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Azrieli Group

Investor Presentation Mar 25, 2020

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AZRIELI GROUP

Conference Call Presentation

Financial Statements December 31, 2019

Disclaimer

  • › The information included in this presentation is a summary only and does not exhaust all of the information on the Company and its business, nor is it a substitute for inspection of the Periodic Report for 2019, the Company's current reports and the presentations released thereby, as reported to the ISA via the Magna distribution site. The presentation does not constitute an offering or an invitation to purchase securities of the Company, and the provisions thereof do not constitute a recommendation or opinion or substitute for the discretion of the investor. The Company is not responsible for the integrity or accuracy of the information.
  • › This presentation includes forecasts, estimates, assessments and other information pertaining to future events and/or matters, whose materialization is uncertain and is beyond the Company's control, and which constitute forward-looking information, as defined in the Securities Law, 5728-1968. Such information may not materialize, in whole or in part, or may materialize in a manner significantly different to that forecast. Such information includes, inter alia, revenue, FFO and NOI forecasts, the value of the Group's holdings, refinancing, sale of assets, timetables and costs of and profit from projects and the development and construction thereof.
  • › With respect to some of the development projects, no decision has yet been made regarding carrying out their construction and occupancy in several stages.
  • › Forward-looking information is based solely on the Company's subjective assessment, based on facts and data regarding the current condition of the Company's business and macroeconomic facts and figures, all as known to the Company at the time of preparation of this presentation. The materialization or non-materialization of the forward-looking information will be affected, inter alia, by risk factors characteristic of the Company's activity, as well as by developments in the general environment, in market conditions and in external factors affecting the Company's activity, including a delay in the receipt of permits, termination of contracts, changes in the competition, a significant recession, a change in the financing conditions, and other such events which cannot be estimated in advance and which are beyond the Company's control. The Company does not undertake to update and/or change any such forecast and/or assessment to reflect events and/or circumstances postdating this presentation.
  • › This presentation includes revenue and other figures that are based on external sources and various surveys and studies, or figures received from some of the Company's tenants. The Company is not responsible for the veracity or content thereof, nor for forecasts in respect thereof.
  • › The Company's estimations regarding the growth figures are based on actual rent income, and in some cases include expansions made at the relevant center. These figures are unaudited, are not according to GAAP, and were prepared according to the past experience and professional knowledge accumulated by the Company and in good faith. Such information is presented below for the sake of convenience only, but is not a substitute for the information provided by the Company in its financial statements or in connection therewith, and therefore should not be relied on solely in itself.
  • › The financial information in the presentation which is attributed to the extended standalone statement is neither audited nor reviewed by the Company's auditors. The extended standalone statement presents a summary of the Company's consolidated statement figures according to IFRS, with the exception of the Company's investment in Granite Hacarmel and Azrieli E-Commerce which is presented based on the equity method, in lieu of consolidation with the Company's statements.
  • › The terms "FFO attributed to the Real Estate Business" and "weighted average cap rate" relate to the Group's income-producing real estate business only. Anyone reading the presentation must read such figures in conjunction with the Board's explanations in the Board of Directors' report as of December 31, 2019, Sections 2.6 and 2.7, including the methods of calculation and the underlying assumptions thereof.
  • › The information included in this presentation is similar to the information included in the reports and/or immediate reports of the Company and does not include new material information. However, some of the data included in the presentation are presented in a different manner and/or breakdown and/or are differently edited. In any event of inconsistency between the reports and/or immediate reports of the Company released to the public and the information contained in this presentation, the information released to the public as aforesaid shall prevail.
  • › All numbers and figures are approximate.

