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RomReal Ltd.

Earnings Release Aug 31, 2018

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RomReal Limited

Investor presentation Second Quarter (Q2) 2018 results

Harris Palaondas - IR Webcast

31 August 2018

This Presentation of the Q2 2018 results of RomReal Ltd (the "Company") has been prepared for discussion purposes only and should be read in conjunction with the Q2 2018 Report which is filed on Oslo Axess through www.newsweb.no, and which can be viewed on the Company's website www.romreal.com

Contents

Q2 2018 highlights 3-4
NAV movement in Q2 2018 5
Financial highlights –
IFRS
6
RomReal Properties per Q2 2018 7
Operational highlights 8
Romania Macro Developments 9
Romania Real Estate Update 10
Apartment Price Development 11
RomReal shareholders 12
Main focus areas going forward 13
Contact details 14

RomReal Limited – second quarter 2018

Q2 2018 results – Highlights

Net Asset Value (NAV)

• Net Asset value was EUR 0.49 (NOK 4.86) per share, 3.2 per cent higher compared to Q1 2018. There were no changes made to the value of the investment properties during the quarter.

Operational highlights

  • Hospital plot (No. 9 on the list): sale agreement signed 29 June 2018 for a total amount of EUR 1.85m of which EUR 0.5m received and the difference of EUR 1.2m to be paid over the next 12 months, plus 3% interest per year and the remaining EUR 0.15m to be paid no later than 30/07/2021.
  • Un-zoned land, 864,534 m2 (No. 10 on the list): 26 January 2018, Pre-sale agreement entered for a total price of EUR 625,060 (vs EUR 389,000 as per independent valuation). The transaction has been closed in tranches and the last instalment of EUR 495,000 was collected during July 2018.
  • As announced to the market, on 19 July 2018, RomReal has received a tax claim in excess of EUR 1.7m. E&Y has been retained and the Company will pursue all legal means in order to dismiss the claim. On 18th July 2018, Constanta Court of Appeal ordered that no attachments to the bank accounts and/or lands belonging to Westhouse Group should take place pending the resolution of the case in front of the Court of Appeal.

Q2 2018 results – Highlights

Financial Results

  • Net Result for the quarter was EUR 605,000 profit compared to a EUR 801,000 loss in 2Q 2017. Operating cash flow for the quarter was a negative EUR 1,085,000 compared to minus EUR 2,182,000 in the same period last year.
  • By the end of the quarter, the Company had a cash position of EUR 3.1 million plus a total of EUR 1,350,000 in outstanding payments related to binding sales agreements, totaling about EUR 4.4 million or about EUR 0.1 per share.

Macro and real estate market highlights

  • Romania's economic growth slowed to 4.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 6.1% annual growth in the like quarter of 2017, non-adjusted provisional data of the country's statistical board, INS.
  • According to the online real estate platform immobiliare.ro, asking prices in Romania remained flat during the second quarter at 1,221 /sqm at the end of July 2018. Prices in Constanta have reached in July 2018 EUR 1,139 /sqm, a 9.1 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

NAV movement in Q2 2018

Asset base Q2 2018 Q1 2018
EUR '000 EUR/ share NOK/share EUR '000 EUR/ share NOK/share
Investment property 12,725 0.31 3.03 13,655 0.33 3.25
Assets held for sale 275 0.01 0.07 436 0.01 0.10
Inventories 2,690 0.07 0.64 2,690 0.07 0.64
Cash 3,099 0.07 0.74 3,789 0.09 0.90
Other
assets/(liabilities)
1,609 0.04 0.38 (799) (0.02) (0.19)
Net asset value 20,399 19,770
NAV/Share 0.49 4.86 0.48 4.71
Change in NAV 3.2% -0.8%

The average number shares used in the NAV calculation above is 41,367,783 shares and unchanged from Q2 2018.

Financial highlights - IFRS

EUR '000 Q2 2018 Q2 2017
Operating Revenue 1,894 (48)
Operating Expenses (201) (806)
Other operating income/ (expense),
net
(1,128) 24
Net financial income/(cost) 7 (2)
Pre-tax result 565 (800)
Result for the period 605 (801)
Total assets 20,727 24,817
Total liabilities 329 6,443
Total equity 20,399 18,376
Equity % 98.4 74%
NAV per share (EUR) 0.49 0.46
Cash position 3,099 2,523

RomReal Properties Q2 2018

Plot
name
Location Size
(m2)
1
Ovidiu
Lakeside
Constanta
North/Ovidiu
59,779
2
Badulescu
plot
Constanta
North/Ovidiu
50,000
3
Ovidiu
(Oasis)
Constanta
North/Ovidiu
24,651
4
Centrepoint
Constanta
North/Ovidiu
121,672
5
Gunaydin
plot
Constanta
North/Ovidiu
15,000
6
Balada
Market
Central
Constanta
7,188
7
Un-zoned
land
Constanta 864,534
Total 1,073,549

*(1) Sale agreed, closing still to be completed

Operational highlights

Lake Side (No.1 on the table) – Works for implementing the roads and utilities is expected to commence in Q4 2018. In order to obtain the necessary authorisations for gas connection in the area it will be necessary at least 6 houses be built on the site. The infrastructure costs are estimated to EUR 1.5 -1.6m

Oasis (No. 4 on the table) –The plot will be divided in small plots suitable for house building and small blocks. It is expected that the new Planning Permission (PUZ) will be approved in Q3 2018.

