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Deutsche Wohnen SE Investor Presentation 2021

Aug 13, 2021

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Deutsche Wohnen SE

H1 2021 results Conference Call 13 August 2021

Agenda

01 Highlights
02 Market and
Portfolio
03 Financials
and
Outlook
04 Appendix

Highlights

Berlin, Hufeisensiedlung, UNESCO World Heritage

deutsche-wohnen.com H1 2021

Highlights

Operating
Business

Federal constitutional court ruling on Berlin rent freeze brings back legal certainty on rent regulation

Adj. EBITDA of EUR 387.4m (+3.8% yoy)

FFO I of EUR 291.4m (+2% yoy, 4.9% per share undiluted) on track to reach 2021 guidance

EPRA NTA of 52.67 EUR per share (+1.4%)
Development
business

EUR 7bn new development pipeline with c. 18k residential units focused on top 8 cities in Germany, thereof c. 9k units as "build-to-hold" on
Deutsche Wohnen's
balance sheet

EUR 400-500m expected investment volume in 2021
ESG
Latest sustainability report published in April 2021

Clearly defined path to become climate neutral by 2040

Deutsche Wohnen's
social engagement goes far beyond legal requirements (e.
g. implementation of EUR 30m Corona relief fund, no rental
increases during Corona pandemic, adherence to our "promise to tenants")

ESG anchored in remuneration system for management board
Capital
structure

LTV at 38% pro-forma for
recently
executed
disposal
of
c. 12.7m treasury
shares
to
Vonovia at EUR 52 per share

Average tenure of 7.1 years at average interest cost of 1.2% p.a.

Key Terms of Relaunched Offer

Financial
Terms

Increased all-cash offer for 100% of the share capital of Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen shareholders will receive EUR 53.00 per share

24.8% premium to undisturbed Deutsche Wohnen 3M VWAP of EUR 42.48 as of May 21, 2021

17.8% premium to undisturbed Deutsche Wohnen closing price of EUR 44.99 as of May 21, 2021

Tender offer to Deutsche Wohnen shareholders will include customary closing conditions, including a 50% acceptance threshold (including
Vonovia
stake which counts against the threshold) and a market MAC
Other
Terms

Binding commitment to not implement a DPLTA within 36 months after closing

1st settlement after initial acceptance period, and 2nd settlement after additional acceptance period
Recommended
Transaction

Revised business combination agreement in which the key terms regarding Governance, Headquarter & Brand as well as Employees of the
business combination agreement signed in May 2021 remain in place

The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Deutsche Wohnen welcome Vonovia's
planned takeover offer and, subject to the review of the
final offer document, intend to support it and recommend its acceptance to the shareholders

Expected Transaction Timetable1

1 August 2021 Announcement of the intention to make voluntary takeover offer
Late August 2021 Publication of offer document and start of the initial acceptance period
Late September 2021 End of the initial acceptance period
Late September 2021 Publication of results of initial acceptance period
Late September 2021 Start of the additional acceptance period
Early October 2021 First settlement
Early October 2021 End of the additional acceptance period
Mid October 2021
1 Indicative dates, subject to change.
Second settlement

Market and Portfolio

deutsche Berlin, Headquarter, Mecklenburgische Straße -wohnen.com H1 2021

Portfolio focused on Germany's top 8 cities

Strategic cluster Residential units
(#)
% of total
(measured by
In-place rent
(EUR/sqm/month)
Fair value
(EUR/sqm)
Multiple
in-place
rent
Multiple
re-letting rent
Vacancy
(in
%)
30/06/2021 fair value) (x) (x)
Core+ 144,175 96% 7.22 2,820 32.4 29.7 1.6%
Core 10,400 4% 6.23 1,634 22.0 20.3 2.1%
Non-core 177 0.0% 6.07 1,125 15.6 17.2 2.8%
Total 154,752 100% 7.15 2,734 31.8 28.0 1.6%
Thereof Greater Berlin 113,620 76% 7.11 2,903 33.7 29.6 1.1%

Portfolio valuation

  • EUR 481m value uplift including ~ EUR 100m from disposals
  • Based on transactional evidence
  • Plausibility check by JLL