Convenience Translation from Hebrew //Important Notice

  • › The following English translation of Azrieli Group's presentation for the conference call of March 25, 2020 (the "Presentation") is provided for convenience. Please note that this document should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the full original Hebrew version of the Presentation. This translation was neither prepared nor checked by the Company. Accordingly, the Company does not warrant that the translation fully, correctly or accurately reflects the Presentation and its contents.
  • › The binding version of the Presentation for all intents and purposes is the original Hebrew version, filed by the Company with the Israel Securities Authority through the MAGNA website on March 25, 2020. Nothing in this translation constitutes a representation of any kind in connection with the Presentation, nor should it be regarded as a source for interpretation of the Presentation or the Company's reports or statements. In any event of contradiction or discrepancy between this translation and the Hebrew version of the Presentation, the Hebrew version shall prevail.

Azrieli Group // Business Card

Traded on the capital market since 2010, the 6 th largest company(1) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Market cap of NIS 23.2 billion(1)

Listed in all leading indices: TA-35, TA-125, TA-Real Estate

The only Israeli company included in the EPRA Index

The Company owns income-producing properties with a total leasable area of 1,219,000 m2, 11 additional projects under construction, and 6 projects under renovation and extension

Average occupancy rate in Israel is 99%(2)

90% of the value of investment and under-construction incomeproducing properties (on a consolidated basis) is attributed to real estate in Israel

Rating: AA+ (Ma'alot S&P); Aa1 (Midroog Moody's) Leverage ratio is only 24%, and equity to assets ratio is 53%

Azrieli Group //Financial Strength(1) during the CoronaVirus Crisis

Business
Diversification Diversification over several real estate sectors
Tenant diversity Very broad (approx 2,800 tenants)
Portfolio High-quality properties in prime locations
Occupancy rate Close to 100% in all operating segments
in Israel
Contracts Long term, 3-5-10 years
Financial
Cash and cash
equivalents(2)
NIS 2.9 billion.
Including Bank Leumi
shares
NIS
4 billion.
FFO NIS 1.16 billion.
Including senior housing NIS 1.3 billion
Low leverage 24% net debt to assets and 53%(2) equity to assets
Unencumbered assets NIS 23 billion
Debt Long duration and Balanced payment schedule
Financing Average interest rate of 1.6% and average duration of
5.3 years

(2) As of the date of the report release date NIS 2 billion.

(3) Including deferred taxes – 62%.

(2) Purchased after the balance sheet date.

Azrieli Group //Breakdown of Properties(1)

% of Total Properties

Book Value (NIS in millions)

Highlights for Y2019 and for Q4/2019(1)

Financial Highlights

  • NOI totaled NIS 408 million, up 5% compared with Q4/2018.

  • Same Property NOI a 3% increase in the quarter.

  • FFO totaled NIS 314 million, compared with NIS 443 million in Q4/2018. Excluding Senior Housing, FFO totaled NIS 286 million, compared with NIS 293 million in Q4/2018.

Continued Momentum of Development, Betterment and Acquisitions

  • Over the course of Q4/2019, the Group invested NIS 466 million in investment properties, the redevelopment of existing properties, and the development of new properties.

  • In 2019, the Group invested NIS 1 billion in investment properties, the redevelopment of existing properties, and the development of new properties.

Investment in Compass Data Centers

As of the report release date, the Group holds approx. 21%(2) of the stock of Compass, a U.S. company operating in the data centers industry in North America, after an investment of approx. \$164 million.

Closing of the Sale of Granite

  • In November 2019, the Group closed the sale of Granite (which wholly owns SuperGas).

  • The Group recorded a post-tax capital gain of NIS 373 million.

An agreement for the Sale of GES

In January 2020, the Group signed an agreement for the sale of GES for NIS 110 million.

(1) Some of the highlights present data and events as of the report release date.

(2) The Company has an option to increase its holdings up to 33% according to current value against future investments in development.

Disposal of Granite and its subsidiaries and Leumi Card

Sold for an aggregate amount of NIS 2 billion(1)

Sold for NIS 600 million(2)

Aggregate Profit of NIS 1.2 Billion

(1) Including a transaction for the sale of the wastewater treatment business in the sum of approx. NIS 110 million that has not yet been closed, and dividends received during the period.

(2) Including compensation received for a settlement agreement, and dividends received during the period.

