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ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2019 I.A.W. ARTICLE 124 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ACT
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| GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT | 2 |
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| Group structure | 3 |
| Economic environment | 4 |
| Property markets | 7 |
| Property assets | 11 |
| Investment properties | 1 3 |
| Investment properties under development property evaluation | 18 |
| Financing | 23 |
| Results | 26 |
| Outlook | 31 |
| Financial performance indicators | 40 |
| Non-financial Indicators | 41 |
| Employees | 42 |
| Supplementary report | 50 |
| Risk report | 53 |
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| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 66 |
| A. CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.12.2019 | 69 |
| B. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.12.2019 | 70 |
| C. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT31.12.2019 | 71 |
| D. CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2019 | 72 |
| E. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.12.2019 | 73 |
| F. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 31.12.2019 | 74 |
| DECLARATION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD DUE TO SECTION 124 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ACT (CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) |
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| AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) | 181 |
| STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT | 186 |
| DECLARATION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD DUE TO SECTION 124 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ACT (STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT) |
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| AUDITOR'S REPORT STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT | 235 |
| REPORT) | 241 |
CONTACT/DISCLAIMER/IMPRINT
GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
CA Immo is a real estate company with its headquarters in Vienna and branch offices in Germany, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic and Hungary. The parent company of the Group is CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, a listed company based in Vienna whose main activity is the strategic and operational management of subsidiary companies at home and abroad. The various branch offices act as largely decentralised profit centres. Other subsidiaries (without separate local teams) are present in Croatia, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Cyprus. As at key date 31 December 2019, the Group comprised 185 companies (31.12.2018: 196) with 414 employees (382 on 31.12.2018).
The core business of the CA Immo Group is the letting, management and development of high quality commercial real estate with a clear focus on office properties. The company, which has a high degree of in-house construction expertise, covers the entire value chain in the field of commercial real estate. The objective is to build up a focused portfolio of high quality, high earning investment properties within the core markets of Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Additional earnings will be generated through the preparation and utilisation of land reserves in the development area. CA Immo either transfers completed projects to its portfolio or sells them to investors. The Group currently controls property assets of around € 5.2bn in Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe.
The company's domestic properties are overseen in subsidiary companies of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. As at 31 December 2019, the parent company also directly held property assets of approximately € 317.3 m (€ 298.2 m on 31.12.2018). As at 31 December 2019, the total Austrian portfolio comprised solely investment properties with a market value of € 567.1 m (€ 560.2 m on 31.12.2018).
In the CEE region, the strategic focus is also on commercial class A buildings in the respective capitals. The portfolio of
investment properties in CEE and a small proportion of development projects and undeveloped plots are directly held via CA Immo participating interests. All Eastern European properties are managed by regional subsidiaries under the name CA Immo Real Estate Management.
| Number of companies1) | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 19 | 20 |
| - Of which joint ventures | 3 | 3 |
| Germany2) | 98 | 101 |
| - Of which joint ventures | 27 | 27 |
| Central and Eastern Europe3) | 68 | 75 |
| - Of which joint ventures | 2 | 4 |
| Group-wide | 185 | 196 |
| - Of which joint ventures | 32 | 34 |
1) Joint ventures involving consolidated companies.
2) Includes one company in Switzerland.
3) Includes holding companies in Cyprus and the Netherlands established in connection with Eastern European investments.
The operational platform for all Group activities in Germany is CA Immo Deutschland GmbH, which has branches in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. Aside from investment properties, the company's property assets mainly comprise properties under construction and undeveloped plots alongside a portfolio of properties intended for trading or sale. Investment properties are largely held in direct holdings and let and managed by DRG Deutsche Realitäten GmbH, a joint venture set up with the Austrian estate agent and property management firm ÖRAG. A number of development projects (in Munich and Mainz, for example) are being realised through joint ventures. Construction management is carried out by CA Immo subsidiary omniCon, which also performs these services for third parties.
In its World Economic Outlook Update published in January 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted a more restrained yet positive picture of the global economy. Estimated economic growth of 2.9% in 2019 is likely to be followed by increases to 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021. The current outlook suggests 0.1 percentage points below the forecast issued in October 2019 for 2019 and 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points below the forecast figures for 2020 and 2021.
The latest economic data and survey results point to a slowdown in economic growth for the European Union (EU). The increase of 1.2% in the Eurozone for 2019 was 70 base points below the result for 2018. In the second half of 2019, despite the positive conditions prevailing in Europe, the European economy continued to be exposed to external headwinds . Eurozone growth was better than expected in the third quarter, but disappointing in the final quarter. Lately the growth prospects have been marginally downgraded in response to the global geopolitical and economic uncertainties and the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus with its not yet foreseeable negative effects on the global economy. In 2019, the labour market in the Eurozone demonstrated its resilience against the backdrop of relatively moderate economic growth. The unemployment rate has hovered around 7.4% in recent months, the lowest rate since May 2008.
In 2019 growth stood at 1.2% for the Eurozone and 1.4% for the EU as a whole, against 1.9% and 2.0% in the previous year. This meant the Eurozone economy had the lowest growth rate since the euro crisis seven years ago. In December 2019, the unemployment rate was 7.4% for the Eurozone (compared to 7.8% in December 2018) and 6.2% for the whole EU (against 6.6% in December 2018); these were the lowest levels since January 2000. At the end of the third quarter of 2019, national debt stood at 86.1% in the Eurozone (80.1% in the EU-28).
Annual inflation of 1.4% in the Eurozone in January 2020 was well below the ECB's target value of below, but close to 2.0% (1.4% in January 2019); this compares to the figure for the European Union of 1.7% (1.5% in January 2019). Although the rate of price increases has stayed below the ECB target, it is expected to climb slightly in view of monetary policy measures.
The economy in Austria continued to expand in 2019 as real-terms GDP rose by 1.5%. The inflation rate stood at 2.2% in January 2019, with the unemployment rate at 4.2%.
Persistent weaknesses in global trade and manufacturing adversely affected Germany's export-driven industrial sector and suppressed general economic growth in 2019. This was reflected in GDP growth of 0.6%, a decline of 90 base points on the previous year. The German economy was impacted by falling consumption of private households and the state as investment in the manufacturing sector declined. Growth in the building trade and other investments partly compensated for flagging exports and rising imports.
Despite this, the employment level in Germany reached a new record high, underlining the essentially robust health of the German economy. Comparing the countries of the EU, Germany and the Czech Republic had the lowest unemployment rates (3.2% and 2.0% respectively) according to the latest Eurostat publication.
The inflation rate was confirmed as 1.6% for Germany in January 2020.
The positive economic trend of recent years on CA Immo's core markets in Central and Eastern Europe was sustained throughout 2019.
Hungary and Poland reported the strongest growth on the core markets of Central and Eastern Europe in 2019 (4.9% and 4.2% respectively). In 2019, GDP expanded by 3.9% in Romania and by 2.5% in the Czech Republic. The unemployment rate in Central and Eastern Europe is much lower than that for the EU-28 and the Eurozone average (2.0% in the Czech Republic, 3.3% in Poland, 3.4% in Hungary and 3.9% in Romania).
Compared to the previous year, the inflation rate tended to rise during 2019, exceeding the Eurozone average in all core countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic and Poland confirmed an inflation rate of 3.8% for January 2020, while the value for 2019 was 3.9% in Romania. The annual inflation rate in Hungary was 4.7%.
The strong rise of recent years in employment growth slowed in the Czech Republic and Hungary while rising slightly in Poland and Romania.
| Growth rate of real GDP 1) Annual inflation rates 2) |
Unemployment rate 3) |
Public budget balance |
Gross public debt |
Growth rate of employment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | in % | in % | as % of GDP | as % of GDP | as % of GDP | |
| 3Q 2019 | 3Q 2019 | 3Q 2019 | |||||
| EU – 28 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 6.2 | -0.9 | 80.1 | 0.8 |
| Eurozone – 19 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 7.4 | -0.7 | 86.1 | 1.0 |
| Austria | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 71.1 | 1.0 |
| Germany | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 61.2 | 0.8 |
| Poland | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 47.4 | - 0.1 |
| Czechia | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 32.0 | 0.6 |
| Hungary | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -2.2 | 68.2 | 1.4 |
| Romania | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -4.9 | 35.4 | - 1.0 |
Source: Oxford Economics, Eurostat
1)Change on the previous year (%); 2)Change on the previous year as at January 2020; 3)As at December 2019, except Hungary: November 2019
At its most recent meeting on 12 March 2020, the Governing Council of the ECB decided to leave the interest rate for main refinancing operations and the interest rates for the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels until it has seen the inflation outlook robustly converge to a level sufficiently close to, but below, 2% within its projection horizon, and such convergence has been consistently reflected in underlying inflation dynamics.
Additional longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs) will be conducted, temporarily, to provide immediate liquidity support to the euro area financial system. Although the Governing Council does not see material signs of strains in money markets or liquidity shortages in the banking system, these operations will provide an effective backstop in case of need. The LTROs will provide liquidity at favourable terms to bridge the period until the TLTRO III operation (targeted longer-term refinancing operations) in June 2020.
In TLTRO III, considerably more favourable terms will be applied during the period from June 2020 to June 2021 to all TLTRO III operations outstanding during that same time. These operations will support bank lending to
those affected most by the spread of the coronavirus, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises.
The European Central Bank pushed ahead with its expansive monetary policy in 2019. Between January and October 2019, the ECB reinvested repayments from maturing bonds and other securities in full. The Governing Council aimed to maintain its cumulative net purchases at the level of December 2018. On 12 September 2019, the Governing Council decided that net purchases in connection with an asset purchase programme (APP) will resume from 1st November 2019 in the amount of € 20 bn per month. The Governing Council expects them to run for as long as necessary to reinforce the accommodative impact of its policy rates. The purchases will end shortly before the ECB starts raising its key interest rates. The Governing Council intends to continue reinvesting the principal payments from securities and bonds purchased under the APP past the date when it starts raising key interest rates in order to maintain favourable liquidity conditions and an ample degree of monetary accommodation.
Furthermore a temporary envelope of additional net asset purchases of € 120 billion will be added until the end of the year, ensuring a strong contribution from the private sector purchase programmes. In combination with the existing asset purchase programme, this will support favourable financing conditions for the real economy in times of heightened uncertainty.
1) Sources: European Central Bank, Eurostat, Bloomberg, Financial Times
The persistently strong pace of growth is likely to maintain pressure for interest rate rises in the Central and Eastern European nations; the Czech central bank raised interest rates four times during 2018, and once more in both 2019 and 2020. Romania also implemented a surprise interest rate hike last year for the first time since 2008.
The 3 month Euribor rate remained in negative territory, fluctuating between –0.31% and –0.45% in the period under review.
Bond yields on 10-year government bonds from Eurozone members fell to new lows in 2019. At the height of a rapid bond rally, more than US\$ 17 tn of bonds were traded world-wide in August with a negative yield. The 10-year German government bond, which provides a European benchmark, produced a yield of –0.7%; in fact, all German government bonds were trading in negative territory. Even government bonds from worse rated countries have performed strongly, trading with record low yields; for example, Czech, Hungarian and Polish government bonds returned negative yields in July.
Both the negative development of government bonds and the expansive monetary policy of central banks had a major impact on the market for corporate bonds. In 2019, for example, corporate bonds with a record value of over US\$ 2.5 tn were issued world-wide.
The exit of the United Kingdom from the EU and the trade war between the USA and China were the dominant issues of 2019. Mutual customs constraints not only hampered exports from the two world economic powerhouses, but also had a negative influence on the European economy, causing volatility on stock markets. The economic consequences of Brexit, which was completed in January 2020, also defined 2019.
The avoidance of a no-deal Brexit and the latest US-China trade agreement – two of the biggest sources of insecurity in 2019 – pointed to more stability for the European markets in future but the main challenge remains subdued global trade as well as in Europe the transition of the German automotive sector to alternative forms of propulsion technology, and in particular unforeseeable effects of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Immediate profit warnings from companies as well as negative economic forecasts in this context underscore its danger to the European and global economy. The OECD is warning that a serious and protracted outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has the potential to halve global economic growth in 2020. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, recently declared that the COVID-19 virus outbreak is a fast developing situation, which creates risks for the economic outlook and the functioning of financial markets.
The initial reaction in the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve underlines the potential impact of a COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy. The FED, for example, has ruled to cut US interest rates to zero to support the US economy, stating that the magnitude and persistence of the overall effects on the economy remain highly uncertain.
The total investment volume in Austrian real estate was approximately € 5.9 bn in 2019. This value was some 17% about the record volume of approximately € 5.0 bn reported in 2017. Office investments comprised the largest share of the total investment volume (around 30%). The real estate market in Vienna accounted for more than two thirds of the total investment volume, with almost 50% of these investments targeting office properties.
Given the stable economic conditions and the worsening shortage of core properties in German and other European cities, Austria continues to be the focus of German and international investors (who accounted for around 18% and 34% of the total investment volume respectively in 2019).
As in the previous year, primeyields for office properties declined and now stand at the historic low level of 3.45% for properties in Vienna's central business district (CBD). CBRE Research expects demand levels for commercial real estate in Austria to remain high in 2020, with yields falling further (especially in the office sector) against the backdrop of limited availability.
The total office stock on the Viennese market amounted to approximately 11.3 million sqm at year end. The completion volume for office premises was approximately 41,500 sqm in 2019, down more than 80% on the previous year (which was in line with expectations, however).
Largely because of the low completion volume, lettings performance declined from 253,600 sqm in 2018 to around 218,100 sqm in 2019. The vacancy rate fell by around 50 base points in the course of the year to 4.7%. CBRE Research expects the vacancy rate to remain unchanged until 2021 thanks to higher completion volumes in the next two years and the marginal downturn in economic growth.
Monthly prime rents in Vienna remained steady at € 25.00/sqm. Rent rises on other submarkets are proving more dynamic than prime rent levels in the centre.
| 2019 | 2018 | Change in %/bps |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Take up in sqm | 218,100 | 253,600 | -14.0 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 4.7 | 5.2 | –50 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive |
25.0 | 25.5 | -2.0 |
| Prime yield in % | 3.45 | 3.75 | -30 bps |
Sources: Data provided by CBRE Research
Note: floor space take-up includes owner-occupied transactions
The total transaction volume for commercial real estate in Germany was approximately € 63 bn (5% above the previous year's value), again surpassing the previous record of 2018. In addition to the traditional transaction volume, which includes traded real estate and land, we have recently seen more investment on the German real estate market in response to the acquisition of shares in real estate companies (including significant minority holdings) by institutional investors, large family offices and real estate companies.
Despite sharply falling yields, Germany is still a stable and secure investment market thanks to extremely robust demand levels driven by both German and international investors. Supported by consistently positive developments on the office rental markets, office properties remain the focus of investment, accounting for more than 60% of the total volume in 2019. That said, we have observed an increase in hotel and logistical investments. In some segments, prime yields for office property investments underwent further compression in the year under review (although this was moderate in comparison with that of earlier years). In spite of annually rising transaction volumes, the product shortages – which are set to persist given continually high demand coupled with limited construction volumes – will continue to put pressure on yields in future.
The investment market for commercial real estate in Berlin reported consistently high demand at € 11.5 bn, up
1) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research Austria Real Estate Market Outlook 2020
2) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research, Germany Real Estate Market Outlook 2020, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt Office MarketView Q4 2019; Oxford Economics
70% on the previous year's figure. In view of high demand, the prime yield for office properties has fallen to 2.70%.
An investment volume of € 7.1 bn was reported on the commercial property market in Frankfurt, the second highest transaction volume since the financial crisis. Office properties comprises some 80% of the transaction volume. In year-on-year comparison, prime yields fell by 30 base points to stand at 2.90% at the end of the year.
The commercial investment market in Munich reported a record-breaking year with a volume of € 10.6 bn. The old record for commercial investment of € 6.6 bn in the previous year was surpassed by office property investments of € 8.8 bn alone. The main reasons for this were certain large-volume sales and a number of highly priced portfolio deals. Prime yields fell to 2.60%, a difference of 30 base points on the value for the end of 2018.
Persistent weaknesses in global trade and manufacturing adversely affected Germany's export-driven industrial sector and suppressed general economic growth in 2019. This was reflected in GDP expansion of just 0.6%, a growth rate below that of previous years (1.5% in 2018, 2.8% in 2017 and 2.1% in 2016). In 2019, however, the number of people in work did set a new post-reunification record. These positive conditions are continuing to
raise the demand for office space; allied with a shortage of floor space in many inner city areas, rental rates are rising sharply.
In 2019, Munich was unable to maintain the very strong development of its lettings market witnessed in recent years, although this was because of a limited supply rather than diminishing demand. Floor space take-up totalled 763,500 sqm, down more than 20% on the previous year's figure. Consistently strong demand has combined with an extremely tight supply situation to drive up peak monthly rents by around 4% year-on-year to € 39.50 per sqm, while the weighted average monthly rent of approximately € 20.07 per sqm was 6% above the previous year's level. The office vacancy rate for the total market hit a new record low of 2.7% (2.9% in 2018). Central locations within the inner zone are fully let, with a vacancy level of just 0.4%.
The completion volume of approximately 253,600 sqm in 2019 (new buildings and core refurbishments) was just below the value for last year. Only 5% of the floor space was unlet when it came onto the market. There is no easing of the supply situation in sight for 2020, despite the sharply rising number of project completions. The stock of office space was approximately 21.8 million sqm at year end.
| 2019 | 2018 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| in %/bps | |||
| Berlin | |||
| Take up in sqm | 998,900 | 840,300 | 18.9 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 1.1 | 2.3 | –120 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 37.5 | 33.5 | 11.9 |
| Prime yield in % | 2.70 | 3.10 | –40 bps |
| Frankfurt am Main | |||
| Take up in sqm | 552,500 | 620,200 | –10.9 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 6.9 | 8.0 | –110 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 44.0 | 4.,0 | 7.3 |
| Prime yield in % | 2.90 | 3.20 | –30 bps |
| Munich | |||
| Take up in sqm | 763,500 | 984,000 | –22.4 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 2.9 | 3.1 | –20 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 39.5 | 38.0 | 3.9 |
| Prime yield in % | 2.60 | 2.90 | –30 bps |
Sources: Data provided by CBRE Research. Note: floor space take-up includes owner-occupied transactions
1) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin Office MarketView Q4 2019; Oxford Economics
Office space take-up in Frankfurt stood at 552,500 sqm in 2019, equivalent to a decline of more than 10% on the previous year. Continuing high demand has reduced the vacancy rate to 6.9%. The peak monthly rent increased on the previous year to € 44.00 per sqm. The weighted monthly average rent on the market is € 21.80per sqm, up 5% year-on-year. The completion volume of around 158,700 sqm was well below the 10-year average. According to the information currently available, some 590,700 sqm of office space will be developed by the end of 2022; more than half of this is already pre-let. Completion of the high-rise office/hotel building ONE in Frankfurt, CA Immo's largest development project at present, is scheduled for 2022. The stock of office space was approximately 11.4 million sqm at the end of the year.
Berlin confirmed office space take-up of 998,900 sqm in 2019, up 19% on the previous year's figure. Over the course of the year, the vacancy rate fell sharply to a record low of 1.1% (2018: 2.3%). The shortage of floor space drove up the peak monthly rent level by around 12% to € 37.50 per sqm. The weighted monthly average rent also started to rise strongly again to reach € 26.00per sqm, 22% above the figure for the previous year. Berlin therefore leads the top five cities in terms of the development of rental rates. Approximately 277,500 sqm of new floor space was completed in 2019, of which just 3% was still available at the time of completion. Although the completion volume is expected to rise by around 576,000 sqm in 2020, the current development pipeline is struggling to keep pace with the high level of demand. Of the office space coming onto the market in 2020, 84% is already pre-let or owner-occupied. The stock of office space was approximately 18.2 million sqm at year end.
The positive trend on the real estate markets was maintained in Central and Eastern Europe, and especially in CA Immo's core cities of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest. The volume of commercial real estate transactions registered in these cities alone (€ 8.3 bn) was almost 40% above the prior year's value. By city, Prague accounted for the largest volume (37%), followed by Warsaw (34%), Budapest (21%) and Bucharest (8%).
For the fifth year in succession, the investment volume in Poland reached a new record value of approximately € 7.8 bn. An investment volume of € 2.8 bn was reported in Warsaw, with the office sector accounting for over 85% of this. The prime yield is approximately 4.25%. On the basis of strong underlying data, Prague has consolidated its position as an investment market of international repute on the lettings markets. The total investment volume of approximately € 3.1 bn exceeded the previous year's volume of roughly € 2.7 bn. The prime yield also stands at 4.25%.
The 2019 investment volume in Budapest exceeded the 2018 level, with demand high for the fourth year in succession. Prime yields on top office properties experienced further suppression to stand at 5.25% (5.75% in 2018). Bucharest reported an approximate investment volume of € 650 m in 2019, with the office sector accounting for some 70%. The prime yield stands at 7.00%.
Lettings continued to develop positively in 2019 in all core cities of CA Immo (Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest). Vacancy rates declined in both Warsaw and Budapest, while Prague and Bucharest saw vacancy rates rise marginally during the year. With the exception of Bucharest, prime yields fell further in all core cities of CA Immo as peak rents rose slightly.
At the end of 2019, total office space in Warsaw was approximately 5.6 million sqm, with some 162,100 sqm completed in the course of the year. With 692,000 sqm currently under construction, total floor space is expected to exceed six million sqm by late 2020 or early 2021.
The office pipeline is heavily focused on the CBD of the Polish capital. Office space take-up amounted to 584,000 sqm in 2019, below the level of 2018. The vacancy rate fell by 90 base points on the previous year's value to stand at 7.8% at year end. After a slight downturn last year, the peak monthly rent rose back to around € 25.00 per sqm in central locations.
The office property market in Prague experienced a good year in 2019. The stock of office space increased by around 193,700 sqm, from the approximate figure of 3.5 million sqm at the end of 2018 to roughly 3.7 million sqm at the end of 2019. Lettings performance of around 276,100 sqm did not quite match the previous year's
level. Following a substantial decrease in the prior year, the vacancy rate expanded marginally to 5.5% by year end. Despite this, peak rents in central locations increased to € 23.00/sqm per month.
Floor space take-up for the year in Budapest was approximately 362,000 sqm in 2019, close to the previous year's level. Total office space was around 3.7 million sqm by the end of the year. The completion volume for 2019 was in line with expectations at 70,500 sqm, far short of the 2018 record value of approximately 230,000 sqm. Continuing the downward trend since 2012, the vacancy rate fell to the record value of 5.6% by year end (2018: 7.3%) despite the greater supply of office space. The peak monthly rent is confirmed at € 26.00 per sqm.
Around 311,200 sqm of office space was let in Bucharest by the end of 2019, up 30% on the previous year. The stock of office space totalled 3.2 million sqm by year end thanks to a completion volume of approximately 292,700 sqm. Following a sharp reduction in the previous year, the vacancy rate climbed back to 9.8% by year end. Most of the vacant floor space is concentrated in category B buildings. The peak monthly rent in Bucharest was stable at € 18.5/sqm.
| 2019 | 2018 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| in %/bps | |||
| Budapest | |||
| Take up in sqm | 362,000 | 391,000 | –7.4 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 5.6 | 7.3 | –170 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 26.0 | 25.0 | 4.0 |
| Prime yield in % | 5.25 | 5.75 | –50 bps |
| Bucharest | |||
| Take up in sqm | 311,200 | 238,900 | 30.3 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 9.8 | 7.4 | +240 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| Prime yield in % | 7.00 | 7.00 | +-0 bps |
| Prague | |||
| Take up in sqm | 276,100 | 338,200 | –18.4 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 5.5 | 5.1 | +40 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 23.0 | 21.5 | 7.0 |
| Prime yield in % | 4.25 | 4.5 | –25 bps |
| Warsaw | |||
| Take up in sqm | 584,000 | 647,600 | –9.8 |
| Vacancy rate in % | 7.8 | 8.7 | –90 bps |
| Peak rent in €/sqm net exclusive | 25.0 | 24.0 | 4.2 |
| Prime yield in % | 4.25 | 4.75 | –50 bps |
Sources: Data provided by CBRE Research
Note: floor space take-up includes owner-occupied transactions
The CA Immo Group divides its core activity into the business areas of letting investment properties and developing real estate. In both of these business areas, CA Immo specialises in commercial real estate with a clear focus on office properties in capital cities in the centre of Europe. The objective is to expand the focused portfolio of high quality and profitable investment properties within the core markets of Germany, Austria, Czechia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Additional earnings will be generated through the preparation, development and utilisation of land reserves in the development area.

By the transfer of own project completions into the investment portfolio, as well as a positive revaluation result, the value of property assets has increased in 2019 by 16% up to € 5.2 bn (2018: € 4.5 bn). Of this figure, investment properties account for € 4.3 bn (83% of the total portfolio), property assets under development represent € 0.8 bn (16%) and short-term properties1) € 61 m (1%). With a proportion of 50% of total property assets, Germany is the biggest regional segment.
In 2019, CA Immo transferred two internally developed buildings with an investment volume totalling approximately € 117 m to its own portfolio2 . Assuming full occupancy, these will boost rental revenue by around € 7 m annually over the years ahead.
In autumn, CA Immo completed the office building on the Art Campus in Berlin's Europacity district. The building with a rentable area of space of approximately 7,900 sqm has been fully let, 70% will be used by the Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists (ABDA). ABDA will initially rent the building section specifically developed to meet its needs for two years before taking over ownership. The remaining floor space of the building which will continue to be held by CA Immo (section 2) is also fully let and now part of the CA Immo portfolio.
| in € m | Investment properties3) |
Investment properties under development |
Short-term property assets4) |
Properties assets | Property assets in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 572.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 572.9 | 11.0 |
| Germany | 1,725.5 | 802.0 | 61.3 | 2,588.8 | 49.9 |
| Czechia | 390.7 | 15.1 | 0.0 | 405.8 | 7.8 |
| Hungary | 525.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 525.1 | 10.1 |
| Poland | 519.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 519.7 | 10.0 |
| Romania | 399.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 399.0 | 7.7 |
| Others | 175.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 175.0 | 3.4 |
| Total | 4,307.9 | 817.1 | 61.3 | 5,186.4 | 100.0 |
| Share of total portfolio | 83% | 16% | 1% |
3) Includes properties used for own purposes
4) Short-term property assets include properties intended for trading or sale
In the fourth quarter, CA Immo completed the MY.O office building in the Nymphenburg district of Munich with a gross floor area of around 27,000 sqm. Centrally located close to the S-Bahn station, the six to seven-storey office complex was 100% pre-let at the key date; the majority of tenants will take up residence in the course of 2020.
No properties were acquired in 2019.
In the 2019 financial year, CA Immo speedily continued the process of focusing its strategic portfolio on largespace, modern office properties in the core cities across the Group.
Accordingly, the majority of sales involved properties not classified as part of the core business of CA Immo in terms of regional, sectoral or other characteristics.
In Austria, CA Immo sold the Meininger Hotel Salzburg City Center, a 7,000 sqm mixed-use building complex and the last portfolio building outside of Vienna 1). In doing so, the company continued to focus its Austrian portfolio on office properties in Vienna. In Germany, the sale of a plot in Munich was finalised as well as the sale of a 50% share in the residential building plots of Hafeninsel II and III was finalised in the Mainz urban district development of Zollhafen. Plots were also successfully placed on the market in Bratislava and Budapest. Early in 2019, the sale of the Austria Trend hotel in Ljubljana, which has been signed in the end of 2018, was successfully closed.
Property assets sold in 20192 generated total trading revenue of € 67.1 m (2018: € 392.1 m) and contributed € 19.4 m to the result (compared to € 30.8 m in 2018).
In 2019, CA Immo invested a total of € 257.7 m (2018: € 275.6 m) in its property portfolio (investments and maintenance). Of this figure, € 66.0 m was earmarked for modernisation and optimisation measures and € 191.7 m was devoted to the furtherance of development projects.
| Austria | Germany | CEE | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property assets 31.12.2018 | € m | 564.0 | 1,993.0 | 1,913.6 | 4,470.6 |
| Capital expenditure2) | € m | 16.8 | 209.7 | 24.7 | 251.2 |
| Change from | |||||
| revaluation/impairment/depreciation | € m | 3.5 | 383.4 | 73.2 | 460.0 |
| Changes lease incentive | € m | 0.1 | – 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Disposals | € m | – 11.5 | – 8.3 | – 18.7 | – 38.5 |
| Other changes | € m | 0.1 | 11.4 | 29.9 | 41.3 |
| Property assets 31.12.2019 | € m | 572.9 | 2,588.8 | 2,024.6 | 5,186.4 |
| Rental income (actual)3) | € m | 29.7 | 66.4 | 124.6 | 220.7 |
| Annualised rental income | € m | 30.8 | 63.2 | 131.7 | 225.8 |
| Economic vacancy rate for investment properties | % | 4.9 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| Gross yield (investment properties) | % | 5.7 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
2) Excluding maintenance
3) Includes annual rental income from properties sold in 2019 (€ 0.3 m)
Contributing around 83% of total property assets, the investment property area is CA Immo's main source of income. The principle objective of the company is the continual optimisation of its portfolio and the retention and acquisition of tenants with a view to securing stable and recurring rental revenue. In total, 81% of the office portfolio1) of CA Immo is certified in line with LEED, DGNB or BREEAM standards as at 31 December 2019 (for details on sustainability aspects in the business area of investment properties, refer to the 'Non-financial performance indicators' section).
As at key date 31 December 2019, the Group's investment portfolio incorporated a total rentable effective area of 1.4 m sqm with an approximate book value of € 4.3 bn (2018: € 3.8 bn). With a share of 47% of book value, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) segment accounts for the largest proportion of the investment portfolio. In 2019, CA Immo generated total rental income of € 220.7 m (€ 192.4 m in 2018); the CEE segment accounted for roughly 56% of total rental revenue. On the basis of annualised rental revenue, the asset portfolio produced a yield of 5.5%2) (5.8%3) in 2018). In line with the strategic portfolio focus, the office share of the total portfolio has steadily increased over recent years and
stands almost unchanged at the previous year's level of 89%.
The occupancy rate for the investment portfolio stands quite stable at 96.1%2) on 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: 94.4%3)). CA Immo records full occupancy of its existing portfolio in almost all core markets.
DISTRIBUTION OF BOOK VALUE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES BY MAIN USAGE (Basis: € 4.3 bn)

| Fair value property assets | Rentable area | Occupancy rate | Annualised rental income |
Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € m | in sqm | in % | in € m | in % | |
| Austria | 517.2 | 308,627 | 95.1 | 29.6 | 5.7 |
| Germany | 1,576.7 | 340,617 | 98.9 | 61.9 | 3.9 |
| Czechia | 390.7 | 131,666 | 95.6 | 21.7 | 5.5 |
| Hungary | 525.1 | 218,628 | 93.2 | 34.6 | 6.6 |
| Poland | 519.7 | 137,220 | 95.7 | 30.9 | 6.3 |
| Romania | 319.3 | 128,201 | 96.2 | 24.2 | 7.6 |
| Others | 175.0 | 97,822 | 94.9 | 14.9 | 8.6 |
| Total | 4,023.7 | 1,362,781 | 96.1 | 217.8 | 5.5 |
1) Basis: office properties, by book value
2) Excl. properties used for own purposes; excl. the project completions Orhideea Towers (Bucharest), ViE (Vienna) and MY.O (Munich), which are still in the stabilisation phase; incl. land leases in Austria (around 106,000 sqm)
3) Excl. properties used for own purposes; excl. the project completions Campus 6.1 and Orhideea Towers (Bucharest), ViE (Vienna) and Visionary (Prague), which have been transferred to the investment portfolio in 2018 and have been still in the stabilisation phase as at 31 December 2018
| Book values | Rental income P&L | Gross yield in %¹) | Occupancy rate in %²⁾ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Austria | 517.2 | 502.5 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 95.1 | 89.4 |
| Germany | 1,305.2 | 1,102.2 | 50.6 | 49.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 98.7 | 98.9 |
| CEE | 1,645.2 | 1,590.9 | 103.9 | 101.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 94.7 | 93.2 |
| Total | 3,467.6 | 3,195.6 | 182.5 | 177.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 95.8 | 94.1 |
1) Annualised contractual rent / book value
2) Economic occupancy (annualized contractual rent / contractual rent at full occupancy)
Across the Group, CA Immo let around 268,000 sqm of rentable area in 2019 (2018: around 230,000 sqm), of which pre-lettings on development projects accounted for 19% (around 50,500 sqm). Excluding these pre-lettings, this equates to lettings performance of 16% for the Group's total investment portfolio, which amounts to around 1.4 m sqm1). New lettings and contract extensions by existing tenants accounted for 32%; renewals by existing tenants represent 68%. Office space accounted for around 94% of total lettings performance. The strongest letting performance by city was achieved in Budapest (approximately 71,500 sqm of new lettings and contract extensions), followed by Vienna with approximately 42,000 sqm).
39% of lease contracts (in terms of letting volume) are concluded for terms of more than five years, or for unlimited terms. As at 31 December 2019, the WALT (Weighted Average Lease Term) was 4.2 years (2018: 4.4 years). CA Immo has a sector-diversified tenant structure with a high proportion of companies from the service and technology sector. The 20 largest tenants account for around 32% of total rental income (on the basis of annualised rental revenue).
| in sqm | Pre-lease | New lease | Lease | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| development | investment | extensions | ||
| projects | properties | |||
| Germany | 43,304 | 4,925 | 5,885 | 54,114 |
| Austria | 0 | 17,629 | 24,300 | 41,929 |
| CEE | 7,152 | 47,324 | 117,036 | 171,512 |
| Total | 50,456 | 69,877 | 147,221 | 267,554 |

ON THE BASIS OF ANNUALISED RENTAL REVENUE

| Sector | Region | Share in % of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| total rent1) | |||
| PWC | Professional Services | Germany | 3.1% |
| The European Border and Coast Guard Agency | Professional Services | CEE | 2.6% |
| InterCityHotel | Consumer Services & Leisure | Germany | 2.5% |
| Google Germany | Technology | Germany | 2.1% |
| KPMG | Professional Services | Germany | 2.0% |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO | Manufacturing Industrial & Energy | CEE | 2.0% |
| Morgan Stanley | Financial Services | CEE | 1.9% |
| Land Berlin | Public Sector / Regulatory Body | Germany | 1.8% |
| TOTAL | Manufacturing Industrial & Energy | Germany | 1.7% |
| Verkehrsbüro | Consumer Services & Leisure | Austria | 1.6% |
| Robert Bosch | Manufacturing Industrial & Energy | Austria | 1.6% |
| Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben | Public Sector / Regulatory Body | Germany | 1.5% |
| salesforce.com Germany | Technology | Germany | 1.1% |
| Accenture | Business Services | CEE | 1.1% |
| ORANGE | Consumer Services & Leisure | CEE | 1.0% |
| VOBA Vermietungs-und Verpachtungsges.m.H | Financial Services | Austria | 1.0% |
| T-Mobile | Technology | CEE & Austria | 0.9% |
| BITDEFENDER | Technology | CEE | 0.9% |
| BT Roc | Business Services | CEE | 0.8% |
| Meininger | Consumer Services & Leisure | Germany & Austria | 0.8% |
LARGEST TENANTS (TOP 20)
1) Based on annualised rental revenue
The asset portfolio in Austria1) comprises rentable effective area of 322 k sqm with a market value of around € 567.1 m (2018: € 560.2 m) according to current valuations. In 2019, this portfolio generated rental income of € 29.7 m (€ 28.1 m in 2018), equivalent to an average yield of 5.7%2) (5.3%2) in 2018).
In 2019 CA Immo invested around € 18.8 m in its Austrian investment portfolio (investments and maintenance costs), compared to € 6.2 m in 2018. As a percentage of existing office space3) in Austria, 33% is certified to platinum DGNB standard.
In Austria, around 42,000 sqm of office space was newly let or extended in 2019. The economic occupancy rate in the asset portfolio was 95.1%2) as at the key date (89.7%2) in 2018). The sharp rise in capacity utilisation was
1) Excludes properties used for own purposes
2) Excludes properties used for own purposes and the project completion ViE in Vienna, which has been transferred to the investment portfolio in Q4 2018 and is still in the stabilisation phase
caused by the influx of new tenants to the Lände 3 district of Vienna, which compensated for the departure of a former anchor tenant. Amongst others, Volksbank Wien has moved into an office space spanning around 14,000 sqm in the Lände 3 quarters from end of 2019 on a long-term basis.
| in € m | 31.12.2019 31.12.2018 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book value | 517.2 | 513.6 | 0.7 |
| Annualised rental income5) | 29.6 | 27.3 | 8.3 |
| Gross yield in % | 5.7 | 5.3 | 40 pp |
| Economic vacancy rate in % | 4.9 | 10.3 | – 540 pp |
4) Excludes properties used for own purposes and the project completion ViE in Vienna, which has been transferred to the investment portfolio in Q4 2018 and is still in the stabilisation phase
5) Monthly contractual rent as at key date multiplied by 12
3) Basis: Office properties by market value
In 2019, the value of the German investment portfolio was significantly raised by the transfer of completed projects to the portfolio as well as a positive revaluation result. Compared to the previous year, completion of the CA Immo office projects Bürogebäude am Kunstcampus (Berlin) and MY.O (Munich) has an increasing effect on all key figures compared to the previous year (for details on projects completed in 2019, refer to the 'Property assets' section).
As at the key date, CA Immo held investment properties in Germany1) with an approximate market value of € 1,716.2 m (€ 1,311.3 m in 2018) and a rentable effective area of 368 k sqm (2018: 322 k sqm). By portfolio value, 40% of the total stock is in Germany. The German investment portfolio mainly comprises modern office buildings developed by CA Immo in central locations of Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt; 71% of rentable office space (by book value) is certified according to DGNB or LEED standards.
Rental income of € 66.4 m was generated in 2019, compared to € 58.4 m in 2018. The yield on the portfolio was 3.9%2) as at 31 December 2019 (2018: 4.5%). CA Immo spent approximately € 23.2 m on maintaining its German investment properties (investments and maintenance costs) in 2019 (2018: € 13.4 m).
The occupancy rate for the asset portfolio in Germany remained almost unchanged at a very high level of 98.9% on 31 December 2019 (99.0% on 31 December 2018). In Germany, approximately 10,800 sqm of floor space was newly let or extended during 2019.
| in € m | 31.12.2019 31.12.2018 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book value | 1,575.4 | 1,311.3 | 20.1 |
| Annualised rental income6) | 61.9 | 59.2 | 4.6 |
| Gross yield in % | 3.9 | 4.5 | – 60 pp |
| Economic vacancy rate in % | 1.1 | 1.0 | 10 pp |
5) Excludes properties used for own purposes
6) Monthly contractual rent as at key date multiplied by 12
CA Immo has been investing in CEE since 1999. The company now maintains investment properties in seven countries of CEE and SEE.
The value of the investment properties in CEE1) increased from € 1,883.7 m on 31 December 2018 to € 2,009.6 m as at key date 31 December 2019, equivalent to a share (by portfolio value) of around 47% of the total investment portfolio. In this region, CA Immo concentrates on high quality, centrally located office properties in capital cities of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, which make up 100% of the overall CEE portfolio. The portfolio is maintained and let by the company´s local teams on site.
The company's asset portfolio comprises 750 k sqm of rentable effective area (2018: 750 k sqm) which generated rental income of € 124.6 m in 2019 (compared to € 105.9 m in 2018). This represents 56% of CA Immo's total rental revenue. The portfolio produced a gross yield of 6.6%3) (2018: 6.9%4)). In 2019, CA Immo invested € 23.9 m (2018: € 21.3 m) in its CEE investment portfolio.
The economic occupancy rate (measured on the basis of annualised rental income) was 95.0%3) as at 31 December 2019 (2018: 93.4%4)). Total lettings performance for the CEE segment amounted to roughly 164,000 sqm of rentable office space in 2019; thereof 29% accounted for new lettings of investment properties (incl. lease expansions), 71% were lease extensions.
96% of the office stock in the CEE (by book value) is certified to LEED, BREEAM or DGNB standards.
2) Excl. the project completions MY.O (Munich), which is still in the stabilisation phase
1) Excludes properties used for own purposes
3) Excl. the project completion Orhideea Towers (Bucharest), which is still in the stabilisation phase
4) Excl. the project completions Campus 6.1 and Orhideea Towers (Bucharest) as well as Visionary (Prague), which have been transferred to the investment portfolio in 2018 and have been in the stabilisation phase as at 31 December 2018
| Fair value property | Annualised rental | Occupancy rate | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| assets | income²⁾ | |||
| in € m | in € m | in % | in % | |
| Poland | 491.8 | 30.9 | 95.7 | 6.3 |
| Hungary | 525.1 | 34.6 | 93.2 | 6.6 |
| Romania | 319.2 | 24.2 | 96.2 | 7.6 |
| Czechia | 390.7 | 21.7 | 95.6 | 5.5 |
| Others | 173.5 | 14.9 | 94.9 | 8.6 |
| Total | 1,900.4 | 126.2 | 95.0 | 6.6 |
1) Excludes properties used for own purposes; excl. the project completion Orhideea Towers (Bucharest), which has been transferred to the investment portfolio in 2018 and is still in the stabilisation phase
2) Monthly contractual rent as at key date multiplied by 12
CA Immo enhances the quality and ensures the organic growth of its portfolio by developing properties and transferring to its investment portfolio upon completion. CA Immo benefits in this from its extensive stock of land reserves in Germany (mostly in central locations of Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin) as well as an internal development platform that enables the company to exploit the full depth of the real estate value chain. From site development and the procurement of planning permission to construction management, letting and the transfer of completed properties to its own portfolio or sales to investors, CA Immo performs the full range of project development services.
For details on sustainability aspects in the project development area, refer to the 'Non-financial performance indicators' section.
In 2019, CA Immo completed one office building each in Berlin and Munich; these are now part of the CA Immo investment portfolio (for details, please see the 'Property assets' section). Section three of the Baumkirchen Mitte residential project in Munich was also completed in 2019 and handed over to the investors in full.
In total, CA Immo completed properties with an investment volume totalling approximately € 230.0 m in 2019, of which €124.3 m was for its own portfolio and €105.7 m was earmarked for sale.
In 2019, CA Immo signed lease agreements for 50,456 sqm of usable space in development projects under construction. The majority of this pre-letting was agreed in Berlin; amongst other things, CA Immo concluded a long-term lease agreement with KPMG for around 23,000 sqm of rentable space in the Berlin office high-rise on Europaplatz before construction work had even started. Other large-scale pre-lettings agreed included the ONE office high-rise in Frankfurt (6,880 sqm of office space) with coworking operator Spaces and approximately 7,000 sqm of the Mississippi House office project in Prague.
As at 31 December 2019, the development division1) represented around 17% (equivalent to approximately € 878.5 m) of CA Immo's total property assets (2018: € 767.7 m). Accounting for a share of 98% (by book value), the focus of project development activity is still firmly on Germany. Developments and land reserves in CEE account for the remainder of property assets under development (€ 15.1 m). Investment properties under development in Germany with a total book value of € 863.4 m are divided into projects under construction accounting for around € 582.5 m and development projects in preparation and land reserves (€ 280.9 m).
| Landbank | Projects under development | Total investment properties | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under development | ||||||||
| in € m | Book value | Book value in % | Book value | Book value in % | Book value | Book value in % | ||
| Austria | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Frankfurt | 153.8 | 54.7 | 150.0 | 25.1 | 303.8 | 34.6 | ||
| Berlin | 83.5 | 29.7 | 321.2 | 53.8 | 404.7 | 46.1 | ||
| Munich | 43.6 | 15.5 | 111.3 | 18.6 | 154.9 | 17.6 | ||
| Germany | 280.9 | 99.9 | 582.5 | 97.5 | 863.4 | 98.3 | ||
| Czechia | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 15.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Hungary | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Poland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Romania | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Others | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| CEE | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 15.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | 281.1 | 100.0 | 597.4 | 100.0 | 878.5 | 100.0 |
1) Incl. projects under construction and plots held for trading or sale (short-term property assets)
During business year 2019, CA Immo had no activities in the field of property assets under development in Austria.
CA Immo's development activity in Germany focuses mainly on large scale, mixed-use urban projects in Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. As at 31 December 2019, CA Immo held rentable effective area under construction amounting to 147 k sqm in Germany with a total investment volume (including plots) of around € 858.9 m (2018: € 827.4 m). In addition to the current project volume, CA Immo holds German land reserves with a value of € 280.9 m (incl. properties held for trading or sale). These existing reserves will form the basis of further value-creating development activity by CA Immo over the years ahead.

| in € m | Total Investment 1) |
Outstanding construction costs |
Planned rentable effective area in sqm |
Gross yield on cost in % |
City | Usage | Share in %2) |
Utilisa tion in %3) |
Scheduled completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projects (own stock) | |||||||||
| MY.B | 69.7 | 15.8 | 14,831 | 7.2 | Berlin | Office | 100 | 98 | Q1 2020 |
| ZigZag | 16.6 | 10.8 | 4,695 | 5.4 | Mainz | Office | 100 | 0 | Q4 2020 |
| ONE | 411.8 | 298.9 | 68,451 | 5.4 Frankfurt | Office | 100 | 33 | Q1 2022 | |
| Mississippi House | 42.2 | 32.8 | 13,736 | 6.3 | Prague | Office | 100 | 54 | Q3 2021 |
| Missouri Park | 22.7 | 18.9 | 7,024 | 6.3 | Prague | Office | 100 | 0 | Q3 2021 |
| NEO (Office) | 67.3 | 14.0 | 13,627 | 5.4 | Munich | Office | 100 | 33 | Q4 2020 |
| Hochhaus am Europaplatz | 151.0 | 119.4 | 22,948 | 5.8 | Berlin | Office | 100 | 99 | Q4 2023 |
| Subotal | 781.4 | 510.7 | 145,313 | 5.7 | |||||
| Projects (for sale) | |||||||||
| Cube berlin | 113.7 | 24.3 | 16,829 | n.m. | Berlin | Office | 100 | 100 | Q3 2020 |
| NEO (Residential) | 28.8 | 6.0 | 5,840 | n.m. | Munich Residential | 100 | 0 | Q4 2020 | |
| Subtotal | 142.5 | 30.3 | 22,669 | ||||||
| Total | 923.9 | 541.0 | 167,982 |
1) Including plot
2) All figures refer to the project share held by CA Immo
3) Utilisation projects for own stock: pre-letting rate; utilisation projects for sale: sale
The Europacity district is taking shape around Berlin's main rail station, drawing together office, residential, hotel and cultural uses across some 60 hectares. Reputable companies such as KPMG, the mineral oil group TOTAL and IntercityHotel have already signed up as tenants. CA Immo was developing three office projects in this district as at the key date:
CA Immo is building the 17,000 sqm standalone structure cube berlin on the central location of Washingtonplatz, close to Berlin's main station. Prominently located by the bend in the River Spree, opposite the Federal Chancellery, the fully digitalised building was sold to a major institutional fund under the terms of a forward sale at the end of 2016. CA Immo will build and let the property on behalf of the investor.
CA Immo is also constructing the six-storey MY.B office building at Heidestraße, which was nearly 100% pre-let as at the key date.
At the end of the year, CA Immo commenced the construction of an 84-metre office high-rise on Europaplatz adjacent to Berlin's main station. The Landmark structure – CA Immo's ninth building in the Europacity district – was fully pre-let to KPMG before construction work had begun.
On the Baumkirchen Mitte development project site in the Munich district of Berg am Laim, which spans approximately 130,000 sqm, CA Immo is developing the NEO office, hotel and residential complex, which has a rentable area of around 19,300 sqm. The tristar GmbH hotel group will operate a Hampton by Hilton hotel with 143 rooms on the first six floors of the building. With the completion of NEO, which is scheduled for 2020, the development of the urban district will be completed.
In the Frankfurt Europaviertel, centrally located between the banking district and the exhibition grounds, CA Immo is developing the 190-metre office and hotel high-rise structure ONE. After completion of the highrise, which is scheduled for 2022, the international NH Hotel Group will open a nhow lifestyle hotel with 375 rooms in the ONE.
In partnership with Stadtwerke Mainz, CA Immo has been developing Zollhafen Mainz, a new urban district on the banks of the Rhine spanning some 22 hectares, since 2015. CA Immo is currently engaged in realising the ZigZag office building on the site.
In October, CA Immo concluded an architectural competition for another office and residential building at the Zollhafen in Mainz. The mixed-use structure on the Rheinwiesen II site will comprise 6,600 sqm of gross floor space in total. Of this, around 1,600 sqm is earmarked for high-quality commercial usages and approximately 5,000 sqm is available for the development of 47 apartments.
The CEE segment accounts for property assets under development (including land reserves) with an approximate book value of € 15.1 m as at 31 December 2019.
In September, CA Immo commenced the construction of two prime quality office buildings in the River City Prague complex in the city's coveted Karlin district. Mississippi House and Missouri Park will complement CA Immo's attractive office complex, which currently comprises three class A structures (Amazon Court, Nile House and Danube House). The two buildings will offer rentable effective area totalling some 21,000 sqm.

Start of construction in Q3 2019: Mississippi House and Missouri Park, Prague
JOHN F. KENNEDY HAUS 1
office/18,000sqm/2015/rented
INTERCITY HOTEL BERLIN hotel/20,600sqm/2013/rented 2
office/8,100sqm/2015/rented
office/14,200sqm/2012/rented
OFFICE BUILDING HEIDESTRASSE 58 office/12,800sqm/2018/rented 5
office/7,900sqm/2019/rented

CUBE BERLIN 8
office/16,800sqm/2020/under construction
MY.B office/14,800sqm/2020/under construction 9
office/23,000sqm/2023/under construction
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UPBEAT office/29,000sqm/2024/in planning stage
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Property valuation constitutes the fundamental basis on which a real estate company is valued, and is thus the most important factor in determining net asset value. In addition to property-specific criteria, there are many economic and political factors that can affect the development of property values. In the office property sector, which represents the core business of the CA Immo Group, the general economic pattern – especially where economic growth and the employment rate are concerned – directly influences the real estate cycle. Moreover, factors such as interest rates and geopolitical developments constitute another key variable with a major influence on the demand situation on real estate investment markets.
The value of real estate is generally determined by independent expert appraisers outside the company using recognised valuation methods. External valuations are carried out in line with standards defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS defines fair value as the estimated value at which an asset or liability can be sold to a willing buyer by a willing seller on the valuation date in the framework of a transaction in the usual course of business after a reasonable marketing period, whereby the parties each act knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
The valuation method applied by the expert appraiser in a particular case is mainly determined by the stage of development and usage type of a property.
Rented commercial real estate (which makes up the bulk of the CA Immo Group's portfolio) is generally valued according to the investment method; fair values are based on capitalised rental revenue or the discounted cash flow expected in future. In addition to current contractual rents and lease expiry profiles, the qualified assessment of the expert appraiser determines and takes account of other parameters such as, in particular, the attainable market rent and the equivalent yield for a property.
The residual value procedure is applied to sites at the development and construction phase. In this case, fair values are determined following completion, taking account of outstanding expenses and imputing an - according to construction progress - appropriate developer profit. Other possible risks are considered, amongst other things, in future attainable rents, starting yields and financing rates. Interest rates are influenced in particular by general market behaviour as well as locations and usage types. The closer a project comes to the point of completion, the larger the proportion of parameters derived from actual and contractually stipulated figures. Sites are valued according to the investment method shortly before and after completion.
In the case of land reserves where no active development is planned for the near future, the comparable value method or the residual value method is used, depending on the property and the status of development.
For close to 100% of the total property assets, external valuations were carried out on the key date 31.12.2019 or values were based on binding purchase agreements. The remaining property assets were valued or updated internally.
As in the previous year, the environment in the core markets of Germany, Austria and the CEE nations was highly positive in 2019 (see also the 'Property markets' section). The strong investment activity continued in the German real estate market, leading to an ongoing yield compression. Key indicators for the lettings market – including lettings performance, occupancy rates and the average rent level in the main office centres of Germany – were also highly positive. Thanks to its strong position in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin, the CA Immo Group took significant advantage of these encouraging market trends. The office property market in Vienna also benefited from continually strong interest of investors in a stable operating environment. The CEE core markets of Prague, Budapest and Bucharest were similarly characterised by encouraging operational development in 2019. The office property market in Warsaw remains defined by intensive construction activity in the office sector, although the lettings volume has been high with strong interest from international investors; this has clearly resulted in yield compression of core properties. The pattern of transaction activity on the investment markets in the CEE region was also positive in 2019. For 2019 as a whole, the CA Immo Group posted a highly positive revaluation result of € 462.8 m (2018: € 276.5 m).
The Vienna office market remained largely stable in 2019. The completion volume for office premises declined by more than 80% on the previous year (which was in line with expectations, however). Lettings performance also declined marginally year-on-year, mainly because of the low completion volume. The vacancy rate decreased by around 50 base points in the course of the year to 4.7%.
The revaluation result as at the key date amounted to € 3.3 m (2018: € 26.9 m). Year on year, the average gross
VALUATION RESULT FOR AUSTRIA1)
yield on investment properties rose from 5.3% to 5.7% (fully consolidated properties).
As in previous years, the strong development of the German office property market generated a highly positive value trend for the Group's German segment. This was mainly due to the general market trend and the successful implementation of development projects as well as new lettings and re-lettings. As at 31 December 2019, the valuation result for the Group was € 385.2m (2018: € 199.9 m). The largest contributions to the revaluation gain in terms of amount came from valuation uplift in the investment portfolio, especially in Munich and Berlin (including Skygarden and Kontorhaus in Munich and the JFK, InterCity Hotel, Tour Total and KPMG buildings in Berlin), and from valuation uplifts of properties under development in all three locations (Cube, MY.B and Hochhaus am Europaplatz in Berlin, ONE in Frankfurt and MY.O and NEO in Munich). Furthermore, increased land values led to a significant revaluation uplift. Year on year, the gross yield fell from 4.5% to 3.9% (fully consolidated properties).
| Book value | Revaluation/ | Gross yield | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € m | Impairment | in % | |||
| 31.12.2019 | in € m | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2019 | ||
| Investment properties²⁾ | 567.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |
| Investment properties under development | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Assets held for sale | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 567.1 | 3.3 |
1) Based on fully consolidated properties
2) Excludes properties used for own purposes
| Book value in € m |
Revaluation/ Impairment |
Gross yield in % |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | in € m | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2019 | ||
| Investment properties²⁾ | 1,716.2 | 226.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | |
| Investment properties under development | 802.0 | 158.7 | |||
| Properties held for trading | 61.3 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 2,579.6 | 385.2 |
1) Based on fully consolidated properties
2) Excludes properties used for own purposes
The revaluation result for the CEE segment as at the key date amounted to € 74.3 m (2018: €–49.7 m). The largest contributions to the revaluation gain in terms of amount came from the Prague portfolio around River City as well as the Visionary and Kavci Hory buildings. The market environment brightened across large swathes of
CA Immo's core region in 2019. In all core cities of CA Immo (Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest) the strong pace of investment and letting activity continued in 2019, leading to a robust market environment characterised by slightly rising rent levels in Warsaw, Prague and Budapest and consistent take-up. Year on year, the gross yield for the CA Immo portfolio fell from 6.9% to 6.6% (fully consolidated properties).
| Book value in € m 31.12.2019 |
Revaluation/ Impairment |
Gross yield in % |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € m | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2019 | |||
| Investment properties | 2,009.6 | 73.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
| Investment properties under development | 15.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Assets held for sale | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 2,024.6 | 74.3 |
1) Based on fully consolidated properties
As a real estate company, CA Immo operates in a capital-intensive sector where success is heavily dependent on access to debt. It is critical to establish the most effective possible structuring and optimisation of financing with outside capital; alongside successful management of the real estate portfolio, this is one of the key factors in the overall result of CA Immo.
As at 31 December 2019, the total financial liabilities of the CA Immo Group stood at € 2.1 bn, above the previous year's value (€ 1.9 bn). Net debt after deduction of the Group's cash and cash equivalents amounted to €1.7 bn at year end (2018: € 1.6 bn). The company thus has an extremely robust balance sheet with a consistently strong equity ratio of 50.4% (2018: 49.3%), which in conservative debt figures equates to a gearing of 55.8% (2018: 59.4%) and a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 31.9% (2018: 35.0%).
In addition to the financing already secured and thus reflected on the balance sheet, the CA Immo Group has non-utilised credit lines that will be used to finance development projects under construction in Germany; payment dates will be set by the banks as construction work progresses. This financing framework amounted to € 348 m as at the key date, whereby joint ventures are
recognised according to the amount of the holding. Financing costs, a key element in long-term earnings, amounted to € – 43 m(2018: € – 37 m).
In December 2015 Moody's Investors Service, the international rating agency, following an in-depth analysis of creditworthiness, classified CA Immobilien Anlagen AG with a Baa2 investment grade (long-term issuer) rating with stable outlook.
The investment grade rating of CA Immo facilitates greater flexibility and further optimisation of the financing structure through improved access to the institutional debt capital market; this means the range of usable financing possibilities can be expanded. The key indicators in retaining and upholding the corporate credit investment grade rating are a strong balance sheet with low gearing, recurring earnings power, an associated solid interest coverage ratio and a sufficiently large quota of unencumbered properties.
Both the Baa2 rating and the stable outlook were confirmed by Moody's in a credit opinion on 18 March 2020.

The chart above shows the maturity profile for the financial liabilities of the CA Immo Group as at 31 December 2019 (assuming options to extend are exercised). The maturities reported for 2020, fully secured mortgage loans in Austria and Germany, amount to approximately € 229 m as of the key date. Of this amount, as of 31 December 2019, approximately € 111 m related to development projects for which long-term follow-up financing has already been secured. Approximately € 57 m relate to the Cube project in Berlin, which had been sold before construction began (expected handover to the buyer in the second quarter of 2020).
In 2019, secured financing for three existing properties in Poland (total volume approx. € 77 m) was extended, among others, and secured financing for the acquired Visionary office building in Prague (approx. € 33 m) was agreed. In addition, construction financing for the completed InterCity Hotel at Frankfurt Central Station, which was added to the existing portfolio, was transferred to long-term financing (around € 43 m).
As the table shows, average financing costs for the CA Immo Group based on total financial liabilities stood at 1.8% as at key date 31 December 2019. This figure contains derivatives used for interest rate hedging in the form of interest rate swaps. Where the latter are disregarded, the average interest rate is slightly lower at 1.6%.

| in € m | Outstanding nominale value |
Nominal value swaps |
Ø Cost of debt in % excl. derivatives |
Ø Cost of debt in % incl. derivatives |
Ø Debt maturity in years |
Ø Swap maturity in years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment properties | ||||||
| Austria | 158.8 | 109.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Germany | 544.6 | 281.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.8 |
| Czechia | 62.0 | 62.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Hungary | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Poland | 95.4 | 78.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Romania | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Others | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 860.8 | 531.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Development projects | 213.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Short-term property assets | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Financing on parent company level | 990.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2,064.0 | 531.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
1) The data includes fully consolidated financing.
The financing strategy of the CA Immo Group is based on a balanced mix of secured and unsecured financing instruments with the aim of minimising financing costs and interest rate risk and maximising average term and flexibility.
Retention and, in the medium term, improving the investment grade rating on the basis of a sound balance sheet structure with a strong equity basis is a key strategic component, which is also reflected in the objective of a defensive and robust financial profile. As regards financial indicators, long-term objectives fluctuate between 45–50% for the Group's equity ratio and around 35–40% for the loan-to-value ratio (net financial liabilities to property assets). The interest rate hedging ratio, which was roughly 86% at key date, is to be maintained at this level over the medium term.
At a share of around 52% in the total financing volume, a narrow majority is accounted for by mortgage credit secured with property; credit is taken up in the (subsidiary) companies in which the respective real estate is held. Since financing is provided at subsidiary level, there is no recourse to the parent company or other parts of the Group. Covenants linked to such project financing relate only to the property in question and not to key figures for the Group as a whole.
The ratio of unsecured financing at Group parent company level has risen steadily since the investment grade rating was granted. As at the key date, there were five corporate bonds placed on the capital market with a total volume of approximately € 790 m and one convertible bond with a volume of € 200 m. The book value of unencumbered properties – a key criterion in the Group's investment grade rating – was approximately € 2.4 bn on 31 December 2019, a substantial increase on the reference value for the same period last year (31 December 2018: € 2.1 bn).
Since interest paid makes up the biggest expense item along with administrative expenses in the income statement for most real estate companies, interest rate rises can have a major impact on earnings – especially since rental revenue is usually based on long-term agreements, which means increases in financing costs cannot be counterbalanced by higher revenue. For this reason, the CA Immo Group's financing policy partly involves hedging a substantial proportion of interest expenditure against fluctuations over the long term. Interest swaps are currently used as interest hedging tools. The ratio of fixed-interest bonds, which has been rising over recent quarters, also makes up a major part of the interest rate hedging ratio.
Of the derivatives deployed, interest swap agreements account for a nominal value of € 532 m and € 44 m for interest rate floors. The weighted average term remaining on derivatives used for interest rate hedging is around 7.6 years, compared to a weighted remaining term of 5.1 years on financial liabilities.
In terms of the balance sheet, a distinction is drawn between those contracts directly attributable to a loan, thus meeting the criteria for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges, and those for which these preconditions are not met (fair value derivatives). For cash flow hedges, the change in fair value on the relevant key date is directly recognised in equity; for fair value derivatives, by contrast, the change is recognised as expenditure in the income statement under 'Result from derivatives'. As at key date 31 December 2019, contracts with a nominal value of € 576 m and a fair value of €–30 m were classified as fair value derivatives. As at 31 December 2019, the company had no contracts classified as cash flow hedges.
As at key date 31 December 2019, CA Immo had the following outstanding bonds registered for trading on the official market of the Vienna Stock Exchange with the exception of the convertible bond (listed on the Third Market):
| ISIN | Type | Out standing volume |
Maturity | Coupon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT0000A1CB33 | Corporate bond | € 175 m | 2015-2022 | 2.750% |
| AT0000A1JVU3 | Corporate bond | € 150 m | 2016-2023 | 2.750% |
| AT0000A1LJH1 | Corporate bond | € 140 m | 2016-2021 | 1.875% |
| AT0000A1TBC2 | Corporate bond | € 175 m | 2017-2024 | 1.875% |
| AT0000A1YDF1 | Convertible bond | € 200 m | 2017-2025 | 0.75% |
| AT0000A22H40 | Corporate bond | € 150 m | 2018-2026 | 1.875% |
The bonds provide unsecured financing at Group parent company level; they are on equal footing to one another and to all other unsecured financing of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. Except for the 2015-2022 corporate bond and the convertible bond, bond conditions contain a loan-to-value (LTV) covenant.
In January 2020, CA Immo took advantage of the Eurobond market for the first time and successfully issued a € 500 m fixed-rate senior unsecured benchmark bond with seven year maturity and an annual coupon of 0.875%. The international rating agency Moody's Investors Service Ltd. assigns the bond an investment grade rating of Baa2. The proceeds from the issue will be used primarily to finance and refinance properties, including future acquisitions and development projects of the company, as well as to optimise the debt structure.
Concurrently, the company decided to invite holders of its below-mentioned bonds to submit offers to the Company to repurchase the outstanding bonds 2021 (€ 140 m, 1.875%), 2022 (€ 175 m, 2.750%) and 2023 (€ 150 m, 2.750%) against cash payment. The total nominal amount of around € 99 m offered was accepted and thus bought back.
The transaction represents an important milestone in the implementation of the Company's growth strategy and will further accelerate the optimisation of the capital structure. Whereas the financing structure will be more diversified, average financing costs will be reduced while at the same time the average maturity of financial liabilities will be extended. We also expect to see a further rise in unencumbered properties, with an additional positive effect on the robust and stable financial profile of CA Immo.
The convertible bond issued in October 2017 with a volume of € 200 m and a term of 7.5 years carries a coupon of 0.75% payable semi-annually. The initial conversion price was fixed with a conversion premium of 27.50% above the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for the CA Immo shares on the issue date. The original conversion price of € 30.5684 is currently € 30.1704, after adjustment following the dividend payment in May 2019. The convertible bonds will be redeemed at 100% of the nominal amount at the end of the term in the absence of premature conversion or repayment. For conversion, the company may choose to effect repayment through the provision of shares in the company, payment or a combination of the two. At the end of the term, the company has the right to redeem the convertible bonds through the provision of shares in the company, cash payment or a combination of the two.
CA Immo has business relations with a large number of financing partners. With around 21% of total outstanding financial liabilities, the main financing bank in terms of the credit volume is the UniCredit Group. As the chart shows, DG Hyp, Pfandbriefbank, Deutsche Hypo and ING also accounted for larger shares as at the key date.

