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Self Storage Group

Quarterly Report Oct 30, 2019

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Self Storage Group ASA

Contents

Highlights 2
Key
Figures
2
Financial
development
3
Strategy 8
Corporate
developments
10
Risks
and
uncertainty
factors
10
Outlook 11
Financials 12
Alternative
performance
measures
(APMs)
28

Highlights

Q3 2019

  • Revenues of NOK 71.9 million, up from NOK 60.6 million in Q3 2018
  • Adjusted EBITDA of NOK 28.4 million, up from NOK 22.4 million in Q3 2018, excluding IFRS 16 impacts
  • Adjusted profit before tax of NOK 22.9 million, up from NOK 18.3 million in Q3 2018, excluding IFRS 16 impacts
  • Average occupancy in Q3 2019 for sites with more than 12 months of operation was 86% (86%) with an average rent per m2 of NOK 2 370 per year (2 338 NOK)
  • Current lettable area end of Q3 2019 was 134 900 m2 , up from 114 900 m2 end of Q3 2018
  • Acquisitions of Eurobox and two large properties in Oslo
  • Total value of freehold investment property end September 2019 of NOK 1 046 million, up from NOK 456 million end September 2018
  • Cash position end of September 2019 of NOK 103 million

Key Figures 1

Q3 Q3 YTD YTD Full year
(Amounts in NOK million) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Revenue 71.9 60.6 194.6 177.6 238.4
Adjusted costs 27.8 38.2 80.5 121.6 162.6
Total adjustments 1.0 - 4.0 1.9 1.9
Adjusted EBITDA 44.1 22.4 114.1 56.0 75.7
Adjusted EBITDA ex IFRS 16 28.4 22.4 68.6 56.0 75.7
Adjusted EBIT 40.8 19.2 105.9 48.0 65.2
Change in fair value of investment properties - - 5.1 2.5 38.2
Change in fair value of leasehold properties - 13.8 - - 40.5 - -
Adjusted Profit before tax 20.3 18.3 52.2 47.6 100.3
Adjusted Profit before tax ex IFRS 16 22.9 18.3 60.7 47.6 100.3
Adjusted Net Profit 16.4 15.1 41.4 37.7 81.1
Current lettable area (in thousands m2) 134.9 114.9 134.9 114.9 117.0
Lettable area under development (in
thousands m2)
23.7 12.8 23.7 12.8 13.4

1Non-GAAP measures are defined on page 28

Financial development

The underlying financial development in Q3 2019 was solid with an adjusted EBITDA-growth excluding impacts of IFRS 16 of 26.8%. SSG has a significant number of long-term leasehold agreements, that according to IFRS 16 are treated as financial leases. The new accounting standard was implemented with effect from 1 January 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. See note 2 for description.

Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2018 vs Q3 2019, including impact of IFRS 16, is visualised below.

Revenue

Revenue for Q3 2019 was NOK 71.9 million, an increase of NOK 11.3 million from Q3 2018. The increase in revenue is related to the acquisition of Eurobox, which is consolidated from 1 July, growth in lettable area through opening of new facilities and expansions, in addition to increased revenue from mature sites with higher average rent per m2 than a year earlier. Increased revenue from the CSS-segment amounts to NOK 9.3 million, of which NOK 6.5 million is related to self-storage revenue from Eurobox. In addition Eurobox has NOK 0.8 million in revenue from office-tenants. Increased revenue from the OKM-segment amounted to NOK 2.2 million.

NOK 5.7 million of the revenue in Q3 2019 is attributable to income from insurance, ancillary services and rent income from segments other than self-storage, an increase from NOK 4.5 million in Q3 2018. The increase is mainly related to the sale of insurance to customers. Income from office-tenants is reduced by NOK 0.3 million compared to Q3 2018, due to contracts expire and office-space converted to self-storage.

Lease expenses

Lease expenses were NOK 4.0 million for Q3 2019, down from NOK 17.7 million in Q3 2018. Leasehold expenses are reduced by NOK 15.7 million due to implementation of IFRS 16. The remaining part of leasehold expenses are related to leasehold contracts classified as short-term. The underlying costs for leasehold properties increased by NOK 2.0 million since Q3 2018 mainly because of one long-term leasehold contract in Eurobox.

At the end of September 2019, 35% of the current lettable area in SSG is freehold, compared to 28% at the end of September 2018. The City Self-Storage segment has mainly leasehold properties (18% of current lettable area is freehold), while 59% of current lettable area in OK Minilager is freehold. The share of freehold property is increasing in both segments.

Property-related expenses

Property-related expenses consist of maintenance, electricity, cleaning, security, insurance and other operating costs related to the facilities.

Property-related expenses in Q3 2019 were NOK 7.3 million, an increase of NOK 1.5 million compared to Q3 2018.

There are increased costs related to growth in number of facilities and growth in lettable area. Lettable area in SSG has increased with 20 000 m2 (17.4%) since September 2018, and the number of facilities has increased by fourteen to 110 facilities as of end September 2019. During Q3 the four Eurobox-facilities were acquired adding 10 800 m2 to the portfolio, and lettable area of several facilities were expanded, adding additional 2 000 m2 .

Salary and other employee benefits

Salary and other employee benefits in Q3 2019 were NOK 8.9 million, an increase of NOK 0.5 million from Q3 2018. NOK 0.6 million is related to costs from Eurobox.

Salary in SSG in the third quarter is always impacted by holiday pay for full time employees in the Norwegian companies, which leads to lower salary-expenses in July. Salary and other employee benefits in Q2 2019 NOK was in comparison NOK 0.8 million higher.

The number of full time equivalents (FTE) has increased from 67 FTE in September 2018 to 70 FTE in September 2019, including 5 FTE from the Eurobox acquisition. There has been a reduction of 2 employees in the CSS-segment since a year earlier.

Costs to personnel, particularly in the CSS-segment, have decreased compared with one year earlier, as staff has been reduced and synergies after the acquisitions of Minilageret and Minilager Norge have been utilised. The decrease in costs is offset by increased costs in OK Minilager and HQ related to the growth of the Group in addition to costs related to Eurobox.

Depreciation

Depreciation in Q3 2019 was NOK 3.3 million, an increase of NOK 0.1 million from Q3 2018. The depreciation is mainly related to fitout and other equipment for new facilities and expansions. Maintenance is posted as property costs.

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Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses consist of IT and related costs, sales and advertising, and other administrative costs. In Q3 2019 other operating expenses were NOK 8.7 million, an increase of NOK 2.4 million from Q3 2018. There were NOK 1.0 million classified as non-recurring costs in Q3 2019. The non-recurring costs were related to the acquisition of Eurobox and other investment properties. In Q3 2018 there were no adjustments. Adjusted for non-recurring costs of NOK 1.0 million recognised in Q3 2019, other operating expenses have increased by NOK 1.4 million compared with Q3 2018. NOK 0.9 million of the increase is related to marketing, both to increased focus and due to the fact that costs will increase as a consequence of more customers (costs per click). NOK 0.3 million is related to costs from Eurobox. The remainder of the increase of NOK 0.2 million is attributable to the growth of the company.