Development During and After the Quarter

Azrieli Group // Purchase of Land in Modi'in

LOT 10

  • The acquisition was completed in December 2019.

  • Land area Approx. 17,300 sqm

  • Approved zoning plan approx. 37,000 sqm and underground parking.

  • The Group intends to develop an office and retail complex according to the permitted uses.

  • Purchase cost NIS 88 million

  • The land is adjacent to Azrieli Modi'in mall and Lot-21, which are owned by the Group, in the CBD of Modi'in.

Existing income-producing property

Azrieli Group // Purchase of Mount Zion Hotel, Jerusalem

  • The acquisition was completed in February 2020.

  • Land area: approx. 13,000 sqm.

  • Current area: 11,600 sqm.

  • Approved zoning plan: an addition of approx. 22,400 sqm aboveground and 15,200 sqm of underground parking.

  • Acquisition cost: NIS 275 million.

  • Expected expansion and renovation cost: approx. NIS 500-600 million.

  • The Group intends to renovate (from B rating to A+ rating) and expand the hotel in accordance with the lot's applicable zoning plan.

  • Additional uses: parking, restaurants, a spa, a health club, function and reception halls, a swimming pool, and the Cable Car Museum.

Azrieli Group // Purchase of Mount Zion Hotel, Jerusalem

* Including additional construction also in the existing buildings

** Including 15,225 sqm for underground parking

Azrieli Group / /Malls and Retail Centers

NOI in 2019 – NIS 831 million, compared with NIS 820 million in 2018, an increase of 1.3%.

GLA – 349,100 m2 (1)

Average occupancy rate – 98%

Book value – NIS 13 billion

Innovation and Upgrade

  • Azrieli E-Commerce

  • Azrieli Gift Card

  • Azrieli App

  • Betterment and upgrade of malls and retail centers

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Azrieli Malls Group / /Revenues and Rent to Revenue Ratio

(1) The revenue figures presented are for 4 months in order to neutralize the timing of the High Holidays which fell in October of 2018 and in September of 2019.

Development Projects / / Expansion of Azrieli Jerusalem Mall

Expansion of the Azrieli Jerusalem Mall

The group is promoting a plan for expansion of the area of the Azrieli Jerusalem mall by approx. 100,000 sqm gross above ground.

If the zoning plan is approved, it will enlarge the retail areas by approx. 22,000 sqm and the office areas by approx. 36,000 sqm.

As part of the plan, a senior home will be built adjacent to the mall, on an area of approx. 40,000 sqm gross (up to 300 residential units).

Concurrently with the expansion of the areas of the mall, work is expected to progress on construction of the blue line of the Jerusalem Light Rail, in which a light rail station will be built near the mall, further improving transportation access to the area.

Progress Update

In January 2020, the local committee held a discussion on the objections. The local committee recommended to the district committee to approve the plan as submitted, subject to minor amendments, while denying all of the third-party objections A discussion in the district committee has yet to be scheduled.

Azrieli Group // Office and Other Space (Israel)

NOI in 2019 – NIS 594 million, compared with NIS 517 million in 2018, an increase of 14.9%.

GLA of 547,500 m2 (1)

Average occupancy rate – 99%

Book value – NIS 11.7 billion

Innovation and Upgrading

  • Community

  • Technology

  • Betterment and upgrading of the office towers

Palace Senior Housing Chain

Operating Homes

Palace Tel Aviv: 231 residential units + 4 LTC units Palace Ra'anana: 324 residential units + 2 LTC units Palace Modi'in: 239 residential units + 136 LTC beds

Homes under Development

Palace Lehavim: 350 residential units + 72 LTC beds

Palace Rishon Lezion: 275 residential units + 1 LTC unit + 3,000 m2 retail space

Developments

With respect to the Azrieli Jerusalem Mall, the Group is promoting a plan for the development a new senior home which will be built adjacent to the mall, on a gross area of approx. 40,000 sqm (up to 300 residential units and 4 LTC units).