FINANCIAL DEBT AS OF 31.12.2019*
FINANCING SPLIT BY BANKS* (Basis: € 2.1 bn)

* Based on fully consolidated financing
Rental income for CA Immo increased by 14.7% to € 220.7 m in 2019. Adjusted for the IFRS 16 effect of € 10.2 m, rental income amounted to € 210.5 m, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year.
In addition to the successful management of the asset portfolio with a high occupancy rate, this positive development is related to the growth of the portfolio in 2018. In addition to the completion of the Office Building Heidestraße 58 (Berlin), InterCity Hotel Frankfurt Main Station, Orhideea Towers (Bucharest) and ViE (Vienna), the acquired office buildings Warsaw Spire C (Warsaw), Campus 6.1 (Bucharest) and Visionary (Prague) made a clearly positive contribution in yearly comparison.
As the table on the next page shows, the company was able to more than compensate for the drop in rents of €–2.8 m resulting from property sales thanks to inflows from those acquisitions.
Incentive arrangements from various lease agreements (in particular rent-free periods) are linearised for the total term of the lease contract. Rental income therefore shows
the effective economic rent and not the actual cash-relevant rent during the period. Of the rental income for business year 2019, linearisation of this kind accounted for € 1.6 m (2018: € 1.3 m).
In year-on-year comparison, property expenses directly attributable to the asset portfolio, including own operating expenses, increased by 50.7% from €–17.2 m to €–26.0 m. This expenditure item consists of vacancy costs and operating expenses that cannot be passed on (€ –3.6 m), agency fees (€ –2.3m), maintenance (€–6.5 m), allowances for bad debt (€–0.5 m) and other directly attributable expenses (€–13.1 m).
The net result from renting attributable to letting activities rose by 11.2%, from € 175.2 m to € 194.7 m, after the deduction of direct management costs. Adjusted for IFRS 16 effects, net rental income amounted to € 193.4 m, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year. The operating margin on letting activities (net rental income in relation to rental income), an indicator of the efficiency of the rental business, increased from 91.0% in the previous year to 91.9% (also adjusted for IFRS 16 effects).
Other expenditure directly attributable to project development stood at € –3.2 at year end (2018: € –6.1m).


| € m | Austria | Germany | CEE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28.1 | 58.4 | 105.9 | 192.4 |
| Change | ||||
| Resulting from change in vacancy | ||||
| rate, indexation or rental price | 1.3 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 13.0 |
| Resulting from new acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Resulting from whole-year rental for | ||||
| the first time | 0.8 | 4.0 | 12.8 | 17.6 |
| Resulting from completed projects | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Resulting from sale of properties | –0.5 | –0.5 | –1.9 | –2.8 |
| Total change in rental income | 1.6 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 28.3 |
| 2019 | 29.7 | 66.4 | 124.6 | 220.7 |
1) Included are non-performance components of operating costs according to IFRS 16 amounting to € 9.1 m.
| € m | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel expenses | –41.7 | –42.0 |
| Legal, auditing and consulting fees | –8.2 | –8.7 |
| Third party acquired development services | –2.6 | –4.9 |
| Office rent | –0.7 | –1.6 |
| Travel expenses and transportation costs | –1.2 | –1.3 |
| Other expenses internal management | –3.0 | –3.3 |
| Other indirect expenses | –2.9 | –4.9 |
| Subtotal | –60.3 | –66.8 |
| Own work capitalised in investment property | 14.3 | 9.8 |
| Change in properties held for trading | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Indirect expenses | –43.5 | –53.2 |
Trading revenue of € 12.3 m (previous year: € 44.4 m) was generated in 2019 in connection with the scheduled sale of properties held in current assets and construction services. This income was counteracted by book value deductions and other directly attributable expenditure of € –13.6 m. The trading portfolio thus contributed a total of € –1.3 m to the result (2018: € 7.4 m).
Profit from the sale of investment properties of € 15.6 m was above the previous year's value of € 8.2 m. The biggest contribution came from a non-strategic property sale in Munich.
Gross revenue from services dropped by –30.0% to € 8.5 m (2018: € 12.1 m). Alongside development revenue for third parties via the subsidiary omniCon as a major contribution, this item contains revenue from asset management and other services to joint venture partners.
In 2019 indirect expenditures fell by –18.4% from €–53.2 m in the previous year to €–43.5 m. This item also contains expenditure counterbalancing the aforementioned gross revenue from services.
While, as the table above shows, the Group's personnel costs were only reduced slightly (€–41.7 m compared to € –42.0 m in the previous year), material costs were reduced more significantly year-on-year. In particular, an increase in the item 'Own work capitalised' to € 14.3 m (2018: € 9.8 m) had a clearly positive effect on the total indirect expenditure. This item may be regarded as an offsetting position to the indirect expenditures which counterbalance the portion of internal project development expenditure, provided it is directly attributable to individual development projects and thus qualifies for capitalisation.
Other operating income amounted to a total of € 0.7m compared to the 2018 reference value of € 1.5m.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at € 171.7 m, up 18.4% on the previous year's level of € 145.1 m. This rise was predominantly driven by a clearly higher rental result and reduced indirect expenditure.
The contribution of the various regional segments to overall earnings is as follows: with an EBITDA of € 100.8 m, the CEE segment generated the largest share of approximately 59%. The largest EBITDA contribution of the CEE core markets was attributable to Hungary, which generated an EBITDA of € 28.1 m (16%), followed by Poland with € 25.1 m (15%). Germany accounted for € 59.8 m (35%) and the Austria segment contributed € 11.1 m (6%).

The total revaluation gain of € 491.8 m in 2019 was counterbalanced by a revaluation loss of €–29.0 m. The cumulative revaluation result of € 462.8 m was therefore significantly positive and substantially above the value of the previous year (2018: € 276.5 m).
This result reflects the profitable development activity (three project completions in 2019 as well as five planned project completions in 2020) and the extremely positive market environment in the core markets of CA Immo, specifically in Germany. The biggest contribution to the revaluation gain was delivered, on the one hand, by value adjustments based on construction progress of development projects and, on the other hand, by existing investment properties based on the positive market development particularly in the core markets of Berlin and Munich. In combination with strong fundamental data of the letting markets, the booming investment activity in the German property market and further yield compression continued with a direct effect on the highquality property portfolio of CA Immo in the key markets of Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.
In regional terms, the revaluation result for Germany totalled € 385.1 m. The biggest contribution to the revaluation result in Germany was delivered by the investment properties Skygarden and Kontorhaus (Munich), as well
as the John F. Kennedy House, InterCity Hotel and Tour Total in Berlin. Considerable revaluation gains were also provided by the development projects MY.O in Munich (completed at year-end 2019) and MY.B in Berlin (completion planned in the first half of 2020). Austria reported a contribution of € 3.3 m, and CEE € 74.3 m.
Current results of joint ventures consolidated at equity are reported under 'Result from joint ventures' in the consolidated income statement. In 2019 this contribution totalled € 3.7 m (2018: € 23.4 m). The low contribution to earnings reflects the reduced volume of joint ventures as part of strategic portfolio focusing.
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) stood at € 633.7 m, 43.3% up from the corresponding figure for last year (€ 442.3 m ) – in particular due to the high revaluation result.
In regional terms, the Germany segment contributed the biggest share to Group EBIT with € 445.6 m, or 70%. On an EBIT basis, Austria generated € 13.1 m in 2019 (2%), with CEE contributing € 175.0 m (28%).
The financial result for 2019 was €–94.4 m, compared to €–46.1 m last year. In detail, the elements of the financial result developed as follows:
The Group's financing costs, a key element in long-term earnings, went up mainly due to the higher financing volume to €–43.1 m (2018: €–37.0 m). In addition to interest paid as shown in the income statement, financing costs of € 5.9 m (2018: € 7.1 m) with a weighted average interest rate of 1.71% (2018: 2.36%) were capitalised in business year 2019 in connection with the construction of real estate.
The result from derivatives came to €–59.2 m (2018: €–21.3 m). The result for 2019 includes a derivative valuation in the amount of €–38.4 m for the convertible bond issued in October 2017. This instrument consists of a debt component and, due to the cash repayment option of CA Immo, an embedded derivative that must be separated. The embedded derivative of the convertible bond is reported at fair value.
Interest rate developments over the year 2019 also led to a negative valuation effect on the company's interest rate derivatives. At € 11.5 m, the result from financial investments was slightly above the value for the reference period (2018: € 11.1 m). This result includes income from dividends in the amount of € 4.7 m (2018: € 3.8 m).
Other items in the financial result (income from associated companies and exchange rate differences) totalled €–3.6 m (2018: € 1.1 m). The result from associated companies relates to the valuation of loans granted to an associated company in Russia.
On the basis of the earnings performance outlined above, earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 593.3 m increased by 36.1% year-on-year (2018: € 396.2 m).
Taxes on earnings amounted to € –146.0 m in 2019 (2018: € –90.9m).
The result for the period reached € 393.3 m, 28.8% above the previous year's value of € 305.3 m and the highest level in the history of the company. Earnings per share amounted to € 4.23 (2018: € 3.28 per share).
Gross cash flow stood at € 135.0 m in 2019 (2018: € 129.7 m). Cash flow from operating activities takes account of changes in current assets linked to the sale of properties intended for trading and totalled € 117.4 m (2018: € 109.3 m).
Cash flow from investment activities, which comprises the net balance between investments and real estate sales, stood at €–39. 2 m in 2019 compared to the previous year's value of €–200.0 m.
Cash flow from financing activities was € –13.3 m (2018: € 84.3 m), not including the corporate bond issued in January 2020 with a volume of € 500 m.
| € m | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents - | ||
| beginning of the business year | 374.5 | 383.5 |
| Cash flow from | ||
| - business activities | 117.4 | 109.3 |
| - investment activities | –39.2 | –200.0 |
| - financing activities | –13.3 | 84.3 |
| Changes in cash and cash | ||
| equivalents | 65.0 | –6.4 |
| Other changes ¹⁾ | –0.3 | –2.8 |
| Changes in cash and cash | ||
| equivalents - the end of the business | ||
| year | 439.1 | 374.3 |
1) Includes exchange rate movements from foreign currency, reclassification to a disposal group and expected credit losses on cash and cash equivalents
An FFO I of € 133.3 m was generated in 2019, 12.5% above the previous year's value of € 118.5 m. FFO I per share stood at € 1.44 at the key date, an increase of 12.5% in year-on-year comparison (2018: € 1.27 per share). The FY 2019 guidance of > € 125 m was reached. FFO I, a key indicator of the Group's long-term earnings power, is reported before taxes and adjusted for the sales result and other non-permanent effects. Adjusted non-permanent effects in 2019 primarily related to expenses in connection with properties under development (€ 3.1 m), financing expenses (€ 2.8 m) and administrative expenses (€ –0.7 m).
FFO II, including trading and after taxes, an indicator for the Group's overall profitability, totalled € 122.3 m, compared to € 111.3 m (up 9.8% from the previous year). FFO II per share amounted to € 1.31 (2018: € 1.20 per share).
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO)
1) Adjustment for real estate sales and non-sustainable results
2) Adjustment for other non-recurring or non-periodical expenses
As at the balance sheet date, long-term assets amounted to € 5,291.2 m (89.9% of total assets). The growth of investment property assets on the balance sheet to € 4,292.9 m (31 December 2018: € 3,755.2 m) reflects the strong portfolio growth both organically from the company's own development project pipeline and externally by selective acquisitions of investment properties in the CEE core markets.
The balance sheet item 'Property assets under development' increased by 25.4% to € 817.1 m compared to 31 December 2018, mainly due to construction progress on active development projects. Total property assets (investment properties, properties used for own purposes, property assets under development and property assets held as current assets) amounted to € 5,186.4 m on the key date, hence up on the level for the end of 2018 (€ 4,470.6 m).
The net assets of joint ventures are shown in the balance sheet item 'Investments in joint ventures', which stood at € 67.8 m on the key date (31 December 2018: € 200.0 m). The decline is associated with the sale of the Tower 185 in Frankfurt.
Cash and cash equivalents stood at € 439.1 m on the balance sheet date, above the level for 31 December 2018 (31 December 2018: € 374.3 m).
In 2019, the Group's equity stood at € 2,968.0 m, 12.4% up from € 2,639.7 m. Aside from the result for the period of € 393.3 m, this also reflects the payment of a dividend (€–83.7 m).
Since the start of the year, the Group's total assets increased by around 10.0% to € 5,888.7 m (31 December 2018: € 5,355.5 m). Despite the increase in assets, the equity ratio of 50.4% on the key date remained stable and
within the strategic target range (31 December 2018: 49.3%).
On the key date, interest-bearing liabilities amounted to € 2.097,3 m, 7.9% above the previous year's value of € 1,943.4 m. Net debt (interest-bearing liabilities less cash and cash equivalents) increased from € 1,566.9 m in the previous yearto € 1,656.3 m. Gearing (ratio of net debt to shareholders' equity) was 55.8% at year-end (31 December 2018: 59.4%). The loan-to-value ratio (financial liabilities less cash and cash equivalents to property assets) stood at 31.9% on the key date, after 35.0% in the previous year.
100% of interest-bearing financial liabilities are in euros. CA Immo has a comprehensive interest rate hedging strategy to hedge against interest rate risk; for more details, see the section on 'Financing'.
| € m | 31.12.2019 31.12.2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | 2,968.0 | 2,639.7 |
| Long-term interest-bearing liabilities | 1,850.9 | 1,723.7 |
| Short-term interest-bearing liabilities | 246.5 | 219.6 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | –439.1 | –374.3 |
| Restricted cash | –1.9 | –2.2 |
| Net debt | 1,656.3 | 1,566.9 |
| Equity ratio | 50.4 | 49.3 |
| Gearing (net) | 55.8 | 59.4 |
| Gearing (gross) | 70.7 | 73.6 |
| Loan-to-value (net) | 31.9 | 35.0 |
| Loan-to-value (gross) | 40.4 | 43.5 |
| 2019 | 31.12.2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € m | in % | € m | in % | |
| Property assets | 5,125.0 | 87 | 4,412.0 | 82 |
| Investments in joint ventures | 67.8 | 1 | 200.0 | 4 |
| Intangible assets | 5.2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Financial and other assets | 91.4 | 2 | 71.1 | 1 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1.8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Long-term assets | 5,291.2 | 90 | 4,690.7 | 88 |
| Assets held for sale and relating to disposal groups | 0.0 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 |
| Properties held for trading | 61.3 | 1 | 44.5 | 1 |
| Receivables and other assets | 97.0 | 2 | 116.3 | 2 |
| Securities | 0.0 | 0 | 114.5 | 2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 439.1 | 7 | 374.3 | 7 |
| Short-term assets | 597.5 10 |
664.8 | 12 | |
| Total assets | 5,888.7 | 100 | 5,355.5 | 100 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,968.0 | 50 | 2,639.7 | 49 |
| Shareholders' equity as a % of total assets | 50.4 | 49.3 | ||
| Long-term interest-bearing liabilities | 1,850.9 | 31 | 1,723.7 | 32 |
| Short-term interest-bearing liabilities | 246.5 | 4 | 219.6 | 4 |
| Other liabilities | 350.4 | 6 | 425.6 | 8 |
| Deferred tax assets | 473.0 | 8 | 346.8 | 6 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 5,888.7 | 100 | 5,355.5 | 100 |
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In order to ensure comparability with other listed property companies, CA Immo reports individual key figures in accordance with the standards of EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association), the leading interest group for listed property companies. These key figures may differ from the values determined in accordance with IFRS rules. CA Immo follows EPRA's 'Best Practice Recommendations' (www.epra.com/regulations-and-reporting/bpr).
| 31.12.2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| EPRA NAV | € m | 3,817.4 |
| EPRA NAV per share | € | 38.3 |
| EPRA NNNAV | € m | 3,434.3 |
| EPRA NNNAV per share | € | 34.5 |
| EPRA Net Initial Yield | % | 4.5 |
| EPRA "topped-up" Net | ||
| Initial Yield | % | 4.6 |
1) Excl. the project completions Orhideea Towers (Bucharest), MY.O (Munich) and ViE (Vienna), which are still in the stabilisation phase
NAV (IFRS) stood at € 2,968.0 m on 31 December 2019 (€ 31.91 per share, undiluted) against € 2,639.7 m at the end of 2018 (€ 28.37 per share); this represents an increase per share of 12.4%. Aside from the annual result, the change reflects the other changes to equity. Adjusted to account for the dividend payment of € 83.7 m, or 0.90 € per share, the growth in NAV per share for business year 2019 was 15.6% (undiluted).
The table below shows the conversion of NAV to NNNAV in compliance with the best practice policy recommendations of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). The EPRA NAV (undiluted) was € 38.37 per share on the key date (2018: € 33.30 per share). The EPRA NNNAV (undiluted) per share after adjustments for financial instruments, liabilities and deferred taxes, stood at € 33.69 per share as at 31 December 2019 (2018: € 30.08 per share). The number of shares outstanding was 93,028,299 on the key date (31 December 2018: 93,028,299).
A potential dilution effect of the Group's issued convertible bond (€ 200 m) was considered in the calculation of the net asset value. The conversion price of the convertible bond was € 30.17 on 31 December 2019, compared to the share price of € 37.45. A conversion at this conversion price would increase the number of outstanding shares by approximately 6.6 million.
| € m | 31.12.2019 diluted |
31.12.2019 undiluted |
31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity (NAV) | 2,967.9 | 2,967.9 | 2,639.6 |
| Exercise of options | 248.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NAV after exercise of options | 3,216.1 | 2,967.9 | 2,639.6 |
| NAV/share in € | 32.27 | 31.90 | 28.37 |
| Value adjustment for 1) | |||
| - Own used properties | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| - Short-term property assets | 127.3 | 127.3 | 111.4 |
| - Financial instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Deferred taxes | 466.1 | 466.1 | 339.5 |
| EPRA NAV after adjustments | 3,817.1 | 3,568.9 | 3,097.8 |
| EPRA NAV per share in € | 38.30 | 38.36 | 33.30 |
| Value adj. for financial instruments | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Value adjustment for liabilities | –36.5 | –99.6 | –47.1 |
| Deferred taxes | –346.5 | –335.3 | –252.1 |
| EPRA NNNAV | 3,434.1 | 3,133.9 | 2,798.7 |
| EPRA NNNAV per share in € | 34.46 | 33.69 | 30.08 |
| Share price (key date) | 37.45 | 37.45 | 27.62 |
| Number of shares excl. treasury shares | 99,657,313 | 93,028,299 | 93,028,299 |
1) Includes proportionate values from joint ventures
Growth prospects have recently been revised downwards in response to the current geopolitical and economic uncertainties at a global level and the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the negative impact of which on the global economy cannot be fully quantified at present. Aside from the burgeoning pandemic, the key challenges remain currently subdued global trade and the transition of the automobile sector in Germany to alternative forms of propulsion, which has implications for the economy as a whole. Against this backdrop, direct corporate profit warnings and negative economic forecasts underline the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic for the European and global economies.
We therefore expect conditions in the core markets of CA Immo to be challenging; although the concrete effects of the pandemic cannot be conclusively assessed given the pace of developments, we are constantly monitoring the situation. Temporary restrictions on current operations may be applicable to the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers and public authorities. The resultant financial, property-specific and general business effects cannot be foreseen at present, but may include rent payments that do not comply with contracts, delays to construction activity, consequences for real estate markets and effects on planned real estate transactions. CA Immo is taking every possible measure to minimise the potential negative impact on the company.
Thanks to the effectively implemented strategic programme of recent years, the CA Immo Group enjoys an excellent position on its core markets. In particular, 2019 was defined by the strongly organic growth of the portfolio. While pushing ahead with this expansion through profitable project development activity, the company will aim to make selective acquisitions of investment properties with value enhancement potential on its core markets. It is expected that the anticipated increase in annual rental revenue associated with this, together with an optimised financing structure, will directly raise CA Immo's long-term profitability and capacity to pay dividends.
The company's portfolio strategy continues to be based on a high quality portfolio in terms of both locations and buildings and a clear focus on attractive cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Three development projects were concluded in 2019, with five more projects due for completion in Munich, Berlin and Mainz during 2020. High quality land reserves in central locations of the German cities of Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin represent long-term organic growth potential for CA Immo which will be progressively realised as the necessary preconditions and circumstances are established. For more information and details, please refer to the "Strategy", 'Project development' and "Development potential" section.
The environment for refinancing from expiring project financing of the CA Immo Group is still assessed as positive. In the property development area, we also expect the availability of bank financing under competitive conditions to remain healthy on the core market of Germany. Thanks to a significant rise in the interest rate hedging ratio over the past two years to approximately 86% on the key date, the robustness of the Group's cash flow is assured, even in the event of rising interest rates. The initial issue of a benchmark bond represents a milestone in the implementation of the expansion strategy, diversifies the financing structure and accelerates the optimisation thereof. For more information and details, please refer to the 'Financing' section. The investment grade rating of the Group (Baa2 from Moody's) remained unchanged over the period under review, with the outlook confirmed as stable.
Key factors that may influence our business plans for 2020 include:
GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
The strategic focus of business activity at CA Immo is the long-term increase in the value of the company. This is supported by key financial performance indicators which are important tools to identify the factors that contribute to the sustained increase in enterprise value and quantifying those factors for the purposes of value management.
The primary financial performance indicator is the net income generated on the Company's average equity (return on equity or RoE). The aim is to produce a figure higher than the calculated cost of capital (assuming a medium-term rate of around 7.0%), thus generating shareholder value. At 14.0% in 2019 (2018: 12.1%), this figure was above the target value. With the successful strategy implementation of recent years and strong positioning of the CA Immo Group, the ground was prepared for generating a return on equity over the long term, and one that exceeds the cost of equity (see the "Strategy" section).
The other quantitative factors used to measure and manage our shareholders' long-term return include the change in NAV per share, operating cash flow per share, and Funds from Operations (FFO I and FFO II) per share (please refer to the table "Balance Sheet" and "Key Figures per Share" in the flap of the annual report).
FFO I, a key indicator of the Group's long-term earning power, is reported before taxes and adjusted for the sales result and other non-permanent effects. For business year 2019 the FFO I target was defined as > € 125; this was achieved with actual values of € 133.3 m (€ 1.43 per share). FFO II, which includes the sales result and applicable taxes, is an indicator of the overall profitability of the Group.
Since the key financial indicators ultimately demonstrate the operational success of the property business, they are preceded by a series of other non-financial performance indicators which are key to measuring and managing the operational business.
The key performance indicators of operational property business are among others as follows:
1) Basis: office properties, by book value
We take an operational control approach for our data boundary. Reporting therefore covers investment properties and development projects that are:
Reporting on consumption data for the asset portfolio (data and report) relates to the calendar year ending 31 December 2018. This is because consumption data for our buildings was not available for business year 2019 at the time of reporting. To provide an indication of consumption in 2019 despite this, we have extrapolated consumption figures on the basis of the previous year's results, taking account of the occupancy rate as at 31.12.2019 and an estimate based on benchmark data for project completions and acquisitions accruing to the portfolio in 2018 (see next page). The rest of the reporting in this chapter (from page 84f: information on sustainability certification, sustainable project development and health and safety in building operation and project development) relates to key date 31 December 2019.
We conform to the scope definition of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol in the reporting of consumption data for the asset portfolio. This exclusively comprises resources acquired by ourselves as landlord and passed on to tenants (Scope 1 and 2):
In two areas of our reporting we discuss EPRA sBPRs: general recommendations (see this page) and performance indicators on sustainability (refer to tables on page 82-84).
We seek to report on all properties within the organisational boundary defined above, and for which we are responsible for utilities consumption. We have excluded three offices which were acquired during the reporting period (business year 2018) and three offices which were completed. We have also excluded two fully single-let offices. Although we make efforts to obtain data for tenant consumption, it has required estimation of consumption to a level which does not create a meaningful analysis at this moment. One particular property in the investment portfolio (Rennweg 16) is a multi-use asset class but for reporting exclusively office consumption we have only included consumption relating to office space, which is used by CA Immo.
All energy consumption is based on meter readings and invoices where applicable. No energy data (for electricity and gas) is estimated. Water consumption is based on invoices with a small proportion of data from 2018 estimated by extrapolating consumption from 2017. This affects less than 0.1% of our data in 2018. In a few instances, we have converted waste data which has been provided in the volumetric units. We have used density conversion factors which were developed by the UK Environment Agency.
The consumption reported includes only the utilities (energy and water) that we purchase as landlords. Tenant electricity which has been sub-metered has been reported separately. Water consumption occurs at a whole building level and therefore includes tenant use. Waste data covers tenant and landlord waste as we are responsible for waste contracts.
Intensities (Elec-Int, GHG-Int and Water-Int) are calculated using the gross lettable floor area (m², excluding car parks and basements) as the denominator for whole buildings. We are aware of the potential mismatch between the consumption numerator and denominator in some cases, where consumption for electricity in some properties relates to the common areas only. However, at other properties there are shared services for the whole building and therefore tenant and landlord data cannot be separated. For our own offices we report intensity performance measures using the floor area we occupy within the building.
Segmental analysis has been conducted on a geographical basis. The office portfolio includes properties in Germany, Austria and Central Eastern Europe, of which the locations are Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia.
The sustainability data in this report has not been subject to third-party verification.
Utilities consumption at six of our own occupied offices which form part of our investment portfolio are included in the total figures. Utilities consumption and waste generation in four own use offices which are not located in CA Immo properties is reported separately. Please see the table on page 84.
Globally, buildings are responsible for 30% of carbon emissions while consuming 40% of raw materials and energy.1) Conservation of resources is a major theme affecting the future of the real estate sector. CA Immo continually collates and analyses international data on consumption as well as carbon emissions produced by the heat and energy consumption of its office properties (see table on page 82-83). The data is applied to portfolio monitoring, on the basis of which decisions on maintenance measures are made.
In 2018, total greenhouse gas emissions based on direct and indirect energy consumption by the CA Immo office stock were some 2% lower than the previous year's level. The main reason for the reduction was lower district heating and cooling consumption (down approximately
12% on the previous year in like-for-like comparison). Electricity consumption fell by around 2% year-on-year. The estimated energy consumption2) of our office stock in business year 2019 is approximately 91,177,400 kWh for electricity (excluding the tenants' energy supply), around 60,025,300 kWh for heating and cooling and roughly 59,125,600 kWh for gas.
To optimise the energy efficiency of its portfolio for the long term, CA Immo is enacting measures that include:
The aim is to establish expanded, digitally supported energy management across the Group over the years ahead. Taking account of national standards and specific building layouts, this will bring about consistent energy monitoring that is standardised as far as possible, including weak point analyses; it will also ensure targeted and comprehensive modernisation of the overall portfolio.
CA Immo is also enhancing the energy efficiency of its asset portfolio through the intensive in-house project development of the portfolio. All office and hotel properties built by CA Immo are developed in accordance with high sustainability standards (at least DGNB or LEED in gold), also taking into account the experience and many years of expertise gained from ongoing building operations.
1) Kahn, Kok and Quigley, 2014; Glaeser and Kahn, 2010
2) Since consumption data for our buildings was not available for business year 2019 at the time of reporting, we can only estimate the energy con-
sumption for the office portfolio during this period. The estimate was calculated on the basis of prior year values, taking the occupancy rate into consideration; consumption data for 2019 for the six office buildings added to the portfolio in 2018 was projected in line with reference values.


In Munich CA Immo is currently developing the office, hotel and residential complex NEO, for which DGNB Gold certificate is aspired.
| Total portfolio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | EPRA | Boundaries | Unit of measure | 2017 | 2018 | Coverage | |
| Total electricity consumption | Elec-Abs | Total energy consumption from electricity | kWh 132,479,755 | 130,013,259 | 50 out of 50 | ||
| Of which shared services | 83,648,179 | 78,849,548 | |||||
| Of which tenant areas | 48,831,575 | 51,163,711 | |||||
| % from renewable sources | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Like-for-like electricity consumption | Elec-LFL | Total energy consumption from electricity | 129,304,037 | 127,026,850 | 48 out of 49 | ||
| Of which shared services | 79,839,909 | 77,084,655 | |||||
| Of which tenant areas | 49,464,127 | 49,942,195 | |||||
| Total energy consumption from | DH&C-Abs | Whole building | 50,606,385 | 45,403,508 | 26 out of 26 | ||
| district heating and cooling | % from renewable sources | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Like-for-like consumption from district heating and cooling |
DH&C-LFL | Whole building | 48,080,829 | 42,424,002 | 25 out of 26 | ||
| Total energy consumption from fuel | Fuels-Abs | Whole building | 52,066,181 | 51,959,328 | 23 out of 23 | ||
| % from renewable sources | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Like-for-like consumption from fuel |
Fuels-LFL | Whole building | 52,066,181 | 51,959,328 | 23 out of 23 | ||
| Building energy intensity | Energy-Int | Whole building | kWh/m2 | 250 | 242 | 50 out of 50 | |
| Direct GHG emission (total) Scope 1 | GHG-Dir-Abs | Whole building | tCO2e (location | 9,589 | 9,558 | 23 out of 23 | |
| Indirect GHG emission (total) Scope 2 | GHG-Indir-Abs2) | Whole building | based)1) | 42,411 | 41,387 | 50 out of 50 | |
| Building GHG emissions intensity | GHG-Int | Whole building | tCO2e/m2 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 50 out of 50 | |
| Total water consumption | Water-Abs | Whole building, municipal supply | m3 | 475,627 | 548,360 | 50 out of 50 | |
| Whole building, other water supply | 13,290 | 11,005 | |||||
| Like-for-like water consumption | Water-LFL | Whole building, municipal supply | 464,401 | 524,244 | 49 out of 50 | ||
| Whole building, other water supply | 13,290 | 11,005 | |||||
| Building water consumption intensity | Water-Int | Whole building | m3 /m2 |
0.51 | 1 | 50 out of 50 | |
| Weight of waste by disposal route | Waste-Abs | Landfill with or without energy recovery | tonnes | N/A4) | 3,511 | 49 out of 50 | |
| (total) | Incineration with or without energy recovery | 3,785 | |||||
| Reuse | - | ||||||
| Recycling | 1,656 | ||||||
| Material Recovery Facility | 193 | ||||||
| Compost | 117 | ||||||
| Other | - | ||||||
| Total diverted | 5,751 | ||||||
| Weight of waste by disposal route (%) | Waste-Abs | Landfill with or without energy recovery % disposal route | 38% | ||||
| Incineration with or without energy recovery | 41% | ||||||
| Reuse | 0% | ||||||
| Recycling | 18% | ||||||
| Material Recovery Facility | 2% | ||||||
| Compost | 1% | ||||||
| Other3) | 0% | ||||||
| Total diverted | 62% | ||||||
| Type and number of assets certified | Cert-Tot | % of portfolio certified |
74 | 79 (2019: 81) |
40 out of 55 (2019: 45 out of 57) |
1) Portfolio GHG emissions have been calculated using 2017 and 2018 location-based conversion factors provided by the IEA (for electricity) and Scope 2 District Heating &
Cooling and Scope 1 fuel emissions using 2017 and 2018 location-based conversion factors provided by DEFRA. 2) GHG-Indir excludes emissions associated with consumption exclusively in tenant areas. This is considered to be Scope 3.
3) Waste-abs: 'Other' refers to hazerdous waste diverted from landfill (grease trap and electrical waste at Belgrad Office Park).
4) Waste-LfL could not be reported as this information was not collected during 2017. In future reports, Waste-LfL will be included.
No Group-wide data on the proportion of energy consumption from renewable sources was available as at the key date; efforts will be made to publish this data for reporting year 2020.
| 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimation | Change in % | Germany | Austria | CEE | Germany | Austria | CEE |
| 0% | –1.9% | 3,532,997 | 11,645,512 | 117,301,246 | 3,815,222 | 9,456,051 | 116,741,986 |
| 3,474,338 | 11,645,512 | 68,528,329 | 3,728,981 | 9,456,051 | 65,664,515 | ||
| 58,659 | - | 48,772,917 | 86,241 | - | 51,077,470 | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 0% | –1.8% | 3,475,321 | 12,278,064 | 113,550,652 | 3,604,986 | 9,456,051 | 113,965,813 |
| 3,416,662 | 11,645,512 | 64,777,735 | 3,518,745 | 9,456,051 | 64,109,858 | ||
| 58,659 | 632,552 | 48,772,917 | 86,241 | - | 49,855,954 | ||
| 0% | –10.3% | 17,531,089 | 7,437,330 | 25,637,966 | 14,163,611 | 5,748,758 | 25,491,139 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 0% | –11.8% | 16,691,089 | 7,965,330 | 23,424,410 | 14,163,611 | 5,748,758 | 22,511,633 |
| 0% | –0.2% | 4,634,093 | 645,216 | 46,786,872 | 4,507,880 | 714,916 | 46,736,532 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 0% | –0.2% | 4,634,093 | 645,216 | 46,786,872 | 4,507,880 | 714,916 | 46,736,532 |
| 0% | –3.3% | 183.60 | 158.41 | 295.03 | 136.25 | 120.73 | 293.82 |
| N/A | –0.3% | 853 | 119 | 8,616 | 829 | 132 | 8,598 |
| –2.4% | 5,021 | 3,185 | 34,205 | 5,312 | 2,670 | 33,405 | |
| –2.0% | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | |
| 0.03% | 15.3% | 52,624 | 46,911 | 376,092 | 47,421 | 50,040 | 450,899 |
| N/A | - | 13,290 | - | - | 11,005 | - | |
| 0.03% | 12.9% | 52,016 | 46,911 | 365,474 | 46,305 | 39,035 | 438,904 |
| N/A | - | 13,290 | - | - | 11,005 | - | |
| 0.03% | N/A | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.70 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | - | 1,565 | 1,946 | ||
| 1,091 | - | 2,694 | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| 889 | 49 | 719 | |||||
| 149 | - | 44 | |||||
| 90 | - | 27 | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| 2,218 | 49 | 3,484 | |||||
| 0% | 97% | 36% | |||||
| 49% | 0% | 50% | |||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| 40% | 3% | 13% | |||||
| 7% | 0% | 1% | |||||
| 4% | 0% | 1% | |||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||
| 100% | 3% | 64% | |||||
| 80 | 19 | 89 | |||||
| N/A | N/A | 78 | 23 | 79 | (2019: 71) | (2019: 33) | (2019: 96) |
| Indicator | EPRA | Unit of measure | 2017 | 2018 | Coverage | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total electricity consumption | Elec-Abs | kWh | 320,688 | 340,809 | 4 out of 4 | 6% |
| Total energy from district heating and cooling | DH&C-Abs | kWh | 307,577 | 367,065 | 19% | |
| Total energy consumption from fuel | Fuels-Abs2) | kWh | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Building energy intensity | Energy-Int | kWh/m² | 112 | 127 | 13% | |
| Direct GHG emission (total) Scope 1 | GHG-Dir-Abs | tCO2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Indirect GHG emission (total) Scope 2 | GHG-Indir-Abs | tCO2 (location based) |
205 | 225 | 10% | |
| Building GHG emissions intensity | GHG-Int | tCO2/m² | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
| Total water consumption | Water-Abs | m3 | 949 | 996 | 5% | |
| Building water consumption intensity | Water-Int | m3 /m² |
0.17 | 0.18 | 5% | |
| Weight of waste by disposal route (total)3) | tonnes | N/A | 83.75 | 3 out of 4 | ||
| Landfill with or without energy recovery | 81.35 | |||||
| Incineration with or without energy recovery | Waste-Abs | 0.20 | ||||
| Reuse | 0 | |||||
| Recycling | 2.00 | |||||
| Material Recovery Facility | 0 | |||||
| Compost | 0.20 | |||||
| Type and number of assets certified | Cert-Tot | % | 50 | 50 | 4 out of 4 | 0% |
1) Includes consumption data of the CA Immo branch offices in Munich, Frankfurt (omniCon and CA Immo) and Vienna. Munich branch office data (Klaus-Mann-Platz 1) is only available for a 12 month period between October 2017 and October 2018. Frankfurt branch office (Europa Allee): No 2018 consumption data was available for district heating and cooling. 122,000 kWh has been estimated based on benchmark data (76,12 kWh cooling and 45,88 kWh heating). No 2018 consumption data was available for water. 317 m3 has been estimated based on benchmark data
2) There is no fuel consumption at any own use offices
3) Waste data by weight was not available for our Munich branch office (Klaus-Mann-Platz 1)
To facilitate transparent comparison of the quality of portfolio buildings across international boundaries, CA Immo has certified more and more portfolio buildings since 2015. In 2019, the certification process was completed for three office buildings in Bucharest, Zagreb and Belgrade. Two project completions have been transferred into the investment portfolio during the reporting period (Berlin, Munich), the certification process (DGNB in gold) had not been completed for either office building as at the key date.
As at 31 December 2019, 45 office properties (2018: 40) or 81% of the total CA Immo office portfolio (2018: 79%; by book value) have been certified according to DGNB, LEED or BREEAM standards, this corresponds to around 73% of the total CA Immo investment portfolio (all asset classes). Measured by rentable effective area (in sqm), certified stock comprised some 78% of the office portfolio and 63% of the total portfolio. Further investment properties as well as development projects are currently undergoing the certification process.
In year-on-year comparison, the stock of office space with sustainability certification (book value) had increased by approximately 18% to roughly € 3,066 m on 31.12.2019 (€ 2,605 m on 31.12.2018).
| CERTIFIED OFFICE PROPERTIES BY REGION 2) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € m | Total office | Certified office | Share of certified | |||||
| portfolio | portfolio | office properties | ||||||
| Germany | 1,448.0 | 1,028.8 | 71.0% | |||||
| Austria | 345.9 | 115.2 | 33.3% | |||||
| CEE | 2,009.6 | 1,921.8 | 95.6% | |||||
| Total | 3,803.5 | 3,065.8 | 80.6% |
2) By book value. Basis: Properties with main usage office, 100% owned by CA Immo (fully consolidated).
CERTIFICATES OF THE CA IMMO OFFICE PORTFOLIO (Basis: € 3.8 bn book value)

Through its real estate and urban district development activities, CA Immo is helping to shape the skylines of major cities like Vienna, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich – from involvement in the master plan to the establishment of surrounding infrastructure and the construction and running of new buildings.
To comply with the multifarious requirements arising at all levels, CA Immo only constructs offices and hotels certified to LEED or DGNB standards on a Group-wide basis. By meeting various certification requirements, the company makes allowance for the conservation of resources such as energy and water as well as emissions, wastewater and refuse and the transporting thereof; effects on safety and health are considered throughout the lifecycle.
| City | Project | System | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-rise Building | |||
| Berlin | on Europaplatz | DGNB | Gold |
| Berlin | MY.B | DGNB | Gold |
| Berlin | cube berlin | DGNB | Gold |
| Munich | NEO | DGNB | Gold |
| Frankfurt | ONE | DGNB | Platin |
| Mainz | ZigZag | DGNB | Gold |
1) Intended sustainability certificates
Within the context of its development projects, CA Immo observes legal requirements on potentially negative influences on stakeholders (such as construction noise and increased particulate matter pollution) and engages in proactive dialogue with relevant stakeholders from the outset. The latest examples of early resident communication and stakeholder engagement include citizens' events arranged in the course of developing the Eggarten estate in Munich (www.eggarten-siedlung.de).
Where construction services are provided, CA Immo requires contractors to comply with the legal regulations on occupational health and safety, workplace and working time regulations as well as wage agreements and compliance. Alongside the economic evaluation of tenders, the company asks potential contractors to comply with social and environmental standards and monitors observance during the tendering process.
Maximum attention is paid to issues such as biodiversity, species protection and (where relevant) habitat change during site development, especially in and around nature reserves. All properties are examined accordingly by specialists from the CA Immo construction subsidiary omniCon. On demand, restoration work and mitigating measures are introduced as appropriate; these may include the creation of green access pathways, compensation areas or the planting of tree and bushes.

For all project developments carried out throughout the Group, health and safety aspects are applied at the planning and construction phases for the benefit of employees as well as future tenants and users of buildings. In this regard, the coordinator for safety and health matters, who is incorporated as early as the planning phase, coordinates those involved in the construction process. The coordinator undertakes regular safety inspections and intervenes without delay wherever they identify hazards.
As part of certification processes, which apply to all office and hotel buildings newly developed by CA Immo, numerous measures that positively influence the health and comfort levels of tenants were also enacted. The WELL Building Standard was launched in 2014. The purpose of this first standard for buildings and interiors was to implement measures to promote health and well-being (wellcertified.com). Visionary, a CA Immo office building in Prague, attained WELL Core and Shell certification in gold in 2019; other projects are now in line for WELL certification.
Health and safety assessments are conducted across all regions at all sites in the course of ongoing building operations. Regular maintenance and specific inspections are carried out to ensure the safety and functional reliability of technical building installations. Intelligent building control systems, expert inspections and regular function testing is designed to avoid malfunctions and prevent system failures. Facility management contracts contain comprehensive service provisions governing energy management with the aim of enhancing the energy-related management of properties over time.
In reporting year 2019, no breaches of regulations in connection with asset health and safety came to light in the course of our development projects or in our buildings.
As at 31 December 2019 the number of international employees totalled 4141) employees across the Group (31.12.2018: 3822)). Germany is CA Immo's core market for staff with around 51% working here, followed by Eastern Europe (24%) and Austria (19%). The remaining 6% account for employees of the Basel branch office of the 100% construction subsidiary omniCon. Of the 233 German employees, 106 worked for omniCon as at reporting date (2018: 96), including 24 staff members of the omni-Con branch in Basel.
CA Immo has head offices in Vienna, from where the company also oversees local branch offices in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich as well as Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, Bucharest and Belgrade. The branch offices employ regional staff at both employee and managerial level; new appointments are made by agreement with local branch managers and the Group's Human Resources department.
Promoting personal career paths, establishing and enhancing professional expertise and management skills, team building measures, organisational development and company health promotion are the cornerstones of human resource management at CA Immo. To enable managerial
positions to be filled internally, the emphasis is on talent management and succession planning. More than half of all CA Immo managers were promoted to their current positions from within the ranks.
CA Immo launched an employer branding campaign in 2018. Entitled 'Where people love to work: The office specialist is hiring specialists', the campaign aimed to enhance the visibility and profile of the company as a fastgrowing employer, especially in the German real estate and construction sectors. Events such as presentations and guided project site tours for students have been continued in 2019; CA Immo was also represented at the EXPO Career Day as well as university career fairs.