(NOK 1 000) Q3 Q3 YTD YTD Full year
Adjustments 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Acquisition costs 997 - 3 986 640 640
Restructuring - - - 390 390
First time value-assessment
of freehold portfolio
- - - 199 199
Severance packages - - - 713 713
Total adjustments 997 - 3 986 1 942 1 942

Change in fair value of investment property

The fair value of freehold investment property is based on independent valuations. All freehold investment property at the time was appraised in December 2018. Newly acquired investment properties are appraised continuously throughout the year.

There were no change in fair value of freehold investment property recognised in P&L in Q3 2019 nor in the P&L in Q3 2018. Change in fair value of right-of-use-assets of leasehold property recognised in P&L in Q3 2019 was NOK -13.8 million, compared to NOK 0 million recognised in P&L in Q3 2018.

Change in fair value of right-of-use-assets of leasehold property is related to IFRS 16 and value adjustment due to passage of time of recognised leases. See note 2 for description of IFRS 16 impact.

Fair value of freehold investment property was NOK 1 046 million and fair value of right-of-use-assets leasehold property was NOK 456.0 million at 30 September 2019. Fair value of investment property at 31 December 2018 was NOK 524.5 million, while there was none recognised right-of-use-assets of leasehold property.

EBITDA and profit before tax

EBITDA in Q3 2019 was NOK 44.1 million, an increase of NOK 21.7 million since Q3 2018. EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring costs and effects of implementation of IFRS 16 was NOK 28.4 million, which is an increase of NOK 6.0 million from Q3 2018. NOK 4.4 million of the increase in EBITDA is attributable to Eurobox.

Profit before tax in Q3 2019 was NOK 19.3 million, an increase of NOK 1.0 million from Q3 2018. There is a negative impact of NOK -2.6 million related to IFRS 16. Profit before tax adjusted for impact from IFRS 16 and non-recurring costs increased from NOK 18.3 million in Q3 2018 to NOK 22.9 million in Q3 2019.

Profit before tax for Q3 2018 vs Q3 2019, including impact of IFRS 16, is visualised below.

Statement of financial position

Total assets were NOK 1 956 million at 30 September 2019, compared to NOK 850.4 million at 31 December 2018, an increase of NOK 1 106 million. NOK 453.8 million is related to the impact of IFRS 16, whereof NOK 456.0 million is recognition of right-of-use assets of leasehold property. Freehold investment property has increased with NOK 521.1 million from 31 December 2018 to NOK 1 046 million as of 30 September 2019, mainly due to the acquisition of Eurobox and two large properties in Oslo during the third quarter. Goodwill has increased with NOK 90.3 million related to the acquisition of Eurobox and amounts to NOK 185.0 million at the end of September 2019.

Cash and bank deposits have decreased with NOK 19.3 million to NOK 102.9 million at the end of September 2019 from December 2018. The decrease is mainly attributable to higher net outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries and investment property than net proceeds from the private placement and new loans drawn up under the existing loan facility.

SSG has a loan facility for purchase of investment property with Handelsbanken up to 60% of the freehold

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investment property value. Interest-bearing debt 1 amounts to NOK 347.7 million at the end of September 2019, an increase of NOK 218.0 million from December 2018. Loan to value of freehold investment property is 33% as of end September 2019, compared to 25% at the end of December 2018.

At the end of September 2019 cash minus interest-bearing debt 1 was negative with NOK 244.8 million.

SSG invoices the customers in advance, which reduces credit risks and provides stable working capital. Current liabilities consist mainly of prepaid income.

Total equity at the end of September 2019 was NOK 980.5 million, an increase of NOK 355.4 million from December 2018. The increase is mainly attributable to the issuance of new shares in connection with the private placement of gross NOK 250 million in June 2019 and issuance of consideration shares of gross NOK 75 million to the selling shareholder of Eurobox in July 2019. Obligations under financial lease at the end of September 2019 was NOK 462.6 million, compared to NOK 0.2 million end of December 2018. The increase is related to the implementation of IFRS 16. The equity ratio decreased to 50% at the end of September 2019 from 73% at the end of December 2018, as a consequence of the implementation of IFRS 16. The equity ratio excluding IFRS 16 impact is 66%.

Cash flow

SSG has a strong cash flow. Net cash flow from operating activities during Q3 2019 was NOK 36.3 million, compared to NOK 18.5 million during Q3 2018. NOK 18.5 million of the increase in net cash flow from operating activities is related to IFRS 16. Net cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months of 2019 was NOK 109.6 million, compared to NOK 45.6 million a year earlier. NOK 48.3 million of the increase in net cash flow from operating activities is related to IFRS 16. The remaining increase in net cash flow from operating activities is related to increased profit before tax, increase in prepaid expenses and timing differences for payments.

Net cash flow from investing activities during Q3 2019 was NOK -451.3 million compared to NOK -16.7 million at the end of Q3 2018. Net cash flow from investing activities for the first nine months of 2019 was NOK -537.3 million compared to NOK -112.3 million a year earlier. The investing activities are related to the cash consideration in connection with acquisitions, investment properties and establishment of new facilities. This is in line with the Group's strategy.

Net cash flow from financing activities was NOK 94.3 million at the end of Q3 2019, compared to NOK -1.8 million at the end of Q3 2018. The impact of IFRS 16 for Q3 2019 for net cash flow from financing activities was NOK -18.5 million. Net cash flow from financial activities was in addition affected by new loan of NOK 120 million and repayment loan of NOK 4.3 million in Q3 2019. Net cash flow from financing activities for the first nine months of 2019 was NOK 408.8 million, compared to NOK -19.7 million a year earlier. The impact of IFRS 16 for the first nine months of 2019 for net cash flow from financing activities was NOK -48.3 million. Net cash flow from financial activities year to date was in addition affected by net proceeds from the private placement of NOK 242.7 million in June, new loan of NOK 228.0 million and repayment loan of NOK 10.2 million in 2019.

The implementation of IFRS 16 gives no net impact of change in cash and cash equivalents.

SSG's cash balance at the end of September 2019 was NOK 102.9 million. 1Non-GAAP measures are defined on page 28

Strategy

SSG engages in the business of renting out self-storage units to both private individuals and businesses. The Group is a leading provider of self-storage services with facilities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The business model of the Group is to operate self-storage facilities in Scandinavia with a strong focus on cost effective operations, competitive rent levels and industry leading customer service. In order to achieve this, the Group is constantly working hard in order to increase the level of automation in all parts of the value chain. The Group's vision is to be a leading and preferred self-storage provider to individuals and businesses.

