Quarterly Report • Aug 21, 2019
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HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT 2019
21 August 2019 - 8:40 AM Regulated Information
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| 1 | Notes to the consolidated results for the first half of 2019 | 12 |
| 2 | Transactions and achievements 19 |
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| 3 | Qrf City Retail on the stock exchange 23 |
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| 4 | Property Report 28 |
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| 5 | Condensed consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2019 35 |
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| 6 | APM – Alternative Performance Measures 61 |
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| 7 | Lexicon 66 |
Changes in the Reference Shareholder Structure, the Board of Directors and the Executive Management as a result of a contribution in kind of 23.80 MEUR on 30 January 2019.
EPRA earnings over H1 2019 rose by 7.8% to 4.6 MEUR by comparison with H1 2018. The EPRA earnings per share amounted to 0.67 EUR, a drop of 11.5% by comparison with H1 2018.
The fair value of the portfolio on 30 June 2019 amounted to 270.4 MEUR, of which 223.7 MEUR (83%) Core Locations; 46.7 MEUR (17%) Non-Core Locations. The IFRS NAV per share amounted to 17.9 EUR (-21.6% by comparison with 31 December 2018), the EPRA NAV amounted to 18.3 EUR (-20.9% by comparison with 31 December 2018).
Debt Ratio evolution from 52.12% at the end of 2018 to 51.72% on 30 June 2019. The initial drop, after the contribution in kind, to 47.97% was impacted by a write-down on the real estate portfolio.
An EPRA result of 1.20 - 1.30 EUR per share and a gross dividend of at least 0.80 EUR per share for financial year 2019 are targeted. The expected gross dividend represents a gross dividend yield of 5.4% on the closing rate of 28 June 2019.
An important agreement was reached with H&M concerning the four retail locations in the portfolio and the termination of all pending legal cases.
An active sales programme of Non-Core locations, with 121 locations sold for a net income of 16.9 MEUR (loss of 1.8% on the Fair Value), two of which, sold already before the balance sheet date, were rounded off for a net income of 2.00 MEUR (capital gains of 1.9% on the last Fair Value).
An important step was taken in the redevelopment of the Century Center in Antwerp.
1 In one specific case it concerns a binding bid under conditions that fall within the normal range of technical due diligence investigation of a buyer.
The contribution in kind, and the ensuing alignment between shareholding, the Board of Directors and Executive Management, made a Reset possible. The Reset entails a comprehensive optimization of the existing portfolio as regards investment criteria as well as the realistic and long-term letting expectations for the existing portfolio. In addition, the "Reset" lays the foundations for making the most of the potential in the portfolio (e.g. the redevelopment of the Century Center, for charting the future of Qrf, and for enhancing operational efficiency).
Accordingly, the necessary steps were taken in the first half of the year to shed clarity on the intrinsic value of Qrf today in order to make sustainable value creation possible in the coming years:
On 30 January 2019, the contribution in kind of nine retail properties by the Vanmoerkerke family was finalized. The control over the Statutory Manager changed concurrently with this contribution. Thanks to the contribution, Qrf can count on a reference shareholder with 28.3% of the shares.
The foregoing transaction brought about a change in the composition of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management of Qrf City Retail as well:
With a view to creating future shareholder's value and to shed clarity on the existing portfolio, it was decided to divide the real estate portfolio into a Core portfolio and a Non-Core portfolio.2
2 An overview table of the Core and Non-Core portfolio is included in Chapter 4 of this half-yearly report.
The Core portfolio was compiled on the basis of different criteria such as: the appeal of the city (demographics, tourism, etc.), the positioning in the shopping area and the quality of the real estate for retailers. In addition, the Core portfolio comprises also properties that are to be renovated (Century Center in Antwerp and Bondgenotenlaan in Leuven). Overall, 82.7% of 223.7 MEUR are considered to constitute the Core portfolio. This Core portfolio has an occupancy rate of 95.95%. Apart from the redevelopment projects, which are left out of consideration, the core portfolio is completely occupied. This part of the portfolio provides a better resistance to changing market circumstances and consequently has a more conservative yield (5.4%).
The Non-Core portfolio comprises properties which score below the criteria set. This naturally entails a higher yield (8.1%) and a lower occupancy rate (94.73%).
Overall, this generates a rental income of 5.9% on the entire portfolio.
As part of the "Reset," Qrf aims to gain a better insight into the value and liquidity of the portfolio. By dividing Core from Non-Core real estate, carrying out an active sales programme, and reaching an agreement with H&M, the independent valuer was provided with sufficient elements to be able to establish a conservative Fair Value of the portfolio.
In parallel with the valuation report by Cushman & Wakefield, the Management requested an additional independent assessment of the value of the real estate portfolio. This second opinion was provided by Stadim and came to a similar assessment of the Real Value of the real estate portfolio of Qrf. The assessment of the real estate portfolio by Cushman & Wakefield, as well as the second opinion by Stadim, give Management sufficient confidence that the elements provided to ascertain the Fair Value of the portfolio reflect the current market sentiment correctly.
A write-down of 12.2 MEUR was operated on Non-Core properties, which constitutes a drop of 20.7% by comparison with the fair value of the Non-Core portfolio on 31/12/2018. This 12.2 MEUR comprises a write-down of two properties which are let to H&M, for an amount of 5.9 MEUR. They are the properties on the Luikerstraat in Sint-Truiden and the Chaussée d'Alsemberg in Uccle.
A write-down of 10.6 MEUR was operated on the Core properties, which represents a 5.4% drop by comparison with the fair value of the portfolio on 31/12/2018. A write-down of 3.4 MEUR or 8.4% by comparison with the situation on 31/12/2018 was operated on two Core properties where H&M is the current tenant, i.e. 21-25 Demerstraat, Hasselt and 29-31 Nieuwstraat, Aalst.
The IFRS NAV per share comes to 17.9 EUR (-21.6% by comparison with 31 December 2018); the EPRA NAV to 18.3 EUR (-20.9% by comparison with 31 December 2018).
The prospects for 2019 confirm the dividend estimates of at least 0.80 EUR per share and expected EPRA result between 1.20 - 1.30 EUR per share.
Qrf and H&M reached an agreement on 16 August 2019. As a result both legal cases3 are to be terminated through the implementation of this agreement. Significant economic risks are neutralized for Qrf City Retail as a result, whereby maximum sureties are acquired in the long term, and the good relationship with H&M as a tenant is restored.
For the property situated on the Demerstraat in Hasselt, a precarious occupancy agreement has been concluded with H&M, on the basis of which H&M will occupy the building. From the second quarter of 2020, this building will be fully let to The Sting /Costes, which will operate the brands Costes and The Sting in Hasselt.
New terms and conditions were agreed for the property in Uccle in regard of the renewal of the current commercial lease.
Agreements have also been made for the properties in Sint-Truiden and Aalst with regard to a new commercial lease agreement from the end of 2019 (Sint-Truiden) and a third renewal of the commercial lease from early 2021 (Aalst). As a result, Qrf ensures continuous and sustainable rental income at the respective locations.
Thanks to this agreement, the share of H&M in the portfolio will drop significantly as of May 2020, to an estimated 5.48% (13.26% on 30/06/2019). The agreement with H&M offers a substantially better outcome for Qrf than the uncertainty in the absence of an agreement, namely the risk of vacancy and difficult reletting of certain properties occupied by H&M.
3 See Chapter 5, Note 14.1.
As a result of the evaluation of the portfolio, buyers for properties with the greatest risks were actively sought.
Twelve4 locations were sold5 in the first half of 2019 within the Non-Core Portfolio for a net income of 16.90 MEUR, which represents a slight loss of 0.30 MEUR (or 1.76%) on the last Fair Value. The share of the Non-Core properties will thus drop further by the end of 2019 to 13.3%.
Two assets were divested before the balance sheet date, namely 15 Schrijnwerkersstraat in Antwerp, and 32 Grand Rue in Mons. The total net income from both sales amounted to 2.00 MEUR, with a capital gain on the last Fair value of 1.8%. Both locations were vacant.
Two sales were finalized after the balance sheet date for a net income of 7.36 MEUR, i.e. 137 Diestsestraat in Leuven and 14-16 Wapper in Antwerp. A significant risk of the downward adjustment of the rental income and possible vacancy in the future was neutralized by the sale. These sales were consequently 9.29% below the Fair Value of 30/06/2019.
Finally, different sales have been agreed where ownership is to be transferred at the end of 2019, so Qrf will collect the full income from rents in 2019. The 84 planned sales of properties in the tail-end of the portfolio, were carried out for a net income of 7.54 MEUR, which represents a capital gain of 6.60% on the basis of the Fair Value on 30 June 2019.
The iconic Century Center complex, located on the Keyserlei in Antwerp, first served as a hotel and was transformed into a shopping mall and office complex in 1979. The part of the Century Center owned by Qrf is valued at 26.8 MEUR, representing 9.9% of Qrf's total real estate portfolio as of 30 June 2019. The Qrf part comprises a shopping mall with about thirty units and a parking garage. The other parts of the complex are owned by investment company Baltisse.
After years of standstill to develop the project, Qrf signed a binding agreement with Baltisse for the joint redevelopment of the Century Center complex. Thanks to this collaboration, the entire complex will be redeveloped as one whole into a project that combines retail with parking garages and offices, which meet today's needs.
4 In one specific case it concerns a binding bid under conditions that fall within the normal range of technical due diligence investigation of a buyer.
5 Sold means both (i) realized divestments of locations, as well as (ii) locations for which a binding sales agreement has been signed
The collaboration will take the form of a contribution by Baltisse and Qrf of their respective property components in several joint ventures. Qrf will as a consequence of this agreement receive, after contribution, 30% shareholdings in the joint venture companies (valued at 19.2 MEUR) as well as a cash payment of 7.6 MEUR. These transactions are valued at current Fair Value. The parties aim for a contribution in the second half of 2020, depending on obtaining the necessary urban development permits. During the period up to the contribution, Qrf retains the rental income on its property components.
Qrf is planning an Extraordinary General Meeting in the second half of 2019 regarding the proposal of transferring unavailable issue premiums to available, to be able to ensure the intended gross dividend for the 2019 financial year. The proposed distribution of the, according to the the Articles of Association, non-distributable issue premiums is purely an accounting transfer within the own equity. Therefore this transfer has no economic impact on the company and will have no impact on the amount of equity, the number of outstanding shares, the net value per share or the debt ratio. The Shift has as a consequence that the non-distributable equity, according to Art. 617 of the Companies Code, will decrease. This creates extra space to pay out dividends in the future.
The first half year of 2019 covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019.
| CONSOLIDATED KEY FIGURES | |||
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| REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
| Fair Value of the real estate portfolio6 | (KEUR) | 270,394 | 271,794 |
| Total gross surface area | (m²) | 90,008 | 87,116 |
| Contractual Rents on an annual basis7 | (KEUR) | 15,953 | 15,391 |
| Estimated Rental Value of vacant property | (KEUR) | 724 | 842 |
| Gross portfolio yield8 | 5.90% | 5.66% | |
| Occupancy rate9 | 95.66% | 94.82% | |
| BALANCE SHEET | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
| Shareholders' equity (excl. minority interests) | (KEUR) | 128,006 | 129,272 |
| Debt ratio (under the RREC Act)10 | 51.72% | 52.12% | |
| CONSOLIDATED PROFIT-AND-LOSS ACCOUNT | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 | |
| Net rental income | (KEUR) | 7,771 | 7,756 |
| Operating result before result on the portfolio | (KEUR) | 6,032 | 6,000 |
| Operating margin11 | 77.63% | 77.35% | |
| Portfolio result | (KEUR) | -23,815 | -5,229 |
| Financial result | (KEUR) | -2,745 | -2,244 |
| Taxes | (KEUR) | -27 | -119 |
| Net result (group share) | (KEUR) | -20,549 | -1,587 |
| Adjustment for portfolio result | (KEUR) | 23,815 | 5,229 |
| Adjustment for changes in the Fair Value of the financial assets and liabilities (non-effective interest rate hedging) |
(KEUR) | 1,349 | 636 |
| EPRA earnings12 | (KEUR) | 4,614 | 4,279 |
8 Gross portfolio yield = (Contractual Rents on an annual basis)/(Fair Value of the real estate portfolio).
6 Fair Value of the real estate portfolio = The investment value as defined by an independent chartered surveyor, from which the transfer costs are deducted. The Fair Value is equivalent to the book value under IFRS.
7 Contractual Rents on an annual basis = The index-adjusted base rental prices as contractually set in the rental contract before the deduction of gratuities or other incentives allowed to the tenant.
9 Occupancy rate = (Contractual Rents on an annual basis)/(Contractual Rents on an annual basis including the Estimated Rental Value of vacant property).
10 Calculated according to the R.D. of 13 July 2014 pursuant to the Regulated Real Estate Companies Act of 12 May 2014.
11 Operating margin = (Operating result before result on the portfolio)/(Net rental income).
12 EPRA earnings = Net result (group share) excluding the portfolio result and changes in the Fair Value of the non-effective interest rate hedges. This term is used in accordance with the Best Practices Recommendations of the EPRA.
| KEY FIGURES PER SHARE | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 | |
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| Total number of shares outstanding at the end of period | 7,153,322 | 5,665,822 | |
| Weighted average number of shares13 | 6,906,775 | 5,665,822 | |
| Net result per share | (EUR) | -2.98 | -0.28 |
| EPRA earnings per share | (EUR) | 0.67 | 0.76 |
| Closing price of the share at the end of period | (EUR) | 14.85 | 20.00 |
| IFRS NAV per share14 | (EUR) | 17.89 | 22.38 |
| Premium/discount to IFRS NAV15 (end of period) | -17.01% | -10.63% | |
| EPRA NAV per share16 | (EUR) | 18.29 | 22.68 |
| Premium/discount to EPRA NAV17 (end of period) | -18.80% | -11.80% |
13 Shares are counted pro-rata temporis from the time of issue. The time of issue differs in this case from the time of profit-sharing.
14 IFRS NAV per share = Net Asset Value per share according to IFRS.
15 Premium/Discount to IFRS NAV = [(Closing price of the share at the end of the period)/(IFRS NAV per share at the end of the period) -1].
16 EPRA NAV per share = Net Asset Value per share according to EPRA Best Practice Recommendations.
17 Premium/Discount to EPRA NAV = [(Closing price of the share at the end of the period)/(EPRA NAV per share at the end of the period) -1].
| 1.1 R | ESULTS 14 | |
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| 1.2 | BALANCE 15 | |
| 1.3 F | INANCIAL STRUCTURE 16 |

