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BWP GROUP — Interim / Quarterly Report 2017
Feb 7, 2017
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Half-year Results to 31 December 2016

Important Notice
The information provided in this presentation should be considered together with the financial statements for the period and previous periods, ASX announcements and other information available on the Trust's website.
This presentation has been prepared by BWP Management Limited as responsible entity for BWP Trust. The information provided is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to issue or arrange to issue, securities or other financial products, nor is it intended to constitute legal, tax or accounting advice or opinion. The information contained in this presentation is not investment or financial product advice and is not intended to be used as the basis for making an investment decision. This presentation has been prepared without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person.
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Presentation Outline
Michael Wedgwood
Managing Director BWP Management Limited
Andrew Ross
Portfolio Manager BWP Management Limited
David Hawkins
Finance Manager BWP Management Limited
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2017 half-year highlights > Results > Portfolio > Capital management
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Primary business objectives > Outlook





2017 half-year highlights
| 2017 half-year highlights | ||
|---|---|---|
| \$75.8m \$55.5m Total income 1.5% Dist. profit |
\$2.60 8.63 cpu NTA 4.1% Distribution 4.1% |
10.6% pa 3.1% 10 yr total return |
| Portfolio performance | Portfolio management | Capital management |
| 2.4% like-for-like rental growth |
5.5% 4 MRRs finalised |
4.6% cost of debt at 31 Dec 2016 |
| 6.77% portfolio cap rate |
1 property divestment |
8.4% reduction in borrowing costs |
| 5.5 years portfolio WALE |
99.9% leased |
2.7 years debt duration |
| 10.4% annualised portfolio ROIC |
15 properties zoned for higher and better use |
21.2% gearing |

| Results - |
financial performance 6 monthly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months to Dec 16 |
6 months to Jun 16 |
6 months to Dec 15 |
|
| Total income | \$75.8m | \$75.5m | \$74.7m |
| Management expense ratio | 0.62% | 0.64% | 0.66% |
| Other expenses | \$3.0m | \$3.1m | \$3.1m |
| Distributable profit | \$55.5m | \$54.6m | \$53.3m |
| Property revaluation gains | \$17.9m | \$29.1m | \$173.5m |
| Net profit including property revaluations | \$73.4m | \$83.7m | \$226.8m |
| Number of units on issue | 642.2m | 642.2m | 642.2m |
| Six month distribution (cents per unit) | 8.63 | 8.50 | 8.29 |
| Total assets | \$2,218.7m | \$2,200.5m | \$2,179.8m |
| Borrowings | \$470.4m | \$472.3m | \$479.6m |
| Weighted average cost of debt1 | 4.69% | 4.95% | 5.08% |
| Net Tangible Assets (per unit) | \$2.60 | \$2.56 | \$2.52 |
| \$2.58 | \$2.53 | ||
| NTA per unit excluding hedging liabilities | \$2.60 |




Portfolio – market rent review outcomes
| Four Bunnings reviews resulted in a 5.5% increase, 1 from FY2016, and 3 due during the period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property location | Customer | Passing rent (\$pa) | Reviewed rent1 (\$pa) |
Variance | Effective date |
| Belmont North2 | Bunnings | 954,629 | 1,145,000 | 19.9% | 5-Mar-16 |
| Midland | Bunnings | 1,635,825 | 1,785,765 | 9.2% | 5-Sep-16 |
| Mindarie | Bunnings | 1,635,825 | 1,639,695 | 0.2% | 5-Sep-16 |
| 2,043,580 | 2,043,580 | 0.0% | 20-Dec-16 | ||
| Frankston | Bunnings | ||||
| Weighted Average | 5.5% | ||||
| 1 Belmont North, Midland and Mindarie |
market rent reviews were determined by an independent valuer, Frankston was negotiated | ||||
| 2 The market rent review was due during the year ended 30 June 2016, but was determined in the current financial year |

Portfolio – capitalisation rate trends
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Acquisition yields remain low, largely driven by the private investor market > Compression has been particularly evident in the hardware and home improvement sector with the most recent Bunnings Warehouse transactions yielding approximately 5.0%

