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About DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt Aktiengesellschaft

DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt Aktiengesellschaft is a German real estate company focused on acquiring, holding, managing and enhancing retail properties, with a particular emphasis on small and mid-sized towns across Germany. The company explicitly positions itself in a niche where many institutional investors are too large to target the assets it seeks, giving DEFAMA access to a less crowded sourcing universe and a potentially attractive yield profile. The shares are traded on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX), and also in the m:access segment of the Munich Stock Exchange; the company is domiciled in Germany and headquartered in Berlin. Founded in November 2014, DEFAMA has built its platform around neighborhood and convenience-oriented retail real estate, including retail parks and small retail centers. Its core business is to acquire already let properties, usually with established anchor tenants, and then actively manage the assets to preserve occupancy, support rent collection and improve long-term value. The model is deliberately conservative in operational terms and growth-oriented in capital allocation, with a strong focus on recurring rental cash flows and disciplined leverage rather than on headline expansion for its own sake. The group’s investment case rests on a few key pillars. First, it aims to buy properties at attractive initial yields. Second, it seeks to finance acquisitions efficiently through long-dated debt and careful balance-sheet management. Third, it emphasizes value creation through active asset management and selective disposals, while generally avoiding dilutive capital increases. Revenue is driven primarily by rental income and service-charge recovery, while funds from operations (FFO) are a key performance metric for assessing recurring earnings power and dividend capacity. In competitive terms, DEFAMA stands out because of its specialization in smaller retail assets, deep knowledge of the German market, and ability to source transactions outside the radar of larger listed property platforms and institutional funds. This strategy offers flexibility, but it also leaves the business exposed to retail tenant quality, consumer spending conditions and financing costs. For 2024, the group reported consolidated revenue of EUR 27.3 million, mainly rental income, and consolidated net profit of EUR 4.6 million, up versus 2023. Its 2024 balance sheet also showed continued portfolio growth and manageable leverage, with an LTV ratio of 59.1%. Recent highlights include continued portfolio expansion through targeted acquisitions, including several assets presented in the company’s November 2024 presentation, and reaffirmation of its medium-term “DEFAMA 2025” targets of EUR 350 million portfolio value and EUR 28 million annualized net rents. DEFAMA has also continued to publish quarterly updates and market communications. As a German listed issuer, director dealings are disclosed under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation to BaFin, which supports transparency around management transactions.