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Castellum Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Jul 15, 2015

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Drottningparken in Örebro - an office building comprising 4,280 sq.m. located near both the city center and the Southern station - will be completed during the autumn 2016 and is fully let. The new building will be completed in accordance with the environmental system Miljöbyggnad and will also be supplied with green district heating.

Half-year Report January-June 2015

Half-year Report January-June 2015

Castellum is one of the major listed real estate companies in Sweden. The fair value of the real estate portfolio amounts to SEK 40 billion, and comprises of commercial properties.

The real estate portfolio is owned and managed by six wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local presence in five growth regions: Eklandia Fastighets AB and Harry Sjögren AB in Greater Gothenburg (incl. Borås and Halmstad), Fastighets AB Briggen in the Öresund Region (Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg and Copenhagen), Fastighets AB Brostaden in Greater Stockholm, Aspholmen Fastigheter AB in Mälardalen (Örebro, Västerås and Uppsala) and Fastighets AB Corallen in Eastern Götaland (Jönköping, Linköping and Norrköping).

Castellum is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm Large Cap.

  • Rental income for the period January-June 2015 amounted to SEKm 1,617 (SEKm 1,663 previous year).
  • Income from property management amounted to SEKm 716 (703), corresponding to SEK 4.37 (4.29) per share, an increase of 2%.
  • Changes in value on properties amounted to SEKm 880 (357) and on derivatives to SEKm 137 (–366).
  • Net income after tax for the period amounted to SEKm 1,399 (560), corresponding to SEK 8.53 (3.41) per share.
  • Net investments amounted to SEKm 1,730 (1,262) of which SEKm 569 (669) were new constructions, extensions and reconstructions, SEKm 1,422 (814) acquisitions and SEKm 261 (221) sales. Furthermore, 50% of the shares in Ståhls were acquired, with a underlying property value of SEK 2 billion, for SEKm 477.
Key ratios
2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Income from property
management, SEK/share
4.37 4.29 8.84 8.21 7.65 7.15 6.96 6.89 5.93 5.63 5.38
Change previous year +2% +11% +8% +7% +7% +3% +1% +16% +5% +5% +8%
Net income after tax, SEK/share 8.53 3.41 7.38 10.41 8.98 4.34 11.98 0.98 – 4.04 9.07 10.21
Change previous year +150% –38% –29% +16% +107% –64% +1,122% pos. neg. –11% +29%
Dividend, SEK/share 4.60 4.25 3.95 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.15 3.00 2.85
Change previous year +8% +8% +7% +3% +3% +11% +5% +5% +9%
Properties fair value, SEKm 40,187 39,385 37,599 37,752 36,328 33,867 31,768 29,267 29,165 27,717 24,238
Net investments, SEKm 1,730 1,262 –529 1,081 2,545 1,908 1,279 1,129 2,710 2,559 1,823
Loan to value 51% 53% 49% 52% 53% 51% 50% 52% 50% 45% 45%
Interest coverage ratio 336% 307% 318% 292% 284% 278% 299% 309% 255% 287% 343%

For more detailed information see Castellum Annual Report.

2 Castellum Half-year Report January-June 2015 Castellum Half-year Report January-June 2015

Henrik Saxborn, CEO at Castellum Enhanced financial readiness

During the second quarter, we've concentrated on phasing in the major acquisitions in Linköping and Norrköping. Castellum intends that synergies from purchasing half of Ståhls' commercial properties will materialize as early as this current year. The acquisition made Castellum the second largest property owner in these emerging cities, at one stroke.

The restructuring of the real estate portfolio towards higher growth continues strenuously and implies continued turnover through both single purchases and sales. The latest examples include the sale of undeveloped land north of Stockholm and the acquisition of neighbouring properties in Gothenburg. Moreover, Castellum continues to develop high-quality properties via an interesting project portfolio. The latest projects include a 9,200 sq. m. offi ce space right by the water at Lindholmen, Gothenburg. And the 4,300 sq. m. Drottningparken offi ce project in Örebro is already fully leased – an entire year before its completion.

Economic indicators continue to evolve in the right direction. Income from property management increased by 2% during the fi rst half year, despite signifi cant property sales of close to SEK 3 billion during the last half of 2014, and non-access to the Ståhls acquisitions until the end of the period. Net leasing is positive, SEKm +37, and we have adjusted the value of the real estate portfolio upwards by SEKm 880, backed by market tendencies. This in turn has contributed to a 4% increase in the long-term net asset value, to SEK 118 during the fi rst half year – at the same time as a dividend of SEK 4.60 being paid out during the period.

We are also working intensively with the Group-wide effi ciency program that is expected to take effect in the next year. An important part of these efforts includes a common brand profi le for the entire Group, introduced to clearly delineate the Group's joint strength – as well as local presence – in Sweden's strongest growth regions. The new common profi le will provide potential for future income and savings, but will entail a short-term cost increase for this year's implementation.

The part of the business we can infl uence is developing according to plan and in good order, but this is hardly the case regarding other parts of the world. The crisis in Greece greatly affects both the stock market and the interest rate market, and no one can say

with certainty how repercussions will affect our country. However, we can state that Castellum is active in a market that is largely dependent on the domestic, Swedish business cycle. Of course, on the cost side, fi nancing is affected by international turmoil – both in terms of access and costs, i.e. interest level. As we've always pointed out in the Annual Report, the biggest risk of a real estate company is not being able to secure the requisite longterm fi nancing.

It's therefore reassuring that we have focused on and succeeded in extending our credit facilities, as well as securing our interest margins. For example, during the year we have renegotiated and extended credit facilities totalling SEK 4.0 billion and carried out new issues in the bond market for a total of SEK 2.5 billion. This implies an aggregate outstanding bond volume of SEK 6.8 billion.

After value adjustments, earnings and dividends, the balance sheet remains strong: At the end of Q2 2015, the loan-to-value ratio amounted to 51%, thus enabling freedom of action and future investments.

In summary: Castellum remains a low-risk option among Swedish listed real estate companies. And we'll continue to deliver solid long-term performance in the future as well: growth – in both property-management income and dividends.

Henrik Saxborn

CEO

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.

Strategy for the property portfolio and its management

Development of commercial properties in growth regions

Geography and category

Castellum's real estate portfolio is located in the fi ve growth regions Greater Gothenburg, Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. This together with rational property management and a strong presence in the market, provide for good business opportunities.

The real estate portfolio shall consist of commercial properties with general and fl exible premises for offi ce, retail, warehouse, logistics and industry purposes.

Property portfolio

The real estate portfolio shall be continuously enhanced and developed in order to improve cash fl ow. Castellum shall continue to grow with customers' demand, mainly through new constructions, extensions and reconstructions but also through acquisitions.

All investments shall contribute to the objective of growth in income from property management within 1-2 years and have a potential asset growth of at least 10%. Sales of properties will take place when justifi ed from a business standpoint.

Customer focus through local organizations

Customers

Castellum shall be perceived as a customer focused company. This is achieved by developing long-term relations and supplying premises and service meeting customer demands.

Organization and employees

Service and property management shall be delivered by a decentralized organization with wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local presence. Property management shall be carried out mainly by own personnel.

Castellum shall have skilled and committed employees, which is achieved by being an attractive workplace with good development possibilities.

The business shall contribute to a sustainable development, in view of ecological, social and economic aspects.

