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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.

All reasonable care has been taken in preparing the information contained in this presentation, however 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. Without limiting the preceding sentence, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is given as to the accuracy, completeness, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forward looking statements, forecasts, prospects or returns contained in this presentation. Such forward looking statements, forecasts, prospects or returns are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which will be outside the control of BWP Trust or BWP Management Limited. Also, past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

Before making an investment decision, you should conduct your own due diligence and consult with your own legal, tax or accounting adviser as to the accuracy and application of the information provided in this presentation and in respect of your particular investment needs, objectives and financial circumstances.

Presentation Outline

Michael Wedgwood

Managing Director BWP Management Limited

Andrew Ross

Portfolio Manager BWP Management Limited

David Hawkins

Finance Manager BWP Management Limited

  • 2017 half-year highlights > Results > Portfolio > Capital management

  • 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

  • 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

    • 57 internal valuations, average cap rate 6.62%
  • Stand alone Bunnings Warehouses weighted average cap rate of 6.40%
    • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    • 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)

  • 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]