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LEG Immobilien SE

Earnings Release May 11, 2016

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LEG Immobilien AG

Q1-2016

Disclaimer

While the company has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated in this presentation are accurate and that the opinions contained in it are fair and reasonable, this presentation is selective in nature and is intended to provide an introduction to, and an overview of the Company's business. Any opinions expressed in this presentation are subject to change without notice and neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to update or keep current the information contained in this presentation. Where this presentation quotes any information or statistics from any external sources, you should not interpret that the Company has adopted or endorsed such information or statistics as being accurate.

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be realised from the proposals described herein. Forward-looking statements may include, in particular, statements about future events, future financial performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment, regulation, and supply and demand. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its views and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance. Actual financial performance could differ materially from that projected in the forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and projections, and financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, readers should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information contained in this presentation is subject to change without notice and the Company does not undertake any duty to update the information and forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations.

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Agenda

II.I. Portfolio and Operating Performance

III.I.I. Financial Performance

VI.I. Appendix

Highlights Q1-2016

Overall company development

  • Approx. €300m early refinancing at 1.45% CoD (11 year maturities) prompts upward revision of FFO I guidance
  • Updated FFO I guidance 2016: €257m - €262m (previously €254m - €259m), 2017: €284m - €289m (previously €279m - €284m)
  • Successful continuation of bolt-on acquisition strategy
  • Acquisition of 1,100 units from Grainger plc at attractive initial yield (rental yield 7.5%)
  • Option to pay the purchase price in LEG shares ideally complements tailor-made financing strategy
  • Pipeline for further bolt-on acquisitions

Strong letting performance combined with high capital efficiency


In-place rent, l-f-l
€5.25/sqm
(+2.4% total portfolio, +3.3% for free-financed units)
Slight growth acceleration in course of FY-2016 on the cards

EPRA-Vacancy
2.8% l-f-l (-40 bps YOY)

Maintenance/Capex
€3.4/sqm
(FY-2016 target of €17/sqm
reiterated)

Financials: Dynamic earnings and capital growth at low risk

Rental income €118.6m (+10.5% YOY from €107.3m)
Adjusted EBITDA €84.1m (+12.3% YOY from €74.9m)
Margin expansion excl. maintenance c.+270 bps YOY
FFO I (excl. minorities) €62.6m (+21.8% YOY from €51.4m), €1.00 per share (+11.1% YOY from €0.90)
AFFO €49.9m (+9.4% YOY from €45.6m)
EPRA-NAV (excl. goodwill) €59.42 per share

II.I. Portfolio and Operating Performance

Portfolio Overview

Strong operational performance across all submarkets

Strong results on the basis of tailor made management strategies

High-Growth Markets
31.03.2016
(YOY)
# of units 38,232 +3.4%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €5.82 +2.5%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 1.4% -10
bps
Stable Markets with Attractive Yields
31.03.2016
(YOY)
# of units 44,065 +13.2%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €4.95 +2.3%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 3.0% -80
bps
Total Portfolio Higher-Yielding Markets
31.03.2016
(YOY)
31.03.2016
(YOY)
# of units 115,419 +8.1% # of units 31,665 +7.7%
In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €5.25 +2.4% In-place rent (sqm), l-f-l €4.85 +1.9%
EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 2.8% -40 bps EPRA-Vacancy, l-f-l 5.0% -20
bps

Rent Development

Attractive portfolio + operational excellence = strong rent growth

  • Performance of free financed units remains best proxy for underlying fundamentals
  • Further slight growth acceleration on the cards
  • Strict capital discipline maintained
  • Regional focus as competitive edge

EPRA-Vacancy Development (like-for-like)

Attractive portfolio + operational excellence = low vacancies

  • Net immigration into Germany fuels demand for affordable housing
  • Traditionally weaker Q1 seasonality; rising occupancy in coming quarters ahead
  • Especially strong momentum in the commuter belts of economic centres
  • (e.g. Dortmund, Mönchengladbach, Monheim)

Capex & Maintenance High quality standards and capital efficiency maintained

III.I.I. Financial Performance

Financial Highlights Q1-2016

Margin expansion on back of attractive scale effects + cost discipline

Income Statement

Q1-2016


million
Q1-2016 Q1-2015
Net rental
and lease income
88.6 80.8
Higher rental income
(+€11.3m/+10.5%)

