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CENTURIA OFFICE REIT Interim / Quarterly Report 2023

Feb 1, 2023

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ASX:COF

2 FEBRUARY 2023

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NISHI, 2 PHILLIP LAW STREET, CANBERRA ACT
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Centuria Office REIT HY23 RESULTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Our group manages property throughout Australia and New Zealand. Accordingly, Centuria pays its respects to the traditional owners of the land in each country, to their unique cultures and to their elders past, present and emerging.

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  1. Overview

  2. Financial results

  3. Portfolio

  4. Outlook and guidance

  5. Appendices

101 MORAY STREET, SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC

ASX:COF

COF A PORTFOLIO WITHOUT SINGLE MARKET CONCENTRATION Overview SECTION ONE

8 CENTRAL AVENUE, SOUTH EVELEIGH NSW

Key metrics

A high-quality, geographically diversified portfolio

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Financial
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15.8cpu 8.8%
FY23 FFO Guidance FY23 DPU Yield [1]
FY23 DPU Guidance 14.1cpu
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$2.40
Net tangible assets
per unit [3]
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35.6%
Gearing [2]
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Portfolio
$2.3bn 96.4%
Portfolio book value Portfolio occupancy [4,6]
across 23 assets
4.2 yrs 4.8
Portfolio WALE [4] NABERS SPI
energy rating [5]
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  1. Based on COF closing unit price of $1.60 on Tuesday, 31 January 2023

  2. Gearing defined as total borrowings less cash divided by total assets less cash

  3. NTA per unit is calculated as net tangible assets divided by number of units on issue

  4. By gross income

  5. Excluding non-rated assets

  6. Includes Heads of Agreement

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HY23 summary

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818 BOURKE STREET, DOCKLANDS VIC
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Strong leasing outcomes improve portfolio occupancy

  • 15,084 sqm of leases executed, representing 5.0% of the portfolio’s NLA

Total occupancy 1 increased 1.7% to 96.4%[2]

  • Signed Heads of Agreement received for a further 15,336 sqm, representing 5.0% of portfolio’s NLA, including:

  • 818 Bourke Street, Docklands: 7,151 sqm, increasing occupancy to 93%

  • 203 Pacific Highway, St Leonards: 2,427 sqm, increasing occupancy to 90%

  • Over 24,000 sqm of total leasing related to previously vacant space

  • Portfolio occupancy increased to 96.4%[1,2] , WALE of 4.2[1] years

  • Wyatt Street pre-commitment increased to 76% of NLA

  • Average building age of 17 years[3] , 90% A-grade assets in COF portfolio

  • NABERS SPI energy rating of 4.8 stars[4]

Portfolio & 2 fund metrics

  • $2.40 net tangible assets per unit

  • Weighted average capitalisation rate of 5.75%

  • HY23 rent collections of 97%

  • Substantial undrawn debt $101.5m[5] , ample debt covenant headroom, and no debt expiry until FY25

FY23 guidance 3 reiterated

  1. By gross income

  2. Includes Heads of Agreement

  3. By value

  4. Excluding non-rated assets

  5. FY23 FFO guidance[6] of 15.8cpu, FY23 distribution guidance[6] of 14.1cpu

  6. FY23 forecast FFO yield of 9.9%[7]

  7. FY23 forecast distribution yield of 8.8%[7]

  8. Headroom reflects undrawn debt (including a $1.5m bank guarantee held as security over the 46 Colin Street, West Perth WA ground lease)

  9. Guidance remains subject to unforeseen circumstances and material changes in operating conditions 7. Based on COF closing unit price of $1.60 on Tuesday, 31 January 2023

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COF: Vision, strategy and objectives

VISION

To be Australia’s leading pure play office REIT

COF

Australia’s largest ASX-listed pure play office REIT . Overseen by an active management team with deep real estate . expertise. Strongly supported by Centuria Capital Group

A clear and simple strategy

Key objectives

Focused on generating sustainable and quality income streams and executing initiatives to create value across a portfolio of quality Australian office assets.

Portfolio

construction A portfolio of Australian office assets diversified by geography, tenants and lease expiry.

