponds to 4.38% of the capital recorded in the Commercial Register. Payment of the buyback price were made on July 29 2021.

March 10, 2021

sitEX Properties Holding AG achieves another record result in 2020

The owner-managed real estate company based in Lachen SZ achieved its best result ever in the challenging pandemic year 2020. Operating income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization amounted to CHF 41.633 million. Profit before taxes was CHF 36.285 million, while profit after taxes and minority interests was a satisfactory CHF 26.814 million, representing earnings per share of CHF 11.65 and a return on equity of 18.7%. As in the last three years, around half of the profit will be allocated to shareholders in the form of a share buyback. As in the past, each shareholder is at liberty to make use of this share buyback.

Dr. Christoph Stutz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, commented on the result as follows: “sitEX achieved a record profit before taxes and minority interests in 2020, which could not be taken for granted in the turbulent financial year. I am therefore very pleased with the result. As I am involved in the business on a daily basis, I also know that behind this result there is a lot of work by our entire team, skill and certainly also some luck. Whenever targets are achieved or even exceeded, as in our case last year, the question of the sustainability of the profits immediately arises.”

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, is convinced of the sustainability of the profits and the company’s business model: “The Board of Directors of our company recognized several years ago that our strategy for above-average profits lies in developing land, the prime domain in the real estate business. We have therefore successively built up a diversified development pipeline in Northwestern Switzerland and, above all, in Central Florida. It was the latter that was instrumental in achieving our record results this year.”

The Central Florida real estate market experienced a strong growth spurt in 2020 due to the pandemic. Attracted by low taxes, high quality of life, affordable housing and job opportunities, nearly 1,000 people per day are currently moving to Florida. Due to the stability of these macro factors, all major financial and statistical institutions expect demand for housing in Central Florida to remain high in the coming years. Florida’s gross domestic product is about 50% higher than that of Switzerland and ranks 20th in the world. Experts expect Florida’s GDP to rank 10th in the world by 2030; this is equivalent to a doubling of today’s figure. In the course of this development, the Florida Chamber of Commerce expects the population to grow by at least 25% in the next 5 years. This means that Florida will soon have more inhabitants than the entire country of Australia.

Beat Kähli adds: “We are therefore confident that with the help of our project pipeline of more than 50 million square meters and our close collaborations with renowned partners, we will be able to take advantage of these positive trends in the market. Consequently, we will be able to deliver pleasing results in the coming years, while always keeping a close eye on any risks.”

Further information and regular updates on the ongoing new construction projects in Northwestern Switzerland and the USA can be found on this website at any time.

All shareholders have the opportunity to participate in the buyback offer at CHF 111.00 per registered share. The buyback offer is valid from July 13, 2021 until July 28, 2021, 12.00 CET.

The company is available to all shareholders at +41 (0) 41 545 85 10 as well as at ad@sitex.ch.

A total of 100,833 registered shares were tendered, which corresponds to 4.38% of the capital recorded in the Commercial Register. Payment of the buyback price were made on July 29 2021.

Oct 27, 2020

sitEX USA and Avex Homes on track for a record result

Driven by the changed behavior of many US citizens during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the record low interest rates, the US market for single-family homes is currently experiencing a strong growth. Single-family home sales rose to a 13-year high in September.

Avex Homes LLC, majority-owned by sitEX Properties USA Inc., has achieved record sales in this market environment over the last 9 months. As a result, in the first 9 months of the current fiscal year, sales contracts for single family homes in the amount of over USD 70 million were signed. This represents an increase of more than 20% compared to the previous year.

Although, according to Reuters.com, around 25 million people were still dependent on unemployment benefits as of October 2020, the market and demand for single-family homes grew strongly after a short and extremely sharp slump in the second quarter. This growth can be attributed to two main factors. On the one hand, mortgage interest rates fell to record levels since the Covid-19 pandemic. The interest rate on a ten-year mortgage is currently 2.5% p.a. Before the outbreak of the crisis, the interest rate was still between 3-4%. On the other hand, after the quarantine measures in the big cities, many people have decided to move to the suburbs. In a single-family home, family, work (home office) and relaxation can be better combined.

