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Cofinimmo — Earnings Release 2019
Apr 25, 2019
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Quarterly information
1 st quarter of 2019
Results above budget:
- Net result from core activities Group share: 30 million EUR (31 million EUR as at 31.03.2018)
- Confirmation of the budgeted gross dividend for the financial year 2019, payable in 2020: 5.60 EUR per ordinary share, i.e. an increase compared to 2018
Investments in healthcare real estate since 01.01.2019:
- Two acquisitions in the Netherlands
- Five deliveries of construction, extension and renovation projects in Belgium, France and the Netherlands
Solid operational performance:
- Gross rental revenues up 4.9 % over the first three months of the financial year (or 1.9 % on a like-for-like basis)
- Operating margin increased to 82.3 % (82.1 % as at 31.12.2018)
- High occupancy rate: 96.0 % (95.8 % as at 31.12.2018)
- Particularly long residual lease length: 11 years
- Signing of a 15-year usufruct on the whole Quartz office building, currently under redevelopment.
Financial structure management:
- All of the credit lines maturing in 2019 have already been refinanced
- Extension of the commercial paper programme to 800 million EUR (650 million EUR before)
- Decrease in the average cost of debt: 1.6 % (1.9 % as at 31.12.2018)
- Debt-to-assets ratio: 42.0 % (43.0 % as at 31.12.2018)
Jean-Pierre Hanin, CEO of Cofinimmo: "The 2019 financial year starts with very strong results, higher than the budget, and with another increase in occupancy rates. The various recent acquisitions in healthcare real estate contribute significantly to the Group's performance and offset the effects in the scope of the first quarter of the 2018 financial year, which resulted from the signing of a long lease on the Egmont I and II office buildings. Moreover, we continued to optimise the quality of our global portfolio with the delivery of construction, extension and renovation projects and through some targeted disposals."
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Next Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting: Wednesday 08.05.2019 at 3.30pm at Boulevard de la Woluwedal 58, 1200 Brussels.
The 2018 annual financial report and the 2018 sustainability report
are already available on the website www.cofinimmo.com.
The Alternative Performance Measures (APM) defined by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) are identified with an asterisk (*) the first time they appear in the body of this press release. Their definition and calculation details are available on Cofinimmo's website (www.cofinimmo.com/investors/reports-and-presentations).
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1. Summary of activity since 01.01.2019
Cofinimmo has been acquiring, developing and managing rental properties for over 35 years. With attention to societal developments, Cofinimmo has the mission of making high quality care, living and working environments available ('Caring, Living and Working - Together in Real Estate'). Thanks to its expertise, Cofinimmo continued to consolidate its leadership in European healthcare real estate over the past few months.
During the first quarter of 2019, Cofinimmo made realisations in several healthcare real estate subsegments in Belgium, France and the Netherlands: the acquisition of a nursing and care home in Velp (the Netherlands), delivery of the renovation and extension works on an aftercare and rehabilitation clinic in Esvres-sur-Indre (France), delivery of construction works on a care centre for people suffering from mental disorders located in Gorinchem (the Netherlands), and delivery of extension works on nursing and care homes in Rijmenam and Keerbergen (Belgium). After quarterly closing, Cofinimmo maintained its momentum with the delivery of the construction works on an aftercare and rehabilitation clinic in Chalon-sur-Saône (France), and with the acquisition of a medical office building in Dokkum (the Netherlands). Furthermore, Cofinimmo sold two peripheral assets in Oud-Turnhout (Belgium) and Utrecht (the Netherlands) in the beginning of the year.
In the office segment, the first quarter of 2019 was marked by the signing of a 15-year usufruct on the entire Quartz building, which is currently under development and is located in the central business district of Brussels (CBD). In parallel, Cofinimmo sold the Souverain/Vorst 24 building (for which a private sale agreement was signed at the end of 2018), located in the decentralised area of Brussels. These two operations are an illustration of Cofinimmo's strategy in the office segment. It aims to improve the overall balance of the office portfolio by reducing the portion of the portfolio invested in the decentralised area in favour of property located within the CBD.
The Group's momentum in terms of investments and financing during the financial year (average cost of debt is down to 1.6 %), coupled with effective management of the existing portfolio (gross rental revenues are up 1.9 % on a like-for-like basis, operating margin increased to 82.3 %), allowed the company to realise a net result from core activities - Group share of 30 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, higher than the budget1 , compared to 31 million EUR as at 31.03.2018. The prior year figures were positively impacted by scope variations arising from the signing of a long lease on the Egmont I and II office buildings. The net result from core activities per share - Group share amounts to 1.32 EUR (higher than the budget, compared to 1.47 EUR as at 31.03.2018), taking into account the issue of shares in the context of the capital increase last July.
The net result - Group share amounted to 25 million EUR (i.e. 1.08 EUR per share) as at 31.03.2019, compared to 66 million EUR (i.e. 3.09 EUR per share) as at 31.03.2018. This variation is mainly due to the capital gain in 2018 on the signing of a long lease for the Egmont I and II buildings and to the changes in the fair value of hedging instruments (non-cash element) between the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.
These resultssupport the confirmation of the budgeted dividend for 2019 (5.60 EUR gross per ordinary share, higher than 2018).
Considering the above-mentioned operations, the Group's debt ratio amounts to 42.0 %, providing Cofinimmo with the investment capacity to pursue its growth ambitions.
1 I.e. the quarterly budget derived from the yearly budget presented in the 2018 annual financial report.
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2. Consolidated key figures
2.1. Global figures
| (x 1,000,000 EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio of investment properties (in fair value) | 3,720 | 3,728 |
| (x 1,000 EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
| Property result | 51,259 | 49,016 |
| Operating result before result on the portfolio | 38,658 | 36,811 |
| Net result from core activities - Group share* | 30,297 | 31,252 |
| Result on financial instruments - Group share* | -14,288 | 4,178 |
| Result on the portfolio - Group share* | 8,783 | 30,356 |
| Net result - Group share* | 24,792 | 65,786 |
| Operating margin* | 82.3 % | 81.2 % |
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Operating costs/average value of the portfolio under management* 1 | 1.02 % | 1.01 % |
| Weighted residual lease length2 (in years) |
11 | 11 |
| Occupancy rate3 | 96.0 % | 95.8 % |
| Gross rental yield at 100 % occupancy4 | 6.5 % | 6.5 % |
| Net rental yield at 100 % occupancy5 | 5.9 % | 5.9 % |
| Debt ratio6 | 42.0 % | 43.0 % |
| Average cost of debt*7 | 1.6 % | 1.9 % |
| Average debt maturity (in years) | 4 | 4 |
2.2. Data per share - Group share8
| (in EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Net result from core activities - Group share | 1.32 | 1.47 |
| Result on financial instruments - Group share | -0.62 | 0.20 |
| Result on the portfolio - Group share | 0.38 | 1.42 |
| Net result - Group share | 1.08 | 3.09 |
7 Including bank margins.
1 Average value of the portfolio to which are added the receivables transferred for the buildings whose maintenance costs payable by the owner are still met by the Group through total cover insurance premiums.