The following projects are undergoing betterment and various statutory proceedings:

Name of the Property Location Project in the Property Status Gross Area Timeframe for
completion of the
statutory proceeding
Azrieli Jerusalem mall Jerusalem Increasing retail and
office space;
Construction of senior home
Zoning plan 100,000 sqm Medium-term
Petach
Tikva
land
Petach
Tikva
Addition of offices Zoning plan 200,000(1) sqm Long-term
Azrieli
TOWN
Tel Aviv Addition of offices Zoning plan 24,000
sqm
Medium-term
Azrieli
Rishonim
Rishon
Lezion
Addition of offices Zoning plan 21,000 sqm Medium-term
Modi'in
land (Lot 21)
Modi'in Addition of offices Zoning plan 8,000 sqm Medium-term
Herzliya
Business Park
Herzliya Addition of offices and retail Zoning plan 4,000
sqm
Medium-term
Total 357,000
sqm

Development Pipeline

Azrieli Group //Development Pipeline

(1) The figure is the scope of building rights in sqm | (2) The Company is working to increase the building rights by approx. 200,000 sqm in Petach Tikva and by approx. 8,000 sqm in Modi'in. | (3) A plan was published and validated. | (4) Rights for additional construction purchased in May 2018 in the context of acquisition of the income-producing property Mivney Gazit. | (5) The Company is working to increase the building rights in the project to approx. 99,000 sqm.

Development Projects //The Growth Engine

Name of Property Location Use GLA (2) Estimated
Completion Date
Estimated Construction Cost,
including Land (NIS in millions)(1)
Short-term constructions projects
Palace senior housing Lehavim Stage A -
32,000
Stage A –
Q1/2020
400-410
Stage
B -
12,000
Offices
50,000
Stage B -
TBD
Q4/2020
Azrieli
Town(4)
Tel Aviv Retail 4,000 1,080-1,130
Residence 21,000
(210
Residential Units)
2022
Holon HaManor Holon 28,000 Q3/2020 220-240
Azrieli
Akko Mall
Akko 8,000 2020 70-75
Total 155,000 1,770-1,855
Medium-term construction projects
Modi'in, Lot 21 Modi'in 20,000
(6)
2023 340-370
Palace Rishon
Lezion
Rishon
Lezion
37,300
(7)
2024 490-510
Expansion of
Azrieli
Mall
and Spiral Tower
Tel Aviv 150,000(5) 2025 2,300-2,500
Total 207,300 3,130-3,380
Total 362,300 4,900-5,235
Development projects in the planning phase
Holon 3 (formerly Lodzia) Holon 250,000(8) TBD TBD
Petach
Tikva
land
Petach
Tikva
53,000(6) TBD TBD
Azrieli
TOWN Building E
Tel Aviv 21,000(9) TBD TBD
Modi'in, Lot 10 Modi'in 37,000 TBD TBD
Total 361,000 Projects whose construction cost is
yet to be determined
Total 723,300

(1) Cost without capitalizations and without tenant adjustments | (2) Senior housing and/or residences rights are stated in sqm | (3) The Company is promoting an increase of rights for the addition of office and hospitality areas totaling approx. 24,000 sqm (gross). | (4) A plan was published and validated. | (5) The Company is working to increase the building rights to approx. 250,000 sqm in Petach Tikva and to approx. 28,000 sqm in Modi'in | (6) GLA increased due to consolidation of plots of land. | (7) Additional building rights which were purchased in May 2018 in the context of the purchase of the income-producing property Mivney Gazit.

1,839

NOI (NIS millions)

Actual NOI in 2019 1,611
> Additional NOI from development projects(1) 142
> Annualized additional NOI from existing properties(2) 86
Projected NOI after lease-up of short-term
projects under development
1,839
Actual FFO in 2019
> Excl. first-time deposits from Palace Modi'in
senior home
(134)
Actual FFO in 2019 excl. first time deposits from Palace Modi'in 1,179
> Additional FFO from cash flow 196
Projected FFO after lease-up of short-term
projects under development

1,611 2019A Post short term developments +14%

* The main assumptions in the calculations are: full lease-up of the projects under development, NOI and FFO of senior housing in steady state (excluding first time occupation), a tax rate of 23%.