| Number of employees Headcount |
Share of women |
Joining / Leaving |
New hires 4) | Turnover 5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2019 | Change | 2019 Ø 31.12.2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | ||
| in % | in % | in % | in % | |||||
| Austria | 77 | 80 | 4 | 77 | 59 | 12/6 | 16 | 7.8 |
| Germany/Switzerland 6) | 210 | 233 | 11 | 222 | 40 | 50/26 | 23 | 11.7 |
| CEE | 95 | 101 | 6 | 98 | 73 | 12/10 | 12 | 10.2 |
| Total | 382 | 414 | 8 | 396 | 52 | 74/42 | 19 | 10.6 |
3) Thereof around 11% part time staff; includes 23 employees on a leave of absence; excludes 20 headcounts of joint venture companies
4) New hires: Entries 2019 / average number of employees (Headcount)
5) Turnover: personnel departures x 100 / average number of employees (Headcount)
6) At the end of 2018, 20 local employees were employed at the branch of wholly owned CA Immo construction subsidiary omniCon in Basel
1) Of which around 11% are part-time staff; including 23 employees on unpaid leave across the Group.
2) Of which around 12% are part-time staff; including 23 employees on unpaid leave.
All employees of CA Immo hold annual appraisal meetings with their immediate managers to assess their performance, define targets and discuss individual career development. In 2019, 96% of employees attended such a review session; the remaining 4% were staff members who joined in the fourth quarter.
The CA Immo Academy offers training and modular courses in the three core areas of professional expertise, social skills and health. One major focus in 2019 was the development of leadership skills through cross-company training courses.
Moreover, CA Immo provides specific support for international best practice exchange among employees. Under the project FIRE (Focus International Relation Experience) working groups were held also in 2018, aiming at exchanging innovations, international networking and internal promotion of young talents ("Fit for Future").
Depending on taxation and national insurance circumstances, CA Immo employees receive the following social benefits, amongst others: meal coupons/allowances, Bahncard 25 or 50, season tickets, support for training, kindergarten allowances, group health insurance, group accident insurance, deployment-specific allowances and company pension (pension fund).
Alongside their fixed salary, CA Immo provides for variable profit sharing for all employees; this is linked to the attainment of budgeted annual targets and positive consolidated net income.
Two accidents at work were reported during reporting year 2019. Absences resulting from these accidents were not longer than one month in each case. No other serious occupational injuries, illnesses or absences by CA Immo employees were reported in 2019. CA Immo employees on construction sites received regular safety guidance along with health and safety plans. The safety of subcontractor staff has to be ensured by the subcontractor companies.
Fit2Work: Health and Efficiency in everyday office life
The fit2work project ensures promoting and maintaining employees' capacity to work and performance levels. Appropriate trainings and tutorials are offered to staff members in order to minimise health risks such as burn out, long term sick-leaves or early retirements.
| in days | Vacation | Illness 2) | Qualification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hours | days | ||||
| Women | 20 | 7 | 19 | 2 | |
| Austria | Men | 23 | 4 | 22 | 3 |
| Women | 28 | 13 | 25 | 3 | |
| Germany | Men | 28 | 6 | 28 | 3 |
| Women | 20 | 2 | 32 | 4 | |
| CEE | Men | 21 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
1) Average days of absence per employee (Headcount). Basis: Average number of employees 2019 (Headcount)
2) Excludes two long-term sick leave cases (LTSL) in Germany and three LTSL in CEE. Including these LTSL, the average of sick leaves of men in Germany would be 10 days and for men in CEE 5 days.
| in % | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Employees (355) 2) | ≤ 28 years | 29-48 years | ≥ 49 years |
| Female | 6 | 39 | 10 |
| Male | 5 | 27 | 13 |
| Total | 11 | 66 | 23 |
| Executives (56) 3) | ≤ 28 years | 29-48 years | ≥ 49 years |
| Female | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Male | 0 | 47 | 25 |
| Total | 0 | 70 | 30 |
| Management Board (3) | ≤ 28 years | 29-48 years | ≥ 49 years |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 0 | 67 | 33 |
| Total | 0 | 67 | 33 |
| Total employees (414) | 9 | 67 | 24 |
1) Excludes 20 employees (as of 31.12.2019) of the joint venture companies. 2) Thereof 1% with handicap
3) Executives include Group Managers, Managing Directors of the regional offices, heads of departments, divisional heads, team leaders.
In 2018, CA Immo started to implement a central HR system with the aim of bringing about the uniform administration of personnel data across the company while streamlining processes.
The Manager Self-Service component, which came into operation early in 2019, enables managers to access key employee data on salaries and roles, for example. In the autumn, the Employee Self-Service component made it possible for employees to digitally request absences of all kinds for approval by managers. The implementation of additional modules is scheduled for 2020.
CA Immo ensures equality and balance in the composition of its employee structure, both across the workforce as a whole and at all managerial and executive levels. Aside from professional qualifications, the recruitment process adheres to a strict policy of non-discrimination between women and men. The proportion of women working for the Group stood at approximately 52% as at 31 December 2019 (53% in 2018). The proportion of women was highest in the Eastern European subsidiaries (73%), followed by Austria (59%) and Germany (40%). There are still no women on the Management Board of CA Immo. Four women serve on the Supervisory Board, where the total proportion of women is 31%; analysed separately, women make up 33% of the shareholder representatives and 25% of the employee representatives.
The proportion of female managers has increased from 24% (31 December 2018) to 29% on key date 2019. In filling managerial vacancies, the focus is on internal succession planning and raising the proportion of women by deliberately targeting women in the recruitment process. Where qualification backgrounds are equivalent, preference is given to female applicants. Graduate and talent management programmes will also aim to raise the proportion of women steadily.
The gender-specific wage gap in terms of total remuneration stood at 4.9% for managerial staff and 9.3% for employees, partly because of varying fields of responsibility and accountability. Remuneration for the Supervisory Board is determined annually for concluded business years by the Ordinary General Meeting, which aims to ensure gender-neutral fixed remuneration along with attendance fees for all members of the Supervisory Board.
| in % | Men | Women | Gender pay gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Total | ||||
| remunera | compen | ||||
| tion | sation | ||||
| Supervisory Board | |||||
| (shareholder | |||||
| representatives) | 67 | 33 | N/A | N/A | |
| Management Board | 100 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| Executives | 70 | 30 | 2,3 | 4,9 | |
| Employees | 44 | 56 | 8,4 | 9,3 | |
| Total | 48 | 52 |
CA Immo makes it possible to reconcile professional and family life by offering flexible working hours, parttime options, working from home, paternity leave and 'fathers' month'. Employees on a leave of absence remain linked to the internal information network and are invited to participate in annual team meetings and company events.
The following activities are reported for the opening months of business year 2020:
Early in 2020, CA Immo entered the Eurobond market for the first time, issuing a €500 m fixed-rate, non-subordinate and unsecured benchmark bond with a term of seven years and an annual coupon of 0.875%. The international rating agency Moody's Investors Service Ltd. gave the bond, which is registered for official trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange, an investment grade rating of Baa2. Net proceeds will mainly be used to (re)finance properties, future acquisitions and future development projects, and to optimise the loan capital structure (e.g. financing of cash buyback offers on outstanding bonds); it will also serve other, more general corporate goals.
In February, CA Immo has taken the decision to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure. In order to assert the damage sustained, CA Immo Group first brought a partial action for an initial sum of € 1 m out of the total damage of € 1.9 billion.
The effects of the COVID-19 virus outbreak cannot be conclusively assessed given the dynamic evolution, however they are subject to ongoing evaluation. Temporary restrictions of the current operations may however occur at the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers as well as authorities. The financial, general business and real estate specific consequences cannot be fully estimated. CA Immo takes a variety of measures to keep the impact as low as possible.
Technological and social change continues to transform the office environment and the knowledge-based economy. To develop office properties today in such a way that they can be efficiently and profitably managed in future, CA Immo monitors changes to working processes and corporate requirements in terms of premises; at the same time, it trials new technical solutions along with space and building concepts on selected development projects. Current examples of this approach include cube berlin – a fully digitised structure with artificial intelligence ('brain'). Amongst others, CA Immo collaborated
with RWTH Aachen, Germany's largest technical university, for the cube berlin testing laboratory. Here the latest technologies for cube, the smart building project in Berlin, were tested and developed.
In the course of theoretical and practical research activity, CA Immo maintains partnerships with other companies and research institutions. For example, CA Immo is a partner to the Office 21 joint research project of the Fraunhofer IAO Institute (www.office21.de). The current research phase extending from 2018 to 2020 is focused on, amongst other things, the extent to which smart office environments can enhance employee productivity and which team typologies (and associated spatial conditions) support working processes most effectively.
CA Immo actively participates in the main platforms for the real estate sector through cooperation agreements and memberships of such bodies as the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the German Property Federation (ZIA), the German Sustainable Building Council and its Austrian equivalent the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate (ÖGNI). In this way we can influence the development of the sector while contributing to research into sustainable urban and structural development.
In addition, CA Immo is a member of the Innovation platform RE!N (Real Estate Innovation Network) since 2018, with the objective of pilot testing own innovation approaches in cooperation with other real estate companies and start-ups at an early stage.
CA Immo derives its own and implements external best practice findings in order to develop, for instance, new and innovative office properties to secure the long-term competitiveness of the company.
In the course of the company´s strategic portfolio optimisation, CA Immo has continuously reduced the proportion of minority holdings in the portfolio. These property investments held in joint ventures are consolidated at equity and shown in the income statement under 'Result from joint ventures'. Unless otherwise stated, therefore, all indicators in this report refer exclusively to fully consolidated properties wholly owned by CA Immo.
As at 31 December 2019, the at equity portfolio (partially owned real estate) held by CA Immo consisted exclusively of undeveloped land as well as development projects (residential) held in joint ventures, showing a
portfolio value of € 73.1 m (€ 72.5 m on 31 December 2018).
The IFRS 16 standard on the subject of leasing came into force on 1 January 2019. Amongst other things, the standard involves changes in connection with leasing agreements for cars, operating and office equipment, lease agreements and usufruct.
In cases where the CA Immo Group is a tenant and not the landowner, the application of IFRS 16 leads to recognition of a right of usage and a liability. The relevant agreements of the CA Immo Group relate to properties in Poland and Serbia. The leasing of parking spaces via subletting also results in recognition of a right of usage and a lease liability. In both situations, the usage rights are shown in the item 'Investment properties'. Amongst other things, the initial application of IFRS 16 led to an increase of € 31.8 m in the item 'Investment properties' as of 1 January 2019.
Moreover, the CA Immo Group will recognise revenue from operating costs passed on to tenants separately, in line with the allocation of components to IFRS 16 or IFRS 15, as from 1 January 2019. The proportion of operating costs entered as a part of leasing income under IFRS 16 will be allocated to rental income. Associated expenditure will be entered in the item 'Other expenditure directly attributable to property assets'; interest expense and result from revaluation is recognized for the right of use assets (usufructs and corresponding lease liabilities). As from 2019, the items 'Operating expenses' and 'Operating expenses passed on to the tenant' will only contain components assignable to IFRS 15. The comparative values have not been adjusted. For details on the effects of IFRS 16 on the consolidated financial statements, please see chapter 9.8.a).
The company's capital stock amounted to € 718,336,602.72 on the balance sheet date. This was divided into four registered shares and 98,808,332 bearer shares each with a proportionate amount of the capital stock of € 7.27. The bearer shares trade on the prime market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ISIN: AT0000641352).
With a shareholding of around 26% (25,843,652 bearer shares and four registered shares), SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.à r.l., Luxembourg, a company managed by Starwood Capital Group, is the largest shareholder of CA Immo. Starwood is a global financial investor focusing on real estate investments.
The remaining shares of CA Immo are in free float held by both institutional and private investors. Whereas in the previous year AXA S.A. (around 5%) and BlackRock Inc. (around 4%) counted to the larger shareholders of CA Immo, with the exeption of S IMMO Group (holding around 6%), the company is not aware of other shareholders with a stake of more than 4%. For more information on the organisation of the shares and the rights of shareholders, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report.
At the 31st Annual General Meeting of 9 May 2018, the Management Board was authorized, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to increase the capital stock by up to € 359,168,301.36 (approx. 50% of the current capital stock) by issuance of up to 49,404,168 new ordinary bearer shares in return for contributions in cash or in kind (also in several tranches and by exclusion of shareholders' subscription rights if required). The authorisation is valid until 18 September 2023.
In the same annual general meeting, the 'contingent capital 2013' was reduced from € 100,006,120 to € 47,565,458,08 in order to serve the 0.75% convertible bonds 2017-2025. Further, the Management Board was authorized, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, until 8 May 2023 to issue convertible bonds up to a total nominal amount of € 750 m with conversion and/or subscription rights in respect of up to 19,761,667 ordinary bearer shares of the company representing a pro-rata amount of the share capital of the company of up to
€ 143,667,319.09 ('contingent capital 2018'), also in several tranches and to determine all other terms of the convertible bonds as well as in respect of the issuance and the conversion procedure. Under this authorisation, convertible bonds may only be issued, if the total number of new shares for which conversion and/or subscription rights are granted by such convertible bonds shall not exceed 20% of the share capital at the time this authorisation is resolved upon. The shareholders' subscription rights were excluded (article 174 para 4 in connection with arti-cle 153 Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG)).
At the 32nd Annual General Meeting held on 9 May 2019, the Management Board was authorised in accordance with article 65 para 1 no 8 and para 1a and para 1b Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) for a period of 30 months from the date of the adopted resolution (until 8 November 2021), with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to repurchase treasury shares in the company, whereas the company's stock of treasury shares must not exceed 10 per cent of its share capital. The consideration shall not be lower than 30% and shall not exceed 10% of the average unweighted market price at the close of the market on the ten trading days preceding the repurchase. The Management Board is further authorised to determine the respective other terms and conditions of the repurchase, whereby the treasury shares may be acquired at the discretion of the Management Board via the stock exchange, by way of a public offer, or by any other lawful and appropriate way, in particular off market, and/or from individual shareholders and under exclusion of the shareholders' pro rata rights (reverse subscription right). The authorisation may be exercised in full or in part or in multiple partial amounts and in pursuit of one or more purposes by the company, subsidiaries (article 189a no 8 Commercial Code (UGB)) or by third parties for their account. The authorisation may be repeatedly exercised. In addition, the Management Board was authorised, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to transfer the acquired treasury shares by all legally permissible means and to determine the terms and conditions of the transfer of shares or to cancel the treasury shares without an additional resolution by the General Meeting.
No use has been made of the share buyback programme in the year under review. As at 31 December 2019, CA Immobilien Anlagen AG held 5,780,037 treasury shares in total; given the total number of voting shares issued (98,808,336), this is equivalent to around 6% of the voting shares.
According to the articles of association, the Management Board of CA Immo comprises one, two or three persons. The age limit for Management Board members is defined as 65 in the Articles of Association. The final
term of office for Management Board members concludes at the end of the Annual General Meeting that follows the 65th birthday of a Board member. The Supervisory Board comprises no less than three and no more than twelve members. At any time, Supervisory Board members appointed through registered shares may be asked to step down by the person entitled to nominate and replaced by another. The provisions of the Articles of Association regarding terms of office and elections to appoint replacements do not apply to them. The other Supervisory Board members are elected by the Annual General Meeting. The age limit for Supervisory Board members is defined as 70 in the Articles of Association. Supervisory Board members must step down from the Board at the end of the Annual General Meeting that follows their 70th birthday. The Shareholder's Meeting resolves on the dismissal of members of the Supervisory Board on the basis of a majority of at least 75% of the capital stock represented (article 21 of the Articles of Association of CA Immo).
All Management Board contracts contain a change of control clause assuring payments in the event of premature termination of Management Board duties following a change of control. A change of control occurs either where a shareholder or group of shareholders attains 25% of voting rights in the Annual General Meeting, or they are obliged to make a mandatory takeover bid where the investment threshold of 30% is exceeded. Corporate mergers always constitute a change of control. The contractual regulations provide for extraordinary termination rights as well as continued remuneration (including variable remuneration) for the remaining term of the employment contract. According to the calculation basis, compensation for fixed remuneration may not exceed two years' fixed salary. Moreover, the company has to grant the Management Board member a contractually agreed percentage part payment to compensate for the loss of variable remuneration not exceeding 80% of two years' fixed salary, depending on the specific sphere of activity and the position of the Management Board member in question. The exercising of a special right of termination in the event of a change of control in the sphere of Starwood, the major shareholder, has been contractually excluded for all Management Board members.
CAPITAL MARKET Acquiring equity/ loan capital
GEOPOLITICAL RISKS Country-specific risk
MARKET AND LIQUIDATION RISK Market enviroment
CLUSTER RISK Region Property size Tenants Strategic portfolio risk (Asset class/main usage) REALESTATE Costing/valuation risk
ASSET MANAGEMENT Operational and geographical risks
LOCATION Site risk
INVESTMENT Due diligence Project development risks Partner risks
THE CA IMMO RISK CATA-LOGUE
PROPERTY-SPECIFIC RISKS
PROFIT FLUCTUATION Risk to revenue, Inflation, vacancy
Market risk, yield Resale risk Loss of rent risk, tenants Legal changes (rent, operating costs)
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Quality (property management, ageing properties, technical design, sabotage/ terrorism)
CONTRACTUAL RISK Contract partners, Legal certainty, land register
ENVIRONMENT Contaminated sites Construction materials
DISASTER
LOSS OF REAL ESTATE Destruction of real estate Uninsurable catastrophic loss
GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
GENERAL BUSINESS RISKS
Liquidity risk Foreign exchange risk Interest rate risk financial information and communication IMS controlling
ORGANISATION Organisational structure Expertise Personnel EDP/information systems Regulatory changes
INSURANCE/LEGAL RISKS Risk of legal changes, accounting Taxation risk Insufficient insurance cover
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE corporate management GLOBAL ECONOMIC RISKS Stock market crash
PROPERTY MARKET Real estate crash
To ensure the success of CA Immo as a business over the long term and enable the company to meet its strategic objectives, effective management of new and existing
risks is essential. A commensurate measure of risk must be accepted if we are to utilise market opportunities and exploit the potential for success they hold. For this reason, risk management and the internal monitoring system (IMS) deliver an important contribution to the Group's
corporate governance (defined as the principle of responsible management).
The Management Board, with the approval of the Corporate Development committee established in 2019 and the Supervisory Board, defines the strategic direction of the CA Immo Group as well as the nature and extent of risks the Group is prepared to accept in pursuit of its strategic objectives. The Controlling department, which also helps to manage risk, supports the Management Board in assessing the risk environment and the development of potential strategies to raise long-term shareholder value. An internal risk committee comprising representatives from all business areas and the CFO has also been set up; this meets quarterly or if necessary in special sessions (e.g. in response to the situation regarding "Coronavirus - COVID-19"). The purpose of the committee is to provide additional assurance in assessing the Group's risk situation across departmental boundaries regularly and introduce measures as necessary. The aim of this is to ensure the company adopts the best possible direction from the alternatives available. CA Immo evaluates the opportunity/threat situation through quarterly reporting. Risk is assessed in relation to specific properties and projects as well as (sub)portfolios. The company incorporates early warning indicators such as rent forecasts, vacancy analyses, continual monitoring of lease agreement periods and the possibility of terminations; construction costs are also tracked during project implementation. Scenarios are envisaged regarding the value trend for the real estate portfolio, exit strategies and liquidity planning; these supplement risk reporting and promote reliable planning. CA Immo observes the precautionary principle by applying the full investment horizon to long-term planning and investment decisions. The company also evaluates specific risks at regular intervals (most recently in 2018), focusing on content, effect and likelihood of occurrence. The Management Board uses this data as the basis for determining the severity and type of risks that it regards as acceptable in pursuing its strategic objectives. Strategies adopted by the Management Board are incorporated into the Group's three-year planning; this assists the Group in communicating its willingness to take risks and its expectations both internally and externally.
The risk policy of CA Immo is defined by a range of guidelines, observance of which is continually monitored and documented by controlling processes. Risk management is obligatory at all levels of the company. The Management Board is involved in all risk-relevant decisions and bears overall responsibility for such decisions. At all levels, decisions are subject to the dual verification principle. Internal Auditing, an independent division, checks operational and business processes, appointing experts from outside as necessary; it acts independently in reporting and evaluating the audit results.
The proper functioning of the risk management system is evaluated annually by the Group auditor in line with the requirements of C Rule no. 83 of the Austrian Corporate Governance Code. The results are reported to the Management Board and the audit committee.
CA Immo's internal monitoring system covers all principles, procedures and measures designed to ensure the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and correctness of accounting as well as compliance with relevant legal regulations and company guidelines. The IMS is integrated into individual business processes, taking account of management processes. The objectives of the IMS are to preclude and expose errors in accounting and financial reporting, thus enabling amendments to be introduced in good time. Transparent documentation makes it possible to depict processes of accounting, financial reporting and audit activity. All operational areas are incorporated into the financial reporting process. Competent local management teams are responsible for implementing and monitoring the IMS; the managing directors of the subsidiaries are required to perform self-checks in order to assess and document compliance with monitoring measures. The effectiveness of the IMS is regularly assessed by the Group Auditing department and the cost-effectiveness of business processes is continually evaluated. The results of these assessments are reported to the responsible executive boards, the full CA Immo Management Board and (at least once a year) the audit committee.
CA Immo defines strategic risk as the danger of unexpected deviations from company plans or losses that can result from management policy decisions on the direction taken by the company. These risks generally arise from unexpected changes in the macroeconomic market environment. Many of the risks mentioned here are not actively manageable.
Amongst other things, the economic success of CA Immo depends on the development of real estate markets of relevance to the Group. Key factors influencing the economic trend include the general situation of the global economy, the pattern of rental prices, the inflation rate, levels of national debt and interest rates. In the office properties segment, factors such as economic growth, industrial activity, the unemployment rate and consumer confidence play a major role alongside other factors critical to the economic trend. These circumstances, all of which are beyond the company's control, may have a negative impact on the broad economic picture in Europe and thus adversely affect economically powerful countries like Germany and Austria; they may also impair the general finance and real estate sector. Any downturn in the economic situation has the potential to reduce demand for real estate, which can in turn adversely affect occupancy rates, property values and even the liquidity of real estate.
Although the economic environment remains characterised by low interest rates and relatively high property portfolio valuations, the possibility of an interest rate rise negatively affecting the real estate market – and thus property valuations and the divestment plans of CA Immo – cannot be discounted. Acquiring equity and loan capital could become significantly more difficult, making expansion plans impossible or only partially feasible. The possible reintroduction of national currencies by individual eurozone members would also have grave consequences for the economies and financial markets of Europe. Finally, the departure of individual nations from European currency union could lead to a complete collapse of the monetary system.
Geopolitical risks such as political instability, lack of basic legislation and arbitrary government practices offset
the economic opportunities offered by enterprises in other countries. Consequently, enterprises operating in an unstable region have to factor in significant impacts on their business activities, such as tax increases, customs duties, export bans, expropriations and seizure of assets. Where properties are concentrated too strongly in a single region, these factors can also have a considerable influence on the profitability of the CA Immo Group.
The effects of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic remain to be seen; the volatility and uncertainties on stock markets, corporate profit warnings and negative economic forecasts underline the potential dangers to the European and global economies. The OECD is warning that a continuing COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to halve global economic growth in 2020. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, declared that the COVID-19 pandemic creates unforeseeable risks for the economic outlook and the functioning of financial markets.
The initial reaction in the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve underlines the potential impact of a COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy. The FED, for example, has ruled to cut US interest rates to zero to support the US economy, stating that the magnitude and persistence of the overall effects on the economy remain highly uncertain.
The effects of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (new findings and changes after balance sheet date) cannot be conclusively assessed given the dynamic evolution, however they are subject to ongoing evaluation. Temporary restrictions of the current operations (also caused by exit restrictions/ curfews/ border closings, school and business closings and other constraints) may however occur at the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers as well as authorities. The financial, general business and real estate specific consequences cannot be fully estimated (e.g. payments made by tenants which are not in accordance with the contracts, delays in construction activities, effects on the real estate markets, evolution of covenants for current financings, effects on the planned real estate transactions). CA Immo Group uses a wide range of possible measures to keep the impact as low as possible.
The real estate market is determined by macroeconomic development and demand for properties. Economic instability and restricted access to loan capital and equitybased financing can lead to business partners opting out. Where the liquidity of the real estate investment market is insufficient, there is a risk that sales of individual properties with a view to strategically adjusting the real estate portfolio may prove impossible or only possible under unacceptable conditions. Many factors that can lead to unfavourable developments are outside of CA Immo's control. These include changes to available income, economic output, interest rates and tax policy. Economic growth, unemployment rates and consumer confidence also influence supply and demand levels for real estate at a local level. This can affect market prices, rents and occupancy rates while adversely affecting the value of properties and associated income. For this reason, highly negative effects on earning power and property valuations cannot be ruled out.
Property values depend not only on the development of rental rates, but also real estate starting yields. The general market environment continues to pose the danger of starting yields for commercial real estate being adjusted upwards. The historically high price of property investment is combining with low real estate yields to create risks to the value of properties in the CA Immo portfolio. Due to sustained pressure from investors there is also the risk that properties will only be available to purchase at inflated prices. The possibility of an increase in general interest rates forcing property yields up and values down cannot be ruled out.
CA Immo counters market risk by spreading its portfolio across various countries. CA Immo counters countryspecific risk by concentrating on defined core regions through local subsidiaries with their own on-site staff, and through appropriate regional allocation within those core markets. Market knowledge, continual evaluation of strategy and monitoring of the portfolio and purposeful
portfolio management in the context of strategic decision-making (e.g. defining exit strategies, medium-term planning of sales) enable the company to respond quickly to economic and political events. CA Immo negates transfer risk by repatriating liquid assets from investment markets with a low credit standing. Active portfolio management is aimed at minimising concentration risk. Germany remains the largest single market of CA Immo, accounting for a share of 51%. Besides the Austrian market, the distribution of regional targets will seek to bring about a portfolio distribution that is roughly equally weighted between Germany and Eastern Europe. The aim here is to maintain property assets of €500 m in each core city in the interests of upholding market relevance. For single investments, CA Immo defines concentration risk as a limit value of 5% of the total portfolio. The only property in this category at the balance sheet date was the Skygarden office building in Munich. The portfolio as a whole is highly diversified: the top ten Group assets represent less than 28% of the total portfolio. The concentration risk in respect of single tenants is also manageable. As at 31 December 2019, the top ten tenants were generating some 21% of rental revenue. With an approximate share of 3% of total rental income, PricewaterhouseCoopers followed by Frontex are currently the biggest individual tenants in the portfolio. Land reserves and land development projects present specific risks owing to the high capital commitment and absence of steady cash inflows; however, they also offer considerable potential for value increases through the securing or enhancement of building rights. Risks are regularly reduced via the sale of non-strategic land reserves. The acquisition of building rights on remaining land will be accelerated through the company's own capacity.
Political and economic trends in the countries in which CA Immo is active also have a significant impact on occupancy rates and rent losses. The earning power and market value of a property is adversely affected where the Group is unable to extend a rental agreement due to expire under favourable conditions or find (and retain for the long term) suitably solvent tenants. The creditworthiness of a tenant, especially during an economic downturn, may diminish over the short or medium term, which can affect rental revenue in turn. In critical situations, the Group can opt to cut rents in order to maintain an acceptable occupancy rate. Through careful monitoring and proactive measures (such as demanding securities and screening the creditworthiness and reputation of tenants), the Group's loss of rent risk has settled at the low level of
approximately 1% of rental income. Subject to the currently unpredictable economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decline in rental income cannot be excluded. At present, most outstanding rental payments relate to Eastern Europe. All outstanding receivables are evaluated quarterly and adjusted according to the associated level of risk. The risk of lost rent was taken into account to a sufficient degree in the estimation of property values. Many of the Group's lease agreements contain stable value clauses, usually taking account of consumer price indices for particular countries. The level of revenue from such rental contracts and new lettings depends heavily on the inflation trend (sustainable value risk).
Competition for reputable tenants is intense on the lettings market; rent levels are coming under pressure in many markets. To remain attractive to tenants, CA Immo could be forced to accept lower rental rates. Moreover, incorrect assessments of the attractiveness of locations or potential usages can make lettings more difficult or significantly impair desired lease conditions.
The Group's portfolio also includes, to a lesser extent, special asset classes such as shopping malls and hotels whose operation involves certain risks. Poor running of the centre, inadequate corporate management of tenants, declining footfall and increasing competition can force rental rates down and lead to the loss of key tenants, which leads to rent losses and problems with new lettings. For this reason, the Group's earnings situation also depends on the quality of hotel management and the development of hotel markets.
Risks associated with the project development area
Costs are generally sustained at the early stages of real estate development projects; revenue is not generated until the later phases of a project. Many development projects may be associated with cost overruns and delays in completion that are frequently caused by factors beyond the control of CA Immo. This can adversely affect the economic viability of individual projects and lead to contractual penalties and compensation claims. If no suitable tenants are found, this can produce vacancy after completion. CA Immo takes various steps to keep such risks
largely under control (cost monitoring, variance analyses, long-term liquidity planning and so on). With few exceptions, projects are only launched subject to appropriate pre-letting.
Saturation of the construction industry presents risk to CA Immo as regards the (on time) availability of construction services and the level of building costs. This is now noticeable not only in Germany – the core market for the company's development projects – but also in all CA Immo's core regions. Despite making a provision for rising costs within project reserves, the fact that further rises in construction costs could present a risk to budget compliance and the overall success of a project cannot be ruled out. Another risk is that current property yields might change, thereby reducing target project profits, even though projects have been calculated defensively. For that reason, CA Immo is relying increasingly on appropriate market and cost analyses also in the development area. Projects currently in progress are generally on time and within the approved budget; they are continually monitored as regards cost risk.
Sales transactions can give rise to risks linked to contractual agreements and assurances. These might relate to guaranteed income from rental payments and can subsequently reduce purchase sums agreed or received. Sufficient financial provisions have been made in response to recognised risks to revenue from transacted sales, and liquidity risk is considered in liquidity planning. Contractual obligations in the form of follow-on costs (e.g. residual construction work) form part of relevant project cost estimates.
Environmental and safety regulations serve to standardise active and latent obligations to remediate contaminated sites and complying with these provisions can entail considerable investment expenses and other costs. These obligations may apply to real estate currently or formerly owned by CA Immo, or currently or formerly managed or developed by the company. In particular, the provisions cover contamination with undiscovered harmful materials or noxious substances, munitions and other environmental risks such as soil pollution, etc.
Several regulations impose sanctions on the discharge of emissions into air, soil and water: this can make CA Immo liable to third parties, significantly impact the sale and letting of affected properties and adversely affect the generation of rental revenue from such properties. Natural disasters and extreme weather conditions can also cause considerable damage to real estate. Unless sufficient insurance is in place to cover such damage, this can have an adverse impact. To minimise the risk, CA Immo incorporates these considerations into its assessments prior to every purchase and appropriate guarantees are required from sellers. Wherever possible, the CA Immo Group makes use of environmentally sustainable materials and energy-saving technologies. CA Immo observes the ecological precautionary principle by ensuring all (re)development projects qualify for certification: in this way, stringent specifications regarding green buildings and sustainability are satisfied while the usage of environmentally unsound products is also ruled out.
Weaknesses in the CA Immo Group's structural and process organisation can lead to unexpected losses or additional expenditure. This risk can arise from shortcomings in EDP and other information systems as well as human error and inadequate internal inspection procedures. Flawed program sequences as well as automated EDP and information systems pose a significant operational risk where their type and scope fail to take account of business volumes or they are vulnerable to cybercrime. Human risk factors include an insufficient understanding of corporate strategy, inadequate internal risk monitoring (and especially business process controls) and excessive decision-making authority at an individual level, which can also lead to unconsidered actions or a proliferation of decision-making bodies that hinder flexible responses to changes in the market. Some real estate management tasks and other administrative duties are outsourced to third parties outside the company. In the process of transferring administrative tasks, it is possible that knowledge of managed properties and administrative processes can be lost, and that CA Immo could prove incapable of identifying and contractually committing suitable service providers within the necessary timeframe. Nonetheless, the
expertise possessed by a company and its workforce constitutes a significant competitive factor and a unique point of distinction over competitors. When key members of staff leave, therefore, the company becomes exposed to the risk of loss of expertise, which generally requires significant commitment of corporate resources (money, time, recruitment of new employees) to redress the balance. CA Immo takes various measures to counter these risk factors. In the case of corporate mergers, structured processes of organisational integration are observed. Process organisation (i.e. system/process integration) is firmly established; activities to ensure the long-term implementation of operational processes are ongoing. The Group structure is regularly scrutinised and examined to ensure predefined structures take account of the size of the company. CA Immo counters risks linked to individual expertise (which can arise with the resignation of key knowledge holders) through regular transfers of knowledge (in training courses) and by documenting know-how (in manuals, etc.) as well as far-sighted staff planning.
In the course of normal business activity the companies of the Group become involved in legal disputes, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. Such cases are heard in various jurisdictions. In each case, different procedural law means that competent courts are not always equally efficient; moreover, in certain cases the complexity of issues in dispute can make for protracted proceedings or lead to other delays. CA Immo believes it has made sufficient financial provisions for legal disputes. At present, no lawsuits or arbitration proceedings that could threaten the company's survival are imminent or pending. As publicly announced, CA Immo decided to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 ('BUWOG') and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure. In order to assert the damage sustained, the company will first bring a partial action for an initial sum of € 1 m out of the total damage of € 1.9 bn.
It is not possible to predict changes to legal provisions, case law and administrative practice or their impact on business results; such changes may adversely affect real
estate values or the cost structure of the CA Immo Group. Organised crime, and particularly fraud and extortion, is a general risk to commercial activity. Many countries continue to perform very poorly in combating corruption. Such illegal activity can lead to considerable financial repercussions and negative publicity.
For all companies, current income and capital gains is subject to income tax in the respective country. Important discretionary decisions must be taken regarding the level of tax provisions that need to be formed. The extent to which active deferred taxes are recognised must also be determined.
Subject to compliance with certain requirements, revenue from the sale of participating interests is fully or partially exempted from income tax. Even where a company's intention is to meet the requirements, passive deferred taxes are fully applied to property assets according to IAS 12.
Key assumptions must also be made regarding the extent to which deductible temporary differences and loss carry forwards are set off against future taxable profits, and thus the extent to which active deferred taxes can be recognised. Uncertainty arises regarding the amount and timing of future income and the interpretation of complex tax regulations. Where there is uncertainty over the application of income tax to business transactions, an assessment will be required as to whether or not the responsible tax authority is likely to accept the interpretation of the tax treatment of such transactions. On the basis of that assessment, the CA Immo Group enters the tax obligation as the most likely amount in case of doubt. Such doubt and complexity can mean that future tax payments turn out to
be significantly higher or lower than the obligations currently assessed as probable and recognised in the balance sheet. The CA Immo Group holds a large part of its real estate portfolio in Germany, where many complex tax regulations must be observed. In particular, these include (i) provisions on the transfer of hidden reserves to other assets, (ii) legal regulations on real estate transfer tax charges and the possible accrual of real estate transfer tax in connection with direct or indirect changes of control in German partnerships and corporations and (iii) the deduction of input taxes on construction costs in the case of development projects. The CA Immo Group makes every effort to ensure full compliance with all tax regulations. Nonetheless, there are circumstances (some of which are outside the CA Immo Group's control) such as changes to the shareholding structure, changes in legislation or changes in interpretation on the part of tax authorities and courts which could lead to the aforementioned taxation cases being treated differently, which in turn would influence the assessment of tax in the consolidated financial statements.
Since CA Immo undertakes a number of development projects as joint ventures, the company depends on the solvency and performance capability of partners to an extent; moreover, the Group is exposed to credit risk in respect of its counterparties. Depending on the agreement in question, CA Immo could also bear joint liability for costs, taxes and other third-party claims with its co-investors and, where a co-investor opts out, be forced to accept liability for their credit risk or share of costs, taxes or other liabilities.
(Re)financing on the financial and capital markets is one of the most important considerations for real estate companies. CA Immo requires loan capital to refinance existing loans and to finance development projects and acquisitions in particular. In effect, therefore, the company is dependent on the readiness of banks and capital markets to provide additional loan capital and extend existing financing agreements under acceptable terms. Market conditions for real estate financing are constantly changing. The attractiveness of financing alternatives depends on a range of factors, not all of which can be influenced by the Group (market interest rates, required securities and so on). This can significantly impair the ability of the Group to raise the completion level of its development portfolio, invest in suitable acquisition projects or meet its obligations arising from financing agreements. Although the CA Immo Group has a sufficient level of liquidity as things stand, we must take account of restrictions at individual subsidiary level; access to cash and cash equivalents is limited owing to obligations to current projects and a liquidity requirement to stabilise loans exists in certain instances. There is also a risk that planned sales will be prevented, delayed or transacted at prices lower than expected. Other risks arise from unforeseen additional funding obligations in relation to project financing and breaches of covenant in the property financing area or corporate bonds and convertible bonds issued by CA Immo. Where these requirements are violated or default occurs, the relevant contractual partners are entitled to accelerate financing and demand immediate repayment. This could impel the Group to sell real estate or arrange refinancing under unfavourable terms.
CA Immo has fluctuating stocks of cash and cash equivalents which the company invests according to its particular operational and strategic needs and objectives. Sufficient equity capitalisation will be required for the company to retain its Baa2 investment grade (long-term issuer) rating (granted by Moody's in December 2015).
CA Immo counters risk of this kind by continually monitoring covenant agreements and effectively planning and securing liquidity. The financial consequences of strategic aims are also taken into account. To control liquidity peaks, the Group has secured a revolving overdraft facility at parent company level. This also ensures the Group can meet unexpected cash flow requirements. In line with the investment horizon for real estate, loans are invariably agreed on a long-term basis. As an alternative and supplement to established means of (equity) capital procurement, the company also enters into equity partnerships (joint ventures) at project level. Despite meticulous planning it is not possible to eliminate liquidity risk, however, particularly where capital requests linked to joint venture partners are not viable. CA Immo Deutschland has a high capital commitment, which is typical in the case of development projects. Financing has been secured for all projects under construction; additional financing is required for new project launches.
Market-led fluctuations in the interest rate affect both the level of financing costs and the fair value of interest hedging transactions concluded. For financing purposes, CA Immo uses banks at home and abroad and issues corporate bonds, thereby opting for a mix of long-term fixedrate and floating-rate loans. To hedge against impending interest rate changes and associated fluctuations in financing costs, greater use is made of derivative financial instruments (interest rate caps, swaps and floors) in the case of floating-rate loans. However, hedging transactions of this kind may prove to be inefficient or unsuitable for achieving targets; they may also result in losses that affect earnings. Moreover, the valuation of derivatives can impact negatively on profits and shareholders' equity. The extent to which the Group utilises derivative instruments is guided by assumptions and market expectations in respect of the future interest level, and especially the 3 month Euribor rate. Should these assumptions prove incorrect, the result can be a significant rise in interest expenditure. Continual monitoring of the interest rate risk is therefore essential. No risks constituting a serious and permanent threat to the company exist at the present time. Moreover, CA Immo is increasingly obtaining finance from the capital market. Fixed-interest loans (e.g. in the form of corporate bonds) or loans hedged through derivatives currently account for 86% of the total financing volume. Continually optimising the financing structure in recent years has served to improve the maturity profile and raise the quota of hedged financial liabilities while reducing average borrowing costs. The pool of unencumbered assets – a key factor in the company's investment grade rating – was also raised and the rating of CA Immo was consolidated. The financing profile has thus become more robust.
Since CA Immo is active on a number of markets outside the eurozone, the company is subject to various currency risks. Where rents are payable in currencies other than the euro on these markets and cannot be fully adjusted to current exchange rates in time, incoming payments may be reduced by exchange rate changes. Where expenses and investments are not transacted in euros, exchange rate fluctuations can impair the payment capacity of Group companies and adversely affect the Group's profits and earnings situation.
CA Immo generally counters such risk in that foreign currency inflows are secured by pegging rents to the euro; no significant and direct currency risk exists at present.
The pegging of rents affects the creditworthiness of tenants and thus produces an indirect currency risk that can result in payment bottlenecks and loss of rent. Since incoming payments are mainly received in local currency, however, free liquidity (rental revenue less operating costs) is converted into euros upon receipt. This process is continually overseen by the responsible country coordinators. There is hardly no currency risk on the liabilities side. Currency risks linked to construction projects are hedged according to need on a case-by-case basis, taking account of the currency underlying the order and lease agreement, likely exchange rate development and the calculation rate.
| RISK | EFFECT | COUNTERMEASURE |
|---|---|---|
| UNFORESEE ABLE LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENT - Lack of liquidity - Capital requests linked to joint venture partners not viable |
- Non-utilisation of opportunities - Distress sales - Insolvency |
- Continual analysis, planning and monitoring of liquidity - Optimisation of investment |
| FINANCING - Breach of covenants - Non-extension of expiring credit - Follow-up financing not secured after project phase |
- Cost disadvantages during credit term. - Additional requirement for equity or liquidity |
- Continual monitoring of the viability of real estate and the fulfilment of covenants from loan agreements - Conclusion of project-related loan agreements, ideally for the long term - Establishment of a liquidity reserve |
| DEVELOPMENT OF EXCHANGE RATES - Development of foreign currency rates |
- Fluctuation in earnings owing to exchange rate gains/losses |
- Harmonising of loan and rental agreements - Rapid conversion of free liquidity into EUR - Forward cover, especially for construction contracts |
| INTEREST RATE CHANGES/ EVALUATION OF INTEREST RATE HEDGING - Evaluation of interest rate developments |
- Significant fluctuation in earnings and change in equity ratio due to changing interest level (financing costs, evaluation of interest-rate hedges) |
- Mix of long-term fixed-rate and floating-rate loans - On-schedule use of derivatives (Swaps/Floors/Caps) - Continuous monitoring of interest rate forecasts |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| A. | CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31,12,2019 | દિવે |
|---|---|---|
| B. | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.12.2019 | 70 |
| C. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31.12.2019 | 71 | |
| D. | CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31,12,2019 | 72 |
| E. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.12.2019 | 73 | |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 31.12.2019 | 75 | |
| CHAPTER 1; INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND GENERAL NOTES | 75 | |
| a) Information concerning the Company b) Accounting principles |
75 75 |
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| c) Presentation and structuring of the group notes | 75 | |
| d)Scope of consolidation | 76 | |
| e) Acquisitions and establishments of companies/ company stakes | 76 | |
| f) Disposals of companies/company stakes | 77 | |
| g) Consolidation methods | 77 | |
| h)Foreign currency translation | 79 | |
| CHAPTER 2: PROFIT AND LOSS | ్రా | |
| 2.1. Operative segments | 81 | |
| 2.2. Rental income | 87 | |
| 2.3. Result from operating costs and other expenses directly related to properties rented | 88 | |
| 2.4. Other expenses directly related to properties under development | દિતે | |
| 2.5. Result from trading and construction works | દિતે | |
| 2.6. Result from sale of investment properties | ﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤ | |
| 2.7. Income from services rendered | તેન | |
| 2.8. Indirect expenses | ದಿನ | |
| 2.9. Other operating income | તેડ | |
| 2.10. Depreciation and impairment losses/reversal | તેડ | |
| 2.11. Joint ventures result 2.12. Finance expenses |
તે કે તે રે |
|
| 2.13. Result from derivatives | તે રે | |
| 2.14. Result from financial investments | તેને | |
| 2.15. Result from associated companies | ਰੇਰੇ | |
| 2.16. Financial result | તે રે | |
| 2.17. Other comprehensive income | વેત્ત્વ | |
| 2.18. Earnings por share | લુક | |
| CHAPTER 3: LONG-TERM ASSETS | તે જ | |
| 3.1. Long-term property assets | 135 | |
| 3.2. Own used properties | 149 | |
| 3.3. Office furniture and equipment and intangible assets | 150 | |
| 3.4. Investments in joint ventures | 153 | |
| 3.5. Investments in associated companies | 155 | |
| 3.6. Other assets | 155 | |
| CHAPTER 4: CURRENT ASSETS | 159 | |
| 4.1. Assets and liabilities held for sale | 159 | |
| 4.2. Properties held for trading | 160 | |
| 4.3. Receivables and other assets | 161 | |
| 4.4. Securities | 163 | |
| 4.5. Cash and cash equivalents | 164 |
| CHAPTER 5: EQUITY AND FINANCING | 16: |
|---|---|
| 5.1. Shareholders' equity 5.2. Interest bearing liabilities 5.3. Other liabilities 5.4. Liabilities in disposal groups |
165 166 169 169 |
| CHAPTER 6: PROVISIONS | 170 |
| 6.1. Provisions | 17( |
| CHAPTER 7: TAXES | 175 |
| 7.1. Income taxes 7.2. Current income tax receivables 7.3. Income tax liabilities |
17! 179 180 |
| CHAPTER 8: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT | 18 |
| 8.1. Financial instruments 8.2. Derivative financial instruments and hedging transactions 8.3. Risks from financial instruments |
18 183 185 |
| CHAPTER 9: OTHER DISCLOSURES | 190 |
| 9.1. Information for cash flow statement 9.2. Other obligations and contingent liabilities 9.3. Leases 9.4. Transactions with related parties 9.5. Employees 9.6. Costs for the auditors 9.7. Events after balance sheet date 9.8. New and amended standards and interpretations a) Changes in presentation, which have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements b) First-time application of new and revised standards and interpretations not materially influencing the consolidated financial statements c) New or revised standards and interpretations not yet in force 9.9. List of group companies |
190 194 195 197 201 207 207 202 202 208 208 209 |
| DECLARATION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 124 (1) OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ACT |
217 |
| AUDITOR'S REPORT | 218 |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CA IMMOBILIEN ANLAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 224 |
| TABLES AND ANALYSES | 228 |
| €K | Note | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental income | |||
| Operating costs charged to tenanls | 2.2. | 220,730 | 192,440 |
| Operating expenses | 2.3. | 51,757 | 55,828 |
| Other expenses directly relaled to properties rented | 2.3. | -55,327 | -60,107 |
| 2.3. | -22,410 | -12,961 | |
| Net rental income | 194,750 | 175,201 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties under development | 2.4. | -3,157 | -6,141 |
| Income from the sale of properlies and construction works | 12,344 | 44,417 | |
| Book value of properties sold incl. ancillary and conslruction cosls | -13,617 | -37,011 | |
| Result from trading and construction works | 2.5. | -1,273 | 7,406 |
| Result from the sale of investment properties | 2.6. | 15,650 | 8,225 |
| Income from services rendered | 2.7. | 8,500 | 12,145 |
| Indirect expenses | 2.8. | -43,464 | -53,246 |
| Other operating income | 2.9. | 721 | 1,485 |
| EBITDA | 171,728 | 145,075 | |
| Depreciation and impairment of long-term assets | -4,626 | -2,385 | |
| Changes in value of properlies held for lrading | 95 | -234 | |
| Depreciation and impairment/reversal | 2.10. | -4,531 | -2,619 |
| Revaluation gain | 491,752 | 293,220 | |
| Revaluation lass | -28,985 | -16,759 | |
| Result from revaluation | 462,767 | 276,461 | |
| Resull from joinl ventures | 2.11. | 3,729 | 23,354 |
| Result of operations (EBIT) | 633,693 | 442,271 | |
| Finance cosls | 2.12. | -43,148 | -36,966 |
| Foreign currency gains/losses | 2.16. | -618 | 3,502 |
| Resull from derivatives | 2.13. | -59,165 | -21,301 |
| Result from financial investments | 2.14. | 11,535 | 11,081 |
| Result from associatecl companies | 2.15. ! | -2,967 | -2,387 |
| Financial result | 2.16. | -94,363 | -46,071 |
| Net result before taxes (EBT) | 539,330 | 396,200 | |
| Currenl income lax | -19,967 | -39,987 | |
| Deferred laxes | -126,060 | -50,909 | |
| Income tax expense | 7.1. | -146,026 | -90,896 |
| Consolidated net income | 393,303 | 305,304 | |
| lhereof attribulable lo non-conlrolling inleresls | 21 | 11 | |
| thereof attributable to the owners of the parent | 393,282 | 305,293 | |
| Earnings per share in € (basic) | 2.18. | €4.23 | €3.28 |
| Earnings per share in€ (diluted) | 2.18. | €4.23 | €3.21 |
| €K | Note | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated net income | 393,303 | 305,304 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Reclassification of cash ±low heclges | 0 | 1,110 | |
| Foreign currency gains/losses | - - | -14 | -3,950 |
| Income lax relalecl lo other comprehensive income | 0 | -268 | |
| Olher comprehensive income for the period | |||
| (realised through profit or lass) | 2.17. | -14 | -3,108 |
| Revaluation securities | 19,441 | -3, 124 | |
| Revaluation JAS 19 | -1,549 | 345 | |
| Income lax relalecl lo olher comprehensive income | -726 | 94 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | |||
| (not realised through profit or lass) | 2.17. | 17,166 | -2,685 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 2.17. | 17,152 | -5,792 |
| Comprehensive income for the period | 410,455 | 299,511 | |
| thereof attributable to non-controlling interests | 21 | 11 | |
| thereof attributable to the owners of the parent | 410,434 i | 299,500 |
| €K | Note | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Investment properties | 3.1. | 4,292,893 | 3,755,196 |
| Investment properties under development | 3.1. | - 817,107 |
651,575 |
| Own used properties | 3.2. | 15,030 | 5,223 |
| Office furniture and equipment | 3.3. | 7,768 - |
5,938 |
| Intangible assets | 3.3. | 5,169 | 5,689 |
| Investments in joint ventures | 3.4. | 67,755 | 200,012 |
| Other assets | 3.6. | 83,667 - |
65,163 |
| Deferred lax assets | 7.1. | 1,810 | 1,951 |
| Long-term assets | 5,291,199 | 4,690,748 | |
| Long-term assets as a % of total assets | 89.9% | 87.6% | |
| Assets held for sale and relating to disposal groups | 4.1. | 0 - - |
15,144 |
| Properties held for trading | 4.2. | 61,340 | 44,468 |
| Receivables and other assets | 4.3. | 73,814 | 97,115 |
| Current income tax receivables | 7.2. | 23,198 - |
19,184 |
| Securities | 4.4. | 0 | 114,544 |
| Cash ancl cash equivalents | 4.5. | 439,139 | 374,302 |
| Short-term assets | 597,491 | 664,757 | |
| Total assets | 5,888,690 | 5,355,504 | |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
| Share capital | 718,337 | 718,337 | |
| Capital reserves | 791,372 | 789,832 | |
| Other reserves | -3,396 - - |
12,804 | |
| Retainecl earnings | 1,461,571 j | 1,118,663 | |
| Attributable to the owners ofthe parent | 2,967,884 | 2,639,635 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 84 | 62 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 5.1. | 2,967,968 | 2,639,697 |
| Shareholders' equity as a % of total assets | 50.4% | 49.3% | |
| Provisions | 6.1. | 34,571 | 29,327 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 5.2. | 1,850,864 | 1,723,749 |
| Other liabili lies | 5.3. | 129,561 | 67,485 |
| Deferred lax liabilities | 7.1. | 473,010 | 346,793 |
| Long-term liabilities | 2,488,006 | 2,167,353 | |
| Current income lax liabilities | 7.3. | 22,867 - - |
38,648 |
| Provisions | 6.1. | 109,297 | 119,646 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 5.2. | 246,478 | 219,645 |
| Other liabili lies | 5.3. | 54,073 - - |
169,588 |
| Liabilities relating to clisposal groups | 4.1. | 0 | 927 |
| Short-term liabilities | 432,716 | 548,454 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 5,888,690 | 5,355,504 |
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||
| Net result before laxes | 539,330 | 396,200 |
| Revaluation result incl. change in accrual and deferral ofrental income | -464,359 | -277,731 |
| Depreciation and impairment/ reversal | 4,531 | 2,619 |
| Result from the sale oflong-term properties and office furniture ancl other equipment | -15,624 | -8,151 |
| Taxes paid excl. laxes for the sale of long-term properties and investments | -19,494 | -5,889 |
| Finance costs and result from financial investments | 31,612 | 25,885 |
| Foreign currency gains/losses | 618 | -3,502 |
| Result from derivatives | 59,165 | 21,301 |
| Result from joint ventures and associated companies | -762 | -20,967 |
| Cash flow from operations | 135,018 | 129,765 |
| Properties held for trading | -16,359 | -7,759 |
| Recei vables and other assets | 5,824 | -18,092 |
| Provisions | -3,350 | 350 |
| Other liabilities | -3,706 | 5,064 |
| Cash flow from change in net working capital | -17,591 | -20,437 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 117,427 | 109,329 |
| Investing activities | ||
| Acquisition of and investment in long-term properties incl. prepayments | -215,133 | -223,353 |
| Acquisition of property companies, less cash and cash equivalents of €OK (2018: € 1,282 K) | -2,366 | -209,712 |
| Acquisition of office equipment and intangible assets | -2,714 | -1,685 |
| Repayment of financial assets | 9 | 15,967 |
| Disposal of securities | 133,985 | 0 |
| Investments in joint ventures | 0 | -2 |
| 21,554 | 29,432 | |
| Disposal of in vestment properties and other assets Disposal of investment property companies, less cash and cash equivalents of € 1,007 K (2018: € 8,307 K) |
38,808 | |
| Disposal of at equity consolidated entities (including loans granted to these entities) | 17,283 6,456 |
8,451 |
| Loans made to joint ventures | -2,450 | -6,401 |
| Loan repayments made by joint ventures | 2,100 | 2,557 |
| Taxes paid relating to the sale oflong-term properties and investments | -20,347 | -14,874 |
| Dividend distribution/capital repayment from at equity consolidated entities and other investments | 26,961 | 163,881 |
| Interest paid for capital expenditure in investment properties | -5,504 | -6,688 |
| Interest received from financial investments | ||
| 988 | 3,613 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -39,178 | -200,005 |
| Financing activities | ||
| Cash inflow from loans received | 135,183 | 151,763 |
| Cash in±low from the issuance ofbonds | 0 | 146,372 |
| Costs paid for issuance ofbonds/convertible bonds | -70 | -116 |
| Repayment of loans received from joint ventures | 0 | -600 |
| Acq uisi tion of treas ury shares | 0 | -4,662 |
| Dividend payments to shareholders | -83,725 -128 |
-74,423 |
| Dividends to shareholders of non-controlling interests | -36 | |
| Repayment ofloans incl. interest rate derivatives | -101,925 | |
| Other interest paid | -34,338 | -32,120 |
| Cash flow from financing activities -13,282 |
||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 64,967 | -6,423 |
| Fund of cash and cash equivalents 1.1. | 374,519 | 383,512 |
| Changes in the value of foreign currency | -95 | -1,573 |
| Changes due to classification of disposal group | 0 | -997 |
| Fund of cash and cash equivalents 31.12. | 439,391 | 374,519 |
| Expected credit lasses cash and cash equivalents | -253 | -217 |
| Cash and cash equivalents 31.12. (balance sheet) | 439,139 | 374,302 |
The interest paid in 2019 totalled € -39,842 K (2018: € -38,808 K). The income taxes paid in 2019 added up to € -39,841 K (2018: € -20,764 K).
The total lease payments in 2019 amount to € -4,217K.
Additional information for the cashflow statement is provided in note 9.1.
u
| €K | Note | Share capital | Capital reserves - | Capital reserves - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Treasury share | ||||
| reserve | |||||
| As at 1.1.2018 | 718,337 | 885,607 | -91,113 | ||
| Valuation/reclassification of cash ±low hedges | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Foreign currency gains/losses | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revaluation securities | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | 0 - - - - |
|
| Revaluation IAS 19 | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Consolidated net income | : | 0 | 0 | ||
| Comprehensive income for 2018 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dividend payments to shareholders | 5.1. | "I | 0 | ||
| Reclassification (other comprehensive income, | |||||
| not realised through profit or lass) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 5.1. | 0 | : 0 |
-4,662 | |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 5.1. | 718,337 | 885,607 | -95,775 | |
| -- | |||||
| As at 1.1.2019 | 718,337 | 885,607 | -95,775 | ||
| Foreign currency gains/losses | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revaluation securities | 2.17. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revaluation IAS 19 | 2.17. | 0 | 0 , |
0 - - - |
|
| Consolidated net income | 0 | Ü! | 0 | ||
| Comprehensive income for 2019 | 0 | o: | 0 | ||
| Dividend payments to shareholders | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 - - - - |
|
| Reclassification (other comprehensive income, | |||||
| not realised through profit or lass) | 4.4. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Subsequent acquisition costs for shares/increase | |||||
| in non-controlling interests | 0 | 1,540 -- | 0 | ||
| As at 31.12.2019 | 5.1. | 718,337 | 887,147 | -95,775 |
| Retained earnings | Valuation result | Other reserves | Attributable to | N on-controlling | Shareholders' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (hedging - reserve) | shareholders of the | interests | equity (total) | ||
| parent company | |||||
| 887,662 | -842 | 19,569 | 2,419,219 | 51 | 2,419,270 |
| 0 | 842 | 0 | 842 | 0 | 842 |
| 0 | 0 | -3,950 | -3,950 | 0 | -3,950 |
| 0 - -- - |
0 | -2,929 - - |
-2,929 | 0 | -2,929 |
| 0 | 0 | 244 | 244 | ||
| 305,293 | 0 | 0 | 305,293 | 11 | 305,304 |
| 305,293 | 842 | -6,634 | 299,500 | "'hl 11 1 |
299,511 |
| -74,423 | 0 | 0 | -74,423 | 0 | -74,423 |
| 131 | 0 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -4,662 | 0 | -4,662 |
| 1,118,663 | 0 | 12,804 | 2,639,635 | 62 | 2,639,697 |
| 1,118,663 | 0 | 12,804 | 2,639,635 | 62 | 2,639,697 |
| 0 | 0 | -14 | -14 | 0 | -14 |
| 0 | 0 | 18,226 | 18,226 | 0 | 18,226 |
| 0 | 0 | -1,060 | -1,060 | 0 | -1,060 |
| 393,282 | 0 | 0 | 393,282 | 21 | 393,303 |
| 393,282 | 0 | 17,152 | 410,434 | 21 | 410,455 |
| -83,725 | 0 | 0 | -83,725 | 0 | -83,725 |
| 33,351 | 0 | -33,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,540 | 1 | 1,541 |
| 1,461,571 | 0 | -3,396 | 2,967,884 | 84 | 2,967,968 |
CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft and its subsidiaries constitute an international real estate group (the "CA Immo Group"). The parent company is CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft ("CA Immo AC"), which has its head office at 1030 Vienna, Mechelgasse 1. CA Immo Group owns, develops and manages office, commercial, logistics and residential properties in Austria and Germany as well as in Eastern Europe. CA Immo AG is listed on the prime market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange and is included in the ATX (Austrian Traded Index of leading companies).
The consolidated financial statements of CA Immo AG were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and thereby fulfil the additional requirements of \$ 245a par. 1 of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB). The consolidated financial statements are based on the acquisition cost method, with the exception of investment properties (including standing investments and properties under development), properties held for sale, securities, other investments, loans granted to associated companies, derivative financial instruments and provisions for cash-settled share-based payment plans, which are measured at fair value. The net item from pension obligations is presented as a provision, comprising the present value of the fair value of the plan asset.
The consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of Euros ("€ K"), rounded according to the commercial rounding method. The use of automatic data processing equipment may lead to rounding differences in the addition of rounded amounts and percentage rates.
The preparation and presentation of the financial statements require management to make relevant decisions regarding the choice of the accounting methods as well as the sequence of the disclosures, taking into account the requirements of the financial statements. CA Immo Group presents all items of the consolidated income statement and the consolidated statement of financial position together with information about main decisions, assumptions and estimations as well as the accounting policies for these items. The new structure offers the users of the financial statements a clear overview of the information about the group figures and relations and disclosures.
The following symbols indicate the different contents of the chapters:

Main decisions, assumptions and estimations

The financial statements contain financial information prepared by taking into account materiality considerations. The materiality of the CA Immo Group is determined by qualitative aspects. The quantitative aspects are evaluated by means of ratios to balance sheet total, performance indicators and/or main items of cash flow. The disclosures in the notes of the CA Immo Group are assessed at each end of the financial period, weighing the efficient preparation of the financial statements and the transparent presentation of the relevant information.
The consolidated financial statements comprise the ultimate parent company CA Immo AG and the companies listed in Note 9.9.
| Full consolidation | Joint ventures | Associated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| companies | |||
| at equity | at equity | ||
| As at 1.1.2019 | 161 | 34 | 1 |
| New establishment of companies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Disposal of companies due to liquidation or restructuring | -9 | - | 0 |
| Sales of entities | -2 | -1 | -1 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 153 | 32 | 0 |
| thereof foreign companies | 136 | 29 | 0 |
As at 31.12.2019, as in the previous year, there are no investments in unconsolidated structured entities.
Effective date of initial or deconsolidation
The consolidation of a subsidiary begins on the day on which the group gains control over the subsidiary. It ends when the group loses control over the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary are recognized in the financial statements as of the date on which the group gains control of the subsidiary until the date the control ceases. CA Immo Group determines the date of the initial consolidation taking into account efficiency and materiality considerations.
A Consolidation
The control concept of IFRS 10 leads to the existence of joint ventures within CA Immo Group, which, due to contractual arrangements, despite a shareholding percentage higher than 50% are included in the consolidated financial statements using the at-equity method in line with IFRS 11.
CA Immo Group did not acquire any stakes in 2019.

