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VGP NV

Annual Report Apr 9, 2025

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Annual report 2024

VGP Annual report 2024 Content

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1 Company Report

095 2 Porfolio

160 3 Financial Report

VGP Park Arad

Company Report 2024

Company Report Content

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Key fi gures

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Letter to the shareholders 009

Profi le

012 Strategy

020 VGP in 2024 030 General market overview

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Report of the Board of Directors

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Board of Directors and Management

Key fi gures

In thousands of €

Investment properties 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Own portfolio
Total lettable area (m²) 1,325,292 1,609,300 1,363,900 765,800 205,100
Occupancy rate (%) 95.5% 98.8% 98.5% 99.3% 100.0%
Fair value of property portfolio 1,938,957 2,000,277 2,514,222 2,200,119 920,151
Joint Ventures' portfolio (100%)
Total lettable area (m²) 4,649,734 3,756,200 2,937,100 2,326,100 2,236,300
Occupancy rate (%) 98.11% 99.0% 99.1% 99.4% 98.4%
Fair value of property portfolio1 5,898,188 5,193,215 3,928,725 3,545,582 2,922,563
Balance sheet 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Shareholders' equity 2,400,427 2,214,417 2,202,175 2,175,565 1,305,736
Gearing
Net debt/total assets 33.6% 40.3% 34.4% 29.8% 25.2%
Income statement 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Gross rental and renewable energy income 73,704 69,003 51,230 17,618 12,078
Net property operating expenses (6,018) (5,534) (8,223) (2,219) (3,784)
Net rental and renewable energy income 67,686 63,469 43,007 15,399 8,294
Joint Ventures management fee income 32,666 26,925 21,537 21,303 14,699
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment property 187,056 87,958 (97,230) 610,261 366,361
Administrative expenses (61,263) (48,863) (33,956) (52,112) (29,296)
Share in the results of Joint Ventures and associates 92,744 (10,715) (45,927) 186,703 63,338
Other expenses (1,750) (3,000) (5,000) (4,000)
Operating result 317,139 118,774 (115,569) 776,554 419,396
Net financial result 2,403 (6,031) (27,008) (12,654) (8,592)
Taxes (32,555) (25,451) 20,035 (113,845) (39,865)
Result for the year 286,987 87,292 (122,542) 650,055 370,939
Result per share 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Net result per share (in €) – Basic 10.52 3.20 (5.49) 31.41 18.58
Net result per share (in €) – Diluted 10.52 3.20 (5.49) 31.41 18.58

1 Includes buildings under construction and development land which are/will be developed by VGP on behalf of the First, Second and Sixth Joint Venture.

Letter to the shareholders

Dear fellow share and bondholders of VGP,

as we look back on 2024, we are proud of the progress we've made, but more than that, we are deeply grateful for the opportunities that have shaped our journey. While the year has presented its challenges, it has also reinforced the strength of our foundations, positioning us well to achieve the ambitious goals we've set for the future. We remain committed to delivering value, not just to our shareholders, but to the communities and industries we serve. Below are some of the key highlights from this pivotal year.

A Record Year in Lettings

Despite a cautious approach to new construction, particularly with potential vacancy risks in mind, we've been fortunate to see a record performance in lettings. We're pleased to report €91.6 million in new and renewed rental income, a historic record for VGP. Of this, €61.8 million reflects an 18% increase in our total committed annualised rental income. This growth is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team, and to our ability to adapt to market dynamics while ensuring stable cash flows for the business.

Contributing to European Re-Industrialisation

Aligned with our vision to support Europe's economic growth, we've had the privilege of contributing to some truly exciting projects in 2024. These include among others:

  • A cutting-edge battery production plant for Hyundai Mobis in Pamplona, Spain
  • A robotaxi assembly plant for Verne in Zagreb, Croatia
  • An ultramodern production facility for VAT in Arad, Romania, supporting the semiconductor industry
  • An assembly and production facility for ISAR Aerospace in Munich
  • A Green innovation Campus for Opel, in Rüsselsheim, Germany

These projects reflect the industries of tomorrow, and we're grateful to play a role in shaping Europe's future. The progress we've made this year is part of a much larger movement, and we're proud to support the re-industrialisation efforts happening across the continent.

Strategic Expansion and New Business Units

As we focus on long-term growth, 2024 also saw the launch of new initiatives that are deeply aligned with our goals of sustainability and diversification. These include:

  • doubling of renewable energy produced through our photovoltaic installations, accelerating further our transition to a greener future.
  • Large-scale battery projects, as well as smaller scale complementary battery installations to our solar installations, a natural complement to our existing business parks, which not only provide growth opportunities but also help us further our commitment to renewable energy.
  • Data Center Developments: Our land plot in Frankfurt, equipped with all the essential ingredients – land, power, cooling water, and the ability to repurpose excess heat – positions us well for a key data center project. We're also building a dedicated team to explore further opportunities within our vast land bank.

VGP Park Nijmegen

Cost Control and Positioning for the Future

Through focused efforts and cross-border collaboration, we've managed to keep our costs under control, optimizing purchasing power and driving efficiencies across all markets. This approach gives us the flexibility to respond swiftly to changing market dynamics. Looking at 2025, we are confi dent that our strong balance sheet, prime locations, and attractive construction costs will give us an important edge. The market dynamics are shifting, but we feel well-prepared to capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead.

Eco-effi ciency a driver for growth

While ESG topics have increasingly become part of political discussions, we remain focused on delivering a top-class product in terms of eco-efficiency and climate performance. Our commitment to reducing gas consumption across our portfolio has led to a significant transition from gas-powered heating to air heat pumps, with a quarter of our properties now operating

VGP Park Brasov

independently of gas. This shift not only enhances sustainability but also helps our tenants manage their energy costs. Additionally, our state-of-the-art new buildings provide highly efficient alternatives for incoming tenants. These efforts have been recognized by GRESB (the 'Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark'), which awarded VGP a 4-star rating—the third-highest development score among the 23 listed logistics and semi-industrial developers in its universe and the highest score within our peer group.

Looking Ahead: Big Ambitions and New Markets

While AI and automation aren't yet at the forefront of our industry, we are proactively preparing for the future. We're keeping a close eye on developments in self-driving trucks and robotics, as we believe these technologies will shape the logistics and industrial sectors in the years to come.

Looking forward, we expect to see continued organic growth across our core markets. While Germany, the Czech Republic, and Hungary have long been key drivers of our development, we're now seeing strong momentum in other large economies such as Italy, Spain, and France. These markets offer significant expansion potential and will be vital to our continued growth.

We're also excited about our recent strategic entry into the UK market. This is an important step in our expansion strategy, and we believe it will make a meaningful contribution to our growth in the years to come.

A key enabler of this growth has been our partnership structure, which continues to provide the Group with the flexibility to expand through the efficient recycling of invested capital. We deeply value the support of our joint venture partners, whose collaboration strengthens our ability to scale and seize new opportunities.

Giving Back: Our Commitment to Society

In addition to our business ambitions, we believe strongly in the importance of contributing to society. Through our foundation, we reinvest a portion of our earnings into projects that support causes close to our heart. This year, we've continued our support for initiatives focused on:

  • Child education for less fortunate children, ensuring that they have the opportunities they deserve.
  • Protecting and preserving European cultural heritage, which is vital to maintaining the richness and diversity of our history.
  • Nature preservation projects, where we aim to have a lasting positive impact on the environment, ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.

We are proud to play a role in these important initiatives, and we remain committed to using our success as a platform for positive change.

Financial performance – make the numbers work

All of our progress has also translated into solid financial performance in '24. As such, we are pleased to report a net profit reaching € 287 million, an increase of 229% over FY'23. Our net asset value grew by 8.4% to € 2.4 billion, supported by a 57% rise in EBITDA, driven by robust growth in recurring rental income (+19%), development activities (+178%), and renewable energy (+236%).

We delivered 21 projects (584,000 sqm), adding € 36.1 million in annual rent, while 34 projects (780,000 sqm) are under construction. Together with the committed lease agreements on our development land, the pre-let status is 80%.

With a solid balance sheet, liquidity of € 493 million, and a lower gearing ratio of 33.6%, we are well-positioned to manage our continuous growth and the Board proposes an ordinary dividend of € 90 million (€ 3.30 per share), a 12% increase from last year.

Conclusion: Moving Forward Together

As we head into 2025, we do so with a sense of gratitude and optimism. The foundation we've built — from a solid balance sheet to strong relationships with tenants, and an agile, motivated team — positions us well for continued success. While challenges remain, we are confident that our strategic advantages, combined with our commitment to sustainability and community, will enable us to thrive in the years to come.

We recognize that our share price performance over the past year has not reflected the full value of our company's potential. However, we are deeply convinced that, through our strategy and ongoing efforts, we are building and will continue to build the intrinsic value of VGP. We remain focused on long-term growth, and we are fully committed to delivering sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

Finally, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to you, our shareholders, for your continued trust and support. Most importantly, I want to express my sincere gratitude to my incredible team. It is their dedication, enthusiasm, and passion that drives VGP forward, and I couldn't be prouder of the way they embrace every challenge and opportunity with unwavering commitment. Together, we are building something truly special.

Thank you once again for your belief in VGP, and we look forward to an exciting year ahead.

Best regards,

VGP Park Rouen

Profi le

VGP Park Olomouc

VGP (www.vgpparks.eu) is a pan-European pure-play logistics real estate group specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of logistic and light industrial real estate. The Group focuses on strategically located plots of land across key European markets, including Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia, France and Croatia and recently also the UK. These locations are selected to support the development of logistic business parks of significant size, enabling VGP to build an extensive and well-diversified land bank at top locations.

The Group combines its expertise in land acquisition, project conceptualization, design, construction, and property management within a fully integrated business model. This approach ensures that VGP can deliver and manage high-end logistics real estate and ancillary offices, either for its own portfolio or in collaboration with its Joint Ventures. These assets are subsequently leased under long-term commercial agreements that prioritize sustainable and green leasing practices.

As part of its commitment to sustainable building practices, VGP has integrated renewable energy solutions into its offering. Through its VGP Renewable Energy business line, the Group supports tenants and stakeholders by providing tailored renewable energy solutions, including solar energy installations and other innovative projects. This initiative reflects VGP's dedication to creating energy-efficient and sustainable logistic parks that benefit both clients and the environment.

With an in-house team of 380 professionals (as of 31 December 2024), VGP oversees all aspects of its operations, from land identification and acquisition to construction supervision, tenant engagement, and property management. The Group's focus on prime locations near densely populated or industrial centers, combined with optimal access to transport infrastructure, underpins its growth strategy.

As of 31 December 2024, VGP's portfolio (in full ownership, including assets developed on behalf of its Joint Ventures) was valued at € 2,103 million and consisted of:

  • 48 completed buildings with a total lettable area of over 1,373,000 sqm (€ 879 million),
  • 33 buildings under construction representing 736,000 sqm of lettable area (€ 579 million), and
  • Remaining development land amounting to € 645 million.

The Joint Ventures portfolio, valued at € 5,734 million, included 194 completed buildings with a total lettable area of over 4,602,000 sqm. Together, VGP (own and Joint Ventures' portfolio) holds a secured development land bank of 8.7 million sqm, representing a development potential of more than 3.6 million sqm of future lettable area.

For further details, please refer to sections Strategy – Renewable Energy and Business Review – Land Bank Evolution.

Sustained growth in committed annualised leases....

Evolution of the Group's committed annualised rent income and number of lease contracts (Including Joint Ventures at 100%) over the past years

As at 31 december 2024 € 412.6 Million

of committed annualised leases

...Driving resilient portfolio growth...

The historical evolution of the Group's accumulated completed gross leasable area (including assets divested and sold into the Joint Ventures a 100%) during the past years has been as follows:

Since 2017 5.6 Million sqm

of new lettable area developed

...Resulting in diversifi ed investment portfolio...

Investment Portfolio breakdown by Country (including JV at 100%)

31 December 2024 (in € mm)

Investment Portfolio breakdown by status (including JV at 100%)

31 December 2024 (in € mm)

Austria € 247,218 mn – 3% Czech Republic € 909,701 mn – 12% Croatia € 29,529 mn – 1% Denmark € 21,381 mn – 1% France € 125,992 mn – 2% Germany € 4087,047 mn – 52% Hungary € 320,808 mn – 4% Italy € 200,921 mn – 3%

Latvia € 101,636 mn – 1% The Netherlands € 332,176 mn – 4% Portugal € 95,933 mn – 1% Romania € 313,86 mn – 4% Slovakia € 315,714 mn – 4% Serbia € 101,013 mn – 1% Spain € 634,217 mn – 8%

Constructed € 6,484 mm – 83% Under Construction € 684 mm – 9% Development Land € 669 mm – 8%

Strategy

VGP's goal is to be a leading pan-European logistics real estate group specialised in the acquisition, development, and management of logistic real estate, i.e. buildings suitable for logistical purposes and light industrial activities.

The Group focuses on (i) strategically located plots of land suitable for development of logistic business parks of a certain size, so as to build up an extensive and well-diversified land bank and property portfolio on top locations; (ii) striving to optimise the operational performance of the portfolio and the activities of our tenants through dedicated teams which provide asset- property and development management services; (iii) growing the different strategic partnerships entered into with Allianz, Deka, Areim or with other local partners (see below) and (iv) implementation of its ESG strategy, by amongst others, offering solutions and acting as an enabler to help the Group's tenants and other stakeholders in their green energy transition through the roll-out of the renewable energy business line.

These elements should allow the Group to provide attractive return for our shareholders through progressive dividend and net asset value growth over time.

VGP Park Fuenlabrada

Development activities and portfolio ancillary services

Development activities

Greenfield and brownfield developments are the core activity of the VGP Group. Brownfield developments are gradually becoming more important as greenfield developments in some targeted prime locations become increasingly scarce. Developments are undertaken primarily for the Group's own account and to a lesser extent for the Joint Ventures.

The Group pursues a growth strategy in terms of development of a strategic land bank which is suitable for the development of turnkey and ready-to-be-let logistic projects. The plots are zoned mainly for logistic or semi-industrial activities. The management of VGP is convinced that the top location of the land and the high-quality standards of its real estate projects contribute to the long-term value of its portfolio.

The Group concentrates on the sector of logistics and light industrial accommodation projects situated across Continental Europe. The Group operates in 18 European countries, in 15 of which the Group already carries out development activities or holds a development pipeline for future development activities.

High quality projects are always developed on the basis of VGP building standards, with adaptations to meet specific requirements of future tenants but always ensuring multiple purpose use and easy future re-leasability. In their initial phase of development, some projects are being developed at the Group's own risk (i.e., without being pre-let). The Group has recently taken preliminary first steps into the potential of data center developments, initially targeting opportunities within its existing land bank.

The constructions, which respond to the latest modern quality standards, are leased under long-term lease agreements to tenants which are active in the logistic, semi-industrial or e-commerce sector, including storing but also assembling, reconditioning, final treatment of the goods before they go to industrial clients or retailers. The land positions are located in the vicinity of highly concentrated living and/or production centres, with an optimal access to transport infrastructure.

Portfolio ancillary services

The Group provides property management, asset management and facility management services to its portfolio and the Joint Ventures (see below).

Property management services are exclusively provided to the Group's own portfolio and the Joint Ventures whereby the respective Group property management company is responsible for managing the proper and undisturbed operation of the buildings. As part of its offered services the VGP property management companies also provide project management services and leasing services.

The asset management services entail giving advice and recommendations to the Joint Ventures on the Joint Ventures' asset management and strategy, thereby optimising the value of the Joint Ventures' assets. As part of the provided services, VGP is responsible for standard corporate administration, financing, business planning, reporting, budgeting, management of tax and legal affairs, controlling, etc.

Facility management services are carried out in the local countries by specific dedicated teams which are focused on managing the proper and undisturbed operation of the buildings and performing or manage all actions such as maintenance services, waste management services, maintenance greenery that may be necessary in this respect.

Other services include providing green energy generated through roof-fixed solar panels, smart energy management and green electric charging facilities and infrastructure. (see below)

Renewable Energy

VGP Renewable Energy offers a broad array of renewable energy solutions for warehouses, including solar, wind and thermal, as well as integrators for storage and distribution. We offer green energy to our tenants, produced on site or off site, with our own photovoltaic systems. This is provided via lease or Power Purchase Agreements. We aim to offer our clients a tailormade green energy solution, which is typically offered through photovoltaic systems on the roof of our VGP Parks, yet also with the ability to offer green energy which is sourced elsewhere.

Since January 2024 the Group acts as a regulated utility for its German clients. This allows the Group over time to deploy all photovoltaic projects in Germany to distribute clean energy more efficiently to our tenants across the country, irrespectively of the quantity of available renewable energy generated on-site. Including projects under construction, the installed capacity will reach nearly 200 MWp. With an ambitious pipeline of projects, we aim to exceed the energy needs of our tenants. Since 2024 the Group also has started a roll-out of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with the first BESS expected to be delivered in 1H 2025 the Group will be able to further enhance self-consumption.

Next to this, we provide green e-mobility charge facilities for electric trucks and cars, and we are currently exploring qualitative methods for energy storage with battery installation and load management. Furthermore, we support our tenants to identify green energy usage optimization and fl exible energy consumption with energy control methods for divers processes to optimize the photovoltaic consumption potential, amongst others.

Key principles of VGP's investment strategy

Strategically located plots of land

High quality standardised and sustainable logistic real estate

Primary focus on long-term fundamentals

Focus on business parks with a view to realising economies of scale

In-house competences enabling a fully integrated business model

Strengthen communities and continuously improve eco-effi ciency by addressing climate change

Land Concept
and design
Construction Rent Portfolio Ancillary
services
Investment Strategy
— Identification of top
locations directly
connectable to existing
infrastructure
— Evaluate potential
projects, technical
Due diligence
— Obtain the zoning
and building permit
— Inhouse design of buildings
based on strict guidelines
for multi-purpose utilisation
— Strategic alliance with
architecture firms, in
close coopreation with
local authorities
— Some adaptation according
to tennants' requirements
but with VGPs own stand
ard building parameters
— High quality logistics
projects constructed
by external contractors
in close cooperation
with future tenants
— Acting as general
contractor on a signicicant
part of the pipeline
— High technical and
quality standards
— Mainly long term
lease agreements
— Officers responsible for
monitoring of the tenants
requirements until the
handover of the premises
— Working together with
local real estate brokers
— Long term developer/
investor (own portfolio or
sale to one of the JV's)
— Portfolio Management
— Asset Management
— Property management
— Centralised maintenace
of properties
— Assisting clients with
transitioning towards
sustainable energy usage
in a cost effective way
— Offering includes: Green
energy (produced on or
off-site), Smart energy
management, green
electric and hydrogen
charging facilities
and infrastructure)
Sustainability approach
— Land sourcing aligned
with EU Taxonomy
requirements
(e.g. arable land)
— Air heat pumps,
smart metering, water
management and
climate risk measures
standard integrated in
VGP Building Standard
— Target 70%+
recycling rate during
construction process
— Work with internal carbon
pricing to promote circular
building materials
— Suppliers required to
adhere to code of conduct
— New lease contracts
require renewable
energy procurement
— ESG data disclosure
and discussion
— Portfolio performance
review and ESG
optimization
(eg LED investments)
— Biodiversity initiatives
— Offer renewable energy
— Install photovoltaic
if/when feasible
— Battery investments to
be rolled-out fur ther to
enhance self-consumption
— EV charging infrastructure
KPI's
— % of EU Taxonomy CRA
assessments completed
for new land acquisitions
— % of portfolio equipped
with heatpumps
— % smart metering
— % CRA measures
implemented
— % of waste recycling
— % suppliers adhere to CoC
— % of new leases
with green clause
— % of ESG data disclosure
— % of parks with
biodiversity measures
— % LED
— MWp installed
— EV chargers installed
Development Investment Renewable energy

Strategic partnerships

In order to sustain its growth over the medium term, VGP entered into several 50:50 joint ventures with well-known institutional investors. These joint venture structures allow VGP to partially recycle its initial invested capital when completed projects are acquired by the respective joint ventures and allow VGP to re-invest the sales proceeds in the continued expansion of the development pipeline, including the further expansion of the land bank, thus allowing VGP to concentrate on its core development activities.

Partnership with Allianz

First Joint Venture – Rheingold

The First Joint Venture was established in May 2016 with an objective to build a platform of new, grade A logistics and industrial properties with a key focus on expansion in core German markets and high growth CEE markets (of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic) with the aim of delivering stable income-driven returns with potential for capital appreciation. The First Joint Venture had a target to increase its portfolio size (i.e. the gross asset value of the acquired income generating assets) to circa € 1.7 billion by May 2021 at the latest, via the contribution to the First Joint Venture of new logistics developments carried out by VGP. The First Joint Venture's strategy is therefore now primarily a hold strategy. As at 31 December 2024, the First Joint Venture's property portfolio consists of 104 completed buildings representing a total lettable area of over 1,973,000 sqm. Although the First Joint Venture reached its expanded investment target, some add-on closings related to existing tenant extension options may still occur in the future. The First Joint Venture will maintain its existing portfolio with VGP continuing to act as property, facility and asset manager. Finally, VGP may be entitled to a promote payment from the First Joint Venture at (i) a liquidity event or (ii) after the lapse of the initial ten year period, which occurs in H1 '26. The magnitude of the promote distribution by the First Joint Venture will be based on the IRR track record of the Joint Venture and is subject to a number of parameters that can only be accurately determined at maturity.

VGP Park Ceske Budejovice

Second Joint Venture – Aurora

The Second Joint Venture was established in July 2019 with the objective to build a platform of core, prime logistic assets in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain with the aim of delivering stable income-driven returns with potential for capital appreciation.

The Second Joint Venture 's exclusive right of first refusal in relation to acquiring newly built assets in the relevant countries expired as of 31 July 2024. It's strategy is therefore primarily a hold strategy.

As at 31 December 2024, the Second Joint Venture's property portfolio consists of 42 completed buildings representing a total lettable area of over 926,000 sqm. Although the Second Joint Venture reached its investment period, some add-on closings related to outstanding development assets may still occur in the future.

VGP Park München

Third Joint Venture – Ymir

The Third Joint Venture was established in June 2020 with an objective to develop VGP Park München. Once fully developed, VGP Park München will consist of five industrial buildings, two stand-alone parking houses and one office building for a total gross lettable area of approx. 323,000 sqm. The park is entirely pre-let. Since its establishment, three closings with the Third Joint Venture have occurred.

The financing of the development capex of the Third Joint Venture occurs through shareholder loans and/or capital contributions by the shareholders in proportion to their respective shareholding or from bank financing. Upon completion of the respective building(s), a closing with Allianz occurred which allowed the Group to receive the proportional share price allocated to the building(s) from Allianz and to partially/totally recycle its initially invested capital in respect of the building(s).

The park has currently three tenants, KraussMaffei – with 212,000 sqm gross lettable area – and BMW – with 64,000 sqm gross lettable area – occupy the existing park and the last remaining development building, which is to be completed by 2026 will provide 44,000 sqm gross lettable area and has been leased in '24 to the company ISAR Aerospace SE.

Finally, in 2024, VGP Park Munich drew an additional credit facility of € 84.5 million that will be used for the financing of the development of the last outstanding building leased to ISAR Aerospace SE.

Partnership with Deka

Fifth Joint Venture – RED

VGP has signed as per 21 July 2023 a Joint Venture agreement with Deka Immobilien, a prominent real estate investment company. The joint venture endeavours that two of Deka Immobilien's public funds, Deka Westinvest InterSelect and Deka Immobilien Europa, acquired a 50% stake in five project companies owned by VGP.

These project companies own and operate five strategically located parks in Germany, namely Gießen – Am alten Flughafen, Laatzen, Göttingen 2, Magdeburg and Berlin Oberkrämer. These parks boast a portfolio of 20 buildings, generating a total annualised rental income of € 52.9 million at the time of the transaction.

The transaction was foreseen to be executed in three closings, the first one in Q3 2023, the second one in Q2 2024, which comprised of two assets located in Berlin Oberkrämer and Gießen – Am alten Flughafen for a total gross asset value of € 281.3 million, and the third one, a building in VGP Park Magdeburg for a total gross asset value of € 103.5 million in Q3 2024. All have been executed according to the initially agreed timeframe and pricing, as such the Joint Venture now holds € 1.16 billion of gross asset value in assets, where VGP retains asset management services in a similar scope to its existing partnerships with Allianz. To facilitate the joint venture, parties have agreed to refinance the joint venture with an approximative LTV of 30%. Consequently, VGP recycled € 681 million of net cash from all closings to date.

Partnership with Areim

Sixth Joint Venture – SAGA

As per 15 December 2023 VGP entered into a new Joint Venture agreement with AREIM Pan-European Logistics Fund (D) AB, or Areim, on a 50:50 basis, with the purpose of investing into VGP developed assets in Germany, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia and Hungary. The Joint Venture will utilize debt up to a loanto-value of 40%, up from the initial target of 35%. The investor, Areim, has committed a € 500 million equity investment. The investment period lasts until 15 December 2028, with possibilities to extend the Joint Venture by mutual agreement.

A seed portfolio closing has taken place in H1 2024, comprising of 17 developed properties, equalling 450,000 sqm, in Germany (8), Czech Republic (5) and Slovakia (4) for a total gross asset value of € 436.5 million, resulting in net cash proceeds of € 270.2 million. A second closing took place in December 2024, comprising 4 developed properties, equalling 114,000 sqm in Germany (1), Czech Republic (1), Slovakia (1) and France (1), for a total gross asset value of € 120 million, resulting in net cash proceeds of € 79.3 million. In many ways the Joint Venture is similar to the Allianz Joint Ventures, being that the Sixth Joint Venture has a right of first refusal but limited to all buildings of a specific development pipeline within the target countries over the investment period.

As at 31 December 2024, the Sixth Joint Venture's property portfolio consists of 21 completed buildings representing a total lettable area of over 564,000 sqm and are 100% let.

The joint venture targets a comprehensive ESG strategy, with criteria defined around EU taxonomy compliance, EPC, BREEAM standards, and more. As is the case with similar Joint Ventures, VGP will act as the asset, property and development manager of the Joint Venture.

The Development Joint Ventures

VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture

The VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture was set up as a 50:50 joint venture with VUSA. The objective of this joint venture is to provide an additional source of land to the Group for land plots which would otherwise not be accessible to it. The VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture aims to develop ca. 64,000 sqm of logistics lettable area. In April 2024, VGP and VUSA agreed to increase the stake of VGP in the Joint Venture to 75%. The VGP Park Belartza, located in the vicinity of San Sebastian in the North of Spain, targets the development of a mixed (logistics/commercial) park whereby VGP will lead the logistic development and VUSA will lead the commercial development. The framework of the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture provides for different mechanisms which allows subject to conditions being met for VGP to become the beneficial owner of the logistics income generating assets and VUSA to become the owner of commercial income generating assets. The project is currently proceeding well with obtaining the necessary zoning permits.

VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture

The VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture is set up as a 50:50 joint venture with Revikon. The objective of this joint venture is to convert a brownfield with ca. 21,000 sqm of lettable space located in the vicinity of the city of Siegen, Germany. In 2023 a part of the development has been sold and since then the brownfield has been undergoing further demolishment works in preparation of its future development. Further milestones are expected to be reached during 2025.

LPM – Logistiek Park Moerdijk Joint Venture

The LPM Joint Venture was established in November 2020 with an objective to develop Logistics Park Moerdijk (Netherlands) together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50 basis. Logistics Park Moerdijk is situated in between the Port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and the Port of Antwerp (Belgium). In February 2024, VGP agreed on selling the project in its current status and recycled proceeds of ca € 171.4 million.

VGP Park Graz

Sustainability Faced with the urgency of climate change, VGP is a committed partner to both the transformation of business to the effi ciency of Industry 4.0, as well as the regeneration of brownfi eld industrial estates by accelerating their urban environmental transformation. Sustainability is at the very heart of VGP's business strategy as can be seen from the integration of our sustainability approach with VGPs investment Strategy. In 2021, the Group launched its updated ESG Strategy which combines both an ambitious objective to reduce VGP's environmental footprint, increase community engagement, and integrating sustainability into the Group's entire value chain. The Group's ambitions are aligned with the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement and adapted to the challenges and opportunities of the industry and specifi c nature of its operations. The Group relies on both the quality of its assets and collective power of its employees and stakeholders to raise awareness, mobilise and provide practical solutions that will facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon economy. The Group is actively involved in the communities in which it operates. The Group's commitment to address climate change across its value chain goes beyond its own direct operations (Scope 1&2) and tenant operations (Scope 3) to be reduced in half but also includes a commitment to address the carbon footprint in the entire supply chain through eff ective ESG management and transparency in carbon pricing. The Group ESG Strategy also tackles challenges like biodiversity, environmentally friendly transport and the circular economy. The ESG Strategy is based on 5 pillars:

— Sustainable Properties. Through the Group's Environmental Management System we aim to reduce the environmental impact of our assets at every stage of their life cycle, from their initial design to daily operation as well as future fungibility

  • Strengthen communities. Input from and consultation with local stakeholders shapes the design, purpose and tenant occupational mix of VGP Parks. The Group is committed to meeting the distinct interests of each municipality and creating mutually beneficial outcomes including local connectivity, a compelling business mix and direct employment for local residents, and long-term project success.
  • Empowering our workforce. The Group is committed to offering employees a working environment that fosters diversity and equal opportunities to offer to each employee the experience needed to build an exciting career that creates value for the Group.
  • Protect and improve biodiversity. VGP actively protects and improves the biodiversity value of its assets by assessing biodiversity impacts and mitigation measures in accordance with BREEAM Excellent/DGNB Gold level standards, and, in addition, by implementing biodiversity action plans based on the Group's own Biodiversity Strategy that accounts for unique local conditions.
  • Improve eco-effi ciency. The eco-effi ciency of our portfolio is improved through daily optimization of operations, by making use of technical improvement of the equipment, including installing LED lighting at refurbishment, off ering renewable energy solutions to our tenants, including tailor-made roof-fi tted photovoltaic installations for self-consumption and off -site green energy contracts off ered through our own energy trading activities leveraging photovoltaic installations elsewhere in the group and improving the intrinsic quality of our new developments, including the installation of heat pumps instead of gas-powered heating where feasible.

VGP Park Magdeburg-Sülzetal

VGP in 2024

Summary

A net profit of € 287 million, an increase of € 200 million or 229% versus FY'23. Net asset value growth of 8.4%, up to € 2.4 billion.

EBITDA growth of 57% with solid contribution from recurring rental business1 activities of € 204.3 million (+19%), from development activities in amount of € 144.8 million (+178%) and in renewable energy of € 5.4 million (+236%).

A historic record of € 91.6 million of new and renewed leases signed during the year bringing the annualised committed leases at year end to € 412.6 million2, an increase of + 17.6%.

34 projects under construction representing 780,000 sqm (of which 29 buildings totalling 589,000 sqm started up during the year) and € 60.4 million of additional annual rent once fully built and let. The development pipeline3 is 80% pre-let. 100% of projects started up will be certifi ed and 97% are to be certifi ed minimum BREEAM Excellent or equivalent.

21 projects delivered during the year representing 584,000 sqm or € 36.1 million in additional annual rent, currently 94% let. As a result, Net rental income, on a look through basis4 grew with 20.9% from € 159.1 million to € 192.4 million, knowing that at year-end € 214.7 million (versus € 194.3 million at year-end 2023, or + 10.5%) on a proportional look through basis, has become cash generative.

702,000 sqm of new development land acquired5 and 1,170,000 sqm deployed to support the developments started up during the year. Total secured landbank stands at 8.7 million sqm at the end of 2024 representing a development potential of over 3.6 million sqm.

The property portfolio5 which has an average building age of 4.2 years, is nearly fully let with occupancy at 98%. The building portfolio is well underway to be 100% sustainably certified, amongst which several are certified BREEAM Outstanding or DGNB Platinum.

Executed four joint venture closings as well as the disposal of LPM, resulting in a record cash recycling of € 809 million. These led to an additional € 92.9 million realized profits in '24.

Photovoltaic capacity grew 53% YoY with operational capacity at 155.7 MWp (vs. 101.8 MWp in Dec-23), 41.00 MWp PV projects under development and a further 90.9 MWp being planned. In addition, a first 6.8 MWh battery project is currently under construction while several other substantial larger installations are in advanced planning stages.

Solid balance sheet with a liquidity position of € 493 million (vs € 210 million dec '23), € 500 m undrawn credit facilities, a gearing ratio of 33.6% (versus 40.3% dec '23) and a proportional LTV6 of 48.3% (versus 53.4% dec' 23). EPRA NTA is up 7%.

The board of directors proposes an ordinary dividend of € 90 million (+ 12% versus ordinary dividend of '24), or € 3.30 per share.

1 See business segments

  • 2 Including Joint Ventures at 100%. As at 31 December 2024 the annualised committed leases of the Joint Ventures stood at € 285.7 million
  • 3 Includes pre-let on assets under construction (74% pre-let) as well as commitments on development land (95% pre-let)
  • 4 Refer to 'supplementary notes', income statement proportionally consolidated
  • 5 Including Joint ventures at 100%
  • 6 Includes Joint Venture's bank LTV at share

Business review

Development

Rental activity

At the 31st of December 2024, the signed and renewed rental income amounted to € 91.6 million1 bringing the total committed annualised rental income to € 412.6 million2 (equivalent to 6.5 million sqm of lettable area) an 17.6% increase since December 2023. On a proportional look through basis the total committed annualised rental income amounts to € 272.2 million, an increase of € 32.3 million, or 13.4% since December 2023.

The increase was driven by 631,000 sqm of new lease agreements signed, corresponding to € 60.3 million of new annualised rental income3 , an increase of 45% compared to FY '23. During the same period amendments were made on 34,000 sqm of lease agreements for a total annual income increase of € 2.8 million. Indexation accounted for € 8.0 million over 2024 (of which € 5.8 million to the joint ventures). Terminations represented a total of € 9.3 million or 163,000 sqm, of which € 6.5 million within the Joint Ventures' portfolio4.

VGP Park Chomutov

1 Of which € 54.4 million to the own and €37.2 million to the JV's portfolio

2 Including Joint ventures at 100%

  • 3 Of which 509,000 sqm (€ 47.9 million) related to the own portfolio
  • 4 "Joint ventures" refers to VGP European Logistics (the First Joint Venture), VGP European Logistics 2 (the Second Joint Venture) and VGP Park München (the Third Joint Venture), all three joint ventures with Allianz; as well as the Fifth Joint Venture with Deka and the Sixth Joint Venture with Areim

Committed annualised rental income (in € million) Bridge Dec-23 to Dec-24²

VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou

From a geographic perspective, Western Europe, accounted for 81% (and Germany 47%), or € 49.0 million of the incremental new lease agreements. The significant growth has been mainly driven by customers with light industrial activity. This segment accounted for 65% (€ 39.3 million) of all new lease agreements. Some examples of new lease agreements include Stellantis (Opel) in VGP Park Russelsheim, Germany; Mobis, in VGP Park Pamplona Noáin, Spain; Isar Aerospace in VGP Park Münich, Germany; Verne in VGP Park Zagreb, Croatia; Mutti in VGP Park Parma Paradigna, Italy; VAT Global in VGP Park Arad, Romania; Fuyao Glass in VGP Park Kecskemét 2, Hungary, JYSK in VGP Park Valencia Cheste, Spain, De Boer Logistics in VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen 2, Germany, and Best4Tires in VGP Park Berlin Bernau, Germany.

A total of 72 lease contracts were concluded in 14 countries. The average size1 of the new lease agreements corresponds to approximately 10,000 sqm. On top, 99% of the new lease agreements contain specifi c, so called green lease provisions. These are designed to improve energy effi ciency, reduce waste and lower the overall environmental impact of a property and 74% of the new lease agreements include a specifi c clause ("dark green") related to procurement of electricity from renewable sources.

The weighted average term2 of the leases stands at 8.0 years for the entire portfolio under management, which is 9.7 years in the own portfolio and 7.2 years in the Joint Venture portfolio. Over 2024, VGP has successfully renewed € 20.5 million3 of annualised rental income. Rental levels on reletting4 were on average 5.1% higher in comparison to the last active rental agreement in the respective locations.

Per December 2024, € 349.9 million, or 85% of the annualised rental income has become cash generative as the underlying space has been handed over to the respective tenants. Over the next twelve months another € 39 million will become effective as summarized in the table below.

in € mln Annualised
rental
income
effective
before
31/12/2024
Annualised
rental
income
to start
within
1 year
Annualised
rental
income
to start
between
1 – 5 years
Annualised
rental
income
to start
between
5 – 10 years
Joint Ventures 275.4 7.6 2.7
Own 74.6 31.4 21.0
Total 349.9 39.0 23.7

The top ten customers of VGP, including those of the Joint Ventures, represents € 130.6 million of annualised rental income, or 31% of the total annualised rental income. They consist of a mix of our three segments, but the largest are represented by the light industrial and e-commerce category. The weighted average lease term of the top ten customers stands at 10.7 years. Siemens occupies a brownfield site and also Opel's committed annualised rental income partially relates to the current occupation of a brownfield site. Both locations will, in time, be reconverted into a newly developed state of the art industrial park, with the potential to generate a substantial higher amount of rental income.

1 Including Joint Ventures and normalized for lease contracts below 250 sqm

2 Until fi nal maturity. The weighted average term of the leases until fi rst break stands at 7.6 years, of which 9.0 years for the own portfolio and 6.9 years for the Joint Ventures portfolio

3 € 18.7 million on behalf of the Joint Ventures

4 Refers to all leases under management, thus including Joint Ventures at 100%

Top 10 tenants of VGP

(based on committed annualised rental income)

VGP Park Córdoba

Construction Activity

A total of 34 projects in 13 countries are under construction as at the 31st of December. This represents an additional 780.000 sqm of future lettable area, representing € 60.4 million of annualised leases once built and fully let – the portfolio under construction, including pre-lets on development land is 80% pre-let1 as at the 31st of December 2024.

A total of 617,000 sqm is under construction in the own portfolio, whereas 163,000 sqm is under construction on behalf of the Joint Ventures. These include assets destined for the First, the Second, Sixth Joint Venture, as well as the last remaining development building in VGP Park Münich, the Third Joint Venture.

Projects under construction
Own portfolio
VGP Park
VGP Park Ehrenfeld 33,000
VGP Park Laxenburg 23,000
VGP Park Zagreb Lučko 29,000
VGP Park České Budějovice 10,000
VGP Park Vejle 27,000
VGP Park Rouen 2 34,000
VGP Park Koblenz 32,000
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen 2 24,000
VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf 50,000
VGP Park Budapest Aerozone 12,000
VGP Park Kecskemét 2 26,000
VGP Park Legnano 22,000
VGP Park Parma Paradigna 50,000
VGP Park Valsamoggia 2 (Lunga) 16,000
VGP Park Montijo 33,000
VGP Park Brașov 67,000
VGP Park Bucharest 27,000
VGP Park Arad 22,000
VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci 5,000
VGP Park Zvolen 10,000
VGP Park Córdoba 7,000
VGP Park Martorell 10,000
VGP Park Pamplona Noain 50,000
617,000

VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci

On behalf of JVs VGP Park sqm
Czech Republic VGP Park Prostějov 10,000
Czech Republic VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City 29,000
Germany VGP Park Berlin 4 5,000
Germany VGP Park Halle 2 12,000
Germany VGP Park München 44,000
Slovakia VGP Park Bratislava 37,000
Spain VGP Park Dos Hermanas 26,000
Total on behalf of JV's 163,000
Total under construction 780,000

A substantial part of the projects under construction are scheduled for delivery in '25. This remains subject to leasing activity and tenant specific fit-out requirements which may influence the actual expected hand-over date of the assets.

During 2024, we have seen, in various countries, favourable construction pricing and nearly 100% of projects started up in 2024 are earmarked for at least 'BREEAM Excellent' or equivalent, including 7% that are targeted to achieve BREEAM Outstanding.

Sustainability certification of the portfolio under construction (BREEAM or equivalent) per December 2024 (in sqm)

Development activity FY2024 (in sqm)2

VGP is currently looking to expand its active footprint into the United Kingdom. A first project, with a development potential of minimum 75,000 sqm in the United Kingdom has been acquired in '25.

1 Includes pre-let on assets under construction (74% pre-let) as well as commitments on development land (95% pre-let)

2 Due to changes in gross lettable area in '24 on the portfolio under construction as at year-end '23, 1,000 sqm has been added to the opening balance

Projects delivered during FY 2024

During the year 21 projects were completed delivering 584,000 sqm, of lettable area, representing € 36.1 million of annualised committed leases once fully leased. It concerns 12 buildings for a total surface of 315,000 sqm in the own portfolio and 9 buildings for a total surface area of 269,000 sqm on behalf of the Joint Ventures portfolio. Of this 269,000 sqm, fi ve assets, totalling 221,000 sqm have been subject of a closing with their respective Joint Venture in '24. The remaining assets on behalf of the Joint Venture are likely subject to a transaction with the respective Joint Venture partner in '25. The delivered portfolio of '24 is 94% let.

Projects delivered during 2024
Own portfolio VGP Park sqm
Austria VGP Park Laxenburg 26,000
Germany VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf 26,000
Hungary VGP Park Budapest Aerozone 30,000
Hungary VGP Park Gyor Beta 58,000
Hungary VGP Park Kecskemét 38,000
Italy VGP Park Valsamoggia 2 (Lunga) 19,000
Romania VGP Park Timisoara 3 33,000
Serbia VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci 77,000
Slovak Republic VGP Park Zvolen 8,000
Total own portfolio 315,000
On behalf of JVs VGP Park sqm
Czech Republic VGP Park Olomouc 3 9,000
Czech Republic VGP Park Olomouc 4 4,000
France1 VGP Park Rouen 1 39,000
Germany VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen 67,000
Germany VGP Park Magdeburg 74,000
Slovakia VGP Park Bratislava 40,000
Slovakia VGP Park Malacky 11,000
Spain VGP Park Valencia Cheste 25,000
Total on behalf of JVs2 269,000
Total delivered 584,000

Landbank activity

During the year VGP acquired 702,000 sqm of development land and a further 1,348,000 sqm has been committed, subject to permits. VGP sold, as a result of the disposal of the LPM Joint Venture, 720,000 sqm of land, which brings the remaining total owned and committed land bank for development to 8.7 million sqm, which has a development potential of at least 3.6 million sqm of future lettable area. Given the available space on the development potential and the existing portfolio, VGP has the ability to increase its rental income by minimum € 253 million, up to more than € 666 million3 . These include an already secured pre-let on development land in amount of € 20.9 million rental income, or 135,000 sqm.

Main acquisitions of '24 are located in Denmark, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Germany with the largest acquisitions and commitments being:

  • VGP Park Vejle, Denmark: with a total land size of 175,000 sqm, allowing for over 83,000 sqm of development. VGP Park Vejle is VGP's first park in Denmark. The site is located in the northern part of the Triangle Region, a commercially important region in the centre of Denmark. The site is adjacent to the highway E45, exit 61b Vejle Syd. Since the acquisition, two pre-lets have been contracted for 16,500 sqm.
  • VGP Park Pamplona Noáin, Pamplona region, Spain: This 148,000 sqm land plot, strategically located adjacent to the motorway with direct access to Pamplona's airport and city centre, was acquired in July '24. Earlier this year, VGP announced the signature of a lease agreement with Mobis Group, part of Hyundai corporation, which will establish a Battery System Assembly at the site once the park is completed. This dedicated building and its future expansion occupy the entire park. The expected handover of the building is planned for H2 '25.
  • VGP Park Berlin Bernau, Germany: This 141,000 sqm plot, located adjacent to the A11 northeast of Berlin, lies just 15 km from Berlin's outer ring and 25 km from the city centre. VGP Park Berlin Bernau is a valuable addition to VGP's portfolio of parks surrounding Berlin's outer ring road and has already secured its first pre-lets. VGP expects to start

the construction of the first building in H1 '25 and has signed pre-lets for 25,000 sqm to date.

  • VGP Park Kecskemet 2, Hungary: this 124,000 sqm plot, located 2,5 km from the city center of Kecskemet and along the main access road, forms an excellent expansion of the existing business park VGP Park Kecskemet. The VGP Park Kecskemet 2 has a development potential of 61,000 sqm and already leased two out of the three buildings for a total development of 44,000 sqm. The tenants are Fuyao Glass and Univer.
  • VGP Park Split, Croatia: This 187,000 sqm plot, located at the junction of the E-65 and D1 motorways, only 5 km from Split Ferry Port and 30 km from Split's Saint Jerome International Airport, is the ideal location for logistics service providers, as well as commercial and manufacturing companies. VGP will develop a total of 74,000 sqm of logistics and industrial premises, spread over two buildings. The project is strategically located to serve a variety of industries and expects to secure pre-lease agreements for 30,000 sqm soon. This acquisition marks VGP's second major investment in Croatia, following the project of VGP Park Zagreb, where VGP is developing an autonomous vehicle production facility for Verne.
  • VGP Park Gyor Gamma, Hungary: This 92,000 sqm plot has a development potential of over 35,000 sqm and is located in the vicinity of VGP's successful business parks in Gyor. Once fully developed, the VGP Parks in Gyor will host over 356,000 sqm of lettable area.
  • VGP Park Parma Morse, Italy: Covering 33,000 sqm, this site is adjacent to VGP's Park Parma Lumiere, just 7 km from the city center of Parma and next to the A1 motorway exit. The park's strategic location along one of central northern Italy's key roadways makes it an attractive addition to the area.

1 This asset has been completed in '24 and subsequently sold to the Sixth Joint Venture as part of the second closing in December '24.