The Group is operating under two separate brands: OK Minilager and City Self-Storage. These two brands focus on different market segments and provide a strong platform serving customers with different preferences and needs.

The Group offers self-storage solutions in all Scandinavian countries, with a primary focus on the major cities through City Self-Storage, and a nationwide presence in Norway through OK Minilager. All City Self-Storage facilities are climate controlled, while OK Minilager offers both climate controlled and container based storage facilities.

The strategy is to develop the Group further and to expand the total lettable area by investing in new and preferably freehold facilities. The Group seeks to strengthen its nationwide presence in Norway while at the same time optimising current facilities in Denmark and Sweden and search for profitable expansion opportunities. Going forward, new facilities will primarily be established as freehold properties to ensure long-term access to attractive locations at a lower running cost. In identifying such properties the Group will focus on factors such as location, capex and conversion time. Freehold investment properties are gathered in the 100% owned company OK Property AS, and leased to the operating companies in the Group.

Business concepts

The Group is operating under both the OK Minilager and City Self-Storage brand and will continue to do so as the two concepts target different market segments.

OK Minilager

is a nationwide self-storage concept offered in the Norwegian market and the strategy is to continue to increase its presence in all major regions and communities in Norway. The planned expansion will mainly be composed of freehold properties, including a combination of purpose-built facilities and conversion of existing buildings. At the same time OK Minilager will have a strong focus on retaining its position as the most cost-effective player in the Norwegian market by continuously looking for innovative solutions to increase the customer experience and to increase operating efficiency.

City Self-Storage

is SSG's "urban concept", targeting the population in the major cities, currently serving Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm and Copenhagen.

The strategy is to strengthen the market position in the major cities in Norway by establishing more facilities at attractive locations, while at the same time continuing the ongoing cost reduction initiatives and optimising the organisation. City Self-Storage opened its first facility in Stavanger in Q2 2019, and is planning to open a greenfield facility in Trondheim in 2020. Eurobox, which was acquired in July, will be rebranded CSS during 2020.

In the other Scandinavian countries, the goal is to improve operating efficiency at existing facilities through cost reductions, upgrades and increased visibility and market awareness. City Self-Storage will however act opportunistically about potential mergers and acquisitions, both with regards to single facilities and other self-storage providers with a complementary portfolio of facilities. As with OK Minilager, the goal for City Self-Storage going forward is to increase the share of freehold facilities.

Competitive strengths

The Group is confident that it has multiple competitive strengths that separates SSG from other self-storage providers. These strengths have enabled the Group to achieve high historical growth and to establish a strong market position in all markets in which it operates. Through leveraging on these competitive strengths, SSG expects to continue to grow and to confirm its position as one of Scandinavia's leading self-storage providers.

Market leading position

The Group is one of the leading self-storage providers in Scandinavia with a particularly strong position in the Norwegian market. SSG has a high market share, both in the Greater Oslo area and on a country wide basis. City Self-Storage and OK Minilager are on a stand-alone basis the two largest self-storage providers in the Norwegian market. This position has been built through careful planning and a dedicated focus on selecting the right type of facilities. With the acquisition of Eurobox the leading position in the Norwegian market was solidified. SSG entered the Swedish and the Danish market through the acquisition of City Self-Storage and is today the fourth largest self-storage provider in Copenhagen and Stockholm, and the third largest self-storage provider in Europe, measured by the total number of facilities.

Strong platform for future growth

The combination of a countrywide presence in the "early stage" Norwegian market and a strong position in the more developed markets in Stockholm and Copenhagen provides a strong foundation for future expansion and growth. The Group can act opportunistically with regards to setting up new facilities while leveraging its strong brand recognition, customer base and knowledge in the respective markets.

Track record of rapid and profitable growth

Both OK Minilager and City Self-Storage have displayed solid financial track records with increasing revenues and continuously improving EBITDA margins. The Group has an ambitious growth plan and the management team has demonstrated the ability to handle rapid growth without jeopardizing profitability. SSG has succeeded in attracting investors and raising capital, and is in a good position for executing the strategy.

Corporate developments

On 31 January 2019 the operating company in the Minilager Norge group was merged with City Self-Storage Norge AS, as the last step in the integration of the companies. The real-estate companies of the Minilager Norge group were merged with OK Property in 2018.

On 23 May 2019 the annual general meeting of Self Storage Group ASA was held. All proposals set out in the notice to the general meeting were approved. Martin Nes (chairman), Runar Vatne, Gustav Søbak, Yvonne Litsheim Sandvold and Ingrid Elvira Leisner were elected to the Board of Directors.

On 25 June 2019 the company entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Eurobox Minilager AS and the associated property companies to an enterprise value of NOK 320 million. A private placement raising NOK 250 million in gross proceeds was launched after closing of trade at Oslo Børs and successfully completed the same evening.

On 28 June 2019 the company issued 12 987 012 new shares at a price per share of NOK 19.25.

On 1 July 2019 the company issued 3 896 103 consideration shares at a price per share of NOK 19.25 to the seller of Eurobox as part settlement of the acquisition.

Risks and uncertainty factors

SSG is exposed to risk and uncertainty factors, which may affect some or all of the company's activities. SSG has financial risk, market risk as well as operational risk and risk related to the current and future products. There are no significant changes in the risks and uncertainty factors compared to the descriptions in the Annual Report for 2018.

Outlook

There is a large untapped potential for self-storage in Scandinavia as urbanization and smaller living spaces causes increasing need for external storage solutions. To enhance these opportunities, SSG has established a solid platform for future growth with prime locations in all Scandinavian capitals as well as cities across Norway. The platform for future growth is further strengthened through the acquisition of Eurobox.

SSG has a proven track-record to develop and operate this attractive portfolio of self storage facilities, leveraging on a lean and operationally focused organisation to increase margins and targeting additional growth, mainly through freehold properties. The Group has built up and acquired new storage capacity and is continuously phasing the new capacity into the market. SSG is experiencing a satisfactory demand for its solutions, and is filling up new storage facilities while at the same time achieving attractive rent levels. SSG has also identified additional opportunities through already acquired development projects and low-cost expansion within existing facilities.

This foundation, a strong macro picture in all Scandinavian countries, combined with a strategy to grow the freehold portfolio in selected markets, gives SSG a solid platform for future growth and value creation.