Active management Primarily focused on maintaining occupancy and extending portfolio WALE.

Capital

management A robust and diversified capital structure, with appropriate gearing.

Unlock

opportunities to create further value Continue to enhance the portfolio and upgrade asset quality.

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COF provides quality, highly connected and affordable office space

Included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and FTSE/EPRA Nareit Global Developed Index

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57 WYATT STREET,
ADELAIDE SA
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100 BROOKES STREET, 101 MORAY STREET, 2 KENDALL STREET,
FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC WILLIAMS LANDING VIC
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COF portfolio strategic metrics

17yrs Average asset age[1]

90%

A-grade assets[2]

4.8stars

NABERS SPI energy rating[3]

c. $550psqm Avg. net rents

Portfolio of young assets

COF exposed market rents average a significant discount to Sydney CBD

COF assets provide Connectivity with key access to wellbeing transport nodes and amenity, retail and reduced commute times hospitality

1,750 sqm Avg. floorplate size

  1. By value

  2. Management interpretation of Property Council of Australia (PCA) guidelines 3. Excluding non-rated assets

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COF is a geographically diversified portfolio

Exposed to outperforming office markets, enabling strong leasing outcomes

  • Over 150,000 sqm of leasing completed since first impact of COVID in 2020, representing c.51% of portfolio NLA

  • Many COF exposed markets have recorded solid 6 month and 12 month net absorption

  • COF exposed markets generally have higher office occupancy rates

Australian office physical occupancy rates[3]

Market Average Peak
Adelaide 74% 77%
Brisbane 67% 73%
Canberra 52% 67%
Melbourne 57% 75%
Perth 80% 88%
Sydney 59% 74%

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NT
QLD
WA
SA
NSW
ACT
VIC
TAS
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COF National portfolio

96.4% occupancy[1,2]

4.2 yrs WALE[1]

>150,000 sqm leased since 2020

NSW

QLD

WA

25% total COF portfolio 91.8% occupancy[1,2]

12% total COF portfolio

21% total COF portfolio

99.8% occupancy[1,2]

96.4% occupancy[1,2]

4.5yrs WALE[1]

  • 4.5yrs WALE[1]

  • 3.1yrs WALE[1]

  • 36,515sqm leased since 2020

19,322sqm leased since 2020

51,272sqm leased since 2020

ACT

VIC

SA

3% total COF portfolio 100.0% occupancy[1,2] 4.9yrs WALE[1]

15% total COF portfolio 97.9% occupancy[1,2] 5.2yrs WALE[1]

24% total COF portfolio 96.9% occupancy[1,2]

4.2yrs WALE[1]

15,209sqm leased since 2020

  • 19,164sqm leased since 2020

  • 14,675sqm leased since 2020

  • By gross income

  • Includes Heads of Agreement

  • PCA November 2022 occupancy survey

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Centuria Capital Group: A leading Australasian real estate funds manager

CNI is the manager of COF and is included in the S&P/ASX200 Index

bn $21.2 Group AUM[1]

$20.4bn Real estate AUM

$6.5bn Listed real estate

$13.9bn Unlisted real estate

$0.8bn Investment bonds

Centuria Life Centuria $3.9bn $2.4bn $0.2bn $8.5bn $2.8bn $2.6bn Investment Bonds Centuria Centuria Asset Plus Single Multi-asset Multi-asset Industrial REIT Office REIT Limited asset closed ended open ended Guardian Friendly ASX:CIP ASX:COF NZX:APL funds funds funds Society

Note: AUM as at 31 December 2022. All figures above are in Australian dollars (currency exchange ratio of AU$1.000:NZ$1.0711 as at 31 December 2022). Numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided due to rounding 1. Includes asset exchanged to be settled, cash and other assets

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Cirque by Centuria demonstrates CNI’s commitment to office

A truly flexible work solution

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  • cirque is Centuria’s national network of flexible workspace sites, initially located at 9 Help Street, Chatswood and 154 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane

  • Strong focus on technology, state of the art work hubs, with best in class amenities

  • Servicing precincts with limited comparable flexible space competition.

