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LEG Immobilien SE

Investor Presentation Aug 10, 2017

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LEG Immobilien AG 10 August 2017

H1-2017 Results

Disclaimer

While the company has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated in this presentation are accurate and that the opinions contained in it are fair and reasonable, this presentation is selective in nature and is intended to provide an introduction to, and an overview of the Company's business. Any opinions expressed in this presentation are subject to change without notice and neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to update or keep current the information contained in this presentation. Where this presentation quotes any information or statistics from any external sources, you should not interpret that the Company has adopted or endorsed such information or statistics as being accurate.

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be realised from the proposals described herein. Forward-looking statements may include, in particular, statements about future events, future financial performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment, regulation, and supply and demand. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its views and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance. Actual financial performance could differ materially from that projected in the forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and projections, and financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, readers should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information contained in this presentation is subject to change without notice and the Company does not undertake any duty to update the information and forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations.

This presentation does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or sell any shares in the Company and neither this presentation or anything in it shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

  • I. HIGHLIGHTS H1-2017
  • II. PORTFOLIO AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE
  • III. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
  • IV. BUSINESS UPDATE AND OUTLOOK
  • V. APPENDIX

Highlights H1-2017

Overall company development

  • Acquisition of 2,100 residential units in High-Growth Markets prompts upward revision of earnings guidance
  • Further pipeline for acquisitions in core markets
  • Property valuation: €480.1m total valuation uplift in Q2 (+6.0%) due to improving rental markets
  • Additional positive impact from yield compression in Q4-2017 expected (+repayment subsidized loans)
  • Issue of commercial papers with a volume of €200m at attractive terms (-0.07%) underpins LEG's strong credit profile

Accelerating rent growth on basis of high capital efficiency

In-place rent, l-f-l €5.40/sqm (+3.0% total portfolio, +3.7% for free-financed units) EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 3.4% (up c.30 bps YOY, rising l-f-l occupancy in H2 expected ) Maintenance/Capex €7.2/sqm (FY-2017 target of €24/sqm)

Financials: Margin expansion story fully on track; Further upside for capital values

Net cold rent €263.7m (+5.7% YOY from €249.4m)
Adjusted EBITDA €193.8m (+7.4% YOY from €180.5m)
FFO I (excl. minorities) €148.8m (+8.1% YOY from €137.6m), €2.36 per share (+7.8% YOY from €2.19)
AFFO €118.6m (+9.2% YOY from €108.6m)
EPRA-NAV (excl. goodwill) €73.43 per share (+9.4% YTD, +13.5% incl. DPS of €2.76)

II. PORTFOLIO AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Portfolio Overview

Positive rent development across all submarkets

Total Portfolio
-- ----------------- --
30.06.2017
(YOY)
# of units 127,063 -2.0%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €5.40 +3.0%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 3.4% +30 bps

Strong results on the basis of tailor-made management strategies

High-Growth Markets

30.06.2017
(YOY)
# of units 38,940 +0.6%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €5.98 +2.7%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 1.7% +40
bps

Stable Markets with Attractive Yields

30.06.2017
(YOY)
# of units 47,013 -1.1%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €5.14 +3.2%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 3.3% +10
bps
(YOY)
-5.5%
+2.9%
bps
+60

Attractive portfolio + operational excellence = sound rent growth Rent Development

  • Performance of free financed units best proxy for underlying rent dynamics
  • Rent restricted units: +1.2% year-on-year (like-for-like)
  • High capital efficiency maintained (growth relative to capital expenditure)
  • High exposure to structural growth markets and respective commuter belts (93% of portfolio) supports outperformance

EPRA-Vacancy Development (like-for-like)

Minor impact from comprehensive reorganisation – Further upside in H2

  • Still minor impact from comprehensive reorganisation and adjustment of processes
  • Outlook H2-2017: Rising l-f-l occupancy expected