2 Until the first break option for the lessee.
3 Calculated based on real rents (excluding assets held for sale) and, for vacant space, the rental value estimated by the independent valuer
4 Passing rents increased by the estimated value of vacant space, divided by the investment value of the portfolio (transaction costs not deducted), excluding development projects.
5 Passing rents increased by the estimated value of vacant space, less direct costs, divided by the value of the portfolio including notarial & registration charges and excluding development projects and assets held for sale.
6 Legal ratio calculated in accordance with the legislation on RRECs such as financial and other debt divided by total assets.
8 Ordinary and preference shares.
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| Net Asset Value per share (in EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Revalued net assets per share in fair value1 after dividend distribution for the 2017 financial year* |
91.63 | 90.71 |
| Revalued net assets per share in investment value2 after dividend distribution for the 2017 financial year* |
96.33 | 95.42 |
To compare the net asset value per share as at 31.03.2019 to that day's stock exchange price, the exdate of coupon no. 33, which occurred on 20.06.2018 as part of the increase in capital initiated on the same day, should be taken into account. Note that coupon no. 33 entitles the holder to receive the pro rata temporis 2018 dividend for the period from 01.01.2018 to 01.07.2018. Considering this last item, the net asset value per share at 31.03.2019 ex coupon no. 333 can be estimated at 89.17 EUR in fair value and at 93.87 EUR in investment value.
| Diluted Net Asset Value per share (in EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Revalued net assets per share in fair value1 after dividend distribution for the 2017 financial year |
91.50 | 90.58 |
| Revalued net assets per share in investment value2 after dividend distribution for the 2017 financial year |
96.19 | 95.28 |
In accordance with applicable IAS/IFRS standards, the Mandatory Convertible Bonds (MCB) issued in 2011 and the convertible bonds issued in 2016 were not taken into account in calculating the net assets per share as at 31.03.2019 and 31.12.2018 because they would have had an accretive effect.
1 Fair value: after deduction of transaction costs (primarily transfer taxes) from the value of the investment properties.
2 Investment value: before deduction of transaction costs.
3 Although coupon no. 33 is estimated at 2.74 EUR per ordinary share, the effect of its ex-date on the intrinsic value (calculated on the basis of all the shares before the capital increase, whether ordinary or preference) is 2.46 EUR per share.
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2.3. Performance indicators based on the EPRA standard1
| (in EUR per share) | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| EPRA Earnings* | 1.32 | 1.47 |
| EPRA Diluted earnings* | 1.32 | 1.47 |
| (in EUR per share) | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
| EPRA Net Asset Value (NAV)* | 96.54 | 94.76 |
| EPRA Triple Net Asset Value (NNNAV)* | 93.51 | 92.48 |
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| EPRA Net Initial Yield (NIY)* | 5.6 % | 5.6 % |
| EPRA 'Topped-up' NIY* | 5.7 % | 5.7 % |
| EPRA Vacancy Rate* | 4.1 % | 4.3 % |
| EPRA cost ratio (direct vacancy costs included)* | 23.6 % | 23.2 % |
| EPRA cost ratio (direct vacancy costs excluded)* | 19.4 % | 19.1 % |
In accordance with 'EPRA Best Practice Recommendations', given that the MCBs issued in 2011 and the convertible bonds issued in 2016 were 'out-of-the-money' as at 31.03.2019, 31.12.2018 and 31.03.2018, they were not taken into account for the EPRA Diluted Earnings, the EPRA NAV or the EPRA NNNAV calculation on that date.
3. Portfolio evolution
| Segment | Investments in the first quarter of 2019 |
Divestments in the first quarter of 2019 |
Fair value as at 31.03.2019 |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare real estate | 8 million EUR | 24 million EUR | 1.9 billion EUR | 4.1 to 4.4 |
| Distribution networks | 1 million EUR | 1 million EUR | 0.6 billion EUR | 4.5 |
| Offices | 2 million EUR | 5 million EUR | 1.3 billion EUR | 4.6 |
| TOTAL | 11 million EUR | 30 million EUR | 3.7 billion EUR | / |
1Data not required by RREC legislation and not subject to audit by the public authorities.
4. Major events occurring during the first quarter of 2019
4.1. Healthcare real estate in Germany
Cofinimmo owns a healthcare real estate portfolio with a fair value of 398 million EUR in Germany.
4.2. Healthcare real estate in the Netherlands
Cofinimmo's Dutch healthcare real estate portfolio has a fair value of 212 million EUR. In the course of the first quarter of 2019, Cofinimmo invested 5 million EUR and sold one asset for 9 million EUR here.
Main accomplishments:
- Acquisition of a nursing and care home in Velp
On 01.02.2019, Superstone N.V., a subsidiary of Cofinimmo, acquired the 'Kastanjehof' nursing and care home for approximatively 4 million EUR. The establishment is located in a residential area in Velp, just five kms from Arnhem, a city with nearly 160,000 inhabitants, in the province of Gelderland. The seller is Triodos Vastgoedfonds N.V.
The asset, built in 2012, has an aboveground surface area of approximately 1,800 m² and welcomes 30 residents. It also carries an A++ energy performance certification. The building is designed and fully equipped for residents suffering from dementia and/or disorientation.
The building is leased to 'Stichting Attent Zorg en Behandeling', with whom Cofinimmo has signed a double net1 lease for a residual term of nine years. Rents will be indexed annually to the consumer price index. The initial gross rental yield amounts to approximately 5.5 %.
