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S Immo AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2011

Nov 24, 2011

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01.01.

30.09.
01.01. –30.09.
2011 2010
Revenues EUR m 151.9 126.2
whereof rental income and revenue
from hotel operations EUR m 121.1 102.6
EBITDA EUR m 76.6 55.0
EBIT EUR m 74.0 45.5
EBT EUR m 23.9 4.5
Net income for the period EUR m 20.3 1.3
Total assets EUR m 2,157.2 2,075.7
Shareholders' equity EUR m 517.4 513.3
Liabilities EUR m 1,639.8 1,562.3
Equity ratio (including participation certificate capital) in % 36 37
Investments EUR m 25.1 99.0
Operating cash flow EUR m 74.0 52.81)
Cash flow from investing activities EUR m 8.7 -33.4
Cash flow from financing activities EUR m -153.5 -107.5
Cash and cash equivalents as at 30 September EUR m 47.8 112.2
NOI margin in % 49.4 45.6
Loan to value ratio in % 61 56
FFO EUR m 32.9 22.61)
FFO including participating certificate EUR m 23.1 14.5
Earnings per share EUR 0.24 0.02
EPRA NAV per share EUR 8.64 8.27
Share price discount from EPRA NAV in % 54 33
Balance sheet NAV per share EUR 7.11 6.81
Share price discount from balance sheet NAV in % 44 19
Cash flow from operations per share EUR 1.09 0.781)
Property portfolio (fair value) EUR m 1,988.2 1,850.8
whereof properties under construction EUR m 57.3 76.7

1) Adjusted

Hotel Zwei / Hoch Zwei / Plus Zwei (f.l.t.r.), Vienna, Austria

Contents

LETTER FROM THE MANAGEMENT 2
INVESTOR RELATIONS 6
INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT 9
Market Overview
Business Performance and Results
Risk Report
Outlook
9
13
16
18
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS AT 30 Septem
ber
2011
19
FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2012 40
CONTACT / PUBLICATION DETAILS 41

Dear Shareholders,

The financial year 2011 is turning out to be very successful for S IMMO AG. Despite the challenging economic environment, we can look back on an outstanding third quarter; all key indicators are up and once again we have good news to report from our asset management. In addition, at the start of October we sent an important signal to the capital market by initiating the share repurchase programme.

The Group has continued to perform as positively as in the first half of the year: For the first three quarters, rental income was up to EUR 91.8m, income from hotel operations rose to EUR 29.3m and EBITDA showed an impressive gain of nearly 40%, to EUR 76.6m. Overall, S IMMO AG's net income for the period increased to EUR 20.3m.

Other key figures we use in monitoring the Group's progress convey the same positive message: Funds from operations (FFO) increased by more than 45% to EUR 32.9m. Operating cash flow was up to EUR 74.0m, gaining a very satisfactory 40% compared with the same period last year. This positive earnings performance is largely attributable to the contributions to earnings made by the development projects opened last year and the acquisitions in Viertel Zwei in Vienna. By the end of the third quarter of 2011, EPRA NAV, the net asset value of our Share, increased once again and currently stands at EUR 8.64 per share. In order to make the Group's performance more readily comparable and thus increase transparency, from this quarter on we will also publish the balance sheet NAV (EUR 7.11 per share as at 30 September 2011) together with FFO adjusted for current participating certificate expenses (EUR 23.1m for the nine months ended 30 September 2011).

Start of share repurchase programme

The performance of our share price in this volatile market environment gives us no cause for satisfaction. Therefore, during the third quarter, we made some important decisions for the capital market. At the balance sheet date, the stock price stood at a discount of more than 50% to the Share's net asset value. The year-to-date performance showed a drop of 24.8% – thoroughly disappointing to both us as Management and to you as investors. To improve the liquidity of the S IMMO Share and also to attract new investors, we have been working with a second market maker since August 2011. At the start of October, we also launched a share repurchase programme, which was very well received by analysts, investors and the media alike. In view of the current difference between share price and net asset value per share, Management at present considers share repurchases to be the most sensible investment possible. As this report went to press on 18 November 2011, the S IMMO Share price stood at EUR 4.189.

Outlook: boosting earnings potential

In all of S IMMO's business activities, the focus is on enhancing the Group's earnings performance. As the results show, we have passed a major milestone to this end in 2011. In order to further improve our earnings performance we are focusing on several key areas. Our buildings refurbishment programme in Germany is a total success and will be completed on schedule at the end of 2012. This will mean the end of ongoing investment activities and related costs, while at the same time the occupancy rate will continue to improve. As we have stated in the past, we plan on taking advantage of opportunities to dispose of properties at above their estimated values, and we aim to turn over approximately 5% of our portfolio every year. Due to our extensive diversification, we can again take advantage of the various real estate cycles. We will also continue to pay particular attention to active asset management. Our successes here include new rental agreements with renowned companies such as H&M, PepsiCo and Uniqa. We have optimised the tenant mix in our shopping centres and are proud of the constructive nature of our partnerships with over 6,800 existing tenants.

For our Quartier Belvedere Central project at the new Vienna Central Station, which we will develop together with Erste Group Immorent and PORR Solutions, we are expecting to receive zoning permission at the beginning of 2012. The development of the various parts of the project will proceed in stages, most likely starting in 2013.

Current economic climate favours property companies

After an economic upswing at the beginning of the year accompanied by cautious optimism, the majority of current forecasts predict an economic downturn or even a recession. The sovereign debt crises in Europe and the USA, the deterioration of employment prospects in the Eurozone and the gloomy economic forecasts are already leaving their

mark on the real economy. The European Central Bank recently lowered the base rate to 1.25% on the grounds that we are confronted with the possibility of a moderate recession. For real estate companies, however, the economic outlook for the coming years promises better conditions than for other sectors due to low interest rates and thus lower financing costs as well as moderate inflation, which in turn will bring higher rents. In the near future, we expect a general trend in European economies towards reducing debt levels and more modest growth rates overall. This means a reversal of the emphasis on value growth and a return to a focus on capital preservation.

With our business model based on diversification, the substantial strength of our Group, our top-notch property portfolio, and the accumulated know how and expertise of our staff, we are ideally positioned to meet the challenges of the coming years. In 2012, the year in which S IMMO AG will celebrate its 25th anniversary, we will continue to do our utmost to achieve the best possible results for you, our shareholders.

The Management Board

Holger Schmidtmayr Ernst Vejdovszky Friedrich Wachernig

Our Share

Uncertainties in international markets impact performance of S IMMO Share

The troubled economic outlook, fear of a recession and numerous uncertainties within the European Union led to nervousness in the capital markets in the third quarter of 2011. After an economic upturn at the beginning of the year accompanied by

Share price development

indexed (01.01.2011 to 30.09.2011)

S IMMO Share ATX

01/11 03/11 05/11 07/11 09/11 60 80 70 90 100 60 70 80 90 100

cautious optimism, the majority of current forecasts predict a double-dip recession – a recession followed by a short-lived recovery, then followed by another recession. The first effects on the real economy are already noticeable: companies are reluctant to make large investments or take on employees. Industrial orders and forecasts for private consumption are down.