പ്പം CA Immo Group determines at the time of companies (legal entities) whether the asquisition repreness units:
–the acquired entity comprises a number of properties
—the acquired entity conducts major processes, apart from owning and letting properties
For the foundation of companies, equity amounting to € 35K was paid.
CA Immo Group disposed of the following interests in entities in the business year 2019:
| Company name/domicile | Interest held in% |
Consolidation method before change in participation |
Sales price €K |
Deconsolidation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Immobilien Anlagen d.o.o. | 100 | Full consolidation | 14,170 | 1.1.2019 |
| Europolis D61 Logistics s.r.o. | 100 | Full consolidation | 3,466 | 27.6.2019 |
| Total affiliated entities | 17,637 | |||
| Camari Investments Sp.z.o.o. WFC S.K.A. | 50 | At-equity Joint Ventures | 460 | 13.3.2019 |
| Total joint ventures | 460 | |||
| ZAO "Avielen A.G." | 35 | At-equity associated entities | 0 | 13.8.2019 |
| Total associated entities | 0 | |||
| Total | 18,097 i |
The open sales prices in relation to sales made in 2019 amounted to € OK as at 31.12.2019.
The fully consolidated entities comprised the following net assets as of the date of the sale:
| €K | Total |
|---|---|
| Properties | -17,414 |
| Other assets | -10 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | -1,007 |
| Deferrecl laxes | 1,288 |
| Provisions | 20 |
| Other liabili lies | 56 |
| Receivables from/payables to affiliated companies | 980 |
| Net change | -16,087 |
| thereof proportional net assets solcl | -16,087 |
II All companies under the control of the parent company are fully consolidated in the consolidated financial statements. A company is initially consolidated as of the time control is gained by the parent. Companies are deconsolidated when control ceases. All intra-group transactions between companies included in the scope of full consolidation, the related revenues and expenses, receivables and payables, as well as unrealised intra-group profits, are fully eliminated. Profit and lass amounts resulting from "upstream" and "downstream" transactions with joint ventures or associated companies are eliminated in accordance with the share of CA Immo Group in these companies (except for real estate properties measured at fair value).
If the company (legal entity) acquired is not a business, the acquisition is not a business combination according to IFRS 3. Correspondingly, the acquisition is only an acquisition of assets and liabilities, which are recognised with their proportional acquisition cost. The acquisition costs are allocated to the acquired assets (especially investment properties) and liabilities as well as the non-controlling interests, based on their relative fair value at the date of acquisition of the subsidiary.
If a business is acquired, the acquisition is classified as a business combination according to IFRS 3. The subsidiary is consolidated for the first time using the acquisition method, by recognising its identifiable assets and liabilities at fair value as well as a goodwill and non-controlling interests, if applicable. The goodwill represents any amount by which
the fair value of the transferred amount (usually the purchase price for the acquired business) and (if applicable) for the non-controlling interest, exceeds the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities, including any deferred taxes.
Non-controlling interests are initially recognized proportionally at fair value of the identifiable net assets of the entity acquired and subsequently measured according to the changes in shareholders' equity attributable to the non-controlling interests. Total comprehensive income is attributed to the non-controlling interests even if this results in a negative balance of non-controlling interests. According to the classification of interest as shareholders' equity or liabilities, the non-controlling interests are recognized within shareholders' equity respectively as other liabilities.
Acquisitions or sales of shares in a subsidiary that do not result in an establishment or lass of control are accounted for as equity transactions. The book values of the controlling and non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in the respective interests in the subsidiary. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognised directly in equity and attributed to the shareholders of the parent company.
In case of a partial sale of shares in a subsidiary, previously fully consolidated, all assets and liabilities of the former subsidiary are excluded from the consolidated balance sheet, at the moment control is lost. As a result, the remaining shares are recognised as joint ventures, associated entities or financial instrument according to IFRS 9, with applicable fair value at the transition consolidation date through profit or lass.
If an acquisition of shares in an entity, previously accounted for as joint venture, associate or financial instrument according to IFRS 9, leads to control over that entity, then its assets and liabilities are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position following the transitional consolidation and previously held investment is derecognized at their fair value through profit or lass.
CA Immo Group enters into joint ventures with one or more partner companies in the course of establishing investment property or project development partnerships, whereby joint management of these ventures is established by contract. Interests in jointly managed companies are accounted for according to the equity method in the consolidated financial statements of CA Immo Group (AEJV - at equity joint ventures).
An associated company is an entity under significant influence of the Group that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. The results, assets and liabilities of associated companies are included in the financial statements using the equity method of accounting (AEA - at equity associates).
According to the equity method, investments in joint ventures and associates are initially recognised at the date of acquisition in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost, including directly attributable ancillary costs. The subsequent measurement is affected by any increase/decrease of this value, based on the group's share in profit or lass and the other comprehensive income (adjusted by interim gains and lasses resulting from transactions with the group), dividends, contributions and other changes in the equity of the associated company, as well as by impairment.
Once the book value of the interest in an associated company has decreased to zero and possible long-term loans to the associated companies are impaired to zero as well, additional lasses are recognised as a liability only to the extent that CA Immo Group has a legal or effective obligation to make further payments to the associated company.
The individual group courency transactions at the exchange rate prevaling at the cates and of the relevant transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currency existing at the reporting date are translated into the particular functional currency at the exchange rate prevailing at that date. Any resulting foreign currency gains or losses are recognised in the income statement of the relevant business year.
The currency translation of assets and liabilities is based on the following exchange rates:
| Bid | Sale | Bid | Sale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | ||
| Switzerland | CHF | 1.0769 | 1.0897 | 1.1201 | 1.1329 |
| USA | USD | 1.1154 | 1.1254 | 1.1400 | 1.1500 |
Within CA Immo Group there are four subsidiaries in Hungary whose financial statements are already set up in Euro. The monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currency are converted at the exchange rate of the resulting foreign currency gains and losses are recorded in the respective financial year.
The group reporting currency is the Euro (EUR). Since the Euro is generally also the functional currency of those conpanies included in the consolidated financial statements that are domiciled outside the European Monetary Union in Eastern Europe, the financial statements prepared in a foreign currency are translated in accordance with the temporal method. Under this method, investment properties (including properties under development) as well as monetary assets and liabilities are translated at closing rates, whereas own used properties as well as other non-monetary assets are translated at historical exchange rates. Items in the income statement are translated at the average exchange rates of the relevant reporting period. Gains or losses resulting from the currency translation are recognised in the income statement.
The functional currency of the companies in Russia as well as of management companies in Eastern Europe is the respective local currency in each case. The amounts in the statements of financial position are translated at the exchange rate at the reporting date. Only shareholders' equity is translated at historical rates. Items of the income statement are translated at the average exchange rates of the relevant reporting period. Gains and losses arising from the application of the closing rate method are recognised in other comprehensive income.
Individual financial statements were translated on the basis of the following rates of exchange:
| Closing rate | Closing rate | Average exchange rate | Average exchange rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||
| Bulgaria | BGN | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 1.9558 |
| Croatia | HRK | 7.4426 | 7.4176 | 7.4174 | 7.4146 |
| Poland | PLN | 4.2585 | 4.3000 | 4.3018 | 4.2669 |
| Romania | RON | 4.7793 | 4.6639 | 4.7517 | 4.6535 |
| Russia | RUB | not applicable | 79.9770 | 66.3889 | 74.2082 |
| Serbia | RSD | 117.5928 | 118.1946 | 117.8478 | 118.2647 |
| Czechia | CZK | 25.4100 | 25.7250 | 25.6589 | 25.6767 |
| Ukraine | UAH | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 32.2545 |
| Hungary | HUF | 330.5200 | 321.5100 | 326.0275 | 319.8950 |
II Determination of the functional currency In determining the functional currency CA Immo Group differentiates basically between property entities and management entities.
In the real estate transaction market in the countries where CA Immo Group owns investment properties, the properties and property entities are usually purchased and sold in Euro due to the active international investors in those markets. In addition, CA Immo Group almost entirely concludes lease contracts in Euro, or, in case these contracts are not concluded in Euro, they are almost entirely indexed to the Euro exchange rate.
Hence, the Euro has the most influence on the sales price of goods (real estate sales) and services (rental services) offered by CA Immo. This fact is also stated in external valuation reports, as values are stated in EUR.
Moreover, CA Immo finances its property in Euro. The price of the most essential cost factor of a real estate company is therefore also determined in Euro.
In consideration of the above mentioned factors, the Euro is determined as the functional currency of CA Immo Group's property companies, which are included in the consolidated financial statements and located outside the territory of the European Monetary Union.
The invoicing of services (management services provided to the property companies by management companies) in Eastern Europe is carried out in the respective local currency. The prices are set in the respective local currency, which therefore have the most significant influence on the sales prices of the provided services. Furthermore, these companies also employ staff which is paid in the respective local currency. The prices for the key cost factors are therefore determined based on the respective local currency. Cash flow is generated mostly independently from the parent company.
In consideration of the above mentioned factors, the respective local currency is the functional currency of CA Immo's management companies, which are included in the consolidated financial statements and located outside the territory of the European Monetary Union.
| €K | Austria | Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Income Development | Total | Income Development | Total | Income | |||
| producing | producing | producing | ||||||
| Rental income | 29,704 | 7 | 29,711 | 62,941 | 5,126 | 68,066 | 105,462 | |
| Rental income with other operating segments | 543 | 0 | 543 | 450 | 9 | 459 | 0 | |
| Operating costs charged to tenants | 6,545 | 0 | 6,545 | 9,025 | 209 | 9,233 | 30,325 | |
| Operating expenses | -7,868 | 0 | -7,868 | -10,017 | -364 | -10,381 | -31,431 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties rented | -3,422 | 0 | -3,422 | -4,920 | -510 | -5,430 | -10,881 | |
| Net rental income | 25,503 | 7 | 25,510 | 57,478 | 4,469 | 61,948 | 93,474 | |
| Other expenses clirectly relatecl to properties uncler clevelopment | 0 | -32 | -32 | 0 | -3,127 | -3,127 | 0 | |
| Result from trading and construction works | 0 | 1,360 | 1,360 | 0 | 15,018 | 15,018 | 0 | |
| Result from the sale of in vestment properties | 4,843 | 0 | 4,843 | -32 | 10,670 | 10,638 | 412 | |
| Income from services renclerecl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,377 | 8,988 | 10,366 | 351 | |
| Indirect expenses | -1,178 | -170 | -1,348 | -6,210 | -12,621 | -18,830 | -12,766 | |
| Other operating income | 2 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 199 | 625 | 105 | |
| EBITDA | 29,171 | 1,166 | 30,337 | 53,040 | 23,597 | 76,637 | 81,576 | |
| Depreciation and impairment/reversal | -621 | 0 | -621 | -106 | -2,988 | -3,093 | -590 | |
| Result from revaluation | 3,347 | 0 | 3,347 | 227,847 | 157,279 | 385,126 | 80,462 | |
| Result from joint ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Result of operations (EBIT) | 31,897 | 1,166 | 33,063 | 280,781 | 177,888 | 458,669 | 161,448 | |
| Timing of revenue recognition | ||||||||
| Properties held for trading | 0 | 2,241 | 2,241 | 0 | 27,777 | 27,777 | 0 | |
| Sale of investment properties | 16,332 | 0 | 16,332 | 0 | 7,374 | 7,374 | 442 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred at a point in time | 16,332 | 2,241 | 18,574 | 0 | 35,151 | 35,151 | 442 | |
| Operating costs charged to tenants | 6,545 | 0 | 6,545 | 9,025 | 209 | 9,233 | 30,325 | |
| Income from the sale of properties ancl construction works | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,092 | 18,092 | 0 | |
| Income from services renclerecl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,377 | 8,988 | 10,366 | 351 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred over time | 6,545 | 0 | 6,545 | 10,402 | 27,289 | 37,691 | 30,676 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 | 22,878 | 2,241 | 25,119 | 10,402 | 62,440 | 72,842 | 31,117 | |
| 31,12.2019 | ||||||||
| Property assets'1 | 572,892 | 253 | 573,145 | 1,558,752 | 1,175,974 2,734,726 | 1,754,821 | ||
| Other assets | 17,874 | 3,274 | 21,148 | 151,206 | 406,947 | 558,153 | 201,524 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 1,881 | 2,228 | 514 | |
| Segment assets | 590,766 | 3,528 | 594,293 | 1,710,305 | 1,584,802 3,295,106 | 1,956,859 | ||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 207,960 | 0 | 207,960 | 669,656 | 298,909 | 968,565 | 774,422 | |
| Other liabilities | 16,960 | 603 | 17,563 | 29,453 | 194,677 - - |
224,130 | 50,010 | |
| Deferrecl tax liabilities incl. current income tax liabilities | 49,489 | 1 | 49,491 | 298,636 | 129,483 | 428,119 | 55,596 | |
| Liabilities | 274,409 | 605 | 275,014 | 997,744 | 623,070 1,620,814 | 880,029 | ||
| Shareholders' equity | 316,356 | 2,923 | 319,279 | 712,561 | 961,732 1,674,292 | 1,076,831 | ||
| Capital expenclitures21 | 16,776 | 0 - - |
16,776 | 5,200 | 213,146 | 218,345 | 17,204 |
1 J Property assets include nmtal investment properties, investment properties under development, own used properties, properties held for trading and properties available for sale.
21 Capital expenditures include all acquisitions of properties (long-term and short-term) including additions from initial consolidation, office furniture and other equipment and intangible assets; thereof € 25,023 K (31.12.2018: € 44,882 K) in properties helcl for tracling.
31The segment reporting does not show a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability resulting from an intercompany lease as per IFRS 16 between the entities of the CA Immo Group. These intercompany contracts are recognized as regular income/expense in the segment reporting as before and eliminated in column "Consolidation".
| Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Total segments | Transition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | |||||||
| Development | Total | Income | Development | Total | Holding | Consolidation | ||
| producing | ||||||||
| 5,049 | 110,511 | 14,103 | 0 | 14,103 | 222,391 | 0 | -1,662 | 220,730 |
| 0 | 0 | --0 | -0 | 0 | 1,003 | 0 | -1,003 | 0 |
| 1,282 | 31,607 | 4,384 | 0 | 4,384 | 51,770 | 0 | -13 | 51,757 |
| -1,500 | -32,931 | -4,665 | 0 | -4,665 | -55,845 | 0 | 518 | -55,327 |
| -1,217 | -12,098 | -1,463 | 0 | -1,463 | -22,413 | 0 | 3 | -22,410 |
| 3,614 | 97,088 | 12,360 | 0 | 12,360 | 196,906 | 0 | -2,156 | 194,750 |
| -351 | -351 ! | 0 | -7 | -7 | -3,517 | 0 | 360 | -3,157 |
| 0 | 0 | --0 | -0 | 0 | 16,378 | 0 | -17,650 | -1,273 |
| -522 | -110 | -217 | 219 | 2 | 15,373 | 0 | 277 | 15,650 |
| 0 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,717 | 8,990 | -11,206 | 8,500 |
| -1,326 | -14,092 | -1,406 -- |
-33 ! - |
-1,438 | -35,709 | -21,267 | 13,513 | -43,464 |
| 0 | 105 | 77 | 15 | 91 | 826 ! | 206 | -311 | 721 |
| 1,415 | 82,991 | 10,813 | 195 | 11,008 | 200,973 | -12,072 | -17,174 | 171,728 |
| 0 | -590 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -4,314 | -403 | 187 | -4,531 |
| 2,064 | 82,527 | -8,232 | 0 | -8,232 | 462,767 | 0 | 0 | 462,767 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,729 | 3,729 |
| 3,480 | 164,928 | 2,572 | 195 | 2,767 | 659,427 | -12,475 | -13,259 | 633,693 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,018 | 0 | -29,733 | 286 |
| 1,238 | 1,680 | 13,150 | 3,467 | 16,617 | 42,003 | 0 | 541 | 42,545 |
| 1,238 | 1,680 | 13,150 | 3,467 | 16,617 | 72,022 | 0 | -29,191 | 42,830 |
| 1,282 | 31,607 | 4,384 | 0 | 4,384 | 51,770 | 0 | -13 | 51,757 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,092 | 0 | -6,034 | 12,058 |
| 0 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,717 | 8,990 | -11,206 | 8,500 |
| 1,282 | 31,958 | 4,384 | 0 | 4,384 | 80,578 | 8,990 | -17,252 | 72,315 |
| 2,520 | 33,637 | 17,535 | 3,467 | 21,001 | 152,600 | 8,990 | -46,444 | 115,146 |
| - - - - |
||||||||
| 94,819 | 1,849,641 | 175,009 | 0 | 175,009 | 5,332,520 | 0 | -146,150 | 5,186,370 |
| 14,516 | 216,040 | 9,484 | 10,503 | 19,987 | 815,327 | 902,535 | -1,017,353 | 700,509 |
| 0 | 514 | 314 | 0 | 314 | 3,055 | 42,120 | -43,365 | 1,810 |
| 109,335 | 2,066,194 | 184,806 | 10,503 | 195,309 | 6,150,903 | 944,655 | -1,206,868 | 5,888,690 |
| 67,941 | 842,363 | 88,356 | 9,395 | 97,752 | 2,116,640 | 1,002,711 | -1,022,009 | 2,097,342 |
| 9,666 | 59,677 | 5,023 | 1 | 5,024 | 306,394 | 84,101 | -62,993 | 327,502 |
| 1,476 | 57,072 | 4,726 | 0 | 4,726 | 539,408 | 2,576 | -46,107 | 495,877 |
| 79,083 | 959,112 | 98,106 | 9,397 | 107,503 | 2,962,442 | 1,089,388 | -1,131,109 | 2,920,722 |
| 30,252 | 1,107,083 | 86,700 | 1,106 | 87,806 | 3,188,460 | -144,733 | -75,760 | 2,967,968 |
| 5,069 | 22,273 | 2,788 | 0 | 2,788 | 260,183 | 1,051 | -7,704 | 253,529 |
| € K | Austria | Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 restated | Income producing |
Development | Total | Income producing4) |
Development4) | Total4) | Income producing |
|
| Rental income | 27,904 | 236 | 28,140 | 55,460 | 4,941 | 60,401 | 92,900 | |
| Rental income with other operating segments | 533 | O | 533 | 487 | ப | 496 | 0 | |
| Operating costs charged to tenants | 6,592 | 123 | 6,715 | 11,620 | 622 | 12,242 | 32,459 | |
| Operating expenses | -7,613 | -123 | -7,736 | -12,625 | -927 | -13,552 | -34,162 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties rented | -3,239 | 0 | -3,239 | -4,556 | -691 | -5,247 | -4,572 | |
| Net rental income | 24,177 | 236 | 24,413 | 50,384 | 3,954 | 54,339 | 86,626 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties under development | 0 | —428 | -428 | 0 | -5,366 | -5,366 | O | |
| Result from trading and construction works | O | 13,500 | 13,500 | 0 | 10,315 | 10,315 | 0 | |
| Result from the sale of investment properties | -26 | 0 | -26 | 3,509 | 8,735 | 12,244 | -1,526 | |
| Income from services rendered | 0 | O | 0 | 830 | 12,078 | 12,908 | 479 | |
| Indirect expenses | -1,466 | -139 | -1,605 | -7,172 | -20,697 | -27,869 | -13,058 | |
| Other operating income | 245 | 2 | 248 | 609 | 206 | 815 | 368 | |
| BBUIDA | 22,930 | 13,171 | 36,101 | 48,162 | 9,225 | 57,386 | 72,889 | |
| Depreciation and impairment/reversal | -690 | 0 | -690 | —104 | -511 | -615 | —452 | |
| Result from revaluation | 17,179 | 9,699 | 26,877 | 71,023 | 128,887 | 199,910 | 44,973 | |
| Result from joint ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Result of operations (EBIT) | 39,419 | 22,870 | 62,289 | 119,080 | 137,601 | 256,681 | 117,410 | |
| Timing of revenue recognition | ||||||||
| Properties held for trading | 0 | 3,888 | 3,888 | 0 | 8,367 | 8,367 | 0 | |
| Sale of investment properties | 22,053 | 0 | 22,053 | 761,384 | 20,063 | 781,447 | 447 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred at a point in time | 22,053 | 3,888 | 25,941 | 761,384 | 28,430 | 789,814 | 447 | |
| Income from the sale of properties and construction works | 0 | 26,494 | 26,494 | 0 | 77,698 | 77,698 | 0 | |
| Income from services rendered | 0 | 0 | 0 | 830 | 12,078 | 12,908 | 479 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred over time | 0 | 26,494 | 26,494 | 830 | 89,776 | 90,606 | 479 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 | 22,053 | 30,382 | 52,435 | 762,215 | 118,206 | 880,420 | 926 | |
| 31.12.2018 restated | ||||||||
| Property assets1) | 517,394 | 48,286 | 565,681 | 1,303,648 | 832,689 | 2,136,337 | 1,627,900 | |
| Other assets | 12,669 | 37,579 | 50,249 | 516,317 | 554,266 | 1,070,583 | 174,601 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 952 | 048 | 1,900 | 396 | |
| Segment assets | 530,063 | 85,866 | 615,929 | 1,820,917 | 1,387,903 | 3,208,821 | 1,802,897 | |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 190,150 | 23,770 | 213,919 | 637,452 | 276,639 | 914,092 | 794,916 | |
| Other liabilities | 5,086 | 12,113 | 17,198 | 18,862 | 317,077 | 335,939 | 45,773 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities incl. current income tax liabilities | 44,365 | 3,487 | 47,852 | 22,757 | 109,380 | 332,137 | 39,699 | |
| Liabilities | 239,600 | 39,370 | 278,970 | 879,072 | 703,096 | 1,582,167 | 880,388 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 290,464 | 46,496 | 336,959 | 941,845 | 684,807 | 1,626,652 | 922,508 | |
| Capital expenditures21 | 2,440 | 21,759 | 24,199 | 72,724 | 207,372 | 280,096 | 224,676 |
ª In the segments Income Producing and in Germany the defered tax liabilities as well a the enterling the mount of the anount of
€ -9,420K. This restatement has no impact on the consolidated financial statements 2018.
| Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Total segments'1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | |||||||
| Development | Total | Income producing |
Development | Total | Holding | Consolidation'1 | ||
| 899 | 93,799 | 17,207 | 0 | 17,207 | 199,547 | 0 | -7,107 | 192,440 |
| 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1,028 | 0 | -1,028 | 0 |
| 254 | 32,713 | 5,718 | 0 | 5,718 | 57,388 | 0 | - - - -1,560 |
55,828 |
| -365 | -34,527 | -6,520 | 0 | -6,520 | -62,335 | 0 | 2,228 | -60,107 |
| -30 | -4,602 | -1,016 | 0 | -1,016 | -14,103 | 0 | 1,143 | -12,960 |
| 757 | 87,383 | 15,390 | 0 | 15,390 | 181,525 | 0 | -6,324 | 175,201 |
| -722 ! | -722 | 0 | -17 | -17 | -6,534 | 0 | 393 | -6,141 |
| o! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,814 | 0 | -16,408 - | 7,406 |
| -349 | 8,825 | 173 | 8,998 | 20,867 | 0 | -12,642 | 8,225 | |
| 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,387 | 12,872 | -14,114 | 12,145 | |
| � 6 |
-13,714 | -1,366 | -74 | -1,439 | -44,627 | -24,503 | 15,883 | -53,246 |
| 340 ! | 708 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1,799 | 259 | -573 | 1,486 |
| 896 ! | 73,785 | 22,878 | 82 | 22,960 | 190,232 | -11,372 | -33,785 | 145,075 |
| o! | -452 | -1 i | 0 | -1 | -1,757 | -334 | -528 | -2,619 |
| 8,951 | 53,924 | -4,444 | -10 | -4,454 | 276,258 | 0 | 203 | 276,461 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,354 | 23,355 |
| 9,847 | 127,258 | 18,433 | 72 | 18,506 | 464,733 | -11,706 | -10,756 | 442,272 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,255 | 0 | -11,881 | 375 |
| 8,927 | 9,374 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 822,627 | 0 | -778,447 | 44,181 |
| 8,927 | 9,374 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 834,882 | 0 | -790,327 | 44,555 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104,192 | 0 | -60,149 | 44,043 |
| 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,387 | 12,872 | -14,114 | 12,145 |
| 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117,579 | 12,872 | -74,263 | 56,188 |
| 8,927 | 9,853 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 952,462 | 12,872 | -864,590 | 100,743 |
| 88,755 | 1,716,655 | 193,014 | 3,900 | 196,914 | 4,615,586 | 0 | -144,981 | 4,470,606 |
| 18,153 | 192,755 | 7,857 i | 16,245 | 24,102 | 1,337,687 | 1,041,202 | -1,495,943 i | 882,947 |
| 0 | 396 | - - 452 |
0 | 452 | 2,748 | 38,499 | - - -39,296 |
1,951 |
| 106,908 | 1,909,805 | 201,323 | 20,145 | 221,468 | 5,956,023 | 1,079,702 | -1,680,220 | 5,355,504 |
| 66,214 | 861,130 | 90,345 | 9,448 | 99,792 | 2,088,934 | 1,089,893 | -1,235,433 | 1,943,394 |
| 9,005 | 54,778 | 4,462 | 7 | 4,469 | 412,385 | 45,608 | -71,021 | 386,973 |
| 817 | 40,517 | 5,698 | 559 | 6,257 | 426,763 | 4,494 | -45,815 | 385,442 |
| 76,036 | 956,424 | 100,505 | 10,014 | 110,519 | 2,928,081 | 1,139,995 | -1,352,269 | 2,715,808 |
| 30,873 | 953,381 | 100,818 | 10,131 | 110,949 | 3,027,941 | -60,294 | -327,951 | 2,639,696 |
| 24,971 | 249,647 | 3,104 | 0 | 3,104 | 557,046 | 264 | -78,414 | 478,895 |
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In 2019, the accounting method of the segment reporting was changed. Details are shown in chapter 9.8. in point "presentation methods".
The operating segments generate gross revenues and other income from rental activities, the sale of properties held for trading, the sale of properties as well as from development services. Gross revenues and other income are allocated to the country and segment the properties or services are located/provided in.
Business relationships within an operating segment are consolidated within the segment. Business with other operating segments are disclosed separately and reconciliations to the consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of financial position are presented in the "Transition Consolidation" column.
The accounting principles of the reportable segments correspond to those described under "Summarized presentation of accounting methods". In line with IFRS 16, segment reporting does not include any rights of use/lease liabilities from rental and lease agreements existing between companies of the CA Immo Group. As in the past, such intercompany contracts are recognized as income/expense in the segment reporting and eliminated in the column "Transition Consolidation".
Transactions between operating segments are allocated as follows:
I The segments were identified on the basis of the information regularly used by the company's principal decision ପ୍ରତ makers when deciding on the allocation of resources and assessing profitability. The principal decision-making body of CA Immo Group is the Management Board. It controls the individual properties (basic reporting segments) that are aggregated into reportable business segments by regions (based on the geographic region), and within the regions by income producing property and property under development based on the stage of development of the properties. The aggregation of the regions mainly takes place based on evaluation of the market dynamics and the risk profiles which mainly impact economic characteristics. According to the assessment of CA Immo Group, the properties in the portfolio need to be separated into investment properties and investment properties under development, based on the criteria "nature of products and services" and "nature of production processes" according to IFRS 8.
The properties are allocated to the reporting segments according to heir category and the maint
end onlinities of the management/holding companies. Itomathan its instructure activities of the management/holding companies. Items that cannot be directly attributed to a property or segment management structure are disclosed in the column "holding". The presentation corresponds to CA Immo Group's internal reporting system. The following segments have been identified:
process), development services for third parties under development pursuant to IFRS 5, and properties held for trading
The reporting segment Eastern Europe core regions comprises Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The reporting segment Eastern Europe other regions consists of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, as well as Slovakia. Joint ventures are included with 100% of the assets and liabilities as well as revenues and expenses of the entities in the segment, irrespective of the method of consolidation into the financial statements. Adjustments in accordance with the consolidation method in CA Immo Group are shown in the column "Transition Consolidation".
A significant percentage of total rental income of CA Immo Group is generated in the segment Eastern Europe core regions. A material proportion of the investment properties of CA Immo Group is located in these countries:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restated | ||||
| Segment Eastern Europe core regions before consolidation | € K | Share in % | € K | Share in % |
| Rental income | ||||
| Poland | 29,314 | 26.5% | 25,818 | 27.5% |
| Romania | 26.634 | 24.1% | 18,794 | 20.0% |
| Czechia | 20,560 | 18.6% | 18,018 | 19.2% |
| Hungary | 34,003 | 30.8% | 31,169 | 33.2% |
| Total rental income | 110,511 | 100.0% | 93,799 | 100.0% |
| Book value of investment properties IAS 40 | ||||
| Poland | 519.691 | 28.1% | 483,200 | 28.1% |
| Romania | 399,030 | 21.6% | 394,500 | 23.0% |
| Czechia | 405,775 | 21.9% | 355,485 | 20.7% |
| Hungary | 525,144 | 28.4% | 483,470 | 28.2% |
| Total book value investment property | ||||
| according to IAS 40 | 1,849,641 | 100.0% | 1,716,655 | 100.0% |
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic rental income | 205,321 | 188,925 |
| Conditional rental income | 1,520 | 1,664 |
| Income from non-service components of service charges | 10,227 i | 0 |
| Change in accruecl rental income relatecl to lease incenti ve agreements | 1,592 | 1,270 |
| Settlement from cancellation of rent agreements | 2,070 | 581 |
| Rental income | 220,730 | 192,440 |
Starting 2019, given the implementation of IFRS 16, the item "Income from non-service components of service charges" contains income from service charges, for which according to IFRS 16 no separate service is rendered like land tax, building insurance or usufruct expenses. In 2018 these parts of the service charges reconciliation were presented in result from operating costs.
| 2019 | Austria | Germany | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | ||||||||||
| €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | ||
| in% | in% | in% | in% | in% | |||||||
| Office | 16,716 | 56.3% | 51,052 | 76.9% | 110,494 | 100.0% | 14,103 | 100.0% | 192,366 | 87.2% | |
| Hotel | 5,861 | 19.7% | 9,038 | 13.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14,899 | 6.7% | |
| Retail | 4,745 | 16.0% | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,771 | 2.2% | |
| Others | 2,381 | 8.0% | 6,313 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,694 | 3.9% | |
| Rental | |||||||||||
| income | 29,704 | 100% | 66,428 | 100% | 110,494 | 100% | 14,103 | 100% | 220,730 | 100% |
CA Immo Group generates rental income from the following types of property:
| 2018 | Austria | Germany | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | |||||||||
| restated | restated | |||||||||
| €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | €K | Share | |
| in% | in% | in% | in% | in% | ||||||
| Office | 14,879 | 52.9% | 46,279 | 79.2% | 91,138 | 99.3% | 12,875 | 91.5% | 165,171 | 85.8% |
| Hotel | 6,193 | 22.0% | 5,439 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,192 | 8.5% | 12,824 | 6.7% |
| Retail | 5,370 | 19.1% | 263 | 0.5% | 659 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,292 | 3.3% |
| Others | 1,697 | 6.0% | 6,455 | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,153 | 4.2% |
| Rental | ||||||||||
| income | 28,139 | 100% | 58,436 | 100% | 91,797 | 100% | 14,067 | 100% | 192,440 | 100% |
CA Immo Group generates rental income from a multitude of tenants. No single tenant generates more than 10% of the total rental income of CA Immo Group.
.. Rental revenues according to IFRS 16 (2018: IAS 17) are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 11:1111 Lease incentive agreements, such as rent-free periods, reduced rents for a certain period or one-off payments, which can be freely used in the course of their businesses, are included in rental income. Therefore, the lease incentives are allocated on a straight-line basis over the entire expected contractual lease term accordingly. In the case of leases with constant rent adjustment over the term (graduated rents), such adjustments are likewise recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Any adjustments attributable to inflation, in contrast, are not spread over the underlying lease term. The lease term over which rental income is allocated on a straight-line basis comprises the nonterminable period as well as any further periods for which the tenant can exercise an option, with or without making additional payments, provided that the exercise of the option is estimated as being probable at the inception of the lease.
Rental revenues comprise also components of the service charges reconciliation for which CA Immo Group does not provide the tenant with a separate service however the tenant must reimburse them (for example property taxes, building insurance, usufruct expenses).
Conditional rental income, which is based on revenues generated in the business premises, are recognised in profit or lass in the period in which they are assessed.
Rental income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or outstanding, less any directly related reductions.
Payments received from tenants for the early termination of a lease and payments for damages of rented premises are recognised as rental income in the period in which they are incurred.
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating costs charged to tenants | 51,757 | 55,828 |
| Operating expenses | -55,327 | -60,107 |
| Own operating costs | -3,5701 | -4,278 |
| Maintenance costs | -6,489 | -5,934 |
| Agency fees | -2,336 | -3,057 |
| Bad debt lasses and reserves for bad debts | -454 | -1,174 |
| Other directly related expenses | 1 -13,131 i |
-2,795 |
| Other expenses directly related to properties rented | -22,410 i | -12,961 |
| Total | -25,980 1 | -17,239 |
Starting 2019, given the IFRS 16 implementation, the item "Other directly related expenses" contains expenses from non-service components. These relate mainly to property taxes and building insurance expenses and amount to € 9,992K in 2019.
In 2018, income/expenses from usufruct were included in operating costs charged to tenants, respectively operating expenses. Starting 2019, these are accounted for as right of use assets in accordance with IFRS 16.
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II Operating costs incurred by CA Immo Group for properties rented, which trigger a separate performance obligation (non-lease components) to tenants, are presented in the consolidated income statement in "operating costs charged to tenants". Based on an analysis of primary performance responsibility, inventory risk as well as pricing competence, CA Immo Group has to be considered as principal for service charges as it has the primary responsibility for providing the service and is the direct counterpart in case of performance disruptions. The item "operating costs charged to tenants" contains only non-lease components that are within the scope ofIFRS 15.
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses relatecl to investment properties uncler clevelopment | -1,057 | -639 |
| Property aclvertising costs | -249 | -68 |
| Project clevelopment ancl project execution | -1,668 | -5,056 |
| Operating expenses related to investment properties under development long | ||
| term assets | -2,974 | -5,763 |
| Operating expenses relatecl to investment properties uncler clevelopment | -72 | -94 |
| Property ad vertising costs | -10 | -27 |
| Project clevelopment ancl project execution | -101 | -257 |
| Operating expenses related to investment properties under development short | ||
| term assets | -183 | -378 |
| Other expenses directly related to properties under development | -3,157 | -6,141 |
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Tracling property - transferrecl at a point in time | 286 | 375 |
| Tracling property ancl contruction work - transferrecl over time | 12,058 | 44,043 |
| Income from the sale of properties and construction works | 12,344 | 44,417 |
| Book value of properties solcl incl. ancillary costs | -823 | -247 |
| Construction costs | -12,793 | -36,764 |
| Book value of properties sold incl. ancillary and construction costs | -13,617 | -37,011 |
| Result from trading and construction works | -1,273 | 7,406 |
| Result from trading and construction works in % from revenues | -10.3% | 16.7% |
The result from trading and construction works in 2019 also includes subsequent expenses related to previously sold properties.
II The item "income from trading and construction works" includes income from the sale of properties intended for trading, which is depending on contract stipulations realized at a point or over time, as well as income from construction works (construction of a building on the land of a customer, whereby CA Immo Group as a builder carries out a construction contract with or without a general contractor), which are transferred over time.
| € K | Austria | Germany | Eastern Europe core regions |
Eastern Europe other regions |
2019 | Austria | Germany | Eastern Europe core regions |
Eastern Europe other regions |
2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales prices for interests | ||||||||||
| in property companies | 0 | 0 | -37 | 17,637 | 17,600 | 22,053 | 0 | 447 | 1,118 | 23,618 |
| Book value of net assets | ||||||||||
| sold excl. goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16,087 | -16,087 | -22,052 | 0 | -423 | -968 | -23,443 |
| Goodwill of sold | ||||||||||
| properties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Revaluation result for | ||||||||||
| the year | 0 | 0 | 0 | -630 | -630 | O | 0 | -1,644 | O | -1,644 |
| Subsequent costs and | ||||||||||
| ancillary costs | 0 | 425 | -24 | 60 | 461 | -7 | 771 | 122 | -71 | 815 |
| Results from the sale of | ||||||||||
| investment property | ||||||||||
| (share deals) | 0 | 425 | -61 | 980 | 1,343 | -6 | 771 | -1,498 | 79 | -654 |
| Income from the sale of | ||||||||||
| investment properties | 16,332 | 7,374 | 1,238 | 0 | 24,945 | 0 | 20,063 | 500 | 0 | 20,563 |
| Book value of properties | ||||||||||
| sold | -11,569 | 0 | -1,193 | 0 | -12,762 | 0 | -12,130 | -400 | 0 | -12,530 |
| Goodwill of sold | ||||||||||
| properties | -16 | 0 | -43 | 0 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Revaluation result for | ||||||||||
| the year | 354 | 0 | -477 | 0 | -123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subsequent costs and | ||||||||||
| ancillary costs | -96 | 2,459 | —58 | 0 | 2,306 | —21 | 765 | 103 | 0 | 847 |
| Results from the sale of | ||||||||||
| investment property | ||||||||||
| (asset deals) | 5,006 | 9,833 | -532 | 0 | 14,307 | -21 | 8,697 | 203 | 0 | 8,879 |
| Result from the sale of | ||||||||||
| investment properties | 5,006 | 10,258 | -594 | 980 | 15,650 | -27 | 9,468 | -1,296 | 79 | 8,225 |
The book value of net assets sold (= equity) for share deals includes investment property in the amount of € 17,414K (2018: € 45,160K), for which selling prices totaling to € 17,619K (2018: € 45,209K) were agreed.
Revenues from the sale of investment properties
Non-current earnings received in advance are measured at par value and subsequently with a reasonable market interest rate reflecting maturity and risk. The accrued interest is recognised in the consolidated income statement in the financial result.
In accordance with IAS 40, investment properties are measured at each reporting date and changes in fair values are recognised in profit or loss, as result from revaluation gain/loss). When property assets are sold, the valuation result realised during the current business year is reclassified to the result from the sale of investment properties together with other expenses in relation to the disposal. The book value of goodwill that has been allocated to a property sold is recognised as part of the disposal within the result from the sale of investment properties.
| € K | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues from service contracts | 7,831 | 10,149 |
| lanagement revenues and other fees | 669 | 1.996 |
| Income from services rendered | 8.500 | 12,145 |
n Revellue recognition according with IFRS 15, when a performance obligation is fulfilled by transferring an agreed good or service to the customer. An asset is deemed to be transferred when the customer gains control of that asset. Control over a good or a service is transferred at a specific point in time if the obligation is not satisfied over a period of time. If one of the following criteria is met, the performance obligation is fulfilled over a period of time:
If a performance obligation is met over a period of time, according to IFRS 15, the contract related transaction price as well as contract performance and acquisition costs must be recognized as revenues or expenses, in accordance with the performace progress as at balance sheet date. The cost method is used in the CA Immo Group for the ongoing monitoring of construction projects and is a reliable method for determining the progress of the service performance. Thereby, to determine the performance progress, the ratio of the contract respectively construction costs incurred up to balance sheet date to the estimated total contract costs, respectively construction costs (cost-to-cost method) is applied.
A rendered service is a service for a customer, which can be satisfied in time-based units (for example time based advice for building conversion, planning services or project assistance). Income from service contracts is recognized to the extent of the services rendered up to the reporting date (accounting by time unit).
CA Immo Group also offers services in the form of construction for customers, which are handled as construction contracts. The income from contracts (e.g. project management, construction supervision and acceptance of, for example building construction, interior works or development of land) is recorded in accordance with the provision of services, in accordance with IFRS 15.
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel expenses | -41,737 | -42,035 |
| Legal, auditing and consulting fees | -8,217 | -8,686 |
| Third party acquired development services | -2,560 | -4,939 |
| Office rent | -676 | -1,649 |
| Travel expenses and transportation costs | -1,190 | -1,272 |
| Other expenses internal management | -3,004 | -3.324 |
| Other indirect expenses | -2,904 | -4,850 |
| Subtotal | -60,288 | -66,756 |
| Own work capitalised in investment property | 14,336 | 9,801 |
| Change in properties held for trading | 2,488 | 3.708 |
| Indirect expenses | -43,464 | -53,246 |
Personnel expenses include contributions to staff welfare funds in the amount of € 110 K (2018: € 171 K) and to pension and relief funds in the amount of € 423 K (2018: € 374 K).
l CA Immo Group capitalizes indirect expenses (mainly personnel expenses) to the extent that they can be atch mind ordup copitalizes indection in and development and propries held for traditing the best
tributed to the construction in the development and propries held for trading is based on the activities of the departments. These internally-produced capitalised expenses and capitalised changes in work-in-progress respectively are reported as an adjustment of the indirect expenses. As long as these services are rendered to joint ventures of CA Immo Group, no decrease of the indirect expenses, but "income from services rendered" is recognised.
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge of lapsed liabilities | 0 | 120 |
| Other income | 721 | 1,366 |
| Other operating income | 721 | 1,485 |
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Regular depreciation | -1,720 | -1,514 |
| Depreciation right of use assets | -2,259 | 0 |
| Impairment loss on goodwill | -646 | -870 |
| Impairment loss on properties held for trading | -118 | -396 |
| Reversal of impairment loss previously recognised on properties held for trading | 213 | 162 |
| Depreciation and impairment/reversal | -4,531 | -2,619 |
Explanations with regard to the measurement of depreciation and impairments can be
found in chapters "3.2. Own used propeties", "3.3. Office furniture and equipment and intan "4.2. Properties held for trading".
| 2.11. Jointventures result | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
| At equity cansalidatian af investments in jaint ventures | 3,808 f--------21,770 ------< | |
| Result fram sale afjaint ventures | -80 | 1,584 |
| Result from joint veutures | 3,729 | 23,354 |
In 2018, the result of at equity consolidation of joint ventures mainly contains the release of deferred trade tax in Germany.
| €K | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expense banks | -18,115 | -17,927 | |
| Interest expense bands | -18,786 | -16,352 | |
| Interest expense canvertible band | -4,826 | -4,726 | |
| Interest expenses lease liabilities | -1,325 | 0 | |
| Other interest and finance casts | -6,381 | -5,559 | |
| Capitalised interest | 6,286 | 7,598 | |
| Finance costs | -43,148 | -36,966 |
II Finance costs comprise interest payable for external financing, interest recognised by the effective interest-rate method (if not required to be capitalised according to IAS 23), interest for lease liabilities determined according to the effective interest-rate method (if not required to be capitalized according to IAS 23), interest for committed external funds not yet received, current interest on derivative transactions, the interest costs arising from the calculation of retirement benefits, the net result attributable to non-controlling interests in limited partnerships and expenses similar to interest.
Interest is deferred over time by the effective interest-rate method. The net result of non-controlling interests in limited partnerships contains the pro rata net income of non-controlling partners of limited partnerships in Germany, whose capital contribution, updated with the profit share, is recognised as debt in the statement of financial position und er "other liabilities".
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Valuatian interest rate derivative transactians | -20,748 f---------5,286 ------< | |
| Reclassificatian af valuatian results recagnised in equity | 0 | -1,110 |
| Valuatian derivative canvertible band | -38,418 | -14,905 |
| Result from derivatives | -59,165 | -21,301 |
The item "valuation interest rate derivative transactions" includes the following items:
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Valuation of interest rate swaps without cash flow hedge relationship | -21,068 | -5,386 |
| Valuation interest rate floors | 321 | 101 |
| Valuation interest rate derivative transactions | -20,748 | -5,286 |
The result from derivatives consists of gains and losses from the sale or measurement of interest rate swaps and floors as well as valuation of the derivativative convertible bond.
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest income from loans to associated companies and joint ventures | 1,492 | 1,518 |
| Interest income on bank deposits | 25 | 29 |
| Revenues from dividends | 5,778 | 6,921 |
| Expected credit losses for cash and restricted cash | -46 | -34 |
| Negative interests on deposits | -890 | -933 |
| Revaluation of other investments | 1,120 | 1,607 |
| Result from disposal of other investments | 0 | 263 |
| Other interest income | 4,057 | 1,709 |
| Result from financial investments. | 11,535 | 11,081 |
The result from financial investments includes interest on deposits and their mated credit
ments in financial assets and the expected return on plan assets.
| 2.15. Result from associated companies | ||
|---|---|---|
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| ZAO "Avielen A.G.", St. Petersburg | -2,967 | -2,387 |
| -2,967 | -2,387 |
The result from associated companies includes the changes in value resulting from disposal or from subsequent
? > waluations of the loans granted to associated entities valuations of the loans granted to associated entities.
| €K | Category'1 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | Interest | AC | -43,148 | -36,966 |
| Foreign currency gains/losses | Valuation | -745 | -96 | |
| Realisation | 127 | 3,598 | ||
| Interest rate swaps | Valuation | FVtPL | -21,068 | -5,386 |
| Realisation | FVtPL | 0 | -1,110 | |
| Interest rate floors | Valuation | FVtPL | 321 | 101 |
| Derivative convertible boncl | Valuation | FVtPL i | -38,418 | -14,905 |
| Interest income | Interest | AC | 5,574 | 3,256 |
| Negative interests on cleposits | Interest | AC | -890 | -933 |
| Financial investments | Diviclencls | FVtPL/ FVOCI | 5,778 | 6,921 |
| Financial investments | Valuation | FVtPL i | 1,120 i | 1,607 |
| Result from clisposal of other | ||||
| investments | Realisation | FVtPL | 0 | 263 |
| Expectecl creclit lasses for cash ancl | ||||
| restrictecl cash | Valuation | AC | -46 | -34 |
| Net result of financial instruments | -91,396 | -43,684 | ||
| Result from associatecl companies | Valuation i | AEAi | -2,963 i | -2,387 |
| Realisation | AEAi | -4 i | 0 | |
| Result from associated companies | -- | -2,967 ,-- --, |
-2,387 | |
| Financial result | -94,363 i | -46,071 |
11 AC - amortised cost, FVtPL - fair value through profit or lass, FVOCI - fair value through other comprehensive income, AEA- at equity
The impairment for associated companies amounting to € -2,963K (2018: € -2,387K) corresponds to the segment Eastern Europe other regions development During 2019, the loans granted to associated companies were sold together with the investment in associates.
II Foreign currency gains and lasses mainly relate to the result of exchange rate differences in connection with financing and investment transactions, as well as the changes in value and the result from the realisation of forward exchange transactions.
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Valuation result/ | Currency | Reserve from | Reserve according | Total |
| Reclassification | translation reserve | valuation of | to IAS 19 | ||
| (Hedging) | securities | ||||
| Olher comprehensive income | |||||
| before laxes | 0 | -14 | 19,441 | -1,549 | 17,877 |
| Income lax relaled lo olher | |||||
| comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | -1,215 | 490 | -726 |
| Other comprehensive income for | |||||
| the period | 0 | -14 | 18,226 | -1,060 | 17,152 |
| thereof: attributable lo the | |||||
| owners of the parent | 0 | -14 | 18,226 -- | -1,060 | 17,152 |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Valuation result/ | Currency | Reserve from | Reserve according | Total |
| Reclassification | translation reserve | valuation of | to IAS 19 | ||
| (Hedging) | securities | ||||
| Olher comprehensive income | |||||
| before laxes | 1,110 | -3,950 | -3,124 | 345 | -5,618 |
| Income lax relaled lo other | |||||
| comprehensive income | -268 | 0 | 195 | -101 | -174 |
| Other comprehensive income for | |||||
| the period | 842 | -3,950 | -2,929 | 244 | -5,792 |
| thereof: altributable lo lhe | |||||
| owners of the parent | 842 | -3,950 | -2,929 | 244 | -5,792 |
II Reserves according ta IAS 19 include actuarial gains and lasses fram past-emplayment defined benefit plans as well as actuarial gains and lasses fram the plan assets.
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number of shares oulstanding | pcs. | 93,028,299 �------- 93,052,919 � |
|
| Consolidated net income | €K | 393,282 | 305,293 |
| Basic earnings per share | € | 4.23 | c----------1 3.28 |
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number af shares autstanding | pcs. | 93,028,299 | 93,052,919 |
| Dilution effect: | |||
| Canvertible band | pcs. | 6,610,000 i | 6,564,697 |
| Weighted average number afshares | pcs. | 99,638,299 | 99,617,616 |
| Cansalidated net incame attributable ta the awners af the | |||
| parent | €K | 393,282 | 305,293 |
| Dilution effect: | |||
| Canvertible band effective interest/valuatian derivative | |||
| canvertible band | €K | 43,243 | 19,632 |
| Less laxes | €K | -10,811 | -4,908 |
| Consalidated net income attributable ta the owners of the | |||
| parent adjusted by dilutian effect | €K | 425,715 | 320,017 |
| Diluted earnings per share | € | 4.23 i | 3.21 |
In the computation of the diluted earnings per share, the add-on of the income statement effect of the convertible band is higher than the effect of the computational increase in the number of shares, which is why mathematically the diluted earnings per share would exceed the undiluted earnings per share. Therefore, there is no dilution and the diluted and undiluted earnings per share are the same.
| €K | Income producing | Investment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| investment | properties under | ||
| properties | development | ||
| Book values | |||
| As at 1.1.2018 | 3,155,677 | 579,274 | 3,734,952 |
| Purchase of real estate companies | 207,547 | 0 | 207,547 |
| Current in vestment/construction | 40,309 | 184,375 | 224,684 |
| Disposals | -8,831 | -13,480 | -22,311 |
| Reclassification to assets helcl for sale | -14,144 | 0 | -14,144 |
| Transfers | 216,681 | -216,681 | 0 |
| Revaluation | 156,729 | 118,088 | 274,816 |
| Change in lease incentives | 1,227 | 0 | 1,227 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 3,755,196 | 651,575 | 4,406,771 |
| Initial Application IFRS 16 | 31,835 | 0 | 31,835 |
| Current investment/construction | 58,909 | 166,678 | 225,588 |
| Disposals | -11,263 | -4,523 | -15,786 |
| Reclassification of own usecl | |||
| properties | -1,070 | 0 | -1,070 |
| Transfers | 155,313 | -155,313 | 0 |
| Revaluation | 303,325 | 158,688 | 462,014 |
| Change in lease incenti ves | 648 | 0 | 648 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 4,292,893 | 817,107 | 5,110,000 |
The current capital expenditures (construction costs) for investment properties under development mainly relate to Frankfurt ONE (€ 39,214K), CUBE (€ 28,124K), My.B (€ 24,103K), Baumkirchen Mitte MK (€ 24,118K) and München Nymphenburg (€ 16,894K) in Germany as well as several other projects in Germany. The capital expenditures in income producing investment properties relate mainly to fit-outs for tenants in Austria ( € 15,436 K), München Nymphenburg (€ 15,211K) in Germany, CityGate (€ 2,221K) in Hungary and Warsaw Towers(€ 2,262K) in Poland. The reclassification from investment properties under development to income producing investment properties relate to the Frankfurt long-distance bus station as well as the Hamburger railway station Berlin, München Nymphenburg and office building at Art Campus Berlin in Germany.
The disposals for the current year relate mainly to the sale of a hotel in Austria as well as the sale of an undeveloped plot of land in Slovakia. Previous year disposals mainly relate to the sale of an undeveloped plot in Ukraine, the sale of Gleisdreieck Pasing and Bahnhof Freimann in Germany as well as the sale of Pannonia shopping Center in Hungary.
The fair value of the properties assigned as collateral for external financings totals € 2,790,911 K (31.12.2018: € 2,313,107K).
In 2019, borrowing costs relating to the construction of properties totaling € 5,868K (2018: € 7,115 K) were capitalised at a weighted average interest rate of 1.71 °/c, (2018: 2.36%).
The following table provides an overview of the book values as at the respective reporting dates:
| € K | Income producing | Investment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| investment | properties under | ||
| properties | development | ||
| As at 1.1.2018 | |||
| Fair value of properties | 3,141,621 | 578.981 | 3,720.602 |
| Incentives agreements | 14,057 | 293 | 14,350 |
| Fair value/book value | 3,155,677 | 579.274 | 3,734,951 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | |||
| Fair value of properties | 3,739,762 | 651,432 | 4,391,194 |
| Lease incentive agreements | 15,434 | 143 | 15,577 |
| Fair value/book value | 3,755,196 | 651,575 | 4,406,771 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | |||
| Fair value of properties | 4,276,811 | 816,964 | 5,093,775 |
| Lease incentive agreements | 16,082 | 143 | 16,225 |
| Fair value/book value | 4,292,893 | 817,107 | 5,110,000 |
nt - Classincation of real essess with mixed unitsation
e some properties are of mixed use used both to generate rental income and appreciation in value as well as partially for administrative purposes. If these respective portions can be sold individually, CA Immo Group recognises them separately. If the portions cannot be separated, the entire property is only classified as an investment property if the own used part occupies less than 5.0% of the total useful area.
an Classification of real estate assets with change in use
2 Changes in classification for real estate assets (standing investments under development, own used, held for trading) are to be considered when a change in the use is made. Transfers in or out from investment property are made, for example when:
Classification of investment properties
held neither for own use nor for sale in the ordinary course of business, but to generate rental income and to appreciate in value. Usufruct rights for developed land the rental of parking spaces for subletting lead to the recognition of right of use assets, which are assigned to the item "investment properties".
Properties under development are reclassified to investment properties upon completion of the main construction works.

valuation of investment properties
Investment properties are measured according to the fair value model. Changes in the current book value before revaluation (fair value of previous year plus subsequent/addition or construction cost less subsequent
acquisition cost reductions as well as the impact from the deferral of lease incentives) are recognised in the income statement under "result from revaluation".
Investment grants are accounted for as deduction of construction costs.
Borrowing costs arising during property construction are allocated to the construction costs if they have been used for a qualifying asset (direct and generally borrowed funds) and the property is not in the sales process. A qualifying asset is an asset that takes a substantial period of time (in principle more than 12 months) to be ready for its intended use or for sale. In cases in which debt is not directly attributable to an individual qualifying asset, the proportional amount of the total finance costs is allocated to the qualifying asset. The capitalisation rate for the generally borrowed funds is calculated as a weighted average of the borrowing cost for all loans, however with the exception of debt specifically raised for the qualifying asset. All other borrowing costs are recognised in profit or lass in the period in which they are incurred.
11:1111 The carrying amount of the right of use asset in form of usufruct rights for the developed land as well as for rented parking spaces intended for sublease corresponds to the lease liability. These rights of use fulfill the definition of investment property and are therefore to be measured at fair value subsequently. The scheduled depreciation for these rights of use assets is not applicable and is replaced by the revaluation recognized in the profit or lass instead. The valuation reports prepared by the appraisers reflect the fair value of the respective property as a whole, as it is expected to be attainable on the market.
The fair value prepared by the appraiser represents the expected realizable amount of the property. As the lease liability is separately accounted for, the presentation of the investment property without the right of use asset would lead to an incorrect result. For this reason the fair value according the appraisal has to be increased by the lease liability as at balance sheet date (see IAS 40.50d).
11:1111 Around 99.9% (31.12.2018: 99.6%) of the properties in Austria, about 94.7% (31.12.2018: 96.6%) of the properties in Germany, and 100% (31.12.2018: 99.3%) of the properties in Eastern Europe, according to segment reporting, were subject to an external valuation as of the reporting date 31.12.2019. The values of other properties were determined internally on the basis of the previous year's valuations or binding purchase agreements. When observing material market or property-related changes, CA Immo Group commissions external real estate experts also during the year. After clarification of any queries the experts create draft valuations, which are checked for plausibility and finally approved for issuance.
The external valuations are made in accordance with the standards defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS defines the market value as the estimated amount for which an asset or liability could be exchanged on the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's length transaction, after proper marketing and where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
The selection of the independent, external real estate experts for CA Immo Group is based, on the one hand on professional qualification, which is measured by national and international standards, such as HypZert, RICS or public appointments and swearing-ins and on the other hand by giving consideration to local market presence and penetration.
The valuation method applied by the expert for each property particularly depends on the property's stage of development and its type of use.
Rented commercial properties, which constitute the largest portion of CA Immo Group's portfolio, are mainly valued by the investment method. The fair value represents the present value of the future expected rental income. These are calculated based on two time units: firstly "term", with mainly contractual secured rents over the average expected remaining lease term and secondly "reversion", for which the experts include further parameters, in particular the market rent achievable for the object. Both periods are capitalized with an adequate interest rate (torm yield/ reversionary yield).
For properties under development and construction, the residual method is applied. Under this method, the market value is based on the estimated market value upon completion, less expected outstanding expenses and after applying a reasonable developer profit in the range of 8% to 20% of the market value upon completion (31.12.2018: 7.5% to 25.0%). Developer profit for properties under development, which are nearly completed, ranges at the bottom of the margin according to their reduced risk. Risks of investment properties (after completion) considered are, the estimated future rents and initial yiclds in the range from 3.6% to 5.2% (31.12.2018: 3.7%) and financing interest rates in the range from 2.0% to 3.0% (31.12.2018: 2.0% to 3.5%). The rates vary in particular depending on the general market climate, location and type of use. The closer a project is to completion, the greater the portion of parameters that are based on actual or contractually fixed amounts. After completion or immediately before completion, the properties are valued by applying the investment method (see above), adjusted for outstanding work.
The following table shows the essential input factors for the valuation of investment property (the fair value of the classes Office Austria and Office Germany also includes the fair value of own used properties) and property under development (the properties are assigned to each class based on their main use):
| Classification investment properties incl. own used properties Valuation technique investment method |
Fair value 31.12.2019 €K |
Fair value 31.12.2018 €K |
Inputs | Range 2019 | Range 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Austria | 356,800 | 335,800 | Actual-rent €/m2 p. m. | 7.47 -28.49 | 7.73 -27.81 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 6.30 -24.12 | 7.48 -24.12 | |||
| average remaining lease term in years | 5.99 | 6.00 | |||
| a verage vacancy % | 8.23 | 11.58 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 3.35 / 7.50 / 4.79 | 3.65 / 6.50 / 4.77 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted average % | 3.20 / 7.50 / 4.97 | 3.50 / 7.00 / 5.05 | |||
| Office Ger man y * | 1,467,559 | 1,091,100 | Actual-rent €/m2 p. m. | 10.36 -25.29 | 9.99 -21.86 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 7.00 -27.82 | 11.67 -22.17 | |||
| average remaining lease term in years | 7.91 | 7.68 | |||
| a verage vacancy % | 1.15 | 1.54 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 2.95 / 5.00 / 3.48 | 3.20 / 5.25 / 3.83 | |||
| Yielcl Reversion min/max/weightecl average % | 3.45 / 5.50 / 4.05 | 3.70 / 5.50 / 4.27 | |||
| Office Eastern Europe* | 2,009,574 | 1,883,670 | Actual-rent €/m' p. m. | 9.93 -21.34 | 8.87 -20.81 |
| Market-rent €/m2 p. m. | 8.50 -18.60 | 8.50 -18.60 | |||
| average rernaining lease tenn in years | 3.54 | 3.31 | |||
| a verage vacancy % | 5.85 | 6.13 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 3.90 / 8.75 / 6.52 | 4.00 / 9.00 / 6.60 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted average % | 4.85 / 9.25 / 6.71 | 5.00 / 9.25 / 6.86 | |||
| Office total | 3,833,933 | 3,310,570 | |||
| Retail Austria | 94,000 | 96,900 | Actual-rent €/m' p. m. | 14.01 -14.01 | 13.77 -13.77 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 12.90 -12.90 | 13.61 -13.61 | |||
| average rernaining lease tenn in years | 1.74 | 2.04 | |||
| average vacancy 0 /ii |
7.31 | 4.20 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 4.40 / 4.40 / 4.40 | 4.45 / 4.45 / 4.45 | |||
| Yielcl Reversion min/max/weightecl average % | 4.40 / 4.40 / 4.40 | 4.55 / 4.55 / 4.55 | |||
| Retail total | 94,000 | 96,900 |
* The book values of "Office Germany" and "Office Eastern Europe" dasses include right of use assets in amount of € l,�09 K, respectively € 29,914 K.
| Classification investment | Fair value | Fair value | Inputs | Range 2019 | Range 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| properties incl. own used | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||
| properties | |||||
| Valuation technique | |||||
| investment method | €K | €K | |||
| Hotel Austria | 74,600 | 85,500 | Actual-rent €/m2 p. m. | 9.91 -11.05 | 9.07 -11.05 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 11.05 -12.00 | 9.11-11.05 | |||
| average remaining lease term in years | 7.93 | 9.08 | |||
| average vacancy % | 0.00 | 0.48 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 4.75 / 5.25 / 5.17 | 4.75 / 5.75 / 5.08 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted | |||||
| average 0 /c, |
5.00 / 5.75 / 5.65 | 5.00 / 6.00 / 5.15 | |||
| Hotel Germany | 193,100 | 170,200 | Actual-rent €/m2 p. m. | 15.61 -16.97 | 14.26 -16.97 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 15.69 -16.97 | 14.35 -16.97 | |||
| average remaining lease term in years | 15.41 | 16.44 | |||
| average vacancy % | 1.11 | 1.11 | |||
| Yield Term min/max/weighted average % | 3.60 / 4.20 / 3.74 | 4.00 / 4.50 / 4.05 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted | |||||
| average 0 /c, |
4.10 / 4.60 / 4.19 | 4.40 / 5.00 / 4.51 | |||
| Hotel total | 267,700 | 255,700 | |||
| Other Austria | 51,440 | 50,650 | Actual-rent €/m' p. m. | 1.34 -1.34 | 1.33 -1.33 |
| Market-rent €/m' p. m. | 0.98 -0.98 | 0.98 -0.98 | |||
| average rerr1aining lease terrn in years | 0.98 | 1.96 | |||
| average vacancy 0 /c, |
0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Yielcl Term min/max/weightecl average % | 6.25 / 6.25 / 6.25 | 6.35 / 6.35 / 6.35 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted | |||||
| average 0 /c, |
6.15 / 6.15 / 6.15 | 6.25 / 6.25 / 6.25 | |||
| Other German y | 60,520 | 53,920 | Actual-rent €/m2 p. m. | 3.51-7.11 | 3.51-4.05 |
| Market-rent €/m2 p. m. | 3.44-7.11 | 3.44 -4.14 | |||
| average remaining lease term in years | 4.36 | 2.00 | |||
| average vacancy % | 3.99 | 4.88 | |||
| Yielcl Term min/max/weightecl average % | 2.50 / 7.00 / 4.84 | 4.25 / 7.00 / 5.20 | |||
| Yield Reversion min/max/weighted | |||||
| average 0 /c, |
4.75 / 8.00 / 5.94 | 4.75 / 8.00 / 5.86 | |||
| Other total | 111,960 | 104,570 |
| Classification investment properties under development Valuation technique residual value |
Fair value 31.12.2019 €K |
Fair value 31.12.2018 €K |
Inputs | Range 2019 | Range 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Ger man y | 515,580 | 369,660 | Expected-rent €/m2 p. m. | 14.00 - 33.00 | 13.50 - 33.00 |
| Construction cost €/m' | 2,092 - 2,919 | 1,704 - 2,628 | |||
| Related cost in % of Constr. cost | 23.00 - 27.40 | 20.00 - 34.00 | |||
| Office Eastern Europe | 14,930 | 0 | Expected-rent €/m2 p. m. | 15.75 | |
| Construction cost €/m' | 1,433 - 1,447 | ||||
| Related cost in % of Constr. cost | 9.10 - 10.00 | ||||
| Other Germany | 1,100 | 8,100 | Expected-rent €/m2 p. m. | 14.00 - 33.00 | 13.50 - 33.00 |
| Construction cost €/m' | 2,092 - 2,919 | 1,704 - 2,628 | |||
| Related cost in % of Constr. cost | 23.00 - 27.40 | 20.00 - 34.00 | |||
| Development total | 531,610 | 377,760 |
Land banks which are not currently under development or which are not expected to be developed in the near future are valued depending on the property and the stage of development through comparable transactions or by residual value method.
| Classification investment | Fair value | Fair value | Inputs | Range 2019 | Range 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| properties under development | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||
| Comparative or residual method | €K | €K | |||
| Landbank Germany | 285,352 | 258,046 | Valuation approach / m' plot area | 2.25 - 21,516.65 2.37 - 18,064.12 | |
| Landbank Eastern Europe | 145 | 15,755 | Valuation approach / m' plot area | 28.88 - 28.88 13.70 - 1,078.31 | |
| Landbank total | 285,497 | 273,801 |
The essential input factors that determine the fair values for investment property are the actual rents and market rents as well as the interest rates (yields). Increasing rents (e.g. a short supply and increased demand) would cause increasing fair values. Vice versa, the fair value decreases when the rents are decreasing.
Increasing yields (e.g. the market expects increasing interest rates due to increasing risks - excessive supply, etc.) would cause decreasing fair values. Conversely, the fair value would increase if the yield decreases (e.g. higher demand for this type of investment property).
Both input factors act reinforcing - as well in a positive or negative way - when they appear jointly. This means that a strengthened demand for rental space as well as a simultaneously strengthened demand for such investment property would cause an even greater increase of the fair value. Vice versa, a decrease in the demand for rental space as well as a decreased market demand for investment property would cause an even heavier decrease of the fair value.
For properties under development, construction costs are another essential input factor. The market value of properties is mainly determined by the expected rental income and the yield. lt is in this area of conflict that new development projects are planned and calculated. Given that the calculated construction costs, which are a major influencing factor in development, could change during the development phase because of both market related factors (e.g. shortage of resources on the markets or oversupply) and planning-related factors (e.g. necessary additional changes, unforeseeable problems, subsequent savings, etc.), they have a significant influence on profitability. These additional opportunities/risks are given appropriate consideration in a developer's profit (risk/profit).
The fair value for rented properties, properties under development as well as land banks corresponds to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy according to IFRS 13.
The following tables show the development of separate classes that are assigned according to IFRS 13 to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
| €K | Office Austria* |
Office Germany* |
Office Eastern Europe |
Retail Austria |
Retail Eastern Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | 272,200 | 957,619 | 1,541,628 | 97,200 | 8,750 |
| Additions | 2,873 | 11,191 | 19,812 | 286 - - |
201 |
| Disposals | -218 | -1,293 ! | -128 | 0 | -7,310 |
| Purchase of real estate | |||||
| companies | 0 | 0 | 207,547 | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | 25,500 | 68,099 | 48,898 | -563 - - |
-1,644 |
| Reclassification IFRS 5 | 0 | O! | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reclassification between classes | 35,134 | 55,041 | 65,536 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in lease incentives | 311 | 442 | 376 | -23 | 4 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 335,800 | 1,091,100 | 1,883,670 | 96,900 | 0 |
| Initial application IFRS 16 | 0 | 1,814 | 29,961 | o: | 0 |
| Additions | 16,583 i | 18,891 | 20,952 | 69 - - |
0 |
| Disposals | 0 | 0 | -65 | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | 4,265 | 201,555 | 73,189 | -2,946 | 0 |
| Reclassification between classes | 0 | 155,313 | o! | 0 i_ 0 |
|
| Change in lease incenti ves | 151 | -1,114 | 1,866 ! | -23 ! | 0 |
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* The fair value ofthe classes Office Austr ia and Office Germany also includes the fair value ofthe own used pr operties.
| Hotel | Hotel | Hotel | Others | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Austria | Germany | Eastern Europe | Austria | Germany |
| As at 1.1.2018 | 84,100 | 94,000 | 11,400 | 49,130 | 51,480 |
| Additions | -0 | 5,150 | 0 | 820 - - |
83 |
| Disposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 |
| Purchase of real estate | 0 | ||||
| companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Valuation | 1,440 - |
9,879 | 2,744 | 700 - - |
2,375 |
| Reclassification IFRS 5 | 0 | 0 | -14,144 | 0 | 0 |
| Reclassification between classes | 0 | 60,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in lease incentives | -40 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 85,500 | 170,200 | 0 | 50,650 | 53,920 |
| Initial application IFRS 16 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additions | 123 - |
765 | 0 | 0 | 2,041 |
| Disposals | -11,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | 444 | 21,407 | 0 | 790 | 4,559 |
| Reclassification between classes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in lease incentives | -16 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 74,600 | 193,100 | 0 | 51,440 | 60,520 |
| €K | Development Austria |
Development Germany |
Development Eastern Europe |
Land banks Germany |
Land banks Eastern Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | 23,200 | 299,720 | 42,200 | 196,715 | 17,439 |
| Additions | 11,934 | 133,244 | 24,369 | 14,212 | 602 |
| Disposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12,130 | -1,350 |
| Purchase of real estate | |||||
| companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | 0 | 60,807 | -1,033 | 59,249 | -936 |
| Reclassification IFRS 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reclassification between classes | -35,134 | -116,011 | -65,536 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in lease incentives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 0 | 377,760 | 0 | 258,046 | 15,755 |
| Initial application IFRS 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additions | 0 | 153,918 | 3,785 | 8,975 | 0 |
| Disposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -60 | -4,463 |
| Valuation | 0 | 110,874 | 1,105 | 47,830 | -1,107 |
| Reclassification between classes | 0 | -125,873 | 10,040 | -29,440 | -10,040 |
| Change in lease incenti ves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 0 | 516,680 | 14,930 | 285,352 | 145 |
u
lilJ All valuations represent an estimate of the price that could be obtained in a transaction taking place at the valuation date. Valuations are based on assumptions, such as the existence of an active market in the region concerned. Unforeseen macroeconomic or political crises could have a significant influence on the market. Such events can trigger panic buying or selling, or a general reluctance to conclude business transactions. If a valuation date falls within a period immediately following an event of this kind, the data underlying the valuation may be questionable, incomplete or inconsistent, which inevitably affects the reliability of the estimate.
For properties that currently have a high vacancy rate or short-term leases the influence of the appraiser's assumptions on the property value is higher than for properties with cash flows that are secured by long-term contracts.
The property values established by external appraisers depend on several parameters, some of which influence each other in a complex way. For the purposes of a sensitivity analysis for sub-portfolios in respect of changes in value caused by the change in one parameter, individual input factors vary (while other factors stay unchanged) in order to present possible changes.
The below tables illustrate the sensitivity of the fair values to a change in expected rental income (for the purposes of this model, defined as market rent) and in the yields (term yield - capitalization interest rate for the average expected remaining term of the current rental contracts and reversionary yield - capitalization interest rate for expected rental income after expiration of the current rental contracts) for all investment properties, other than properties held for sale.
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market reut of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 1.59% | 6.45% | 11.31% | 16.17% | 21.03% |
| -5% | -3.74% | 0.81% | 5.36% | 9.91% | 14.46% |
| 0% | -8.55% | -4.27% | 0.00% | 4.27% | 8.55% |
| +5% | -12.90% | -8.87% | -4.85% | -0.83% | 3.20% |
| +10% | -16.85% | -13.06% | -9.26% | -5.46% | -1.66% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market reut of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 1.64% | 6.69% | 11.74% | 16.79% | 21.84% |
| -5% | -3.90% | 0.83% | 5.56% | 10.29% | 15.02% |
| 0% | -8.88% | -4.44% | 0.00% | 4.44% | 8.88% |
| +5% | -13.39% | -9.21 % | -5.03% | -0.85% | 3.33% |
| +10% | -17.50% | -13.55% | -9.61% | -5.66% | -1.71 % |
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 2.45% | 7.13% | 11.81 % | 16.49% | 21.17% |
| -5% | -3.14% | 1.22% | 5.59% | 9.96% | 14.33% |
| 0% | -8.18% | -4.09% | 0.00% | 4.09% | 8.18% |
| +5% | -12.73% | -8.89% | -5.06% | -1.22% | 2.62% |
| +10% | -16.86% | -13.25% | -9.65% | -6.04% | -2.43% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -- -10% | 2.43% | 6.92% | 11.42% | 15.91% | 20.41% |
| -- -5% | -2.98% | 1.21 % | 5.41% | 9.60% | 13.80% |
| 0% | -7.85% | -3.92% | 0.00% | 3.92% | 7.85% |
| -- +5% | -12.25% | -8.57% | -4.89% | -1.21% | 2.47% |
| +10% | -16.25% | -12.79% | -9.33% | -5.87% | -2.4-1% |
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Eastern Europe | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% -- |
2.05% | 6.87% | 11.69% | 16.51 % | 21.33% |
| -- -5% | -3.50% | 1.02% | 5.54% | 10.06% | 14.58% |
| 0% | -8.50% | -4.25% | 0.00% | 4.25% | 8.50% |
| -- +5% | -13.03% | -9.02% | -5.01 % | -1.00% | 3.00% |
| +10% | -17.14% | -13.35% | -9.56% | -5.78% | -1.99% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Eastern Europe | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -- -10% | 1.98% | 6.85% | 11.73% | 16.60% | 21.48% |
| -- -5% | -3.59% | 0.98% | 5.55% | 10.13% | 14.70% |
| 0% | -8.60% | -4.30% | 0.00% | 4.30% | 8.60% |
| -- +5% | -13.14% | -9.08% | -5.03% | -0.97% | 3.09% |
| +10% | -17.27% | -13.43% | -9.59% | -5.76% | -1.92% |
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 0.02% | 5.69% | 11.35% | 17.02% | 22.68% - |
| -5% | -5.32% | 0.03% | 5.38% | 10.72% -- |
16.07% |
| 0% | -10.12% | -5.06% | 0.00% | 5.06% | 10.12% |
| +5% | -14.47% | -9.67% | -4.87% | -0.06% -- |
4.74% |
| +10% | -18.43% | -13.86% | -9.29% | -4.72% | -0.15% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 0.22% | 5.73% | 11.25% | 16.77% | 22.28% |
| -5% | -5.08% | 0.13% | 5.33% | 10.53% | 15.73% |
| 0% | -9.84% | -4.92% | 0.00% | 4.92% | 9.84% |
| +5% | -14.15% | -9.49% | -4.82% | -0.16% | 4.51% |
| +10% | -18.07% | -13.64% | -9.20% | -4.77% | -0.34% |
The company which was previously assigned to the category "Retail Eastern Europe" was sold during 2018.
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 3.23% | 7.35% | 11.48% | 15.61 % | 19.74% |
| -5% | -2.22% | 1.61 % | 5.44% | 9.26% | 13.09% |
| 0% | -7.12% | -3.56% | 0.00% | 3.56% | 7.12% |
| +5% | -11.55% | -8.23% | -4.91% | -1.60% | 1.72% |
| +10% | -15.57% | -12.47% | -9.37% | -6.27% | -3.18% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Austria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 3.28% | 7.21% | 11.14% | 15.07% | 19.00% |
| -5% | -2.00% | 1.64% | 5.28% | 8.91% | 12.55% |
| 0% | -6.76% | -3.38% | 0.00% | 3.38% | 6.76% |
| +5% | -11.07% | -7.92% | -4.77% | -1.63% | 1.52% |
| +10% | -14.99% | -12.05% | -9.11% | -6.18% | -3.24% |
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 4.55% | 7.75% | 10.96% | 14.17% | 17.37% |
| -5% | -0.70% | 2.25% | 5.19% | 8.14% | 11.08% |
| 0% | -5.43% | -2.71 % | 0.00% | 2.71% | 5.43% |
| +5% | -9.70% | -7.20% | -4.69% | -2.19% | 0.32% |
| +10% | -13.60% | -11.28% | -8.96% | -6.64% | -4.32% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -- -10% | 5.09% | 8.05% | 11.02% | 13.98% | 16.95% |
| -- -5% | -0.20% | 2.51% | 5.22% | 7.93% | 10.64% |
| 0% | -4.97% | -2.49% | 0.00% | 2.49% | 4.97% |
| -- +5% | -9.29% | -7.00% | -4.72% | -2.44% | -0.15% |
| +10% | -13.22% | -11.11 % | -9.01% | -6.90% | -4.80-% |
The company which was previously assigned to the category "Hotel Eastern Europe" was reclassified as held for sale in 2018.
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Anstria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -- -10% | 0.47% | 6.15% | 11.83% | 17.51 % | 23.20% |
| -- -5% | -5.12% | 0.24% | 5.60% | 10.97% | 16.33% |
| 0% | -10.15% | -5.07% | 0.00% | 5.07% | 10.15% |
| -- +5% | -14.70% | -9.88% | -5.07% | -0.26% | 4.55% |
| +10% | -18.83% | -14.26% | -9.68% | -5.10% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Anstria | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in % of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% -- |
0.88% | 6.31% | 11.74% | 17.17% | 22.60% |
| -- -5% | -4.67% | 0.45% | 5.56% | 10.67% | 15.79% |
| 0% | -9.66% | -4.83% | 0.00% | 4.83% | 9.66% |
| +5% -- |
-14.17% | -9.60% | -5.03% | -0.46% | 4.11% |
| +10% | -18.28% | -13.94% | -9.60% | -5.27% | -0.93% |
| 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 10% | |
| -10% | 1.12% | 6.00% | 10.87% | 15.74% | 20.62% - |
| -5% | -4.01% | 0.57% | 5.15% | 9.73% - - |
14.31 % |
| 0% | -8.63% | -4.31% | 0.00% | 4.31% | 8.63% |
| +5% | -12.81 % | -8.73% | -4.65% | -0.58% - - |
3.50% |
| +10% | -16.61 % | -12.75% | -8.88% | -5.02% | -1.16% |
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Germany | Change in | ||||
| Change in Yield (in% of | market rent of | ||||
| initial yield) | -10% | -5% | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| -10% | 0.38% | 5.87% | 11.35% | 16.84% | 22.33% |
| -5% | -4.97% | 0.21% | 5.38% | 10.55% | 15.72% |
| 0% | -9.77% | -4.89% | 0.00% | 4.89% | 9.77% |
| +5% | -14.13% | -9.50% | -4.87% | -0.24% | 4.39% |
| +10% | -18.08% | -13.69% | -9.29% | -4.89% | -0.50% |
For the development projects, the table below illustrates the sensitivity of the fair value to an increase or decrease in the projected outstanding development and construction costs. Development projects actively being developed were used as basis.
| 2019 | Still outstanding capital expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in €m | -10% | -5% | Initial value | +5% | +10% | |
| Still outstanding capital | ||||||
| expenditures | 519.9 | 548.8 | 577.7 | 606.6 - - - - |
635.5 - - |
|
| Fair value | 589.4 | 560.5 | 531.6 | 502.7 - - |
473.8 | |
| Changes to initial value | 10.9% | 5.4% | 0.0% | -5.4% | -10.9% |
| Still outstanding capital expenditures 2018 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in €m | -10% | -5% | Initial value | +5% | +10% |
| Still outstanding capital | |||||
| expenditures | 472.1 | 498.4 | 524.6 | 550.8 | 577.1 |
| Fair value | 430.2 | 404.0 | 377.8 | 351.5 | 325.3 |
| Changes to initial value | 13.9% | 6.9% | 0.0% | -6.9% | -13.9% |
The sensitivity analysis of the projects under development are based on an average percentage of completion of approximately 41 % (2018: 34%) as at balance sheet date, related to total construction costs. The sensitivity only relates to the outstanding costs of the building constructions works. The outstanding capital expenditures will reduce with the increase of the percentage of completion. Based on the residual value method this leads to an increase of the fair value of the projects under development. An increase or decrease of the still outstanding capital expenditures leads to an inversely development of the fair value of the projects under development, within the residual value method.
| €K | Own nsed properties |
Right of nse assets ofown used properties |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book values | |||
| As at 1.1.2018 | 5,500 | 0 | 5,500 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -278 | 0 | -278 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 5,223 | 0 | 5,223 |
| Initial application IFRS 16 | 0 -- |
9, 561 - |
9, 561 |
| Current investment/construction | 1, 148 |
87 | 1, 235 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -276 | 783 -1, |
-2, 059 |
| Reclassification of own used properties | 1, 070 |
0 | 1, 070 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 7,165 | 7,865 | 15,030 |
The following table provides an overview of the book values as at the respective reporting dates:
| €K | Own used properties |
Right of use assets ofown used properties |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | |||
| Acquisition costs | 10, 683 |
0 | 10, 683 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -5, 182 | 0 | -5, 182 |
| Net book value | 5,500 | 0 | 5,500 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | |||
| Acquisition costs | 10, 683 |
0 | 10, 683 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -5, 460 |
0 | -5, 460 |
| Net book value | 5,223 | 0 | 5,223 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | |||
| Acquisition costs | 10, 489 |
9, 648 |
20, 137 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -3, 324 |
-1, 783 |
-5, 107 |
| Net book value | 7,165 | 7,865 | 15,030 |
IMa If an indication exists that a lang term non-financial asset (own used properties as well as right of use assets assigned to this category) might be impaired, CA Immo Group performs an impairment test. CA Immo calculates the recoverable amount for the asset or smallest identifiable group of assets that generate cash inflows from continued use that are largely independent from the cash inflows from other assets (cash-generating unit).
The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value less the cost to sell (net realisable value) and the value in use of the corresponding asset (or group of assets). The value in use is the present value of the expected future cash flows that are likely to be generated by the continued use of an asset (or group of assets) and its retirement at the end of its useful life.
If this recoverable amount is lower than the carrying value of the asset (or group of assets), the asset is written off to the lower value. These write-offs are reported in the consolidated income statement under "depreciation and impairment/reversal".
If at a later date the impairment ceases to exist, the impairment lass is reversed to profit or lass up to the carrying amount of the amortised original acquisition or production cost.