- Delivery of the construction works of a care centre for people suffering from mental disorders in Gorinchem
Construction works of a care centre for people suffering from mental disorders located in Gorinchem, in the province of South Holland, were delivered on 01.02.2019. Note that Cofinimmo acquired a plot of land for the construction of this establishment in early October 20172 . This centre will have a capacity of approximately 40 beds, spread over an above-ground surface area of approximately 2,500 m². The budget for the works totalled 4 million EUR. The facility is operated by the Dutch operator Stichting Philadelphia Zorg, with whom Cofinimmo signed a 'double net' lease for a term of 15 years. The initial gross rental yield of the transaction amounts to approximately 6.5 %.
- Sale of a nursing and care home in Utrecht
On 08.03.2019, the 'Keizerhof' nursing and care home, located in Utrecht, was sold for approximately 9 million EUR. This is slightly higher than the last fair value (as at 31.12.2018) determined by Cofinimmo's independent expert.
1 The owner mainly bears the maintenance costs of roof and building structure.
2 See also the press release dated 08.02.2018, available on the website.
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4.3. Healthcare real estate in France
Cofinimmo owns a healthcare real estate portfolio with a fair value of 386 million EUR in France.
Main accomplishments:
- Renovation and extension works on an aftercare and rehabilitation clinic in Esvres-sur-Indre1
The renovation and extension works on the 'Domaine de Vontes' aftercare and rehabilitation clinic, located in Esvres-sur-Indre, were delivered on 08.02.2019. Note that Cofinimmo signed a partnership agreement with the operator Inicéa for the construction of a 2,214 m² extension of the building on 14.06.2016. The total budget of the works amounted to 8 million EUR. At the time of delivery of the works, Cofinimmo signed a 'double net'2 lease for a term of 12 years with the operator Inicéa. Gross initial rental yield on the works is approximately 6 %.
4.4. Healthcare real estate in Belgium
Cofinimmo's Belgian healthcare real estate portfolio has a fair value of 873 million EUR. In the course of the first quarter of 2019, Cofinimmo invested 1 million EUR and sold one asset for 16 million EUR here.
Main accomplishments:
- Delivery of extension works on the 'Zonneweelde' nursing and care home in Rijmenam
The first phase of the works (extension) on the 'Zonneweelde' nursing and care home in Rijmenam were delivered in early 2019. The budget amounted to less than 8 million EUR. The site now offers approximately 200 beds, spread over an above-ground surface area of 15,000 m², and is made available for Senior Living Group (Korian Group) by means of a 'triple net'3 contract. The gross initial rental yield of the extension amounts to approximately 6 %. A second phase (partial renovation of the initial building) should be finalised by the first quarter of 2021. The budget amounts to approximately 6 million EUR.
- Delivery of extension works on the 'De Nootelaer' nursing and care home in Keerbergen
The extension works on the 'De Nootelaer' nursing and care home in Keerbergen were delivered in February 2019. The budget amounted to less than 3 million EUR. The site now offers approximately 40 beds, spread over an above-ground surface area of 2,500 m², and is made available for Senior Living Group (Korian Group) by means of a 'triple net'3 contract. The gross initial rental yield of the extension amounts to approximately 6.5 %.
- Sale of an assisted living facility in Oud-Turnhout
On 10.01.2019, Cofinimmo sold the assisted living facility adjacent to the ''t Smeedeshof' nursing and care home for 16 million EUR, which is slightly higher than the last fair value (as at 31.12.2018) determined by Cofinimmo's independent expert.
1 See also the press release dated 25.07.2016, available on the website.
2 The owner mainly bears the maintenance and repair costs of the roof and the building structure.
3 The insurance costs, taxes and maintenance expenses are borne by the tenant.
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4.5. Property of distribution networks
Cofinimmo's property of distribution networks portfolio has a fair value of 561 million EUR.
4.5.1. Pubstone
- Acquisition of a pub and sale of five pubs and restaurants of the Pubstone portfolio
In the course of the first quarter of 2019, the Cofinimmo Group acquired a pub for the Pubstone BE portfolio. It also sold five pubs and restaurants of the Pubstone BE and NL portfolio for a total amount of approximately 1 million EUR. This amount is higher than the fair value of the assets as at 31.12.2018.
4.5.2. Cofinimur
During the first quarter of 2019, Cofinimur I has not seen any change in the scope.
4.6.Offices
Cofinimmo's office portfolio has a fair value of 1.3 billion EUR.
Main accomplishments:
- Signing of a 15-year agreement for the Quartz redevelopment
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On 20.02.2019, Cofinimmo signed an agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the Financial Mechanism Office (FMO)1 whereby these institutions will become usufructuaries of the whole Quartz office building. The agreement will commence following delivery of the works, scheduled in the course of 2020, and has a term of 15 years.
The site, located on Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan, in the centre of Brussels (CBD), previously included a building that was leased to the Federal Buildings Agency (Régie des Bâtiments/Regie der Gebouwen) for nearly 20 years. After the building had been vacated in January 2017, it was completely demolished to make room for a new construction that will claim a central place on the Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan. The new project, for which an architectural competition was launched, was fully designed using Building Information Modelling (BIM). Based on transparent architecture, it provides integral glass façades, with a view to the courtyard garden from Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat.
Quartz will offer nearly 9,200 m² of modern and modular offices and versatile surfaces, spread over eight floors. Furthermore, the floors will have an unusual clear height of three meters, allowing its users to enjoy a maximum amount of daylight. A terrace will also be set up on the roof.
Cofinimmo is aiming for BREEAM Excellent certification (already obtained for the Design phase). The building will comply not only with the 2015 energy regulations, but also with additional high demands in terms of quality and sustainability set forth by Cofinimmo for its construction, renovation and redevelopment projects. The total budget of the works is estimated at 24 million EUR.
− Signing of the notarial deed regarding the sale of the Souverain/Vorst 24 office building
On 28.03.2019, Cofinimmo signed the notarial deed regarding the sale of the Souverain/Vorst 24 building, located in the Brussels decentralised zone, for a total amount of around 6 million EUR. This amount is higher than the last fair value (as at 31.12.2018) determined by Cofinimmo's independent valuer. The private agreement2 regarding the sale of this asset was signed on 21.12.2018.