Capex & Maintenance Rising value enhancing investments ahead

III. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Financial Highlights H1-2017 Margin expansion on all relevant P+L lines

temporary lower capex ratio

AFFO 43.5 45.0

H1-2016 H1-2017

H1-2016 H1-2017

Income Statement


million
H1-2017 H1-2016
Higher rental income
Net rental
and lease income
202.7 190.4 (+€14.3m/+5.7%)

Rise in staff costs resulting
Net income from the disposal of investment property -0.7 0.1 from crafts business offset by
decrease in externally
procured services
Net income from the valuation of investment property 480.1 1.0
Adj. NRI-margin rose slightly
from 77.6% to 78.1% YOY
Net income from the disposal of real estate inventory -1.6 -1.3
First-time mid-year portfolio
valuation (+6.0%)
Net income from other services 2.7 1.2
Acquisition related one-time
Administrative and other expenses -19.3 -54.6 costs of €34.7m in H1-2016

Recurring admin. costs
slightly increased to €16.2m
Other income 0.2 0.2 (-€0.7m YOY) mainly due to
an extraordinary item
Operating
earnings
664.1 137.0
One-time refinancing costs
(€12.0m)
Net
finance
costs
-103.6 -86.4
Net income from fair value
measurement of derivatives
(-€42.0m; thereof -€42.3m
Earnings
before
income
taxes
560.5 50.6 from convertible)

Slightly lower cash interests
Income
tax
expenses
-137.2 -27.1 (€40.5m; -€0.8m YOY)
Consolidated
net
profit
423.3 23.5
Cash taxes (-€3.3m)

FFO Calculation

H1-2017

€ million H1
-2017
H1
-2016
Net cold rent 263.7 249.4
+€14.3m (+5.7% YOY)
Profit from operating expenses -3.5 -1.5
Maintenance (externally
-procured services)
-20.9 -28.8
Disproportional growth in staff
Staff costs -26.6 -19.6 costs mainly due to new crafts
business (offset by lower
Allowances on rent receivables -3.7 -3.2 procured services); adjusted for
Other -3.5 -3.4 this effect increase of +4.7%
Non
-recurring project costs (rental
and lease)
0.4 0.6
Recurring net rental and lease income 205.9 193.5
+€12.4m (+6.4% YOY)

NRI-margin increased slightly
Recurring net income from other services 3.8 2.3 due to disproportionate
Staff costs -10.8 -10.7 growth in staff costs and
others
Non
-staff operating costs
-8.2 -42.7
Acquisition related one
-time
Non
-recurring project costs (admin.)
2.8 37.9 costs in H1
-2016
Extraordinary and prior
-period expenses
0.0 0.0
Slight increase due to release
Recurring administrative expenses -16.2 -15.5 of a provision in 2016,
Other income and expenses 0.3 0.2 (number of FTE's decreased
)
Adjusted EBITDA 193.8 180.5
Cash interest expenses and income -40.5 -41.3
+€13.3m (+7.4% YOY)
Cash income taxes -3.2 -1.3
EBITDA margin 73.5% vs.
72.4% in H1
-16
FFO I (including non
-controlling interests)
150.1 137.9
Non
-controlling interests
-1.3 -0.3
Lower average interest costs
FFO I (excluding non
-controlling interests)
148.8 137.6 (Q2-17 avg. cost 1.85% vs.
2.09% in Q2
-16)
FFO II (including disposal of investment property) 148.1 138.2
Capex
-adjusted FFO I (AFFO)
118.6 108.6

FFO Bridge H1-2017

Cash Effective Interest Expense H1-2017

€ million H1-2017 H1-2016
Reported
interest expense
64.5 61.1
One-off refinancing effect of
€4.9m in H1-2017 from
Interest
expense related to loan amortisation
-14.6 -11.8 refinancing of subsidised
loans (loan amortisation)
Prepayment penalties / breakage costs -6.7 -4.5
Release of swaps and fixed
Interest charges relating to valuation
of assets/liabilities
-0.7 -1.1 interest loans (refinancing);
total refinancing costs €12.0m
Leasing related interest expense -0.5 -0.7
Interest expenses related to changes
in pension provisions
-1.2 -1.6
Cash effective interest expense (gross) 40.8 41.4
Cash
effective interest income
0.3 0.1
Interest coverage improved
Cash effective interest expense (net) 40.5 41.3 further
(4.8x up from 4.4x
YOY)