(1) NOI from projects under development includes Azrieli TOWN, Palace Modi'in, Palace Lehavim, Holon HaManor, NIS 22 million from leasing of residential units in TOWN project and Akko offices and excludes expansion of Azrieli Center Tel Aviv , Holon 3 project (Lodzia), Rishonim senior housing land and land in Petach Tikva, Modi'in Lots 21 and 10

(2) Annualized additional NOI from existing properties includes Azrieli Sarona offices and retail, Azrieli Holon Center and Azrieli Rishonim, Azrieli TOWN building E acquired in May 2018, Data Centers activity acquired in July 2019 and Palace Modi'in opened in October 2018.

Azrieli Group // The CBD of Tel-Aviv

Development Projects //Expansion of Azrieli Mall and the

Spiral Tower, Tel Aviv

Land area – 8,400 m2

GLA – 150,000 m2 including 13,000 m2of retail space for expansion of the Azrieli Tel Aviv Mall

Cost of land – NIS 374 million

Estimated construction cost, including land – NIS 2.3-2.5 billion

Uses –

Estimated date of completion – 2025

Progress Update

The Group is carrying out excavation and shoring work on the site.

In January 2020, a discussion was held in the local committee, and the committee decided to grant conditional approval for the design plan. The Company is working to receive final approval of the design plan.

Land area - 10,000 m2

GLA )1( - 50,000 m2of offices 4,000 m2of retail space 21,000 m2residential (210 units)

Estimated construction cost, including land - NIS 1,080-1,130 million

Estimated date of completion – Offices – Q4 2020 Residences and Retail – 2022

Progress Update

The Group is carrying out finishing work on the office tower, and structure work on the residential tower. The Group is promoting increasing rights for the addition of office and hospitality areas totaling approx. 24,000 m2(gross).

Marketing

To date, lease contracts have been signed for ~100% of the office space, including with a leading technology company, the law firm Fischer Behar Chen, the accounting firm PwC, and WeWork.

The projected annual NOI from the office building is NIS 67 million, and the construction cost (land and development including TI ) is NIS 677 million.

Development Projects // Palace Lehavim Senior Home

Land area – 28,000 m2 , in the southern part of the town of Lehavim, not far from the train station

Building rights Phase A - 32,000 m2 Phase B - 12,000 m2

350 Residential Units + 72 LTC Beds

Use –

Estimated construction cost, including land – NIS 400-410 million

Estimated date of completion – Phase A – Q1 2020 Phase B – TBD

Progress Update

The Group is carrying out finishing work on the site.

Marketing

As of the report release date, 109 preliminary applications (for 45% of Phase A) have been signed, of which 104 have led to signed contracts.

Development Projects //

Azrieli Holon Center – Looking to the Future

Development Projects //Azrieli Holon HaManor

Land area – 6,200 m2

GLA – Office space: 28,000 m2

Estimated completion date – Q3 2020

Use –

The land is adjacent to the Holon 3 project land (formerly Lodzia) and close to the Azrieli Holon Center.

Progress Update

The Group is carrying out finishing work on the site.

Marketing

To date, the Group has leased 100% of the office space in the project, to Bezeq (20,000 sqm plus approx. 900 parking spaces, of which 600 parking spaces are in the Azrieli Holon 3 project) and for a technology company (8,000 sqm plus approx. 160-210 parking spaces, of which 50 parking spaces are in the Azrieli Holon 3 project).

The projected annual NOI is NIS 26 million, and the construction cost (land and construction including TI) is NIS 336 million.

Financials Highlights

Constant NOI Growth

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4.2% increase in FFO, excluding senior housing, compared with 2018

FFO attributed to the Real Estate Business(1) (NIS in millions)

(1) For details with respect to the FFO calculation, see Section 2.7 of the Board of Directors' Report.