2 These assets are legally owned by the Joint Venture but have not been part of a transaction yet with the Joint Venture partner. VGP finances these developments through development loans to the Joint Venture, which are also classified as assets held for sale.

3 Including Joint Ventures at 100%

Land bridge (in million sqm)

The land bank is geographically spread between Eastern (46%) and Western Europe (54%) in square meters. The largest land positions are held in Germany (21.8%), France (12.5%), Serbia (11.0%) and Romania (10.1%). Following the sale of VGP's share in LPM (720,000 sqm) VGP now holds 98% of the land bank (owned or committed) in its own portfolio, whereas 2% is in co-ownership with various Joint Venture partners. It concerns Grekon (34,035 sqm) in Germany and Belartza (145,215 sqm) in Spain.

VGP Park Dos Hermanas

Investment Standing portfolio

The total portfolio, including assets from Joint Ventures under management of the VGP Group, now contain 276 buildings (34 buildings under construction and 242 completed buildings) for a total surface of 6.8 million sqm, spread over 15 countries. These include 2.1 million square meters of assets, or 81 buildings in the own portfolio (of which 1.4 million sqm or 48 buildings are completed assets) and 4.6 million sqm and 195 buildings in the Joint Ventures.

Country Completed buildings Buildings under construction Total buildings
in sqm Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Austria 66,000 4 56,000 2 122,000 6
Croatia 29,000 1 29,000 1
Czech Republic 783,000 51 49,000 3 832,000 54
Denmark 27,000 2 27,000 2
France 39,000 1 34,000 1 73,000 2
Germany 3,092,000 97 167,000 7 3,259,000 104
Hungary 323,000 17 38,000 2 361,000 19
Italy 105,000 8 88,000 3 193,000 11
Latvia 134,000 4 134,000 4
Netherlands 259,000 6 259,000 6
Portugal 50,000 3 33,000 1 83,000 4
Romania 348,000 16 114,000 4 462,000 20
Serbia 76,000 2 5,000 1 81,000 3
Slovak Republic 286,000 12 47,000 3 333,000 15
Spain 414,000 21 93,000 4 507,000 25
Total 5,975,000 242 780,000 34 6,755,000 276
Ownership
in sqm
Completed buildings Buildings under construction Total buildings
Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Rentable
space
Number of
buildings
Own1 1,373,000 48 736,000 33 2,110,000 81
JVs 4,602,000 194 44,000 1 4,646,000 195
Total 5,975,000 242 780,000 34 6,755,000 276

The average age of the completed portfolio2 amounts to 4.2 years. Over 96% of all completed² assets are younger than 10 years and 64% is younger than 5 years. The average size of the completed² portfolio amounts to 23,000 sqm. Of the completed portfolio, 48% has a larger size than 30,000 sqm.

VGP Park Belgrade

1 These include assets under construction on behalf of the Joint Ventures totalling 89,000 square meters. These assets are legally owned by the Joint Venture but have not been part of a transaction yet with the Joint Venture partner. VGP finances these developments through development loans to the Joint Venture, which are also classified as assets held for sale

2 Normalized for brownfield assets that are currently under a short term lease and will be redeveloped in the short to mid-term

Renewable energy

the gross renewable energy income over 2024 was € 8.3 million compared to € 4.4 million over FY2023. This was driven by an increase of 96% in the eff ective production sold in 2024 to 90 GWh.

The operational solar capacity increased significantly to 155.7 MWp, up 53% year-over-year which should equate to a marketable production potential of circa 130 GWh.

As of December 2024, a total of 39 projects representing 41.0 MWp are under construction. Including projects under construction the total solar power generation capacity will increase to 196.8 MWp spread over 147 roof-projects in 10 countries. As at the 31st of December 2024 this represents a total aggregate investment amount of €121 million (incl. current commitments for projects under construction).

With regards to the pipeline, an additional 97 solar power projects are in contractual/design phase (including in 4 additional countries) which equates to an added power generation capacity of 90.9 MWp. The current total solar portfolio, including pipeline projects, totals 287.7 MWp.

Of VGP's solar plants in operation 43% is used for self-consumption. The remainder of this green energy is provided to the grid. In order to enhance self-consumption and contribute to a more stable and efficient energy grid, VGP is in the process of setting up Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The first two BESS units for a combined 6.8 MWh are being installed, with an additional 45.1 MWh in the design phase and 38.8 MWh under feasibility assessment. This represents a total BESS pipeline of 90.7 MWh or a total investment exceeding € 20 million in order to support sustainable and resilient energy solutions.

Photovoltaic MWp installed

Employee Engagement and Development

Our people are at the heart of our success, providing the technical competence and driving innovation and excellence across all our business segments. As of 31 December 2024, our team comprised 410 professionals, reflecting a steady growth in our workforce to support our expanding operations across Europe. In FY2024, we invested significantly in employee development, delivering over 2600 hours of training focused on enhancing technical skills, leadership, and sustainability expertise. To ensure we continue fostering a positive and engaging work environment, we conducted our annual employee satisfaction survey, achieving a 79.2% participation rate and recording an overall satisfaction score of 8.3 out of 10. These initiatives underscore our commitment to building a resilient and futureready team, aligned with our long-term growth strategy.

Capital and liquidity position

Total cash balance as at 31 December 2024 stood at € 493 million. The group has undrawn revolving credit facilities of € 500 million, providing a liquidity position of nearly € 1 billion. The revolving credit facilities have been increased from € 400 million to € 500 million and contain a specific credit facility for guarantees in amount of € 50 million.

During '24 VGP was able to recycle net € 809 million from closings with respectively the Fifth and Sixth Joint venture, as well as the disposal of the Development Joint Venture LPM.

VGP drew € 135 million on a total facility of € 150 million in February '24. This credit facility with the European Investment Bank has a ten year term at a fixed interest rate of 4.15%. The remaining € 15 million will be drawn upon further progress in the business unit of VGP Renewable Energy.

VGP repaid € 75 million of its outstanding bonds in July 2024. At 31 December '24, the average cost of debt has lowered to

The proportional on a look through basis LTV amounts to 48.3% (versus 53.4% at year-end '23) and the gearing ratio amounts to 33.6% (versus 40.3% at year-end '23).

In September 2024, during its annual review, Fitch Ratings affirmed a 'BBB-' investment grade rating with Outlook Stable on VGP.

ESG ratings and recognition

The Group's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessments by extra-financial rating agencies were updated in 2024. The GRESB Developer score was confirmed at 95 out of 100, equivalent to a four-star rating and the highest in our peer group. VGP maintained its A rating in the MSCI ESG assessment and obtained an ESG Risk Rating of 11.7 by Sustainalytics equivalent to "Negligible" risk of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors and part of the 15% least ESG risk real estate operators globally.

VGP maintained its position in the Euronext BEL 20 ESG index. The BEL ESG Index is designed to identify the 20 highest-ranked companies in Belgium that exhibit the lowest ESG risks.

Dividend

The board of directors proposes to the annual shareholders meeting an ordinary gross dividend distribution of € 3.30 per share, or € 90 million. This compares to an ordinary dividend of € 2.95 per share last year or an increase of 12%.

General market overview

VGP Park Belgrade

EMEA Industrial & Logistics

Market Dynamics Q4 2024

VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou

European Industrial Market 5 key trends in Q4 2024

Take up and rental growth at sustainable levels and despite 2-year lull in market activity, are in line with pre- pandemic levels.

1

Fundamentals adapt to changing conditions at a sustainable rate

Rental growth continues to soften but remains above the long-term trend

2025 take up lower by 5% but still above the pre- pandemic average

3

Space under construction edges higher

Construction activity picked up in Q4 but is still below peak 2022/23 levels

BTS deals accounted for the increase in Q4 construction activity.

2

Leasing momentum vacillates in response to economic/geopolitical uncertainty

Q4 lease activity was up in all markets

Longer negotiations and limited best-of-class stock in prime locations restrict take up.

4

Flight to quality noted in markets with higher levels of speculative completions

Occupiers continue to demand bestof-class, ESG-driven units to improve energy and operational efficiencies.

5

Manufacturer and retailer/e-retailer share of total take up increasing

New manufacturing and a shift to renewable energy fuelling demand for space.

Asian online marketplaces and growing online channels are starting to contribute to leasing activity.

Industrial & Logistics "Demand"

Demand Take up above prepandemic average

Q4 take-up at 6.4 million sqm up 19% QoQ and 2% YoY.

Raising activity in Q4 brings 2024 take-up to only 5% below the 2023 level.

FY 2024 take-up was 13% above the 2015-19 pre- pandemic level.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

10 Yrs Average

Demand Take up returns to prepandemic level

Demand Occupier segments

Growing manufacturing share of total demand while others show more volatility

Manufacturing 2nd strongest sector as renewable energy production offsets softening automotive sector.

Industrial & Logistics Supply

Supply Vacancy rate stabilizes with improved Q4 demand

Q4 2024 and historical quarterly average vacancy rates

Supply Constrained modern supply holds

vacancy

stable Available stock does not meet occupier space requirements

2024 vacancy rate stabilized at 5.1%, in line with the 10-year average.

For the past 24 months, completions have trailed take-up by 4% – a tighter gap than historically due to an occupier market preference for newly completed, energy effi cient facilities.

Polarizing rental performance between old and new space in markets with higher vacancy.

Europe take-up and completion figures based on units of 5,000 sqm and over in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden & units of 10,000 sqm in the UK;

Estimated European vacancy rate comprises Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and UK Source: JLL Research, iO Partners

Supply

Supply pipeline up in response to demand for new space

BTS construction replaces lower levels of speculative development

Logistics space under construction

Supply Speculative construction activity varies by market

Land regulation targeting speculative development reduces activity in France and Germany

Speculative construction 2022–2024

Where next?

Despite more speculative activity during Q4 in several markets, levels are down YoY.

Record rises in speculative development in Hungary, the UK, and Italy.

Stricter greenfi eld land regulation in WesternEuropean markets pumps brakes on speculative activity.

Supply Tightest markets will continue to outperform

European Logistics supply-demand balance

Germany – Year's supply v prime rent

Including units of 5,000 sqm and over in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden; 10,000 sqm and over in UK * incl. vacant units and space speculatively under construction Source: JLL Research, iO Partners

Industrial & Logistics Rent levels

Rents

Logistics prime rents* at the end of Q4 2024

Prime headline rents unchanged in an increasing number of markets

78

Rents Growth slows further in Western Europe and UK

High speculative development levels put downward pressure on rents in CEE region

ILOG prime rental growth dropped from 16.8% in 2022 to 3.5% in Q4 2024.

At 4.0%, rental growth in Western Europe remains strongest due to modern supply constraints.

Softer demand reduces upward pressure on prime rents in markets with higher speculative completions.

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Industrial & Logistics Capital Market Trends

Capital Markets Industrial investment on upward trajectory

Increasing capital fl ows in response to improving fi nancial conditions

Q3 Q4

Capital Markets Industrial investment on upward trajectory

Increasing capital fl ows in response to improving fi nancial conditions

Strong quarterly transaction activity increases annual level by 23% in 2024

Investment activity returns to pre-pandemic levels.

Core capital returns with its share of total placements on the rise.

Capital Markets 2024 FY investment levels increasing

Southern Europe lagged other regions in attracting capital in 2024, but deals in the pipeline

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Country/region Investment in Billion € YoY
UK 8.3 44%
Germany 7.2 7%
France 5.1 65%
Nordics 5.1 30%
Benelux 3.2 61%
Southern Europe 2.9 -17%
CEE 2.1 60%

Expanding geographic focus

Investment activity continues to expand in CEE region

Activity continues to pick up in France and Benelux during Q4.

Highest transaction volumes in UK and Germany while YoY growth rates vary.

Figures exclude Pan-European portfolio transactions volumes not associated with single country markets and Entity Level transactions (indirect deals)

Capital Markets

Improving portfolio transactions

More portfolio deals contribute to higher transaction volumes

Transaction volumes: single asset versus portfolio deals

Returning appetite for larger portfolios

Portfolio transactions > 100m

portfolio deals

Yields Prime logistics yields at Q4 2024

Q4 2024 yield by market versus latest trough (Q1/Q2 2024)

5.75%

Yields Prime logistics yields at Q4 2024

Yields European Prime yields

Risk arbitrage more favorable for investors

Widening

yield/rate gap Improved arbitrate with risk-free rates

Better for attracting capital to sector

Yields Yield gap aligns across Western European countries

Source: JLL Research, iO Partners

Report of the Board of Directors

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Corporate governance statement

Principles

VGP adopts the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (hereinafter the "Belgian Corporate Governance Code" or the "Code 2020") as its reference code on corporate governance. The Code 2020 is available on the website of the Belgian Corporate Governance Committee (www.corporategovernancecommittee.be).

As required by the Code 2020, the Board of Directors has drawn up the VGP Corporate Governance Charter according to the recommendations of the Code 2020 published on 9 May 2019 and taking into account the provisions of the Code on Companies and Associations ("CCA") introduced by the law of 23 March 2019.

As required by the Code 2020, the Company's Corporate Governance Charter describes the main aspects of its corporate governance policy. The Corporate Governance Charter was last updated on 5 January 2022 and is available on the Company's website (Corporate-governance – VGP Group (vgpparks.eu)

However, the Board of Directors is of the opinion that the Company is justified in not adhering to certain principles of the Code 2020, considering the Company's particular situation. These deviations are explained below:

  • i. The Company does not intend to set up a nomination committee. By doing so, the Company, as a smaller listed company (in terms of employees), deviates from the principles 4.19 and further of the Code 2020. Given its relatively small size and the small size of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company believes setting up a nomination committee would at this stage overly complicate its decision-making processes.
  • ii. The Company deviates from principle 7.12 of the Code 2020 by not including contractual provisions to delay payment or clawback provisions in relation to the variable remuneration of the Executive Management Team. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that its remuneration policy and practices sufficiently address the underlying objective of this principle, as any payment of variable remuneration is only made following the finalisation of the financial results. In addition, the Board of Directors can reduce the amount of short-term variable remuneration of an Executive Management Team member based on its individual performance. With regards to long term variable remuneration, the LTIP also includes certain malus provisions. Finally, the Company may in certain events use legal remedies that may be available to it under applicable law to withhold payment or reclaim variable remuneration.
  • iii. The Company deviates from principle 7.6 of the Code 2020 by not requiring its non-executive directors to receive part of their remuneration in the form of shares in the Company

and by not setting a minimum holding period for shares in the Company held by such persons. Considering that the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO are reference shareholders, the Board of Directors is of the opinion that the long-term perspective of shareholders is adequately represented. Not requiring the other three (independent) directors to receive remuneration in shares in the Company allows for an outside perspective during the deliberations of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that this balanced composition contributes to long term value creation and is beneficial to the Company.

  • iv. The Company deviates from principle 7.9 of the Code 2020 by not requiring a minimum threshold of shares to be held by the executive management. The Company believes that its current operational structure and remuneration policy sufficiently incentivises its Executive Management Team to focus on long term value creation, given that: (i) the CEO is the main shareholder of the Company, (ii) the Board of Directors avoids setting performance criteria that could encourage the Executive Management Team to give preference to short-term goals that influence their variable remuneration but would have an adverse impact on VGP in the medium and long-term, and (iii) the members of the Executive Management Team (other than the CEO) participate in the LTIP, which is based on the net asset value growth of the Company spread over several years and includes a lock-up of 5 years.
  • v. Following the departure of the Company Secretary during 2023, the Board of Directors currently does not intend to appoint a new Company secretary. By doing so, the Company, as a smaller listed company, departs from the principles 3.19 and further of the Code 2020. Given its relatively small size and the small size of the Company's board of directors, the Company continues to believe that appointing a new Company secretary is not necessary at this stage. As long as the Company does not appoint a Company secretary, the functions of secretary will be taken up by the Company's CFO.

Governance structure

The Company has opted for a monistic governance model with a Board of Directors in accordance with article 7:85 and further of the CCA. The Company deems this model to be best suited for the needs and functioning of the Company and its business.

The Board of Directors is authorised to perform all operations that are considered necessary or useful to achieve the Company's purpose, except those reserved to the shareholders' meeting by law or as set out in the articles of association.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of five members, who are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer are never the same individual. The Chief Executive Officer is the only Board member with an executive function. All other members are non-executive Directors.

Three of the Directors are independent: Mrs Katherina Reiche (first appointed in 2019), Mrs Vera Gäde-Butzlaff (first appointed in 2019) and Mrs Ann Gaeremynck (first appointed in 2019). All three directors have been reappointed on the annual shareholders meeting in 2023 for a period of four years, i.e. , until the closing of the annual shareholders' meeting which will be held in the year 2027 and at which the decision will be taken to approve the annual accounts closed at 31 December 2026.

Miss Katherina Reiche has decided to step down from her position as a board and remuneration committee member. The board has accepted her resignation, and by mutual agreement, she will continue to serve as an active member until the shareholders' meeting on May 9. The annual shareholders meeting will be requested to nominate CM Advisors Ltd, represented by Chris Morrish as replacement to Miss Katherina Reiche.

The biographies for each of the current directors (see Board of Directors and Management), indicate the breadth of their business, financial and international experience. This gives the directors the range of skills, knowledge and experience essential to govern VGP.

For a detailed description of the operation and responsibilities of the Board of Directors we refer to the VGP Corporate Governance Charter, which is published on the company's website Corporate –overnance - VGP Group (vgpparks.eu).

The Board of Directors held 5 board meetings in 2024. The most important points on the agenda were:

— approval of the 2023 annual accounts and 2024 semi-annual accounts;

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  • review and discussion on (on multiple occasions) leasing activities, development activities, land acquisitions, strategic prospects, ESG initiatives and solar power installations as well as the broader evolutions of the logistics market in Europe
  • review and discussion on cash flow forecast and available liquidity;
  • review, discussion and/or approval of the first and second closing with the Sixth Joint Venture, as well as the second and third closing with the Fifth Joint Venture, along with approval of signing respective facility documents;
  • Review and approval of the long term business plan to 2030;
  • Review and discussion of the Development Joint Ventures;
  • Review and proposal of the convocation to the annual shareholders' meeting;
  • Review and approval of the main decisions taken by the remuneration and audit committee;
  • Determination of the payment date and all other formalities related to the payment of the dividend;
  • review and discussion on related party transaction procedure of Article 7:97 CCA;
  • review and approval of press releases on the annual, semi-annual accounts as well as two trading updates;
  • review and discussion of the property portfolio (i.e. investments, tenant issues etc.);
  • review, discussion and approval of the investments and expansion of the land bank;
  • approval of allocations and delegated authorities in respect of the Long-Term Incentive Plan;
  • review and approval of the financial calendar of 2025.
Name Year
appointed
Next due for
reelection
Meetings
attended
Executive director
and Chief Executive Officer
Jan Van Geet s.r.o. represented
by Jan Van Geet
2021 2025 5
Non-executive director
VM Invest NV, represented
by Bart Van Malderen
2021 2025 5
Independent, non-executive
directors
GAEVAN BV represented
by Ann Gaeremynck
2023 2027 5
Katherina Reiche 2023 n/a 4
Vera Gäde-Butzlaff 2023 2027 5

Mrs Katherina Reiche, Mrs Vera Gäde-Butzlaff and Mrs Ann Gaeremynck are independent directors, in accordance with article 7:87 of the CCA. Mrs Katherina Reiche has resigned as board and remuneration committee member and the board has agreed that her nomination will end on the annual shareholders meeting as per 9 May 2025.

The composition of the Board of Directors meets the gender diversity requirement laid down in article 7:86 of the CCA.

(Re-)appointments at the 2025 annual shareholders' meeting

The annual shareholders' meeting of 9 May 2025 will vote on the re-appointment of Jan Van Geet s.r.o., represented by Jan Van Geet as executive director and Chief Executive Officer, as well as VM Invest NV, represented by Bart Van Malderen, non-executive director and chairman. As Katherine Reiche will resign from her nomination as board and remuneration committee member, the annual shareholders meeting will be requested to nominate CM Advisors Ltd, represented by Chris Morrish as replacement to Miss Katherina Reiche.

Chris Morrish is a Senior Advisor at FREO Group. He previously served as Managing Director and Regional Head for Europe at GIC Real Estate, the real estate investment arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), where he oversaw European real estate investments and was a member of GIC RE's Global Investment Committee. Prior to joining GIC, Chris was Strategic Planning Director at Hammerson plc, a major UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and Associate Director at Greycoat PLC, specializing in Central London office development. He began his career at Hillier Parker (now CBRE). Chris holds degrees from Pembroke College, Cambridge, and an MBA from City University, with additional studies at Stanford University. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has served on the Management Board of INREV and the Supervisory Board of the Investment Property Forum (IPF).

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has also established two advisory committees: an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Committee.

Audit Committee

The members of the Audit Committee are appointed by the Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee is composed of three members who are all non-executive Directors. Two members, Mrs Ann Gaeremynck and Mrs Vera Gäde-Butzlaff, are independent directors.

The members of the committee have sufficient relevant expertise, especially in accounting, auditing and financial matters, to effectively perform their functions.

The duration of the appointment of a member of the Audit Committee may not exceed the duration of his/her directorship. Committee members' terms of office may be renewed at the same time as their directorships.

The Audit Committee is chaired by one of its members. The chairman of the board of directors may not chair the Audit Committee.

For a detailed description of the operation and responsibilities of the Audit Committee we refer to the VGP Corporate Governance Charter, which is published on the company's website: Corporate-governance – VGP Group (vgpparks.eu).

The Audit Committee meets at least four times a year and whenever circumstances require, at the request of its chairman, one of its members, the chairman of the Board of Directors, the CEO or the CFO. It decides if and when the CEO, CFO, the Statutory Auditor(s) or other people should attend its meetings.

The Audit Committee meets at least twice a year with the statutory auditor to consult on matters falling under the power of the Audit Committee and on any matters arising from the audit. The CEO and CFO also attend the meetings of the Audit Committee.

Given the size of the Group no internal audit function has currently been created.

Name Year
appointed
Executive or
non-executive
Independent Next due for
re-election
Meetings
attended
GAEVAN BV represented
by Ann Gaeremynck (Chairwoman)
2023 Non-executive Independent 2027 4
Vera Gäde-Butzlaff 2023 Non-executive Independent 2027 4
VM Invest NV, represented
by Bart Van Malderen
2021 Non-executive — 2025 4

The Audit Committee met four times in 2024. The Chairwoman of the Audit Committee reported the outcome of each meeting to the Board of Directors. The most important points on the agenda were:

  • discussion on the 2023 annual accounts and 2024 semi-annual accounts and business updates;
  • review and approval of the press release of the annual 2023 and semi-annual 2024 results;
  • analysis of the recommendations made by the statutory auditor;
  • review and approval of the annual report 2023;
  • assessment and discussion on the need to create an internal audit function;
  • review and approval of the appointment of a new group auditor;
  • review and approval of accounting policies and procedures in respect of transactions with the First, Second, the Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture;
  • discussion, review and approval of proposed scope and fees for audit and non-audit work carried out by Deloitte.

Remuneration Committee

The members of the Remuneration Committee are appointed by the Board of Directors.

The Remuneration Committee is composed of three members who are all non-executive Directors. Two members, Mrs Ann Gaeremynck and Mrs Katherina Reiche are independent directors. Mrs Katherina Reiche has resigned as board and remuneration committee member and the board has agreed that her nomination will end on the annual shareholders meeting as per 9 May 2025.

The members of the Remuneration Committee possess the necessary independence, skills, knowledge, experience, and capacity to execute their duties effectively.

The duration of the appointment of a member of the Remuneration Committee may not exceed the duration of his/her directorship. Committee members' terms of office may be renewed at the same time as their directorships.

The Remuneration Committee is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by another non-executive director.

For a detailed description of the operation and responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee we refer to the VGP Corporate Governance Charter, which is published on the company's website Corporate –governance - VGP Group (vgpparks.eu).

The Remuneration Committee meets at least two times per year, as well as whenever the committee needs to address imminent topics within the scope of its responsibilities.

The CEO and CFO participate in the meetings when the remuneration plan proposed by the CEO for members of the management team is discussed, but not when their own remunerations are being decided.

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Remuneration Committee has access to all resources that it deems appropriate, including external advice or benchmarking as appropriate.

Name Year
appointed
Executive or
non-executive
Independent Next due for re-election Meetings
attended
VM Invest NV, represented
by Bart Van Malderen (Chairman)
2021 Non-executive — 2025 3
Katherina Reiche 2023 Non-executive Independent n.a. 3
GAEVAN BV represented
by Ann Gaeremynck
2023 Non-executive Independent 2027 3

The Remuneration Committee met three times in 2024.

The most important points on the agenda were:

  • assessment and determination of the achievement of the 2023 performance criteria and making recommendations to the Board of Directors in respect of the performance targets and criteria for the CEO, other members of the Executive Committee and senior managers for the financial year 2024;
  • allocation of variable remuneration;
  • allocations under the long-term incentive plan;
  • reviewing changes to the executive management team composition.

In order to maintain a flexible remuneration policy that enables it to attract, reward, incentivize and retain the necessary talent, the Company departs from the following principles of the Code 2020 in the framework of its remuneration policy:

— by not requiring its non-executive directors to receive part of their remuneration in the form of shares in the Company and by not setting a minimum holding period for shares in the Company held by such persons, if any, the Company departs from principle 7.6 of the Code 2020;

— by not setting a minimum threshold of shares to be held by the executive management as part of their remuneration, the Company departs from principle 7.9 of the Code 2020.

Nomination Committee

The company has not set up a Nomination Committee. The Company does not intend to set up a nomination committee. By doing so, the Company, as a smaller listed company, departs from the principles 4.19 and further of the Code 2020. Given its relatively small size and the small size of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company believes setting up a nomination committee would at this stage overly complicate its decision-making processes.

Evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees

In accordance with the VGP Corporate Governance Charter, the Board of Directors shall, every three years, conduct an evaluation of its size, composition and performance, and the size, composition and performance of its Committees, as well as the interaction with the executive management.

The Board of Directors and its Committees carried out a self-assessment lastly in February 2025 with satisfactory result.

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Remuneration report

Introduction

This remuneration report has been drafted in accordance with the provisions of article 3:6, §3 of the Code of Companies and Associations and the VGP Corporate Governance Charter (Annex 5), and takes into account the VGP Remuneration Policy, which is available at the Company's website https://vgpparks. eu/en/investors/corporate-governance/

The VGP Remuneration Policy was submitted to and approved by the annual shareholders' meeting of 14 May 2021 with a large majority (93.13% of the votes present gave their approval). This new remuneration policy took effect on 1 January 2021. This remuneration report must be read together with the VGP Remuneration Policy which, to the extent necessary, should be regarded as forming part of this remuneration report. The remuneration granted to the directors, the CEO and the other members of the Executive Management Team with respect to financial year 2024 is in line with the VGP Remuneration Policy.

The remuneration report for the performance year 2023 was also approved by a large majority of 87.35% of the votes present at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting held on 10 May 2024, and there were no specific comments to be taken into account in the remuneration for performance year 2024.

VGP 2024 highlights

In 2024, VGP recorded a solid business growth across its property portfolio with signed and renewed rental income of € 91.6 million bringing total signed annualised committed leases increased to € 412.6million1 at the end of December 2024 (compared to € 350.8 million at the end of 2023) (+ € 61.8 million)

During 2024, 21 projects were completed totalling 584,000 sqm of lettable area which represent an annualised rent income of € 36.1 million. These buildings were 94% let. At year-end 34 projects were under construction representing 780,000 sqm of future lettable area, which, once delivered and fully let, will generate € 60.4 million of annualised committed rental income; the portfolio under construction at year-end was 74% pre-let2.

The weighted average term of the annualised committed leases of the combined own and Joint Ventures' portfolio stood at 8 years at the year-end (7.9 years as at 31 December 2023) and the occupancy rate (own and Joint Ventures'portfolio) reached 98 % at year-end (compared to 99% at the end of 2023).

The landbank further expanded with the acquisition of 702,000 sqm of new development land with a further 1.3 million sqm of committed land plots, pending permits, bringing the total secured (own and committed) land bank to 8.7 million sqm having over 3.6 million sqm development potential.

In respect of the Joint Ventures, there were 4 closings, two with the Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture, as well as the disposal of the LPM Moerdijk Development Joint venture, resulting in net cash proceeds totalling € 809 million.

As of 31 December 2024, the roofs of VGP's building portfolio enabled a photovoltaic power generation capacity of 196.8 MWp installed or under construction (compared to 170.8 MWp as at the end of December 2023).

All construction projects of 2024 are earmarked for at least 'BREEAM Excellent' or equivalent, including 7% that are targeted to achieve BREEAM Outstanding.

Finally, VGP reported a net profit of € 287 million, an increase of € 200 million or 229% versus FY'23 and a net asset value growth of 8.4%, up to € 2.4 billion. This is the result of a steap improvement in EBITDA contributions by all business segments, such as the recurring rental business3 activities of € 204.3 million (+19%), from development activities in amount of € 144.8 million (+178%) and in renewable energy of € 5.4 million (+236%).

Total remuneration

Total remuneration of the directors

The remuneration paid to non-executive directors consists solely of an annual fi xed component plus the fee received for each meeting attended. These fees were approved by the annual shareholders' meeting of 8 May 2020 and remained unchanged for 2024. The non-executive directors receive an annual fi xed remuneration of € 75,000. The chairman does not receive any additional fi xed remuneration for its chair. The non-executive directors also receive an attendance fee of € 2,000 for each meeting of the board of directors and € 2,000 for each meeting of the Audit Committee or the Remuneration Committee they attend.

Non-executive directors do not receive any variable compensation linked to results or other performance criteria. They are not entitled to stock options or shares (see Corporate Governance Statement – Principles regarding the deviation from Principle 7 6 of the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code), nor to any supplementary pension scheme.

1 Including the Joint Ventures at 100%. As at 31 December 2024 the annualised committed leases for the Joint Ventures stood at € 285.7 million (2023: € 226.9 million).

2 Calculated based on the contracted rent and estimated market rent for the vacant space.

3 See business segments

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2024 remuneration (in €) Fixed remuneration Variable remuneration Extraordinary Pension Total remuneration Proportion of fixed-and variable remuneration
Base salary Attendance Fees Other benefits One-year variable Multi-year variable items Fixed Variable
Non-executive directors
VM Invest NV
represented by Bart Van Malderen
Chair of the board of directors
and Remuneration Committee
75,000 24,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 99,000 100% 0%
GAEVAN BV
represented by Ann Gaeremynck
Independent director and chair
of the Audit Committee
75,000 24,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 99,000 100% 0%
Katherina Reiche,
Independent director
75,000 14,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 89,000 100% 0%
Vera Gäde-Butzlaff,
Independent director
75,000 18,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 93,000 100% 0%
Executive directors
Jan Van Geet s.r.o.,
represented by Jan Van Geet,
Executive director1
75,000 10,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 85,000 100% 0%
Total 375,000 90,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 465,000 100% 0%

1 The remuneration that Jan Van Geet s.r.o. receives in his capacity of CEO is reflected in tables B and C below.

Total remuneration of the Executive Management Team

General1 .

The Executive Management Team consists of Jan Van Geet (Chief Executive Officer), Piet Van Geet (Chief Financial Officer), Tomas Van Geet (Chief Commercial Officer), Matthias Sander (Chief Operating Officer – Eastern Europe), Jonathan Watkins (Chief Operating Officer – Western Europe), Miquel-David Martinez (Chief Technical Officer – Western Europe), Rolf Carls (Chief Technical Officer – Eastern Europe) and Martijn Vlutters (Vice President – Business Development & Investor Relations).

The remuneration for the Executive Management Team consists of:

  • A fixed remuneration: the base salary is determined in function of the individual responsibilities and skills of each member of the Executive Management Team.
  • The CEO receives a base salary in his capacity as CEO as well as in his capacity as executive director.
  • A short-term variable remuneration: linked to the performance criteria as described below. The criteria for the bonus of the CEO and their weights are the same as those for the Executive Management Team whereby specific targets for the CEO relate to the VGP Group. In case there is a deviation in performance criteria and payment level between the CEO and the other members of the Executive Management Team then this is separately disclosed in the below Performance Criteria table.
  • A long-term variable remuneration: through participation to the long-term incentive plan (the "LTIP").

The CEO does not participate in the LTIP.

— A contribution for retirement benefits: although the members of the Executive Management Team are, in principle, responsible for their own pension arrangements, some members (depending on status and function) benefit from a pension allowance.

The CEO does not benefit from any pension contribution.

Other benefits in kind (such as, amongst others, car allowance and related expenses)

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Performance criteria short-term variable remuneration

For financial year 2024, the performance of the Executive Management Team was appraised on the basis of the following performance criteria:

Performance criteria Relative weighting
of the performance criteria
Minimum
performance target
Corresponding
award payment level
Maximum target
performance
Corresponding
award payment level
Measured
performance
Corresponding
award payment level
Jan Van Geet s.r.o., represented by Jan Van Geet, CEO
Net profit of the Group 40% 75% 0.10 125% 0.30 >125% 0.30
Growth in committed anualised lease agreements 20% 75% 0.10 125% 0.30 >125% 0.30
— Closings with Joint Ventures
— Occupancy rate
— Buildings completed and started-up
— Pre-lets under construction
— Land acquisition
20% 75% 0.10 125% 0.20 100% 0.15
ESG: 14 Metrics related to
— Building Certification
— Technical fit-out buildings
— Green Leases
— Health and Safety
— Other
15% 75% 0.05 125% 0.15 >125% 0.15
Other non-financial and organisational objectives 5% 75% 0.05 125% 0.15 100% 0.10
Total bonus payment level 0.40 1.10 1.00
Total variable remuneration 2024 € 600,000
Other members of Executive Management Team
Net profit of the Group 40% 75% 0.10 125% 0.25 >125% 0.25
Growth in committed anualised lease agreements 20% 75% 0.10 125% 0.27 >125% 0.27
— Cash flow from operations and divestments to joint ventures
— Occupancy rate
— Buildings completed and started-up
— Pre-lets under construction
— Land acquisition
— Other
20% 75% 0.10 125% 0.20 100% 0.15
ESG: 14 Metrics related to
— Building Certification
— Technical fit-out buildings
— Green Leases
— Health and Safety
— Other
15% 75% 0.05 125% 0.15 >125% 0.15
Other non-financial and organisational objectives 5% 75% 0.05 125% 0.15 100% 0.10
Total bonus payment level 0.40 1.02 0.92
Total variable remuneration 2024 € 1,610,000

The Company does not disclose the actual targets per criterion, as this would require the disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

Reported fi nancial year 2024

Taking into account the achievement of the abovementioned performance criteria in respect of the short-term variable remuneration, as well as the other aspects of the total remuneration package, the Board of Directors awarded the Executive Management Team with the following total remuneration for the financial year 2024:

Table B – Remuneration of the Executive Management Team for the reported financial year 2024
2024 remuneration Fixed remuneration Variable remuneration Extraordinary Pension Total Proportion of fixed and variable remuneration
Base salary Attendance Fees Fringe benefits One-year variable Multi-year variable items contribution
remuneration
Fixed Variable
Executive Mananagement Team
Jan Van Geet s.r.o.,
represented by Jan Van Geet CEO
600,000 n.a. 37,505 600,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1,237,505 52% 48%
Other members of
the Executive Management Team
1,742,831 n.a. 270,594 1,610,000 7,316,092 n.a. 28,607 10,968,124 19% 81%
Total 2,342,831 n.a. 308,099 2,210,000 7,316,092 n.a. 28,607 12,205,629 22% 78%

Conclusion

The total amount of remuneration as set out above is in line with the VGP Remuneration Policy. More in particular, the remuneration package allows the Group to attract, retain and motivate selected profiles, taking account of the Group's characteristics and challenges, while maintaining coherence between the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Management Team and of all staff, properly and effectively managing risk and keeping the costs of the various remunerations under control.

The total amount of remuneration, and more in particular, the variable fraction of the total remuneration package, contributes to the long-term performance of the Group by setting performance criteria that focus on the long-term objectives of the Group.

Share-based remuneration

For the financial year 2024, no share-based remuneration was granted.

Severance payments

For the fi nancial year 2024, no severance payments were made in relation to the termination of management or employment agreements of any members of the Executive Management Team.

Claw-back

The Company deviates from principle 7.12 of the Code 2020 by not including contractual provisions to delay payment or clawback provisions in relation to the variable remuneration of the Executive Management Team. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that its remuneration policy and practices sufficiently address the underlying objective of this principle, as any payment of variable remuneration is only made following the finalisation of the financial results. In addition, the Board of Directors can reduce the amount of short-term variable remuneration of an Executive Management Team member based on its individual performance. With regards to long term variable remuneration, the LTIP also includes certain malus provisions. Finally, the Company may in certain events use legal remedies that may be available to it under applicable law to withhold payment or reclaim variable remuneration.

Derogations from the remuneration policy

For the remuneration in respect of financial year 2024, VGP did not derogate from its existing remuneration practices.

Comparative information on the change of remuneration and company performance

With a view to increasing transparency of past, current and future remuneration programs and in alignment with investor interest and the legislative framework, the following table demonstrates the annual change, over a period of 5 years, in (i) the remuneration of members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management Team, (ii) the performance of the Group on a consolidated basis and (iii) the average remuneration of the employees of VGP NV.

In thousands € 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Remuneration of non-executive directors
Total annual remuneration 396,500 412,000 396,000 412,000 386,000 380,000
Year-on year difference (%) 118% 4% -4% 4% -6% -2%
Number of non-executive 4 4 4 4 4 4
directors under review
Remuneration of CEO and executive director
Total annual remuneration
as executive director
93,000 91,000 91,000 93,000 87,000 85,000
Year-on year difference (%) 481% -2% 0% 2% -6% -2%
Total annual remuneration as CEO 837,212 1,234,936 1,235,987 636,933 1,241,133 1,237,505
Total annual remuneration 5,589,226 4,467,293 3,275,630 3,575,084 7,014,648 10,968,124
Year-on year difference (%) 245% -20% -27% 9% 96% 56%
Number of non-executive dierctors
under review
9 7 7 7 6.5 8.0
Company performance
Net profit attributable to shareholders
('000 €)
205,613 370,939 650,055 -122,542 87,292 286,987
Year-on year difference (%) 70% 80% 75% n.m. n.m. 229%
Avearge remuneration per employee
Average salary per employee 76,065 74,512 79,565 72,871 70,375 70,621
Year-on year difference (%) 5% -2% 7% -8% -3% 0%

As requested by the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, VGP reports the pay ratio of the CEO remuneration versus the lowest FTE employee remuneration (in its legal entity VGP NV). The 2024 pay ratio is 36.1.

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Conduct and compliance

Code of Conduct

During 2019 a formal Code of Conduct was introduced, which has been updated in July 2022. The Code of Conduct describes the key principles of conduct for the business environment, in which the Group operates. At the same time, a training program has been rolled out throughout the countries in which the Group operates in order to preserve the compliance culture across the Group.

The Code of Conduct sets out the shared values of integrity, compliance with local and international law, protection of human rights, respect for employees and customers, the willingness to accept social responsibility, environmental awareness and an unequivocal stand against bribery and corruption. The Code of Conduct describes in clear terms the principles which the VGP Group must adhere to and provides a number of examples of potential violations as well as good practice.

The Code of Conduct as well as the Group's compliance policies and procedures are made available to all VGP staff. VGP uses in-person or on-line training to familiarise employees with its contents and application in everyday scenarios. This training is mandatory for all employees having managerial responsibilities and is carried out progressively throughout the countries, in which VGP operates. There are a number of channels for reporting possible violations of the Code of Conduct, including a compliance hotline, see below.

Whistleblowing platform: compliance hotline

All employees and contractors are invited to report cases or suspicions of criminal activities, violations of national and international laws, and any serious threat or harm to the general interest of VGP, or breaches the Group Code of Conduct, by using the Group's whistleblowing platform. The compliance hotline is available 24/7 from any location worldwide in all (18) spoken languages within the Group (https://vgp.speakup.report/en-GB/ compliance/home). The whistleblowing platform allows anonymous reporting and ensures strict confidentiality of the identity of the reporter. The Group policy is to guarantee to not discipline, discriminate or retaliate against any employee or other person who in good faith reports information related to a violation. The Group head of legal and compliance investigates reported incidents, but the directors are ultimately responsible for taking the appropriate actions.

VGP Equal Opportunity Statement

VGP is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. While we recognize that the construction industry has historically lacked diversity, we are determined to promote inclusivity and equal opportunities. We value and respect individuals of all backgrounds, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national or origin, citizenship, age or disability. We believe diversity in perspectives drives innovation, creativity, and success, and we are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all employees and applicants to thrive in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Modern Slavery and Human Traffi cking Statement

VGP is committed to conduct its business with integrity and respect for human rights. The group recognises the importance of preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in all its forms within our operations and supply chains. To uphold our commitment against modern slavery, we have implemented the following policies:

  • Code of Conduct: Outlines our ethical standards and expectations for all employees, emphasizing zero tolerance for modern slavery and human trafficking. A copy of the Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.vgpparks.eu/ media/3919/vgp-code-of-conduct_a4_k08.pdf
  • Supplier Code of Conduct: Sets forth the standards we expect from our suppliers, including adherence to labour laws and the prohibition of forced labour. A copy of the Supplier Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.vgpparks.eu/media/5185/vgp-code-of-conduct-suppliers.pdf
  • Whistleblowing Policy: Provides a mechanism for employees and stakeholders to report any concerns related to unethical behaviour or violations of our policies, including issues related to modern slavery. A link to the anonymous reporting tool can be found here: https://vgp.speakup. report/en-GB/compliance/home

In addition the due diligence procedures in relation to the risks of modern slavery within our operations and supply chains are currently based on a know-your customer verification. Furthermore there is the risk assessment. We perceive the risk of modern slavery to be highest in the part of our supply chain, which relates to the material production in third countries, outside of the European Union and/or United Kingdom. Given that rather limited quantities of materials are sourced from these countries, we focus our risk management efforts on these supply relationships. And lastly VGP focuses on Training and awareness of its employees and suppliers.

Anti-corruption

The Group aims to combat and prevent corruption, bribery and influence peddling and has created various mechanism in order to comply with applicable laws. The Group General Counsel oversees various aspects of the group's operations in the different countries where the Group is active, such as the regulatory landscape, transactions and relationships with business partners. Management strictly enforces the Group's zero tolerance principle regarding violations of the Code with regards to the Anti-corruption principle. Internal control environment:

Anti-bribery policy

The requirements for conduct and commitment to fight against corruption and influence peddling has been included in a specific VGP Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption Policy. The policy provides details on the prohibited behaviour and stresses the "zero tolerance" principle for breaches of the anti-corruption principle.

Internal Alert System

The Group has an externally based whistleblowing platform (the VGP Compliance Hotline), which enables all staff as well as contractors to confidentially, and anonymously, report incidents to the Group General Counsel. The whistleblowing procedure and platform are accessible at https://vgp.speakup.report/en-GB/ compliance/home.

Third party due diligence

The Group has a "Know Your Supplier" procedure which consists of tailored due diligence to assess business partners' risk of exposure to corruption before entering into contractual relationships. The due diligence may consist of questionnaires, internal and/or external background checks and investigations. Under certain circumstances the Group General Counsel reports due diligence findings to the relevant country manager or if required to the responsible COO or Group CEO to discuss the risk profile and provide recommendations. As part of the Group's Supplier Code of Conduct, the Group seeks to include anti-corruption provisions in contracts with business partners, to remind the contracting party that corruption and/or unethical behaviour will not be tolerated.

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Accounting checks

The Group has a collective decision-making process regarding investment, divestment and procurement. The Group applies a "four eyes" principle when processing invoices and staff expenses reimbursement. There is also a segregation of duties in the payment process. Manual entries in accounting are systematically reviewed by Group finance and accounts are reviewed by statutory auditors.

Training

To raise awareness and entrench the compliance culture within the Group, employees are required to participate to an annual training covering ethics and the prevention of corruption and influence peddling. In addition to the online training, new joiners can attend dedicated classroom or online trainings.

Disciplinary sanctions

Disciplinary sanctions may be taken in cases of corruption, bribery or breaches of the Anti-corruption policy based on the Group's zero tolerance principle.

Gift, meals and entertainment

The gift and entertainment are addressed in the anti-bribery policy, which states that hospitality, promotional or other business expenditure, received as well as given, need to be given or received in other forms than cash or cash equivalent, reasonable in value, infrequent, permitted under local laws, directly related to the promotion of the Group's assets, know-how, products or services, the execution of a contract, or to develop and maintain cordial business relations out of any tendering phase or in the frame of the Group's ESG policy, approved (as the case may be), properly recorded in accounting and not given for any corrupt purpose or with the intent of receiving anything in return.

Sponsoring and charitable contributions

Donations to charities, non-profit initiatives or social projects comprise a risk of having funds or assets of value being diverted for the personal use or benefit of a public official or a private party. Particular caution needs to be observed if a potential contribution is directed towards a company having an affiliation with a public official. Any contributions must be prior validated by the respective Chief Operating Officer or Chief Executive Officer.

Compliance with sanctions, prevention of money laundering and terrorism fi nancing

To comply with the requirements of the economic sanctions regulations, VGP has introduced a KYC screening procedure for all customers and most signifi cant suppliers, which ensures that no entity that is subject to sanctions can be accepted as a counterparty. In addition, additional due diligence is performed if any risk related to prevention of money laundering and terrorism fi nancing (AML) is identifi ed. These due diligences include identifying the parent company, evaluating the risk profi le of the parent/operation, performing sanctions list screening and identifying potential ultimate benefi cial owners and politically exposed persons through background checks via public databases.