In-place rent already reflects normalized rent levels after unconstitutionality of Berlin rent freeze law

Total like-for-like development 1.2%

Like-for-like
30/06/2021
Residential
units
(#)
In-place rent
30/06/2021
(EUR/sqm/month)
In-place rent
30/06/2020
(EUR/sqm/month)
Change
(y-o-y)
Vacancy
30/06/2021
(in%)
Vacancy
30/06/2020
(in%)
Change
(y-o-y)
Core+ 142,136 7.21 7.13 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% (0.1) pp
Core 10,366 6.23 6.15 1.2% 2.1% 2.2% (0.1) pp
Total 152,679 7.14 7.05 1.2% 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 pp
Thereof Greater Berlin 113,014 7.10 7.02 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% (0.1)
pp
  • Like-for-like rental growth at 1.2% for total portfolio, mainly driven by re-letting
  • Tenant churn stable at c. 7% in total portfolio and c. 6% in Berlin
  • No regular rent increases in response to Corona pandemic implemented

Ongoing investments into the portfolio and new construction

H1-2021 H1-2020
EUR m EUR/
sqm1
EUR m EUR/
sqm1
Maintenance
(expensed
through p&l)
45.2 9.30 45.9 9.00
Refurbishment
(capitalized on
balance
sheet)
94.9 19.52 117.3 23.00
Subtotal 140.1 28.82 163.2 32.00
New
construction2
184.0 24.8
Total 324.1 191.7

Capitalized investments expected to reach normalized levels after unconstitutionality of Berlin rent freeze law and overall improvement of pandemic situation

1) Annualized figure, based on quarterly average area; 2) Including proportionate purchase prices

Financials and Outlook

Stable letting business

in EUR
m
H1 2021 H1 2020
Income from
rents
(rental
income)
425.8 421.8
Income relating
to
utility/ancillary
costs
202.2 217.7
Income from
rental
business
628.0 639.5
Expenses
relating
to
utility/ancillary
costs
(199.0) (212.9)
Rental loss (6.8) (5.8)
Maintenance (45.2) (45.9)
Others (3.7) (4.2)
Earnings
from
Residential Property Management
373.3 370.7
Personnel, general
and
administrative expenses
(27.2) (27.1)
Net Operating Income (NOI) 346.1 343.6
NOI
margin
in%
81.3 81.5
NOI
in EUR/sqm/month
5.93 5.61

Including rental claims of EUR 29.5m due to the invalidity of the Berlin rent freeze. Rental loss increase mainly due to rise in impairment losses relating to payment claims in conjunction with the invalidity of the Berlin rent freeze

NOI margin remains stable

Disposal business continues to perform well

Disposals Privatization Institutional sales Total
with closing in H1 2021 H1 2020 H1 2021 H1 2020 H1 2021 H1 2020
No. of units 110 157 1,044 362 1,154 519
Proceeds (EUR m) 25.9 32.6 146.8 187.3 172.7 219.9
Book value (EUR m)1 19.1 25.1 125.5 182.2 170.3 216.8
Price
in EUR per sqm (residential)
3,480 2,848 2,052 1,462 2,187 1,897
m)1
Earnings (EUR
5.3 4.4 19.9 1.5 25.2 5.9
Gross margin 35.6% 29.9% 17.0% 2.8% 19.4% 6.1%
Cash flow impact (EUR
m)
24.0 28.7 132.9 182.5 156.9 211.2

Average privatization price in Berlin continues to increase, in H1 average reached EUR 3,887 per sqm

Gross margin of 34% including disposals signed, but not yet closed (~ 3.500 units for almost EUR 500m in total)

Note: Table only considers disposals that had transfer of titles in Q1 2021; 1) Earnings from Disposals are reported before disposal induced valuation gains

