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Arena REIT provides Edge Early Learning update

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The Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) share price is in focus after the real estate investment trust shared an update on its Edge Early Learning portfolio, with rent continuing to be received on all 27 affected properties.

What did Arena REIT report?

  • Arena is receiving rent on all 27 properties leased to Edge Early Learning.
  • The administrator of Edge has entered binding agreements or term sheets to sell 22 early learning centre businesses to six parties.
  • The transactions cover all seven Arena-owned properties currently operated by Edge.
  • Four proposed new tenants: Montessori Academy (2 centres) and three experienced operators for the remaining 5 centres in Queensland.
  • Arena holds a $4 million bank guarantee and security deposits over the Edge leases.

What else do investors need to know?

Arena is currently conducting due diligence on the proposed assignments of leases for the impacted Arena-owned centres. These transactions are still subject to confirmatory checks, final documentation, regulatory approvals, and the formal transfer of service licences.

Of the four Edge centres that are directly controlled by Arena, one has signed lease documentation and two have term sheets with Montessori Academy—pending regulatory approval. The trust continues to reserve its legal rights and is actively managing risk through security held over the leases.

What’s next for Arena REIT?

Arena will continue due diligence before consenting to the assignment of leases. Outcomes will depend on completion of transactions and regulatory consents. The trust has secured its income stream in the near term and will update investors as further developments occur with the Edge Early Learning portfolio.

Arena’s broader strategy remains focused on its core social infrastructure properties in the early learning and healthcare sectors, supported by a diversified tenant base.

Arena REIT share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, Arena REIT shares have declined 39%, trailing the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), which has declined 1% over the same period.

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