S IMMO Share performance

(ISIN AT0000652250)
One year -28.34%
Three years, p.a. -6.20%

S IMMO INVEST participating certificate performance

ISIN AT0000795737 AT0000630694
One year -1.50% 10.40%
Three years, p.a. 10.60% 6.10%
in EUR S IMMO Share price
AT0000652250
S IMMO INVEST price
AT0000795737
S IMMO INVEST price
AT0000630694
ATX IATX
31.12.2010 5.280 70.310 72.000 2,904.47 188.26
31.03.2011 5.046 72.670 72.680 2,882.18 196.18
30.06.2011 4.632 75.000 74.000 2,766.73 186.44
30.09.2011 3.970 69.600 69.000 1,943.74 139.74

Developments in the USA parallel those in the Eurozone. All trend indicators – such as consumer confidence barometers – dropped significantly over the summer. In September alone, the Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJII) dropped by 6% and closed the quarter at 10,913.38 points. This represents an increase of 125.38 points year-on-year, but the index peaked at 12,810.50 points on 29 April 2011 and since then has lost 14.8%. All other major American indices also dropped, making the third quarter of 2011 the worst since 2008. During the third quarter, Standard & Poor's S&P 500 Index registered a drop of 14.3%, closing at 1,131.42 points on 30 September 2011. The performance of the Nasdaq Composite Index, the metric for tech stocks, showed an almost identical picture. On 30 June 2011, the index stood at 2,773.52 points, and three months later it dropped to 2,415.40 points, a decline of 12.9%.

The EURO STOXX 50 Index, made up of the 50 largest European public companies, closed the third quarter of 2011 at 2,179.66 points, a loss of 20.2% over a period of 12 months. The leading German stock index, DAX, suffered much the same fate: On 30 September 2011, it closed at 3,121.22 points – a year-on-year drop of 530.78 points or 14.5%.

Against this background, it is not surprising that the leading Austrian index, ATX, and the Austrian property index, IATX, did not perform positively. Since the beginning of the year, the ATX has lost more than 33.0% and it also fell below the psychologically important level of 2,000 points. Outstripped only by the Greek stock index (Athex Composite Share Price Index), the ATX produced the secondworst performance in Europe and closed the third quarter of 2011 at 1,943.74 points. The IATX also dropped and closed at 139.74 points on 30 September 2011 – a decline of 25.8% compared with the end of 2010.

Share indicators 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Closing price as at 30 September EUR 3.970 5.540
Average daily turnover shares 75,000 69,000
Earnings per share (EPS) EUR 0.24 0.02
EPRA NAV per share EUR 8.64 8.27
Balance sheet NAV per share EUR 7.11 6.81
Operating cash flow per share EUR 1.09 0.781)
Price/operating cash flow EUR 2.74 5.361)
Share price discount to EPRA NAV as at 30 September in % 54 33
Share price discount to balance sheet NAV as at 30 September in % 44 19

1) Adjusted

Property shares were not immune to the global downwards trend either, which was reflected in the performance of the GPR 250 Index – an index composed of the 250 largest and most liquid listed property securities in the world. European property shares lost 17.9% of their value in the third quarter of this year, 8.7% of that in the month of September alone. Austrian property stocks dropped by 24.2%.

The S IMMO Share shows a similar performance, with a year-to-date loss in value of 24.8%. The Share's performance is naturally as great a disappointment to the Group's Management as it is to shareholders, which is why in the third quarter of this year, Management came to an important decision to start working with a second marketmaker, Silvia Quandt & Cie. AG, in August 2011. This has improved S IMMO Share's liquidity while at the same time providing access to new investor markets in Germany. In addition, a share repurchase programme was launched on 06 October 2011, under which up to 3% of the issued shares may be repurchased before 31 May 2012. Given the present difference between share price and net asset value per share, Management currently considers a share repurchase programme to be the most sensible investment.

In the third quarter, Management and S IMMO's IR team continued to maintain their contacts to investors, and among other things took part in the following national and international events: the annual EPRA conference in London, SRC Forum Financials & Real Estate in Frankfurt, Silvia Quandt & Cie. AG Real Estate Conference in London and Erste Group investor conference in Stegersbach. There were also the usual teleconferences and oneon-one meetings with analysts as well as potential and existing investors.

Research house Target price / Fair value Recommendation Last update
CA Cheuvreux EUR
5.50
Underperform 10 May 2011
Edge Capital EUR
5.30
Outperform 31 August 2011
Erste Group EUR
5.20
Buy 14 November 2011
HSBC Global Research EUR
6.50
Overweight 25 October 2011
KBC Securities EUR
3.90
Hold 29 September 2011
SRC Research EUR
7.50
Buy 31 August 2011

Interim Management Report

Market Overview

The recent developments seen across the Eurozone have worried economists and analysts, as the financial crisis appears to be worsening and there is little sense of political leadership. With the threat of a double-dip recession, it is now looking increasingly likely that the European Central Bank will need to intervene and support some of the largest economies within the European Union to stave off the serious threat that financial contagion poses.

However, despite this rather gloomy picture, property investment activity in the CEE region continues to grow. Investment in the region has more than doubled last year's nine-month total to reach EUR 8bn by the end of September 2011. The Czech Republic has overtaken Russia as the most active country in terms of investment volume in the third quarter of 2011. The reason behind this rally by the Czech Republic is mainly down to large transaction closings.

Austria

Prime office rents in Vienna rose marginally in Q3, growing by 1.0% on the previous quarter, but posted stronger year-on-year growth of 5.6% and stood at EUR 23.75/m²/month. Prime office yields in Vienna were unchanged on Q2, at 5.25%, but fell by 15 bps year-on-year.

The retail market in Vienna offered a mixed display in Q3. Prime rents rose slightly by 0.9% on the previous quarter and by 2.2% year-on-year to EUR 228.00/m²/month. Prime yields in Vienna's high streets stood at 4.45%, a drop of just 5 bps on the previous quarter and 10 bps year-on-year.

Sources:

CBRE Market View, CEE Property Investment, Q3 2011; CBRE Market View, EMEA Rents and Yields, Q3 2011; CBRE Market View, German Investment Quarterly, Q3 2011; Cushman & Wakefield, Hungary Marketbeat, Q3 2011; DTZ Property Times, Budapest Office, Q3 2011; DTZ Property Times, Czech Republic, Q3 2011; Erste Group Research, Is CEE better prepared for the new storm? 14 October 2011; Property Investor Europe, Morgan Stanley said looking to invest €1bn on German housing, October 2011; Haufe.Immobilien, Run to housing investment continues to grow, October 2011; The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Europe Faces Bleak Outlook, 18 October 2011; TRI Hospitality Consulting (www.hotstats.com), Vienna Tourist Board

Germany

Germany continues to reinforce its position as a secure investment location in the European Union in times of increasing market and financial turmoil. In Q3 2011, a total of approximately EUR 5.7bn was invested in German commercial properties, a rise of 56% compared with Q3 2010. This takes the total year-to-date investment volume for German commercial properties to approximately EUR 16.8bn.

