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ASPEN GROUP Annual Report 2021

Aug 18, 2021

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Financial Results FY21

Four Lanterns Estate, Leppington, NSW

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Residents at Four Lanterns Estate, NSW

Contents

1 Financial Results – FY21

2 Portfolio Summary 3 Operations & Development

4 Managed Funds 5 ESG 6 Appendices

Sweet Water Grove – marketing campaign, NSW

Aspen’s Business Model

Aspen Provides Quality Accommodation to Australian Households on Competitive Terms

Sustainable Ecological Footprint

Aspen’s efficient dwellings use significantly less resources to manufacture and operate than the average Australian home – we also recycle/refurbish dwellings

With solar installed, our dwellings can produce more renewable energy than they consume

We install energy and water saving devices and metering to reduce resource use

Our communities share resources such as common areas, recreation facilities, gardens and transport

Our parks are highly vegetated, and our land management programs reduce degradation and environmental risks

Aspen’s carbon emission reduction target for the assets that it controls is in accordance with the 2015 Paris Agreement

Customer-centric business model servicing households that can afford no more than $400 weekly rent or $400k purchase price

We provide a range of products demanded by our customers in residential, retirement and park communities

We foster a safe, social, diverse, and inclusive culture in our communities by providing on-site management, customer services, and community facilities which gives our residents a sense of home and meaningful connections to the community

Total value of real estate in Aspen’s addressable market >$1 trillion

Average Average Land Average Dwelling Rent of Site Rent of Dwelling Sales $248 per Week $166 per Week Price of $287k

Some of our properties are located in past and present Indigenous communities, and we actively seek to help these communities and conserve heritage items

Governance

Aspen Group comprises Aspen Group Limited and Aspen Property Trust with two separate independent Boards

Aspen provides equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, gender-identity, age, culture, race, religion and lifestyle choices

We continuously strive for the highest WH&S standards at our properties to keep our employees, suppliers and customers safe

Our Joint CEOs own a combined stake of 8.7% in Aspen Group and 50% of their remuneration package is deferred for up to 3 years and subject to performance hurdles and vesting conditions

Additional information on Aspen’s ESG program is contained in Section 5.

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Portfolio Composition

Aspen leases dwellings and land sites to customers within residential, retirement and park communities...

Types of Properties Dwellings and Land Sites (by # of dwellings/sites) (by number) Land Development Sites 9% Retirement Residential Communities Dwellings 22% 21% that Aspen Leases to Customers Land Sites 41% that Aspen Leases to Park Communities Customers 57% 50%

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FY21 Performance (compared to FY20) - Capital

Aspen has continued to grow its business, portfolio and value while managing risks...

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Portfolio
Total Total WACR
Approved Approved Total 7.7% Book NAV
Dwellings Sites to Assets Book Gearing Equity +14% to
/ Sites Develop +29% to Value of 29% +14% to $1.31 per
+25% to +149% to $247m $83k per $153m security
2,747 249 Dwelling
/ Site
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  • Added five properties to the portfolio including Cooks Hill Co-living Community, Mount Barker Land, Burleigh Heads Residential Build to Rent, Upper Mount Gravatt Co-living Community and Lewis Fields Retirement Village (all acquisition costs written off)

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NAV per Security
Barker Land, Burleigh Heads Residential Build to Rent, Upper Mount Gravatt Co-living
Community and Lewis Fields Retirement Village (all acquisition costs written off) $1.35 +14%
▪ Our entry prices continue to be very attractive despite a general firming in cap rates $1.30
and increase in property prices across all of Aspen’s markets – we continue to find
$1.25
opportunities to acquire and redevelop property at well below the local costs of
buying existing property and developing new property $1.20
▪ Good balance of operational and development sites – average cost of approved $1.15
development sites of $40k is a fraction of prices being paid by others
$1.10
▪ Started recycling capital from our Perth House Portfolio, where prices have recovered
$1.05
to around replacement cost and net yields are <3%, into other areas where we can
provide more affordable accommodation to our customer base and generate higher
$1.00
returns 30 June 2019 30 June 2020 30 June 2021
▪ Gearing of 29%, below long term target range of 30-40%
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FY21 Performance (compared to FY20) – Earnings & Distributions

Aspen has continued to grow its business, portfolio and profits while managing risks...

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Total Property D&T Operating EPS DPS
MER
Revenue NOI Profits Profit
+14% to +10% to
reduced
+18% to +8% to +220% +36% to 7.73 6.60
to 1.8%
$36.0m $12.7m to $2.2m $9.0m cents cents
▪ Continued strong growth in EPS and DPS despite increased weighting to lower yielding / EPS and DPS (cents)
higher growth metropolitan residential properties and land assets, and after issuing
new securities in late FY20
+14%
▪ Highly cash-generative business – annual operating cashflow (after interest expense) 8.00
+10%
has averaged $10.4m and 9.75cps over past 2 years 7.50
7.00 7.73
▪ Property NOI up 8% despite a 52% decline in NOI from Aspen Karratha Village while we 6.50
6.80
6.60
build a new customer base - Darwin Freespirit Resort NOI was up 332% driven by the 6.00
new F&B and entertainment facilities, some recovery in short stay accommodation and 5.50 6.00
cost reductions 5.00
4.50 5.15 5.00
▪ We continue to methodically grow development and trading (D&T) pipeline, revenues 4.00
and profits – D&T profits were a measured 15% of total portfolio NOI 3.50
3.00
▪ Margin expansion – property operations up 2 points to 44% and D&T up 1 point to 31% FY19 FY20 FY21
▪ Management Expense Ratio (MER) has reduced by more than 50% since FY19 to 1.8% EPS DPS
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Portfolio Transformation

Growing our customer base, equity value and profits while diversifying risks

FY19 Portfolio NOI Composition

FY21 Portfolio NOI Composition

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D&T AKV
D&T
14% 12%
5%
Retirement
12% Residential
AKV
30% 10% Total
Tourist Parks
Total $14.8m
26%
Mixed Parks $11.8m
24%
Retirement
15%
Tourist Parks
29%
Mixed Parks
23%
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Material Profit Drivers #1

Actively pivoting between short stay and long stay leases at our Park Communities during COVID...

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Average Daily Rate Occupancy Rate Total Park Accommodation Revenue - $m
$120 90% $20
80% $18
$100
70% $16
$14
$80 60%
$12
50%
$60 $10
40%
$8
$40 30%
$6
20% $4
$20
10% $2
$0 0% $0
FY19 FY20 FY21 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY19 FY20 FY21
Dwellings Sites Combined Dwellings Sites Combined Dwellings Sites Combined
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  • At the start of the pandemic in early 2020 we quickly moved to leasing our traditional tourist cabins for longer stay residential purposes – we have subsequently pivoted between short stay and longer stay leasing depending on the season and the ever-changing lockdown status

  • Across our whole portfolio of these cabins and sites, this strategy has resulted in lower average rates, but higher occupancy and total revenue - the cost of servicing longer stay residents is lower than for short stay, therefore total NOI has also increased

  • Our two parks most impacted by COVID-19, Tween Waters near the NSW-VIC border and Adelaide Caravan Park near the Adelaide CBD, still experienced material declines in NOI – we expect NOI to recover once lockdowns end

Excludes Aspen Karratha Village which was leased to Woodside under a long term arrangement until late January 2021

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Material Profit Drivers #2

Growth in Development and Trading activity...

