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HAMBORNER REIT AG — Interim / Quarterly Report 2019
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HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT 30 JUNE 2019
KEY FIGURES AT A GLANCE
€ thousand
| from the income statement 30 June 2019 Income from rents and leases 42,303 Net rental income 37,116 Operating result 16,939 Financial result –7,691 EBITDA 34,287 EBDA 26,596 |
30 June 2018 41,334 36,250 17,104 –7,592 33,698 26,106 17,104 26,106 9,512 31 Dec. 2018 |
|---|---|
| EBIT 16,939 |
|
| Funds from operations (FFO) 26,596 |
|
| Net profit for the period 9,248 |
|
| from the statement of financial position 30 June 2019 |
|
| Total assets 1,208,193 |
1,209,806 |
| Non-current assets 1,196,085 |
1,200,651 |
| Equity 504,647 |
532,426 |
| Equity ratio in % 41.8 |
44.0 |
| REIT equity ratio in % 55.2 |
56.4 |
| Loan-to-value (LTV) in % 43.5 |
42.5 |
| on hamborner shares 30 June 2019 |
30 June 2018 |
| Number of shares outstanding 79,717,645 |
79,717,645 |
| Basic = diluted earnings per share in € 0.12 |
0.12 |
| Funds from operations (FFO) per share in € 0.33 |
0.33 |
| Stock price per share (Xetra) in € 9.01 |
9.11 |
| Market capitalisation 718,256 |
726,228 |
| the hamborner portfolio 30 June 2019 |
31 Dec. 2018 |
| Number of properties 78 |
78 |
| Fair value of property portfolio 1,517,260 |
1,517,260 |
| Vacancy rate (including rent guarantees) in % 2.0 |
1.3 |
| Weighted remaining term of leases in years 6.8 |
6.2 |
| other data 30 June 2019 |
31 Dec. 2018 |
| Net asset value (NAV) 847,722 |
860,226 |
| Net asset value per share in € 10.63 |
10.79 |
| Number of employees including Management Board 40 |
40 |
CONTENTS
| 04 | letter from the management board | ||||||
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- General Economic Conditions
- Report on Result of Operations, Net Asset Situation and Financial Position
- Report on Risks and Opportunities
- Forecast Report
condensed interim financial statements of hamborner reit ag as at and for the six months ended 30 june 2019
- Condensed Interim Income Statement
- Condensed Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Condensed Interim Statement of Financial Position
- Condensed Interim Statement of Cash Flows
- Condensed Interim Statement of Changes in Equity
- Notes on the Condensed Interim Financial Statements
- responsibility statement
additional information
The financial reporting of HAMBORNER REIT AG is in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) as applicable in the European Union.
This interim report was published on 1 August 2019.
LETTER FROM THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
DEAR SHAREHOLDERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
After our positive business performance in 2018 and the subsequent successful start to the new financial year, today we look back on the first half of 2019 in our half-year financial report.
Operating performance was again positive in the first half of the year. Income from rents and leases amounted to €42.3 million, an increase of €1.0 million or 2.3% compared to the same period of the previous year. Funds from operations (FFO), a key operating performance indicator, climbed by 1.9% to €26.6 million. Including rent guarantees, the vacancy rate was still low in the first half of 2019 at 2.0%. The company's financial situation remains comfortable. The REIT equity ratio is 55.2% and the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is 43.5%.
In April of this year, we again utilised our extensive acquisition network and signed the purchase agreement for an office property under construction in Neu-Isenburg. This is for a section of the "Der Dornhof" office ensemble, which is currently being built at an established office location. The main tenant of the 4,500 m² property will be a well-known IT service provider of good credit standing that has signed a twelve-year lease. The purchase price of the property will be €16.1 million. With annual rental income of around €0.9 million, the gross initial yield is 5.4%. The purchase price will be paid and ownership of the property transferred after the property has been completed, provisionally at the start of 2020.
We announced the transfer of ownership of another property at the start of the second half of the year. The office and retail property in Bamberg acquired last autumn was transferred to the HAMBORNER portfolio as planned on 1 July 2019. The main tenant of the approximately 6,100 m² property is the food retailer EDEKA. The weighted remaining term of the leases is around eight years. The purchase price of the property is €14.9 million. With annual rental income of €0.8 million, the gross initial yield is 5.6%.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our shareholders for their confidence, and we look forward to a successful second half of 2019.