Properties used for administration purposes are presented under the line "own used properties". The rights of use for the rent of space used for administration purposes are also included in this balance sheet item.
Own used properties are measured in accordance with the cost method, i.e. acquisition or production cost or fair value at the date of reclassification less regular depreciation and impairment lasses. The valuation of rights of use for properties rented for administration purposes is carried out according to the cost method, i.e. at the present value of the lease payments (lease liability) and reduced by the scheduled depreciation and impairments.
Investment grants are accounted for as deduction of production costs.
The estimated useful life of own used properties, applying the principle that each part of an item with a significant cost shall be depreciated separately, is 70 to 75 years for the structural work, 15 to 70 years for the facade, 20 years for the building equipment and appliances, 15 to 20 years for the roof, and 10 to 20 years for the tenant's finishing works. The scheduled depreciation for the right of use assets of own used properties is carried out on a straight-line basis over the expected rental period. This is determined individually based on the underlying contracts.
| €K Book values |
Office furniture and equipment |
Right ofuse assets of office furniture and equipment |
Total office furniture and equipment |
Goodwill | Software | Total intangible assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | 5,462 | 0 | 5,462 | 6,057 1------+-------1 |
645 | 6,703 |
| Currency translation adjustments | -5 i | o! | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current aclclitions | 1,367 | 0 | 323 | |||
| Disposals | -115 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Depreciation and amortisation | -770 | 0 | �::: f-------:+-----_:-:-:-1 | -466 | ||
| Impairment | 0 | 0 i | 0 | -870 | 0 | -870 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | 5,938 | _ 0 ! |
, __ 5,938 |
5,187 1------+-------1 |
502 | 5,689 |
| Initial application IFRS 16 | 0 | 957 ! | 957 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Currency translation acljustments | -3 | -1 i | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current additions | 2,174 | 342 ! | 516 | 516 | ||
| Disposals | -18 | -32 | 2,�:� ,__ | -5� ' | 0 | -59 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -1,113 | -476 | -1,589 | 0 | -331 | -331 |
| Impairment | 0 | 0 | 0 ,- | , _____ _ | ----_-6_4_6+------0- | -646 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 6,978 ! | 790 | ! 7,768 |
4,481 | 687 | 5,169 |
| €K | Office furniture and equipment |
Right ofuse assets of office furniture and equipment |
Total office furniture and equipment |
Goodwill | Software Total intangible assets |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | ||||||
| Acquisition costs | 10,523 | 0 | 10,523 | 21,831 - | 3,905 - | 25,737 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| impairment/amortisation | -5,061 | 0 | -5,061 | -15,774 | -3,260 | -19,034 |
| Book values | 5,462 | 0 | 5,462 | 6,057 ! | 645 | 6,703 |
| As at 31.12.2018 | - - |
|||||
| Acquisition costs | 11,590 | 0 | 11,590 | 21,742 | 4,239 | 25,981 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| impairment/amortisation | -5,651 | 0 | -5,651 | -16,555 | -3,737 | -20,292 |
| Book values | 5,938 | 0 | 5,938 | 5,187 | 502 | 5,689 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | ||||||
| Acquisition costs | 13,212 | 1,231 | 14,443 | 14,244 | 4,698 | 18,941 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| impairment/amortisation | -6,234 | -441 | -6,675 | -9,762 | -4,010 | -13,773 |
| Book values | 6,978 | 790 | 7,7681 | 4,481 | 687 | 5,169 |
The following table shows the composition of the book values at each of the reporting dates:
a, Goodwill impairment RI Goodwill is tested for impairment at each balance sheet date, with individual properties representing the cash generating units. Due to the specific nature of the recognised goodwill, the recoverable amount for the cash generating unit cannot be determined without taking into account the expected tax charge. Hence, the book value of the cash generating unit includes, in addition to the allocated goodwill, the directly attributable deferred taxes of the single properties. The recoverable amount is determined on the basis of value in use. This amount is derived from the fair value of a property which is mainly determined on the basis of external valuation reports. The present value of the income tax payments is determined considering after-tax yield (which represents the yield of the property after tax effects of the relevant country) on the expected income tax payments.
The impairment test assumes, based on experience, an average retention period for properties held by CA Immo Group of 0.5 to 13 years for investment properties. Due to the assumption of the retention period decreasing each year and thus of a reduced discounting period each year, further impairment lasses of the goodwill corresponding to the reduction in the present value benefit are expected in future periods.
The following sensitivity analysis shows the impact in goodwill impairment of changes in significant parameters for the impairment test:
| 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill impairment in € K | ||||
| Change in yield (in % of initial yield) | +5% | +5% | +10% | +10% |
| Change in market rent | -5% | -10% | -5% | -10% |
| Impact on the profit and loss statement | -170.7 | -317.3 | -306.3 | -445.6 |
| 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill impairment in € K | ||||
| Change in yield (in % of initial yield) | +5% | +5% | +10% | +10% |
| Change in market rent | -5% | -10% | -5% | -10% |
| Impact on the profit and loss statement | -285.1 | -472.2 | -462.5 | -641.4 |

The goodwill represents the amount by which the fair value of the amount transferred (usually the purchase price for the acquired business) and (if applicable) for the non-controlling interest, exceeds the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities, including any deferred taxes. lt mainly represents the benefit resulting from the fact that the deferred tax liabilities acquired will become due only in a future period. Goodwill is not amortised, but is tested for impairment at each period end.
A possible impairment is directly connected to the reduction of the fair value of the property or to taxation changes in the country of the cash generating unit. Parameters determined by the appraisers within the scope of the external property valuation are largely used for the impairment test.
Other intangible assets mainly comprise software and are recognised at acquisition cost less straight-line amortisation and impairment lasses. Software is amortised over a useful life of 2 to 5 years. CA Immo Group makes use of the option under IFRS 16 and does not recognise any rights of use for software.
Office furniture and equipment are measured in accordance with the cost method, i.e. acquisition or production cost less regular depreciation and impairment lasses. The initial valuation of rights of use for office furniture and equipments carried out according to the cost method, i.e. at the present value of the lease payments (lease liability), and subsequently reduced by scheduled depreciation and impairments.
Office furniture and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life, which generally ranges from 2 to 15 years. The scheduled depreciation of the rights of use for office furniture, equipment and other assets is carried out on a straight-line basis over the expected rental period. This is determined individually based on the underlying contracts.
CA Immo Group is engaged in the following material joint ventures:
| Name | Project Partner | Share of | Registered office | Region/Conntry | Type of | Aggregation | Nnmber entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Immo Group | Investment | investment | |||||
| (Prior Year) | (Prior Year) | ||||||
| PPG | |||||||
| Partnerpensions | |||||||
| gesellschaft, WPI | approx. 33.33% | Income | |||||
| Tower 185 | Fonds | (33.33%) | Frankfurt | Germany | proclucing | Sum of entities | 2 (2) |
| Büschl Group | |||||||
| represented by | |||||||
| Park Immobilien | |||||||
| Projekt Eggarten | |||||||
| Holding GmbH & | Income | ||||||
| Eggarten | Co.KG | 50% (50%) | Munich | Germany | producing | Sum of entities | 2 (2) |
| Mainzer | approx. 50% | ||||||
| Mainz | Stadtwerke AG | (50%) | Mainz | Germany | Development | Sum of entities | 3 (3) |
The joint venture "Tower 185" held the Tower 185 in Frankfurt. The joint venture "Eggarten" plans the development and sale of properties in Munieh. The joint venture Mainz plans the development and sale of land plots in the eustoms harbour in Mainz.
None of the joint ventures are listed and all have 31.12. as the key date. In all eases, exeept the Mainz joint ventures, the profit share is in aeeordanee with the ownership share. The finaneial statements of the joint ventures are prepared in eomplianee with the aeeounting poliey of CA Immo Group and included in the eonsolidated finaneial statements in aeeordanee with the equity method.
Joint ventures are set up by CA Immo Group for strategie reasons and struetured as independent investment eompanies. They eonsist of eommon agreements, groups of independent investment eompanies (sum), or separate investment eompanies (subsidiaries). The strueture depends on the strategie baekground e.g. development of properties, finaneing or investment volume.
As at 31.12.2019, there are unreeognized lasses from joint ventures amounted to € OK (31.12.2018: € OK). There are no unreeognized eontraetual obligations for the CA Immo Group eoneerning the aequisition or disposal of shares in joint ventures or for assets that are not aeeounted for.
The presented information of joint ventures does not include any eonsolidation within the CA Immo Group.
| €K | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggarten | Mainz | Tower 185 | Eggarten | Mainz | Tower 185 | |
| Rental income | 57 | 1,666 | 0 | 74 | 1,586 | 318 |
| Depreciation ancl | ||||||
| impairment/ reversal | -1 | -151 | -25 | 0 | 622 | 0 |
| Finance costs | -61 | -1,056 | -4 | -39 | -1,437 | -1 |
| Income tax expense | -1 | -1,883 | -126 | -21 | -2,272 | 25,599 |
| Consolidated net income | -332 | 13,705 | -345 | -251 | -2,420 | 27,607 |
| Total comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comprehensive income for the | ||||||
| period | -332 | 13,705 | -345 | -251 | -2,420 | 27,607 |
| Long-term assets | 53 | 2,501 | 25 | 26 | 2,034 | 0 |
| Other short-term assets | 90,712 | 96,239 | 209 | 86,620 | 91,913 | 362,767 |
| Cash ancl cash equivalents | 56 | 847 | 7,815 | 654 | 703 | 3,714 |
| Total assets | 90,822 | 99,587 | 8,049 | 87,300 | 94,650 | 366,481 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 0 | 45,714 | 0 | 0 | 42,812 | 4 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 7,283 | 41 | 0 | 3,598 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-term liabilities | 7,283 | 45,755 | 0 | 3,598 | 42,812 | 4 |
| Other short-term liabilities | 346 | 18,875 | 924 | 181 | 20,844 | 4,045 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 5 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Short-term liabilities | 350 | 18,913 | 949 | 181 | 20,844 | 4,045 |
| Shareholders' equity | 83,168 | 34,919 | 7,100 | 83,498 | 30,993 | 362,433 |
| Proportional equity as at 1.1. | 41,750 | 15,521 | 120,763 | 41,875 | 15,469 | 143,961 |
| Proportional profit of the periocl | -169 | 6,855 | -115 | -128 | -1,216 | 9,199 |
| Capital clecrease | 0 | 0 | -198 | 0 | 0 | -30,190 |
| Capital increases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,773 | 0 |
| Diviclencls receivecl | 0 | -4,899 | -118,084 | 0 | -2,505 | 0 |
| Proportional equity as at 31.12. | 41,580 | 17,477 | 2,366 | 41,747 | 15,521 | 122,970 |
| Sale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2,213 |
| Intercompan y profit elimination | ||||||
| ancl other consoliclation effects | 0 | -2,522 | 455 | 0 | 200 | 454 |
| Book value investments into | ||||||
| joint ventures 31.12 | 41,580 | 14,955 | 2,821 | 41,747 | 15,721 | 121,211 |
The following table shows material interests in joint ventures:
The following table summarizes non-material interests in joint ventures:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| restated | ||
| Proportional equity as at 1.1. | 19,802 | 15,816 |
| Proportional profit of the period | -44 | 12,726 |
| Capital increases | 0 | 10 |
| Capital decrease | -137 | -25 |
| Diviclencls receivecl | -13,409 | -2,352 |
| Proportional equity as at 31.12. | 6,212 | 26,174 |
| Intercompany profit elimination and other consolidation effects | -111 | -209 |
| Disposals | -7 | -6,373 |
| Allowance of loans ancl recei vables | 2,304 | 1,741 |
| Not recognised losses | 0 | 0 |
| Book value investments into joint ventures 31.12 | 8,399 | 21,333 |
As at 31.12.2019 there are no unrecognised lasses from associated companies (31.12.2018: € OK).
The following table shows the interests in associated companies:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Proportional equity as at 1.1. | -16,823 | -21,448 |
| Proportional profit of the periocl | -3,413 | -3,775 |
| Deconsolidation | 20,236 | 0 - - |
| Allowance of loans ancl interests | 0 | 16,823 |
| Contribution | 0 | 8,400 |
| Book value 31.12. | 0 | 0 |
In 2019, the loans granted to associated companies and the investment in the associated company were sold.
| 3.6. Other assets |
|---|
| ------------------- |
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Other financial assets | 45,578 | r-------- 52,222 |
| Long-term receivables and other assets | 38,089 | r-------- 12,941 |
| 83,667 | 65,163 |
| €K | Acquisition costs | Changes in value | Changes in value | Book values as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incl. recognized | recognized in | accumulated until | ||
| interests as at | profit or lass | |||
| 31.12.2019 | 2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Loans to joint ventures | 5,329 | -564 | -2,304 | 3,025 |
| Loans to associated companies | 0 | -2,963 | 0 | 0 |
| Other loans | 22,870 | 6 | -22,870 | 0 |
| Loans and receivables | 28,199 | -3,521 | -25,174 | 3,025 |
| Other investments | 32,276 | 1,120 | 9,130 | 41,406 |
| Other investments | 32,276 | 1,120 | 9,130 | 41,406 |
| Interest rate ±loors | 726 | 321 | 421 | 1,148 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 726 | 321 | 421 | 1,148 |
| Total other financial assets | 61,201 | -2,081 | -15,623 | 45,578 |
Other investments mainly include non-controlling interests in Germany.
| €K | Acquisition costs | Changes in value | Changes in value | Book values as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incl. recognized | recognized in | accumulated until | ||
| interests as at | profit or lass | |||
| 31.12.2018 | 2018 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Loans to joint ventures | 109 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Loans to associated companies | 14,002 | -2,387 | -3,935 | 10,067 |
| Other loans | 23,041 | 5 | -22,921 | 120 |
| Loans and receivables | 37,152 | -2,382 | -26,856 | 10,297 |
| Other investments | 33,096 | 1,600 | 8,003 | 41,098 |
| Other investments | 33,096 | 1,600 | 8,003 | 41,098 |
| Interest rate swaps | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest rate ±loors | 726 | 101 | 101 | 827 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 726 | 499 | 101 | 827 |
| Total other financial assets | 70,974 | -282 | -18,753 | 52,222 |
In 2018 non-controlling interests in a real estate portfolio in Hessen (Germany) in the amount of € 15,946 K were sold.
The interests rate swaps were released during 2018.
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents with drawing restrictions | 15,154 | 9,750 |
| Receivables from trading property and construction work (transferred over time) | 15,545 | 0 - - |
| Advance payment for investment property acquisition | 4,020 | 0 |
| Other recei vables from joint ventures | 1,282 | 1,435 |
| Receivables from property and share sales | 59 | 723 - - |
| Other recei vables and assets | 2,029 | 1,033 |
| Long-term receivables and other assets | 38,089 | 12,941 |
| €K | Other investments |
|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | 56,875 |
| Valuation P/L | 1,600 |
| Distributions/capital reduction | -1,694 |
| Disposals | -15,683 |
| As at 31.12.2018 = 1.1.2019 | 41,098 |
| Valuation P/L | 1,120 |
| Distributions/capital reduction | -813 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 41,406 |
The fair value of other investments corresponds to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy according to IFRS 13.
" Loans 11:1111 Loans granted to joint ventures are assigned to the category "amortised cost" (AC). They are measured at fair value upon recognition, and subsequently at amortised cost, applying the effective interest-rate method and taking into account any impairment, according to IFRS 9. CA Immo Group generally evaluates loans granted to joint ventures together with the equity held in these entities because the loans are considered as part of the net investment. If the equity of the entities reported under the equity method becomes negative, the loans considered as part of the net investment are impaired to the level of the lass not yet recognized.
Loans granted to associated companies are assigned to the category "fair value through profit or lass" (FVtPL). They are measured at fair value - upon recognition. Subsequent valuations are at fair value and shown in the profit or lass statement as "result from associated companies". Basically CA Immo Group values the loans to associated entities based on the IFRS shareholders' equity, whereby the result is checked for plausibility by means of a cash-flow based valuation.
11:1111 Non-controlling interests are assigned to the category "fair value through profit or lass" (FVtPL). The valuation of the investment is made at fair value upon recognition. Subsequent changes in value are presented in profit or lass as "result from financial investments". If a listed price on an active market is not available, the fair value of investments which own investment properties will be updated based on internal valuations, mostly based on external professional opinions for the properties.
11:1111 Trade receivables, other receivables and other financial assets are primary financial instruments that are not listed on active markets and not intended for sale. They are assigned to the measurement category "amortised cost" (AC).
They are initially measured at fair value, and thereafter at amortised cost, applying the effective interest-rate method and less expected credit lasses.
Receivables from the sale of properties having a maturity of more than one year are recognised at their present values and presented as non-current receivables as of the respective reporting date.
II Cash subject to drawing restrictions of more than 12 months Restricted cash with a langer lock-up period (over 12 months) is presented as financial assets. The expected credit lasses for cash and cash equivalents are determined based on the default probability of each financial institution.
As at 31.12.2019 no items are classified as "Assets held for sale and relating to disposal groups".
| Properties held for sale | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
| Eastern Europe other regions - investment properties | 0 | 14,144 f----------j |
| Assets held for sale | 0 | 14,144 |
| Assets held for sale and relating to disposal groups | 0 | 14,144 |
The result from revaluation includes an amount of € OK (2018: € OK) related to investment properties after their reclassification as properties held for sale.
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Assets held for sale | 0 | 14,144 |
| Receivables and other assets | 0 | 15 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 997 |
| Bad debt allowance rental receivables | 0 | -11 |
| Assets in disposal groups held for sale | 0 | 15,144 |
| Provisions | 0 | 17 |
| Other liabilities | 0 | 49 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 861 |
| Liabilities relating to disposal groups | 0 | 927 |
| Net-assets/liabilities included in disposal groups | 0 | 14,217 |
Investment properties held for sale in the amount of € OK (31.12.2018: € OK) are encumbered with mortgages.
| €K | IFRS 5 |
|---|---|
| As at 1.1.2018 | 36,900 |
| Disposals | -36,900 |
| Reclassification IFRS 5 | 14. 144 |
| As at 31.12.2018 = 1.1.2019 | 14,144 |
| Disposals | -14,144 |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 0 |
The fair value of assets held for sale corresponds to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy according to IFRS 13.
" Non-current assets and disposal groups are classified as "held for sale" if the relevant book value is expected to U be realised from disposal and not from continued use. In this case the relevant non-current assets and disposal groups are available for immediate sale in their current condition and a disposal is highly probable. Furthermore, the sale must be expected to be completed within one year of the classification as held for sale. Disposal groups consist of assets and liabilities that will be sold together in a single transaction.
Non-current assets and disposal groups that are classified as held for sale are generally recognised at the lower of book value and fair value less costs to sell. Investment properties, measured according to the fair value model, interest bearing liabilities measured at amortised cost, as well as deferred taxes valued according to IAS 12 and financial assets according to IFRS 9 are exempt from this rule.
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Acquisition / | Accumulated | Book values | Acquisition / | Accumulated | Book values |
| production | impairment | production | impairment | |||
| costs | costs | |||||
| At acquisition/production costs | 59,262 | 0 | 59,262 | 42,527 | 0 | 42,527 |
| At net realisable value | 6,031 | -3,953 | 2,078 | 5,988 | -4,048 | 1,940 |
| Total properties held for trading | 65,293 | -3,953 | 61,340 | 48,515 | -4,048 | 44,468 |
The fair value of the properties held for trading, which are recognised at acquisition/production costs, amounts to € 134,132 K (31.12.2018: € 109,590 K) and corresponds to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Properties held for trading amounting to € 31,105K (31.12.2018: € 43,777K) with a fair value of € 94,140K (31.12.2018: € 109,850K) are expected to be realised within a period of more than 12 months. This applies to 14 properties (31.12.2018: 15 properties) in Germany which comprise mainly land banks in Munich.
In 2019, borrowing costs amounting to € 417K (31.12.2018: € 483 K) were capitalised at a weighted average interest rate of 1.75% (2018: 2.44%) on properties held for trading. Interest bearing liabilities in connection with properties held for trading total€ OK (31.12.2018: € OK).
l!l' Properties are recognised as held for trading if the relevant property is intended for sale in the ordinary course of lila business or its specific development has started with the intention of a subsequent sale in the ordinary course of business (or a corresponding forward-sale agreement was concluded).

RProperties held for trading are measured at the lower of acquisition or production cost and net realisable value as llrll of the relevant reporting date.
| €K | Book values as at Book values as at | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Rental and trade debtors | 18,638 | 17,850 |
| Receivables from trading property and construction work (transferred over time) | 1,797 | 4,172 |
| Receivables from property and share sales | 3,849 | 5,030 |
| Recei vables from joint ventures | 6,559 | 8,939 |
| Cash and cash equivalents with drawing restrictions | 10,793 | 14,686 |
| Other accounts receivable | 12,854 | 14,179 |
| Receivables and other financial assets | 54,490 | 64,856 |
| Other receivables from fiscal authorities | 17,014 | 14,924 |
| Contract assets | 0 | 15,098 |
| Other non financial receivables | 2,310 | 2,238 |
| Other non financial assets | 19,324 | 32,259 |
| Receivables and other assets | 73,814 | 97,115 |
The carrying amount of receivables and other assets are based on nominal value and allowance, as follows:
| €K | Nominal value | Expected credit lasses |
Book value | Nominal value | Expected credit lasses |
Book value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Recei vables and other | ||||||
| financial assets | 59,341 | -4,852 | 54,490 | 71,246 | -6,391 | 64,856 |
| Other non financial assets | 19,324 | 0 | 19,324 | 32,279 | -20 | 32,259 |
| Receivables and other assets | 78,665 | -4,852 | 73,814 | 103,526 | -6,411 | 97,115 |
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1. | -6,411 | -4,235 |
| Additions (value adjustment expenses) | -1,494 | -3,098 |
| Usage | 464 | 370 |
| Reversal | 837 | 522 |
| Disposal deconsolidation | 8 | 1 |
| Transfer to loans granted to joint ventures | 1,741 | 0 |
| Reclassification IFRS 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Currency translation adj ustments | 3 | 19 |
| As at 31.12. | -4,852 | -6,411 |
The following table shows the risk profile of receivables and other assets based on their maturity:
| Maturities receivables and other financial assets | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| €K | ||
| Not due | 40,280 | 52,848 |
| Overdue <31 days | 7,507 | 5,103 |
| Overdue 31-90 days | 2,493 | 2,854 |
| Overdue >90 clays | 4,210 | 4,050 |
| Overdue total | 14,210 | 12,008 |
| Total | 54,490 | 64,856 |
Changes in contract assets and contract liabilities result from:
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Receivables | Contract assets | Contract | Receivables | Contr act assets | Contract |
| liabilities | liabilities | |||||
| As at 1.1. | 4,172 | 15,098 | 0 | 10,663 | 12,696 | -6,824 |
| Increase as a res ult of | ||||||
| changes in the meas ure of | ||||||
| progress | 0 | 11,884 | 0 | 0 | 44,043 | 0 |
| Reclassification from | ||||||
| contract assets to trade | ||||||
| receivables | 17,268 | -17,268 | 0 | 35,189 | -35,189 | 0 |
| Prepayments receivecl | -4,099 | -10,297 | 0 | -41,679 | 0 | 0 |
| Net off contract assets and | ||||||
| contract liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6,824 | 6,824 |
| Interest income present | ||||||
| value receivables | 0 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| As at 31.12. | 17,342 | 0 | 0 | 4,172 | 15,098 | 0 |
As at 31.12.2019 expected future income from the sale of properties and construction works (realization over time due to transfer over time) amounts to € OK (31.12.2018: € 10,805 K).
Trade receivables, other receivables and other financial assets are primary financial instruments that are not listed on active markets and not intended for sale. They are assigned to the measurement category "amortised cost" (AC). They are initially measured at fair value, and thereafter at amortised cost, applying the effective interest-rate method less expected credit lasses.
An expected lass on receivables is calculated based on the maturity, the past due period and the individual payment performance of the relevant debtor, taking into account any security received. The simplified allowance model of IFRS 9 for leasing receivables is applied, so that the expected credit lasses for the whole remaining duration of the instrument are presented. Uncollectible receivables are derecognised. Subsequent payments in respect of receivables for which impairment lasses have been incurred, are recognised as income in the consolidated income statement.
CA Immo Group limits the credit risk mostly by means of deposits, bank guarantees and related securities. The following risk categories exist:
| Risk category | Description | Expected credit lass |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (low risk) | Low default risk; timely payments of the counterparty |
12 month-expected credit lass |
| 2 (increased risk or simplified approach) | Overdue receivables and all leasing receivables due to application of simplified approach. |
Liftetime expected credit lass |
| 3 (high risk due to delay of payment) | Diminished credit standing due to enduring non- payment, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings |
Liftetime expected credit lass |
| 4 ( derecognition) | No expected payments. | Full write-off. With the final default the receivable is derecognized. |
CA Immo Group sets the expected credit lasses based on overdue dates (for category 2 and category 3). For category 1 (low risk) the credit lass for the expected remaining maturity (maximum 12 months) is determined based on CDS (credit default swaps) default rates, for example.
lill Cash in banks subject to drawing restrictions of more than 3 but less than 12 months is presented as "receivables and other assets".
lill Other non-financial assets mainly consist of prepayments, accrued services in progress, receivables from fiscal authorities, prepaid expenses and contract assets (in accordance with IFRS 15). They are measured at cost less any impairment lasses, respectively in case of contract assets less any expected credit lasses.
When revenues for construction projects (for example for owner occupied aparments) are recognized by measuring progress, according to IFRS 15, contract assets, respectively contract liabilities, are presented. The recognized contract assets are netted with prepayments received and presented as "trade and other receivables" and in case of a contract liability as "other liabilities".
The securities disclosed in the balance sheet related to transferable shares in IMMOFINANZ AG, Vienna, which were recognized at fair value through other comprehensive income. In 2019, CA Immo Group sold the whole stake in IMMOFINANZ and therefore holds no shares as at reporting date (31.12.2018: 5,480,556 shares). As at 31.12.2018, the shares have been valued at the stock exchange price of € 20.90.
A dividend income amounting to € 4,658K (2018: € 3,836K) was recorded in the income statement. In 2019, in other comprehensive income a change in value not affecting the profit and lass amounting to € 19,441K (2018: €-3,124K) was recorded. A reclassification in equity from "other reserves" to "retained earnings" was made due to the sale of the IMMOFINANZ shares in the amount of € 33,351 K. In 2019, the 5,480,556 shares were sold for € 134,002 K with a cumulative effect (difference between sales price and acquisition costs, without dividends) of € 3,687 K. In total, the dividends for the years 2016 -2019 amounted to € 15,072K.
11a The securities are primary financial instruments that are quoted on an active market (level 1 of the fair value hierlill archy). They are classified as "fair value through other comprehensive income" (FVOCI). The initial recognition is at fair value including any transaction costs and the subsequent valuation is at fair value (stock market quotation). All changes in the values of securities are shown in other comprehensive income and in case of a sale, there is no
recognition in profit or lass. Dividends from these securities are presented in profit or lass as "result from financial investments".
The securities were assigned to the category "fair value through other comprehensive income" (FVOCI) given the fluctuations in the value of IMMOFINANZ AG shares, which otherwise should have been presented in the profit or lass statement, and the thereto related unpredictable volatility should not have influenced the result of the operational real estate business (core business of CA Immo Group).
CA Immo Group recognizes securities at the conclusion of the transaction agreement.
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash in banks | 435, 320 |
369, 113 |
| Restricted cash | 4 051 , |
5 385 , |
| Cash on hand | 21 ! | 21 |
| Fund of cash and cash equivalents | 439,391 | 374,519 |
| Expected credit lasses in cash and cash equivalents | -253 i | -217 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (balance sheet) | 439,139 ! | 374,302 |
II Cash and cash equivalents include cash, deposits in banks, as well as fixed-term deposits with an original term of up to three months. This item also includes cash in banks subject to drawing restrictions for a period of less than 3 months, which is used for securing outstanding loans (principal and interests) as well as current investments in development projects.
The expected credit lasses for cash and cash equivalents are determined based on the default probability of each financial institution. For the computation of the expected credit lasses, CA Immo Group takes into consideration the expected period it takes to transfer cash and cash equivalents to other financial institutions.
The share capital equals the fully paid in nominal capital of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft of € 718,336,602.72 (31.12.2018: € 718,336,602.72). It is divided into 98,808,332 (31.12.2018: 98,808,332) bearer shares and 4 registered shares of no par value. The registered shares are held by SOF- 11Klimt CAI S.à r.l. , Luxemburg, an entity managed by Starwood Capital Group, each granting the right to nominate one member of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board currently consists of seven members elected by the Ordinary General Meeting and two members elected by the registered shares and four delegated by the works council.
In November 2016, the company started a share buyback programm for up to 1,000,000 shares (around 1% of the current share capital of the company). The repurchase took place for each purpose permitted by the resolution of the Annual General Meeting and ended on 2.11.2018 as planned. In total, 197,983 shares (ISIN AT0000641352) were acquired under this program at a weighted average value including bank charges of around 23.55 € per share in 2018.
As at 31.12.2019, CA Immobilien Anlagen AG held 5,780,037 treasury shares in total (31.12.2018: 5,780,037 treasury shares). Given the total number of voting shares issued (98,808,336), this is equivalent to around 5.8% (31.12.2018: 5.8%) of the voting shares.
The appropriated capital reserve as reported in the individual financial statements of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft totals € 854,842K (31.12.2018: € 854,842K). Profits can only be distributed up to the amount of the net profit of the parent company disclosed in the individual financial statements in accordance with the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB), subject to the existence of any legal dividend payment constraints. In 2019, a dividend amount of € 0.90 (2018: € 0.80) for each share entitled to dividend, totalling € 83,725 K (2018: € 74,423K), was distributed to the shareholders. The total net profit of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft as at 31.12.2019 amounting to € 907,530K (31.12.2018: € 944,552K), is not subject to dividend payment constraints (31.12.2018: dividend payment constraints amounting to € 1,141K). The Management Board of CA Immo AG proposes to use part of the net retained earnings as at 31.12.2019, amounting to € 907,530 K, in 2020 to distribute a dividend of € 1.00 per share, so that a total of € 93,028 K is to be distributed to shareholders. The remaining retained earnings in the amount of € 814,502 K are to be carried forward. The profit appropriation proposal reflects the current assessment of the Management and Supervisory Boards. Since neither the duration of the COVID-19 crises nor the further financial, general business and real estate specific impacts as well as the timing of the Annual General Meeting of 2020 can be predicted with certainty, the Management and Supervisory Boards will evaluate the proposal for decision until the Annual General Meeting on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to modifications.
As at 31.12.2019, authority exists for the issue of additional capital in the amount of € 359,168,301.36 in the period until 18.9.2023 and for the issue of conditional capital in the amount of € 47,565,458.08 earmarked for the specified purpose of servicing 0.75% of the convertible bonds 2017 – 2025 (conditional capital 2013) as well as a conditional capital in the amount of € 143,667,319.09 earmarked for the specified purpose of servicing convertible bonds which are issued prospectively based on the authorization from the resolution from the Ordinary General Meeting as of 9.5.2018 (conditional capital 2018).
CA Immo AG has an outstanding non-subordinated unsecured convertible bond in an amount of € 200 M and a term until April 2025. The coupon payable semi-annually amounts to 0.75% p.a. and the initial conversion price has been set at € 30.5684 per share. This equaled a conversion premium of 27.50% above the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the CA Immo shares amounting to € 23.9752 on the launch date. Following the dividend payment amounting to € 0.90 per share on 13.5.2019, the conversion price has changed to € 30.1704, in accordance with section 11 (d) (ii) in issuance terms. The convertible bond was issued at 100% of its nominal value of € 100,000 per bond and will be redeemed at 100% of the nominal value, if not previously repaid or converted. At the company's choice, the redemption may be effected by the provision of shares, cash or a combination of the two.
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Short-term | Long-term | Total | Short-term | Long-term | Total |
| Convertible bond | 362 | 190,445 | 190,807 | 362 | 187,143 | 187,505 |
| Corporate bonds | 13,904 | 784,913 | 798,817 | 12,486 | 783,784 | 796,269 |
| Bonds | 14,265 | 975,359 | 989,624 | 12,847 | 970,927 | 983,774 |
| Loans | 228,399 | 838,839 | 1,067,238 | 206,497 | 752,822 | 959,319 |
| Lease liabilities | 3,814 | 36,666 | 40,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loans due to joint venture partners |
0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 |
| Other interest | ||||||
| bearing liabilities | 232,213 | 875,506 | 1,107,718 | 206,798 | 752,822 | 959,620 |
| 246,478 | 1,850,864 | 2,097,342 | 219,645 | 1,723,749 | 1,943,394 |
The Euro is the contract currency of 100% of the interest bearing liabilities (31.12.2018: 100% in EUR).
| Bonds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2019 | Nominal | Book value | Deferred | Nominal | Effective | Issue | Repayment |
| value | excl. interests | interest | interest rate | interest rate | |||
| in€ K | €K | in € K | |||||
| Convertible | |||||||
| bond | 200,000 | 190,445 | 362 | 0.75% | 2.57% | 4.10.2017 | 4.4.2025 |
| Bond 2015-2022 | 175,000 | 174,731 | 4,159 | 2.75% | 2.83% | 17.2.2015 | 17.2.2022 |
| Bond 2016-2023 | 150,000 | 149,592 | 3,576 | 2.75% | 2.84% | 17.2.2016 | 17.2.2023 |
| Bond 2016-2021 | 140,000 | 139,682 | 1,227 | 1.88% | 2.03% | 12.7.2016 | 12.7.2021 |
| Bond 2017-2024 | 175,000 | 174,015 | 2,791 | 1.88% | 2.02% | 22.2.2017 | 22.2.2024 |
| Bond 2018-2026 | 150,000 | 146,894 | 2,152 | 1.88% | 2.24% | 26.9.2018 | 26.3.2026 |
| Total | 990,000 | 975,359 | 14,265 |
| 31.12.2018 | Nominal | Book value | Deferred | Nominal | Effective | Issue | Repayment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value | excl. interests | interest | interest rate | interest rate | |||
| in€ K | €K | in € K | |||||
| Convertible | |||||||
| bond | 200,000 | 187,143 | 362 | 0.75% | 2.57% | 4.10.2017 | 4.4.2025 |
| Bond 2015-2022 | 175,000 | 174,610 | 4,159 | 2.75% | 2.83% | 17.2.2015 | 17.2.2022 |
| Bond 2016-2023 | 150,000 | 149,469 | 3,576 | 2.75% | 2.84% | 17.2.2016 | 17.2.2023 |
| Bond 2016-2021 | 140,000 | 139,479 | 1,227 | 1.88% | 2.03% | 12.7.2016 | 12.7.2021 |
| Bond 2017-2024 | 175,000 | 173,792 | 2,791 | 1.88% | 2.02% | 22.2.2017 | 22.2.2024 |
| Bond 2018-2026 | 150,000 | 146,433 | 734 | 1.88% | 2.24% | 26.9.2018 | 26.3.2026 |
| Total | 990,000 | 970,927 | 12,847 |
The corporate bonds and the convertible bonds are subject to financial covenants. These are mainly related to change of control (i.e. the acquisition of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the company in the sense of the Austrian Takeover Act, if this has a significant influence on CA Immo's ability to meet its obligations under the bonds), cross default (whereby the outstanding amounts may be due if the company or one of its major subsidiaries requires early repayment of another financial obligation for non-compliance with credit terms) or Loan-to-Value ratios (gearing of the company).
As at 31.12.2019 no bonds were in breach of covenants (31.12.2018: no breaches).
As at 31.12.2019 and 31.12.2018, the terms of other interest-bearing liabilities are as follows:
| Type of financing and | Effective interest rate | Interest | Maturity | Nominal value | Book value | Fair value of liability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| currency | as at 31.12.2019 | variable/fixed/ | in€ K | in€ K | in€ K | |
| in% | hedged | |||||
| Loans | 0.70%-1.85% | variable | 3/2020 -3/2032 | 299,503 | 298,142 | 298,142 |
| Loans | 0.90%-2.75% -- | hedged | 3/2020 -12/2032 - | 518,275 | 513,397 - | 513,397 |
| Loans | 0.70%-3.95% | fixed | 12/2022 -12/2028 | 256,186 | 255,698 ! | 261,539 |
| Loans (total) | 1,073,964 | 1,067,238 ! | 1,073,079 | |||
| Lease liabilities (IAS 40) | 0.81 %-6.94% -- | fixed | 1/2020-8/2104 - | 87,091 | 31,226 - | |
| Lease liabilities (other) | 0.45%-5.38% | fixecl | 2/2020-12/2025 | 9,695 | 9,254 | |
| 1,170,750 | 1,107,718 | 1,073,079 |
| Type of financing and | Effective interest rate | Interest | Maturity | Nominal value | Book value | Fair value of liability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| currency | as at 31.12.2018 | variable/fixed/ | in€ K | in€ K | in€ K | |
| in% | hedged | |||||
| Loans | 0.70%-1.85% | variable | 6/2019 -3/2032 | 209,423 | 207,211 | 207,211 |
| Loans | 1.43%-2.96% | hedged | 6/2019 -12/2032 | 484,597 | 480,628 | 480,628 |
| Loans | 0.62%-3.95% | fixed | 9/2019 -12/2028 | 271,575 | 271,480 | 275,217 |
| Loans (total) -- |
965,595 | 959,319 | 963,056 | |||
| Loans due to joint venture | ||||||
| partners | 3.40% | fixed | 6/2019 | 300 | 300 | 302 |
| 965,895 | 959,619 | 963,358 |
For loans with variable interest rate, interest rate derivatives with a nominal value of € 13,497 K (31.12.2018: € 21,736K) have been set up in order to reduce the effect of changes in the interest rate.
The bank financing of CA Immo Group is subject to financial covenants. These are generally for investment properties LTV (loan to value, i.e. ratio between loan amount and the fair value of the propertyl, ISCR (interest service coverage ratio, i.e. the ratio between rental revenues and interest expenses) and DSCR (debt service coverage ratio, i.e. the ratio between rental revenues and debt service of one period) and ratios for investment properties under development LTC (loan to cost, i.e. ratio between debt amount and total project costs) and ISCR (interest service coverage ratio, i.e. the ratio between future rental revenues planned and interest expenses).
Other interest-bearing liabilities, for which the relevant financial covenants were not met as at 31.12.2019, are presented in short-term interest-bearing liabilities regardless of their maturity, because breaches of the financial covenants generally entitle the lender to early termination of the loan agreement. This applies irrespective of the state of negotiations with the banks regarding a continuation or amendment of the loan agreements. As at 31.12.2019 no loans were in breach of covenants (31.12.2018: no breaches).
II Interest-bearing liabilities are assigned to the category "amortised cost" (AC) and recognised upon disbursement at the amount actually received less transaction costs and for the lease liabilities at the present value of the future lease payments. Any difference between the amount received and the repayment amount, respectively between the present value and the nominal value of the lease liabilities is allocated over the term of the financing, according to the effective interest-rate method, and is recognised as financing costs or, if the conditions set forth in IAS 23 are met, capitalized as borrowing costs of construction works.
A convertible band requires in principle a split of the financial instrument between an equity component and a debt component. The equity component is replaced due to the cash settlement option of CA Immo AG, with an embedded derivative subject to separation. Embedded derivatives are generally separately recognized, if their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to those of the hast contract, if they independently fulfill the definition of derivatives and if the entire instrument is not measured at fair value through profit or lass. Initial recognition of the debt component is at fair value of a similar liability that does not include an option to convert into equity instruments. Directly attributable transaction costs are allocated to the debt component. Liabilities from convertible bonds are assigned to the category "amortised cost" (AC) and are measured using the effective interest-rate method.
When a change or amendment in the contractual terms of a liability is recognized as a redemption (i.e. the obligations specified in the contract are cancelled or the 10° /c, threshold of the present value test is not met), then all incurred expenses and fees are deemed to be part of the gain or lass from the redemption. Changes or amendments in terms of loan agreements that do not result in a redemption, lead to an adjustment of the carrying value of the liability. The change in the fair value, as a result of changed or amended terms, is presented in the profit or lass statement and amortized as effective interest over the remaining duration.
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term | Long-term | Total | Short-term | Long-term | Total | |
| Fair value derivative | ||||||
| transactions | 0 | 103,960 | 103,960 | 38 | 44,391 | 44,429 |
| Trade payables | 24,770 | 5,114 | 29,885 | 20,609 | 3,935 | 24,544 |
| Liabilities to joint ventures | 1,448 | 0 | 1,448 | 3,834 | 0 | 3,834 |
| Rent cleposits | 3,751 | 14,505 | 18,256 | 2,353 | 13,741 ! | 16,093 |
| Open purchase prices | 952 | 0 | 952 | 1,577 | 0 | 1,577 |
| Settlement of operating costs | 2,148 | 0 | 2,148 | 2,302 | 0 | 2,302 |
| Other | 3,761 | 5,222 | 8,983 | 3,546 | 4,606 | 8,152 |
| Financial liabilities | 36,831 | 24,840 | 61,671 | 34,221 | 22,282 i | 56,503 |
| Operating taxes | 4,906 | 0 | 4,906 | 6,674 | O! | 6,674 |
| Prepayments recei vecl | 8,683 | 283 | 8,966 | 125,145 | 283 | 125,428 |
| Prepaicl rent ancl other non | ||||||
| financial liabilities | 3,653 | 477 | 4,131 | 3,510 | 528 | 4,038 |
| Non-financial liabilities -- |
17,242 | 761 | 18,003 | 135,329 | 811 | 136,140 |
| Total other liabilities | 54,073 | 129,561 | 183,634 | 169,588 ! | 67,485 ! | 237,072 |