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35 ROBINA TOWN CENTRE DRIVE, ROBINA QLD
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CONNECTIVITY WITH KEY TRANSPORT NODES AND REDUCED COMMUTE TIMES

Financial results

SECTION TWO

Funds from operations (FFO)

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825 ANN STREET, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD
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REVENUE HY23 HY22 VARIANCE
Gross property income $m 92.0 90.8 1.2
Total revenue $m 92.0 90.8 1.2
EXPENSES
Direct property expenses $m (19.9) (18.1) (1.8)
Responsible entity fees $m (6.6) (6.1) (0.5)
Finance costs $m (15.7) (9.4) (6.3)
Management and other administrative expenses $m (1.2) (1.1) (0.1)
Expected credit loss and rental waiver expense $m (0.1) (1.3) 1.2
Total expenses $m (43.4) (36.1) (7.3)
Funds from operations (FFO)1 $m 48.6 54.7 (6.1)
Weighted average units on issue m 597.3 597.3 0.0
Funds from operation per unit1 cpu 8.1 9.2 (1.1)
Distributions $m 42.1 49.4 (7.3)
Distribution per unit cpu 7.05 8.30 (1.3)
Net tangible assets per unit2 $ 2.4 2.5 (0.1)
Return on equity3 % 2.2 3.7 (1.5)
Payout ratio (% of FFO) 4 % 86.7 90.7 (4.0)
  1. FFO is the Trust’s underlying and recurring earnings from its operations. This is calculated as the statutory net profit adjusted for certain non-cash and other items

  2. NTA per unit is calculated as net tangible assets divided by closing units on issue.

  3. Return on Equity is calculated as closing NTA minus opening NTA plus distributions divided by opening NTA per unit

  4. Payout ratio equal to distributions per unit divided by FFO per unit for the period

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Capital management overview

Substantial undrawn debt, ample debt covenant headroom, and no debt expiry until FY25

Debt maturity profile ($m)

  • No debt tranche expiring until FY25

• Significant covenant headroom ICR 4.9x (covenant 2.0x) and LVR 37.1% (covenant 50%)

  • All in cost of debt forecast to increase further due to increased interest rates

  • $210m of hedging executed in HY23

390
175 273 125
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
FY27 FY28
Debt expiry
KEY DEBT METRICS HY23 FY224
Facility limit $m 962.5 962.5
Drawn amount $m 861.0 832.0
Headroom1 $m 101.5 130.5
Weighted average debt expiry years 3.4 3.7
Proportion hedged % 58.1 55.9
Weighted average hedge maturity years 1.0 0.9
All in cost of debt2 % 3.4 2.2
Gearing3 % 35.6 33.8
Interest cover ratio times 4.9 6.3
Loan to value ratio % 37.1 35.8

6 Quality debt lenders

$101.5m Facility headroom[1]

35.6%

Gearing[3]

58.1%

Hedging

  1. Headroom reflects undrawn debt (including a $1.5m bank guarantee held as security over the 46 Colin Street, West Perth WA ground lease)

  2. Average effective interest rate for the FY22 and HY23 (annualised) periods. Includes floating rate, all-in margin (base and line fees) and fixed interest costs under existing swaps (excludes capitalised borrowing costs)

  3. Gearing is defined as total borrowings less cash divided by total assets less cash

  4. FY22 reflects metrics post refinancing which was completed subsequent to 30 June 2022

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57 WYATT STREET, ADELAIDE SA
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A YOUNG PORTFOLIO OF QUALITY ASSETS

Portfolio

SECTION THREE

Portfolio overview

High quality portfolio underpinned by excellent tenant covenants

PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT
HY23
FY22
PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT
HY23
FY22
Number of assets
#
23
23
Book value
$m
2,310.0
2,335.2
WACR
%
5.75
5.58
NLA
sqm
303,336
303,138
Occupancy1
%
96.4
94.7
WALE1
yrs
4.2
4.2
NABERS SPI Energy rating2
Stars
4.8
4.8
NABERS SPI Water rating2
Stars
3.9
3.9
Buildings generating solar power
no.
7
6
Average building age (by value)
Yrs
17
16

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4.8 Stars

17 years

NABERS SPI Average building age Energy rating[2] (by value) HY23 HY23

Tenant mix (income)