Nursing business proves resilient

Operations (in EUR m) H1-2021 H1-2020
Total income 124.2 116.1
Total expenses (114.5) (106.9)
EBITDA operations 9.7 9.2
EBITDA margin 7.8% 7.9%
Lease expenses 14.4 13.2
EBITDAR 24.1 22.4
EBITDAR margin 19.4% 19.3%
Assets (in EUR m) H1-2021 H1-2020
Lease income 31.7 34.8
Total expenses (1.7) (1.5)
EBITDA assets 30.0 33.3
Operations & Assets (in EUR m) H1-2021 H1-2020
Total EBITDA 39.7 42.5
in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
Nursing & Assisted
Living
102.9 104.4
Other 21.3 11.7
The increase in other income includes compensation of EUR 9.6m from nursing care
funds to cover loss of income and additional expenses as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic
in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
Staff (75.1) (71.3)
Rent/lease (inter-company) (14.4) (13.2)
Other (25.0) (22.4)
Decrease in EBITDA due to clean up disposal of 13 nursing facilities in 2020

Despite disposal of 13 nursing facilities in 2020 Nursing & Assisted living is expected to contribute around EUR 70m to group EBITDA in 2021 translating into RoCE of ~6%

Adjusted EBITDA stable yoy

in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
Earnings from Residential Property Management 373.3 370.7
Earnings from Disposals (0.5) (3.6)
Earnings from Nursing and Assisted Living 39.7 42.5
Corporate
expenses
(55.4) (53.6)
Other
operating expenses/income
(7.8) (21.8)
EBITDA 349.3 334.2
One-offs 12.4 29.5
Valuation gains due to disposals 25.7 9.5
Adj. EBITDA (incl. Disposals) 387.4 373.2
Earnings from Disposals 0.5 3.6
Valuation gains due to Disposals (25.7) (9.5)
Corporate
expenses for Disposals
1.8 1.6
Adj. EBITDA (excl. Disposals) 364.0 368.9

1) Cost ratio defined as corporate expenses divided by gross rental income and lease revenues, whereas corporate expenses are excluding corporate expenses for disposals; 2) Defined as EBITDA (adjusted) excluding disposals divided by rental and lease income

Undiluted FFO I per share up by 5%

in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
EBITDA (adjusted) 387.4 373.2
Earnings from Disposals (incl. valuation gains) 0.5 3.6
Valuation gains due to disposals (25.7) (9.5)
Corporate Expenses
for
Disposals
1.8 1.6
Long-term remuneration
compensation
(share
based)
(0.2) (0.2)
Finance lease broadband
cable
network
1.6 1.5
At equity
valuation
0.5 1.1
1
Interest expense/income
(recurring)
(56.3) (65.7)1)
Income taxes (13.5) (15.1)
Minorities (4.7) (4.8)
FFO
I
291.4 285.71)
Earnings from Disposals (incl. valuation gains) (0.5) (3.6)
Corporate expenses
for
Disposals
(1.8) (1.6)
At equity valuation (7.3) 0.0
Income taxes
related
to
Disposals
(7.4) (4.0)
Valuation
gains
due to
Disposals
25.7 9.5
FFO II 300.1 286.01)
outstanding2 in m
Weighted
avg. number
of
shares
343.78 351.50
FFO I per share
in EUR undiluted
0.85 0.811)
FFO II per share
in EUR
0.87 0.811)

1) Prior year figures changed according to IAS 23 policy change 2) Excluding own shares; 3) FFO I margin defined as FFO I divided by rental and lease income

EPRA NTA at EUR 52.67 per share in H1 2021

in EUR m 30-Jun-2021
EPRA NTA
31-Dec-2020
EPRA NTA
EPRA NTA per share
(diluted) in EUR
Equity (before
non-controlling interests)
13,292.2 13,400.21)
Dilution from Convertible Bonds 2,012.8 0.0
Diluted
NAV
15.305.0 13,400.21) +12%
+1%
51.93
46.46
Revaluation
of
trading
properties
38.9 43.9
Diluted
NAV at Fair Value
15,343.9 13,444.11)
Deferred
taxes
(net)
4,850.7 4,711.8
Fair values
of
derivative financial
instruments
34.5 54.7
Goodwill as
per the
IFRS balance
sheet
(319.6) (319.7) 31-Dec-2019
31-Dec-2020
Intangibles
as
per the
IFRS balance
sheet
(35.6) (38.0)
NAV 19,873.9 17,852.91)
Fully diluted
number
of
shares
377.32 343.77
NAV per share
in EUR (diluted)
52.67 51.931)

Strong share price performance (+20%) in H1 led to a negative valuation effect of the convertible bonds of EUR 282.7m and has partly neutralized EPRA NTA growth.