Strategy for funding

Strong balance sheet with low financial and operational risk

Capital structure

Castellum shall have low fi nancial risk. The choosen risk key ratios are loan to value and interest coverage ratio. Purchase or transfer of own shares shall be available as a method for adjusting the company's capital structure to the company's capital need and as payment or funding of real estate investments. Company owned shares may not be traded for short term purpose of capital gain.

The stock and credit markets

Castellum will work for a competitive total return on the company's share relative to risk and also strive for high liquidity.

All actions will be made from a long-term perspective and the company will hold frequent, open and fair reports to shareholders, the capital and credit markets and the media, without disclosing any individual business relationship.

Low operational risk

Castellum's real estate portfolio has a geographical distribution to fi ve Swedish growth regions and shall consist of different types of commercial premises. The risk within in the customer portfolio shall be kept low.

Overall objective

Castellum's overall objective is an annual growth in cash fl ow, i.e.income from property management per share, of at least 10%

NKI79

Satisfied Customer Index 2014

NMI85

Satisfied Employees Index 2014

Lease value per region

Strategic tools

Outcome

SEKm 1,730

net investments first 1st half-year 2015

Outcome

Investments

In order to achieve the overall objective of 10% growth, net investments of at least 5% of the property value will be made. This is currently equivalent to approx. SEKm 2,000.

Subsidiaries

One of the three largest real estate owners in each local market.

Strategic tools

Customer and employee satisfaction

In order to develop the Group as well as customer relations, the customers' level of satisfaction shall be measured regularly. Customer and employee satisfaction shall constantly improve.

Sustainability

Focus on effi cient energy usage, sustainable new constructions, good controll and continuously improved status in the properties, green customer relations and social commitment and responsibility in our regions.

Strategic tools Outcome

Capital structure

Loan to value ratio not permanently exceeding 55%. Interest coverage ratio of at least 200%.

Dividend

At least 50% of pre-tax property management income shall be distributed. Investment plans, consolidation needs, liquidity and fi nancial position in general will be taken into account.

The stock and credit markets

In the long term, Castellum shall be one of the largest listed real estate companies in Sweden.

Low operational risk

Commercial portfolio in fi ve growth regions distributed on different cathegories with general, fl exible premises. The customer risk shall be kept low using diversifi cation over many fi elds of business, length and size of contracts.

Loan to value ratio Interest coverage ratio

4,500 commercial contracts where the single largest contract accounts for approx. 2%

Castellum Half-year Report January-June 2015 5

Customers and Organization

Customers - a reflection of the diverse Swedish economy

Castellum holds approx. 4,500 commercial contracts, with good risk diversifi cation regarding size of contracts, geography, type of premises, length of contracts and various customer industries. The single largest contract corresponds to approx. 2% of Castellum's total rental income.

Nine out of ten customers recommend Castellum

It is important that Castellum meets customer expectations: we deliver what we promise. An external customer survey is therefore carried out annually, the Satisfi ed Customer Index.

The latest survey, conducted in 2014, showed continued and consistent high marks for Castellum, with a weighted index of 79. This exceeds the industry benchmark of 73.

Nine out of ten customers surveyed, 88%, replied that they want to lease from Castellum again and gladly recommend Castellum as a landlord to others.

High leasing activity

Castellum's leasing activity is high. During 2015 to date, the organization has signed 388 new leases with a total annual value of SEKm 177. Robust leasing activities indicate the importance of taking care of customers and networks.

A decentralized and small-scale organization infers deep local knowledge and interaction

Castellum is the parent company and owns six local operating subsidiaries who owns and manage the Group properties, and this results in close relationships with customers and short decision-making processes. Well-anchored local bases provide conditions for thorough familiarity with the market. Castellum operates as one of the largest real estate companies, while remaining equipped to act as close to the market as the smallest.

Brand management that clearly reinforces advantages of being both big and small

Castellum's subsidiaries operate under their own names. To make the connection between the parent company and the subsidiaries clear and demonstrate the common strengths and local force a common visual identity has been launched during the quarter.

Each subsidiary is involved in the local business community

through business associations where important contacts are forged with both current and prospective customers.

Castellum, as one of the largest real estate owners on each local market, also contributes to regional development. Local subsidiaries operate through co-operation with municipalities and universities/colleges.

Satisfied employees

Castellum works actively to recruit and retain top-notch employees by offering a stimulating work environment, competence development and experience sharing.

Employee viewpoints about Castellum are regularly measured and the latest survey, conducted in 2014, shows a continued high index, 85 on a 100-point scale. This indicates that employees are satisfi ed with their work situation and have high confi dence in the company and management.

Castellum has about 300 employees.

Sustainable business

Castellum's sustainability efforts focus on the effi cient use of resources, a sustainable real estate portfolio and sustainable collaborations, as well as on social commitment and responsibility.

Castellum's current energy consumption is less than 40% of the business-sector average. In addition, a growing 20% of the real estate portfolio is environmentally classifi ed according to the Green Building, Miljöbyggnad or the BREEAM criteria.

Our contribution to positive development in the communities where Castellum is active involves various forms of ongoing collaborations. These include joint projects with customers, business colleagues, municipalities and educational institutions. During 2014, 60 young people received their introduction to working life through our apprenticeship program, as holiday workers,

Market comments

Swedish economy

The Swedish economy continues to develop well, still driven by domestic demand with households as the primary engine. Lately, a number of export improvements have been noted – mainly linked to the export of services. However, the recovery for goods export has been slow, and geopolitical turmoil continues to dampen the economy. The level of construction and infrastructure investments in Sweden demonstrates high activity.

The labour market will be positively affected by the stronger economy, and it currently exhibits a steady improvement, with employment and work-supply increases running at approximately the same rate. Despite a strengthening economy, infl ation pressure is perceived as remaining low, due to low infl ation abroad. A stronger Swedish currency further dampens infl ation. Hence, the exchange rate will play a key role for infl ation in Sweden.

Macro indicators

Source: SCB
GDP growth 0.4% (Q1 2015 compared to Q4 2014)
Inflation – 0.4% (June 2015 compared to June 2014)
Unemployment 8.0% (May 2015)

Rental market

During the fi rst half-year, the rental market strengthened in several geographical markets compared with the corresponding period last year. Demand was stable and favourable in terms of both new constructions and existing facilities, with some variation attributable to geography and product. However, a slight increase in offi ce rental levels was observed for submarkets with high demand and low market vacancy; rents remained stable for all other submarkets.

It is obvious that the interest in real estate development has increased. This has been well received in the rental market and promoted rental levels for the top segment in several locations. The supply of new constructions in Stockholm and Gothenburg remained stable, and supply did not meet market demand in attractive locations. However, the opposite was true for Malmö.

Property market

The Swedish real estate market was characterized by continued strong demand that was not fully met by supply. Transaction volumes totalled just under SEK 65 billion (60) for the first half year, and activity was high in all markets and segments. An increased interest was noted for retail and logistics/warehouse properties

compared with the previous year. Interest for office properties remained stable, and commercial properties accounted for 79% (76%) of the transaction volume during this period.

So far this year, foreign interest has been higher than last year and Swedish players account for 78% (85%) of the transaction volume. Swedish real estate companies are still the largest among buyers, and real estate funds as well as Swedish real estate companies are the most active among sellers.

It is Castellum's view that the strong demand in the real estate market – combined with limited supply – means decreased yield levels, resulting in value increases for several markets and segments, with variation attributable to geography, property type and quality.