Ghent Lange Munt 61-63 Belgium
The Net rental income remained stable at 7.77 MEUR (30 June 2019) compared to 7.76 MEUR (30 June 2018). The increase in the rental income following the contribution in kind by the Vanmoerkerke family (+0.43 MEUR) was compensated by (i) a decrease as a result of divestments (-0.22 MEUR) and (ii) decreased like-for-like rental income (-0.20 MEUR), which is primarily the result of limited rental discounts as well as the vacancy of the property located Stationsstraat 33 in Sint-Niklaas.
The operating result before the result on the portfolio amounts to 6.03 MEUR in the first half of 2019, up 0.5% compared to the first half of 2018 (6.00 MEUR). The operating margin increased to 77.6%.
The portfolio result for the first half of 2019 amounts to -23.82 MEUR, consisting of:
These negative changes in the Fair Value of the investment properties consist primarily of:
The financial result amounts to -2.75 MEUR for the first half of 2019. The most significant components of the financial results are:
1 Average Cost of Financing = (Net interest costs on an annual basis)/(The average amount of outstanding debt).
The Net result (group share) amounts to -20.55 MEUR, or -2.98 EUR per share.
After adjustment for the portfolio result and the variation in the Fair Value of financial assets and liabilities, Qrf City Retail recorded an EPRA Result of 4.62 MEUR over the first half of 2019, a 7.8% rise compared to the first half of 2018 (4.28 MEUR). The EPRA earnings per share dropped to 0.67 EUR.

On 30 June 2019, the Fair Value of the real estate portfolio stood at 270.39 MEUR (compared to 271.79 MEUR on 31 December 2018). This variation in the Fair Value of the real estate portfolio of 1.40 MEUR is the result of both the contribution in kind by the family Vanmoerkerke in January and the decrease in fair value as a result of the "Reset" by the management on the real estate portfolio. By actively testing the liquidity of the Non-Core portfolio and the global agreement with H&M, for the first time, the property valuator was given further insight on the current situation of the real estate portfolio.
The Gross portfolio yield amounts to 5.90%, an increase compared to the 5.66% noted at the end of 2018.
The shareholder's equity (IFRS) (excl. minority interests) fell by 1.0% from 129.27 MEUR on 31 December 2018 to 128.01 MEUR on 30 June 2019.
The IFRS NAV per share drops by 21.57% from 22.82 EUR on 31 December 2018 to 17.89 EUR on 30 June 2019. The EPRA NAV per share drops by 20.86% from 23.11 EUR to 18.29 EUR over the same period.
The Debt ratio decreased from 52.12 % on 31 December 2018 to 51.72% on 30 June 2019.

On 30 June 2019 Qrf City Retail has 138 MEUR financial debts consisting of:
On 30 June 2019, Qrf City Retail disposes over 169 MEUR credit lines. An amount of 43 MEUR of the credit lines is not drawn and available.
The Average Cost of Financing is 1.89% in the first half of 2019 (opposed to 1.92% in the first half of 2018).

Graph 3 COMPOSITION OF THE FINANCIAL DEBTS ON 30 JUNE 2019
Graph 4 PROPORTION OF FIXED AND FLOATING INTEREST RATES ON 30 JUNE 2019



| 2.1 | ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES 21 | ||
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| 2.1.1 | Acquisitions 21 | ||
| 2.1.2 D | ivestments 21 | ||
| 2.1.3 | Redevelopments 21 | ||
| 2.1.4 | Rental activities 21 | ||
| 2.2 | OUTLOOK FOR 2019 22 | ||
| 2.2.1 | EPRA result and dividend financial year 2019 22 | ||


On 30 January 2019 acquisitions in Antwerp and Ostend, two important Belgian shopping cities, were finalized through a contribution in kind. As a result, Qrf City Retail, added retailers who operate outside of the fashion segments, such as Footlocker, Lensonline and Boulangerie Paul, amongst others, to its portfolio. Together, the nine retail premises are expected to generate 1,178 KEUR Contractual Rents on Annual Basis. The total investment value of the premises amounts to 23.8 MEUR.
Together with the realization of the contribution in kind, the Vanmoerkerke Family, took over 100% of the shares of Qrf Management NV, the Statutory Manager of Qrf City Retail.
Qrf City Retail divested two Non-Core properties in the first half of the year. A building located in Antwerp (Schrijnwerkersstraat 15) and Mons (Grand Rue 32). The realized net sales price for both properties (after deduction of transfer costs) amounts to 2.0 MEUR, which was 1.8% above the last Fair Value.
As part of the optimization of its real estate portfolio, Qrf City Retail has entered into a binding agreement with Baltisse for the joint redevelopment of the Century Center complex. Through this collaboration, the entire complex will be redeveloped as a whole into a project that combines retail with car parks and offices that comply with modern standards.
Within its portfolio of 52 sites, let out to more than 100 tenants, Qrf City Retail was able to globally maintain the high level of Occupancy in the first half of 2019. The Occupancy Rate1 of the portfolio stood at 95.66% on 30 June 2019 (compared to 94.82% on 31 December 2018).
1 Occupancy rate = (Contractual Rents on an annual basis)/(Contractual Rents on an annual basis including the Estimated Rental Value of vacant property)

On the basis of the current portfolio and information available at this time, the company expects EPRA earnings per share of 1.20 - 1.30 EUR, and a dividend of at least 0.80 EUR for 2019.
The expected dividend for financial year 2019 was determined by the Board of Directors, subject to the implementation of an overbooking of unavailable into available issue premiums for which Qrf requests approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
The proposed reclassification of the non-distributable issue premiums according to the articles of association concerns a purely accounting overbooking in the shareholders' equity. This overbooking has no economic impact on the company and will have no impact on the amount of the shareholders' equity, the number of outstanding shares, the net value per share or the debt ratio. As a result, the non-distributable equity pursuant to Article 617 of the Companies Code will be reduced. This will afford greater leeway to be able to pay out dividend in future.
The company obviously carried out a necessary "Reset" in the first half of 2019 and neutralized significant risks from the portfolio. The aim is to build on these achievements so as to be able to foster value creation again through quality acquisitions and opportune divestments.
| 3.1 | THE QRF CITY RETAIL SHARE 25 |
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| 3.2 | PRICE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHARE AND TRADED VOLUME 26 |
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| 3.3 | SHARE OWNERSHIP 27 | |
| 3.4 F | INANCIAL CALENDAR 2019 AND 2020 27 |

The Netherlands Den Bosch Hinthamerstraat 41-45
Qrf City Retail offers private and institutional investors the opportunity to gain access to investing in retail properties in a diversified way without having to worry about managing such investments, which is done by professional teams.
The Qrf City Retail (Euronext Brussels: QRF, ISIN code BE0974272040) has been listed on the continuous market of Euronext Brussels since 18 December 2013. Qrf City Retail is part of the Bel Small-index.
On 30 June 2019, the capital of Qrf City Retail is represented by 7,153,322 fully paid up ordinary shares. Each of these shares entitles the holder to one vote at the General Meeting of Shareholders. The shares have no nominal value. Neither Qrf City Retail, nor one of its Perimeter Companies hold Qrf City Retail shares.

| Table 1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE QRF CITY RETAIL SHARE |
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| 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 | |
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| Number of shares in circulation at the end of the financial year | 5,665,822 | |
| Registered shares | 2,862,963 | 1,224,836 |
| Dematerialized shares | 4,290,359 | 4,440,986 |
| Market capitalization at the end of the financial year (in EUR) | 106,226,832 | 113,316,440 |
| Free float1 | 62.8% | 79.4% |
| Share price (in EUR) | ||
| Highest | 15.50 | 24.70 |
| Lowest | 13.80 | 19.70 |
| At the end of the financial year | 14.85 | 20.00 |
| Average | 14.66 | 22.33 |
| Volume (in number of shares) | ||
| Average daily volume | 5,973 | 3,547 |
Graph 1 PRICE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QRF CITY RETAIL SHARE AND TRADED VOLUME