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Development & Trading Activity
Development & Trading Gross Margin Aspen’s Approved Land Development Sites
(settlements)
(book value per site)
+121% $3.0M +138% Wodonga
$30.0M 140 400 Gardens
+49%
$2.5M ($35k)
$25.0M 120 350
Lewis Fields
$20.0M 100 $2.0M 300 ($24k)
+149%
80 250
$15.0M +96% $1.5M Number of Sales - Mount Barker
60 +77% 200 Aspen Balance Sheet ($46k)
$10.0M $1.0M
40
150
$5.0M 20 $500.0K 100 SweetwaterGrove ($44k)
$0.0K 0
$0.0K 50
FY19 FY20 FY21 Four Lanterns
FY19 FY20 FY21
0 ($95k^)
Aspen Owned Managed Funds No. of Sales (RHS) Development & Trading Profit Gross Fee Income
FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 YTD
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  • Development and trading activity continues to increase

  • Aspen achieved over $25m of development revenues from its own and funds’ projects - over time we expect an increasing proportion of development activity and returns to be on Aspen’s balance sheet

  • The repositioning and upgrade of Sweetwater Grove into a land lease retirement community has been well received by new customers – both prices and volumes of new house sales have increased

  • We are still in the planning phase for the Mount Barker development – optimising the configuration and mix of residential and land lease sites (STCA)

  • The acquisition of the Lewis Fields and Wodonga Gardens retirement communities adds 175 approved land development sites to Aspen’s pipeline at a very low cost

  • We expect to continue to rapidly grow D&T profits – we have already secured 31 deposits/contracts/sales in FY22 compared to 26 sales on balance sheet in FY21

  • Wodonga Gardens value is Aspen’s contracted purchase price – not yet externally valued. ^Four Lanterns sites are fully developed with all site infrastructure installed

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Material Profit Drivers #3

Steady progress building a new customer base at Aspen Karratha Village...

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AKV Weekly Performance post Woodside
60% $160
$140
VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS – OCCUPANCY & ARR
50%
$120
40%
$100
30% $80
$60
ESTIMATED BREAKEVEN OCCUPANCY AT CURRENT ROOM RATE
20%
$40
10%
$20
0% $0
FEB 21 Occupancy (lhs) Average Room Rate JULY 21
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  • At AKV we pivoted to a short stay model after Woodside’s lease expiry in January 2021

  • We have internalised management of the property and relocated our park manager from Darwin Freespirit Resort – we now have greater control over the operations and distribution, and we have also reduced costs

  • We are upgrading cabins and common areas which will further enhance AKV as one of the best parks in the region

  • Occupancy has been building well across a very diverse customer base and room rates are materially higher than than under Woodside’s lease

  • Discussions are ongoing with major corporates for longer term leases – much of the potential growth in Karratha is contingent on Woodside greenlighting its major projects which has taken longer than we expected, but will hopefully occur in 1HFY22

  • AKV’s NOI was down 52% in FY21 compared to FY22 and -$78k in the second half – it has become profitable again in recent times and has been steadily building towards the calendar 2022 valuation assumptions, being:

  • Occupancy 52.5%

  • ARR $134 per night

  • NOI $2.9m

  • However, AKV NOI is very uncertain and likely to remain volatile while we operate it under a short stay model - Aspen is now in a stronger position to take this risk with the potential benefit of higher returns

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Financial Performance – FY21

Key Metrics FY21
$m
FY20
$m
Change
Statutory Profit 25.39 11.87 114%
Total Revenue 35.95 30.37 18%
Operating & Development Net Income 14.84 12.46 19%
Margin 41% 41%
- Rental & ancillary services revenue 29.07 28.13 3%
- Direct property expenses (16.39) (16.34)
Net Operating Income 12.68 11.78 8%
Operating Margin 44% 42%
- Development & trading revenue 6.88 2.25 206%
- Cost of sales (4.72) (1.57)
Net Development & Trading Income 2.16 0.68 220%
Development & Trading Margin 31% 30%
Net Corporate overheads (4.50) (4.43) 1%
Operating EBITDA 10.34 8.03 29%
Net finance expense (1.34) (1.39) (3%)
Tax - - -
Operating Profit1 9.00 6.64 36%
Securities (weighted)
Operating EPS (cents)
116.4
7.73
97.6
6.80
19%
14%
DPS (cents) 6.60 6.00 10%
  • Rental and ancillary services revenue up 3% - mainly attributable to higher contributions from Darwin FreeSpirit Resort particularly from its new F&B and entertainment facilities, pivoting between short and long stay leases, and contributions from acquisitions including the Perth House Portfolio, Cooks Hill and Uniresort CoLiving communities

  • Net Operating Income up 8% - margin improved to 44% driven by good cost controls across the business

  • Net Development & Trading Income up 220% - sale of 26 houses mainly at Sweetwater Grove and Four Lanterns at an average margin of $83k (7 in FY20 at average margin of $96k)

  • Net corporate overheads up 1% - lower management expense ratio of 1.8%. Includes project management fees of $0.4m from the Mill Hill Capital funds

  • Net interest expense down 3% - lower interest rates offset higher borrowings

  • Nil tax – Aspen has a material amount of historic tax losses that currently shelters taxable profits

  • EPS up 14%

  • DPS up 10%

  • The insurance payout relating to the NSW South Coast bushfires in early 2020 has not been included in Operating Profit

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  1. Non-IFRS measure used by management to assess the underlying performance of Aspen - excludes depreciation and amortisation, revaluations, and one-off and non-operating items. Refer to definition in financial statements.

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Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Key Metrics FY21
$m
FY20
$m
Change Dec 2020
$m
Property Assets 228.7 167.0 37% 185.7
Total Assets 246.5 190.7 29% 205.4
- Cash 8.3 8.2 7.9
- Gross Debt 74.7 42.5 53.6
Net Debt 66.4 34.3 93% 45.7
Gearing1 27.9% 18.8% 23.1%
Loan to Value Ratio2 30.2% 20.6% 25.0%
Interest Cover Ratio3 7.1x 5.5x 6.9x
Net Asset Value (NAV) 152.6 134.0 140.2
Securities at period end 116.4m 116.3m 116.4m
NAV per Security $1.31 $1.15 14% $1.20
  • Property Assets up 37% - driven mainly by the acquisition of Cooks Hill and Uniresort co-living communities, Mount Barker land, Burleigh Heads build to rent community, and the Lewis Fields Retirement Village, and revaluation gains

  • Drawn debt of $74.7m, gearing of 27.9% and LTV of 30.2% - comfortably below covenant limit of 50%

  • Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) of 7.1x - comfortably above facility covenant limit of 2.0x

  • NAV up 14% over the year

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  1. Net Debt divided by Total Assets less Cash less RV Resident Obligations (target range of 30-40%). 2. Debt facility LTV covenant is 50%. 3. Debt facility ICR covenant is 2.0x

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Outlook

Aspen is well positioned to continue to grow profits and the book value of equity over the medium term and we are aiming for growth of at least 10% per annum...

