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Castellum — Interim / Quarterly Report 2007
Jul 18, 2007
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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PRESS RELEASE 12/2007
Gothenburg July 18th, 2007
Growth in Castellum's income from property management 6%
- i Rental income for the period January June 2007 amounted to SEKm 1,094 (SEKm 984 corresponding period previous year).
- i Net income after tax for the year amounted to SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.
- i Income from property management improved by 6% to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share.
- i Net leasing has continued its strong trend during the period and amounted to SEKm 58 (41).
- i The level of investments has remained high during the period and was SEKm 1,492 (834).
Income from property management for the period, i.e. net income excluding changes in value and tax, amounted to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share. The improvement amounts to 6%.
During the period changes in value on properties and derivatives amounted to, respectively SEKm 374 (325) and SEKm 120 (168). After deduction for tax of SEKm 262 (242) net income for the period was SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.
During the period investments totalling SEKm 1,492 (834) were made, of which SEKm 995 (361) were acquisitions and SEKm 497 (473) new construction, extensions and refurbishment. Further, 2 (7) properties were sold for a total of SEKm 6 (126) which gave SEKm 2 (29) in realized result.
"The project portfolio has a positive development with many major and minor projects which in the long run will improve income from property management" comments Castellum's CEO, Håkan Hellström. "In the short term we now see negative effects of increasing market interest rates" adds Håkan Hellström.
Enclosure: Half-year Report January – June 2007
Castellum is one of the major listed real estate companies in Sweden. The fair value of the real estate portfolio amounts to over SEK 26 billion, and comprises commercial properties. The real estate portfolio is owned and managed by six wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local roots in five growth regions: Greater Gothenburg, the Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. Castellum is listed on OMX – Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.
In the area Västra Mark in Växjö a commercial property was acquired. The lettable area amounts to approx. 31,000 sq.m. and holds offi ce and industrial premises as well as restaurant and conference facilities.
Half-year Report January-June 2007
Half-year Report January-June 2007
Castellum is one of the major listed real estate companies in Sweden. The fair value of the real estate portfolio amounts to over SEK 26 billions, and comprises commercial properties. The real estate portfolio is owned and managed by six wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local roots in fi ve growth regions: Greater Gothenburg (incl. Borås, Kungsbacka and Halmstad), the Öresund Region (Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg), Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen (Örebro, Västerås and Uppsala) and Eastern Götaland (Jönköping, Linköping, Värnamo and Växjö). Castellum is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.
Rental income for the period January-June 2007 amounted to SEKm 1,094 (SEKm 984 corresponding period previous year).
Net income after tax for the period amounted to SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.
Income from property management improved by 6% to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share.
Net leasing has continued its positive trend and amounted to SEKm 58 (41) during the period.
The level of investments has remained high during the period and was SEKm 1,492 (834).
| DATA PER SHARE | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK | 2007 Jan-June |
2006 Jan-June |
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||
| Income property management Change |
2.70 | +6% | 2.54 | 5.38 | +8% | 5.00 | +11% | 4.52 | +11% | 4.07 | +8% | 3.77 | +14% | 3.30 | +24% | 2.65 |
| Net income after tax | 4.11 | 4.07 | 10.21 | 7.89 | 5.59 | 2.68 | 4.00 | 5.68 | 4.07 | |||||||
| Change | +1% | +29% | +41% | +108% | -33% | -30% | +39% | |||||||||
| Dividend | 2.85 | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.13 | 1.88 | 1.63 | 1.38 | |||||||||
| Change | +9% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +15% | +18% |
Business Concept
Castellum's business concept is to develop and add value to its real estate portfolio, focusing on the best possible earnings and asset growth, by offering customised commercial properties, through a strong and clear presence in fi ve Swedish growth regions.
Objective
Castellum's operations are focused on cash flow growth, which along with a stable capital structure provide the preconditions for good growth in the company, while at the same time offering shareholders a competitive dividend.
The objective is an annual growth in cash flow, i.e. income from property managament per share, of at least 10%. In order to achieve this objective, investments of at least SEKm 1,000 per year will be made. All investments will contribute to the objective of growth in income from property management within 1-2 years and have a value potential of at least 10%. Sales of properties will take place when justified from a business standpoint and when an alternative investment with a higher yield can be found.