EPRA-Net Asset Value

€ million 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Equity (excl.
minority interests)
3,665.5 3,414.5
€423.3m net profit
Effect of exercising options, convertibles
and other rights
495.5 435.6
-€174.4m dividend

€14.0m other comprehensive
NAV 4,161.0 3,850.1 income (derivatives)
Fair value measurement of derivative financial instruments 168.8 146.7
Deferred taxes1) 763.5 644.2
EPRA-NAV 5,093.3 4,641.0
(m)2)
Number of shares
fully-diluted incl. convertible
68.644 68.466
EPRA-NAV per share in € 74.20 67.79
Goodwill resulting from synergies 52.7 43.8
Adjusted
EPRA-NAV (excl. goodwill)
5,040.6 4,597.2
Adjusted EPRA-NAV per share in € 73.43 67.15
  • Attractive rental yield of 6.3% leaves future upside
  • Value of services business not included in NAV
  • Scenario (incl. crafts buinsess): additional value approx. €3.90-€5.90 per share (discount rate of 4.0%-6.0%)3)

2) Actual number of shares outstanding 63.19m 1) And goodwill resulting from deferred taxes on EPRA-adjustments 3) Assumption: expected 2018 FFO, growth rate of 0%

Portfolio Revaluation

30 June 2017

Breakdown Revaluation Gains

€509 m • IAS 40 gains €480 m • Capex €29 m Value drivers • Rent development €537 m • Discount rate €0 m • Others (cost adjustments) - €28 m Allocation capital growth

Valuation Uplift by Markets

Valuation uplift Gross yield
High-growth
markets
+6.8 % 5.2 %
Stable
markets
+5.7 % 7.0 %
Higher-yielding
markets
+4.9 % 7.5 %
Total portfolio +6.0 % 6.3 %
  • Reported values still show decent gap to recent market transactions/asking prices
  • Additional valuation uplift in Q4 expected:
  • tightening discount rates
  • positive impact from repayment of subsidized loans (expected gross effect c.€100m, net c.50m)

Portfolio

Sound property fundamentals basis for value growth

As of 30.06.2017

Market Residential
Units
GAV
Residential
Assets (€m)
% of Total
Residential
GAV
GAV/
sqm (€)
In-Place
Rent Multiple
Multiples,
Estimated
Rental Values
(30.06.2017)
GAV
Commercial/
Other
Assets (€m)
Total GAV
High
Growth
Markets
38,940 3,547 44% 1,381 19.4x 16.9x 194 3,741
Stable
Markets
47,013 2,600 32% 860 14.2x 13.3x 104 2,704
Higher
Yielding
Markets
39,215 1,824 22% 759 13.3x 12.6x 60 1,884
Subtotal NRW 125,168 7,971 98% 997 15.8x 14.4x 358 8,329
Portfolio outside
NRW
1,895 144 2% 1,126 16.7x 15.5x 2 145
Total Portfolio 127,063 8,115 100% 999 15.9x 14.5x 360 8,475
Other Assets 303
Total 8,778

Balance Sheet

Strong balance sheet

€ million 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Investment property 8,463.8 7,954.9
Revaluation gains €480.1m
Prepayment
for investment property
258.4 27.3
Capex €30.2m

Additions €28.9m
Other non-current assets 173.9 182.3
Reclassification -€30.9m
Non-current assets 8,896.1 8,164.5
Receivables and other assets 102.1 47.7
Cash and cash equivalents 161.5 166.7
Cash flow from operating
activities €107.9m
Current assets 263.6 214.4
Acquisitions and capex
Assets held for sale 30.3 57.0 -€280.8m

