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KMC Properties ASA Q4 2023 results presentation | 22 February 2023


Q4 AND FULL-YEAR 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
A strong platform for continued growth
Q4 2023
- Completed NOK 209m acquisition of two of the seven properties in the last part of the large transaction with BEWI ASA
- Raised new equity of NOK 275m from new strategic investor, Nordika
- Completed sale of low-WAULT Swedish property at book value
- Successful listing of NOK 900m bonds at Euronext Oslo Børs
Full-year 2023
- Secured NOK 2 080m debt refinancing at improved terms, and entered interest rate swaps securing 47% of floating interest at attractive terms
- Completed WAULT and Yield accretive transactions and agreements:
- NOK 672m of completed acquisitions
- NOK 101m of property sale
- NOK 205m development and upgrade projects
- NOK 431m acquisition agreements to be completed in H1 2024 (included pro-forma figure)

Accretive transaction with BEWI to be completed first half 2024
NOK 2 billion property transaction with BEWI ASA
950 310 Phase 1 June'22 Phase 2 Mar'23 H1 2024 Phase 3 Sep'23 "BEWItransaction" 625 1,885 H1 2024 Completed 16.7 years 7.3 % % WAULT Gross yield
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NOK million
Three phase transaction:
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- NOK 2bn agreement with BEWI ASA following competitive process, bid range 5.9% - 6.7% yield. Initial acquisition of NOK 950 million in 2022 (6.3% acquisition gross yield)
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- Acquired Danish and Finish assets for NOK 310 million at renegotiated yield of 7.7% plus WAULT extensions valued NOK 46 million in March 2023
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- Acquired remaining assets in agreement in Germany, Belgium, Poland for NOK 625m at renegotiated yield of 8.75%
Two of seven properties in phase three acquired in 2023, with remaining properties to be acquired in the first half 2024

Portfolio breakdown post BEWI-transaction
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Flexible units |
Industry critical |
Tenant critical |
Total portfolio |
| # of units |
50 |
13 |
8 |
71 |
| % of GAV |
69% |
22% |
9% |
100% |
| Gross yield |
7.4% |
7.7% |
8.4% |
7.6% |
| # in industrial clusters |
43 |
9 |
4 |
56 |
Example assets

Lettable area (m^2) breakown
Major refinancing transforming KMC Properties' capital structure
Debt structure and interest margin improvement

NOK million, % interest margin
Improving lending relationships
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KMCP II AS |
KMCP III KMCP IV AS AS |
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KMCP VI AS |
KMCP VII AS |
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Senior Secured Bond |
SB1 SR SB1 SMN SB1 NN |
DNB |
Danske Bank |
Nordea |
DNB/SR |
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New lender thru transaction in Q4 2023 |
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- Refinancing of NOK 1,850 million senior secured bond and fully drawn RCF completed in July
- The final five properties of the BEWI-transaction to be financed by approx. DKK 107 million of new bank debt at 1.08% interest margin
- Overall interest-margin further reduced to 3.12% from 3.21% at Q4 2023
- Post transaction bank loans to represent ~70% of overall long-term company debt
- Equity financing from new strategic investor Nordika in phase three of BEWI-transaction

Strenghtened and diversified Northern European foothold
Pro-forma Q4 2023

Broadened access to capital New strategic investor Wider range of banks
Attractive opportunities in changing market conditions
Debt structure with attractive terms compared to observed acquisition yields

Industriparkveien 35, Jøsnøya, Hitra Norway
Financial review
Demonstrating strong operational leverage
Profit and loss1
| NOK million |
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Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
| Rental income |
107 |
80 |
409 |
273 |
| Property expenses |
-2 |
-1 |
-5 |
-3 |
| Net operating income |
105 |
79 |
404 |
270 |
| Administration expenses |
-18 |
-17 |
-51 |
-45 |
| Transaction expenses |
-2 |
-3 |
-4 |
-7 |
| EBITDA2 |
85 |
59 |
349 |
218 |
| Net realised financials |
-50 |
-42 |
-200 |
-122 |
| Net income from property management |
35 |
17 |
149 |
96 |
| Net unrealised financials |
-6 |
-15 |
-18 |
23 |
| Change in value of financial instruments |
-47 |
1 |
-65 |
111 |
| Changes in value of investment properties3 |
45 |
18 |
-117 |
41 |
| Profit before tax |
27 |
22 |
-52 |
282 |
| Profit from continued operations |
6 |
30 |
-78 |
163 |
| ICR |
1.7x |
1.8x |
1.7x |
1.8x |
1) Excluding discontinued operations
2) See Alternative Performance Measure (APM) description in KMC Properties financial report
3) The valuation of the properties on 31 December 2023 has been performed by the independent expert valuers
- 34% rental income increase Q4'23 vs Q4'22
- Weighted average CPI adjustment of 7.5% on 1 January 2023
- Property expenses slightly up quarter on quarter
- Administration expenses in line with guidance
- 44% EBITDA increase Q4'23 vs Q4'22 showcasing KMCP's strong operational leverage
- Net income from property management more than doubled year-on-year despite rising financing costs
Significant non-cash items impacting profits in the quarter
Q4 2023 non-cash impact break down NOK million