Interest and credit market

During the fi rst half year, the Riksbank focused on an infl ation target of 2%, continued its expansionary monetary policy and took historic decisions. At its last meeting in July, the repo rate was lowered to a record low of –0.35%, and the repo-rate path was adjusted downwards. Moreover, the Riksbank announced the purchase of additional government bonds. The repo-rate path indicates that the Riksbank has not fi nished cutting the repo rate: another cut may come in the autumn. It is not expected to rise until the second half of 2016, and then, slowly.

The 3-month Stibor interest rate, of such signifi cance to Castellum operations, continued to move downward in April. Since then, the Stibor interest rate has been stable or decreased slightly. In late June, however, the rate increased slightly just before the Riksbank once again surprisingly lowered the repo rate in July. This resulted in the lowering of the 3-month Stibor interest rate to new record lows.

The spread between the short-term and long-term interest rate has increased during second quarter, and the difference has been high, viewed over the past few years. Although the rapid increase in long-term interest rates is high in relative terms, the levels remain historically low. However, after the Riksbank's announcement in July, long-term interest rates dropped again.

Both the availability of bank fi nancing and fi nancing in the capital market are considered favourable. Credit margins on the capital market dropped during the beginning of the year but are now back on the same levels as one year ago. Credit margins for bank fi nancing are expected to remain stable.

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 comparisons are made with the end of previous year. For defi nitions see Castellum's website www.castellum.se

Income from property management, i.e. net income excluding changes in value and tax, amounted for the period January-June 2015 to SEKm 716 (703), equivalent to SEK 4.37 (4.29) per share - an increase with 2%. Income from property management rolling four quarters amounted to SEKm 1,463 (1,415) equivalent to SEK 8.92 per share (8.63) - an increase of 3%.

During the period, changes in value on properties amounted to SEKm 880 (357) and on derivatives to SEKm 137 (–366). Net income after tax for the period was SEKm 1,399 (560), equivalent to SEK 8.53 (3.41) per share.

Rental income

Group's rental income amounted to SEKm 1,617 (1,663). For offi ce and retail properties, the average contracted rental level, including charged heating, cooling and property tax, amounted to SEK 1,316 per sq.m., whereas for warehouse and industrial properties, it amounted to SEK 803 per sq.m. Rental levels, which are considered to be in line with the market, have in comparable portfolio increased by approx. 1% compared with previous year, which mainly is an effect from indexation and can be compared with the usual industry index clause (October to October), which was –0.1% in 2015. Castellum's higher indexation is due to the Group's focus on index clauses with minimum upward adjustment in the contract portfolio, which offers protection against low infl ation and defl ation.

The average economic occupancy rate was 88.7% (88.4%). The total rental value for vacant premises on yearly basis amounted to approx. SEKm 438 (480). The rental income for the period includes a lump sum of

Rental value and economic occupancy rate

SEKm 5 (9) as a result of early termination of a leases.

Gross leasing (i.e. the annual value of total leasing) during the period was SEKm 177 (185), of which SEKm 23 (49) were leasing of new constructions, extensions and reconstructions. Notices of termination amounted to SEKm 140 (112), of which bankruptcies were SEKm 5 (11) and SEKm 7 (2) were notices of termination with more than 18 months remaining length of contract. Net lease for the period was hence SEKm 37 (73) and for the second quarter isolated SEKm 16 (47).

The time difference between reported net leasing and the effect in income thereof is estimated to be between 9-18 months.

Property costs

Property costs amounted to SEKm 539 (564) corresponding to SEK 319 per sq.m. (311). The costs includes SEKm 5 in transaction cost related to the acquisition of 50% of the shares of Ståhls. Consumption for heating during the period has been calculated to 96% of a normal year according to the degree day statistics.

Property costs Offi ce/ Warehouse/ 2015 2014
SEK/sq. m Retail Industrial Total Total
Operating expenses 185 121 157 162
Maintenance 42 25 34 35
Ground rent 8 7 8 7
Real estate tax 73 23 50 47
Direct property costs 308 176 249 251
Leasing and property
administration
70 60
Total 308 176 319 311
Previous year 316 172 311

Central administrative expenses

Central administrative expenses totalled SEKm 61 (56). This includes costs for a profi t-and-share-price related incentive plan for 9 persons in executive management of SEKm 7 (10).

Net leasing

Income from joint ventures

Income from joint ventures amounted to SEKm 2 (–) and refers to Castellum's 50% share of the income in Ståhls. For more information, see the section Joint venture on page 14.

Of this income, SEKm 2 refers to income from property management and SEKm 0 to tax.

Net interest

Net interest items were SEKm –303 (–340). The average interest rate level was 3.1% (3.4%). Net fi nancial income was positively affected by approx. SEKm 20 due to the average interest rate level decrease by 0.3%-units.

Changes in value

The real estate market was characterized by continued high activity and high demand and continued limited supply, resulting in rising prices. Castellum took this price rise into consideration in the Group's internal valuation by lowering the required yield during the fi rst halfyear – equivalent to about 10 basis points at the portfolio level. The average valuation yield at the end of the period was 6.8%. Along with the value changes in completed acquisitions, a number of individual real estate adjustments and sales, this has led to a value change of SEKm 880 – equivalent to approx. 2%. As each property is valued individually, the portfolio premium attributable to the real estate market was not taken into account.

Realized sale of real estate has resulted in a change in value of SEKm 91. Net sales price amounted to SEKm 261 after reduction for assessed deferred tax and transaction costs of SEKm 19. Hence the underlying property value, which amounted to SEKm 280, exceeded last valuation of SEKm 170 with SEKm 110.

The value in the interest derivatives portfolio has changed by SEKm 140 (–363), mainly due to changes in long-term market interest rates. Castellum's currency derivatives has during the period changed SEKm 15 (–9) where the

Income from Property Management per share Income over time

effective part of the value change of SEKm 18 (–6) is accounted for in other total net income.

Tax

The nominal corporate tax rate in Sweden is 22%. Due to the possibility to deduct depreciation and reconstructions for tax purposes, and to utilize tax loss carry forwards, the paid tax is low. Paid tax occurs since a few subsidiaries have no possibilities to group contributions for tax purpose.

Remaining tax loss carryforwards can be calculated to SEKm 970 (1,193). Fair values for the properties exceed their fi scal value by SEKm 20,196 (18,602) of which SEKm 1,332 (991) relates to the acquisition of properties accounted for as asset acquisitions. As deferred tax liability, a full nominal 22% tax of the net difference is reported, reduced by the deferred tax relating to asset acquisitions, i.e., SEKm 3,937 (3,612).

Castellum has no current tax disputes.

Tax calculation 30-06-2015

SEKm Basis
current tax
Basis
deferred tax
Income from property management 716
Deductions for tax purposes
depreciations – 345 345
reconstructions – 252 252
Other tax allowances 4 – 21
Taxable income from property management 123 576
Properties sold 4 – 113
Changes in value on properties 789
Changes in value on interest rate derivatives 137
Taxable income before tax loss carry forwards 264 1,252
Tax loss carry forwards, opening balance – 1,193 1,193
Tax loss carry forwards, closing balance 970 – 970
Taxable income 41 1,475
Tax according to the income statement – 9 – 325

Real Estate Portfolio

The real estate portfolio is located in Greater Gothenburg, the Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. The main focus, which represents approx. 75% of the portfolio, is in the three major urban regions.

The commercial portfolio consists of 67% offi ce and retail properties as well as 29% warehouse and industrial properties. The properties are located from inner city sites (except in Greater Stockholm; from inner suburbs) to wellsituated working-areas with good means of communication and services. The remaining 4% consist of projects and undeveloped land.

Castellum owns approx. 770,000 sq.m. of unutilized building rights and ongoing projects with remaining investments of approx. SEKm 800.