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14%
26% ASX Listed
7% Government
Listed multinational
18% Multinational
23% National
12% Other
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Tenant profile by size (area)

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10%
8% <500 sqm
500 - 1,000 sqm
15%
1,000 - 2,000 sqm
67% >2,000 sqm
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PCA grade (value)

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10%
A-grade
B-grade
90%
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79%

of income derived from government, ASX listed and multinational tenants

67%

of tenants >2,000 sqm, indicating the COF portfolio is dominated by large corporate and government occupiers

90%

COF’s portfolio comprises A-grade assets[3]

  1. By gross income

  2. Excluding non-rated assets

  3. Management interpretation of PCA guidelines

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Staggered lease expiry: 86% of leases expiring at or beyond FY25

HY23 was a strong leasing period increasing occupancy to 96.4%[1,3]

Weighted average lease expiry

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60%
50.5%
50%
40%
30%
22.2%
20%
13.1%
10% 7.0%
3.6% 3.6%
0%
Vacant FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27+
Income WALE (Jun-22) 4.2 yrs Income WALE (Dec-22) 4.2 yrs
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24,285sqm 6,135sqm Only c.14% of 24 new leases 11 renewals portfolio in HY23[2,3] in HY23[2,3] expiries before FY25

10% 30,420sqm portfolio NLA portfolio NLA leased in leased in HY23[2,3] HY23[2,3]

CURRENT VACANCY(>1,500 SQM) NLA (SQM)
201 Pacific Highway, St Leonards
(50% ownership)
3,326
154 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane 2,578
818 Bourke Street, Docklands 2,185
Other 5,154
Total 13,243
% of total NLA2 4.3%
Clough4, 825 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley 3,296
FY23 EXPIRIES(>1,500 SQM) NLA (SQM)
201 Pacific Highway, St Leonards 2,882
(50% ownership)
825 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley 1,617
Other 3,378
Total 7,877
% of total NLA2 2.6%
FY24 EXPIRIES(>1,500 SQM) NLA (SQM)
818 Bourke Street, Docklands 7,504
35 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina 3,261
Other 7,532
Total 18,297
% of total NLA2 6.0%
  1. Occupancy by gross income

  2. By area

  3. Includes Heads of Agreement (HOA)

  4. Clough is currently in voluntary administration with an outcome still to be determined

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Valuation summary

Reduced transaction volumes demonstrate investor bifurcation based on quality and leasing risk

Portfolio valuation summary[2,3]

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12 of 23 assets externally revalued in December 2022

HY23 FY22 VALUATION HY23 FY22 MOVEMENT
VALUATION VALUATION MOVEMENT2,3 WACR4 WACR4 WACR4
($M) ($M) ($M) (%) (%) (bps)
Portfolio/
weighted average
2,310.0 2,335.3 (25.3) 5.75 5.58 17

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NTA[1] per unit at $2.40

Significant recent executed HOAs were not included in HY23 valuation cycle

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Reduced transaction Like for like portfolio COF $8,346 average
volumes through valuation reduced by rate per sqm
HY23, investor $45m [5] . compares favourably
inactivity due to to replacement cost
interest rate
uncertainty
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  1. NTA per unit is calculated as net tangible assets divided by number of units on issue

  2. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance

  3. Reflects gross increase. Excludes capital expenditure incurred

  4. Weighted average capitalisation rate

  5. The difference between the like for like valuation movement and the portfolio valuation movement is amounts capitalised to the properties, predominantly funding the 57 Wyatt Street development

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Sustainability at Centuria Capital Group