NRI-margin nearly stable
Net income from the disposal of investment property -0.1 1.3 despite higher maintenance
(+30% YOY; low level Q1-15)
Net income from the valuation of investment property 1.0 -
Higher one-time costs
Net income from the disposal of real estate inventory -0.6 -0.7 (+€34.1m to €34.5m) due to
non-capitalised transaction
costs (€33.7m; mainly real
Net income from other services 1.3 -0.1 estate transfer tax)

Recurring admin. costs
Administrative and other expenses -43.0 -8.9 stable at €7.9m reflecting
rising efficiency (decreasing
cost base inr
FY-16 and FY
Other income 0.1 0.2 17 expected)
Operating
earnings
47.3 72.6
Lower financing costs
(-€46.9 YOY) due refinancing
costs (€13.0m in Q1-15) and
Net
finance
costs
-47.1 -94.0 lower burdens from fair value
measurement of derivatives
Earnings
before
income
taxes
0.2 -21.4 (-€33.8m YOY to €18.9m)

Lower cash interests (€20.2m
vs. €23.3m in Q1-15)
Income
tax
expense
-12.3 -9.0
Consolidated
net
profit
-12.1 -30.4
Cash taxes (-€1.1m)

FFO Calculation

Q1-2016


million
Q1-2016 Q1-2015
Rental income 118.6 107.3
+€11.3m (+10.5% YOY)
Profit from operating expenses -1.4 -1.5
Maintenance -12.9 -9.9
Staff costs -10.2 -9.4
Allowances on rent receivables -1.7 -1.8
+€8.0m (+9.7% YOY)

Slightly lower adj. NOI
Other -2.4 -2.7 margin due to higher
Non-recurring project costs (rental
and lease)
0.2 0.2 maintenance expenses

Further cost savings from
Current net rental and lease income 90.2 82.2 efficiency program expected
Current net income from other services 1.7 0.4
Staff costs -5.5 -5.3
Non-staff operating costs -36.9 -3.1
LTIP (long-term incentive programme) 0.0 0.1
One-time costs (€33.7m non
capitalised transaction costs
Non-recurring project costs (admin.) 34.5 0.4 including RETT)
Extraordinary and prior-period expenses 0.0 0.0
Current administrative expenses -7.9 -7.9
Decreasing admin. cost base
in 2016 & 2017 expected
Other income and expenses 0.1 0.2 despite volume growth
Adjusted EBITDA 84.1 74.9
+€9.2m (+12.3% YOY)
Cash interest expenses and income -20.2 -23.3
EBITDA margin 70.9% vs.
Cash income taxes -1.1 -0.2 69.8% in Q1-15
FFO I (including non-controlling interests) 62.8 51.4
Lower interest charges
Non-controlling interests -0.2 0.0 (end Q1-16 avg.
cost 2.15%
vs. 2.8% in Q1-15)
FFO I (excluding non-controlling interests) 62.6 51.4
FFO II (including disposal of investment property) 62.5 52.7
Capex-adjusted FFO I (AFFO) 49.9 45.6

FFO Bridge Q1-2016

Cash Effective Interest Expense Q1-2016


million
Q1-2016 Q1-2015
Reported
interest expense
30.1 44.2
Interest
expense related to loan amortisation
-6.0 -11.6
Prepayment penalties / breakage costs -2.2 -7.5
One-off refinancing
effect of €5.5m in Q1-
2015
Interest charges relating to valuation
of assets/liabilities
-0.4 -0.2
Leasing related interest expense -0.4 -0.4
Interest expenses related to changes
in pension provisions
-0.8 -0.7
Bank charges 0.0 0.0
Interest income 0.0 -0.4
Cash effective interest expense 20.2 23.3
Interest coverage
improved further
(4.2x
up from 3.2x YOY)

EPRA-Net Asset Value

Q1-2016

Attractive rental yield basis for future capital growth


million
31.03.2016 31.12.2015
Equity (excl.
minority interests)
2,945.2 2,967.8
Effect of exercising options, convertibles
and other rights
465.0 427.2
NAV 3,410.2 3,395.0
Fair value measurement of derivative financial instruments 198.0 165.5
Deferred taxes1) 473.8 466.6
EPRA-NAV 4,082.0 4,027.1
(m)2)
Number of shares
fully-diluted incl. convertible
67.904 67.904
EPRA-NAV per share in € 60.11 59.31
Goodwill, resulting from synergies 46.9 26.4
Adjusted
EPRA-NAV (excl. goodwill)
4,035.1 4,000.7
Adjusted EPRA-NAV per share in € 59.42 58.92