Souverain/Vorst 23-25
Since April 2016, the site located at Boulevard du Souverain/Vorstlaan 23-25 (Brussels Decentralised) has been the focus of interest from US State Department for the possible relocation of US embassies to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union. Negotiations between Cofinimmo and the US State Department continued until the summer of 2018. The US State Department informed that it was no longer interested in the Souverain/Vorst 23-25 site. This withdrawal frees Cofinimmo to examine new options to restore activity on the site, in an economically viable project.
1 FMO: the Brussels based secretariat for the EEA and Norway Grants and affiliated with EFTA.
2 See also the press release dated 21.12.2018, available on the website.
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4.7. Public-Private Partnership
The NEO II public procurement, designed by Jean Nouvel, has been assigned to the consortium CFE/Cofinimmo.
Note that the NEO II public procurement has been assigned to the consortium composed of CFE and Cofinimmo in July 2018. The purpose of this public procurement, which has been launched by the city of Brussels and the Brussels-Capital Region in 2013, is a Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) contract for a convention centre and a high-class hotel. The complex will be located on the Heysel plateau, north of Brussels, next to the Atomium. The goal of NEO II is to establish Brussels as an international conference city. This prestigious 49,000 m² convention centre will be able to receive more than 5,000 participants simultaneously in various events such as international conventions, spectacles and meetings. The centre will be coupled with a luxury four-star hotel, with a surface area of 15,000 m² and comprising 250 rooms. The consortium CFE/Cofinimmo called on the internationally renowned contemporary French architect Jean Nouvel to design the site. His latest masterpiece is the national museum of Qatar, which was inaugurated in March 2019. The Belgian bureau MDW Architecture will supervise the implementation of the project.
Signing of the contracts, which should have taken place in early 2019, are now planned for the third quarter of 2019. Construction works will start after obtaining the permits, now planned for 2021, and should take three years. The convention centre's operational phase will have a fixed duration of 20 years and will start as from delivery of the certificate of availability at the end of the construction works. As for the hotel, the consortium CFE/Cofinimmo intends to conclude an agreement with NH Hotel Group. This international group has extensive experience in hotel infrastructure management, combined with MICE1 infrastructure all over Europe.
1 MICE: Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions.
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5. Events after 31.03.2019
- Delivery of an aftercare and rehabilitation clinic (Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation - SSR) in Chalon-sur-Saône, France
On 01.04.2019, construction works on the aftercare and rehabilitation clinic in Chalon-sur-Saône were delivered as planned. Note that the clinic was acquired in future state of completion (known in France as "en état futur d'achèvement") in August 2018, for an amount of approximately 20 million EUR. The facility offers approximately 130 beds spread over an above-ground surface area of nearly 9,300 m². It includes neurology, pulmonology, cardiology and neurovegetative services and is operated by the French Red Cross.
- Acquisition of a healthcare real estate site in Dokkum, the Netherlands
On 09.04.2019, Cofinimmo acquired the 'Sionsberg' healthcare real estate site in Dokkum, in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, for an amount of approximately 8 million EUR. The site comprises two parts: the main building 'Sionskliniek', built in 1980 and originally a hospital, and the building 'Hoed', built in 2008. In 2015, the site was transformed from a hospital to a medical office building with an above-ground surface area of 15,000 m². The centre is fully occupied and offers a wide range of professional care and services: general practice, pharmacy, physiotherapy, outpatient clinic, dietician, rehabilitation care, etc.
Cofinimmo and the Stichting Vastgoed DC Dokkum signed a 'double net'1 master lease. This will be indexed annually according to the Dutch consumer price index. The lease has a term of 15 years. The total budget for the works is estimated at less than 5 million EUR, a large part of which is planned for the coming three years. Given this investment program, the site will still provide a gross yield slightly above 7 %. This acquisition was included in the investment pipeline under due diligence for 2019 published on 07.02.2019 as part of the announcement of the 2018 annual results.
1 The owner mainly bears the maintenance costs of roof and building structure.
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6. Operating results
6.1.Occupancy rate (calculated based on rental income)
Calculated based on real rents and, for vacant space, the rental value estimated by the independent valuers:
The 'others' segment has been transferred to the 'office' segment as at 01.01.2019. The offices occupancy rate would have been 89.1 % as at 31.12.2018 with this transfer.
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6.2. Average residual lease length
In years, until the date of the tenant's first break option:
The average residual lease length would be 11 years if no break options were exercised and all tenants remained in their rented space until the contractual end of the leases.
| Gross rental revenues As at 31.03.2019 (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
Gross rental revenues As at 31.03.2018 (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
Like-for-like change* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare real estate | 29.2 | 24.9 | +17.2 % | +1.6 % |
| Offices1 | 17.6 | 19.4 | -8.8 % | +2.6 % |
| Property of distribution networks |
9.4 | 9.4 | +0.6 % | +1.3 % |
| TOTAL PORTFOLIO2 | 56.3 | 53.6 | +4.9 % | +1.9 % |
6.3. Change in gross rental revenues on a like-for-like basis
On a like-for-like basis, the level of rents increased (+1.9 %) between the first three months of 2018 and the first three months of 2019: the positive effect of new leases (+3.1 %) and indexation (+1.7 %) largely compensated the negative impact of departures (-2.6 %) and renegotiations (-0.3 %).
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1 As mentioned in section 6.1, the 'others' segment has been transferred to the 'offices' segment at 01.01.2019. The gross rental revenues 'others' were 0.5 million EUR as at 31.03.2018.
2 The gross rental revenues of 53.5 million EUR as at 31.03.2018, published in the press release of 24.04.2018, was meant after the consideration of the 'rental-related expenses' of 0.1 million EUR.
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7. Management of financial resources
7.1. Financing transactions in the course of the first quarter of 2019
Extension of the commercial paper programme
Given the success of its commercial paper programme, Cofinimmo increased the maximum amount from 650 million EUR to 800 million EUR. This increase has been effective since 28.03.2019.
Signing of a new 'green & social loan'
In March 2019, Cofinimmo refinanced in advance a credit line maturing in 2019, for an amount of 40 million EUR. This was initially a usual credit line, which has been refinanced as 'green & social loan' for seven and a half years. In accordance with its sustainability strategy and its performance table, Cofinimmo will use the 'green & social loan' to refinance projects that have both environmental and social targets.
