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Icade Interim / Quarterly Report 2017

Oct 20, 2017

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ICADE: FAVORABLE DYNAMIC ACROSS ALL BUSINESS LINES IN Q3 2017

  • Commercial Property Investment: Continued increase in the financial occupancy rate to 92.3%, up +0.3 pp from June 2017
  • Healthcare Property Investment: Framework agreement signed between Icade Santé and Korian, paving the way for new opportunities in the nursing home sector (EHPAD)
  • Property Development: Sharp increase in economic revenue1 to €811.1 million over 9M 2017 (+32%)
  • Takeover of ANF Immobilier: agreement to acquire Eurazeo's controlling interest in ANF Immobilier signed on October 11, subject to conditions precedent
  • Launch of Icade's inaugural Green Bond in early September: €600 million, 10-year bond with a coupon of 1.50%, whose proceeds will be used to finance green assets and projects
  • ESG : Icade at the top of rating agencies' rankings, GRESB, EPRA and Vigeo
  • Icade new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux: OPEN building—100% flexible office space
  • 2017 outlook confirmed for net current cash flow per share: growth of around 7%

1. REVENUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

As of September 30, 2017, Icade's consolidated revenue stood at €1,152.9 million, up 16.1% year-on-year, driven by Property Development (+28.2%).

(in millions of euros)

09/30/2017 09/30/2016 Change
(%)
Like-for-like
change (%)
Gross rental income from Commercial Property
Investment
279.7 282.4 (1.0)% (0.4)%
Gross rental income from Healthcare Property
Investment
159.7 154.8 3.2% 0.2%
Property Development revenue 719.2 561.1 28.2% 28.2%
Other revenue (5.7) (5.0) - -
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE 1,152.9 993.3 16.1% 16.9%

1 Economic revenue: IFRS revenue adjusted from IFRS 11

2. PROPERTY INVESTMENT DIVISION

2.1. Commercial Property Investment

Rental income:

(in millions of euros) 09/30/2016
restated*
Acquisitions/
completions
Disposals/
redevelopments
Rent
escalation
Leasing
activity
09/30/2017 Change
(%)
Like-for
like
change
(%)
Offices 125.3 19.1 (17.5) 0.6 0.8 128.2 2.4% 1.3%
Business parks 148.2 15.2 (18.1) 1.0 (2.3) 144.1 (2.8)% (1.1)%
TOTAL OFFICE AND
BUSINESS PARK
273.5 34.3 (35.6) 1.6 (1.5) 272.3 (0.4)% 0.0%
Other assets 13.2 - (1.1) 0.0 0.1 12.2 (7.6)% 0.7%
Intra-group transactions from
Commercial Property
Investment
(4.3) - - (0.5) (4.8)
GROSS RENTAL
INCOME
282.4 34.3 (36.7) 1.7 (1.9) 279.7 (1.0)% (0.4)%

* Reclassification of the Axe Seine building from the business park segment to the office segment

Gross rental income from Commercial Property Investment totalled €279.7 million as of September 30, 2017, down 1.0% compared to September 30, 2016. In the office and business parks segment, rental income was stable on a like-for-like basis.

Rental income rose by 2.4% in the office segment (+1.3% like-for-like) and declined by 2.8% in the business parks segment (-1.1% like-for-like) following the disposal of non-core business parks carried out in 2016.

Changes in scope of consolidation (acquisitions, completions and asset disposals) had an impact of -€1.4 million on rental income:

  • +€15.1 million positive impact from acquisitions made in 2016 (Orsud, Parissy and Arc Ouest buildings)
  • +€16.5 million in additional rental income from asset completions, including the Véolia (+€9.0 million) and Millénaire 4 (+€6.2 million) buildings in the Millénaire business park in 2016, and Défense 4/5/6 (+€0.9 million) completed in 2017 in Nanterre
  • +€2.7 million from the rent guarantee linked to the completion of the first phase of the Go Spring off-plan purchase project in 2017
  • -€34.7 million decrease in rental income due to the disposals carried out in 2016 and 2017 (including 3 office buildings in Villejuif)

Analysis of leasing activity: (See Appendix)

New leases starting in 9M 2017 represented 104,147 sq.m, of which 45,312 sq.m during the quarter ended.

On a like-for-like basis, the main exits from the portfolio of leased space totalled 9,842 sq.m during the period, the largest one being the departure of Tarkett France (3,785 sq.m) in the Portes de Paris business park.

