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Deutsche Wohnen SE Call Transcript 2015

May 20, 2015

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Deutsche Wohnen AG

» Q1 2015 results Conference Call, 20 May 2015

»
Agenda
1 Highlights Q1
2015
2 Portfolio
3 Financials
4 Financing
5 Guidance & Outlook
6 Q & A
7 Appendix

» Highlights Q1 2015

Financials
In EUR Q1 2015 yoy
FFO I (after minorities)1) 71.3m (+21%)
FFO I/share2) 0.24 (+14%)
FFO
II (incl. disposals)
80.6m (+8%)
FFO II/share2) 0.27 (+4%)
Q1 2015 ytd
EPRA NAV per share3) (diluted) 18.83 (+1.1%)
LTV 50.4% (-0.6pp)
Corporate development
In EUR Q1 2015 FY 2014
Corporate expenses
Total personnel, general and administrative expenses
18.7m 90.5m
Cost ratio
Corporate expenses/gross rental
income
11.8% 14.4%
Costs per unit p.a.
Corporate expenses/avg. units in period
502 604
Operational development
In EUR Q1 2015 yoy
NOI
letting
122.0m (+0.7%)
L-f-l rental growth
(entire letting portfolio)
2.5% (-0.9pp)
Rent increase potential
(entire
letting portfolio)
21.2% (+0.3pp)
Rent increase potential
(Core+
)
24.3% (-0.3pp)
Vacancy
rate
2.3% (-0.3pp)
NOI nursing 3.8m (-9.5%)
Occupancy nursing 96.2% 0.2pp
NOI disposals4) 8.7m (-42.0%)
Gross margin 34.7% (+6.9pp)
Disposal cost
ratio
7.0% (+3.5pp)
Free cash flow impact 22.8m (-49.4%)

1) Considering mainly guarantee dividend of EUR 1.40 p.a. per outstanding GSW shares at accounting date

2) Based on weighted average shares outstanding (Q1 15: 294.68m)

3) Based on 326.6m shares

4) Earnings from disposals less related personnel and administrative expenses

» Portfolio

Residential as Residential pro-forma
Strategy
cluster
Residential units Acquisitions Residential units % of
total units
Total 146,850 100 -7,624 8,210 147,436 100
Core+ 127,731 87 -7,193 7,465 128,003 87

Operate
98,306 67 0 7,465 105,771 72

Develop
17,061 12 0 0 17,061 12

Dispose
12,364 8 -7,193 0 5,171 4

» Realized Berlin transactions

Block sales1
Residential
units
6,240
Sales volume (EUR m) 411
Price per sqm (EUR
m)
956
Vacancy 4.0%
Multiple (in place rent) 15.0x
  • Reduction of over-allocation in Reinickendorf/Spandau and less attractive years of construction
  • Below average technical condition
  • Capex backlog and maintenance needs
  • Below average rent potential (~50% rent restricted units)
  • Higher operational costs

DW units > 3,000 > 5,000 >8,000 >10,000

Purchases outside Berlin in 2015

  • Total purchase price EUR ~60m
  • 480 units in Braunschweig in a strong Core region with further upside potential
  • 270 units in Magdeburg, premium locations with perfect fit to our existing portfolio
Acquisitions1
Residential
units
~7,500
Purchase volume (EUR m) ~570
Price per sqm (EUR
m)
~1,200
Vacancy 1.7%
Multiple (in place rent) 20.0x
  • Three major transactions in competitive environment
  • Improvement of quality due to above average technical condition and low maintenance risks
  • Investments of 270 EUR/sqm by former owners
  • Ideal addition to existing portfolio
  • Mostly mid-level locations according to the "Berlin Mietspiegel", favourably located to public transport
  • Significant rent potential, no rent restricted units

Disposals and acquisitions with a positive impact on strategic clustering in Core+: Dispose cluster decreases from c. 12,400 units to c. 5,200 units, Operate segment increases from c. 98,300 units to c. 105,800 units

» Sales and Acquisitions

Sales Units EUR
m
EUR/sqm Margin
Privatization1)
Core+
1,141 109 1,426 41%
Institutional
sales1)
6,427 426 953 9%
Core 198 13 947 21%
None-core 419 22 781 29%