Financial liabilities II Financial liabilities, such as trade payables, are assigned to the category "amortised cost" (AC) and measured upon recognition at fair value and subsequently at amortised cost.
For other short-term financial liabilities, the fair value generally corresponds to the estimated sum of all future payments.
Other long-term financial liabilities are measured at fair value at initial recognition and are discounted with a timely and risk adequate market rate.
II Non-financial liabilities Non-financial liabilities refer to liabilities to fiscal authorities and social insurance insitutions, rent prepayments received, advance payments, advance dividends received, as well as contract liabilities (according to IFRS 15). They are recognized at the date of inception at the amount corresponding to the expected outflow of resources and the cost of inception (cashed-in amount). Subsequent changes in value (including interest) are recognised in profit or lass.
Where revenues transferred over time occur in a construction project (for example for owner occupied apartments) by means of measure of progress, according to IFRS 15, contract assets, respectivly contract liabilities, should be recognized. This item is reported as a net amount offset against the corresponding prepayments received under "trade and other receivables" in case of a contract asset or under "other non-financial liabilities" in case of a contract liability.
We refer to the presentation and explanations in Chapter 4.1. ,,Assets held for sale and relating to disposal groups".
| 6.1. Provisions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Staff | Construction | Subsequent costs of | Others | Total | |
| services | sold properties | |||||
| As at 1.1.2019 | 11,228 | 45,309 | 53,137 | 39,299 | 148,973 | |
| Usage | -6,740 | -37,598 | -10,010 | -8,668 | -63,016 | |
| Re versa! | -1,738 | -1,445 | -3,337 | -4,318 | -10,838 | |
| Addition | 12,864 | 37,510 | 3,131 | 15,456 | 68,961 | |
| Disposal from deconsolidation | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | |
| Accumulated interest | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Currency translation adjustments | -6 | -5 | 0 | -234 | -246 | |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 15,644 | 43,772 | 42,921 | 41,531 | 143,868 | |
| thereof short-term | 10,296 | 43,210 | 14,260 | 41,531 | 109,297 | |
| thereof long-term | 5,348 - - |
562 | 28,661 | 0 | 34,571 |
Other provisions mainly consist of provisions for services (audit services, tax and legal advice), property taxes, real estate transfer taxes, service expenses for properties, warranty risks and interests connected to tax audits.
RProvisions are recognised if CA Immo Group has a legal or constructive obligation towards a third party as a re Usult of a past event and the obligation is likely to lead to an outflow of funds. Especially for provisions for construction works and expenses related to sold investment properties it is necessary that estimations (eg. of a construction project, qualitative appraisals of service providers, price related risks or for the concrete fulfillment or scope of an obligation) are taken into consideration. Such provisions are recognised in the amount representing the best possible estimate at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. If the present value of the provision determined on the basis of prevailing market interest rates differs substantially from the nominal value, the present value of the obligation is recognised.
The provision for employees primarily comprises the present value of the long-term severance obligation of € 336 K (31.12.2018: € 182K), bonuses of € 10,304K (31.12.2018: € 8,059K), and unused holiday entitlements of € 1,408K (31.12.2018: € 1,084K).
The provision for bonuses comprises a long-term provision for the LTI-(long-term incentive) programme amounting to € 433K (31.12.2018: € 340K) as well as a short-term provision of € 463K (31.12.2018: € 922K).
The following table presents the changes in the present value of the severance payment obligation:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Present value of severance obligations as at 1.1 | 182 | 359 |
| Usage | 0 | -194 |
| Current service costs | 138 | -10 |
| Interest cost | 0 | 0 |
| Revaluation | 16 | 28 |
| Present value of severance obligations as at 31.12 | 336 | 182 |
The empirical adjustments of the present value of the obligation in respect of changes in projected employee turnover, early retirement or mortality rates are negligible.
CA Immo Group has a reinsurance for defined benefit obligations in Germany, which fulfills the criteria for disclosure as plan assets. As the capital value of these defined benefit obligations exceeds the plan assets at the closing date, the net position is presented under the provisions.
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Present value of obligation | -10,124 | -8,533 |
| Fair value of plan asset | 7,083 | 7,061 |
| Net position recorded in consolidated statement of financial position | -3,041 | -1,472 |
| Financial adj ustments of present value of the obligation | -1,540 | 250 |
| Experience adjustments of present value of the obligation | -62 | -5 |
The development of the defined benefit obligation and of the plan asset is shown in the following table:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Present value of obligation as at 1.1. | -8,533 | -8,794 |
| Current Payment | 163 | 159 |
| Interest cost | -152 | -142 |
| Revaluation | -1,602 | 245 |
| Present value of obligation 31.12 | -10,124 | -8,533 |
| Plan asset as at 1.1. | 7,061 | 7,046 |
| Expected income from plan asset | 126 | 113 |
| Revaluation | 68 | 73 |
| Current Payment | -172 | -171 |
| Plan asset as at 31.12 | 7,083 | 7,061 |
The following income/expense was recognized in the income statement:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest cost | -152 | -142 |
| Expected income from plan asset | 126 | 113 |
| Pensions costs | �7 | 1--------i -29 |
The following result before taxes was recognized in the other comprehensive income:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Revaluation of pension obligation | -1,602 | 245 |
| Revaluation of plan assets | 68 | r-----------, 73 |
| IAS 19 reserve | -1,533 | 318 |
Sensitivity analysis regarding the financial mathematical assumptions is shown in the following table:
| 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | -0.25% | +0.25% |
| change interest rate of 0.25 percentage points | -455 | 428 |
| change pension trend of 0.25 percentage points | 365 | -384 |
| 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | -0.25% | +0.25% |
| change interest rate of 0.25 percentage points | -372 | 350 |
| change pension trend of 0.25 percentage points | 293 | -308 |
In order to promote a high level of identification with the corporate goals, all employees are provided with variable remuneration in addition to their fixed salary and thus participation in the company's success. Based on the remuneration system of the Management Board, the attainment of the budgeted quantitative and qualitative annual targets as well as a positive consolidated result are required. Furthermore, managerial staff have the additional option of participating in a remuneration scheme based on share prices. Diverging from the model for the Management Board (phantom shares), participation in the LTI program is voluntary. The revolving programme has a term (retention period) of three years per tranche; it presupposes a personal investment (maximum of 35% of the fixed annual salary). The personal investment is evaluated on the basis of the average rate for the first quarter of the year the tranche begins, and the number of associated shares is determined on the basis of that evaluation. At the end of each three-year performance period, a target/actual comparison is applied to define target attainment. The critical factor is the value generated within the Group in terms of NAV growth, TSR (total shareholder return) and growth of FFO (funds from operations). The weighting for NAV and FFO growth is 30° /c,, and 40% for the TSR. Payments are made in cash. Within the remuneration system for the Management Board, the LTI programme was dissolved in 2015 and replaced by bonus payments based on phantom shares.
The bonus payment for the Management Board is linked to long-term operational and quality-based targets and also takes account of non-financial performance criteria. lt is limited to 200% of the annual salary. Of the variable remuneration, half is linked to the attainment of short-term targets defined annually by the remuneration committee (annual bonus). The other half is based on outperformance of the following indicators defined annually by the remuneration committee: return on equity (ROE), funds from operations (FFO) and NAV growth. The level of the bonus actually paid depends on the degree of target attainment: the values agreed and actually achieved at the end of each business year are determined by the Remuneration Committee. Half of performance-related remuneration takes the form of immediate payments (short term incentive); the remaining 50% is converted into phantom shares on the basis of the average rate for the last quarter of the business year relevant to target attainment. The payment of phantom shares is made in cash in three equal parts after 12 months, 24 months (mid term incentive) and 36 months (lang term incentive) at the average rate for the last quarter of the year preceding the payment year.
In 2019, the LTI programme had been undergoing a comprehensive review (adjustment to market standards), where the new programme will apply starting 2020. Based on the review, the group of participants, the participation conditions as well as the performance indicators will be changed.
For this kind of share-based remuneration, which is settled in cash, the liability incurred is recognised as a provision in the amount of the attributable fair value. Until the debt is settled, the attributable fair value is determined afresh on every closing date and settlement date. All changes are recognised in the income statement in the relevant business year.
Defined benefit plans upon termination of employment II Obligations arising from defined benefit pension plans exist for four persons in the CA Immo Germany Group. The commitments relate to two pension benefits for already retired managing directors, as well as two ongoing pension benefits. In accordance with IAS 19.63, reinsurance contracts in respect of defined benefit pension obligations are presented as a net debt (asset).
Each year, external actuarial calculations are obtained for the defined benefit pension obligations. The defined benefit obligation or liability is calculated according to IAS 19 using the projected unit credit method and based on the following parameters:
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest rate | 0.82% | 1.80% |
| Salary increases expectecl in the future | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| Accumulation periocl | 25 years | 25 years |
| Expectecl income from plan asset | 0.82% 1 | 1.80% |
The actual return on plan assets for 2019 is 1.78 % (2018: 1.61 %).
Service cost and interest expense related to the obligation as well as the interest income related to the plan assets are recognised in the year in which they arise. Actuarial gains and lasses less deferred taxes related to the obligation and the plan assets are recognised in other comprehensive income.
CA Immo Group has a legal obligation to make a one-time severance payment to staff employed in Austria before 1.1.2003 in the event of dismissal or retirement. The amount of this payment depends on the number of years of service and the relevant salary at the time the settlement is payable. lt varies between two and twelve monthly salary payments. In CA Immo Group, contract stipulated severance exists for several employees. According to IAS 19, a provision is recognised for this defined benefit obligation. The interest rate used for the computation of this provision amounts to -0.25% (2018: 0.17%).
U CA Immo Group has the legal obligation to pay 1.53° /c, of the monthly salary of all staff joining companies in Austria after 31.12.2002 into a staff pension fund. No further obligations exist. The payments are considered as staff expenses and included in indirect expenses.
Based on agreements with a pension fund in Austria and a benevolent fund for small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany, a defined contribution pension commitment exists for employees in Austria and Germany after a certain number of years of service (Austria: 1 year irrespective of age; Germany: immediately upon reaching the age of 27). The contribution is calculated as a percentage of the relevant monthly gross salary, namely 2.5% in Austria and 2.0% in
Germany. The contributions paid vest after a certain period (Austria: 3 years; Germany: 3 years) and are paid out as monthly pcnsion upon rctircmcnt.
| 7.1. Income taxes | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
| Current income tax (current year) | -19,792 | -39,905 |
| Current income tax (previous years) | -175 | -83 |
| Current income tax | -19,967 | -39,987 |
| Change in cleferrecl laxes | -127,636 | -50,689 |
| Tax on valuation of securities in equity | 1,576 | -220 |
| Income tax expense | -146,026 | -90,896 |
| Effective tax rate (total) | 27.1% | 22.9% |
In both 2019 and 2018, the current income tax (current year) mostly results from Germany.
The current income tax (previous years) mainly results from Germany and Austria and mainly refer to tax audit findings.
The reasons for the difference between expected income tax expense and effective income tax expense are outlined in the following table:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Net result before laxes | 539,330 | 396,200 - - |
| Expected tax expenses (tax rate Austria 25.0%/prior year 25.0%) | -134,832 | -99,050 |
| Tax-effective impairment ancl reversal of impairment lasses of investments in | ||
| affiliatecl entities | 558 | - -35 - |
| Non-usable tax lasses carriecl forwarcl | -740 | -753 |
| Non tax-clecluctible expense ancl permanent clifferences | -3,224 | -3,816 |
| Differing tax rates abroacl | -3,727 | - 875 - |
| Capitalisation of prior years non-capitalisecl lax lasses | 695 | 7,922 |
| Tax-exempt income | 228 | 1,858 |
| Acljustment of prior periocls | -12 | - 291 - |
| Utilization of prior years non-capitalisecl tax lasses | 225 | 652 |
| Tax-exem pt sales | 213 | 0 |
| Tracle tax effects | -151 | 69 |
| Amortisation/Reversal of amortisation of cleferrecl tax assets | -4,275 | 859 |
| At equity consoliclation of investments in joint ventures | -772 | 1,657 |
| Exchange rate clifferences not affecting tax | -22 | -1,167 |
| Change in lax rate | 0 | 14 |
| Others | -190 | -271 |
| Effective tax expense | -146,026 | -90,896 |
Changes in deferred taxes are as follows:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred taxes as at 1.1. (net) | -344,842 | -294,937 |
| Change from IFRS 5 transfer | 0 | 861 |
| Changes from sale of com panies | 427 | 0 |
| Changes from first consoliclation | 0 | 318 |
| Changes clue to exchange rate fluctuations | 0 | -1 |
| Changes recognisecl in equity | 851 | -395 |
| Changes recognisecl in prallt or loss | -127,636 | -50,689 |
| Deferred taxes as at 31.12. (net) | -471,200 i | -344,842 |
| As at 31.12. deferred tax assets and liabilities are split as follows: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| €K | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Deferred | Deferred Net amount | Consolidated | Other | Addition/ | Net Deferred | Deferred | ||
| tax asset | tax | Income | income | Disposal/ | amount tax asset | tax | |||
| liabilities | Statement | IFRS 5/ | liabilities | ||||||
| exchange rate | |||||||||
| fluctuations | |||||||||
| Baak value differences | |||||||||
| IFRS/tax af investment | |||||||||
| properties | 420 | -397,085 | -396,665 | -144,303 | 0 | 428 | -540,539 | 818 | -541,357 |
| Difference in | |||||||||
| depreciatian af awn usecl | |||||||||
| properties ancl relatecl right-af�use assets |
720 | 0 | 720 | -2,646 | 0 | -2,505 | |||
| Difference in acquisitian | -0 | -1,925 - | -- 580 | ||||||
| casts for assets helcl for | |||||||||
| tracling | 123 | -1,199 | -1,076 | 113 | 0 | 0 | -963 | 171 | -1,135 |
| Difference in useful life | |||||||||
| for equipment ancl | |||||||||
| relatecl right-af-use assets | 199 | -11 | 188 | -212 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 180 | -203 |
| Investments in jaint | |||||||||
| ventures | 1,032 | -998 | 34 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 940 | -1 |
| Laans, ather investments, | |||||||||
| securities | 0 �-7,254 | -7,254 | 336 | 361 | 0 | -6,557 | 0 | -6,557 | |
| Revaluatian af | - - | ||||||||
| recei vables ancl ather | |||||||||
| assets | 595 | -824 | -228 | 1,166 | 0 | 0 | 938 | 1,137 | -199 |
| Cantract assets (IFRS 15) | 0 | -263 | -263 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Revaluatian af | |||||||||
| derivatives assets | 0 | -264 | -264 | -102 | 0 | 0 | -366 | 0 | -366 |
| Revaluatian af cash ancl | - - | - - | - - | ||||||
| cash equivalents | 8 | -7 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 84 | -2 |
| Revaluatian af | |||||||||
| clerivati ves liabilities | 10,338 | 0 | 10,338 | 13,771 | 0 | 0 | 24,109 | 24,109 | 0 |
| Liabilities (incl. lease | |||||||||
| liabilities) | 2,156 | -1,370 | 786 | 8,454 | 0 | 0 | 9,240 | 10,438 | -1,198 |
| Canvertible band | 0 | -2,773 | -2,773 | 743 | 0 | 0 | -2,030 | 0 | -2,030 |
| Provisions | 5,196 | -47 | 5,149 | -112 | 490 | -1 | 5,527 | 5,527 | 0 |
| Tax lasses | 46,464 | -- -- o: |
46,464 | -6,094 | - 0 |
0 | 40,370 | 40,370 | 0 |
| Deferred tax | |||||||||
| assets/liabilities before | |||||||||
| offset | 67,251 | -412,093 | -344,842 | -127,636 | 851 | 427 | -471,200 | 84,353 | -555,553 |
| Camputatian af laxes | -65,300 | 65,300 | 0 | 0 | -82,543 | 82,543 | |||
| Deferred tax | |||||||||
| assets/liabilities net | 1,951 | -346,793 | -344,842 | -471,200 | 1,810 | -473,010 |
The recorded tax lasses include deferred tax assets related to impairment lasses on investments in subsidiaries in Austria amounting to € OK (31.12.2018: € OK), which have to be deferred over the next years for income tax purposes.
Tax lass carryforwards and impairment lasses on investments in subsidiaries for which deferred taxes were not recognised expire as follows:
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| In the following year | 1,408 | 9,804 |
| Between 1 - 5 years | 8,436 | 15,797 |
| More than 5 years | 4,395 | 12,441 |
| Without limitation in time | 199,587 | 216,251 |
| Total unrecorded tax lasses carried forward | 213,827 | 254,292 |
| thereupon non-capitalised deferred lax assets | 47,371 | 53,931 |
The total taxable temporary differences related to investments in Austrian affiliated companies and joint ventures for which no deferred taxes were recognised pursuant to IAS 12.39 amount to € 273,009 K (31.12.2018: € 187,075 K). Tax lass carryforwards and impairment lasses on investments in subsidiaries of the Austrian companies that were not recognised amount to € 149,162 K (31.12.2018: € 137,651 K). Thereof the unrecognized deferred tax asset related to impairment lasses on investments which have to be deferred over the next years for income tax purposes amounts to € 3,332K (31.12.2018: € 5,478K).
The total taxable temporary differences related to investments in foreign affiliated companies, joint ventures and associated companies for which no deferred taxes were recognised pursuant to IAS 12.39 amount to € 94,O8OK (31.12.2018: € 70,821 K). Tax lass carry forwards not recognised of foreign entities amount to € 64,664 K (31.12.2018: € 116,641 K). Subject to specific requirements, gains from the disposal of investments in foreign entities are partially or completely exempt from income tax.
l!IJ All companies are subject to local income tax on current results and capital gains in their respective country. Sig lila nificant estimates are required in respect of the amount of income tax provisions to be recognised. Moreover, it needs to be determined to which extent deferred tax assets should be recognised in the Group consolidated financial statements.
Income from the disposal of investments in real estate companies is wholly or partially exempt from income tax in certain countries, when certain conditions are met. Even if the group intends to meet these conditions, the full amount of deferred taxes according to IAS 12 is recognized for investment properties.
Material assumptions also need to be assessed if temporary differences and lasses carried forward can be offset against taxable profits in the future and if therefore deferred tax assets can be capitalised. Uncertainties exist concerning the amount and effective date of future taxable income and the interpretation of complex tax regulations. Where there is uncertainty over income tax treatments of transactions, an assessment is required in order to evaluate whether it is probable or not that the tax authority will accept the tax treatment. Based on this judgement CA Immo Group recognizes the tax obligations with their most likely classified amount. These uncertainties and complexities can result in the fact that future tax payments are much higher or lower than those currently estimated and recognised in the consolidated financial statements.
CA Immo Group holds a significant part of its real estate portfolio in Germany, being subject to numerous complex tax regulations. In particular, CA Immo Group has to constantly deal with (i) roll-over schemes in order to transfer undisclosed, hidden reserves to other investments, (ii) legal provisions relevant to the real estate transfer tax liability/possible incurrence of real estate transfer tax in the event of direct or indirect shareholder changes in German partnerships and corporations, as well as (iii) the deduction of input VAT on construction costs, as an ongoing issue in the development phase of projects. CA Immo Group takes all necessary steps in order to comply with the relevant tax rules. However, because of circumstances that are out of CA Immo Groups control, such as changes in ownership structure, tax laws as well as alterations of interpretation by the tax administration and courts, the aforementioned tax issues might be treated differently and, therefore, could have an impact on the tax position in the consolidated financial statements.
Uncertainties also relate to the retrospective application of subsequent tax changes concerning completed restructurings in Eastern Europe, partly agreed with the tax authorities. CA Immo Group estimates the possibility of incurring actual expenses due to the subsequent change of tax law and their implications for past restructurings, as low.
Uncertainties exist in connection with the tax deductibility of service invoicings within the Group. CA Immo Group always aims to charge a price at arm's length for internal services and to prepare adequate documentation. In addition, external service providers are appointed for the preparation of transfer pricing documenatation to comply with all legal requirements, but the tax authorities can have a different view and subsequently reach different conclusions. This can lead to tax consequences for the deductibility of internal service invoicings, which could trigger subsequent tax payments for previous periods.
Currently existing uncertainties are continually evaluated and may lead to adjustments of estimates.
" The income tax expense reported for the business year contains the income tax on the taxable income (current lill and for other periods) of the individual subsidiaries calculated at the tax rate applicable in the relevant country ("current tax"), and the change in deferred taxes recognised in profit or lass ("deferred tax"), as well as the tax effect arising from amounts recognised in equity not giving rise to temporary differences and recognised in equity (e.g. the tax related to ancillary expenses for capital increases as well as the valuation of derivative transactions). Changes in deferred taxes resulting from foreign currency translation are included in deferred income tax expense.
In line with IAS 12, the calculation of deferred taxes is based on all temporary differences between the tax base of assets or liabilities and their book values in the consolidated statement of financial position. Deferred tax assets on tax lasses carried forward are recognised taking into account the fact whether they can be carried forward indefinitely or only up to a certain time as well as the extent of their expected use in the future. The amount of the deferred tax asset recognised is determined based on projections for the next 3 to 5 years which show the expected use of the tax lasses carried forward in the near future and on the existence of sufficient taxable temporary differences, mainly resulting from investment property.
A group and tax compensation agreement was concluded in Austria for the formation of a tax group as defined by Section 9 of the Austrian Personal Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG) for almost all companies of CA Immo Group. The head of the group is CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna.
For certain entities within the CA Immo Germany Group a tax group has been established in accordance with German income tax legislation. The head of the tax group is CA Immo Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt. Based on profit and lass transfer agreements the members of the tax group are required to transfer their entire profit to the head of the group (being the annual surplus before the profit transfer, less any lass carried forward from the previous year and after recognition or release of reserves). The head of the group has an obligation to balance any annual deficit arising in a group entity during the term of the agreement to the extent that such deficits exceed the amounts which can be released from other reserves that have been allocated out of profits earned during the term of the agreement.
This item amounting to € 15,941 K (31.12.2018: € 12,283K) relate to the CA Immo Germany Group and comprises corporate income tax and trade tax from the fiscal years 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 not yet assessed by the tax authorities as well as results of finalized tax audits.
This includes an amount of € 19,402 € 33,583 K ) relate to CA Immo Germany Group and comprisos corporate income tax and trade tax for the years 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2019 which have not been finally assessed by tax authorities as well as results of finalized tax audits.
Financial assets by categories
| Category | Classification IFRS 911 | No financial instruments |
Book value | Fair value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | FVTPL | FVOCI | AC | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents with | ||||||
| drawing restrictions | 0 | 0 | 15,154 | 0 | 15,154 | 15,226 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 1,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,148 | 1,148 - |
| Primary instruments | 0 | O! | 21,939 ! | 4,020 | 25,960 ! | |
| Other investments | 41,406 | ol | ol | 0 | 41,406 | 41,406 |
| Financial assets | 42,553 | oi | 37,094 i | 4,020 | 83,667 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents with | ||||||
| drawing restrictions | 0 | 0 | 10,793 | 0 | 10,793 | 10,833 |
| Other recei vables and assets | 0 | 0 | 43,697 | 19,324 | 63,021 | |
| Receivables and other assets | 0 | 0 | 54,490 | 19,324 | 73,814 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 439,139 | 0 | 439,139 | |
| 42,5531 | ol | 530,7221 | 23,345 | 596,620 |
11 FVTPL-fair value through profit or lass, FVOCI-fair value through other comprehensive income, AC -amortisecl cost
| Category | Classification IFRS 911 | No financial instruments |
Book value | Fair value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | FVTPL | FVOCI | AC | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents with | ||||||
| drawing restrictions | 0 | 0 | 9,750 | 0 | 9,750 | 9,799 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 827 | 0 | 0 - - | 0 - - |
827 | 827 |
| Primary financial instruments | 10,067 | 0 | 3,421 | 0 | 13,488 | |
| Other investments | 41,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41,098 | 41,098 |
| Financial assets | 51,992 | 0 | 13,171 | 0 | 65,163 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents with | ||||||
| drawing restrictions | 0 | 0 | 14,686 | 0 | 14,686 | 14,737 |
| Other recei vables ancl assets | 0 | 0 | 50,170 | 32,259 | 82,429 | |
| Receivables and other assets | 0 | 0 | 64,856 -- |
32,259 .-- |
97,115 | |
| Securities | 0 | 114,544 | 0 | 0 | 114,544 | 114,544 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 374,302 i | oi | 374,302 | |
| 51,992 | 114,544 | 452,329 | 32,259 | 651,124 |
The fair value af the receivables and ather assets in the category af "Amartised Cast" (AC) essentially equals the baak value due ta daily and/or shart-term maturities. The primary financial instruments mainly cansist af laans granted ta jaint ventures, which are cansidered and valued as part af the net investment in the entities, as weil as laans granted ta assaciated campanies, which are measured at fair value through profit or lass (this carrespands ta level 3 af the fair value hierarchy). Securities in the category FVOCI are recagnized at their market value and are therefore classified as
level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Valuation of investments of FVTPL category corresponds to level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Financial assets are partially pledged as securities for financial liabilities.
| Category | Classification IFRS 911 | No financial Book value | Fair value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instruments | ||||||||
| €K | FVTPL | AC | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | ||||
| Convertible band | 0 | 190,807 | 0 | 190,807 | 190,175 | |||
| Bonds | 0 | 798,817 | 0 | 798,817 | 840,413 | |||
| Loans | 0 | 1,067,238 | 0 | 1,067,238 | 1,073,079 | |||
| Lease liabilities | 0 | 40,480 | 0 | 40,480 | ||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 0 | 2,097,342 | 0 | 2,097,342 | ||||
| Derivative financial instruments | 103,960 | 0 | 0 | 103,960 | 103,960 | |||
| Other primary liabilities | 0 | 61,671 | 18,003 | 79,675 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 103,960 | 61,671 | 18,003 | 183,634 | ||||
| 103,960 | 2,159,014 ! | 18,003 | 2,280,977 |
11 FVTPL- fair value through profit or lass, FVOCI- fair value through other comprehensive income, AC- amortised cost
The stock exchange price of the convertible band amounts to € 263,432 K (31.12.2018: € 223,530 K). The fair value of the embedded derivative of the convertible band amounts to € 73,257 K (31.12.2018: € 34,839 K). The debt component of the convertible band and the embedded derivative of the convertible band are separately reported.
| Category | Classification IFRS 911 | No financial Book value | Fair value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | FVTPL | AC | instruments | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 |
| Convertible band | 0 | 187,505 | 0 | 187,505 | 188,690 |
| Bonds | 0 | 796,269 | 0 | 796,269 | 826,418 |
| Loans | 0 | 959,319 | 0 | 959,319 | 963,056 |
| Loans due to joint venture | |||||
| partners | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 302 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 0 | 1,943,394 | 0 | 1,943,394 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 44,429 | 0 | 0 | 44,429 | 44,429 |
| Other primary liabilities | 0 | 56,503 | 136,140 | 192,643 | |
| Other liabilities | 44,429 | 56,503 | 136,140 | 237,072 | |
| 44,429 | 1,999,897 | 136,140 | 2,180,466 |
The fair value recognized of the other primary liabilities basically equals the book value, based on the daily and short term due date.
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Nominal value | Fair value | Book value | Nominal value | Fair value | Book value |
| Interest rate swaps -liabilities | 531,771 | -30,703 | -30,703 | 506,558 | -9,590 | -9,590 |
| Total interest rate swaps | 531,771 | -30,703 | -30,703 | 506,558 | -9,590 | -9,590 |
| Interest rate floors | 43,875 | 1,148 | 1,148 | 44,775 | 827 | 827 |
| Derivative convertible bond | 0 | -73,257 | -73,257 | 0 | -34,839 | -34,839 |
| Total derivatives | 575,646 | -102,812 | -102,812 | 551,333 | -43,602 | -43,602 |
| thereof stand alone (fair value | ||||||
| derivatives) -assets | 43,875 | 1,148 | 1,148 | 44,775 | 827 | 827 |
| thereof stand alone (fair value | ||||||
| derivatives) -liabilities | 531,771 | -103,960 | -103,960 | 506,558 | -44,429 | -44,429 |
The derivative of the convertible band results from the cash settlement option of the convertible band of CA Immo AG and is reported at fair value.
As at the balance sheet date 48.3% (31.12.2018: 50.2%) of the nominal value of all loans have been turned into fixed interest rates (or into ranges of interest rates with a cap) by means of interest rate swaps.
| Interest rate derivatives | Nominal value | Start | End | Fixed interest rate as at |
Reference interest rate |
Fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in€ K | in€ K | |||||
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | |||||
| EUR -stand alone -liabilities | 531,771 | 12/2016-4/2019 | 12/2021-12/2032 | 0.25%-1.19% | 3M-Euribor | -30,703 |
| Total interest swaps = variable | ||||||
| in fixed | 531,771 | -30,703 | ||||
| Interest rate floors | 43,875 | 5/2018 | 5/2028 | 0.00% | 3M-Euribor | 1,148 |
| Total interest rate derivatives | 575,646 | -29,555 |
| Fixed | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest rate derivatives | Nominal value | Start | End | interest rate as at | interest rate | Fair value |
| in€ K | in€ K | |||||
| 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | |||||
| EUR -stand alone -liabilities | 506,558 | 7/2016-12/2018 | 6/2019-12/2032 | -0.18%-1.19% | 3M-Euribor | -9,590 |
| Total interest swaps = variable | ||||||
| in fixed | 506,558 | -9,590 | ||||
| Interest rate floors | 44,775 | 5/2018 | 5/2028 | 0.00% | 3M-Euribor | 827 |
| Total interest rate derivatives | 551,333 | -8,763 |
| € | I |
|---|---|
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1. | 0 | -842 |
| Change in valuation of cash flow hedges | 0 | 0 |
| Change of ineffectiveness cash flow hedges | 0 | 0 |
| Reclassification of cash flow hedges | 0 | 1,110 |
| Income tax cash flow hedges | 0 | -268 |
| As at 31.12. | 0 | 0 |
| thereof: attributable to the owners of the parent | 0 | 0 |
lila The interest rate derivatives are recognised at fair value. The fair values are calculated by discounting the future cash flows from variable payments on the basis of generally recognized financial-mathematical models. The interest rates for discounting the future cash flows are estimated by reference to an observable market yield curve. The calculation is based on inter- bank middle rates. The fair value of the derivatives corresponds therefore to level 2 of the measurement hierarchy according to IFRS 13.
A correction of the measurement of the interest rate derivatives due to CVA (Credit Value Adjustment) and DVA (Debt Value Adjustment) is only conducted when the adjustment reaches a significant extent.
CA Immo Group also enters into bank financing for investments properties whereby a minimal interest limit is contractually agreed. In this case it needs to be investigated whether an embedded derivative subject to separation is present. An embedded minimal limit on interest rates of a debt instrument is closely linked to the hast contract if, at the date of entering the contract, the minimal interest limit is equal or below the prevailing market rate. CA Immo Group examines the existence of an embedded derivative for the necessity of separation from the hast contract by comparing the agreed interest plus the valuation of the minimal interest rate limit with the market interest rate (reference interest plus margin). If the market interest rate (reference interest plus margin) exceeds the contractually agreed interest in each future period, there is no obligation to separate the embedded derivative. To date, CA Immo Group has not identified in any loan agreement an embedded derivatives subject to separation.
lila Due to the cash settlement option of CA Immo AG, the convertible band has an embedded derivative subject to separation. The fair value of the separate embedded derivative is determined based on a generally accepted financial mathematics model (Black-Schales) and parameters observable on the market. Thus the fair value of the derivative of the convertible band corresponds to level 2 of the measurement hierarchy according to IFRS 13.
CA Immo Group uses derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps, floors and forward exchange transactions, in order to hedge against interest and currency risks. These derivative financial instruments are recognised at fair value at the time the contract is concluded and remeasured at fair value in the following periods. Derivative financial instruments are recognised as financial assets if their value is positive and as financial liabilities if their fair value is negative.
Derivative financial instruments are presented as non-current financial assets or liabilities if their remaining term exceeds twelve months and realisation within twelve months is not expected. All other derivative financial instruments, whose remaining term is below twelve months, are presented as current assets or liabilities.
The method applied by CA Immo Group when recognising gains or lasses from derivative financial instruments depends on whether or not the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting (hedging of future cash flows) are met. There are currently no derivatives for which cash flow hedge accounting is used. Pursuant to IFRS 9, derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting are assigned to the category "fair value through profit or lass" (FVtPL). Changes in the fair value are therefore recognized entirely in profit or lass in the item "result from derivatives".
The fair values of interest rate swaps and floors are calculated by discounting the future cash flows from variable payments on the basis of generally accepted financial models. The interest rates for the discount of the future cash flows are estimated on basis of an interest rate curve, which is observable on the market. Inter-bank middle rates are used for the calculation.
A convertible band requires in principle a split out of the financial instrument between an equity component and a debt component. The convertible band consists due to the cash settlement option of CA Immo AG of an embedded derivative subject to separation. Embedded derivatives are basically to be accounted separately from the hast contract if their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to these of the hast contract, if they independently fulfill the definition of a derivative and the entire instrument is not valued at fair value through profit or lass. The embedded derivative is classified as "fair value through profit or lass" (FVtPL) and is measured at fair value through profit or lass at each balance sheet date. The changes in fair value are fully presented in profit or lass as "result from derivatives".
Risks arising from changes in interest rates basically result from long-term loans and interest rate derivatives and relate to the amount of future interest payments (for variable interest instruments) and to the fair value of the financial instrument (for fixed rate instruments). A mix of long-term fixed-rate and floating-rate loans is used to reduce the interest rate risk. In case of floating-rate loans, derivative financial instruments (interest rate floors and interest rate swaps) are also used to hedge the cash flow risk of interest rate changes arising from hedged items. In addition to the general interest rate risk (interest level) there are also risks arising from a possible change in the credit rating, which would lead to an increase or a decrease of the interest margin in the course of a follow-up financing.
The following sensitivity analysis outlines the impact of variable interest rates on interest expense. lt shows the effect on the result of the financial year 2019 of a change in interest rate by 50 and 100 basis points on the interest expenses. The analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly foreign exchange rates, remain constant. Due to the very low interest rate levels the analysis only shows the effect of increasing interest rates.
| €K | recognised in Profit/Lass Statement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| at 50 bps | at 100 bps | ||
| Increase | Increase | ||
| 31.12.2019 | |||
| Interest an variable rate instruments | -1,446 | -2,892 | |
| Valuatian result fram fixed rate instruments (Swaps) | 18,818 | 36,821 | |
| Valuatian result fram derivative financial instruments | -739 | -985 | |
| 16,633 | 32,944 | ||
| 31.12.2018 | |||
| Interest an variable rate instruments | -1,102 | -2,205 | |
| Valuatian result fram fixecl rate instruments (Swaps) | 17,186 | 33,556 | |
| Valuatian result fram derivative financial instruments | -511 | -673 | |
| 15,572 | 30,679 |
Variable rate instruments contain variable rate financial liabilities not taking into account derivatives. In the case of derivative financial instruments, an interest rate change gives rise to a component recognized in profit or lass (interest and valuation of fair value derivatives).
In respect of the derivative of the convertible band, the risks result from change in the share price of CA Immo AG as well as change in the credit spread between the CA Immo corporate bonds and the benchmark reference rates for Eurozone government bonds with matching maturities. The following sensitivity analysis shows the change in the fair value of the derivative of the convertible band at an increase and a decrease, respectively in the share price of CA Immo AG as well as an increase and a decrease, respectively in the credit spread. The analysis assumes that all other variables remain unchanged.
| €K | recognised in Profit/Lass Statement | recognised in Profit/Lass Statement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| at 10% Share Price | at 10% Share Price | at 50 bps Credit | at 50 bps Credit | |
| Spread | Spread | |||
| Increase | Decrease | Increase | Decrease | |
| 31.12.2019 | ||||
| Derivative canvertible band | -19,397 | 17,742 | -2,930 | 2,910 |
| 31.12.2018 | ||||
| Derivative canvertible band | -10,237 | 9,058 | -1,932 | 1,887 |
Currency risks result from rental revenues and receivables denominated in CZK, HRK, HUF, PLN, RON, CHF and RSD. This foreign currency rental income is secured by linking the rental payments to EUR, so that no major risk remains.
The book values disclosed for all financial assets, guarantees and other commitments assumed, represent the maximum default risk as no major set-off agreements exist.
Tenants provided deposits amounting to € 18,256 K (31.12.2018: € 16,093 K) as well as bank guarantees of € 55,453 K (31.12.2018: € 46,623 K) and group guarantees in the amount of € 44,555 K (31.12.2018: € 45,246 K).
The credit risk for liquid funds with banks is monitored according to internal guidelines.
Liquidity risk is the risk that CA Immo Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. CA Immo Group's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when due, whilst avoiding unnecessary potential lasses and risks. Loans are usually agreed on a long-term basis in accordance with the long-term nature of real estate.
The CA Immo Group manages liquidity risk in several different ways: firstly, by means of distinct liquidity planning and securing to avoid possible liquidity shortages. Secondly, CA Immo Group takes safeguarding measures to control liquidity peaks via a revolving credit line at the level of CA Immo AG. External capital is raised by CA Immo Group from a wide variety of domestic and foreign banks. The contractually agreed (undiscounted) interest payments and repayments for primary financial liabilities and derivative financial instruments are presented in the table below.
| 31.12.2019 | Book value | Contractually | Cash flow | Cash flow | Cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | 2019 | agreed cash | 2020 | 2021-2024 | 2025 ff |
| flows | |||||
| Convertible band | 190,807 | -208,004 | -1,525 | -6,087 | -200,392 |
| Bonds | 798,817 | -862,281 | -17,656 | -689,000 | -155,625 |
| Loans | 1,067,238 - - |
-1,150,427 | -241,212 | -470,876 | -438,339 |
| Lease liabilities | 40,480 | -96,786 | -4,054 | -11,811 | -80,921 |
| Trade payables | 29,885 | -29,885 | -24,770 | -5, 112 | -2 |
| Non-controlling interests held by | |||||
| limited partners | 3,990 - - |
-3,990 | 0 | 0 | -3,990 - - |
| Liabilities to joint ventures | 1,448 | -1,448 | -1,448 | 0 | 0 |
| Other liabilities | 26,348 | -26,348 | -10,612 | -14,042 | -1,694 |
| Primary financial liabilities | 2,159,013 | -2,379,170 | -301,278 | -1,196,929 | -880,962 |
| Interest rate derivatives not | |||||
| connected with hedges | 30,703 | -30,600 | -6, 112 | -18,105 | -6,383 |
| Derivative convertible band | 73,257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 103,960 | -30,600 | -6,112 | -18,105 | -6,383 |
| 2,262,973 | -2,409,770 1 | -307,3901 | -1,215,035 | -887,346 |
The convertible band requires a separation of the financial instrument into a debt component and a separate embedded derivative. The derivative of the convertible band has no cash flows.
| 31.12.2018 | Book value | Contractually | Cash flow | Cash flow | Cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € K | 2018 | agreed cash | 2019 | 2020- 2023 | 2024 ff |
| flows | |||||
| Convertible bond | 187,505 | -210,500 | -1,500 | -6.000 | -203,000 |
| Bonds | 796,269 | -878,527 | -16,246 | -525,563 | -336,719 |
| Loans | 959,620 | -1,091,419 | -217,713 | -398,220 | -475,487 |
| Trade payables | 24,544 | -24,544 | -20,609 | -3,935 | 0 |
| Non-controlling interests held by | |||||
| limited partners | 3.363 | -3.363 | 0 | 0 | -3,363 |
| Liabilities to joint ventures | 3,834 | -3,834 | -3.834 | 0 | O |
| Other liabilities | 24,762 | -24,762 | —9,778 | -13,152 | -1,833 |
| Primary financial liabilities | 1,999,897 | -2,236,950 | -269,680 | -946.869 | -1,020,401 |
| Interest rate derivatives not | |||||
| connected with hedges | 9,590 | -9.339 | -4.462 | -10,720 | 5,843 |
| Derivative convertible bond | 34.839 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derivative financial liabilities | 44.429 | -9.339 | -4.462 | -10,720 | 5,843 |
| 2.044.326 | -2,246,289 | -274,141 | -957.588 | -1.014.558 |
The cash flows for interest rate derivatives are based on assumed values for the underlying forward rates as at the respective balance sheet date.
The CA Immo Group held securities in its portfolio. This financial instrument was quoted in an active market (level 1 of the fair value hierarchy), thus it could constantly be influenced by the risk). If an assumed change, i.e. an increase/decrease of 10% in the price of securities compared with the level as of 31.12.2018, this change would have impacted the comprehensive income of CA Immo Group by -/+ € 11,454K.
The objective of CA Immo Group's capital management is to ensure that the Group achieves its goals and strategies, while optimising the costs of capital effectively and in the interests of shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. In particular, it focuses on achieving a minimum return on invested capital required by the capital market and increasing the return on equity. Furthermore, the external rating should be supported by adequate capitalisation and by raising equity for the growth targets in the upcoming fiscal years.
The key parameters in determining the capital structure of the CA Immo Group are:
Regarding the first parameter, the CA Immo Group aims to maintain an equity ratio of 45% -50%. As at 31.12.2019 the ratio was 50.4% (31.12.2018: 49.3%). With respect to the proportion between the secured and the unsecured loans, the secured property loans, which are usually taken directly by the company in which the property is held, currently account for a slightly higher share. Unsecured financing exists only in the form of corporate bonds or convertible bonds placed on the capital markets. Currently around 47% of the entire financing volume is attributed to unsecured financing in the form of corporate bonds (31.12.2018: 51%). The related properties is one of the important criteria for the investment grade rating of CA Immo Group.
Net debt and the gearing ratio are other key figures relevant to the presentation of the capital structure of CA Immo Group:
| €K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest-bearing liabilities | ||
| Long-term interest-bearing liabilities | 1,850,864 | 1,723,749 - - |
| Short-term interest-bearing liabilities | 246,478 | 219,645 |
| Interest-bearing assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | -439,139 | -374,302 ,- |
| Cash at banks with drawing restrictions | -1,914 | -2,204 |
| Net debt | 1,656,290 | 1,566,888 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,967,968 i | 2,639,697 |
| Gearing ratio (Net debt/equity) | 55.8% ! | 59.4% |
In calculating the gearing, for simplicity the book value of the cash and cash equivalents has been taken into account. The cash at banks with drawing restrictions is included in the calculation of net debt, if it is used to secure the repayments of interest bearing liabilities.
| Liabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Note | Other interest- bearing liabilities |
Leasing liabilities | Convertible bond | Bonds |
| As at 1.1.2019 | 959,620 | 0 | 187,505 | 796,269 | |
| Changes in cash flow from financing activities |
|||||
| Cash inflow from loans received | 5.2. | 135,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash inflow from the issuance of bonds | 5.2. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Repayment ofboncls | 0 | 0 | -70 | ||
| Dividend payments to shareholders | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment/Repayment related to the | |||||
| acquisition of shares from non-controlling | |||||
| interests and dividends to non-controlling | |||||
| interests | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Repayment ofloans incl. interest rate | |||||
| cleri vati ves | 5.2. | -26,836 | -2,725 | 0 | 0 |
| Other interest paid | 5.2. | -13,807 | -1,325 | -1,523 | -12,055 |
| Total change in cash flow from financing | |||||
| activities | 94,540 | -4,050 | -1,523 | -12,125 | |
| Effects of changes in exchange rates | 5,2, | 0 | 261 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in fair value | 8.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Other changes related to liabilities | 13,079 | 44,270 | 4,826 | 14,673 | |
| Total Other changes related to equity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| As at 31.12.2019 | 1,067,239 | 40,480 | 190,807 | 798,817 |
Other changes related to liabilities mainly result from interest expenses, in accordance with Group profit and lass and for the lease liabilities they mainly comprise the effect from initial application of IFRS 16 as well as additions and disposals, which do not have any effect on the cash flow from financing activities.
| Liabilities | Derivatives | Shareholders' equity |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other effects in cash-flow | Derivatives assets | Derivatives | ||
| from financing activities | liabilities | |||
| 0 | -827 | 44,429 | 2,639,697 | 4,626,693 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135,183 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -70 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -83,725 | -83,725 |
| -129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -128 |
| -620 | 0 | -23 | 0 | -30,203 |
| -484 | 0 | -5,143 | 0 | -34,338 |
| -1,233 | 0 | -5,165 | -83,724 | -13,282 |
| 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 305 |
| 0 | -321 | 59,486 | 0 | 59,165 |
| 1,233 | 0 | 5,165 | 0 | 83,245 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 411,996 | 411,996 |
| 0 | -1,148 | 103,960 | 2,967,968 | 5,168,122 |
| Liabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €K | Note | Other interest-bearing liabilities |
Convertible bond | Bonds | |
| As at 1.1.2018 restated | 916,549 | 184,334 | 648.447 | ||
| Changes in cash flow from financing | |||||
| activities | |||||
| Cash inflow from loans received | 5.2. | 151, 763 |
0 | 0 | |
| Cash inflow from the issuance of bonds | 5.2. | 0 | 0 | 146, 372 |
|
| Costs paid for issuance of | |||||
| bonds/convertible bonds | 5.2. | 0 | -116 | 0 | |
| Repayment of loans received from joint | |||||
| ventures | 5.2. | -600 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dividend payments to shareholders | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment/Repayment related to the | |||||
| acquisition of shares from non-controlling | |||||
| interests and dividends to non-controlling | |||||
| interests | 5.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of loans incl. interest rate | |||||
| derivatives | 5.2. | -101, 386 |
0 | 0 | |
| Other interest paid | 5.2. | -15, 327 |
-1, 500 |
-9, 136 |
|
| Total change in cash flow from financing | |||||
| activities | 34,449 | -1,616 | 137,236 | ||
| Total change from the purchase of | |||||
| subsidiaries or other business operations | -7,033 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Effects of changes in exchange rates | 5.2. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in fair value | 8.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Other changes related to liabilities | 15,655 | 4,786 | 10,586 | ||
| Total Other changes related to equity | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| As at 31.12.2018 | 959,620 | 187,505 | 796,269 | •-- |
| Liabilities | Derivatives | Shareholders' equity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other effects in cash- | Derivatives assets | Derivatives liabilities | ||
| flow from financing | ||||
| activities | ||||
| 0 | -293 | 23,021 | 2,419,270 | 4,191,328 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151,763 |
| - - 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 146,372 |
| - - | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -116 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -600 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -4,662 | -4,662 |
| 0 - - |
0 | 0 | -74,423 | -74,423 |
| -36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -36 |
| -1,230 | 691 | 0 | 0 | -101,925 -- |
| -2,591 | 0 | -3,566 | 0 | -32,120 |
| -3,857 | 691 | -3,566 | -79,084 | 84,251 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7,033 |
| 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
| 0 | -1,225 | 21,416 | 0 | 20,191 |
| 3,857 | 0 | 3,566 | 0 | 38,450 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 299,511 | 299,511 |
| 0 | -827 | 44,429 | 2,639,697 | 4,626,693 |
As at 31.12.2019, CA Immo Germany Group is subject to guarantees and other commitments resulting from purchase agreements for decontamination costs and war damage costs amounting to € 1O6K (31.12.2018: € 91K). Furthermore, comfort letters and securities have been issued for one joint venture in Germany amounting to € 2,OOOK (31.12.2018: € 2,OOOK). As a security for the liabilities of one (31.12.2018: two) joint ventures loan guarantees, letters of comfort and declarations were issued totalling € 2,5OOK (31.12.2018: € 2,5OOK) in Germany. Furthermore, as security for warranty risks in Germany a guarantee was issued in an amount of € 15,066 K (31.12.2018: € 15,066 K).
CA Immo Group has agreed to adopt a guarantee in connection with the project "Airport City St. Petersburg" in the extent of € OK (31.12.2018: € 1,O27K).
In connection with disposals, marketable guarantees exist between CA Immo Group and the buyer for coverage of possible warranty- and liability claims, which have been recognized in the statement of financial position accordingly. The actual claims may exceed the expected level. Furthermore, comfort letters and securities have been issued for two (31.12.2018: one) joint ventures in Austria amounting to € 11,443 K (31.12.2018: € 6,743 K) and for one joint venture in Eastern Europe amounting to € 15,699K (31.12.2018: € 15,699K).
For the purpose of recognising tax provisions, estimates have to be made. Uncertainties exist concerning the interpretation of complex tax regulations as well as calculation methods to determine the amount and timing of taxable income. Due to these uncertainties and the complexity estimates may vary from the real tax expense also in a material amount. This may include amended interpretations of tax authorities for previous periods. CA Immo Group recognises appropriate provisions for known and probable charges arising from ongoing tax audits.
In connection with a development project in Eastern Europe a main contractor has filed an arbitration action at the Vienna International Arbitral Center on 15.2.2019. The claim contains alleged claims for the payment of additional costs and compensation for work performed in the amount of € 26.27 M. CA Immo Group considers the chances of this action succeeding as minimal. The expected cash outflows in this respect have been recognized in the statement of financial position accordingly.
Mortgages, pledges of rental receivables, bank accounts and share pledges as well as similar guarantees are used as market collateral for bank liabilities.
In addition, there are other financial obligations of order commitments related to building site liabilities for work carried out in the course of developing real estate in Austria in the amount of € 296K (31.12.2018: € OK), in Germany in the amount of € 208,195 K (31.12.2018: € 212,331 K) and in Eastern Europe in the amount of € 12,251 K (31.12.2018: € 2,668K). In addition as at 31.12.2019 CA Immo Group is subject to other financial commitments resulting from construction costs from urban development contracts which can be capitalised in the future in an amount of € 11,724 K (31.12.2018: € 8,782K).
The total obligations of the payments of equity in Joint Ventures for which no adequate provisions have been recognised amount in Germany to € OK (31.12.2018: € 1,99OK) as per 31.12.2019. Besides the disclosed obligations of equity-payments, no further obligations to joint ventures exist.
l!!J If the amount of an obligation cannot be estimated reliably, the outflow of funds from the obligation is not likely, lila or the occurrence of the obligation depends on future events, it represents a contingent liability. In such cases, a provision is not recognised and an explanation of material facts is disclosed in the notes.
All lease contracts concluded by CA Immo Group, under which CA Immo Group is the lessor, are recorded as operating leases in accordance with IFRS. These generally have the following essential contractual terms:
-linkage to EUR
–guaranteed value by linkage to international indices
-medium- to long-term maturities and/or termination waivers.
Future minimum rental income from ease contracts or contracts with termination waivers as at the reporting date are as follows:
| € K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| In the following year | 211,781 | 201,539 |
| In the second year | 175,966 | 171,311 |
| In the third year | 144,717 | 138.624 |
| In the fourth year | 119,974 | 109.046 |
| In the fifth year | 90.641 | 92.619 |
| After more than five years | 203,769 | 228,543 |
| Total | 946,847 | 941,682 |
All remaining rental agreements may be terminated at short notice and are not included in the table above.
The minimum rental income includes net rent amounts to be collected until the contractually agreed expiration of the contract or the earliest possible termination option by the lessee (tenant).
According to IFRS 16, the allocation of a leased asset to the lesse is based on the criterion of accounta-CA Immo Group as lessor of investment properties corresponds to an operating lease because the economic ownership remains with CA Immo Group for the rented properties and thus the significant risks and rewards are not transferred.
CA Immo Group classifies leases as operating lease when the underlying contract does not represent a finance lease. A finance lease exists when:
-at the end of the lease term the ownership of the asset will be transferred to the lessee;
The lease contracts concluded by CA Immo Group acting as lessee primarily relate to rented properties in Munich (until 2022) and in Frankfurt (until 2025), rented parking space, leases of cars, the rental of furniture and office equipment as well as usufruct of land. No purchase options have been agreed.
The CA Immo Group presents the rights of use in the same balance sheet item in which the underlying assets would be shown if they were owned by the CA Immo Group. The lease liabilities are also included in the balance sheet item "Interest-bearing liabilities". The users of the financial statements can find the detailed disclosures according to IFRS 16 in the relevant chapter of the notes to which the individual disclosure belongs: the rights of use which are measured according to IAS 40 are comprised in chapter "3.1. Long-term property assets". The rights of use which are recognized according to the cost model can be found in the chapter "3.2. Own used properties" or "3.3. Office furniture and equipment and intangible assets" (e.g. cars). Lease liabilities are explained in greater detail in chapters "5.2. Interest bearing liabilities", respectively "8.1. Financial instruments" and "8.3. Risks from financial instruments". The effects of leases on the profit or lass are contained in the following chapters: the depreciation of rights of use in chapter "2.10. Depreciation and impairment losses/reversal" and interest expenses related to lease liabilities in "2.12. Finance expenses".
The expense for short-term leases amounts to € 35 K and the expense for leases related to assets of low value amounts to € 17 K. The total cash outflows for leases amount to € 4,217 K.
l!!J Extensions and termination options are taken into account when measuring lease liabilities, if using an option is lila highly probable. However, this measurement is discretionary, therefore the estimates can be changed in the future. In a first step the term of the underlying contract is used and only in case indicators are available (e.g. information from valuation reports, particularly favourable contract terms, changed operating requirements) a termination or an extension option will be considered in the cash outflows when measuring the lease liability.
R CA Immo Group determines whether an arrangement contains a lease based on the economic substance of the U arrangement and evaluates whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and whether the arrangement conveyed a right to use the asset. This is the case only when the contract entitles CA Immo Group to control the use of a clearly identified asset in exchange for consideration for a certain period of time. In doing so, it is relevant that throughout the period of use, CA Immo Group can obtain substantially all the economic benefits from the identified asset and it has the right to direct the use of such an asset. However, an asset is only considered identified when the supplier does not have a substantive substitution right. If, based on the agreement, the supplier is actually able to exchange the asset for another during the period of use and if the exchange results in economic benefits, there is no identified asset and no recognition of a right of use takes place.
When accounting for leases, assets in the form of right of use are capitalized and lease liabilities are recognized. CA Immo Group applies practical expedients and does not recognize any rights of use/lease liabilities for short-term leases (less than 1 year) as well as leases with underlying assets of low value (< € 5,000) and software.
Retrospective adjustment of lease payments, for example based on index adjustments are considerered as variable leasing payments and recognized as profit or lass in the current period. An adjustment of a right of use asset/lease liability is only made on the base of future cash outflows.
The following companies and parties are deemed related parties to the CA Immo Group:
–joint ventures, in which CA Immo Group holds an interest
-associated companies, in which CA Immo Group holds an interest (until 12.8.2019)
-the corporate bodies of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft
-IMMOFINANZ AG, Vienna, and its affiliated entities (until 27.9.2018)
-Starwood Capital Group ("Starwood") (from 27.9.2018)
| € K | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Investments in joint ventures | 67.755 | 200,01 |
| Loans | 3,025 | 109 |
| Receivables | 7.841 | 10.374 |
| Liabilities | 8,616 | 127,190 |
| Provisions | 8,345 | 12.858 |
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Joint ventures result | 3,808 | 21.77( |
| Result from sale of joint ventures | -80 | 1.584 |
| Result from joint ventures | 3,729 | 23.354 |
| Other income | 690 | 2,078 |
| Other expenses | -1,092 | -961 |
| Interest income | 902 | 1.043 |
| Interest expense | 0 | -2 |
Outstanding loans to joint ventures and the majority of the receivables from joint ventures as at the reporting date serve to finance the properties. The cumulative impairment loss on loans to joint ventures amounts to € 2,304K (31.12.2018: € 0K). Receivables from joint ventures comprise short-term loans in the amount of € 3,630K (31.12.2018: € 6,244K). Liabilities against joint ventures include long-term loans amounting to € 0K (31.12.2018: € 0K). All receivables have interest rates in line with those prevailing on the market. The remaining receivables are predominantly the result of services performed in Germany. In 2018, liabilities to joint ventures mainly comprised of € 118,084K resulting from an advance dividend payment following the sale of Tower 185, which was held by a joint venture. No guarantees or other forms of security exist in connection with these receivables and liabilities.
No additional impairments or other adjustments to the book values were recognised in profit or loss.
| Transactions with associated companies | ||
|---|---|---|
| €K | 31.12.2019 | "·"·'"" |
| Loans | 0 | 10,067 |
| 2019 | 2018 | |
| Expenses due to associated companies | -2,967 | -2,387 |
| Result from associated companies | -2,967 | -2,387 |
In the third quarter of 2019 took place the closing of the sale of shares in an associated company in Russia as well as loans granted to such company. The cumulative impairment lass recognized on loans to associated companies, including interests amounted to € 15,836K as at 31.12.2018.
Management Board Andreas Quint (from 1.1.2018) Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (from 1.6.2019) Keegan Viscius (from 1.11.2018) Frank Nickel (until 31.3.2018) Dr. Hans Volckens (until 10.10.2018)
Total salary payments (excluding salary-based deductions) to Management Board members active in business year 2019 amounted to € 1,512K (€ 7,976K in 2018). The salary-based deductions totalled € 97K (2018: € 701K). Fixed salary components totalling € 1,290 K ( € 1,138K in 2018) were made up of the basic salary of € 1,254K (2018: € 1,060K) and other benefits (in particular remuneration in kind for cars, expense allowances and travel expenses) of € 36 K (2018: € 79K). In business year 2019, a total of € 117 K (2018: € 68 K) was paid out for Management Board members in the form of contributions to pension funds. As at the balance sheet date 31.12.2019, severance payment provisions for Management Board members totalled € 238K (31.12.2018: € 79K). There are no payment obligations to former members of the Management Board. No loans or advances were granted to Management Board members.
There were no variable salary components during the reporting period (2018: € 4,788K). Bonus payments in the previous year comprised immediate payments in the amount of € 2,319K and payment of the multi-year bonus (phantom shares) in the total amount of € 2,470K. Bonus payments in 2018 included the payment of all short-, medium- and long-term bonuses to all entitled members of the Management Board on the basis of 100% target attainment. Having terminated his employment contract prematurely, Frank Nickel received all outstanding bonus payments (annual and medium-term bonuses) in the amount of € 1,593 K ahead of time. All outstanding bonuses due to Dr. Hans Volckens since 2016 have also been paid. His variable remuneration thus comprised bonus payments of € 350K for 2017 and 2018 each, a proportionate payment for the period up to and including 31.7.2019 and a special bonus for business year 2017 (€ 50K). All 18,017 phantom shares issued since business year 2016, originally with a lock-up, were valued at an agreed price of € 32.00 per share and also paid in full. All bonus payments due to Andreas Quint(€ 1,120K) in connection with the change of control for business year 2018 were also settled in full and in cash ahead of time on 31.10.2018. There was no conversion to phantom shares as otherwise provided for in the remuneration system for Andreas Quint.
Provisions of € 2,773 K (31.12.2018: € OK) had been formed for the Management Board under the variable remuneration system as of 31 December 2019. Of this, immediate payments amounting to € 1,254K were due for payment by 31.5.2020 at the latest. Tranches of phantom shares starting in 2020 (multi-year bonus) account for € 1,520K (31.12.2018: € OK). The conversion rate for the relevant annual bonus proportion of phantom shares is € 28.98 for this tranche.
While special payments amounting to € 1,982K accrued in 2018, such payments only amounted to € 106K in the reporting year. This figure included a sign-on bonus in the amount of € 100 K for Dr. Andreas Schillhofer to compensate for bonus payments not received from his former employer owing to his early resignation. Special payments rendered in connection with the aforementioned change of control in 2018 included compensatory and severance payments totalling € 477 K. In the course of the change of control, Andreas Quint received a retention bonus of € 1,120 K for remaining at CA Immo in future. He was also paid a sign-on bonus of € 300K as compensation for bonus payments not received from his former employer owing to his early resignation. This sign-on bonus was indicated in the consolidated financial statements for 31 December 2017.
| Andreas | Andreas | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | Keegan Viscius Quint (CEO) (CIO) |
Schillhofer | Hans V olkert Volckens (CFO) |
Frank Nickel (CEO / member |
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| since 1.1.2018 | since 1.11.2018 | (CFO) until 10.10.2018 | ofthe | |||||||||
| since 1.6.2019 | Management | |||||||||||
| Board) | ||||||||||||
| until 31.3.2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |
| Fixecl salary | 560 | 560 | 475 | 79 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 100 | 1,254 | 1,060 |
| Otber fees'1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otber benefits31 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 --- | 14 | 9 | 19 ---0 | 0 | 45 | 0 ---21 | 36 | 79 | |||
| Total fixed remuneration | 564 | 564 --- | 489 | 88 | 237 ---0 | 0 | 365 | 0 ---121 | 1,290 | 1,138 | ||
| Annual bonus | 0 --- 560 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 1,158 | 0 ---600 | 0 | 2,319 | ||
| Multi-year bonus | 0 --- 560 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 917 | 0 ---992 | 0 | 2,470 | ||
| Total variable remuneration | 0 --- 1,120 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 2,076 | 0 ---1,593 | 0 | 4,788 | ||
| Ratio fixed to variable | ||||||||||||
| remunerotion | 100:1 --- 34:66 |
100:1 | 100:1 | 100:1 ---n.o. | n.a. | 15:85 | n.o. ---7:93 | 100:1 | 19:81 | |||
| Sign-on bonus | 0 | 300 --- |
0 | 0 | 100 ---0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- | 100 | 300 | |
| Retention bonus | 0 --- 1,120 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 1,120 | |
| Change of control | 0 | 0 - |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 185 | 0 | 0 --- |
0 | 185 |
| Compensatory ancl severance | ||||||||||||
| payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - | 292 | 0 | 57 - | 0 | 349 |
| Relocation service | 0 | 0 - |
6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| Total special payments | 0 � | 6 | 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 0 | 57 | 106 | 1,982 | |
| Contributions to pension plan | 57 -57 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 117 | 68 | |
| Total remuneration | 621 | 3,162 | 537 | 116 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 2,918 | 0 | 1,781 | 1,512 | 7,976 |
n Indudes salary c:omponents paid in 2018 and 2019 only.
2 l Other remuneration for accepting mandates with other corporate bodies within the CA Immo Group and for participating in committee meetings (e.g. attendanc:e fees).
31 Remuneration in kind (company car, expense allowances, travel expenses, etc.)
Elected by the General Meeting: Torsten Hollstein, Chairman Jeffrey G. Dishner, Deputy Chairman (from 9.5.2019) Dr. Florian Koschat, Deputy Chairman Richard Gregson Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Klaus Hirschler Michael Stanton Dr. Monika Wildner (from 9.5.2019) Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert (until 26.10.2018) Dipl.-BW Gabriele Düker (until 25.10.2018) John Nacos (until 9.5.2019)
Delegated by registered share: Sarah Broughton (from 28.9.2018) Lama Rubin (from 28.9.2018) Jeffrey G. Dishner (from 28.9.2018 until 9.5.2019) Stefan Schönauer (until 27.9.2018) Dr. Oliver Schumy (until 27.9.2018)
Delegated by works council: Georg Edinger, BA, REAM (IREBS) Nicole Kubista Sebastian Obermair Walter Sonnleitner (from 10.2.2020) Franz Reitermayer (until 10.2.2020)
As at the balance sheet date, the Supervisory Board comprised seven shareholder representatives elected by the Ordinary General Meeting, two shareholder representatives appointed by registered shares and four employee representatives.
In business year 2019 (for 2018), total remuneration of € 380K (2018: € 361 K) was paid out (including attendance fees of € 106K; € 88K in 2018). Moreover, expenditure of € 205 K was reported in connection with the Supervisory Board in business year 2019 (2018: € 206 K). Of this, cash outlays for travel expenses accounted for approximately € 62 K (2018: € 90K) and other expenditure (including training costs) accounted for € 39K (2018: € 43K). Legal and other consultancy services accounted for € 103 K (2018: € 74K). Consulting costs of € 150K relating to the CFO search process were taken into account in the 2018 consolidated financial statements. No other fees (particularly for consultancy or brokerage activities) and no loans or advances were paid to Supervisory Board members.
Total Supervisory Board remuneration of € 309 K for business year 2019 will be proposed to the Ordinary General Meeting on the basis of the same criteria (fixed annual payment of € 30 K per Supervisory Board member plus attendance fee of € 1,000 per meeting), taking account of the waiver of remuneration for Supervisory Board members appointed on the basis of registered shares or related to the Starwood Group respectively. The remuneration was recognized in the consolidated financial statements as at 31.12.2019.
All business transactions conducted between the company and members of the Supervisory Board which oblige such members to perform services for the CA Immo Group outside of their Supervisory Board activities in return for remuneration of a not inconsiderable value must conform to industry standards and be approved by the Supervisory Board. The same applies to contracts with companies in which a Supervisory Board member has a significant business interest. In 2018, this applied to a deed of donation concluded between CA Immo and the IRE I BS Universitätsstiftung für Immobilienwirtschaft on 16.9.2014 and extended early in 2018, whereby the foundation receives an annual ringfenced amount of € 25 K from CA Immo, 50% of which is made freely available to the former Supervisory Board member Professor Sven Bienert for teaching and research activity at the IRE I BS International Real Estate Business School. Dr.
Monika Wildner is also member of the Supervisory Board of Volksbank Wien AG. At the end of 2019, Volksbank Wien became a long-term tenant of around 14,000 sqm of office space in the CA Immo portfolio building at Dietrichgasse/ Haidingergasse in the Lände 3 district. The lease contract (concluded before the Supervisory Board mandate at CA Immo was accepted) conforms to standard market terms and conditions and generates annual rental income of approximately € 2.3 M. No other fees (particularly for consultancy or brokerage activities) were paid to Supervisory Board members. No loans or advances were granted.
From 2.8.2016 to 27.9.2018, IMMOFINANZ Group (via its 100% owned subsidiary GENA ELF Immobilienholding GmbH) held 25,690,163 bearer shares as well as four registered shares of CA Immo AG representing with approximately 26% of the capital stock the largest single shareholder of the company.
On 2.7.2018, IMMOFINANZ AG announced the sale of its stake in CA Immo AG to SOF-11Klimt CAI S. a.r.l. (formerly: SOF-11 Starlight 10 EUR S.a r.l.), a company managed by Starwood Capital Group. The transaction was closed on 27.9.2018 after release by the competition authorities in charge and approval of the Management Board of CA Immo for the transfer of the four registered shares.
Until 27.9.2018, there was a reciprocal shareholding between the IMMOFINANZ Group and the CA Immo Group. In 2019, the CA Immo Group sold all of its IMMOFINANZ shares. As at 31.12.2018, CA Immo Group held 5,480,556 bearer shares of IMMOFINANZ AG (equivalent to approximately 4.9% of the capital stock of IMMOFINANZ AG).
Since 27.9.2018, SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a r.l. (former SOF-11 Star light 10 EUR S.a r.l.) holds 25,843,562 bearer shares as well as four registered shares of CA Immo AG, with approximately 26.16% of the capital stock representing the largest single shareholder of the company. SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a r.l. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SOF-11 International, SCSp. SOF-11 International, SCSp is part of a group of companies known as Starwood Global Opportunity Fund XI ("SOF-XI"), a discretionary fund. SOF-XI is controlled by related parties of Starwood Capital Group. Starwood Capital Group is a privately owned global alternative investment company and is an investor focusing on global real estate investments.
In 2019, CA Immo Group had an average of 363 white-collar workers (2018: 342) of whom on average 69 (2018: 68) were employed in Austria, 211 (2018: 189) in Germany and 83 (2018: 85) in subsidiaries in Eastern Europe.
The expenses presented in the table below refer to fees from Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.m.b.H"
| €K | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Auditing costs | 396 | 352 |
| Other assurance services | 486 | 260 |
| Other consultancy services | 14 | 16 |
| Total | 896 | 628 |
In the consolidated income statement, the audit expenses, including review amount to € 1,394K (2018: € 1,175K). Out of this, the amount for Ernst & Young entities amounts to € 1,293K (2018: € 1,160K).
In February 2020, CA Immo Group successfully finalized the placement of a € 500 M fixed rate senior unsecured benchmark band with a 7-year maturity and an annual coupon of 0.875%.
In order to further reduce the interest expenses, CA Immo Group repurchased outstanding corporate bonds with a total nominal value of € 98.5 M. Due to the purchase of these bonds above book value, a negative one off effect on result before taxes of approximately € 5.1 M is expected in the first quarter of 2020.
Additionally, CA Immo Group has taken the decision to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure. In order to assert the damage sustained, CA Immo Group will first bring a partial action for an initial sum of € 1 M out of the total damage of € 1.9 billion.
The effects of the COVID-19 virus outbreak (new findings and changes after balance sheet date) cannot be conclusively assessed given the dynamic evolution, however they are subject to ongoing evaluation. Temporary restrictions of the current operations (also caused by exit restrictions/ curfews/ border closings, school and business closings and other constraints) may however occur at the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers as well as authorities. The financial, general business and real estate specific consequences cannot be fully estimated (e.g. payments made by tenants which are not in accordance with the contracts, delays in construction activities, effects on the real estate markets, evolution of covenants for current financings, effects on the planned real estate transactions). CA Immo Group uses a wide range of possible measures to keep the impact as low as possible.
a) Changes in presentation, which have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements
Except the following changes, the presentation and accounting policies remain unchanged compared to previous year:
The new standard defines a lease as a contract that conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange of consideration. To be classified as lease, the contract needs to fulfill the following criteria:
Under IFRS 16, lessors classify all leases in the same manner as under IAS 17, distinguishing between two types of leases, i.e. finance and operating. Lessees, however, do not need to separate between the types of leases but need to recognize an asset as a "right of use" for lease contracts upon commencement and a corresponding leasing liability. Leases of low-value assets as well as leasing of software are excluded.
The changes of IFRS 16 on the operating leases of CA Immo Group mainly refer to leases of cars, furniture and office equipment, rental agreements and usufruct. CA Immo Group applies the practical expedient not to recognize right of use assets/lease liabilities for short-term leases (less than 1 year) and leases with underlying asset of low value (< € 5,000) and software.
The application of IFRS 16 results in the recognition of a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability in those cases where CA Immo Group is lessee and not owner of a land plot. Relevant contracts for CA Immo Group refer to land plots in Poland and Serbia. Additionally, the rent of parking spaces which are further subleased, also leads to the recognition of a right of use asset and a lease liability. The right of use assets arising from both circumstances are presented as investment property.
In the course of the implementation project of IFRS 16 the components of operating costs charged to tenants have been analysed. IFRS 16 differentiates between leasing components, other services (non-lease components in scope of IFRS 15) as well as components, within a contract, that do not result in a service performed by the lessor. The analysis of the service charges concluded that their individual components have to be assessed and recognized separately. The components of service charges are separated into those where CA Immo Group has an obligation to render a service
(service charges within the scope of IFRS 15) and those where the lessees do not receive a separate service, but that have to be reimbursed as part of service charge reconciliation (for example property taxes, building insurance, usufruct related expenses). In 2018, CA Immo Group presented the service charges for properties in the income statement as operating expenses and the income as operating costs charged to tenants. Starting 2019, CA Immo Group separately presents the income from the reinvoiced service charges, depending on the allocation according to IFRS 16 or IFRS 15. Those service charge components, within the scope ofIFRS 16, are allocated to the rental income (€ 10,227K). The related costs are presented as other expenses directly related to properties rented ( € -9,992 K), respectively with regard to the right of use assets for land plots into interest expense € -1, 100 K and revaluation result € 187 K. Starting 2019, operating expenses and operating costs charged to tenants only include components within the scope of IFRS 15, where CA Immo Group rendered a service.
CA Immo Group does not apply IFRS 16 retrospectively (no restatement of previous years comparatives) and recognizes the right of use assets in the same amount as the lease liabilities as at 1.1.2019.
| €K | 31.12.2018 | Change due to | 1.1.2019 according |
|---|---|---|---|
| as reported | IFRS 16 | to IFRS 16 | |
| ASSETS | |||
| Investment properties | 3,755,196 | 31,835 | 3,787,031 |
| Own usecl properties | 5,223 | 9,561 | 14,784 |
| Office furniture ancl equipment | 5,938 | 957 | 6,895 |
| Long-term assets | 4,690,748 | 42,353 | 4,733,100 |
| Short-term assets | 664,757 | 0 | 664,757 |
| Total assets | 5,355,504 | 42,353 | 5,397,857 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 2,639,697 | 0 | 2,639,697 |
| Shareholders' equity as a % oftotal assets | 49.3% | 48.9% | |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 1,723,749 | 38,573 | 1,762,321 |
| Long-term liabilities | 2,167,353 | 38,573 | 2,205,926 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 219,645 | 3,780 | 223,426 |
| Short-term liabilities | 548,454 | 3,780 | 552,235 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 5,355,504 | 42,353 | 5,397,857 |
The initial application of IFRS 16 (not retrospective, no restatement of previous year's comparatives) has the following effects on the consolidated balance sheet:
The following table shows the reconciliation of the minimum lease payments as at 31.12.2018 to the lease liabilities and right of use assets as at 1.1.2019:
| €K | 31.12.2018/1.1.2019 |
|---|---|
| Minimum lease payments as at 31.12.2018 (as reported) | 104,425 |
| Not identifiable assets | -1, 302 |
| Leases of low-value assets | -11 |
| Short-term leases | -45 |
| Software | -130 |
| Lease payments as at 1.1.2019 recognized under IFRS 16 | 102,936 |
| Interest effect on right of use assets | -60, 583 |
| Right ofuse assets/lease liabilities recognized as at 1.1.2019 under IFRS 16 | 42,353 |
As interest rate, the incremental borrowing rate was used. Based on internal determination, the interest rate for the appropriate duration for each country was set. Average interest rate amounted as at 1.1.2019 to 3.28%.
CA Immo Group has changed the presentation of the segment reporting compared to the consolidated financial statements for 2018. Following the decision of the Management Board, the main decision maker, the internal reporting was changed so that Serbia will now be part of the Eastern Europe other regions segment. Consequently, a transfer between the two reported regions is recognized: Serbia will be included in Eastern Europe other regions (until now Eastern Europe core regions).
Reporting segment Eastern Europe core regions will now comprise Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania, while the reporting segment Eastern Europe other regions will include Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, Slovakia and Serbia. The 2018 comparative amounts (including the countries Bulgaria and Ukraine in the reporting segment Eastern Europe other regions) were correspondingly restated.
| €K | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | |||||||
| 2018 | Income Development | Total | Income Development | Total | Income | |||
| producing | (as reported) | (as reported) | producing | (as reported) | (as reported) | producing | ||
| (as reported) | (as reported) | adjustment | ||||||
| Rental income | 99,778 | 899 | 100,677 | 10,329 | 0 | 10,329 | -6,878 | |
| Rental income with other operating segments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating costs charged to tenants | 34,498 | 254 | 34,752 | 3,679 | 0 | 3,679 | -2,039 | |
| Operating expenses | -36,709 | -365 | -37,074 | -3,972 | 0 | -3,972 | 2,547 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties | ||||||||
| rented | -4,840 | -30 | -4,870 | -748 | 0 | -748 | 268 | |
| Net rental income | 92,728 | 757 | 93,485 | 9,288 | 0 | 9,288 | -6,102 | |
| Other expenses directly related to properties | ||||||||
| under development | 0 | -722 | -722 | 0 | -17 | -17 | 0 | |
| Result from trading and construction works | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Result from the sale of in vestment properties | -1,526 | 1,177 | -349 | 8,825 | 173 | 8,998 | 0 | |
| Income from services rendered | 479 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indirect expenses | -13,781 | -656 | -14,437 | -642 | -74 | -716 | 723 | |
| Other operating income | 391 | 340 | 731 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -23 | |
| EBITDA | 78,291 | 896 | 79,187 | 17,476 | 82 | 17,558 | -5,402 | |
| Depreciation and impairment/reversal | -453 | 0 | -453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Result from revaluation | 43,237 | 8,951 | 52,188 | -2,707 | -10 | -2,717 | 1,736 | |
| Result from joint ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Result of operations (EBIT) | 121,075 | 9,847 | 130,922 | 14,769 | 72 | 14,841 | -3,665 | |
| Timing of revenue recognition | - - |
- - | ||||||
| Properties held for trading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sale of investment properties | 447 | 8,927 | 9,374 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 0 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred at a point in | ||||||||
| time | 447 | 8,927 | 9,374 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 0 | |
| Income from the sale of properties and | ||||||||
| construction works | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from services rendered | 479 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 - transferred over time | 479 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total income IFRS 15 | 926 | 8,927 | 9,853 | 8,635 | 1,118 | 9,753 | 0 | |
| 31.12.2018 | ||||||||
| Properties | 1,723,900 | 88,755 | 1,812,655 | 97,014 | 3,900 | 100,914 | -96,000 | |
| Other assets | 136,613 | 18,153 | 154,767 | 4,718 | 16,245 | 20,963 | 37,988 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 401 | 0 | 401 | 447 | 0 | 447 | -5 | |
| Segment assets | 1,860,914 | 106,908 | 1,967,823 | 102,179 | 20,145 | 122,324 | -58,017 | |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 794,916 | 66,214 | 861,130 | 49,218 | 9,448 | 58,666 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 47,690 | 9,005 | 56,695 | 2,546 | 7 | 2,553 | -1,917 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax liabilities incl. current income lax | ||||||||
| liabilities | 44,479 | 817 | 45,296 | 918 | 559 | 1,477 | -4,780 | |
| Liabilities | 887,085 | 76,036 | 963,121 | 52,682 | 10,014 | 62,696 | -6,697 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 973,829 | 30,873 | 1,004,702 | 49,498 | 10,131 | 59,628 | -51,321 | |
| Capital expenditure | 225,926 | 24,971 | 250,897 | 1,854 | 0 | 1,854 | -1,250 |
| Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core regions | other regions | core regions | other regions | |||||||
| Development | Total | Income Development | Total | Income | Development | Total restated | Income Development | Total restated | ||
| adjustment | adjustment | producing | adjustment | adjustment producing | restated | producing | restated | |||
| adjustment | restated | restated | ||||||||
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-6,878 | 6,878 | 0 | 6,878 | 92,900 | 899 | 93,799 | 17,207 | 0 | 17,207 |
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| 0 | -2,039 | 2,039 | 0 | 2,039 | 32,459 | 254 | 32,713 | 5,718 | 0 | 5,718 |
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| -1 | -6,103 | 6,102 | 1 | 6,103 | 86,626 | 757 | 87,383 | 15,390 | 0 | 15,390 |
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| 0 | -4,780 | 4,780 | 0 | 4,780 | 39,699 | 817 | 40,517 | 5,698 | 559 | 6,257 |
| 0 | -6,697 | 47,824 | 0 | 47,824 | 880,388 | 76,036 | 956,424 | 100,505 | 10,014 | 110,519 |
| 0 | -51,320 | 51,320 | 0 | 51,320 | 922,508 | 30,873 | 953,381 | 100,818 | 10,131 | 110,949 |
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The following standards and interpretations, already adopted by the EU, were applicable for the business year 2019:
| Standard / Interpretation | Content | Entry into force1) |
|---|---|---|
| Amendments to IFRS 9 | Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation | 1.1.2019 |
| IFRIC 23 | Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments | 1.1.2019 |
| Amendments to IAS 28 | Investments in associated companies and joint ventures | 1.1.2019 |
| Amendments to IAS 19 | Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement | 1.1.2019 |
| Annual Improvements (2015-2017) | Miscellaneous | 1.1.2019 |
1) The standards and interpretations are to be applied to business years commencing on or after the effective date.
| Standard / Interpretation | Content | Entry into force1) |
|---|---|---|
| Amendments to references to the conceptual | ||
| framework in IFRS standards | Revised conceptual framework of IFRS standards | 1.1.2020 |
| Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 | Definition of Material | 1.1.202 |
| Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 | Interest Rate Benchmark Reform | 1.1.2020 |
| Amendments to IFRS 3 | Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations | 1.1.2020 |
| IFRS 17 | Insurance Contracts | 1.1.20232 |
| Amendments to IAS 1 | Classification of liabilities as current or non-current | 1.1.20222 |
11 The standards and interpretations are to be applied to business years commencing on or after the effective date.
2) Not yet adopted by the EU as of the reporting date envisaged by an EU Regulation may differ from the date indicated by the IASB.
The above listed revisions and interpretations are not being early adopted by CA Immo Group.
The effects of the first time application of IFRS 17 (Insurance contracts) have not been conclusively analysed. The first time adoption of the remaining new regulations is not expected to have a material impact.
The following companies are included in the consolidated financial statements in addition to CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft:
| Company | Registered | Nominal | Currency | Interest Consolidation method'1 |
Foundation / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | in% | First time consolidation |
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| in 2019'1 | ||||||
| CA Immo Holding B.V. | Amsterdam | 51,200,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Europolis Holding B.V. | Amsterdam | 2 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo d.o.o. | Beigrade | 32,523,047 | RSD | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Sava City d.o.o. | Beigrade | 4,273,618,689 | RSD | 100 | FC | |
| TM Immo d.o.o. | Beigrade | 1,307,737,295 | RSD | 100 | FC | |
| BA Business Center s.r.o. | Bratislava | 7,503,200 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Holding Szolgaltat6 Kft | Budapest | 13,000,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Real Estate Management Hungary K.f.t. | Budapest | 54,510,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Canada Square Kft. | Budapest | 12,510,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| COM PARK Ingatlanberuhazasi Kft | Budapest | 3,040,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Durra Business Hotel Ingatlanfejlesztö Kft. | Budapest | 1,370,097 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Durra Irodahaz Kft. | Budapest | 838,082 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Durra Termal Hotel Kft. | Budapest | 1,182,702 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS CityGate IngatlanberuhazasiKft | Budapest | 13,010,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Europolis Infopark Kft. | Budapest | 3,000,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS IPW Ingatlanberuhazasi Kft | Budapest | 54,380,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Europolis Park Airport Kft. | Budapest | 19,900,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Europolis Tarnok Ingatlanberuhazasi Kft | Budapest | 3,000,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Kapas Center Kft. | Budapest | 772,560,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Kilb Kft. | Budapest | 30,000,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Millennium Irodahaz Kft. | Budapest | 3,017,200 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| R 70 Invest Budapest Kft. | Budapest | 5,270,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| Vaci 76Kft. | Budapest | 3,100,000 | HUF | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Campus 6.1. S.R.L. | Buchares! | 114,000 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| CA IMMO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| ROMANIA S.R.L. | Bucharest | 989,570 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS ORHIDEEA B.C. SRL | Buchares! | 91,394,530 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS SEMA PARK SRL | Bucharest | 139,180,000 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| INTERMED CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT SRL | Buchares! | 31,500,330 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| Opera Center One S.R.L. | Bucharest | 27,326,150 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| Opera Center Two S.R.L. | Bucharest | 7,310,400 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| S.C. BBP Leasing S.R.L. | Bucharest | 14,637,711 | RON | 100 | FC |
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| Company | Registered | Nominal | Currency | Interest | Consolidation | Foundation / |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | in % | method) | First time | ||
| consolidation | ||||||
| in 2019" | ||||||
| VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY SRL | Bucharest | 216 | RON | 100 | FC | |
| Blitz F07-neunhundert-sechzig-acht GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Blitz F07-neunhundert-sechzig-neun GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Deutschland GmbH | Frankfurt | 5,000,000 | EUR | 100 | FC. | |
| CA Immo Elf GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo GB Eins GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 25,000 | FUR | 94.9 | FC | |
| CA Immo GB Eins Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Invest GmbH | Frankfurt | 50,000 | EUR | 100 | FC. | |
| CA Immo Sechzehn Beteiligungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25.000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Sechzehn GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Spreebogen Betriebs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Zehn GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC. | |
| CA Immo Zwölf Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CM Komplementär F07-888 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 94.9 | FC. | |
| DRG Deutsche Realitäten GmbH | Frankfurt | 500,000 | EUR | 493 | AEJV | |
| CAINE B.V. | Hoofddorp | 18,151 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| ALBERIQUE LIMITED | Limassol | 1,325 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| BEDELLAN PROPERTIES LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 12,705 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC KAPPA LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 12,439 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC LAMBDA LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 458,451 | EUR | 100 | FC. | |
| EPC LEDUM LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 14,053 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC OMIKRON LIMITED .L. | Limassol | 57,114 | FOR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC PI LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 2,310 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC PLATINUM LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 2,864 | EUR | 100 | FC. | |
| EPC RHO LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 2,390 | EUR | 100 | FC |
1) FC full consolidation, AEJV at equity consolidaton joint ventures 20 F foundation, A acquisition
3) Common control
| Company | Registered | Nominal | Currency | Interest | Consolidation | Foundation / |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | in% | method'1 | First time | ||
| consolidation in | ||||||
| 2019'1 | ||||||
| EPC THREE LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 2,491,634 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EPC TWO LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 970,092 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS REAL ESTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| LIMITED i. L. | Limassol | 2,500 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| OPRAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED i.L. | Limassol | 3,411 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| HARILDO LIMITED i.L. | Nicosia | 1,500 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| VESESTO LIMITED i.L. | Nicosia | 1,700 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| 4P - Immo. Praha s.r.o. | Prague | 200,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Real Estate Management | ||||||
| Czech Republic s.r.o. | Prague | 1,000,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Alfa, s.r.o. | Prague | 1,000,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Amazon, s.r.o. | Prague | 1,000,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Beta, s.r.o. | Prague | 73,804,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Delta, s.r.o. | Prague | 1,000,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Gama, s.r.o. | Prague | 96,931,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP !SC, s.r.o. | Prague | 1,000,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| RCP Zeta, s.r.o. | Prague | 200,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| Visionary Prague, s.r.o. | Prague | 200,000 | CZK | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Bitwy Warszawskiej Sp. z o.o. | Warsaw | 47,016,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA IMMO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| POLAND Sp. z o. o. | Warsaw | 565,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Saski Crescent Sp. z o.o. | Warsaw | 140,921,250 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Saski Point Sp. z o.o. | Warsaw | 55,093,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Warsaw Spire B Sp. z o.o | Warsaw | 5,050,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Warsaw Spire C Sp. z o.o | Warsaw | 2,050,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Warsaw Towers Sp. z o.o. | Warsaw | 155,490,900 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Wsp6lna Sp. z o.o. | Warsaw | 46,497,000 | FLN | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Sienna Center Sp.z o.o. | Warsaw -- |
116,912� | FLN | 100 | FC | - |
11 FC full consolidation, AEJV at equity consolidation joint ventures
21 F foundation, A acquisition
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| Company | Registered | Nominal | Currency | Interest | Consolidation Foundation / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | in% | method'1 | First time | ||
| consolidation | ||||||
| in 2019'1 | ||||||
| Avielen Beteiligungs GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| BIL-S Superädifikatsverwaltungs GmbH | Vienna | 70,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo BIP Liegenschaftsverwaltung GmbH | Vienna | 3,738,127 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Galleria Liegenschaftsverw, GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Germany Holding GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo International Holding GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo LP GmbH | Vienna | 146,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Rennweg 16 GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immobilien Anlagen Bet Fin KG | Vienna | 14,811 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo-RI-Residential Prop Holding GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien Eins GmbH & Co KG | Vienna | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien Zwei GmbH & Co KG | Vienna | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Erdberger Lände 26 Projekt GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS CE Alpha Holding GmbH | Vienna | 36,336 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS CE Rho Holding GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| EUROPOLIS GmbH | Vienna | 5,000,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| omniCon Baumanagement GmbH | Vienna | 100,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| PHI Finanzbeteiligungs und Investment GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Europolis Zagrebtower d,o,o, | Zagreb | 15,347,000 | HRK | 100 | FC |
11 FC full consolidation, AEJV at equity consolidation joint ventures
21 F foundation, A acquisition
As at 31.12.2019, CA Immo Group held 99.7% of shares in CA Immo Deutschand GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (or simply Frankfurt). The following subsidiaries, shares in joint ventures and associated companies of CA Immo Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt, are therefor also included in the consolidated financial statements:
| Company | Registered office |
capital | in% | Nominal Currency Interest Consolidation method'1 |
Foundation / First time consolidation in 2019'1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Immo Berlin Bärenquellbrauerei GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Bärenquellbrauerei Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin DGSB Projekt GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin DGSB Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Europaplatz 01 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Europaplatz 01 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Europaplatz 03 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Europaplatz 03 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Europaplatz 04 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | F |
| CA Immo Berlin Hallesches Ufer GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier 4 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier 7 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier 8 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier 8 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier 9 GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartier Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Mitte 01 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Mitte 01 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Mitte 02 GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Mitte 02 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Schöneberger Ufer Beteiligungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Schöneberger Ufer GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Berlin Schöneberger Ufer Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo DüsseldorfBelsenPark MK 2.1 | ||||||
| Projekt GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo DüsseldorfBelsenPark MK 3 Projekt GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo DüsseldorfBelsenPark Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Frankfurt Karlsruher Straße GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt | 5,__(l_(l_(l_ | EUR | 100 -- |
FC -- - |
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| Company | Registered | Nominal Currency Interest in % Consolidation | Foundation / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | method'1 | First time consolidation |
|||
| in 2019'1 | ||||||
| CA Immo Frankfurt Karlsruher Straße Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Frankfurt Nord 4 GmbH & Co, KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Frankfurt Nord 4 Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Frankfurt ONE Betriebs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Frankfurt ONE GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München MI 1 - Arnulfpark | ||||||
| Grundstücksverwertungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München MK 6 - Arnulfpark | ||||||
| Grundstücksverwertungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| omniCon Gesellschaft für innovatives Bauen mbH | Frankfurt | 100,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Stadthafenquartier Europacity Berlin GmbH & Co, KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Stadthafenquartier Europacity Berlin Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen MI GmbH & Co, KG | Frankfurt | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | F |
| Baumkirchen MI Verwaltungs GmbH | Frankfurt | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | F |
| Baumkirchen MK GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 10,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Baumkirchen MK Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Baumkirchen WA 1 GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen WA 1 Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen WA 2 GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen WA 2 Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen WA 3 GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Baumkirchen WA 3 Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| CA Immo Bayern Betriebs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Fonds Services GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München Ambigon | ||||||
| Nymphenburg GmbH & Co. KG | Grünwald | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München Ambigon | ||||||
| Nymphenburg Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München Nymphenburg GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo München Nymphenburg Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Projektentwicklung Bayern GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 255,646 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Projektentwicklung Bayern Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,565 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CAMG Zollhafen HI IV V GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 105,000 | EUR | 503 )1 |
AEJV | |
| CAMG Zollhafen HI IV V Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50'n[ | AEJV | |
| CPW Immobilien GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 5,000 | EUR | 33,32"1 | AEJV : |
|
| CPW Immobilien Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 33,343i | AEJV | |
| Eggarten Projektentwicklung GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 16,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Eggarten Projektentwicklung Verwaltung GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Kontorhaus Arnulfpark Betriebs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Kontorhaus Arnulfpark GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 100,000 | EUR | 99,93 | FC | |
| Kontorhaus Arnulfpark Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| SKYGARDEN Arnulfpark GmbH & Co, KG | Grünwald | 100,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| SKYGARDEN Arnulfpark Verwaltungs GmbH | Grünwald | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV |
1 l FC full consolidation, AEJV at equity consolidation joint ventures
21F foundation, A acquisition
3 l Common control
| Company | Registered | Nominal- | Currency | Interest | Consolidatio | Foundation/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | capital | in % | nmethod1) | First time | ||
| consolidation | ||||||
| in 20192) | ||||||
| Congress Centrum Skyline Plaza Beteiligung GmbH | Hamburg | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Congress Centrum Skyline Plaza GmbH & Co. KG | Hamburg | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Congress Centrum Skyline Plaza Verwaltung GmbH | Hamburg | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| REC Frankfurt Objektverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH i.L. | Hamburg | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| CA Immo Mainz Hafenspitze GmbH | Mainz | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Mainz Quartiersgarage GmbH | Mainz | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Mainz Rheinallee III GmbH&Co. KG | Mainz | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Mainz Rheinwiesen II GmbH & Co. KG | Mainz | 5,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| CA Immo Mainz Verwaltungs GmbH | Mainz | 25,000 | EUR | 100 | FC | |
| Mainzer Hafen GmbH | Mainz | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Marina Zollhafen GmbH | Mainz | 25,000 | EUR | 37,53 | AEJV | |
| Zollhafen Mainz GmbH & Co. KG | Mainz | 1,200,000 | IFICIR | 50.13 | AEJV | |
| SEG Kontorhaus Arnulfpark Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH | München | 25,000 | EUR | 99 | FC | |
| Skyline Plaza Generalübernehmer GmbH & Co. KG | Oststeinbek | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Skyline Plaza Generalübernehmer Verwaltung GmbH | Oststeinbek | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Boulevard Süd 4 Verwaltungs-GmbH | Ulm | 25,000 | EUR | 50 | AEJV | |
| Boulevard Süd 4 GmbH & Co. KG | Ulm | 200,000 | ET JR | 50 | AETV |
1) FC full consolidation, AEJV at equity consolidation joint ventures
2) F foundation, A acquisition
3) Common control
Vienna, 25.3.2020
The Management Board
Andreas Quint (Chief Executive Officer)
Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (Member of the Management Board)
Keegan Viscius (Member oft he Management Board)
The management board confirms to the best of their knowledge that the consolidated financial statements of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of CA Immo Group and its consolidated financial performance and of its consolidated cash flows and that the group management report gives a true and fair view of the business development, the financial performance, and financial position of the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties the CA Immo Group faces.
Vienna, 25.3.2020
The Management Board
Andreas Quint (Chief Executive Officer)
Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (Member of the Management Board)
Keegan Viscius (Member oft he Management Board)
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of
and of its subsidiaries (the Group) comprising thc consolidatcd statcmcnt of financial position as of Dcccmbcr 31, 2019, the c:onsolidated statement of profit or loss and other c:omprnhensive irn:ome, the consolidated statement of changcs in cquity ancl thc consoliclatccl statcment of cash flows for thc fiscal ycar thcn cndcd and thc notes to thc consolidated financial statHments.
Bascd on our audit thc accompanying consolidatcd financial statcmcnts wcrc prcparcd in accordancc with thc legal rngulations and prnsent fairly, in all matHrial rnspec:ts, the assets and the finarn:ial position of the Croup as of Dm:emher 31, 2019 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the Tnternational f/inancial Reportings Standards (lFRS) as adoptcd by EU. and thc additional rcquircmcnts undcr Section 245a Austrian Company Code UCB.
We c:onducted our audit in ac:c:ordarn:e with the rngulation (EU) no. 537/2014 (in the following "EU rngulation") and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with Tnternational Standards on Auditing (lSA). Our rcsponsibilitics undcr thosc rcgulations and standards arc furthcr dcscribcd in the "Auditor's Responsihilities for thH Audit of the r:onsolidated Finarn:ial Statements" sec:tion of our rnport. We am independent of the Group in accordance with the Austrian General Accepted Accounting Principles and professional requirements and wo havc fulfillcd our othcr cthical responsibilities in accordancc with these rcquirements. Wo bclicvc tlrnt the audit evidenrn we have ohtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a hasis for our opinion.
Key audit matters arn those matters that, in our profässional judgment, wern of most signific:arn:e in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the fiscal year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidatcd financial statcmcnts as a wholc, and in forming our opinion thcrcon, and wo do not providc a separate opinion on these matters.
Thc following arc thc kcy audit mattcrs that wo idcntified:
Valuation of Investment Propcrty
CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft rcports investmcnt propcrties in thc amount of TEUR 4,292,893 and investment properties under development in the amount of TEUR 817,107 in its consolidatHd finarn:ial statHments as of December 31, ;!019. The consol idated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 also include a result from revaluation amounting to TEUR 462,767.
Investment propcrties arc measurcd at fair valuc based on valuation rcports from external, indcpendcnt valuation cxperts.
Thc valuation of invcstmcnt propcrtics is subject to material assumptions and cstimatcs. Thc material risk for cvery individual property exists when determining assumptions and Hstimates such as the disc:ount-/c:apitalization rate and rental income and for investment properties under development the construction and development costs to completion and the developer's profit. A minor change in these assumptions and estimates can have a material impact on the valuation of investment properties.
The respective disclosures relating to significant judgements, assumptions and estimates are shown in Section "3.1 Long-term property assets" in the consolidated financial statements.
To address this risk, we have critically assessed the assumptions and estimates made by management and the external valuation experts and performed, among others, the following audit procedures with involvement of our internal property valuation experts:
Assessment of concept and design of the underlying property valuation process
-Assessment of the competence, capability and objectivity of the external valuation experts engaged by management
Management is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU, and the additional requirements under Section 245a Austrian Company Code UGB for them to present a true and fair view of the assets, the financial position and the financial performance of the Group and for such internal controls as management determines are necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material mis-statement, whether due to fraud or error,
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the EU regulation and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing, which require the application of ISA, always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the EU regulation and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing, which require the application of ISA, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.
We communicate with the Audit Committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide the Audit Committee with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with the Audit Committee, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Pursuant to Austrian Generally Accounting Principles, the management report for the Group is to be audited as to whether it is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and as to whether the management report for the Group was prepared in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the management report for the Group in accordance with Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Austrian Standards on Audit of the management report for the Group.
In our opinion, the management report for the Group was prepared in accordance with the valid legal requirements, comprising the details in accordance with Section 243a Austrian Company Code UGB, and is consistent with the consolidated financial statements.
Based on the findings during the audit of the consolidated financial statements and due to the thus obtained understanding concerning the Group and its circumstances no material misstatements in the management report for the Group came to our attention.
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report and the annual financial report (but does not include the consolidated financial statements, the management report for the Group and the auditor's report thereon). From the other information we received the "Consolidated Corporate Governance Report" prior to the date of this auditor's report. The annual report and the annual financial report including the remaining other information therein is estimated to be provided to us after the date of the auditor's report. Dur opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information, as soon as it is available, and, in doing so, to consider whether - based on our knowledge obtained in the audit the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
We were elected as auditor by the ordinary general meeting at May 9, 2019. We were appointed by the Supervisory Board onJune 13, 2019. We are auditors since the financial year 2017.
We confirm that the audit opinion in the Section "Report on the consolidated financial statements" is consistent with the additional report to the audit committee referred to in article 11 of the EU regulation.
We declare that no prohibited non-audit services (article 5 par. 1 of the EU regulation) were provided by us and that we remained independent of the audited company in conducting the audit.
Vienna, March 25, 2020
Ernst & Young
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Mag. Alexander Wlasto mp
Mag. (FH) Isabelle Vollmer mp
Wirtschaftsprüfer / Certified Public Accountant
Wirtschaftsprüferin / Certified Public Accountant
*)This report is a translation of the original report in German, which is solely valid. Publication or sharing with third partics of the consolidated financial statements together with our auditor's opinion is only allowed if the consolidated financial statements and the management report for the Group are identical with the Cerman audited version. This audit opinion is only applicable to the German and complete consolidated financial statements with the management report for the Group. Section 281 paragraph 2 UGB (Austrian Company Code) applics to alternated versions.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT
| Financial Statements as at 31.12.2019 | 189 |
|---|---|
| Balance Sheet as at 31.12.2019 | 189 |
| Income statement for the year ended 31.12.2019 | 191 |
| Notes on the financial statements for the year ended 31.12.2019 | 192 |
| Asset analysis for the business year 2019 | 211 |
| Information about Group companies | 213 |
| Management Report | 214 | |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration of the Managing Board due to section 124 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (Börsegesetz) | 234 | |
| Auditor's Report | 235 |
Contact/Disclaimer/Imprint
241
| 31,12.2019 | 31,12.2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| € | € 1,000 | ||
| A. Fixed assets | |||
| I. Intangible fixed assets |
|||
| Software | |||
| 427,323.57 | m,m,s,F 271 |
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| II. Tangible fixed assets | |||
| 1. Land and buildings | 250,895,108.46 | 241,736 | |
| ofwhich land value: € 47,250,999.81; 31.12.2018: € 41,016K | |||
| 2. Other assets, office furniture ancl equipment | 1,474,452.69 | 729 | |
| 3. Prepayments made and construction in progress | 0.00 | 613 | |
| 252,369,561,15 | 243,078 | ||
| III. Financial assets | |||
| 1. Investments in affiliated companies | 2,600,186,367.59 | 2,716,231 | |
| 2. Loans to affiliated companies | 680,530,054.53 | 752,583 | |
| 3.Investments in associatecl companies | 273,352.50 | 273 | |
| 4. Other loans | 1.00 | 3,589 | |
| 3,280,989,775.62 | 3,472,676 | ||
| 3,533,786,660.34 | 3,716,025 | ||
| B. Current assets | |||
| I. Receivables |
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| 1. Trade receivables | 1,594,158.25 | 160 | |
| 2. Receivables from affiliated companies | 29,123,326.29 | 30,164 | |
| 3. Recei vables from associatecl companies | 0.00 | 12 | |
| 4. Other receivables | ,,wo,mm | ||
| 31,997,964.15 | F -30,351 |
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| II. Cash and cash equivalents | 60,285,208.70 | 95,066 | |
| 92,283,172.85 | 125,418 | ||
| C. Deferred charges | |||
| D. Deferred tax asset | ,,,,,,,,,,,,� 0.00 |
1,141 | |
| 3,629,907,245.50 | 3,847,356 |
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | 31.12,2019 | 31.12,2018 |
|---|---|---|
| € | € 1,000 | |
| A, Shareholders' equity | ||
| I. Share capital |
||
| Share capital drawn | 718,336,602.72 | 718,337 |
| Treasury shares | - 42,020,868.99 | - 42,021 |
| 676,315,733.73 | 676,316 | |
| II. Tied capital reserves |
854,841,594.68 | 854,841 |
| III. Tied reserves for treasury shares | 42,020,868.99 | 42,021 |
| IV. Net profit | 907,529,931.54 | 944,552 |
| of which prallt carried forward: € 860,826,542.40; 31.12.2018: € 766,007 K | ||
| 2,480,708,128.94 | 2,517,730 | |
| B. Grants from public funds | 297,434.77 | 307 |
| C. Provisions | ||
| 1. Provision for severance payment | 336,193.00 | 182 |
| 2. Tax provisions | 1,240,000.00 | 2,816 |
| 3. Provision for deferred laxes | 352,252.52 | 0 |
| 4. Other provisions | 17,931,526.76 | 12,371 |
| 19,859,972.28 | 15,369 | |
| D. Liabilities | ||
| 1. Bonds | 990,000,000.00 | 990,000 |
| of which convertible: € 200,000,000.00; 31.12.2018: € 200,000 K | ||
| thereof with a residual term of more than one year: € 990,000,000.00; 31.12.2018: € 990,000 K | ||
| 2. Liabilities to banks | 111,908,470.85 | 109,684 |
| thereofwith a residual term of up to one year: € 29,571,269.85; 31.12.2018: € 25,499K | ||
| thereof with a residual term of more than one year: € 82,337,201.00; 31.12.2018: € 84,185 K | ||
| 3. Trade payables | 635,774.91 | 969 |
| thereofwith a residual term of up to one year: € 471,838.20 ; 31.12.2018: € 730K | ||
| thereof with a residual term of more than one year: € 163,936.71; 31.12.2018: € 239 K | ||
| 4. Payables to affiliated companies | 5,046,792.48 | 195,206 |
| thereof with a residual term of up to one year: € 5,046,792.48; 31.12.2018: € 195,206 K | ||
| 5. Other liabililies | 15,288,045.64 | 15,933 |
| ofwhich from laxes:€ 381,340.59; 31.12.2018: € 671 K | ||
| of which social security related: € 114,529.72; 31.12.2018: € 188 K | ||
| thereof with a residual term of up to one year: € 15,288,045.64; 31.12.2018: € 15,933 K | ||
| 1,122,879,083.88 | 1,311,792 | |
| thereof with a residual term of up to one year: € 50,377,946.17; 31.12.2018: € 237,368 K | ||
| thereof with a residual term of more than one year: € 1,072,501,137.71; 31.12.2018: € 1,074,424 K | ||
| E. Deferred income | 6,162,625.63 | 2,158 |
| 3,629,907,245.50 | 3,847,356 |
| 1. Grass revenues 2. Other operating income |
€ | € 28,882,740.68 |
€ 1,000 | € 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31,120 | ||||
| a) Income from the sale and reversal of impairment lasses of fixed assets except | ||||
| of financial assets | 6,235,393.53 | 8,886 | ||
| b)Income from the reversal of provisions | 1,562,302.98 | 381 | - - | |
| c) Other income | 676,064.06 | 9,598 | ||
| 3. Staff expense | ,,,,,"l:: | |||
| a) Salaries - 11,642,642.67 |
- 13,016 | - - | ||
| b) Social expenses - 2,327,541.07 |
-15,544 | |||
| thereof expenses in connection with pensions: € 264,298.66; 2018: € 231 K | -"· '"""·" 1------=--""'- |
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| thereof expenses for severance payments and payments into staff welfare funds: | ||||
| € 263,572.99; 2018: € 227 K | - - | |||
| thereof payments relating to statutory social security contributions as weil as | ||||
| payments dependent on remuneration and compulsory contributions: | ||||
| € 1,658,178.03; 2018: € 1,968 K | · · |
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| 4. Depreciation on intangible fixed assets and tangible fixed assets | " · -" ' "' " 1 |
-6,802 | ||
| of which unscheduled depreciation in accordance with � 204 para. 2 | ||||
| Commercial Code: € 9,571,296.18; 2018: €OK | - - | |||
| 5. Other operating expenses | ||||
| a) Taxes | - 548,689.85 | - 1,087 | ||
| b) Other expenses - 15,917,525.94 |
-16,466,215.79 | - 17,286 | -18,373 | |
| 6. Subtotal from !irres 1 to 5 ( operating result) | -10,447,065.87 i | -1 | ||
| 7. Income from investments | " "' '"'" 192,269,202.01 i |
28,131 | ||
| of which from affiliated companies: € 182,882,005.71 ; 2018: € 28,004 K | - - | |||
| 8. Income from loans from financial assets | 21,461 | |||
| ofwhich from affiliated companies: € 21,527,612.35; 2018: € 20,975 K | 1 · · |
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| 9. Other interest and similar income | 11,705.41 | 1 - - | ||
| ofwhich from affiliated companies: € 11,190; 2018: € OK | ||||
| 10. Income from the disposal and revaluation of financial assets | 1 '·" ·"'·" ' |
163,054 | ||
| 11. Expenses for financial assets and interest receivables in current assets, thereof | -138,603,405.61 | -7,496 - - | ||
| a) Impairment: € 137,045,302.59; 2018: € 5,572 K | ||||
| b) Bad debt allowance of interest receivables € 380,188.99; 2018: € 1,043 K | ||||
| c) Expenses from affiliated companies: € 137,462,201.05; 2018: € 6,454 K | ||||
| 12. Interest and similar expenses | - | -24,913 - |
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| of which relating to affiliated companies: € 1,961,570.34; 2018: € 2,587 K | "·"'·'"·;;-� | |||
| --13. Subtotal from lines 7 to 12 (financial result) | 52,780,079.86 - , |
180,238 | ||
| 14. Result before taxes | 42,333,013.99 i | 180,237 | ||
| 15. Taxes on income | 4,370,375.151 | 2,960 | ||
| thereof deferred laxes: expenses € 1,493,287.59; income 2018: € 1,616K | ||||
| 16. Net profit for the year | 46,703,389.141 | 183,197 | ||
| 17. Allocation to treasury share reserve | 0.00 | -4,652 | ||
| 18. Profit carried forward from the previous year | 860,826,542.40 | 766,007 | ||
| 19. Net profit | 907,529,931.54 | 944,552 |
CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft ("CA Immo AG") is classified as public interest entity according to section 189a Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) and as a large company according to section 221 Austrian Commercial Code (UGB).
The annual financial statements were prepared in accordance with Accepted Accounting Principles in the current version and with the principles of proper accounting and general standards, to present a true and fair view of assets, financial stuation and profit and loss. Furthermore, going concern principle, prudence and completeness as well as individual valuation of assets and liabilities were taken into account in the preparation of the financial statements.
For profit and loss, classification by nature was used.
Intangible and tangible assets are stated at acquisition cost reduced by scheduled depreciation, if depreciable, and unscheduled depreciation, where required.
| Years | ||
|---|---|---|
| from | to | |
| Software | 3 | す |
| Fit-outs | 5 | 10 |
| Buildings | 33 | 50 |
| Other assets, office furniture and equipment | 2 | 20 |
Scheduled depreciation is performed on a linear basis, with the depreciation period corresponding to useful life expectancy. Additions in the first half of the business year are subject to full annual depreciation, while additions in the second half are subject to half of the annual depreciation.
Unscheduled depreciation is only carried out where it is anticipated that permanent value impairments will occur. Reversal of impairments recognised in prior periods are recorded if the fair value is higher than the balance sheet date, but below amortised costs.
Shares in affiliated companies and investments are stated at acquisition costs less unscheduled depreciation.
Loans to affiliated companies and other loans are stated at acquisition costs less repayments made and unscheduled depreciation.
Unscheduled depreciation is only recorded if permanent impairment losses are expected to occur. A reversal of impairment losses recognised in prior periods is recorded if the fair value is considerably higher than the balance sheet date. The valuation is done by a simplified subsidiary valuation model based on the respective property for IFRS purposes adjusted for other assets or liabilities of the subsidiary.
Receivables are stated at nominal value. Identifiable default risks are considered by carrying out individual value adjustments. Income from investments is recognised on the basis of shareholders' resolutions.
Reversal of short-term assets impairments or the release of allowances are made when the underlying reasons for such decreases are no longer valid. In respect of interest receivables, relevant amounts for valuation are derived from IFRS equity of the respective entities.
Prepayments are recorded under deferred charges. Additionally the disagio of the bond is capitalised under this item and released over the redemption period, according to the effective interest rate method.
Rent prepayments and investment allowances from tenants are shown under deferred income.
These grants will be released over the remaining useful life of the building.
Provisions for deferred taxes are made using the 25% rate of corporate income tax, according to Art 198 par 9 and 10 in Austrian Commercial Code, using the liability method, i.e. on the temporary differences arising between tax basilities and their accounting values and without discounting. Deferred taxes with a tax rate of 3% were also applied to deferred taxes of tax members, which themselves account for only 22% of group tax (instead of 25% corporate income tax). CA Immo AG records tax losses amounting to the maximum of netted deferred tax liabilities, taking into account the 75% threshold. As the tax planning does not provide sufficient evidence of future taxable profits, as at 31.12.2019 it was not possible to exercise the option to capitalized carried forward losses.
Provisions for severance payments amount to 490% (31.12.2018: 252%) of the imputed statutory notional severance payment obligations at the balance sheet date. The calculation is performed using the PUC method, which is recognised in international accounting, based on an interest rate of -0.25% (31.12.2018: 0.17%) and future salary increases (including inflation rate) of 4%. For the computation of severance payments provisions, AVÖ 2018-P was used as actuarial basis. The period for build-up is until retirement, i.e. for a maximum of 25 years. The same parameters were applied for calculation of the provious year. Interest as well as effects from the change in interest rate were recorded in "personnel expenses".