1 Free float = [(Number of shares at the closing of the financial year) – (total number of shares held by parties that have made themselves known by means of a transparency declaration pursuant to the Act of 2 May 2007)]/[number of shares at the closing of the financial year].
On 30 June 2019, Qrf City Retail had 7,153,322 paid up shares. Based on the transparency notices that Qrf City Retail received, the shareholding structure of Qrf City Retail was as follows:
| SHARE HOLDERS | SHARES | PERCENTAGE |
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| AXA SA | 633,680 | 8.9% |
| Vanmoerkerke family | 2,025,978 | 28.3% |
| Free float | 4,493,664 | 62.8% |
| TOTAL | 7,153,322 | 100.0% |
| DATE | |
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| Publication of the Q3 2019 update | 13/11/2019 |
| Press release on the 2019 annual results | 19/02/2020 |
| Publication of the Q1 2020 update | 07/05/2020 |
| Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | 19/05/2020 |
| Dividend 2019 - Ex date | 20/05/2020 |
| Dividend 2019 - Record date | 21/05/2020 |
| Dividend 2019 - Payment date | 22/05/2020 |
| Publication of H1 2020 results | 03/08/2020 |
| Publication of the Q3 2020 update | 04/11/2020 |
For possible changes of the agenda, cf. "financial calendar" on http://investor.qrf.be. Any changes will also be announced by press release.


| 4.1 | DISCUSSION OF THE CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE | |
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| PORTFOLIO ON 30 JUNE 2019 30 | ||
| 4.2 | CONCLUSION OF THE REAL ESTATE EXPERT 34 |

| Hasselt | |
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| Demerstraat 21-25 | |
| Belgium |
On 30 June 2019, the consolidated real estate portfolio consisted of 52 sites with a total gross surface area of 90,008 m² and a Fair Value of 270.39 MEUR. The portfolio generates 15.95 MEUR Contractual Rents on an annual basis, of which 14.52 MEUR in Belgium and 1.43 MEUR in the Netherlands.
In terms of Fair Value, the portfolio was situated for 90% in Belgium and 10% in the Netherlands on 30 June 2019.
The Gross rental yield based on the Contractual Rents on an annual basis amounts to 5.90 % on 30 June 2019.
The portfolio was divided into a Core and Non-core portfolio in the first part of 2019 based on the attractiveness of the city (demography, tourism, etc.), the positioning within the shopping area and the quality of the real estate for retailers:
| Total | 52 | 270,393,571 | 15,183,893 | 15,952,534 | 5.90% |
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| Non-Core | 24 | 46,680,000 | 2,979,155 | 3,780,153 | 8.10% |
| Core | 28 | 223,713,571 | 12,204,737 | 12,172,381 | 5.44% |
| PORTFOLIO | OF SITES | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2019 | RENTS | RENTS |
| NUMBER | FAIR VALUE | ERV | CONTRACTUAL | CONTRACTUAL | |
| YIELD BASED ON | |||||
| GROSS RENTAL |
Table 1 SUMMARY CORE AND NON-CORE PORTFOLIO
| CORE PORTFOLIO | NON-CORE PORTFOLIO |
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| Aalst - Nieuwstraat 29 - 31 – 33 | Antwerpen - Wapper 14-16 (1) |
| Antwerpen - Century Center | Charleroi - rue de la montagne 39 (2) |
| Antwerpen - Kammenstraat 34 | Charleroi - rue de la montagne 41 (2) |
| Antwerpen - Meir 107 | Dendermonde - Oude Vest 19-37 |
| Antwerpen - Meirbrug 2 / Schoenmarkt 22 | Geraardsbergen - Oudenaardsestraat 43 (2) |
| Antwerpen - Schuttershofstraat 53 | Hasselt - Koning Albertstraat 60 |
| Antwerpen - Wiegstraat 4 | Heist-Op-Den-Berg - Bergstraat 108 |
| Antwerpen - Wiegstraat 6 | Heist-Op-Den-Berg - Bergstraat 61 (2) |
| Boncelles - Route du Condroz 42-44 | Leuven - Diestsestraat 137 (1) |
| Gent - Langemunt 61-63 | Liège - Rue de la Cathédrale 79-83 |
| Hasselt - Demerstraat 21-25 | Liège - Rue de la Cathédrale 87-93 |
| Hasselt - Koning Albertstraat 48-50 | Lier - Antwerpsestraat 44 (2) |
| Huy - Shopping Mosan | Mechelen - Geitestraat 27-29 (2) |
| Leuven - Bondgenotenlaan 58 | Mechelen - Graaf van Egmontstraat 10 |
| Leuven - Jan Stasstraat 12 | Merksem - Bredabaan 465 (2) |
| Mechelen - Bruul 15 | Namen - Rue de Fer 10 |
| Oostende - Adolf Buylstraat 1A | Oostende - Kapellestraat 105 |
| Oostende - Adolf Buylstraat 33 | Oudenaarde - Nederstraat 43/45 |
| Oostende - Adolf Buylstraat 35 | Sint Niklaas - Stationsstraat 33 |
| Oostende - Adolf Buylstraat 42 | Sint-Truiden - Luikerstraat 49-51 |
| Oostende - Adolf Buylstraat 44 | Tongeren - Maastrichterstraat 20a-20b |
| Oostende - Kapellestraat 65 | Tongeren - Maastrichterstraat 48-50 |
| Wilrijk - Boomsesteenweg 894-898 | Ukkel - Alsembergsesteenweg 767 |
| Den Bosch - Hinthamerstraat 41-45 (NL) | Wilrijk - Boomsesteenweg 925-935-937 (2) |
| Enschede - Kalanderstraat 2-4 9 (NL) | |
| Maastricht - Grote Staat 58 (NL) | |
| Nijmegen - Broerstraat 49 (NL) | |
| Zwolle - Diezerstraat 60 (NL) |
(1) Premises divested after balance sheet date 30 June 2019
(2) Properties sold, with divestment planned for December 31, 2019
As illustrated in the figure below, the clothing sector accounts for 58% of the Contractual Rents on an annual basis. This sector is followed by Food (7%) and Sports and Leisure (7%).

Graph 1 SECTORAL SPREAD OF THE PROPERTY PORTFOLIO ON 30 JUNE 2019 (AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTRACTUAL RENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS)
In the graph below, the Contractual Rents on an annual basis are further broken down according to the main customers of Qrf City Retail.
Graph 2 SPREAD OF THE PROPERTY PORTFOLIO TO TENANTS ON 30 JUNE 2019 (AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTRACTUAL RENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS)

The most important tenant of Qrf City Retail is Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)1 with a position of 13%, which share is reduced compared to 31 December 2018 (16%). In view of recent developments and the agreement with H&M on the rental conditions of all locations in the Qrf portfolio, and in particular the departure of H&M from the location in Hasselt, the share of H&M in the portfolio of Qrf will, in 2020, decrease to 5.83%. Second is Galeria Inno, which represents 10% of the contractual rents.
The 10 most important tenants of Qrf City Retail together represent 47% of the total Contractual Rents on an annual basis.
1 We refer to Note 14.1 of Chapter 5 "Consolidated condensed financial statements for the first half of 2019" of this half-yearly report on the dispute between Qrf City Retail and H&M.

Wij hebben de eer u onze schatting van de reële waarde van de vastgoedportefeuille van Qrf City Retail op 30 Juni 2019 over te maken.
Onze schattingen werden opgesteld op basis van de door u verstrekte inlichtingen die verondersteld werden juist te zijn. De waarden werden bepaald, rekening houdend met de huidige marktparameters.
Op basis van de prioriteit van het nieuwe management om de portefeuille te optimaliseren door middel van arbitrage en door duurzame huurniveaus af te spreken met de huurders om zodoende de waarde op lange termijn te kunnen bestendigen, zijn er door het management de voorbije 6 maanden een aantal concrete stappen ondernomen.
De gestructureerde aanpak om de markt te toetsen op een aantal dossiers (mechelen, Lier, HeistopdenBerg, merksem, Geraardsbergen, Leuven, Antwerpen, namen, Charleroi en Luik) heeft geleid tot transparante info van een anders redelijk ambigue en illiquide markt (door gebrek aan transacties).
We hebben op basis van dit nieuwe "bewijs" de portefeuille op een aantal panden verder neerwaarts aangepast.
Er is tevens een principeakkoord bij de lopende onderhandelingen voor de panden bezet door H&m. C&W ontving van QRF de informatie dat een globale deal met H&m in de maak is waarbij de contracten te Aalst, Ukkel en Sinttruiden zullen worden verlengd. Voor een aantal panden wordt tevens een bijkomende investering voorzien door QRF. Voor het pand in Hasselt wordt een huurverlenging tot 2020 voorzien. Ook hier is na een lange periode van onduidelijkheid en onzekerheid een doorbraak over het nieuwe en duurzame huurniveau. De betrokken panden zijn hier verder op gealigneerd.
Rekening houdend met alle bemerkingen, definities en reserves, die in het schattingsverslag en in zijn bijlagen opgenomen zijn en die er volledig deel van uitmaken, en gebaseerd op de huidige waarden op 30 juni 2019, geven wij aan de bestaande vastgoedportefeuille de volgende waardes:
Reële Waarde van de portefeuille in België*
Reële Waarde van de portefeuille in Nederland
242.720.000 EUR 26.840.000 EUR 269.560.000 EUR
*dit is exclusief het minderheidsbelang voor de reële waarde van 833.571 EUR in Century Center Freehold BVBA. Deze berekening werd gekregen van Qrf. Cushman & Wakefield kan niet verantwoordelijk gesteld worden voor het berekenen hiervan.
Hoogachtend,
Voor het gedeelte van de vastgoedportfeuille gelegen in België
Bastien Van der Auwermeulen Senior Valuer Valuation & Advisory
Ardalan Azari Associate Valuation & Advisory
Voor het gedeelte van de vastgoedportfeuille gelegen in Nederland:
Hugo V.C. Roosjen MSc RT Valuer Valuation & Advisory
Ronald H.J. van der Zalm MRICS RT Associate Valuation & Advisory
QRF H A L FJA A R V ERS L A G 2 019 ◼ 4 VAStGOEDVERSLAG
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| 5.1 | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR RESULTS 37 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | EARNINGS PER SHARE – GROUP SHARE 38 | |
| 5.3 | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 39 | |
| 5.4 | CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT 40 | |
| 5.5 | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 41 | |
| 5.6 | DETAIL OF THE CONSOLIDATED RESERVES 42 | |
| 5.7 | NOTES 43 | |
| 5.8 | AUDITOR'S REPORT 58 |