Dividend -€174.4m
Total Assets 9,190.0 8,435.9
Equity 3,688.9 3,436.7
Non-current financial liabilities 3,550.0 3,222.3
Other
non-current liabilities
989.5 870.3
Non-current liabilities 4,539.5 4,092.6
Bond issue +€495m
Current financial liabilities 574.1 552.0
Repayment of subsidised
Other current liabilities 387.5 354.6 loans -€182.2m and other
bank loans -€165.7m
Current liabilities 961.6 906.6
Commercial paper +€200m
Total
Equity and Liabilities
9,190.0 8,435.9

LTV

Strong credit profile leaves headroom for growth investments

€ million 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Financial
liabilities
4,124.1 3,774.3
Cash & cash equivalents 161.5 166.7
Net
Debt
3,962.6 3,607.6
Investment properties 8,463.8 7,954.9
Properties held for sale 30.3 57.0
Prepayments
for
investment
properties
258.4 27.3
Property
values
8.752,5 8,039.2
Loan to Value (LTV) in % 45.3 44.9
Pro-forma LTV post conversion in % 42.2 41.5
  • LTV in line with target capital structure (range of 45-50%) after consolidation of acquisitions and dividend payment
  • Yield compression is likely to trigger a further decline during the cycle

Significant positive impact on LTV from future conversion of convertible expected (currently -310bps)

Financing Structure – 30 June 2017

1) Commercial paper

2) Maturity 2021 with investor put option 2019 (€300 m convertible bond)

3) Payback of corporate bond (€500 m)

Key Facts Maturities
Average debt
maturity
9.4 years (9.0 years*) 1-2 years 0.0%
(4.7%*)
Interest costs Ø 1.95% (1.85%*) 3-5 years 16.3% (15.4%*)
Hedging ratio 93.8% (89.4%*) 6-8 years 37.9% (36.2%*)
Rating Baa1 (Moody's) ≥ 9 years 45.8% (43.6%*)

*Including commercial paper

IV. BUSINESS UPDATE AND OUTLOOK

Business Update

Organic and external growth support sound earnings development

External growth: Acquisition of 2,100 units in High-Growth markets

  • Locations: mainly Dusseldorf (c.1,500 units) and Neuss (c.460 units, border of Dusseldorf)
  • Purchase price approx. €280m
  • Portfolio with value upside post vacancy reduction (c.20% due to modernisation)
  • Initial yield 4.0% due to temporary high vacancies; attractive reversionary yield of approx. 5.6%
  • Current in-place yield LEG Dusseldorf portfolio 4.7% signals attractive relative value
  • Initial expected FFO contribution 2018: €5m-€7m (+€0.08 to €0.11 per share, +1.6% to 2.2%), closing July 2017 and January 2018
  • Financing: no issue of new shares planned for these transactions

Portfolio growth set to continue

  • Acquisition pipeline:
  • Smaller and also midsized deals in negotiation process (in LEG core markets)
  • New construction:
  • Potential political tailwind; close monitoring of potential changes of political framework
  • Current status: selective opportunities (on existing land) but no large scale business due to prohibitively high costs
  • Pipeline: two larger projects in planning phase (in Cologne and Essen)
  • Münster ("Weissenburgsiedlung") in construction phase (c.50 units)
  • Total volume: approx. 800 units, yield on cost >4.5%

Outlook for 2017 - 2018

2017 Guidance
FFO I €290m -
€295m / €4.59 -
€4.67 per share
(up from €288m -
€293m / €4.56 -
€4.64 per share)
EBITDA
margin
~72%
L-F-L rent growth 3.0
-
3.3%
L-F-L vacancy ~ -20 bps
Investments ~€24/sqm
Dividend 65% of FFO I
2018
FFO I €315m -
€323m / €4.99 -
€5.11 per share
(up from €310m -
€316m / €4.91 -
€5.00 per share)
EBITDA
margin
~73%
L-F-L rent growth ~3.0%
Investments ~€29/sqm
Mid-term