Oslo, 29 October 2019 Board of Directors, Self Storage Group ASA

Financials

Self Storage Group Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited
For the three For the three For the nine For the nine For the twelve
months months months months months ended
ended ended ended
30
ended
30
31 December
2018
30
September
30
September
September September
Note 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue 3 71 909 60 630 194 569 177 609 238 361
Lease expenses 2,3 3 952 17 700 10 275 53 794 71 451
Property-related expenses 3 7 292 5 844 20 279 18 903 25 425
Salary and other employee benefits 3 8 913 8 383 28 396 27 692 37 403
Depreciation 3 298 3 196 8 259 7 954 10 527
Other operating expenses 3 8 666 6 285 25 493 23 179 30 311
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 39 788 19 222 101 867 46 087 63 244
Change in fair value of investment properties 6 - - 5 073 2 500 38 223
Change in fair value of leasehold properties 2,6 -13 825 - -40 478 - -
Operating profit after fair value adjustments 25 963 19 222 66 462 48 587 101 467
Finance income 374 174 657 786 1 511
Finance expense 2 7 056 1 093 18 947 3 680 4 632
Profit before tax 19 281 18 303 48 172 45 693 98 346
Income tax expense 3 718 3 187 9 921 9 537 18 856
Profit for the period 15 563 15 116 38 251 36 156 79 490
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to parent company shareholders
15 563 15 116 38 251 36 156 79 490
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to non-controlling interests
- - - - -
Earnings per share
Basic (NOK) 4 0.19 0.23 0.53 0.55 1.22
Diluted (NOK) 4 0.19 0.23 0.53 0.55 1.22
Other comprehensive income, net of income
tax
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss
- currency translation difference 138 23 - 512 - 603 - 73
Other comprehensive income for the period,
net of income tax
138 23 - 512 - 603 - 73
Total comprehensive income for the
period
15 701 15 139 37 739 35 553 79 417
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to parent company shareholders
15 701 15 139 37 739 35 553 79 417
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to non-controlling interests
- - - - -

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Self Storage Group Condensed consolidated statement of financial position

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited Audited
30 September 31 December
ASSETS 2019 2018
Non-current assets Note
Investment property 6 1 045 578 524 505
Right-of-use assets - leasehold property 2,6 456 035 -
Property, plant and equipment 103 125 70 405
Goodwill 184 992 94 639
Financial instruments 24 750 -
Other intangible assets 1 718 1 376
Total non-current assets 1 816 198 690 925
Current assets
Inventories 1 577 1 270
Trade and other receivables 16 355 13 421
Other current assets 19 100 22 598
Cash and bank deposits 102 885 122 228
Total current assets 139 917 159 517
TOTAL ASSETS 1 956 115 850 442
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Issued share capital 7 8 261 6 573
Share premium 743 869 427 889
Other reserves - 222 290
Retained earnings 228 550 190 299
Total equity 980 458 625 051
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Long-term interest-bearing debt 8 243 378 118 023
Long-term obligations under finance leases 2,8 403 539 143
Other financial liabilities 550 873
Deferred tax liabilities 90 905 34 911
Total non-current liabilities 738 372 153 950
Current liabilities
Short-term interest-bearing debt 8 104 354 11 750
Short-term obligations under finance leases 2,8 59 017 74
Trade and other payables 7 533 11 404
Income tax payable 16 696 11 647
Other taxes and withholdings 6 049 5 291
Other current liabilities 43 636 31 275
Total current liabilities 237 285 71 441
Total liabilities 975 657 225 391
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1 956 115 850 442

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Self Storage Group Condensed consolidated statement of Changes in Equity

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Issued Share
capital
Share
premium
Currency
translation
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total equity
Balance at 1 January 2018 6 369 396 416 363 110 809 513 957
Profit (loss) for the period - - - 36 156 36 156
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
net of income tax
- - - 603 - - 603
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - 603 36 156 35 553
Issue of ordinary shares, net of transaction costs 204 31 515 - - 31 719
Balance at 30 September 2018 6 573 427 931 - 240 146 965 581 229
Balance at 1 January 2019 6 573 427 889 290 190 299 625 051
Profit (loss) for the period - - - 38 251 38 251
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
net of income tax - - - 512 - - 512
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - 512 38 251 37 739
Issue of ordinary shares, net of transaction costs 1 688 315 980 - - 317 668
Balance at 30 September 2019 (Unaudited) 8 261 743 869 - 222 228 550 980 458

Self Storage Group Condensed consolidated statement of Cash flows

Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited Audited
(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Note For the
three
months
ended
30
September
2019
For the
three
months
ended
30
September
2018
For the nine
months
ended
30
September
2019
For the
nine
months
ended
30
Septembe
r 2018
For the
year ended
31
December
2018
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before tax 19 281 18 303 48 172 45 693 98 346
Income tax paid - 153 - 1 446 - 1 700 - 2 244
Interest expense 2 6 225 495 16 699 1 048 1 819
Depreciation 3 298 3 196 8 259 7 954 10 527
Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and
equipment
- - - - - 47
Change in fair value of investment property 6 - - - 5 073 - 2 500 - 38 223
Change in fair value of leasehold property 2,6 13 825 - 40 478 - -
Change in trade and other receivables 351 - 1 112 - 1 131 - 1 548 - 1 946
Change in trade and other payables - 7 770 - 1 071 - 7 161 660 791
Change in other current assets - 1 171 - 2 821 765 - 3 344 - 2 414
Change in other current liabilities 2 301 1 396 10 060 - 662 - 582
Net cash flow from operating activities 36 340 18 539 109 622 45 601 66 027
Cash flow from investing activities
Payments for investment property - 4 610 - 4 686 - 27 022 - 51 442 - 62 902
Payments for property, plant and equipment - 4 918 - 6 045 - 20 149 - 15 368 - 21 648
Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries - 441 774 - 6 000 - 490 130 - 45 454 - 72 957
Net cash flow from investing activities - 451 302 - 16 731 - 537 301 - 112 264 - 157 507
Cash flow from financing activities
Net proceeds from issue of equity instruments of the
Company 7 - 1 236 - 242 668 -
Proceeds from borrowing 8 120 000 - 228 000 - 40 000
Repayment of borrowings 8 - 4 288 - 1 187 - 10 163 - 17 878 - 19 066
Payments of lease liabilities 2,8 - 14 028 - - 34 772 - -
Payments of leases classified as interest 2,8 - 4 454 - - 13 498 - -
Interest paid 8 - 1 720 - 649 - 3 403 - 1 784 - 2 312
Net cash flow from financing activities 94 274 - 1 836 408 832 - 19 662 18 622
Net change in cash and cash equivalents - 320 688 - 28 - 18 847 - 86 325 - 72 858
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 423 391 108 324 122 228 195 224 195 224
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and
cash equivalents 182 - 155 - 496 - 758 - 138
Cash and equivalents at end of the period 102 885 108 141 102 885 108 141 122 228

Note 1 Basis of preparation

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for investment property, which is measured at fair value with gains and losses recognised in profit or loss. The interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 29 October 2019.

Note 2 Significant accounting policies

The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation have been followed in these condensed financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, except for the adoption of new standards effective as of 1 January 2019. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment with effective date after 1 January 2019. With the exception of IFRS 16, no new standards or amendments impact the Group. The interim financial statements are unaudited.