Strategy for funding
Capital structure
Castellum will have a stable capital structure, meaning an equity/asset ratio of 35-45% and an interest coverage ratio of at least 200%.
Repurchase or sale of own shares may be used for adjusting the company's capital structure. Transfer of own shares may also be used at acquisition of properties. Own shares may not be traded for the sole purpose of capital gain.
Dividend
At least 60% of income from property management after full tax deduction will be distributed, however investment plans, consolidation needs, liquidity and financial position in general will be taken into account.
The stock and credit markets
Castellum shall work for a stable and positive price trend with high liquidity in the compay's share. However, all actions will be made from a long term perspective.
Castellum will have a frequent, open and fair reporting to shareholders, the capital and credit markets as well as media, yet without disclosing any individual business relation.
In the long term Castellum will be one of the largest listed real estate companies in Sweden.
Income, Costs and Results
Comparisons, shown in brackets, are made with the corresponding period previous year except in parts describing assets and fi nancing, where comparison are made with the end of previous year. For defi nitions see Castellum's website, www.castellum.se
Income from property management for the period, i.e. net income excluding changes in value and tax, amounted to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share. The improvement is 6%. The improvement in income is chiefl y an effect of investments made but has also been limited by increased interest rates.
During the fi rst six months, changes in value on properties and derivatives amounted to, respectively, SEKm 374 (325) and SEKm 120 (168). Net income for the period was SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.
Rental income
Group rental income amounted to SEKm 1,094 (984). The improvement is chiefl y an effect of a larger real estate portfolio.
Castellum's lease portfolio is presently considered to be in line with the market rents. Meaning that a majority of the contracts expiring are extended with in principle unchanged conditions. For offi ce and retail properties, the average contracted rental level amounted to SEK 1,112 per sq.m., whereas it for warehouse and industrial properties amounted to SEK 639 per sq.m. Rental levels have increased by approx. 2.5% compared with previous year.
Castellum has a wide spread of risk in the commercial lease portfolio consisting of approx. 4,100 commercial contracts, spreading over many sectors and durations. The single largest contract makes up for 1% of Castellum's total rental income.
The economic occupancy rate was 87.3%, which is somewhat higher than previous year. The total rental value for vacant premises amounts to approx. SEKm 324 on an annual basis.
The leasing remains at a high level. The gross leasing during the period was SEKm 159 (141) and the net leasing was SEKm 58 (41). The time difference between reported net leasing and the effect in income thereof is estimated to between 6-18 months.
NET LEASING
The strong deamand for commercial premises remains. The growth in the Swedish industry has ment a continued good demand for all types of premises on all of Castellum's local markets. The demand in general has been larger than new construction which has started to lead to a shortage of some types of premises on certain local markets. A slight increase in rental levels has been seen for central locations, however a overall increase for other markets cannot been seen today.
Property costs
Property costs amounted to SEKm 384 (365) corresponding to SEK 266 per sq.m. (274). The decrease in costs per sq.m. was 3% and is chiefl y explained by lower costs for heating. Energy consumption for heating during the period has been calculated to 79% (107%) of a normal year according to degree day statistics.
Central administrative expenses
Central administrative expenses were SEKm 37 (32). This includes costs for a profi t and share price related incentive plan for senior management of SEKm 4 (4).
Net financial items
Net fi nancial items were SEKm –231 (–170). The average interest rate level during the period was 4.1% (3.6%). The increase of 0.5% has lead to higher costs in net fi nancial items of approx. SEKm 25 compared to the corresponding period previous year. Castellum's interest rate maturity structure provides limited exposure to changes in the market interest rate. Assuming an unchanged volume of loans and a retained average fi xed interest term, an immediate change in the market interest rate of one percentage unit would affect net fi nancial items by SEKm 70 during the following year, equivalent to 8% of income from property management.
Changes in value
During the period 2 properties (7) were sold for a total of SEKm 6 (126), which gave SEKm 2 (29) in realized results.
The real estate market is characterized by continued high activity, large damand and continued limited supply followed by increasing prices. The increase in prices is relatively general regarding both property type as well as geography.
Since the year-end, the market yield is assumed to have been reduced by 0,1%-units, which along with minor changes in value on acquisitions and investments made give a change in value of SEKm 372, corresponding to 1.4%. Since every property is valued individually consideration has not been taken to the market premium on portfolios seen on the real estate market.