L-F-L rent growth 3.0 - 3.5%

Steady Expansion of Leading Profitability

FFO I per share (€)

EBITDA Margin

V. APPENDIX

Generating Appealing Shareholder Returns

Net Immigration Expected to Remain at a High Level Stabilising net immigration with decreasing share of refugees

Sources:

1) Interview with director of Federal Agency of Migration and Refugees (Aug 2016)

2) Deutsche Bundesbank

3) Regional government of North Rhine-Westpahlia

Acquisitions: Leading Management Skills Paying Off Scalability of platform + cost discipline support value accretive growth

Strong volume growth at decreasing overhead cost…

…leads to a significant drop of the admin. costs ratio

EPRA Net Initial Yield Q2-2017

€ million 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Investment properties 8,456.1 7,950.9
Assets held for sale 30.3 57.0
Market value of residential property portfolio
(net)
8,486.4 8,007.9
Estimated
incidental costs
836.3 789.2
Market value of residential property portfolio
(gross)
9,322.7 8,797.0
Annualised
cash
flow
from
rental
income
(gross)
500.2 500.3
Non recoverable operating costs -69.9 -79.1
Annualised
cash flow from rental income (net)
430.3 421.2
EPRA Net Initial
Yield in %
4.6 4.8

LEG – Adj. EBITDA Margin

Leading profitability despite short term distortion from restricted units

Adj. EBITDA margin FY-2016 FY-2015
€m margin
%
€m margin %
As
reported
355.7 69.5 293.7 67.3
Gap restricted vs. unrestricted rents1) 26.3 71.0 22.5 68.9

1) €/sqm: €4.67 vs. €5.56 in 2016, €4.67 vs. €5.48 in 2015

  • EBITDA as reported distorted by restricted units (compensation for lower rents included in interest result below the EBITDA line)
  • Scenario analysis: closing gap between restricted vs. unrestricted rents; Adjusted EBITDA margin approx. 150 bps higher

Capex Programme Lifting internal growth potential

Additional upside for value enhancing capex measures due to steadily improving market fundamentals

  • Additional investment programme of €200m with significant contribution to l-f-l rent and FFO growth
  • Emphasis on attractive locations in high-growth markets (c.65% of total investment) with significant rent potential (e.g. Münster, Bonn, Monheim in catchment area of Düsseldorf)
  • Strict capital discipline maintained IRR hurdle of 6%
  • Construction work will start in H2-2017 with first effects on rent development in FY-2018

Rent revisionary potential

Refinancing of subsidised loans lifting value

Rent Potential Subsidised Units

  • In the following 10 years around 9,000 units will come off rent restriction
  • Units show significant upside to market rents
  • Subject to general legal and other restrictions, the economic upside can theoretically be realised the year after restrictions expire

* 2,095 units in Q1-2017

Spread to Market Rent € /sqm /month 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027ff 1.76 1.04 1.69 0.90 2.79 2.33 0.62 0.91 1.52 1.07 1.15

≤ 5 years2) 10 years2)
6 –
≥ 10 years2)
In-place rent €4.56 €4.67 €4.85
Market rent1) €6.79 €5.54 €6.01
Upside potential3) 49% 19% 24%
Upside potential p.a.3) €6.8m €3.6m €24.7m

Source: LEG as of Q2-2017

1) Employed by CBRE as indicator of an average rent value that could theoretically be achieved, not implying that an adjustment of the in-place rent to the market rent is feasible, as stringent legal and contractual restrictions regarding rent increases exist.

2) ≤5 years = 2017-2021; 6-10 years = 2022-2026; ≥10 years = 2027ff.

3) Rent upside is defined as the difference between LEG in-place rent as of Q2-2017 and market rent (defined in footnote 1) as of Q2-2017.