Interest rate hedging
Given the decrease in interest rates during the first quarter of 2019, Cofinimmo increased its hedging portfolio over a period of five years. IRS for the years 2022 (150 million EUR), 2023 (100 million EUR) and 2024 (50 million EUR) were subscribed in order to increase hedging for these years.
7.2. Debt maturity
The weighted average maturity of the financial commitments was maintained at four years between 31.12.2018 and 31.03.2019. The calculation excludes short-term commercial paper maturities which are entirely hedged by tranches available on long-term credit lines. It does not take into account the maturities for which refinancing is already in place.
Confirmed long-term loans (credit lines, bonds, commercial paper over one year and term loans), which totalled 1,585 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, will mature consistently through 2029. Maximum 26.5 % of the outstanding amount matures in a single year, in this case 2021.
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Schedule of long-term financial commitments as at 31.03.2019 (x 1,000,000 EUR)
7.3. Consolidated debt ratios
Cofinimmo met all financial debt ratio limits on 31.03.2019. Cofinimmo's regulatory debt ratio1 stands at 42.0 % (compared with 43.0 % as at 31.12.2018). Note that the statutory maximum debt ratio for RRECs is 65 %.
When the loan agreements granted to Cofinimmo refer to a debt ceiling, they refer to the regulatory debt ratio and cap it at 60 %.
7.4. Cost of debt
The average cost of debt, including bank margins, was 1.6 % for the first quarter of the 2019 financial year, compared to 1.9 % for the 2018 financial year.
Cofinimmo partially hedges its floating rate debt with IRS and caps. Cofinimmo also pursues a policy to secure 50 % to 100 % of the interest rates of its forecasted debt over a period of minimum three years. Given this context, the Group uses a global approach (macro hedging). As a result, it does not hedge each variable-rate credit line individually.
The distribution of the anticipated fixed-rate debt, of the hedged floating-rate debt and the unhedged floating-rate debt as at 31.03.2019 is presented in the graph on the next page.
1 The regulatory ratio calculated in accordance with the regulations on RRECs: Financial and other debts / Total assets.
As at 31.03.2019, nearly 75 % of the anticipated interest rate risk was hedged through 2021. However, Cofinimmo's result is sensitive to changes in interest rates.
7.5. Financial rating
The S&P rating agency confirmed Cofinimmo's rating in April 2018: BBB for the long term (stable outlook) and A-2 for the short term.
7.6. Preference shares
In accordance with article 8.3 of the company's articles of association, the board of directors decided on 25.04.2019 to designate a subsidiary of Cofinimmo SA/NV in order to exercise the purchase right on preference shares I (ISIN code BE0003811289) and II (ISIN code BE0003813301). The purchase is planned for the second quarter of this year, after payment of the 2018 priority dividends scheduled for 15.05.2019.
The preference shares will be purchased at their issue price, i.e. 107.89 EUR per preference share I and 104.44 EUR per preference share II, in accordance with the articles of association.
Shareholders who do not wish to sell their preference shares, have the right to convert their preference shares into ordinary shares (ratio 1:1) for a period of one month counting from the date of the notification. Should preference shareholders fail to reply within this term, their unconverted preference shares will automatically be deemed to have been purchased by the Cofinimmo subsidiary at the above mentioned issue price 45 days after the notification.
As from the execution of the purchase right by its subsidiary, the company will publish a press release containing the practical details of the purchase and of the possibility for conversion in advance. All holders of preference shares will receive a written notification to this end.
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8. Consolidated income statement – Analytical form (x 1,000 EUR)
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rental income, net of rental-related expenses* | 55,898 | 52,687 |
| Writeback of lease payments sold and discounted (non-cash item) | 2,196 | 2,696 |
| Taxes and charges on rented properties not recovered* | -1,982 | -1,248 |
| Taxes on refurbishment not recovered1 | -3,955 | -4,671 |
| Redecoration costs, net of tenant compensation for damages* | -898 | -448 |
| Property result | 51,259 | 49,016 |
| Technical costs | -1,200 | -947 |
| Commercial costs | -336 | -529 |
| Taxes and charges on unlet properties | -2,410 | -3,140 |
| Property result after direct property costs | 47,313 | 44,400 |
| Corporate management costs | -8,655 | -7,589 |
| Operating result (before result on the portfolio) | 38,658 | 36,811 |
| Financial income | 1,412 | 4,820 |
| Net interest charges | -6,429 | -7,697 |
| Other financial charges | -138 | -181 |
| Share in the net result from core activities of associated companies and | 134 | 119 |
| joint ventures | ||
| Taxes | -2,049 | -1,552 |
| Net result from core activities* | 31,587 | 32,320 |
| Minority interests related to the net result from core activities | -1,290 | -1,068 |
| Net result from core activities - Group share* | 30,297 | 31,252 |
| Change in the fair value of hedging instruments | -14,288 | 2,879 |
| Restructuring costs of financial instruments* | 0 | 1,454 |
| Share in the result on financial instruments of associated companies and | 0 | 0 |
| joint ventures | ||
| Result on financial instruments* | -14,288 | 4,333 |
| Minority interests related to the result on financial instruments | 0 | -155 |
| Result on financial instruments - Group share* | -14,288 | 4,178 |
| Gains or losses on disposals of investment properties and other non | 2,224 | 27,522 |
| financial assets | ||
| Changes in the fair value of investment properties | 8,149 | 4,072 |
| Share in the result on the portfolio of associated companies and joint | 0 | 0 |
| ventures | ||
| Other result on the portfolio | -1,495 | -1,116 |
| Result on the portfolio* | 8,878 | 30,478 |
| Minority interests regarding the result on the portfolio | -94 | -122 |
| Result on the portfolio - Group share* | 8,783 | 30,356 |
| Net result | 26,177 | 67,131 |
| Minority interests | -1,385 | -1,345 |
| Net result - Group share | 24,792 | 65,786 |
1 The item 'Taxes and charges on rented properties not recovered' has been split into two items in order to offer a better overview: 'Taxes and charges on rented properties not recovered' on the one hand, and 'Taxes on refurbishment not recovered', on the other hand.