| A. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Note | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
| (+) I. Rental income |
7,854 | 7,845 | |
| (+) II. Writeback of leased payments sold and discounted |
0 | 0 | |
| (+/-) III. Rental charges | -83 | -89 | |
| NET RENTAL INCOME | 7,771 | 7,756 | |
| (+) IV. Recovery of property charges |
0 | 0 | |
| V. Recovery of rental charges and taxes normally payable by tenants on let | |||
| (+) properties VI. Costs payable by the tenants and borne by the owner on the rental damage |
306 | 177 | |
| (-) and refurbishment |
0 | 0 | |
| (-) VII. Rental charges and taxes normally payable by tenants on let properties |
-407 | -262 | |
| (+/-) VIII. Other rental related income and expenses | 0 | 0 | |
| PROPERTY RESULT | 3 | 7,669 | 7,672 |
| (-) IX. Technical costs |
-160 | -162 | |
| (-) X. Commercial costs |
-79 | -39 | |
| (-) XI. Charges and taxes of unlet properties |
-130 | -130 | |
| (-) XII. Property management costs |
-208 | -294 | |
| (-) XIII. Other property charges |
0 | 0 | |
| PROPERTY CHARGES | -576 | -626 | |
| PROPERTY OPERATING RESULT | 7,093 | 7,046 | |
| (-) XIV. General company expenses |
-1,061 | -1,056 | |
| (+/-) XV. Other operating income and charges | 0 | 10 | |
| OPERATING RESULT BEFORE PORTFOLIO RESULT | 6,032 | 6,000 | |
| (+/-)XVI. Gains and losses on disposals of investment properties | 36 | 145 | |
| (+/-)XVII. Gains and losses on disposals of other non-financial assets | 0 | 0 | |
| (+/-)XVIII. Changes in Fair Value of investment properties | -23,851 | -5,374 | |
| (+/-)XIX. Other portfolio result | 0 | 0 | |
| PORTFOLIO RESULT | 4 | -23,815 | -5,229 |
| OPERATING RESULT | -17,782 | 770 | |
| (+) XX. Financial income |
0 | 0 | |
| (-) XXI. Net interest charges |
-1,320 | -1,430 | |
| (-) XXII. Other financial charges |
-77 | -177 | |
| (+/-) XXIII. Changes in Fair Value of financial assets and liabilities | -1,349 | -636 | |
| FINANCIAL RESULT | 5 | -2,745 | -2,244 |
| (+/-) XXIV. Share in the result of associated companies and joint ventures | 0 | 0 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXES | -20,527 | -1,473 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+/-) XXV. Corporate tax | -27 | -119 | |
| (+/-) XXVI. Exit tax | 0 | 0 | |
| TAXES | -27 | -119 | |
| NET PROFIT | -20,555 | -1,592 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of the group | -20,549 | -1,587 | |
| Minority interests | -6 | -6 | |
| Explanation: | |||
| Net result (group share) | -20,549 | -1,587 | |
| Adjustment for portfolio result | 23,815 | 5,229 | |
| Adjustment for changes in Fair Value of assets and liabilities (non-effective | |||
| interest hedges) | 1,349 | 636 | |
| EPRA EARNINGS* | 4,615 | 4,279 |
*The EPRA earnings consist of the Net result (group share) exclusive of the portfolio result and changes in Fair Value of the non-effective interest hedges
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Note | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. NET PROFIT | -20,555 | -1,592 | |
| II. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME RECYCLABLE UNDER THE INCOME STATEMENT |
0 | 0 | |
| (+/-) B. Variations in the effective part of the Fair Value of permitted hedging instruments in a cash flow coverage as defined in IFRS |
0 | 0 | |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | -20,555 | -1,592 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of the group | -20,549 | -1,586 | |
| Minority interests | -6 | -6 |
| Note | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of ordinary shares in circulation at the end of the financial year | 7,153,322 | 5,665,822 | |
| Weighted average number of shares during the financial year | 6,906,775 | 5,665,822 | |
| EARNINGS PER ORDINARY SHARE - GROUP SHARE (in EUR) | -2.98 | -0.28 | |
| DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - GROUP SHARE (in EUR) | -2.98 | -0.28 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Note | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| I. FIXED ASSETS | 235,010 | 271,825 | ||
| A | Goodwill | 0 | 0 | |
| B | Intangible fixed assets | 0 | 0 | |
| C Investment properties | 6 | 234,989 | 271,794 | |
| D Other tangible fixed assets | 22 | 32 | ||
| E | Non-current financial assets | -0 | 0 | |
| F | Finance lease receivables | 0 | 0 | |
| G Trade receivables and other non-current assets | 0 | 0 | ||
| H Deferred tax assets | 0 | 0 | ||
| I | Stakes in associates and joint ventures – changes in equity | 0 | 0 | |
| II. CURRENT ASSETS | 38,167 | 3,870 | ||
| A | Assets classified as held for sale | 7 | 35,405 | 0 |
| B | Current financial assets | 0 | 0 | |
| C Finance lease receivables | 0 | 0 | ||
| D Trade receivables | 191 | 372 | ||
| E | Tax receivables and other current assets | 557 | 1,126 | |
| F | Cash and cash equivalents | 1,873 | 2,180 | |
| G Deferred charges and accrued income | 141 | 192 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 273,177 | 275,696 | ||
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Note | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| EQUITY | 128,300 | 129,572 | ||
| I. | Equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent company | 128,006 | 129,272 | |
| A | Capital | 8 | 6,822 | 131,572 |
| a. Issued Capital | 7,153 | 131,724 | ||
| b. Costs related to capital increases | -331 | -152 | ||
| B | Issue premiums | 149,867 | 1,496 | |
| C Reserves | -8,135 | -4,405 | ||
| D Net profit of the year | -20,549 | 608 | ||
| II. Minority interests | 294 | 300 | ||
| LIABILITIES | 144,877 | 146,124 | ||
| I. | Non-current liabilities | 123,938 | 130,781 | |
| A | Provisions | 0 | 0 | |
| B | Non-current financial debts | 9 | 120,938 | 128,928 |
| a. Borrowings | 120,938 | 128,928 | ||
| b. Financial lease | 0 | 0 | ||
| c. Other | 0 | 0 | ||
| C Other non-current financial liabilities | 2,720 | 1,567 | ||
| D Trade debts and other non-current debts | 0 | 0 | ||
| E | Other non-current liabilities | 99 | 105 | |
| F | Deferred taxes – liabilities | 181 | 181 | |
| a. Exit tax | 0 | 0 | ||
| b. Others | 181 | 181 | ||
| II. Current liabilities | 20,940 | 15,343 | ||
| A | Provisions | 0 | 0 | |
| B | Current financial debts | 16,999 | 12,000 | |
| a. Borrowings | 0 | 0 | ||
| b. Financial lease | 0 | 0 | ||
| c. Other | 0 | 0 | ||
| C Other current financial liabilities | 0 | 0 | ||
| D Trade debts and other current debts | 1,866 | 1,325 | ||
| a. Exit tax | 0 | 0 | ||
| b. Others | 1,866 | 1,325 | ||
| E | Other current liabilities | 1,394 | 1,324 | |
| F | Accrued charges and deferred income | 681 | 694 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 273,177 | 275,696 | ||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS START OF PERIOD 2,180 2,577 1. Cashflow from operating activities 5,941 3,753 Net profit -20,555 -1,592 Non-paid interest and bank charges 321 97 Adaptation of the result for non-cash flow transactions 25,991 6,024 - Depreciation on capitalized financing charges 9 19 - Depreciation on intangible and other tangible fixed assets 10 11 - Result from the sale of investment properties 4 -115 -145 - Increase / decrease of receivable invoices (+/-) 887 432 - Changes in Fair Value of investment properties and project developments 4 23,851 5,374 - Changes in Fair Value of financial assets and liabilities 1,349 333 Changes in working capital requirements: 183 -777 Movement of assets: 801 747 - Trade receivables 181 454 - Tax receivables and other current assets 569 288 - Deferred charges and accrued income 51 5 |
FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Note | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement of liabilities: | -617 | -1,524 | ||
| - Other current financial liabilities -7 -9 |
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| - Other non-current liabilities -194 -1,161 |
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| - Deferred taxes - liabilities 70 22 |
||||
| - Trade debts and other current debts -486 -376 |
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| 2. Cash flow resulting from investment activities 1,464 561 |
||||
| Purchase of intangible and other tangible fixed assets 0 -5 |
||||
| Investments in existing properties -611 -109 |
||||
| Earnings from the sale of investment properties 4 2,075 675 |
||||
| 3. Cash flow from financing activities -7,712 -5,438 |
||||
| Repayment of loans -3,000 -42,000 |
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| Take-up of loans 8 0 43,500 |
||||
| Costs for capital increase -179 |
||||
| Payment on dividends -4,533 -6,925 |
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| Payment on transaction costs 0 -13 |
||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS END OF PERIOD 1,874 1,453 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Capital | Cost of Capital increase |
Issue premiums Reserves |
Net result of the financial year |
Minority interests |
Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 DECEMBER 2017 | 131,724 | -152 | 1,496 | -3,124 | 4,766 | 268 | 134,979 |
| Appropriation of result 2017 | -2,159 | -4,767 | -6,926 | ||||
| Transfer of portfolio result to reserves | -4,056 | 4,056 | - | ||||
| Transfer of operating result to reserves | 1,857 | -1,857 | - | ||||
| Transfer variations in the fair value of the financial instruments |
40 | -40 | - | ||||
| Dividend for financial year 2017 | -6,925 | -6,925 | |||||
| Net result 2018 | 608 | 33 | 641 | ||||
| Other elements recognized in the comprehensive result | - | - | - | 878 | - | - | 878 |
| Impact on the Fair Value of estimated transaction costs resulting from the hypothetical disposal of investment properties |
- | ||||||
| Change in Fair Value of properties | - | ||||||
| Reserve for the impact on the Fair Value of financial instruments |
878 | 878 | |||||
| Capital increase by contribution in kind | - | ||||||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2018 | 131,724 | -152 | 1,496 | -4,405 | 608 | 301 | 129,573 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ----------------------------------- | --------- | ------ | ------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | --------- |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Capital | Cost of Capital increase |
Issue premiums Reserves |
Net result of the financial year |
Minority interests |
Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2018 | 131,724 | -152 | 1,496 | -4,405 | 608 | 301 | 129,572 |
| Appropriation of result 2018 | -3,926 | -608 | -4,533 | ||||
| Transfer of portfolio result to reserves | -7,193 | 7,193 | - | ||||
| Transfer of operating result to reserves | 3,913 | -3,913 | - | ||||
| Transfer variations in the fair value of the financial instruments |
-646 | 646 | - | ||||
| Dividend for financial year 2018 | -4,533 | -4,533 | |||||
| Net result 2019 | -20,549 | -6 | -20,555 | ||||
| Other elements recognized in the comprehensive result | - | - | - | 196 | - | - | 196 |
| Impact on the Fair Value of estimated transaction costs resulting from the hypothetical disposal of investment properties |
|||||||
| Change in Fair Value of properties | |||||||
| Reserve for the impact on the Fair Value of financial instruments |
196 | 196 | |||||
| Public issue of new shares | -126,058 | 126,058 | |||||
| Capital increase by contribution in kind | 1,488 | -179 | 22,313 | 23,621 | |||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 JUNE 2019 | 7,154 | -331 | 149,868 | -8,135 | -20,549 | 295 | 128,300 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | reserve Legal |
in changes of balance properties the of for Fair Value Reserve |
Value disposal of investment properties charges Fair hypothetical on transaction impact the the resulting from estimated for Reserve of |
IFRS changes a hedge to in subject as defined of authorized balance instruments which are hedge accounting the of Fair Value for Reserve in |
a IFRS to changes subject hedge in defined of authorized not balance are as instruments which hedge accounting the of Fair Value for Reserve in |
for reserve foreseeable losses reserve: Available |
reserves Other |
from years forward previous financial carried Results |
reserves Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2018 | - | 2,009 | -9,486 | -976 | 53 | 14 | - | 3,982 -4,404 | |
| Processing of net result 2018 | 0 | -7,604 | 410 | 0 | -646 | 0 | 0 | 3,913 | -3,927 |
| Transfer of portfolio result to reserves | -7,604 | 410 | -7,194 | ||||||
| Transfer of operating result to reserves | 3,913 | 3,913 | |||||||
| Transfer of variations in the Fair Value of financial instrumets |
-646 | -646 | |||||||
| Other elements recognized in the comprehensive result |
0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| Changes in Fair Value of properties | 0 | ||||||||
| Changes in Fair Value of financial assets and liabilities |
197 | 197 | |||||||
| Issu of new shares | 0 | ||||||||
| Capital increase through contribution in kind | 0 | ||||||||
| Cost of issuing new shares and of capital increase |
0 | ||||||||
| Capital reduction to forming available reserve to cover |
0 | ||||||||
| Dividends | 0 | ||||||||
| Others | 0 | ||||||||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 JUNE 2019 | - | -5,595 | -9,076 | -779 | -593 | 14 | - | 7,894 -8,135 |
| NOTE 1. PRINCIPLES FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING 44 | |
|---|---|
| NOTE 2. INFORMATION BY SEGMENT 44 | |
| NOTE 3. PROPERTY RESULT 46 | |
| NOTE 4. PORTFOLIO RESULT 47 | |
| NOTE 5. FINANCIAL RESULT 48 | |
| NOTE 6. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 48 | |
| NOTE 7. ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE 49 | |
| NOTE 8. CAPITAL 49 | |
| NOTE 9. FINANCIAL DEBTS 50 | |
| NOTE 10. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 51 | |
| NOTE 11. DEBT RATIO 52 | |
| NOTE 12. CREATED REAL ESTATE COMPANIES 54 | |
| NOTE 13. CONSOLIDATION SCOPE 54 | |
| NOTE 14. OFF-BALANCE SHEET RIGHTS AND COMMITMENTS 55 | |
| NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO | |
| THE INCOME STATEMENT 56 | |
| NOTE 16. EVENTS AFTER CLOSING OF THE BALANCE 57 |
The financial reporting of Qrf City Retail is drawn up in accordance with the IFRS as approved in the European Union and the provisions of the RREC Act.
This interim financial information concerning the period ending on 30 June 2019 is drawn up in accordance with IAS 34, "Interim financial reporting". This interim financial report should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the financial year ending on 31 December 2018.
Qrf City Retail has not applied new IFRS standards or interpretations during the first half of 2019 in her principles and the valuation methods applied for the composition of these interim financial overviews are identical to those applied in the financial year ending on 31 December 2018.
No statutory half-year financial report is drawn up per 30 June. The statutory financial report is only drawn up per year end.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | BELGIUM | NETHERLANDS | Non attributed amounts |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET RENTAL INCOME | 7,060 | 712 | 0 | 7,771 |
| PROPERTY RESULT | 7,050 | 619 | 0 | 7,669 |
| PROPERTY CHARGES | -548 | -29 | 0 | -576 |
| OPERATING PROPERTY RESULT | 6,502 | 590 | 0 | 7,093 |
| (-) General company expenses (+/-) Other operating income and charges |
-102 0 |
11 0 |
-969 0 |
-1,061 0 |
| OPERATING RESULT BEFORE THE RESULT ON THE PORTFOLIO |
6,400 | 601 | -969 | 6,032 |
| (+/-) Result on disposals of investment properties |
36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| (+/-) Changes in Fair Value of investment properties |
-23,211 | -640 | 0 | -23,851 |
| (+/-) Other portfolio result |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OPERATING RESULT | -16,775 | -39 | -969 | -17,782 |
| FINANCIAL RESULT | 0 | 0 | -2,745 | -2,745 |
| RESULT BEFORE TAXES | -16,775 | -39 | -3,714 | -20,527 |
| TAXES | 0 | 0 | -27 | -27 |
| NET RESULT | -16,775 | -39 | -3,741 | -20,554 |
| MINORITY INTERESTS | -6 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| NET RESULT - GROUP SHARE | -16,769 | -39 | -3,741 | -20,548 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | BELGIUM | NETHERLANDS | Non attributed amounts |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Investment properties Other assets |
208,149 35,405 |
26,840 0 |
0 2,784 |
234,989 38,189 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 243,554 | 26,840 | 2,784 | 273,177 |