Investments

During the period, investments totalling SEKm 1,991 (1,483) were carried out, of which SEKm 569 (669) were new constructions, extensions and reconstructions and SEKm 1,422 (814) were acquisitions. Of the total investments SEKm 543 refers to Mälardalen, SEKm 500 to Greater Stockholm, SEKm 432 to Öresund Region, SEKm 407 to Greater Gothenburg and SEKm 109 to Eastern Götaland. After sales of SEKm 261 (221) net investments amounted to SEKm 1,730 (1,262).

During the second quarter Castellum acquired 50% of the shares in Ståhls for SEKm 477. The company owns and manage properties in Norrköping and Linköping totalling approx. SEK 2 billion. See page 14 for more information.

During the period the real estate portfolio has changed according to the table below.

Changes in the real estate portfolio

Value, SEKm Number
Real estate portfolio on 1 January, 2015 37,599 583
+ Acquisitions 1,422 16
+ New constructions, extensions and reconstructions 569 9*
– Sales – 170 – 3
+/– Unrealized changes in value 789
+/– Currency translation – 22
Real estate portfolio on 30 June, 2015 40,187 605
*Parcelling / regulation

Property value

Internal valuations

Castellum assesses the value of the properties through internal valuations, as at the year-end, corresponding to level 3 in IFRS 13. The valuations are based on a 10-year cash fl ow based model with an individual valuation for each property of both its future earnings capacity and the required market yield. In the valuation of a property's future earnings capacity, consideration has been taken of potential changes in rental levels, occupancy rates and property costs - as well as an assumed infl ation level of 1.5%.

Projects in progress have been valued using the same principle, but with deductions for remaining investments. Properties with building rights have been valued on the basis of an estimated market value per square metre, on average approx. SEK 1,500 (1,500) per sq.m. In order to ensure and validate the quality of the internal valuations, an external valuation – representing over 50% of the portfolio – is made every year-end. The difference between the internal and external valuations has historically been small.

Based on these internal valuations, property value at the end of the period were assessed to SEKm 40,187 (37,599), corresponding to SEK 11,602 per sq.m.

Average valuation yield

(excl. project/land and building rights) SEKm
Net operating income properties 1,198
+
Real occupancy rate, 94% at the lowest
138
+/– Property cost annual rate 19

Property administration, 30 SEK/sq.m.
– 51
Normalized net operating income (6 months) 1,304
Valuation (excl. building rights of SEKm 473) 38,359
Average valuation yield 6.8%

Castellums' real estate portfolio 30-06-2015

30-06-2015 January-June 2015
No. of
properties
Area
thous.
sq.m
Property
value
SEKm
Property
value
SEK/sq.m
Rental
value
SEKm
Rental
value
SEK/sq.m
Economic
occupancy
rate
Rental
income
SEKm
Property
costs
SEKm
Property
costs
SEK/sq.m
Net
operating
income
SEKm
Office/retail
Greater Gothenburg 86 470 8,124 17,295 322 1,369 91.9% 295 73 310 222
Öresund Region 66 413 5,769 13,953 269 1,300 83.7% 225 60 290 165
Greater Stockholm 52 357 5,005 14,025 254 1,425 82.8% 211 57 318 154
Mälardalen 79 438 5,715 13,034 266 1,214 90.8% 242 68 308 174
Eastern Götaland 24 184 2,433 13,245 115 1,251 94.2% 108 29 322 79
Total offi ce/retail 307 1,862 27,046 14,524 1,226 1,316 88.2% 1,081 287 308 794
Warehouse/industrial
Greater Gothenburg 104 677 5,434 8,031 257 759 91.8% 235 54 161 181
Öresund Region 43 284 1,895 6,675 109 767 86.4% 94 21 149 73
Greater Stockholm 52 287 3,025 10,526 147 1,023 89.7% 132 32 220 100
Mälardalen 37 183 1,214 6,634 69 756 87.7% 61 20 218 41
Eastern Götaland 10 54 218 4,043 14 536 86.3% 12 3 127 9
Total warehouse/industrial 246 1,485 11,786 7,938 596 803 89.7% 534 130 176 404
Total 553 3,347 38,832 11,602 1,822 1,088 88.7% 1,615 417 249 1,198
Leasing and property administration 117 70 – 117
Total after leasing and property administration 534 319 1,081
Development projects 21 86 1,014 33 21 9 12
Undeveloped land 31 341
Total 605 3,433 40,187 1,855 1,636 543 1,093

The table above relates to the properties owned by Castellum at the end of the period and reflects the income and costs of the properties as if they had been owned during the period. The discrepancy between the net operating income of SEKm 1,093 accounted for above and the net operating income of SEKm 1,078 in the income statement is explained by the deduction of the net operating income of SEKm 5 on properties sold during the year, as well as the adjustment of the net operating income of SEKm 20 on properties acquired/completed during the year, which are recalculated as if they had been owned or completed during the whole period.

Property related key ratios Segment information

2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
2014
Jan-Dec
Rental value, SEK/sq.m. 1,088 1,047 1,064
Economic occupancy rate 88.7% 88.4% 88.7%
Property costs, SEK/sq.m. 319 311 307
Net operating income, SEK/sq.m. 646 615 637
Property value, SEK/sq.m. 11,602 10,552 11,118
Number of properties 605 634 583
Lettable area, thousand sq.m. 3,433 3,678 3,329
Rental income Income from property management
SEKm 2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
Greater Gothenburg 535 511 255 242
Öresund Region 324 354 154 149
Greater Stockholm 344 316 160 139
Mälardalen 293 278 125 113
Eastern Götaland 121 204 57 83
Total 1,617 1,663 751 726

The difference between the income from property management of SEKm 751 (726) above and the groups accounted income before tax of SEKm 1,733 (694) consists of unallocated income from property management of SEKm –35 (–23), changes in property value of SEKm 880 (357) and changes in values of interest rate derivatives of SEKm 137 (–366).

Property value by property type Property value by region

Larger investments and sales

Larger projects

Property Area, sq.m Econ. occup.
July 2015
Total inv., land
incl. SEKm
Remain. inv.
SEKm
Completed Comment
Lindholmen 30:5, Gothenburg 9,243 20% 268 210 Q1 2017 New construction office
Algen 1, Jönköping 4,509 73% 140 29 Q3 2015 New construction retail/office/restaurant
Drottningparken, Örebro 4,280 100% 100 70 Q3 2016 New construction office
Verkstaden 14, Västerås 6,100 100% 78 33 Q1 2016 Extension and reconstruction education
facilities
Visionen 3, Jönköping 2,478 88% 59 15 Q3 2015 New construction office
Projects completed/partly moved in
Jägmästaren 1, Linköping 7,750 92% 109 6 Q1 2015 New construction retail
Varla 3:22, Kungsbacka 5,000 100% 42 0 Q1 2015 Extension and reconstruction warehouse
Boländerna 35:1, Uppsala 8,750 98% 38 0 Q1 2015 New construction retail
Godståget 1, Stockholm 6,568 100% 31 0 Q2 2015 Extension and reconstruction warehouse