August 4, 2020

sitEX Properties Holding AG generates a half-year profit of CHF 10.454 million

The Board of Directors of the owner-managed real estate development company published today the very positive half-year results for 2020. sitEX achieved the largest half-year profit in the history of the company with CHF 10.454 million (previous year: CHF 8.239 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to CHF 13.299 million (previous year: CHF 10.525 million).

In line with the strategic refocusing of the company, income from project development and realisation contributed 68.37% of total property income. The remaining share of income was generated by rental income.

Total assets increased from CHF 307.973 million to CHF 424.271 million.

This result resulted in a robust return on equity of 13.72% (previous year: 14.99%).

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented the pleasing result as follows: “We started the 2020 financial year with a great deal of momentum and were able to achieve a number of important milestones in the first half of the year, particularly with regard to the new major projects “Avalon Park Daytona Florida” and “Im Oristal” in Liestal. The successful issue of our first bond in the amount of CHF 50 million with an interest rate of 0.375% p.a. is particularly noteworthy. Thanks to this issue, our liquidity as of 30.06.2020 was approximately CHF 60 million (previous year: CHF 30.2 million). With this increased liquidity, we will continue to focus on our numerous promising development projects in Northwestern Switzerland and in the USA, and build up a financial safety buffer.
The world will continue to be dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the second half of 2020. Nevertheless, the signals – especially in Central Florida – are very positive. We note that the number of house purchases in Florida exceeds the previous year’s figures. Despite the uncertain circumstances, we are well positioned in the second half of the year thanks to our diversified portfolio and are confident that we can build on the success of the first half of the year.”

July 29, 2020

sitEX Properties Holding AG builds new city in Daytona Beach Florida

The owner-managed real estate development company has purchased 10 million square meters of development land near the well-known coastal city of Daytona Beach. This is one of the largest development sites in Central Florida.

Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, summarizes the transaction as follows: “This acquisition represents the largest land acquisition in the history of our company. Over the past 25 years, we have successfully developed the small town of Avalon Park Orlando in Orlando FL. Today, the city and its surroundings have more than 50,000 inhabitants. Thanks to this project we have been able to build up an immense knowledge in urban development. On the basis of this core competence, we have been developing the small town “Avalon Park Wesley Chapel” on over 6 million square meters in Wesley Chapel – 30 minutes drive from Tampa FL – and slightly to the north, the project Avalon Park Tavares for about 5 years. “Avalon Park Daytona” is only a 10-minute drive from the world-famous Daytona Beach. With this project, which will comprise over 8,000 new residential units, we cover the rapidly growing Tampa-Orlando-Daytona corridor with three of our projects”.

Beat Kähli continues, “Many people in the big cities have found that quarantining in a city apartment is very restrictive and are now longing for more space. Compared to other major metropolitan areas, the Tampa/Orlando/Daytona metropolitan area offers relatively inexpensive housing with house prices starting at USD 250,000. Supported by increasingly decentralized working models, we expect demand for real estate in Central Florida to continue to grow in the context of the current Covid 19 pandemic. Sales from April to July 2020 are significantly higher than last year. Our development and planning team is therefore working intensively to finalize the plans and construction for “Avalon Park Daytona”. As in the “Avalon Park Orlando” model, the Daytona project is designed to be essentially a vibrant center with a mixed-use development. The project includes all school levels, offices, businesses, retail space and multi-family and single-family homes as well as various health, educational and recreational facilities. Construction is scheduled to start in 2021.”

July 7, 2020

Successful completion of the share buyback program 2020

On June 24, 2020 the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties Holding AG informed about the conduction of the share buyback program at a fixed price. In this process sitEX Properties Holding AG intended to acquire up to 6% (in total a maximum of 138,068 shares) of the outstanding registered shares at the offer price of CHF 76.00 per registered share.

A total of 122,643 registered shares were tendered, which corresponds to 5.33% of the capital recorded in the Commercial Register. Payment of the buyback price will be made today on 7 July 2020.

June 24, 2020

Share buyback at fixed price

As decided at the Annual General Meeting on June 3, 2020, sitEX Properties Holding AG will buy back up to 6% (maximum 138,068 shares in total) of the outstanding registered shares at a price of CHF 76.00 per share in July 2020. After the buyback, the registered shares will be held in treasury until further notice.