Tax and other provisions are made on a prudent basis, in accordance with anticipated requirements. They take into account all identifiable risks and not yet finally assessed liabilities.
Liabilities are stated at the amount to be paid.
In business year 2005 a group and tax compensation agreement was concluded for the formation of a tax group within the meaning of section 9 of the Austrian Corporation Tax Act (KStG) effective from business year 2005. In the subsequent years this was expanded to include additional group members. The group is headed by CA Immo AG. In business year 2019 the tax group comprised 14 Austrian group companies (2018: 14), in addition to the group head entity.
The allocation method used by the CA Immo tax group is the distribution method where tax profits of a group member are offset against pre-group tax losses carried forward and the remaining profit of the group member taxed at a rate of 22%, respectively up to a tax rate of 25% if the tax group has a profit. Losses carried forward of a group member are retained. In case of termination of the tax group or the withdrawal of a tax group member, CA Immo AG, as group head entity, is obliged to pay a final compensation payment for unused tax losses that have been allocated to the group. These compensation payments are based on the fair value of all (notional) prospective tax reductions, which the group member would have potentially realized, if it had not joined the tax group. Upon withdrawal of a tax group member or termination of the final compensation payment will be determined through the professional opinion of a mutually appointed chartered accountant. As at 31.12.2019 the possible obligations against group companies resulting from a possible termination of the group, were estimated at € 28,698K (31.12.2018: € 25,935K). As at 31.12.2019 no group companies left tax group, so no provision for termination settlement was made.
Tax expenses in the profit and loss are reduced by the tax compensation of tax group members.
Foreign exchange receivables are valued at the purchase price or the lower exchange rate as at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange liabilities are valued at the purchase price or the higher exchange rate as at the balance sheet date.
The breakdown and development of fixed assets can be seen in the assets analysis in Appendix 1.
Additions to property and buildings mainly relate to investments in Erdberger Lände. As at the balance sheet date, the tangible assets comprise 8 properties (31.12.2018: 8 properties).
In 2019, additions to advances and construction in progress contained no (31.12.2018: € 104 K) capitalized interest.
In 2019 unscheduled depreciation on tangible assets amounted to € 9,571 K (2018: € 0 K) and reversals of impairment losses amounting to € 6,235K (2018: € 8,869K) were recorded.
The notes on affiliated companies can be found in Appendix 2.
Impairment losses on financial assets in the amount of € 137,045K (2018: € 5,572K) and reversals of impairment losses in the amount of € 5,767K (2018: € 147,596K) were recognized in 2019.
Book value of investments in affiliated companies amounts to € 2,600,186K (31.12.2018; € 2,716,231K). Current additions are mainly the result of various shareholders' contributions and of a transfer of a receivable to equity. Disposals mainly relate to the sale of a subsidiary in Slovenia, as well as capital decreases.
| € 1.000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| CA Immo Holding B.V., Amsterdam | 240,787 | 240,787 |
| EUROPOLIS ORHIDEEA B.C. S.R.L., Bucharest | 59.703 | 54,424 |
| 4P - Immo. Praha s.r.o., Prague | 41,389 | 44,689 |
| INTERMED CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT S.R.L., Bucharest | 37,200 | 38,170 |
| RCP Amazon, s.r.o., Prague | 33.888 | 35.388 |
| Europolis Holding B.V., Amsterdam | 31,690 | 31,690 |
| Vaci 76Kft, Budapest | 30.876 | 33,076 |
| BA Business Center s.r.o., Bratislava | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| CA Immo Invest GmbH, Frankfurt | 25,500 | 25,500 |
| EÜROPOLIS City Gate Ingatlanberuházási Kft, Budapest | 23.400 | 23,400 |
| Duna Irodaház Kft., Budapest | 20,239 | 20,639 |
| Visionary Prague, s.r.o., Prague | 0 | 32,027 |
| CAINE B.V., Hoofddorp | 0 | 30.493 |
| Other up to € 20 m | 107,858 | 114,300 |
| 680,530 | 752,583 |
Loans to affiliated companies to the value of € 18,010K (31.12.2018: € 15,422K) have a remaining term of up to one year.
Other loans granted to ZAO Avielen AG, St. Petersburg, were repaid in 2019. There are no other loans (31.12.2018: € 0K) have a remaining term of up to one year.
All receivables – as in the previous year – have a due date of less than one year. There is no exchangeable securitization issued in connection with receivables.
Trade receivables amounting to € 1,594K (31.12.2018: € 160K) include a receivable from termination of rental agreement and outstanding rent and reinvoiced operating costs.
Receivables from affiliated companies are made up as follows:
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 ! |
|---|---|---|
| Trade receivable (current reinvoicings to affiliated companies) | 944 | 2,224 |
| Receivables from interest | 20,976 | 23,299 |
| Receivables from tax compensation | 7,203 | 4.641 |
| 29,123 | 30,164 |
Other receivables amounting to € 1,280K (31.12.2018: € 15K) mainly include receivables from reinvoiced special fit-out requests. In 2019 the decrease in allowances for receivables amounted to € 3,084K (2018: € 505K). This significant change results from the sale of a receivable from ZAO Avielen AG, St. Petersburg.
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Disagio bonds | 3,680 | 4.488 |
| Other | 157 | 284 |
| 3,837 | 4,772 |
Share capital is equivalent to the fully paid in nominal capital of € 718,336,602.72 (31.12.2018: € 718,336.602.72). It is divided into 98,808,332 (31.12.2018: 98,808,332) bearer shares of no par value. Out of nominal capital 5,780,037 treasury shares (31.12.2018: 5,780,037), each amounting to € 7.27, thus totaling € 42,020,868.99], were deducted from shareholders' equity. The registered shares are held by SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.à r.l. (former SOF-11 Starlight 10 EUR S.á r.l.), Luxemburg, an entity managed by Starwood Capital Group, each granting the right to nominate of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board currently consists of seven members elected by the Annual General Meeting as well as two members elected by the registered shares and four delegated by the works council.
At the end of November 2016, the company started a share buyback programme for up to 1,000,000 shares (around 1% of the current share capital of the company). The repurchase took place for each purpose permitted by the Annual General Meeting and ended on 2.11.2018. In 2018 197,983 shares (ISIN AT0000641352) were acquired under this program at a weighted average value including bank charges of around € 23.55 per share in 2018.
As at 31.12.2019, CA Immobilien Anlagen AG held 5,780,037 treasury shares in total (31.12.2018: 5,780,037 treasury shares). Given the total number of voting shares issued (98,808,336), this is equivalent to around 5.8% (31.12.2018: 5.8%) of the voting shares.
In 2019 a dividend of € 0.90 (2018: € 0.80) for each entitled share, in total € 83,725 K (2018: € 74,423 K) was distributed to the shareholders.
The total net profit as at 31.12.2019 amounting to € 907,530 K (31.12.2018: € 944,552 K) is not subject to dividend payment constraints. As at 31.12.2018 the dividend payment constraint amounted to € 1,141K representing the amount of deferred tax asset.
As at 31.12.2019 there is unused authorised capital amounting to € 359,168,301.36 that may be drawn on or before 18.9.2023, as well as conditional capital in the total amount of € 47,565,458.08 earmarked for the specified purpose of servicing 0.75% convertible bonds 2017-2025 (conditional capital 2013) as well as conditional capital in the amount of € 143,67,319.09 earmarked for the specified purpose of servicing convertible bonds which are issued prospectively based on the resolution from the Ordinary General Meeting as of 9.5.2018 (conditional capital 2018).
CA Immo AG has an outstanding non-subordinated unsecured convertible bond in an amount of € 200 m and a term until April 2025. The coupon payable semi-annually amounts to 0.75% p.a. and the initial conversion price has been set at € 30.5684 per share. This equaled a conversion premium of 27.50% above the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the CA Immo shares amounting to € 23.9752 on the launch date. Following the dividend payment amounting to € 0.90 per share on 13.5.2019, the conversion price has changed to € 30.1704, in accordance with section 11 (d) (ii) in issuance terms. The convertible bond was issued at 100% of its nominal value of € 100K per bond and will be redeemed at 100% of the nominal value, if not previously repaid or converted. At the company's choice, the redemption may be effected by the provision of shares, cash or a combination of the two.
The declared revenues reserves are tied and the book value of the nominal value of the treasury shares deducted from the share capital.
| € 1.000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Other additional expenses for treasury shares | - 53.663 | - 53.663 |
| Nominal treasury shares in share capital | 42,021 | 42.021 |
| Reserves for other acquisition costs for treasury shares | 53,663 | 53,663 |
| Tied revenue reserves for treasury shares | 42.021 | 42.021 |
The requirement of the legal reserve up to 10% of the share capital is fulfilled. The changes in the revenues reserves are as follows:
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1. | 42,021 | 40,582 |
| Acquisition treasury shares total | 0 | - 4,652 |
| Treasury shares due to decrease in share capital | 0 | 1,439 |
| Allocation to revenues reserves | 0 | 4.652 |
| As at 31.12. | 42.021 | 42.021 |
The grants from public funds contain grants from the city of Vienna for innovative constructions. A public grant amounting to € 320K was given in previous years, for the rebuilding of section A of Erdberg building. Another grant of € 31K was received for a photovoltaic facility in Handelskai, which is expensed over the remaining useful life of the respective asset.
Deferred taxes comprise the offsetting of deferred tax assets and are based on the differences between tax and corporate value approaches for the following (+ deferred tax liabilities/ - deferred tax assets);
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Land and buildings | 10,987 | 14,785 |
| Partnership | 3,423 | - 13,753 |
| Securities | 0 | |
| Other assets, office furniture and equipment | 2 - |
- 8 |
| Ancillary bond expenses | - 3,565 | - 3,494 |
| Bank loans ancillary expenses | - 630 | - 908 |
| Provisions for severance payments | -57 | - 139 |
| Deferred income | -4,587 | - 1,636 |
| Base for tax rate 25% | 5,569 | - 5,160 |
| Differences in tax group members (basis for 3% tax rate) | 559 | 4,965 |
| Out of which resulted provision for deferred taxes / deferred tax asset | 1,409 | - 1,141 |
| less: offsetting with tax losses carried forward | - 1,057 | |
| As at 31.12. | 352 | - 1,141 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| As at 1.1. deferred tax asset / provision for deferred taxes | -1,141 | 475 : |
| Changes affecting profit and loss for deferred tax asset | 1,141 | - 1,141 |
| Changes affecting profit and loss provisions for deferred taxes | 352 | - 475 |
| As at 31.12. provision for deferred taxes / deferred tax asset | 352 | - 1.141 |
Provisions for severance payment amount to € 336 K (31.12.2018: € 182 K) and include severance payment entitlements of company employees and Management Board members.
Tax provisions in the amount of € 1,240K (31.12.2018: € 2,816K) mainly relate to provisions for corporate tax for the current year.
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Premiums | 5,469 | 2,984 |
| Derivative transactions | 5,289 | 1,868 |
| Construction services | 3,440 | 3,434 |
| Legal, auditing and consultancy fees | 1,173 | 574 |
| Staff (vacation and overtime) | 827 | 695 |
| Provision for land register | 420 | 420 |
| Real estate transfer tax | 150 | 1,560 |
| Other | 1,164 | 836 |
| 17,932 | 12,371 |
In order to promote a high level of identification with the corporate goals, all employees are provided with variable remuneration in addition to their fixed salary and thus participation in the company's success. Based on the remuneration system of the Management Board, the attainment of the budgeted quantitative annual targets as well as a positive consolidated result are required. Furthermore, managerial staff have the additional option of participating in a remuneration scheme based on share prices. Diverging from the model for the Management Board (phantom in the LTI program is voluntary. The revolving programme has a term (retention period) of three years per tranche; it presupposes a personal investment (maximum of 35% of the fixed annual salary). The personal investment is evaluated on the basis of the first quarter of the year the tranche begins, and the number of associated shares is determined on the basis of that evaluation. At the end of each three-year performance period, a target/actual comparison is applied to define target attainment. The critical factor is the value generated within the Group in terms of NAV growth, TSR (total shareholder return) and growth of FFO (funds from operations). The weighting for NAV and FFO growth is 30%, and 40% for the TSR. Payments are made in cash. Within the remuneration system for the Management Board, the LTI programme was dissolved in 2015 and replaced by bonus payments based on phantom shares.
The bonus payment for the Management Board is linked to long-term operational and quality-based targets and also takes account of non-financial performance criteria. It is limited to 200% of the variable remuneration, half is linked to the attainment of short-term targets defined annually by the remuneration committee (annual bonus). The other half is based on outperformance of the following indicators defined annually by the remuneration committee: return on equity (ROE), funds from operations (FFO) and NAV growth. The level of the bonus actually paid depends on the degree of target attainment: the values agreed and actually achieved at the end of each business year are determined by the Remuneration Committee. Half of performance-related remuneration takes the form of immediate payments (short term incentive); the remaining 50% is converted into phantom shares on the basis of the average rate for the business year relevant to target attainment. The payment of phantom shares is made in cash in three equal parts after 12 months (mid term incentive) and 36 months (long term incentive) at the average rate for the last quarter of the year preceding the payment year.
In 2019 the LTI programme had been undergoing a comprehensive review (adjustment to market standards), where the new programme will apply starting 2020. Based on the review, the participation conditions as well as the performance indicators will be changed.
For this kind of share-based remuneration, which is settled in cash, the liability incurred is recognised as a provision in the amount of the attributable fair value. Until the attributable fair value is determined afresh on every closing date and settlement date. All changes are recognised in the income statement in the relevant business year.
| ONTITIONITICIOS 31.12.2019 |
Maturity | Maturity | Maturity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | up to 1 year | 1 - 5 years | more than 5 years | |
| Bonds | O | 640.000 | 350,000 | 990.000 |
| Liabilities to banks | 29,571 | 48.433 | 33.904 | 111,908 |
| Trade payables | 472 | 164 | 0 | 636 |
| Payables to affiliated companies | 5.047 | O | 0 | 5.047 |
| Other liabilities | 15,288 | O | O | 15,288 |
| Total | 50,378 | 688,597 | 383,904 | 1,122,879 |
| 31.12.2018 | Maturity | Maturity | Maturity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | up to 1 year | 1 - 5 years | more than 5 years | |
| Bonds | 465,000 | 525,000 | 990,000 | |
| Liabilities to banks | 25,499 | 7,433 | 76,752 | 109,684 |
| Trade payables | 730 | 239 | 969 | |
| Payables to affiliated companies | 195,206 | 0 | 195,206 | |
| Other liabilities | 15.933 | O | 15,933 | |
| Total | 237,368 | 472,672 | 601,752 | 1,311,792 |
h) I iahilities
In bonds, the convertible bond with its related maturity is also included. The bonds item for 31.12.2019 comprises the following liabilities:
| Nominal value | Nominal interest | Issue | Repayment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | ||||
| € 1,000 | ||||
| Convertible bond 2017-2025 | 200,000 | 0.75% | 04.10.2017 | 04.04.2025 |
| Bond 2015-2022 | 175,000 | 2.75% | 17.02.2015 | 17.02.2022 |
| Bond 2016-2023 | 150,000 | 2.75% | 17.02.2016 | 17.02.2023 |
| Bond 2016-2021 | 140,000 | 1.88% | 12.07.2016 | 12.07.2021 |
| Bonds 2017-2024 | 175.000 | 1.88% | 22.02.2017 | 22.02.2024 |
| Bonds 2018-2026 | 150,000 | 1.88% | 26.09.2018 | 26.03.2026 |
| 990,000 |
Liabilities to banks comprise investment loans amounting to € 111,908K (31.12.2018: € 109,684K), which are mainly secured by filed claims to entry in the land register and by pledge of bank credits as well as rental receivables.
Trade payables item essentially comprises liabilitys for construction services and liability guarantees as well as general administrative costs.
The liabilities shown under payables to affiliated companies relate to intra-group loans amounting to € 4,870K (31.12.2018: € 194,923K) and trade payables amounting to € 177K (31.12.2018: € 283K).
Other liabilities are essentially made up of accrued interest for bonds amounting to € 14,265K (31.12.2018: € 12,848K), unpaid liabilities to the property management company, liabilities arising from payroll-accounting and tax charges.
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| lnvestment grants from tenants Rent prepayments received |
5,686 477 |
1,636 522 |
| 6,163 | 2,158 |
| Maximum | Outstanding on | Outstanding on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amount as at | reporting date | reporting date | ||
| 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||
| 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | ||
| Guarantees and letters of comfort in connection with sales made by | ||||
| affiliated companies | 50,409 | € | 38,503 | 23,967 |
| Letter of comfort in connection with acquisitions made by affiliated | ||||
| companies | 286 | € | 286 | 1,934 |
| Guarantees for loans granted to affiliated companies | 673 | € | 673 | 288 |
| Guarantees in connection with sales made by other group companies | 26,442 | € | 26,442 | 22,442 |
| Guarantees for loans granted to other group companies | 700 | € | 700 | 1,027 |
| Other guarantees in connection with affiliated companies | 3,100 | € | 3,100 | 4,789 |
| 81,610 | 69,704 | 54,447 |
In connection with the disposals, marketable guarantees for coverage of possible warranty and liability claims exist and - where necessary - financial provisions were made.
The lease-related liability from the utilisation of tangible assets not reported in the balance sheet is € 819 K (31.12.2018: € 714K) for the subsequent business year and € 3,798K (31.12.2018: € 3,356K) for the subsequent five business years.
Out of this, € 707K (31.12.2018: € 635K) is attributable to affiliated companies for the subsequent business year and € 3,536K (31.12.2018: € 3,163K) for the subsequent five business years. The above mentioned amounts refers to the Rennweg office/ Mechelgasse 1. The rental agreement was concluded for an unlimited period, whereas a waiver of termination right until 31.12.2026 was agreed.
| € 1,000 | Nominal value Fixed interest rate | Interest reference | Fair value thereof considered | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as at | rate | as provisions | ||||
| Start | End | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | |
| 12/2016 | 12/2024 | 9,788 | 0.44% | 3M-EURIBOR | –270 | –270 |
| 06/2017 | 06/2027 | 11,148 | 0.79% | 3M-EURIBOR | –643 | –643 |
| 06/2017 | 06/2027 | 28,731 | 0.76% | 3M-EURIBOR | –1,549 | –1,549 |
| 08/2017 | 12/2029 | 30,200 | 1.12% | 3M-EURIBOR | –2,828 | –2,828 |
| 79,867 | –5,289 | –5,289 |
| € 1,000 | Nominal value | Fixed interest rate | Interest reference | Fair value thereof considered | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as at | rate | as provisions | ||||
| Start | End | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | 31.12.2018 | |
| 12/2016 | 12/2024 | 10,440 | 0.44% | 3M-EURIBOR | - 116 | - 116 |
| 06/2017 | 06/2027 | 11,388 | 0.79% | 3M-EURIBOR | - 206 | - 206 |
| 06/2017 | 06/2027 | 29,686 | 0.76% | 3M-EURIBOR | - 504 | - 504 |
| 08/2017 | 12/2029 | 30,200 | 1.12% | 3M-EURIBOR | - 1,041 | - 1,041 |
| 81,714 | - 1.867 | - 1,867 |
The fair value corresponds to the value CA Immo AG would receive upon termination of the contract at the balance sheet date. The value would be received from the financial institution, with which the contract was signed. The quoted value is a cash value. Future cash flows from variable payments as well as discount rates will be calculated based on generally accepted financial models. For the valuation, inter-bank middle rates are used. Specific bid/ ask rates as well as other termination expenses are not included in the valuation.
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Rental income from real estate | 14,039 | 13,352 |
| Operating costs passed on to tenants | 4.631 | 4,271 |
| Income from management services | 9,012 | 13,220 |
| Other revenues | 1,201 | 277 |
| 28,883 | 31,120 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 21,335 | 19.635 |
| Germany | 201 | 3,892 |
| Eastern Europe | 7,347 | 7,593 |
| 28,883 | 31,120 |
Revenues from sale and increase in value of tangible assets, except for financial assets
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Write-ups current year | 6,235 | 8,869 |
| Profit from sale of tangible assets | 0 | f-----------< 17 |
| 6,235 | 8,886 |
The revenues from the release of provisions mainly refers to provisions for foreign real estate transfer tax and consultancy expenses.
Other operating income of € 676 K (2018: € 331 K) results from expenses reinvoicings, insurance revenues and the release of the deferrals for government grants.
This item, totalling € 13,970 K (2018: € 15,544K), includes expenses for the 69 staff members (2018: 67) employed by the company on average.
The expenses for retirement benefits are as follows:
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Pension fund contributions for Management Board members and senior executives | 191 | 153 f-----------; |
| Pension fund contributions for other employees | 73 | 78 |
| 264 | 231 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Change in provision for severance payments to Management Board members and senior executives | 159 | -60 |
| Change in provision for severance payments to other employees | -5 | 2 |
| Severance payments to Management Board members and senior executives | 0 | 115 |
| Pension fund contributions for Management Board members and senior executi ves | 78 | 126 f-----------< |
| Pension fund contributions for other employees | 32 | 44 |
| 264 | 227 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of intangible fixed assets | 149 | 250 |
| Scheduled depreciation of buildings | 7,315 | 6,344 |
| Unscheclulecl clepreciation of real estate | 9,571 | 0 |
| Depreciation of other assets, office furniture and equipment | 276 | 200 |
| Low-value assets | 56 | 8 |
| 17,367 | 6,802 |
Where they do not fall under taxes on income, the taxes in the amount of € 549 K (2018: € 1,087 K) mainly comprise the real estate charges passed on to tenants in the amount of € 207 K (2018: € 207 K) and the non-deductible input VAT € 341 K (2018: € 879 K, out of which € 386 K are for previous years).
Other expenses are made up as follows:
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses directly related to properties | ||
| Operating costs passed an to tenants | 4,431 | 4,069 |
| Maintenance costs | 1,513 | 1,646 |
| Own operating costs ( vacancy costs) | 1,043 | 748 |
| Administration and agency fees | 265 | 793 |
| Other | 304 | 500 |
| Subtotal | 7,556 | 7,756 |
| General administrative costs | ||
| Legal, auditing and consul tancy fees | 2,992 | 3,385 |
| Advertising ancl representation expenses | 890 | 805 |
| Bond issue related expenses | 747 | 1,044 |
| Office rent including operating costs | 652 | 636 |
| Travel expenses | 512 | 648 |
| Supervisory Board remuneration | 435 | 483 |
| Administrative and management costs | 388 | 1,041 |
| Other fees ancl bank charges | 252 | 239 |
| Costs chargecl to group companies | 238 | 99 |
| Other | 1,256 | 1,150 |
| Subtotal | 8,362 | 9,530 |
| Total other operating expenses | 15,918 | 17,286 |
This item comprises dividends paid from companies in Austria in an amount of € 191,517K (2018: € 27,079K) as well as companies in Germany and Eastern Europe in the amount of € 752 K (2018: € 1,052 K).
This item comprises interest income from loans.
The interest income mainly refers to interest amounts from an intercompany loan granted to a subsidiary.
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Release of impairment due to increase in value | 5,767 | 147,596 |
| Sale of financial assets | 720 | 15,458 |
| 6.487 | 163.054 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of financial assets | 137,045 | 5,572 |
| Bad debt allowance for interest receivables | 380 | 1,043 |
| Loss from disposal | 1,178 | 881 |
| 138,603 | 7,496 | |
| of which due to dividend payments | 136,736 | 3,111 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest costs for bonds | 19,964 | 17,623 |
| Interest costs in respect of affiliated companies | 1,962 | 2.587 |
| Interest for bank liabilities for the financing of real estate assets | 2,499 | 2.399 |
| Expenses for derivative transactions | 4,408 | 1,774 |
| Other | 355 | 530 ! |
| 29,188 | 24,913 |
| € 1,000 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Tax compensation tax group members | 7,251 | 4,714 |
| Corporate income tax | - 1,388 | - 3,270 |
| Deferred taxes | - 1,493 | 1,616 |
| Other | - 100 | |
| Tax revenues | 4,370 | 2.960 |
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG, Vienna, is the main parent company of CA Immo AG Group. The consolidated financial statements are drawn up pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the supplementary provisions of section 245a of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) and filed at the Vienna Commercial Court.
Elected by the General Meeting: Torsten Hollstein, Chairman Jeffrey G. Dishner, Deputy Chairman (from 9.5.2019) Dr. Florian Koschat, Deputy Chairman Richard Gregson Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Klaus Hirschler Michael Stanton Dr. Monika Wildner (from 9.5.2019) Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert (until 26.10.2018) Dipl.-BW Gabriele Düker (until 25.10.2018) John Nacos (until 9.5.2019)
Delegated by registered share: Sarah Broughton (from 28.9.2018) Laura Rubin (from 28.9.2018) Jeffrey G. Dishner (from 28.9.2018 until 9.5.2019) Stefan Schönauer (until 27.9.2018) Dr. Oliver Schumy (until 27.9.2018)
Delegated by works council: Georg Edinger, BA, REAM (IREBS) Nicole Kubista Sebastian Obermair Walter Sonnleitner (from 10.2.2020) Franz Reitermayer (until 10.2.2020)
As at the balance sheet date, the Supervisory Board comprised seven shareholder representatives elected by the Ordinary General Meeting, two shareholder representatives appointed by registered shares and four employee representatives.
In business year 2019 (for 2018), total remuneration of € 380K (2018: € 361K) was paid out (including attendance fees of € 106K; € 88K in 2018). Moreover, expenditure of € 205K was reported in connection with the Supervisory Board in business year 2019 (2018: € 206K). Of this, cash outlays for travel expenses accounted for approximately € 62K (2018: € 90K) and other expenditure (including training costs) accounted for € 39K (2018; € 43K). Legal and other consultancy services accounted for € 103K (2018; € 74K). Consulting costs of € 150K relating to the CFO search process were taken into account in the 2018 financial statements. No other fees (particularly for consultancy or brokerage activities) and no loances were paid to Supervisory Board members.
Total Supervisory Board remuneration of € 309K for business year 2019 will be proposed to the Ordinary on the basis of the same criteria (fixed annual payment of € 30K per Supervisory Board member plus attendance fee of € 1,000 per meeting), taking account of the waiver of remuneration for Supervisory Board members appointed on the basis of registered shares or related to the Starwood Group respectively. The remuneration was recognized in the financial statements as at 31.12.2019.
All business transactions conducted between the company and members of the Supervisory Board which oblige such members to perform services for the CA Immo Group outside of their Supervisory Board activities in return for remuneration of a not inconsiderable value must conform to industry standards and be approved by the Supervisory Board. The same applies to contracts with companies in which a Supervisory Board member has a significant business interest. In 2018, this applied to a deed of donation concluded between CA Immo and the IRE | BS Universitätstiftung für Inmobilienwirtschaft on 16.9.2014 and extended early in 2018, whereby the foundation receives an annual ringfenced amount of € 25K from CA Immo, 50% of which is made freely
available to the fonner Supcrvisory Board mcmbcr Professor Sven Bicnert for teaching and research activity at the lRE I BS lntcrnational Rl-lal Estat!-l Busin!-lss Sc:hool. Dr. Monika Wilr!nl-lr is also ml-lmhl-lr of thH Supl-lrvisory Boarrl of Volksbank Wil-ln AC. At thH end of 2019, Volksbank Wien became a long-term tenant of around 14,000 sqm of office space in the CA Tmmo portfolio building at Dictrichgasse/ Haidingcrgasse in the Lände 3 district. The lease contract (concluded bcforc thc Supervisory Board mandatc at C:A Immo was ac:rnpt!-ld) c:onforms to standard markl-lt t!-lrms and c:onrlitions and gHrn-irat!-ls annual rental incom!-l of approximatH!y € 2.3 M. No other fees (particularly for consultancy or brokerage activities) were paid to Supervisory Board members. No loans or ad vances wcrc granted.
From 2.8.2016 to 27.9.2018. lMMOFlNANZ Group (via its 100% owned subsidiary GENA ELF lmmobilicnholding GmbH) hcld 25,690,1fi3 hearer shares as wHII as four registHred shares of C-:A Immo AC rnpresenting with approximatHly 26% of the c:apital stock the largest single shareholder of the company.
On 2.7.2011'1, IMMOFINANZ AC announrnd the salH of its stakH in C-:A Immo AC to S()F-11 Klimt C:AI S. a.r.l. (forml-lrly: SOF-11 Starlight 10 EUR S.a r.l.), a company managed by Starwood Capital Group. The transaction was closed on 27.9.2018 after release by thc compctition authorities in chargc and approval of the Management Board of CA lmmo for thc transfcr of the four registered sharns.
Until 27.9.2018, tlrnrn was a rnciprocal sharnholding bctwncn thc lMMOFlNANZ Group and thc C.A lmmo Grnup. As at 31.12.2018, CA Immo Group held 5,480,556 bec1rer 8hc1re8 of TMMOFTNANZ AG (equivc1lent to approximately 4.4% of the capital stock of IMMOfINANZ AG). In 2019, the CA Immo Group sold all of its IMMOfINANZ shares.
Since 27.9.2018, SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a r.l. (fonncr SOF-11 Starlight 10 EUR S.a r.l.) holds 25,843,562 bcarer sharcs as well as four rngisternd sharns of C.A lmmo AG, with approximately 26.16'¼, of thH c:apital stoc:k rnpresenting the largest single shareholder of the company. SOF-11 Klimt CAT S.a r.l. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SO1'-11 International, SCSp. SOF-11 Tnternational, SCSp is part of a group of companics known as Starwood Global Opportunity Fund Xl ("SOF-Xl"), a discrctionary fund. SOF-XI is c:ontrolled hy relat!-lr! parties of Starwood C-:apital Croup. Starwoorl C:apital Croup is a privatl-lly owned glohal altmnative investment company and is an investor focusing on global real estate investments.
The executive bodies ofCA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna Management Board Andreas Quint (from 1.1.:w18) Dr. Andreas Schillhofcr (from 1.6.2019) Keegan Viscius (from 1.11.2011'1) Frank Nickel (until 31.3.;>018) Dr. Hans Volckens (until 10.10.2018)
Total salary payments (excluding salary-based deductions) to Management Board members active in business year 2019 amounted to € 1,512K (€ 7,�J76K in 20HI). The salary-hased derlrn:tions totalled € 97K (2018: € 701K). Fixed salary components totalling € 1,290 K (€ 1,138 K in 2018) were made up of the basic salary of € 1,254 K (:wrn: € 1,060 K) and other benefits (in particular remuneration in kind for cars. expense allowanccs and travcl expenses) of € 36K (2018: € 79 K). ln business year 2019, a total of € 117 K (2018: € 68 K) was paid out for Management Boarrl memhers in the form of contrihutions to pension funrls. As at thl-l balance sheet date 31,12.:w19, severance payment provisions for Management Board members totalled € 238 K (31.12.2018: € 79 KJ. Thcre are no payment obligations to former mcmbers of thc Management Board.
There were no variable salary components during the reporting period (2018: € 4,788K). Bonus payments in the previous year r:omprisnd immcdiato paymcnts in tlrn amnunt of € 2,:H9 K and paymcnt of thn multi-yoar hnnus (phantnm sharcs) in tho total c1mount of € 2,470 K. Bonus pc1yments in 2018 included the pc1yment of al I short-, medium- and long-term bonuses to al I entitled members of the Management Board on the basis of 100% target attainment. Having terminated his employment contract prematuroly, Frank Nir:kd rocnivnd all nutstanding honus paymcnts (annual and mcdium-torm honuscs) in tho amnunt of € 1,593 K ahead of time. All outstanding bonuses due to Dr. Hans Volckens since 2016 have also been paid. His variable remuneration thus comprised bonus payments of € 350 K for 2017 and 2018, a proportionatc payment for the period up to and including 31.7.2019 and a spec:ial honus for husiness year 2017 (€ 50K). All 18,017 phantom sharns issu!-ld sinc:e business year 2016, originally with a lock-up, were valued at an agreed price of € 32.00 per share and also paid in full. All bonus payments due to Andreas Quint (€ 1,120K) in connection with the change of control for business year 2018 were also settled in full and in cash ahcad of time on 31.10.2018. Thern was no conversion to phantom shares as otherwise provid!-ld for in the remuneration system for Andreas Quint.
Provisions of € 2,773 K (31.12.2018: € OK) had bcen formed for the Management Board undcr the variable remuncration system as of ::l1.12.20HJ. Of this, immediate payments amounting to € 1,254 K wem rlue for payment hy 31.5.2020 at the latest. Tranches of phantom shares starting in 2020 (multi-year bonus) account for € 1,520 K (31.12.2018: €OK). The conversion rate for the relevant annual bonus proportion of phantom shares is € 28.98 for this tranche.
While special payments amounting to € 1,982 K accrued in 2018, such payments on ly amounted to € 106 K in the reporting year. This figurc includcd a sign-on bonus in the amount of € 100 K for Dr. Andreas Schillhofcr to compensatc for bonus payments not received from his former 1-lmployer owing to his 1-larly resignation. Special payments rendered in connHction with th!-l aforem!-lntioned change of control in 2018 included compensatory and severance payments totalling € 477 K. Tn the course of the change of control. Andreas Quint rcceived a retention bonus of € 1.120 K for rcmaining at CA lmmo in future. He was also paid a sign-on honus of € ::l00K as compensation for honus payments not rernivHrl from his former employm owing to his early resignation. This sign-on bonus was accrued in the financial statements for 31.12.2017.
| € 1,000 | Andreas Quint (CEO) since 1.1.2018 |
Keegan Viscius (CIO) since 1.11.2018 |
Andreas Schillhofer (CFO) since 1.6.2019 |
Hans Volkert Volckens (CFO) until 10.10.2018 |
Frank Nickel (CEO / member of the Management Board) until 31.3.2018 |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |
| Fixed salary | 560 | 560 | 475 | 79 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 100 | 1,254 | 1,060 |
| Other fees2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other benefits3) | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 79 |
| Total fixed remuneration | 564 | 564 | 489 | 88 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 121 | 1,290 | 1,138 |
| Annual bonus | 0 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,158 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 2,319 |
| Multi-year bonus | 0 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 917 | 0 | 992 | 0 | 2,470 |
| Total variable remuneration | 0 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,076 | 0 | 1,593 | 0 | 4,788 |
| Ratio fixed to variable | ||||||||||||
| remuneration | 100:1 | 34:66 | 100:1 | 100:1 | 100:1 | n.a. | n.a. | 15:85 | n.a. | 7:93 | 100:1 | 19:81 |
| Sign-on bonus | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 300 |
| Retention bonus | 0 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,120 |
| Change of control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| Compensatory and severance | ||||||||||||
| payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 349 |
| Relocation service | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| Total special payments | 0 | 1,420 | 6 | 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 0 | 57 | 106 | 1,982 |
| Contributions to pension plan | 57 | 57 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 117 | 68 |
| Total remuneration | 621 | 3,162 | 537 | 116 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 2,918 | 0 | 1,781 | 1,512 | 7,976 |
1) Includes salary components paid in 2018 and 2019 only.
2) Other remuneration for accepting mandates with other corporate bodies within the CA Immo Group and for participating in committee meetings (e.g. attendance fees). 3) Remuneration in kind (company car, expense allowances, travel expenses, etc.)
The average number of staff employed by the company during the business year was 69 (2018: 67).
There is no indication of the auditor's remuneration for the business year pursuant to section 237 para 14 of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB), as this information is contained in the consolidated financial statements of CA Immo AG.
In February 2020 CA Immo AG successfully finalized the placement of a € 500 M fixed rate senior unsecured benchmark bond with a 7-year maturity and an annual coupon of 0.875%.
In order to further reduce the interest expenses, CA Immo AG repurchased outstanding corporate bonds with a total nominal value of € 98.5 M.
Additionally, CA Immo AG has taken the decision to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure. In order to assert the damage sustained, CA Immo AG filed a partial action for an initial sum of € 1 out of the total damage of € 1.9 billion.
The effects of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (new findings and changes after balance sheet date) cannot be conclusively assessed given the dynamic evolution, however they are subject to ongoing evaluation. Temporary restrictions of the current operations (also caused by exit restrictions/ curfews/ border closings, school and business closings and other constraints) may however occur at the CA Immo AG, tenants, customers, suppliers as well as authorities. The financial, general business and real estate specific consequences cannot be fully estimated (e.g. payments made by tenants which are not in accordance with the contracts, delays in construction avtivities, effects on the real estate markets, evolution of covenants for current financings, effects on the planned real estate transactions). CA Immo AG uses a wide range of possible measures to keep the impact as low as possible.
It is proposed to use part of the net retained earnings of € 907,529,931.54 to pay a dividend of € 1.00 per share, i.e. a total of € 93,028,299.00, to the shareholders. The remainder of the net retained earnings in the amount of € 814,501,632.54 is intended to be carried forward. The profit appropriation proposal reflects the current assessment of the Management and Supervisory Boards. Since neither the duration of the COVID-19 crises nor the further financial, general business and real estate specific impacts as well as the timing of the Annual General Meeting of 2020 can be predicted with certainty, the Management and Supervisory Boards will evaluate the proposal for decision until the Annual General Meeting on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to modifications.
Vienna, 25.3.2020
The Management Board
Andreas Quint (Chief Executive Officer)
Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (Member of the Management Board)
Keegan Viscius (Member oft he Management Board)
| Acquisition and | Addition | Disposal | Transfer | Acquisition and | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production costs | production costs as | |||||
| as at 1.1.2019 | at 31.12.2019 | |||||
| € | € | € | € | |||
| I. Intangible fixed assets | ||||||
| Software | 2,601,366.80 | 304,796.94 | 47,971.00 | 0.00 | 2,858,192.74 | , ______ |
| 2,601,366.80 | 304,796.94 ! | 47,971.00 | 0.00 | 2,858,192.74 | ||
| II. Tangible fixed assets | ||||||
| 1. Land and buildings | - - | |||||
| a) Land value | 50,658,941.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50,658,941.08 | ;------- |
| b) Building value | 288,924,528.66 | 19,197,816.00 | 0.00 | 612,930.21 | 308,735,274.87 | |
| 339,583,469.74 | 19,197,816.00 | 0.00 - - |
612,930.21 | 359,394,215.95 | ||
| 2. Other assets, office furniture and equipment | 3,266,231.43 | 1,077,027.47 | 468,776.76 | 0.00 | 3,874,482.14 | ;------- |
| 3. Prepayments made and construction in progress | 612,930.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - 612,930.21 | 0.00 | |
| 343,462,631.38 | 20,274,843.47 | 468,776.76 | 0.00 | 363,268,698.09 | ||
| III. Financial assets | ||||||
| 1. Investments in affiliated companies | 2,795,889,591.89 | 3,683,355.27 | 46,523,019.70 | 30,492,500.47 | 2,783,542,427.93 | |
| 2. Loans to related companies | 758,422,554.67 | 5,278,739.91 | 46,529,747.58 - - |
- 30,492,500.47 | 686,679,046.53 | |
| 3. Investments in associated companies | 281,576.92 | 0.00 | 7,325.42 | 0.00 | 274,251.50 | |
| 4. Other loans | 29,295,009.35 | 0.00 | 6,425,009.35 | 0.00 | 22,870,000.00 | ;------ ------ |
| 3,583,888,732.83 | 8,962,095.18 | 99,485,102.05 | 0.00 | 3,493,365,725.96 | ||
| 3,929,952,731.01 | 29,541,735.59 ! 100,001,849.81 ! | 0.00 | 3,859,492,616.79 |
| Accumulated Depreciation and | Reversal of | Accumulated | Accumulated | Book value | Book value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| depreciation | amortisation | impairment | depreciation | depreciation | as of31,12.2019 | as at 31.12.2018 |
| as at 1.1.2019 | in 2019 | losses in 2019 | disposal as at 31.12.2019 | |||
| € | € | € | € | € | € | € |
| 2,330,067.23 | 148,772.94 | 0.00 | 47,971.00 | 2,430,869.17 | 427,323.57 | 271,299.57 |
| 2,330,067.23 ! | 148,772.94 ! | 0.00 | 47,971.00 | 2,430,869.17 | 427,323.57 | 271,299.57 |
| - - | - - | - - - |
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| 9,643,334.80 | 0.00 | 6,235,393.53 | 0.00 | 3,407,941.27 | 47,250,999.81 | 41,015,606.28 |
| 88,204,472.40 - - |
16,886,693.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 105,091,166.22 | 203,644,108.65 | 200,720,056.26 |
| 97,847,807.20 - - |
16,886,693.82 - - |
6,235,393.53 - - - - |
0.00 | 108,499,107.49 | 250,895,108.46 | 241,735,662.54 |
| 2,537,105.38 | 331,700.83 | 0.00 | 468,776.76 | 2,400,029.45 | 1,474,452.69 | 729,126.05 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 612,930.21 |
| 100,384,912.58 | 17,218,394.65 | 6,235,393.53 | 468,776.76 | 110,899,136.94 | 252,369,561.15 | 243,077,718.80 |
| 79,658,092.71 - - |
136,736,310.59 | 5,767,144.26 | 27,271,198.70 | 183,356,060.34 | 2,600,186,367.59 | 2,716,231,499.18 |
| 5,840,000.00 - - |
308,992.00 - - |
0.00 - - - |
0.00 | 6,148,992.00 | 680,530,054.53 | 752,582,554.67 |
| 8,166.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7,267.28 | 899.00 | 273,352.50 | 273,410.64 |
| 25,706,144.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,836,145.35 | 22,869,999.00 | 1.00 | 3,588,865.00 |
| 111,212,403.34 | 137,045,302.59 | 5,767,144.26 | 30,114,611.33 | 212,375,950.34 | 3,280,989,775.62 | 3,472,676,329.49 |
| 213,927,383.15 ! | 154,412,470.18 ! | 12,002,537.79 | 30,631,359.09 | 325,705,956.45 | 3,533,786,660.34 | 3,716,025,347.86 |
| Company | Registered | Share capital | Interest in % | Profit/lass for fiscal | Shareholders' equity | Profit/ lass for fiscal Shareholders' equity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | year 2019 | as at 31.12.2019 | year 2018 | as at 31.12.2018 | ||||||||
| in 1,000 | in 1,000 | in 1,000 | in 1,000 | |||||||||
| CA Immo d.o.o. | Belgrad | 32,523,047 | RSD | 100 | 1,115 | RSD | -17 | RSD | 1,649 | RSD | -1,132 | RSD |
| CA Holding Szolgaltat6 Kft | Budapest | 13,000,000 | HUF | 100 | 28,577 | HUF | 720,692 | HUF | 22,399 | HUF | 692,114 | HUF |
| Canada Square Kft. | Budapest | 12,510,000 | HUF | 100 | -31,856 | HUF | 1,057,864 | HUF | 128 | HUF | 1,089,720 | HUF |
| Durra Irodahaz Kft., Budapest | Budapest | 838,082 | EUR | 100 | -83 | EUR | 32,274 | EUR | -190 | EUR | 28,577 | EUR |
| Durra Termal Hotel Ingatlanfejlesztö Kft. | Budapest | 1,182,702 | EUR | 100 | 331 | EUR | 38,676 | EUR | 242 | EUR | 31,161 | EUR |
| Durra Business Hotel Ingatlanfejlesztö Kft. | Budapest | 1,370,097 | EUR | 100 | 783 | EUR | 42,131 | EUR | 650 | EUR | 35,483 | EUR |
| Kapas Center Kft. | Budapest | 772,560,000 | HUF | 50 | 175,038 | HUF | 1,794,203 | HUF | -21,752 | HUF | 1,619,166 | HUF |
| Kilb Kft. | Budapest | 30,000,000 | HUF | 100 | 360,628 | HUF | 3,141,399 | HUF | 350,310 | HUF | 2,780,771 | HUF |
| Millennium Irodahaz Kft. | Budapest | 3,017,200 | EUR | 100 | 48 | EUR | 26,509 | EUR | 229 | EUR | 23,677 | EUR |
| R 70 luvest Budapest Kft. | Budapest | 5,270,000 | HUF | 100 | -139,426 | HUF | 1,774,495 | HUF | -222,816 | HUF | 1,913,921 | HUF |
| Vaci 76Kft. | Budapest | 3,100,000 | HUF | 100 | 225,432 | HUF | 5,645,607 | HUF | 14,788 | HUF | 5,420,172 | HUF |
| CA Immo luvest GmbH | Frankfurt | 50,000 | EUR | 51 | -449 | EUR | 16,227 | EUR | 4,385 | EUR | 16,676 | EUR |
| DRG Deutsche Realitäten GmbH | Frankfurt | 500,000 | EUR | 49 | 303 | EUR | 856 | EUR | 328 | EUR | 881 | EUR |
| CAINE B.V. | Hoofddorp | 18,151 | EUR | 100 | -3,926 | EUR | 49,234 | EUR | -936 | EUR | 15,004 | EUR |
| CA Immo Holding B.V. | Amsterdam | 51,200,000 | EUR | 100 | 15,537 | EUR | 204,218 | EUR | 11,029 | EUR | 193,682 | EUR |
| Visionary Prague, s.r.o. | Prague | 200,000 | CZK | 100 | -47,213 | CZK | 313,909 | CZK | -59,210 | CZK | 361,123 | CZK |
| Avielen Beteiligungs GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | -690 | EUR | -9,018 | EUR | -910 | EUR | -8,328 | EUR |
| CA Immobilien Anlagen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co Finanzierungs KG | Vienna | 14,811 | EUR | 100 | 1,262 | EUR | 9,079 | EUR | 3,377 | EUR | 151,195 | EUR |
| CA Immo BIP Liegenschaftsverwaltung GmbH | Vienna | 3,738,127 | EUR | 39 | 6,168 | EUR | 9,943 | EUR | 1,428 | EUR | 16,775 | EUR |
| CA Immo International Holding GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | 51,848 | EUR | 2,061,781 | EUR | 35,205 | EUR | 2,043,933 | EUR |
| CA Immo Rennweg 16 GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 100 | 2,110 | EUR | 863 | EUR | 1,815 | EUR | -1,246 | EUR |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien GmbH | Vienna | 35,000 | EUR | 50 | 7 | EUR | 42 | EUR | 5 | EUR | 54 | EUR |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien Eins GmbH & Co KG | Vienna | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | 729 | EUR | 2,464 | EUR | 19,661 | EUR | 16,506 | EUR |
| EBL Nord 2 Immobilien Z wei GmbH & Co KG | Vienna | 10,000 | EUR | 50 | 2 | EUR | 53 | EUR | 4,283 | EUR | 3,782 | EUR |
| omniCon Baumanagement GmbH | Vienna | 100,000 | EUR | 100 | 9 | EUR | 140 | EUR | 1 | EUR | 132 | EUR |
Information on participations for 2019 is based on preliminary figures in financial statements prepared according to local accounting standards.
CA Immo is a real estate company with its headquarters in Vienna and branch offices in Germany, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic and Hungary. The parent company of the Group is CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, a listed company based in Vienna whose main activity is the strategic and operational management of subsidiary companies at home and abroad. The various branch offices act as largely decentralised profit centres. Other subsidiaries (without separate local teams) are present in Croatia, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Cyprus. As at key date 31 December 2019, the Group comprised 185 companies (31.12.2018: 196) with 414 employees (382 on 31.12.2018).
The core business of the CA Immo Group is the letting, management and development of high quality commercial real estate with a clear focus on office properties. The company, which has a high degree of in-house construction expertise, covers the entire value chain in the field of commercial real estate. The objective is to build up a focused portfolio of high quality, high earning investment properties within the core markets of Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Additional earnings will be generated through the preparation and utilisation of land reserves in the development area. CA Immo either transfers completed projects to its portfolio or sells them to investors. The Group currently controls property assets of around € 5.2 bn in Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe.
The company's domestic properties are overseen in subsidiary companies of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. As at 31 December 2019, the parent company also directly held property assets of approximately € 317.3 m (€ 298.2 m on 31.12.2018). As at 31 December 2019, the total Austrian portfolio comprised solely investment properties with a market value of € 567.1 m (€ 560.2 m on 31.12.2018).
In the CEE region, the strategic focus is also on commercial class A buildings in the respective capitals. The portfolio of investment properties in CEE and a small proportion of development projects and undeveloped plots are directly held via CA Immo participating interests. All Eastern European pro-perties are managed by regional subsidiaries under the name CA Immo Real Estate Management.
| Number of companies1) | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 19 | 20 | ||
| - Of which joint ventures | 3 | 3 | ||
| Germany2) | 98 | 101 | ||
| - Of which joint ventures | 27 | 27 | ||
| Central and Eastern Europe3) | 68 | 75 | ||
| - Of which joint ventures | 2 | 4 | ||
| Group-wide | 185 | 196 | ||
| - Of which joint ventures | 32 | 34 |
1) Joint ventures involving consolidated companies.
2) Includes one company in Switzerland.
3) Includes holding companies in Cyprus and the Netherlands established in connection with Eastern European investments.
The operational platform for all Group activities in Germany is CA Immo Deutschland GmbH, which has branches in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. Aside from investment properties, the company's property assets mainly comprise properties under construction and undeveloped plots alongside a portfolio of properties intended for trading or sale. Investment properties are largely held in direct holdings and let and managed by DRG Deutsche Realitäten GmbH, a joint venture set up with the Austrian estate agent and property management firm ORAG. A number of development projects (in Munich and Mainz, for example) are being realised through joint ventures. Construction management is carried out by CA Immo subsidiary omniCon, which also performs these services for third parties.
In its World Economic Outlook Update published in January 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted a more restrained yet positive picture of the global economy. Estimated economic growth of 2.9% in 2019 is likely to be followed by increases to 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021. The current outlook suggests 0.1 percentage points below the forecast issued in October 2019 for 2019 and 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points below the forecast figures for 2020 and 2021.
The latest economic data and survey results point to a slowdown in economic growth for the European Union (EU). The increase of 1.2% in the Eurozone for 2019 was 70 base points below the result for 2018. In the second half of 2019, despite the positive conditions prevailing in Europe, the European economy continued to be exposed to external headwinds. Eurozone growth was better than expected in the third quarter, but disappointing in the final quarter. Lately the growth prospects have been downgraded in response to the global geopolitical and economic uncertainties and the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus with its not yet foreseeable negative effects on the global economy. In 2019, the labour market in the Eurozone demonstrated its resilience against the backdrop of relatively moderate economic growth. The unemployment rate has hovered around 7.4% in recent months, the lowest rate since May 2008.
In 2019 growth stood at 1.2% for the Eurozone and 1.4% for the EU as a whole, against 1.9% and 2.0% in the previous year. This meant the Eurozone economy had the lowest growth rate since the euro crisis seven years ago. In December 2019, the unemployment rate was 7.4% for the Eurozone (compared to 7.8% in December 2018) and 6.2% for the whole EU (against 6.6% in December 2018); these were the lowest levels since January 2000. At the end of the third quarter of 2019, national debt stood at 86.1% in the Eurozone (80.1% in the EU-28).
Annual inflation of 1.4% in the Eurozone in January 2020 was well below the ECB's target value of below, but close to 2.0% (1.4% in January 2019); this compares to the figure for the European Union of 1.7% (1.5% in January 2019). Although the rate of price increases has stayed below the ECB target, it is expected to climb slightly in view of monetary policy measures.
The economy in Austria continued to expand in 2019 as real-terms GDP rose by 1.5%. The inflation rate stood at 2.2% in January 2019, with the unemployment rate at 4.2%.
Persistent weaknesses in global trade and manufacturing adversely affected Germany's export-driven industrial sector and suppressed general economic growth in 2019. This was reflected in GDP growth of 0.6%, a decline of 90 base points on the previous year. The German economy was impacted by falling consumption of private households and the state as investment in the manufacturing sector declined. Growth in the building trade and other investments partly compensated for flagging exports and rising imports.
Despite this, the employment level in Germany reached a new record high, underlining the essentially robust health of the German economy. Comparing the countries of the EU, Germany and the Czech Republic had the lowest unemployment rates (3.2% and 2.0% respectively) according to the latest Eurostat publication. The inflation rate was confirmed as 1.6% for Germany in January 2020.
The positive economic trend of recent years on CA Immo's core markets in Central and Eastern Europe was sustained throughout 2019.
Hungary and Poland reported the strongest growth on the core markets of Central and Eastern Europe in 2019 (4.9% and 4.2% respectively). In 2019, GDP expanded by 3.9% in Romania and by 2.5% in the Czech Republic. The unemployment rate in Central and Eastern Europe is much lower than that for the EU-28 and the Eurozone average (2.0% in the Czech Republic, 3.3% in Poland, 3.4% in Hungary and 3.9% in Romania).
Compared to the previous year, the inflation rate tended to rise during 2019, exceeding the Eurozone average in all core countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic and Poland confirmed an inflation rate of 3.8% for January 2020, while the value for 2019 was 3.9% in Romania. The annual inflation rate in Hungary was 4.7%.
The strong rise of recent years in employment growth slowed in the Czech Republic and Hungary while rising slightly in Poland and Romania.
1) Sources: International Monetary Fund, European Commission
2) Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Bloomberg, Financial Times
At its most recent meeting on 12 March 2020, the Governing Council of the ECB decided to leave the interest rate for main refinancing operations and the interest rates for the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels until it has seen the inflation outlook robustly converge to a level sufficiently close to, but below, 2% within its projection horizon, and such convergence has been consistently reflected in underlying inflation dynamics.
Additional longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs) will be conducted, temporarily, to provide immediate liquidity support to the euro area financial system. Although the Governing Council does not see material signs of strains in money markets or liquidity shortages in the banking system, these operations will provide an effective backstop in case of need. The LTROs will provide liquidity at favourable terms to bridge the period until the TLTRO III operation (targeted longer-term refinancing operations) in June 2020.
In TLTRO III, considerably more favourable terms will be applied during the period from June 2020 to June 2021 to all TLTRO III operations outstanding during that same time. These operations will support bank lending to those affected most by the spread of the coronavirus, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises.
The European Central Bank pushed ahead with its expansive monetary policy in 2019. Between January and October 2019, the ECB reinvested repayments from maturing bonds and other securities in full. The Governing Council aimed to maintain its cumulative net purchases at the level of December 2018. On 12 September 2019, the Governing Council decided that net purchases in connection with an asset purchase programme (APP) will resume from 1st November 2019 in the amount of € 20 bn per month. The Governing Council expects them to run for as long as necessary to reinforce the accommodative impact of its policy rates. The purchases will end shortly before the ECB starts raising its key interest rates. The Governing Council intends to continue reinvesting the principal payments from securities and bonds purchased under the APP past the date when it starts raising key interest rates in order to maintain favourable liquidity conditions and an ample degree of monetary accommodation.
Furthermore a temporary envelope of additional net asset purchases of € 120 billion will be added until the end of the year, ensuring a strong contribution from the private sector purchase programmes. In combination with the existing asset purchase programme, this will support favourable financing conditions for the real economy in times of heightened uncertainty.
The persistently strong pace of growth is likely to maintain pressure for interest rate rises in the Central and Eastern European nations; the Czech central bank raised interest rates four times during 2018, and once more in both 2019 and 2020. Romania also implemented a surprise interest rate hike last year for the first time since 2008.
The 3 month Euribor rate remained in negative territory, fluctuating between –0.31% and –0.45% in the period under review.
Bond yields on 10-year government bonds from Eurozone members fell to new lows in 2019. At the height of a rapid bond rally, more than US \$17 tn of bonds were traded world-wide in August with a negative yield. The 10-year German government bond, which provides a European benchmark, produced a yield of –0.7%; in fact, all German government bonds were trading in negative territory. Even government bonds from worse rated countries have performed strongly, trading with record low yields; for example, Czech, Hungarian and Polish government bonds returned negative yields in July.
Both the negative development of government bonds and the expansive monetary policy of central banks had a major impact on the market for corporate bonds. In 2019, for example, corporate bonds with a record value of over US \$2.5 tn were issued world-wide.
The exit of the United Kingdom from the EU and the trade war between the USA and China were the dominant issues of 2019. Mutual customs constraints not only hampered exports from the two world economic powerhouses, but also had a negative influence on the European economy, causing volatility on stock markets. The
1) Sources: European Central Bank, Eurostat, Bloomberg, Financial Times
2) Sources: European Central Bank, Oxford Economic, Reuters, Financial Times
economic consequences of Brexit, which was completed in January 2020, also defined 2019.
The avoidance of a no-deal Brexit and the latest US-China trade agreement – two of the biggest sources of insecurity in 2019 – pointed to more stability for the European markets in future but the main challenge remains subdued global trade as well as in Europe the transition of the German automotive sector to alternative forms of propulsion technology, and in particular unforeseeable effects of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Immediate profit warnings from companies as well as negative economic forecasts in this context underscore its danger to the European and global economy. The OECD is warning that a serious and protracted outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has the potential to halve global economic growth in 2020. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, recently declared that the COVID-19 virus outbreak is a fast developing situation, which creates risks for the economic outlook and the functioning of financial markets.
The initial reaction in the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve underlines the potential impact of a COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy. The FED, for example, has ruled to cut US interest rates to zero to support the US economy, stating that the magnitude and persistence of the overall effects on the economy remain highly uncertain.
The total investment volume in Austrian real estate was approximately € 5.9 bn in 2019. This value was some 17% about the record volume of approximately € 5.0 bn reported in 2017. Office investments comprised the largest share of the total investment volume (around 30%). The real estate market in Vienna accounted for more than two thirds of the total investment volume, with almost 50% of these investments targeting office properties.
Given the stable economic conditions and the worsening shortage of core properties in German and other European cities, Austria continues to be the focus of German and international investors (who accounted for around
18% and 34% of the total investment volume respectively in 2019).
As in the previous year, primeyields for office properties declined and now stand at the historic low level of 3.45% for properties in Vienna's central business district (CBD). CBRE Research expects demand levels for commercial real estate in Austria to remain high in 2020, with yields falling further (especially in the office sector) against the backdrop of limited availability.
The total office stock on the Viennese market amounted to approximately 11.3 million sqm at year end. The completion volume for office premises was approximately 41,500 sqm in 2019, down more than 80% on the previous year (which was in line with expectations, however). Largely because of the low completion volume, lettings performance declined from 253,600 sqm in 2018 to around 218,100 sqm in 2019. The vacancy rate fell by around 50 base points in the course of the year to 4.7%. CBRE Research expects the vacancy rate to remain unchanged until 2021 thanks to higher completion volumes in the next two years and the marginal downturn in economic growth.
Monthly prime rents in Vienna remained steady at € 25.00/sqm. Rent rises on other submarkets are proving more dynamic than prime rent levels in the centre.
The total transaction volume for commercial real estate in Germany was approximately € 63 bn (5% above the previous year's value), again surpassing the previous record of 2018. In addition to the traditional transaction volume, which includes traded real estate and land, we have recently seen more investment on the German real estate market in response to the acquisition of shares in real estate companies (including significant minority holdings) by institutional investors, large family offices and real estate companies.
Despite sharply falling yields, Germany is still a stable and secure investment market thanks to extremely robust
1) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research Austria Real Estate Market Outlook 2020
2) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research, Germany Real Estate Market Outlook 2020, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt Office MarketView Q4 2019; Oxford Economics
demand levels driven by both German and international investors. Supported by consistently positive developments on the office rental markets, office properties remain the focus of investment, accounting for more than 60% of the total volume in 2019. That said, we have observed an increase in hotel and logistical investments. In some segments, prime yields for office property investments underwent further compression in the year under review (although this was moderate in comparison with that of earlier years). In spite of annually rising transaction volumes, the product shortages – which are set to persist given continually high demand coupled with limited construction volumes – will continue to put pressure on yields in future.
The investment market for commercial real estate in Berlin reported consistently high demand at € 11.5 bn, up 70% on the previous year's figure. In view of high demand, the prime yield for office properties has fallen to 2.70%.
An investment volume of € 7.1 bn was reported on the commercial property market in Frankfurt, the second highest transaction volume since the financial crisis. Office properties comprises some 80% of the transaction volume. In year-on-year comparison, prime yields fell by 30 base points to stand at 2.90% at the end of the year.
The commercial investment market in Munich reported a record-breaking year with a volume of € 10.6 bn. The old record for commercial investment of € 6.6 bn in the previous year was surpassed by office property investments of € 8.8 bn alone. The main reasons for this were certain large-volume sales and a number of highly priced portfolio deals. Prime yields fell to 2.60%, a difference of 30 base points on the value for the end of 2018.
Persistent weaknesses in global trade and manufacturing adversely affected Germany's export-driven industrial sector and suppressed general economic growth in 2019. This was reflected in GDP expansion of just 0.6%, a growth rate below that of previous years (1.5% in 2018, 2.8% in 2017 and 2.1% in 2016). In 2019, however, the number of people in work did set a new post-reunification record. These positive conditions are continuing to raise the demand for office space; allied with a shortage
In 2019, Munich was unable to maintain the very strong development of its lettings market witnessed in recent years, although this was because of a limited supply rather than diminishing demand. Floor space take-up totalled 763,500 sqm, down more than 20% on the previous year's figure. Consistently strong demand has combined with an extremely tight supply situation to drive up peak monthly rents by around 4% year-on-year to € 39.50 per sqm, while the weighted average monthly rent of approximately € 20.07 was 6% above the previous year's level. The office vacancy rate for the total market hit a new record low of 2.9% (3.1% in 2018). Central locations within the inner zone are fully let, with a vacancy level of just 0.4%.
The completion volume of approximately 253,600 sqm in 2019 (new buildings and core refurbishments) was just below the value for last year. Only 5% of the floor space was unlet when it came onto the market. There is no easing of the supply situation in sight for 2020, despite the sharply rising number of project completions. The stock of office space was approximately 21.8 million sqm at year end.
Office space take-up in Frankfurt stood at 552,500 sqm in 2019, equivalent to a decline of more than 10% on the previous year. Continuing high demand has reduced the vacancy rate to 6.9%. The peak monthly rent increased on the previous year to € 44.00. The weighted monthly average rent on the market is € 21.80per sqm, up 5% year-on-year. The completion volume of around 158,700 sqm was well below the 10-year average. According to the information currently available, some 590,700 sqm of office space will be developed by the end of 2022; more than half of this is already pre-let. Completion of the high-rise office/hotel building ONE in Frankfurt, CA Immo's largest development project at present, is scheduled for 2022. The stock of office space was approximately 11.4 million sqm at the end of the year.
Berlin confirmed office space take-up of 998,900 sqm in 2019, up 19% on the previous year's figure. Over the course of the year, the vacancy rate fell sharply to a record low of 1.1% (2018: 2.3%). The shortage of floor space drove up the peak monthly rent level by around 12% to
of floor space in many inner city areas, rental rates are rising sharply.
1) Sources: CBRE: Data supplied by CBRE Research, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin Office MarketView Q4 2019; Oxford Economics
€ 37.50 per sqm. The weighted monthly average rent also started to rise strongly again to reach € 26.00per sqm, 22% above the figure for the previous year. Berlin therefore leads the top five cities in terms of the development of rental rates. Approximately 277,500 sqm of new floor space was completed in 2019, of which just 3% was still available at the time of completion. Although the completion volume is expected to rise by around 576,000 sqm in 2020, the current development pipeline is struggling to keep pace with the high level of demand. Of the office space coming onto the market in 2020, 84% is already pre-let or owner-occupied. The stock of office space was approximately 18.2 million sqm at year end.
The positive trend on the real estate markets was maintained in Central and Eastern Europe, and especially in CA Immo's core cities of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest. The volume of commercial real estate transactions registered in these cities alone (€ 8.3 bn) was almost 40% above the prior year's value. By city, Prague accounted for the largest volume (37%), followed by Warsaw (34%), Budapest (21%) and Bucharest (8%).
For the fifth year in succession, the investment volume in Poland reached a new record value of approximately € 7.8 bn. An investment volume of € 2.8 bn was reported in Warsaw, with the office sector accounting for over 85% of this. The prime yield is approximately 4.25%. On the basis of strong underlying data, Prague has consolidated its position as an investment market of international repute on the lettings markets. The total investment volume of approximately € 3.1 bn exceeded the previous year's volume of roughly € 2.7 bn. The prime yield also stands at 4.25%.
The 2019 investment volume in Budapest exceeded the 2018 level, with demand high for the fourth year in succession. Prime yields on top office properties experienced further suppression to stand at 5.25% (5.75% in 2018). Bucharest reported an approximate investment volume of € 650 m in 2019, with the office sector accounting for some 70%. The prime yield stands at 7.00%.
Lettings continued to develop positively in 2019 in all core cities of CA Immo (Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest). Vacancy rates declined in both Warsaw and Budapest, while Prague and Bucharest saw vacancy rates rise marginally during the year. With the exception of Bucharest, prime yields fell further in all core cities of CA Immo as peak rents rose slightly.
At the end of 2019, total office space in Warsaw was approximately 5.6 million sqm, with some 162,100 sqm completed in the course of the year. With 692,000 sqm currently under construction, total floor space is expected to exceed 6 million sqm by late 2020 or early 2021.
The office pipeline is heavily focused on the CBD of the Polish capital. Office space take-up amounted to 584,000 sqm in 2019, below the level of 2018. The vacancy rate fell by 90 base points on the previous year's value to stand at 7.8% at year end. After a slight downturn last year, the peak monthly rent rose back to around € 25.00 per sqm in central locations.
The office property market in Prague experienced a good year in 2019. The stock of office space increased by around 193,700 sqm, from the approximate figure of 3.5 million sqm at the end of 2018 to roughly 3.7 million sqm at the end of 2019. Lettings performance of around 276,100 sqm did not quite match the previous year's level. Following a substantial decrease in the prior year, the vacancy rate expanded marginally to 5.5% by year end. Despite this, peak rents in central locations increased to € 23.00/sqm per month.
Floor space take-up for the year in Budapest was approximately 362,000 sqm in 2019, close to the previous year's level. Total office space was around 3.7 million sqm by the end of the year. The completion volume for 2019 was in line with expectations at 70,500 sqm, far short of the 2018 record value of approximately 230,000 sqm. Continuing the downward trend since 2012, the vacancy rate fell to the record value of 5.6% by year end (2018: 7.3%) despite the greater supply of office space. The peak monthly rent is confirmed at € 26.00 per sqm.
Around 311,200 sqm of office space was let in Bucharest by the end of 2019, up 30% on the previous year.
1) Sources: Data supplied by CBRE Research
2) Sources: Data supplied by CBRE Research
The stock of office space totalled 3.2 million sqm by year end thanks to a completion volume of approximately 292,700 sqm. Following a sharp reduction in the previous year, the vacancy rate climbed back to 9.8% by year end. Most of the vacant floor space is concentrated in category B buildings. The peak monthly rent in Bucharest was stable at € 18.5/sqm.
The CA Immo Group divides its core activity into the business areas of letting investment properties and developing real estate. In both of these business areas, CA Immo specialises in commercial real estate with a clear focus on office properties in capital cities in the centre of Europe. The objective is to expand the focused portfolio of high quality and profitable investment properties within the core markets of Germany, Austria, Czechia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Additional earnings will be generated through the preparation, development and utilisation of land reserves in the development area.
By the transfer of own project completions into the investment portfolio, CA Immo has increased the value of its property assets in 2019 by 16% up to € 5.2 bn (2018: € 4.5 bn). Of this figure, investment properties account for € 4.3 bn (83% of the total portfolio), property assets under development represent € 0.8 bn (16%) and short-term properties1) € 61 m (1%). With a proportion of 50% of total property assets, Germany is the biggest regional segment.
Property assets directly held by CA Immobilien Anlagen AG represent a rentable effective area of 142,567 sqm (2018: 141,572 sqm). As at the balance sheet date, these assets comprised eight investment properties in Austria with a market value (including prepayments made and construction in progress) of € 250,895K (eight investment properties; € 241,736K on 31.12.2018). This portfolio generated rental income of € 14,039K in 2019 (€ 13,352K in 2018).
An approximate of 33,600 sqm of floor space was newly let or extended in 2019 (22,400 sqm in 2018). Long-term contracts had been signed with Eli Lilly (1,740 sqm) and
In 2019, the company invested € 19,198K in its asset
portfolio (€ 14,922K in 2018). Investments concerned, in particular, tenant fit-out works in the properties Erdberger Lände, Donau Business Center and Storchengasse.
Robert Bosch AG (1,624 sqm) for ViE office building, com-
No property disposals occurred in business year 2019.
Compared to the previous year rental income increased by 5% to € 14,039K (2018: € 13,352K). Operating expenses passed on to tenants increased by 8% from € 4,271K in 2018 to € 4,631K in 2019. In contrast, management revenues declined due to a lower provision of services towards affiliated companies by –32% from € 13,220K in 2018 to € 9,012K in 2019. Overall, this led to a –7% decrease in gross revenues to € 28,883K (€ 31,120K in 2018). Revenues are distibuted as follows: Austria 74%, Germany 1%, Eastern Europe 25%.
Other operating income fell by –12% to € 8,474 K (€ 9,598K in 2018). Write-ups to tangible assets amounted to € 6,235K (€ 8,869K in 2018). In 2019, provisions were released in the amount of € 1,562K (€ 381K in 2018).
Staff expenses fell by –10% from € 15,544K in 2018 to € 13,970K in 2019. In 2019, the company employed 69 staff members on average (67 in 2018). In the prior year, this item included special payments based on the existing change of control clause because of the change of control arising from the sale of the 26% stake in CA Immo held by the IMMOFINANZ Group to a Luxembourg fund managed by Starwood Capital Group ('Starwood'). For details of remuneration paid to the Management Board, refer to the notes section.
Depreciation charged to tangible assets (including extraordinary depreciations in the amount of € –9,571K)
pleted at the end of 2018. Volksbank Wien occupied about 14,000 sqm at Erdberger Lände. These factors increased the economic occupancy rate to approximately 88% (74% in 2018). Investments
stood at € –17,367K (€ –6,802K in 2018). Other operating expenditures amounted to € –16,466K (€–18,373K in 2018). Around € –8,362K (€ –9,530K in 2018) of this figure was attributable to general administrative costs like project-related legal, auditing, advertising and marketing or administrative management costs. Other expenses directly related to properties stood at € –7,556K (€ –7,756K in 2018).
In overall terms, the developments outlined above led to a negative operating result of € –10,447K compared to € –1K in the previous year.
The company received total income from investments of € 192,269K (€ 28,131K in 2018) via subsidiary dividend payouts. In 2019, this item was counterbalanced by expenses linked to financial assets and interest receivables on current assets of € –138,603K compared to € –7,496 K in 2018. Loans granted mainly to subsidiary companies produced revenue of € 21,803K (€ 21,461K in 2018). Other interest and similar income stood at € 12K (compared to € 1K in 2018).
Income from financial investments stood at € 6,487K (€ 163,054K in 2018) and include investment appreciations in an amount of € 5,767 K (€ 147,596K in 2018). This item was offset by writedowns on equity holdings of € –137,045K (€ –5,572K in 2018); thereof distribution-induced € –136,736K (€ –3,111K in 2018).
Interest expense rose in total by 17% to € –29,188K (€ –24,913 K in 2018). Interest for bank loans or real estate financing increased by 4% to € –2,499K (€ –2,399K in 2018). Expenses for derivative transactions grew to € –4,408K (€ –1,774K in 2018). Interest costs in respect of affiliated companies declined from € –2,587K in 2018 to € –1,962 K in 2019. The largest amount, totalling € –19,964K, concern interest costs for bonds; last year, this figure stood at € –17,623K. As at the balance sheet date, four CA Immo corporate bonds were thus trading on the unlisted securities market of the Vienna Stock Exchange and partly on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg). The convertible bonds issued in the fourth quarter of 2017 were included in trading on the unregulated third market (multilateral trade system) of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The bonds provide unsecured financing at Group parent company level; they are on equal footing to one another and to all other unsecured financing of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. Except for the 2015-2022 corporate bond and the convertible, bond conditions contain a loan-to-value (LTV) covenant.
Early in 2020, CA Immo entered the Eurobond market for the first time, issuing a € 500 m fixed-rate, non-subordinate and unsecured benchmark bond with a term of seven years and an annual coupon of 0.875%. The international rating agency Moody's Investors Service Ltd. gave the bond, which is registered for official trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange, an investment grade rating of Baa2. Net proceeds will mainly be used to (re)finance properties, future acquisitions and future development projects, and to optimise the loan capital structure (e.g. financing of the following cash buyback offers on outstanding bonds); it will also serve other, more general corporate goals.
At the same time, the company decided to invite holders of the bonds shown in the table below to submit offers for cash buyback.
| Issue title | Repurchase rate in % |
Total nominal value offered in € |
|---|---|---|
| 1,875% CA Immo Bonds | ||
| 2016-2021 ISIN: AT0000A1LJH1 |
102.55 | 32,550,000 |
| 2,75% CA Immo Bonds 2015- 2022 ISIN: AT0000A1CB33 |
105.10 | 32,589,500 |
| 2,75% CA Immo Bonds 2016- 2023 ISIN: AT0000A1JVU3 |
107.10 | 33,379,000 |
The invitation to submit buyback offers was originally subject to a maximum volume of € 60 m. However, CA Immo decided not to proceed on a pro rata basis and to accept the total nominal amounts offered in full. Settlement (i.e. payment of the repurchase price and the derecognition of bonds from the deposits of bond creditors accepted by CA Immo) took place on 5 February 2020. In the transaction, J.P. Morgan acted as sole global coordinator and Erste Group, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as joint bookrunners.
Overall, the factors outlined above the financial result declined by –71% from € 180,238K in 2018 to € 52,780K in 2019. Earnings before taxes stood at € 42,333K (against € 180,238K in 2018). After taking account of tax revenue of € 4,370K (€ 2,960K in 2018), the annual net profit as at 31 December 2019 stands at € 46,703 K, compared to € 183,197K on 31 December 2018. Taking into consideration the allocation to revenue reserve of € 0K (€ –4,652Kin 2018) for 5,780,037 treasury shares (around 6% of the voting stock) held by the company as of the balance sheet date as well as the profit brought forward from the previous year of € 860,827K (€ 766,007K in the previous year), the annual financial statements of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG show net retained earnings of € 907,530K (€ 944,552K in 2018).
For business year 2019, the Management Board proposes a dividend of € 1.00 per share with dividend entitlement. Compared to last year, this represents a rise of approximately 11%. In relation to the closing rate as at 31 December 2019 (€ 37.45), the dividend yield was approximately 3%. The profit appropriation proposal reflects the current assessment of the Management and Supervisory Boards. Since neither the duration of the COVID-19 crises nor the further financial, general business and real estate specific impacts as well as the timing of the Annual General Meeting of 2020 can be predicted with certainty, the Management and Supervisory Boards will evaluate the proposal for decision until the Annual General Meeting on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to modifications.
In the year under review, cash-flow from operating activities (operating cash-flow plus changes in net working capital) stood at € 197,163K (€ 30,648K in 2018). Cashflow from investment activities was € 39,611K (€ –286,827K in 2018) and cash-flow from financing activities was € –271,555K (€ 205,448K in 2018).
Compared to the previous year, the total assets of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG declined from € 3,847,356K as at 31 December 2018 to € 3,629,907K as at 31 December 2019.
Fixed assets fell from € 3,716,025K as at 31 December 2018 to € 3,533,787K on 31 December 2019. As a proportion of total assets, the share of fixed assets amounted to 97% on 31 December 2019 (31.12.2018: 97%). Intangible assets, which solely comprise EDP software, increased to € 427K (31.12.2018: € 271K). As at the balance sheet date, the company's property assets comprised eight properties in Austria with a market value (including prepayments made and construction in progress) of € 250,895K (compared to eight properties with a market value of € 241,736K on 31.12.2018). Tangible fixed assets totalled € 252,370K (€ 243,078K on 31.12.2018). Financial assets decreased by –6% to € 3,280,990K (31.12.2018: € 3,472,676K). The book value of investments in affiliated companies stood at € 2,600,186K (31.12.2018: € 2,716,231K).
Current assets fell from € 125,418K as at 31 December 2018 to € 92,283K on 31 December 2019. Receivables increased by 5% and stood at € 31,998K (31.12.2018: € 30,351K). On 31 December 2019, the company has cash holdings of € 60,285K (31.12.2018: € 95,066K).
Shareholders' equity declined to € 2,480,708K as at the balance sheet date (€ 2,517,730K on 31.12.2018). The equity ratio on the key date was approximately 68% (31.12.2018: 65%). Equity covered 70% of fixed assets (31.12.2018: 68%). Provisions amounted to € 19,860K (31.12.2018: € 15,369K). Liabilities decreased from € 1,311,792K at the end of 2018 to € 1,122,879K as at 31 December 2019.
| € 1,000 | 31.12.2018 | Change treasury share |
Dividend payments |
Annual result |
Addition to reserves |
31.12.2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | 676,316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 676,316 |
| Tied capital reserves | 854,841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 854,841 |
| Retained earnings | 42,021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,021 |
| Net profit | 944,552 | 0 | -83,725 | 46,703 | 0 | 907,530 |
| Total equity | 2,517,730 | 0 | -83,725 | 46,703 | 0 | 2,480,708 |
The company's capital stock amounted to € 718,336,602.72 on the balance sheet date. This was divided into four registered shares and 98,808,332 bearer shares each with a proportionate amount of the capital stock of € 7.27. The bearer shares trade on the prime market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ISIN: AT0000641352).
With a shareholding of around 26% (25,843,652 bearer shares and four registered shares), SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a r.l., Luxembourg, a company managed by Starwood Capital Group, is the largest shareholder of CA Immo. Starwood is a global financial investor focusing on real estate investments. The remaining shares of CA Immo are in free float held by both institutional and private investors. Whereas in the previous year AXA S.A. (around 5%) and BlackRock Irre. (around 4%) counted to the larger shareholders of CA Immo, with the exeption of S IMMO Group (holding around 6%), the company is not aware of other shareholders with a stake of more than 4%. For more information on the organisation of the shares and the rights of shareholders, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report.
At the 31st Annual General Meeting of 9 May 2018, the Management Board was authorized, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to increase the capital stock by up to € 359,168,301.36 (approx. 50% of the current capital stock) by issuance of up to 49,404,168 new ordinary bearer shares in return for contributions in cash or in kind (also in several tranches and by exclusion of shareholders' subscription rights if required). The authorisation is valid until 18 September 2023.
In the same annual general meeting, the 'contingent capital 2013' was reduced from € 100,006,120 to € 47,565,458.08 in order to serve the 0.75° /c, convertible bonds 2017-2025. Further, the Management Board was authorized, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, until 8 May 2023 to issue convertible bonds up to a total nominal amount of € 750 m with conversion and/or subscription rights in respect of up to 19,761,667 ordinary bearer shares of the company representing a pro-rata amount of the share capital of the company of up to
€ 143,667,319.09 ('contingent capital 2018'), also in several tranches and to determine all other terms of the convertible bonds as well as in respect of the issuance and
the conversion procedure. Under this authorisation, convertible bonds may only be issued, if the total number of new shares for which conversion and/or subscription rights are granted by such convertible bonds shall not exceed 20° /c, of the share capital at the time this authorisation is resolved upon. The shareholders' subscription rights were excluded (article 174 para 4 in connection with article 153 Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG)).
At the 32nd Annual General Meeting held on 9 May 2019, the Management Board was authorised in accordance with article 65 para 1 no 8 and para 1a and para 1b Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) for a period of 30 months from the date of the adopted resolution (until 8 November 2021), with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to repurchase treasury shares in the company, whereas the company's stock of treasury shares must not exceed 10% of its share capital. The consideration shall not be lower than 30% and shall not exceed 10% of the average unweighted market price at the close of the market on the ten trading days preceding the repurchase. The Management Board is further authorised to determine the respective other terms and conditions of the repurchase, whereby the treasury shares may be acquired at the discretion of the Management Board via the stock exchange, by way of a public offer, or by any other lawful and appropriate way, in particular off market, and/or from individual shareholders and under exclusion of the shareholders' pro rata rights (reverse subscription right). The authorisation may be exercised in full or in part or in multiple partial amounts and in pursuit of one or more purposes by the company, subsidiaries (article 189a no 8 Commercial Code (UGB)) or by third parties for their account. The authorisation may be repeatedly exercised. In addition, the Management Board was authorised, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to transfer the acquired treasury shares by all legally permissible means and to determine the terms and conditions of the transfer of shares or to cancel the treasury shares without an additional resolution by the General Meeting.
No use has been made of the share buyback programme in the year under review. As at 31 December 2019, CA Immobilien Anlagen AG held 5,780,037 treasury shares in total; given the total number of voting shares issued (98,808,336), this is equivalent to around 6% of the voting shares.
According to the articles of association, the Management Board of CA Immo comprises one, two or three persons. The age limit for Management Board members is defined as 65 in the Articles of Association. The final term of office for Management Board members concludes at the end of the Annual General Meeting that follows the 65th birthday of a Board member. The Supervisory Board comprises no less than three and no more than twelve members. At any time, Supervisory Board members appointed through registered shares may be asked to step down by the person entitled to nominate and replaced by another. The provisions of the Articles of Association regarding terms of office and elections to appoint replacements do not apply to them. The other Supervisory Board members are elected by the Annual General Meeting. The age limit for Supervisory Board members is defined as 70 in the Articles of Association. Supervisory Board members must step down from the Board at the end of the Annual General Meeting that follows their 7oth birthday. The Shareholder's Meeting resolves on the dismissal of members of the Supervisory Board on the basis of a majority of at least 75° /c, of the capital stock represented (article 21 of the Articles of Association of CA Immo).
All Management Board contracts contain a change of control clause assuring payments in the event of premature termination of Management Board duties following a change of control. A change of control occurs either where a shareholder or group of shareholders attains 25% of voting rights in the Annual General Meeting, or they are obliged to make a mandatory takeover bid where the investment threshold of 30% is exceeded. Corporate mergers always constitute a change of control. The contractual regulations provide for extraordinary termination rights as well as continued remuneration (including variable remuneration) for the remaining term of the employment contract. According to the calculation basis, compensation for fixed remuneration may not exceed two years' fixed salary. Moreover, the company has to grant the Management Board member a contractually agreed percentage part payment to compensate for the lass of variable remuneration not exceeding 80% of two years' fixed salary, depending on the specific sphere of activity and the position of the Management Board member in question. The exercising of a special right of termination in the
event of a change of control in the sphere of Starwood, the major shareholder, has been contractually excluded for all Management Board members.
Compliance with legal provisions applicable in the CA Immo Group's target markets is a high priority for the company. The Management Board and Supervisory te-Board are committed to observing the Austrian CorporateGovernance Code1l and thus to transparency and principles of good corporate management. The rules and recommendations of the version of the Corporate Governance Code applicable in business year 2019 (January 2018 amendment) are implemented almost in full. Discrepancies are noted in respect of C Rules no. 2 (right of appointment to the Supervisory Board) and no. 45 (executive positions with competitor companies). The evaluation carried out by Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H. concerning compliance with rules 1 to 76 of the Austrian Corporate Governance Code for business year 2019 found that declarations of conformity submitted by CA Immo with regard to compliance with the C and R Rules of the Code were correct. The corporate governance report is also available on the company's web site at https:/ /www.caimmo.com/de/investor-relations/ corp orate-governance/.
To ensure the success of CA Immo as a business over the lang term and enable the company to meet its strategic objectives, effective management of new and existing risks is essential. A commensurate measure of risk must be accepted if we are to utilise market opportunities and exploit the potential for success they hold. For this reason, risk management and the internal monitoring system (IMS) deliver an important contribution to the Group's corporate governance (defined as the principle of responsible management).
The Management Board, with the approval of the Corporate Development committee established in 2019 and
11 The Austrian Corporate Governance Code may be viewed on the web site of the Austrian Working Group for Corporate Governance at www.corporate-governarn:e.at.
the Supervisory Board, defines the strategic direction of the CA Immo Group as well as the nature and extent of risks the Group is prepared to accept in pursuit of its strategic objectives. The Controlling department, which also helps to manage risk, supports the Management Board in assessing the risk environment and the development of potential strategies to raise long-term shareholder value. An internal risk committee comprising representatives from all business areas and the CFO has also been set up; this meets quarterly or if necessary in special sessions (e.g. in response to the situation regarding COVID-19 virus"). The purpose of the committee is to provide additional assurance in assessing the Group's risk situation across departmental boundaries regularly and introduce measures as necessary. The aim of this is to ensure the company adopts the best possible direction from the alternatives available. CA Immo evaluates the opportunity/threat situation through quarterly reporting. Risk is assessed in relation to specific properties and projects as well as (sub)portfolios. The company incorporates early warning indicators such as rent forecasts, vacancy analyses, continual monitoring of lease agreement periods and the possibility of terminations; construction costs are also tracked during project implementation. Scenarios are envisaged regarding the value trend for the real estate portfolio, exit strategies and liquidity planning; these supplement risk reporting and promote reliable planning. CA Immo observes the precautionary principle by applying the full investment horizon to longterm planning and investment decisions. The company also evaluates specific risks at regular intervals (most recently in 2018), focusing on content, effect and likelihood of occurrence. The Management Board uses this data as the basis for determining the severity and type of risks that it regards as acceptable in pursuing its strategic objectives. Strategies adopted by the Management Board are incorporated into the Group's three-year planning; this assists the Group in communicating its willingness to take risks and its expectations both internally and externally.
The risk policy of CA Immo is defined by a range of guidelines, observance of which is continually monitored and documented by controlling processes. Risk management is obligatory at all levels of the company. The Management Board is involved in all risk-relevant decisions and bears overall responsibility for such decisions. At all levels, decisions are subject to the dual verification principle. Internal Auditing, an independent division, checks operational and business processes, appointing experts
from outside as necessary; it acts independently in reporting and evaluating the audit results.
The proper functioning of the risk management system is evaluated annually by the Group auditor in line with the requirements of C Rule no. 83 of the Austrian Corporate Governance Code. The results are reported to the Management Board and the audit committee.
CA Immo's internal monitoring system covers all principles, procedures and measures designed to ensure the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and correctness of accounting as well as compliance with relevant legal regulations and company guidelines. The IMS is integrated into individual business processes, taking account of management processes. The objectives of the IMS are to preclude and expose errors in accounting and financial reporting, thus enabling amendments to be introduced in good time. Transparent documentation makes it possible to depict processes of accounting, financial reporting and audit activity. All operational areas are incorporated into the financial reporting process. Competent local management teams are responsible for implementing and monitoring the IMS; the managing directors of the subsidiaries are required to perform self-checks in order to assess and document compliance with monitoring measures. The effectiveness of the IMS is regularly assessed by the Group Auditing department and the cost-effectiveness of business processes is continually evaluated. The results of these assessments are reported to the responsible executive boards, the full CA Immo Management Board and (at least once a year) the audit committee.
CA Immo defines strategic risk as the danger of unexpected deviations from company plans or losses that can result from management policy decisions on the direction taken by the company. These risks generally arise from unexpected changes in the macroeconomic market environment. Many of the risks mentioned here are not actively manageable.
Amongst other things, the economic success of CA Immo depends on the development of real estate markets of relevance to the Group. Key factors influencing the economic trend include the general situation of the global economy, the pattern of rental prices, the inflation rate, levels of national debt and interest rates. In the office properties segment, factors such as economic growth, industrial activity, the unemployment rate and consumer confidence play a major role alongside other factors critical to the economic trend. These circumstances, all of which are beyond the company's control, may have a negative impact on the broad economic picture in Europe and thus adversely affect economically powerful countries like Germany and Austria; they may also impair the general finance and real estate sector. Any downturn in the economic situation has the potential to reduce demand for real estate, which can in turn adversely affect occupancy rates, property values and even the liquidity of real estate.
Although the economic environment remains characterised by low interest rates and relatively high property portfolio valuations, the possibility of an interest rate rise negatively affecting the real estate market – and thus property valuations and the divestment plans of CA Immo – cannot be discounted. Acquiring equity and loan capital could become significantly more difficult, making expansion plans impossible or only partially feasible.
The possible reintroduction of national currencies by individual eurozone members would also have grave consequences for the economies and financial markets of Europe. Finally, the departure of individual nations from European currency union could lead to a complete collapse of the monetary system.
Geopolitical risks such as political instability, lack of basic legislation and arbitrary government practices offset the economic opportunities offered by enterprises in other countries. Consequently, enterprises operating in an unstable region have to factor in significant impacts on their business activities, such as tax increases, customs duties, export bans, expropriations and seizure of assets. Where properties are concentrated too strongly in a single region, these factors can also have a considerable influence on the profitability of the CA Immo Group.
The effects of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic remain to be seen; the volatility and uncertainty on stock markets, corporate profit warnings and negative economic forecasts underline the potential dangers to the European and global economies. The OECD is warning that a continuing COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to halve global economic growth in 2020. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, declared that the COVID-19 pandemic creates unforeseeable risks for the economic outlook and the functioning of financial markets.
The initial reaction in the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve underlines the potential impact of a COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy. The FED, for example, has ruled to cut US interest rates to zero to support the US economy, stating that the magnitude and persistence of the overall effects on the economy remain highly uncertain.
The effects of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (new findings and changes after balance sheet date) cannot be conclusively assessed given the dynamic evolution, however they are subject to ongoing evaluation. Temporary restrictions of the current operations (also caused by exit restrictions/ curfews/ border closings, school and business closings and other constraints) may however occur at the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers as well as authorities. The financial, general business and real estate specific consequences cannot be fully estimated (e.g. payments made by tenants which are not in accordance with the contracts, delays in construction activities, effects on the real estate markets, evolution of covenants for current financings, effects on the planned real estate transactions). CA Immo Group uses a wide range of possible measures to keep the impact as low as possible.
The real estate market is determined by macroeconomic development and demand for properties. Economic instability and restricted access to loan capital and equitybased financing can lead to business partners opting out. Where the liquidity of the real estate investment market is insufficient, there is a risk that sales of individual properties with a view to strategically adjusting the real estate portfolio may prove impossible or only possible under unacceptable conditions. Many factors that can lead to unfavourable developments are outside of CA Immo's control. These include changes to available income, economic output, interest rates and tax policy. Economic growth, unemployment rates and consumer confidence also influence supply and demand levels for real estate at a local level. This can affect market prices, rents and occupancy rates while adversely affecting the
value of properties and associated income. For this reason, highly negative effects on earning power and property valuations cannot be ruled out.
Property values depend not only on the development of rental rates, but also real estate starting yields. The general market environment continues to pose the danger of starting yields for commercial real estate being adjusted upwards. The historically high price of property investment is combining with low real estate yields to create risks to the value of properties in the CA Immo portfolio. Due to sustained pressure from investors there is also the risk that properties will only be available to purchase at inflated prices. The possibility of an increase in general interest rates forcing property yields up and values down cannot be ruled out.
CA Immo counters market risk by spreading its portfolio across various countries. CA Immo counters countryspecific risk by concentrating on defined core regions through local subsidiaries with their own on-site staff, and through appropriate regional allocation within those core markets. Market knowledge, continual evaluation of strategy and monitoring of the portfolio and purposeful portfolio management in the context of strategic decisionmaking (e.g. defining exit strategies, medium-term planning of sales) enable the company to respond quickly to economic and political events. CA Immo negates transfer risk by repatriating liquid assets from investment markets with a low credit standing. Active portfolio management is aimed at minimising concentration risk. Germany remains the largest single market of CA Immo, accounting for a share of 51%. Besides the Austrian market, the distribution of regional targets will seek to bring about a portfolio distribution that is roughly equally weighted between Germany and Eastern Europe. The aim here is to maintain property assets of €500 m in each core city in the interests of upholding market relevance. For single investments, CA Immo defines concentration risk as a limit value of 5% of the total portfolio. The only property in this category at the balance sheet date was the Skygarden office building in Munich. The portfolio as a whole is highly diversified: the top ten Group assets represent less than 28% of the total portfolio. The concentration risk in respect of single tenants is also manageable. As at 31 December 2019, the top ten tenants were generating some 21% of rental revenue. With an approximate share of 3% of total rental income, PricewaterhouseCoopers followed by Frontex are currently the biggest individual tenants in the portfolio. Land reserves
and land development projects present specific risks owing to the high capital commitment and absence of steady cash inflows; however, they also offer considerable potential for value increases through the securing or enhancement of building rights. Risks are regularly reduced via the sale of non-strategic land reserves. The acquisition of building rights on remaining land will be accelerated through the company's own capacity.
Political and economic trends in the countries in which CA Immo is active also have a significant impact on occupancy rates and rent losses. The earning power and market value of a property is adversely affected where the Group is unable to extend a rental agreement due to expire under favourable conditions or find (and retain for the long term) suitably solvent tenants. The creditworthiness of a tenant, especially during an economic downturn, may diminish over the short or medium term, which can affect rental revenue in turn. In critical situations, the Group can opt to cut rents in order to maintain an acceptable occupancy rate. Through careful monitoring and proactive measures (such as demanding securities and screening the creditworthiness and reputation of tenants), the Group's loss of rent risk has settled at the low level of approximately 1% of rental income. Subject to the currently unpredictable economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decline in rental income cannot be excluded. At present, most outstanding rental payments relate to Eastern Europe. All outstanding receivables are evaluated quarterly and adjusted according to the associated level of risk. The risk of lost rent was taken into account to a sufficient degree in the estimation of property values. Many of the Group's lease agreements contain stable value clauses, usually taking account of consumer price indices for particular countries. The level of revenue from such rental contracts and new lettings depends heavily on the inflation trend (sustainable value risk).
Competition for reputable tenants is intense on the lettings market; rent levels are coming under pressure in many markets. To remain attractive to tenants, CA Immo could be forced to accept lower rental rates. Moreover, incorrect assessments of the attractiveness of locations or potential usages can make lettings more difficult or significantly impair desired lease conditions.
The Group's portfolio also includes, to a lesser extent, special asset classes such as shopping malls and hotels whose operation involves certain risks. Poor running of the centre, inadequate corporate management of tenants, declining footfall and increasing competition can force rental rates down and lead to the loss of key tenants, which leads to rent losses and problems with new lettings. For this reason, the Group's earnings situation also depends on the quality of hotel management and the development of hotel markets.
Risks associated with the project development area
Costs are generally sustained at the early stages of real estate development projects; revenue is not generated until the later phases of a project. Many development projects may be associated with cost overruns and delays in completion that are frequently caused by factors beyond the control of CA Immo. This can adversely affect the economic viability of individual projects and lead to contractual penalties and compensation claims. If no suitable tenants are found, this can produce vacancy after completion. CA Immo takes various steps to keep such risks largely under control (cost monitoring, variance analyses, long-term liquidity planning and so on). With few exceptions, projects are only launched subject to appropriate pre-letting.
Saturation of the construction industry presents risk to CA Immo as regards the (on time) availability of construction services and the level of building costs. This is now noticeable not only in Germany – the core market for the company's development projects – but also in all CA Immo's core regions. Despite making a provision for rising costs within project reserves, the fact that further rises in construction costs could present a risk to budget compliance and the overall success of a project cannot be ruled out. Another risk is that current property yields might change, thereby reducing target project profits, even though projects have been calculated defensively. For that reason, CA Immo is relying increasingly on appropriate market and cost analyses also in the development area. Projects currently in progress are generally on time and within the approved budget; they are continually monitored as regards cost risk.
Sales transactions can give rise to risks linked to contractual agreements and assurances. These might relate to guaranteed income from rental payments and can subsequently reduce purchase sums agreed or received. Sufficient financial provisions have been made in response to recognised risks to revenue from transacted sales, and liquidity risk is considered in liquidity planning. Contractual obligations in the form of follow-on costs (e.g. residual construction work) form part of relevant project cost estimates.
Environmental and safety regulations serve to standardise active and latent obligations to remediate contaminated sites and complying with these provisions can entail considerable investment expenses and other costs. These obligations may apply to real estate currently or formerly owned by CA Immo, or currently or formerly managed or developed by the company. In particular, the provisions cover contamination with undiscovered harmful materials or noxious substances, munitions and other environmental risks such as soil pollution, etc. Several regulations impose sanctions on the discharge of emissions into air, soil and water: this can make CA Immo liable to third parties, significantly impact the sale and letting of affected properties and adversely affect the generation of rental revenue from such properties. Natural disasters and extreme weather conditions can also cause considerable damage to real estate. Unless sufficient insurance is in place to cover such damage, this can have an adverse impact. To minimise the risk, CA Immo incorporates these considerations into its assessments prior to every purchase and appropriate guarantees are required from sellers. Wherever possible, the CA Immo Group makes use of environmentally sustainable materials and energy-saving technologies. CA Immo observes the ecological precautionary principle by ensuring all (re)development projects qualify for certification: in this way, stringent specifications regarding green buildings and sustainability are satisfied while the usage of environmentally unsound products is also ruled out.
Weaknesses in the CA Immo Group's structural and process organisation can lead to unexpected losses or additional expenditure. This risk can arise from shortcomings in EDP and other information systems as well as human error and inadequate internal inspection procedures. Flawed program sequences as well as automated EDP and information systems pose a significant operational risk where their type and scope fail to take account of business volumes or they are vulnerable to cybercrime. Human risk factors include an insufficient understanding of corporate strategy, inadequate internal risk monitoring (and especially business process controls) and excessive decision-making authority at an individual level, which can also lead to unconsidered actions or a proliferation of decision-making bodies that hinder flexible responses to changes in the market. Some real estate management
tasks and other administrative duties are outsourced to third parties outside the company. In the process of transferring administrative tasks, it is possible that knowledge of managed properties and administrative processes can be lost, and that CA Immo could prove incapable of identifying and contractually committing suitable service providers within the necessary timeframe. Nonetheless, the expertise possessed by a company and its workforce constitutes a significant competitive factor and a unique point of distinction over competitors. When key members of staff leave, therefore, the company becomes exposed to the risk of loss of expertise, which gencrally requires significant commitment of corporate resources (money, time, recruitment of new employees) to redress the balance. CA Immo takes various measures to counter these risk factors. In the case of corporate mergers, structured processes of organisational integration are observed. Process organisation (i.e. system/process integration) is firmly established; activities to cosure the long-term implementation of operational processes are ongoing. The Group structure is regularly scrutinised and examined to ensure predefined structures take account of the size of the company. CA Immo counters risks linked to individual expertise (which can arise with the resignation of key knowledge holders) through regular transfers of knowledge (in training courses) and by documenting know-how (in manuals, ctc.) as well as far-sighted staff planning.
In the course of normal business activity the companies of the Group become involved in legal disputes, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. Such cases are heard in various jurisdictions. In each case, different procedural law means that competent courts are not always equally efficient; moreover, in certain cases the complexity of issues in dispute can make for protracted proceedings or lead to other delays. CA Immo believes it has made sufficient financial provisions for legal disputes. At present, no lawsuits or arbitration proceedings that could threaten the company's survival are imminent or pending. As publicly announced, CA Immo decided to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 ("BUWOG") and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure. In order to assert the damage sustained, the company will first bring a partial action for an initial sum of € 1 m out of the total damage of € 1.9 bn.
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It is not possible to predict changes to legal provisions, case law and administrative practice or their impact on business results; such changes may adversely affect real estate values or the cost structure of the CA Immo Group.
Organised crime, and particularly fraud and extortion, is a general risk to commercial activity. Many countries continue to perform very poorly in combating corruption. Such illegal activity can lead to considerable financial repercussions and negative publicity.
For all companies, current income and capital gains is subject to income tax in the respective country. Important discretionary decisions must be taken regarding the level of tax provisions that need to be formed. The extent to which active deferred taxes are recognised must also be determined.
Subject to compliance with certain requirements, revenue from the sale of participating interests is fully or partially exempted from income tax. Even where a company's intention is to meet the requirements, passive deferred taxes are fully applied to property assets according to IAS 12.
Key assumptions must also be made regarding the extent to which deductible temporary differences and loss carry forwards are set off against future taxable profits, and thus the extent to which active deferred taxes can be recognised. Uncertainty arises regarding the amount and timing of future income and the interpretation of complex tax regulations. Where there is uncertainty over the application of income tax to business transactions, an assessment will be required as to whether or not the responsible tax authority is likely to accept the interpretation of the tax treatment of such transactions. On the basis of that assessment, the CA Immo Group enters the tax obligation as the most likely amount in case of doubt. Such doubt and complexity can mean that future tax payments turn out to be significantly higher or lower than the obligations currently assessed as probable and recognised in the balance sheet.
The CA Immo Croup holds a large part of its real estate portfolio in Germany, where many complex tax regulations must be observed. In particular, these include (i) provisions on the transfer of hidden reserves to other assets, (ii) legal regulations on real estate transfer tax charges and the possible accrual of real estate transfor tax in connection with direct or indirect changes of control
in German partnerships and corporations and (iii) the deduction of input taxes on construction costs in the case of development projects. The CA Immo Group makes every effort to ensure full compliance with all tax regulations. Nonetheless, there are circumstances (some of which are outside the CA Immo Group's control) such as changes to the shareholding structure, changes in legislation or changes in interpretation on the part of tax authorities and courts which could lead to the aforementioned taxation cases being treated differently, which in turn would influence the assessment of tax in the consolidated financial statements.
Since CA Immo undertakes a number of development projects as joint ventures, the company depends on the solvency and performance capability of partners to an extent; moreover, the Group is exposed to credit risk in respect of its counterparties. Depending on the agreement in question, CA Immo could also bear joint liability for costs, taxes and other third-party claims with its co-investors and, where a co-investor opts out, be forced to accept liability for their credit risk or share of costs, taxes or other liabilities.
(Re)financing on the financial and capital markets is one of the most important considerations for real estate companies. CA Immo requires loan capital to refinance existing loans and to finance development projects and acquisitions in particular. In effect, therefore, the company is dependent on the readiness of banks and capital markets to provide additional loan capital and extend existing financing agreements under accoptable terms. Market conditions for real estate financing are constantly changing. The attractiveness of financing alternatives depends on a range of factors, not all of which can be influenced by the Group (market interest rates, required securities and so on). This can significantly impair the ability of the Group to raise the completion level of its development portfolio, invest in suitable acquisition projects or meet its obligations arising from financing agreements. Although the CA Immo Group has a sufficient level of liquidity as things stand, we must take account of restrictions at individual subsidiary level; access to cash and cash equivalents is limited owing to obligations to current projects and a liquidity requirement to stabilise loans exists in certain instances. There is also a risk that
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planned sales will be prevented, delayed or transacted at prices lower than expected. Other risks arise from unforeseen additional funding obligations in relation to project financing and breaches of covenant in the property financing area or corporate bonds and convertible bonds issued by CA Immo. Where these requirements are violated or default occurs, the relevant contractual partners are entitled to accelerate financing and demand immediate repayment. This could impel the Group to sell real estate or arrange refinancing under unfavourable terms.
CA Immo has fluctuating stocks of cash and cash equivalents which the company invests according to its particular operational and strategic needs and objectives. Sufficient equity capitalisation will be required for the company to retain its Baa2 investment grade (long-term issuer) rating (granted by Moody's in December 2015).
CA Immo counters risk of this kind by continually monitoring covenant agreements and effectively planning and securing liquidity. The financial consequences of strategic aims are also taken into account. To control liquidity peaks, the Group has secured a revolving overdraft facility at parent company level. This also ensures the Group can meet unexpected cash flow requirements. In line with the investment horizon for real estate, loans are invariably agreed on a long-term basis. As an alternative and supplement to established means of (equity) capital procurement, the company also enters into equity partnerships (joint ventures) at project level. Despite meticulous planning it is not possible to climinate liquidity risk, however, particularly where capital requests linked to joint venture partners are not viable. CA Immo Deutschland has a high capital commitment, which is typical in the case of development projects. Financing has been secured for all projects under construction; additional financing is required for new project launches.
Market-led fluctuations in the interest rate affect both the level of financing costs and the fair value of interest hedging transactions concluded. For financing purposes, CA Immo uses banks at home and abroad and issues corporate bonds, thereby opting for a mix of long-term fixedrate and floating-rate loans. To hedge against impending interest rate changes and associated fluctuations in financing costs, greater use is made of derivative financial instruments (interest rate caps, swaps and floors) in the case of floating-rate loans. However, hedging transactions of this kind may prove to be inefficient or unsuitable for achieving targets; they may also result in losses that affect carnings. Morcover, the valuation of derivatives can
impact negatively on profits and shareholders' equity. The extent to which the Group utilises derivative instruments is guided by assumptions and market expectations in respect of the future interest level, and especially the 3-month Euribor rate. Should these assumptions prove incorrect, the result can be a significant rise in interest expenditure. Continual monitoring of the interest rate risk is therefore essential. No risks constituting a serious and permanent threat to the company exist at the present time. Moreover, CA Immo is increasingly obtaining finance from the capital market. Fixed-interest loans (e.g. in the form of corporate bonds) or loans hedged through derivatives currently account for 86% of the total financing volume. Continually optimising the financing structure in recent years has served to improve the maturity profile and raise the quota of hedged financial liabilities while reducing average borrowing costs. The pool of unencumbered assets - a key factor in the company's investment grade rating - was also raised and the rating of CA Immo was consolidated. The financing profile has thus become more robust.
Since CA Immo is active on a number of markets outside the eurozone, the company is subject to various currency risks. Where rents are payable in currencies other than the curo on these markets and cannot be fully adjusted to current exchange rates in time, incoming payments may be reduced by exchange rate changes. Where expenses and investments are not transacted in curos, exchange rate fluctuations can impair the payment capacity of Group companies and adversely affect the Group's profits and carnings situation.
CA Immo generally counters such risk in that forcign currency inflows are secured by pegging rents to the euro; no significant and direct currency risk exists at present.
The pegging of rents affects the creditworthiness of tenants and thus produces an indirect currency risk that can result in payment bottlenecks and loss of rent. Since incoming payments are mainly received in local currency, however, free liquidity (rental revenue less operating costs) is converted into euros upon receipt. This process is continually overseen by the responsible country coordinators. There is hardly no currency risk on the liabilities side. Currency risks linked to construction projects are hedged according to need on a case-by-case basis, taking account of the currency underlying the order and
lease agreement, likely exchange rate development and the calculation rate.
Growth prospects have recently been revised downwards in response to the current geopolitical and economic uncertainties at a global level and the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the negative impact of which on the global economy cannot be fully quantified at present. Aside from the burgeoning pandemic, the key challenges remain currently subdued global trade and the transition of the automobile sector in Cermany to alternative forms of propulsion, which has implications for the economy as a whole. Against this backdrop, direct corporate profit warnings and negative economic forecasts underline the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic for the European and global cconomics.
We therefore expect conditions in the core markets of CA Immo to be challenging; although the concrete effects of the pandemic cannot be conclusively assessed given the pace of developments, we are constantly monitoring the situation. Temporary restrictions on current operations may be applicable to the CA Immo Group, tenants, customers, suppliers and public authorities. The resultant financial, property-specific and general business effects cannot be foreseen at present, but may include rent payments that do not comply with contracts, delays to construction activity, consequences for real estate markets, the emergence of covenants in financing arrangements and effects on planned real estate transactions. CA Immo is taking every possible measure to minimise the potential negative impact on the company.
Thanks to the effectively implemented strategic programme of recent years, the CA Immo Croup enjoys an excellent position on its core markets. In particular, 2019 was defined by the strongly organic growth of the portfolio. Presupposing an economic situation that is generally positive and stable, expansion will continue through profitable project development activity while additional selective acquisitions of investment properties with value appreciation potential will be made in the core markets. It is expected that the anticipated increase in annual rental revenue associated with this, together with an optimised financing structure, will directly raise CA Immo's long-term profitability and capacity to pay dividends.
The company's portfolio strategy continues to be based on a high quality portfolio in terms of both locations and buildings and a clear focus on attractive cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Three development projects were concluded in 2019, with five more projects due for completion in Munich, Berlin and Mainz during 2020. High quality land reserves in central locations of the German cities of Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin represent long-term organic growth potential for CA Immo which will be progressively realised as the necessary preconditions and circumstances are established
The environment for refinancing from expiring project financing of the CA Immo Group is still assessed as positive. In the property development area, we also expect the availability of bank financing under competitive conditions to remain healthy on the core market of Germany. Thanks to a significant rise in the interest rate hedging ratio over the past two years to approximately 86% on the key date, the robustness of the Group's cash flow is assured, even in the event of rising interest rates. The initial issue of a benchmark bond represents a milestone in the implementation of the expansion strategy, diversifies the financing structure and accelerates the optimisation thereof. The investment grade rating of the Group (Baa2 from Moody's) remained unchanged over the period under review, with the outlook confirmed as stable.
Key factors that may influence our business plans for 2020 include:
Technological and social change continues to transform the office environment and the knowledge-based economy. To develop office properties today in such a way that they can be efficiently and profitably managed in future, CA Immo monitors changes to working processes and corporate requirements in terms of premises; at the same time, it trials new technical solutions along with space and building concepts on selected development projects. Current examples of this approach include cube berlin - a fully digitised structure with artificial intelligence ('brain'). Amongst others, CA Immo collaborated with RWTH Aachen, Germany's largest technical university, for the cube berlin testing laboratory. Here the latest technologies for cube, the smart building project in Berlin, were tested and developed.
In the course of theoretical and practical research activity, CA Immo maintains partnerships with other companies and research institutions. For example, CA Immo is a partner to the Office 21 joint research project of the Fraunhofer IAO Institute (www.office21.de). The current research phase extending from 2018 to 2020 is focused on, amongst other things, the extent to which smart office environments can enhance employee productivity and which team typologies (and associated spatial conditions) support working processes most effectively.
CA Immo actively participates in the main platforms for the real estate sector through cooperation agreements and memberships of such bodies as the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the German Property Federation (ZIA), the German Sustainable Building Council and its Austrian equivalent the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate (ÔGNI). In this way we can influence the development of the sector while contributing to research into sustainable urban and structural development.
In addition, CA Immo is a member of the Innovation platform RE!N (Real Estate Innovation Network) since 2018, with the objective of pilot testing own innovation approaches in cooperation with other real estate companies and start-ups at an early stage.
CA Immo derives its own and implements external best practice findings in order to develop, for instance, new and innovative office properties to secure the long-term competitiveness of the company.
Vienna, 25.3.2020
The Management Board
Andreas Quint (Chief Executive Officer)
Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (Member of the Management Board)