Industrial Park (No. 5 on the table) - The Company has appointed architects and engineers to start projecting roads and utilities on the site in order to obtain the building authorisations for the roads and utilities. Several companies have shown specific interest to acquire parcels of the property.

Balada Market (No. 7 on the table) - The Company has upgraded the electrical installation and the firefighting equipment in order to comply with the requirements of the National Safety Inspectorate. For this plot there are on-going serious sale negotiations.

Badulescu plot (No. 2 on the table) - New urbanistic zone planning on this plot has been commenced by the Company in order to regulate the area as a commercial one in Ovidiu town. It is estimated that the new urbanistic plan would be finalised in Q1 2019

Romanian Macro development

  • Preliminary data from the statistical office showed that the Romanian economy grew by 4.1%, more-than-expected in the second quarter, after almost a stagnation in the previous three months.
  • A recent report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development estimates GDP growth will slow over the next two years as it returns to more sustainable levels, with growth of 4.6 per cent expected in 2018 and 4.2 percent in 2019.

Romania Real Estate Update

  • According to Colliers International, the first half of the year closed with overall investment volumes of EUR 404m, an increase of close to 18 percent compared to the first semester of 2017.
  • In the first semester of 2018, the mortgage loans volume soared by 5.5 percent, sustained by the Prima Casa (First Home) program, according to a periodical analysis by Banca Transilvania.

Apartment Price Development (Jul '18)

• Average apartment prices in Romania at EUR 1,212 /sqm at the end of Jul 2018, an increase of 6.2% yoy.

• Average apartment prices in Constanta have reached in Jul 2018 EUR 1,139 /sqm, a 9.1% increase year on year.

Constanta

RomReal shareholders as at 20/08/2018

Shareholder Holding Percentage
SIX SIS AG 25PCT ACCOUNT 10,336,054 24.99
GRØNSKAG KJETIL 4,038,449 9.76
SAGA EIENDOM AS 3,162,383 7.64
THORKILDSEN DØDSBO KAY TØNNES 3,071,656 7.43
THORKILDSEN WENCHE SYNNØVE 2,344,100 5.67
AUSTBØ EDVIN 2,108,500 5.10
Danske Bank A/S 3887 OPERATIONS SEC. 1,452,995 3.51
ORAKEL AS 1,101,000 2.66
ENERGI INVEST A/S 1,055,993 2.55
SPAR KAPITAL INVESTO 940,236 2.27
THORKILDSEN INVEST A 829,478 2.01
PERSSON ARILD 718,000 1.74
HOEN ANDERS MYSSEN 689,557 1.67
Skandinaviska Enskil 628,832 1.52
JONAS BJERG PENSION NTS TRUSTEES LTD 558,306 1.35
GRØNLAND STEINAR 533,726 1.29
SILJAN INDUSTRIER AS 481,480 1.16
MAGDAHL AKSEL 465,000 1.12
CLEARSTREAM BANKING 438,583 1.06
BNP Paribas Securities S/A SPEARPOINT LTD 406,856 0.98
TOTAL TOP20 35,361,184 85

(1) This is the Top 20 Shareholder list as per 20 Aug 2018.

(2) The total issued number of shares issued at end Q2 2017 was 41,367,783.

(3) Chairman Kjetil Grønskag owns directly and indirectly 4,288,179 shares corresponding to 10.4%.

(4) Thorkildsen Invest AS is a Company controlled by Thorkildsen family.

(5) The above list is the 20 largest shareholders according to the VPS print out; please note that shareholders might use different accounts and account names, adding to their total holding.

Main focus areas going forward

  • RomReal is focusing on land value enhancing activities in order to improve the shareholder value. This includes, among others, increased sales & marketing efforts, if required some infra-structure investments and engaging more resources into regulation processes.
  • The ongoing tax dispute adds uncertainty and reduces the financial flexibility, however the Company has allocated significant resources in dealing with the issue.
  • The Company is involved in several on-going sales processes and expects reportable conclusions before the end of 2018.

Thank you

Investor Relations Harris Palaondas

+40 731123037 | [email protected] 16 Burnaby Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda

For further information on RomReal, including presentation material relating to this interim report and financial information, please visit www.romreal.com

DISCLAIMER

The information included in this Report contains certain forward-looking statements that address activities, events or developments that RomReal Limited ("the Company") expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. These statements are based on various assumptions made by the Company, which are beyond its control and are subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties. The Company is subject to a large number of risk factors including but not limited to economic and market conditions in the geographic areas and markets in which RomReal is or will be operating, counterparty risk, interest rates, access to financing, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, and changes in governmental regulations. For a further description of other relevant risk factors we refer to RomReal's Annual Report for 2017. As a result of these and other risk factors, actual events and our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in or implied by such forward-looking statements. The reservation is also made that inaccuracies or mistakes may occur in the information given above about current status of the Company or its business. Any reliance on the information above is at the risk of the reader, and RomReal disclaims any and all liability in this respect.

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