Residential:

  • Currently achieving average rent increase of 13% on lease renewals for our Perth houses post ending of WA’s moratorium in late March 2021

  • At Upper Mount Gravatt Co-Living occupancy is ahead of expectations and we have reduced costs quickly – NOI yield was over 7% annualised in first 3 months of ownership (versus initial guidance of 5% within 18 months)

Park Communities:

  • Expect continued volatility due to COVID-19 and associated lockdowns

  • Tween Waters and Adelaide Caravan Park have been impacted the most and are expected to be more profitable once lockdowns end

  • Darwin Freespirit Resort is currently in its high season and is performing above last year

  • Burleigh Heads refurbishment is underway, and we expect the first 8 houses to be completed and leased by December 2021 with the remainder by June 2022. Total cost is expected to be $8.7m and net yield over 5.5%. Prices and rents have increased in this market since acquisition

  • We remain positive about Karratha’s growth prospects - AKV occupancy has been building well and room rate is well above the prior rate with Woodside, but NOI will remain volatile until a new short stay customer base is more established and or we enter into longer term leases with corporate customers

  • Cooks Hill Co-living redevelopment into 50 self-contained apartments has been approved and works are about to commence. We expect the project to be completed by the end of FY22 and start contributing to earnings in FY23. Total cost is expected to be $9.1m and net yield over 5.5%. Prices and rents have increased in this market since acquisition

  • Plenty of opportunities to improve our accommodation offering and profits through refurbishment / repositioning / redevelopment

Development & Trading:

Retirement Communities:

  • Land rents continue to increase at around 2-4% per annum – Mandurah Gardens increase was delayed due to the WA moratorium

  • Number of land leases continues to grow due to development activity - sales volumes and prices have been increasing for new houses at Sweetwater Grove and we expect Four Lanterns to be sold out this year

  • Development of new houses: already deposited/contracted/sold 31 in FY22 compared to 26 sales in all of FY21

  • Existing houses: selectively recycling capital from Perth houses at c.$100k profit margin on cost and <3% net yield – already deposited/contracted/sold 9 houses in FY22 compared to 2 sales in all of FY21

Acquisitions:

  • Already 3 DMF rolls at Lewis Fields since acquisition – residents are supportive of our proposal to change to a land lease model for new houses

  • Wodonga Gardens acquisition is expected to settle in late August

  • Today we announced a new major acquisition of the Perth Apartment Portfolio at a price of $101k per apartment - this further enhances Aspen’s leading position in truly affordable accommodation

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Aspen’s Credentials

✓ Customer-centric provider of quality accommodation on competitive terms

✓ Highly experienced and disciplined management team with substantial shareholdings in the company ✓ Integrated ownership, operating and development platform that is scalable

✓ Over 3,400 approved dwellings/sites generating diversified and reliable revenue streams

✓ Ample organic growth opportunities within the portfolio through refurbishment/repositioning/redevelopment ✓ Acquisitions constantly under review - addressable market worth over $1 trillion and growing ✓ Opportunities to recycle capital to fund profitable growth

✓ Strong ESG credentials – taking care of households that need more affordable accommodation, the environment, employees, suppliers and shareholders

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Port Kennedy, Perth

Portfolio Summary[2]

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Current Portfolio Summary

Current Portfolio Aggregates1
Properties 20
Land Area 92.4 hectares
Approved Sites 3,433
Dwellings owned by Aspen 1,695
Density:
- sites per hectare
37
Portfolio Value:
- per hectare
$287m
$3.1m
- per approved dwelling/site $83k
Valuation WACR 6.93%
  • Aspen currently has 20 properties valued at approximately $287m:

  • Average value of approximately $83k per approved dwelling/site

  • o Only $3.1m per hectare / $310 per sqm of land

  • WACR of 6.93%

  • Aspen also manages two major residential and retirement projects and earns project management fees for this service

  • General traits that Aspen seeks in properties it acquires:

  • Desirable locations – particularly metropolitan

  • Large land parcels that are under-utilised

  • Existing dwellings priced at well below replacement cost that have alternative uses and can be refurbished / repurposed

  • Land and development cost at the low end of (or below) local competition

  • o Competitive operating costs (e.g. tax incentives / subsidies) o Flexibility / optionality o Strong potential for higher value use over time

Increasing Property Value – providing our customers attractive lifestyles options at competitive prices and rents

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Camping / Sites Cabins Manufactured Homes Residential Homes Apartments / Co-Living
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  1. Including the acquisitions of Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate and Perth Apartments Portfolio at purchase price (before acquisition costs) which contracted post FY21 and have not yet settled

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Aspen’s Competitive Prices and Rents

Current Metrics1:
Portfolio Value
Number of Dwellings/Sites
Average Value per Dwelling/Site
WACR
Current Metrics1:
Portfolio Value
Number of Dwellings/Sites
Average Value per Dwelling/Site
WACR
Current Metrics1:
Portfolio Value
Number of Dwellings/Sites
Average Value per Dwelling/Site
WACR
Current Metrics1:
Portfolio Value
Number of Dwellings/Sites
Average Value per Dwelling/Site
WACR


$287m
3,433
$83k
6.93%
Houses Apartments Mixed Use Parks Land Lease Communities Co-Living
Average Book Value per
Dwelling/Site
$342k $287k $77k $79k $60k
Average Weekly Rent
(Medium/Long Term)
$358 $2682 $3403 $166 $207
  1. Including the acquisitions of Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate and Perth Apartments Portfolio at purchase price (before acquisition costs) which contracted post FY21 and have not yet settled 2. Includes residents under Retirement Village leases at below-market rent

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Aspen’s Portfolio Composition & Growth

Portfolio Composition[1,2] and Acquisition History

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+ Perth Apartments Portfolio
+ Wodonga Gardens
$m 33% growth p.a. over the last 5+ years…
+ Mount Barker
300
+ Burleigh Heads 286.6
+ Cooks Hill
+ UMG
+ Lewis Fields
250
+ Lindfield Apartments
+ Perth Residential Portfolio 228.6
+ Highway 1
200
+ Koala Shores 189.3
+ Darwin FSR
+ Tween Waters
+ Barlings Beach 149.1
150
AKV
Four Lanterns 120.8
Mandurah
Tomago
100 ACP 93.5
68.9
50
0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD
Park Communities Retirement Communities Residential
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  • Aspen’s portfolio composition and income streams have improved materially over the past few years.