IFRS 16 Leases (effective from 1 January 2019)

The Group adopted IFRS 16 with effect from 1 January 2019. The new standard was applied using the modified retrospective approach, and therefore comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2018 have not been restated and the reclassifications and adjustments on implementation are recognised in the opening balance sheet at 1 January 2019.

IFRS 16 establishes significant new accounting policies for lessees. IFRS 16 eliminates the current distinction between operating and finance leases as is required by IAS 17 Leases and, instead, introduces a single lessee accounting model.

When applying the new model, the Group has recognised a liability to make lease payments (i.e., the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term for all leases with a lease term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value, and recognise fair value adjustments and depreciation of the right-of-use assets separately from interest on lease liabilities in the income statement.

The Group made the following accounting policy choices and elected the following practical expedients on initial implementation of IFRS 16:

  • Fixed non-lease components embedded in the lease contract are separated and hence not recognised as lease liabilities and capitalised as right-of-use assets
  • Rolling leases of less than 12 months and leases with a lease term of 12 months or shorter are not capitalised
  • Low-value leases, meaning mainly office equipment, are not capitalised
  • Lease assets and lease liabilities are presented separately in the statement of financial position if significant
  • The Group elected to apply the modified retrospective approach for transition to IFRS 16, meaning the Group has not restated the comparatives for 2018.

Accounting policy applicable from 1 January 2019

The Group leases properties, containers and trailers. Lease terms correspond to the term of the lease contract, unless the Group is reasonably certain that it will exercise contractual extensions or termination options. From 1 January 2019 leases are recognised as a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. The right-of-use assets of investment property is measured at fair value, and all other right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives.

Measurement of lease liabilities

Lease liabilities are measured at the net present value of lease payments due under the contract, less any lease incentives receivable, plus the costs of purchase or termination options if reasonably certain to be exercised. Lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot be determined, the Group's incremental borrowing rate is used, being the rate that the lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value in a similar economic environment with similar terms and conditions. All lease liabilities were measured at the present value of remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at 1 January 2019. The Group has defined all leasehold property as a similar economic environment with similar terms and conditions, the same for containers and trailers. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied to all lease liabilities at 1 January 2019 was 4.2%.

Measurement of right-of-use assets

Right-of-use assets of leasehold property are measured at fair value. Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of leasehold property are included in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Change in value is outlined by the value adjustment due to passage of time, and no terminal value exists. Other right-of-use assets are containers and trailers and are measured at cost, comprising the initial measurement of lease liability, lease payments made at the commencement date, initial direct costs and estimated restoration costs, less any lease incentives received. In measuring of right-of-use assets non-lease components are not included. All options starting within the next seven years and reasonably certain to exercise are included.

Lease payments associated with short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss.

Transition impacts of implementation of IFRS 16

Transition impact of adopting the new standard and impacts on the income statement for the third quarter of 2019 and YTD are shown in the tables below.

Reconciliation of total operating lease commitments at 31 December 2018 to lease liabilities recognised at 1 January 2019

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Total Non-current Current
Operating lease obligations at 31 December 2018 364 340
Financial lease liabilities at 31 December 2018 217
Commitments exempt due to rolling lease less than 12
months, expiry within 12 months or low value
-6 743
Effect of changes to lease payments -3 931
Effect of increase in lease term due to extension options 196 623
Effect of discounting -112 887
Lease liability at 1 January 2019 437 619 395 405 42 214
Present value of financial lease liability as at 31
December 2018
- 217 - 143 - 74
Additional lease liability as a result of
implementation of IFRS 16 as at 1 January 2019
437 402 395 262 42 140

IFRS 16 impacts on statement of financial position

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Opening balance 30 September 2019
Audited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
31 December Impact 1 January 30 Impact 30
2018 2019 September
2019
September
2019
IAS 17 IFRS 16 IFRS 16 IAS 17* IFRS 16 IFRS 16
Total non-current assets 690 925 437 402 1 128 327 1 359 808 456 390 1 816 198
Total current assets 159 517 - 159 517 142 531 - 2 614 139 917
TOTAL ASSETS 850 442 437 402 1 287 844 1 502 339 453 776 1 956 115
Total equity 625 051 - 625 051 987 901 - 7 443 980 458
Total non-current liabilities 153 950 395 262 549 212 336 144 402 228 738 372
Total current liabilities 71 441 42 140 113 581 178 294 58 991 237 285
Total liabilities 225 391 437 402 662 793 514 438 461 219 975 657
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 850 442 437 402 1 287 844 1 502 339 453 776 1 956 115

* Financial position impacts are shown as if IAS 17 still applied, without the adoption of the new standard IFRS 16

At 1 January 2019 the Group recognised lease liabilities of NOK 437.4 million and right-of-use assets of NOK 437.4 million. The remaining implementation impact of NOK -2.6 million is reversal of trade payables and other current assets now included in IFRS 16 implementation.

The Group recognised lease liabilities for leased properties, containers and trailers that were previously classified as operating leases. These liabilities were measured at the present value of remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at 1 January 2019.

A corresponding right-of-use asset was recognised, measured at the amount equal to the lease liability and adjusted by the amount of lease incentives embedded in the value of the asset, asset impairment, accrued costs of restoration and any liabilities relating to onerous leases.

IFRS 16 impacts on income statement

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited
Q3 2019
Unaudited
Impact
Unaudited
Q3 2019
IAS 17* IFRS 16 IFRS 16
Revenue 71 909 - 71 909
Lease expenses 19 667 -15 715 3 952
Property-related expenses 7 292 - 7 292
Salary and other employee benefits 8 913 - 8 913
Depreciation 3 260 38 3 298
Other operating expenses 8 666 - 8 666
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 24 111 15 677 39 788
Change in fair value of investment properties - - -
Change in fair value of leasehold properties - -13 825 -13 825
Operating profit after fair value adjustments 24 111 1 852 25 963
Net finance -2 228 -4 454 -6 682
Profit before tax 21 883 -2 602 19 281
Income tax expense 4 963 -1 245 3 718
Profit for the period 16 920 -1 357 15 563

* Income statement impacts are shown as if IAS 17 still applied, without the adoption of the new standard IFRS 16

IFRS 16 effects on income statement YTD

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
YTD 2019 Impact YTD 2019
IAS 17* IFRS 16 IFRS 16
Revenue 194 569 - 194 569
Lease expenses 55 820 -45 545 10 275
Property-related expenses 20 279 - 20 279
Salary and other employee benefits 28 396 - 28 396
Depreciation 8 158 101 8 259
Other operating expenses 25 493 - 25 493
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 56 423 45 444 101 867
Change in fair value of investment properties 5 073 - 5 073
Change in fair value of leasehold properties - -40 478 -40 478
Operating profit after fair value adjustments 61 496 4 966 66 462
Net finance -4 792 -13 498 -18 290
Profit before tax 56 704 -8 532 48 172
Income tax expense 11 166 -1 245 9 921
Profit for the period 45 538 -7 287 38 251

* Income statement impacts are shown as if IAS 17 still applied, without the adoption of the new standard IFRS 16

According to IFRS 16 the timing of expenses change over the lease term. Due to the interest element more expenses are recognised early in the lease term and less expenses are recognised later in the lease term, compared to IAS 17. During the first years of application of IFRS 16 under the modified retrospective transition approach, a net negative effect on profit or loss compared to the effects under IAS 17 will occur. Later in the lease terms there will be a corresponding positive impact of applying IFRS 16. Over the lease term the total expenses under IFRS 16 are equal to those of IAS 17.