Transparency of transactions involving shares of VGP

The Board of Directors has adopted a Dealing Code on 17 January 2007 which has been updated by the Board of Directors of the Company on 8 December 2016 to prevent the illegal use of inside information by VGP staff members and connected persons, and further updated on 8 May 2020 to implement changes following the adoption of the new Code on Companies and Associations.

The purpose of this Dealing Code is to ensure that such persons do not abuse, nor place themselves under suspicion of abusing, and maintain the confi dentiality of information that may be considered as Inside Information, especially in periods leading up to an announcement of financial results or of price sensitive events or decisions.

Reference is also made to Annex 4 Rules preventing market abuse (Dealing Code) of the VGP Corporate Governance Charter on https://www.vgpparks.eu/investors/corporate-governance/.

Duty to report effective dealings

VGP staff members (i.e. members of VGP's corporate bodies and employees having regular or occasional access to inside information)1 must inform the Compliance Officer immediately within three (3) business days after they or a connected person have dealt in any of the Company's financial instruments, mentioning the date of the transaction, the nature of the dealing (purchase, sale, etc), the amount of financial instrument and the total price of the dealing.

Simultaneously, a notifi cation has to be made to the FSMA by an executive staff member or connected person thereof by way of a form that is available on the website of the FSMA (www.fsma.be) and that can also be requested from the Compliance Offi cer.

Closed dealing periods

During so-called "closed" periods (being 30 calendar days before the announcement of an interim financial report or a year-end report which the Company is obliged to make public), directors, members of the Executive Management Team and employees may not trade in VGP financial instruments.

Insider transactions during 2024

There were no insider transactions in 2024 If any, these transactions were made public on the website of the FSMA (www.fsma.be)

Transparency notifications 2024

On 3 January 2024, the Company received a transparency notifi cation, by virtue of the merger of Alsgard SA with Little Rock S.a.r.l (formerly Little Rock SA), which occurred on 31 December 2023.

On 8 January 2025, the Company has received a transparency notification dated 7 January 2025 that (i) Little Rock S.à r.l. now

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holds 37.85% of the voting rights of VGP NV, and (ii) Tomanvi SCA now holds 2.94% of the voting rights of VGP NV and that therefore together, Jan Van Geet, Little Rock S.à.r.l. and Tomanvi SCA now hold 40.79% of the voting rights of VGP NV. Therefore, their voting rights have crossed the threshold of 40%.

For further details we refer the Company's website: Shareholding – VGP Group (vgpparks.eu). For further details on the Company's shareholder structure as at 31 December 2024 as well as the description of authorisation in respect of authorised capital, delegated to the Board of Directors, we refer to the section Information about the Share.

Confl ict of interest

In accordance with Article 7:96 of the new Code on Companies and Associations, a member of the Board of Directors should give the other members prior notice of any agenda items in respect of which he has a direct or indirect conflict of interest of a financial nature with the Company.

There were no conflicts of interest reported in 2024.

Data protection

The code of conduct and commitment to protect personal data and confidential information has been included in a dedicated section of the Group's Code of Conduct. VGP safeguards the confidential information it receives from its clients as well as any other commercially sensitive information developed by VGP or available to it. Personal data are protected in accordance with VGP Personal Data Protection Policy. VGP establishes IT procedures to protect such information. All team members are required to comply with the policies related to protection of confidential and sensitive information and to ensure that their handling of IT does not lead to any avoidable security risks. As a part of its business, VGP acquires significant amount of confidential information from its suppliers, clients and other business partners, which are often protected by non-disclosure or similar agreements. All team members are required to strictly follow policies put in place to ensure compliance with such agreements.

The Personal Data Protection policy can be found here: https:// www.vgpparks.eu/en/data-protection-policy/

Issues related to the data protection is included in the annual compliance training provided by the legal department.

The Group aims to only use subcontractors that provide guarantees as to their appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that processing and processing methods meet GDPR requirements and guarantee the protection of the data subject's rights.

Specific country requirements

Beyond the European Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data, each Member State of the European Union has interpreted the provisions of the GDPR by the enactment of national standards and by the jurisprudence developed by its national authorities (courts and local data protection authorities). For example, the most important legislation governing data protection in Germany is the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, or BDSG), which implements the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the country. The GDPR sets a high standard for data protection throughout the EU, but Germany has gone further by adding its own additional provisions, such as stricter rules on employee data protection, the need for explicit consent in certain cases, and additional requirements for data processing by public authorities.

In addition to the BDSG, Germany also has several other laws that govern specific areas of data protection.

Compliance awareness

The Group is committed to conducting business in an ethical and fair manner and the Group has a "zero tolerance" mindset against all forms of unethical practices, such as inappropriate, disrespectful or unlawful behaviour, corruption, bribery, influence peddling and human rights violations. The Group's compliance procedures are based on the principle of allocation of duties and responsibilities as well as promotion of compliance awareness through a "tone from the top" approach and active training programs to ensure accountability and strict and effective compliance within the Group.

Compliance governance framework

Aiming to ensure appropriate sharing of information, right level of accountability, due and effective support and promotion, VGP has set up a compliance organisation matching its footprint.

Board

The Board, with delegated execution to the CEO, is responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations applying to the Group. Promoting compliance awareness from the top on a recurring basis is part of the Group's compliance target.

Compliance organizational framework

The compliance environment is managed by the CEO, the Group General Counsel and CFO. The responsibilities include:

  • Making recommendations on compliance, due diligences and the business ethics environment
  • Participating in the crisis management in case of a material compliance breach; and
  • Making recommendations or taking any decision related to any compliance related matters including internal promotion of compliance.

Group General Counsel

The Group General Counsel supervises the Group's regulatory compliance

Compliance Officer

The Group Compliance Officer function is fulfilled by the Group General Counsel for legal compliance.

The Compliance Officer's scope of responsibility includes:

  • Designing and monitoring the implementation of the Compliance Program (including the Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Program, Anti-Money Laundering Procedures and Whistleblowing Policy);
  • Promoting compliance awareness for all employees and managers through classroom trainings and information sessions from time to time

— Investigating possible compliance breaches, including breaches reported through the Compliance Hot Line, the Group's confidential whistleblowing platform.

Group General Counsel and Compliance have support from a Local Legal support functions to fulfil their tasks. They may also request support and/or input from external advisors. A network of local legal and compliance correspondents assist in promoting compliance awareness as well as to monitor and provide support for local implementation of compliance procedures.

Risk management and internal controls

VGP is exposed to a wide variety of risks within the context of its business operations that can result in the objectives being affected or not achieved. Controlling those risks is a core task of the Board of Directors, the Executive Management and all other employees with managerial responsibilities.

The risk management and control systems have been set up to achieve the following objectives:

  • achievement of operational goals and strategy;
  • operational excellence;
  • reliability of and timely financial reporting, and;
  • compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

The principles of the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") reference framework has served as a basis in the set-up of VGP's risk management and control system.

Control environment

VGP strives for an overall compliance and a risk-awareness attitude by defining clear roles and responsibilities in all relevant domains. This way, the company fosters an environment in which its business objectives and strategies are pursued in a controlled manner. This environment is created through the implementation of different policies and procedures, such as:

  • Adoption of a Corporate Governance Charter and Code of Conduct;
  • Decision and signatory authority limits;
  • Quality management and financial reporting system

Given the size of the company and required flexibility these policies and procedures are not always formally documented.

The Executive Management ensures that all VGP team members are fully aware of the policies and procedures and ensures VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou

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that all VGP team members have sufficient understanding or are adequately informed in order to develop sufficient risk management and control at all levels and in all areas of the Group.

Risk management system

Risk management process and methodology

All employees are accountable for the timely identification and qualitative assessment of the risks (and significant changes to them) within their area of responsibility.

Within the different management, review and supporting processes, the risks associated with the business are identified, analysed, pre-evaluated and challenged by internal and occasionally by external assessments.

In addition to these integrated risk reviews, periodic assessments are performed to check whether proper risk review and control measures are in place and to discover unidentified or unreported risks. These processes are driven by the CEO, COOs and CFO which monitor and analyse on an on-going basis the various levels of risk and develop any action plan as appropriate. In addition, control activities are embedded in all key processes and systems in order to ensure proper achievement of the company´s objectives.

Any identified risks, which could have a material impact on the financial or operational performance of the Group are reported to the Board of Directors for further discussion and assessment and to allow the Board to decide whether such risks are acceptable from the point of view of the level of risk exposure.

Most important risk factors

VGP has identified and analysed all its key corporate risks as disclosed in the 'Risk Factors' section in this annual report. These corporate risks are communicated throughout VGP's organisation.

Statutory auditor

DELOITTE Bedrijfsrevisoren BV having its offices at Gateway Building, Luchthaven Nationaal 1 J, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium represented by Mrs. Kathleen De Brabander has been appointed as Statutory Auditor.

The Statutory Auditor's term of office expired immediately after the annual shareholders' meeting held in 2023 and at which the decision has been taken to approve the annual accounts closed on 31 December 2022.

The Board of Directors approved that Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises BV/SRL was re-appointed as the Statutory Auditor for a new period of three years taking effect after the conclusion of the annual shareholders' meeting of 12 May 2023 and to set the fees at € 151,830 per year. This fee will be subject to an annual review reflecting the changes in audit scope which might be required in order to ensure that such audit scope is kept in line with the evolution of the VGP Group and is subject to indexation. The audit fees for VGP NV and its fully controlled subsidiaries amounted to € 188k and additional non-audit services were performed during the year by Deloitte for which a total fee of € 48.6k was incurred. These fees were mainly paid for the obtained ESG limited assurance report.

Audit fees for jointly controlled entities amounted to € 485.5k. No additional non-audit services for jointly controlled entities were performed in 2024.

Since the maximum statutory term of Deloitte's tenure as statutory auditor of the company as provided in Article 3:61 of the Companies and Associations Code will have been reached at that time, the company expects Deloitte to tender its resignation as statutory auditor of the Company at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held in the year 2025 at which it will be resolved to approve the financial statements closed as at 31 December 2024.

The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee recommend to the general shareholders meeting to appoint KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren, Luchthaven Brussel Nationaal 1 K, B 1930 Zaventem as Statutory Auditor.

For further details we refer the section Financial Review – note 28 included in this annual report

Risk factors

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The following risk factors that could influence the Group's activities, its financial status, its results and further development, have been identified by the Group. The Group takes and will continue to take the necessary measures to manage those risks as effectively as possible.

The Group is amongst others exposed to:

1. Risks related to the Group's growth strategy

1.1 The Group may not be able to continue its development activities in a sustained and profitable way, for which it depends on its ability to execute new lease agreements and dispose of its real estate assets to the Joint Ventures The Group's revenues are determined by the ability to sign new lease contracts and by the disposal of real estate assets, in particular to the Sixth Joint Venture. The Group's short-term cash flow may be affected if it is unable to continue successfully signing new lease contracts and successfully disposing real estate assets, which could have an adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a result, the Group's solvency depends on its ability to create a healthy fi nancial structure in the long term with (i) a suffi ciently large recurring income stream from leasing agreements for the developed logistic properties (at both the Group's and the Joint Ventures' level) vis-à-vis the debt that is issued for fi nancing the acquisition and the development of those logistic properties, and (ii) the Group's ability to continue its development activities in a sustained and profi table way in order to produce income generating properties which once they have reached a mature stage can be sold to the Joint Ventures or eventually to a third party.

The Group is largely dependent on the income stream from the Joint Ventures. As a result, the Group receives fee and dividend income from the Joint Ventures instead of leasing income from mature assets. Hence it is important that a sufficiently large recurrent income at the Joint Ventures' level is created in order to upstream cash to the Group. Those dividend streams, as well as the proceeds of the disposal of the assets to the Joint Ventures, are important for the liquidity and the solvability of the Group for the purpose of cash recycling.

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The Group's current income stream from the Joint Ventures as well as fee income from the Joint Ventures is rapidly increasing but still relatively limited compared to the considerable amount of debt (at both the Group's as well as Joint Ventures' level), as (i) the First Joint Venture has reached its investment capacity, (ii) the Second Joint Venture's investment phase has expired, (iii) the Third Joint Venture has for a large part completed its initial investment phase of VGP Park München, (iv) the Fifth Joint Venture has completed the acquisition of all the targeted assets in Germany and (v) the Sixth Joint Venture is still in its investment phase.

The liquidity of the Group´s assets is influenced by the ability of the Group to adhere a uniform building standard that is in line with the latest sustainability requirements. This standard is maintained through a number of actions; there is a continued dialogue with stakeholders, assessments are conducted both at asset and portfolio level, and the Group obtains an annual scoring from non-financial rating agencies and the execution of the ESG Strategy is reported in the annual report, providing transparency on actions and results.

Please also refer to the following risk factors, which are related hereto and which deal with certain aspects in more detail: risk factor 2.2 "The Group's development projects require large initial investments and will only start to generate income after a period of time", risk factor 3.1 "The Group's business, operations and financial conditions are significantly affected by (i) the underlying operational, financial and organisational risks of the Joint Ventures and (ii) the continuation of the acquisition of the completed assets from the Group", risk factor 4.1 "The Group's debt levels have substantially increased over the last years and the Group is exposed to a (re)financing risk" and risk factor 4.2 "The Group is exposed to risk of (re)financing from its Joint Ventures". For more information on the relationship with the Joint Ventures, please see section Strategy – Strategic partnerships.

1.2 The Group may not have the required human and other resources to manage growth or to adequately and efficiently monitor its portfolio

The Group's success depends in part on its ability to manage future expansion and to identify attractive investment opportunities, and to manage and monitor its portfolio. These requirements can place significant demands on management, support functions, accounting and financial control, sales and marketing, ESG team and other resources, which involves a number of risks, including: the difficulty of assimilating operations and personnel in the Group's operations due to a lack of key competencies or lacking profile diversity, the potential disruption of ongoing business and distraction of management or non-engagement of employees. We refer to Corporate Responsibility Report for further information.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group has 380 employees1 (367.5 employees as at 31 December 2023). The Group aims to have a sufficiently large team to support the current growth rate of the Group.

1.3 The Group may not be able to locate, secure and execute new opportunities for land acquisition, which are crucial for the implementation of the Group´s growth strategy

VGP´s growth to date has been based on the ability to acquire appropriate land plots in strategic locations with sufficient size and other characteristics to allow for the development of the logistic and semi-industrial buildings. Currently, these are mainly old industrial brownfields. Such land plots remain scarce and competition for their acquisition is fierce. If the Group is not able to continue its track record of acquiring strategic land plots, it will have material adverse effect on the Group´s future growth and financial performance.

The Group´s ability to acquire assets is partially dependent also on its ability to adequately contribute to local social and economic development. If the Group fails to convince key stakeholders that it provides such contribution, this could harm the Group's chances of being accepted in the communities in which it operates and thus of securing the required land bank and/or permits for its developments.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group has a remaining development land bank in full ownership of 7,378,000 sqm which allows the Group to develop ca. 3,211,000sqm of future lettable area. This includes the remaining 179,000 sqm development land bank held by the Joint Ventures with a development potential of circa 85,000 sqm of new lettable area on which VGP has the development exclusivity. In addition, the Group has another 1,348,000 sqm of committed land plots which allow for the development of ca. 425,000 sqm of new projects. It is expected that these remaining land plots will be purchased during the next 6 to 18 months, subject to obtaining the necessary permits.

The total owned and committed land bank (including Joint Ventures at 100%) as at 31 December 2024 for development is therefore 8,726,000 sqm which represents a remaining development potential of ca. 3,636,000 sqm.

2. Risks related to the Group's operations

2.1 The Group's development projects may experience delays and other diffi culties, especially in respect of receiving necessary permits and increases in construction costs

The strategy of the Group is focused on the development of income generating logistic properties and on the potential disposal of such properties once they have reached a mature stage.

Development projects tend to be subject to a variety of risks, each of which could cause late delivery of a project and, consequently, increase the development period leading up to its contemplated sale to or completion by the Joint Ventures, trigger a budget overrun, cause a loss or decrease of expected income from a project or even, in some cases, its actual termination.

The Group adopts a "first mover" strategy in respect of securing or acquiring land plots on strategic locations without necessarily having already identified a specific future tenant. The Group typically contractually secures land plots to develop its projects prior to the granting of the required permits. The secured land plots are only acquired once the necessary permits have been obtained thereby limiting the Group´s financial exposure to the following risks, although these cannot be fully excluded. In particular, the Group's projects are subject to the risk of changes in the relevant urban planning regulations and environmental, zoning and construction permits being obtained in a form consistent with the project plan and concept. The realisation of any project may, therefore, be adversely affected by (i) the failure to obtain, maintain or renew necessary permits, (ii) delays in obtaining, maintaining or renewing relevant permits and (iii) the failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the permits. Furthermore, a permit may be subject to an appeal by an interested party. Any such procedure could further delay the development and, ultimately, the sale of a project to or completion by the Joint Ventures and negatively impact the financial condition of the Group.

In recent years, the Group has experienced a significant lengthening of the period required for receiving the necessary permits for the developments. This is based on various factors, including increased workload, complexity of the projects (in particular in case of brownfield developments), more complex, new or changed regulations (including in the sustainability area) or inadequate staffing at authorities. It can currently take between 24 to 36 months in order to receive the necessary permits.

Completion of plot acquisitions and conclusion of leases may also be subject to certain conditions, including public law approvals, waivers and consents. Plots acquired by the Group may be subject to delays in registration of transfers and other formalities. Plots may also be subject to rights and encumbrances, including easements, repurchase and pre-emptive rights, special rights of use by third parties, protection orders and expropriation proceedings, as well as minor defects, remediation works and requirements to obtain use exemptions and permits, all of

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which could impact development, lease or transfer plans and result in unforeseen delays and costs for the Group. In addition, properties may be subject to complex division and transfer procedures or the Group may only own a portion of a site. In these circumstances, the ability of the Group to develop, lease or transfer the property may be adversely affected, for example if registration of the Group's ownership is delayed or if the Group does not have sufficient access or if the allocation of properties or rights is imprecise or subject to challenge.

Other factors which may have an adverse effect on the development activities of the Group are, amongst others, unfamiliarity with local regulations, contract and labour disputes with construction contractors or subcontractors, accidents and natural hazards (including pollution identified only during construction phase), construction and design defects (including the risk of not addressing changing expectations regarding landscaping and nature based solutions), unforeseen site conditions which may require additional work and construction delays or destruction of projects during the construction phase (e.g. due to fire or flooding). We refer to Corporate Responsibility Report for further information.

In addition, when considering property development investments, the Group makes certain estimates as to the economic, market and other conditions, including estimates relating to the

value or potential value of a property and the potential return on investment. These estimates may prove to be incorrect, rendering the Group's strategy inappropriate with consequent negative effects on the Group's business, results of operations, financial conditions and prospects.

Finally, the Group is exposed to an increase in construction costs and organisational problems in the supply of the necessary raw materials or materials. In this respect, VGP is to a large extent subject to macro-economic developments, such as the volatility of raw material pricing (which is affected by the volatility in energy prices) and building materials and disruptions in the supply chain.

Taking into account all the aforementioned risks, the Group may not be able to complete all of its development projects in the expected time frame or within the expected budgets. If any of the risks highlighted above materialise and adversely impact the successful development of the Group´s projects, this could have a material adverse effect on the Group's future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Completion of plot acquisitions and conclusion of leases may also be subject to certain conditions, including public law approvals, waivers and consents. Plots acquired by the Group may be subject to delays in registration of transfers and other formalities. Plots may also be subject to rights and encumbrances, including easements, repurchase and pre-emptive rights in certain circumstances, special rights of use by third parties, protection orders and expropriation proceedings, as well as minor defects, remediation works and requirements to obtain use exemptions and permits, all of which could impact development, lease or transfer plans and result in unforeseen delays and costs for the Group. In addition, in certain cases, properties may be subject to complex division and transfer procedures or the Group may only own a portion of a site. In these circumstances, the ability of the Group to develop, lease or transfer the property may be adversely affected, for example, if registration of the Group's ownership is delayed or if the Group does not have sufficient access or if the allocation of properties or rights is imprecise or subject to challenge.

2.2 The Group's development projects require large initial investments and will only start to generate income after a period of time

During the first phase of the development of a new project, no income will be generated by the new project until it is completed and delivered to a tenant. During such phase, the Group already makes significant investments in relation to the development of such project. The development phase of a VGP park typically takes 12 to 36 months and depends on the size of the park and its development potential. Once the construction of a building is initiated, it takes 9 to 12 months to complete, with longer periods applying to large (> 50,000 m²) and more complex buildings in terms of fit-out. The timing of a future sale to the Sixth Joint Venture also depends on the letting and development status of the income generating assets: a building needs to be 80% leased prior to such building being acquired by the Sixth Joint Venture. VGP retains the right to decide when to offer the park to the Sixth Joint Venture but shall do so no later than upon completion of 80% of the lettable area of the respective park included in the development pipeline of the Sixth Joint Venture.

Any delay in the development of such projects or the lease thereof could have an adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition and results of operations.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had contractual obligations to develop new projects which were not yet rent income generating for a total amount of € 512.4 million (compared to € 296.5 million as at 31 December 2023). Any delay in the development of such projects or the lease thereof could have an adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition and results of operations.

2.3 The fair market value of the Property Portfolio might not be realised and is subject to competition

The Group's revenue from the sale of the projects to the Joint Ventures or to other third parties depend on the fair market value of its real estate projects. The results and cash flows of the Group may fluctuate significantly depending on the number of projects that can be developed and sold to the Joint Ventures and their respective fair market values.

The own Property Portfolio, excluding development land but including the assets being developed on behalf of the Joint Ventures, was valued by a valuation expert at 31 December 2024 based on a weighted average yield of 7.22% (compared to 6.22% as at 31 December 2023) applied to the contractual rents increased by the estimated rental value of unlet space. A 0.10% variation of this market rate would give rise to a variation of the total portfolio value of € 23.6 million.

The markets in which the Group operates are also exposed to local and international competition. Competition among property developers and operators may result in, amongst others, increased costs for the acquisitions of land for development, increased costs for raw material, shortages of skilled contractors, oversupply of properties and/or saturation of certain market segments, reduced rental rates, decrease in property prices and a slowdown in the rate at which new property developments are approved, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition and results of operations.

2.4 The Group could experience a lower demand for logistic space due to fluctuating economic conditions in regional and global markets

The Group's revenues depend to a large extent on the volume of development projects. Hence the results and cash flows of the Group may fluctuate significantly depending on the number of projects that can be developed and sold to the Joint Ventures .

The volume of the Group's development projects depends largely on national and regional economic conditions and other events and occurrences that affect the markets in which the Group's Property Portfolio and development activities are located. The Group is currently active in Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia, France, Croatia and the United Kingdom.

A change in the general economic conditions of the countries where the Group is present or will be present in the near future could result in lower demand for logistics space, rising vacancy rates and higher risks of default by tenants and other counterparties. For further information on the potential impact of such changes on the Group's portfolio, please refer to the sensitivity analysis included in notes 7, 9.2 and 13(v) of the 2024 Annual Report. The Group's main country exposure is Germany, with 52 % of the Group's Property Portfolio1 and projects under construction (own and Joint Ventures at 100% combined) located there as at 31 December 2024 (compared to 51% as at 31 December 2023).

2.5 The Group may lose key management and personnel or fail to attract and retain skilled personnel

The Group continues to depend to a large degree on the expertise and commercial qualities of its management, commercial and technical team and in particular on its Chief Executive Officer, Jan Van Geet.

In particular, if Jan Van Geet, as Chief Executive Officer of the Group, would no longer devote sufficient time to the development of the portfolio of the Third Joint Venture, Allianz can suspend the delivery period of the remaining development asset of the Third Joint Venture until he has been replaced to the satisfaction of Allianz. Similarly, if any person other than the Reference Shareholders gains control of the Group, this may constitute an event of default under certain of the Group's financing arrangements.

Experienced technical, marketing and support personnel in the real estate development industry are in high demand and competition for their talent is intense. In order to attract and retain personnel, a long-term incentive plan is in place for selected VGP Group executives and key managers. Further details regarding the long-term incentive plan are available in the Group's remuneration policy (Annex 7 of the Group's corporate governance charter, as available on the Group's website) as well as note 24 in the 2024 Annual Report and our Corporate Responsibility Report.

The loss of services of any members of the management or failure to attract and retain suffi ciently qualifi ed personnel may have a material adverse eff ect on the Group's business, fi nancial condition, operating results and cash fl ows. The loss of profi le diversity of the Group´s staff may lead to a risk of a loss in eff ectiveness in the Groups operations. A lack of resources committed to the management of ESG risks could lead to lower performance on ESG indicators provided by external benchmark agencies and be accordingly refl ected by the relevant stakeholders (on the capital markets or in the communities where the Group is active). Each of these may in turn have a material

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adverse eff ect on the Group's business, fi nancial condition, operating results and cash fl ows.

2.6 Risks and uncertainties linked to major events or business disruption

Unexpected global, regional or national events could result in severe adverse disruptions to VGP Group, such as sustained asset value or revenue impairment, solvency or covenant stress, liquidity or business continuity challenges, in particular through the impact such events may have on the Group's tenants. A global event or business disruption may include but is not limited to a financial crisis, health pandemic, civil unrest, war, act of terrorism, cyberattack or other IT disruption. Events may be singular or cumulative, and lead to acute/systemic issues in the business and/or operating environment.

In addition, given the fact that VGP Group has activities neither in Russia nor in Ukraine, the Group´s operations have not been materially directly affected by the war in Ukraine. The indirect effects resulting from volatility of energy and raw material prices and the increase in interest rates have been significant, as reflected elsewhere in this report. Any price volatility may materially affect the Group´s operations.

The Group is active in certain neighbouring countries (Slovakia, Latvia, Romania and Hungary), but the activities in these countries have not experienced significant specific negative effects due to the ongoing war in Ukraine to date. However, in case that the war continues or proliferates, it may impact the Group´s operations also directly. The war may also directly or indirectly affect the tenants of the Group and thereby also the Group´s financial performance. To date, however, no such material effects have been identified by the Group.

The current global and European sanction packages introduced in response to Russia´s aggression have also not had a direct effect on the Group, as it had no significant commercial relationships with companies subject to such sanctions. The Group has introduced policies required to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and screening of commercial counterparties. Should, however, the sanction policy of the European Union be significantly extended, it may affect some of the suppliers or customers of the Group and thereby materially affect the financial position of the Group.

Political tensions, in particular between the United States and China, Canada, Mexico, the EU and BRICS member countries, combined with potential spillover effects on the worldwide economic and political situation, can further elevate geopolitical risks. The president of the United States has repeatedly voiced his intention to introduce new trade tariffs for select goods imported to the United States. An example of such new tariffs was the introduction of tariffs in February 2025 on imports from Canada, Mexico and China and of additional tariffs on imports from Canada in March 2025. The president of the United States has recently also raised tariff threats against other economies, including the EU and BRICS member countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates). Beyond country-specific tariffs the president of the United States has also suggested the possibility of new global tariffs on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, oil, steel, aluminium, and copper. The potential introduction of additional trade tariffs between the United States, the European Union and other countries, the continuation of the established tariffs, or the creation of other barriers to the free trade of goods, may lead to a further increase in prices of goods and services.

2.7 Risks related to natural hazards and other events

The Group manages a large portfolio of standing assets. Such assets may be subject to natural hazards or other events, such as fire, explosions, collapse, burglary. While the Group subscribes market standard insurance to cover against such events, which are in the Group´s view reasonable, such insurance policies are subject to limits and exclusions and may not cover all the damages that the Group or a Joint Venture may sustain as a result of such events. We refer to Corporate Responsibility Report for further information.

The Group´s portfolio could be exposed to climate related risks, such as floods, droughts or heat waves. The effects of climate change might lead the closure or deterioration of VGP parks e.g. due to weather events, to inability to complete development projects, to cost overruns due to measures required for mitigation of the impact of climate change or due to various uninsurable risks.

The Group can also be exposed to unexpected expenses for improvement of its standing asset portfolio due to tightening of the building efficiency regulations, such as the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive or similar measures.

In this regard, the liquidity of the Group´s assets is influenced by the ability of the Group to adhere a uniform building standard that is in line with the latest sustainability requirements. This standard is maintained through a number of actions; there is a continued dialogue with stakeholders, assessments are conducted both at asset and portfolio level, and the Group obtains an annual scoring from non-financial rating agencies and the execution of VGP's ESG Strategy is reported in the annual report, providing transparency on actions and results.

Also, while the Group acts as the direct supplier of energy for its tenants only to a limited extent and, in this respect seeks to hedge its exposure to the volatility of energy prices, if the energy markets suffer sustained tensions over longer periods of time, the Group may be exposed to unexpected expenses related to investment or operational measures required to accommodate the requirements of the tenants resulting from such market movements.

The Group may be exposed to risks related to Health, Safety and wellbeing of people in our properties and on the construction sites. VGP provides a workspace for its own employees, its contractors on the construction sites and its tenants in the standing portfolio. Failing to provide a safe and healthy work environment for each of these stakeholders could have a significant impact on VGP's reputation as a partner and an employer. With various health and safety measures in place and regular reviews being performed at the construction sites incidents can still occur.

For the construction of new developments and during the lifecycle of its assets the Group deals with several risks related to natural resource usage and the circular economy. These can be related but not limited to inadequate performance on waste management operations or tensions over materials needed for development projects.

Each of these risks may have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

3. Risks related to the Group's Joint Ventures

3.1 The Group's business, operations and financial conditions are significantly affected by (i) the underlying operational, financial and organisational risks of the Joint Ventures and (ii) the continuation of the acquisition of completed assets from the Group

In order to enable the Group to continue to invest in its development pipeline whilst at the same time being adequately fi nanced, the Group has currently three 50:50 joint ventures with Allianz (the Allianz Joint Ventures) and one 50:50 joint venture with each of Deka and Areim. The Sixth Joint Venture (the Areim Joint Venture) still remains in its investment phase open for the acquisition of new assets. The Development Joint Ventures consist of (i) the 75:25 joint venture with VUSA (the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture), which relates to VGP Park Belartza, and (ii) the 50:50 joint venture with Revikon (the VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture), which relates to VGP Park Siegen. The Joint Ventures are either focused on acquiring income generating assets which are being developed by the Group, with the Sixth Joint Venture still in its investment phase, or on the development of projects.

These Joint Ventures allow the Group to recycle in part its initial invested capital when completed projects are acquired by the Joint Venture or when buildings are completed by a Joint Venture and allow the Group to re-invest these monies in the continued expansion of the development pipeline, including the further expansion of the land bank, thus allowing VGP to concentrate on its core development activities.

The Group may be significantly affected by the Joint Ventures, which are subject to additional risks such as:

  • the Sixth Joint Venture may discontinue acquiring the completed assets from the Group as this Joint Venture has no contractual or legally binding obligation to acquire the income generating assets offered by the Group;
  • the Group may be unable to develop assets complying with certain ESG performance metrics, which evolve over time, and which may result in a reduced attractiveness of such assets offered to the Joint Ventures. Further insights in such ESG performance metrics can be found. We refer to Corporate Responsibility Report for further information. ;
  • Allianz and VGP have an obligation to develop the remaining development asset of the Third Joint Venture; however, in case of material changes, Allianz can decide not to proceed with the completion of the development;
  • the Group still accounts for a number of assets being developed on behalf of the First and Second Joint Venture as disposal group held for sale; there is a risk that Allianz may

not agree to complete these assets and include them in the portfolio of the respective Joint Venture, in which case this may have negative impact on the financial position of the Group;

  • the Group recognises the risk to which it is exposed in case of financial difficulties of any of the Joint Ventures, in particular in case of a default under a facility agreement; while the Group has no legal obligation to contribute additional capital to cure any such default, it has recognized, from a pragmatic point of view, a "constructive obligation" to ensure the financial stability of the Joint Ventures ;
  • the sale of properties to the Sixth Joint Venture could result in a decrease of the reported gross rental income of the Group as some of the sold properties may make a significant contribution to the income of the Group prior to their sale and their respective deconsolidation;
  • Allianz and/or Areim may stop the acquisition process of proposed income-generating assets, and the respective Joint Venture Agreements may be amended or terminated in accordance with the provisions thereof;
  • the Group may incur additional liabilities as a result of cost overrun on developments made on behalf of the Joint Ventures;
  • the Group may be unable to provide funds to the Allianz Joint Venture which were previously committed under the terms of the relevant Allianz Joint Venture Agreement, which may result in the dilution of the Group;
  • changes in consolidation rules and regulations may trigger a consolidation obligation at the level of Allianz which may result in the dilution of the Group;
  • in case of a material breach by the Group, the Joint Venture Partner may terminate the Joint Venture Agreement for the respective Joint Venture and VGP may have to sell VGP shares in the Joint Venture at a discounted purchase price (or acquire the partner´s shares with a surcharge);
  • in case the participation that Jan Van Geet holds in the Group would fall below 25%, Allianz can terminate the First, Second or the Third Joint Venture;
  • the Group's participation in the Joint Ventures are subject to various restricting covenants and their liquidity may be limited; and
  • the Joint Ventures or any of their subsidiaries may be in default under the development and construction loans granted by the Group which may have a negative impact on the Group.

For example, the Fourth Joint Venture was scheduled to become effective at the moment of its first closing, which was initially expected to occur in November 2022. However, in view of the limited transparency on pricing of the seed portfolio and in the then volatile market environment, Allianz and VGP announced on 30 September 2022 that they were postponing the seed portfolio closing of the Fourth Joint Venture until such time both partners expected that a calmer environment would have returned. To this end Allianz has formally waived the exclusivity obligation in respect of the initial pipeline portfolio allowing VGP to sell the initial pipeline portfolio to one or multiple third parties, including through the establishment of a new alternative joint venture(s). As no transaction pursuant to the agreement on the establishment of the Fourth Joint Venture took place in 2023 and consequently two new Joint Ventures (the Fifth and Sixth) were established, the agreement on the establishment of the Fourth Joint Venture has been terminated.

The occurrence of any or all such risks could have a material adverse eff ect on the Joint Ventures' business, fi nancial condition and results of operations, which in turn could have a material adverse eff ect on the Group's business, fi nancial condition and results of operations. In addition, the Joint Ventures are exposed to many of the risks to which the Group is exposed, including amongst others the risks for the Group as described in the following sections: risk factor 1.1 "The Group may not be able to continue its development activities in a sustained and profi table way, for which it depends on its ability to execute new lease agreements and dispose of its real estate assets to the Joint Ventures" (but only in relation to the ability to execute new lease agreements, not the ability to dispose of assets), risk factor 2.1 "The Group's development projects may experience delays and other diffi culties, especially in respect of receiving necessary permits and increases in construction costs" and risk factor 2.4 "The Group could experience a lower demand for logistics space due to fl uctuating economic conditions in regional and global markets", all as in this section Risk Factors.

3.2 The Company is a holding company with no operating income and is dependent on distributions made by, and the financial performance of, the Joint Ventures and the members of the Group

The Company is a holding company of which the sole activity is the holding, financing and management of its assets, i.e. its participations in the Subsidiaries and in the Joint Ventures. The real estate portfolios of the Group are owned through specific asset companies which are subsidiaries of the Group or which are subsidiaries of the Joint Ventures.

Accordingly, the Company depends on the cash flows from the members of the Group, proceeds for the disposal of the Group´s assets to the Joint Ventures and the distributions paid to it by members of the Group or the Joint Ventures. The ability of the Subsidiaries and the Joint Ventures to make distributions to the Group depends on the rental income generated by their respective portfolios.

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The Joint Ventures generated € 32.7 million in management fee income for the year ending 31 December 2024, compared to € 26.9 million for the year ending 31 December 2023. 'Excess' cash distributions by the Joint Ventures for the period ending 31 December 2024 amounted to € 85.6million (compared to € 82 million for the year ending 31 December 2023).

The financing arrangements of the Joint Ventures and the Subsidiaries are subject to a number of covenants and restrictions which could restrict the ability to upstream cash to the Group. The bank facilities require the Joint Ventures and the Subsidiaries to maintain specified financial ratios and meet specific financial tests. A failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default that, if not remedied or waived, could result in a Joint Venture or the members of the Group being required to repay these borrowings before their due date, which would adversely impact their capacity to upstream cash to the Company.

3.3 The Group may be unable to recover the loans granted to the Joint Ventures and their subsidiaries

The Group has granted signifi cant loans to the Joint Ventures and to the Joint Ventures' subsidiaries, amounting to € 641.5 million as at 31 December 2024 (compared to € 875.1 million as at 31 December 2023). These outstanding loans carry the risk of late, partial or non-repayment in the event of underperformance by any of the Joint Ventures or their subsidiaries. In addition, in respect of the loans made to the Joint Ventures´ subsidiaries to fi nance the development of buildings on behalf of the Joint Ventures, the loans may not be repaid in case that the respective Joint Venture partner refuses to acquire the development building.

For more details on the effects of the performance of the Joint Ventures, please also refer to risk factor 3.1 "The Group's business, operations and financial conditions are significantly affected by (i) the underlying operational, financial and organisational risks of the Joint Ventures and (ii) the continuation of the acquisition of completed assets from the Group" and risk factor 3.2 "The Group is a holding company with no operating income and is solely dependent on distributions made by, and the financial performance of, the Joint Ventures and the members of the Group".

4. Risks related to the Group's financial situation

4.1 The Group carries a substantial debt level and is exposed to a (re)financing risk

In view of the geographic expansion, accelerated growth of the Group and more generally, the sustained growth of the demand for logistics warehouse space, the Group has incurred significant borrowings in recent years. VGP expects that debt levels in (nominal terms) will continue to increase but is convinced that it will be able to execute its growth strategy within a Gearing Ratio of 65%.

VGP is continuously optimising its capital structure with an aim to maximise shareholder value while keeping the desired flexibility to support its growth. Between 2020 and 2022, VGP successfully completed four share placements resulting in a net increase of the Group's equity with € 888.9 million resulting in the issuance of 8,708,262 of new shares. In 2020, VGP successfully completed two share placements resulting in a net increase of the Group's equity with € 295.4 million. In November 2021, VGP successfully completed share placement resulting in a net increase of the Group's equity with € 294.9 million. In November 2022, the Group successfully completed another share placement, through a rights issue, resulting in a net increase of the Group's equity with € 298.7 million.

As at 31 December 2024, the net debt of the Group amounted to € 1,564.6 million (compared to € 1,777.6million as at 31 December 2023). The Gearing Ratio was 33.6% (compared to 40.3% as at 31 December 2023).

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had bonds outstanding for a total amount of € 1,862 million (all being unsecured bonds and including a € 8.1 million of capitalised finance costs) and had a remaining financial debt of € 195.5 million1 , of which € 26 million related to Schuldschein Loans, € 134.6 million relates to the bank loan from EIB, and € 34.9 million related to accrued interest. The weighted average maturity of the debt stands at 3.8 years as at 31 December 2024, with a weighted average interest rate of 2.20% per annum. Please also refer to the maturity profile financial debt which can be found in section "Business Review: Capital and financial position"

Considering the model of the Joint Ventures, additional short-term bank debt might occasionally be needed to cover temporary cash shortfalls due to timing of recycling of development shareholder loans granted to the Joint Ventures or to the subsidiaries developing the Group´s properties. These shareholder loans are repaid when projects are acquired by a Joint Venture or when adequate bank credit facilities (or accumulated operating cash flows) are available to allow partial refinancing of invested equity.

The Group is currently constructing a considerable amount of assets and has a number of large developments which have recently been or will shortly be initiated and which will require some time before being sold to a Joint Venture or being eligible for refi nancing through bank debt. As a result, higher peak funding needs may arise between the various Joint Ventures closings. In order to allow the Group to comfortably bridge these periods the Group has arranged additional revolving credit facilities.

For a detailed overview of the evolution of the Group's current financing arrangements, please refer to section "Business Review: Capital and financial position".

Given its accelerated growth strategy, the Group may not be able to refinance its financial debt or may be unable to attract new financing or to negotiate and enter into new financing agreements on terms which are commercially desirable. If the Group is unable to receive financing at all or at favourable terms, this may have an impact on the Group's cash flow and results and, thus, the Group may be unable to proceed with or to execute certain developments and may have to delay the initiation of certain projects.

4.2 The Group is exposed to risk of (re)financing from its Joint Ventures

VGP depends on the ability of each of the Joint Ventures to have sufficient long-term financing in place to allow it to acquire income generating assets developed by VGP or to allow it to refinance the development costs incurred when developing the respective parks of these Joint Ventures.

The First Joint Venture has 10-year committed credit facilities (all maturing at the end of May 2026), in Germany, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Hungary. As at 31 December 2024, the aggregate outstanding credit facilities amounted to € 883.3 million which were fully drawn. The investment period of the First Joint Venture has ended in May 2021. The Loan to Value Ratio stood at 35.4% as at 31 December 2024.

The Second Joint Venture has a 10-year € 483 million committed credit facility (maturing at the end of July 2029), in respect of the assets it holds in Spain, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands and a 10-year € 44.3 million committed credit facility (maturing in June 2029) in respect of the assets it holds in Romania. As at 31 December 2024, the aggregate outstanding credit facilities were fully drawn and have an outstanding balance of € 486.2 million. The Loan to Value Ratio stood at 50.9% as at 31 December 2024.

The Third Joint Venture drew a € 65.5 million committed credit facility (maturing on 22 June 2029) in respect of the financing of the first two completed buildings in VGP Park München during 2023 and another credit facility in an amount of € 84.5 million in respect of the buildings which were completed in December 2022. As at 31 December 2024, the aggregate outstanding credit facilities were fully drawn and have an outstanding balance of € 148.6 million. The Loan to Value Ratio stood at 4.7% as at 31 December 2024.

The Fifth Joint Venture, which executed its first closing in 2023 and two closings in 2024, has a committed credit facility of € 330 million maturing at 31 August 2030. These facilities are fully drawn at 31 December 2024. The Loan to Value Ratio stood at 25.7% as at 31 December 2024.

Finally, as at the 31 December 2024, the Sixth Joint Venture has drawn € 203.8 million of its currently committed credit facilities in the amount of € 209.3 million in Czech Republic, France, Germany and Slovakia, maturing in 2029. The Loan to Value Ratio stood at 30.8% as at 31 December 2024.

The Joint Ventures may not be able to refinance their financial debt or may be unable to attract new financing or to negotiate and enter into new financing agreements on terms which are commercially desirable. If the Joint Ventures are unable to receive financing at all or at favourable terms, it may have an impact on the Group's cash flow and results. In such circumstances, the Group may be unable to proceed with or to execute certain developments and may have to delay the initiation of certain projects.

4.3 The Group's borrowings are subject to certain restrictive covenants

Under the terms of the bonds, Schuldschein Loans and bank credit facilities, the Group needs to ensure that it complies at all times with the respective covenants set forth therein. Failing

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to do so will result in the Group being in default under several (if not all) of the outstanding bonds, Schuldschein Loans and/or bank credit facilities. Moreover, if any person other than the Reference Shareholders gains control of the Group, this may constitute an event of default under certain of the Group's financing arrangements. This may lead to an obligation of the Group to repay in full all outstanding financial indebtedness thereunder, which may have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows and, subsequently, on the potential for the Group to satisfy its obligations under the Bonds.

While the Group monitors its covenants on an on-going basis in order to ensure compliance and to identify any potential problems of non-compliance for action, there can be no assurances that the Group will at all times be able to comply with these covenants. During 2024, the Group remained well within its covenants.

The terms and conditions of the Mar-25 Bond, the Mar-26 Bond, the Apr-29 Bond, the Jan-27 Bond, the Jan-30-Bond and the Schuldschein Loans all have the same financial covenants.

As at 31 December 2024, the Consolidated Gearing1 stood at 33.9% (compared to 40.9% as at 31 December 2023) against a maximum covenant ratio of 65%. The Interest Cover Ratio was 606.7 as at 31 December 2024 compared to 13.4 as at 31 December 2023) against a minimum covenant ratio of 1.20. The Debt Service Cover Ratio was 11.5 as at 31 December 2024 (compared to 1.73 as at 31 December 2023) against a minimum covenant ratio of 1.20.

4.4 The Company's public financial rating may be suspended, reduced or withdrawn

The Group has a public financial rating determined by an independent rating agency. On 26 March 2021, Fitch gave the Company a long-term investment grade rating of 'BBB-' (stable outlook). This rating was affirmed by Fitch on 8 September 2022, on 4 September 2023 and on 4 September 2024, however, it may be suspended, reduced or withdrawn at any time.

A rating downgrade would have a direct effect on the Group's cost of financing. A rating downgrade could also have an indirect effect on the appetite of credit providers to deal with the Company or an indirect effect on its financing cost or on its ability to finance its growth and activities. If the Group is unable to receive financing or financing against favourable terms, this may have an impact on the Company's cash flow and results and, thus, the Group may be unable to proceed with or to execute certain developments and may have to delay the initiation of certain projects.

5. Legal, regulatory and IT risks

5.1 The Group has to comply with a broad and diverse regulatory framework

As the Group is active and intends to further develop business in the mid-European countries (whereby the Group's current focus is on Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia, France, Croatia, Denmark and the United Kingdom), the Group is subject to a wide range of EU, national and local laws and regulations. These include requirements in terms of building and occupancy permits (which must be obtained in order for projects to be developed and let), as well as zoning, health and safety, environmental, monument protection, tax, planning, foreign ownership limitations and other laws and regulations.

Because of the complexities involved in procuring and maintaining numerous licenses and permits, there can be no assurance that the Group will at all times be in compliance with all of the requirements imposed on properties and the Group's business. Any failure to, or delay in, complying with applicable laws and regulations or failure to obtain and maintain the requisite approvals and permits could have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. In this respect, please also refer to risk factor 2.1 "The Group's development projects may experience delays and

1 Calculated by reference to the terms and conditions of the bonds and Schuldschein Loan documentation.

other difficulties, especially in respect of receiving necessary permits and increases in construction costs".