Developing a flexible and relevant sustainability framework

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Conscious of
climate change
Environment
Green Building 5 Star Green Star GRESB pilot rating
Membership development pipeline COF undertook a pilot
Members of both the COF is targeting a GRESB assessment, with
Australian and New minimum a focus on future
Zealand Green Building 5 Star Green Star Rating participation
Council
Valued
stakeholders Social 45% 94%
Member of the Diversity Women [3] in the workplace Employee engagement
Council of Australia [2] Centuria is committed to a 94% of employees [4] are
diverse and inclusive proud to work at Centuria
workplace
Responsible
business principles
Governance
Climate focused investment Third Modern Slavery
Centuria has published its second Statement published
TCFD aligned disclosure as part of
our Sustainability Report
HY23 SELECT INITIATIVES
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Conscious of climate change Environment Green Building 5 Star Green Star GRESB pilot rating Climate Action Membership development pipeline COF undertook a pilot Ongoing solar installation Members of both the COF is targeting a GRESB assessment, with across our office and Australian and New minimum a focus on future industrial assets Zealand Green Building 5 Star Green Star Rating participation in partnership with tenants Council

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COF 4.8[1] Star NABERS Energy Sustainability Portfolio Index Rating, up from 4.7 the previous year

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T.E.N Customer focused Launched a digital tenant portal to better tenant relations and communication

A new flexible working space offering

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Learn more about
Climate focused investment Third Modern Slavery Supplier engagement Centuria’s ESG
Centuria has published its second Statement published Centuria’s Supplier Code of initiatives in our
TCFD aligned disclosure as part of Conduct has been published.
second Sustainability
our Sustainability Report
Report.
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Centuria Office REIT benefits from Centuria Capital Group’s (ASX: CNI) sustainability approach. CPFL is the responsible entity for COF and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centuria Capital Group. By the REIT’s nature, COF has no staff and is solely a portfolio of assets. Centuria’s approach to sustainability prioritises three areas of focus, conscious of Climate Change (Environment), Valued Stakeholders (Social) and Responsible Business Principles (Governance)

  1. Centuria Office REIT has improved it’s NABERs SPI rating consistently for three years

  2. Centuria Capital Group is a member of the Diversity Council of Australia

  3. COF is externally managed by Centuria Capital Group. Diversity numbers are for Centuria Capital Group as at 31/12/2022

  4. Centuria undertake regular employee engagement surveys. The figure reported is from the Group’s FY22 survey

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CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KEY AMENITY

Market outlook and guidance

SECTION FOUR

235 WILLIAM STREET, NORTHBRIDGE WA

Key themes for COF markets

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Increased leasing activity

  • Tenants demonstrating flight to quality / experience / young assets

  • Tenants recognise the importance a central workplace for company culture and productivity

  • Tenants generally seeking to accommodate peak rather than average occupancy

  • Impacts of increased employee flexibility on office footprints have been overstated

COF has leased over 150,000 sqm of NLA since the COVID-19 outbreak

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Robust tenant demand for metropolitan locations

  • Demonstrated tenant demand for fringe and metropolitan office markets

  • Melbourne fringe had the strongest 12-month prime net absorption[1] , followed by Canberra, Brisbane and Perth

  • 80% of leasing deals move within their existing markets[2]

  • Office accommodation with lifestyle amenity driving demand

53% of ASX 200 companies are headquartered in metropolitan or regional office markets

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Inflation impacts

  • Increased fitout costs direct tenant demand to existing fitouts or renewals

  • Rising construction costs and interest rates will cause increases in economic rents for new developments and tempering supply

  • Higher interest rates are impacting investment demand

Increased construction and funding costs suggest many existing buildings are valued well below replacement cost

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Strong employment growth

  • 469,700 new jobs created in the 12 months to December 2022[3]

  • Current unemployment rate of 3.5%[3]

  • Constraints on visa approval process are dissipating

  • Employment and population growth are a strong tailwinds for office demand

Tenants generally require a period of employment growth before committing to increased space

  1. Source: JLL December 2022

  2. Source: Colliers September 2022

  3. Source: ABS January 2023

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Strong net absorption in COF exposed office markets

Australian office market net absorption[2]

Many Australian office markets have demonstrated robust tenant demand through 2022

Negative absorption concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne CBD, markets COF has limited or no exposure to

Pending and future office supply materially skewed to CBD office markets

After remuneration, commute time is the second most important parameter for potential employees in job selection[1]

Flight to quality driving face rental growth for some highly desirable buildings

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100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
-20,000
-40,000
6 mths to Q4 2022 12 mths to Q4 2022 COF exposed market
sqm sqm
sqm
Sydney CBD Sydney Fringe Melbourne CBD Melbourne Fringe Brisbane CBD Brisbane Fringe Adelaide CBD Perth CBD West Perth Canberra
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  1. Source: CBRE Research December 2022