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| EQUITY | 0 | 0 | 128,300 | 128,300 |
| Group equity Minority interests |
0 0 |
0 0 |
128,006 294 |
128,006 294 |
| LIABILITIES | 0 | 0 | 144,877 | 144,877 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 0 | 0 | 273,177 | 273,177 |
| 30/06/2018 | ||||
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | BELGIUM | NETHERLANDS | Non attributed amounts |
TOTAL |
| NET RENTAL INCOME | 7,055 | 702 | 0 | 7,756 |
| PROPERTY RESULT | 7,048 | 623 | 0 | 7,672 |
| PROPERTY CHARGES | -601 | -26 | 0 | -626 |
| OPERATING PROPERTY RESULT | 6,448 | 598 | 0 | 7,046 |
| (-) General company expenses (+/-) Other operating income and charges |
-139 0 |
-20 0 |
-897 10 |
-1,056 10 |
| OPERATING RESULT BEFORE THE RESULT ON THE PORTFOLIO |
6,308 | 578 | -887 | 6,000 |
| (+/-) Result on disposals of investment properties | 145 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| (+/-) Changes in Fair Value of investment properties (+/-) Other portfolio result |
-5,544 0 |
170 0 |
0 0 |
-5,374 0 |
| OPERATING RESULT | 909 | 748 | -887 | 770 |
| FINANCIAL RESULT | 0 | 0 | -2,243 | -2,243 |
| RESULT BEFORE TAXES | 909 | 748 | -3,130 | -1,473 |
| TAXES | 0 | 0 | -120 | -120 |
| NET RESULT | 909 | 748 | -887 | 771 |
| MINORITY INTERESTS | -6 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| NET RESULT - GROUP SHARE | 915 | 748 | -3,250 | -1,587 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | BELGIUM | NETHERLANDS | Non attributed amounts |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Investment properties | 253,623 | 27,470 | 0 | 281,093 |
| Other assets | 0 | 0 | 2,558 | 2,558 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 253,623 | 27,470 | 2,558 | 283,651 |
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| EQUITY | 0 | 0 | 127,060 | 127,060 |
| Group equity | 0 | 0 | 126,798 | 126,798 |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | 262 | 262 |
| LIABILITIES | 0 | 0 | 156,591 | 156,591 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 0 | 0 | 283,651 | 283,651 |
The Board of Directors of the Statutory Manager is the body that takes decisions and measures the performance of the different segments. The Board of Directors examines the results in terms of type of real estate (inner city and periphery) and geographic spread.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| (+) I. Rental income | 7,854 | 7,845 |
| - Rent | 7,854 | 7,845 |
| - Guaranteed income | 0 | 0 |
| (+) II. Writeback of leased payments sold and discounted | 0 | 0 |
| (+/-)III. Rental related expenses | -83 | -89 |
| - Write-downs on trade receivables | -83 | -91 |
| - Reversals of write-downs on trade receivables | 0 | 2 |
| NET RENTAL INCOME | 7,771 | 7,756 |
| (+) IV. Recovery of property charges | 0 | 0 |
| (+) V. Recovery of rental charges and taxes normally payable by tenants on let properties | 306 | 177 |
| - Rebilling of rental charges borne by the owner | 14 | 27 |
| - Rebilling of advance levies and taxies on let properties | 292 | 151 |
| (-) VI. Costs payable by the tenants and borne by the owner on the rental damage |
||
| and refurbishment | 0 | 0 |
| (-) VII. Rental charges and taxes normally payable by tenants on let properties |
-407 | -264 |
| - Rental charges borne by the owner | -303 | -27 |
| - Advance levies and charges on let properties | -104 | -236 |
| (+/-)VIII. Other rental related income and expenses | 0 | 0 |
| PROPERTY RESULT | 7,669 | 7,672 |
The cash value of the future rental income until the first due date of the rental income has the following collection terms:
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT OF THE CONTRACTUAL RENTAL INCOME RECEIVABLE ON THE FIRST DUE DATE |
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| Within one year | 13,083 | 13,546 |
| Between one and five years | 11,767 | 9,883 |
| More than five years | 2,706 | 2,890 |
| TOTAL | 27,556 | 26,319 |
In Belgium, most Qrf City Retail leases are commercial leases for a period of 9 years which can in principle be terminated by the tenant after the expiry of the third and sixth year, subject to service of 6 months' prior notice.
In the Netherlands, most Qrf City Retail leases are commercial leases for a period of 5 years, which can grant a contractual option for extension by the tenant for a period of 5 or 10 years, with a termination option for the tenant at the end of the first period, as well as at the end of each subsequent period.
To ensure compliance with the obligations incumbent on the tenant by virtue of the lease, tenants in Belgium and the Netherlands alike must in principle provide a rent guarantee, usually in the form of a bank guarantee of three to six months' rent.
The rent, in bothBelgium and the Netherlands, is payable monthly (sometimes quarterly) in advance and usually indexed annually on the expiry date. Taxes and charges (inclusive of the advance levy on income derived from real estate and municipal charges) are borne in principle by the tenant.
An incoming inventory of fixtures is usually drawn up by an independent expert at the start of the lease. Upon the expiry of the lease, the tenant must return the premises in the state as described in the incoming inventory of fixtures, subject to normal wear. The tenant may not transfer the lease nor sublet the premises in full or in part, without the prior, written consent of the lessor. The tenant is required to register the lease at his expense.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| (+/-) XVI. Result on disposals of investment properties | 36 | 145 |
| - Net sales of properties (selling price – transaction costs) | 1,996 | 675 |
| - Asset value of the sold properties | -1,960 | -530 |
| (+/-) XVII. Result on disposals of other non-financial assets | 0 | 0 |
| (+/-) XVIII. Changes in Fair Value of investment properties | -23,851 | -5,374 |
| - Positive changes in Fair Value of investment properties | 1,003 | 2,475 |
| - Negative changes in Fair Value of investment properties | -24,854 | -7,849 |
| (+/-) XIX. Other portfolio result | 0 | 0 |
| PORTFOLIO RESULT | -23,815 | -5,229 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| (+) XX. Financial Income |
0 | 0 |
| - Collected interest and dividends | 0 | 0 |
| (-) XXI. Net interest charges |
-1,320 | -1,430 |
| - Nominal interest charges on loans | -885 | -999 |
| - Costs of authorized hedging instruments | -435 | -430 |
| - Other interest charges | 0 | 0 |
| (-) XXII. Other financial charges |
-77 | -177 |
| - Bank charges and other commissions | -77 | -177 |
| (+/-) XXIII. Changes in Fair Value of financial assets and liabilities | -1,349 | -636 |
| IFRS | 0 | 0 |
| - Authorized hedging instruments subject to hedge accounting as defined in IFRS | -1,349 | -636 |
| - Others | ||
| FINANCIAL RESULT | -2,745 | -2,244 |
Qrf City Retail is exposed to increases in financial costs that can be caused by a rise in interest rates. To limit this risk, Qrf City Retail has partly converted floating interests into fixed interest rates by means of interest rate swaps. The duration of these financial instruments is aligned with the duration of the credits of Qrf City Retail. If the long-term interest rates decline sharply, the market value of these interest rate swaps can become highly negative.
The derivatives currently used by Qrf City Retail no longer qualify as cash flow hedge transactions. The changes in the Fair Value of the derivatives that do not qualify as cash flow hedges are immediately recognized in the result.
The Cost of Financing for the first half of 2019 amounted to 1.89% including credit margins and the cost of hedging instruments. On 30 June 2019, 97.1% of the lines of credit (for 134 MEUR) had a fixed interest rate, in particular through using interest rate swaps as hedging instruments.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| INVESTMENT TABLE | ||
| Balance at the beginning of the financial year | 271,793 | 287,404 |
| Acquisition by purchase or contribution of investment companies | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisition by purchase or contribution of investment properties | 23,800 | 0 |
| Other elements recognized in the result | 0 | -604 |
| Sale of investment properties | -1,960 | -7,740 |
| Transfer to assets available for sale | -35,405 | 0 |
| Capitalized expenditures (Capex) | 611 | 82 |
| Change in Fair Value of investment properties | -23,851 | -7,349 |
| Balance at the end of the financial year | 234,989 | 271,793 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Assets available for sale | ||
| Balance at the start of the financial year | 0 | |
| Transferred from / to investment property | 35,405 | 0 |
| Variation in the fair value of investment propertie | 0 | 0 |
| Book value of assets sold available for sale | 0 | 0 |
| Balance at the end of the financial year | 35,405 | 0 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Capital movement |
Total outstand ing capital |
Issue premiums |
Costs of capital increase |
Number of shares issued |
Total number of shares |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVOLUTION CAPITAL | |||||||
| Date | Transaction | ||||||
| 03/09/2013 Formation | 62 | 62 | 1,230 | 1,230 | |||
| 27/11/2013 Share split (1 against 2) | 0 | 62 | 1,230 | 2,460 | |||
| 27/11/2013 Contribution in cash | 1,139 | 1,200 | 45,540 | 48,000 | |||
| 18/12/2013 Contribution of Laagland | 5,243 | 6,443 | 209,711 | 257,711 | |||
| 18/12/2013 IPO and first listing on Euronext Brussels | 75,380 | 81,823 | 3,015,200 | 3,272,911 | |||
| 18/12/2013 Capital reduction to hedge future losses | -5,734 | 76,089 | 0 | 3,272,911 | |||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 DECEMBER 2013 | 76,089 | 3,272,911 | |||||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 DECEMBER 2014 | 76,089 | 3,272,911 | |||||
| Date | Transaction | ||||||
| 24/06/2015 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 4,490 | 80,579 | 238 | -20 | 193,097 | 3,466,008 | |
| 08/12/2015 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 14,733 | 95,312 | 608 | -8 | 633,680 | 4,099,688 | |
| 09/12/2015 Contribution of company TT Center plus | 8,913 | 104,225 | 37 | -5 | 383,363 | 4,483,051 | |
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 DECEMBER 2015 | 104,225 | 883 | -32 | 4,483,051 | |||
| Date | Transaction | ||||||
| 01/01/2016 Capital increase by contribution in kind | |||||||
| (relating to financial year 2015) | 104,225 | -23 | 4,483,051 | ||||
| 30/06/2016 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 7,567 | 111,792 | 371 | -27 | 325,466 | 4,808,517 | |
| 21/12/2016 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 7,470 | 119,262 | 206 | -28 | 321,285 | 5,129,802 | |
| BALANCE SHEET ON 30 DECEMBER 2016 | 119,262 | 1,459 | -111 | 5,129,802 | |||
| Date | Transaction | ||||||
| 01/01/2017 Capital increase by contribution in kind | |||||||
| (relating to financial year 2016) | 119,262 | -14 | 5,129,802 | ||||
| 25/09/2017 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 12,462 | 131,724 | 38 | -27 | 536,020 | 5,665,822 | |
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2017 | 131,724 | 1,496 | -152 | 5,665,822 | |||
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2018 | 131,724 | 1,496 | -152 | 5,665,822 | |||
| Date | Transaction | ||||||
| 09/01/2019 Capital reduction as a result of the change | |||||||
| in the fractional value per share | -126,058 | 5,666 | 126,058 | 5,665,822 | |||
| 29/01/2019 Capital increase by contribution in kind | 1,488 | 7,153 | 22,313 | -179 | 1,487,500 | 7,153,322 | |
| BALANCE SHEET ON 31 DECEMBER 2019 | 7,153 | 149,867 | -331 | 7,153,322 |
No capital operations were carried out in financial years 2014 en 2018.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| FINANCIAL DEBTS | ||
| I. B. Non-current financial debts | 120,938 | 128,928 |
| -Credit institutions | 121,000 | 129,000 |
| -Cost of borrowings | -62 | -72 |
| II. B. Current financial debts | 16,999 | 12,000 |
| -Credit institutions | 17,000 | 12,000 |
| -Cost of borrowings | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 137,937 | 140,928 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
| Between one and two years Between two and five years |
20,000 | 15,000 |
| More than five years | 47,000 | 45,000 |
| Meer dan vijf jaar | 54,000 | 69,000 |
| TOTAL | 121,000 | 129,000 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
| BREAKDOWN BY MATURITY OF UNDRAWN CREDIT FACILITIES | ||
| Payable within one year | 0 | 0 |
| Payable after one year | 43,000 | 40,000 |
| TOTAL | 43,000 | 40,000 |
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
| ESTIMATED FUTURE INTEREST CHARGES ON BORROWINGS | ||
| Within one year Between one and five years |
2,565 6,803 |
2,299 6,583 |
| More than five years | 1,479 | 1,588 |
In estimating the future interest charges, due account is taken of the financial debts on 30 June 2019, interest hedges corresponding to the current contracts and applicable margin on top to the current fixed interest rate.
| 31/12/2018 | 31/12/2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Category | Asset value | Fair Value | Level |
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current financial assets | ||||
| Trade receivables | B | 629 | 629 | Level 2 |
| Tax receivables and other current assets | B | 513 | 513 | Level 2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | C | 2,577 | 2,577 | Level 1 |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS | 3,719 | 3,719 | ||
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Non-current financial liabilities | ||||
| Non-current financial debts | B | 124,434 | 124,434 | Level 2 |
| Other non-current liabilities | ||||
| Rental guarantees received | B | 105 | 105 | Level 2 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities | ||||
| Other non-current financial liabilities | A | 1,639 | 1,639 | Level 2 |
| Current financial liabilities | ||||
| Trade debts and other current debts | B | 2,640 | 2,640 | Level 2 |
| Other current liabilities | B | 1,327 | 1,327 | Level 2 |
| Current financial liabilities | B | 24,994 | 24,994 | Level 2 |
| Other current financial liabilities | A | 174 | 174 | Level 2 |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | 155,313 | 155,313 |
| 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | Category | Asset value | Fair Value | Level |
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current financial assets | ||||
| Trade receivables | B | 191 | 191 | Level 2 |
| Tax receivables and other current assets | B | 557 | 557 | Level 2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | C | 1,873 | 1,873 | Level 1 |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS | 2,621 | 2,621 | ||
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Non-current financial liabilities | ||||
| Non-current financial debts | B | 120,938 | 120,938 | Level 2 |
| Other non-current liabilities | ||||
| Rental guarantees received | B | 99 | 99 | Level 2 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities | ||||
| Other non-current financial liabilities | A | 2,720 | 2,720 | Level 2 |
| Current financial liabilities | ||||
| Trade debts and other current debts | B | 1,866 | 1,866 | Level 2 |
| Other current liabilities | B | 1,394 | 1,394 | Level 2 |
| Current financial debts | B | 16,999 | 16,999 | Level 2 |
| Other current financial liabilities | A | 0 | 0 | Level 2 |
| TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | 144,015 | 144,015 |
The categories correspond to the following financial instruments:
A. Assets or liabilities held at Fair Value (hedging instruments).
B. Financial assets or liabilities (including receivables and loans) at the amortized cost.
C. Cash investments at amortized cost.
All the Group's financial instruments correspond to levels 1 and 2 in the Fair Value hierarchy. The valuation at Fair Value is carried out on a regular basis.
Level 1 in the Fair Value hierarchy retains the cash and cash equivalents.
Level 2 in the Fair Value hierarchy concerns the other financial assets and liabilities, the Fair Value of which is based on other data which can be fixed directly or indirectly for the assets and liabilities concerned. The valuation techniques concerning the Fair Value of the level 2 financial instruments are as follows:
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| DEBT RATIO | ||