Including 5,750 units of residential block sale in Berlin, signed in 2014 with closing at beginning of Q2 2015

Privatization (condominiums) to achieve significant book margins and cash flow contribution

Acquisitions Cluster Units EUR/m EUR/sqm Multiple
Acquired1) Core+ 7,950 642 1,270 20.3x
Core 741 57 1,021 14.8x
Current
pipeline
Mainly Core+ 10,000 ~1,800 900 -1,500 ~16-20x
2015 in Core+
Price -
development 2014 -
: 10-15%
Thereof c. 6,500 units signed in 2015
Price
(EUR/sqm)
1,180
Purchase price (net, EUR m) 496
Multiple
(in place rent)
19.4x
Rent potential 21%
Vacancy 2.6%
EBITDA contribution (p.a,
EUR m)
20.4

Acquisitions in growth markets with significant EBITDA contribution and higher value potential

1) Expected closing in 2015, signing partially in 2014

» Berlin "Mietspiegel"

Rent (EUR/sqm/month)

Development of Berlin "Mietspiegel" Development of inflation1) and Berlin Mietspiegel (in % two-year period)

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2015

  • Mietspiegel does no reflect the real market development
  • Even though Berlin Mietspiegel is above inflation in contrast to the rent development in Germany which is below inflation of on average 1.7% p.a. since 2007
  • Absolute rent increase corresponds with average of previous years
  • Outcome to be analysed depending on various attributes

Source: Berlin Mietspiegel of relevant years

» Financials

» Strong earnings and cash contributions from letting

in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014 In-place rent:
Current gross rental income 158.9 157.0 Q1 15:
EUR
5.73/sqm/month
Non-recoverable expenses (3.6) (3.2)
Earnings
from letting:
Rental loss (1.8) (2.5) Maintenance1)
Q1 15: EUR 8.25/sqm
+ EUR 0.8m
(+0.6%)
Maintenance (19.0) (17.2) (Q1 14:
Others (2.0) (2.4) EUR
7.38/sqm)
additional EUR 15.7m
Earnings from Residential Property Management 132.5 131.7 for modernization
(EUR 7.9m in Q1 14)
Personnel, general and administrative expenses (10.5) (10.6)
Net Operating Income (NOI) 122.0 121.1 NOI increased by
EUR 0.9m (0.7%)
NOI
margin
76.8% 77.1% despite lower
portfolio
base
NOI
in EUR/sqm/month
4.41 4.33
in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Cash flow Net operating
income (NOI)
122.0 121.1
+ EUR 0.9m Cash interest
expenses
(34.8) 46.0) w/o EUR
0.4m for
nursing and assisted
(+0.7%) Cash flow from portfolio after cash interest expenses 87.2 75.1 living in Q1 2015
Interest cover ratio 3.51 2.63

» Benchmark EBITDA margin among the peer group

in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014 EBITDA
margins
Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Earnings from Residential Property Management 132.5 131.7 adj. EBITDA/gross rents 77.2% 80.7%
Earnings from Disposals 9.3 15.8 adj. EBITDA excl.
disposals/gross rents
71.3% 70.6%
Earnings from Nursing and Assisted Living 3.8 4.2
Segment
contribution margin
145.6 151.7 Further improvements of EBITDA margins will
occur with full realization of takeover synergies
Corporate
expenses
(18.7) (22.8)
Other
operating expenses/income
(7.9) (4.4)
EBITDA 119.0 124.5
One-offs 3.6 2.2
EBITDA (adjusted) 122.6 126.7
Adj. EBITDA
Slightly decreased by EUR ~4.0m mainly attributable to decreased earnings from disposals
of EUR ~6.5m
Margins
EBITDA margins underline the strengths of the portfolio and the operating platform

» Efficiency leadership

DW before
GSW
DW incl. GSW
2013 2013
pro forma
2014 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015
No. of units 90,270 150,219 147,105 148,797 148,035 146,822 147,105 146,850
Gross rental
income1)
(EUR m)
353.5 589.7 626.3 157.0 156.4 155.9 157.0 158.9
Corporate
expenses (EUR m)
(48.1) (102.2) (90.5) (22.8) (23.0) (21.0) (23.7) (18.7)
Cost
ratio
in % of
gross rental
income
13.6% 17.3% 14.4% 14.5% 14.7% 13.5% 15.1% 11.8%
  • Positive cost ratio development underpins scalable business model
  • Cost ratio target of 12% in 2016