-€12.1m net profit -€10.3m other comprehensive income (derivatives)

  • Attractive rental yield of 7.1% leaves headroom for future capital growth
  • Value of services business not included in NAV
  • Scenario: Additional value approx. €2.60 per share at discount rate of 6%3)

2) Actual number of shares outstanding 62.77m 1) And goodwill resulting from deferred taxes on investment properties 3) Assumption: growth rate of 0% Balance Sheet Q1-2016

Strong balance sheet secures defensive profile


million
31.03.2016 31.12.2015
Investment property 6,755.4 6,398.5
Additions €357.3m
Prepayment
for investment property
446.9 203.1
Capex €12.7m

Reclassification -€14.2m
Other non-current assets 214.5 296.8
Non-current assets 7,416.8 6,898.4
Receivables and other assets 66.1 37.2
Cash and cash equivalents 310.1 252.8
Cash flow from operating
Current assets 376.2 290.0 activities €63.5m
Assets held for disposal 16.1 6.7
Total Assets 7,809.1 7,195.1
Equity 2,973.2 2,985.0
Equity ratio of 38.2%
Non-current financial liabilities 3,363.3 2,745.6
Other
non-current liabilities
725.0 673.7
Non-current liabilities 4,088.3 3,419.3
Current financial liabilities 381.0 496.0
Other current liabilities 366.6 294.8
Current liabilities 747.6 790.8
Total
Equity and Liabilities
7,809.1 7,195.1

Strong credit profile and efficient capital structure maintained


million
31.03.2016 31.12.2015
Financial debt 3,744.3 3,241.6
Cash & cash equivalents 310.1 252.8
Net
Debt
3,434.2 2,988.8
Also after full
consolidation of the
Investment properties 6,755.4 6,398.5 signed acquisitions pro
forma LTV stays below
Properties held for sale 16.1 6.7 50%
Prepayments
for
investment
properties
- 203.1
Prepayments for
acquisitions
467,3 146,1
Significant positive
Property
values
7,238.8 6,754.4 impact on LTV from
future conversion of
Loan to Value (LTV) in % 47.4 44.2 convertible expected
(currently -360bps)
Pro-forma LTV post conversion in % 43.8 40.4

Financing Structure - 31 March 2016

LEG benefits from further tightening of credit spreads

IV.I.I. Business Update and Outlook

Business Update

Start of FY-2016 a strong confirmation of LEG's business case

Acquisition of 1,100 units in April; value accretive external growth continues

  • Acquisition of approx. 1,100 units (€53m) in core markets at attractive rental yield of 7.5% (below sellers appraiser value)
  • Transaction underscores LEG's strong competitive position
  • Option for settlement in LEG shares perfectly complements LEG's tailor-made financing strategy
  • Pipeline for further bolt-on deals promises generation of further scale effects

Rising transactional evidence for yield compression (also in Higher Yielding markets)

  • Successful signing of disposal non-core portfolio at premium to book value (439 units, premium 9.4%)
  • Assets located in northern parts of Duisburg suffering from weak socio-demographic forecasts
  • Capital recycling progressing well; very promising start of marketing process for further non-core portfolios

Refinancing €300m at very attractive terms; improved FFO outlook

  • €300m loans refinanced in March/April at very attractive terms
  • Interest costs 1.45%, maturity 11 years, implied credit margin c.70-75 bps
  • Interest savings prompt upward revision of FFO guidance for FY-2016 (+€3m) and for FY-2017 (+€5m)
  • One-time refinancing costs of c.€12m with payback period of 2.3 years

Acquisitions: Leading Management Skills Paying Off Strong acquisition track record since IPO – Creating tangible value

Closing 30.04.2016 Change
Units In-place rent

/ sqm
Occupancy In-place rent

/ sqm
Occupancy In-place rent

/ sqm
Occupancy
Portfolio
incl.
Vitus transaction
20,8801) 4.87 95.5% 5.19 96.1% 0.32 (+6.5%) ~ +60 bp
Vitus
portfolio
9,546 4.76 96.1% 5.03 96.4% 0.27 (+5.7%) ~ +30 bp

Operating performance confirms reversionary potential and LEG's management skills