Duisburg, August 2019
Dr Rüdiger Mrotzek Hans Richard Schmitz
INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT
General Economic Conditions
The growth of the German economy weakened significantly in the second quarter of 2019. After gross domestic product rose by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2019, growth is expected to be only 0.1% in the second quarter. In particular, foreign policy risks and uncertainty in connection with the smouldering trade conflicts with the US are weighing on the economic situation. In their current forecasts for economic growth, experts and leading research institutes expect an increase of only between 0.5% and 0.8% for 2019 as a whole.
A key pillar of the German economy will continue to be private consumer spending, which is benefiting from rising income and the consistently good labour market situation. The weakening of the economy has affected the labour market only slightly so far. While – according to German Federal Employment Agency figures – the number of people out of work fell marginally to 2.2 million in June 2019 (unemployment rate of 4.9%), the number of reported vacancies is declining at a high level and employment growth is losing momentum. Consumer prices have risen by 1.6% compared to the same month of the previous year, and by 0.3% compared to the previous month in June 2019. Experts are predicting an increase of around 1.5% for the year as a whole.
Report on Result of Operations, Net Asset Situation and Financial Position
The result of operations, net asset situation and financial position of HAMBORNER REIT AG are in line with forecasts for the first half of 2019.
Result of Operations
Income from rents and leases climbed by €969 thousand or 2.3% as against the same period of the previous year (€41,334 thousand) to €42,303 thousand in the first half of 2019. In particular, rental income from property additions in the previous year contributed €1,059 thousand (3.7%) to this increase. Rental income from properties that were in our portfolio in both the first six months of 2018 and the reporting half-year (like-for-like) hardly changed year-on-year at €39,138 million in total (down 0.1%). Income declined by €508 thousand (1.2%) as a result of property disposals in the previous year.
The vacancy rate is still at an extremely low level. Including agreed rent guarantees, it was 2.0% in the first half of the reporting year (previous year: 1.0%). Not including rent guarantees, the vacancy rate was 2.1% (previous year: 1.5%).
Income from incidental costs charged to tenants amounted to €6,623 thousand, €208 thousand or 3.2% higher than in the same period of the previous year (€6,415 thousand). The costs of the management of our properties decreased by €134 thousand to €9,076 thousand (previous year: €9,210 thousand) by the end of June 2019. The drop in operating expenses relates in particular to the adoption of IFRS 16 "Leases" as at 1 January 2019. Under the new standard, ground rents are no longer reported as operating expenses as they were in the same period of the previous year, as a result of which these expenses declined by €290 thousand.
Expenses for the maintenance of the land and property portfolio increased by €445 thousand yearon-year to €2,734 thousand in the first half of the year (previous year: €2,289 thousand). The expenses relate to minor ongoing maintenance and various planned measures. There were also significant maintenance expenses of €845 thousand (previous year: €555 thousand) in the first half of the year in connection with new leases and lease renewals.
At €37,116 thousand, the net rental income derived from the above items is €866 thousand or 2.4% higher than the value for the same period of the previous year (€36,250 thousand).
Administrative and personnel expenses totalled €3,060 thousand, up €244 thousand or 8.7% on the previous year's level (€2,816 thousand). While administrative expenses decreased by €29 thousand (4.0%) as against the previous year, personnel expenses rose by €273 thousand (13.0%). The rise in personnel expenses was caused in part by the remeasurement effects of long-term Management Board remuneration (LTI) on account of the higher share price compared to 31 December 2018. The operating cost ratio, i.e. administrative and personnel expenses to income from rents and leases, therefore rose slightly as against the previous year to 7.2% (previous year: 6.8%).
Depreciation and amortisation expenses rose by €754 thousand to €17,348 thousand in the reporting period after €16,594 thousand in the same period of the previous year as a result of property acquisitions in particular.