1) Contractual rents w/o untility charges

» IFRS result

in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
EBITDA (adjusted) 122.6 126.7
Depreciation (1.3) (1.6)
At equity valuation (0.4) 0.0
Financial result (net) (30.0) (52.0)
EBT (adjusted) 91.7 73.1
One-off costs for
transactions and financing
(9.0) 0.0
Restructuring & Reorganization (0.0) (2.2)
Valuation SWAP and convertible
bonds
(109.9) (16.7)
EBT (27.2) 54.2
Current
taxes
(5.5) (3.3)
Deferred taxes (11.5) (5.4)
IFRS
result
(44.2) 45.5
Profit attributable
to the shareholders of the
parent company
(47.1) 44.3
in EUR1)
Earnings per share
(0.16) 0.15
in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Interest expenses (35.2) (47.1)
Non-cash interest expenses 5.0 (5.2)
(30.2) (52.3)
Interest income 0.2 0.3
Financial
result (net)
(30.0) (52.0)

Thereof EUR +3.1m from valuation of derivatives and EUR 113.0m from convertible bonds

Market value of convertible bonds (31/03/2015): EUR 861.1m

1) Based on weighted average shares outstanding (Q1 15: 294.7m; Q1 14: 286.2m)

2) Adjusted for Valuation of SWAPs and convertible bonds

» FFO I per share performance +14.3% (yoy)

in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Profit (44.2) 45.5
Earnings from Disposals (9.3) (15.8)
Depreciation 1.3 1.6
Valuation SWAP and convertible
bonds
109.9 16.7
One-off costs for
transactions and financing
9.0 0.0
Non-cash financial
expenses
(5.0) 5.2
Deferred taxes 11.5 5.4
Restructuring
& Reorganization expenses
0.0 2.2
FFO attributable to non-controlling interest (1.9) (1.7)
2)
FFO
I
71.3 59.1
Earnings from Disposals 9.3 15.8
FFO II2) 80.6 74.9
in EUR1)
FFO I per share
0.24 0.21
in EUR1)
FFO II per share
0.27 0.26

30.9 59.1 71.3 5.5 15.8 9.3 Q1-2013 Q1-2014 Q1-2015 FFO I Earnings from disposals + 91% + 21% FFO II2) development in EUR m 36.4 74.9 80.6

FFO I per share development: +14.3% (yoy)

1) Based on weighted average shares outstanding (Q1 15: 294.7m; Q1 14: 286.2m) 2) After minorities

» EPRA NAV

in EUR m 31/03/2015 31/12/2014
Equity
(before non-controlling interests)
4,655.3 4,692.9
Fair values of derivative
financial
instruments
144.3 144.9
Deferred
taxes (net)
496.5 488.2
EPRA
NAV I (undiluted)
5,296.1 5,326.0
Shares outstanding in m 294.90 294.26
EPRA
NAV I per share in EUR
(undiluted)
17.96 18.10
Effects from conversion of CB 2013
and 2014
855.1 743.1
EPRA
NAV II (diluted)
6,151.2 6,069.1
Shares diluted in m 326.61 325.97
EPRA
NAV II per share in EUR
(diluted)
18.83 18.62
in EUR m 31/03/2015 31/12/2014
EPRA
NAV (undiluted)
5,296.1 5,326.0
Goodwill GSW (535.1) (535.1)
Adjusted NAV (undiluted) 4,761.0 4,790.9
Shares outstanding in m 294.90 294.26
Adjusted NAV per share in EUR
(undiluted)
16.14 16.28

» Financing

» Optimization of capital structure

  • LTV reduction intended
  • New LTV target of 40-45%
  • How to achieve the LTV target:
  • New acquisitions mainly financed by equity
  • Debt paydown of c. EUR 350m intended

LTV reduction Diversification of financing structure

  • Placement of corporate bond intended
  • Targeted debt structure:

Extension of loan maturities Overall target

Planned extension of average loan maturity

to >10 years

  • Long term positioning across real estate cycles
  • Quality approach with intended rating upgrade