1) Acquisitions since year end 2012

  • Average in-place rents +6.5% (within avg. 23.2 months), rent CAGR of 3.3%
  • Vitus NRW portfolio (rent/sqm +5.7%, vacancy -30 bps; within 18 months), rent CAGR of 3.7%

Portfolio development: Strong volume growth at stable overhead cost

Overview Acquisitions FY-2015 / FY-2016

Deal
#
Units
acquired
Geographic
focus
Market Annual
net
cold
rent
In
place
rent/sqm
Vacancy
rate
Signing Purchase
price
Closing
1 713 Cologne,
Leverkusen,
Sankt Augustin
High
Growth/
Stable
EUR 3.5m EUR 5.33 2.9% April 2015 not disclosed June 2015
2 3,539 Top 2 locations
~60% (Bielefeld,
Detmold)
Stable EUR 14.2m EUR 5.19 3.6% November 2015 EUR 225m January 2016
3 2,037 Duisburg, Essen Stable/
Higher
Yielding
EUR 7.7m EUR 5.04 6.7% August 2015 not disclosed January 2016
4 13,570 NRW (esp. Ruhr
area)
Higher
Yielding/
Stable
EUR 48m EUR 4.86 5.3% December 2015 c.EUR
600m
April 2016
5 1,291 Siegen Stable EUR 4.6m EUR 5.16 17.3% December 2015 c.EUR
60m
January / July
2016
6 ~1,100 Recklinghausen,
Herne
Stable/
Higher
Yielding
~EUR 4.0m EUR 4.46 5.4% April 2016 c.EUR
53m
Q2-2016
c.22,000

Outlook for 2016 & 2017

2016 Guidance
FFO I: €257m
-
€262m / €4.09 -
€4.17 per share
L-F-L rent growth: 2.4 -
2.6%
L-F-L vacancy: Stable
(FY-15 comparable:
2.5%)
Dividend: 65% of FFO I
2017
FFO I: €284m -
€289m / €4.52 -
€4.60 per share
L-F-L rent growth: 3.0

3.3%

Steady Expansion of Leading Profitability

Generating Appealing Shareholder Returns

Net Immigration Expected to Remain at a High Level About 25% of all refugees coming to Germany migrate to NRW

Sources:

  • 1) Federal Statistical Office (press release 21.03.2016)
  • 2) Deutsche Bundesbank
  • 3) it.NRW (press release 21.03.2016)

Key Facts

  • In 2015, net immigration of foreign nationals to Germany amounted to about 1.1m, of which around 278,0003) came to NRW
  • Deutsche Bundesbank forecasts 1.5 million additional refugees by 2017
  • Additional pressure on affordable housing segment
  • Outperformance of German economy attracts qualified new immigration
  • Immigration is driving overall population growth, triggering additional growth in net new households
  • Liquid labour market and affordable living as pullfactors

LEG's impact

  • At the end of April 2016, LEG let about 1,400 units or ~1% of its residential portfolio to refugees, either direct (40%) or via municipalities (60%)
  • LEG almost fully let with a vacancy rate of 3.0% scope to let further apartments to refugees is limited
  • Upward pressure on rents, limited upside on occupancy

EPRA Net Initial Yield Q1-2016


million
31.03.2016 31.12.2015
Investment properties 6,454.0 6,101.6
Assets held for sale 16.1 6.7
Market value of residential property portfolio
(net)
6,470.1 6,108.3
Estimated
incidental costs
636.3 601.5
Market value of residential property portfolio
(gross)
7,106.4 6,709.8
Annualised
cash
flow
from
rental
income
(gross)
463.2 428.1
Non recoverable operating costs -66.7 -61.4
Annualised
cash flow from rental income (net)
396.5 366.7
EPRA Net initial
yield in %
5.6 5.5

Portfolio

Sound property fundamentals basis for value growth

As of 31.03.2016

Market Residential
Units
GAV
Residential
Assets (€m)
% of Total
Residential
GAV
GAV/
sqm (€)
In-Place
Rent Multiple
Multiples,
Estimated
Rental Values
(31.12.2015)
GAV
Commercial/
Other
Assets (€m)
Total GAV
High
Growth
Markets
38,232 2,858 44% 1,159 16.7x 14.9x 171 3,029
Stable Markets
with Attractive
Yields
44,065 2,213 34% 759 12.9x 12.1x 94 2,307
Higher
Yielding
Markets
31,665 1,292 20% 669 12.0x 11.5x 40 1,331
Subtotal NRW 113,962 6,362 99% 870 14.1x 13.1x 304 6,666
Portfolio outside
NRW
1,457 91 1% 946 14.4x 13.3x 1 92
Total Portfolio 115,419 6,454 100% 871 14.1x 13.2x 305 6,759
Other Assets 485
Total (incl. Landbank and DevCo) 7,244