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| NUMBER OF SHARES | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of ordinary shares issued (including treasury shares ) | 22,312,645 | 20,667,381 |
| Number of ordinary shares outstanding | 22,272,756 | 20,625,209 |
| Number of ordinary shares used to calculate the result per share | 22,272,756 | 20,625,209 |
| Number of preference shares issued | 680,603 | 683,493 |
| Number of preference shares outstanding | 680,603 | 683,493 |
| Number of preference shares used to calculate the result per share | 680,603 | 683,493 |
| Total number of shares issued (including treasury shares ) | 22,993,248 | 21,350,874 |
| Total number of shares outstanding | 22,953,359 | 21,308,702 |
| Total number of shares used to calculate the result per share | 22,953,359 | 21,308,702 |
Comments on the consolidated income statement – analytical form
Net rental income was 56 million EUR at 31.03.2019, compared to 53 million EUR at 31.03.2018 (+6.1 %). This is higher than the budget1 . The loss in rental income from the Egmont I and II office buildings (2 million EUR, non-recurring element in the first quarter of 2018) was more than compensated by rental income generated by investments in healthcare real estate in Germany and the Netherlands. On a likefor-like basis*, gross rental revenues increased (+1.9 %) between 31.03.2018 and 31.03.2019: the positive effect of new leases (+3.1 %) and indexation (+1.7 %) largely compensated the negative impact of departures (-2.6 %) and renegotiations (-0.3 %).
As for the direct operating costs, the variations between 31.03.2018 and 31.03.2019 are barely noticeable line by line, and are in line with the budget. The variation in corporate management costs over the same period is also in line with the budget. The operating margin increased to 82.3 %, compared with 81.2 % as at 31.03.2018.
Financial income decreased by 3 million EUR between 31.03.2018 and 31.03.2019 (last year's figure included a non-recurring element from the Egmont I and II office buildings.
The net interest charges decreased compared with last year, particularly thanks to the capital increase of 02.07.2018; the average cost of debt decreased to 1.6 %, compared with 1.8 % as at 31.03.2018. The financial result is in line with the budget.
Taxes are in line with both last year and the budget.
The Group's momentum in terms of investments and financing, coupled with effective management of the existing portfolio, allowed the company to realise a net result from core activities - Group share of 30 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, higher than the budget, compared with 31 million EUR as at 31.03.2018. The prior year figures were positively impacted by scope variations arising from the signing of a long lease on the Egmont I and II office buildings. The net result from core activities per share - Group share amounts to 1.32 EUR (higher than the budget, compared to 1.47 EUR as at 31.03.2018), taking into account the issue of shares in the context of the capital increase last July. The number of shares entitled to the result of the period evolved from 21,308,702 to 22,953,359 between these two dates.
As for the result of financial instruments, the 'change in the fair value of financial instruments' item amounted to -14 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, compared with +3 million EUR as at 31.03.2018. This
1 I.e. the quarterly budget derived from the yearly budget presented in the 2018 annual financial report.
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variation is explained by the change in the anticipated interest rate curve between these two periods. The 2018 'restructuring costs of the financial instruments' (1 million EUR) reflect the positive impact of the cancellation (in the first quarter of 2018) of two foreign exchange put options into euro. There were no comparable transactions in 2019.
As for the result on the portfolio, the gains or losses on disposals of investment properties and other non-financial assets is 2 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, compared with 28 million EUR as at 31.03.2018. Last year's amount included primarily the net capital gain of 27 million EUR realised on the long-lease of the Egmont I and II buildings (non-recurring element). The item 'Changes in the fair value of investment properties' is 8 million EUR as at 31.03.2019: the value appreciation of healthcare real estate portfolios, as well as the positive effect of marketing of the Quartz office building, largely compensated the value depreciation of some buildings. Without the initial effect from the changes in the scope, the changes in the fair value of investment properties is positive (+0.2 %) for the first three months of 2019. The item 'Other result on the portfolio', is -1 million EUR as at 31.03.2019 and mainly comprises the effect of deferred taxes1 .
The net result - Group share amounted to 25 million EUR (i.e. 1.08 EUR per share) as at 31.03.2019, compared to 66 million EUR (i.e. 3.09 EUR per share) as at 31.03.2018. This fluctuation is mainly due to the capital gain in 2018 on the long lease for the Egmont I and II buildings and to the changes in the fair value of hedging instruments (non-cash element) between the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.
1 Deferred taxes on the unrealised capital gains relating to the buildings owned by certain subsidiaries.
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9. Consolidated balance sheet (x 1,000 EUR)
| ASSETS | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | 3,878,875 | 3,881,018 |
| Goodwill | 71,556 | 71,556 |
| Intangible assets | 1,834 | 922 |
| Investment properties | 3,690,910 | 3,694,202 |
| Other tangible assets | 739 | 810 |
| Non-current financial assets | 0 | 9 |
| Finance lease receivables | 101,467 | 101,731 |
| Trade receivables and other non-current assets | 1,413 | 1,379 |
| Deferred taxes | 1,796 | 1,383 |
| Participations in associated companies and joint ventures | 9,160 | 9,026 |
| Current assets | 137,710 | 140,449 |
| Assets held for sale | 28,707 | 33,663 |
| Current financial assets | 19 | 0 |
| Finance lease receivables | 2,027 | 1,915 |
| Trade receivables | 20,641 | 24,091 |
| Tax receivables and other current assets | 12,714 | 24,167 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 35,064 | 27,177 |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 38,539 | 29,436 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 4,016,584 | 4,021,466 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | 2,188,815 | 2,166,365 |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders of the parent | 2,103,273 | 2,082,130 |
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| Capital | 1,230,038 | 1,230,014 |
| Share premium account | 584,919 | 584,901 |
| Reserves | 263,523 | 121,602 |
| Net result of the financial year | 24,792 | 145,613 |
| Minority interests | 85,542 | 84,234 |
| Liabilities | 1,827,769 | 1,855,102 |
| Non-current liabilities | 981,064 | 1,140,333 |
| Provisions | 22,015 | 22,447 |
| Non-current financial debts | 839,773 | 1,012,290 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities | 75,964 | 62,600 |
| Deferred taxes | 43,312 | 42,996 |
| Current liabilities | 846,705 | 714,768 |
| Current financial debts | 744,758 | 613,107 |
| Other current financial liabilities | 0 | 0 |
| Trade debts and other current debts | 87,934 | 88,292 |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 14,013 | 13,370 |
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 4,016,584 | 4,021,466 |
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Comments on the consolidated balance sheet
The investment value of the property portfolio1 , as determined by the independent valuers, amounts to 3,881 million EUR as at 31.03.2019, compared with 3,890 million EUR as at 31.12.2018. The fair value included in the consolidated balance sheet, in application of the IAS 40 standard, is obtained by deducting the transaction costs from the investment value. At 31.03.2019, fair value reached 3,720 million EUR, compared to 3,728 million EUR as at 31.12.2018.
