The Board of Panther Securities PLC announced that, based on preliminary unaudited information, it expects the profit after taxation for the year ended 31 December 2017 to be of the order of £20 million, which has arisen as a result of the following principal factors: The Directors sought an independent revaluation of the Group's entire portfolio at 31 December 2017 which will likely result in an increase in valuation at 31 December 2017 of approximately £16 million; The Group's interest rate swaps liability at 31 December 2017 showed a positive movement of approximately £2 million over the financial year; The Board expects to report a profit of approximately £1 million on the sale of a number of investment properties. In addition, the sale of most of the investment shares produced a profit of over £1 million; and Rental income has held up very well in a tough environment for retailers. The expected Group profit after taxation in the order of £20 million does not include any additional profit that would arise on the completion of the sale of Holloway Head, Birmingham. On 30 November 2017, the company announced that the contract had been extended, with the purchaser seeking to complete at the beginning of March 2018. The purchaser was not in a position to complete and has been granted a further extension of five weeks, at a cost of £40,000 per week. In the event that completion takes place before the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 are signed, under the accounting standards, an additional profit after taxation of £3.8 million would be achieved as part of the results for the year ended 31 December 2017.