Realization depending on market conditions in the upcoming weeks and months

» Financing structure of European real estate peers

Market Cap
(EUR m)
7,223 24,936 14,074 14,057 12,097 11,061 7,916 7,402 6,056 5,883 5,197 4,240 4,016 2,003
Net debt
(EUR
m)
4,968 12,821 5,734 3,025 4,584 6,100 3,823 3,102 8,893 5,736 1,878 2,830 1,883 1,662
Rating BBB+/Baa1 A/A1 AA/AA A-/nr BBB+/nr BBB/nr BBB/Baa1 nr/Baa2 BBB-/nr BBB+/nr BBB/nr nr/Baa1 BBB+/nr BBB-/nr
LTV 50.4% 37.0% 33.6% 37.6% 29.0% 49.7% 36.7% 34.0% 46.1% 38.2% 24.0% 47.3% 28.9% 33.4%

Sources: Bloomberg, company information

» Overview of intended refinancing

  • Refinancing/repayment of outstanding bank debt of EUR ~1.5 bn in total
  • Mainly existing debt maturing in 2018/19 to 2021
  • Loans scheduled for refinancing with average interest rate of c. 3.4% p.a. and amortization of c. 1.6% p.a.
  • Maturities for new financing foreseen to be around 10 years
  • Hedging ratio to be maintained at 85%

» Improvement of Rating intended

After execution of the intended measurements, financial parameters should develop as follows:

Ratios 2014 2015 pro
forma
2016e
EBITDA interest cover ratio1) 2.2x >3.0x ~4.0x
Fixed charge coverage2) 2.4x ~3.5x ~4.0x
Debt/(debt + equity) 51.9% 40-45% ~40%
Debt/total assets 48.9% 40-45% ~40%
LTV 51.0% 40-45% ~40%

» Guidance & Outlook

» Guidance 2015 – upside from acquisitions and financing

FFO I target: EUR >250m base case (after minorities)

Add-ons Impact
2015
Full year
impact
Signed acquisitions1) ~10m ~20m
Refinancing potential2) 10-15m ~30m
Potential future acquisitions

2

LTV target range 40-45% in 2015/16

1) 2015 impact depending on transfer of risks and rewards and realization of capital measures.

2) Depending on market conditions in the upcoming weeks and months.

» Q & A

» Appendix

» Strong disposal business

Closed in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Sales proceeds 49.7 86.4
Cost of sales (3.5) (3.0)
Net sales proceeds 46.2 83.4
Carrying amounts of assets sold (36.9) (67.6)
Earnings from
Disposals
9.3 15.8

Free cash flow from sales activities of EUR 22.8m (453 closed privatization units and 108 closed units institutional sales)

» Nursing and Assisted Living

in EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Income
Nursing 12.9 13.7
Living 1.5 1.5
Other 1.9 1.6
Total income 16.3 16.8
Costs
Nursing and corporate expenses (4.3) (4.4)
Staff expenses (8.2) (8.2)
Total costs (12.5) (12.6)
Earnings from Nursing and Assisted
Living (NOI)
3.8 4.2
Cash interest expenses (0.4) (1.1)
FFO contribution 3.4 3.1
31/03/2015 Facilities Places
Greater
Berlin
12 1,442
Saxony 7 475
Others 2 257
In total 20 2,048

18 of 20 facilities are owned by Deutsche Wohnen with fair value of the properties of EUR 144.8m

Starting from 2015 Deutsche Wohnen holds 49% of the nursing business (future FFO impact EUR c. -3m)

» Cash flow creation

EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
FFO I1) 71.3 59.1
FFO disposals 9.3 15.8
FFO II 80.6 74.9
disposals2)
+ ∆
CF
13.4 29.4
-
Regular amortization
-15.9 -21.3
-
Capex
-15.7 -7.9
Corporate Free Cash Flow 62.4 75.1
Per share 0.21 0.26

1) After minorities (guaranteed dividend x number of outstanding GSW shares)