LEG – Adj. EBITDA Margin

Leading profitability despite short term distortion from restricted units

Adj. EBITDA margin 2015 2014
€m margin
%
€m margin %
As
reported
293.7 67.3 259.3 66.5
Gap restricted vs. unrestricted rents1) 22.5 68.9 21.2 68.2

1) €/sqm: €4.67 vs. €5.48 in 2015, €4.61 vs. €5.33 in 2014

  • EBITDA as reported distorted by restricted units (compensation for lower rents included in interest result below the EBITDA line)
  • Scenario analysis: closing gap between restricted vs. unrestricted rents; Adjusted EBITDA margin approx. 160 bps higher

Mietspiegel Overview Expected new Mietspiegel in 2016

Release date
(expected)
High-Growth
Markets1
Markets1
Stable
Higher-Yielding
Markets1
Total
Portfolio1
2016 (Q1) 4,249 units
(mainly
Bielefeld)
1,683 units
(mainly
Detmold)
6,669 units
(Hochsauerlandkreis)
12,601 units
2016 (Q2) 3,832 units
(mainly
Bonn)
667 units 1,477 units
(Bochum)
6,000 units2
2016 (Q3) 2,262 units
(mainly Bocholt)
8,229 units
(mainly Essen, Wuppertal, Witten)
1,250 units
(mainly Herten)
11,741 units
2016 (Q4) 2,421 units
(mainly Gütersloh)
36 units 2,457 units
Total 1 12,764 units 10,615 units 9,396
units
32,799 units2
Thereof:
-
Bielefeld
3,657 units
-
Bocholt
1,412 units
-
Bochum
1,477 units
-
Bonn
2,286 units
-
Detmold
-
Essen
1,449 units
2,991 units
-
Gütersloh
1,965 units
-
Hochsauerlandkr.
5,479 units
-
Unna
1,210 units 1,210 units
-
Witten
1,518 units 1 Sub-portfolios also include
-
Wuppertal
2,031 units restricted units
2 Total Portfolio also includes 24
units non-NRW

LEG Share Information

  • Prime Standard, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Total no. of shares: 62,769,788
  • Ticker symbol: LEG
  • ISIN: DE000LEG1110
  • Indices: MDAX, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT, GPR 250, Stoxx Europe 600
  • Weighting (31.03.2016): MDAX 3.27%; EPRA 2.58%

  • Maturity date: 1 July 2021

  • Aggregate principal amount: EUR 300 million
  • Initial conversion price:EUR 62.39
  • Adjusted conversion price (25 June 2015): EUR 58.4317
  • Coupon: 0.50% per annum
  • ISIN: DE000LEG1CB5

Share price (29.04.2016, indexed; 31.01.2013 = 100) Convertible bond data

Financial Calendar

Date Report/Event
11.05.2016 Quarterly Report Q1 as of 31 March 2016
12.05.2016 Roadshow London, Deutsche Bank
19.05.2016 Annual General Meeting 2016, Dusseldorf
25.05.2016 Kempen & Co's
14th European Property Seminar, Amsterdam
01.06.2016 nd
2
German Property Day -
Kepler Cheuvreux
/ UniCredit, Paris
09.06.2016 dbAccess
German, Swiss & Austrian Conference, Berlin
20.06.2016 Roadshow
Milan/Lugano, Berenberg
Bank
22.06.2016 Roadshow
Edinburgh, Berenberg
Bank
23.06.2016 Morgan Stanley Europe & EEMEA Property Conference, London
29.06.2016 Roadshow
Munich, Baader Bank
10.08.2016 Quarterly Report Q2 as of 30 June 2016

Contact

Investor Relations

Burkhard Sawazki Head of Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-204 [email protected]

Karin Widenmann Manager Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-458 [email protected]

Katharina Golke Investor Relations Tel: +49 (0) 211 4568-294 [email protected]

40476 Dusseldorf, Germany Mail: [email protected]

LEG Immobilien AG Phone: +49 (0) 211 4568-400 Hans-Boeckler-Str. 38 Fax: +49 (0) 211 4568-22 204

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