Castellum uses fi nancial instruments such as interest rate swaps in order to achieve the desired interest rate maturity structure. If the agreed interest rate deviates from the market interest rate there is a theoretical surplus or subvalue on the fi nancial instruments, which is reported in the income statement. As an effect of increasing market interest rates the value has changed with SEKm 120 (168) during the period and the value was SEKm 65 at the end of the period.
Tax
The nominal tax rate for companies in Sweden is 28%. However, the current tax paid is lower due to the possibility to defer the taxation by depreciations for tax purposes and investments deductible for tax purposes and to use tax loss carry forwards. This increses the non cash fl ow effecting deferred tax cost with the same amount as the current tax paid is reduced.
TAX CALCULATION 30-06-2007
| Basis | Basis | |
|---|---|---|
| SEKm | current tax | deferred tax |
| Income from property management | 442 | |
| Deductions for tax purposes | ||
| depreciations | – 228 | 228 |
| investments | – 109 | 109 |
| Other tax allowances | – 7 | 10 |
| Taxable income from property management | 98 | 347 |
| Taxable gain on properties sold | 1 | – 1 |
| Non taxable changes in value on properties | – | 372 |
| Non taxable changes in value on derivatives | – | 65 |
| Taxable changes in value on derivatives | 55 | – |
| Taxable income for the period | 154 | 783 |
| Tax loss carry forwards, opening balance | – 337 | 337 |
| Tax loss carry forwards, closing balance | 201 | – 201 |
| Taxable income | 18 | 919 |
| Of which 28% current/deferred tax | 5 | 257 |
Real estate portfolio
The real estate portfolio consists entirely of Swedish properties, and is found in Greater Gothenburg, the Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. The main focus of the portfolio is in the three major urban regions.
The commercial portfolio consists of offi ce and retail properties as well as warehouse and industrial properties, mainly concentrated to well-situated working-areas with good means of communication and services.
Investments and sales
During the period, the following changes in the real estate portfolio have occurred.
| CHANGES IN THE REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair value, SEKm | Number | |||||||
| Real estate portfolio on 1 January, 2007 | 24 238 | 515 | ||||||
| + Acquisitions | 995 | 23 | ||||||
| + New construction, extensions and refurbishment |
497 | – | ||||||
| – Sales | – 4 | – 2 | ||||||
| + Unrealized changes in value | 372 | – | ||||||
| Real estate portfolio on 30 June, 2007 | 26 098 | 536 |
During the period investments totalling SEKm 1,492 (834) were made, of which SEKm 995 (361) were acquisitions and SEKm 497 (473) new construction, extensions and refurbishment. Of the total investments, SEKm 591 related to Eastern Götaland, SEKm 472 to Greater Gothenburg, SEKm 214 to Mälardalen, SEKm 150 to Greater Stockholm and SEKm 65 to the Öresund Region.
Accounting Principles
Castellum follows the by the EU adopted IFRS standards and the interpretations of them (IFRIC). This interim report has been prepared according to IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Accounting principles and methods for calculations have remained unchanged compared to the Annual Report previous year.