The net negative impact on profit for the period for the Group was NOK 1.4 million in the third quarter of 2019 and NOK 7.3 million YTD 2019.

IFRS 16 impacts on statement of cash flow

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Q3 2019 Impact Q3 2019
IAS 17* IFRS 16 IFRS 16
Net cash flows from operating activities 17 858 18 482 36 340
Net cash flows from investing activities -451 302 - -451 302
Net cash flows from financing activities 112 756 -18 482 94 274
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -320 688 - -320 688

* Effect on cash flow statements impacts are shown as if IAS 17 still applied, without the adoption of the new standard IFRS 16

IFRS 16 effects on statement of cash flow YTD

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
YTD 2019 Impact YTD 2019
IAS 17* IFRS 16 IFRS 16
Net cash flows from operating activities 61 352 48 270 109 622
Net cash flows from investing activities -537 301 0 -537 301
Net cash flows from financing activities 457 102 -48 270 408 832
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -18 847 - -18 847

* Effect on cash flow statements impacts are shown as if IAS 17 still applied, without the adoption of the new standard IFRS 16

Under IFRS 16, operational lease payments within the scope of IFRS 16 are reclassified from operating activities to principal repayments of borrowings and payment of interest included as financing costs paid, both included in cash flows from financing activities.

There are no net impact on change in cash and cash equivalents.

Note 3 Segment information

Management has determined the operating segments based on reports reviewed by the CEO and management team and Board of Directors, which are used to make strategic and resource allocation decisions. The Group reports management information based on the two concepts offered by the Group, City Self-Storage (CSS) and OK Minilager (OKM), in addition to the Group's property business in the Property segment and Self Storage Group ASA (SSG ASA) in separate segments. Other/elimination includes eliminations of intercompany transactions and the remainder of the Group's activities not attributable to the other operating segments. In the tables below, reconciliation from EBITDA to Profit before tax, is presented on an aggregated level. The Group reports management information except IFRS 16 impacts.

The operating entity from the Eurobox acquisition is reported as part of the CSS segment and the three property entities are reported as part of the Property segment.

The total of Sales income and Other income in the segment reporting corresponds with the line item Revenue as recognised under IFRS.

The Group 's reportable segments are as follows:

OK Minilager (OKM) Nationwide presence in Norway offering climate controlled storage units and container based storage.
City Self-Storage (CSS) Climate controlled facilities in all Scandinavian countries, with a primary focus on the capital cities of Oslo,
Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Property The ownership and development of property. Internal lease agreements with the operating companies in
the group, in addition to external lease agreements. The internal income and expenses are eliminated on
Group level.
SSG ASA SSG ASA includes administration and management activities.
Other/eliminations Elimination and the remainder of the Group's activities not attributable to the operating segments
described above.
For the three months ended 30
September 2019
CSS OKM Property SSG
ASA
Other/
eliminations
IFRS 16 Total
Sales income 47 216 18 984 - - - - 66 200
Other income 3 711 876 13 006 - - 11 884 - 5 709
Lease expenses - 21 766 - 8 671 - - 333 11 146 15 672 - 3 952
Other operating costs - 17 350 - 5 502 - 1 616 - 1 141 738 - - 24 871
EBITDA 11 811 5 687 11 390 - 1 474 - 15 672 43 086
Reconciliation to profit before tax as
reported under IFRS
Depreciation - 3 298
Change in fair value of investment property -
Change in fair value of leasehold property - 13 825
Finance income 374
Finance expense - 7 056
Profit before tax 19 281
For the three months ended 30
September 2018
CSS OKM Property SSG
ASA
Other/
eliminations
IFRS 16 Total
Sales income 39 185 16 955 - 35 - - - 56 105
Other income 2 467 651 8 792 - - 7 385 - 4 525
Lease expenses - 17 493 - 7 141 - 2 - 166 7 102 - - 17 700
Other operating costs - 14 333 - 4 899 - 949 - 614 283 - - 20 512
EBITDA 9 826 5 566 7 806 - 780 - - 22 418
Reconciliation to profit before tax as
reported under IFRS
Depreciation - 3 196
Change in fair value of investment property -
Change in fair value of leasehold property -
Finance income 174
Finance expense - 1 093
Profit before tax 18 303
For the nine months ended 30 SSG Other/elimi
September 2019 CSS OKM Property ASA nations IFRS 16 Total
Sales income 125 525 53 236 - - - - 178 761
Other income 12 132 2 916 30 956 - - 30 196 - 15 808
Lease expenses - 56 602 - 25 930 - - 864 27 707 45 414 - 10 275
Other operating costs* - 48 505 - 18 032 - 4 206 - 5 914 2 489 - - 74 168
EBITDA 32 550 12 190 26 750 - 6 778 - 45 414 110 126
Reconciliation to profit before tax as
reported under IFRS
Depreciation - 8 259
Change in fair value of investment property 5 073
Change in fair value of leasehold property - 40 478
Finance income 657
Finance expense - 18 947
Profit before tax 48 172
For the nine months ended 30 SSG Other/elimi
September 2018 CSS OKM Property ASA nations IFRS 16 Total
Sales income 115 136 47 101 - - - 162 237
Other income 10 632 2 440 22 036 - - 19 736 15 372
Lease expenses - 49 398 - 21 188 - 24 - 501 17 317 - 53 794
Other operating costs - 49 587 - 15 560 - 3 046 - 4 000 2 419 - 69 774
EBITDA 26 783 12 793 18 966 - 4 501 - 54 041
Reconciliation to profit before tax as
reported under IFRS
Depreciation - 7 954
Change in fair value of investment property 2 500
Finance lease expense -
Finance income 786
Finance expense - 3 680
Profit before tax 45 693
SSG Other/
For the year ended 31 December 2018 CSS OKM Property ASA eliminations IFRS 16 Total
Sales income 154 180 64 073 - - - - 218 253
Other income 14 249 3 424 29 903 - - 27 468 - 20 108
Lease expenses - 65 542 - 29 117 - 71 - 668 23 947 - - 71 451
Operating costs - 65 163 - 22 085 - 4 089 - 5 258 3 456 - - 93 139
EBITDA 37 724 16 295 25 743 - 5 926 - 65 - 73 771
Reconciliation to profit before tax as
reported under IFRS
Depreciation - 10 527
Change in fair value of investment property 38 223
Change in fair value of leasehold property -
Finance income 1 511
Finance expense - 4 632
Profit before tax 98 346