Larger acquisitions during 2015

Property Area, sq.m Econ. occup.
July 2015
Acquisition
SEKm
Access Category
Park Allé 373, Roholmsvej 19-21 and
Generatorvej 6-8, Copenhagen 51,185 84% 377 Jan 2015 Office/Warehouse
Marievik 27 and 30, Stockholm 13,125 78% 319 Jan 2015 Office, retail and parking facilities
Lindholmen 28:1, Gothenburg 3,898 100% 115 Feb 2015 Office
Bangården 4, Solna 5,765 100% 63 May 2015 Project
Bromsgården 1, Gillet 22, Hållstugan 28
and Prästgården 12, Örebro
22,465 92% 344 May 2015 Office / retail
Kärra 75:2 and 75:4, Gothenburg 16,000 98% 127 June 2015 Warehouse, office and retail

Sales during 2015

Property Area, sq.m Underlying prop. price,
SEKm
Trans. costs and
deferred tax, SEKm
Net sales
price, SEKm
Access Category
Rankan 3 & 4, Sollentuna 198 – 15 183 July 2015 Land
Inom Vallgraven 22:3, Gothenburg 1,568 69 – 4 65 Feb 2015 Office/retail
Törestorp 2:51, Gnosjö 14,310 13 13 Jan 2015 Industrial

Joint venture

In the second quarter of 2015, Castellum AB (publ) closed a deal with Heimstaden AB (publ) which meant that Castellum, through the subsidiary Corallen, acquired 50% of the shares in Ståhls property management company, corresponding to an investment of SEKm 477. Access was gained at month-end, May/June 2015. Castellum has the possibility of purchasing the remaining 50% to market value, no earlier than 18 months after the access in May/ June 2015.

The investment has contributed SEKm 2 to Castellum's results during this period. The carrying value of this investment thus totalled SEKm 479 as of June 30, 2015 and is accounted for according to the equity method.

The real estate portfolio amounted to SEKm 1,950 as of June 30 and the loan-to-value ratio at that date was 55%. The interest-bearing fi nancing consists of loans in some of the largest Nordic banks and 100% of the interest rate is currently fl oating. Furthermore, the Group has tax loss carryforwards and is not expected to pay income tax next year.

Heimstaden owns the remaining 50% and has assigned property management as well as fi nancial management of Ståhls to Castellum. To elucidate on Castellum holdings, the Group's real estate portfolio, consolidated balance sheet and income statement as of June, 2015, will be accounted for below.

Property portfolio per 30-06-2015

30-06-2015 January-June 2015
Property type No. of
properties
Area
thous.
sq.m
Property
value
SEKm
Property
value
SEK/sq.m
Rental
value
SEKm
Rental
value
SEK/sq.m
Economic
occupancy
rate
Rental
income
SEKm
Property
costs
SEKm
Property
costs
SEK/sq.m
Net
operating
income
SEKm
Distributed by city
Norrköping Office/retail 12 92 1,167 12,651 58 1,259 87.5% 50 – 17 399 33
Norrköping Warehouse/industri 1 19 51 2,605 4 371 15.0% 0 0 73 0
Linköping Office/retail 9 51 732 14,352 26 1,032 85.2% 22 – 11 430 11
Total 22 162 1,950 11,984 88 1,082 83.8% 72 – 28 370 44
Leasing and property administration – 8 100 – 8

Total after leasing and property administration – 36 470 36

Property value by property type Property value by city

Balance sheet per 30-06-2015

SEKm 30 june 2015
Assets
Investment properties 1,950
Other fixed assets 3
Current receivables 29
Cash and bank 175
Total assets 2,157

Shareholders' equity and liabilities

Total shareholders' equity and liabilities 2,157
Non interest-bearing liabilities 128
Interest-bearing liabilities 1,070
Deferred tax liability 100
Shareholders' equity 859

Income statement per 30-06-2015

SEKm June 2015
Rental income 12
Property costs – 6
Central administrative expenses 0
Net interest income/expense – 1
Income from property management 5
Change in value properties 0
Current tax 0
Deferred tax – 1
Net income 4
- of which Castellum's part of the joint venture (50%) 2
Value of the part of the joint venture accounted for 30-06-2015
SEKm Castellum's part
50%
Part of the joint venture 479
Net adjustment for goodwill and deferred tax consolidation 50
Shareholders' equity accounted for 429

Financing

Castellum shall have a low fi nancial risk, meaning a loan to value ratio not permanently exceeding 55% and an interest coverage ratio of at least 200%. Castellum's assets had on June 30, 2015, a value of SEKm 41,210 (38,088) and are fi nanced by shareholders´s equity of SEKm 14,288 (13,649), deferred tax liabilities of SEKm 3,937 (3,612), interest bearing liabilities of SEKm 20,483 (18,446) and non interest bearing liabilities of SEKm 2,502 (2,381).

Interest bearing liabilities

At the end of the period Castellum had binding credit agreements totalling SEKm 29,703 (26,065) of which SEKm 25,000 (22,357) was long term binding and SEKm 4,703 (3,708) short term binding.

During the period SEKm 2,550 were issued under the MTN-program, agreements for a total of SEKm 4,000 have been renegotiated and an existing bank credit facility has been increased with SEKm 100.

After deduction of cash of SEKm 55 (47), net interest bearing liabilities were SEKm 20,428 (18,399), of which SEKm 6,750 (4,200) were MTN and SEKm 2,275 (1,280) outstanding commercial papers.

Most of Castellum's loans are short-term revolving loans, utilized in long-term binding credit agreements in Nordic banks. This means great fl exibility. Bonds issued under the MTN program and the commercial papers are a complement to the existing funding in banks and broaden the funding base. At the end of the period the fair value of the liabilities is in principle in line with the value accounted for.

Long-term loan commitments in banks are secured by pledged mortgages in properties and/or fi nancial covenants. Outstanding commercial papers and bonds under the MTN-program are unsecured.

Net interest bearing liabilities amounted to SEKm 20,428 (18,399) of which SEKm 11,403 (12,919) were secured by the company's properties and SEKm 9,025 (5,480) unsecured. The proportion of used secured fi nancing was thus 28% of the property value. The fi nancial covenants state a loan-tovalue ratio not exceeding 65% and an interest coverage ratio of at least 150%, which Castellum fulfi ls with comfortable margins, 51% and 336% respectively. The average duration of Castellum's long-term credit agreements was years 3.0 (3.0). Margins and fees on long-term credit agreements had an average duration of 2.5 years (2.6).

Credit maturity structure 30-06-2015

Credit Utilized in
SEKm agreements Bank MTN/Cert Total
0-1 year 4,703 976 3,475 4,451
1-2 years 4,658 785 1,850 2,635
2-3 years 5,858 858 1,050 1,908
3-4 years 10,708 6,658 1,000 7,658
4-5 years 2,470 1,070 1,400 2,470
> 5 years 1,306 1,056 250 1,306
Total 29,703 11,403 9,025 20,428

Unutilized credit in long term credit agreements (more than 1 year) 4,572

Interest rate maturity structure

In order to secure a stable and low net interest cash fl ow the interest rate maturity structure is distributed over time. The average fi xed interest term on the same date was 2.6 years (2.8). The average effective interest rate as per June 30, 2015 was 3.0% (3.4%).

Castellum utilizes interest rate derivatives to achieve the desired interest rate maturity structure. Interest rate derivatives is a cost effective and fl exible way to achieve the desired fi xed interest term. In the interest rate maturity structure, interest rate derivatives are accounted for in the earliest time segment in which they can mature.

Credit margins and fees are distributed in the table by reported underlying loans.