Furthermore, changes in laws and governmental regulations, or their interpretation by agencies or the courts, could occur. Such regulatory changes and other economic and political factors, including civil unrest, governmental changes and restrictions on the ability to transfer capital in the foreign countries in which the Group has invested, could have a materially adverse effect on the Group's business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

5.2 The Group may be subject to litigation and other disputes

The Group may face contractual disputes which may or may not lead to legal proceedings as the result of a wide range of events, especially during the construction and development phase. The most likely disputes include: (i) actual or alleged deficiencies in its execution of construction projects (including relating to the design, installation or repair of works); (ii) defects in the building materials; and (iii) deficiencies in the goods and services provided by suppliers, contractors, and sub-contractors.

In addition, after the development phase, the Group may become subject to disputes with tenants, commercial contractors or other parties in relation to the leasing, for example, in ensuring such parties comply with obligations, regulations and restrictions to which the Group may be subject.

As a result, disputes, accidents, injuries or damages at or relating to one of the Group's ongoing or completed projects resulting from the Group's actual or alleged deficient actions could result in significant liability, warranty or other civil and criminal claims, as well as reputational harm. These liabilities may not be insurable or could exceed the Group's insurance coverage limit.

At the 31 December 2024, no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings have been started or are threatened against the Group which may have, or have had in the recent past, material adverse effects on the Group and/or the Group's financial position or profitability.

Other legal risks comprise the risk related to bribery and corruption, money laundering and financing of terrorism or non-compliance with regulations. If any incident takes place in any of these areas, it could have a severe impact on the Group's reputation and possibly its business continuity. In order to mitigate these risks, the Group instituted a compulsory compliance training for all of its team members and requires the team members to confirm the knowledge Code of Conduct. There is also a clear procedure for screening business partners. In addition, VGP has an Insider Trading Rules procedure. Should any stakeholder have a concern there are whistleblowing procedures accessible 24/7 to all employees and contractors with a guarantee against retaliation.

With regard to lobbying activities and the reporting of such activities VGP has a Political Activity Policy: VGP has a principal policy of no political engagement and participating in political activities. If any activities would occur, they require CEO approval and have to be reported. Where legally required to do so, the Group complies with its obligations to declare applicable lobbying activities, such as in the EU or Belgian legislative bodies. Nevertheless, if any incident takes place in any of these areas, it could have a severe impact on the Group's reputation and possibly its business continuity.

5.3 The Group may be subject to an IT breach or another cyber risk

The Group is reliant on a large variety of IT equipment and applications, including the enterprise resource planning software it uses as well as many specialized technical or standard office applications. As a result, the Group is exposed to the risk of its IT equipment being subject to a cyber-attack or to another

accident resulting into operational difficulties, data loss or even inability to continue with the development of its projects. Cyber and IT incidents could have a severe impact on the functioning of the group as the company relies heavily on communication and collaborations across different countries.

To mitigate the risk, the Group introduced several initiatives, including policies, system measures, audits, etc. The main MIS and operating system which the Group uses for email and file exchange is compliant with ISO 27001 and the Group's new ERP, operating metrics, billing and payment system is fully compliant to ISO 27001 and ISO 27018. The Group's IT system has been recently subject to a security audit and the Group is implementing the recommendations resulting from such audit. The Group also only uses reputable service providers for network maintenance. To ensure employee awareness the Group uses groupwide employee training and specific business training on data protection awareness and cybersecurity.

6. Environmental, sustainability and climate change risks

6.1 The Group is subject to certain transitional climate risks and may not be able to meet all ESG related requirements or expectations of investors in this regard

Considering the size of its own and joint ventures' asset portfolios, VGP places sustainability risks at the heart of its strategy with an integrated commitment to make sustainability a core part of the VGP business. The Group has developed a sustainability strategy based on environmental best practices, social fairness and transparent governance. VGP's ESG Strategy (for more information please refer to in the Corporate Responsibility Report) aims to address the main challenges faced by the Group with its operational activities in all geographies. As a developer and operator of semi-industrial and logistics assets, VGP has identified a broad range of sustainability risks and opportunities which are related to several departments and activities within the business such as energy efficiency/ transition, asset resilience to climate change, evolving taxonomy and environmental regulations, supply chain due diligence, green financing and societal risks – all of which are integrated into the Group's risk management framework.

In this regard, it should be noted that there is currently no clear single definition (legal, regulatory or otherwise) of, nor market consensus as to what constitutes, a "green" or "sustainable" or an equivalently-labelled project or as to what precise attributes are required for a particular project to be defined as "green" or "sustainable" or to receive such other equivalent label. The European Union is currently developing and has already adopted various sustainability-related rules and regulations, including the EU Taxonomy Regulation, establishing the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is subject to further development by way of the implementation by the European Commission through delegated regulations of technical screening criteria for the environmental objectives set out in the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

The Group commits to be compliant with the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor ('CRREM') on a best efforts basis, targeting a minimum of 50% of non-stranded assets during the upcoming 10-year period based on the 1.5oC GHG pathway. The CRREM calculation methodology of the 1.5oC GHG pathway has over the last few years been subject to change, adversely impacting the Group's portfolio stranding year. The calculation methodology is likely to be further adjusted in the future which could again adversely impact the Group's portfolio stranding year. When the target at portfolio level is not achieved, a remediation plan for specific stranded assets will be developed if deemed necessary in order to evaluate and identify optimal technical adjustments in order to achieve portfolio compliance. Based on the GRESB 2023 portfolio energy consumption profile offset by the photovoltaic installations pipeline as envisaged to be built in the coming years, the 1.5oC GHG pathway stranding occurs not before 2033. In order to achieve 1.50C-compliance the Group needs to continue to build in accordance with its building standard requiring minimum BREEAM Excellent and aiming for EU Taxonomy compliance. In order to achieve compliance, new buildings delivered are in principle no longer heated with gas-powered heating which requires additional Capital Expenditure compared to conventional gas-powered heating systems. Furthermore, the Group identified a number of retrofit and portfolio improvements amounting to EUR 100 million (including investments in photovoltaic projects) which will be required in order to achieve portfolio compliance. Achieving portfolio 1.5oC GHG pathway compliance also depends on the willingness of VGP's tenants to accept green lease agreements and their willingness and ability to pay extra for green electricity procurement.

Non-compliance with laws and regulations, reporting requirements, or customer or investor expectations, both in respect of the Group and the Group's service providers, suppliers, subcontractors and tenants, could cause loss of value to the Group. Not keeping pace with social attitudes and customer behaviours and preferences could additionally cause reputational damage and reduce the attractiveness and value of the Group's assets. A lack of strong environmental credentials may reduce access to capital or increase cost as these are increasingly important criteria to investors and lenders.

Furthermore, laws, regulations, policies, taxation, obligations, customer preferences and social attitudes relating to climate change continue to evolve. Given the fast-evolving technological and regulatory requirements and environment, as well as the uncertainties in relation to the interpretation of some of the new ESG rules and regulations (including, for example under the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act), no assurance can be given that the Group will be able to meet all such requirements or expectations or requirements of investors, shareholders or other stakeholders. The evolving environment, as well as the likelihood of the physical effects of climate change increasing in frequency and severity over time, could lead to interrupted supply chains, declines in asset values or significant shifts in demand for certain products or services, and the Group could be subject to increased costs and liabilities as a result.

VGP Renewable Energy

Summary of the accounts and comments

Consolidated income statement

For the year ended 31 December

Income statement (in thousand of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Revenue1 121,404 113,722
Gross rental and renewable energy income 73,704 69,003
Net property operating expenses³ (6,018) (5,534)
Net rental and renewable energy income2 67,686 63,469
Joint Ventures management fee income 32,666 26,925
Net valuation gains/(losses)
on investment properties3
187,056 87,958
Administration expenses (61,263) (48,863)
Share in result of Joint Ventures 92,744 (10,715)
Other expenses (1,750)
Operating result 317,139 118,774
Financial income 50,391 34,076
Financial expenses (47,988) (40,107)
Net financial result 2,403 (6,031)
Result before taxes 319,542 112,743
Taxes (32,555) (25,451)
Result for the period 286,987 87,292
Attributable to:
Shareholders of VGP NV 286,987 87,292
Non-controlling interests
Earnings per share 31.12.2024 31.12.2023
Basic earnings per share (in €) 10.52 3.20
Diluted earnings per share (in €) 10.52 3.20

Net rental income

The net rental income in VGP's own portfolio, increased to € 61.7 million in 2024. However, the underlying rental income has been generated from a substantially different portfolio versus previous period as several transactions took place with Joint Ventures in '23 and '24 in which rental income generating assets have been disposed and deconsolidated and delivered assets in the own portfolio started to become income generating instead.

During 2024, € 45.7 million of annualised rental income including the Joint Ventures at 100%, have become cash generative. Another € 62.6 million, of which € 52.4 million in the own portfolio, is still to be activated (upon delivery of assets). Thereof, € 39 million, or € 31.4 million in the own portfolio is expected to become cash generative in the next twelve months.

Annualised rental income growth incl. JV's at 100% (in € mln)

Net rental income, on a look through basis4 grew with 20.9% from € 159.1 million to € 192.4 million, knowing that at year-end € 214.7 million (versus € 194.3 million, or + 10.5%) on a proportional look through basis, has become cash generative.

2 Property operating expenses include recharges to customers and are shown as net operating expenses

3 Includes realized gains on disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures

1 Revenue is composed of gross rental and renewable energy income, service charge income, property and facility management income and property development income

4 Refer to 'supplementary notes', income statement proportionally consolidated

Net renewable energy income

The net renewable energy income over 2024 amounted to € 6 million compared to € 3.5 million over FY2023. This was driven by an increase of 96% in the effective production sold in 2024 to 90 GWh.

The operational solar capacity increased significantly to 155.7MWp, up 53% year-over-year which should equate to a marketable production potential of circa 130 GWh.

As of December 2024, a total of 39 projects representing 41.0 MWp are under construction. Including projects under construction the total solar power generation capacity will increase to 196.8 MWp spread over 147 roof-projects in 10 countries. As at the 31st of December 2024 this represents a total aggregate investment amount of € 121 million (incl. current commitments for projects under construction).

With regards to the pipeline, an additional 97 solar power projects are in contractual/design phase (including in 4 additional countries) which equates to an added power generation capacity of 90.9 MWp. The current total solar portfolio, including pipeline projects, totals 287.7 MWp.

Joint Venture management fee income

The Joint Venture management fee income amounted to € 32.7 million, a 21% increase versus FY '23. The Joint Venture management fee income consists of two main components, on the one hand property and facility management income, which increased from € 22.5 million to € 27 million and on the other hand development management income, which increased with € 1.3 million to € 5.7 million.

Net valuation gains on the property portfolio

During 2024, the net valuation gains on the property portfolio reached € 187.1 million compared to a net valuation gain of € 88 million for the period ended 31 December 2023.

The net valuation gain was mainly driven by: (i) € 94.2 million unrealised valuation gain on the own and disposal group held for sale portfolio, and (ii) € 92.9 million realised valuation gain, mainly on assets transferred as part of transactions with the Fifth Joint Venture (Deka), the Third Joint Venture (Ymir) and the first and second closing with the Sixth Joint Venture (Areim), as well as the disposal of the Development Joint Venture LPM.

The own property portfolio, excluding development land but including the buildings being constructed on behalf of the

VGP Park Fuenlabrada

Joint Ventures, is valued by the valuation expert at 31 December 2024 based on a weighted average yield of 7.22 % (compared to 6.22% as at 31 December 2023) applied to the contractual rents increased by the estimated rental value on unlet space.

The real estate valuations were broadly stable during 2024. The (re)valuation of the own portfolio was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Io Partners, preferred partner of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Administrative expenses

The administrative expenses for the period increased to € 61.3 million compared to € 48.9 million for the period ended 31 December 2023.

The group's headcount of 380 FTE's increased with 12.5 FTE's compared to 2023. The main variance to the previous period relates to increased remuneration by € 6.8 million (mainly by provisions for the Long Term Incentive Plan), general admin costs by € 1.8 million, as well as increases in depreciation of € 2.7 million and lower capitalized costs of € 1.3 million.

Share in net profi t of the joint ventures

VGP's share of the joint ventures' profit for the period came in at € 92.7 million versus a loss of € 10.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2023. The main drivers can be summarized as follows (at share):

  • Net rental income at share increased with € 30.1 million from € 91.6 million to € 121.7 million, an increase of 33%. This is a result of € 2.9 million indexation at share, as well as additions to the portfolio of Joint Ventures given the transactions in '23 (full year effect) and '24 (partial effect).
  • Net valuation losses at share improved from a loss of € 61.2 million to a gain of € 54.5 million. The portfolio of the joint ventures, excluding development and the buildings being constructed by VGP on behalf of the Joint Ventures, was valued at a weighted average yield of 5.05% as at 31 December 2024 (compared to 5.01% as at 31 December 2023).
  • Net financial result decreased to € 59.1 million. This is due to the fact that the debt of the joint ventures increased € 233 million (at share) following transactions with Deka and Saga in '24.
  • Taxes decreased with € 18.5 million at share. This is mainly due to an increase of deferred taxes as a result of the revaluation of the portfolio. Effective tax leakage in Joint Venture at share increased € 1 m to € 7.3 million.

As at December 2024, the Joint Ventures account for € 285.7 million of annualised committed leases representing 4.6 million sqm of lettable area compared to € 226.9 million of annualised committed leases representing 3.7 million sqm at the end of December 2023.

The (re)valuation of all Joint Ventures' portfolios was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Io partners, preferred partner of Jones Lang Lasalle.

Other expenses

Other expenses included a € 1.75 million contribution to the VGP Foundation.

Net fi nancial result

Net financial result increased from a net expense of € 6 million to an income of € 2.4 million. The delta can be mainly explained by (i) lower interests of € 3.1 million following the repayment of € 375 million of bonds in '23 and € 75 million in '24, though partially off-set by increased interest expense on the new EIB Loan of € 135 million, (ii) an increase of financial income of 5.8 million (up to € 12.3 million) as a result of interest received on term deposits, as well as (iii) increased interest income on loans to joint ventures and associates in amount of € 10.4 million and (iv) a reduction of capitalized interests in amount of € 11.4 million.

At 31 December 2024 the average cost of debt amounts to 2.20%. The average term of the credit facilities amounts to 3.7 years.

Taxes

The tax expense of € 32.6 million contains a deferred tax cost of € 21.7 million (versus € 9.5 million in '23) and a current tax cost of € 10.9 million (versus € 15.9 million in '23). This equates to an effective current tax rate of 8%1 , versus 17% in '23. The decrease in effective current tax rate is the result of higher realised gains on disposal of subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and investment properties, which are exempted from additional corporate income taxes.

VGP Park München

Consolidated balance sheet

For the period ended 31 December

Assets (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Intangible assets 724 1,000
Investment properties 1,905,411 1,508,984
Property, plant and equipment 122,309 107,426
Investments in Joint Ventures and associates 1,300,874 1,037,228
Other non-current receivables 538,484 565,734
Deferred tax assets 11,620 8,304
Total non-current assets 3,879,422 3,228,676
Total current assets 774,514 1,182,028
Disposal group held for sale 198,177 892,621
Cash and cash equivalents 492,533 209,921
Trade and other receivables 83,804 79,486
Total assets 4,653,936 4,410,704
Shareholders' equity and liabilities
(in thousands of €)
31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Share capital 105,676 105,676
Share premium 845,579 845,579
Retained earnings 1,449,172 1,263,162
Shareholders' equity 2,400,427 2,214,417
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities 4,653,936 4,410,704
Total liabilities 2,253,509 2,196,287
Total current liabilities 228,581 249,109
Liabilities related to disposal group held for
sale
11,157 53,284
Trade debts and other current liabilities 102,558 84,075
Current financial debt 114,866 111,750
Total non-current liabilities 2,024,928 1,947,178
Deferred tax liabilities 35,652 23,939
Other non-current liabilities 46,781 38,085
Non-current financial debt 1,942,495 1,885,154

Balance sheet

Investment properties & disposal group held for sale

Investment properties relate to completed properties, projects under construction as well as land held for development. The disposal group held for sale assets relates to (i) the assets under construction and development land (at fair value) which are being / will be developed by VGP, on behalf of the First and Second Joint Venture and the Sixt Joint Venture, and (ii) VGP Park Riga, which is subject to a call option of its tenant.

As at 31 December 2024 the investment property portfolio, including those reported as group held for sale, consists of 48 completed buildings representing 1,373,000 sqm of lettable area with another 33 buildings under construction representing 736,000 sqm of lettable area.

VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer

Including assets reported as group held for sale, the total investment property accounts for € 879 million in completed assets, € 579 million assets under construction, and € 645 million land.

The Investment Property, including those reported as group held for sale but excluding development land, is valued at an average weighted yield of 7.22%.

Total capex on investment property including assets held for sale of € 568.2 million: € 405.1 million on assets, € 54.7 million on land acquisitions, € 10.8 m interests and capitalized rent free and € 97.6 million investments in assets held for sale.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment increased with € 14.9 million. This reflects a capex of € 19 million, which mainly relates to renewable energy assets (€ 13 million) and are accounted for at cost and depreciated. Completed installations amount to € 94.5 million, whereas € 14.1 million relates to renewable energy installations under construction.

Investment in joint ventures and associates

As at 31 December 2024, the investments in the joint ventures and associates increased to € 1,301 million from € 1,037 million as at 31 December 2023.

The investments in joint ventures and associates as at the end of 2024 reflect the value of the participation in the Allianz Joint Ventures, the Deka Joint Venture, the Saga Joint Venture and the Development Joint Ventures, all of which are accounted for using the equity method.

The variance in '24 is mainly related to equity contributions of transactions with Joint Ventures in amount of € 199.1 million, equity repayments from the First Joint Venture (€ 11.5 million)

and the Second Joint Venture (€ 3.3 million), an additional investment in the Development Joint Venture Belartza (€ 5.2 million), the disposal of the Development Joint Venture LPM (€ 18.7 million) as well as VGP's share in the result of the Joint Ventures in amount of € 92.7 million.

Total non-current and current fi nancial debt

The non-current and current financial debt increased from € 1,997 million as at 31 December 2023 to € 2,057 million as at 31 December 2024.

The increase was mainly driven by credit facility of the European Investment Bank of € 150 million to support its renewable energy business unit. As per 5 February 2024, VGP has drawn € 135 million of this facility at an interest rate of 4.15% p.a. on a ten year period, which was offset by the repayment of € 75 million of its outstanding bonds.

The proportional on a look through basis LTV amounts to 48.3% (versus 53.4% at year-end '23) and the gearing ratio amounts to 33.6% (versus 40.3% at year-end '23). The financial debts of the Group are well within its covenants.

Cash fl ow statement

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31.12.2023
Cash flow from operating activities (13,950) (27,331)
Cash flow from investing activities 331,371 (8,078)
Cash flow from financing activities (43,977) (450,050)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents
273,444 (485,459)

The changes in the cash flow from investing activities were mainly due to: (i) € 452 million (2023: € 667 million) of expenditure incurred for the development activities and land acquisition; (ii) € 808.6 million cash recycled resulting from the first and second closing with the Sixth Joint Venture and the second and third closing with the Fifth Joint Venture (2023: € 676.2 million); (iii) distributions by Joint Ventures for an amount of € 28 million (2023: € 12.8 million); (iv) the loans provided to Joint Ventures for a net amount of € 53.1 million (2023: € 30.1 million).

The changes in the cash flow from financing activities were driven by: (i) € 101 million dividend paid out in May 2024 (2023: € 75 million); (ii) € 75 million repayment of the Jul-24 bond and € 3 million repayment of Schuldschein loan (2023: € 375 million bonds repayment); (iii) proceeds from bank loan with European Investment bank for an amount of € 135 million.

Events after the balance sheet date

Since 31 December 2024 a number of events occurred that have a material impact on the Group. These include:

  • VGP issued in April 2025 with success a € 500 million green bond with a coupon of 4.25 per cent and maturing on 29 January 2031.
  • VGP has increased its revolving credit facility with JP Morgan from € 50 million to € 75 million and has extended the maturity to 7 February 2028.
  • VGP has extended the due dates of its two credit facilities with BNP Paribas Fortis NV from December 2026 to the first quarter of 2030 and 2031 respectively. Furthermore, the covenant on the gearing ratio for the credit facilities will be below 65%, instead of the current 55% threshold.
  • VGP has successfully closed its first transaction in the East Midlands in the UK. The site extends to 176,000 sqm and is strategically located with direct access to Junction 24 of the M1 motorway and within close proximity to the cities of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and the East Midlands Airport. The site has detailed planning consent for four logistics buildings totalling 78,000 sqm. It is anticipated that the first phase of construction will commence in Q3 2025.

Information about the share

Listing of shares

Euronext Brussels

VGP share VGP ISIN BE0003878957

Market capitalisation 31 Dec-24 1,948,599,677 € Highest capitalisation 3,062,085,206 € Lowest capitalisation 1,899,475,315 € Share price 31 Dec-23 105 € Share price 31 Dec-24 71.4 €

Shareholder structure

As at 31 December 2024 the share capital of VGP was represented by 27,291,312 shares. Ownership of the Company's shares is as follows:

1,948,599,677 €
3,062,085,206 €
1,899,475,315 €
105 €
71.4 €
Shareholders1 Number
of shares
% of total
shares
Number
of voting
rights2
% of total
voting
rights
Little Rock S.a.r.l. 8,092,390 29.65% 16,184,780 37.64%
Tomanvi SCA 629,714 2.31% 1,259,428 2.93%
Sub-total
Jan Van Geet Group
8,722,104 31.96% 17,444,208 40.57%
VM Invest NV 5,186,463 19.00% 10,372,926 24.12%
Public 13,382,745 49.04% 15,180,043 35.31%
Total 27,291,312 100.00% 42,997,177 100%

Little Rock S.a.r.l. and Tomanvi SCA are companies controlled by Mr. Jan Van Geet.

VM Invest NV is a company controlled by Mr. Bart Van Malderen.

The Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of 8 May 2020 approved the introduction of the double voting right. A double voting right is therefore granted to each VGP share that has been registered for at least two years without interruption under the name of the same shareholder in the register of shares in registered form, in accordance with the procedures detailed in article 29 of the Articles of Association. In accordance with Belgian law, dematerialised shares do not benefit from the double voting right.

VGP has not issued any other class of shares, such as non-voting or preferential shares.

In accordance with Article 15 of the law of 2 May 2007 regarding the publication of major shareholdings ("transparency law") VGP must publish, its (i) total share capital, (ii) the total number of securities granting voting rights and (iii) the total number of voting rights, at the latest by the end of each month during which these numbers have increased or decreased.

1 As at 31 December 2024, on the basis of transparency declarations, information received from the shareholders or press releases issued by the Company in respect of Voting rights and denominator published on the Company's website.

2 VGP NV has received a transparency notification dated 2 January 2024 that by virtue of the merger of Alsgard SA with Little Rock S.à.r.l. (formerly Little Rock SA) which occurred on 31 December 2023, that (i) Little Rock S.à r.l. now holds 36.71% of the voting rights of VGP NV and received another transparency notification dated 8 January 2025 that (i) the Subtotal Jan Van Geet Group now holds 40.79% of the voting rights.

Authorised capital

The Board of Directors has been authorized by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on 13 May 2022 to increase the Company's subscribed capital in one or more times by an aggregate maximum amount of € 108,873,366.06 (before any issue premium). The authority is valid for five years from 23 May 2022 and can be renewed in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions. Pursuant to this authorization, the Board of Directors may, among others, effect a capital increase under the authorized capital by means of issuing ordinary shares, subscription rights or convertible bonds and may limit or disapply the preferential subscription right of the Company's shareholders.

Furthermore, the Board of Directors has been authorized, for a period of three years from 23 May 2022, to make use of the authorized capital upon receipt by the Company of a notice from the FSMA of a public takeover bid for the Company's securities.

Liquidity of the shares

To improve the liquidity of its shares VGP NV concluded a liquidity agreement with KBC Bank. This agreement ensures that there is increased liquidity of the shares which should be to the benefit of the Group in the future as more liquidity allows new shares to be more easily issued in case of capital increases.

Financial calendar

2025 first quarter trading update 9 May 2025
Annual shareholders' meeting 9 May 2025
Ex-date dividend 2024 21 May 2025
Record date dividend 2024 22 May 2025
Payment date dividend 2024 23 May 2025
2025 half year results 21 August 2025
2025 third quarter trading update 6 November 2025

VGP Park Nijmegen

Outlook 2025

VGP expects to substantially grow its net rental income, including the Joint Ventures at share, following the expected delivery of € 39 million new lease agreements in '25, as well as profiting from the annualised effect of deliveries in '24 and indexation on the total portfolio. Deployment of new constructions will be, as always, weighted against pre-let ratio's and market demand, though VGP has the availability of increasing its total rental income with minimum € 253 million up to at least € 666 million annualised rental income including the Joint Ventures. Thereof already exist pre-lets for

€ 20.8 million, or 135,000 sqm which already boost the development activity of '25. In the same time, VGP targets to expand its land bank substantially in existing and new territories. VGP is also exploring the possibilities of new investments in both Battery Energy Storage Systems and Data Centers in all

locations which it has currently in ownership or under control. To strengthen its liquidity position, the Group increased its undrawn credit facilities with € 25 million in Q1 '25. In parallel, the Group targets a number of closings with existing Joint Venture's and endeavours to broaden its Joint Venture model with new and/or existing Joint Venture partners. Finally, the Group proposes to the annual shareholders meeting to pay-out a dividend of € 90 million, an increase of 12% versus the ordinary dividend of '24.

VGP Park Rouen

Board of Directors and Management

Board of Directors

Composition on 31 december 2024
Position Name Year appointed Executive or non-executive Independent Next due for re-election
Chairman VM Invest NV represented by Bart Van Malderen 2021 Non-executive
and reference shareholder
2025
CEO Jan Van Geet s.r.o. represented by Jan van Geet 2021 Executive
and reference shareholder
2025
Directors Gaevan BV, represented by Ann Gaeremynck 2023 Non-executive Independent 2027
Katherina Reiche1 2023 Non-executive Independent n.a.
Vera Gäde Butzlaff 2023 Non-executive Independent 2027

Bart Van Malderen

*1966 founded Drylock Technologies in 2012. Drylock Technologies is an hygienic disposable products manufacturer which introduced the revolutionary fl ufl ess diaper in 2013. Prior to this, Bart Van Malderen held diff erent management positions at Ontex, a leading European manufacturer of hygienic disposable products where he became CEO in 1996 and Chairman of the Board in 2003, a mandate which he occupied until mid-July 2007.

Jan Van Geet

*1971 is the founder and CEO of VGP. He has overall daily as well as strategic management responsibilities of the Group. He started in the Czech Republic in 1993 and was manager of Ontex in Turnov, a producer of hygienic disposables. Until 2005, he was also managing director of WDP Czech Republic.

Ann Gaeremynck

*1966 is full professor of Accounting and Governance at the KULeuven, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Since April 2017 she is member of the board and the audit committee of Retail Estates, a Belgian listed company which invests mainly in retail properties located in the periphery of residential areas or along access roads to urban centres. She currently is also a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Vives, a university college of the Association KULeuven. In the past she fulfilled a position as an external member of the Audit Committee at the hospital AZ Delta.

Katherina Reiche

*1973 is Chairwomen of the Management Board of Westenergie AG, Germany's leading energy infrastructure company, since 2020. Prior to this Katherina Reiche chaired the board of the Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU) in Germany from 2015 to 2019 and chaired the European Association of Public Employers and Enterprises (CEEP) since June 2016. She was a member of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2015. She served as State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Environment from 2009 to 2013 and as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure from 2013 to 2015. In 2020 she was appointed by the German federal cabinet as Chairwoman of the National Hydrogen Council.

Vera Gäde-Butzlaff

*1954 is a member of several boards a.o. Supervisory board member Gröner Group AG, Chairwoman of the Bürgerstiftung Berlin and was a Supervisory board member of Berliner Volksbank until mid-2023. Prior to this Vera Gäde-Butzlaff was Deputy State Secretary for Environment and Agriculture at the Ministry of Regional Planning, Agriculture and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt from 2001 to 2002. From 2003 to 2014, she was a member of the Board of Directors and since 2007 CEO of Berlin's city cleaning and waste management companies (BSR). From 2015 to 2018 she was CEO of GASAG AG, one of Germany's largest regional energy suppliers. From 2018 to 2020, she has chaired the Supervisory Board of Vivantes, the hospital group.

1 Mrs Katherina Reiche has resigned as board and remuneration committee member and the board has agreed that her nomination will end on the annual shareholders meeting as per 9 May 2025.

Board of directors Experience Matrix

Jan Van Geet Bart Van Malderen* Ann Gaeremynck* ** Vera Gäde-Butzlaff** Katherina Reiche*
Logistics/
industrial
Experience as founder/CEO of VGP
NV, a pan-European owner, man
ager and developer of high-quality
logistics and semi-industrial
properties as well as a provider
of renewable energy solutions.
Bart Van Malderen has extensive experience
in logistics and industrial sectors, being a
long-term shareholder in VGP, including
representing as chairman. Alongside this, he
actively manages a diverse private portfolio
of assets, including industrial assets.
Member of the board and
audit committee of VGP NV
since multiple years.
Member of the board and
audit committee of VGP
NV since multiple years.
Extensive experience in Germany's leading energy infra
structure company Westenergie AG and realizing large
industrial and infrastructure related projects. Member
of the board and remuneration committee of VGP NV.
Real estate/
asset management
Experience as founder/ceo of VGP
NV, a pan-European owner, man
ager and developer of high-quality
logistics and semi-industrial
properties as well as a provider
of renewable energy solutions.
Bart Van Malderen has large experience with
real estate and asset management being
a long-term shareholder in VGP, including
representing as chairman. Alongside this, he
actively manages a diverse private portfolio
of assets, including industrial assets.
Member of the board and the audit
committee of Retail Estates, a Bel
gian listed company which invests
mainly in retail properties located in
the periphery of residential areas or
along access roads to urban centres
Since April 2018, she has
chaired the supervisory
board of Vivantes, a mu
nicipal company operating
hospitals in Berlin.
Extensive experience in Germany's leading energy
infrastructure company Westenergie AG.
Finance/
audit
Strong track record in finance
and audit related matters in
several multinational compa
nies, listed and non-listed.
Strong track record in finance and audit
related matters, being CEO of several
multi-billion companies such as Ontex,
Drylock Technologies, VM Invest NV as
well as extensive track record in board and
oversight committee membership in various
private equity and private investments. Bart
is member of the VGP audit committee.
Full professor of Accounting
and Governance at the KULeu
ven, Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration.
Extensive experience
with finance and audit
related matters following her
leadership roles as amongst
others CEO of GASAG AG.
Relevant experience being chairwoman
of Westenergie AG, but also through var
ious federal positions in Germany.
ESG/
sustainability
VGP is a frontrunner on ESG
and sustainability matters.
Reference is made to the VGP
CSR report for its achievements/
As CEO of Drylock Bart van Malderen has
set an ambitious goal to be the first in the
hygiene sector to achieve Carbon neutrality.
Research experience in the
field of ESG and CSRD/ESRS
Vera Gäde-Butzlaff was
Deputy State Secretary for En
vironment and Agriculture at
the Ministry of Regional Plan
ning, Agriculture and Environ
ment of Saxony-Anhalt from
2001 to 2002. From 2015 to
2018 she was CEO of GASAG
AG, one of Germany's largest
regional energy suppliers.
Chairwomen of the Management Board of Westenergie
AG, Germany's leading energy infrastructure com
pany, since 2020. She was a member of the German
Bundestag from 1998 to 2015. She served as State
Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Environ
ment from 2009 to 2013 and as State Secretary in the
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
from 2013 to 2015. In 2020 she was appointed by
the German federal cabinet as Chairwoman of the
National Hydrogen Council. Member of the Sustain
ability Council of E.ON SE and responsible board
member for sustainable matters at Westernergie AG.
Digitalisation/ai Experience in managing several
IT integration projects, including
ERP, digitalisation, as part of
role as CEO of VGP as well as
other private investments
Following's Bart Van Malderen role in
various multinational activities, digitali
sation (and AI) forms a major part of his
strategy. As such Drylock Technologies
is eg one of the early adaptors of the
latest SAP ERP advancements.
Basic knowledge of natural
language processing and AI tools
Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport
and Digital infrastructure in Germany.
Corporate
governance
and remuneration
CEO and board member of VGP,
as well as other private equity
investments, VGP has established
a remuneration committee and
corporate governance charter.
Full professor of Accounting
and Governance at the KULeu
ven, Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration.
Large experience in this
field due to the time as CEO
of BSR and at GASAG.
Extensive experience through various positions in
leading Germany energy infrastructure company, as
well as several federal board positions. Katherina
is member of the VGP remuneration committee.

* Member of the Remuneration Committee

** Member of the Audit Committee

VGP Park Rostock

Jan Van Geet Bart Van Malderen* Ann Gaeremynck* ** Vera Gäde-Butzlaff** Katherina Reiche*
Risks/compliance Multi-year experience with multina
tional companies such as VGP and
several multinational production
companies dealing with govern
ance, managing risk and ensuring
compliance with reulgators, finance
institutions, green frameworks etc.
Extensive experience with multinational
companies such as Drylock and Ontex.
Non-listed and listed, dealing with gov
ernance, managing risk, and ensuring
compliance with regulators, finance
institutions, green frameworks, etc.
Full professor of Accounting and
Governance at the KULeuven,
Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration and Chair of the audit
committee of Vives Hogeschool Vives,
Associatie KULeuven which is mainly
focussed of risk and compliance
Large experience in this field
due to the time as CEO of
BSR and at GASAG and also
as a member of a supervisory
board of a large bank where
she has been chairwoman of
the audit and risk committee
Extensive experience to risk/compliance given
various positions in leading institutions
Joint ventures/
disposals/
divestments
Extensive experience through
out VGP, IPO, Re-IPO's,
mergers and leading several
private equity investments
Extensive experience through +30 acquisi
tions of international companies, led several
IPO's and re-IPO's. Divested Ontex as largest
buy-out in Belgian history at the time.
As professor in accounting and
governance this is the main field
of experience in these matters.
As part of E.ON's acquisition of RWE's regulated
business, Katherina Reiche takes responsibility for
establishing the new structures within Westenergie
AG. Extensive experience in developing joint ventures
at Westenergie AG and carve out of activities.
International
experience
Extensive international experi
ence in European context with
VGP, multinational firms and
private equity investments.
Extensive international footprint as CEO
of Drylock, amongst others covering
South America, North America and the
whole of Europe with local production
set – up. Holds several multinational
investments spanning Europe and abroad.
In the experience with
GASAG there were different
shareholders from three
different countries (Germany
(EON), Sweden (Vattenfall)
and France (Engie)).

* Member of the Remuneration Committee

** Member of the Audit Committee

Executive Management Team

Composition on 31 december 2024

Jan Van Geet1 Chief Executive Officer
Piet Van Geet2 Chief Financial Officer
Tomas Van Geet3 Chief Commercial Officer
Rolf Carls4 Chief Technical Officer – Eastern Europe
Miquel-David Martinez Chief Technical Officer – Eastern Europe
Matthias Sander5 Chief Technical Officer – Eastern Europe
Jonathan Watkins6 Chief Technical Officer – Eastern Europe
Martijn Vlutters7 Vice President – Business
Development & Investor Relations

The curriculum vitae of the members of the executive management (except for the CEO – cf. supra) may be summarised as follows:

Mr. Piet Van Geet

*1985 Joined VGP in 2021 and was appointed CFO in January 2022. He is responsible for all finance matters of the VGP Group. Prior to joining VGP, Piet Van Geet has been 8 years the CFO of Drylock Technologies, a leading disposable hygiene manufacturer with operations in Europe, Russia, USA and Brazil. After his studies he joined VGP as a project manager in the Baltics and Romania and continued his career at VGD in auditing and finance consulting prior to joining Drylock Technologies. Piet holds degrees at the University of Antwerp of Applied economical sciences and a Master of Tax law and holds a number of board seats, amongst other as chairman of Truncus Wealth.

Mr. Tomas Van Geet

*1976 oined VGP in 2005. He takes responsibility for all commercial strategic matters and commercial co-ordination of VGP's key accounts. Prior to joining VGP, Tomas held several positions in the planning and logistics departments of Domo in Germany, Spain, Czech Republic and South Africa, Associated Weavers and Ontex.

Mr Miquel-David Martinez

*1978 is civil engineer and joined VGP's team in 2016. He took responsibility for technical concepts and contract execution and has been appointed as technical director for Western Europe in 2023. Prior to this position, Miquel-David was the technical

  • 1 As permanent representative of Jan Van Geet s.r.o.
  • 2 As permanent representative of Urraco BV as from 10 January 2022.
  • 3 As permanent representative of Tomas Van Geet s.r.o.
  • 4 As permanent representative of CarlsConsult Gbr
  • 5 As permanent representative of Matthias Sander s.r.o.
  • 6 As permanent representative of Havbo Consulting BV.
  • 7 As permanent representative of MB Vlutters BV.

director and partner in Inel Group, a construction management and engineering company mainly focused on building projects for the tertiary sector.

Mr. Matthias Sander

*1970 He is a mechanical and economic bachelor and joined VGP in 2018. He takes responsibility for the expansion into new countries, sourcing land plots across Europe and coordinating of the development pipeline. Matthias spent the last 11 years in several leading roles with Knorr Bremse (a leading German industrial Group) and was its Managing Director in the Czech Republic.

Mr. Jonathan Watkins

*1975 Joined VGP in December 2019. Mr Watkins was previously head of UK and German Ops Real Estate at Amazon. Prior to this he held several leading roles in acquisition and construction of new stores and warehouses at Lidl Denmark, UK and Germany. Jon holds a Master's Degree, Surveying of the University College of Estate Management and a BSc Surveying from Sheffield Hallam University.

Mr. Martijn Vlutters

*1979 Joined VGP in 2018. He takes responsibility for business development and investor relations. Prior to joining VGP, Martijn worked 13 years at J.P. Morgan based in London and New York in various roles in Capital Markets and Corporate Finance. Within this period, he spent 2 years in New York as Investor Relations for J.P. Morgan Chase. Martijn holds a Master degree in Civil Engineering from Delft University and Business Administration from Erasmus/Rotterdam School of Management

Mr Rolf Carls

*1959 Rolf is a civil engineer and joined the VGP team in 2016. As of January 2024, he has been appointed as Technical Director for Eastern Europe. Before this position, Rolf Carls served as Managing Director of an engineering and consulting firm primarily focused on industrial projects for the automotive and chemical sectors.

Portfolio 2024

Portfolio Content

097 VGP Parks in Europe

100 Germany

121 Czech Republic

133 Spain

140 Other European Countries

118 VGP Parks all-over Europe

Western and Southern Europe

Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Denmark

Central and Eastern Europe

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Latvia

GERMANY

  • 1 VGP Park Hamburg
  • 2 VGP Park Soltau
  • 3 VGP Park Leipzig
  • 4 VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen
  • 5 VGP Park Berlin 6 VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer
  • 7 VGP Park Ginsheim
  • 8 VGP Park Schwalbach
  • 9 VGP Park München
  • 10 VGP Park Bingen
  • 11 VGP Park Rodgau
  • 12 VGP Park Höchstadt
  • 13 VGP Park Borna 14 VGP Park Bobenheim-Roxheim
  • 15 VGP Park Frankenthal
  • 16 VGP Park Wustermark
  • 17 VGP Park Göttingen
  • 18 VGP Park Göttingen 2
  • 19 VGP Park Wetzlar
  • 20 VGP Park Halle
  • 21 VGP Park Halle 2
  • 22 VGP Park Dresden-Radeburg 23 VGP Park Bischofsheim
  • 24 VGP Park Gießen-Buseck
  • 25 VGP Park Gießen-Lützellinden
  • 26 VGP Park Gießen
  • Am alten Flughafen
  • 27 VGP Park Chemnitz 28 VGP Park Magdeburg
  • 29 VGP Park Laatzen
  • 30 VGP Park Einbeck
  • 31 VGP Park Erfurt
  • 32 VGP Park Erfurt 2
  • 33 VGP Park Erfurt 3
  • 34 VGP Park Rostock
  • 35 VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf
  • 36 VGP Park Nürnberg
  • 37 VGP Park Hochheim
  • 38 VGP Park Siegen 39 VGP Park Koblenz
  • 40 VGP Park Rüsselsheim
  • 41 VGP Park Steinbach
  • 42 VGP Park Bernau

CZECH REPUBLIC

  • 43 VGP Park Tuchoměřice
  • 44 VGP Park Ústí nad Labem
  • 45 VGP Park Český Újezd
  • 46 VGP Park Liberec
  • 47 VGP Park Olomouc
  • 48 VGP Park Jeneč
  • 49 VGP Park Chomutov
  • 50 VGP Park Brno
  • 51 VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou
  • 52 VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou 2
  • 53 VGP Park Plzeň
  • 54 VGP Park Prostějov
  • 55 VGP Park Vyškov 56 VGP Park České Budějovice
  • 57 VGP Park Kladno
  • 58 VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City

SPAIN

  • 59 VGP Park San Fernado
    • de Henares
  • 60 VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt
  • 61 VGP Park Fuenlabrada
  • 62 VGP Park Fuenlabrada 2
  • 63 VGP Park Valencia Cheste
  • 64 VGP Park Zaragoza
  • 65 VGP Park Dos Hermanas
  • 66 VGP Park Sevilla
  • Ciudad de la Imagen
  • 67 VGP Park Granollers
  • 68 VGP Park Martorell
  • 69 VGP Park La Naval
  • 70 VGP Park Burgos 71 VGP Park Alicante
  • 72 VGP Park Córdoba
  • 73 VGP Park Belartza
  • 74 VGP Park Pamplona Noain

ITALY

  • 75 VGP Park Calcio
  • 76 VGP Park Valsamoggia
  • 77 VGP Park Valsamoggia 2
  • 78 VGP Park Sordio
  • 79 VGP Park Padova
  • 80 VGP Park Paderno Dugnano
  • 81 VGP Park Legnano
  • 82 VGP Park Parma Lumiere
  • 83 VGP Park Parma Paradigna
  • 84 VGP Park Parma 3 Morse

AUSTRIA

  • 85 VGP Park Graz
  • 86 VGP Park Laxenburg
  • 87 VGP Park Ehrenfeld
  • SLOVAKIA
  • 88 VGP Park Malacky
  • 89 VGP Park Bratislava

HUNGARY 91 VGP Park Győr 92 VGP Park Győr Béta 93 VGP Park Alsónémedi 94 VGP Park Hatvan 95 VGP Park Kecskemét 96 VGP Park Budapest Aerozone 97 VGP Park Győr Gamma

ROMANIA 98 VGP Park Timișoara 99 VGP Park Sibiu 100 VGP Park Brașov 101 VGP Park Arad 102 VGP Park Bucharest

SERBIA

CROATIA

PORTUGAL

FRANCE 110 VGP Park Rouen 111 VGP Park Vélizy 112 VGP Park Mulhouse

LATVIA

DENMARK 118 VGP Park Vejle

107 VGP Park Sintra 108 VGP Park Loures 109 VGP Park Montijo

103 VGP Park Belgrade Dobanovci

106 VGP Park Santa Maria da Feira

104 VGP Park Lučko Zagreb 105 VGP Park Split

THE NETHERLANDS 113 VGP Park Nijmegen 114 VGP Park Roosendaal

115 VGP Park Kekava 116 VGP Park Riga 117 VGP Park Tiraines

90 VGP Park Zvolen

Region
Country
Owner Land area Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
(in sqm) Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
East Croatia Committed 106,664 42,461 42,461 0.00
East Croatia Own 178,000 28,594 40,040 68,634 2.87
East Czech Republic Committed 147,268 52,762 52,762 0.00
East Czech Republic JV1 1,475,778 639,658 13,339 652,997 37.54
East Czech Republic JV6 370,502 119,637 39,660 159,297 5.88
East Czech Republic Own 416,524 23,475 9,477 98,464 131,416 1.95
East Hungary JV1 207,148 83,175 4,900 88,075 5.47
East Hungary Own 1,422,605 240,033 37,592 291,064 568,689 18.71
East Latvia Committed 107,172 34,351 34,351 0.00
East Latvia Own 330,622 133,553 14,060 147,613 7.71
East Romania JV2 289,852 145,656 145,656 7.67
East Romania Own 1,498,073 201,981 114,104 427,978 744,063 17.73
East Serbia Own 1,161,243 77,453 5,208 380,557 463,218 5.74
East Slovakia JV1 220,492 99,654 5,000 104,654 5.27
East Slovakia JV6 554,859 178,361 36,673 36,140 251,174 9.96
East Slovakia Own 468,002 8,479 10,203 188,820 207,502 0.79
West Austria Committed 24,394 12,279 12,279 0.00
West Austria JV2 38,239 16,537 16,537 1.48
West Austria Own 404,207 49,124 56,304 45,457 150,885 9.19
West Denmark Own 175,255 27,138 57,125 84,263 1.37
West France Committed 526,135 71,104 71,104 0.00
West France JV6 81,468 39,427 39,427 2.21
West France Own 646,960 34,412 262,537 296,949 0.74
West Germany Committed 243,505 102,154 102,154 0.00
West Germany JV5 1,584,538 859,345 859,345 53.59
West Germany JV - Revikon 34,035 20,976 20,976 0.00
West Germany JV1 2,385,718 1,173,909 5,093 9,950 1,188,952 70.13
West Germany JV6 462,931 226,685 11,779 238,464 13.02
West Germany JV3 644,158 278,977 43,928 322,905 33.84
West Germany Own 2,802,786 552,628 106,152 699,713 1,358,493 37.71
West Italy Committed 169,063 76,688 76,688 0.00
West Italy JV2 197,136 86,380 86,380 5.49
West Italy Own 331,763 18,816 88,248 48,325 155,389 6.33
West Netherlands JV2 448,997 258,685 20,088 278,773 15.30
West Netherlands Own 242,518 138,384 138,384 0.00
West Portugal Committed 72,157 33,246 33,246 0.00
West Portugal JV2 73,578 29,813 29,813 1.34
West Portugal Own 181,841 19,749 32,696 22,486 74,931 4.16
West Spain JV2 830,517 413,835 25,739 19,146 458,720 25.34
West Spain VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture 145,215 63,640 63,640 0.00
West Spain Own 723,356 67,325 302,847 370,172 4.10
Grand Total 22,425,274 5,975,026 780,326 3,636,081 10,391,432 412.60