| Liabilities | 144,877 | 146,124 |
| - Adjustments | -3,582 | -2,443 |
| Debt burden pursuant to Article 13 of the RREC Royal Decree | 141,296 | 143,682 |
| Total assets | 273,177 | 275,696 |
| DEBT RATIO | 51.72% | 52.12% |
The debt burden as referred to in Article 13 of the RREC Royal Decree amounts to 141,296 KEUR on 30 June 2019. The Debt ratio amounts to 51.72% on 30 June 2019.
The Debt ratio is calculated as the ratio of the debt burden (i.e. the liabilities exclusive of provisions, accrued charges and deferred income and other non-current/ current financial liabilities, such as primarily the negative changes in Fair Value of the hedging instruments) with regard to the total assets.
Qrf City Retail must continue to meet the financial ratios as stipulated by the RREC Act. Unless this is the result of a change in the Fair Value of the assets, the Debt ratio of an RREC may not amount to more than 65% of the assets, less the authorized hedging instruments, pursuant to Article 45 of the RREC Act. If the Debt ratio of Qrf City retail were to exceed 50%, it must take a number of steps, in particular draw up a financial plan with a description of measures that will be taken to prevent the Debt ratio from rising above 65%. The annual financial costs relating to the debt burden of an RREC and its subsidiaries may at no time amount to more than 80% of the consolidated net operating result of Qrf City Retail. Furthermore, a covenant is agreed in certain financing agreements with financial institutions that the Debt ratio of Qrf City Retail may not amount to more than 60%.
The Debt ratio amounts to 51.72% on 30 June 2019. Qrf City Retail is endeavoring to maintain a Debt ratio of 55% maximum in the long term.
Pursuant to Article 24 of the RREC RD, the public RREC must draw up a financial plan with an implementation schedule when its consolidated Debt ratio amounts to more than 50% of the consolidated assets. The financial plan provides a description of the measures that will be taken to prevent the consolidated Debt ratio from exceeding 65% of the consolidated assets. A special report on the financial plan is drawn up by the auditor, in which it is confirmed that the latter has verified the plan, namely as regards the economic principles thereof, and that the figures contained therein correspond to those in the accounts of the public RREC. The general guidelines of the financial plan are entered in the annual and semi-annual financial reports, where a description and justification are also provided as to how the financial plan was carried out in the course of the relevant period and how the public RREC will implement the plan in the future.
The Debt ratio of Qrf Comm. VA rose above 50% in the first half of 2019. At the end of financial years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 it amounted to 49.27%, 49.76%, 52.69% and 52.12% respectively.
The following assumptions are taken into account when drawing up the projection of the Debt ratio as on 30 June 2020.
Taking into account these assumptions, the Debt ratio as at 30 June 2020 would be 49.05%.
The Board of Directors is targeting a Debt ratio of 55% maximum in the long term, considering this to be optimal for the shareholders of the RREC in terms of yield and EPRA earnings per share. The impact of each investment on the Debt ratio is examined and potentially turned down if it would turn out to be negative for the debt ratio. Based on the current Debt ratio of 51.72%, Qrf City Retail has an investment potential of 103.60 MEUR without exceeding a Debt ratio of 65% and an investment potential of 56.50 MEUR without exceeding a Debt ratio of 60%.
Qrf City Retail therefore believes that the Debt ratio will not rise above 65% and that, given the prevailing economic and real estate trends, the planned investments and expected development of the RREC's equity, no additional measures have to be taken. If certain events should require an adjustment of the RREC's policy, this will be done at once and the shareholders will be informed accordingly in the RREC's periodic reporting.
Qrf City Retail has not created or taken over real estate companies in the first half of 2019.
On 30 June 2019, the consolidation scope consists of Qrf City Retail and its Perimeter Companies:
Qrf City Retail has various collection procedures in progress, which may have a limited impact on the figures. In addition, Qrf City Retail is involved in some legal cases that are pending or threatening. These disputes mainly concern disputes with certain tenants in the context of a lease renewal application to which the tenant is entitled in accordance with Article 13 of the Trade Leasing Act.
In this context, two disputes were held with H&M in the past, concerning the request for lease renewal concerning the building in Demerstraat 21-25, 3500 Hasselt on the one hand and the building in Alsembergsesteenweg 767, 1180 Uccle on the other hand. A global agreement was reached on August 16, 2019, and both lawsuits will be terminated by implementation of this agreement.
There is a dispute pending in the aftermath of the takeover of the Center Commercial Hutois NV company in Huy, where there is a dispute with the former owners regarding the regularization of the building permit. The urbanization regularization was meanwhile granted by decision of the mayor and aldermen of the city of Huy taken on February 1, 2019 but the dispute is still formally pending.
In addition, Qrf City Retail is involved in a dispute following a delay in the provisional delivery of a part of the (re) development project consisting of four retail properties located in Meirbrug Antwerp. One tenant is requesting the dissolution of its commercial lease agreement due to late provisional delivery. Qrf City Retail is of the opinion that this claim is unfounded. There is a risk that the court will rule out the dissolution of the relevant commercial lease agreement. In that case, Qrf City Retail must re-let the unit concerned with the risk of a vacancy period.
However, the project in question is part of the contribution transaction that Qrf City Retail realized on January 30, 2019. In the context of this contribution in kind, the contributor has undertaken to compensate Qrf City Retail for all damages associated with the possible impact on the rental income as a result of any late provisional delivery.
The following rental guarantees were provided to Qrf City Retail:
A rental income guarantee was provided for the property at Diestsestraat 137, Leuven for 400 KEUR on an annual basis. The rental income guarantee entered into force on 8 September 2014 and is to expire after a 5-year period on 8 September 2019. This guarantee was not called in the first half of 2019.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ||
| XIV. General company expenses | 457 | 532 |
| - Remuneration for the Executive Management | 243 | 317 |
| - Remuneration for the Statutory Manager | 152 | 156 |
| - Operating charges for the Statutory Manager | 4 | 1 |
| - Remuneration for the Board of Directors and committees | 58 | 58 |
| X. Commercial costs |
- | 39 |
| - Remuneration for Quares Property Management NV / Quares Property Management BV | 39 | |
| XII. Property management costs | - | 294 |
| - Remuneration for Quares Property Management NV / Quares Property Management BV | 294 | |
| Trade receivables | - | - |
| Trade debts and other current debts | - | 40 |
In the first half of 2019, an amount of 457 KEUR was entered in the income statement for transactions with related parties.
Qrf and H&M reached an agreement on 16 August 2019. As a result both legal cases1 are to be terminated through the implementation of this agreement. Significant economic risks were neutralized for Qrf City Retail as a result, whereby maximum sureties were acquired in the long term, and the good relationship with H&M as a tenant was restored.
For the property situated on the Demerstraat in Hasselt, a precarious occupancy agreement has been concluded with H&M, on the basis of which H&M will occupy the building. From the second quarter of 2020, this building will be fully let to The Sting/Costes, which will operate the brands Costes and The Sting in Hasselt.
New terms and conditions were agreed for the property in Uccle in regard of the renewal of the current commercial lease.
Agreements have also been made for the properties in Sint-Truiden and Aalst with regard to a new commercial lease agreement from the end of 2019 (Sint-Truiden) and a third renewal of the commercial lease from early 2021 (Aalst). As a result, Qrf ensures continuous and sustainable rental income at the respective locations.
Thanks to this agreement, the share of H&M in the portfolio will drop significantly as of May 2020, to an estimated 5.48% (13.26% on 30/06/2019). The agreement with H&M offers a substantially better outcome for Qrf than the uncertainty in the absence of an agreement, namely the risk of vacancy and difficult reletting of certain properties occupied by H&M.
Two sales were finalized after closing of the balance sheet date and this for a net revenue of 7.36 MEUR. It concerns Diestsestraat 137 in Leuven and Wapper 14-16 in Antwerp. With the sales, an important risk of downward adjustment of rental income and possible vacancy in the future was removed. These sales were therefore realized 9.29% below the Fair Value on 30/06/2019.
Finally, various sales were agreed for which the transfer of ownership is foreseen at the end of 2019, whereby Qrf still benefits from the full rental income for 2019. The 82 planned sales, of properties in the 'tail' of the portfolio, are realized at a net yield of 7.54 MEUR, which is 6.60% above the Fair Value at 30 June 2019.
1 See Note 14.1.
2 In one specific case it concerns a binding bid under conditions that fall within the normal range of technical due diligence investigation of a buyer.
QRF COMM. VA
Wij hebben de beoordeling uitgevoerd van de in bijlage opgenomen Geconsolideerde Verkorte Financiële Staten van Qrf Comm. VA en haar dochtervennootschappen op 30 juni 2019 bestaande uit de verkorte geconsolideerde balans, de verkorte geconsolideerde winst- en verliesrekening, het overzicht van het globaal resultaat, de geconsolideerde staat van de bewegingen in het eigen vermogen, het geconsolideerd kasstroomoverzicht, de staat van het resultaat per aandeel – aandeel groep en het detail van de geconsolideerde reserves over de periode van 6 maanden afgesloten op die datum, evenals de Noteen. De Raad van Bestuur van de Statutaire Zaakvoerder is verantwoordelijk voor het opstellen en presenteren van deze Geconsolideerde Verkorte Financiële Staten in overeenstemming met IAS 34 zoals goedgekeurd door de Europese Unie zoals goedgekeurd door de Europese Unie. Het is onze verantwoordelijkheid om een besluit te formuleren over deze Geconsolideerde Verkorte Financiële Staten op basis van onze beoordeling.
Wij hebben onze beoordeling uitgevoerd overeenkomstig de "International Standard on Review Engagements 2410 – Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". Een beoordeling van tussentijdse financiële informatie bestaat uit het verzoeken om inlichtingen aan hoofdzakelijk financiële en boekhoudkundige verantwoordelijken, en het toepassen van analytische en andere procedures van beoordeling. De reikwijdte van een beoordeling is substantieel kleiner dan een controle uitgevoerd volgens "International Standards on Auditing" en laat ons bijgevolg niet toe om met zekerheid te stellen dat we kennis hebben van alle belangrijke gegevens die zouden geïdentificeerd zijn indien we een volkomen controle zouden hebben uitgevoerd. Wij brengen dan ook geen controleoordeel tot uitdrukking.
Op basis van onze beoordeling is niets onder onze aandacht gekomen dat ons er toe aanzet van mening te zijn dat de bijgaande Geconsolideerde Verkorte Financiële Staten, per 30 juni 2019 niet, in alle van materieel belang zijnde opzichten opgesteld zou zijn in overeenstemming met IAS 34 zoals goedgekeurd door de Europese Unie zoals goedgekeurd door de Europese Unie.
Antwerpen, 16 augustus 2019
De commissaris PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren cvba Vertegenwoordigd door
Peter Ringoot Bedrijfsrevisor QRF COMM VA
Op uw verzoek en in toepassing van artikel 13.2 van Bijlage I bij de EG Verordening nr. 809/2004 hebben wij onderhavig verslag opgesteld over de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie van de vennootschap Qrf Comm VA ("de Vennootschap"), opgenomen in, hoofdstuk 2, paragraaf 2.2.1 van halfjaarlijks financieel verslag 2019 (Geconsolideerde verkorte financiële staten over het eerste halfjaar van 2019).
In toepassing van de beschikkingen van EG Verordening nr. 809/2004 is de Statutaire Zaakvoerder van de Vennootschap verantwoordelijk voor het opstellen van de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie en voor het bepalen van de ramingen en onderliggende relevante veronderstellingen waarop deze toekomstgerichte financiële informatie gebaseerd is (de 'Criteria'). Voornoemde toekomstgerichte financiële informatie werd opgenomen in hoofdstuk 2, paragraaf 2.2.1 van het halfjaarlijks financieel verslag 2019.
De Commissaris is verantwoordelijk voor het uitdrukken van een oordeel of de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie in alle van materieel belang zijnde opzichten, op basis van geschikte Criteria door de Statutaire Zaakvoerder is samengesteld.
Voor de projectie mbt het boekjaar eindigend per 31 december 2019 hebben wij daartoe de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie van de Vennootschap, evenals de ramingen en onderliggende relevante veronderstellingen waarop deze toekomstgerichte financiële informatie gebaseerd is, zoals opgenomen in de het halfjaarlijks financieel verslag 2019, onderzocht.
Wij hebben onze opdracht uitgevoerd in overeenstemming met de "Internationale Standaard voor Assurance Opdrachten zoals van toepassing bij de analyse van toekomstgerichte financiële informatie" (ISAE 3400). De bedoeling van dergelijke opdracht is het verkrijgen van een beperkte mate van zekerheid dat het assurancerisico tot een in de omstandigheden aanvaardbaar niveau wordt verlaagd om als basis te dienen voor een conclusie, uitgedrukt in de negatieve vorm, over de toekomstgerichte informatie, en meer bepaald of er iets onder onze aandacht is gekomen dat ons ertoe brengt van mening te zijn dat de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie in alle van materieel belang zijnde opzichten niet is samengesteld op basis van Criteria, die geschikt zijn.
Voor wat betreft de toekomstgerichte informatie hebben we werkzaamheden uitgevoerd met als doel voldoende geschikte informatie te verkrijgen om te bepalen of de Criteria niet onredelijk zijn.
Op basis van ons onderzoek is er niets onder onze aandacht gekomen dat ons ertoe zou brengen van mening te zijn dat de ramingen en onderliggende Criteria geen redelijke basis vormen voor de opstelling van de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie.
Verder zijn we van mening dat de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie op adequate wijze opgesteld is op basis van de ramingen en onderliggende criteria, in overeenstemming met de beschikkingen van EG Verordening nr. 809/2004 en gebruik makend van geschikte boekhoudprincipes.
De werkelijkheid zal hoogstwaarschijnlijk afwijken van de voorspellingen, aangezien geanticipeerde feiten gewoonlijk niet plaatsvinden zoals verwacht en de afwijking van materieel belang zou kunnen zijn.
Omwille van het feit dat de hierboven beschreven werkzaamheden noch een controle, noch een beoordeling uitmaken overeenkomstig de Internationale Controlestandaarden dan wel de Internationale Standaarden voor Beoordelingsopdrachten, brengen wij geen enkele mate van zekerheid tot uitdrukking over de toekomstgerichte financiële informatie. Mochten we bijkomende werkzaamheden hebben uitgevoerd dan waren mogelijks andere aangelegenheden onder onze aandacht gekomen waarop wij uw aandacht zouden hebben gevestigd.
Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, 16 augustus 2019
PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren cvba Commissaris van Qrf Comm VA Vertegenwoordigd door
Peter Ringoot Bedrijfsrevisor
| 6.1 | EPRA NAV 63 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | EPRA NAV PER SHARE 64 | |
| 6.3 | EPRA EARNINGS 64 | |
| 6.4 | AVERAGE COST OF FINANCING 65 | |
| 6.5 | OPERATING MARGIN 65 |