The buyback offer lasts from 26 June to 6 July 2020.

Shareholders have the opportunity to tender a maximum of 6% of their total shareholding (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares) under the buyback offer.

Shareholders who wish to accept the buyback offer and hold their shares in a securities account are requested to follow the instructions of their custodian bank. Tendered shares will be blocked by the respective custodian bank and cannot be traded thereafter.

Shareholders who wish to accept the buyback offer and who keep their shares in physical custody are requested to proceed according to the instructions of the Company.

Payment of the buyback price is expected to take place on 7 July 2020.

June 4, 2020

sitEX Properties Holding AG issues bond in the amount of CHF 50 million

sitEX Properties Holding AG, an owner-managed Swiss real estate company, has issued a fixed-interest bond of CHF 50 million. Among other things, the issue serves to finance the various real estate development projects planned in Northwestern Switzerland.

sitEX Properties Holding AG, an owner-managed real estate company, successfully issued a bond in the total amount of 50 million Swiss francs on 3 June 2020. The bond is guaranteed by Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB), Liestal and has a maturity of 5 years with an annual interest coupon of 0.375%. The issue was carried out under the lead management of BLKB. The payment of the bond is guaranteed for the
17 June 2020 and the definitive admission to trading and listing of the bond on the SIX Swiss Exchange has been applied for. A prospectus was prepared for the bond, and can be obtained free of charge during normal business hours at the following address: Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, Rheinstrasse 7, CH-4410 Liestal, phone +41 61 925 94 94, e-mail: info@blkb.ch.

The proceeds from the placement of the bond will be used, among other things, to finance the various real estate development projects.

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February 18, 2020

sitEX Properties Holding AG enters agreement with Pasco County to develop Downtown Avalon Park Wesley Chapel

Avalon Park Group/sitEX has been working with Pasco County over the past year to develop an agreement that will bring smart growth and development to Wesley Chapel in the form of a downtown cultural center. The agreement was unanimously approved today at the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Avalon Park Group/sitEX proposes to spend in excess of USD 800mn to develop 215-acres into a mixed-use, urban downtown. Based on Traditional Neighborhood Design/Transit Oriented Design and smart growth principles, the focal point will be an area primarily comprised of multi-storied buildings with a mix of uses that will all be within walking distance, thus establishing a vibrant, pedestrian-scaled environment unlike the single use developments that are typical in conventional suburban communities and that can only be comfortably reached using the automobile.

The agreement outlines that Avalon Park Group/sitEX will deliver a minimum of USD 90mn in public infrastructure and Class A offices, including spine roads, public parking garages, park and ride parking spaces, transit improvements and bus shelters.

To support the growth of this economically important project, Pasco County is subsidizing around 33% of the total public improvements which amount to a total of USD 90mn. In order to do so, a portion of the property tax revenue will be rebated for 30 years to sitEX to pay for public facilities (e.g. parking garages).

February 17, 2020

sitEX Properties Holding AG increases net profit by 55%

The real estate company with its headquarters in Lachen SZ efficiently capitalised on the positive market environment last year in all business areas and achieved a very satisfactory business result. Net profit amounted to CHF 13.88 million, an increase of 55% over the previous year. This resulted in earnings per share of CHF 6.03 and a return on equity of 10.6%. At the same time, the equity ratio increased further to 44.2%. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased by 75.9% to CHF 20.45 million in the same period. Beat Kähli, CEO of the company, commented on the highly satisfactory business results as follows: “We are very pleased with the positive and, in particular, broadly based business results of the past year. The result shows the outcome of our focused but nevertheless diversified strategy. By 2017, more than 50% of our profits were generated by revaluations. Last year, these gains represented only 4.5% of the overall result. As a result of the transformation of our company, in 2019, for the first time, the majority of profits were generated by development projects – profits that also directly impacted the company’s liquidity and thus directly supported the further growth of our company. We look forward to the current fiscal year with confidence and again expect positive profits from our ongoing development projects – especially in Central Florida. A market that continues to be in a very robust condition.”

January 15, 2020

Best performer in the ZKB eKMU-X index 2019

The share of sitEX Properties Holding AG closes the year 2019 with a share price of CHF 75, which represents an increase of 56.3% on an annual basis. Thanks to this very positive performance, the share takes first place in the annual ranking of the eKMU-X Index.