Germany

VGP Park Magdeburg

Germany

  • 1 VGP Park Hamburg
  • 2 VGP Park Soltau
  • 3 VGP Park Leipzig
  • 4 VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen
  • 5 VGP Park Berlin
  • 6 VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer
  • 7 VGP Park Ginsheim
  • 8 VGP Park Schwalbach
  • 9 VGP Park München
  • 10 VGP Park Bingen
  • 11 VGP Park Rodgau
  • 12 VGP Park Höchstadt
  • 13 VGP Park Borna
  • 14 VGP Park Bobenheim-Roxheim
  • 15 VGP Park Frankenthal
  • 16 VGP Park Wustermark
  • 17 VGP Park Göttingen
  • 18 VGP Park Göttingen 2
  • 19 VGP Park Wetzlar
  • 20 VGP Park Halle
  • 21 VGP Park Halle 2
  • 22 VGP Park Dresden-Radeburg
  • 23 VGP Park Bischofsheim
  • 24 VGP Park Gießen-Buseck
  • 25 VGP Park Gießen-Lützellinden
  • 26 VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen
  • 27 VGP Park Chemnitz
  • 28 VGP Park Magdeburg
  • 29 VGP Park Laatzen
  • 30 VGP Park Einbeck
  • 31 VGP Park Erfurt
  • 32 VGP Park Erfurt 2
  • 33 VGP Park Erfurt 3
  • 34 VGP Park Rostock
  • 35 VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf
  • 36 VGP Park Nürnberg
  • 37 VGP Park Hochheim
  • 38 VGP Park Siegen
  • 39 VGP Park Koblenz
  • 40 VGP Park Rüsselsheim
  • 41 VGP Park Steinbach
  • 42 VGP Park Bernau

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin

BUILDING A

tenant

Emons Logistik GmbH; Barsan Global Logistik GmbH; Isringhausen GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 23,853 sqm
built 2015

GERMANY
VGP Park Berlin
BUILDING D

tenant

Lidl Digital FC GmbH & Co. KG; Solardach LLG GmbH
lettable area 53,675 sqm

built 2017

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin

BUILDING B tenant Lillydoo Services GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 9,717 sqm
built 2018

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin

BUILDING E
tenant
Picnic GmbH
lettable area 10,585 sqm
+ extension 9,950 sqm
built 2020

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin

BUILDING C

tenant

SSW Stolze Stahl Waren GmbH; DefShop GmbH; Pets Deli Tonius GmbH; VGP PM Services GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH (DE)

lettable area 26,062 sqm

GERMANY
VGP Park Berlin
BUILDING F
tenant
Picnic GmbH
lettable area 24,872 sqm
built 2020

VGP Park Berlin
BUILDING G
tenant
Alfred Kärcher Vertriebs-GmbH;
Berlin road cargo GmbH brc
Logit Services GmbH; Pietsch GmbH;
lettable area 11,762 sqm
built 2020

GERMANY
VGP Park Bingen
tenant
Custom Chrome Europe GmbH
lettable area 6,400 sqm
built 2014

BUILDING H

tenant
Zalando Lounge Logistics SE & Co. KG
lettable area 23,094 sqm
built 2019

GERMANY VGP Park Bobenheim-Roxheim BUILDING A

tenant
Lekkerland SE;
Energie Südwest – Grüne Energie GmbH
lettable area 23,269 sqm
built 2016

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin

BUILDING M

tenant

Malindo GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.a.r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 17,339 sqm built 2022

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GERMANY VGP Park Frankenthal BUILDING A tenant Amazon Logistik Frankenthal GmbH; PV Frankenthal GmbH & Co KG lettable area 146,898 sqm

built 2018

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg

BUILDING A1

tenant
Hausmann Logistik GmbH;
Drive Medical GmbH & Co. KG;
CHEP Deutschland GmbH;
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.
lettable area 24,750 sqm
built 2014–2016

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg BUILDING A2

tenant

MH Handel GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.;
VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH
lettable area 20,170 sqm
built 2015
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GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg Hausmann Logistik GmbH; LZ Logistik GmbH lettable area 9,452 sqm

built 2015

GERMANY

VGP Park Ginsheim BUILDING A

tenant

Greenyard Fresh Germany GmbH; Cainiao (Germany) GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à.r.l.; Crane Worldwide Germany GmbH; Stahlgruber GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 35,808 sqm built 2017

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg

BUILDING A0

tenant

GEODIS CL Germany GmbH; MH Handel GmbH; Nippon Express (Deutschland) GmbH; EGC Energie- und Gebäudetechnik Control GmbH & Co. KG

lettable area 30,167 sqm

built 2016
lettable area 14,471 sqm
LZ Logistik GmbH; Energie Südwest-Grüne Energie GmbH
tenant
BUILDING A4
GERMANY
VGP Park Hamburg

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg BUILDING B2 tenant

Geis Industrie-Service GmbH; Karl Heinz Dietrich GmbH & Co KG; Lagerei und Spedition Dirk Vollmer GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 40,587 sqm
built 2017

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg BUILDING B3

tenant
Lagerei und Spedition Dirk Vollmer GmbH;
VGP PM Services GmbH; Heik Spedition GmbH
lettable area 9,456 sqm
built 2017

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg BUILDING A5

VGP Park Hamburg

VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. lettable area 57,473 sqm built 2015–2017

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & Co.KG;

GERMANY

BUILDING B1 tenant

Landgard eG; Kohivo Green-Investment GmbH & Co. KG lettable area 13,167 sqm built 2018

GERMANY VGP Park Hamburg BUILDING C

tenant

Rieck Projekt Kontrakt Logistik Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 23,680 sqm
built 2017

VGP Park Hamburg
BUILDING D1
tenant
Lagerei und Spedition Dirk Vollmer GmbH
lettable area 2,567 sqm
built 2015

GERMANY

GERMANY

GERMANY
VGP Park Leipzig
BUILDING A2
tenant
Flaschenpost Leipzig GmbH; Energie Südwest – Grüne Energie GmbH
lettable area 9,630 sqm
built 2019

VGP Park Höchstadt

GERMANY
VGP Park Leipzig
BUILDING B1
tenant
USM operations GmbH; Solardach LLG GmbH
lettable area 24,630 sqm
built 2017
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GERMANY
VGP Park Leipzig
BUILDING A1
tenant
Deine Tür GmbH;

Kohivo Green-Investment GmbH & Co. KG

lettable area 7,231 sqm

GERMANY
VGP Park Leipzig
BUILDING C1
tenant
fms field marketing + sales services GmbH
lettable area 2,519 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY
VGP Park Leipzig
BUILDING C2
tenant
Deine Tür GmbH
lettable area 2,379 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park Rodgau

BUILDING C

toom Baumarkt GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 19,784 sqm
built 2015

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & Co. KG; PTG Lohnabfüllung GmbH; toom Baumarkt GmbH; A & O GmbH

lettable area 24,890 sqm
built 2016

GERMANY VGP Park Rodgau

BUILDING D
tenant
EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A.; Asendia Germany GmbH
lettable area 7,062 sqm
built 2016

GERMANY VGP Park Rodgau

BUILDING B tenant Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & Co.KG lettable area 43,376 sqm built 2016

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VGP Park Schwalbach
BUILDING A
tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG;
lettable area 8,676 sqm
built 2017

GERMANY VGP Park Wetzlar

BUILDING B

tenant

POCO Einrichtungsmärkte GmbH; Global Cargo Service GmbH; Strieder Transport Logistik GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; Ancla Logistik GmbH

19,265 sqm
2018

GERMANY VGP Park Göttingen BUILDING A

tenant

Friedrich ZUFALL GmbH & Co. KG;
Amazon EU S.à r.l., Niederlassung Deutschland;
VGP Renewable Energy S.à.r.l.
lettable area 43,001 sqm
built 2018
GERMANY
VGP Park Wetzlar
BUILDING A
tenant
Ancla Logistik GmbH
lettable area 18,994 sqm

built 2018–2019

GERMANY

GERMANY

BUILDING A tenant

VGP Park Soltau

AUDI AG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 55,813 sqm built 2016

lettable area 38,381 sqm
Amazon EU S.à r.l., Niederlassung Deutschland
tenant
BUILDING B
VGP Park Göttingen
GERMANY

MediaMarktSaturn Beschaffung und Logistik GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 80,157 sqm
built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park Wustermark BUILDING A2

tenant
Wardow GmbH
lettable area 11,916 sqm
built 2019

GERMANY VGP Park Wustermark BUILDING B1

tenant
Schulze Logistik Berlin GmbH;
Gläser und Flaschen GmbH;
Box at Work GmbH; Teppich Tetik GmbH
lettable area 29,624 sqm
built 2019

GERMANY VGP Park Wustermark BUILDING A1

tenant

Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG; L & B Leit- und Sicherungstechnische Dienstleistungs-GmbH; SEREDA GmbH; VGP PM Services GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 10,997sqm built 2020

GERMANY
VGP Park Wustermark
BUILDING C1
tenant
Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
lettable area 12,800 sqm
built 2018

GERMANY VGP Park Göttingen BUILDING E

tenant Van Waveren Saaten GmbH lettable area 6,201 sqm built 2019

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GERMANY
VGP Park Wustermark
tenant
TA Technix GmbH
lettable area 6,382 sqm
built 2018

lettable area 20,285 sqm built 2018

GERMANY VGP Park Halle

BUILDING A

tenant

L'ISOLANTE K-FLEX GmbH; TTM Halle/Leipzig GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH;

lettable area 21,263 sqm
built 2020
GERMANY
VGP Park Dresden
BUILDING A
tenant
Schenker Deutschland AG;
Kohivo Green-Investment GmbH & Co. KG
lettable area 20,285 sqm

GERMANY VGP Park Halle

BUILDING B

tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. Ceha Deutschland GmbH; Schenker Deutschland AG;
lettable area 26,848 sqm
built 2020–2021

GERMANY VGP Park Halle

BUILDING C

tenant

Trek Bicycle GmbH; VGP PM Services GmbH; Seifert Logistik; Dienstleistung GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 38,010 sqm
built 2022

BUILDING A
tenant
Bettmer GmbH; Wendel Energie UG
lettable area 6,659 sqm
built 2019

GERMANY VGP Park Halle 2

BUILDING A tenant

Nordlicht Consulting GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 14,866 sqm
built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Gießen-Buseck BUILDING A

tenant

PROLIT Verlagsauslieferung GmbH; JingDong Development Deutschland GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 17,357 sqm
built 2020

BUILDING A

tenant

Burgsmüller GmbH
lettable area 8,883 sqm
built 2020

GERMANY VGP Park Gießen-Lützellinden BUILDING A

tenant
Pharmaserv GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.;
VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH
lettable area 14,157 sqm
built 2020

GERMANY VGP Park Chemnitz

BUILDING A

tenant

ThyssenKrupp Automation Engineering GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 12,592 sqm built 2019

GERMANY VGP Park Magdeburg

BUILDING A tenant

REWE Markt GmbH, VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 31,869 sqm
built 2020

GERMANY VGP Park Magdeburg BUILDING B

tenant

GERMANY

BUILDING C tenant

DP World Logistics Germany B.V. & Co. KG; Hörmann Logistic Solutions GmbH; Wheels Logistics GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 42,368 sqm

VGP Park Magdeburg

BW Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH;

VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH lettable area 112,440 sqm built 2022, 2023

VGP PM Services GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.;

Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH;

built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park München

VGP Park Magdeburg

Contemporary Amperex Technology lettable area 51,995 sqm built 2022

Thuringia GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH;

BUILDING A

GERMANY

BUILDING F tenant

APM Autoteile GmbH;

tenant Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 56,878 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park München

BUILDING B

tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH;
lettable area 82,707 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park Magdeburg

BUILDING D

tenant

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & Co. KG, VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l., VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 73,933 sqm

GERMANY
VGP Park München
BUILDING C
tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH;
lettable area 49,434 sqm

GERMANY VGP Park München

BUILDING PH NORD

tenant

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; Krauss Maffei Technologies GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l., VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 22,854 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park München

BUILDING E

tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH;
lettable area 39,858 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park München

BUILDING PH SUD

tenant
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH;
lettable area 19,419 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park München

BUILDING F

tenant KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH;

VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 7,826 sqm built 2022

GERMANY
VGP Park Laatzen
BUILDING A
tenant
KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH;
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 55,398 sqm built 2022

VGP Park Laatzen
BUILDING B
tenant
KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH
lettable area 11,803 sqm
built 2022

GERMANY

GERMANY VGP Park Laatzen

BUILDING PH OST

tenant
Krauss Maffei Extrusion GmbH;
EDEKA Einkaufskontor GmbH;
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.,
VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH
lettable area 12,856 sqm
built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park Laatzen

BUILDING C

tenant Connox GmbH, VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 51,273 sqm
built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park Erfurt

BUILDING A

tenant

Emons Logistik GmbH; JOST-Werke Logistics GmbH; KOMSA AG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 26,215 sqm
built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park Erfurt 2

BUILDING B

tenant

Kolibri Immobilien GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 41,816 sqm
built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Laatzen

BUILDING D
tenant
EDEKA Einkaufskontor GmbH
lettable area 8,519 sqm
built 2021

GERMANY VGP Park Erfurt 3

BUILDING A tenant

Sonova Logistics Center Germany GmbH; LGI TechLog GmbH; Dachser SE Logistikzentrum Erfurt; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 29,405 sqm

built 2023

GERMANY

BUILDING A tenant

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer BUILDING C

tenant

Amazon Deutschland E14 Transport GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH, VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 9,088 sqm
built 2022

VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer BUILDING D

tenant Rieck Logistik Berlin Nord GmbH & Co. KG i.G.; Rieck Fulfi llment Solutions Berlin Nord GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 24,223 sqm
built 2022, 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer BUILDING E

tenant

BTG Internationale Spedition GmbH; Toussaint Berlin GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 10,525 sqm
built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer

BUILDING B

tenant BDSK Handels GmbH & Co. KG; VGP PM Services GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

GLX Global Logistic Services GmbH; eCommerce.de Logistics GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.;

lettable area 13,719 sqm built 2022

lettable area 11,503 sqm

GERMANY VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen BUILDING A

tenant Meesenburg GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; BDSK Handels GmbH & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 16,300 sqm built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park Hochheim BUILDING A tenant Vicampo.de GmbH;

VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 11,963 sqm built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Rostock

BUILDING A

GERMANY

NBY 2

BUILDING H1-9 tenant

VGP Park Nürnberg

lettable area 65,221 sqm built acquired 2022

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Real Estate GS SRE DE

tenant Schenker Deutschland AG; Großhandel Gold Warenhandels GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH lettable area 20,490 sqm

built 2022

GERMANY VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen

BUILDING A1

tenant Zalando Logistics Gießen SE & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH

lettable area 124,922 sqm
built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen BUILDING A2

tenant Zalando Logistics Gießen SE & Co. KG lettable area 28,352 sqm built 2024

GERMANY VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen BUILDING B

tenant

UPS SCS GmbH & Co. KG; Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & Co. KG; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.

lettable area 59,119 sqm

built 2023

GERMANY
VGP Park Rüsselsheim
AREAL M
tenant
Opel Automobile GmbH
lettable area 185,516 sqm
built acquired 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Rüsselsheim AREAL M2/M100

tenant
Opel Automobile GmbH
lettable area 24,446 sqm
built acquired 2023
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GERMANY VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen

BUILDING PH tenant

GERMANY

AREAL K tenant

Opel Automobile GmbH

VGP Park Rüsselsheim

lettable area 181,787 sqm built acquired 2023

GERMANY
VGP Park Rüsselsheim
AREAL P
tenant
Opel Automobile GmbH
lettable area 30,008 sqm
built acquired 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Rüsselsheim AREAL PH

tenant
Opel Automobile GmbH
lettable area 19,309 sqm
built 2023

GERMANY VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf

BUILDING C
tenant
Picnic GmbH; VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l.;
VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH
lettable area 25,851 sqm
built 2024
VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
VGP Park Berlin Bernau VGP 144,421 70,621 70,621 1.48
VGP Park Hamburg 4 VGP 32,362
VGP Park Koblenz VGP 63,602 32,377 32,377 2.03
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen 2 VGP 449,392 24,170 185,976 210,146 1.79
VGP Park Nürnberg VGP 383,448 65,221 89,666 154,887 5.33
VGP Park Rostock VGP 105,217 20,490 27,878 48,368 0.71
VGP Park Rüsselsheim – Areal K VGP 425,654 181,787 115,345 297,132 18.81
VGP Park Rüsselsheim – Areal M VGP 850,675 229,271 135,000 364,271 4.28
VGP Park Rüsselsheim – Areal P VGP 129,272 30,008 25,000 55,008 0.65
VGP Park Steinbach VGP 10,437 6,756 6,756
VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf VGP 208,306 25,851 49,605 43,471 118,927 2.61
Total VGP 2,802,786 552,628 106,152 699,713 1,358,493 38
VGP Park Berlin JV1 46,540 23,853 23,853 1.30
VGP Park Berlin 2 JV1 187,455 89,454 89,454 4.43
VGP Park Berlin 3 JV1 209,034 70,313 9,950 80,263 4.22
VGP Park Berlin 4 JV1 44,909 17,339 5,093 22,432 1.01
VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer JV5 204,512 69,059 69,059 5.32
VGP Park Berlin Wustermark JV1 132,680 71,721 71,721 4.00
VGP Park Bingen JV1 15,000 6,400 6,400 0.50
VGP Park Bischofsheim JV1 13,457 6,659 6,659 0.55
VGP Park Bobenheim-Roxheim JV1 56,643 23,269 23,269 1.93
VGP Park Borna JV1 42,533 13,618 13,618 0.95
VGP Park Buseck JV1 36,549 17,357 17,357 1.05
VGP Park Chemnitz JV1 40,421 12,592 12,592 1.17
VGP Park Dresden JV1 32,383 20,285 20,285 0.96
VGP Park Einbeck JV1 20,300 8,883 8,883 0.71
VGP Park Erfurt JV6 50,265 26,215 26,215 1.40
VGP Park Erfurt 2 JV6 76,443 41,816 41,816 2.16
VGP Park Erfurt 3 JV6 46,840 29,405 29,405 1.72
VGP Park Frankenthal JV1 174,282 146,898 146,898 9.50
VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen JV5 316,866 251,476 251,476 16.32
VGP Park Ginsheim JV1 59,845 35,808 35,808 2.63
VGP Park Göttingen JV1 138,297 81,382 81,382 3.57
VGP Park Göttingen 2 JV5 173,375 86,358 86,358 5.49
VGP Park Halle JV6 165,888 86,120 86,120 4.26
VGP Park Halle 2 JV6 50,826 14,866 11,779 26,645 1.78
VGP Park Owner Land area Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
(in sqm) Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
VGP Park Hamburg JV1 271,843 114,743 114,743 7.67
VGP Park Hamburg 2 JV1 213,918 107,515 107,515 6.48
VGP Park Hamburg 3 JV1 51,351 23,680 23,680 1.27
VGP Park Hochheim JV6 25,308 11,963 11,963 0.76
VGP Park Höchstadt JV1 45,680 15,002 15,002 0.97
VGP Park Laatzen JV5 284,927 139,848 139,848 10.61
VGP Park Leipzig JV1 105,885 46,389 46,389 2.81
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen JV6 47,361 16,300 16,300 0.94
VGP Park Lützellinden JV1 23,379 14,157 14,157 1.16
VGP Park Magdeburg JV5 604,858 312,604 312,604 15.84
VGP Park München JV3 644,158 278,977 43,928 322,905 33.84
VGP Park Rodgau JV1 216,543 103,846 103,846 6.54
VGP Park Schwalbach JV1 19,587 8,676 8,676 0.56
VGP Park Siegen VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture 34,035 20,976 20,976
VGP Park Soltau JV1 119,868 55,813 55,813 1.88
VGP Park Wetzlar JV1 67,336 38,259 38,259 2.31
Total Joint Ventures 5,111,380 2,538,916 60,800 30,926 2,630,642 171
VGP Park Frankenthal 2 Committed 243,505 102,154 102,154
Total Committed 243,505 102,154 102,154
Total Germany 8,157,671 3,091,544 166,952 832,793 4,091,289 208

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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  • 44 VGP Park Ústí nad Labem
  • 45 VGP Park Český Újezd
  • 46 VGP Park Liberec
  • 47 VGP Park Olomouc
  • 48 VGP Park Jeneč
  • 49 VGP Park Chomutov
  • 50 VGP Park Brno
  • 51 VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou
  • 52 VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou 2
  • 53 VGP Park Plzeň
  • 54 VGP Park Prostějov
  • 55 VGP Park Vyškov
  • 56 VGP Park České Budějovice
  • 57 VGP Park Kladno
  • 58 VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City

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CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Brno BUILDING I.

12,226 sqm
2017
KARTON P+P, spol. s r.o.; Igepa CZ s.r.o.

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Český Újezd BUILDING I.

tenant
Yusen Logistics (Czech) s.r.o.; Spedice Kudrová s.r.o.
lettable area 12,789 sqm
built 2018

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Český Újezd BUILDING II.

tenant
FIA ProTeam s.r.o.
lettable area 2,753 sqm
built 2016

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Brno

BUILDING II.

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Brno

HARTMANN – RICO a.s. lettable area 8,621 sqm built 2013

BUILDING III. tenant

tenant NOTINO, s.r.o.; SUTA s.r.o.

lettable area 14,639 sqm

built 2013–2016

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou BUILDING H1

tenant

Drylock Technologies s.r.o.
lettable area 40,361 sqm
built 2012–2014

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou
BUILDING H4
tenant
Drylock Technologies s.r.o.
lettable area 17,848 sqm
built 2020

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Liberec

tenant
KNORR-BREMSE Systémy pro užitková vozidla ČR, s.r.o.;
C.S.CARGO a.s.
lettable area 12,060 sqm
built 2016

tenant
Nagel Česko s.r.o.
lettable area 7,807 sqm
built 2017

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou BUILDING H5

tenant
Drylock Technologies s.r.o.
lettable area 29,609 sqm
built 2018

VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou

CZECH REPUBLIC

Drylock Technologies s.r.o.; VGP Renewable Energy s.r.o. lettable area 30,215 sqm built 2022

BUILDING 6 tenant

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Olomouc
BUILDING B
tenant
John Crane a.s.
lettable area 12,029 sqm
built 2017

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Olomouc
SGB Czech Trafo s.r.o.; Edwards, s.r.o.
11,429 sqm
2018

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Olomouc
BUILDING G2
tenant
FENIX solutions s.r.o.
lettable area 19,859 sqm
built 2015

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Olomouc

CZECH REPUBLIC

PROZK s.r.o.; SUTA s.r.o. lettable area 12,117 sqm built 2017

BUILDING G1 tenant

VGP Park Olomouc

Benteler Automotive Rumburk s.r.o.; Gerflor CZ s.r.o;

BUILDING D tenant MedicProgress, a.s. lettable area 2,654 sqm built 2019

tenant
Mürdter Dvořák, lisovna, spol. s r.o.;
Nissens Cooling Solutions Czech, s.r.o.
built 2019

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Olomouc BUILDING I

tenant

RTR – TRANSPORT A LOGISTIKA s.r.o; Pilulka Lékárny a.s.; FM ČESKÁ, s.r.o.; HVM PLASMA, spol. s r.o.; Dr. Kulich Pharma, s.r.o.; VGP Renewable Energy s.r.o.

lettable area 23,692 sqm
built 2021

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Olomouc
BUILDING J
tenant
GBC Solino s.r.o.
lettable area 14,331 sqm
built 2019

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Olomouc BUILDING M tenant Nissens Cooling Solutions Czech, s.r.o. lettable area 8,670 sqm

built 2024

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Olomouc
BUILDING L
tenant
Nissens Cooling Solutions Czech s.r.o.
lettable area 18,353 sqm
built 2020

tenant
MAPEI, spol. s r.o.
lettable area 4,269 sqm
built 2024
CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Pilsen
BUILDING A
tenant
ASSA ABLOY ES Production s.r.o.; Mraknet s.r.o.
lettable area 8,711 sqm
built 2014

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Olomouc BUILDING F tenant

ARDON s.r.o.; HELLA AUTOTECHNIK NOVA, s.r.o.

lettable area 65,889 sqm

VGP Park Pilsen
BUILDING B
tenant
VGP Renewable Energy s.r.o. FAIVELEY TRANSPORT CZECH a.s.;
lettable area 21,918 sqm
built 2015

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Pilsen

BUILDING E
tenant
Verhoek Europe s.r.o.; DHL Express (Czech Republic) s.r.o.
lettable area 5,790 sqm
built 2021

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Pilsen

BUILDING C

CZECH REPUBLIC

tenant
Excell Czech s.r.o.; FAIVELEY TRANSPORT CZECH a.s.
lettable area 9,868 sqm
built 2014–2015

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Tuchoměřice BUILDING A

tenant CAAMANO CZ INTERNATIONAL GLASS CORPORATION, s.r.o.; Invelt – s.r.o.; FC MORELO CZ s.r.o.; EFACEC PRAHA s.r.o.

lettable area 6,577 sqm
built 2013

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VGP Park Pilsen BUILDING D

tenant COPO CENTRAL EUROPE s.r.o.; Crown Lift Trucks s.r.o. lettable area 3,640 sqm built 2015–2016

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Tuchoměřice
BUILDING B
tenant
HARTMANN – RICO a.s.; ESA s.r.o.;
Lidl Česká republika v.o.s.; CETIN a.s.
lettable area 18,604 sqm
built 2014–2017

VGP Park Ústí nad Labem
BUILDING P1
tenant
JOTUN CZECH a.s.; Zebra Technologies CZ s.r.o.
lettable area 5,368 sqm
built 2014

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Ústí nad Labem
BUILDING P4
tenant
Treves CZ s.r.o.
lettable area 6,134 sqm

built 2018

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CZECH REPUBLIC

tenant
n/a
lettable area 6,368 sqm
built 2018

tenant
JOTUN CZECH a.s.; SUTA s.r.o.
lettable area 3,503 sqm
built 2020

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Ústí nad Labem BUILDING P6 tenant SSI Technologies s.r.o.

lettable area 10,883 sqm
built 2015, 2020

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Ústí nad Labem BUILDING P3 tenant Treves CZ s.r.o. lettable area 8,725 sqm

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Jeneč
BUILDING AB
tenant
4PX Express CZ s.r.o.
lettable area 52,582 sqm
built 2017

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Jeneč
BUILDING D2
tenant
4PX Express CZ s.r.o.
lettable area 3,725 sqm
built 2019

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Jeneč

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Jeneč

4PX Express CZ s.r.o.

lettable area 1,885 sqm built 2017

BUILDING D1 tenant

BUILDING C
tenant
4PX Express CZ s.r.o.; SUTA s.r.o.
lettable area 11,698 sqm
built 2018

tenant
Geis Solutions CZ s.r.o.; SUTA s.r.o.
Beinbauer Automotive CZ s.r.o.
lettable area 15,570 sqm
built 2018
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CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Chomutov
BUILDING D
tenant
Magna Automotive (CZ) s.r.o.
lettable area 5,544 sqm
built 2022

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Vyškov
BUILDING A
lettable area 28,868 sqm
built 2021

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Kladno BUILDING A

tenant
CARGO CARE s.r.o.; Damco Czech Republic, s.r.o.
lettable area 15,806 sqm
built 2022
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CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Prostějov BUILDING A

CZECH REPUBLIC

BUILDING B tenant

VGP Park Prostějov

lettable area 25,613 sqm built 2021

tenant
ITAB Shop Concept CZ, a.s.; twd CZ, s.r.o.
lettable area 15,330 sqm
built 2021

CZECH REPUBLIC
VGP Park Kladno
BUILDING B
tenant
Kvadrat Czech Republic s.r.o.

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CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park České Budějovice BUILDING C tenant DACHSER Czech Republic a.s.

lettable area 9,424 sqm built 2022

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park České Budějovice BUILDING D tenant DACHSER Czech Republic a.s. lettable area 14,051 sqm built 2023

CZECH REPUBLIC VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City BUILDING A tenant Bosal Aftermarket Europe, spol. s r.o.; Exyte Technology CZ s.r.o. lettable area 22,827 sqm

VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
VGP Park České Budějovice VGP 416,524 23,475 9,477 98,464 131,416 1.95
Total VGP 416,524 23,475 9,477 98,464 131,416 1.95
VGP Park Brno JV1 63,974 35,485 35,485 2.26
VGP Park Český Újezd JV1 45,383 15,542 15,542 0.87
VGP Park Chomutov JV1 106,791 57,210 57,210 3.09
VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou JV1 180,638 87,818 87,818 6.12
VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou 2 JV1 105,082 30,215 9,295 39,510 2.55
VGP Park Jeneč JV1 173,859 69,889 69,889 2.93
VGP Park Liberec JV1 36,062 12,060 2,304 14,364 0.74
VGP Park Olomouc 1 JV1 28,490 12,117 12,117 0.77
VGP Park Olomouc 2 JV1 54,647 19,859 19,859 0.81
VGP Park Olomouc 3 JV1 175,313 79,299 79,299 4.56
VGP Park Olomouc 4 JV1 88,708 38,188 1,740 39,928 2.48
VGP Park Olomouc 5 JV1 132,567 65,889 65,889 3.42
VGP Park Plzeň JV1 102,044 49,926 49,926 3.04
VGP Park Tuchoměřice JV1 58,701 25,181 25,181 1.38
VGP Park Ústí nad Labem JV1 123,519 40,981 40,981 2.51
VGP Park Kladno JV6 68,705 26,999 26,999 1.76
VGP Park Prostějov JV6 139,444 40,943 10,351 51,294 1.15
VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City JV6 108,000 22,827 29,309 52,136 2.97
VGP Park Vyškov JV6 54,353 28,868 28,868 0.00
Total Joint Ventures 1,846,280 759,295 39,660 13,339 812,294 43.41
VGP Park Kladno 2 Committed 67,205 20,749 20,749
VGP Park Malé Přítočno Committed 80,063 32,013 32,013
Total Committed 147,268 52,762 52,762
Total Czech Republic 2,410,072 782,770 49,137 164,565 996,472 45.36

Spain

Spain

  • 59 VGP Park San Fernado de Henares
  • 60 VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt
  • 61 VGP Park Fuenlabrada
  • 62 VGP Park Fuenlabrada 2
  • 63 VGP Park Valencia Cheste
  • 64 VGP Park Zaragoza
  • 65 VGP Park Dos Hermanas
  • 66 VGP Park Sevilla Ciudad de la Imagen
  • 67 VGP Park Granollers
  • 68 VGP Park Martorell
  • 69 VGP Park La Naval
  • 70 VGP Park Burgos
  • 71 VGP Park Alicante
  • 72 VGP Park Córdoba
  • 73 VGP Park Belartza
  • 74 VGP Park Pamplona Noain

SPAIN
VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt
BUILDING A
tenant
Picking Farma, S.A.U.
lettable area 13,639 sqm
built 2020

SPAIN
VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt
BUILDING E
tenant
Maskokotas, S.L.; Gotex, S.A.U.
lettable area 22,195 sqm

built 2020

SPAIN VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt BUILDING C

tenant

DistriCenter, S.A.U.; Staci Logistics Spain, S.A.; Luís Simões Logística Integrada, S.A.; Gepanetrans Operador Logístico, S.L.; Salvat Logistica, S.A.U.

lettable area 32,170 sqm built 2019

BUILDING A
tenant
ThyssenKrupp Elevadores, S.L.U.;
Rhenus Logistics S.A.U.;
Noatum Logistics Spain, S.A.U.
lettable area 22,962 sqm
lettable area 22,962 sqm
built 2018

BUILDING B1

tenant

Rhenus Logistics, S.A.U.; Logwin Solutions Spain, S.A.; CTC Externalización, S.L.U.

lettable area 19,623 sqm
built 2019

SPAIN VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt BUILDING D

tenant
Moldstock, S.L.
lettable area 7,205 sqm
built 2020

SPAIN
de Henares
VGP Park San Fernando
BUILDING B2
tenant
Rhenus Logistics, S.A.U.
lettable area 12,267 sqm
built 2019

SPAIN
VGP Park San Fernando
de Henares
BUILDING D1
tenant
Paack Logistics Iberia, S.L.U.
lettable area 11,453 sqm
built 2021

SPAIN VGP Park San Fernando de Henares BUILDING C1

tenant
Huawei Technologies España, S.L.
lettable area 7,947 sqm
built 2020

SPAIN VGP Park San Fernando de Henares

BUILDING D2
tenant
Picking Farma, S.A.U.
lettable area 27,579 sqm
built 2023

SPAIN VGP Park San Fernando de Henares

BUILDING C2

tenant

Areatrans S.A.

lettable area 5,165 sqm built 2020

SPAIN VGP Park San Fernando de Henares BUILDING E

tenant
DSV Road Spain, S.A.U.
lettable area 12,176 sqm
built 2019

built 2020
lettable area 18,074 sqm
Cotrali Zaragoza, S.L.
tenant
BUILDING A
VGP Park Zaragoza
SPAIN

SPAIN VGP Park Valencia Cheste BUILDING A

tenant
Eurojuguetes, S.L.U.; Inversiones Müller, S.L.
lettable area 14,222 sqm
built 2022

Thinktextil, S.L.
lettable area 21,373 sqm
built 2022

SPAIN VGP Park Valencia Cheste BUILDING B

tenant
Furnilogik, S.L.U. Dia Retail España, S.A.U.; Aza Logistics, S.L.U.;
lettable area 25,409 sqm
built 2021
2
SPAIN
VGP Park Zaragoza
BUILDING C
tenant
Kuehne & Nagel, S.A.

lettable area 36,172 sqm

SPAIN
VGP Park Valencia Cheste
BUILDING C
tenant
JYSK DBL Iberia, S.L.U.
lettable area 24,442 sqm
built 2024

SPAIN
VGP Park Fuenlabrada
BUILDING A
tenant
Futurbaño, S.L.; Logista Pharma, S.A.U.
lettable area 41,752 sqm
built 2022

SPAIN VGP Park Granollers BUILDING A tenant Grupo Transaher, S.L. lettable area 8,920 sqm

built 2022

SPAIN VGP Park Sevilla Dos Hermanas BUILDING B

tenant

Lamaignere Cargo, S.L.; Almacenaje y Total Distribución Logística, S.L.; Gardenstore, S.L.; Vapores Suardiaz Sur-Atlántico, S.L.; H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, S.L.

lettable area 29,091 sqm

VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
VGP Park Alicante VGP 41,834 24,528 24,528
VGP Park Burgos VGP 128,190 78,264 78,264
VGP Park Córdoba VGP 35,986 7,218 15,419 22,637
VGP Park Fuenlabrada 2 VGP 70,908 23,363 23,363
VGP Park La Naval VGP 225,792 109,409 109,409 0.02
VGP Park Martorell VGP 18,235 10,045 10,045 0.74
VGP Park Pamplona Noain VGP 147,700 50,062 23,276 73,338 3.34
VGP Park Sevilla Ciudad de la Imagen VGP 54,712 28,587 28,587
Total VGP 723,356 67,325 302,847 370,172 4.10
VGP Park Belartza VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture 145,215 63,640 63,640
VGP Park Dos Hermanas JV2 103,000 29,091 25,739 54,829 2.13
VGP Park Fuenlabrada JV2 80,223 41,752 41,752 2.18
VGP Park Granollers JV2 14,385 8,920 8,920 0.61
VGP Park Lliçà d'Amunt JV2 149,597 75,208 75,208 5.17
VGP Park San Fernando de Henares JV2 222,713 119,171 119,171 8.04
VGP Park Valencia Cheste JV2 113,104 64,074 64,074 3.34
VGP Park Zaragoza JV2 147,495 75,618 19,146 94,764 3.86
Total Joint Ventures 975,732 413,835 25,739 82,786 522,360 25.34
Total Spain 1,699,089 413,835 93,064 385,633 892,532 29.44

VGP Park Nijmegen

ITALY

  • 75 VGP Park Calcio
  • 76 VGP Park Valsamoggia
  • 77 VGP Park Valsamoggia 2
  • 78 VGP Park Sordio
  • 79 VGP Park Padova
  • 80 VGP Park Paderno Dugnano
  • 81 VGP Park Legnano
  • 82 VGP Park Parma Lumiere
  • 83 VGP Park Parma Paradigna
  • 84 VGP Park Parma 3 -Morse

AUSTRIA

  • 85 VGP Park Graz
  • 86 VGP Park Laxenburg
  • 87 VGP Park Ehrenfeld

SLOVAKIA

  • 88 VGP Park Malacky 89 VGP Park Bratislava
  • 90 VGP Park Zvolen

HUNGARY

  • 91 VGP Park Győr 92 VGP Park Győr Béta
  • 93 VGP Park Alsónémedi
  • 94 VGP Park Hatvan
  • 95 VGP Park Kecskemét
  • 96 VGP Park Budapest Aerozone
  • 97 VGP Park Győr Gamma

ROMANIA

98 VGP Park Timișoara 99 VGP Park Sibiu 100 VGP Park Brașov 101 VGP Park Arad 102 VGP Park Bucharest

SERBIA

103 VGP Park Belgrade Dobanovci

CROATIA

104 VGP Park Lučko Zagreb 105 VGP Park Split

PORTUGAL

106 VGP Park Santa Maria da Feira 107 VGP Park Sintra 108 VGP Park Loures 109 VGP Park Montijo

FRANCE

110 VGP Park Rouen 111 VGP Park Vélizy 112 VGP Park Mulhouse

THE NETHERLANDS

113 VGP Park Nijmegen 114 VGP Park Roosendaal

LATVIA

115 VGP Park Kekava 116 VGP Park Riga 117 VGP Park Tiraines

DENMARK 118 VGP Park Vejle

VGP Park Alsónémedi
BUILDING A1.1
tenant
Nagel Hungária Logisztikai Kft.
lettable area 22,905 sqm
built 2016

HUNGARY

HUNGARY
VGP Park Győr
BUILDING B
tenant
Lear Corporation Hungary Kft.;
TI Automotive (Hungary) Kft.
lettable area 24,743 sqm
built 2012, 2017

HUNGARY
VGP Park Alsónémedi
BUILDING A2
tenant
Magyar Lapterjesztő ZRT
lettable area 8,774 sqm
built 2022

HUNGARY VGP Park Győr BUILDING C

tenant
Dana Hungary Kft.
lettable area 6,463 sqm
built 2011
HUNGARY
VGP Park Győr

BUILDING A

tenant

SKINY Logisztikai Kft.; WSZL Kft.;

Gebrüder Weiss Szállítmányozási Kft.

lettable area 20,290 sqm built 2009

HUNGARY
VGP Park Győr Béta
BUILDING A
tenant
Apollo Tyres (Europe) B.V., ASMPT Magyarország Kft.
built 2024

VGP Park Győr Béta
BUILDING B
tenant
Raben Trans European Hungary Kft.;
SMR Automotive Mirror Technology Hungary Bt.
lettable area 14,091 sqm
built 2022

HUNGARY

HUNGARY
VGP Park Kecskemét
BUILDING B
tenant
HunTex Recycling Kft.
lettable area 17,046 sqm
built 2020

Transdanubia Logisztikai Kft.
lettable area 19,740 sqm
built 2024

HUNGARY VGP Park Kecskemét BUILDING C

tenant
P-Development Vagyonkezelő Kft.
lettable area 20,149 sqm
built 2023

HUNGARY VGP Park Kecskemét

BUILDING A

tenant

Andreas Schmid Kontrakt Logistik GmbH & Co. KG; Bohnenkamp Kft.; Cargoport Kft.; Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft.

lettable area 21,937 sqm built 2023

HUNGARY
VGP Park Kecskemét
BUILDING D

tenant

Elringklinger Hungary Kft.;
P-Development Vagyonkezelő Kft.
lettable area 20,130 sqm
built 2024

VGP Park Kecskemét
BUILDING E1
tenant
L+W Montagetechnik Kft.
lettable area 17,866 sqm
built 2024

HUNGARY

HUNGARY

BUILDING A tenant

CooperVision CL Hungary Kft.; Ekol Logistics Szolgáltató Kft. lettable area 29,853 sqm built 2024

HUNGARY VGP Park Budapest Aerozone BUILDING B.1

tenant
BOXY Logisztikai Zrt.
lettable area 11,015 sqm
built 2022

HUNGARY VGP Park Budapest Aerozone BUILDING C1.1

tenant
Agroloop Hungary Kft.
lettable area 13,544 sqm
built 2023
PITE FOTT
A. 400. T. P. P. P.