Deutsche Wohnen makes no use of the option to add back any purchaser's cost

NTA adjusted for dividend payout and valuation effect from convertible bonds: EUR 54.36 (+5%)

1) Prior year figures changed

Diversified and robust capital structure

Rating
S&P: A–
S&P (negative outlook)/

Moody's: A3 (negative outlook)
Ø maturity
~ 7.1 years
% secured bank debt
53%
% unsecured debt
47%
Ø interest cost
~ 1.2% (~ 91% hedged)
LTV target range
35–40%

1 As of 30 June 2021

LTV at 40.2%

  • LTV at 38.0% pro-forma for recently executed disposal of c. 12.7m treasury shares to Vonovia at EUR 52 per share
  • Successful issuance of EUR 1bn green bonds underlying the ESG strategy
    • Average maturity of 15Y
    • Average interest rate of 0.9% p.a.
  • ICR (adjusted EBITDA excl. disposals/net cash interest) ~5.8x

Guidance 2021 reiterated

FFO I (EUR m)
Stable
at 2020 level
(2020: EUR 544m)
Adj. EBITDA (ex disposals)
Stable
at 2020 level
(2020: EUR 704.8m)
EBITDA Nursing &
Assisted Living

EUR 70m (accounting for
disposal
of
13 nursing
facilities
in 2020)
LTV
35–40% LTV target range
Disposals
Disposals
of
at least EUR 300m with
additional disposals
on an opportunistic
basis
envisaged

Double digit
gross
margin
expected
Investments into the portfolio
EUR 360-370m in the
existing
portfolio
(thereof
c. EUR 100m maintenance)

EUR 400–500m new
construction
Suggested dividend
Constant pay-out ratio of 65% of FFO I (on stand alone basis)

Guidance 2021

Guidance included effects of unconstitutionality of Berlin rent freeze law

Appendix

Update on Berlin residential market

2,296 2,647 2,986 3,119 3,267 3,600 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 H1 2021 for multi-family-homes (EUR/sqm) 9% 5% 1% –3% 6% 12% 12% 10% 7% 8% 15% 13% 5% 5% 10%

Development of asking prices

Slight increase due to court decision against Price growth for multi family continues

Strong price growth for condominiums

Berlin rent freeze

Current level of rents and prices in top German cities

Relative to other German cities Berlin continues to screen attractive

Like-for-like development by regions

Like-for-like
30/06/2021
Residential
units
(#)
In-place rent1
30/06/2021
(EUR/sqm)
In-place rent1
30/06/2020
(EUR/sqm)
Change
(y-o-y)
Vacancy
30/06/2021
(in %)
Vacancy
30/06/2020
(in %)
Change
(y-o-y)
Core+ 142,136 7.21 7.13 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% (0.1)pp
Greater Berlin 113,014 7.10 7.02 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% (0.1)pp
Dresden/Leipzig 9,645 6.43 6.27 2.7% 3.1% 4.5% (1.4)pp
Frankfurt 9,443 8.98 8.88 1.2% 3.2% 2.2% 1.0pp
Hanover/Brunswick 5,909 6.51 6.41 1.4% 2.4% 2.2% 0.2pp
Cologne/Dusseldorf 2,509 9.31 9.25 0.7% 3.3% 3.9% (0.6)pp
Other Core+ 1,616 9.18 9.11 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 0.2pp
Core 10,366 6.23 6.15 1.2% 2.1% 2.2% (0.1)pp
Non-Core 177 6.07 6.01 1.0% 2.8% 2.7% 0.1pp
Total 152,679 7.14 7.05 1.2% 1.6% 1.6% 0.0pp