Bunnings and Masters transaction yields

Portfolio – December 2016 revaluation > December 2016 weighted average capitalisation rate 6.77% (June 2016: 6.77%) – 23 independent valuations (27% of BWP portfolio value), average cap rate 7.16% > 1HFY2017 net fair value gain of \$17.9m on revaluation
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- 57 internal valuations, average cap rate 6.62%
- Stand alone Bunnings Warehouses weighted average cap rate of 6.40%
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- Rental growth largely contributed to the net fair value gain
- Cap rate movement; 22 properties decreased, 41 properties no change, and 17 properties increased > Seven Masters impacted stores independently valued as at 31 Dec 2016

| Portfolio – | Bunnings lease expiries next 3 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Lease expiry | Options | Rent (\$'000pa) | Comments |
| Gladstone | Feb 2017 | 3 x 5 yrs | 1,138 | Further 5 year option exercised, lease expiry now Feb 2022 |
| Oakleigh South Dandenong |
Mar 2017 Nov 2017 |
2 x 5 yrs 2 x 5 yrs |
1,963 1,612 |
Extended to Mar 2018 Notification required by Aug 2017, possible Masters related vacancy |
| Hervey Bay | Dec 2017 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,252 | Notification required by Sep 2017 |
| Fyshwick | Dec 2017 | 5 yrs | 1,233 | Notification required by Sep 2017 |
| Cairns | Feb 2018 | 3 x 5 yrs | 1,293 | Bunning vacated – repositioning in progress |
| Wollongong | Feb 2018 | 3 x 5 yrs | 1,446 | Notification required by Nov 2017 |
| Villawood | May 2018 | 5 x 5 yrs | 1,688 | Expansion and lease extension agreed – completion late 2017 |
| Altona | Sep 2018 |
2 x 5 yrs | 1,185 | Bunnings vacated – call option expired, discussions with adjoining owner continuing |
| Mentone | Sep 2018 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,624 | Notification required by Jun 2018 |
| Burleigh Heads | Oct 2018 |
2 x 5 yrs | 1,741 | Bunnings vacated – repositioning in progress |
| Underwood | Oct 2018 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,614 | Notification required by Jul 2018 |
| Port Macquarie | Nov 2018 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,014 | Notification required by Aug 2018 |
| Mandurah | Nov 2018 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,559 | Notification required by Sep 2018, possible Masters related vacancy |
| Epping | Mar 2019 | 2 x 5 yrs | 1,277 | Bunnings vacated – repositioning in progress |
| Bayswater | Apr 2019 | 4 x 5 yrs | 1,881 | Notification required by Feb 2019 |
| Browns Plains | May 2019 | 1 x 5 yrs | 1,731 | Notification required by Feb 2019 |



1 includes both proposed and completed upgrades
Portfolio – Bunnings Warehouse replacements
| Property | Lease expiry1 |
Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns | Feb 2018 | Discussions progressing with a potential lessee |
| Altona | Sep 2018 | Option agreement expired, discussions continuing with adjoining owner |
| Burleigh Heads | Oct 2018 | Re-leasing/re-formatting discussions progressing |
| Epping | Mar 2019 |
Zoned mixed use, discussions well progressed to reformat and re-lease to other large format retail tenants, longer term residential re-development opportunity |
| Mindarie | Sep 2021 |
Detailed assessment of redevelopment/ re-zoning options underway |
| 1 To the end of the current lease term | ||

Portfolio – Masters impacted stores
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On 24 Aug 2016, Woolworths announced the sale of the Masters property portfolio (40 freehold trading locations, 21 leasehold trading locations and 21 freehold development locations) to Home Consortium ("Home"), subject to Lowe's (Woolworths' joint venture partner) consent
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On 24 Aug 2016, Wesfarmers announced that Bunnings had entered into a transaction with Home (subject to the Woolworths/ Lowe's/ Home transaction proceeding) to occupy 15 ex-Masters sites (comprising 6 freehold trading locations, 2 freehold development sites and 7 leasehold trading locations) > On 26 Aug 2016, BWP announced that Bunnings had advised its intention to vacate
- up to seven existing Bunnings Warehouse properties owned by BWP, subject to finalisation of arrangements between Home/ Woolworths and Lowe's, and some third party landlords, for the occupation of ex-Masters sites to replace each of the BWP impacted stores > At this point in time the Home transaction has not been finalised, as such Bunnings
- has not vacated any of the properties, and there is no certainty of timing as to when the proposed transaction will be completed