- Losses from interest and currency swaps NOK 47 million in the quarter
- Amortised debt issue costs and bond discount negative with NOK 7 million
- Unrealised foreign exchange gains NOK 1 million
- Property value adjustments positive NOK 45 million
- Negative 2.2% (NOK 117m) value reduction for the year
- Profit before tax negative NOK 27 million
Financial and operational visibility improving
Annualized run-rate1
NOK million, 12 months forward
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Q4'23 pro forma |
Q4'23 |
Q3'23 |
Q2'23 |
Q1'23 |
Q4'22 |
| Rental income |
498 |
460 |
421 |
424 |
412 |
371 |
| Property expenses |
-5 |
-5 |
-5 |
-5 |
-5 |
-5 |
| Net operating income |
493 |
455 |
416 |
419 |
407 |
366 |
| Administration expenses2 |
-46 |
-46 |
-44 |
-44 |
-44 |
-41 |
| EBITDA |
447 |
409 |
372 |
375 |
364 |
325 |
| Net realised financials3 |
-231 |
-224 |
-218 |
-210 |
-205 |
-181 |
Net income from property management |
216 |
185 |
154 |
165 |
159 |
144 |
1) Based on completed agreements at period end.
2) Does not include transaction costs and variable remuneration to employees
3) Based on interest rates and swap agreements at period end. Does not include amortisation of capitalised borrowing cost.
- Increase in rental income run rate from Q3'23 due BEWI property acquisitions
- Property related expenses flat due to triple net bare house contract structure
- Slight increase in administrative expenses
- Financing cost increase driven by increase in interest-bearing debt but stable floating interests
- Interest margin reduced to 3.21% post refinancing in July 2023 and further down to 3.12% post BEWI transaction

Earnings driven by income from property management
Earnings per share (EPS) last twelve months
NOK per share


Financial terms
Debt terms
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30 Sept 2023 |
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31 Dec 2023 |
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Q4'23Pf |
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Shareholder loan taken out with RCF at 100bps lower margin |
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Volume |
Margin |
Floating |
All-in |
Volume |
Margin |
Floating |
All-in |
All-in |
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Drawdown of DKK 86m (of total 193m) Nordea facility with margin 1.08% and fixed reference rate of 3.04% |
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| Bond loan |
900 |
5.00% |
4.73% |
9.73% |
900 |
5.00 % |
4.72% |
9.72% |
9.72% |
▪ Construction 3m NIBOR |
loan |
refinanced in January at 2.25% margin plus |
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| Bank loan |
2 386 |
2.67% |
4.48% |
7.15% |
2 453 |
2.58% |
4.57% |
7.15% |
6.97% |
▪ Hedge ratio 48% |
per 31 December of |
45%. Pro forma hedge ratio of |
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| Construction loan |
119 |
2.75% |
7.48% |
7.48% |
121 |
2.75% |
4.72% |
7.47% |
7.47% |
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| Revolving Credit Facility |
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108 |
3.25% |
4.72% |
7.97% |
7.97% |
New derivatives Q4 |
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| Shareholder loan |
100 |
4.25% |
4.73% |
8.98% |
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New SEK 100 5-yr fixed STIBOR 2.4% New SEK 75 5-yr fixed STIBOR 2.4% |
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3 505 |
3.32% |
4.56% |
7.86% |
3 582 |
3.21% |
4.62% |
7.83% |
7.67% |
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New NOK 135 5-yr fixed 3.53%, and replaced NOK 35m (2027) |
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-1.64% |
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-1.54 % |
-1.48% |
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Split and converted DKK 120 (2027) into DKK 75 and NOK 70 |
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Total including swap agreements |
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6.24% |
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6.29 % |
6.20% |
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| Net yield |
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7.0% |
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7.3% |
7.4% |
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| Yield GAP |
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0.76% |
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1.01% |
1.20% |
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- Drawdown of DKK 86m (of total 193m) Nordea facility with margin 1.08% and fixed reference rate of 3.04%
- Construction loan refinanced in January at 2.25% margin plus 3m NIBOR
- Hedge ratio per 31 December of 45%. Pro forma hedge ratio of 48%
New derivatives Q4
- New SEK 100 5-yr fixed STIBOR 2.4%
- New SEK 75 5-yr fixed STIBOR 2.4%
- New NOK 135 5-yr fixed 3.53%, and replaced NOK 35m (2027)
- Split and converted DKK 120 (2027) into DKK 75 and NOK 70
Maintaining a conservative leverage ratio
. 57.4% 30 Sept '23 56.4% 31 Dec '23 31 Dec '23 pro forma 55.6% Adj. 53.2%1
LTV per quarter end and post BEWI transaction
Debt maturity profile (NOKm)


Comfortable headroom to ICR covenants

14 1) Full completion of BEWI transaction 2) Per 16 February 2023
ICR forecast
3M CIBOR
3M EURIBOR
Per share development since listing
NAV1 per share / Run rate earnings2 per share

- Shares outstanding increased the last twelve months from 324m to 394m per Q4 2023
- Earnings per share up from 0.44 NOK/sh in Q4 2022 to 0.47 NOK/sh in Q4 2023
- NAV per share today 7.6 NOK/sh flat vs one year ago
- Reference rates up from 3.3% to 4.7% the last year
- All in interest up 100 bps since last year and 200 bps since Q4 2020

15 Note: Pretax returns 1) NAV = equity plus def tax. 2) Earnings per share = NIFPM per share


Resilient strategy - high operational leverage

On track to deliver NOK 8bn 2024 target
A strong platform for continued growth
- Lean organization with modest increases in operational costs
- Robust property portfolio with strong tenants, and CPI-adjusted contracts
- Reduced interest margins through debt refinancing and financing of BEWI-transaction
- Wider access to long-term equity and debt financing
- Closely monitoring attractive acquisition opportunities
Gross asset value development and target NOK million

Q&A