Fair Values across regions

Regions Residential units
(#)
FV
30/06/2021
(EUR m)
FV
30/06/2021
(EUR/sqm)
Multiple
in-place rent
30/06/2021
Multiple
re-letting
rent
30/06/2021
Multiple
spread
Core+ 144,175 25,426 2,820 32.4 29.7 2.7
Greater Berlin 113,620 20,263 2,903 33.7 29.6 4.1
Dresden/Leipzig 10,784 1,843 2,360 30.6 27.0 3.6
Frankfurt 9,449 1,793 3,025 28.6 24.5 4.1
Hanover/Brunswick 5,910 686 1,727 21.6 19.8 1.8
Cologne/Dusseldorf 2,795 569 3,436 31.6 26.9 4.7
Other Core+ 1,617 272 2,707 24.8 24.2 0.5
Core 10,400 1,119 1,634 22.0 20.3 1.7
Non-Core 177 12 1,125 15.6 17.2 (1.6)
Total 154,752 26,557 2,734 31.8 28.0 3.8

Deutsche Wohnen's residential portfolio is best-in-class

The Berlin portfolio at a glance

Portfolio structure – characteristics meeting strong demand

Financials

Bridge from adjusted EBITDA to profit

in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
EBITDA (adjusted) 387.4 373.2
Depreciation (19.5) (19.0)
At equity
valuation
(9.0) 1.1
2
Financial result
(net)
(63.9) (89.0)
2
EBT (adjusted)
295.0 266.3
properties2
Valuation
480.7 174.2
Valuation
gains
due to
Disposals
(25.7) (9.5)
One-offs (11.1) (30.4)
Valuation
SWAP and
convertible
bonds
(282.7) (88.1)
EBT 456.2 312.5
Current
taxes
(22.7) (19.1)
Deferred
taxes
(177.1) (76.7)
Profit 256.4 216.7
Profit attributable
to
the
shareholders
of
the
parent
company
241.6 212.1
per share1
Earnings
0.70 0.60
in EUR m H1-2021 H1-2020
Interest expenses (73.2) (69.0)
In % of
gross
rents
17.2 16.4
capitalized2
Interest expenses
7.2 2.82
Non-cash interest
expenses
(8.7) (24.7)
Interest income 10.8 1.9
2
Financial
result
(net)
(63.9) (89.0)2

Valuation result stems from closed disposals above recent book values

One-offs in H1 2021 impacted by transaction cost in context of Vonovia takeover offer

1) Based on weighted average shares outstanding excluding own shares (2021: 343.78m ; 2020: 351.50m); 2) Prior year figures changed according to IAS 23 policy change

Summary balance sheet

Assets Equity and
Liabilities
in EUR m 30/06/2021 31/12/2020
Investment properties 28,551.4 28,069.5
Other non-current assets 980,2 988.2
Derivatives 1.7 2.3
Deferred tax
assets
0.0 0.0
Non current assets 29,533.3 29,060.0
Land and buildings held for sale 465.7 472.2
Trade receivables 77.3 35.9
Other current
assets
1,499.9 654.5
Cash
and cash equivalents
252.4 583.3
Current
assets
2,295.3 1,745.9
Total assets 31,828.6 30,805.9
in EUR m 30/06/2021 31/12/2020
Total equity 13,743.3 13,841.3
Financial liabilities 6,419.2 6,525.1
Convertibles 2,064.4 1,768.7
Bonds 4,048.6 3,129.6
Tax
liabilities
58.1 60.5
Deferred
tax
liabilities
4,590.0 4,412.0
Derivatives 36.4 57.3
Other liabilities 868.5 1,011.4
Total liabilities 18,085.2 16,964.6
Total equity and liabilities 31,828.6 30,805.9

Investment properties represent ~90% of total assets

Disclaimer

Highlights | Market and Portfolio | Financials and Outlook | Appendix

This presentation contains forward-looking statements including assumptions, opinions and views of Deutsche Wohnen or quoted from third party sources. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results, financial positions, the development or the performance of Deutsche Wohnen to differ materially from the estimations expressed or implied herein. Deutsche Wohnen does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors nor do they accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this presentation or the actual occurrence of the forecasted developments. No representation or warranty (expressed or implied) is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, any information, including projections, estimates, targets and opinions, contained herein, and no liability whatsoever is accepted as to any errors, omissions or misstatements contained herein, and accordingly, none of Deutsche Wohnen SE or any of its affiliates (including subsidiary undertakings) or any of such person's officers, directors or employees accepts any liability whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from the use of this document. Deutsche Wohnen does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.

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