December 19, 2019

sitEX Properties Holding AG signs purchase agreement for property in Daytona Beach, Florida (USA)

The company, based in Lachen SZ, is consequently expanding the existing portfolio of development projects in Central Florida. The property comprises approximately 10.3 million square meters and is thereby one of Florida’s largest construction projects. The seller of the land is Consolidated Tomoka Land Co., a real estate company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with headquarters in Daytona Beach. sitEX intends to build on the property a city along the lines of Avalon Park Orlando and Avalon Park Wesley Chapel (Tampa). Avalon Park Daytona is located on the East Coast of Florida, only about 10 kilometers from the beach, at the end of the Interstate 4 Corridor, one of the largest growth corridors in the USA.
Commenting on the transaction, Consolidated Tomoka’s CEO said: “Avalon Park Daytona offers the region a high-quality project comparable to sitEX’s Orlando and Tampa projects”.

October 31, 2019

sitEX Properties Holding AG intensifies cooperation with largest American homebuilder

sitEX Properties Holding AG and its long-standing American partner, the Avalon Park Group, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, have signed several contracts with D. R. Horton Inc., the largest American homebuilder (NYSE: DRH), for the sale of single-family house lots.

The contracts have a total volume of USD 102 million and represent a milestone in the history of sitEX Properties Holding AG. The contracts comprise a total of 2,209 developed and undeveloped lots, spread over the metropolitan regions of Orlando and Tampa (Florida). This transaction has allowed the company to further diversify its fixed assets. The gains from the partial sale of the acquired lots will have a significant impact on the business results for the next three years. Further transactions are currently being negotiated as part of the close partnership with D. R. Horton Inc.

October 28, 2019

sitEX Powerhouse: the planned innovation campus takes shape

From 01.12.2019 sitEX Powerhouse AG, a subsidiary of sitEX Properties Holding AG, will gradually open an innovation campus on more than 4’000 square meters in the sitEX Powerhouse at Hofackerstrasse 40 in Muttenz – right next to the Life Science Campus of the FHNW. For this purpose, the 5th floor of the building is currently being completely renovated and refurbished. In addition to a large number of permanent offices, a modern coworking environment with a concept unique to the region is to be opened next year. More detailed information will be published in due course. In addition to the 5th floor, the entrance area, the lifts and the roof will also be completely renovated. The largest asset in the portfolio of sitEX Properties Holding AG will then shine in new splendour and will in future be an important hub for researching and innovative young companies located in (Northwestern) Switzerland. Find out more: Coworking Basel

October 21, 2019

sitEX Properties Holding AG prepares further transaction in Switzerland

Within the context of the strategic refocusing of the company initiated almost three years ago, sitEX Properties Holding AG is preparing the last major realignment of the Swiss portfolio of investment properties. The company plans to sell the three properties in Solothurn, Wolhusen and at Trillengässlein in Basel to a group of investors by the end of November. The three properties, each with a high proportion of gastronomy and office space, are no longer in the long-term focus of the company, therefore the Board of Directors has decided to sell the properties. The company will generate a profit after tax of approximately CHF 1.5 million from this transaction. Further divestitures in the Swiss portfolio are not planned for the immediate future following this significant sharpening of the portfolio.

September 10, 2019

Successful completion of share buyback program 2019

The 2019 share buyback programme has been successfully completed on 10 September 2019. A total of 93.73% of all outstanding shares participated in the buyback program. sitEX Properties Holding AG acquired a total of 126,057 shares at a fixed price of CHF 51.10, corresponding to the NAV per share as of 31 December 2018. The shares will not be destroyed and remain in the possession of the company.

August 28, 2019

Positive first half of 2019

In the first six months of the current financial year, our company was again able to achieve above-average results. Net profit after tax was at a record level (half-year). The net profit was generated through rental income (34%), development (48%), and realization of properties (18%). The equity ratio increased further to a solid 41.1% (equity: CHF 126.522 million) as of June 30, 2019 – nearly doubling from January 1, 2016.

July 9, 2019

Renaming of the company

The change of name which was approved at the Annual General Meeting on 20 June 2019 has been successfully completed. The company is now operating as sitEX Properties Holding AG.