Interest rate maturity structure 30-06-2015

Interest rate Closing Average fi xed
Credit, SEKm derivates SEKm Net. SEKm interest rate interest rate term
0-1 year 19,228 –9,950 9,278 3.1% 0.3 year
1-2 years 350 950 1,300 1.5% 1.6 years
2-3 years 200 1,250 1,450 2.6% 2.6 years
3-4 years 1,450 1,450 3.3% 3.5 years
4-5 years 650 2,150 2,800 2.6% 4.5 years
5-10 years 4,150 4,150 3.5% 6.6 years
Total 20,428 20,428 3.0% 2.6 years

Currency

Castellum owns properties in Denmark with a value of SEKm 931 (530), which means that the Group is exposed to a currency risk. The currency risk is primarily related to when income statement and balance sheet in foreign exchange are translated into Swedish currency.

Interest rate and currency derivatives

Castellum utilizes interest rate derivatives to achieve the desired interest rate maturity structure. According to the accounting standard IAS 39, derivatives are subject to market valuation. If the agreed interest rate deviates from the market interest rate, there is a theoretical surplus or sub value in the interest rate derivatives where the non-cashfl ow affecting changes in value are reported in the income statement. At maturity, a derivative's market value is dissolved in its entirety and the change in value over time has thus not affected equity. Castellum also has derivatives in order to hedge currency fl uctuation in its investment in Denmark. As for currency derivatives, a theoretical surplus/sub value occurs if the agreed exchange rate deviates from the current exchange rate, where the effective portion of value changes is accounted for in other total income.

To calculate the market value of derivatives, market rates for each term and, where appropriate, exchange rates, as quoted on the market at the closing date are used. Interest rate swaps are valued by discounting future cash fl ows to present value while instruments containing options are valued at current repurchase price.

As of June 30, 2015, the market value of the interest rate derivatives portfolio amounted to SEKm –1,204 (–1,344) and the currency derivative portfolio to SEKm 2 (–13). All derivatives are, as at the year end, classifi ed in level 2 according to IFRS 13.

Policy Committment Outcome
Loan to value ratio Not in the long run exceeding 55% No more than 65% 51%
Interest coverage ratio At least 200% At least 150% 336%
Funding risk
– average capital tied up At least 2 years 3.0 years
– proportion maturing within 1 year No more than 30% of outstanding loans and unutilized credit agreements 9%
– average maturing credit price At least 1.5 years 2.5 years
– propotion capital market financing No more than 50% of outstanding interest bearing liabilities 44%
– liquidity reserve Secured credit agreements corresponding to SEKm 750 Need: SEKm 2,502
and 90 days upcoming loan maturities Available: SEKm 6,939
Interest rate risk
– average fixed interest term 1.0-3.5 years 2.6 years
– proportion maturing within 6 months At least 20%, no more than 55% 40%
Credit and counterparty risk
– rating restrictions Credit institutions with high ratings, at least S&P BBB+ Satisfi ed
Currency risk
– translation exposure Shareholders equity is not secured Not secured
– transaction exposure Handled if exceeding SEKm 25 Under SEKm 25

Credit agreement maturity structure Interest rate maturity structure

Consolidated statement of Comprehensive Income

SEKm 2015
April-June
2014
April-June
2015
Jan - June
2014
Jan - June
Rolling 4 quarters
July 14 - June 15
2014
Jan - Dec
Rental income 816 843 1,617 1,663 3,272 3,318
Operating expenses – 110 – 124 – 267 – 296 – 513 – 542
Maintenance – 32 – 32 – 57 – 62 – 131 – 136
Ground rent – 6 – 7 – 13 – 14 – 26 – 27
Property tax – 43 – 42 – 85 – 85 – 170 – 170
Leasing and property administration – 65 – 57 – 117 – 107 – 231 – 221
Net operating income 560 581 1,078 1,099 2,201 2,222
Central administrative expenses – 32 – 30 – 61 – 56 – 113 – 108
Results from joint venture 2 2 2
– of which income from property management 2 2 2
– of which changes in property values
– of which tax 0 0 0
Net interest costs – 152 – 171 – 303 – 340 – 627 – 664
Income from property management incl. results
joint venture
378 380 716 703 1,463 1,450
– of which income from property management 378 380 716 703 1,463 1,450
Changes in value
Properties 551 305 880 357 867 344
Derivatives 239 – 196 137 – 366 – 157 – 660
Income before tax 1,168 489 1,733 694 2,173 1,134
Current tax – 4 – 1 – 9 – 4 – 16 – 11
Deferred tax – 216 – 99 – 325 – 130 – 107 88
Net income for the period/year 948 389 1,399 560 2,050 1,211
Other total net income
Items that will be reclassified into net income
Translation difference of currencies – 6 10 – 24 10 – 12 22
Change in value derivatives, currency hedge 6 – 6 18 – 6 10 – 14
Total net income for the period/year 948 393 1,393 564 2,048 1,219

Since there are no minority interests the entire net income is attributable to the shareholders of the parent company.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

SEKm 30 June 2015 30 June 2014 31 Dec 2014
Assets
Investment properties 40,187 39,385 37,599
Andelar i joint venture 479
Other fixed assets 25 30 28
Current receivables 464 378 414
Cash and bank 55 177 47
Total assets 41,210 39,970 38,088
Shareholders' equity and liabilities
Shareholders' equity 14 288 12,994 13,649
Deferred tax liability 3 937 3,830 3,612
Other provisions 19 23
Derivatives 1 202 1,055 1,357
Interest-bearing liabilities 20 483 20,802 18,446
Non interest-bearing liabilities 1 281 1,289 1,001
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities 41,210 39,970 38,088
Pledged assets (property mortgages) 18,761 19,341 18,222
Contingent liabilities 21

Data per Share

2015
April - June
2014
April - June
2015
Jan - June
2014
Jan - June
Rolling 4 quarters
July 14 - June 15
2014
Jan - Dec
Average number of shares, thousand 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000
Income from property management, SEK 2.30 2.32 4.37 4.29 8.92 8.84
Income from prop. management after tax (EPRA EPS*), SEK 2.25 2.13 4.20 3.93 8.53 8.26
Earnings after tax, SEK 5.78 2.37 8.53 3.41 12.50 7.38
Outstanding number of shares, thousand 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000 164,000
Property value, SEK 245 240 245 240 245 229
Long term net asset value (EPRA NAV*), SEK 118 109 118 109 118 114
Actual net asset value (EPRA NNNAV*), SEK 105 97 105 97 105 100

Since there is no potential common stock (e.g. convertibles), there is no effect of dilution.

*EPRA, European Public Real Estate Association, is an association for listed real estate owners and investors in Europe, which among other things, sets standards for financial reporting, e.g. the key ratios EPRA EPS (Earnings Per Share), EPRA NAV (Net Asset Value) and EPRA NNNAV (Triple Net Asset Value).