Mietspiegel Overview Expected new Mietspiegel in 2017

Release date
(expected)
High-Growth
Markets
Stable
Markets
Higher-Yielding
Markets
Total
Portfolio
2017 (Q1) 4,108 units
(mainly
Cologne)
16,379 units
(mainly
Dortmund, Wuppertal)
13,794 units
(mainly
Herne, Recklinghausen)
34,281 units
2017 (Q2) 6,104 units
(mainly
Münster)
- 7,617 units
(mainly
Gelsenkirchen)
13,721 units
2017 (Q3) 4,108 units
(mainly
Bocholt, Aachen)
5,438 units
(mainly
Solingen, Hattingen)
13,495 units
(mainly
Duisburg, Dorsten,
Herten)
23,041 units
2017 (Q4) 607 units 72 units - 679 units
Total 1 14,927 units 21,889 units 34,906 units 71,722 units
Thereof:
-
Bocholt
-
Castrop-Rauxel
-
Cologne
-
Dortmund
-
Duisburg
1,896
units
3,902 units
13,165 units 2,462 units
8,571 units
-
Gelsenkirchen
-
Herne
-
Munster
-
Recklinghausen
-
Wuppertal
6,075 units 1,983 units 6,735 units
3,150 units
2,692 units
Sub-portfolios also include
restricted units

LEG Share Information

Basic data Well-balanced shareholder structure

  • Prime Standard, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Total no. of shares: 63,188,185
  • Ticker symbol: LEG
  • ISIN: DE000LEG1110
  • Indices: MDAX, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT, GPR 250, Stoxx Europe 600
  • Weighting (30.06.2017): MDAX 2.67%; EPRA 2.49%
  • Rating: Baa1 (stable) by Moody's

Diversification of LEG's funding sources Capital Market Financing

Corporate Bond
Issue Size EUR 500m
Term / 7 years /
Maturity Date 23 January 2024
Coupon 1.250 % p.a.
Issue 99.409 %
Price
Initial Re-offer 1.339 %
Yield
Financial Incurrence-based:
Covenants
Net financial debt / total assets ≤ 60%

Secured financial debt / total assets ≤ 45%1)

Unencumbered assets / unsecured financial
debt ≥ 125%1)
Maintenance-based:

Adj. EBITDA / net cash interest ≥ 1.8x
ISIN XS1554456613
WKN A2E4W8
Convertible Bond
Issue Size EUR 300m
Term /
Maturity Date
7.2 years /
1 July 2021
Coupon 0.500 % p.a.
Initial Conversion
Price
EUR 62.39
Adjusted
Conversion Price
EUR 56.8403 (as of 20 May 2016)
Investor Put 1 July 2019
Issuer Call From 22 July 2019,
if the LEG share
price exceeds
130 % of the then applicable
conversion price
ISIN DE000LEG1CB5
WKN LEG1CB

1) After 31 July 2017

Financial Calendar

Date Report/Event
10.08.2017 Quarterly Report Q2 as of 30 June 2017
05./06.09.2017 Roadshow London, Bank of
America
Merrill Lynch
07.09.2017 Roadshow Frankfurt, Jefferies
12.09.2017 Global Real Estate Conference Bank of America Merrill Lynch, New York
18.09.2017 Berenberg
& Goldman Sachs German Corporate Conference, Munich
19.09.2017 Baader
Investment Conference, Munich
25./26.09.2017 Capital Markets
Day 2017, Düsseldorf
29.09.2017 Société Générale Pan European
Real Estate
Conference, London
10.11.2017 Quarterly Report Q3 as of 30 September 2017

Contact

Investor Relations

Burkhard Sawazki Head of Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-204 [email protected]

Karin Widenmann Manager Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-458 [email protected]

Katharina Wicher Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-294

[email protected]

40476 Düsseldorf, Germany E-Mail: [email protected]

LEG Immobilien AG Phone: +49 (0) 211 4568-400 Hans-Boeckler-Str. 38 Fax: +49 (0) 211 4568-22 204

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