  • Increased weighting to:

    • Metropolitan locations

    • More stable, less seasonal rental income

    • Capital growth v. income profile

    • More liquid properties - individual houses and apartment buildings in metropolitan locations are easier and quicker to rent and sell

  • Continued pivoting between short stay and long stay offer when conditions change to maximise profits

  • AKV weighting has reduced considerably – Aspen is in a stronger position to be able to optimise risks/rewards

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  1. Based on property carrying values at FY21. Including the acquisitions of Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate and Perth Apartments Portfolio at purchase price (before acquisition costs) which contracted post FY21 and have not yet settled 2. Excludes value of CREST and Coorong Quays which are managed by Aspen Group and owned by Funds

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FY22 YTD Acquisitions – Attractively Priced and Building Significant Scale

Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate, Victoria

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Perth Apartments Portfolio

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Status: Contracted July 2021 Purchase Price: $6.01m Dwellings/Sites: 172 comprising: 51 Homes and 121 approved development sites Land Area: 8.8 hectares

Contracted August 2021

$52.0m 514 apartments 4.7 hectares

Value Metric:

  • Per Site/

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$35k per site

$101k per apartment

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H2 FY21 Acquisitions – Attractively Priced

Uniresort Co-Living, Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD

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Lewis Fields Retirement Village, Strathalbyn, SA

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Status: Settled April 2021
Settled June 2021
Purchase Price: $18.5m
$2.36m
Approved Sites/Dwellings: 308
80 comprising: 26 Homes and 54 approved development sites
Land Area: 1.2 hectares
3.7 hectares
Value Metric:
- Per Site/dwelling $60k per room or $280k per apartment
$30k per site

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Warnbro Beach, Waikiki, Perth

3 Aspen Karratha Village, WA Burleigh Heads, QLD Operations and Development & Trading

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Property NOI – FY21 vs. FY20

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Residential Communities Retirement Communities Park Communities
Cooks Hill ResidentialPerth LanternsFour FieldsLewis Barlings Beach Darwin FSR AKV
developmentUnder +139% +6% New +18% +332% -52%
Lindfield Mandurah Highway Koala
Uniresort Gardens [1] One Shores
Apartments
New -5% -2% +48%
+83%
Adelaide
Burleigh Sweetwater
CP
Heads Grove
-34%
Under -4%
development
Mount
Barker Tween
Waters
Under
development 110%
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  1. Adjusted for abnormal land tax refund in FY20

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Development & Trading Activity

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Solid momentum in development and trading activity has continued in Development & Trading Activity No. of Sales
FY21 with 26 house settlements v. 7 for FY20: Sales (settlements)
$30.0M +121% 140
▪ Development and sales of houses under a land lease model:
$25.0M 120
- 23 house settlements in FY21 v. 7 for FY20
100
$20.0M
- Four Lanterns: profit of $1,195k from the sale of 11 houses ($676k 80
$15.0M
profit in FY20) +96% 60
- $10.0M
Sweetwater Grove sales commenced in FY21 generating profit of 40
$693k from the sale of 12 houses $5.0M 20
-
The average sales margin at Four Lanterns was $109k and $58k at $0.0K 0
Sweetwater Grove FY19 FY20 FY21
-
Mandurah Gardens Estate: profit of $84k was recorded on the sale of Aspen Owned Managed Funds No. of Sales (RHS)
the manager residence that is no longer required
▪ Project management of MHC Funds’ residential and retirement Development & Trading Gross Margin
developments:
-
Fee income of $400k ($350k in FY20) $3.0M +138%
▪ Resale of homes in our communities where Aspen acts as agent: $2.5M
$2.0M
- Gross fee income [1 ] of $175k from the resale of 15 homes at Mandurah
$1.5M
Gardens Estate excluding manager residence ($125k in FY20) +77%
$1.0M
▪ Trading profits from sale of existing properties:
$500.0K
-
We continue to selectively sell houses from the Perth residential house $0.0K
portfolio where it is more beneficial to sell than to re-lease once tenants FY19 FY20 FY21
vacate and refurbishment works are completed. In FY21 profit of $187k
was recorded on the sale of 2 houses at an average sales margin of
Development & Trading Profit Gross Fee Income
$93k.
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  1. Before sales fees

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Marina at Coorong Quays, SA

4 Managed Funds

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Funds Managed by Aspen – FY21

Coorong Quays

  • Operating profit 16% above FY21

  • Marina berth occupancy up 12%

  • Excellent land sales with 131 contracts in FY21 compared to 23 for FY20. 80 land and house lots are due for settlement in FY22 at 30 June 2021

  • Land prices have moved up across the development with similar lots selling in FY21 for over 50% more than in FY20.

  • Completed civil works on 72 residential land lots in 1H FY21 and commenced works on a further 70 lots for completion in 1H FY22.

  • Preparation on a further 65+ land lots to be developed in 2H FY22

  • 6 houses in ACLV have sold or contracted in FY21. We have 1 house in inventory and a further 4 houses under construction We are now developing a pipeline of off-plan sales with 1 already completed.

  • Project on track for at least a 2-3x equity multiple

CREST @ Woodside

  • All civil works are approaching completion, with all titles expected to be created in 1HFY22.

  • 20 houses and 9 land lots (29 in total) settled in FY21 compared to 15 for FY20.

  • There are contracts on a further 31 house and land lots to be settled in FY22.

  • Final 12 homes are undergoing their refurbishments with completion expected by Oct 2022.

  • Currently undertaking feasibility and planning for the creation of further lots on a c.3ha portion of the site

  • Project on track to generate 2-3x equity multiple

Rockleigh

  • All lots have now been sold and settled

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Alexandrina Cove Lifestyle Village, Coorong Quays, SA – new homes
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[5] ESG

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27

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Program

Social

  • Aspen improves society and reduces inequality by providing quality accommodation on affordable terms to a wide variety of Australian households in residential, retirement and park communities. We typically rent dwellings for under $400 per week and land sites for under $200 per week and sell new houses at our land lease communities for under $400,000.

  • We support our customers in a variety of ways so that they can live happier and healthier lives. For instance, we foster a social, diverse and inclusive culture in our communities by providing onsite management, customer services and community spaces and facilities. This gives our customers a sense of home and meaningful connections to the community.

  • Some of our properties are located in past and present Indigenous communities and we actively seek to help these communities and conserve heritage items. For instance, to help protect the Barlings Beach Aboriginal Place, we recently completed an archaeological dig within our Barlings Beach park community with the assistance of the Mogo Local Aboriginal Land Council. Another example is the protection and proposed public display of an Aboriginal Scar Tree within our Mount Barker property.

Environmental

  • Looking after the environment, today and for future generations is essential. We recognise the need to continually reduce environmental impacts, work towards sustainable resource use and ensure emissions are at or below levels that can be reabsorbed without harm.

  • Aspen has a carbon emission reduction target for the assets that it controls that is in accordance with the 2015 Paris Agreement.

  • In reviewing our environmental performance and objectives we consider not only the impact of our own operations but the performance of the dwellings within our communities that are owned by our customers. We continually embrace new technologies to deliver innovative products and services to our customers whilst minimising costs and our ecological footprint.

  • Reduced resource use, energy intensity and CO2 emissions are inherent in Aspen’s business model because we provide accommodation with some or all the following attributes:

  • Communal living – more efficient sharing of resources such as living, dining, entertaining and recreational spaces, and transport (community bus)

  • Dwelling size less than half the Australian average for new homes – about 40% of household energy use is for temperature control (heating and cooling) and this is proportional to floorspace

  • New homes and community facilities with improved building techniques, designs and materials that must meet current regulated building standards including energy efficiency (eg. replacing obsolete vans/annexes with highly insulated Xodboxes that require significantly less energy to operate)

  • Renewable energy installations such as rooftop solar, solar-boosted gas/electric water heaters and solar street lighting - we intend to install batteries at our properties if they become economic for our customer base

  • Water saving devices and recycling - clean water requires energy to produce and distribute

  • Community gardens - local food production reduces transport requirements and absorbs CO2

  • Recycling and composting facilities - composting food reduces CO2 emissions relative to burying food

  • Relatively high levels of vegetation that absorbs CO2

  • Replacing our vehicles with more efficient or electric/hybrid versions when appropriate

  • Metering – making customers more aware of their electricity, gas and water use and charging directly for it to influence behaviour

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Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Program

Governance

  • Aspen Group comprises the stapled head entities Aspen Group Limited and Aspen Property Trust. Aspen Group Limited is a company with a Board of Directors. Aspen Property Trust is a trust governed by a Responsible Entity, Evolution Trustees Limited which is independent from Aspen Group Limited and has its own Board. Between the two entities’ Boards, there are currently 6 members of which 5 are considered independent. The only member who is considered non-independent is the Joint Chief Executive Officer by virtue of his executive role and substantial shareholding in Aspen Group.