Financial Key Ratios

2015
April - June
2014
April - June
2015
Jan - June
2014
Jan - June
Rolling 4 quarters
July 14 - June 15
2014
Jan - Dec
Net operating income margin 69% 69% 67% 66% 67% 67%
Interest coverage ratio 349% 322% 336% 307% 333% 318%
Return on actual net asset value 26.0% 12.2% 19.7% 8,6% 13.5% 7.6%
Return on total capital 10.8% 8.7% 9.7% 7.2% 7.4% 6.5%
Net investments, SEKm 691 398 1,730 1,262 – 61 – 529
Loan to value ratio 51% 53% 51% 53% 51% 49%

Changes in Equity

SEKm Number of outstanding
shares, thousand
Share capital Other capital
contribution
Currency transl.
reserve
Currency
hedge reserve
Retained
earnings
Total equity
Shareholders equity 31-12-2013 164,000 86 4,096 – 2 1 8,946 13,127
Dividend, March 2014 (4.25 SEK/share) – 697 – 697
Net income Jan-March 2014 560 560
Other total net income Jan-March 2014 10 – 6 4
Shareholders equity 31-03-2014 164,000 86 4,096 8 – 5 8,809 12,994
Net income April-Dec 2014 651 651
Other total net income April-Dec 2014 12 – 8 4
Shareholders equity 31-12-2014 164,000 86 4,096 20 –13 9,460 13,649
Dividend, March 2015 (4.60 SEK/share) – 754 – 754
Net income Jan-June 2015 1,399 1,399
Other total net income Jan-June 2015 – 24 18 – 6
Shareholders equity 30-06-2015 164,000 86 4,096 – 4 5 10,105 14,288

Cash Flow Statement

SEKm 2015
April-June
2014
April-June
2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
Rolling 4 quarters
July 14 - June 15
2014
Jan-Dec
Net operating income 560 581 1,078 1,099 2,201 2,222
Central administrative expenses – 32 – 30 – 61 – 56 – 113 – 108
Reversed depreciations 3 3 6 6 12 12
Net interest rates paid – 138 – 159 – 293 – 336 – 646 – 689
Tax paid 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 7
Translation difference of currencies – 4 – 4 – 6 – 4 – 12 – 10
Cash fl ow from operating activities before change in
working capital
391 389 722 705 1,437 1,420
Change in current receivables 62 – 63 – 96 – 17 9 88
Change in current liabilities – 57 77 249 156 – 25 – 118
Cash fl ow from operating activities 396 403 875 844 1,421 1,390
Investments in new constructions, refurbishments and
extensions
– 274 – 345 – 569 – 669 – 1,278 – 1,378
Property acquisitions – 600 – 178 – 1,422 – 814 – 1,755 – 1,147
Change in liabilities at acquisitions of property 15 8 14 7 25 18
Property sales 185 125 261 221 3,117 3,077
Change in receivables at sales of property 47 – 91 46 – 101 – 95 – 242
Investment joint venture – 477 – 477 – 477
Other investments – 2 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 9
Cash fl ow from investment activities – 1,106 – 483 – 2,150 – 1,361 – 470 319
Change in long term liabilities 692 72 2,037 1,321 – 319 – 1,035
Dividend paid – 754 – 697 – 754 – 697
Cash fl ow from fi nancing activities 692 72 1,283 624 – 1,073 – 1,732
Cash fl ow for the period/year – 18 – 8 8 107 – 122 – 23
Cash and bank opening balance 73 185 47 70 177 70
Cash and bank closing balance 55 177 55 177 55 47

The Parent Company

The parent company Castellum AB is responsible for matters concerning the stock market, such as consolidated reports and stock market information, as well as the credit market, such as funding and fi nancial risk management.

The parent company takes part in property-related operations through capital allocation and involvement in subsidiary Boards.

Income statement
SEKm
2015
April-June
2014
April-June
2015
Jan-June
2014
Jan-June
Income 4 5 9 8
Operating expenses – 25 – 22 – 47 – 41
Net financial items 0 2 3 10
Change in derivatives 239 – 196 137 – 366
Income before tax 218 – 212 102 – 389
Tax – 49 46 – 23 85
Net income for the period/year 169 – 166 79 –304
Comprehensive income for the parent company
Net income for the period/year 169 – 166 79 –304
Items that will be reclassified into net income
Translation difference. foreign operations – 3 8 – 18 6
Unrealized change, currency hedge 6 – 6 18 – 6
Total net income for the period/year 172 – 164 79 – 304
Balance sheet, SEKm 30 June
2015
30 June
2014
31 Dec
2014
Participations in group companies 6,030 5,869 6,030
Receivables, group companies 19,275 18,682 17,990
Other assets 157 206 181
Cash and bank 10 30 16
Total 25,472 24,787 24,217
Shareholders' equity 3,902 4,037 4,577
Derivatives 1,202 1,055 1,357
Interest bearing liabilities 18,325 18,637 16,280
Interest bearing liabilities, group companies 1,917 912 1,883
Other liabilities 126 146 120
Total 25,472 24,787 24,217
Pledged assets (receivables group
companies)
15,675 15,937 15,200
Contingent liabilities (guaranteed com
mitments for subsidiaries)
2,157 2,165 2,165

Accounting Principles

Castellum follows the EU-adopted IFRS standards. This interim report has been prepared according to IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and the Annual Accounts Act. During the period Castellum acquired 50% of the shares in Ståhls. The investment is accounted for according to the equity method and constitutes the part of the joint venture. Otherwise, accounting principles and methods for calculations have remained unchanged compared with the Annual Report of the previous year.

Opportunities and Risks for Group and Parent Company

Opportunities and risks in the cash flow

Over time, increasing market interest rates normally constitute an effect of economic growth and increasing infl ation, which is expected to result in higher rental income. This is partly due to the fact that the demand for premises is thought to increase. This leads, in turn, to reduced vacancies and hence to the potential for increasing market rents. It is also partly due to the fact that the index clause in commercial contracts compensates for increased 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 changes in rental income and interest cost do not take place at the exact same time, which is why the effect on income in the short run may occur at different points in time.

Sensitivity analysis - cash fl ow

Effect on income next 12 months

Effect on income, SEKm Probable scenario
+/– 1% (units) Boom Recession
Rental level / Index + 33/– 33 +
Vacancies – 37/+ 37 +
Property costs – 11/+ 11 0
Interest costs – 72/– 16* +

* Due to the interest-rate fl oor in credit agreements, Castellum is not able to take full advantage of negative interest rates. This results in a negative outcome, even for a one-percentagepoint reduction of the interest rate.

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. Property values are determined by supply and demand, where prices mainly depend on the properties' expected net operating incomes and the buyers' required yield. An increasing demand results in lower required yields and hence an upwarded adjustment in prices, while a weaker demand has the opposite effect. In the same way, a positive development in net operating income results in an upward adjustment in prices, while a negative development has the opposite effect.

In property valuations, consideration should be taken of an uncertainty range of +/– 5-10%, in order to refl ect the uncertainty that exists in the assumptions and calculations made.

Sensitivity analysis - change in value

Properties – 20% – 10% 0% + 10% + 20%
Changes in value, SEKm – 8,037 – 4,019 4,019 8,037
Loan to value ratio 64% 57% 51% 46% 42%

Financial risk

Ownership of properties presumes a working credit market. Castellum's greatest fi nancial risk is to lack access to funding. The risk is reduced by a low loan-to-value ratio and long-term credit agreements.

Signing of the 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 July 15, 2015

Charlotte StrömbergPer Berggren Chairman Board member

Board member Board member

Board member Board member

Johan Skoglund Henrik Saxborn

Board member CEO

Anna-Karin Hatt Christer Jacobson

Jan Åke Jonsson Nina Linander

Auditors' Report

Independent Auditors' Report on Review of Half-year Financial Information.

To the Board of Directors of Castellum AB (publ)

Corporate indetity number: 556475-5550

Introduction

We have reviewed the half-year report for Castellum AB (publ) for the period January 1 – June 30, 2015. The Board of Directors and the President are 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 halfyear report based on our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for fi nancial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review has a different focus and is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with ISA and other generally accepted auditing practices. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain a level of assurance that would make us aware of all signifi cant matters that might be identifi ed in an audit. Therefore, the conclusion expressed based on a review does not give the same level of assurance as a conclusion expressed based on an audit.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the half-year report is not, in all material respects, prepared for the Group in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act, and for the Parent Company in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act.