Overall, investors continued to focus on retail properties in Q3, with the retail sector alone accounting for nearly 50% of the overall transaction volume. Investments in office stock amounted to around 33%. This figure includes large transactions such as the sale of the Deutsche Bank towers in Frankfurt to a DWS closed-end fund. The top five largest German investment centres (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich) recorded approximately EUR 7.2bn in investments by the end of Q3 2011.

The office rates in the five main investment markets remained unchanged on the previous quarter. In terms of prime retail rents, the German market was static on the previous quarter. Demand for German residential property remains high: Morgan Stanley is looking to spend around EUR 1bn on German residential property in the near future.

The strong demand for residential properties in Berlin is particularly prominent. Of the total investment volume, 38% was concentrated in the capital, which is a key city for German business and industry.

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

The consequences for the CEE region of the economic uncertainty sweeping across Europe should be less severe, with the region being better protected than other parts of the Eurozone. This is largely due to the fact that CEE economies are in a different stage of their economic cycle compared with the 2008 financial crisis and have made strong progress since then in reducing their sovereign debts.

Prime rents for office space in Budapest remained static for the third successive quarter, at EUR 20.00/m²/month. Prime yields dropped by 25 bps on the previous quarter, coming in at 7.25% for Q3.

Prime rents for retail property in Budapest varied by district and type: In Váci útca, prime rents for high street shops stand at EUR 100.00/m²/month, with rents in Andrássy útca at EUR 50.00/m²/month. Looking at retail warehouses, prime rents in Budapest stood at EUR 8.00/m²/month. Prime yields for shopping centres across Hungary now stand at 6.50%, a drop from 7.00% year-on-year.

By the end of Q3 2011, several larger transactions boosted rental activity. However, the vacancy rate remains high. Development activity has stagnated, and no completions were announced in Q3, although several projects are close to completion, with estimates of around 80,000 m² of new office space to be delivered in Q4 2011.

Prime office rents in Bratislava again remained at EUR 17.00/m²/month, staying steady on the previous two quarters and year-on-year. Prime yields were also stationary at 7.25% but fell by 25 bps compared with the same period last year.

Rents in Bratislava's retail market grew by 13.3% year-on-year, but showed no change on the last quarter, remaining at EUR 85.00/m²/month. Yields stood at 7.00%, a minor decrease of 25 bps yearon-year but flat compared with the previous quarter.

The prime office rental market in Prague remained unchanged both year-on-year and on the previous quarter. Prime rents stood at EUR 21.00/m²/month. Prime office yields fell by 35 bps year-on-year to 6.50%.

Prime retail rents in Prague were also unchanged year-on-year and against Q2, at EUR 85.00/m²/ month, whereas prime yields fell by 25 bps on the previous quarter and by 60 bps year-on-year to 6.25%.

In Q3 2011, the investment volume exceeded EUR 1bn in the Czech Republic, the largest quarterly volume ever recorded on the market. This was mainly due to three large acquisitions in the retail sector. There are still several large investment deals in the pipeline, which could ensure that the total investment volume passes the EUR 2bn mark by the end of Q4. The Czech Republic is now the number one CEE target market.

SouthEastern Europe (SEE)

Unlike CEE, the SEE region is more exposed to the financial crisis due to its close trade and financial links with Greece. According to the EBRD, growth among countries in SEE will be slower than previously expected as a result of Greece's debt problems and the effect on its banks.

Prime office rents in Sofia fell by 3.6% on the previous quarter and by 5.3% year-on-year to EUR 13.50/m²/month. Prime yields remained strong, coming in at 9.35% for Q3, unchanged on the previous quarter but a drop of 65 bps year-on-year.

Prime rents for shopping centres in Sofia stood at EUR 65.00/m²/month, a fall on the same time last year but static on the previous quarter. Prime yields stood at 9.00%, unchanged from the last quarter and on the previous year.

Prime office rents in Bucharest remained unchanged year-on-year and on the previous quarter, at EUR 19.50/m²/month. In terms of prime yields, Bucharest saw a drop of 100 bps year-on-year to 8.50%.

Prime rents for shopping centres in Bucharest saw no change year-on-year or against the previous quarter, and stood at EUR 75.00/m²/month. Prime yields for retail property came in at 9.00%, a drop of 50 bps year-on-year but steady on the last quarter.

In Zagreb, prime office rents stood at EUR 15.90/m²/month, a drop of 2.2% year-on-year but unchanged on the previous quarter. Prime yields stood at 8.30%, showing no change either yearon-year or on the last quarter.

Prime rents
EUR/m²/month
Take-up 2011
(m²)
Vacancy
(%)
Prime yields
(%)
Office Office Office Office Retail
Vienna 23.75a 5.25a 4.45a
Berlin 22.00a 135,000c 8.4c 5.10a 4.75a
Hamburg 23.00a 380,000c 7.8c 4.90a 4.40a
Prague 21.00a 50,000d 11.8d 6.50a 6.25a
Bratislava 17.00a 12,000e 8.3e 7.25a 7.00a
Budapest 20.00a 113,900b 20.7b 7.25a 7.00a
Bucharest 19.50a 8.50a 9.00a
Sofia 13.50a 9.35a 9.00a
Zagreb 15.90a 8.30a 8.25a

Sources:

a CBRE Market View, EMEA Rents and Yields, Q3 2011

b DTZ Property Times, Budapest Office, Q3 2011

e

d Cushman & Wakefield, Czech Republic Office Marketbeat, Q3 2011

Cushman & Wakefield, Slovakia Office Marketbeat, Q3 2011

DTZ Property Times, Berlin, Q3 2011

Hotels

The positive development of the hotel markets seen in the first half of the year continued into the third quarter of 2011: The majority of the European markets benefited from an increase in demand and therefore saw slight, and in some cases even significant, increases in room rates.

In Vienna, the number of overnight stays rose by 4.7% in the first nine months of the year. This increase can primarily be attributed to higher-thanaverage growth in overnight stays by foreign guests, at 7.8%. A positive aspect here is that the increased occupancy allowed for higher room rates: Chain hotels posted a 5.2% increase in average net room

rates, which is primarily a result of double-digit growth in room rates in the segment of conference business and corporate customers.

The Budapest hotel market developed very well in the first half of the year due to the Hungarian EU presidency, and this positive trend continued into the third quarter. During the period from January to August 2011, the occupancy rate increased by roughly 5.9% year-on-year, and RevPAR, the average revenue per available room, rose by 11.9%. The moderate upward trend continued in Prague as well: As at July, RevPAR had risen by 9.5% year-on-year.

Business Performance and Results

Property portfolio

S IMMO Group owns a total of 239 properties in Austria, Germany and six other countries in Central and Southeastern Europe. It has concentrated its investments mainly in European Union capitals and large German cities. The value of the Group's property portfolio as at 30 September 2011 was EUR 1,988.2m, with a total floor space of approximately 1,400,000 m² (properties under construction and undeveloped land not included).

