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ABS-CBN sells 68% of Quezon City property to Ayala Land for P6.24B

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AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) has signed a memorandum of agreement to acquire a portion of ABS-CBN Corp.’s property in Quezon City for P6.24 billion. 

In separate disclosures on Thursday, ABS-CBN and property company Ayala Land confirmed the agreement for the sale of ABS-CBN’s property in Quezon City. 

The sale covers up to 30,000 square meters, or 68.14% of ABS-CBN’s 44,027.30-square-meter property.

The agreement is subject to certain conditions, including clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). 

The two parties agreed on the valuation after negotiations and a due diligence review, ABS-CBN said.

Following the sale, ABS-CBN will consolidate its operations within the remaining 1.4-hectare property in Quezon City.

ABS-CBN said proceeds from the sale will be used to prepay its outstanding bank loans.

“Down payment shall be placed in an escrow account to be released to ABS-CBN upon completion of certain conditions precedent and signing of the Deed of Absolute Sale. The balance shall be payable in installments over 10 years,” ABS-CBN said. 

For the third quarter of last year, ABS-CBN’s attributable net loss narrowed to P389.87 million, down from P1.02 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenues for the period declined to P4.33 billion from P4.73 billion in the third quarter of 2023.

At the local bourse on Thursday, ABS-CBN shares closed 12 centavos higher at P4.75 apiece. — Ashley Erika O. Jose

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