Gothenburg July 15, 2015

Accountant Accountant

Hans Warén Magnus Fredmer Authorized Public Authorized Public

The Castellum Share

The Castellum share is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm Large Cap. At the end of the period the company had about 17,530 shareholders. Shareholders registered abroad cannot be broken down in terms of directly held and nominee registered shares except for one foreign shareholders who has fl agged for holding over 5%, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP. Castellum has no direct registered shareholder with holdings exceeding 10%. The ten single largest shareholders registered in Sweden are presented in the table below.

Shareholders on 30-06-2015
Shareholders
Number of shares
thousand
Percentage of
voting rights
and capital
AMF Pensionsförsäkring AB 5,100 3.1%
Lannebo Småbolag 5,000 3.0%
Länsförsäkringar Fastighetsfond 3,219 2.0%
Stiftelsen Global Challenges Foundation 2,500 1.5%
SEB Sverigefond 2,290 1.4%
Kåpan Pensioner 2,180 1.3%
Magdalena Szombatfalvy 1,935 1.2%
Susanna Lööw 1,627 1.0%
Folketrygdfondet 1,442 0.9%
Tredje AP-fonden 1,214 0.7%
Board and executive management Castellum 275 0.2%
Other shareholders registered in Sweden 54,838 33.4%
Shareholders registered abroad 82,380 50.3%
Total registered shares 164,000 100.0%
Repurchased shares 8,007
Total registered shares 172,007

There is no potential common stock (eg. convertibles)

Distribution of shareholders by country 30-06-2015

The Castellum share price as at 30 June, 2015 was SEK 116.50 (118.50) equivalent to a market capitalization of SEK 19.1 billion (19.4), calculated on the number of outstanding shares.

During the period a total of 102 million (64) shares were traded, equivalent to an average of 836,000 shares (526,000) per day, corresponding on an annual basis to a turnover rate of 127% (80%). The share turnover is based on statistics from NASDAQ, Chi-X, Burgundy, Turquoise and BATS Europe.

Net asset value

Net asset value is the total equity which the company manages to its owners. By this capital Castellum wants to create return and growth to low risk.

The long term net asset value (EPRA NAV) can be calculated to SEK 118 per share (109). The share price at the end of the period was thus 99% (109%) of the long term net asset value.

Net asset value SEKm SEK/share
Equity according to the balance sheet 14,288 87
Reversed
Derivatives according to balance sheet 1,202 7
Deferred tax according to balance sheet 3,937 24
Long term net asset value (EPRA NAV) 19,427 118
Deduction
Derivatives as above – 1,202 – 7
Estimated real liability, deferred tax 5.0%* – 968 – 6
Actual net asset value (EPRA NNNAV) 17,257 105

* Estimated real deferred tax liability net has been calculated to 5% based on a discount rate of 3%. Further, assessments have been made that tax loss carry forwards are realized in 2 years with a nominal tax of 22%, giving a present value of deferred tax liability of 21%, and that the properties are realized in 50 years where 33% are sold directly with a nominal tax of 22% and that 67% are sold indirect through company disposals where the buyers tax discount is 6%, which gives a present value of deferred tax liability of 5%.

Earnings

Income from property management adjusted for nominal tax attributable to income from property management (EPRA EPS) amounted to SEK 8.53 (8.23) on rolling annual basis. This results in a share price yield of 7.3% (6.9%) corresponding to a multiple of 14 (14). Income from property management should be adjusted by a long-term increase in the property value and effective paid tax.

Net income after tax amounted on rolling annual basis to SEK 12.50 per share (8.32), which from the share price gives a yield of 10.7% (7.0%), corresponding to a P/E of 9 (14).

Dividend yield

The latest carried dividend of SEK 4.60 (4.25) corresponds to a yield of 3.9% (3.6%) based on the share price at the end of the period.

Total share yield

During the last 12-month period the total yield of the Castellum share has been 2% (36%), including a dividend of SEK 4.60.

Net asset yield including long-term change in value

In companies managing real assets, such as real estate, the income from property management only refl ects part – albeit a large part – of the overall result. The defi nition of a real asset is that its value is protected. This means that over time – and with proper maintenance – the real asset increases in value to compensate for infl ation.

The net asset value – i.e., the denominator of the yield ratio income/capital – is adjusted annually in accordance with IFRS regulations for changes in value. In order to provide an accurate fi gure of the yield, the numerator – i.e., income – must be similarly adjusted. Therefore, the recorded net income has to be supplemented with a component of value changes as well as with effective tax to provide an accurate view of income and yield.

One problem is that changes in value can vary greatly between years and quarters, thus leading to volatile results. However, by being a long-term player with stable cash fl ow and a balanced real estate portfolio, Castellum is able to make use of long-term value changes.

Net asset yield and earnings including long-term change in value

–1%-unit Sensitivity analysis
+1%-unit
Income from prop. management rolling 12 months 1,463 1,463 1,463
Change in property value (on average 10 years) 433 39 826
D:o % 1.1% 0.1% 2.1%
Current tax, 5% – 73 – 73 – 73
Earnings after tax 1,823 1,429 2,216
Earnings SEK/share 11.11 8.71 13.51
Return on actual long-term net asset value 10.3% 8.1% 12.6%
Earnings / share price 9.5% 7.5% 11.6%
P/E 10 13 9

EPRA Key ratios, rolling 12 months 30 June 2015 30 June 2014 31 Dec 2014 EPRA Earnings (Income from property

management after tax), SEKm 1,399 1,351 1,355
EPRA Earnings (EPS) SEK/share 8.53 8.26 8.26
EPRA NAV (Long term net asset value), SEKm 19,427 17,879 18,618
EPRA NAV, SEK/share 118 109 114
EPRA NNNAV (Net asset value), SEKm 17,257 15,917 16,432
EPRA NNNAV, SEK/share 105 97 100
EPRA Vacancy Rate 11.3% 11.6% 11.3%

The share's dividend yield Share price/net asset value

Growth, yield and fi nancial risk

1 year 3 years
average/year
10 years
average/year
Growth
Rental income SEK/share –1% 3% 6%
Income from prop. management SEK/share 3% 6% 7%
Net income for the year after tax SEK/share 50% 57% 7%
Dividend SEK/share 8% 8% 7%
Long term net asset value SEK/share 8% 7% 6%
Actual net asset value SEK/share 8% 6% 6%
Real estate portfolio SEK/share 2% 5% 7%
Change in property value 2.2% 1.3% 1.1%
Yield
Return on actual long term net asset value 13.2% 10.0% 10.7%
Return on actual net asset value 13.5% 10.0% 10.7%
Return on total capital 7.4% 6.2% 6.7%
Total yield of the share (incl. dividend)
Castellum 2% 16% 8%
NASDAQ Stockholm (SIX Return) 16% 21% 11%
Real Estate Index Sweden (EPRA) 16% 24% 10%
Real Estate Index Europe (EPRA) 22% 21% 5%
Real Estate Index Eurozone (EPRA) 11% 18% 6%
Real Estate Index Great Britain (EPRA) 21% 23% 3%
Financial risk
Loan to value ratio 51% 51% 49%
Interest coverage ratio 333% 308% 301%

Calendar

Interim Report January-September 2015 15 October 2015, around 1 pm Year-end Report 2015 20 January 2016 Annual General Meeting 2016 17 March 2016 Interim Report January-March 2016 14 April 2016 Half-year Report January-June 2016 13 July 2016 Year-end Report 2015 19 January 2017

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