CASTELLUM'S REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
| 30-06-2007 | January-June 2007 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Fair | Fair | Rental | Rental | Economic | Rental | Property | Property | Net opera | |||
| No. of | thous. | value | value | value | value | occupancy | income | costs | costs | ting income | ||
| properties | sq.m. | SEKm | SEK/sq.m. | SEKm | SEK/sq.m. | rate | SEKm | SEKm | SEK/sq.m. | SEKm | ||
| Offi ce/retail | ||||||||||||
| Greater Gothenburg | 74 | 386 | 4 828 | 12 500 | 218 | 1 130 | 92.9% | 203 | 51 | 266 | 152 | |
| Öresund Region | 46 | 301 | 4 598 | 15 276 | 192 | 1 273 | 90.7% | 174 | 46 | 304 | 128 | |
| Greater Stockholm | 44 | 302 | 3 409 | 11 314 | 189 | 1 252 | 79.0% | 149 | 51 | 336 | 98 | |
| Mälardalen | 51 | 247 | 2 223 | 8 996 | 117 | 948 | 87.4% | 102 | 30 | 244 | 72 | |
| Eastern Götaland | 44 | 274 | 2 264 | 8 252 | 124 | 905 | 90.8% | 113 | 40 | 290 | 73 | |
| Total offi ce/retail | 259 | 1 510 | 17 322 | 11 472 | 840 | 1 112 | 88.2% | 741 | 218 | 288 | 523 | |
| Warehouse/industrial | ||||||||||||
| Greater Gothenburg | 92 | 561 | 3 541 | 6 310 | 180 | 642 | 87.3% | 157 | 36 | 127 | 121 | |
| Öresund Region | 39 | 280 | 1 655 | 5 912 | 88 | 633 | 80.4% | 71 | 20 | 142 | 51 | |
| Greater Stockholm | 35 | 189 | 1 211 | 6 405 | 77 | 813 | 85.0% | 66 | 21 | 218 | 45 | |
| Mälardalen | 41 | 163 | 795 | 4 886 | 50 | 614 | 86.7% | 43 | 12 | 154 | 31 | |
| Eastern Götaland | 29 | 159 | 599 | 3 769 | 37 | 460 | 87.6% | 32 | 10 | 128 | 22 | |
| Total warehouse/industrial | 236 | 1 352 | 7 801 | 5 770 | 432 | 639 | 85.4% | 369 | 99 | 146 | 270 | |
| Total | 495 | 2 862 | 25 123 | 8 779 | 1 272 | 889 | 87.3% | 1 110 | 317 | 221 | 793 | |
| Leasing and property administration | 64 | 45 | – 64 | |||||||||
| Total after leasing and property administration | 381 | 266 | 729 | |||||||||
| Development projects | 12 | 38 | 483 | – | 16 | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | 0 | |
| Undeveloped land | 29 | – | 492 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 536 | 2 900 | 26 098 | – | 1 288 | – | – | 1 115 | 386 | – | 729 |
The table above relates to the properties owned by Castellum at the end of the period and refl ects the income and costs of the properties as if they had been owned during the whole period. The discrepancy between the net operating income of SEKm 729 accounted for above and the net operating income of SEKm 710 in the income statement is explained by the adjustment of the net operating income of SEKm 19 on properties acquired/completed during the period, which are recalculated as if they had been owned or completed during the whole period.
PROPERTY RELATED KEY RATIOS
| 2007 January June |
2006 January June |
2006 January December |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental value, SEK/sq.m. | 889 | 862 | 864 |
| Economic occupancy rate | 87.3% | 87.6% | 87.1% |
| Property costs, SEK/sq.m. | 266 | 274 | 259 |
| Net operating income, SEK/sq.m. | 509 | 480 | 494 |
| Fair value, SEK/sq.m. | 8 779 | 8 140 | 8 466 |
| Number of properties | 536 | 500 | 515 |
| Lettable area, thousand sq.m. | 2 900 | 2 695 | 2 787 |
| SEGMENT INFORMATION | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net operating income incl. | |||||||||
| Rental income | changes in value on properties | ||||||||
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| SEKm | Jan-June | Jan-June | Jan-June | Jan-June | |||||
| Greater Gothenburg | 360 | 320 | 378 | 337 | |||||
| Öresund Region | 245 | 239 | 237 | 253 | |||||
| Greater Stockholm | 212 | 185 | 220 | 153 | |||||
| Mälardalen | 142 | 128 | 116 | 108 | |||||
| Eastern Götaland | 135 | 112 | 133 | 93 | |||||
| Total | 1 094 | 984 | 1 084 | 944 |
Financing
Shareholders' equity and Net Asset Value
Shareholders' equity was SEKm 10,391 (9,178), representing an equity/assets ratio of 40% (42%). In order to regulate the company's capital structure the company can repurchase 9.2 million own shares in addition to the eight million shares which were repurchased earlier.
The net asset value can based on the balance sheet, without considering the uncertainty range of +/– 5-10% normally used in property valuations, be calculated to SEKm 13,457 corresponding to SEK 82 per share pre tax and to SEKm 12,362 corresponding to SEK 75 per share after deduction of a calculated 10% effective tax.