HUNGARY VGP Park Hatvan BUILDING A1

tenant
LKH LEONI Kft.
lettable area 16,664 sqm
built 2020

VGP Park Budapest Aerozone

Benteler Automotive SK s.r.o.; SPP – distribúcia, a.s.
tenant
BUILDING A
VGP Park Malacky

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Malacky BUILDING B

tenant

SLOVAKIA

BUILDING D tenant

VGP Park Malacky

lettable area 25,692 sqm built 2016

Volkswagen Konzernlogistik GmbH & Co. OHG

Benteler Automotive SK s.r.o.; Cipher Europe s.r.o.; PLP Facility, a.s.; Forbo Siegling s.r.o.; ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Slovakia s. r. o.

lettable area 20,049 sqm
built 2016

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Malacky BUILDING E1

tenant
IDEAL Automotive Malacky, s.r.o.
lettable area 13,087 sqm
built 2016

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Malacky BUILDING C

tenant FROMM SLOVAKIA, a.s.; Boxon Tech s.r.o.; GND Logistics s.r.o.; IDEAL Automotive Malacky, s.r.o. lettable area 15,356 sqm built 2015

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Malacky BUILDING E2

tenant
IDEAL Automotive Malacky, s.r.o.
lettable area 10,606 sqm
built 2024

VGP Park Bratislava BUILDING A

tenant
Dirks Consumer Slovakia GmbH, org. zložka
lettable area 43,361 sqm
built 2022

VGP Park Bratislava
BUILDING D1
tenant
Apollo Tyres (Europe) B.V.; Packeta Slovakia s.r.o.
lettable area 40,117 sqm
built 2024

SLOVAKIA
VGP Park Bratislava
BUILDING H
tenant
Geis SK s.r.o.
lettable area 18,354 sqm
built 2022

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Bratislava

BUILDING F

SLOVAKIA

tenant Continental Barum s.r.o.

lettable area 57,328 sqm

built 2021

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Zvolen BUILDING C

tenant
SpedDKA s.r.o. BUFAB Slovakia s.r.o.; Packeta Slovakia s.r.o.;
lettable area 8,479 sqm
built 2024

SLOVAKIA VGP Park Bratislava

BUILDING G

tenant

Coca-Cola HBC Česko a Slovensko, s.r.o.; Hossa family, s.r.o.; HOLLEX SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.

lettable area 19,201 sqm

built 2023

LATVIA VGP Park Kekava

BUILDING A

tenant

SIA "BMJ Latvia"; Hanzas Maiznīca AS; MDL Terminal SIA; Power Solution SIA; GRIPsteel SIA; Energokomplekss SIA; JAS Worldwide Latvia SIA; VILKS SIA

lettable area 35,852 sqm
built 2018

LATVIA
VGP Park Kekava
BUILDING B
tenant
MMD Serviss SIA
lettable area 26,988 sqm
built 2019

ROMANIA
VGP Park Timişoara
tenant
QUEHENBERGER LOGISTICS ROU SRL
lettable area 17,613 sqm
built 2016

LATVIA
VGP Park Riga
BUILDING B
tenant
DO IT SIA
lettable area 41,816 sqm
built 2023

ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara

BUILDING A2 tenant

FAN COURIER EXPRESS SRL; ITC LOGISTIC ROMANIA S.R.L.; KLG Europe Logistics SRL; INTER CARS ROMANIA SRL

lettable area 18,085 sqm
built 2017

LATVIA
VGP Park Tiraines

BUILDING A

tenant

EUGESTA un Partneri SIA; TeleTower SIA

lettable area 28,897 sqm

built 2023

ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara

BUILDING B1

tenant

UPS Romania S.R.L.; World Media Trans S.R.L.; Ericsson Antenna Technology Romania S.R.L.; ITC LOGISTIC ROMANIA S.R.L.; DUMERA S.R.L.; EUTRON ELECTRONIC SERVICES S.R.L.; EKOL INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS S.R.L; VGP Proiecte Industriale S.R.L.; Acila SRL

lettable area 17,976 sqm
built 2015

HELBAKO ELECTRONICA SRL; LOSAN DEPOT SRL; World Mediatrans S.R.L.; PETERSSON TECHNOLOGY S.R.L. lettable area 18,184 sqm built 2016 ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara

DELIVERY SOLUTIONS S.A.; DYNAMIC PARCEL DISTRIBUTION S.A. lettable area 21,879 sqm built 2019

cargo-partner Expeditii S.R.L.; EUROCCOPER S.A.;

ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara BUILDING C2

tenant

ROMANIA

BUILDING B2 tenant

BUILDING C1 tenant

VGP Park Timişoara

NEFAB PACKAGING ROMANIA SRL;

DHL Freight Romania SRL; RESET EMS srl; S.C.;

Hafele Romania SRL; DELIVERY SOLUTIONS S.A.; SYNTRONIC PRODUCTION AND AFTERMARKET SERVICES S.R.L.; E.S.M. INTERNATIONAL SRL; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SRL; Ericsson Anteena Technology Romania SRL; DHL International Romania SRL; OVT LOGISTICZENTRUM S.R.L.

lettable area 21,143 sqm
built 2019

ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara

BUILDING D

tenant
RPW LOGISTICS SRL; World Mediatrans S.R.L.;
VGP Renewable Energy s.r.l.
built 2021

ROMANIA VGP Park Timişoara BUILDING E

tenant
RONDOCARTON SRL CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SRL;
lettable area 32,768 sqm
built 2024

ROMANIA VGP Park Brașov

BUILDING A

tenant

ECOPAL DISTRIBUTION SRL; DACHSER ROMANIA SRL; PRO SOFT SRL; NEFAB PACKAGING ROMANIA SRL; DRIM DANIEL DISTRIBUŢIE FMCG SRL; OLSTRAL HPT SRL; TRADY 2000 SRL; COS 2000 DISTRIBUTION SRL; KARL HEINZ DIETRICH INTERNATIONAL EXPED SRL; ITC LOGISTIC ROMANIA SRL; TRANSMEC RO SRL

lettable area 28,958 sqm
built 2023

VGP Park Brașov
BUILDING B1
tenant
AUTOLIV ROMANIA SRL
lettable area 20,898 sqm
built 2023

ROMANIA

VGP Park Arad
BUILDING A
KUEHNE + NAGEL S.R.L.; Fan Courier Express SRL;
NDB LOGISTICA ROMANIA SRL;
DYNAMIC PARCEL DISTRIBUTION SA;
DRIM DANIEL DISTRIBUTIE FMCG SRL;
Vodafone Romania SA; CAPS INDUSTRIES RO SRL
lettable area 29,414 sqm
built 2022

ROMANIA VGP Park Sibiu BUILDING B

ROMANIA

tenant
Englmayer Romania SRL; IKEA ROMANIA S.A.;
SOMAREST SRL; VEL PITAR SA; TRANSMEC RO SRL
lettable area 16,667 sqm
built 2022

ROMANIA VGP Park Bucharest

BUILDING C

tenant

SELECT FRUITS SRL; GOLDEN PROVIDER DISTRIBUTION SRL; ASTON COM SA; ALASKA ENERGIES SRL; INTER CARS ROMANIA SRL

lettable area 30,551 sqm
built 2023

VGP Park Brașov BUILDING E

ROMANIA

BUILDING I tenant

VGP Park Brașov

MIELE TEHNICA SRL;

SCHENKER LOGISTICS ROMANIA S.A.; DYNAMIC PARCEL DISTRIBUTION SA;

lettable area 17,471 sqm built 2023

RETURO SISTEM GARANŢIE RETURNARE S.A.

tenant

lettable area 9,556 sqm
built 2021

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ROMANIA VGP Park Bucharest BUILDING D

tenant RAWPLUG ROMANIA SRL; S.C Würth Romania S.R.L.; TOMRA COLLECTION ROMANIA S.R.L.

lettable area 15,699 sqm

built 2023

AUSTRIA
VGP Park Graz
BUILDING C
tenant
Amazon Transport Austria GmbH
lettable area 14,835 sqm
built 2023

BUILDING A

tenant

MAGNA Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
lettable area 16,537 sqm
built 2017

AUSTRIA VGP Park Laxenburg BUILDING A

tenant
REWE International Lager- und
Transportgesellschaft m.b.H.
lettable area 26,076 sqm
built 2024

VGP Park Graz BUILDING B tenant built 2022

AUSTRIA

WeShip Fulfillment GmbH; LEVL GmbH; Johann Weiss GmbH; Magirus Lohr GmbH

lettable area 8,213 sqm

tenant

Conpax Beheer B.V.; Ahold Europe Real Estate & Construction B.V.; Nippon Express (Nederland) B.V.; VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV; Albert Heijn B.V.- afdeling online; Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V.; ESTG B.V.

lettable area 67,352 sqm
built 2020

NETHERLANDS
VGP Park Nijmegen
BUILDING B1, B2
tenant
Holding Geurtsen Thomassen B.V.;
VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV
lettable area 42,505 sqm
built 2021

NETHERLANDS VGP Park Roosendaal BUILDING A

tenant

Active Ants B.V.; Raben Netherlands B.V.;
VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV
lettable area 41,961 sqm
built 2020

BUILDING B3, B4

tenant VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV; Bol.com B.V. lettable area 62,520 sqm built 2022

NETHERLANDS VGP Park Roosendaal BUILDING B

tenant
Loendersloot Global Logistics BV; VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV
lettable area 9,295 sqm
built 2023

NETHERLANDS VGP Park Nijmegen

BUILDING C

tenant

Mantel Arnhem B.V.; Holding Geurtsen Thomassen B.V.; VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV

lettable area 35,052 sqm

built 2022

ITALY
VGP Park Valsamoggia
BUILDING A
tenant
Macron S.p.a.; VGP Renewable Energy Italy SRL
lettable area 6,679 sqm

ITALY
VGP Park Valsamoggia
BUILDING B
tenant
Macron S.p.a.
lettable area 16,106 sqm
built 2019

VGP Park Sordio
General Logistics Systems Italy S.P.A;
VGP Renewable Energy Italy SRL
12,035 sqm
2021

ITALY VGP Park Valsamoggia 2 BUILDING B tenant CEI S.p.A. lettable area 18,816 sqm

ITALY VGP Park Padova BUILDING A

tenant
Carlini Gomme s.r.l.; Gruber Logistics S.p.A.
lettable area 15,301 sqm
built 2021
ITALY
VGP Park Padova
BUILDING B
tenant
Gruppo Executive Societa Consortile a r.l.
lettable area 7,246 sqm
built 2021

ITALY VGP Park Calcio

built 2024

BUILDING A tenant FGC S.r.l.; VGP Renewable Energy Italy SRL

lettable area 23,303 sqm

ITALY
VGP Park Parma Lumiere
BUILDING A
tenant
GLS Enterprise s.r.l.
lettable area 5,710 sqm
built 2022

PORTUGAL
VGP Park Loures
BUILDING B
tenant
DHL Parcel Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda.
lettable area 7,143 sqm
built 2023

PORTUGAL VGP Park Santa Maria da Feira BUILDING A

tenant

PORTUGAL

BUILDING A tenant

VGP Park Loures

DPD Portugal Transporte Expresso, S.A lettable area 12,606 sqm built 2023

Rádio Popular – Electrodomésticos, S.A.

lettable area 29,813 sqm built 2021

FRANCE

VGP Énergies Renouvelables France S.A.S.
lettable area 39,427 sqm
built 2024
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SERBIA VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci BUILDING C tenant

Metro Cash & Carry d.o.o. Beograd; Gebrüder Weiss Transport and Logistics d.o.o lettable area 35,133 sqm built 2024

SERBIA
VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci
BUILDING D1
tenant
Delhaize Serbia d.o.o. Beograd
lettable area 42,320 sqm
VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
AUSTRIA
VGP Park Traiskirchen Committed 24,394 12,279 12,279
VGP Park Graz JV2 38,239 16,537 16,537 1.48
VGP Park Ehrenfeld VGP 189,367 32,930 45,457 78,387 1.63
VGP Park Graz 2 VGP 99,682 23,048 23,048 3.56
VGP Park Laxenburg VGP 115,158 26,076 23,374 49,450 4.00
Total VGP 404,207 49,124 56,304 45,457 150,885 9.19
Total Joint Ventures 38,239 16,537 16,537 1.48
Total Committed 24,394 12,279 12,279
CROATIA
VGP Park Split
Committed 106,664 42,461 42,461
VGP Park Split VGP 80,013 31,393 31,393
VGP Park Zagreb Lučko VGP 97,987 28,594 8,647 37,241 2.87
Total VGP 178,000 28,594 40,040 68,634 2.87
Total Committed 106,664 42,461 42,461
DENMARK
VGP Park Vejle VGP 175,255 27,138 57,125 84,263 1.37
Total VGP 175,255 27,138 57,125 84,263 1.37
FRANCE
VGP Park Bordeaux – Les Graves Committed 526,135 71,104 71,104
VGP Park Rouen 1 JV6 81,468 39,427 39,427 2.21
VGP Park Mulhouse VGP 213,472 97,881 97,881
VGP Park Rouen 2 VGP 78,115 34,412 34,412 0.74
VGP Park Rouen 3 VGP 122,577 70,676 70,676
VGP Park Rouen 4 VGP 39,131 13,980 13,980
VGP Park Vélizy VGP 193,665 80,000 80,000
Total VGP 646,960 34,412 262,537 296,949 0.74
Total Joint Ventures 81,468 39,427 39,427 2.21
Total Committed 526,135 71,104 71,104
SERBIA
VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci VGP 1,161,243 77,453 5,208 380,557 463,218 5.74
Total VGP 1,161,243 77,453 5,208 380,557 463,218 5.74
VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
HUNGARY
VGP Park Alsónémedi JV1 85,349 31,679 4,900 36,579 2.06
VGP Park Győr JV1 121,799 51,496 51,496 3.41
VGP Park Budapest Aerozone VGP 378,859 54,412 12,163 58,585 125,160 5.03
VGP Park Budapest Aerozone 2 VGP 371,331 136,314 136,314
VGP Park Győr Béta VGP 142,294 71,829 71,829 4.24
VGP Park Győr Gamma VGP 91,791 34,925 34,925
VGP Park Hatvan VGP 59,584 16,664 9,317 25,981 1.17
VGP Park Kecskemét VGP 255,031 97,128 16,004 113,132 5.64
VGP Park Kecskemét 2 VGP 123,715 25,429 35,919 61,348 2.62
Total VGP 1,422,605 240,033 37,592 291,064 568,689 18.71
Total Joint Ventures 207,148 83,175 4,900 88,075 5.47
ITALY
VGP Park Calcio JV2 48,593 23,303 23,303 0.61
VGP Park Padova JV2 50,091 22,547 22,547 1.62
VGP Park Parma Lumiere JV2 18,865 5,710 5,710 0.56
VGP Park Sordio JV2 26,811 12,035 12,035 1.01
VGP Park Valsamoggia JV2 52,776 22,784 22,784 1.68
VGP Park Legnano VGP 49,381 22,261 22,261 0.53
VGP Park Paderno Dugnano VGP 83,601 34,055 34,055
VGP Park Parma 3 VGP 33,268 14,270 14,270
VGP Park Parma Paradigna VGP 99,487 50,189 50,189 2.76
VGP Park Valsamoggia 2 (Lunga) VGP 66,026 18,816 15,798 34,614 3.04
VGP Park Verona Committed 169,063 76,688 76,688
Total VGP 331,763 18,816 88,248 48,325 155,389 6.33
Total Joint Ventures 197,136 86,380 86,380 5.49
Total Committed 169,063 76,688 76,688
LATVIA
VGP Park Dreilini Committed 107,172 34,351 34,351
VGP Park Kekava VGP 148,442 62,840 62,840 3.66
VGP Park Riga VGP 119,031 41,816 14,060 55,876 2.31
VGP Park Tiraines VGP 63,149 28,897 28,897 1.74
Total VGP 330,622 133,553 14,060 147,613 7.71
Total Committed 107,172 34,351 34,351
VGP Park Owner Land area
(in sqm)
Lettable area (in sqm) Contracted annual rent
Completed Under Construction Potential Total (in million €)
NETHERLANDS
VGP Park Nijmegen JV2 162,214 67,352 20,088 87,440 4.59
VGP Park Nijmegen 2 JV2 200,272 140,077 140,077 7.58
VGP Park Roosendaal JV2 86,511 51,256 51,256 3.13
VGP Park Nijmegen 3 VGP 242,518 138,384 138,384
Total VGP 242,518 138,384 138,384
Total Joint Ventures 448,997 258,685 20,088 278,773 15.30
PORTUGAL
VGP Park Vila Nova de Gaia Committed 72,157 33,246 33,246
VGP Park Santa Maria da Feira JV2 73,578 29,813 29,813 1.34
VGP Park Loures VGP 51,526 19,749 19,749 1.71
VGP Park Montijo VGP 75,550 32,696 32,696 2.45
VGP Park Sintra VGP 54,765 22,486 22,486
Total VGP 181,841 19,749 32,696 22,486 74,931 4.16
Total Joint Ventures 73,578 29,813 29,813 1.34
Total Committed 72,157 33,246 33,246
ROMANIA
VGP Park Timisoara JV2 252,439 114,881 114,881 6.21
VGP Park Timisoara 2 JV2 37,413 30,775 30,775 1.46
VGP Park Arad VGP 385,414 29,414 20,036 144,103 193,553 3.41
VGP Park Brașov VGP 361,527 76,883 67,101 46,585 190,569 7.36
VGP Park Bucharest VGP 248,289 46,250 26,967 46,148 119,365 4.35
VGP Park Bucharest 2 VGP 227,782 113,813 113,813
VGP Park Sibiu VGP 218,687 16,667 77,329 93,996 1.03
VGP Park Timisoara 3 VGP 56,374 32,768 32,768 1.58
Total VGP 1,498,073 201,981 114,104 427,978 744,063 17.73
Total Joint Ventures 289,852 145,656 145,656 7.67
SLOVAKIA
VGP Park Malacky JV1 220,492 99,654 5,000 104,654 5.27
VGP Park Bratislava JV6 554,859 178,361 36,673 36,140 251,174 9.96
VGP Park Bratislava 2 VGP 365,928 155,325 155,325
VGP Park Zvolen VGP 102,074 8,479 10,203 33,495 52,177 0.79
Total VGP 468,002 8,479 10,203 188,820 207,502 0.79
Total Joint Ventures 775,351 278,015 36,673 41,140 355,828 15.23

Financial Report 2024

Financial Report Content

162

Consolidated statements

167 Notes to and forming part of the fi nancial statements

214

Supplementary notes not part of the audited fi nancial statements

215 Parent company information

216 Auditor's report

217

Glossary of terms

220

Statement of responsible persons

Consolidated income statement

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Income Statement (in thousand of €) Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Revenue1 5 121,404 113,722
Gross rental and renewable energy income 5 73,704 69,003
Net property operating expenses2 6 (6,018) (5,534)
Net rental and renewable energy income 67,686 63,469
Joint Ventures management fee income 5 32,666 26,925
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties3 7 187,056 87,958
Administration expenses 8 (61,263) (48,863)
Share in result of Joint Ventures 9.1 92,744 (10,715)
Other expenses (1,750)
Operating result 317,139 118,774
Financial income 50,391 34,076
Financial expenses (47,988) (40,107)
Net financial result 10 2,403 (6,031)
Result before taxes 319,542 112,743
Taxes 11 (32,555) (25,451)
Result for the period 286,987 87,292
Attributable to:
Shareholders of VGP NV 286,987 87,292
Non-controlling interests
Earnings Per Share Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Basic earnings per share (in €) 12 10.52 3.20

Diluted earnings per share (in €) 12 10.52 3.20 The consolidated income statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

1 Revenue is composed of gross rental and renewable energy income, service charge income, property and facility management income and property development income

2 Property operating expenses include recharges to customers and are shown as net operating expenses

3 Includes realized gains on disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Statement Of Comprehensive Income (in thousand of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Profit for the year 286,987 87,292
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss
in subsequent periods
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss
in subsequent periods
Other comprehensive income for the period
Total comprehensive income/(loss) of the period 286,987 87,292
Attributable to:
Shareholders of VGP NV 286,987 87,292
Non-controlling interest

Consolidated balance sheet

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Assets (in thousands of €) Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Intangible assets 724 1,000
Investment properties 13 1,905,411 1,508,984
Property, plant and equipment 13.3 122,309 107,426
Investments in Joint Ventures and associates 9.2/9.4 1,300,874 1,037,228
Other non–current receivables 9.3 538,484 565,734
Deferred tax assets 11.3 11,620 8,304
Total non-current assets 3,879,422 3,228,676
Trade and other receivables 14 83,804 79,486
Cash and cash equivalents 15 492,533 209,921
Disposal group held for sale 20 198,177 892,621
Total current assets 774,514 1,182,028
Total Assets 4,653,936 4,410,704
Shareholders' Equity And Liabilities (in thousands of €) Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Share capital 16 105,676 105,676
Share premium 16 845,579 845,579
Retained earnings 1,449,172 1,263,162
Shareholders' equity 2,400,427 2,214,417
Non–current financial debt 17 1,942,495 1,885,154
Other non-current liabilities 18 46,781 38,085
Deferred tax liabilities 11.3 35,652 23,939
Total non-current liabilities 2,024,928 1,947,178
Current financial debt 17 114,866 111,750
Trade debts and other current liabilities 19 102,558 84,075
Liabilities related to disposal group held for sale 20 11,157 53,284
Total current liabilities 228,581 249,109
Total liabilities 2,253,509 2,196,287
Total Shareholders' Equity And Liabilities 4,653,936 4,410,704

The consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Statement of changes in equity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Statutory share capital Capital reserve IFRS share capital Share premium Retained earnings Total equity
136,092 (30,416) 105,676 845,579 1,250,920 2,202,175
87,292 87,292
87,292 87,292
(75,050) (75,050)
136,092 (30,416) 105,676 845,579 1,263,162 2,214,417
Balance as at 31 December 2024 136,092 (30,416) 105,676 845,579 1,449,172 2,400,427
Dividends (100,977) (100,977)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) 286,987 286,987
Result of the period 286,987 286,987
Balance as at 1 January 2024 136,092 (30,416) 105,676 845,579 1,263,162 2,214,417

Consolidated cashfl ow statement

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Cash Flow Statement (in thousand of €) Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before taxes 319,543 112,743
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 8,607 5,920
Unrealised (gains)/losses on investment properties 7 (94,190) (28,938)
Realised (gains)/losses on disposal of subsidiaries
and investment properties
7 (92,866) (59,020)
Unrealised( gains)/losses on financial instruments
and foreign exchange
10 239 (73)
Interest (income) 10 (50,391) (34,003)
Interest expense 10 47,749 40,107
Share in (profit)/loss of Joint Venture and associates 9.1 (92,744) 10,715
Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions 45,946 47,451
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables1 (11,831) (20,773)
(Decrease)/Increase in trade and other payables1 (2,765) 12,532
Cash generated from the operations 31,350 39,210
Interest received 12,482 6,713
Interest paid (46,925) (57,331)
Income taxes paid (10,857) (15,923)
Net cash generated from operating activities (13,950) (27,331)
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets and other 22 46
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries, Joint Ventures
and investment properties
22 808,612 676,245
Investment property and property, plant and equipment (452,164) (667,015)
Distribution by Joint Venture and associates 32,270 12,823
Investments in Joint Ventures and associates (4,273)
Loans provided to Joint Venture and associates (106,485) (99,371)
Loans repaid by Joint Venture and associates 53,365 69,241
Net cash used in investing activities 331,371 (8,078)
Cash Flow Statement (in thousand of €) Note 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid (100,977) (75,050)
Proceeds from loans 17 135,000
Loan repayments 17 (78,000) (375,000)
Net cash used in financing activities (43,977) (450,050)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 273,444 (485,459)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 209,921 699,168
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations (8) (569)
Reclassification to (–)/from held for sale 9,176 (3,219)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 492,533 209,921

The consolidated cash flow statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

1 Includes reclassification of € 37.5 million per December 2024 (€ 16 million per December 2023), of which mainly as a result of asset disposals to Joint Ventures, reclassifications of receivables and payables for assets reported as held for sale.

Notes to and forming part of the fi nancial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2024

1. General Information

VGP NV (the "Company") is a limited liability company and was incorporated under Belgian law on 6 February 2007 for an indefinite period of time with its registered office located at Generaal Lemanstraat 55 box 4, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium and the Company is registered under enterprise number 0887.216.042 (Register of Legal Entities of Antwerp – Division Antwerp).

The Group is a pure-play real estate group specialised in the acquisition, development, and management of logistic real estate, i.e. buildings suitable for logistical purposes and light industrial activities. The Group focuses on strategically located plots of land or brownfields suitable for development of logistic business parks of a certain size, so as to build up an extensive and well-diversified land bank on top locations, i.e. locations in the vicinity of highly concentrated living and/or production centres, with an optimal access to transport infrastructure.

The aim of the Group is to become a leading pan-European owner, manager and developer of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate.

The Group is currently active in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, France, Denmark and Serbia.

The Company's consolidated financial statements include those of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as "Group"). The consolidated financial statements were approved for issue by the board of directors on 4 April 2025.

2. Summary of principal accounting policies

2.1 Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which have been adopted by the European Union. These standards comprise all new and revised standards and interpretations published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and interpretations issued by the International Financial Interpretations Committee of the IASB, as far as applicable to the activities of the Group and effective as from 1 January 2024. Standards and interpretations applicable for the annual report beginning on or after 1 January 2024

  • Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants
  • Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback
  • Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: Supplier Finance Arrangements

The above new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations did not give rise to any material changes in the presentation and preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the year.

Standards and interpretations published, but not yet applicable for the annual period beginning on 1 January 2024:

  • Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025)
  • IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, but not yet endorsed in the EU)
  • IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability Disclosures (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, but not yet endorsed in the EU)
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, but not yet endorsed in the EU)
  • Annual Improvements Volume 11 (applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, but not yet endorsed in the EU)
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 Contracts Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity (applicable for annual periods

beginning on or after 1 January 2026, but not yet endorsed in the EU)

The impact of the initial implication of the new IFRS standard IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements is currently under investigation by the Group. The initial application of all other above standards, amendments to standards and interpretation is estimated will not to give rise to any material changes in the presentation and preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

2.2 Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements are prepared on a historic cost basis, with the exception of investment properties and financial derivatives which are stated at fair value. All figures are in thousands of Euros (in thousands of €), unless stated otherwise. Minor rounding differences might occur.

2.3 Principles of consolidation

SUBSIDIARIES

Subsidiaries are entities over which VGP NV exercises control, which is the case when the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect these returns through its power over the entity. Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. Losses within a subsidiary are attributed to the non-controlling interest even if that results in a deficit balance. A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction. If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it:

  • Derecognises the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary
  • Derecognises the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest
  • Derecognises the cumulative translation differences, recorded in equity
  • Recognises the fair value of the consideration received
  • Recognises the fair value of any investment retained
  • Recognises any surplus or deficit in profit or loss

— Reclassifies the parent's share of components previously recognised in other comprehensive income to profit or loss or retained earnings, as appropriate.

JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES

A joint venture exists when VGP NV has contractually agreed to share control with one or more other parties, which is the case only when decisions about the relevant activities require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

Associates are companies in which VGP NV, directly or indirectly, has a significant influence and which are neither subsidiaries nor joint ventures. This is presumed if the Group holds at least 20% of the voting rights attaching to the shares. The financial information included for these companies is prepared using the accounting policies of the Group. When the Group has acquired joint control in a joint venture or significant influence in an associate, the share in the acquired assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities is initially re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date and accounted for using the equity method. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the share in the assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired is recognized as goodwill. When the goodwill is negative, it is immediately recognized in profit or loss. Subsequently, the consolidated financial statements include the Group's share of the results of joint ventures and associates accounted for using the equity method until the date when joint control or significant influence ceases. If the Group's share of the losses of a joint venture or associate exceeds the carrying amount of the investment, the investment is carried at nil value and recognition of additional losses is limited except to the extent that VGP has incurred constructive or contractual obligations in respect of the associate.

Unrealized gains arising from transactions with joint ventures and associates are set against the investment in the joint venture or associate concerned to the extent of the Group's interest. The carrying amounts of investments in joint ventures and associates are reassessed if there are indications that the asset has been impaired or that impairment losses recognized in prior years have ceased to apply. The investments in joint ventures and associates in the balance sheet include the carrying amount of any related goodwill.

IAS 28.28 only permits recognition of the gain or loss from downstream transactions "to the extent of unrelated investors' interests in the associate or joint venture". However, the standard does not specifically address the treatment of revenue derived from transactions with equity-method investees (e.g. revenue from the sale of goods, or interest revenue) and whether that revenue should be eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. In respect of the treatment of revenues derived from transactions with joint ventures and associates (e.g. sales services, interest revenue, …), the Group has opted not to eliminate its interest in these transactions. As a matter of example, VGP receives € 100 interest income on a loan provided to a 50/50 joint venture. Under the accounting policy adopted by VGP this interest income would be accounted for as € 100 interest income of the Group. The cost incurred by the joint venture would be accounted for on a proportional (50%) basis through "results in joint ventures and associates" without making any adjustment for the proportional interest held by VGP. By doing so the Group will only recognise its proportional profit or loss in its consolidated figures and ensure that it does not recognise a higher profit or loss than its share in the "results in joint ventures and associates".

In contrast, according to IFRS 10.25 upon loss of control of a subsidiary, a parent de-recognises the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary (including non-controlling interests) in full and measures any investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value. In the absence of any other relevant guidance, entities have, in effect, an accounting policy choice of applying either the approach in IFRS 10 or the approach in IAS 28. VGP has made the accounting policy choice to recognize the gain or loss on the disposal of a subsidiary to a joint venture or associate in full in profit or loss.

2.4 Foreign currency translation

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the "functional currency"). The consolidated financial statements are presented in euros (€), which is the Company's functional currency and the Group's presentation currency.

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to Euro at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Consequently, non-monetary assets and liabilities are presented at Euro using the historic foreign exchange rate. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than Euro at the balance sheet date are translated to Euro at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

2.5 Goodwill

When VGP acquires the control over an integrated set of activities and assets, as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations, the identifiable assets, obligations and conditional obligations of the acquired company will be booked to their fair value on the purchase date. The goodwill represents the positive difference between the acquisition cost and the part of the group in the fair value of the acquired net assets. If this difference is negative (negative goodwill) it is immediately booked in the result after a re-evaluation of the values.

After the initial take-up the goodwill is not written down, but subject to an impairment test, which is carried out each year on the cash fl ow generating units to which the goodwill is allocated. If the book value of a cash fl ow generating unit exceeds the operating value, the loss of value following from this will be booked in the result and in the fi rst instance included in the reduction of the possible goodwill and then subsequently to the other assets of the unit, in proportion to their book value. A write-down on the goodwill cannot be reversed in a subsequent fi nancial year.

2.6 Intangible assets

Intangible assets are measured at cost or fair value less accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the best estimate of their useful lives. The amortization period and method are reviewed at each financial year-end.

2.7 Investment properties

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Completed properties are initially measured at cost (including transaction costs). After initial recognition, investment property is carried at fair value. An external independent valuation expert with recognised professional qualifications and experience in the location and category of the property being valued, values the portfolio at least annually. The fair values are based on market values, being the estimated amount for which a property could be exchanged on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.

Any gain or loss arising from a change in fair value is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Property that is being constructed or developed is also stated at fair value. The properties under construction are also valued by an external independent valuation expert using the same valuation methodology as used for the valuations of the completed projects but deducting the remaining construction costs from the calculated market value of the respective projects.

Any gain or loss arising from a change in fair value is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

All costs directly associated with the purchase and construction of a property and all subsequent capital expenditure qualifying as acquisition costs are capitalised.

DEVELOPMENT LAND

Land of which the Group has the full ownership i.e. registered in the respective land registry as owner and on which the Group intends to start construction (so called 'development land') is immediately valued at fair value. The development land is valued by an external independent valuation expert using the valuation sales comparative approach.

Any gain or loss arising from a change in fair value is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

All costs directly associated with the purchase of the development land are capitalised.

Land which is not yet in full ownership but which is secured by a future purchase agreement or purchase option is not recognised as investment property until the Group has become full owner of this land.

The Group will be required to make from time to time down payments when entering into such future purchase agreements or purchase options. The down payments of the land will be recorded as other receivables unless such amounts are immaterial, in which case the Board of Directors may elect to classify such amounts under investment properties.

Infrastructure works are not included in the fair value of the development land but are recognised as investment property and valued at cost.

In case the Board of Directors is of the opinion that the fair value of the development land cannot be reliable determined the Board may elect to value the development land at cost less impairment until the fair value becomes reliably determinable.

2.8 Capitalisation of borrowing costs

Interest and other financial expenses relating to the acquisition and development of assets incurred until the asset is put in use are capitalised. The capitalisation of the interests is determined on the weighted average cost of debt for the group. Subsequently, they are recorded as financial expenses.

2.9 Leases

VGP AS LESSEE

At the start of the lease period, the leases (except for leases with a maximum term of twelve months and leases whose underlying assets are of low value) are recognised on the balance sheet as rights of use and lease liabilities at the present value of the future lease payments. Next, all rights of use that qualify as investment properties are valuated at fair value, in accordance with the valuation rules detailed under 2.7 Investment properties. The minimum lease payments are recognised in part as financing costs and in part as settlement of the outstanding liability, in a manner resulting in a constant periodic interest rate on the remaining balance of the liability. The cost of financing is offset directly against the result. Conditional lease payments are incorporated as costs in the periods in which they were made.

VGP AS LESSOR

If a lease meets the conditions of a fi nancial lease (according to IFRS 16), VGP as the lessor will recognise the lease from its start date as a receivable in the balance sheet at an amount equal to the net investment in the lease. The diff erence between this latter amount and the book value of the leased property (exclusive of the value of the residual right held by VGP) at the start of the lease will be recognised in the profi t and loss account for that period. Each periodic payment made by the lessee will be partly recognised by VGP as a repayment of the capital and partly as fi nancial income based on a constant periodic return for VGP. The residual right held by VGP will be recognised at its fair value on each balance sheet date. This value will increase every year and will correspond to the market value of the full right of ownership at the end of the lease. These increases will be recognised in Net valuation gains/ (losses) on investment properties in the profi t and loss account.

GROUP COMPANY IS THE LESSOR – FEES PAID IN CONNECTION WITH ARRANGING LEASES AND LEASE INCENTIVES

The Group makes payments to agents for services in connection with negotiating lease contracts with the Group's lessees. The letting fees are capitalised within the carrying amount of the related investment property and amortised over the lease term. Lease incentives are recognised as a reduction of rental income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

2.10 Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are valued at their cost price less the accumulated depreciations and write-downs. The cost price includes all directly attributable costs and the relevant part of the indirect costs incurred to make the asset ready for use. Future disbursements for repairs are immediately recorded in the result unless they increase the future financial profits of the asset. The straight-line depreciation method is applied over the estimated lifetime of the assets. The useful life and the depreciation method are revised at least annually at the end of each financial year. The tangible fixed assets are depreciated in accordance with the following percentages:

— software: 33%;
— IT equipment 10–33%;
— office furniture and fittings 7–20%;
— cars 25%;
— photovoltaic panels 5%;
— Electrical charging infrastructure 12.5%

2.11 Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial assets at amortized cost include trade receivables, other receivables and cash and cash equivalents and represent non-derivative financial instruments which are held within a business model with the purpose to receive contractual cashflows (held to collect) and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise to cashflows at fixed dates which represent solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI). Such financial assets are stated at amortised cost with any difference between cost and redemption value being recognised in the consolidated income statement over the period of the financial assets on an effective interest basis.

Trade receivables do not carry any interest and are stated at amortised cost as reduced by appropriate bad debt allowances. Such allowances are based on the expected credit losses, calculated in accordance with IFRS 9. The group has not developed a provision matrix based on historical credit loss experience as historical credit losses are insignificant. In case there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, the Group recognises lifetime expected credit losses. This is the case when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter into bankruptcy or financial reorganization, and default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that the default risk has significantly increased. An impairment loss is recognized in the statement of income, as are subsequent recoveries of previous impairments.

Other financial assets at amortized cost include mainly loan to joint ventures and associates. These financial assets are accounted for at amortized cost and the Group recognizes a loss allowance for expected credit losses in accordance with IFRS 9. The amount of expected credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the respective financial asset.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits. Such cash balances are only held with banks with high credit ratings, as such expected credit losses are not deemed significant. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Group's cash management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the consolidated cash-flow statement.

2.12 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

A non-current asset or disposal group is classifi ed as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable and the asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition. A discontinued operation is a component of an entity which the entity has disposed of or which is classifi ed as held for sale, which represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations and which can be distinguished operationally and for fi nancial reporting purposes.

For a sale to be highly probable, the entity should be committed to a plan to sell the asset (or disposal group), an active program to locate a buyer and complete the plan should be initiated, and the asset (or disposal group) should be actively marketed at a price which is reasonable in relation to its current fair value, and the sale should be expected to be completed within one year from the date of classifi cation. Assets (or disposal group) classifi ed as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs necessary to make the sale. Any excess of the carrying amount over the fair value less costs to sell is included as an impairment loss. Depreciation of such assets is discontinued as from their classifi cation as held for sale.

VGP has disposed of legal entities to its First, Second, Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture; however, at the moment of closing, the purchase price for the shares reflects only the value of the completed assets within the respective disposed legal entities. Any remaining development land or assets under construction in these legal entities remain therefore under the control and economic ownership of the VGP Group. VGP finances these remaining developments through construction and development loans to the respective legal entities. These loans are reported under "Group held for sale" and are revalued based on the fair value of the underlying assets they represent.

2.13 Interest bearing borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are recognised initially at fair value less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortised cost with any diff erence between cost and redemption value being recognised in the consolidated income statement over the period of the borrowings on an eff ective interest basis. The Group classifi es as a current portion any part of long-term loans that is due to be settled within one year from the balance sheet date.

2.14 Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are stated at amortised cost.

2.15 Derivative financial instruments

The Group does not apply hedge accounting in accordance with IFRS 9. Derivative financial assets and liabilities are classified as financial assets or liabilities at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (FVPL) . Derivative financial assets and liabilities comprise mainly interest rate swap and forward foreign exchange contracts for hedging purposes (economic hedge). Recognition of the derivative financial instruments takes place when the economic hedging contracts are entered into. They are measured initially and subsequently at fair value; transaction costs are included directly in finance costs. Gains or losses on derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in net change in fair value of financial instruments at FVPL.

2.16 Impairment on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

The carrying amounts of the Group's property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated.

An impairment loss is recognised whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Impairment losses recognised in respect of cash-generating units reduce the carrying amount of the assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro-rata basis.

2.17 Reversal of impairment

An impairment loss is reversed in the consolidated income statement if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount to the extent it reverses an impairment loss of the same asset that was recognised previously as an expense.

2.18 Provisions

A provision is recognised in the consolidated balance sheet when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects the current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

2.19 Revenue recognition

Revenue includes rental income, renewable energy income, property and facility management income, development management income and service charge income.

Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When the Group provides incentives to its tenants, the cost of the incentives is recognised over the lease term, on a straight-line basis, as a reduction of rental income.

Renewable energy income includes multiple streams, such as sale of energy, leasing of installations and government grants. The accounting treatment for solar revenue depends on the specific contractual terms of the agreement between VGP's renewable energy company and its customers (e.g. tenants or green energy suppliers). If VGP's renewable energy company has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with its customers, revenue recognition is based on the delivery of electricity. VGP's renewable energy company recognizes revenue when electricity is delivered, based on the contractual price per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The revenue recognized is based on the amount of electricity delivered, and any adjustments to the contract price or revenue recognition will be made based on the terms of the PPA.

If VGP's renewable energy company has entered into a leasing agreement with its customers, i.e. renting out the solar equipment, the revenue recognition is based on the lease payments due under the lease agreement. VGP's renewable energy company recognizes revenue based on the lease payments due over the term of the lease agreement, and any adjustments to the lease payments or revenue recognition will be made based on the terms of the lease agreement. Government grants are recognized the year the government grant applies to.

Revenue from service and property, facility and development management is recognised in the accounting period in which control of the services are passed to the customer, which is when the service is rendered. For certain service contracts, revenue is recognised based on the actual service provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total services to be provided because the customer receives and uses the benefits simultaneously.

Some property management contracts may include multiple elements of service, which are provided to tenants. The Group assesses whether the individual elements of service in contracts are separate performance obligations. Where the contracts include multiple performance obligations, and/or lease and non-lease components, the transaction price will be allocated to each performance obligation (lease and non-lease component) based on the stand-alone selling prices. Where these selling prices are not directly observable, they are estimated based on an expected cost, plus margin. In the case of fixed price contracts, the customer pays the fixed amount based on a payment schedule. If the services rendered exceed the payment, a contract asset is recognised. If the payments exceed the services rendered, a contract liability is recognised.

Revenue is measured at the transaction price agreed under the contract. Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of variable consideration and payments to customers, which are not for distinct services, this consideration may include discounts, trade allowances, rebates and amounts collected on behalf of third parties.

A receivable is recognised when services are provided as this is the point in time that the consideration is unconditional because only the passage of time is required before the payment is due.

When the Group is acting as an agent, the commission rather than gross income is recorded as revenue.

2.20 Expenses

SERVICE COSTS AND PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES

Service costs for service contracts entered into and property operating expenses are expensed as incurred.

NET FINANCIAL RESULT

Net financial result comprises interest payable on borrowings and interest rate swaps calculated using the effective interest rate method net of interest capitalised, interest receivable on funds invested and interest rate swaps, foreign exchange and interest rate swap gains and losses that are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

INCOME TAX

Income tax on the profi t or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognised in the consolidated income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity, in which case it is recognised in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Deferred tax is provided using the balance sheet liability method, providing for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilised. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities have been offset, pursuant to the fulfilment of the criteria of IAS 12 §74. Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised.

3. Critical accounting estimates and judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

3.1 General business risk

We refer to the chapter 'Risk factors' for an overview of the risks affecting the businesses of the VGP Group.

3.2 Key sources of estimation uncertainty

VGP's portfolio is valued at least annually by independent real estate experts. This valuation by real estate experts is intended to determine the market value of a property at a certain date, as a function of the market evolution and the characteristics of the property concerned. The property portfolio is recorded at the fair value established by the real estate experts in the Group's consolidated accounts. (see note 13)

4. Segment reporting

The chief operating decision maker is the person that allocates resources to and assesses the performance of the operating segments. The Group has determined that its chief operating decision-maker is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company. He allocates resources to and assesses the performance at business line and country level. The segmentation for segment reporting within VGP is primarily by business line and secondly by geographical region.

4.1 Business lines

For management purpose, the Group also presents financial information according to management breakdowns, based on these functional allocations of revenues and costs. These amounts are based on a number of assumptions, and accordingly are not prepared in accordance with IFRS audited consolidated financial statements of VGP NV for the period ended 2024 and 2023. The Group reports three segments as follows:

INVESTMENT

The Group's investment or so-called rental business consists of operating profit generated by the completed and leased out projects of the Group's portfolio and the proportional share of the operating profit (excluding net valuation gains) of the completed and leased out projects of the Joint Ventures' portfolio and consolidates as well property and asset management revenue, which include asset management, property management and facility management income.

Revenues and expenses allocated to the rental business unit include 10% of the Group's property operating expenses; other income; other expenses, after deduction of expenses allocated to property development; and share in result of the joint ventures, excluding any revaluation result.

Associated operating, administration and other expenses include directly allocated expenses from the respective asset management, property management and facility management service companies.

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

The Group's property development business consists of the net development result on the Group's development activities. Previously these excluded valuation gains (losses) on investment properties outside certain exclusivity perimeters of Joint Ventures. As the Group's Joint Venture model has evolved in recent years, example given, with the addition of the Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture, whereby not necessarily exclusivity to the Joint Venture is granted, the Group has updated its segment report to present the EBITDA of the property development segment including all developments (including the comparable period). Once the investment property has been disposed into a Joint Venture, revaluation gains or losses are no longer recognized as EBITDA.

The property development segment includes 80% of the Group's administrative expenses.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

The Group's Renewable Energy segment includes gross renewable energy income and its direct attributable operating expenses. The renewable energy income is generated through sale of electricity, government grants and/or leasing activities. In addition, 10% of administration expenses are allocated to the Renewable Energy segment.

The Renewable Energy segment leases roofs from other VGP entities. To the extent these are not eliminated in the consolidation perimeter, these have been added back as cost, in favor of a revenue recognition in the Investment segment.

Breakdown summary of the business lines

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 20231
Investment & Property and Asset
Management EBITDA
204,293 171,388
Property development EBITDA 144,770 52,163
Renewable energy EBITDA 5,390 1,603
Total EBITDA 354,453 225,154
In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2024
Investment Development Renewable energy Inter-segment eliminations Total
Gross rental and renewable energy income 65,382 8,338 (16) 73,704
Property operating expenses (366) (3,287) (2,381) 16 (6,018)
Net rental and renewable energy income 65,016 (3,287) 5,957 67,686
Joint Ventures management fee income 32,666 32,666
Net valuation gains/(losses)
on investment properties
187,056 — 187,056
Administration expenses (13,090) (38,999) (567) — (52,656)
Share of joint ventures'
Adjusted profit after tax2
119,701 — 119,701
EBITDA 204,293 144,770 5,390 — 354,453
Other expenses (1,750)
Depreciation and amortisation (782) (3,126) (4,699) (8,607)
Earnings before interest and taxes 203,511 141,644 691 — 344,096
Net financial cost – Own 2,403
Net financial cost –
Joint Ventures and associates
— (58,184)
Result before taxes — 288,315
Current income taxes – own — (10,857)
Current income taxes – Joint Ventures and associates (7,320)
Recurrent net income — 270,139
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties –
other countries3
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties –
Joint Ventures and associates
54,481
Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest
rate swaps and other derivatives
Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and other
derivatives –
Joint Ventures and associates
(915)
Deferred taxes – own — (21,698)
Deferred taxes – Joint Ventures and associates — (15,020)
Reported result for the period — 286,987

1 Property Development EBITDA was restated by € 9.3 million because the net valuation gains/(losses) on countries outside the JV perimeter are added and not reported anymore outside EBITDA.

2 The share of Joint Ventures adjusted profit after tax reflects the net rental income and administration expenses of the Joint Ventures at share, excluding thus any valuation gain or financial and tax expenses

3 Related previously to developments in countries outside of the JV perimeters.

In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2023
Investment Development Renewable energy Inter-segment
eliminations
Total
Gross rental and renewable energy
income
64,705 4,361 (63) 69,003
Property operating expenses (470) (4,231) (896) 63 (5,534)
Net rental and renewable energy
income
64,235 (4,231) 3,465 63,469
Joint Ventures management fee income 26,925 26,925
Net valuation gains/(losses)
on investment properties
87,958 87,958
Administration expenses (9,517) (31,564) (1,862) (42,943)
Share of joint ventures'
Adjusted profit after tax1
89,745 89,745
EBITDA 171,388 52,163 1,603 225,154
Other expenses
Depreciation and amortisation (698) (2,790) (2,432) (5,920)
Earnings before interest and taxes 170,690 49,373 (829) 219,234
Net financial cost – Own (6,032)
Net financial cost – Joint Ventures and
associates
(34,199)
Result before taxes 179,004
Current income taxes – own (15,923)
Current income taxes –
Joint Ventures and associates
(6,297)
Recurrent net income 156,784
Net valuation gains/(losses) on
investment properties – other countries2
Net valuation gains/(losses) on
investment properties – Joint Ventures
and associates
(61,181)
Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest
rate swaps and other derivatives
Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest rate
swaps and other derivatives –
Joint Ventures and associates
(1,239)
Deferred taxes – own (9,528)
Deferred taxes –
Joint Ventures and associates
2,455
Reported result for the period 87,292

4.2 Segment balance sheet

In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2024
Assets Investment Development Renewable energy Net financial
debt
Equity Total
Intangible assets 73 579 72 724
Investment properties 803,751 1,101,660 1,905,411
Property, plant and
equipment
2,166 17,324 102,820 122,309
Investments in joint
ventures and associates
1,281,900 18,974 1,300,874
Other non-current
receivables
512,146 26,338 538,484
Deferred tax assets 5,342 6,278 11,620
Total non-current assets 2,605,378 1,171,153 102,892 — 3,879,422
Trade and other receivables 18,855 59,640 5,309 83,804
Cash and cash equivalents 28,189 464,344 492,533
Disposal group held for sale 31,591 166,586 198,177
Total current assets 50,446 226,226 33,498 464,344 774,514
Total assets 2,655,824 1,397,379 136,390 464,344 — 4,653,936
In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2024
Shareholders' equity
and liabilities
Investment Development Renewable energy Net financial
debt
Equity Total
Share capital 105,676 105,676
Share premium 845,579 845,579
Retained earnings 1,449,172 1,449,172
Shareholders' equity — 2,400,427 2,400,427
Non-current financial debt 134,818 1,807,677 1,942,495
Other non-current liabilities 9,927 25,477 11,377 46,781
Deferred tax liabilities 16,390 19,262 35,652
Total non-current
liabilities
26,317 44,739 146,195 1,807,677 — 2,024,928
Current financial debt 2,257 112,609 114,866
Trade debts and other
current liabilities
8,277 91,315 2,966 102,558
Liabilities related to
disposal group held for sale
462 10,695 11,157
Total current liabilities 8,739 102,010 5,223 112,609 228,581
Total liabilities 35,056 146,749 151,418 1,920,286 — 2,253,509
Total shareholders'
equity and liabilities
35,056 146,749 151,418 1,920,286 2,400,427 4,653,936

1 The share of Joint Ventures adjusted profit after tax reflects the net rental income and administration expenses of the Joint Ventures at share, excluding thus any valuation gain or financial and tax expenses

2 Related previously to developments in countries outside of the JV perimeters. The 2023 figures have been restated as such with € 9.3 million, which has been added to the "Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties" as part of the Development EBITDA.