The portfolio is diversified by region and by property use type: At the balance sheet date, around 60% of the property portfolio was in Western Europe and roughly 40% in Central and Southeastern Europe. A detailed breakdown by region shows that 31.7% of the properties were in Austria, 27.8% in Germany, 21.3% in SEE and 19.2% in CEE.

According to property use type, the breakdown was as follows: 36.0% office property, 26.7% retail property, 23.3% residential property and 14.0% hotels. The occupancy rate is stable at 91.8% and the overall rental yield stands at 6.6%.

Overview of rental yields

in % 30 September
2011
Germany 6.4
Austria 5.7
SEE 7.8
CEE 7.4
Total 6.6

In the first three quarters of 2011, eight freehold apartments in Neutor 1010 and Stuckgasse in Vienna were successfully disposed of. Additionally, one retail and seven residential properties in Berlin were sold, all above their previous estimated values. Total proceeds from property disposals came to EUR 40.5m, with gains on sale amounting to EUR 9.2m.

PERFORMANCE

Improvement in gross profit

The satisfactory performance in the first half of 2011 continued in the third quarter of this year. Rents were more than satisfactory at EUR 91.8m (Q3 2010: EUR 75.5m). A large part of the rental income came from the buildings on the Viennese Viertel Zwei site that were acquired last December, and from the development projects completed in the previous financial year.

The continuing positive trend in the hotel industry in Vienna and Budapest was also reflected in the performance of S IMMO's hotels. Income from hotel operations for the first three quarters climbed from EUR 27.1m in 2010 to EUR 29.3m this year. Profits from hotel operations were up 16.7% to EUR 6.9m.

Rental income for the first three quarters of 2011 by region was made up as follows: Germany contributed 29.2% and Austria 25.5%, while 23.5% came from SEE and 21.8% from CEE.

The breakdown by property use type was as follows: Retail properties and offices each contributed 34.7%, followed by residential properties with 23.0% and hotels with 7.6%. Results from the Vienna Marriott Hotel and the Budapest Marriott Hotel, both leased to hotel operators, are recognised as revenues from hotel operations.

* not including Vienna Marriott Hotel and Budapest Marriott Hotel

Overall, in the first nine months of 2011, S IMMO Group improved its gross profit by an impressive 30.9% to EUR 80.1m (Q3 2010: EUR 61.2m).

Growth in earnings

Successful sales of properties resulted in gains on disposal amounting to EUR 9.2m. This pushed EBITDA up by a significant amount to EUR 76.6m (Q3 2010: EUR 55.0m), an increase of 39.4% compared with the same period last year.

For the nine months to 30 September 2011, the net financing result amounted to EUR -40.3m, including a non-cash foreign exchange gain of EUR 3.3m. The gain was attributable to the rise of the EURO against currencies in Central and Southeastern Europe (Romanian leu, Hungarian forint, Czech crown and Croatian kuna).

Overall, net income for the first three quarters of 2011 was a very satisfactory EUR 20.3m, compared with EUR 1.3m for the same period last year.

Funds from operations (FFO)

S IMMO's FFO improved markedly – by 45.7% – to EUR 32.9m, compared with EUR 22.6m for the same period last year. In calculating FFO, the results for the period are adjusted for non-cash items, which include depreciation and amortisation, valuation gains and losses on interest rate derivatives, exchange rate differences, and all effects of servicing the participating certificates. When including the participating certificates expenses, FFO for the first nine months of 2011 was EUR 23.1m, compared with EUR 14.5m in 2010.

Net operating income (NOI)

S IMMO's excellent business performance was also reflected in the NOI, which increased from EUR 57.5m to EUR 75.0m.

NOI as at 30 September

2011 2010 Change
NOI (EUR m) 75.0 57.5 30.4%
NOI margin in % 49.4 45.6 3.8 pp

Cash flow

The operating cash flow for the first three quarters of 2011 was EUR 74.0m, an impressive 40.0% increase compared with the same period last year. Cash flow from investing activities totalled EUR 8.7m (first three quarters of 2010: EUR -33.4m), and from financing activities EUR -153.5m (first three quarters of 2010: EUR -107.5m).

Consolidated balance sheet

Because of successful disposals, S IMMO Group's total assets as at 30 September 2011 were down slightly compared with nine months earlier, from EUR 2,256.2m to EUR 2,157.2m. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 47.8m (31 December 2010: EUR 129.7m).

During the first repurchase programme for S IMMO INVEST participating certificates, which ended on 08 April 2011, 51,399 participating certificates worth EUR 3.7m were repurchased. S IMMO started another repurchase programme for S IMMO INVEST participating certificates on 20 June 2011. By the end of September 2011, 234,583 participating certificates had been repurchased. Approximately 10% of the participating certificates in circulation have been repurchased so far this year.

This year's distribution of profits of EUR 4.36 per participating certificate took place on 28 April 2011. As a result, the participating capital as at 30 September 2011 stood at EUR 250.3m (31 December 2010: EUR 257.8m).

Net asset value (NAV)

As at 30 September 2011, the balance sheet NAV was EUR 7.11 per share (31 December 2010: EUR 7.07 per share). The EPRA NAV, the value of the share calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the European Public Real Estate Association, was EUR 8.64 per share (31 December 2010: EUR 8.34 per share).

Risk Report

The overall assessment of S IMMO AG's potential opportunities and risks is described in detail in the Annual Report 2010 (on page 68 et seqq.). The opportunities and risks of S IMMO Group have changed compared to the first half of 2011, particularly in light of the overall economic conditions.

The focus in the coming weeks will be on the economies and debt situations of individual EU countries as well as the closely related development of the banks. If a significant economic downturn materialises, it will also have a corresponding impact on the European real estate industry. Investors are already taking a cautious approach, although due to its strategic long-term orientation, the real estate sector as a whole is generally less influenced by economic developments than other economic sectors are.

Europe's largest real estate market, Germany, remains attractive despite the financial market crisis. This is especially true for the residential property segment. According to estimates, premium properties in good locations are still considered to be stable and offer a positive market scenario. Encouraging developments are also being seen on the Austrian residential market, where demand is still going strong despite low yields. However, the economic forecasts for Austria indicate a slowdown. The International Monetary Fund revised its 2012 forecast for Austria down to 1.6%. Austrian economists expect growth to come in even lower. For example, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) predicts GDP growth of 0.8% in 2012, and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) expects 1.3% growth. The Oesterreichische

Nationalbank's forecast calls for GDP to increase by 0.1% in quarter-on-quarter terms in Q3 2011 and to stagnate in Q4. This could mean continued demand for real assets in the Austrian real estate industry, especially in the residential property segment. For the commercial property segment, the result may be a reserved stance towards development projects.

Overall, the Central European market is stable, especially in Poland and the Czech Republic. The Hungarian market is currently difficult and conditions are being exacerbated by the political situation, which is driving away international investors. The situation in the rental segment is significantly better than in the investment segment. S IMMO Group was able to extend several of its long-term rental agreements with renowned international companies.