  • Aspen's governance framework is led by the Aspen Group Limited Board and the senior executives. They currently focus on the following from a sustainability perspective:

  • The health and safety of employees, contractors, customers and visitors

o Legal and regulatory requirements

o Environmental impacts

o Stakeholder engagement

  • The Board has ultimate responsibility for ensuring that Aspen’s sustainability strategies are robust and that systems are in place for managing Aspen's key areas of sustainability risk and opportunity.

  • Our senior executives ensure that the organisation continues to perform in a way that demonstrates integrity on our environmental position, our commitment to the communities in which we operate and the opportunities we provide for our people and business partners to contribute to current and future generations.

  • Our current Key Management Personnel are the Joint Chief Executive Officers. They are aligned to the long-term performance of Aspen Group through their substantial personal shareholdings and the structure of their remuneration packages where 50% of total remuneration is deferred for up to 3 years and subject to vesting conditions including qualitative and quantitative performance measures.

Further information on Aspen’s ESG program including our approach to sustainable procurement, employees, and OH&S is available on our company website.

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Appendix A

Koala Shores Holiday Park, NSW

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Property Details

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Aspen’s portfolio is geographically diversified…

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|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Land Area|Dwellings/|
|NT|
|(Hectares)|Sites|
|Land Area|
|WA|Dwellings/Sites|
|(Hectares)|17|Darwin FreeSpirit|10.8|461|
|13|Mandurah|6.8|158|
|14|AKV|2.9|180|
|17|
|15|Perth House Portfolio|3.0|82|
|Land Area|Dwellings/|
|Queensland|
|16|Perth Apartment Portfolio|4.7|514|(Hectares)|Sites|
|18|Burleigh Heads|0.9|18|
|19|Uniresort UMG|1.2|308|
|$18m (6%)|
|14|
|Portfolio Value|[1]|: ~$287m|NSW|Land Area (Hectares)|Dwellings/Sites|
|19|
|1|Four Lanterns|3.9|131|
|$22m (8%)|18|
|$110m (38%)|2|Sweetwater|Grove|6.0|214|
|3|Lindfield Kiah|0.19|20|
|4|Lindfield|Kalinda|0.16|22|
|16|15|$55m (19%)|5|Koala Shores|5.1|144|
|13|
|10|i|$76m (27%)|5|2|8|6|Barlings Beach|8.8|260|
|1|3/4|
|9|11|
|12|7|Tween Waters|1.9|98|
|ii|
|6|8|Cooks Hill|0.19|55|
|Land Area|Dwellings/|20|7|
|SA|
|(Hectares)|Sites|$6m (2%)|
|9|Adelaide CP|1.5|97|
|10|Highway One|9.9|322|
|11|Mount Barker|11.5|97|Land Area|Dwellings/|
|Victoria|
|12|Lewis Fields|3.7|80|(Hectares)|Sites|
|i|CREST|[2]|22|98|20|Wodonga Gardens|8.8|172|
|ii|Coorong Quays|[2]|225|471+|

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  1. Including the acquisitions of Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate and Perth Apartments Portfolio at purchase price (before acquisition costs) which contracted post FY21 and have not yet settled

  2. CREST and Coorong Quays are owned by Funds managed by Aspen Group

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Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary

Victoria
Queensland
Wodonga
Gardens6
Uniresort
Burleigh Heads
Total QLD
Albury-
Wodonga
Brisbane Metro
Gold Coast
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Retirement
Village
Rental
Rental
8.8
1.2
0.94
2.1
51
308
18
326
121
0
0
0
172
308
18
326
20
256
19
152
51
308
18
326
30%
100%
100%
100%
$6.01
$18.50
$3.52
$22.02
N/A
5.68%
N/A
5.68%
$3.40
$15.35
$3.74
$10.26
$34,942
$60,065
$195,500
$67,543
Victoria
Queensland
Wodonga
Gardens6
Uniresort
Burleigh Heads
Total QLD
Albury-
Wodonga
Brisbane Metro
Gold Coast
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Retirement
Village
Rental
Rental
8.8
1.2
0.94
2.1
51
308
18
326
121
0
0
0
172
308
18
326
20
256
19
152
51
308
18
326
30%
100%
100%
100%
$6.01
$18.50
$3.52
$22.02
N/A
5.68%
N/A
5.68%
$3.40
$15.35
$3.74
$10.26
$34,942
$60,065
$195,500
$67,543
Victoria
Queensland
Wodonga
Gardens6
Uniresort
Burleigh Heads
Total QLD
Albury-
Wodonga
Brisbane Metro
Gold Coast
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Retirement
Village
Rental
Rental
8.8
1.2
0.94
2.1
51
308
18
326
121
0
0
0
172
308
18
326
20
256
19
152
51
308
18
326
30%
100%
100%
100%
$6.01
$18.50
$3.52
$22.02
N/A
5.68%
N/A
5.68%
$3.40
$15.35
$3.74
$10.26
$34,942
$60,065
$195,500
$67,543
Victoria
Queensland
Wodonga
Gardens6
Uniresort
Burleigh Heads
Total QLD
Albury-
Wodonga
Brisbane Metro
Gold Coast
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Retirement
Village
Rental
Rental
8.8
1.2
0.94
2.1
51
308
18
326
121
0
0
0
172
308
18
326
20
256
19
152
51
308
18
326
30%
100%
100%
100%
$6.01
$18.50
$3.52
$22.02
N/A
5.68%
N/A
5.68%
$3.40
$15.35
$3.74
$10.26
$34,942
$60,065
$195,500
$67,543
New South Wales Victoria Queensland
Four
Lanterns
Lindfield Kiah Lindfield
Kalinda
Sweetwater
Grove
Koala
Shores
Cooks Hill Barlings
Beach
Tween
Waters
Total NSW Wodonga
Gardens6
Uniresort Burleigh Heads Total QLD
Region Sydney
Metro
Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro
Central Coast
Central Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
South Coast
Albury-
Wodonga
Brisbane Metro
Gold Coast
Land Ownership Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Free/Leasehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold Freehold
Freehold
Resident Tenure Land Lease
Rental
Rental
Land Lease /
Rental
Short Stay
Rental
Land Lease /
Short Stay
Short Stay
Retirement
Village
Rental
Rental
Total Land Area (HA)1 3.9
0.19
0.16
6.0
5.1
0.19
8.8
1.9
26.3 8.8 1.2
0.94
2.1
Operational Sites 121
20
22
126
144
55
260
98
846 51 308
18
326
Pipeline - Undeveloped Sites 10
0
0
88
0
0
0
0
98 121 0
0
0
Total Approved Sites2 131
20
22
214
144
55
260
98
944 172 308
18
326
- per Ha 33
104
140
36
28
289
30
50
36 20 256
19
152
Owned Dwelling Inventory3 0
20
22
1
40
55
33
33
204 51 308
18
326
- per Approved Site 0%
100%
100%
0%
28%
100%
13%
34%
22% 30% 100%
100%
100%
Book Value4 ($m) $12.44
$7.00
$5.06
$13.63
$9.75
$3.87
$16.45
$8.10
$76.31 $6.01 $18.50
$3.52
$22.02
Valuation Cap Rate5 6.50%
3.74%
3.97%
8.50%
8.85%
N/A
7.75%
9.00%
7.31% N/A 5.68%
N/A
5.68%
Value Per HA ($m) $3.17
$36.31
$32.26
$2.27
$1.92
$20.38
$1.88
$4.16
$2.91 $3.40 $15.35
$3.74
$10.26
Value Per Approved Site $94,977
$350,200
$229,909
$63,710
$67,708
$70,400
$63,269
$82,653
$80,837 $34,942 $60,065
$195,500
$67,543