Other operating income amounts to €926 thousand in the first half of the reporting year (previous year: €864 thousand), and includes €220 thousand of a pro rata receivable received following the insolvency of a former tenant after the conclusion of its insolvency proceedings. Furthermore, other operating income contains €195 thousand from the reversal of provisions and €100 thousand in compensation for cancelled acquisition due diligence and amounts compensated and reimbursed in connection with the letting of properties.
Other operating expenses amount to €695 thousand in the first half of 2019 after €582 thousand in the previous year. This item includes costs of investor relations and public relations work of €217 thousand (previous year: €176 thousand) and input tax adjustments due to VAT-exempt leases (section 15a of the Umsatzsteuergesetz (UStG – German VAT Act) of €141 thousand (previous year: €145 thousand) passed on to tenants or compensated by corresponding rent adjustments.
Operating earnings for the first half of 2019 amounted to €16,939 thousand after €17,104 thousand in the same period of the previous year.
No properties were sold in the first half of 2019 or the same period of the previous year.
The financial result is €–7,691 thousand as against €–7,592 thousand in the same period of the previous year. Interest expenses on loans of €–7,272 thousand (previous year: €–7,402 thousand) included in the financial result were down by a net amount of €130 thousand despite the borrowing of further loans, thanks in particular to the refinancing of loans at lower interest rates. This illustrates the positive effect of the current low interest rates on interest expenses and thus on funds from operations (FFO). The company will benefit from this when refinancing in future as well.
The first half of the year closed with a net profit for the period of €9,248 thousand after €9,512 thousand in the same period of the previous year. Funds from operations (FFO), i.e. the operating result before depreciation and amortisation expenses and not including proceeds from disposals, increased by 1.9% and amounted to €26,596 thousand in the reporting period (previous year: €26,106 thousand). This corresponds to FFO per share of 33 cents (previous year: 33 cents).
Net Asset Situation and Financial Position
There were no additions or disposals of properties in the first half of 2019. The updated fair value of the developed property portfolio was unchanged as against 31 December 2018 at €1,517.3 million as at the end of the quarter.
A purchase agreement for an office property in Neu-Isenburg was signed on 9 April 2019. The purchase price of the property still under development is €16.1 million with annual rental income of €0.9 million. Ownership of the property is expected to transfer in the first quarter of 2020.
The company had cash funds of €9.6 million on 30 June 2019 as against €7.8 million as at 31 December 2018.The cash inflows mainly resulting primarily from operating activities (€35.3 million; previous year: €32.5 million) and from the borrowing of loans (€27.0 million) are essentially offset by cash outflows for the dividend payment for the 2018 financial year (€–36.7 million) and payments of principal and interest (€15.6 million). Furthermore, the company had other financing commitments of €53.6 million as at the end of the reporting period.
Equity amounted to €504.6 million as at 30 June 2019 after €532.4 million as at 31 December 2018. The reported equity ratio was 41.8% as at the end of the period after 44.0% as at 31 December 2018. The REIT equity ratio was 55.2% after 56.4% as at 31 December 2018.
Current and non-current financial liabilities increased by a net amount of €19.0 million as against 31 December 2018 as a result of the utilisation of further loans in the first half of 2019, and amounted to €668.8 million as at the end of the first half of the year after €649.8 million as at 31 December 2018. The average borrowing rate for all loans in place and those agreed but not yet utilised is 2.1%.
The fair value of derivative financial instruments was €–1.5 million as at 30 June 2019, having improved further as against 31 December 2018 (€–1.6 million).
The net asset value (NAV) of the company was €847.8 million as at the end of first half of the year (31 December 2018: €860.2 million). This corresponds to NAV per share of €10.63. The decline as against 31 December 2018 (€10.79) was largely as a result of the dividend of €0.46 per share distributed in May. NAV per share was up by 6.3% as against the same date of the previous year (30 June 2018: €10.00). NAV is determined by the fair values of the company's assets – essentially the value of its properties – net of borrowed capital.
Report on Risks and Opportunities
As a property company with a portfolio distributed across the whole of Germany, HAMBORNER REIT AG is exposed to a number of risks and opportunities that could affect its result of operations, net assets situation and financial position. There are not currently any new significant changes in the assessment of the risks to, and opportunities for, the business development of the company as against 31 December 2018. The comments made in the "Report on Risks and Opportunities" in the 2018 management report therefore still apply.