The item 'Participations in associated companies and joint ventures' refers to Cofinimmo's 51 % stake in Cofinea I SAS (nursing and care homes in France) and its 50 % stake in the joint ventures BPG CONGRES SA/NV and BPG HOTEL SA/NV, created with CFE for the NEO II project. The item 'Minority interests' includes the Mandatory Convertible Bonds issued by the Cofinimur I SA subsidiary (MAAF/GMF distribution network in France), and the minority interests of six subsidiaries.
10. Property portfolio as at 31.03.2019
| GLOBAL PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW Extract from the report prepared by the independent real estate valuers Cushman & Wakefield, Jones Lang LaSalle and PricewaterhouseCoopers based on the investment value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (x 1,000,000 EUR) | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||||
| Total investment value of the portfolio | 3,881.3 | 3,889.8 | ||||
| Projects, development sites and assets held for sale | -134.4 | -140.8 | ||||
| Total properties under management 3,746.9 3,749.0 |
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| Contractual rents | 233.0 | 232.3 | ||||
| Gross yield on properties under management | 6.2 % | 6.2 % | ||||
| Contractual rents + Estimated rental value on unlet space on the valuation date |
242.7 | 242.6 | ||||
| Gross yield at 100 % portfolio occupancy | 6.5 % | 6.5 % | ||||
| Occupancy rate of properties under management2 | 96.0 % | 95.8 % |
As at 31.03.2019, the item 'Projects, development sites and assets held for sale' includes primarily:
- the Souverain/Vorst 23-25 site (Brussels Decentralised),
- the Quartz office building under redevelopment (Brussels CBD),
- as well as the assets held for sale (office buildings Serenitas and Moulin à Papier/Papiermolen).
1 Including buildings held for own use, development projects and assets held for sale.
2 Calculated based on rental income.
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Portfolio as at 31.03.2019
| Fair value | Property result after direct costs |
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| Segment | (x 1,000 EUR) | (in %) | Changes over the period1 |
(x 1,000 EUR) | (in %) |
| Healthcare real estate | 1,869,171 | 50.3 % | +0.2 % | 28,520 | 60.3 % |
| Belgium | 872,911 | 23.5 % | +0.9 % | 12,649 | 26.7 % |
| France | 386,230 | 10.4 % | -2.3 % | 6,515 | 13.8 % |
| The Netherlands | 211,830 | 5.7 % | +2.2 % | 3,676 | 7.8 % |
| Germany | 398,200 | 10.7 % | +0.0 % | 5,681 | 12.0 % |
| Offices | 1,289,649 | 34.7 % | +0.4 % | 10,065 | 21.3 % |
| Brussels CBD | 527,499 | 14.2 % | +2.6 % | 5,057 | 10.7 % |
| Brussels Decentralised | 424,176 | 11.4 % | -1.9 % | -356 | -0.8 % |
| Brussels Periphery & | 124,533 | 3.3 % | -1.7 % | 1,863 | 3.9 % |
| Satellites | |||||
| Antwerp | 67,522 | 1.8 % | +1.0 % | 1,313 | 2.8 % |
| Other Regions | 145,918 | 3.9 % | +0.6 % | 2,188 | 4.6 % |
| Property of distribution | 560,797 | 15.1 % | +0.1 % | 8,727 | 18.4 % |
| networks | |||||
| Pubstone - Belgium | 292,864 | 7.9 % | +0.2 % | 4,738 | 10.0 % |
| Pubstone - Netherlands | 141,383 | 3.8 % | -0.1 % | 2,072 | 4.4 % |
| Cofinimur I | 126,550 | 3.4 % | -0.1 % | 1,917 | 4.1 % |
| TOTAL PORTFOLIO | 3,719,617 | 100.0 % | +0.2 % | 47,313 | 100.0 % |
11. 2019 investment programme
The current forecasted investments per segment for the 2019 financial year and the realised investments to date are presented in the graph below, in million EUR. The gross investment pipeline is therefore estimated at 200 million EUR. The table on the next page shows the details of the ongoing development projects.
1 Without the initial effect from the changes in the scope.
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Type of works | Number of beds after works |
Surface area after works |
End of works |
Total investments (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
Total investments as at 31.03.2019 (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
Total investments to be made before 31.12.2019 (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
Total investments to be made after 2019 (x 1,000,000 EUR) |
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| I. Ongoing projets | ||||||||
| Healthcare real estate |
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| Zonneweelde – Rijmenam (BE) | Renovation and extension of a nursing and care home |
200 | 15,000 m2 | Q1 2021 | 6 | - | 2 | 4 |
| French Red Cross – Chalon-sur-Saône (FR) |
Acquisition of an aftercare and rehabilitation clinic |
130 | 9,300 m² | Q2 2019 | 21 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Fundis – Rotterdam (NL) | Demolition/Reconstruction of a nursing and care home and renovation of a rehabilitation clinic |
135 | 11,000 m² | Q2 2021 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Rijswijk (NL) | Construction of an orthopaedic clinic | - | 4,000 m2 | Q4 2019 | 10 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Kaarst (DE) | Construction of a psychiatric clinic | 70 | 7,800 m2 | Q2 2020 | 22 | - | - | 22 |
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| Quartz – Brussels CBD | Demolition/reconstruction | - | 9,200 m2 | Q2 2020 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| II. Total | 107 | 34 | 34 | 39 |
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12. Main risks and uncertainties
The Board of Directors believes that the main risk factors summarised on pages 2 to 5 of the 2018 annual financial report published on 05.04.2019 are still relevant for the remaining months of the 2019 financial year.