Interest-bearing liabilities
As of 30 June, 2007 Castellum had long term binding credit agreements totalling SEKm 12,800 (11,050), long term bonds totalling SEKm 650 (350), short term binding credit agreements totalling SEKm 776 (1,776) and a commercial paper program of SEKm 4,000 (3,000). Outstanding commercial papers of SEKm 3,786 are fully covered by unutilized long term credit agreements. After deduction of liquid assets of SEKm 10 (8), net interest-bearing liabilities were SEKm 12,144 (10,829). The average duration of Castellum's long term credit agreements as of 30 June, 2007 was 5.1 years (5.8).
The average effective interest rate as of 30 June, 2007 was 4.3% (4.0%), while the market interest rate for an equal portfolio amounts to 4.6%. The average fi xed interest term on the same date was 2.1 years (2.3) and has been achieved through the extension of loans with short term fi xed interest terms by interest swap agreements. The share of loans with interest rate maturity during the next 6 months was 49% (48%). According to the fi nancial policy, the average fi xed interest term will be 1.5-3 years and the share of interest rate maturity during the next 6 months will be no more than 50%.
| INTEREST RATE AND LOAN MATURITY STRUCTURE 30-06-2007 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest rate maturity structure | Loan maturity structure | |||||||||
| SEKm | Interest rate maturity, |
Average interest rate |
Credit agreements, |
Utilized, | ||||||
| 0-1 year | 7 144 | 4.2% | 4 563 | 3 974 | ||||||
| 1-2 years | 1 300 | 4.0% | 1 000 | 300 | ||||||
| 2-3 years | 950 | 4.4% | 950 | 750 | ||||||
| 3-4 years | 100 | 5.3% | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| 4-5 years | 700 | 4.7% | 3 500 | 1 100 | ||||||
| 5-10 years | 1 950 | 4.5% | 7 500 | 5 520 | ||||||
| Total | 12 144 | 4.3% | 18 013 | 12 144 |
The Parent Company
The parent company Castellum AB is responsible for matters concerning the stock market such as consolidated reports and stock market information and the credit market such as funding and fi nancial risk management.
The parent company takes part in decisions on major investments, acquisitions and sales of assets by involvement in the Board of the subsidiaries.
INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET
| INCOME STATEMENT SEKm | 2007 | 2006 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-June | Jan-June | Jan-Dec | |
| Income | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Operating expenses | – 28 | – 24 | – 50 |
| Net fi nancial items | 6 | 6 | 574 |
| Changes in value, | |||
| derivatives | 120 | 168 | 178 |
| Income before tax | 103 | 155 | 712 |
| Tax | – 29 | – 43 | – 41 |
| Net income for the | |||
| period/year | 74 | 112 | 671 |
| BALANCE SHEET, SEKm | 30/6 2007 | 30/6 2006 | 31/12 2006 |
| Participations in Group comp. | 4 087 | 3 727 | 4 087 |
| Receivables, Group comp. | 12 178 | 10 522 | 11 258 |
| Other assets | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Derivatives | 65 | – | – |
| Cash and bank | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 335 | 14 257 | 15 352 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3 880 | 3 707 | 4 273 |
| Interest bearing liabilities | 11 844 | 10 065 | 10 531 |
| Derivatives | – | 65 | 55 |
| Interest bearing liabilities | |||
| Group companies | 445 | 293 | 398 |
| Other liabilities | 166 | 127 | 95 |
| Total | 16 335 | 14 257 | 15 352 |
Opportunities and Risks
Opportunities and Risks in the Cash Flow
Increasing market interest rates is generally an effect of economic growth and increasing infl ation, which is thought to give higher rental income. This is in part due to that the demand for premises is thought to increase leading to reduced vacancies and hence the potential for increasing market rents and in part due to that the index clause in the commercial contracts is compensating the increasing infl ation. An economic boom therefore means higher interest costs but also higher rental income, while the opposite relationship is true during a recession. The change in rental income and interest costs does not take place at the exact same time, why the effect on income in the short term may occur at different points in time.
Opportunities and Risks in Property Values
Castellum reports its properties at fair value with changes in value in the income statement. This means that the result in particular but also the fi nancial position may be more volatile. The value of the properties are determined by supply and demand, where the prices are mainly depending on the properties' expected net operating income and the buyer's required yield. An increasing demand gives lower required yields and hence an upward adjustment in prices, while a weaker demand has the opposite effect. In the same way, a positive real development in net operating income gives an upward adjustment in prices, while a low real growth has the opposite effect.