No risks to the continuation of the company as a going concern are currently discernible.
Forecast Report
We are standing by our estimates for future business prospects as published in the 2018 annual report. Accordingly, we are assuming that the good business performance will continue with FFO matching the strong figure for the previous year. Rental income, one of our main figures, is estimated to rise by between 1% and 2%.
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HAMBORNER REIT AG AS AT AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019
CONDENSED INTERIM INCOME STATEMENT
| € thousand | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 | 1 April − 30 June 2019 | 1 April − 30 June 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from rents and leases | 42,303 | 41,334 | 21,212 | 20,970 |
| Income from passed-on incidental costs to tenants |
6,623 | 6,415 | 3,327 | 3,266 |
| Real estate operating expenses | –9,076 | –9,210 | –3,719 | –3,985 |
| Property and building maintenance | –2,734 | –2,289 | –1,350 | –1,065 |
| Net rental income | 37,116 | 36,250 | 19,470 | 19,186 |
| Administrative expenses | –694 | –723 | –356 | –367 |
| Personnel expenses | –2,366 | –2,093 | –1,170 | –1,085 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and investment property |
–17,348 | –16,594 | –8,677 | –8,413 |
| Other operating income | 926 | 846 | 610 | 740 |
| Other operating expenses | –695 | –582 | –348 | –164 |
| –20,177 | –19,146 | –9,941 | –9,289 | |
| Operating result | 16,939 | 17,104 | 9,529 | 9,897 |
| Result from the sale of investment property |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 16,939 | 17,104 | 9,529 | 9,897 |
| Interest income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest expenses | –7,691 | –7,592 | –3,851 | –3,844 |
| Financial result | –7,691 | –7,592 | –3,851 | –3,844 |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 9,248 | 9,512 | 5,678 | 6,053 |
| Basic = diluted earnings per share in € | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| € thousand | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 | 1 April – 30 June 2019 | 1 April – 30 June 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net profit for the period as per the income statement |
9,248 | 9,512 | 5,678 | 6,053 |
| Items reclassified to profit or loss in future if certain conditions are met: |
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| Unrealised gains/losses (–) on the revaluation of derivative financial instruments |
188 | 554 | 76 | 145 |
| Items not subsequently reclassified to profit or loss in future: |
||||
| Actuarial gains/losses (–) on defined benefit obligations |
–545 | 130 | –176 | 0 |
| Other comprehensive income | –357 | 684 | –100 | 145 |
| Total comprehensive income | 8,891 | 10,196 | 5,578 | 6,198 |
Other comprehensive income for the period relates to actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit obligations and the effective portion of changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps used to manage the risk of interest rate fluctuations (cash flow hedge).
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION – ASSETS
| € thousand | 30 June 2019 | 31 Dec. 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| non-current assets | ||
| Intangible assets | 668 | 600 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,101 | 3,103 |
| Investment property | 1,190,891 | 1,195,572 |
| Financial assets | 1,139 | 1,177 |
| Other assets | 286 | 199 |
| 1,196,085 | 1,200,651 | |
| current assets | ||
| Trade receivables and other assets | 2,465 | 1,372 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9,643 | 7,783 |
| 12,108 | 9,155 | |
| Total assets | 1,208,193 | 1,209,806 |
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION – EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
| € thousand | 30 June 2019 | 31 Dec. 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| equity | ||
| Issued capital | 79,718 | 79,718 |
| Capital reserves | 391,194 | 391,194 |
| Retained earnings | 33,735 | 61,514 |
| 504,647 | 532,426 | |
| non-current liabilities and provisions | ||
| Financial liabilities | 620,805 | 627,260 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 1,454 | 1,642 |
| Trade payables and other liabilities | 9,964 | 1,595 |
| Pension provisions | 6,722 | 6,352 |
| Other provisions | 3,036 | 3,075 |
| 641,981 | 639,924 | |
| current liabilities and provisions | ||
| Financial liabilities | 47,998 | 22,560 |
| Trade payables and other liabilities | 12,565 | 13,421 |
| Other provisions | 1,002 | 1,475 |
| 61,565 | 37,456 | |
| Total equity, liabilities and provisions | 1,208,193 | 1,209,806 |
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