13. Corporate governance
13.1. Co-option and proposal to appoint a new director
The Board of Directors of 25.04.2019 decided to co-opt Mr. Benoit Graulich as director to complete the term of Mr. Xavier Denis, which ran until the end of the ordinary general meeting of 08.05.2019. The Board of Directors proposed to the same general meeting to appoint him as Director, effective until the end of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2023, and to record his independent status in accordance with Article 526ter of the Company Code, given that he meets all of the criteria stipulated in the article. This appointment is subject to approval by the FSMA.
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14. Shareholder's calendar
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| 2018 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders | 08.05.2019 |
| Payment of the dividend for the period 01.01.2018 until 01.07.2018 (ordinary shares)1 |
|
| Coupons | No. 33 |
| Ex-date2 | 20.06.2018 |
| Record date3 | 21.06.2018 |
| Dividend payment date | As from 15.05.2019 |
| Payment of the dividend for the period 02.07.2018 until 31.12.2018 (ordinary shares)1 |
|
| Coupons | No. 34 |
| Ex-date2 | 13.05.2019 |
| Record date3 | 14.05.2019 |
| Dividend payment date | As from 15.05.2019 |
| Payment of the 2018 dividend (preference shares)1 | |
| Coupons | No. 21 (COFP1) and No. 20 (COFP2) |
| Ex-date2 | 13.05.2019 |
| Record date3 | 14.05.2019 |
| Dividend payment date | As from 15.05.2019 |
| Half-year financial report: results as at 30.06.2019 | 25.07.2019 |
| Quarterly information: results as at 30.09.2019 | 07.11.2019 |
| Annual press release: results at 31.12.2019 | 06.02.2020 |
1 Subject to approval by the ordinary general meeting of 08.05.2019.
2 Date from which the stock exchange trading takes place without any entitlement to the future dividend payment.
3 Date on which positions are recorded in order to identify shareholders entitled to the dividend.
For more information:
Jean Kotarakos Kenneth De Kegel Tel.: +32 2 373 00 00 Tel.: +32 2 373 00 00
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About Cofinimmo:
Cofinimmo has been acquiring, developing and managing rental properties for over 35 years. The company has a portfolio spread across Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, with a value of 4 billion EUR. With attention to social developments, Cofinimmo has the mission of making high-quality care, living and working environments available to its partners-tenants, from which users benefit directly. "Caring, Living and Working - Together in Real Estate" is the expression of this mission. Thanks to its expertise, Cofinimmo has built up a healthcare real estate portfolio of almost 2 billion EUR in Europe.
As an independent company that applies the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainability, Cofinimmo offers its tenants services and manages its portfolio through a team of over 130 employees in Brussels, Paris, Breda and Frankfurt.
Cofinimmo is listed on Euronext Brussels (BEL20) and benefits from the REIT system in Belgium (RREC), France (SIIC) and the Netherlands (FBI). Its activities are supervised by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the Belgian regulator.
On 31.03.2019, its total market capitalisation stood at 2.7 billion EUR. The company applies an investment policy aimed at offering a socially responsible, long-term, low-risk investment that generates a regular, predictable and growing dividend.
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Appendix 1: Consolidated comprehensive result – Royal Decree of 13.07.2014 form (x 1,000 EUR)
| A. NET RESULT | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Rental income | 55,193 | 52,834 |
| Writeback of lease payments sold and discounted | 2,196 | 2,696 |
| Rental-related expenses | 705 | -147 |
| Net rental income | 58,094 | 55,383 |
| Recovery of property charges | 18 | -23 |
| Recovery income of charges and taxes normally payable by the tenant on | 24,262 | 31,135 |
| let properties | ||
| Costs payable by the tenant and borne by the landlord on rental damage | -917 | -425 |
| and redecoration at end of lease | ||
| Charges and taxes normally payable by the tenant on let properties | -30,199 | -37,054 |
| Property result | 51,259 | 49,016 |
| Technical costs | -1,200 | -947 |
| Commercial costs | -336 | -529 |
| Taxes and charges on unlet properties | -2,410 | -3,140 |
| Property management costs | -6,059 | -5,312 |
| Property charges | -10,005 | -9,928 |
| Property operating result | 41,254 | 39,088 |
| Corporate management costs | -2,597 | -2,277 |
| Operating result before result on the portfolio | 38,658 | 36,811 |
| Gains or losses on disposals of investment properties and other non | 2,224 | 27,522 |
| financial assets | ||
| Changes in the fair value of investment properties | 8,149 | 4,072 |
| Other result on the portfolio | -1,393 | -1,115 |
| Operating result | 47,638 | 67,290 |
| Financial income | 1,412 | 4,820 |
| Net interest charges | -6,429 | -7,697 |
| Other financial charges | -138 | -181 |
| Changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities | -14,288 | 4,333 |
| Financial result | -19,443 | 1,275 |
| Share in the result of associated companies and joint ventures | 134 | 119 |
| Pre-tax result | 28,328 | 68,684 |
| Corporate tax | -2,049 | -1,552 |
| Exit tax | -103 | -1 |
| Taxes | -2,151 | -1,553 |
| Net result | 26,177 | 67,131 |
| Minority interests | -1,385 | -1,345 |
| Net result - Group share | 24,792 | 65,786 |
| Net result from core activities - Group share* | 30,297 | 31,252 |
| Result on financial instruments - Group share* | -14,288 | 4,178 |
| Result on the portfolio - Group share* | 8,783 | 30,356 |
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| B. OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE RESULT RECYCLABLE UNDER THE INCOME STATEMENT |
31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Share in the other elements of the comprehensive result of associated companies and joint ventures |
0 | 20 |
| Impact of recycling hedging instruments, which relationship with the hedged risk was terminated, under the income statement |
0 | -578 |
| Convertible bonds | -3,734 | 0 |
| Other elements of the comprehensive result recyclable under the | -3,734 | -558 |
| income statement Minority interests |
0 | 0 |
| Other elements of the comprehensive result recyclable under the income statement - Group share |
-3,734 | -558 |
| C. COMPREHENSIVE RESULT | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive result | 22,443 | 66,574 |
| Minority interests | -1,385 | -1,345 |
| Comprehensive result – Group share | 21,058 | 65,229 |