In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2023
Assets Investment Development Renewable energy Net financial
debt
Equity Total
Intangible assets 100 800 100 1,000
Investment properties 520,445 988,539 1,508,984
Property, plant and
equipment
1,556 12,450 93,419 107,426
Investments in joint
ventures and associates
1,005,657 31,571 1,037,228
Other non-current
receivables
415,040 150,694 565,734
Deferred tax assets 2,777 5,527 8,304
Total non-current assets 1,945,575 1,189,581 93,519 3,228,676
Trade and other receivables 13,615 61,090 4,781 79,486
Cash and cash equivalents 1,559 208,362 209,921
Disposal group held for sale 465,383 427,238 892,621
Total current assets 478,998 488,328 6,340 208,362 1,182,028
Total assets 2,424,573 1,677,909 99,859 208,362 4,410,704
In thousands of € For the year ended 31. 12. 2023
Shareholders' equity
and liabilities
Investment Development Renewable energy Net financial
debt
Equity Total
Share capital 105,676 105,676
Share premium 845,579 845,579
Retained earnings 1,263,162 1,263,162
Shareholders' equity — 2,214,417 2,214,417
Non-current financial debt 1,885,154 1,885,154
Other non-current liabilities 5,824 25,725 6,535 38,085
Deferred tax liabilities 8,005 15,934 23,939
Total non-current
liabilities
13,829 41,659 6,535 1,885,154 1,947,178
Current financial debt 111,750 111,750
Trade debts and other
current liabilities
5,863 76,048 2,164 84,075
Liabilities related to
disposal group held for sale
28,767 24,517 53,284
Total current liabilities 34,630 100,565 2,164 111,750 249,109
Total liabilities 48,459 142,224 8,699 1,996,904 2,196,287
Total shareholders'
equity and liabilities
48,459 142,224 8,699 1,996,904 2,214,417 4,410,704

4.3 Geographical information

This basic segmentation reflects the geographical markets in Europe in which VGP operates, VGP's operations are split into the individual countries where it is active. This segmentation is important for VGP as the nature of the activities and the customers have similar economic characteristics within those segments.

31. 12. 2024
In thousands
of €
Gross rental
& renewable
income
(Incl. JV
at share)
Net rental&
renewable
income
(Incl. JV
at share)
Operating
EBITDA
(Incl. JV at
share)
Investment
properties
(Incl. JV
at share)
Renewables
property,
plant and
equipment
Total assets
(Incl. JV
at share)
Capital1
Western Europe
Germany 109,469 97,191 162,158 2,324,201 83,981 2,559,397 138,790
Spain 10,816 8,101 28,727 416,964 431,387 53,822
Austria 5,582 5,325 3,917 234,378 148 249,930 42,167
Netherlands 8,718 7,150 16,030 190,532 15,428 210,384 1,022
Italy 3,124 2,002 12,496 152,631 4,866 181,738 47,815
France 172 (941) (4,890) 105,942 1,244 131,263 29,275
Portugal 2,315 2,154 6,828 85,239 93,995 23,113
Denmark (204) 4,988 21,381 25,872 12,905
Luxembourg 156,173
Belgium 803,119
140,196 120,778 230,254 3,531,268 105,667 4,843,258 348,911
Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic 25,141 23,186 43,866 507,926 3,410 526,253 24,066
Slovakia 8,479 8,044 14,032 202,147 5 210,218 40,203
Hungary 12,593 12,443 23,279 285,410 304,607 42,927
Romania 15,023 15,652 17,396 272,215 1,710 297,112 55,323
Croatia (125) 9,584 29,529 35,071 13,064
61,236 59,200 108,157 1,297,227 5,125 1,373,261 175,584
Baltics and Balkan
Latvia 7,910 9,227 9,053 101,636 105,531 1,119
Serbia 1,940 1,650 1,483 101,013 9 109,442 31,813
9,850 10,877 10,536 202,649 9 214,973 32,931
Other2 (1,487) 5,507 3,566
Total 211,282 189,368 354,454 5,031,144 110,801 6,435,058 557,426

1 Capital expenditures includes additions and acquisition of investment properties and development land but does not include tenant incentives, letting fees, and capitalised interest. Capital expenditure directly incurred for the own portfolio amounts to € 459.7 million (of which € 54.7 million relates to land acquisition) and amounts to € 97.7 million on development properties of the First, Second, Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture.

2 Other includes the Group central costs and costs relating to the operational business which are not specifically geographically allocated.

31. 12. 2023
In thousands
of €
Gross rental
& renewable
income
Net rental&
renewable
income
Operating
EBITDA
(Incl. JV
Investment
properties
(Incl. JV at
Renewables
property,
plant and
Total assets
(Incl. JV at
share)
Capital1
(Incl. JV at
share)
(Incl. JV at
share)
at share) share) equipment
Western Europe
Germany 94,050 88,920 116,823 2,429,295 76,817 2,632,744 344,106
Spain 11,207 8,444 8,233 329,102 342,664 15,780
Austria 1,674 730 11,699 190,978 200,223 47,283
Netherlands 8,418 7,034 16,784 280,989 15,238 310,394 17,778
Italy 2,885 2,077 (77) 91,886 3,797 108,727 12,476
France 1,218 7,872 97,333 110,501 67,680
Portugal 974 858 (6,996) 54,826 66,757 11,080
Denmark (24) (830) 2,488 3,583 2,488
Luxembourg 168,203
Belgium 569,770
119,208 109,257 153,508 3,476,897 95,852 4,513,566 518,671
Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic 22,737 21,501 33,022 513,940 2,287 531,634 23,048
Slovakia 6,669 5,834 (5,546) 227,649 233,207 20,708
Hungary 8,020 6,772 14,638 227,256 237,937 47,248
Romania 9,001 7,469 1,904 208,060 555 238,516 43,089
Croatia (15) (248) 6,246 7,969 144
46,427 41,561 43,770 1,183,151 2,842 1,249,263 134,237
Baltics and Balkan
Latvia 5,418 6,366 5,359 99,460 106,008 9,353
Serbia 23 (250) (1,130) 67,936 5 72,289 30,599
5,441 6,116 4,229 167,396 5 178,297 39,952
Other2 (1,888) 14,357 75 2,471
Total 171,076 155,046 215,864 4,827,519 98,699 5,943,597 692,860

The table below shows the geographic segmentation, excluding the share in the Joint Ventures.

31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Gross rental
and renewable
energy income
Net rental and
renewable
energy income
Investment
property
Total non–current
assets (IP, PPE
and Intangibles)
Western Europe
Germany 26,087 21,566 457,097 541,943
Spain 104 (1,064) 182,141 182,287
Austria 4,843 4,664 221,538 221,735
Netherlands 1,225 842 48,886 64,361
Italy 402 104 104,341 109,298
France (1,000) 85,891 87,212
Portugal 1,694 1,605 74,545 74,600
Denmark (204) 21,381 21,611
Luxembourg 35
Belgium 9,258
34,355 26,513 1,195,820 1,312,340
Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic 4,749 4,977 106,152 110,206
Slovakia 3,473 3,500 88,581 88,851
Hungary 9,826 9,861 250,012 250,094
Romania 11,451 12,432 230,570 232,555
Croatia (125) 29,529 29,536
29,499 30,645 704,844 711,242
Baltics and Balkan
Latvia 7,910 9,227 101,636 101,648
Serbia 1,940 1,650 101,013 101,116
9,850 10,877 202,649 202,764
Other (350)
Total 73,704 67,685 2,103,313 2,226,346

1 Capital expenditures includes additions and acquisition of investment properties and development land but does not include tenant incentives, letting fees, and capitalised interest. Capital expenditure directly incurred for the own portfolio amounts to € 662.5 million (of which € 212.4 million relates to land acquisition) and amounts to € 30.4 million on development properties of the First, Second and Fifth Venture.

2 Other includes the Group central costs and costs relating to the operational business which are not specifically geographically located

31. 12. 2023
In thousands of €
Gross rental and
renewable energy
income
Net rental and
renewable
energy income
Investment
property
Total non–current
assets (IP, PPE and
Intangibles)
Western Europe
Germany 38,150 37,638 960,417 1,037,606
Spain 1,269 146 104,838 105,052
Austria 968 113 178,478 178,549
Netherlands 1,287 942 47,409 62,699
Italy 222 72 44,467 48,343
France 1,218 97,333 97,404
Portugal 352 322 44,154 44,208
Denmark (24) 2,485 2,709
Luxembourg 37
Belgium 7,435
42,248 40,427 1,479,581 1,584,042
Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic 5,551 5,202 180,791 183,738
Slovakia 4,640 4,190 192,067 192,125
Hungary 5,398 4,263 191,600 191,702
Romania 5,725 4,460 167,120 167,958
Croatia (15) 6,246 6,248
21,314 18,100 737,824 741,771
Baltics and Balkan
Latvia 5,418 6,366 99,460 99,466
Serbia 23 (250) 67,936 67,948
5,441 6,116 167,396 167,414
Other (1,174)
Total 69,003 63,469 2,384,801 2,493,227

5. Revenue

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Rental income from investment properties 57,636 54,298
Straight lining of lease incentives 7,730 10,344
Total gross rental income 65,366 64,642
Gross renewable energy income 8,338 4,361
Property and facility management income 27,004 22,513
Development management income 5,662 4,412
Joint Ventures management fee income 32,666 26,925
Service charge income 15,034 17,794
Total revenue 121,404 113,722

The Group leases out its investment property under operating leases. The operating leases are generally for terms of more than 5 years. Total gross rental income includes € 10 million of rent for the period related to the property portfolio sold during the first and second closing with the Sixth Joint Venture.

At the end of December 2024, the Group (including the joint ventures) had annualised committed leases of € 412.6 million1 compared to € 350.8 million 2 as at 31 December 2023.

The customers represent a healthy mix of logistic tenants and end users. The top 10 tenants (by annualised rent income) are all blue-chip clients. As at 31 December 2024, the top ten tenants take up approximately 31 % of the total (own and Joint Ventures) Annualised Committed Leases.

The breakdown of future lease income for the own portfolio and Joint Ventures at share is as follows:

31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Lease
income in
< 1 year
Lease
income in
< 2 years
Lease
income in
< 3 years
Lease
income in
< 4 years
Lease
income in
< 5 years
Lease
income
> 5 years
Total
JV at share –
Active Leases
139,143 127,865 116,667 102,036 90,207 408,665 984,583
JV at share –
Committed Leases
1,650 4,575 4,575 4,575 4,575 43,771 63,721
Total – JV at share 140,793 132,440 121,242 106,611 94,782 452,436 1,048,304
Own –
Active Leases
74,370 72,237 58,676 54,338 44,990 212,337 516,948
Own –
Committed Leases
18,711 34,380 34,725 43,799 51,220 534,021 716,856
Total – Own 93,081 106,617 93,401 98,137 96,210 746,358 1,233,804
Total – at share 233,874 239,057 214,643 204,748 190,992 1,198,794 2,282,108

1 € 285.6 million related to the joint ventures' property portfolio and € 127 million related to the own property portfolio.

2 € 225.1 million related to the Joint ventures' property portfolio and € 125.6 million related to the own property portfolio.

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31. 12. 2023
In thousands of €
Lease
income in
< 1 year
Lease
income in
< 2 years
Lease
income in
< 3 years
Lease
income in
< 4 years
Lease
income in
< 5 years
Lease
income
> 5 years
Total
JV at share –
Active Leases
113,473 107,853 96,697 86,456 74,573 348,475 827,527
JV at share –
Committed Leases
321 339 339 339 339 1,722 3,399
Total – JV at share 113,794 108,192 97,036 86,795 74,912 350,197 830,926
Own – Active Leases 82,136 81,071 78,103 62,153 55,232 287,216 645,911
Own –
Committed Leases
19,084 39,625 41,227 41,434 42,058 282,090 465,518
Total – Own 101,220 120,696 119,330 103,587 97,290 569,306 1,111,429
Total – at share 215,014 228,889 216,367 190,383 172,202 919,504 1,942,355

6. Net property operating expenses

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Repairs and maintenance (1,077) (796)
Letting, marketing, legal and professional fees (888) (766)
Real estate agents (706) (1,022)
Service charge income 15,034 17,794
Service charge expenses (13,898) (16,890)
Other operating income 4,121 6,477
Other operating expenses (6,239) (9,498)
Renewables operating expenses (2,365) (833)
Total (6,018) (5,534)

7. Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Unrealised valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties 62,758 22,399
Unrealised valuation gains/(losses) on disposal group held for sale 31,432 6,539
Realised valuation gains/(losses) on disposal of subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and
investment properties
92,866 59,020
Total 187,056 87,958

The own property portfolio, excluding development land but including the assets being developed on behalf of the joint ventures, is valued by the valuation expert at 31 December 2024 based on a weighted average yield of 7.22% (compared to 6.22% as at 31 December 2023) applied to the contractual rents increased by the estimated rental value on unlet space. A 0,10% variation of this market rate would give rise to a variation of this portfolio value of € 23.6 million.

The realized gain comprises gains on the effectuated transactions in '24 with the Fifth Joint, the Sixth Joint Venture and sale of the development Joint Venture LPM. Please note that the realized gains include a € 7.5 million gain on the Fifth and Sixth Joint Venture, such gain was recorded in H1 '24 as unrealized and has been reported as fully realized over the full year '24 in the table above.

8. Administration expenses

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Remuneration1 (37,027) (26,327)
Audit, legal and consultancy costs (4,262) (3,961)
Other administrative expenses (11,367) (9,655)
Depreciation (8,607) (5,920)
Total (61,263) (48,863)

The administrative costs for the period increased from € 49 million for the period ended 31 December 2023 to € 61.3 million for the period ended 31 December 2024.

The group's headcount of 380 FTE's increased with 12.5 FTE's compared to 2023. The main variance to the previous period relates to increased renumeration by 6.8 million (mainly provisions for the Long Term Incentive plan) and lower capitalized costs of these renumeration costs of € 1.3 million, increased general admin costs by € 1.8 million, as well as increases in depreciation of € 2.7 million.

9. Investments in Joint Ventures

9.1 Profit from Joint Ventures

The table below presents a summary Income Statement of the Group's joint ventures with (i) Allianz: VGP European Logistics (the First Joint Venture), VGP European Logistics 2 (the Second Joint Venture), VGP Park München (the Third Joint Venture); (ii) with Deka (the Fifth Joint Venture); (iii) with Areim (the Sixth Joint Venture) and the associates; (iv) the joint venture with VUSA (Belartza) located in San Sebastian, Spain and (v) the joint venture with Weimer Bau (Siegen) in Germany, all of which are accounted for using the equity method and (iv) and (v) are reported as Development Joint Ventures. The Development Joint Venture with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer (LPM) has been disposed in H1 '24.

VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2 are incorporated in Luxembourg. VGP European Logistics owns logistics property assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. VGP European Logistics 2 owns logistics property assets in Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy and Romania. VGP Park München is incorporated in München (Germany) and owns and develops the VGP park located in München. The Fifth Joint Venture owns five parks in Germany and the Sixth Joint Venture, VGP European Logistics 4, owns assets in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and France.

The joint ventures with Vusa and Grekon contain land to be developed jointly with its partner. In H1 '24 VGP acquired an additional 25% stake in the Development Joint Venture Belartza from its Joint Venture partner VUSA.

VGP NV holds circa 50% directly in all joint ventures and holds another 5.1% or 10.1% in the German subsidiaries of the First and Sixth Joint Venture.

31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
Gross rental income 270,782 137,578
Property Operating expenses
— underlying property operating expenses (7,220) (3,669)
— property management fees (24,007) (12,227)
Net rental income 239,555 121,682
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties 106,675 54,479
Administration expenses (3,905) (1,990)
Operating result 342,325 174,171
Net financial result (116,737) (59,094)
Taxes (43,954) (22,333)
Result for the period 181,634 92,744
Net rental income, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 105,446 54,297
Second Joint Venture 43,616 21,806
Third Joint Venture 30,431 15,216
Fifth Joint Venture 50,248 25,124
Sixth Joint Venture 10,516 5,591
Development Joint Ventures (702) (352)
Net rental income 239,555 121,682
Operating Result, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 143,779 74,006
Second Joint Venture 55,669 27,834
Third Joint Venture 49,192 24,596
Fifth Joint Venture 58,385 29,192
Sixth Joint Venture 36,006 18,897
Development Joint Ventures (706) (354)
Operating result 342,325 174,171
Result for the period, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 97,459 50,192
Second Joint Venture 25,925 12,964
Third Joint Venture 35,744 17,871
Fifth Joint Venture 620 309
Sixth Joint Venture 20,100 10,630
Development Joint Ventures 1,786 778
Result for the period 181,634 92,744
31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
Gross rental income 200,651 102,073
Property Operating expenses
— underlying property operating expenses (1,175) (561)
— property management fees (19,518) (9,935)
Net rental income 179,958 91,577
Net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties (118,553) (61,179)
Administration expenses (3,608) (1,837)
Operating result 57,797 28,561
Net financial result (70,094) (35,434)
Taxes (7,923) (3,842)
Result for the period (20,220) (10,715)
Net rental income, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 102,705 52,951
Second Joint Venture 39,849 19,923
Third Joint Venture 25,758 12,880
Fifth Joint Venture 11,937 5,969
Development Joint Ventures (291) (146)
Net rental income 179,958 91,577
Operating Result, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 19,732 9,529
Second Joint Venture 845 421
Third Joint Venture (422) (210)
Fifth Joint Venture 39,631 19,816
Development Joint Ventures (1,989) (995)
Operating result 57,797 28,561
Result for the period, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture (10,009) (5,609)
Second Joint Venture (14,630) (7,315)
Third Joint Venture (13,285) (6,642)
Fifth Joint Venture 21,944 10,972
Development Joint Ventures (4,240) (2,121)
Result for the period (20,220) (10,715)

9.2 Summarised balance sheet information in respect of Joint Ventures

31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
Investment properties 5,733,833 2,927,831
Other assets 1,667 835
Total non-current assets 5,735,500 2,928,666
Trade and other receivables 57,055 28,977
Cash and cash equivalents 245,519 124,353
Total current assets 302,574 153,330
Total assets 6,038,074 3,081,996
Non-current financial debt 3,034,562 1,543,184
Other non-current financial liabilities 1,164 582
Other non-current liabilities 46,794 23,575
Deferred tax liabilities 312,421 159,958
Total non-current liabilities 3,394,941 1,727,299
Current financial debt 42,112 21,428
Trade debts and other current liabilities 63,869 32,395
Total current liabilities 105,981 53,823
Total liabilities 3,500,922 1,781,122
Net assets 2,537,152 1,300,874
Total non–current assets, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 2,331,113 1,204,460
Second Joint Venture 927,585 463,794
Third Joint Venture 700,909 350,455
Fifth Joint Venture 1,158,696 579,348
Sixth Joint Venture 577,845 302,150
Development Joint Ventures 39,352 28,459
Total non-current assets 5,735,500 2,928,666
Total current assets, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 78,324 40,402
Second Joint Venture 29,534 14,769
Third Joint Venture 120,109 60,056
Fifth Joint Venture 42,194 21,099
Sixth Joint Venture 29,625 15,565
Development Joint Ventures 2,788 1,439
Total current assets 302,574 153,330
Total assets, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 2,409,437 1,244,862
Second Joint Venture 957,119 478,563
Third Joint Venture 821,018 410,511
Fifth Joint Venture 1,200,890 600,447
Sixth Joint Venture 607,470 317,715
Development Joint Ventures 42,140 29,898
Total assets 6,038,074 3,081,996
Total non–current liabilities, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,164,798 601,952
Second Joint Venture 581,453 290,728
Third Joint Venture 456,872 228,437
Fifth Joint Venture 869,048 434,524
Sixth Joint Venture 308,164 160,736
Development Joint Ventures 14,606 10,922
Total non-current liabilities 3,394,941 1,727,299
Total current liabilities, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 48,380 24,828
Second Joint Venture 20,685 10,343
Third Joint Venture 10,943 5,472
Fifth Joint Venture 9,616 4,808
Sixth Joint Venture 16,343 8,366
Development Joint Ventures 14 6
Total current liabilities 105,981 53,823
Total liabilities, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,213,178 626,780
Second Joint Venture 602,138 301,071
Third Joint Venture 467,815 233,909
Fifth Joint Venture 878,664 439,332
Sixth Joint Venture 324,507 169,102
Development Joint Ventures 14,620 10,928
Total liabilities 3,500,922 1,781,122
Net Assets, 31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,196,259 618,082
Second Joint Venture 354,981 177,492
Third Joint Venture 353,203 176,602
Fifth Joint Venture 322,226 161,115
Sixth Joint Venture 282,963 148,613
Development Joint Ventures 27,520 18,970
Net Assets 2,537,152 1,300,874
31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
Investment properties 4,808,692 2,442,718
Other assets 4,480 2,238
Total non-current assets 4,813,172 2,444,956
Trade and other receivables 101,085 50,810
Cash and cash equivalents 147,038 74,355
Total current assets 248,124 125,165
Total assets 5,061,296 2,570,121
Non-current financial debt 2,586,739 1,310,253
Other non-current financial liabilities 512 256
Other non-current liabilities 26,962 13,581
Deferred tax liabilities 265,122 135,625
Total non-current liabilities 2,879,335 1,459,715
Current financial debt 40,483 20,613
Trade debts and other current liabilities 104,636 52,565
Total current liabilities 145,118 73,178
Total liabilities 3,024,453 1,532,893
Net assets 2,036,843 1,037,228
Total non–current assets, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 2,294,259 1,185,502
Second Joint Venture 915,915 457,958
Third Joint Venture 634,251 317,126
Fifth Joint Venture 742,472 371,236
Development Joint Ventures 226,275 113,134
Total non-current assets 4,813,172 2,444,956
Total current assets, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 68,487 35,348
Second Joint Venture 31,956 15,979
Third Joint Venture 54,337 27,169
Fifth Joint Venture 70,000 35,002
Development Joint Ventures 23,344 11,667
Total current assets 248,124 125,165
Total assets, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 2,362,746 1,220,850
Second Joint Venture 947,871 473,937
Third Joint Venture 688,588 344,295
Fifth Joint Venture 812,472 406,238
Development Joint Ventures 249,619 124,801
Total assets 5,061,296 2,570,121
Total non–current liabilities, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,193,509 616,801
Second Joint Venture 590,813 295,407
Third Joint Venture 379,245 189,623
Fifth Joint Venture 567,284 283,642
Development Joint Ventures 148,484 74,242
Total non-current liabilities 2,879,335 1,459,715
Total current liabilities, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 48,057 24,648
Second Joint Venture 21,392 10,697
Third Joint Venture 12,616 6,308
Fifth Joint Venture 25,060 12,530
Development Joint Ventures 37,993 18,995
Total current liabilities 145,118 73,178
Total liabilities, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,241,566 641,449
Second Joint Venture 612,205 306,104
Third Joint Venture 391,861 195,931
Fifth Joint Venture 592,344 296,172
Development Joint Ventures 186,477 93,237
Total liabilities 3,024,453 1,532,893
Net Assets, 31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) Joint Ventures at 100% Joint Ventures at share
First Joint Venture 1,121,180 579,401
Second Joint Venture 335,666 167,833
Third Joint Venture 296,727 148,364
Fifth Joint Venture 220,128 110,066
Development Joint Ventures 63,142 31,564
Net Assets 2,036,843 1,037,228

Main variances with regards to the balance sheet of the Joint Ventures in '24 can be summarized as follows:

A first closing with Areim (the Sixth Joint Venture) included 17 buildings in 10 VGP Parks, located in Germany (6 parks, 8 buildings), Czech Republic (3 parks, 5 buildings) and Slovakia (1 park, 4 buildings). The transaction was valued at a gross asset value of € 437 million for the completed assets, which allowed VGP to recycle already € 270.2 million of net cash proceeds.

A second closing, in December '24, with Areim (the Sixth Joint Venture) included 4 buildings in 4 VGP Parks, located in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and France. The transaction was valued at a gross asset value of € 120 million, which allowed VGP to recycle € 79.3 million of net cash proceeds.

A second closing with Deka (the Fifth Joint Venture partner) included assets in VGP Park Giessen am Alten Flughafen and VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer. These assets reflect a total surface area of 203,000 sqm, or € 13.8 million annual rental income. The transaction has been financed with an approximate 30% LTV, as such VGP has been able to recycle € 200 million of net cash proceeds. VGP and Deka also settled on final accounts with regards to the first closing, which occurred in August '24. This resulted in an additional gain for VGP of € 35 million and a net cash recycling of € 20.5 million.

A third closing with Deka, the Fifth Joint Venture, has been executed in August '24. It pertained to the last remaining development in VGP Park Magdeburg, building D. VGP recycled € 67.2 million of cash from this transaction. Following this third and final closing, the Fifth Joint Venture owns a property portfolio of 20 buildings, located in five strategic parks across Germany.

VGP has sold its entire stake (of 50%) in the Development Joint Venture LPM Moerdijk, The Netherlands, in February '24 for a total net consideration of € 171.4 million. The Development Joint Venture was owner of a land bank of 719,762 sqm, or an equivalent development potential of 488,000 sqm located in the vicinity of the harbour of Moerdijk, The Netherlands.

VGP acquired an additional 25% (from 50% before) stake into the Belartza Joint Venture from its Joint Venture partner Vusa. The purchase price will be payable upon the fulfilment of a number of milestones in the development project "Belartza", which is located in San Sebastian, Spain.

Finally, in the Third Joint Venture (VGP Park Münich), VGP and Allianz agreed in April '24 to develop the last remaining asset in VGP Park Munich, following the conclusion of a lease agreement with Isar Aerospace for a total annual rental income of € 7.4 million and a total surface of 44,000 sqm. The construction initiated in H2 '24 and a fi rst phase of the asset (building D) is expected to be delivered in Q4 '25. When completed, the VGP Park Münich will refl ect 8 buildings for a total surface area of 323,000 sqm and a total annualised rental income of approximately € 34 million.

The Joint Ventures' property portfolio, excluding development land and buildings being constructed by VGP on behalf of the Joint Ventures, is valued at 31 December 2024 based on a weighted average yield of 5.05%1 (compared to 5.01% as at 31 December 2023). A 0.10% variation of this market rate would give rise to a variation of the Joint Venture portfolio value (at 100%) of € 111.6 million.

The (re)valuated assets of the Joint Ventures' portfolio was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Io Partners, preferred partner of Jones Lang LaSalle.

VGP provides certain services, including asset-, property- and development advisory and management, for the Joint Ventures and receives fees from the Joint Ventures for doing so. Those services are carried out on an arms-length basis and do not give VGP any control over the relevant Joint Ventures (nor any unilateral material decision-making rights). Significant transactions and decisions within the Joint Ventures require full Board and/or Shareholder approval, in accordance with the terms of the Joint Venture agreement.

9.3 Other non-current receivables

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Shareholder loans to First Joint Venture 40,611 47,619
Shareholder loans to Second Joint Venture 27,982 31,822
Shareholder loans to Third Joint Venture 145,069 158,132
Shareholder loans to Development Joint Ventures 12,715 140,992
Shareholder loans to Fifth Joint Venture 251,924 172,490
Shareholder loans to Sixth Joint Venture 39,040
Shareholder loans to associates (subsidiaries of First Joint Venture) 4,308 4,977
Shareholder loans to associates (subsidiaries of Sixth Joint Venture) 3,212
Construction and development loans to subsidiaries of First Joint Venture 23,852 8,482
Construction and development loans to subsidiaries of Second Joint Venture 38,648 22,786
Construction and development loans to Fifth Joint Venture 287,813
Construction and development loans to subsidiaries of Sixth Joint Venture 54,143
Construction and development loans reclassified as assets held for sale (116,643) (319,081)
Other non-current receivables 13,623 9,702
Total 538,484 565,734

Main changes include a net reduction of the loans to the Development Joint Ventures (mainly LPM) of € 128.3 million and a net increase in shareholder loans to the Joint Ventures of € 97.1 million. These include distributions in cash via shareholder repayments in Rheingold, Aurora, Ymir and Deka in amount of € 53.4 million. Finally, the receivable on Allianz, relating the profit pay-out on building D has been increased with € 3.9 million.

9.4 Investments in joint ventures and associates

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
As at 1 January 1,037,228 891,201
Additions 204,416 166,211
Result of the year 92,744 (10,715)
Repayment of equity (3,371) (3,407)
Dividends (11,438) (6,062)
Adjustment from sale of participations (18,705)
As at the end of the period 1,300,874 1,037,228

The investments in joint ventures and associates increased by € 263.6 million. This change is mainly related to (i) equity contributions of transactions with Joint Ventures in an amount of € 199.1 million; (ii) a dividend received from the First Joint Venture (€ 11.5 million) and from the Second Joint Venture (€ 3.3 million); (iii) an additional investment in the Development Joint Venture Belartza (€ 5.2 million); (iv) the disposal of LPM (€ 18.7 million); (v) as well as the share in the result of the Joint Ventures, a gain of € 92.7 million.

9.5 EPRA performance measures on the Joint Ventures at share2

VGP owns a number of Joint Ventures which are reported under equity method in the IFRS financial statements. These Joint Ventures own mainly completed assets on which VGP Group retains asset management services. In order to increase transparency and comparability of the Joint Ventures you may find below additional performance measures calculated in accordance with the Best Practices Recommendations of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). These measures are provided at share, in particular for the First, Second, Third, Fifth and the recently established Sixth Joint Venture. The Development Joint Ventures have been excluded as these only contain development land to date.

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
EPRA Net Tangible Assets (NTA) 1,441,403 1,130,627
EPRA Net Initial Yield (NIY) 5.04% 4.98%
EPRA 'Topped—up' NIY 5.10% 5.03%
EPRA Vacancy Rate 1.8% 0.9%
EPRA Loan to value (LTV) ratio 31.5% 31.6%
EPRA Earnings 50,148 43,678
EPRA Cost Ratio (including direct vacancy costs) 11.5% 10.0%
EPRA Cost Ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) 11.3% 9.8%

2 This note with regards to the EPRA KPIs is not part of the audited IFRS Financial statements.

1 The Development Joint Ventures only hold development land and hence has been excluded from the weighted average yield calculation.

EPRA NTA – Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
IFRS NAV 1,281,907 997,200
IFRS NAV per share (in €) 46.97 36.54
NAV at fair value (after the exercise of options, convertibles and other equity) 1,281,907 997,200
To exclude:
Deferred tax 159,220 134,111
Fair value of financial instruments 234 (681)
Intangibles as per IFRS balance sheet 42 (3)
Subtotal 1,441,403 1,130,627
Fair value of fixed interest rate debt
Real estate transfer tax
NAV 1,441,403 1,130,627
Number of shares 27,291,312 27,291,312
NAV per share (in €) 52.82 41.43
EPRA Earnings of Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Earnings per IFRS income statement 91,970 (8,598)
Adjustments to calculate EPRA Earnings, exclude:
Changes in value of investment properties, development properties held for
investment and other interests
(54,419) 58,988
Profits or losses on disposal of investment properties, development properties
held for investment and other interests
(63) 1,359
Profits or losses on sales of trading properties including impairment charges in
respect of trading properties.
Tax on profits or losses on disposals
Negative goodwill/goodwill impairment
Changes in fair value of financial instruments and associated close-out costs 915 1,239
Acquisition costs on share deals and non-controlling joint venture interests 1,648 1,972
Deferred tax in respect of EPRA adjustments 10,097 (11,282)
Adjustments (i) to (viii) above in respect of joint ventures (unless already
included under proportional consolidation)
Non-controlling interests in respect of the above
EPRA Earnings 50,148 43,678
EPRA NIY and 'topped-up' NIY of Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Investment property – share of Joint Ventures 2,959,086 2,492,104
Trading property
Less: developments (165,373) (183,306)
Completed property portfolio 2,793,713 2,308,798
Allowance for estimated purchasers' costs 45,997 40,529
Gross up completed property portfolio valuation 2,839,710 2,349,327
Annualised cash passing rental income 142,762 116,806
Property outgoings 272 160
Annualised net rents 143,034 116,966
Add: notional rent expiration of rent free periods or other lease incentives 1,654 1,105
Topped-up net annualised rent 144,688 118,071
EPRA NIY 5.04% 4.98%
EPRA "topped-up" NIY 5.10% 5.03%
EPRA Vacancy Rate of Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Estimated Rental Value of vacant space 2,842 1,241
Estimated rental value of the whole portfolio 159,223 132,415
EPRA Vacancy Rate 1.8% 0.9%
EPRA Cost Ratios of Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Include:
Administrative/operating expense line per IFRS income statement 13,303 11,572
Net service charge costs/fees 216 307
Management fees less actual/estimated profit element
Other operating income/recharges intended to cover overhead expenses less
any related profits
(2,371) 1,678
Exclude (if part of the above):
Investment property depreciation 11 6
Ground rent costs
Service charge costs recovered through rents but not separately invoiced
EPRA Costs (including direct vacancy costs) 15,879 10,195
Direct vacancy costs 272 159
EPRA Costs (excluding direct vacancy costs) 15,607 10,036
Gross Rental Income less ground rents – per IFRS 137,579 102,070
EPRA Cost Ratio (including direct vacancy costs) 11.5% 10.0%
EPRA Cost Ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) 11.3% 9.8%
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EPRA LTV Metric of Joint Ventures at share (in thousands of €) 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Include:
Borrowings from Financial Institutions 991,920 854,723
Hybrids (including convertibles, preference shares, debt, options, perpetuals)
Bond loans
Foreign currency derivatives (futures, swaps, options and forwards) 235 (681)
Net payables 9,804 5,753
Owner-occupied property (debt)
Current accounts (equity characteristic)
Exclude:
Cash and cash equivalents (117,015) (72,355)
Net Debt 884,944 787,441
Include:
Owner-occupied property 29 38
Investment properties at fair value 2,808,938 2,489,307
Properties under development
Intangibles 42 3
Net receivables 694 5,204
Financial assets
Total Property Value 2,809,703 2,494,551
LTV 31.5% 31.6%
  1. Net financial result
In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Bank and other interest income 12,258 6,488
Interest income – loans to joint ventures and associates 37,909 27,505
Net foreign exchange gains 73
Other financial income 224 10
Financial income 50,391 34,076
Bond interest expense (38,997) (47,488)
Bank interest expense (7,368) (1,971)
Interest capitalised into investment properties 3,523 14,960
Net foreign exchange losses (239)
Other financial expenses (4,907) (5,608)
Financial expenses (47,988) (40,107)
Net financial result 2,403 (6,031)

Net financial result increased from a net expense of € 6 million to an income of € 2.4 million. The delta can be mainly explained by (i) lower interests of € 3.1 million following the repayment of € 375 million of bonds in '23 and € 75 million in '24, though partially off-set by increased interest expense on the new EIB Loan of € 135 million, (ii) an increase of financial income of 5.8 million (up to € 12.3 million) as a result of interest received on term deposits, as well as (iii) increased interest income on loans to joint ventures and associates in amount of € 10.4 million and (iv) a reduction of capitalized interests in amount of € 11.4 million.

At 31 December 2024 the average cost of debt amounts to 2.20%. The average term of the credit facilities amounts to 3.7 years.

11. Taxation

11.1 Income tax expense recognised in the consolidated income statement

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Current tax (10,857) (15,923)
Deferred tax (21,698) (9,528)
Total (32,555) (25,451)

11.2 Reconciliation of effective tax rate

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Result before taxes 319,542 112,740
Adjustment for share in result of joint ventures and
associates
(92,744) 10,715
Result before taxes and share in result of joint
ventures and associates
226,798 123,455
Income tax using the German corporate tax rate 15.825% (35,891) 15.825% (19,537)
Difference in tax rate non-German companies (49,675) (50,191)
Realized gains on financial assets exempted from
income taxes
65,030 56,927
Non-tax—deductible expenditure (700) (1,578)
Compensation fiscal losses (11,086) (9,301)
Other (233) (1,771)
Total 14.4% (32,555) 20.6% (25,451)

The majority of the Group's result before taxes is earned in Germany. Hence the effective corporate tax rate in Germany is applied for the reconciliation.

The expiry of the tax loss carry-forward of the Group can be summarised as follows:

2024, (in thousands of €) < 1 year 2–5 years > 5 years
Tax loss carry forward 477 17,665 105,541
2023, (in thousands of €) < 1 year 2–5 years > 5 years

11.3 Deferred tax assets and liabilities

In thousands of € Assets Liabilities Net
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
Investment properties (38,190) (57,537) (38,190) (57,537)
Currency hedge accounting/Derivates (14) (161) (14) (161)
Tax losses carried-forward 3,079 3,515 3,079 3,515
Capitalised interest (612) (865) (612) (865)
Capitalised cost (51) (79) (51) (79)
Other 645 732 645 732
Tax assets/liabilities 3,724 4,247 (38,866) (58,642) (35,142) (54,395)
Set-off of assets and liabilities 7,896 4,057 (7,896) (4,057)
Reclassification to liabilities related to
disposal group held for sale
11,110 38,760 11,110 38,760
Net tax assets/liabilities 11,620 8,304 (35,652) (23,939) (24,032) (15,635)

A total deferred tax asset of € 11,748k (€ 16,134k in 2023) was not recognised.

12. Earnings per share

12.1 Earnings per ordinary share (EPS)

In number of shares 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic) 27,291,312 27,291,312
Dilution
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) 27,291,312 27,291,312
In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Result for the period attributable to the Group and to ordinary shareholders 286,987 87,292
Earnings per share (in €) – basic 10.52 3.20
Earnings per share (in €) – diluted 10.52 3.20

12.2 EPRA NAV's – EPEA NAV's per share1

The EPRA NAV metrics make adjustments to the IFRS NAV in order to provide stakeholders with the most relevant information on the fair value of the assets and liabilities. The three different EPRA NAV indicators are calculated on the basis of the following scenarios:

Net Reinstatement Value: based on the assumption that entities never sell assets and aims to reflect the value needed to build the entity anew. The purpose of this indicator is to reflect what would be required to reconstitute the company through the investment markets based on the current capital and financing structure, including Real Estate Transfer Taxes. EPRA NRV per share refers to the EPRA NRV based on the number of shares in circulation as at the balance sheet date. See www.epra.com.

Net Tangible Assets: assumes that entities buy and sell assets, thereby realizing certain levels of deferred taxation. This pertains to the NAV adjusted to include property and other investments at fair value and to exclude certain items that are not expected to be firmly established in a business model with long-term investment properties. EPRA NTA per share refers to the EPRA NTA based on the number of shares in circulation as at the balance sheet date. See www.epra.com.

Net Disposal Value: provides the reader with a scenario of the sale of the company's assets leading to the realization of deferred taxes, financial instruments and certain other adjustments. This NAV should not be considered a liquidation NAV as in many cases the fair value is not equal to the liquidation value. The EPRA NDV per share refers to the EPRA NDV based on the number of shares in circulation as at the balance sheet date. See www.epra.com.

31. 12. 2024, (in thousands of €) EPRA NRV EPRA NTA EPRA NDV EPRA NAV EPRA NNNAV
IFRS NAV 2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427
IFRS NAV per share (in €) 87.96 87.96 87.96 87.96 87.96
NAV at fair value (after the exercise of
options, convertibles and other equity)
2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427 2,400,427
To exclude:
Deferred tax 35,142 35,142 35,142
Intangibles as per IFRS balance sheet (724)
Subtotal 2,435,569 2,434,845 2,400,427 2,435,569 2,400,427
Fair value of fixed interest rate debt 138,084 138,084
Real estate transfer tax 42,688
NAV 2,478,257 2,434,845 2,538,511 2,435,569 2,538,511
Number of shares 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312
NAV/share (in €) 90.81 89.22 93.02 89.24 93.02

1 This note with regards to the EPRA KPIs is not part of the audited IFRS Financial statements.

31. 12. 2023, (in thousands of €) EPRA NRV EPRA NTA EPRA NDV EPRA NAV EPRA NNNAV
IFRS NAV 2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417
IFRS NAV per share (in €) 81.14 81.14 81.14 81.14 81.14
NAV at fair value (after the exercise of
options, convertibles and other equity)
2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417 2,214,417
To exclude:
Deferred tax 54,395 54,395 54,395
Intangibles as per IFRS balance sheet (1,000)
Subtotal 2,268,812 2,267,812 2,214,417 2,268,812 2,214,417
Fair value of fixed interest rate debt 327,837 327,837
Real estate transfer tax 27,521
NAV 2,296,333 2,267,812 2,542,254 2,268,812 2,542,254
Number of shares 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312 27,291,312
NAV/share (in €) 84.14 83.10 93.15 83.13 93.15

13. Investment properties and Property, Plant and Equipment

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024
Completed Under Construction Development land Total
As at 1 January 520,445 356,231 632,308 1,508,984
Reclassification from held for sale 448,579 20,750 21,964 491,293
Capex 116,119 237,460 51,488 405,067
Acquisitions 2,025 24,529 28,146 54,700
Capitalised interest 3,126 307 3,433
Capitalised rent free and agent's fee 4,383 1,615 1,359 7,357
Sales and disposal (515,170) (56,183) (24,394) (595,747)
Transfer on start-up of development 99,740 (99,740)
Transfer on completion of development 242,250 (242,250)
Net gain from value adjustments in
investment properties1
16,436 53,350 (5,916) 63,870
Reclassification to held for sale (31,316) (2,230) (33,546)
As at 31 December 803,751 498,368 603,292 1,905,411
In thousands of € 31. 12. 2023
Completed Under Construction Development land Total
As at 1 January 1,276,093 561,489 558,120 2,395,702
Reclassification from held for sale 117,120 1,400 118,520
Capex 131,165 161,478 157,408 450,051
Acquisitions 79,407 49,538 83,489 212,434
Capitalised interest 4 12,125 2,660 14,789
Capitalised rent free and agent's fee 5,278 2,004 145 7,427
Sales and disposal (900,957) (313,100) (13,064) (1,227,121)
Transfer on start-up of development 135,893 (135,893)
Transfer on completion of development 278,610 (278,610)
Net gain from value adjustments in
investment properties
(17,696) 46,164 7 28,475
Reclassification to (–)/from held for sale (448,579) (20,750) (21,964) (491,293)
As at 31 December 520,445 356,231 632,308 1,508,984

None of the Group's investment property is pledged at 31 December 2024.

13.1 Fair value hierarchy of the Group's investment properties

All of the Group's properties are level 3, as defined by IFRS 13, in the fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2024 and there were no transfers between levels during the year. Level 3 inputs used in valuing the properties are those which are unobservable, as opposed to level 1 (inputs from quoted prices) and level 2 (observable inputs either directly, i.e. as prices, or indirectly, i.e. derived from prices).

13.2 Property valuation techniques and related quantitative information

(I) VALUATION PROCESS

The Group's investment property is initially carried at cost plus transaction cost. It is subsequently measured at fair value and is valued at least once per year. In view of the rapid growth of the portfolio the Group has opted to perform the valuations twice per year i.e. as at 30 June and 31 December. Valuations are performed by independent external property appraisers. All valuations in 2024 were carried out by iO Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle preferred partner. With the exemption of the assets in VGP Park Riga, classifi ed as held for sale, which are valued at the call option price. As a result, the value of the Group's assets depends on developments in the local real estate market in each of the Group's countries of operations and is subject to change. Gains and losses from changes in fair value are recognized in the Group's income statement as valuation results and are also a component of the Group's indirect result. The Group's valuation contracts are typically entered into for a term of one year and the fees of the property experts are fi xed for the term of their appointment and are not related to the value of the properties for which a valuation is made. The valuations are prepared in accordance with the RICS Valuation – Professional Standards (incorporating the International Valuation Standards) Global edition July 2017 (same approach as for the previous period end valuations). The basis of valuation is the market value of the property, as at the date of valuation, defi ned by the RICS as: "The estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm's length transaction after proper marketing and where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion."

(II) VALUATION METHODOLOGY Discounted cash flow approach

In view of the nature of the portfolio and the bases of valuation iO Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle preferred partner has adopted the income approach, discounted cash flow technique, analysed over a 10 year period for each property. The cash flow assumes a ten year hold period with the exit value calculated on ERV or contracted income. To calculate the exit value iO Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle preferred partner has used the exit yield which represents their assumption of the possible yield in the 10th year. The cash flow is based upon the rents payable under existing lease agreements until the agreed lease end. In case of early break option, the valuator has assumed that the break will be exercised only if the penalty is low. After the lease termination the valuator has assumed a certain expiry void period and a 5 year new lease contract. For currently vacant premises the valuator has assumed a certain initial void period and 5 year lease contract. For the properties that are under construction, the valuator has adopted an initial void starting as of the valuation date. The assumed rental income was calculated on the basis of estimated rental value (ERV). The assumed voids are used to cover the time and the relocated cost of marketing, re-letting and possible reconstruction. The voids were adopted to each of the buildings within the portfolio. In order to calculate the net rental income the valuators have deducted capital expenditures (contribution to the sinking fund) from the gross rental income.

Term & Reversion Valuation Approach

This is the traditional method of valuing investment properties. The market value is derived by capitalising the estimated net income from the property on a term and reversion basis. It involves the capitalisation of the present income over the period of its duration together with the valuation of each subsequent different rent likely to be received following market rent reviews or following re-letting for their separate estimated durations, each discounted to a present value. The yield or yields applied to the different income categories reflect all the prospects and risks attached to the income flow and the investment. The yields are derived from a combination of analysis of completed comparable investment transactions and general experience and market knowledge. The most important yield is the equivalent yield, although regard must be had to the yield profile of the investment over time, particularly the initial yield at the valuation date.

Equivalent yield approach

For the properties in Spain, the valuator has adopted the equivalent yield approach. The equivalent yield approach calculates the gross market value by applying a capitalisation rate (equivalent yield) to the net rental income as of the valuation date and capitalising the income into perpetuity. The abovementioned assumptions are more thoroughly specified in the below section of the valuation assumptions.