The economic recovery in Southeastern Europe is still progressing very slowly. The EBRD forecasts a GDP growth of 2.3% for Bulgaria and 1.1% for Romania in 2012. The slowdown in economic growth will affect purchasing power and, in turn, the earnings situation of the shopping centres. From a long-term perspective, however, the SEE region will deliver higher growth rates than Western Europe.

S IMMO Group continues to reduce real estate risks in relation to market developments through the very balanced diversification of its real estate portfolio by region and by property use type.

The current situation in the PIIGS countries (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) has no direct effect on the operating business of S IMMO Group because it is not invested in these countries. However, the Group could be affected indirectly by a deterioration of the situation in the banking sector.

Roughly 70% of S IMMO Group's rental income comes from the Eurozone. The remaining 30% of rental income is largely linked to the EURO, which minimises the foreign exchange risk.

S IMMO Group uses hedging instruments (caps, collars and swaps) to minimise interest rate risk. In light of the recent decrease in the European Central Bank's base lending rate, the Group does not expect an increase in its costs of funding in the short term. No new long-term borrowing is planned before the end of the year.

Outlook

The first three quarters of 2011 went very well for S IMMO Group. We expect operating income to remain stable through to the end of the year. However, if the economic situation in the European Union deteriorates further and the debt crisis remains unresolved, this could have a corresponding impact on the European real estate markets.

In the coming months, our focus will be on increasing the profitability of our portfolio. To this end, we will continue the revitalisation of our buildings in Germany. The modernisation measures that have been taken, which include investments in the roof and framework (e.g. the facade and stairwells) and direct investments in flats, will help to increase rental income and property values as well as to reduce vacancy rates. The revitalisation programme will be completed on schedule at the end of 2012.

In Austria, we are concentrating on the urban development project Quartier Belvedere. In the coming years, this one-of-a-kind office, residential and business district will be built on a site encompassing over 550,000 m² at Vienna Central Station. In the course of this urban development project – one of the largest in Europe – S IMMO will work together with its partners to realise the prominent sub-project Quartier Belvedere Central with a gross floor space of 136,000 m² and a mix of use types including offices, hotels and retail properties. We are currently working on obtaining the zoning rights, which are expected to be received at the beginning of 2012. The individual building elements will be developed in several phases, most likely starting in 2013.

In Central and Southeastern Europe, our focus remains on rental activities. Our goal is to further increase rental income and to maintain the occupancy rate at a consistently high level through successful asset management. We will continue to optimise the tenant mix in our shopping centres in Sofia and Bucharest: For example, the Swedish fashion chain H&M will open its shop at Sun Plaza in November, with 1,600 m² spanning two floors.

Another issue on our agenda is the acquisition of additional tenants for the office buildings Sun Offices and Serdika Offices. In this regard, we successfully rented 2,100 m² in the Sun Offices building to the international beverage manufacturer PepsiCo and a further area to the insurance company Uniqa. The pharmaceutical company Siepcofar will also move into its new office space in the Sun Offices building soon. Negotiations are currently under way with additional potential tenants for a total area of roughly 4,000 m² in both office buildings.

With regard to the capital market, we are focusing on gradually buying back our participating certificates and on the share repurchase programme, which will run until 31 May 2012. In light of the current development of the share price and the resulting difference compared to the net asset value of the S IMMO Share, repurchasing is the most sensible investment at the moment.

Serdika Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 20
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT From 01.01. to 30.09.2011 22
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
From 01.01. to 30.09.2011
23
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT From 01.07. to 30.09.2011 24
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
From 01.07. to 30.09.2011
25
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT 26
CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED EQUITY 27
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 28

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 30 September 2011

Assets
EUR '000
Notes 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Non-current assets
Properties held as financial investments
Investment properties 3.1.1. 1,760,287 1,810,322
Development projects and undeveloped land 3.1.1. 57,251 55,989
1,817,538 1,866,311
Owner-operated properties 3.1.2. 135,498 140,755
Other plant and equipment 7,970 9,069
Intangible assets 176 179
Goodwill 10 100
Interests in associated companies 5 5
Group interests 3.1.3. 3,354 3,117
Deferred tax assets 32,030 28,455
1,996,581 2,047,991

Current assets

Properties held for sale 3.1.4. 35,161 6,000
Inventories 3.1.5. 6,872 12,029
Trade receivables 10,183 10,324
Other accounts receivable 49,515 42,287
Other assets 11,015 7,811
Cash and cash equivalents 3.1.6. 47,849 129,721
160,595 208,172

2,157,176 2,256,163

Equity and liabilities
EUR '000
Notes 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 247,509 247,509
Capital reserves 73,578 73,578
Other reserves 162,940 160,185
484,027 481,272
Non-controlling interests 3.1.7. 33,394 31,426
517,421 512,698

Non-current liabilities

Subordinated participating certificate capital 3.1.8. 250,258 257,820
Financial liabilities 3.1.9. 1,114,007 1,228,786
Provisions 8,357 8,770
Other liabilities 9,856 10,955
Deferred tax liabilities 58,573 55,981
1,441,051 1,562,312

Current liabilities

Financial liabilities 3.1.9. 154,772 124,123
Trade payables 5,940 16,479
Other liabilities 37,992 40,551
198,704 181,153

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Consolidated Income Statement

for the nine months ended 30 September 2011

EUR '000 Notes 01 - 09 / 2011 01 - 09 / 2010
Revenues
Rental income 3.2.1. 91,755 75,540
Revenues from service charges 30,847 23,615
Revenues from hotel operations 29,321 27,050
151,923 126,205
Other operating income 5,064 3,646
Expenses directly attributable to properties 3.2.2. -54,468 -47,528
Hotel operating expenses 3.2.2. -22,458 -21,171
Gross profit 80,061 61,152
Income from property disposals 40,480 81,204
Carrying value of property disposals -31,280 -74,384
Gains on property disposals 3.2.3. 9,200 6,820
Management expenses -12,637 -12,990
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortisation (EBITDA
)
76,624 54,982
Depreciation and amortisation -6,951 -7,222
Gains / losses on property valuation 4,340 -2,230
Operating result (EBIT
)
74,013 45,530
Financing costs 3.2.4. -40,263 -32,871
Participating certificates result 3.1.8. -9,826 -8,122
Net income before tax (EBT
)
23,924 4,537
Taxes on income 3.2.5. -3,673 -3,270
Net income for the period 20,251 1,267
of which attributable to shareholders in parent company 16,669 1,638
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 3,582 -371

Earnings per share

Undiluted = diluted 0.24 0.02

Consolidated Statement of Total Comprehensive Income

for the nine months ended 30 September 2011

EUR '000 01 - 09 / 2011 01 - 09 / 2010
Net income for the period 20,251 1,267
Change in value of cash flow hedges -13,835 -20,812
Income tax related to other comprehensive income 3,313 5,252
Foreign exchange rate differences -3,559 -1,470
Total income / loss for the period 6,170 -15,763
of which attributable to shareholders in parent company 2,871 -15,392
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 3,299 -371