Note 4 Earnings per share

(Amounts in NOK) For the three
months ended
30 September
2019
For the three
months ended
30 September
2018
For the six
months ended
30 September
2019
For the six
months ended
30 September
2018
Profit (loss) for the period 15 563 000 15 116 000 38 251 000 36 156 000
Weighted average number of outstanding shares during the
period (basic)
82 574 877 65 374 111 71 668 984 65 203 305
Weighted average number of outstanding shares during the
period (diluted)
82 617 226 65 374 111 71 754 928 65 203 305
Earnings (loss) per share - basic in NOK 0.19 0.23 0.53 0.55
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted in NOK
See also note 7
0.19 0.23 0.53 0.55

Note 5 Business combinations

(Amounts in NOK 1 000)

Self Storage Group has acquired Eurobox, consisting of four legal entities. Eurobox operates four high quality climate controlled sites in the greater Oslo region, ideally located close to the main roads in the urban areas of Oslo, Asker and Drammen. Three of the facilities are freehold, and one facility has a long-term leasehold contract.

Acquisitions during the period

2019 Main business
activity
Date of business
combination
Proportion of
voting equity
acquired
Eurobox Minilager AS - operating company Self-storage solutions 1 July 2019 100%
Cron Gruppen AS Self-storage solutions 1 July 2019 100%
Cron Invest AS Self-storage solutions 1 July 2019 100%
Eurobox Billingstad AS Self-storage solutions 1 July 2019 100%

The above companies have been acquired with the purpose of continuing expansion of the group's activities, which focus on the self-storage market in Norway. Eurobox was acquired on 1 July 2019, with except for Eurobox Billingstad acquired 10 September 2019. The operating entity from the Eurobox acquisition is reported as part of the CSS segment and the three property entities are reported as part of the Property segment.

Consideration
(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Eurobox
Cash 234 297
Shares in Self Storage Group ASA 75 000
Total consideration 309 297

The purchase agreement included an option to acquire a neighbouring building at Billingstad. The excess value of the option is calculated based on market value for the neighbouring property, acquired in the transaction. The cash consideration is adjusted for changes in work in capital.

Assets and liabilities assumed in connection with the business combination of Eurobox group have been recognised at their estimated fair value on the date of the business combination. Fair value adjustments based on valuation from external real estate appraiser have been made to the freehold investment properties. No other adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities have been identified. No not previously recognised intangible assets were identified. The purchase price allocation is preliminary an may be subject to change during the measurement period, which is one year from the date of the acquisition.

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Carrying amount 1 July 2019 Fair value adjustments Fair value 1 July 2019
Investment property 235 479 - 235 479
Fit-out and property, plant and
equipment
4 756 15 265 20 021
Trade receivables 1 706 - 1 706
Option to buy additional
freehold property
- 24 750 24 750
Other current assets 1 517 - 1 517
Cash and cash equivalents 1 978 - 1 978
Deferred tax liability - 41 828 - 8 803 - 50 631
Trade payables - 914 - - 914
Tax payable - 1 326 - - 1 326
Other current liabilities - 13 555 - - 13 555
Net assets 187 813 31 211 219 024

Identifiable assets and liabilities recognised on the date of the business combination

Goodwill
(Amounts in NOK 1000) Eurobox
Consideration 309 297
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired - 219 024
Goodwill 90 273

Goodwill originating from the business combination is related to the fair value of the four properties in operation, and the value stems from the synergies of the net assets of the business, as well as from other benefits, such as the ability to earn monopoly profits and barriers to market entry. No impairment has been recognised subsequent to the business combination.

Goodwill that has arisen as part of the business acquisition is not tax deductible.

Effect on group results

The acquired companies do not affect revenue and profit before they are consolidated from 1 July 2019.

The revenue and net profit for the nine first months of 2019 are estimated to be approximately NOK 21.6 million and NOK 7.4 million respectively, if the Company had acquired Eurobox with effect from 1 January 2019. EBITDA for the nine first months of 2019 is estimated to NOK 11.2 million.

Estimated transaction costs related to the acquisition amounted to NOK 2.6 million are recorded in the second and third quarter.

Note 6 Investment property

(Amounts in NOK 1 000)

During the nine month period ended 30 September 2019, the following changes have occurred in the Group's portfolio of investment properties:

Leasehold property Freehold investment property Total
Balance as at 31 December 2018 - 524 505 524 505
Implementation impact of leasehold
property earlier classified as operating
lease commitments 437 402 - 437 402
Value adjustment due to passage of time - 40 478 - -40 478
Additions and disposals leasehold
property in the year
Asset acquisition in OK Property AS
Business combinations (see note 5)
62 857
-
-
-
8 294
234 523
62 857
8 294
234 523
Company acquired as asset acquisition - 254 454 254 454
Additions to existing properties
Fair value adjustments recognised in
- 18 729 18 729
profit or loss - 5 073 5 073
Other/translation differences - 3 746 - -3 746
Balance as at 30 September 2019 456 035 1 045 578 1 501 613

Note 7 Changes in shareholders´ equity

Date Number of
shares issued
Total number
of shares
Total share
capital
Value per
share
Issue of ordinary shares as part
settlement to the selling shareholder
of Minilager Norge group
13 February 2018 1 567 472 65 262 682 6 526 268 0.10
Issue of ordinary shares from
exercising options
23 March 2018 100 000 65 362 682 6 536 268 0.10
Issue of ordinary shares as part
settlement to the selling shareholder
of Minilageret AS
27 June 2018 371 429 65 734 111 6 573 411 0.10
Issue of ordinary shares from Private
Placement
25 June 2019 12 987 012 78 721 123 7 872 112 0.10
Issue of ordinary shares as part
settlement to the selling shareholder
of Eurobox
1 July 2019 3 896 103 82 617 226 8 261 723 0.10

At the General Meeting in 2019 the Board of Directors was authorised to increase the share capital with up to NOK 3 286 705.50 through one or several share capital increases. The authorisation may be used to provide the Company with financial flexibility, including in connection with investments, merger and acquisitions. The Board's authorisation is valid until the annual General Meeting in 2020.

Note 8 Interest bearing liabilities

(Amounts in NOK 1 000)

Interest bearing liabilities are carried at amortized cost. The carrying amounts approximate fair value as at 30 September 2019.