The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published regulations that are applicable since the 3rd of July 2016 for the use and explanation of alternative performance measures.
Alternative performance measures are measures used by Qrf City Retail in presenting its financial results that are not defined by law or in the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Below, there is an overview of the alternative performance measures that are used in this financial report, with their definition, goal and reconciliation.
Net Asset Value according to the Best Practice Recommendations of EPRA.
Definition: This is the Net Asset Value adjusted to include properties and other investment interests at Fair Value and to exclude certain items not expected to crystallize in a long-term investment property business model.
Objective: This APM shows the Net Asset Value for a long-term investment strategy.
For the reconciliation of this APM reference is made to the reconciliation table EPRA NAV per share.
Net Asset Value per share according to the EPRA Best Practices Recommendations.
Definition: Net Asset Value adjusted to include properties and other investment interests at Fair Value and to exclude certain items not expected to crystallise in a long-term investment property business model.
Objective: This APM shows the Net Asset Value per share for a long-term investment strategy.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| IFRS NAV (group shareholders) | 128,006 | 129,272 |
| (iv) Fair Value of financial instruments |
2,720 | 1,567 |
| (v.a) Deferred tax | 181 | 181 |
| Minority interests with regards to deferred tax | -89 | -89 |
| EPRA NAV | 130,818 | 130,931 |
| Number of shares | 7,153,322 | 5,665,822 |
| EPRA NAV per share (in EUR) | 18.29 | 23.11 |
Definition:Net result (group share) with the exclusion of the portfolio result and changes in Fair Value of non-effective interest rate hedges. This term is used in accordance with the EPRA Best Practices Recommendations.
Objective: This APM measures the underlying operational results of the company, with the exclusion of the result arising out of fluctuations in the value of assets and liabilities and capital gains and losses from the sale of investment properties.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFRS result (group share) | -20,549 | -1,587 | |
| (i) | Changes in the Fair Value of real estate investments | 23,851 | 5,374 |
| (ii) (vi) |
Profit or loss on the sale of real estate investments | -36 | -145 |
| Changes in the Fair Value of financial instruments | 1,349 | 636 | |
| EPRA earnings | 4,615 | 4,279 | |
| Weighted average number of shares | 6,906,775 | 5,665,822 | |
| EPRA earnings per share (in EUR) | 0.67 | 0.76 |
Definition: This is the Average Cost of Financing of the financial debts, calculated by dividing the "net interest charges" on an annual basis by the average amount of outstanding financial debts during the period.
Objective:The Company's activities are partially financed by incurring debt. This APM measures the Average Cost of Financing of such debts.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| XXI. Net interest costs | 1,320 | 1,430 |
| Weighted average amount of financial debt during the period | 69,958 | 74,852 |
| Average Cost of Financing | 1.89% | 1.92% |
Definition: This alternative performance measure measures the operating profitability of the company as a percentage of the rental income and is calculated by dividing "Operating result before the result on the portfolio" by the "Net rental income".
Objective: This APM measures the operating profitability of the company.
| FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EUR | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating result before the result on the portfolio | 6,032 | 6,000 |
| Net rental income | 7,771 | 7,756 |
| Operating margin | 77.6% | 77.4% |