| € thousand | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 | 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| cash flow from operating activities | ||
| Net profit for the period | 9,248 | 9,512 |
| Financial result | 7,691 | 7,592 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (+)/write-ups (–) | 17,348 | 16,594 |
| Change in provisions | 330 | –844 |
| Gains (–)/losses (+) (net) on the disposal of property, plant and equipment and investment property |
0 | –1 |
| Change in receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities | –1,180 | –1,818 |
| Change in liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities | 1,826 | 1,479 |
| 35,263 | 32,514 | |
| cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Investments in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investment property | –7,976 | –96,021 |
| Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment and investment property | 0 | 1 |
| Proceeds from disposals of financial assets | 2 | 2 |
| –7,974 | –96,018 | |
| cash flow from financing activities | ||
| Dividends paid | –36,670 | –35,873 |
| Proceeds from borrowings of financial liabilities | 27,021 | 88,000 |
| Repayments of borrowings | –8,310 | –28,960 |
| Repayment portion of lease liabilities | –132 | 0 |
| Interest payments | –7,338 | –7,309 |
| –25,429 | 15,858 | |
| Changes in cash funds | 1,860 | –47,646 |
| Cash funds on 1 January | 3,592 | 53,914 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (with a remaining term of up to three months) | 3,592 | 53,914 |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 4,191 | 4,191 |
| Cash and cash equivalents on 1 January | 7,783 | 58,105 |
| Cash funds on 30 June | 5,452 | 6,268 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (with a remaining term of up to three months) | 5,452 | 6,268 |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 4,191 | 4,191 |
| Cash and cash equivalents on 30 June | 9,643 | 10,459 |
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
| € thousand | issued capital |
Capital reserves | Retained earnings | Total equity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow hedge reserve |
Reserve for IAS 19 pension provisions |
Other retained earnings |
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| As at 1 January 2018 | 79,718 | 391,194 | –2,515 | –3,891 | 83,653 | 548,159 |
| Distribution of profit for 2017 (€0.45 per share) |
0 | –35,873 | –35,873 | |||
| Net profit for the year 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 |
0 | 3,459 | 3,459 | |||
| Other comprehensive income 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 |
554 | 130 | 684 | |||
| Total comprehensive income 1 Jan. – 30 June 2018 |
554 | 130 | 3,459 | 4,143 | ||
| As at 30 June 2018 | 79,718 | 391,194 | –1,961 | –3,761 | 51,239 | 516,429 |
| Net profit for the year 1 Jul. – 31 Dec. 2018 |
15,941 | 15,941 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income 1 Jul. – 31 Dec. 2018 |
319 | –263 | 0 | 56 | ||
| Total comprehensive income 1 Jul. – 31 Dec. 2018 |
319 | –263 | 15,941 | 15,997 | ||
| As at 31 December 2018 | 79,718 | 391,194 | –1,642 | –4,024 | 67,180 | 532,426 |
| Distribution of profit for 2018 (€0.46 per share) |
–36,670 | –36,670 | ||||
| Net profit for the year 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 |
0 | 9,248 | 9,248 | |||
| Other comprehensive income 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 |
188 | –545 | –357 | |||
| Total comprehensive income 1 Jan. – 30 June 2019 |
188 | –545 | 9,248 | 8,891 | ||
| As at 30 June 2019 | 79,718 | 391,194 | –1,454 | –4,569 | 39,758 | 504,647 |
NOTES ON THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Information on HAMBORNER
HAMBORNER REIT AG is a listed corporation (SCN 601300) headquartered in Duisburg, Germany. This interim report of HAMBORNER REIT AG for the first half of 2019 was published on 1 August 2019. The interim financial statements have been prepared in euro (€), whereby all amounts – unless stated otherwise – are reported in thousands of euro (€ thousand). Minor rounding differences can occur in totals and percentages.
Principles of Reporting
This interim report of HAMBORNER REIT AG as at and for the period ended 30 June 2019 has been prepared in accordance with those International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS (including IAS 34)) applicable to interim financial reporting as adopted by the European Union, the requirements of the German Accounting Standard No. 16 of DRSC (German Accounting Standards Committee) on interim reporting and in accordance with the requirements of section 37w of the Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (WpHG – German Securities Trading Act). The scope of its reporting is condensed compared to the IFRS separate financial statements as at 31 December 2018.