Portfolio – Masters impacted stores
| Portfolio – | Masters impacted stores | |
|---|---|---|
| Property | Lease expiry1 | Proposed alternative use |
| Dandenong | Nov 2017 | Neighbourhood shopping centre development |
| Oakleigh South |
Mar 2018 | Large format retail, long term residential mixed use development |
| Mandurah | Nov 2018 | Large format retail |
| Morley | Jul 2020 | Large format retail, short/medium term residential mixed use development |
| Hoxton Park |
Oct 2020 |
Large format retail |
| > > |
late 2017 and early 2021 respectively The above is subject to finalisation |
Two additional sites are still subject to confidentiality, the lease expiry for the two sites is of the Masters transaction by Home Consortium |
- late 2017 and early 2021 respectively
1To the end of the current lease term

Portfolio – Replacement store process
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For any store at risk of vacancy (i.e. Bunnings replacement stores and Masters impacted stores), the Trust takes immediate action to establish a repositioning or divestment strategy. > Generally this process involves: – Identifying all of the potential alternative uses; – Supporting alternative uses with economic/financial feasibility analysis, taking into > The key objective is to establish and execute a solution for each replacement property
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- account site zoning and risk/benefit of rezoning; and
- Entering into discussions with all potential key occupants.
- in a manner which is consistent with the existing risk/return profile of the Trust.



Capital management – debt facilities > Average borrowings for the half-year \$477.0m (down 0.9% on previous year) - 4.69% weighted average cost of debt after hedging (2015: 5.08%) - Borrowing costs for the half-year \$11.3m (down 8.4% on pcp)
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All bank facilities can be extended a further year each year, subject to agreement > Cost of debt at 31 December 2016: 4.6% > Interest cover: 6.1x at 31 December 2016 (2015: 5.5x) > Gearing: 21.2% at 31 December 2016 (2015: 22.0%) > A- /Stable / - S&P rating maintained
| agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| > A- /Stable / - |
S&P rating maintained | ||
| As at 31 December 2016 | Limit (\$m) | Drawn (\$m) | Expiry |
| ANZ | 110 | 78 | 1 July 2018 |
| CBA | 110 | 83 | 31 July 2020 |
| WBC | 135 | 109 | 30 April 2020 |
| Corporate bond | 200 | 200 | 27 May 2019 |
| Total/Weighted average |
555 | 470 | 2 7 years |
| 19 |
Capital management – interest rate hedging
| Capital management – | interest rate hedging | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge half-year ending: |
book profile by | Dec 16 | Jun 17 | Dec 17 | Jun 18 | Dec 18 | Jun 19 |
| Active swaps (\$m) | 165 | 140 | 128 | 88 | 58 | 98 | |
| Swap rates | (%) | ||||||
| Maximum | 5.54 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 4.92 | 4.92 | |
| Minimum | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | |
| Weighted average (%)1 | 4.26 | 4.05 | 4.16 | 4.09 | 3.39 | 3.07 | |
| 1 | Weighted average at balance date of active swaps | ||||||
| > Including fixed rate corporate bonds: \$365.0m hedged at 3.51% weighted average to maturity, at 31 December 2016 – |




Primary Business Objectives > Secure and growing income stream > Long term capital growth




Outlook
> Rental growth:
- Increased rental income from upgrades completed in FY2016
- 19 CPI / 26 fixed rent reviews in second half FY2017
> Re-positioning of vacated or to be vacated stores:
– 4 Bunnings MRR's to be finalised in second half FY2017 – For properties vacated or to be vacated by Bunnings, the focus is on re-leasing the existing building, or re-configuring and leasing the building, or if applicable, re-zoning properties for their highest and best use, and/or divesting properties if they have reached their valuation potential
> Investment:
- Portfolio growth opportunities will be influenced by the direction of interest rates and other macro-economic factors
- Will progress opportunities to re-invest in existing portfolio and re-zonings
> FY2017 distribution:
– On the basis of further expected rental growth from the existing portfolio, after taking into account the likelihood of low inflation in the near term, the Trust could expect distribution per unit growth of about 3 per cent for FY2017, in line with the outlook provided in August 2016

Further information
bwptrust.com.au
Responsible entity: BWP Management Limited Tel: +61 8 9327 4356 Email: [email protected]