The first 9 months of 2017 saw the renewal of 38 leases representing a combined floor area of 121,444 sq.m and annualised rental income of €26.8 million (with 14 leases renewed in Q3 for 18,713 sq.m and €3.0 million in headline rents). The weighted average unexpired lease term of these renewed leases over the last 9 months stood at 7 years.

On average 9M, these leases were signed with rents 2.9% higher than the respective properties' estimated rental value.

Most leases renewed in 9M 2017 related to office assets, including:

  • LCL for the Rhin and Loire buildings situated in Villejuif (30,000 sq.m)
  • IFF for the Crystal Park building in Neuilly-sur-Seine (5,500 sq.m)
  • AXA for the Axe 13 building in Nanterre (16,400 sq.m)

The weighted average unexpired lease term for the Commercial Property Investment Division was 4.9 years, stable compared to June 30, 2017.

The financial occupancy rate reached 92.3%, a 0.3 pp increase from June 30, 2017 (+0.5 pp for offices and stable for business parks). A +0.3 pp rise was recorded on a like-for-like basis.

Financial occupancy rate
(in %)**
Weighted average unexpired
lease term
(in years)**
Asset class 09/30/2017 12/31/2016
restated***
06/30/2017 Like-for
like
change*
09/30/2017 06/30/2017
Offices 95.8% 94.6% 95.3% +0.4 pp 6.2 6.2
Business parks 89.1% 88.1% 89.1% +0.2 pp 3.7 3.7
OFFICES & BUSINESS PARKS 92.3% 91.1% 92.0% +0.4 pp 4.9 4.9
Warehouses 100.0% 84.7% 84.9% +10.5 pps 2.1 2.2
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
INVESTMENT
92.3% 91.1% 92.0% +0.3 pp 4.9 4.9

* Change between June 2017 and September 2017, excluding completions, acquisitions and disposals for the period

** Based on proportionate consolidation

*** Reclassification of the Axe Seine building from the business park segment to the office segment

New leases signed since the beginning of the year added up to 110,382 sq.m (53,090 sq.m during the quarter ended), equivalent to €24.6 million in rental income.

New leases signed in 9M 2017 which are scheduled to start after September 30, 2017 represented an aggregate floor area of 54,900 sq.m.

The quarter was marked by the signing of an off-plan lease agreement for the Fontanot office building located in Nanterre (Hautsde-Seine). This off-plan agreement provides for the leasing of 15,700 sq.m for a term of 12 years with no break option. A major overhaul of the building will start in Q1 2019 and is scheduled for completion at the end of 2020, while the lease should start in Q1 2021.

Cumulative investments since January 1, 2017:

(in millions of euros) Operating
asset
acquisitions
Off-plan
acquisitions
Projects under
development
Other
CAPEX
Other Total
Offices 5.9 88.8 13.6 40.0 2.8 151.1
Business parks 0.0 0.0 29.9 30.5 0.4 60.8
OFFICES & BUSINESS
PARKS
5.9 88.8 43.5 70.4 3.3 211.9
Other assets 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3
COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY
INVESTMENT
5.9 88.8 43.5 71.4 3.6 213.2

Investments for the period amounted to €213.2 million (vs. €204.2 million as of September 30, 2016).

Off-plan purchases represented €88.8 million and included the following:

  • Gambetta (20th district of Paris) for €71.2 million. Completion is scheduled for 2019 (20,000 sq.m including 16,000 sq.m of offices and 4,000 sq.m of shops with 3,300 sq.m already pre-leased under a 12-year off-plan lease agreement)

  • Go Spring (Nanterre) for €16.2 million, with the second phase (18,500 sq.m) due to be completed in 2019 and already 75% pre-leased to Franfinance, a subsidiary of Société Générale

  • Eko Active (Marseille) for €1.4 million (8,300 sq.m of office space to be completed in 2019).

Investments in the development pipeline (€43.5 million) related primarily to the Origine, Pulse and Défense 4/5/6 projects.

Asset disposals:

As of September 30, 2017, disposals carried out since the beginning of the year amounted to €247.7 million and related mainly to three of the five office assets located in Villejuif (42,600 sq.m) and sold to LCL for €226.0 million (two of these disposals took place in H1).

In Rhin and Loire (totalling 30,000 sq.m), the two buildings that were not sold, the leases with French bank LCL were renewed for terms of 7 and 9 years, respectively.

Other disposals relate to non-strategic assets and represent €21.7 million.

These asset disposals generated a total capital gain of €76.9 million.