2) Book value (sold) ./. Sales related debt repayment

» Overview of portfolio as at 31 March 2015

31/03/2015 Residential
units
#
Area1)
K sqm
In-place
rent2)
EUR/sqm/
month
New letting
rent3)
EUR/sqm/
month
Vacancy
%
Fair
Value4)
(FV)
EUR m
Share in
terms of
FV
%
FV 5)
EUR/sqm
Multiple
in-place
rent
Yield
%
Multiple
market
rent
Yield
%
Strategic core
and growth
regions
143,473 8,709 5.78 7.03 2.1 9,657 98.5% 1,076 15.6 6.4 13.3 7.5
Core+ 127,731 7,716 5.83 7.25 2.0 8,845 90.2% 1,111 15.9 6.3 13.5 7.4
Core 15,742 993 5.37 5.93 3.0 813 8.3% 803 12.7 7.9 11.5 8.7
Non-core 3,377 223 4.83 4.77 7.9 144 1.5% 620 11.7 8.5 10.4 9.6
Total 146,850 8,932 5.73 7.00 2.3 9,801 100% 1,065 15.5 6.5 13.3 7.5
  • Dynamic Core+regions comprise 87% of total units
  • Attractive spread between multiples of in-place rent and market rent offering further potential for NAV-growth
  • Very successful on-going disposal of non-core portfolio

1) Only residential area

2) Contractually owed rents from rented apartments divided by rented area

3) Contractually owed rent for newly concluded contracts for units not subject to rent control effective in 2014 respectively (letting portfolio)

4) Fair Value including residential, commercial and parking spaces 5) Fair Value divided by residential and commercial area

» Portfolio split and strategic focus for investment decisions

Strategy cluster Residential 1)
units
Area
K sqm
% of total
units
In-place
rent2)
31/03/2015
EUR/sqm/month
Rent
Potential3)
in %
Vacancy
31/03/2015
in %
Multiple
in-place
rent
Multiple
market
rent
Total 146,850 8,932 100 5.73 21.2 2.3 15.5 13.3
Strategic core and
growth regions
143,473 8,709 98 5.75 21.7 2.1 15.6 13.3
Core+ 127,731 7,716 87 5.80 24.3 2.0 15.9 13.5

Operate
98,306 5,908 67 5.88 23.5 1.4 16.0 13.7

Develop
17,061 970 12 5.54 29.7 3.0 16.2 12.8

Dispose
12,364 838 8 5.48 -- 5.5 15.4 13.3
Core 15,742 993 11 5.36 10.5 3.0 12.7 11.5

Operate
13,917 870 9 5.37 10.5 2.9 12.7 11.5

Dispose
1,825 123 1 5.29 -- 3.7 12.5 11.5
Non-core 3,377 223 2 4.81 -1.2 7.9 11.7 10.4
Thereof
Clean-up
261 17 0 5.24 - 17.1 11.2 9.2

Strategic clustering ensures investment allocation towards the right assets with highest return expectations

1) Only residential area

2) Contractually owed rent from rented apartments divided by rented area

3) Unrestricted residential units (letting portfolio); rent potential = New-letting rent compared to in-place rent (letting portfolio)

» Like-for-like overview of portfolio as at 31 March 2015

In-place rent (like-for-like) and vacancy (like-for-like) letting portfolio1)

Like-for-like
31/03/2015
Residential units
#
In-place
rent2)
31/03/2015
EUR/sqm/month
In-place
rent2)
31/03/2014
EUR/sqm/month
in %
yoy
Vacancy
31/03/2015
in %
Vacancy
31/03/2014
in %
in %
yoy
Letting portfolio 128,066 5.78 5.64 2.5% 1.8% 2.0% -12.4%
Core+ 114,151 5.83 5.69 2.4% 1.6% 1.8% -9.8%
Greater Berlin 95,342 5.75 5.61 2.5% 1.7% 1.8% -7.1%
Rhine-Main 7,882 7.25 7.05 2.9% 1.5% 2.0% -25.8%
Mannheim/Ludwigshafen 4,495 5.60 5.56 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% -38.4%
Rhineland 4,264 5.78 5.66 2.1% 1.6% 1.7% -7.3%
Dresden 2,168 4.95 4.90 1.0% 1.7% 2.0% -12.9%
Core 13,915 5.37 5.20 3.1% 2.9% 3.8% -23.0%
Hanover/Brunswick 8,101 5.42 5.20 4.1% 2.4% 3.6% -32.9%
Magdeburg 2,099 5.23 5.19 0.8% 4.4% 5.1% -13.6%
Kiel/Lübeck 1,128 5.24 5.17 1.5% 3.5% 4.2% -16.4%
Halle/Leipzig 1,606 5.19 5.11 1.5% 2.8% 3.6% -22.5%
Erfurt 609 5.89 5.55 6.2% 2.5% 0.9% 167.8%
Others 372 5.26 5.20 1.1% 6.4% 5.0% 28.0%
Total 145,514 5.72 5.59 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% -1.1%