In property valuations consideration should be taken to an uncertainty range of +/– 5-10%, in order to refl ect the uncertainty that exist in the assumptions and calculations made.
Financial Risk
Castellum's greatest fi nancial risk is to lack access to funding. A low borrowing ratio limits this risk and also means less exposure to interest rate changes. Existing credit agreements are reviewed and renegotiated on an ongoing basis and new agreements are signed when needed in order to secure Castellum's need for long term funding.
Signing of the Half-year Report
The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Offi cer assure that the Half-year Report provide a fair view of the parent company's and the Group's operations, fi nancial position and result as well as describes signifi cant risks and uncertainties that the parent company and the companies included in the Group are faced with.
Gothenburg 18 July 2007
Jan Kvarnström Per Berggren Marianne Dicander Chairman Board member Alexandersson
Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist Christer Jacobson Board member Board member
Board member Board member CEO
Board member
Göran Lindén Mats Wäppling Håkan Hellström
Auditors' Report
Independent Auditors' Report on Review of Interim Financial Information.
To the Board of Directors of Castellum AB
Corporate indetity number: 556475-5550
Introduction
We have reviewed the accompanying Half-year Report for the period 01-01-2007–30-06-2007 Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this Half-year report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this Half-year Report based upon our review.
Scope of Review
We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements SÖG 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity." A review of interim fi nancial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for fi nancial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and generally accepted auditing standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all signifi cant matters that might be identifi ed in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Half-year Report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act.
Gothenburg 18 July 2007
Carl Lindgren Ingemar Rindstig Auktoriserad revisor Auktoriserad revisor
| INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | Rolling 12 months | 2006 | |
| SEKm | April-June | April-June | Jan-June | Jan-June | July 06-June 07 | Jan-Dec |
| Rental income | 552 | 494 | 1 094 | 984 | 2 124 | 2 014 |
| Operating expenses | – 95 | – 92 | – 219 | – 216 | – 396 | – 393 |
| Maintenance | – 24 | – 22 | – 48 | – 46 | – 102 | – 100 |
| Ground rent | – 5 | – 5 | – 10 | – 9 | – 19 | – 18 |
| Real estate tax | – 21 | – 19 | – 43 | – 39 | – 78 | – 74 |
| Leasing and property administration | – 32 | – 27 | – 64 | – 55 | – 124 | – 115 |
| Net operating income | 375 | 329 | 710 | 619 | 1 405 | 1 314 |
| Central administrative expenses | – 21 | – 18 | – 37 | – 32 | – 72 | – 67 |
| Net fi nancial items | –118 | – 88 | – 231 | – 170 | – 425 | – 364 |
| Income from property management | 236 | 223 | 442 | 417 | 908 | 883 |
| Changes in value | ||||||
| Properties, realized | 2 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 56 | 83 |
| Properties, unrealized | 339 | 270 | 372 | 296 | 1 138 | 1 062 |
| Derivatives, unrealized | 98 | 83 | 120 | 168 | 130 | 178 |
| Income before tax | 675 | 579 | 936 | 910 | 2 232 | 2 206 |
| Current tax | – 3 | 0 | – 5 | 0 | – 15 | – 10 |
| Deferred tax | – 188 | – 150 | – 257 | – 242 | – 537 | – 522 |
| Net income for the period/year | 484 | 429 | 674 | 668 | 1 680 | 1 674 |
Since there are no minority interests the entire net income is attributable to the shareholders of the parent company.
| DATA PER SHARE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | Rolling 12 months | 2006 | |
| April-June | April-June | Jan-June | Jan-June | July 06-June 07 | Jan-Dec | |
| Average number of shares, thousand | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 |
| Earings after tax, SEK | 2.95 | 2.62 | 4.11 | 4.07 | 10.24 | 10.21 |
| Income from property management, SEK | 1.44 | 1.36 | 2.70 | 2.54 | 5.54 | 5.38 |
| Outstanding number of shares, thousand | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 | 164 000 |
| Fair value of properties, SEK | 159 | 136 | 159 | 136 | 159 | 148 |
| Shareholders' equity, SEK | 63 | 56 | 63 | 56 | 63 | 62 |
Since there is no potential common stock (e.g. convertibles), there is no effect of dilution. All share related key ratios have been recalculated based on the share split 4:1 carried out in April 2006.