2.2. Healthcare Property Investment

Rental income:

Like-for
like
(in millions of euros) 09/30/2016 Acquisitions/
completions
Disposals/
redevelopments
Rent
escalation
Leasing
activity
09/30/2017 Change
(%)
change
(%)
GROSS RENTAL
INCOME
154.8 4.9 (0.3) 0.7 (0.3) 159.7 3.2% 0.2%

Rental income stood at €159.7 million on September 30, 2017, an increase of 3.2% compared to September 30, 2016 (€154.8 million). On a like-for-like basis, the change was +0.2%.

Changes in scope of consolidation (acquisitions / completions) brought an additional €4.9 million in rental income (positive impact of the Tarbes, Mas Helios and Domont healthcare facilities, among others).

Analysis of leasing activity on a like-for-like basis:

Financial occupancy rate
(in %)**
Weighted average unexpired
lease term
(in years)**
Asset class 09/30/2017 06/30/2017 Like-for-like
change*
09/30/2017 06/30/2017
HEALTHCARE PROPERTY INVESTMENT 100.0% 100.0% +0.0 pp 7.7 7.9

* Excluding completions, acquisitions and disposals for the period

** Based on proportionate consolidation

The financial occupancy rate stood at 100% as of September 30, 2017.

The weighted average unexpired lease term was 7.7 years and was down by only 0.2 year compared with June 30, 2017.

Cumulative investments since January 1:

(in millions of euros) Asset
acquisitions
Projects under
development
Other CAPEX Other Total
HEALTHCARE
PROPERTY
INVESTMENT
133.5 65.1 30.6 1.0 230.2

Over 9M 2017, Icade Santé's investments totalled €230.2 million (vs. €156.1 million during the same period last year).

Development work relates primarily to the Courlancy facility in Bezannes (Marne), Croix du Sud in Quint-Fonsegrives (Haute-Garonne) and Bromélia in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique).

The Healthcare Property Investment Division also made acquisitions for a total of €133.5 million (including duties and fees), including:

  • €43.3 million for the Ormeau MSO polyclinic in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), acquired from the Médipôle Partenaires group
  • €76.4 million for the Saint-Roch polyclinic acquired in Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales)
  • €9.8 million for the Helios disability care home in Saint-Germé (Gers) (Clinipôle group)

In addition, Icade Santé and the Korian group signed a framework agreement including support for Korian in carrying out its real estate development projects. This partnership will focus on an initial group of 15 new buildings to be completed by 2020 in France. It includes the development, design and construction of the facilities by Icade Promotion as part of property development contracts. Korian has a purchase option for each building, exercisable before its completion. Icade Santé may also announce its intention to buy these buildings (accommodation facilities for dependent elderly persons (EHPAD) or follow-up and rehabilitation care (FRC) facilities) as part of off-plan lease agreements.

Asset disposals:

Asset disposals carried out in 9M 2017 represented €5.6 million (net selling price) and related to the sale of the Les Chênes d'Airesur-l'Adour polyclinic to its new operator, the Clinifutur group.

3.PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

09/30/2017 09/30/2016
Reclassification
of joint
Reclassification
of joint
(in millions of euros) IFRS ventures Total IFRS ventures Total Change
Residential Property
Development
494.2 39.3 533.5 392.0 20.7 412.7 29.3%
Commercial Property
Development
225.1 52.6 277.6 169.1 34.9 204.0 36.1%
REVENUE (a) 719.2 91.9 811.1 561.1 55.6 616.7 31.5%

(a) Revenue based on the percentage of completion method, taking into account the stage of completion of commercial and construction work of each project.

The economic revenue of the Property Development Division reached €811.1 million as of the end of September 2017, a significant increase compared to Q3 2016 revenue (+32%).

The revenue of the Residential Property Development business amounted to €533.5 million as of the end of September 2017, a 29% increase from the same period in 2016. This increase results, on the one hand, from the progress of works in development projects and, on the other hand, from the increase of notarised sales attributable to higher housing orders since the beginning of 2016.

As of September 30, 2017, the revenue of the Commercial Property Development business stood at €277.6 million, a 36% rise compared to the same period last year. This strong growth can be mainly explained by the numerous contracts signed in the past two years, which have contributed greatly to 2017 revenues, the largest contributors being the Twist (10,400 sq.m) and Thémis (10,655 sq.m) projects, both located in the Clichy Batignolles development zone in Paris, as well as the Nouméa hospital and the "Montpellier-Sud de France" high-speed train (TGV) station.