Amounts due in
As at 30 September 2019 less than 1 year* 1-5 years Total
Debt to financial institutions (NOK, Handelsbanken) 104 354 243 378 347 732
Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities Interest bearing
borrowings
Lease liabilities Total financing
activities
Balance as at 31 December 2018 129 773 217 129 990
Implementation impact of lease earlier classified as
operating lease commitments
- 437 402 437 402
Additions and disposals of leasehold property in the year - 62 857 62 857
Additions and disposals of other leases in the year - 456 456
Repayments of borrowings/Payments of lease -10 163 -34 772 -44 935
Proceeds from borrowings 228 000 - 228 000
Interests expenses of borrowings 3 525 - 3 525
Interests paid of borrowings -3 403 - -3 403
Other/translation differences - -3 604 -3 604
Balance as at 30 September 2019 347 732 462 556 810 288

* Of the debt to financial institutions due in less than 1 year, NOK 81.2 million is planned refinanced December 2019.

Note 9 Subsequent events

■ There are no subsequent events.

Interim Report Q3 2019

Alternative performance measures (APMs)

Self Storage Group's financial information is prepared in accordance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS). In addition, management provides alternative performance measures that are regularly reviewed by management to permit for a more complete and comprehensive analysis of the Group's operating performance relative to other companies and across periods in addition to the financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Companies comparable to the Group vary with regards to, inter alia, capital structure and mix of leasehold and freehold properties. Non-IFRS financial measures, such as EBITDA, can assist the Company and investors in comparing performance on a more consistent basis without regard to factors such as depreciation and amortisation, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods, mix of freehold and leasehold properties or based on non-operating factors. Also, some of the non-IFRS financial measures presented herein adjust for one-time costs or costs that are not considered to be a part of regular operations.

The non-IFRS financial measures presented herein are not measurements of performance under IFRS or other generally accepted accounting principles and investors should not consider any such measures to be an alternative to: (a) operating revenues or operating profit (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), as a measure of the Group's operating performance; or (b) any other measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles. The non-IFRS financial measures presented herein may not be indicative of the Group's historical operating results, nor are such measures meant to be predictive of the Group's future results. The non-IFRS financial measures may be presented on a basis that is different from other companies.

Operating profit before fair value adjustments

Presenting operating profit before fair value adjustments is useful to Self Storage Group as it provides a measure of profit before taking into account the movement in fair value of investment properties and leasehold properties and is useful to the Group for assessing operating performance.

Adjustments

Identified costs not likely to occur in the normal course of business in Self Storage Group are defined as non-recurring costs. Examples of non-recurring costs are acquisition costs, restructuring and severance packages. The exclusion of non-recurring costs is useful to Self Storage Group as it provides a measure for assessing underlying operating performance .

Definition of SSG' s financial APMs

  • Interest bearing debt: Defined as long-term interest-bearing debt plus short-term interest bearing debt. The figure does not include obligations under finance leases
  • Adjusted costs: Lease expenses + property-related expenses + salary and other employee benefits + other operating expenses +/- identified items to be excluded from adjusted costs as described below
  • EBIT: Operating profit before fair value adjustments
  • Adjusted EBIT: EBIT +/- identified items to be excluded from adjusted EBIT as described below
  • EBITDA: EBIT + depreciation, amortisation and impairments
  • Adjusted EBITDA: EBITDA +/- identified items to be excluded from adjusted

EBITDA as described below

  • Adjusted Profit before tax: Adjusted EBIT +/- change in fair value of investment Properties and leasehold properties +/- net finance
  • Adjusted Net Profit : Adjusted Profit before tax +/- tax expense

SSG' s non-financial APMs

  • Current lettable area (CLA): Net area (m2) available for customers to rent for self-storage
  • Total lettable area: Net area (m2 ) in the portfolio included area not yet lettable to self-storage

Reconciliation of APM used in Interim Report

(Amounts in NOK 1 000) 30 September 31 December
Interest-bearing debt 2019 2018
Long-term interest-bearing debt 243 378 118 023
Short-term interest-bearing debt 104 354 11 750
Total interest-bearing debt 347 732 129 773
(Amounts in NOK 1 000) Q3 2019 Ex IFRS 16 Q3
2019
Q3 2018 Full year 2018
Lease expenses 3 952 19 667 17 700 71 451
Property-related expenses 7 292 7 292 5 844 25 425
Salary and other employee benefits 8 913 8 913 8 383 37 403
Other operating expenses 8 666 8 666 6 285 30 311
Total adjustments - 997 - 997 - -1 942
Adjusted costs 27 826 43 541 38 212 162 648
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 39 788 24 111 19 222 63 244
EBIT 39 788 24 111 19 222 63 244
Total adjustments 997 997 - 1 942
Adjusted EBIT
Change in fair value of investment properties
40 785
-
25 108
-
19 222
-
65 186
38 223
Change in fair value of leasehold properties -13 825 - - -
Adjusted Profit before tax 20 278 22 880 18 303 100 288
Tax 3 910 5 155 3 187 19 228
Adjusted Net profit 16 368 17 725 15 116 81 060
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 39 788 24 111 19 222 63 244
Depreciation 3 298 3 260 3 196 10 527
EBITDA 43 086 27 371 22 418 73 771
Total adjustments 997 997 - 1 942
Adjusted EBITDA 44 083 28 368 22 418 75 713
Adjustments
Acquisition costs 997 997 - 640
Restructuring of legal structure - - - 390
First time value assessment of freehold portfolio - - - 199
Severance packages - - - 713
Total adjustments 997 997 - 1 942
Ex IFRS 16 YTD
(Amounts in NOK 1 000) YTD 2019 2019 YTD 2018 Full year 2018
Lease expenses 10 275 55 820 53 794 71 451
Property-related expenses 20 279 20 279 18 903 25 425
Salary and other employee benefits 28 396 28 396 27 692 37 403
Other operating expenses 25 493 25 493 23 179 30 311
Total adjustments -3 986 -3 986 -1 942 -1 942
Adjusted costs 80 457 126 002 121 626 162 648
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 101 867 56 423 46 087 63 244
EBIT 101 867 56 423 46 087 63 244
Total adjustments 3 986 3 986 1 942 1 942
Adjusted EBIT 105 853 60 409 48 029 65 186
Change in fair value of investment properties 5 073 5 073 2 500 38 223
Change in fair value of leasehold properties -40 478 - - -
Adjusted Profit before tax 52 158 60 690 47 635 100 288
Tax 10 742 11 987 9 942 19 228
Adjusted Net profit 41 416 48 703 37 693 81 060
Operating profit before fair value adjustments 101 867 56 423 46 087 63 244
Depreciation 8 259 8 158 7 954 10 527
EBITDA 110 126 64 581 54 041 73 771
Total adjustments 3 986 3 986 1 942 1 942
Adjusted EBITDA 114 112 68 567 55 983 75 713
Adjustments
Acquisition costs 3 986 3 986 640 640
Restructuring of legal structure - - 390 390
First time value assessment of freehold portfolio - - 199 199
Severance packages - - 713 713
Total adjustments 3 986 3 986 1 942 1 942

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