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Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary

Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia South Australia South Australia South Australia South Australia South Australia NT Australia
Mandurah
Gardens
AKV Perth House
Portfolio
Perth Apartment
Portfolio6

Total WA
Adelaide
CP
Highway
One
Mount Barker Lewis Fields Total SA Darwin
FSR
Region South Coast
Pilbara
Perth Metro
Perth Metro
Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Hills
Darwin Metro
Land Ownership Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Freehold
Resident Tenure Land Lease
Short Stay
Rental
Rental
Short Stay
Short Stay / Land
Lease
Retirement
Village
Short Stay /
Rental
Total Land Area (HA)1 6.8
2.9
3.3
4.7
17.8 1.5
9.9
11.5
3.7
26.6 10.8 92.4
Operational Sites 158
180
82
514
934 97
322
0
26
445 461 3,063
Pipeline - Undeveloped Sites 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
97
54
151 0 370
Total Approved Sites2 158
180
82
514
934 97
322
97
80
596 461 3,433
- per Ha 23
62
25
108
53 65
33
8
22
22 43 37
Owned Dwelling Inventory3 0
180
82
514
776 47
115
N/A
26
188 150 1,695
- per Approved Site 0%
100%
100%
100%
83% 48%
36%
N/A
33%
32% 33% 49%
Book Value4 ($m) $13.73
$16.00
$28.05
$52.00
$109.78 $13.10
$28.35
$4.59
$8.827
$54.86 $17.59 $286.58
Valuation Cap Rate5 7.58%
17.00%
3.01%
4.00%
6.09% 8.01%
8.24%
N/A
N/A
8.17% 9.00% 6.93%
Value Per HA ($m) $2.03
$5.47
$8.40
$10.96
$6.18 $8.73
$2.87
$0.40
$2.38
$2.06 $1.63 $3.10
Value Per Approved Site $86,899
$88,889
$342,073
$101,167
$117,537 $135,052
$88,043
$47,361
$110,250
$92,054 $38,161 $83,477
  1. Sweetwater Grove land area excludes "Environmental Conservation" land that is not currently approved for development

  2. Approved Sites is the total number of underlying units or land sites currently permitted on the property under title, licence or other conditions

  3. Owned Dwelling Inventory are houses, apartments, cabins, vans, commercial/retail space etc. that Aspen owns that can be sold or leased on short to long term basis to customers

  4. Property values are a mixture of Directors’ and external valuations

  5. Valuation cap rate that has been applied by external valuers in the most recent external valuations. Perth apartment portfolio is current estimate of stabilised yield

  6. Acquisition of Wodonga Gardens Retirement Estate and Perth Apartments Portfolio at purchase price (before acquisition costs) which contracted post FY21 and have not yet settled 7. Based on gross book value

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Operational Performance and Opportunities

Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio
Lindfield Apartments
Cooks Hill Co-Living
Burleigh Heads
UMG

Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)

We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio
Lindfield Apartments
Cooks Hill Co-Living
Burleigh Heads
UMG

Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)

We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio
Lindfield Apartments
Cooks Hill Co-Living
Burleigh Heads
UMG

Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)

We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio
Lindfield Apartments
Cooks Hill Co-Living
Burleigh Heads
UMG

Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)

We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio
Lindfield Apartments
Cooks Hill Co-Living
Burleigh Heads
UMG

Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)

We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
Residential Communities
Perth Portfolio Lindfield Apartments Cooks Hill Co-Living Burleigh Heads UMG
Highlights
Modern family dwellings acquired in
Nov 2019 for $20.0m1 equating to
average price of $238k per dwelling

Portfolio is generally fully leased2,
quality of tenancies has improved
and arrears have declined

Achieved average rent increase of
13% on lease renewals

Portfolio has been externally
revalued at $28.05m, representing
over 40% increase on cost

Treatts Road refurbishment
program almost complete and only
3 Retirement tenants remaining

Both Treatts Road and Pacific
Highway properties are generally
fully leased2 and market rents have
been recovering from cyclical lows
during the depths of COVID

Acquired in July 2020 for $3.75m1
equating to only $68k per room

Council have approved plans to
redevelop and expand into a co-
living community with 50 self-
contained studio apartments

The building has been fully vacated
in preparation for building works
which are anticipated to take
approximately 9 months to
complete

Total cost is expected to be $9.1m
($182k per unit) and net yield over
5.5%

Acquired in December 2020 for
$3.15m1 equating to average price
of $175k per house

Engineering and refurbishment
works have commenced and are
anticipated to take approximately 9
months to complete

Total cost is expected to be $8.7m
($483k per house) and net yield
over 5.5%
• Acquired in April 2021 for $18.5m1
equating to an average of $60k per
room or $280k per apartment.
• Occupancy increase and cost
reduction achieved quickly
• NOI yield was over 7% annualised in
first 3 months of ownership (versus
initial guidance of 5% within 18
months)
Opportunities
We continue to selectively redeploy
capital from our Perth residential
portfolio where it is more beneficial
to sell than to re-lease once tenants
vacate and refurbishment works are
completed. In FY22 we have so far
settled the sale of five houses and
entered into conditional contracts
on another four at an average price
of $435k and average profit margin
per house of $107k after all costs

Review of Retirement Village
scheme status at Treatts Road

Pacific Highway property is zoned
high density residential

Median price of 1 bedroom units in
Newcastle is $530k
(Domain.com.au)

Median price of 3 bedroom houses
in Burleigh Heads is $913k
(Domain.com.au)

The land is zoned High Density
Residential Up to 8 stories, and
about 24,000sqm of gross floor
area can be developed which is
over twice the current density
  1. Pre-transaction costs. 2. Excluding dwellings under refurbishment or for sale

34

Operational Performance and Opportunities

Retirement Communities
Park Communities
Four Lanterns
Mandurah Gardens
Sweetwater Grove
Barlings Beach
Highway One

NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%

10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land
Retirement Communities
Park Communities
Four Lanterns
Mandurah Gardens
Sweetwater Grove
Barlings Beach
Highway One

NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%

10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land
Retirement Communities
Park Communities
Four Lanterns
Mandurah Gardens
Sweetwater Grove
Barlings Beach
Highway One

NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%

10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land
Retirement Communities
Park Communities
Four Lanterns
Mandurah Gardens
Sweetwater Grove
Barlings Beach
Highway One

NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%

10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land
Retirement Communities
Park Communities
Four Lanterns
Mandurah Gardens
Sweetwater Grove
Barlings Beach
Highway One

NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%

10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land
Retirement Communities Park Communities
Four Lanterns Mandurah Gardens Sweetwater Grove Barlings Beach Highway One
Highlights
NOI up 6% on FY20 with increased
rate, increased number of sites
leased and good cost control

11 new house sales were settled in
FY21 at an average price of $338k

NOI down 5% on FY20 (adjusted
for land tax reversal in pcp)
reflecting the moratorium on rent
increases which was lifted on 28
March 2021

16 houses were sold in FY21 (vs 9
in FY20), with 13 being sold in H2
as Perth residential vacancies have
declined and residential rents and
prices have increased

We have reduced our sales
commission rate to encourage
higher internally managed sales

The repositioning and upgrade into
a land lease retirement community
has been well received by new
customers

NOI down 4% on FY20 primarily
due to development works which
has reduced the number of leased
dwellings/sites

Stage 1 of community upgrade and
addition of 29 new houses well
underway - 12 new house sales
were settled in FY21 at an average
price of $230k and land rent of
$160 per week

NOI up 18% on FY20 due to
increase in rates, pivoting the
traditional tourist cabins between
short stay and longer stay leases
sat optimal times, and because
FY20 was impacted by the summer
bushfires

NOI down 2% on FY20 with short
stay tourism and corporate custom
being impacted by COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Trial of 4 new Xodboxes has been
very successful – quickly leased for
residential use at rents of $275-
$325 per week, achieving marginal
ROCE >15%
Opportunities
10 developed land sites available
for the final stage and we have
commenced selling new houses off
the plan

6 houses contracted/deposited so
far in FY22

Local vacant land prices are higher
than book value

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Steady sales in FY22 with 4
settlements/contracts already

Increased pricing on new houses

8 houses contracted/deposited in
FY22 already

New house pipeline increased by
freeing up land – still 88 sites
remaining

Improvement / churn of existing
dwellings over time

Expect cap rate compression from
8.50% as property is converted into
higher quality retirement
community

Upgrade of park facilities and
infrastructure has commenced
following completion of heritage
study

Potential to further differentiate site
fees in accordance with location
(beachside v. landside)

Potential to sell our beachfront
tourist cabins and lease the land
sites to increase ROCE

Infrastructure upgrades to improve
efficiency and amenity

Expanding affordable long term
cabin rental and land lease product
on under utilised land

Opportunities to acquire adjoining
land

35

Operational Performance and Opportunities

Darwin Freespirit
AKV

NOI up 332% on FY20 driven by
the introduction of new
entertainment facilities, longer stay
leasing, improved domestic tourism
trade when borders were open, and
tight cost control

New energy efficient hot water
systems installed

New electricity meters installed on
cabins to pass through the cost to
residential customers

NOI down 52% on FY20

Aspen has assumed management
of the property and will operate a
short stay model post expiry of
Woodside agreement in January
2021

Activity in Karratha Region has
been robust (airline passenger
arrivals have largely recovered from
the COVID-lows)

Cabin upgrade and refurbishment
program progressing

Occupancy is gradually increasing
from a varied customer base
including both tourism and
workforce

Continued recovery in short term
accommodation revenues once
COVID passes including new
domestic routes (e.g. Adelaide,
Canberra)

More infrastructure upgrades to
improve efficiency and amenity

Potential for strong growth in
business activity in Karratha,
particularly if Woodside’s various
projects are greenlighted

Can switch back to long term lease
agreement at any time if in demand
and profitable

Current book value is c.50% of
replacement cost
Darwin Freespirit
AKV

NOI up 332% on FY20 driven by
the introduction of new
entertainment facilities, longer stay
leasing, improved domestic tourism
trade when borders were open, and
tight cost control

New energy efficient hot water
systems installed

New electricity meters installed on
cabins to pass through the cost to
residential customers

NOI down 52% on FY20

Aspen has assumed management
of the property and will operate a
short stay model post expiry of
Woodside agreement in January
2021

Activity in Karratha Region has
been robust (airline passenger
arrivals have largely recovered from
the COVID-lows)

Cabin upgrade and refurbishment
program progressing

Occupancy is gradually increasing
from a varied customer base
including both tourism and
workforce

Continued recovery in short term
accommodation revenues once
COVID passes including new
domestic routes (e.g. Adelaide,
Canberra)

More infrastructure upgrades to
improve efficiency and amenity

Potential for strong growth in
business activity in Karratha,
particularly if Woodside’s various
projects are greenlighted

Can switch back to long term lease
agreement at any time if in demand
and profitable

Current book value is c.50% of
replacement cost
Park Communities
Adelaide CP Koala Shores Tween Waters Darwin Freespirit AKV
Highlights
NOI down 34% on FY20 largely due
to the impacts of COVID and
chaotic travel and gathering
restrictions

Heritage church leased to
commercial tenant and heritage
house refurbished and leased

NOI up 48% on FY20 due to
increased occupancy, improved
room and site inventory, higher
rates and good cost controls

10 cabins refurbished

NOI up 110% on FY20 reflecting
material impact of bushfires in the
summer of FY20, pivoting between
short and longer stay leasing, and
tight cost control

However, NOI still being negatively
impacted by lockdowns due to
COVID, particularly given NSW-VIC
border location

NOI up 332% on FY20 driven by
the introduction of new
entertainment facilities, longer stay
leasing, improved domestic tourism
trade when borders were open, and
tight cost control

New energy efficient hot water
systems installed

New electricity meters installed on
cabins to pass through the cost to
residential customers

NOI down 52% on FY20

Aspen has assumed management
of the property and will operate a
short stay model post expiry of
Woodside agreement in January
2021

Activity in Karratha Region has
been robust (airline passenger
arrivals have largely recovered from
the COVID-lows)

Cabin upgrade and refurbishment
program progressing

Occupancy is gradually increasing
from a varied customer base
including both tourism and
workforce
Opportunities
Recovery in profits once COVID
passes

Zoned for higher density residential
– currently assessing masterplan
options for new apartments and
townhouses, co-living and caravan
park complex

Continued recovery in short term
accommodation revenues once
COVID passes

Recovery in profits once COVID
passes

Property is well located and
approved for higher density with
10m height limit – potential
apartment development in future

Continued recovery in short term
accommodation revenues once
COVID passes including new
domestic routes (e.g. Adelaide,
Canberra)

More infrastructure upgrades to
improve efficiency and amenity

Potential for strong growth in
business activity in Karratha,
particularly if Woodside’s various
projects are greenlighted

Can switch back to long term lease
agreement at any time if in demand
and profitable

Current book value is c.50% of
replacement cost

36

Key Development Projects & Pipeline

Attractive investment opportunities exist within the current portfolio to increase profits, build income streams, and create value…