With the exception of the changes due to the first-time adoption of IFRS 16 "Leases" presented below, the interim financial statements as at and for the period ended 30 June 2019 are based on the same accounting policies as the separate IFRS financial statements as at 31 December 2018. The accounting standards effective from 1 January 2019 that have been endorsed by the EU and revised were complied with. The changes to the interim financial statements as at and for the period ended 30 June 2019 resulting from this are as follows:
IFRS 16 Leases
IFRS 16 became effective for the first time as at 1 January 2019. It replaces the previously applicable IAS 17 and regulates accounting for leases.
The introduction of IFRS 16 will not have any accounting effects on HAMBORNER as a lessor in relation to leased properties.
HAMBORNER is a lessee as defined by IFRS 16 for three leaseholds and, to a lesser extent, for items of operating and office equipment. In accordance with the provisions of IAS 17 that applied until 31 December 2018, operating leases were reported off-balance sheet by lessees by recognising the lease instalments to be paid in the income statement. Now the discounted future financial obligations arising from leases must be recognised as lease liabilities. These are reduced over time as lease instalments are paid. At the same time, a right of use to the respective leased asset must be recognised. The rights of use are reported in the statement of financial position item in which the underlying asset would be reported. The rights of use are amortised over the term of the lease.
As at 1 January 2019, investment property increased by €9.1 million and property, plant and equipment by €0.1 million as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16. At the same time, trade payables and other liabilities rose by €9.2 million.
On account of the recognition of the rights of use and lease liabilities, the current ground rents are no longer reported in profit or loss as operating expenses. However, depreciation increases to reflect the lower value of the rights of use and interest expenses are increased by the interest effect of the lease liability.
The new financial reporting standards had no further significant impact on the interim financial statements.
This interim report was neither audited by an auditor in accordance with section 317 HGB nor reviewed by an auditor.
In the opinion of the Management Board, the interim report contains all the significant information needed to understand the changes in the result of operations, net asset situation and financial position of HAMBORNER REIT AG since the last annual financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2018.
Material Transactions in the First Half of 2019
There were no transactions with a material effect on financial position or performance in the first half of 2019.
Other Selected Notes
In the process of preparing these interim financial statements, we reviewed the fair values of our investment properties as calculated by an independent expert as at 31 December 2018. The review did not identify any factors affecting the fair value of those properties that would have led to a significantly different valuation. The estimated fair values calculated by an expert as at 31 December 2018 therefore still seem reasonable to us for these interim financial statements.
On 30 June 2019 there were obligations arising from notarised purchase agreements for three properties in Bamberg, Aachen, Bonn and Neu-Isenburg to pay a total purchase price of €82.2 million. The purchase prices will fall due on fulfilment of the conditions.
Owing to the decline in capital market interest rates, the discount rate used to measure pension obligations fell to 1.09% as at 30 June 2019 (31 December 2018: 1.83%). This interest adjustment caused pension provisions to rise by €545 thousand, which was recognised in retained earnings.
With the exception of derivatives recognised at fair value, all assets and liabilities are measured at amortised cost.
For the assets and liabilities recognised at amortised cost, except for the financial liabilities, the carrying amounts of the financial assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position are a good approximation of their fair value.
The fair values of financial liabilities are equal to the present values of the payments associated with the liabilities, taking into account the current interest rate parameters (level 2 under IFRS 13) as at the end of each reporting period, and amount to €705,684 thousand as at 30 June 2019 (31 December 2018: €672,516 thousand).
The derivative financial instruments reported in the statement of financial position are measured at fair value. These are exclusively interest rate hedges. The fair values result from discounting the expected future cash flows over the residual term of the contracts on the basis of observable market interest rates or yield curves (level 2 under IFRS 13).
Significant Related Party Transactions
There were no reportable transactions with related parties in the first half of 2019.