| Mechelen | |
|---|---|
| Bruul 15 - Botermarkt 1 | |
| Belgium |

The acquisition value is the value of the property when purchased, inclusive of the transfer fees, if any.
Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) no 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 Text with EEA relevance.
The auditor of Qrf City Retail, i.e. PwC represented by Mr Peter Ringoot.
The Board of Directors of the Statutory Manager.
The private limited liability company incorporated under Belgian law Century Center Freehold BVBA, having its registered office at 11/211 Museumstraat, 2000 Antwerp, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0879.602.829 (Antwerp Legal Persons' Register, Antwerp section).
Chief Executive Officer.
Chief Financial Officer.
Companies Code of 7 May 1999, Belgisch Staatsblad [Belgian Official Gazette] of 6 August 1999, as amended.
The indexed basic rent as contractually fixed in leases before the deduction of gratuities and other benefits granted to the tenants.
The Core Portfolio contains the locations within the real estate portfolio of Qrf City Retail that meet various criteria, such as: the attractiveness of the city (demographic, tourist, etc.), the positioning within the shopping area and the quality of real estate for retailers. In addition, the Core portfolio also contains the properties that are intended for redevelopment.
The partnership firm under Dutch law Cushman & Wakefield VOF, having its registered office at Gustav Mahlerlaan 362, 1082ME Amsterdam, registered in the Chamber of Commerce under number KvK 33154480, operating in Belgium through its Belgian branch at Kunstlaan 56, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0422.118.165.
This is the legal ratio of the obligations (exclusive of provisions, transitory accounts and non-current/current financial liabilities, i.e. negative changes in Fair Value of the hedging instruments) with regard to the total assets calculated according to the method in Article 13, §1, 2°, of the RREC RD.
Regulation (EU) no. 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories.
This is the estimated rental value on an annual basis used by the Property Expert in valuation reports.
The regulated market of Euronext Brussels NV.
The public limited company incorporated under Belgian law Euronext Brussels NV, having its registered office at Markiesstraat 1, box 1, 1000 Brussels, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0242.100.122 (Brussels Legal Persons' Register, Registry of the Brussels Dutch-speaking Commercial Court), The Belgian market company that runs Euronext Brussels.
The amount for which a property can be exchanged between well informed, independent parties who are prepared for a transaction, with deduction of transfer taxes or registration fees from the seller's perspective.
The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority.
Qrf City Retail and its Perimeter Companies.
Regulated Real Estate Company, a company set up for a specified period, which carries out exclusively an activity consisting of providing properties to users, directly or through a company in which it has a shareholding interest, or where appropriate, owns property, licensed as such by the FSMA and regulated by the RREC Act and the RREC RD.
International Accounting Standards Board.
International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee.
International Financial Reporting Standards, the accounting standard according to which RRECs are required to report pursuant to Article 28 of the RREC Act.
Net Asset Value per share according to IFRS. This value corresponds to the net value per share within the meaning of Article 2, 23° of the RREC Act.
This value is equal to the amount at which a property could change hands between well informed parties, agreeing and acting under normal competition circumstances. The market value is inclusive of any registration fees and notary's fees or VAT (in case of a purchase subject to VAT).
The market value is the estimated amount for which a property should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently, and without compulsion.
The investment value minus the registration fees and notary's fees or VAT.
The Non-Core Portfolio contains the locations within the real estate portfolio of Qrf City Retail that does not meet the criteria of the Core Portfolio.
The proportion of Contractual Rent on an annual basis, with regard to the Contractual Rentals on an annual basis plus the Estimated Rent of vacant premises on an annual basis.
The proportion of the gross dividend per share divided by the EPRA earnings per share.
The company in which the RREC directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the shares (including its subsidiaries as defined in Article 6, 2°, of the Companies Code).
Cushman & Wakefield.
Quares Property Management NV and Quares Property Management & Facility Management BV.
The partnership which has adopted the form of a cooperative company PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren BV o.v.v.e. CVBA, having its registered office at Woluwedal 18, 1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0429.501.944 (Brussels Legal Persons' Register, Registry of the Brussels Dutchspeaking Commercial Court).
The public limited company incorporated under Belgian Qrf Management NV, having its registered office at Oud Vliegveld 12, 8400 Ostend, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0537.925.079 (Antwerp Legal Persons' Register, Antwerp section).
The private limited company incorporated under Dutch law Qrf Nederland BV, having its registered office at Emmalaan 25, 1075 AT Amsterdam, registered in the Chamber of Commerce with number 68633181.
The limited equity partnership incorporated under Belgian law Qrf, a public Regulated Real Estate Company under Belgian law, having its registered office at Museumstraat 11/211, 2000 Antwerp, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0537.979.024 (Antwerp Legal Persons' Register, Antwerp section).
The private company with limited liability under Dutch law Quares Property Management Management BV, with registered office in Emmalaan 25, 1075 AT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, registered in the Chamber Of Commerce (Kamer Van Koophandel) with KvK number 34351584.
The public limited company incorporated under Belgian law Quares Property Management NV, having its registered office at Schaliënhoevedreef 20 J, 2800 Mechelen, registered in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen [Central Business Register] under company number VAT BE 0466.781.717 (Antwerp Legal Persons' Register, Mechelen section).
The arithmetic sum of the rental income, after rent reductions, effectively or contractually invoiced by Qrf City Retail, over the period of (a part of) a financial year.
The Royal Decree of 13 July 2014 on regulated real estate companies.
The Regulated Real Estate Company Act of 12 May 2014.
The shares, dematerialized or registered, without par value, with voting rights, which represent the capital, issued by Qrf City Retail.
Qrf Management NV.
The transfer of ownership of a property is in theory subject to the collection, by the State, of transfer charges, which constitute the largest part of the transaction costs. The amount of these fees depends on the method of transfer, the capacity of the buyer and the geographic location of the property.

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