This trend will support the revenue growth which is expected for the year 2017 in both Property Development divisions.

09/30/2017 09/30/2016 Change (%) 12/31/2016
Orders for new residential units
and building plots
Housing orders (in number of units)1 3,616 3,487 3.7% 5,665
Housing orders (in millions of euros including taxes) 696.6 707.5 (1.5)% 1,114.8
Residential – order cancellation rate (in %) 18% 16% 2.0% 14%
Average sale price and average floor area
based on housing orders
Average price including taxes per habitable sq.m
(in €/sq.m)
3,597 3,752 (4.1)% 3,671
Average budget including taxes per housing unit (in €k) 193.0 205.0 (5.9)% 198.0
Average floor area per housing unit (in sq.m) 53.7 55.0 (2.4)% 54.0
Breakdown of housing orders by type of customer
(in %)
Home buyers 25.5% 26.0% 20.9%
Private investors 41.5% 45.2% 39.7%
Institutional investors 33.0% 28.8% 39.4%
Property Development backlog and service order
book
1,424.9 1,620.0 (12.0)% 1,597.0
Residential Property Development (incl. subdivisions) 1,091.0 984.4 10.8% 1,058.2
Commercial Property Development / Public and
Healthcare Amenities Development
305.5 601.5 (49.2)% 509.1
Order book for Services & Project Management Support
operations
28.4 34.1 (16.8)% 29.7

1 "Units" mean the number of residential units or equivalent residential units (for mixed developments) of any given development.

The number of equivalent residential units is determined by dividing the floor area by type (business premises, shop, office) by the average floor area of residential units calculated during the preceding quarter.

3.1 Residential

Net orders for new residential units reached 3,616 units over 9M 2017, up 3.7% in volume terms compared with the previous year.

The decline in orders reported this quarter is partly due to a wait-and-see attitude in anticipation of the announcement by the French government of measures on tax incentives for private investment.

In September, the government announced that the mechanisms in place promoting home ownership and rental investments in difficult areas will be continued for another 4 years, which is very positive news for private investors. As of the end of September, 41.5% of housing orders involved the use of these mechanisms.

Notarised sales have grown sharply since the beginning of the year, reaching 3,182 sales as of September 30, 2017, a 23% increase on a year-on-year basis.

The backlog of the Residential Property Development business expanded by 10.8% compared to September 30, 2016 as housing orders grew.

The land portfolio of the Residential business consisted of 11,819 units and potential revenue including tax of €2.5 billion, i.e. +10% compared to Q3 2016 (10,729 units for €2.2 billion). This increase reflects the acceleration in the proactive development policy pursued by the Property Development Division since the beginning of 2016.

3.2 Commercial

After high levels in 2016, the backlog for Commercial Property Development / Public and Healthcare Amenities Development as of the end of September 2017 was down to €305.5 million, as a result of the progress made on large-scale projects signed in 2016 and the low level of new contracts signed compared to last year.

As of the end of September 2017, the "Commercial/Offices" project portfolio represented 492,530 sq.m, including projects in the execution phase for 179,900 sq.m and projects in the development phase for 312,630 sq.m.

The portfolio of Public and Healthcare Amenities development projects represented 220,192 sq.m, including 84,942 sq.m in the execution phase and 135,250 sq.m in the development phase.

4.FINANCING

Launch of Icade's inaugural Green Bond

At the beginning of September, Icade issued its first Green Bond for a total of €600 million, with a maturity of 10 years and an annual coupon of 1.50%. These funds were raised with an 80-bp spread over the reference rate and a negative new issue premium.

This issue, which was 3 times oversubscribed, was met with great success, especially with French and international SRI investors. It allowed Icade to broaden its bond investor base and continue its policy of optimising its funding structure (extending the average debt maturity and reducing the average cost of debt).

Credit rating reaffirmed by Standard & Poor's: BBB+ and stable outlook

On August 30, Standard & Poor's affirmed Icade's long-term rating of BBB+, stable outlook and short-term rating of A-2. This rating comes after the agency's annual review.

5.OTHER EVENTS

Agreement signed on October 11 to acquire Eurazeo's controlling interest in ANF Immobilier, subject to conditions precedent

Conditions precedent are expected to be fulfilled by the end of October 2017.

See the dedicated press releases published on July 24 and October 11, 2017.