Events After the End of the Reporting Period
Ownership of an office and retail property in Bamberg was transferred on 1 July 2019. The notarised purchase agreement had been signed in October 2018. With annual rental income of around €0.8 million, the purchase price amounts to €14.9 million with a gross initial yield of 5.6%.
An agreement for the sale of a commercial property in Leverkusen was signed on 19 July 2019. The selling price is €1.6 million. The sale will lead to a positive effect on earnings of €0.1 million.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting principles for interim financial reporting, the interim financial statements give a true and fair view of the net asset situation, financial position and result of operations of the company, and the interim management report of the company includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the company, together with a description of the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of the company for the remaining months of the financial year.
Duisburg, 1 August 2019
The Management Board
Dr Rüdiger Mrotzek Hans Richard Schmitz
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General Development on the Capital Market
The global economic cooldown that began at the end of last year continued in the first half of 2019. Economic policy risks, such as the lingering uncertainty over Brexit, the ongoing trade conflicts and the associated protectionist measures taken by the US and China, continued to be a source of concern and weighed heavily on global economic growth. However, this had little impact on the national and international stock markets. After ending 2018 at 10,559 points, the DAX was up by 9.2% in the first quarter. The benchmark index rose above 12,000 points for the first time this year in the second quarter, reaching 12,399 points as at the end of the first half of the year. This corresponds to growth of 17.4% as against the end of 2018.
The development in trading volumes was also positive in the first six months of this year. At an average of around 129,000 shares traded per day, share turnover was higher than the average level for 2019 (around 121,000 shares per trading day).
| Name/code | HAMBORNER REIT AG/ HAB |
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|---|---|---|
| SCN/ISIN | 601300/ DE0006013006 |
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| Number of shares | 79,717,645 | |
| Share capital | €79,717,645 | |
| Index SDAX/EPRA index |
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| Designated sponsor | HSBC/ODDO SEYDLER | |
| Free float 72.41% |
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| Market capitalisation | €718.3 million | |
HAMBORNER REIT AG shares
Development of HAMBORNER shares
In line with the development of the market as a whole, the price performance of HAMBORNER shares was positive in the first half of 2019. At €9.01 as at 30 June 2019, the share price was 7.1% higher than at the end of 2018, with market capitalisation of around €718 million as at the end of the first half of the year.
Shareholder structure
Shareholder structure as at 30 June 2019
Annual General Meeting 2019
The Annual General Meeting was held in Mülheim/Ruhr on 7 May 2019. It resolved a dividend of €0.46 per share for the 2018 financial year. The dividend yield based on the closing price as at 31 December 2018 was therefore around 5.5%.
Dr Helmut Linssen voluntarily stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board of HAMBORNER REIT AG at the end of the Annual General Meeting. The vacant seat was assumed by Mr Ulrich Graebner, who was elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting. Mr Graebner was also elected as a member of the Executive Committee and the Nomination Committee at the meeting of the Supervisory Board after the Annual General Meeting.
General Information
Transparency and reporting are a top priority in our investor relations activities. Information on resolutions by the Annual General Meeting, general presentation documents and all corporate disclosures can therefore be accessed at any time on our homepage www.hamborner.de in the Investor Relations section. There you can also register for our mailing list to receive a newsletter with all the key information on our company directly by e-mail.
FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2019/2020
| 1 August 2019 | Half-year financial report 30 June 2019 |
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| 7 November 2019 | Quarterly financial report 30 September 2019 |
| 6 February 2020 | Provisional figures for the 2019 financial year |
| 26 March 2020 | Annual report 2019 |
| 5 May 2020 | Quarterly financial report 31 March 2020 |
| 6 May 2020 | Annual General Meeting 2020 |
Forward-looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, e.g. on general economic developments in Germany and the company's own probable business performance. These statements are based on current assumptions and estimates by the Management Board, which were made diligently on the basis of all information available at the respective time. If the assumptions on which statements and forecasts are based are not accurate, the actual results may differ from those currently anticipated.
ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
Published by: The Management Board of HAMBORNER REIT AG, Duisburg
Date of publication: August 2019
HAMBORNER REIT AG
Goethestrasse 45 47166 Duisburg Germany Tel.: +49 203 54405-0 Fax: +49 203 54405-49 [email protected] www.hamborner.de