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | Rolling 12 months | 2006 Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68% | 67% | 65% | 63% | 66% | 65% |
| 300% | 353% | 291% | 345% | 314% | 343% |
| 9.8% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 17.5% |
| 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 598 | 472 | 1 492 | 834 | 2 941 | 2 283 |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | 126 | 340 | 460 |
| 40% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 40% | 42% |
| 47% | 45% | 47% | 45% | 47% | 45% |
| April-June | April-June | Jan-June | Jan-June | July 06-June 07 |
| BALANCE SHEET | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEKm | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| Assets | |||
| Investment properties | 26 098 | 22 303 | 24 238 |
| Other fi xed assets | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Current receivables | 110 | 125 | 187 |
| Derivatives | 65 | – | – |
| Cash and bank | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Total assets | 26 296 | 22 450 | 24 446 |
| Shareholders' equity and liabilities | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 10 391 | 9 178 | 10 184 |
| Deferred tax liability | 3 066 | 2 395 | 2 723 |
| Long term interest-bearing liabilities | 12 154 | 10 071 | 10 837 |
| Derivatives | – | 65 | 55 |
| Non interest-bearing liabilities | 685 | 741 | 647 |
| Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 26 296 | 22 450 | 24 446 |
| CHANGES IN EQUITY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEKm | Number of outstanding shares, thousand | Share capital | Reserves | Retained earnings | Total equity |
| Shareholders' equity 31-12-2005 | 41 000 | 86 | 20 | 8 834 | 8 940 |
| Dividend, March 2006 | – | – | – | – 430 | – 430 |
| Net income January-June 2006 | – | – | – | 668 | 668 |
| Shareholders' equity 30-06-2006 | 41 000 | 86 | 20 | 9 072 | 9 178 |
| Share split 4:1, April 2006 | 123 000 | – | – | – | – |
| Net income July-December 2006 | – | – | – | 1 006 | 1 006 |
| Shareholders' equity 31-12-2006 | 164 000 | 86 | 20 | 10 078 | 10 184 |
| Dividend, March 2007 | – | – | – | – 467 | – 467 |
| Net income January-June 2007 | – | – | – | 674 | 674 |
| Shareholders' equity 30-06-2007 | 164 000 | 86 | 20 | 10 285 | 10 391 |
| CASH FLOW STATEMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEKm | Jan-June 2007 | Jan-June 2006 | Jan-Dec 2006 |
| Net operating income | 710 | 619 | 1 314 |
| Central administrative expenses | – 37 | – 32 | – 67 |
| Reversed depreciations | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Net fi nancial items paid | – 141 | – 133 | – 365 |
| Tax paid on income from property management | – 7 | – | – |
| Cash fl ow from operating activities before change in working capital | 527 | 456 | 887 |
| Change in current receivables | 65 | – 38 | – 88 |
| Change in current liabilities | – 85 | 34 | 29 |
| Cash fl ow from operating activities | 507 | 452 | 828 |
| Investments in existing properties | – 497 | – 473 | – 991 |
| Property acquisitions | – 909 | – 333 | – 1 213 |
| Change in liabilities at acquisitions of property | 33 | – 13 | – 74 |
| Property sales | 6 | 126 | 457 |
| Change in receivables at sales of property | 12 | 2 | – 10 |
| Other net investments | 0 | – 3 | – 5 |
| Cash fl ow from investment activities | – 1 355 | – 694 | – 1 836 |
| Change in long term liabilities | 1 317 | 675 | 1 441 |
| Dividend paid | – 467 | – 430 | – 430 |
| Cash fl ow from investment activities | 850 | 245 | 1 011 |
| Cash fl ow for the period/year | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cash and bank, opening balance | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Cash and bank closing balance | 10 | 8 | 8 |
The Castellum Share
Castellum is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and had at the end of the period about 7,500 shareholders. Shareholders registered abroad cannot be broken down in terms of directly held and nominee registered shares. The ten single largest Swedish shareholders can be seen in the table below.