Consolidated Income Statement

for the three months ended 30 September 2011

EUR '000 Notes 07 - 09 / 2011 07 - 09 / 2010
Revenues
Rental income 3.2.1. 30,016 27,312
Revenues from service charges 9,835 9,533
Revenues from hotel operations 9,744 10,004
49,595 46,849
Other operating income 750 590
Expenses directly attributable to properties 3.2.2. -17,763 -20,622
Hotel operating expenses 3.2.2. -7,057 -7,464
Gross profit 25,525 19,354
Income from property disposals 22,116 23,534
Carrying value of property disposals -16,865 -19,324
Gains on property disposals 3.2.3. 5,251 4,210
Management expenses -3,693 -5,367
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortisation (EBITDA
)
27,083 18,197
Depreciation and amortisation -2,121 -2,252
Gains / losses on property valuation -2,260 -500
Operating result (EBIT
)
22,702 15,446
Financing costs 3.2.4. -8,225 -14,345
Participating certificates result 3.1.8. -3,053 -3,121
Net income before tax (EBT
)
11,424 -2,021
Taxes on income 3.2.5. -1,288 -1,728
Net income / loss for the period 10,136 -3,749
of which attributable to shareholders in parent company 9,350 -4,577
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 786 828

Earnings per share

Undiluted = diluted 0.14 -0.07

Consolidated Statement of Total Comprehensive Income

for the three months ended 30 September 2011

EUR '000 07 - 09 / 2011 07 - 09 / 2010
Net income / loss for the period 10,136 -3,749
Change in value of cash flow hedges -23,567 -2,554
Income tax related to other comprehensive income 5,944 820
Foreign exchange rate differences -5,656 740
Total income / loss for the period -13,143 -4,743
of which attributable to shareholders in parent company -13,479 -5,571
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 336 828

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

for the nine months ended 30 September 2011

EUR '000 01 - 09 / 2011 01 - 09 / 20101)
Operating cash flow 73,997 52,839
Changes in net current assets -11,109 -9,854
Cash flow from operating activities 62,888 42,985
Cash flow from investing activities 8,710 -33,396
Cash flow from financing activities -153,470 -107,537
Total -81,872 -97,948
Cash and cash equivalents at 01 January 129,721 210,151
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September 47,849 112,203
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -81,872 -97,948

1) Adjusted

Changes in Consolidated Equity

EUR '000 Share
capital
Capital
reserves
Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
Hedge
accounting
reserve
Other
reserves
Sub-total
S IMMO
share
holders
Non
controlling
interests
Total
At 01 January 2011 247,509 73,578 -13,398 -38,335 211,918 481,272 31,426 512,698
Net income / loss for the
period
0 0 0 0 16,669 16,669 3,582 20,251
Other comprehensive
income
0 0 -3,559 -10,355 0 -13,914 -283 -14,197
Acquisitions / disposals 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1,331 -1,331
At 30 September 2011 247,509 73,578 -16,957 -48,690 228,587 484,027 33,394 517,421
At 01 January 2010 247,509 147,110 -13,491 -38,668 136,543 479,003 44,832 523,835
Net income / loss for the
period
0 0 0 0 1,638 1,638 -371 1,267
Other comprehensive
At 30 September 2010 247,509 147,110 -14,961 -54,228 138,181 463,611 49,722 513,333
Acquisitions 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,261 5,261
income 0 0 -1,470 -15,560 0 -17,030 0 -17,030

Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(condensed)

1. The Group

S IMMO Group (S IMMO AG and its subsidiaries) is an international real estate group. The ultimate parent company of the Group, S IMMO AG, has its registered office and headquarters at Friedrichstrasse 10, 1010 Vienna, Austria. The Company has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1992, since 2007 in the Prime Segment. It has subsidiaries in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Cyprus and Ukraine (in liquidation). At 30 September 2011, S IMMO Group owned properties in all the above countries except Denmark, Cyprus and Ukraine. The Company's principal business is the acquisition, letting and sale of properties in different regions and market segments in order to achieve a balanced investment portfolio. Another business activity is the development and construction of properties in cooperation with project development partners.

2. Accounting and valuation policies

2.1. Accounting policies

The consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2011 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and do not contain all the information required to be disclosed in a full set of IFRS consolidated financial statements. The interim financial statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the last IFRS consolidated financial statements – those for the year ended 31 December 2010.

There has been a change in the method of calculating cash flow as compared with that used for the financial year 2010. In the consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2011, the cash flow from the sale of inventories has been included in the operating cash flow rather than as changes in working capital. The comparative figures for the nine months ended 30 September 2010 have been adjusted accordingly. In preparing the consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2011, the other accounting and valuation policies applied in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 have been applied substantially unchanged.

The financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2011 have neither been audited nor reviewed by independent auditors.

The accounting policies of all companies included in consolidation are based on the uniform accounting regulations of S IMMO Group. The financial year for all companies is the year ending on 31 December. There has been no change in the companies included in consolidation as compared with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010.

The consolidated financial statements are presented rounded to the nearest 1,000 euro (EUR '000). The totals of rounded amounts and the percentages may be affected by rounding differences caused by the use of computer software.

2.2. Reporting currency and currency translation

The Group reporting currency is the EURO. The functional currencies of Group companies are determined by the business environment in which they operate. In the case of S IMMO Group companies, the functional currencies are the respective national currencies. Functional currencies are translated into the reporting currency in accordance with IAS 21, as follows:

  • (a) Assets and liabilities at closing rates
  • (b) Income and expenses at the average rate for the period
  • (c) All resulting exchange differences are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve under equity.

3. Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements

3.1. Statement of financial position

3.1.1. Properties held as financial investments

EUR '000 Investment properties Development projects and
undeveloped land
At 01 January 2010 1,253,432 445,784
Additions (including initial consolidations) 200,167 9,007
Disposals -21,733 -191
Changes in fair value -7,153 -7,000
Reclassifications 385,610 -391,610
At 31 December 2010 1,810,322 55,989
whereof pledged as security 1,767,758 0
Additions 6,311 1,262
Disposals -20,615 0
Changes in fair value -570 0
Reclassifications -35,161 0
At 30 September 2011 1,760,287 57,251
whereof pledged as security 1,711,895 0

Consisting of:

Investment properties

Development properties and undeveloped land

EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010 EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Austria 560,397 579,914 Austria 0 0
Germany 533,781 565,857 Germany 0 0
Central Europe 311,109 308,640 Central Europe 6,240 6,175
Southeastern Europe 355,000 355,911 Southeastern Europe 51,011 49,814
1,760,287 1,810,322 57,251 55,989

3.1.2. Owner-operated properties

For S IMMO Group, owner-operated properties are principally hotels operated for the Group by international hotel chains under management agreements. Both expenses and income of hotel operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations.

3.1.3. Group interests

EUR '000 Interest in % 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
BGM-IMMORENT Aktiengesellschaft & Co KG 22.8 2,286 2,286
ERSTE Immobilien Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. 11.5 621 621
Other 447 210
3,354 3,117

3.1.4. Properties held for sale

Properties are treated as held for sale if it is the intention of the Group's Management to dispose of them in the near future (for example, if negotiations for sale are already well advanced). It is currently intended to dispose of four properties located in Germany and of two in Austria.

EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Germany 18,181 6,000
Austria 16,980 0
35,161 6,000

3.1.5. Inventories

Inventories consist of freehold apartments under construction (in Austria) and are measured at cost of acquisition and construction. The carrying values at 30 September 2011 amounted to EUR 6,872,000 (2010: EUR 12,029,000). External construction finance directly attributable to such inventories is capitalised as acquisition and construction costs.

3.1.6. Cash and cash equivalents

EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Bank balances 47,636 129,464
Cash in hand 213 257
47,849 129,721

3.1.7. Non-controlling interests

The minority interests of EUR 33,394,000 (2010: EUR 31,426,000) consisted principally of Hansa Immobilien EOOD/Einkaufscenter Sofia G.m.b.H. & Co KG (35% interest).

3.1.8. Participating certificates (subordinated)

The terms of the agreement for S IMMO INVEST participating certificates were changed retroactively with effect from 01 January 2007 and the S IMMO INVEST Participating Certificates Fund was dissolved (resolution of the meeting of the holders of the participating certificates of 11 June 2007 and resolution of the Annual General Meeting of 12 June 2007).

Under the amended agreement, the holders of the participating certificates receive an annual income entitlement (interest) calculated as follows:

(Participating certificate Consolidated EBIT
capital + profit brought * Average property portfolio (not
forward) including development projects)

To the extent that the income entitlement under the terms of the Participating Certificates Agreement is not paid out, it is added to the profit carried forward into the next year.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2011, the total share of earnings was EUR 9,259,000 (2010: EUR 9,452,000).

In the first quarter of 2011 a repurchase programme for the S IMMO INVEST participating certificates was launched. By 31 March 2011, 44,024 certificates had been repurchased and retired. By the end of the repurchase programme on 08 April 2011, a total of 51,399 certificates had been repurchased.

A further repurchase programme began on 20 June 2011. By 30 September 2011, 234,583 certificates had been repurchased.

As in 2010, the distribution was EUR 4.36 per certificate and took place on 28 April 2011.

At 30 September 2011 there were 3,180,860 participating certificates in issue. The total entitlements of participating certificate holders at 30 September 2011 were EUR 78.68 per certificate (2010: EUR 79.95), made up as follows:

EUR '000 Participating
certificate
capital
Profit brought
forward
Profit for the
period
Share in
undisclosed
reserves on
property
portfolio
Total
Participating certificates capital –
01 January 2011
234,352 1,254 235,606
Profit brought forward 01 January 2011 12,762 12,762
Income entitlements of participating
certificate holders from 2010
9,452 9,452
Distribution – 28 April 2011 -13,869 -13,869
Change in profit brought forward pursuant
to Clause 5(6), Participating Certificates
Agreement
-4,417 4,417 0
Repurchase and cancellation of
44,024 participating certificates
-3,199 -303 -17 -3,519
Income entitlements of participating
certificate holders
9,259 9,259
Allocation of undisclosed reserves on
property portfolio
567 567
Participating certificates capital
as at 30 September 2011
231,153 8,042 9,259 1,804 250,258
Per participating certificate (EUR) 72.67 2.53 2.91 0.57 78.68
EUR '000 Participating
certificate
capital
Profit brought
forward
Profit for the
period
Share in
undisclosed
reserves on
property
portfolio
Total
Participating certificates capital –
01 January 2010
234,352 484 234,836
Profit brought forward 01 January 2010 36,788 36,788
Income entitlements of participating
certificate holders from 2009
-9,966 -9,966
Distribution – 21 May 2010 -14,060 -14,060
Change in profit brought forward pursuant
to Clause 5(6), Participating Certificates
Agreement
-9,966 9,966 0
Income entitlements of participating
certificate holders
9,452 9,452
Allocation of undisclosed reserves on
property portfolio
770 770
Participating certificates capital as at
31 December 2010
234,352 12,762 9,452 1,254 257,820
Per participating certificate (EUR) 72.67 3.96 2.93 0.39 79.95

The participating certificates mature on 31 December 2029. With effect from 31 December 2017, both the holders and the Company may annually give notice of redemption of the participating certificates in whole or in part.

3.1.9. Financial liabilities

The short-term and long-term financial liabilities amounted to EUR 1,268,779,000 (2010: EUR 1.352,909,000) in total, consisting of the following:

EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Remaining term
less than 1 year
154,772 124,123
Remaining term
between 1 and 5 years
326,672 409,438
Remaining term
over 5 years
787,335 819,348
1,268,779 1,352,909

3.1.10. Derivatives

S IMMO Group uses caps, collars and swaps to hedge interest rate risks. EUR 3,901,000 of these derivatives was disclosed under other financial assets (2010: EUR 5,204,000), and EUR 67,757,000 under non-current financial liabilities (2010: EUR 54,212,000). The fair value measurement of derivatives is based on estimates made by banks. In the first nine months of 2011 expenses of EUR 13,835,000 were recognised under equity without affecting the income statement, and EUR 1,012,000 was recognised as financial expenses in the consolidated income statement.

As at 30 September 2011

EUR '000 Nominal Positive fair
value
Negative fair
value
Swaps 545,464 2,808 -51,418
Caps 474,506 1,093 0
Collars 200,000 0 -16,339
Total 1,220,890 3,901 -67,757
EUR '000 Nominal Positive fair
value
Negative fair
value
Swaps 482,417 3,338 -39,782
Caps 365,746 1,866 0
Collars 200,000 0 -14,430
Total 1,048,163 5,204 -54,212

As at 31 December 2010

3.2. Consolidated income statement

3.2.1. Rental income

Rental income by property use type was as follows:

EUR '000 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Office 31,886 22,848
Residential 21,123 20,782
Commercial 31,902 28,218
Hotels 6,844 3,692
91,755 75,540

3.2.2. Operating costs and expenses from properties and hotel operations

These costs and expenses are expenses in connection with non-current property assets, consisting in the main of operating costs, provisions for doubtful debts, maintenance expenses and commissions.

The expenses of hotel operations are largely made up of expenses for food, beverages, catering supplies, hotel rooms, licences and management fees, maintenance, operating costs, commissions, personnel expenses and advertising. Both expenses and income of hotel operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations.

The average number of employees was 542, including hotel staff (first nine months of 2010: 533). Personnel expenses in the hotels are disclosed under hotel operations.

3.2.3. Gains on property disposals

Gains on property disposals reflect the sale of eight apartments in the building Neutor 1010 and on Stuckgasse in Vienna. In Berlin, seven residential and one commercial property were also sold.

Disposal proceeds Properties held as

financial investments 26,485 11,470
Properties held for
disposal
6,300 56,050
Inventories 7,695 13,684
40,480 81,204

financial investments -20,615 -9,519

disposal -6,000 -54,300

31,280 -74,384

3.2.4. Financing costs

Net financing costs were made up as follows:

EUR '000 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Financing expense -44,574 -33,335
Financing income 4,311 464
-40,263 -32,871

In the third quarter of 2011, financing income included a non-cash foreign exchange profit of EUR 3,320,000.