June 20, 2019

Resolutions passed unanimously at the AGM of sitEX Properties AG

The shareholders of sitEX Properties AG voted on the various agenda items at the Annual General Meeting in Muttenz and followed the recommendations of the Board of Directors. 92.24% of the outstanding shares were represented at the meeting. The following resolutions were passed unanimously:

The annual report, consisting of the annual report of the Board of Directors, the consolidated financial statements 2018 and the annual financial statements 2018 of sitEX Properties AG, were approved.
All members of the Board of Directors were granted discharge. All previous members were re-elected for a further term of office of one year.
The renaming of the company as sitEX Properties Holding AG.
Furthermore, the management informed that 6% of all outstanding shares will be bought back at a price of CHF 51.10 in the third quarter of 2019. The company will announce this share buyback separately in a letter to all known shareholders and in a single publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) at the end of July. Every shareholder is entitled to participate in this share buyback. The share capital of sitEX Properties AG remains unchanged and will not be reduced by the shares bought back. No other distribution will be made in 2019 for the 2018 financial year.

May 29, 2019

Successful fiscal year 2018

sitEX Properties AG closes the past business year with a profit of CHF 8.93 million. As a result, earnings per share increased by 20% compared to the previous year. The strategic and geographical refocusing of the company was rigorously pursued in 2018, resulting in a 33% and 35% decrease in the balance sheet total and fixed assets, respectively, through targeted property sales in Switzerland and abroad. Thanks to our implemented strategic measures and the repayment of loans, the equity ratio increased to an encouraging 38.6% (beginning of 2016: 23.8%). Based on the strengthened balance sheet structure, the existing and new growth projects in Northwestern Switzerland and Central Florida will be pursued in the current year.

January 8, 2019

sitEX share in trading 2018

The sitEX share closed the 2018 business year with a slightly positive annual performance (+3.2%; cf. eKMU-X index: -10.16%). The sitEX share gained around 33% from its lowest level for the year to its year-end closing price, making it one of the winners of the eKMU-X index of the Cantonal Bank of Zurich.

September 25, 2018

Successful completion of share buyback program

On 5 September 2018 the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties AG informed about the execution of the share buyback program with a fixed purchase price. On 25 September 2018 sitEX Properties AG has acquired a total of 115,057 registered shares (5.00% of the outstanding share capital) at the offer price of CHF 47 per registered share.

September 5, 2018

Share buyback

As announced in the Annual Report 2017 and approved at the Annual General Meeting on 6 June 2018, sitEX Properties AG will buy back up to 5% of the outstanding shares in September 2018 at a price of CHF 47 per share.

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June 7, 2018

Shareholders approve capital decrease

The shareholders of sitEX Properties AG followed the recommendations of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting. 93.21% of the outstanding shares were represented at the meeting. All resolutions were approved unanimously.

In particular, the proposed ordinary share capital decrease in the amount of CHF 10.916 million from currently CHF 56.938 million to CHF 46.022 million and the simultaneous annulment of 545,800 sitEX shares with a nominal value of CHF 20 each was accepted. The reduction amount will be used to transfer the shares of the newly established OAK Investment Holding AG currently held by the Company to four sitEX shareholders who have tendered their 545,800 sitEX shares.

With the transfer of the shares of OAK Investment Holding AG, the Board of Directors of sitEX Properties AG underlines the geographical focus of the company on Switzerland and Central Florida (USA) which was defined last year.

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April 5, 2017

sitEX Properties AG generates record earnings in the 2016 financial year

sitEX Properties AG, a real estate company focusing on the holding and development of investment properties in special situations as well as the development of new construction projects in Switzerland and abroad, achieved a audited total real estate income of CHF 35.64 million in 2016 (previous year CHF 21.45 million) thanks to its focused strategy, with income from the revaluation of properties making up 34.65% of this figure. EBITDA amounted to CHF 32.97 million (previous year CHF 19.61 million). Net profit amounted to CHF 22.96 million (previous year CHF 8.3 million). The return on equity after taxes stood at 18.5% (previous year 8.2%). In future, the company will concentrate on the two markets of Switzerland and Central Florida.

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