  2. Source: JLL December 2022

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FY23 guidance

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203 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, ST LEONARDS NSW
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Distribution per unit[1] 14.1c

Forecast FY23 distribution yield 1,2 8.8%

FFO per unit[1] 15.8c

Distributions paid in equal quarterly instalments

  1. Guidance remains subject to unforeseen circumstances and material changes in operating conditions

  2. Based on COF closing unit price of $1.60 on Tuesday, 31 January 2023

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144 STIRLING STREET, PERTH WA
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A PORTFOLIO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE ACCOMODATION SOLUTIONS

Appendices

SECTION FIVE

Appendix A: Australian office market metrics Appendix B: COF leasing history Appendix C: Income statement Appendix D: FFO reconciliation Appendix E: Balance sheet Appendix F: Portfolio valuation summary Appendix G: Investment property portfolio Appendix H: Environmental data

Appendix A: Australian office market metrics

MARKET1 VACANCY
(%)
6 MTH NET
ABSORPTION
(SQM)


12 MTHS NET
ABSORPTION
(SQM)


RENTAL
DISCOUNT TO
SYDNEY CBD
(%)



UPCOMING
SUPPLY
(SQM)
Adelaide
16.5
4,121
(544)
63.1
126,998
Melbourne CBD
15.4
1,653
(13,789)
46.9
249,453
Melbourne fringe
14.4
38,147
82,299
58.2
208,078
Melbourne SES
11.9
(856)
2,624
67.5
46,815
Brisbane CBD
13.9
29,898
56,399
46.5
108,923
Brisbane fringe
17.2
22,195
25,612
59.6
91,861
Canberra
7.0
48,994
47,585
67.7
43,000
North Sydney
17.6
(16,961)
(18,535)
30.5
93,767
Chatswood
16.4
(428)
(7,603)
49.3
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Parramatta
22.6
(50,236)
(67,830)
53.8
15,354
Perth CBD
19.0
20,630
32,610
47.3
88,800
St Leonards
24.2
(11,561)
(11,901)
48.7
16,738
Sydney CBD
14.0
(20,807)
(27,266)
-
212,138
Sydney fringe
8.7
10,769
19,476
42.1
18,519
Macquarie Park
14.0
11,561
(502)
65.9
33,920
West Perth
18.3
15,455
19,272
64.9
-

154 MELBOURNE STREET, SOUTH BRISBANE QLD

  1. Source: JLL (as at 31 December 2022)

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Appendix B: COF leasing history

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, COF has leased over 150,000 sqm, c. 51% of portfolio NLA

100 BROOKES STREET, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD
Leasing executed
FY15
Leasing executed
FY16
Leasing executed
FY17
Leasing executed
FY18
Leasing executed
FY19
Leasing executed
FY20
Leasing executed
FY21
Leasing executed
FY22
Leasing executed
HY23
5,116sqm 12,493sqm 20,321sqm 17,970sqm 21,758sqm 32,378sqm 52,077sqm 41,283sqm 30,420sqm
or5.1% or11.1% or15.5% or9.7% or10.0% or10.6% or18.1% or13.6% or10.0%
of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio of portfolio
Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio
occupancy1 occupancy1 occupancy1 occupancy1 occupancy1 occupancy1 occupancy2 occupancy2 occupancy2
96.7% 97.2% 97.3% 98.9% 98.4% 98.1% 93.1% 94.7% 96.4%
  1. By area 2. By income

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483 KINGSFORD SMITH DRIVE, HAMILTON QLD