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|---|---|---|---|
|Project Dwellings|
|Key Projects|FY22|FY23|FY24 and Beyond|
|/ Sites|[1]|
|Development –|new income producing sites / enhance quality of broader asset and tenancies / capital return and trading profit opportunities…|
|1. Four Lanterns|10|Develop and sell remaining houses|
|2. Sweetwater Grove|88|
|Develop and sell houses under LLC model on spare land / upgrade remainder of park dwellings as rental or LL product|
|3. Lewis Fields|54|Change current DA for undeveloped land –|develop and sell houses under a LLC model|
|4. Wodonga Gardens|121|
|Change current DA for undeveloped land –|develop and sell houses under a LLC model|
|Total|273|
|Redevelopment/Refurbishment –|achieve higher rents at existing sites / enhance quality of asset and tenancies / increase asset value…|
|Refurbish remaining 3 RV units when|
|5. Lindfield Apartments|3|available / review RV scheme|
|6. Burleigh Heads Townhouses|18|Complete civil works / refurbish houses|
|7. Cooks Hill Co-Living Community|50|Redevelop into 50 self-contained units|
|Total|71|
|Future Projects – Planning Stage|
|8. Mount Barker|97+|Change current DA – develop combination of residential land lots and LLC|
|9. Highway 1|50+|
|Expansion and reconfiguration - additional rental and land lease sites|
|10. Adelaide Caravan Park|100+|Redevelop into higher density mixed-use|
|Total|247+|
|Grand Total|591+|

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  1. The number of dwellings/sites that are being developed/redeveloped in each project – some sites are subject to council approvals

37

Development & Trading Activity

Strong growth continues in the profitable development and trading of house and land inventory…

House and Land Sales Summary House and Land Sales Summary House and Land Sales Summary House and Land Sales Summary House and Land Sales Summary House and Land Sales Summary Houses & Lots Houses & Lots Houses & Lots
No. of Sales6 Average Sales Price (Inc. GST if applicable) Built Houses Developed
Land Lots
Future Pipeline
(Approved)
FY21 FY20 FY19 FY21 FY20 FY19
Development and Sale of Houses
Four Lanterns 11
7
5
$338k
$352k
$357k
-
10
-
Sweetwater Grove 12
-
-
$230k
-
-
-
17
71
Perth House Portfolio1 2
-
-
$425k
-
-
82
-
-
Mandurah Gardens Estate 1
-
-
$144k
-
-
-
-
-
Lewis Fields2 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
50
Wodonga Gardens2 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
101
Mount Barker3 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
97
Total 26
7
5
$287k
$359k
$357
86
47
319
Project Management4
Coorong Quays (CQ) 56
21
21
$148k
$202k
$118k
1
20
450+
CREST 29
11
0
$295k
$285k
-
52
44
2
Rockleigh 2
5
7
$111k
$156k
$165k
-
-
-
Total 87
37
28
$196k
$220k
$130k
53
64
452+
Resale of Homes5:Mandurah Gardens 15
9
4
$130k
$160k
$178k
Total 128
53
37
$207k
$215k
$166k
139
111
771+
  1. We continue to selectively sell houses from the Perth residential house portfolio where it is more beneficial to sell than to re-lease once tenants vacate and refurbishment works are completed

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  1. Partially developed DMF Retirement Villages. We are aiming to gain approvals to development the remaining sites under a land lease model. Wodonga Gardens was contracted to purchase in July 2021 and settlement is expected in August 2021

  2. We are aiming to change the current development approval from 97 residential land lots to about 50 residential land lots and 140 LLC sites

  3. Aspen earns Project Management fees equal to 7% of total project costs on the Mill Hill Capital Funds’ projects

  4. Aspen earns 5% commission for the sale of existing houses owned by customers (we usually share these fees with local real estate agents) 6. Sales represents settled sales

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Appendix B

Mandurah Gardens Estate, WA

Statutory Accounts Extracts

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Reconciliation of Statutory Profit to Operating Profit

FY21 FY20
$m $m
Statutory Net Profit after Tax 25.39 11.87
Adjustments:
Depreciation of PPE 0.73 0.52
Asset revaluations (17.79) (3.40)
Transaction costs and other 2.12 0.77
Insurance claim proceeds (0.58) -
Tax benefit (0.87) (3.12)
Operating Profit
Net finance expense
9.00
1.34
6.64
1.39
Operating EBITDA 10.34 8.03
Net corporate overheads and other 4.50 4.43
Operating and Development Net
Income
14.84 12.46

Asset revaluations

  • In H2 the Perth House portfolio, Highway 1, Adelaide Caravan Park, and Barlings Beach Holiday Park were revalued, following the revaluation of Aspen Karratha Village (AKV) in H1. All other properties were subject to Director reviews

  • Revaluation gains were primarily recorded on the Perth House portfolio ($7.0m), Highway 1 ($3.4m), Adelaide Caravan Park ($1.1m), Barlings Beach Holiday Park ($1.5m), Koala Shores Holiday Park ($1.1m) and Aspen Karratha Village ($4.5m)

  • No material revaluation adjustments were recorded in relation to the other properties

Depreciation / R&M / SIBC

  • Aspen spent $1.63m during the half maintaining its properties:

  • R&M totalled $0.79m - expensed at the property level, therefore already deducted from NOI

  • SIBC totalled $0.84m - initially capitalised to the balance sheet and written off

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Statutory Accounts Extract: Statement of Profit and Loss

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^The above should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes contained in the financial statements

Statutory Accounts Extract: Balance Sheet

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^The above should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes contained in the financial statements

Statutory Accounts Extract: Cash Flow Statement

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^The above should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes contained in the financial statements

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Statutory Accounts Extract: Segment Information

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Appendix C

Highway 1 Caravan and Tourist Park, Bolivar South, SA – Xodboxes

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Distribution & Tax History

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Distribution & Tax History

Period / Quarter
Ended
Date Paid Distribution Type Aspen Group Ltd Aspen Property Trust1 Total Amount Paid cents
CPS CPS Tax Deferred / Non
assessable income
Dec-17 28/02/2017
Ordinary
Jun-17 29/08/2017
Ordinary
Oct-17 20/10/2017
Special Capital
Dec-17 27/02/2018
Ordinary
Jun-18 30/08/2018
Ordinary
Dec-18 26/02/2019
Ordinary
Jun-19 30/08/2019
Ordinary
Dec-19 28/02/2020
Ordinary
Jun-20 28/08/2020
Ordinary
Dec-20 25/02/2021
Ordinary
Jun-21 20/08/2021
Ordinary
30 June 2021 Aspen Group Ltd Aspen Property Trust
Gross ($m) Gross ($m)
Revenue tax losses
Capital tax losses
  1. APT has elected to adopt the Attribution Managed Investment Trust regime from 1 July 2016

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Disclaimer

This presentation has been prepared by Aspen Group Limited on behalf of Aspen Group Limited and Aspen Property Trust (“Aspen”) and should not be considered in any way to be an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the subscription for, purchase or sale of any security, and neither this document nor anything in it shall form the basis of any contract or commitment. Prospective investors should make their own independent evaluation of an investment in Aspen. Nothing in this presentation constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice. The information in this presentation does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs. The information does not purport to constitute all of the information that a potential investor may require in making an investment decision.

Aspen has prepared this presentation based on information available to it. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of Aspen, its directors, employees or agents, nor any other person accepts any liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising from fault or negligence on the part of any of them or any other person, for any loss arising from the use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with it.

This presentation contains forward looking information. Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings, distributions and financial position and performance are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on Aspen’s current intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions, and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially. Aspen and its related bodies corporate and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisers do not give any assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of any forwardlooking information, view or intention referred to in this presentation will actually occur as contemplated. All references to dollar amounts are in Australian currency.

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