SHAREHOLDERS
| Number of shares, | Percentage of voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders as of 30-06-2007 | thousand | and capital |
| László Szombatfalvy | 11 000 | 6.7% |
| AFA Sjukförsäkrings AB | 7 570 | 4.6% |
| AMF Pensionsförsäkrings AB | 4 080 | 2.5% |
| Kåpan Pensioner Försäkringsförening | 2 794 | 1.7% |
| Andra AP-fonden | 2 411 | 1.5% |
| Swedbank Robur Realinvest | 2 184 | 1.3% |
| AFA TFA Försäkrings AB | 1 991 | 1.2% |
| Societe Generale Dep Des Services | 1 876 | 1.2% |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 1 329 | 0.8% |
| Fjärde AP-fonden | 1 320 | 0.8% |
| Other shareholders registered in Sweden | 38 123 | 23.2% |
| Shareholders registered abroad | 89 322 | 54.5% |
| Total outstanding shares | 164 000 | 100.0% |
| Repurchased shares | 8 007 | |
| Total registered shares | 172 007 |
There is no potential common stock (e.g. convertibles).
DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS BY COUNTRY 30-06-2007
| Sweden 46% | USA 23% | |
|---|---|---|
| Of which Private persons, private comp. 22% |
Great Britain 9% | |
| Funds, insurance comp. etc. 19% 4% AP-funds |
The Netherlands 4% | |
| Trusts, associations etc. 1% |
Luxembourg 4% | |
| Other 14% |
The Castellum share price as at June 30, 2007 was SEK 82.75 equivalent to a market value of SEK 13.6 billion, calculated on the number of outstanding shares.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 91 million shares were traded, equivalent to an average of 740,000 shares per day, corresponding on an annual basis to a turnover rate of 113%.
During the last 12-month period the total yield of the Castellum share has been 16.1% including dividend of SEK 2.85 per share. Since the IPO on May 23, 1997 the total yield of the Castellum has been on average 22.7% per year.
TOTAL YIELD (INCLUDING DIVIDEND)
| On average per | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | year May 1997- | |
| - June 2007 | June 2007 | |
| The Castellum Share | 16.1% | 22.7% |
| OMX Stockholm (SIX Return) | 37.9% | 11.9% |
| Real Estate Index Sweden (EPRA) | 19.4% | 19.2% |
| Real Estate Index Europe (EPRA) | 18.2% | 15.3% |
CALENDAR
Interim Report January-September 2007 17 October, 2007 Year-end Report 2007 23 January, 2008 Annual General Meeting 27 March, 2008 Interim Report January-March 2008 16 April 2008 Half-year Report January-June 2008 16 July, 2008 Interim Report January-September 2008 16 October, 2008 Year-end Report 2008 21 January, 2008 Annual General Meeting 26 March, 2009
For further information please contact Håkan Hellström, CEO telephone +46 31-60 74 00
www.castellum.se
On Castellum's website it is possible to download as well as subscribe to Castellum's Pressreleases and Interim Reports.
The photos in this Half-year Report show Bagaren 10 in Växjö.
SUBSIDIARIES
Aspholmen Fastigheter AB
Radiatorvägen 17, SE-702 27 Örebro, Sweden Telephone +46 19-27 65 00 Fax +46 19-27 65 19 [email protected] www.aspholmenfastigheter.se
Fastighets AB Briggen
Fredriksbergsgatan 1 Box 3158, SE-200 22 Malmö, Sweden Telephone +46 40-38 37 20 Fax +46 40-38 37 37 [email protected] www.briggen.se
Fastighets AB Brostaden Bolidenvägen 14 Box 5013, SE-121 05 Johanneshov, Sweden Telephone +46 8-602 33 00 Fax +46 8-602 33 30 [email protected] www.brostaden.se
Fastighets AB Corallen
Lasarettsgatan 3 Box 148, SE-331 21 Värnamo, Sweden Telephone +46 370-69 49 00 Fax +46 370-475 90 [email protected] www.corallen.se
Eklandia Fastighets AB
Ringögatan 12 Box 8725, SE-402 75 Gothenburg, Sweden Telephone +46 31-744 09 00 Fax +46 31-744 09 50 [email protected] www.eklandia.se
Harry Sjögren AB Kråketorpsgatan 20, SE-431 53 Mölndal, Sweden Telephone +46 31-706 65 00 Fax +46 31-706 65 29 [email protected] www.harrysjogren.se
In the event of confl ict in interpretation or differences between this report and the Swedish version, the latter will have priority.
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