Appendix C: Income statement

$'000 HY23 HY22
Gross property income
91,977
90,777
Interest income
-
1
Total revenue
91,977
90,778
Direct property expenses
(19,852)
(18,118)
Responsible entity fees
(6,648)
(6,092)
Finance costs
(15,660)
(9,433)
Management and other administrative expenses
(1,185)
(1,123)
Expected credit loss and rental waiver expense
(77)
(1,340)
Total expenses
(43,422)
(36,106)
Funds from operations1
48,555
54,672
Gain/(loss) on fair value of investment properties
(51,367)
11,677
Realised/unrealised loss on fair value of derivatives
(1,540)
5,427
Straight-lining of rental income and amortisation of leasing
commissions and tenant incentives
(13,027)
(8,182)
Interest and depreciation expense adjustments for AASB 16
16
36
Statutory net profit
(17,363)
63,630
  1. FFO is the Trust’s underlying and recurring earnings from its operations. This is calculated as the statutory net profit adjusted for certain non-cash and other items

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42-46 COLIN STREET, WEST PERTH WA

Appendix D: FFO reconciliation

$'000 HY23 HY22
Statutory net profit
(17,363)
63,630
(Gain)/loss on fair value of investment properties
51,367
(11,677)
(Gain)/loss on fair value of derivatives
1,540
(5,427)
Straight-lining of rental income and amortisation of leasing
commissions and tenant incentives
13,027
8,182
Adjustments for AASB 16
(16)
(36)
Funds from operations1
48,555
54,672
Distribution
42,110
49,408
FFO per unit (cents)
8.1
9.2
Distribution per unit (cents)
7.05
8.30
  1. FFO is the Trust’s underlying and recurring earnings from its operations. This is calculated as the statutory net profit adjusted for certain non-cash and other items

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203 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, ST LEONARDS NSW

Appendix E: Balance sheet

$'000 31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22
Cash 19,487 26,558
Investment properties1 2,341,401 2,366,770
Trade and other receivables 9,976 7,450
Derivative financial instruments 7,557 7,133
Other assets 12,816 9,995
Total assets 2,383,680 2,410,773
Interest bearing liabilities2 857,553 828,504
Trade and other liabilities 39,466 32,385
Other liabilities3 53,633 57,383
Total liabilities 950,652 918,272
Net assets 1,433,028 1,492,501
Units on issue (thousands) 597,336 597,336
Net tangible assets per unit ($) 2.40 2.50
Gearing (%)4 35.6 33.8
  1. Investment properties of $2.3bn includes a $31.4m leasehold asset under AASB 16

  2. Drawn debt net of borrowing costs

  3. Includes $21.1m distributions payable and lease liability of $32.6m

  4. Gearing is defined as total borrowings less cash divided by total assets less cash

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Appendix F: Portfolio valuation summary

STATE
HY23 VALUATION1
FY22 VALUATION1
VALUATION MOVEMENT2
HY23 WACR1,3
FY22 WACR1,3
MOVEMENT WACR3
($M)
($M)
($M)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(BPS)
NSW
584.5
589.6
(5.1)
(0.9)
5.53
5.37
16
QLD
490.5
501.6
(11.1)
(2.2)
6.19
5.96
23
VIC
551.0
562.2
(11.2)
(2.0)
5.27
5.11
16
ACT
338.4
341.4
(3.0)
(0.9)
5.53
5.40
13
WA
279.3
284.3
(5.0)
(1.8)
6.58
6.34
24
SA
66.3
56.2
10.1
18.0
6.09
6.23
(14)
Like-for-like portfolio/weighted average
2,310.0
2,335.3
(25.3)
(1.1)
5.75
5.58
17

825 ANN STREET, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD

  1. Excludes the fair value of any ground lease

  2. Reflects gross increase, excluding capital expenditure incurred 3. Weighted average capitalisation rate Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance

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Appendix G: Investment property portfolio

PROPERTY STATE OWNERSHIP
(%)

BOOK VALUE
($M)

CAPITALISATION
RATE (%)

AREA
(SQM)