Keegan Viscius (Member oft he Management Board)
The Managemfmt Board confirms to the best of their knowh1dg8 that the financ:ial statements of C,A lmmohiliHn Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft, which were prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft and that th8 managHment rnport gives a tnrn and fair view of the development and performance of the husiness and position of the company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties the CA Tmmobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft faces.
Vienna, 25.3.2020
The Management Board
Andreas Quint (Chief Executive Officer)
Dr. Andreas Schillhofer (Member of the Management Board)
Keegan Viscius (Member oft he Management Board)
We have audited the financial statements of
These financial statements comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, the income statement for the fiscal year then ended and the notes.
Based on our audit the accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with the legal regulations and present fairly, in all material respects, the assets and the financial position of the Com-pany as of December 31, 2019 and its financial performance for then ended in accordance with Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the regulation (EU) no. 537/2014 (in the following "LU regulation") and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with International Standards on Auditing (ISA). Our responsibilities under those regulations and standards are further described in the "Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements" section of our report. We are independent of the Compary in accordance with the Austrian Ceneral Accounting Principles and professional requirements and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the fiscal year. These matters were addressed of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
The following are the key audit matters that we identified:
Valuation of investments in and loans to affiliated companies
The financial statements of CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft as of December 31, 2019 show material investments in affiliated companies (TIUR 2,600,186) as well as loans to affiliated companies (TEUR 680,530). Furthermore, the financial statements show impairments of investments in and loans to affiliated companies of TEUR 137,045 and income from revaluation of such of TEUR 5,767.
All investments in and loans to affiliated companies are tested for impairment assessments require significant assumptions and estimates.
Duc to the fact that most of the affiliated companies the impairment tost is based on a simplified entity value whit:h is mainly influenced by the property valuation reports by external, independent valuation experts or contractually agreed purchase prices. The material risk within the valuation reports exists when determining assumptions and estimates such as the discount-/capitalization rate and rental income and for properties under development the construction and development costs to comple-tion and the developer's profit. A minor change in these assumptions and estimates can have a material impact on the valuation of investments in and loans to affiliated companies.
The respective disclosures relating to investments in and loans to affiliated companies are shown in Section "1 – Financial assets", in Section "10 a) - Financial assets" and in appendix 2 - Information about group companies in the financial statements as of December 31, 2019.
To address this risk, we have critically assessed the assumptions and estimates made by management and the external valuation experts and performed, among others, the following audit procedures with involvement of our internal property valuation experts:
-Assessment of the applied methods and the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and supporting documentation
Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for them to present a true and fair view of the assets, the financial position and the financial performance of the Company and for such internal controls as management determines are necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the EU regulation and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing, which require the application of ISA, always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the EU regulation and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing, which require the application of ISA, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.
We also:
We communicate with the Audit Committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide the Audit Committee with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with the Audit Committee, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.]
Pursuant to Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the management report is to be audited as to whether it is consistent with the financial statements and as to whether the management report was prepared in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the management report in accordance with Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Austrian Standards on Audit of the management report.
In our opinion, the management for the Company was prepared in accordance with the valid legal requirements, comprising the details in accordance with Section 243a Austrian Company Code UCB, and is consistent with the financial statements.
Based on the findings during the audit of the financial statements and due to the thus obtained understanding concerning the Company and its circumstances no material misstatement report came to our attention.
Management is responsible for the other information comprises the information included in the annual report, but does not include the financial statements, the management report and the auditor's report thereon. The annual report is estimated to be provided to us after the date of the auditor's report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information, as soon as it is available, and, in doing so, to consider whether - based on our knowledge obtained in the audit - the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
We were clected as auditor by the ordinary general mecting at May 9, 2019. We were appointed by the Supervisory Board on June 13, 2019. We are auditors since the financial year 2017.
We confirm that the audit opinion in the Section "Report on the financial statements" is consistent with the additional report to the audit committee referred to in Article 11 of the EU regulation.
We declare that no prohibited non-audit services (article 5 par. 1 of the EU regulation) were provided by us and that we remained independent of the audited company in conducting the audit.
The engagement partner is Alexander Wlasto, Certified Public Accountant.
Vienna, March 25, 2020
Ernst & Young
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Mag. Alexander Wlasto mp
Mag. (FH) Isabelle Vollmer mp
Wirtschaftsprüfer / Certified Public Accountant
Wirtschaftsprüferin / Certified Public Accountant
" This report is a translation of the original report in German, which is solely valid. Publication or sharing with third parties of the financial statements together with our auditor's opinion is only allowed if the financial statements and the management report are identical with the German audited version. This audit opinion is only applicable to the Gorman and complete financial statements with the management report. Section 281 paragraph 2 UCB (Austrian Company Code) applies to alternated versions
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This Report contains statements and forecasts which refer to the future development of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG and their companies. The forecasts represent assessments and targets which the Company has formulated on the basis of any and all information available to the Company at present. Should the assumptions on which the forecasts have been based fail to occur, the targets not be met or the risks set out in the risk management report materialise, then the actual results may deviate from the results currently anticipated. This Report does not constitute an invitation to buy or sell the shares of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG.
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