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Trafford Centre Finance Ld

01 March 2016

1 March 2016

The Trafford Centre Finance Limited ("the Company")

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

The Trafford Centre Finance Limited has today published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2015 ("Annual Report"). The Annual Report will shortly be available for download at intugroup.co.uk

In accordance with DTR 6.3.5, the following information is extracted from the company's Annual Report and in unedited full text.

DIRECTORS' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

The directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

The Trafford Centre Finance Limited is incorporated and registered in the Cayman Islands. The company's registered office is 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-9007.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company is the provision of financing to The Trafford Centre Limited. This is funded by the issue of loan notes.

BUSINESS REVIEW

The company's results and financial position for the year ended 31 December 2015 are set out in full in the income statement, balance sheet, statement of changes in equity, statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements.

The company receives interest on the provision of financing to The Trafford Centre Limited at rates equal to those paid on its external debt plus additional interest of 0.01% per annum. Any financing related fees incurred by the company are also charged on to The Trafford Centre Limited.

The company's profit before taxation was GBP10,000 (2014 GBP33,000) with net assets increasing to GBP835,000 (2014 GBP825,000).

Given the straightforward nature of the business, the company's directors are of the opinion that analysis using KPIs is not necessary for an understanding of the development, performance or position of the business. The directors expect that the present level of activity will continue for the foreseeable future.

The company's financial risk management objectives and policies are set out in note 10 as is the company's exposure to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risk.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The directors consider the capital of the company to be the ordinary share capital of GBP2. The company's ultimate parent company is intu properties plc. Management of this capital is performed at a group level.

DIRECTORS

The directors who held office during the year and until the date of this report are given below:

Raulin Amy

   Michael Butterworth                (resigned 31 December 2015) 

David Fischel

Matthew Roberts

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The directors are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. The directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

   --      select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 
   --      make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

-- state whether applicable International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

-- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements provide a true and fair view of the company's results and financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Each of the directors, whose names are listed on page 1, confirm that, to the best of

their knowledge:

a) the financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company; and

b) the Directors' Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.

KEY RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

As the company's principal activity is to provide financing to The Trafford Centre Limited, the company's key risks and uncertainties are those faced by The Trafford Centre Limited to the extent that they impact that company's ability to meet its obligations to the company including those related to the terms of the company's borrowings which are secured on the assets of The Trafford Centre Limited. The key risks and uncertainties facing the company are set out below:

 
 Risk & Impact      Mitigation                                                        Change    2015 commentary 
-----------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Property 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Macro-economic                                                                                 Likelihood and severity 
 Weakness in              *    Prime asset                                               -       of potential impact 
 the macro-economic                                                                              are unchanged during 
 environment                                                                                     2015 with continued 
 could undermine          *    Covenant headroom monitored and stress-tested                     strong demand for 
 rental income                                                                                   assets and stable 
 levels and                                                                                      rental levels 
 property values,         *    Lobbying on key policies, for example business rate                *    Valuation increase continues to support LTV headroom 
 reducing return         s 
 on investment 
 and covenant                                                                                     *    Tenant administrations at relatively low levels 
 headroom 
-------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Retail environment                                                                     -       Likelihood and severity 
  Failure to            *    Active management of tenant mix                                     of potential impact 
  react to changes                                                                               are unchanged during 
  in the retail                                                                                  2015 with intu's strategy 
  environment           *    Regular monitoring of tenant strength and diversity                 continuing to deliver 
  could undermine                                                                                strong footfall numbers 
  intu Trafford                                                                                  and maintained occupancy 
  Centre's ability      *    'Tell intu' customer feedback programme helps                        *    Digital investment to improve relevance as shopping 
  to attract                 identify changes in customer preferences                                  habits change 
  customers 
  and tenants 
                        *    Work closely with retailers 
 
 
                        *    Digital strategy that embraces technology and digital 
                             customer engagement. This enables intu to engage in 
                             and support multi-channel retailing, and to take the 
                             opportunities offered by e-commerce 
-------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Operations 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Health and                                                                                     Likelihood and severity 
 safety             *    Strong business process and procedures, supported by             -     of potential impact 
 Accidents               regular training and exercises                                         have not changed significantly 
 or system                                                                                      during 2015 
 failure                                                                                         *    intu has been accredited with OHSAS 18801 
 leading            *    Annual audits of operational standards carried out                           certification, demonstrating the implementation of 
 to financial            internally and by external consultants                                       consistent H&S management process and procedures 

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Significant balances outstanding between the company and related companies are shown below:

 
                                         Amounts owed 
                                             from 
                                          2015     2014 
                                        GBP000   GBP000 
 
The Trafford Centre Limited            792,133  807,676 
                                       =======  ======= 
 
                                         Amounts owed 
                                              to 
                                          2015     2014 
                                        GBP000   GBP000 
 
intu Trafford Centre Group (UK) 
 Limited                                    75        - 
Liberty International Group Treasury 
 Limited                                     -       47 
                                       =======  ======= 
 

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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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