3.2.5. Taxes on income

EUR '000 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Current tax expense -1,122 -1,407
Deferred tax expense -2,551 -1,863
-3,673 -3,270

Inventories -4,665 -10,565

Properties held for

Carrying value of property disposals Properties held as

Gains on property disposals

Properties held as
financial investments
5,870 1,951
Properties held for
disposal
300 1,750
Inventories 3,030 3,119
9,200 6,820

4. Operating segments

Segment reporting for S IMMO Group is based on geographical regions. The four regions are as follows.

Austria: This operating segment includes all the Group's Austrian subsidiaries.

Germany: This operating segment includes the German subsidiaries and also the subsidiaries in Denmark, which are property ownership companies holding properties in Germany.

Central Europe: This operating segment comprises the subsidiaries in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Southeastern Europe: This operating segment includes the subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. The subsidiary in Ukraine is also treated as part of this segment, as are the subsidiaries in Cyprus, which are related to the Group companies in Romania and Ukraine.

In preparing and presenting the segment information, the same accounting and valuation policies are applied as for the consolidated financial statements.

5. Other obligations and contingent liabilities

In S IMMO Group there were several open legal disputes at balance sheet date, however the amounts involved were not significant and even in total the amount was not material according to the Management's estimation.

Austria
EUR '000 2011 2010
Rental income 23,397 15,639
Revenues from service
charges 6,309 3,497
Revenues from hotel
operations
17,231 16,320
Total revenues 46,937 35,456
Other operating income 3,602 1,562
Property operating
expenses
-10,341 -8,905
Hotel operating expenses -13,556 -13,247
Gross profit / loss 26,642 14,866
Gains on property
disposals 3,268 6,300
Management expenses -7,165 -6,677
EBITDA 22,745 14,489
Depreciation and
amortisation
-2,717 -2,794
Gains / losses on property
valuation
-2,090 2,300
EBIT 17,938 13,995
30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Non-current assets 649,587 661,387
Non-current liabilities
(including participating
certificates in Austria) 695,501 776,680

6. Related party disclosures

For S IMMO Group related parties are as follows:

  • S IMMO Group's managing bodies
  • Erste Group
  • Vienna Insurance Group

S IMMO Group's managing bodies are as follows:

S IMMO AG Management Board

Holger Schmidtmayr, MRICS, Vienna Ernst Vejdovszky, Vienna Friedrich Wachernig, MBA, Vienna

Germany Central Europe Southeastern Europe Total
2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
26,802 26,374 19,973 15,306 21,583 18,220 91,755 75,540
10,008 8,840 5,341 5,178 9,189 6,100 30,847 23,615
0 0 12,090 10,730 0 0 29,321 27,050
36,810 35,214 37,404 31,214 30,772 24,320 151,923 126,205
1,200 1,232 202 238 60 614 5,064 3,646
-22,667 -20,880 -6,490 -6,475 -14,970 -11,267 -54,468 -47,528
0 0 -8,902 -7,924 0 0 -22,458 -21,171
15,343 15,566 22,214 17,053 15,862 13,667 80,061 61,152
5,932 520 0 0 0 0 9,200 6,820
-3,631 -3,701 -774 -862 -1,067 -1,750 -12,637 -12,990
17,644 12,385 21,440 16,191 14,795 11,917 76,624 54,982
-125 -135 -3,272 -3,522 -837 -771 6,951 -7,222
1,730 5,470 700 0 4,000 -10,000 4,340 -2,230
19,249 17,720 18,868 12,669 17,958 1,146 74,013 45,530
30.09.2011 31.12.2010 30.09.2011 31.12.2010 30.09.2011 31.12.2010 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
534,429 566,341 387,308 388,564 425,257 431,699 1,996,581 2,047,991
301,568 334,867 245,608 246,459 198,374 204,306 1,441,051 1,562,312

S IMMO AG Supervisory Board

Martin Simhandl, Vienna (Chairman) Gerald Antonitsch, Vienna (first deputy chairman) Franz Kerber, Graz (second deputy chairman) Christian Hager, Krems Erwin Hammerbacher, Vienna Michael Matlin, MBA, New York Wilhelm Rasinger, Vienna Ralf Zeitlberger, Vienna

There were the following receivables and payables with Erste Group and Vienna Insurance Group at the balance sheet date:

EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Other receivables 762 1,903
Bank balances 14,946 40,479
Receivables 15,708 42,382
EUR '000 30.09.2011 31.12.2010
Non-current liabilities to
banks
431,576 416,314
Non-current financial
liabilities
61,191 83,607
Current bank and financial
liabilities
55,401 86,901
Trade payables 430 1,103
Other liabilities 374 623
Payables 548,973 588,548

There were the following material expenses and income in connection with Erste Group and Vienna Insurance Group in the period under review:

EUR '000 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Management fees –
Erste Group Immorent AG
1,278 1,742
Bank loan interest, other
interest and charges
23,922 10,753
Other expenses 1,162 1,173
Expenses 26,362 13,668
EUR '000 01-09/2011 01-09/2010
Rent and service charges 815 230
Bank interest 131 95
Other interest income 104 103
Income 1,050 428

7. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER the BALANCE SHEET DATE

On 03 October 2011 the Management Board of S IMMO AG decided to repurchase the Company's own shares as authorised by the 21st Annual General Meeting on 21 May 2010: Up to 3% of the issued shares, i.e., a maximum of 2,043,561 shares, will be acquired as part of a share repurchase programme. The repurchase programme began on 06 October 2011 and will end at the latest on 31 May 2012.

A residential property in Vienna, an office property in Munich and seven residential properties in Berlin have been sold in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Vienna, 23 November 2011

Management Board

Holger Schmidtmayr, MRICS m.p. Ernst Vejdovszky m.p. Friedrich Wachernig, MBA m.p.

Financial Calendar 2012

22 March 2012 Publication of preliminary results 2011
20 April 2012 Publication of annual results 2011 (press conference)
24 May 2012 Results first quarter 2012
01 June 2012 Annual General Meeting
23 August 2012 Results first half 2012
22 November 2012 Results first three quarters 2012

This Interim Report has been prepared and proofread with the greatest possible care, and the information in it has been checked. Nevertheless, the possibility of rounding errors, errors in transmission and typesetting or printing errors cannot be excluded. Apparent arithmetical errors may be the result of rounding errors caused by software. In the interests of simplicity and readability, the language of this Interim Report is as far as possible gender neutral. Therefore, the terms used refer to people of both genders. This Interim Report contains information and forecasts relating to the future development of S IMMO AG and its subsidiaries. These forecasts are estimates, based on the information available to us at the time the Interim Report was prepared. Should the assumptions on which the forecasts are based prove to be unfounded, or should events of the kind described in the risk report occur, then the actual outcomes may differ from those currently expected. This Interim Report neither contains nor implies a recommendation either to buy or to sell shares in S IMMO AG. Past events are not a reliable indicator of future developments. This Interim Report has been prepared in the German language, and only the German language version is authentic. The Interim Report in other languages is a translation of the German Report.

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