AREA
($/SQM)
WALE
(YRS)1
OCCUPANCY
(%)1
8 Central Avenue, Eveleigh NSW 50% 205.5 5.13% 36,619 5,612 7.2 96.5%
203 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 100% 138.0 5.75% 11,736 11,759 4.1 87.7%
201 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 50% 106.5 5.63% 16,499 6,455 1.9 79.8%
9 Help Street, Chatswood NSW 100% 97.5 5.50% 9,392 10,382 3.4 88.8%
77 Market Street, Wollongong NSW 100% 37.0 6.75% 6,755 5,478 2.9 100.0%
2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra ACT 100% 252.0 5.13% 27,390 9,201 6.0 100.0%
60 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 100% 63.0 6.63% 11,978 5,260 3.3 93.1%
54 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 100% 23.4 7.00% 5,200 4,500 3.0 100.0%
825 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 100% 158.0 6.00% 19,167 8,243 2.9 99.8%
100 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 100% 88.5 6.00% 9,525 9,291 3.4 100.0%
154 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane QLD 100% 82.0 6.38% 11,176 7,337 2.9 76.9%
483 Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton QLD 100% 79.0 6.00% 9,182 8,604 3.8 100.0%
35 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina QLD 100% 42.0 7.00% 9,145 4,593 1.7 100.0%
555 Coronation Drive, Toowong QLD 100% 41.0 6.50% 5,567 7,365 4.4 100.0%
818 Bourke Street, Docklands VIC 100% 205.0 5.25% 23,096 8,876 3.1 90.5%
101 Moray St, South Melbourne VIC 100% 204.0 5.00% 15,923 12,811 5.2 99.6%
2 Kendall Street, Williams Landing VIC 100% 72.0 5.75% 12,961 5,555 5.9 100.0%
584 Swan Street, Richmond VIC 100% 70.0 5.63% 8,261 8,474 3.7 100.0%
1 Richmond Road, Keswick SA 100% 44.7 6.50% 8,087 5,527 3.8 100.0%
57 Wyatt Street, Adelaide2 SA 100% 21.6 5.25% 4,600 11,590 7.0 100.0%
235 William Street, Northbridge WA 100% 168.0 6.63% 21,626 7,768 3.5 99.4%
144 Stirling Street, East Perth WA 100% 73.3 6.50% 11,042 6,634 6.5 100.0%
42-46 Colin Street, West Perth WA 100% 38.0 6.50% 8,411 4,518 5.4 100.0%
TOTAL PORTFOLIO (DEC-22)3 2,310 5.75% 303,336 8,346 4.2 96.4%
  1. By gross income (equity share)

  2. 57 Wyatt Street, Adelaide is currently under development. The $21.6m book value represents the cost to date of the development 3. Investment properties of $2.3bn excludes a $31.4m leasehold asset under AASB 16

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Appendix H: Environmental data

Environmental Data reported is for financial years 2021 and 2022. Financial year 2023 data will be reported in the Centuria 2023 Sustainability Report

Reported figures represent data for assets within the Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF)

Environmental data is reported where Centuria is deemed to have operational control of an asset

OPERATIONAL CONTROL

Operational Control refers to Centuria’s capacity to directly manage the day-to-day activities of assets, by employing Centuria’s or a nominated delegate’s management policies. This definition is consistent with the principles outlined in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

EMISSIONS

Centuria use emissions factors from each corresponding year’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination. Emissions are reported for material energy sources collected including electricity and natural gas

Unit of
Measure
FY22 FY21
Net lettable area sqm 295,128
304,589
Total energy MWh 27,671
21,280
Base building electricity MWh 23,009
17,484
Natural gas MWh 4,292
3,714
On-site solar generation MWh 394
87
Renewables exported MWh 24
-
Scope 1 emissions tCO2-e 796
689
Scope 2 emissions tCO2-e 17,855
13,889
Water kL 145,928
145,634
Total waste tonne 900
1,094
Waste disposed tonne 659
822
Waste diverted tonne 241
272

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Disclaimer

This presentation has been prepared by Centuria Property Funds Limited (ABN 11 086 553 639, AFSL 231 149) (CPFL) as responsible entity of Centuria Office REIT (ARSN 124 364 718) (‘COF’ or the ‘Trust’).

This presentation contains selected in summary information and does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all of the information that may be relevant, or which a prospective investor may require in evaluations for a possible investment COF. It should be read in conjunction with COF’s periodic and continuous disclosure announcements which are available at www.centuria.com.au. The recipient acknowledges that circumstances may change and that this presentation may become outdated as a result. This presentation and the information in it are subject to change without notice and CPFL is not obliged to update this presentation.

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