1) Cluster block sale of strategic core and growth regions allocated to letting portfolio

2) Contractually owed rent from rented apartments divided by rented area

» Dynamic rent potential in Core+ regions (letting portfolio)

1)
In-place rent in EUR/sqm
3)
Rent potential
New-letting rent in
EUR/sqm/month2)
New-letting
contracts4)
31.03.2015 5.83 24.3% 7.25 2,639
Core+ 31.03.2014 5.69 25.0% 7.11 2,330
Greater 31.03.2015 5.75 23.1% 7.07 2,124
Berlin 31.03.2014 5.61 22.6% 6.88 1,832
Rhine 31.03.2015 7.20 27.0% 9.15 297
Main 31.03.2014 7.05 26.8% 8.93 295
Mannheim/ 31.03.2015 5.60 19.5% 6.69 58
Ludwigshafen 31.03.2014 5.56 24.1% 6.90 61
31.03.2015 5.79 20.3% 6.96 113
Rhineland 31.03.2014 5.66 29.5% 7.33 106
31.03.2015 5.08 25.3% 6.36 47
Dresden 31.03.2014 4.90 18.5% 5.80 36

Current tenant turnover: ~7% annualized in Core+ regions

1) Contractually owed rent from rented apartments divided by rented area

2) Contractually owed rent for newly concluded contracts for units not subject to rent control effective in 2014 respectively

3) Rent potential = New-letting rent compared to in-place rent 4) Newly concluded contracts for units not subject to rent control effective in Q1 2015 respectively

» Focused and sustainable investments into the portfolio

EUR m Q1 2015 Q1 2014
Maintenance 19.0 17.2
Modernization 15.7 7.9
Total 34.7 25.1
Total EUR/sqm1) 15.06 10.76
Capitalization
rate
45.2% 31.5%

We continue targeting a sustainable level for maintenance and modernization on the basis of portfolio analysis to ensure our targeted quality standards and value creation

» Balance sheet

in EUR m 31/03/2015 31/12/2014 Investment properties 9,757.1 9,611.0 Other non-current assets 599.1 600.6 Derivatives 0.0 0.0 Deferred tax assets 354.6 351.7 Non current assets 10,710.8 10,563.3 Land and buildings held for sale 60.4 58.1 Trade receivables 33.9 17.7 Other current assets 451.9 410.7 Cash and cash equivalents 562.4 396.4 Current assets 1,108.6 882.9 Total assets 11,819.4 11,446.2 in EUR m 31/03/2015 31/12/2014 Total equity 4,846.0 4,876.1 Financial liabilities 4,669.6 4,779.0 Convertibles 861.1 748.7 Tax liabilities 37.2 46.1 Deferred tax liabilities 568.6 557.9 Derivatives 144.3 145.0 Other liabilities 692.6 293.4 Total liabilities 6,973.4 6,570.1 Total equity and liabilities 11,819.4 11,446.2 Assets Equity and Liabilities

Investment properties represent ~ 83% of total assets

Strong cash position and existing credit rating give comfort for potential acquisition opportunities

LTV reduced to 50.4% (FY-2014: 51.0%)

» The drivers of rental growth

  • After adjusting "Berlin Mietspiegel effect" in 2013 stable rental growth in 2014
  • In a year without Berlin Mietspiegel, new lettings make up ~50% of rental growth
  • Annualized rent increases of EUR 14.8m (2013: EUR 17.5m/~50% from Mietspiegel)
  • Attractive ROI of ~17% for re-lettings (capex and maintenance) leading to 1.2% rental growth

1) Overall rental growth (not like for like)

» Strong like-for-like development

Letting Strategic Core and growth regions

Comprises ~ 82,800 units under management since Dec 2008

Letting Portfolio Greater Berlin

Comprises ~ 71,800 units under management since Dec 2008 Comprises ~ 57,400 units under management since Dec 2008

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