Icade at the top of ESG rating agencies' rankings

Icade was named Sector Leader by GRESB in the category of listed European diversified companies. Icade was ranked 1st out of 20 real estate investment companies assessed by GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark). Also, Icade's Property Development business was ranked 10th out of 338 companies from around the world.

Icade again received two Gold Awards from EPRA—a Gold Sustainability Award for the quality of its environmental reporting and a Gold Award for the quality and transparency of its financial communication.

Icade's score is up 10 points in Vigeo's 2017 ranking compared to the previous assessment, moving from 7th to th place out of the 37 European companies assessed.

These ESG ratings reflect the quality and relevance of Icade's CSR policy.

Icade relocates its headquarters

6

On September 18, 2017, Icade moved to new headquarters, leaving the Millénaire 1 building, which the company will lease to a major French bank starting in April 2018 (12-year lease for 22,000 sq.m).

Icade has taken advantage of this opportunity to move to new premises, in the newly-refurbished Open building in Issy-les-Moulineaux (9,500 sq.m), which offers a totally flexible work environment (flex office).

This new headquarters and use of workspace will contribute to perform Icade operational efficiency.

6.2017 OUTLOOK: GUIDANCE CONFIRMED

Given the company's favourable outlook, Icade confirms its target growth in Group net current cash flow per share of about 7% compared to 2016.

The Board of Directors has also confirmed that the dividend policy remains based on the trend in net current cash flow per share.

7.FINANCIAL CALENDAR

An Investor Day will be held on Monday, November 27, 2017. The press release will be published before the market opens. The 2017 Full Year Results will be announced on Monday, February 12, 2018. The press release will be published before the market opens.

This press release does not constitute an offer, or an invitation to sell or exchange securities, or a recommendation to subscribe, purchase or sell Icade securities. Distribution of this press release may be restricted by legislation or regulations in certain countries. As a result, any person who comes into possession of this press release should be aware of and comply with such restrictions. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Icade excludes all liability and makes no representation regarding the violation of any such restrictions by any person.

ABOUT ICADE

Building for every future

As an investor and a developer, Icade is an integrated real estate player which designs innovative real estate products and services adapted to new urban lifestyles and habits. By placing corporate social responsibility and innovation at the core of its strategy, Icade is closely involved with stakeholders and users in the cities local authorities and communities, companies and employees, institutions and associations… As a commercial and healthcare property investor (portfolio value of €9.9bn as of 06/30/17) and as a property developer (2016 economic revenues of €1,005m), Icade is able to reinvent the real estate business and foster the emergence of tomorrow's greener, smarter and more responsible cities. Icade is a significant player in the Greater Paris area and major French cities. Icade is listed on Euronext Paris as a French Listed Real Estate Investment Company (SIIC). Its leading shareholder is the Caisse des dépôts Group.

The text of this press release is available on the Icade website: www.icade.fr

CONTACTS

Guillaume Tessler, Head of financial communication and investor relations +33(0)1 41 57 71 61 [email protected]

Charlotte Pajaud-Blanchard, Press relations manager +33(0)1 41 57 71 19

[email protected]

APPENDIX

Analysis of leasing activity of the Commercial Property Investment business:

New leases signed
06/30/2017 Changes 09/30/2017 in Q3 2017
Leased
floor area
Additions Exits Leased floor
area
Impact in
Q3 2017
Impact
after
Q3 2017
Total
Asset class (sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m)
Offices 492,787 2,442 (1,122) 494,107 2,229 16,495 18,724
Business parks 1,000,775 11,006 (8,720) 1,003,062 8,171 9,356 17,527
Warehouses 33,945 4,819 - 38,764 4,819 - 4,819
LIKE-FOR-LIKE
SCOPE (A)
1,527,507 18,267 (9,842) 1,535,933 15,219 25,851 41,070
Offices 4,390 20,694 - 25,084 9,231 9,231
Business parks 33,705 6,351 (22,493) 17,562 2,789 - 2,789
Warehouses - - - - - - -
ACQUISITIONS /
COMPLETIONS
(B)
38,095 27,045 (22,493) 42,646 12,021 - 12,021
SUBTOTAL 1,565,602 45,312 (32,335) 1,578,579 27,239 25,851 53,090
Offices 20,652 - (20,652) - - - -
Business parks - - - - - - -
Warehouses 30,003 - (30,003) - - - -
DISPOSALS (C) 50,655 - (50,655) - - - -
COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY
INVESTMENT
(A)+(B)+(C)
1,616,256 45,312 (82,990) 1,578,579 27,239 25,851 53,090