(2) It is noted that in Q4/2018 and Y2019, a large number of new units were occupied for the first time in Palace Modi'in , which the Group inaugurated in October 2018.

Constant and Increasing Dividend Distribution

A dividend distribution of NIS 300 million for 2019. (1)

(1) Notwithstanding the financial soundness of the Company, for the sake of caution, including in view of the uncertainty surrounding the impact of the spread of Coronavirus,, the Board decided to distribute NIS 300 million only, and to re-discuss a distribution of up to NIS 300 million more during the year. ,

Extension of the Duration and Reduction of the Cost of Debt

(2) Figures are as of the last day of the year / the reported period.

Payment Schedule (Principal Only)

Consolidated as of December 31, 2019

Summary of Financial Results (NIS in millions)

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Q4
2019
Q4
2018
2019 2018
Revenues from rent, maintenance,
management fees and sales
560 546 2,235 2,101
NOI 408 388 1,611 1,523
Same-property NOI 402 390 1,572 1,511
FFO attributed to the real estate
business(1)
414 443 1,313 1,278
Change in the value of investment
properties(2)
559 196 694 168
Net profit, including minority
interests
1,107 460 2,097 1,219
Net profit, attributable to the
shareholders
1,109 459 2,099 1,218
Comprehensive income,
attributable to the shareholders
1,116 431 2,003 1,321

Summary of Balance Sheet Data (NIS in millions)

Consolidated Extended
Standalone
December 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Cash, securities and deposits 2,861 646
Gross financial debt 11,419 9,569
Net financial debt (1) 8,558 8,923
Net financial debt to assets 24% 28%
Financial assets (mainly Bank Leumi
shares)
1,167 1,677
Fair value of investment properties and
properties under construction
29,145 27,452
Equity (excluding minority interests) 18,534 17,077
Equity to assets 53% 54%
Total assets 35,239 31,439
Equity per share (NIS) 152.8 140.8
EPRA NAV per share (NIS)(2) 183 168

(1) Excluding financial assets (Bank Leumi shares).

(2) Excluding part of the expected profit component in respect of development projects.

(3) The Company is not presenting an extended standalone statement as of December 31, 2019 since Granite was sold in 2019.

Average Cap Rate and FFO of the Income - Producing Real Estate Business

Weighted average cap rate - 7.04% Annual FFO (2)
attributed to the real estate
business -
NIS 314 million
NIS in millions NIS in millions
Total investment properties, as of
December 31, 2019
27,279 Net Operating Income (NOI) 408
Net of the value attributed to land reserves,
properties under construction and senior
housing
(5,136) Overheads excl. management fees from
Granite
(52)
Depreciation 3
Total income-producing properties 24,143 EBITDA 359
Actual NOI Q4/2019(1) 393 Net
interest expenses
(43)
Future quarterly NOI addition 32 Tax (46)
Total standardized NOI Q4/2019 425 Cash flow from senior housing deposits excl.
depreciation
25
Proforma annual NOI 1,700 Excluding financial expenses attributed to
development projects
18
Weighted cap rate derived from income
producing investment properties, including
vacant space
7.04% Total FFO attributed to the income
producing real estate business
314

38 (1) Excluding senior housing, (the weighted cap rate of the senior housing as of the report date is 8.75%) and excluding Data Centers which appears in the statements according to the method of investments in companies accounted for by the equity method. | (2) For details with respect to the FFO calculation, see Section 2.7 of the Board of Directors' Report. | (3) The FFO calculation also includes cash-flow financing expenses in connection with projects under construction, calculated according to the credit costs capitalized to qualified properties and investment property under construction

Conclusion – Leadership, Innovation and Strength

of the core business (NOI, FFO) Continued growth in the key parameters of the core business (NOI, FFO)

Continued growth in the key parameters

Consistent high occupancy rate

Lasting high occupancy rate

Exceptional financial soundness and strength

Significant growth engines:

  • Internal growth
  • Enterprise and development of new properties
  • Acquisition of income-producing properties and land for future development
  • New real-estate operating segments
  • Innovation

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