Valuation assumptions

The following main assumptions, together with the quantitative information included in section "(iv) Quantitative information about fair value measurements using unobservable inputs"; were made by the valuator.

  • iO Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle preferred partner's analyses adopt a 10-years cash fl ow approach to refl ect the initial income and any agreed rent indexation reverting to the estimated rental value after expiry of the current leases. For the purpose of the valuation the valuator has assumed that the current tenants will stay in the premises until the agreed lease end. In case of early break option, the valuator has assumed that the break will be exercised only if the penalty is low.
  • The valuator has assumed that after termination (first possible break) of the current lease contracts new 5-year leases will be signed and the valuator's ERV will be applied and the rent will be indexed each lease anniversary in line with EU CPI, if not mentioned otherwise in the lease agreements.
  • The range of used estimated rental values has been detailed in below section "(iv) Quantitative information about fair value measurements using unobservable inputs".
  • After the termination of existing leases (first break option) the valuator has adopted an expiry void of 3 –12 months. The assumed voids are used to cover the time and the cost of marketing, re-letting, possible reconstruction and incentives for the new tenant. The voids were adopted to each of the building within the portfolio.
  • —For properties that are vacant and under construction, the valuator has adopted an initial void starting at the valuation date.
  • From the gross income the valuator has deducted a contribution to a sinking fund (non-recoverable costs) at 0.25% – 13.73%. (for JV, it is however 0.0%-6.40%)
  • —The rents were indexed in line with the indexation that was agreed in the lease agreements. Therefore, the rents are subject to the indexation according to German, Spanish, Italian, Austrian, Czech, Slovak or Hungarian CPI, EU CPI, EICP or HICP.
  • —The rents after reversion are adjusted annually on each lease anniversary. According to Oxford Economics, infl ation rate is expected to remain stable in the following years. For 2025 and subsequent years, HICP infl ation is projected at a rate of 2.01%.
  • The exit value was calculated on ERV or contracted income.
  • The cash flow that was used for the calculation was discounted either quarterly or monthly depending on the frequency of the rent payments.
  • Based on the location, projected achievable rental income stream and position in the market the valuator has applied exit yields and discount rates (see below section "(iv) Quantitative information about fair value measurements using unobservable inputs"; for further details).
  • Valuers are witnessing market and legislative expectations of ESG factors increasing, with a heightened focus on sustainability, health & wellbeing, and Net Zero Carbon. In particular, the risk levels from the sources like global warming targets, flood risk, Soil conditions and contamination is taken into account, by iO Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle preferred partner, for the estimation of the market value. For further actions being taken by the VGP Group in respect of climate transition and environmental footprint in general we reference is made to the "Corporate Responsibility Report" included in this Annual Report 2024.

Other parameters impacting the valuation of the Group's investment portfolio, but which were assessed as not key, relates to the long term vacancy on the investment portfolio and the remaining lifetime of the investment properties. The long term vacancy is nihil and the remaining uselife of the buildings which is, considering the average age of the completed portfolio of 4.2 years, on average 25.8 years.

Property that is being constructed or developed for future use as investment property is also stated at fair market value, and investment properties under construction are also valued by an independent valuation expert. For the properties under construction the valuation expert has used the same approach as applicable for the completed properties but deducting the remaining construction costs from the calculated market value, whereby "remaining construction costs" means overall pending development cost, which include all hard costs, soft costs, fi nancing costs and developer profi t. Developer profi t takes into account the level of risk connected with individual property and is mainly dependent on development stage and pre-letting status.

Land held for development is valued using the valuation sales comparison approach. The sales comparison approach produces a value indication by comparing the subject property to similar properties and applying adjustments to reflect advantages and disadvantages to the subject property. This is most appropriate when a number of similar properties have recently been sold or are currently for sale in the market. The fair value of the own portfolio, including the assets completed on behalf of the Joint Ventures, is determined as an asset deal valuation and the Joint Venture portfolio are assessed by share deal valuations (resulting in a respectively non-deduction of real estate transfer taxes).

In June 2020 VGP sold 50% of the shares of VGP Park München GmbH to Allianz, thereby losing control over VGP Park München in 2020 (the "Transaction"). The completion of the development of VGP Park München has taken several years. As a result of the loss of control over VGP Park München, VGP has deconsolidated all assets and liabilities of VGP Park München and has recognized a gain on the disposal which has been calculated as the difference between: (i) the carrying value (=equity value) of all assets and liabilities of VGP Park München at the Transaction Date, and (ii) the fair market value of 100% of the shares of VGP Park München (the "Fair Value"). The gain on the Transaction has been recognized in full (100%), consistent with the accounting policies of VGP and IFRS 10 (See note 2.3 – Principles of consolidation – Joint venture and associates – in this section further information). Until the completion of the majority of the buildings such buildings have been measured at their proportional agreed purchase price with Allianz, as this was considered to be the best reflection of their fair value. Since December 2022, following the completion of the majority of the buildings in the second half of 2022, such buildings are revalued by an external independent valuation expert in accordance with the Group's valuation rules (See note 13.2 – Investment properties – in this section for further information). With the exemption of the construction of building D. In August 2024, VGP agreed with Allianz to start the construction of this building for tenant Isar Aerospace. This project is valued at the proportional agreed purchase price with Allianz, as this is considered as the best reflection of the fair value until the building will be completed, following the same principles as the other developments within this Third Joint Venture. In November 2020, VGP entered into a 50:50 joint venture ("LPM Joint Venture") with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer in respect of the development of the Logistics Park Moerdijk. In February 2024 the group divested its stake in the LPM Joint Venture in its current status and recycled proceeds of ca € 171.4 million (see note 22 -- Cash flow from disposal of subsidiaries and investment properties). In October 2021 VGP entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Vusa. In 2024, VGP acquired an additional stake of 25% in this development Joint Venture, yet maintained joint control. The framework of the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture provides for different mechanisms which allows subject to conditions being met for VGP to become the beneficial owner of the logistics income generating assets and VUSA to become the owner of commercial income generating assets. The project is currently proceeding well with obtaining the necessary zoning permits. The Board of Directors has therefore concluded that the acquisition cost is therefore the best approximation of the fair value of the development land. In February 2022 the VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture purchased a brownfield site located in Siegen, Germany.

The objective of this joint venture is to convert a brownfield with ca. 21,000 sqm of lettable space located in the vicinity of the city of Siegen, Germany. In 2023 a part of the development has been sold and since then the brownfield has been undergoing further demolishment works in preparation of its future development. Further milestones are expected to be reached during 2025. The Board of Directors has therefore concluded that the acquisition cost is therefore the best approximation of the fair value of the development land.

Valuation review

The valuations made are reviewed internally by the CEO, CFO and Financial Controller and discussed with the independent valuator as appropriate. The CFO and CEO report on the outcome of the valuation processes and results to the audit committee and take any comments or decision in consideration when performing the subsequent valuations. At each semi-annual period end, the financial controller together with the CFO: (i) verify all major inputs to the independent valuation report; (ii) assess property valuation movements when compared to the prior semi-annual and annual period; (iii) holds discussions with the independent valuer.

(IV) QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS USING UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS

The quantitative information in the following tables is taken from the different reports produced by the independent real estate experts. The figures provide the range of values and the weighted average of the assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of investment properties

Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–24 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Czech Republic IP 23,750 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 62-64
Discount rate 6.25%-6.50%
Exit yield 6.00%
Weighted average yield 6.01%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 23,475
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 3.45
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 3.45
Czech Republic IPUC 10,910 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 94
Discount rate 7.00%
Exit yield 6.05%
Weighted average yield 6.70%
Cost to completion (in '000) 2,900
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 9,476
Czech Republic DL 22,387 Sales comparison Price per sqm -
Germany IP 152,210 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 57-82
Discount rate 6.55%-10.90%
Exit yield 4.55%-8.90%
Weighted average yield 6.24%
Cost to completion (in '000) 1,000
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 136,002
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 4.60
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 4.05
Germany IPUC 118,250 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 72-91
Discount rate 6.55%-7.30%
Exit yield 4.55%-5.30%
Weighted average yield 5.35%
Cost to completion (in '000) 41,430
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 106,148
Germany DL 166,201 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Spain IPUC 48,170 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 44-75
Discount rate n/a
Exit yield 5.24%-7.00%
Weighted average yield 7.34%
Cost to completion (in '000) 13,580
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 67,325
Spain DL 87,964 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Romania IP 128,190 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 52-68
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–24 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Discount rate 8.35%-9.75%
Exit yield 8.10%-9.50%
Weighted average yield 9.53%
Cost to completion (in '000) 2,960
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 201,957
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 4.65
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 4.05
Romania IPUC 64,960 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 51-83
Discount rate 9.10%-10.35%
Exit yield 8.10%-8.90%
Weighted average yield 9.92%
Cost to completion (in '000) 12,450
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 114,098
Romania DL 37,420 Sales comparison Price per sqm
The Netherlands DL 41,593 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Italy IP 23,010 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 85
Discount rate 8.35%
Exit yield 5.80%
Weighted average yield 6.96%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 18,807
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 8.84
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 8.84
Italy IPUC 63,510 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 62-85
Discount rate 7.05%-8.65%
Exit yield 5.55%-5.80%
Weighted average yield 6.93%
Cost to completion (in '000) 15,290
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 87,874
Italy DL 17,821 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Austria IP 105,310 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 88-216
Discount rate 6.50%-7.20%
Exit yield 5.40%-5.45%
Weighted average yield 5.33%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 47,890
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 11.26
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 11.26
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–24 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Austria IPUC 89,330 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 99
Discount rate 6.65%-7.35%
Exit yield 5.60%
Weighted average yield 5.61%
Cost to completion (in '000) 6,950
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 56,300
Austria DL 26,898 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Hungary IP 196,070 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 50-63
Discount rate 7.25%-7.75%
Exit yield 6.75%-7.25%
Weighted average yield 7.59%
Cost to completion (in '000) 4,130
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 240,035
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 6.31
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 6.06
Hungary IPUC 15,190 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 54-55
Discount rate 7.25%-7.75%
Exit yield 6.75%-7.25%
Weighted average yield 7.79%
Cost to completion (in '000) 12,370
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 37,592
Hungary DL 37,164 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Latvia IP 99,406 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 56-63
Discount rate 8.00%-8.75%
Exit yield 8.00%-8.25%
Weighted average yield 8.10%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 133,546
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 6.46
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 6.46
Latvia DL 2,230 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Slovakia IP 7,730 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 65
Discount rate 7.25%
Exit yield 7.25%
Weighted average yield 7.67%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 8,479
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 4.99
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 4.99
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–24 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Slovakia IPUC 1,010 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 62
Discount rate 8.65%
Exit yield 7.25%
Weighted average yield 9.09%
Cost to completion (in '000) 6,190
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 10,203
Slovakia DL 39,916 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Portugal IP 29,221 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 69
Discount rate 7.56%-7.73%
Exit yield 5.71%-5.78%
Weighted average yield 5.94%
Cost to completion (in '000) -
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 19,749
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 19.65
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 14.49
Portugal IPUC 32,908 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 54
Discount rate 8.13%
Exit yield 6.28%
Weighted average yield 6.73%
Cost to completion (in '000) 3,160
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 32,695
Portugal DL 12,416 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Serbia IP 70,170 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 63–78
Discount rate 9.25%-9.50%
Exit yield 8.25%
Weighted average yield 9.35%
Cost to completion (in '000) 570
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 77,453
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 13.45
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 12.90
Serbia IPUC 4,780 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 81
Discount rate 9.25%
Exit yield 8.25%
Weighted average yield 8.57%
Cost to completion (in '000) 330
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 5,208
Serbia DL 26,063 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Croatia IPUC 20,880 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 101
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–24 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Discount rate 9.25%
Exit yield 8.25%
Weighted average yield 8.25%
Cost to completion (in '000) 13,920
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 28,594
Croatia DL 8,649 Sales comparison Price per sqm
France IPUC 14,400 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 55
Discount rate 7.35%
Exit yield 5.65%
Weighted average yield 6.33%
Cost to completion (in '000) 15,800
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 34,413
France DL 71,491 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Denmark IPUC 14,070 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 81-84
Discount rate 7.50%
Exit yield 5.50%
Weighted average yield 6.70%
Cost to completion (in '000) 19,190
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 27,138
Denmark DL 7,309 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Total 1,938,9571

IP = completed investment property

IPUC = investment property under construction

DL = development land

1 This includes the investment property reclassified to held for sale for an amount of € 33,546 (000) (see table note 13).

Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–23 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Czech Republic IP 134,283 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 39–65
Discount rate 6.15%–6.40%
Exit yield 6.15%
Weighted average yield 5.72%
Cost to completion (in '000) 0
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 142,493
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 5.75
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 5.75
Czech Republic IPUC 17,290 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 63
Discount rate 7.50%
Exit yield 6.15%
Weighted average yield 7.55%
Cost to completion (in '000) 14,050
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 29,309
Czech Republic DL 23,923 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Germany IP 339,078 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 46—82
Discount rate 6.80%–8.20%
Exit yield 4.95%–5.70%
Weighted average yield 5.42%
Cost to completion (in '000) 916
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 312,160
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 6.29
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 6.00
Germany IPUC 89,010 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 74–82
Discount rate 6.05%–7.30%
Exit yield 4.55%–5.30%
Weighted average yield 5.16%
Cost to completion (in '000) 42,892
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 87,366
Germany DL 180,017 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Spain IPUC 850 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 44
Discount rate n/a
Exit yield 6.00%
Weighted average yield 7.12%
Cost to completion (in '000) 3,400
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 6,905
Spain DL 86,595 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–23 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Romania IP 104,360 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 52–66
Discount rate 8.25%–9.75%
Exit yield 8.00%–9.50%
Weighted average yield 9.06%
Cost to completion (in '000) 3,385
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 169,110
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 5.51
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 4.89
Romania IPUC 18,460 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 50
Discount rate 9.00%–9.50%
Exit yield 8.50%–8.75%
Weighted average yield 11.10%
Cost to completion (in '000) 29,250
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 86,045
Romania DL 44,300 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Nederlands DL 40,545 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Italy IPUC 6,700 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 85
Discount rate 8.80%
Exit yield 5.90%
Weighted average yield 8.13%
Cost to completion (in '000) 13,900
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 18,773
Italy DL 37,767 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Austria IP 64,700 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 85–192
Discount rate 6.50%–6.75%
Exit yield 5.40%–5.50%
Weighted average yield 5.41%
Cost to completion (in '000) 0
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 22,558
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 13.30
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 13.30
Austria IPUC 89,400 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 84–99
Discount rate 6.85%–7.00%
Exit yield 5.35%–5.60%
Weighted average yield 6.76%
Cost to completion (in '000) 39,100
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 82,685
Austria DL 24,378 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–23 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Hungary IP 91,072 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 50–70
Discount rate 7.00%–8.00%
Exit yield 6.50%–7.25%
Weighted average yield 7.42%
Cost to completion (in '000) 0
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 114,270
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 5.40
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 5.40
Hungary IPUC 65,760 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 53–58
Discount rate 7.50%–8.00%
Exit yield 6.75%–7.25%
Weighted average yield 7.81%
Cost to completion (in '000) 21,800
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 105,874
Hungary DL 33,348 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Latvia IP 97,820 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 56–63
Discount rate 8.00%–8.75%
Exit yield 8.00–8.25%
Weighted average yield 7.88%
Cost to completion (in '000) 950
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 133,535
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 7.48
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 7.48
Latvia DL 1,640 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Slovakia IP 110,296 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 40–74
Discount rate n/a
Exit yield n/a
Weighted average yield 6.17%
Cost to completion (in '000) 0
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 138,209
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 7.54
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 7.36
Slovakia IPUC 19,910 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 65
Discount rate 7.50%
Exit yield 7.25%
Weighted average yield 8.05%
Cost to completion (in '000) 1,650
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 8,480
Slovakia DL 60,619 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Region Segment Fair Value 31 Dec–23 (€ '000) Valuation Technique Level 3 – Unobservable Inputs Range
Portugal IP 27,415 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 66–72
Discount rate 7.81%–7.87%
Exit yield 5.81%–5.87%
Weighted average yield 6.09%
Cost to completion (in '000) 580
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 19,749
WAULT (until maturity) (in years) 20.64
WAULT (until first break) (in years) 15.49
Portugal IPUC 5,101 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 51
Discount rate 8.28%
Exit yield 6.28%
Weighted average yield 6.97%
Cost to completion (in '000) 26,520
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 31,789
Portugal DL 11,638 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Serbia IPUC 44,380 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 61–77
Discount rate 9.25%–9.50%
Exit yield 8.25%
Weighted average yield 9.36%
Cost to completion (in '000) 17,150
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 76,938
Serbia DL 23,556 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Croatia DL 6,246 Sales comparison Price per sqm
France IPUC 20,120 Discounted cash flow ERV per sqm (in €) 55
Discount rate 6.45%
Exit yield 5.50%
Weighted average yield 5.30%
Cost to completion (in '000) 20,850
Properties valued (aggregate sqm) 39,329
France DL 77,213 Sales comparison Price per sqm
Denmark DL 2,487 Sales comparison Price per sqm

Total 2,000,2771

IP = completed investment property

IPUC = investment property under construction

DL = development land

1 This includes the investment property reclassified to held for sale for an amount of € 491,293 (000) (see table note 13).

(V) SENSITIVITY OF VALUATIONS

The sensitivity of the fair value based on changes to the significant non-observable inputs used to determine the fair value of the properties classified in level 3 in accordance with the IFRS fair value hierarchy is as follows (all variables remaining constant):

Impact on fair value in case of
Non observable input Fall Rise
ERV (in €/sqm) Negative Positive
Discount rate Positive Negative
Exit yield Positive Negative
Remaining lease term (until first break) Negative Positive
Remaining lease term (until final expiry) Negative Positive
Occupancy rate Negative Positive
Inflation Negative Positive

A decrease in the estimated annual rent will decrease the fair value. An increase in the discount rates and the capitalisation rates used for the terminal value i.e. the exit yield of the discounted cash flow method will decrease the fair value. There are interrelationships between these rates as they are partially determined by market rate conditions. For investment properties under construction, the cost to completion and the time to complete will reduce the fair values whereas the consumption of such cost over the period to completion will increase the fair value.

In addition, the sensitivity of the fair value of the portfolio can be estimated as follows: the effect of a rise (fall) of 1% in rental income results in a rise (fall) in the fair value of the portfolio of approximately € 17.3 million1 (all variables remaining constant). The effect of a rise (fall) in the weighted average yield (see note 7) of 25 basis points results in a fall (rise) in the fair value of the portfolio of approximately € 57.8 million1 (all variables remaining constant).

13.3 Property Plant and equipment

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Photovoltaic Equipment – in use (acq. value) 94,529 64,285
Photovoltaic Equipment – in use (acc. deprec.) (7,939) (3,752)
Photovoltaic Equipment – under construction 14,064 31,330
Leases capitalized under IFRS 16 18,661 13,213
Other property plant and equipment 2,994 2,350
Total 122,309 107,426

The property plant and equipment mainly consists of the installed and under construction Photovoltaic installations. These installations are mainly located in Germany and The Netherlands.

14. Trade and other receivables

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Trade receivables 19,672 15,926
Tax receivables – VAT 54,169 58,328
Accrued income and deferred charges 4,492 2,470
Other receivables 5,498 10,142
Reclassification to (–)/from held for sale (27) (7,380)
Total 83,804 79,486

15. Cash and cash equivalents

The Group's cash and cash equivalents comprise primarly cash deposits of which 81% held at Belgian banks.

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Cash 244,052 219,345
Cash equivalents 248,729
Total 492,781 219,345

16. Share capital and share premium

16.1 Share capital

Issued and fully paid Number of Shares Par value of Shares (€ 000)
Ordinary Shares issued at 1 January 2024 27,291,312 105,676
issue of new shares
Ordinary Shares issued at 31. 12. 2024 27,291,312 105,676

The statutory share capital of the Company amounts to € 136,092 k. The € 30.4 million capital reserve included in the Statement of Changes in Equity, relates to the elimination of the contribution in kind of the shares of a number of Group companies and the deduction of all costs in relation to the issuing of the new shares and the stock exchange listing of the existing shares from the equity of the company, at the time of the initial public offering ("IPO") in 2007 (see also "Statement of changes in equity").

16.2 Share Premium

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
As at 1 January 845,579 845,579
Share premium arising on the issue of new shares
As at 31 December 845,579 845,579

As at 31 December 2024, the Group did not hold any treasury shares.

17. Current and non-current financial debts

The contractual maturities of interest-bearing loans and borrowings (current and non-current) are as follows:

Maturity 31. 12. 2024
In thousands of € Outstanding balance < 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year
Non-current
Bank borrowings 134,636 53,718 80,918
Schuldschein Loan 25,979 25,979
Bonds
3.50% bonds Mar–26 189,733 189,733
1.50% bonds Apr–29 596,878 596,878
1.625% bonds Jan–27 498,424 498,424
2.25% bonds Jan–30 496,845 496,845
Total non-current financial debt 1,942,495 1,364,732 577,763
79,987 79,987
34,879 34,879
114,866 114,866
2,057,361 114,866 1,364,732 577,763

The above 31 December 2024 balances include capitalised finance costs of (i) € 0.39 million on bank borrowings and schuldschein loans (2023: € 0.31 million) and (ii) € 8.1 million on bonds (2023: € 10.6 million).

The coupons of the bonds are payable annually on 30 March for the Mar-25 Bond, 19 March for the Mar-26, 8 April for the Apr-29 bond and 17 January for bonds Jan-27 & Jan-30. The interest on the Schuldschein loans are payable on a semi-annual basis on 15 April and 15 October for the variable rate Schuldschein loans and annually on 15 October for the fixed rate Schuldschein loans. The loan from the EIB (shown as Bank Borrowings) matures over a ten year period at a fixed interest rate of 4.15%.

Maturity 31. 12. 2023
In thousands of € Outstanding balance < 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year
Non-current
Bank borrowings
Schuldschein Loan 25,686 25,686
Bonds
3.35% bonds Mar–25 79,933 79,933
3.50% bonds Mar–26 189,514 189,514
1.50% bonds Apr–29 596,147 596,147
1.625% bonds Jan–27 497,654 497,654
2.25% bonds Jan–30 496,220 496,220
Total non-current financial debt 1,885,154 792,787 1,092,367
Current
Bank borrowings
Schuldschein Loan 3,000 3,000
Bonds
3.25% bonds Jul–24 74,939 74,939
Accrued interests 33,811 33,811
Total current financial debt 111,750 111,750
Total current and non-current financial debt 1,996,904 111,750 792,787 1,092,367

17.1 Overview

17.1.1 BANK LOANS

The loans and credit facilities granted to the VGP Group are all denominated in € can be summarised as follows (all figures below are stated excluding capitalised finance costs):

31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Facility
amount
Facility expiry
date
Outstanding
balance
< 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year
KBC Bank NV 100,000 31. 12. 27
KBC Bank NV1 50,000 31. 12. 27
Belfius Bank NV 75,000 31. 12. 26
Belfius Bank NV 100,000 31. 07. 27
BNP Paribas Fortis 50,000 31. 12. 26
BNP Paribas Fortis 50,000 31. 12. 26
JP Morgan SE 50,000 12. 12. 25
European Investment Bank 150,000 05. 02. 34 135,000 54,000 81,000
Total bank debt 625,000 135,000 54,000 81,000

In February 2025, VGP increased its credit facility with JP Morgan SE by € 25 million in conjunction with an extension of the term by 3 years, until 7 February 2028. Furthermore, VGP extended in February 2025 the credit facilities with BNP Paribas Fortis from December 2026 to first quarter 2030 and 2031 respectively.

31. 12. 2023
In thousands of €
Facility
amount
Facility expiry
date
Outstanding
balance
< 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year
KBC Bank NV 75,000 31. 12. 26
Belfius Bank NV 75,000 31. 12. 26
Belfius Bank NV 100,000 31. 07. 27
BNP Paribas Fortis 50,000 31. 12. 26
BNP Paribas Fortis 50,000 31. 12. 26
JP Morgan SE 50,000 12. 12. 25
European Investment Bank 150,000 05. 02. 34
Total bank debt 550,000

17.1.2 SCHULDSCHEIN LOANS

The Schuldschein loans represents a combination of fixed and floating notes whereby the variable rates represent a nominal amount of € 21 million which is not hedged. The current average interest rate of the entire Schuldschein loan amounts to 5.31% per annum. The loans have a remaining weighted average term of 1.9 years.

31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Facility
amount
Facility expiry
date
Outstanding
balance
< 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year
Schuldschein loans 26,000 Oct–26 to Oct–27 26,000 26,000
31. 12. 2023
In thousands of €
Facility
amount
Facility expiry
date
Outstanding
balance
< 1 year > 1–5 year > 5 year

Schuldschein loans 29,000 Oct –24 to Oct–27 29,000 3,000 26,000 —

17.1.3 BONDS

The following bonds have been repaid in 2024:

— € 75 million fixed rate bonds due 6 July 2024 which carry a coupon of 3.25% per annum. The bonds have been listed on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Brussels (ISIN Code: BE0002287564). ("Jul-24 Bond)

The following four bonds are outstanding at 31 December 2024:

  • € 80 million fixed rate bonds due 30 March 2025 carry a coupon of 3.35% per annum. The bonds are not listed (ISIN Code: BE6294349194). ("Mar-25 Bond")
  • € 190 million fixed rate bonds due 19 March 2026 carry a coupon of 3.50% per annum. The bonds have been listed on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Brussels (ISIN Code: BE0002611896). ("Mar-26 Bond")
  • € 600 million fixed rate bonds due 8 April 2029 carry a coupon of 1.50% per annum. The bonds have been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Euro MTF) (ISIN Code: BE6327721237). ("Apr-29 Bond")
  • € 1 000 million fixed rate bonds, dual tranche on five and eight years due 17 January 2027 and 17 January 2030, carry a coupon of 1.625% and 2.25% per annum. The bonds have been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Euro MTF) (ISIN Code: BE6332786449 and BE6332787454). ("Jan-27 and Jan-30 Bond")

17.2 Key terms and covenants

17.2.1 BANK LOANS

As a general principle, loans are entered into by the Group in € at a floating rate, converting to a fixed rate through interest rate swaps in compliance with the respective loan agreements. For further information on financial instruments we refer to note 23. There are no bank credit facilities outstanding at the level of the subsidiaries as at 31 December 2024.

All of the revolving credit facilities, mentioned in note 17.1.1, are unsecured. The interest rate on the credit facilities granted by Belfius Bank SA/NV, KBC Bank NV, JP Morgan SE and BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV are at floating interest rate plus a margin.

All aforementioned revolving credit facilities are subject to the same covenants as the current issued bond except for the Consolidated gearing which is limited to 55% with the possibility of going up to 60% on two test dates ("gearing spike") provided these two test dates do not follow each other. During the year the Group operated well within its loan covenants and there were no events of default nor were there any breaches of covenants with respect to loan agreements noted.

17.2.2 SCHULDSCHEIN LOANS

The Schuldschein Loans represents a combination of fixed and floating notes whereby the variable rates represent a nominal amount of € 21 million which is not hedged. The Schuldschein loans are unsecured and are subject to the same covenants as the bonds (see note 17.2.3.). During the year the Group operated well within its Schuldschein loan covenants and there were no events of default nor were there any breaches of covenants with respect to Schuldschein loans noted.

17.2.3 BONDS

All bonds are unsecured and at fixed interest rate.

The terms and conditions of the bonds include following financial covenants:

  • Consolidated gearing to equal or to be below 65%
  • Interest cover ratio to equal or to be above 1.2
  • Debt service cover ratio to equal or to be above 1.2

The abovementioned ratios are tested semi-annually based on a 12-month period and are calculated as follows:

  • Consolidated Gearing means consolidated total Net financial debt divided by the sum of the equity and total liabilities;
  • Interest cover ratio means the aggregate net rental income (increased with the available cash and cash equivalents) divided by the Net finance charges;
  • Debt service cover ratio means Cash available for debt service divided by Net debt service.

During the year the Group operated well within its bond covenants and there were no events of default nor were there any breaches of covenants with respect to the bonds noted. We refer to the covenant compliance certificates published on our website (https://vgpparks.eu/en/investors/ financial-debt/).

17.3 Reconciliation debt movement to cash flows

2023 01. 01. Cash Flows Non–cash movements 31. 12.
In thousands of € 2024 Acquisitions/
(divestments)
Foreign
exchange
movement
Fair
value
changes
Other 2024
Non—current
financial debt
1,885,154 135,000 (77,659) 1,942,495
Other non—current
financial liabilities
Current fi nancial debt 111,750 (78,000) 81,116 114,866
1,996,904 57,000 3,457 2,057,361
Non—current
financial assets
Total liabilities from
financing activities
1,996,904 57,000 3,457 2,057,361

The cash movements relate to: (i) repayment of bond debt in the amount of € 75 million and repayment Schuldschein loan of € 3 million. The non-cash movements relate to: (i) € 80 million of transfer of Mar-25 bond from non-current financial to current financial debt (ii) € 1.1 million relating to increase in accrued interests on bonds and schuldschein loans; and (iii) € 2.4 million relating to amortisation of capitalised finance costs.

2023 01. 01. Cash Flows Non–cash movements 31. 12.
In thousands of € 2023 Acquisitions/
(divestments)
Foreign
exchange
movement
Fair
value
changes
Other 2023
Non-current
financial debt
1,960,464 (75,310) 1,885,154
Other non-current
financial liabilities
Current fi nancial debt 413,704 (375,000) 73,046 111,750
2,374,168 (375,000) (2,264) 1,996,904
Non-current
financial assets
Total liabilities from
financing activities
2,374,168 (375,000) (2,264) 1,996,904

18. Other non-current liabilities

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Deposits 8,410 4,517
Retentions 13,339 9,330
Other non-current liabilities 25,032 27,535
Reclassification to liabilities related to disposal group held for sale (3,297)
Total 46,781 38,085

The other non-current liabilities increased by € 8.7 million which is the result of (i) an increase in deposits received from tenants (€ 3.9 million); (ii) long-term retentions (€ 4 million); (iii) a decrease in other non-current liabilities (- € 2.5 million); and no reclassification of other non-current liabilities results in an increase of € 3.3 million. The increase in deposits received from tenants results from new lease agreements signed in 2024. The decrease in other non-current liabilities is the result of a decrease in the provision for LTIP (-€ 6.6 million) compensated by an increase in the long term payable as a result of IFRS 16 adjustment (lease of roof) (€ 4.1 million).

19. Trade debts and other current liabilities

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Trade payables 69,001 67,023
Deposits
Retentions 934 1,491
Accrued expenses and deferred income 5,601 5,189
Other payables 27,070 21,599
Reclassification to liabilities related to disposal group held for sale (48) (11,227)
Total 102,558 84,075

The trade debts and other current liabilities increased by € 18.5 million. This increase is mainly the result of last year reclassification of liabilities related to disposal group held for sale, for entities earmarked for the First closing with Areim. In December 2024, there is no significant reclassification of liabilities to group held for sale, amount of 48 kEUR relates to VGP Park Riga. Furthermore, other payables increased to € 27 million (+ € 5.5 million) and relates mainly to VAT payables, shortterm leasing obligations (mainly in Renewable Energy) and obligations for wages.

20. Assets classified as held for sale and liabilities associated with those assets

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Intangible assets
Investment properties 197,902 875,817
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Trade and other receivables 27 7,380
Cash and cash equivalents 248 9,424
Disposal group held for sale 198,177 892,621
Non-current financial debt
Other non-current financial liabilities
Other non-current liabilities (3,297)
Deferred tax liabilities (11,110) (38,760)
Current financial debt
Trade debts and other current liabilities (47) (11,227)
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale (11,157) (53,284)
Total Net Assets 187,020 839,337

In order to sustain its growth over the medium term, VGP entered into joint ventures with Allianz (First,Second Joint Venture and Third Joint Venture), with Deka (the Fifth Joint Venture) and with Areim (the Sixth Joint Venture) in respect of acquiring income generating assets developed by VGP. These Joint Ventures act(ed) as an (exclusive) take-out vehicle of the income generating assets, allowing VGP to partially recycle its initially invested capital when completed projects are acquired by the Joint Ventures. VGP is then able to re-invest the proceeds in the continued expansion of its development pipeline, including the further expansion of its land bank, allowing VGP to concentrate on its core development activities.

Although the First Joint Venture reached its expanded investment target, some add-on closings related to existing tenant extension options or remaining development pipeline within the legal entities of the First Joint Venture, but currently recorded as Group held for sale may still occur in the future. The First Joint Venture will maintain its existing portfolio with VGP continuing to act as property, facility and asset manager.

The Second Joint Venture 's exclusive right of first refusal in relation to acquiring newly built assets in the relevant countries expired as of 31 July 2024. It's strategy is therefore primarily a hold strategy. Likewise to the First Joint Venture, some add-on closings may still occur in the future.

As per 15 December 2023 VGP entered into a new Joint Venture agreement with AREIM Pan-European Logistics Fund (D) AB, or Areim, on a 50:50 basis, with the purpose of investing into VGP developed assets in Germany, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia and Hungary. The venture will utilize debt up to a loan-to-value of 35%. The investor, Areim, has committed a € 500 million equity investment. The investment period lasts until 15 December 2028, with possibilities to extend the Joint Venture by mutual agreement.

The development pipeline which will be transferred as part of any future acquisition transaction between the Joint Venture and VGP is being developed at VGP's own risk and subsequently acquired and paid for by these joint ventures subject to pre-agreed completion and lease parameters. Consequently, these are reclassifi ed as assets and liabilities held for sale on the balance sheet.

The investment properties which are being developed by VGP on behalf of the First and Second Joint Venture have a total net asset value of € 83.2 million. The investment properties which are being developed by VGP on behalf of the Sixth Joint Venture have a total net asset value of € 70.8 million.

In addition, the tenant of VGP Park Riga has executed its call option right and is to date performing its due diligence. The asset has been reclassified as group held for sale and has been valued at the call option price. This reflects a net asset value of € 33 million. All other assets reported as group held for sale carry a fair value, as appraised by Io Partners.

As per 21 July 2023, VGP entered into a new Joint Venture agreement (the Fifth Joint Venture) with Deka. In 2024 the second and third closing have been executed. The Fifth Joint Venture as such has completed its investment target and no further assets are destined to the Fifth Joint Venture.

21. Cash flow statement

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Cash flow from operating activities (13,949) (27,331)
Cash flow from investing activities 331,371 (8,078)
Cash flow from financing activities (43,977) (450,050)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 273,444 (485,459)

The changes in the cash flow from investing activities was mainly due to: (i) € 452 million (2023: € 667 million) of expenditure incurred for the development activities and land acquisition; (ii) € 808.6 million cash recycled resulting from the first and second closing with the Sixth Joint Venture and the second and third closing with the Fifth Joint Venture (2023: € 676.2 million); (iii) distributions by/and investments in Joint Ventures for a net amount of € 28 million (2023: € 12.8 million); (iv) the loans provided to Joint Ventures for a net amount of € 53.1 million (2023: € 30.1 million).

The changes in the cash flow from financing activities were driven by: (i) € 101 million dividend paid out in May 2024 (2023: € 75 million); (ii) € 75 million repayment of the Jul-24 bond and € 3 million repayment of Schuldschein loan (2023: € 375 million bonds repayment); (iii) proceeds from bank loan with European Investment bank for an amount of € 135 million.

22. Cash flow from disposal of subsidiaries and investment properties

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 Sixth JV Fifth JV LPM Third JV Other
Investment property 924,259 506,662 416,846 751
Equity investments 17,647 18,704 (1,057)
Trade and other receivables 8,866 8,866
Cash and cash equivalents 25,003 25,003
Non-current financial debt
Shareholder Debt (600,790) (243,639) (357,151)
Other non-current financial liabilities (5,436) (5,436)
Deferred tax liabilities (40,951) (31,504) (9,447)
Trade debts and other current liabilities (20,166) (20,166)
Total net assets disposed 308,432 239,786 50,248 18,704 (306)
Realized valuation gain on sale 92,866 20,276 47,777 10,476 13,985 352
Total non controlling interest retained
by VGP
(13,100) (13,100)
Additional share price due
at completion of buildings
(13,985) (13,985)
Shareholder loans repaid at closing 635,066 252,445 240,434 142,187
Equity contribution (175,618) (124,881) (50,737)
Total consideration 833,661 374,526 287,722 171,367 46
Consideration to be received
Consideration paid in cash 833,661 374,526 287,722 171,367 46
Cash disposed (25,003) (25,003)
Net cash inflow from divestment of
subsidiaries and investment properties
808,658 349,523 287,722 171,367 46
In thousands of € 31. 12. 2023 Second JV First JV Fifth JV Third JV Other
Investment property 1,034,382 252,672 117,331 664,379
Trade and other receivables 46,404 3,678 1,003 41,723
Cash and cash equivalents 71,515 2,255 7,270 61,990
Non-current financial debt
Shareholder Debt (755,586) (167,525) (75,080) (512,981)
Other non-current financial liabilities (14,933) (1,244) (1,668) (12,021)
Deferred tax liabilities (56,057) (20,430) (7,210) (28,417)
Trade debts and other current liabilities (62,363) (2,309) (6,215) (53,839)
Total net assets disposed 263,362 67,097 35,431 160,834
Realized valuation gain on sale 59,020 18,557 9,928 30,776 (241)
Total non controlling interest retained
by VGP
(1,027) (1,027)
Additional share price due
at completion of buildings
7,025 7,025
Shareholder loans repaid at closing 584,407 154,834 67,083 362,490
Equity contribution (165,028) (43,831) (22,105) (99,092)
Total consideration 747,759 196,657 89,310 455,008 7,025 (241)
Consideration to be received
Consideration paid in cash 747,759 196,657 89,310 455,008 7,025 (241)
Cash disposed (71,515) (2,255) (7,270) (61,990)
Net cash inflow from divestment of
subsidiaries and investment properties
676,244 194,402 82,040 393,018 7,025 (241)

On 25th of April 2024, VGP concluded a first transaction with its 50:50 joint venture, VGP European Logistics 4 ('Sixth Joint Venture'). The transaction comprised 17 buildings in 10 VGP Parks, located in Germany (6 parks, 8 buildings), Czech Republic (3 parks, 5 buildings) and Slovakia (1 park, 4 buildings). The transaction was valued at a gross asset value of € 437 million for the completed assets, which allowed VGP to recycle already € 270.2 million of net cash proceeds. A second closing, in December '24, the Sixth Joint Venture included 4 buildings in 4 VGP Parks, located in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and France. The transaction was valued at a gross asset value of € 120 million, which allowed VGP to recycle € 79.3 million of net cash proceeds. In total VGP recycled € 349.5 million of net cash proceeds from both transactions.

On 16th of April, VGP concluded a second closing with Deka (the joint venture partner) with assets in VGP Park Giessen am Alten Flughafen and VGP Park Berlin Oberkrämer. These assets refl ect a total surface area of 203,000 sqm, or € 13.8 million annual rental income. The transaction has been fi nanced with an approximate 30% LTV, as such VGP has been able to recycle € 200 million of net cash proceeds. VGP and Deka also settled on fi nal accounts with regards to the fi rst closing, which occurred in August '24. This resulted in an additional gain for VGP of € 35 million and a net cash recycling of € 20.5 million. Finally, a third closing with, the Fifth Joint Venture, has been executed in August '24. It pertained to the last remaining development in VGP Park Magdeburg, building D. VGP recycled € 67.2 million of cash from this transaction. Following this third and fi nal closing, the Fifth Joint Venture owns a property portfolio of 20 buildings, located in fi ve strategic parks across Germany. VGP recycled € 287.7 million of net cash proceeds in '24 from transactions with the Fifth Joint Venture and in total, including the seed closing of '23, € 681 million net cash proceeds.

VGP has sold in February '24 its entire stake (of 50%) in the Development Joint Venture LPM Moerdijk, The Netherlands, for a total net consideration of € 171.4 million. The Development Joint Venture was owner of a land bank of 719,762 sqm, or an equivalent development potential of 488,000 sqm located in the vicinity of the harbour of Moerdijk, The Netherlands.

Finally, in the Third Joint Venture (VGP Park Münich), VGP and Allianz agreed in April '24 to develop the last remaining asset in VGP Park Munich, following the conclusion of a lease agreement with Isar Aerospace for a total annual rental income of € 7.4 million and a total surface of 44,000 sqm. The construction initiated in H2 '24 and a first phase of the asset (building D) is expected to be delivered in Q4 '25. When completed, the VGP Park Münich will reflect 8 buildings for a total surface area of 323,000 sqm and a total annualised rental income of approximately € 34 million. VGP realized an additional gain of € 14 million. A closing, and consecutively cash recycling of VGP's profit margin, will occur when the building is completed and the transaction is closed with the Joint Venture partner.

23. Financial risk management and financial derivatives

23.1 Terms, conditions and risk management

Exposures to foreign currency, interest rate, liquidity and credit risk arise in the normal course of business of VGP. The company analyses and reviews each of these risks and defines strategies to manage the economic impact on the company's performance. The results of these risk assessments and proposed risk strategies are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors on regular basis.

Some of the risk management strategies include the use of derivative financial instruments which mainly consists of forward exchange contracts and interest rate swaps. The company holds no derivative instruments nor would it issue any for speculative purposes.

As at 31 December 20234 there were no derivative financial instruments outstanding (same as for 31 December 2023).

23.2 Foreign currency risk

VGP incurs principally foreign currency risk on its capital expenditure and working capital. VGP's policy is to economically hedge its capital expenditure as soon as a firm commitment arises, to the extent that the cost to hedge outweighs the benefit and in the absence of special features which require a different view to be taken. The table below summarises the Group's main net foreign currency positions at the reporting date. Since the Group has elected not to apply hedge accounting, the following table does not include the forecasted transactions. However, the derivatives the Group has entered into, to economically hedge the forecasted transactions are included. As at 31 December 2024 there were no foreign currency derivatives outstanding (same as for 2023).

In thousands 2024
CZK DKK HUF RON RSD
Trade & other receivables 28,758 16,580 1,169,706 103,944 642,167
Non-current liabilities and trade & other payables (66,972) (9,727) (729,592) (36,499) (685,845)
Gross balance sheet exposure (38,214) 6,853 440,114 67,445 (43,678)
Forward foreign exchange
Net exposure (38,214) 6,853 440,114 67,445 (43,678)
In thousands 2023
CZK DKK HUF RON RSD
Trade & other receivables 43,113 779 1,058,564 142,382 430,545
Non-current liabilities and trade & other payables (135,417) (84) (698,801) (37,318) (640,549)
Gross balance sheet exposure (92,303) 695 359,764 105,064 (210,004)
Forward foreign exchange
Net exposure (92,303) 695 359,764 105,064 (210,004)

The following significant exchange rates applied during the year:

1 € = 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Closing rate Closing rate
CZK 25,18500 24,72500
DKK 7,46000 7,45564
HUF 411,35000 382,80000
RON 4,97410 4,97460
RSD 117,01490 117,17370

Sensitivity

A 10 % strengthening of the euro against the following currencies at 31 December 2024 would have increased/(decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2023.

Effects (in thousands of €) 2024
Equity Profit or (Loss)
CZK 138
DKK (84)
HUF (97)
RON (1,233)
RSD 34
Total (1,242)
Effects (in thousands of €) 2023
Equity Profit or (Loss)
CZK 339
DKK (8)
HUF (85)
RON (1,920)
RSD 163
Total (1,512)

A 10 % weakening of the euro against the above currencies at 31 December 2024 would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

23.3 Interest rate risk

The Group applies a dynamic interest rate hedging approach whereby the target mix between fixed and floating rate debt is reviewed periodically. These reviews are carried out within the confines of the existing loan agreements should such loan agreements require that interest rate exposure is to be hedged when certain conditions are met. Where possible the Group will apply IFRS 9 to reduce income volatility whereby some of the interest rate swaps may be classified as cash flow hedges. Changes in the value of a hedging instrument that qualifies as highly effective cash flow hedges are recognised directly in shareholders' equity (hedging reserve). The Group also uses interest rate swaps that do not satisfy the hedge accounting criteria under IFRS 9 but provide effective economic hedges. Changes in fair value of such interest rate swaps are recognised immediately in the income statement. (Interest rate swaps held for trading). At the reporting date the Group interest rate profile of the Group's (net of any capitalised financing costs) was as follows:

31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
135,000
5,000 8,000
1,870,000 1,945,000
21,000 21,000
Interest rate hedging
Interest rate swaps
Held for trading
Reclassified to liabilities related to disposal group held for sale
31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
21,000 21,000
21,000 21,000
1,870,000 1,945,000
135,000
5,000 8,000
2,010,000 1,953,000
2,031,000 1,974,000
99.0% 98.9%

The eff ective interest rate on fi nancial debt (bank debt, schuldschein loans and bonds), including all bank margins on the outstanding fi nancial debt amount 2.20 % for the year-ended 2024 (2.11 % in 2023).

Sensitivity analysis for change in interest rates or profit

In case of an increase/decrease of 100 basis points in the interest rates, profit before taxes would have been € 210 k lower/higher (2023: € 210k). This impact comes from a change in the floating rate debt, with all variables held constant.

Sensitivity analysis for changes in interest rate of other comprehensive income

For 2024 there is no impact given the fact that there are no interest rate swaps outstanding classified as cash flow hedges as at the reporting date. The same situation applied at the 31 December 2023 reporting date.

23.4 Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to VGP if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from VGP's receivables from customers and bank deposits. The management has a credit policy in place and the exposure to credit risk is monitored on an on-going basis. Each new tenant is analysed individually for creditworthiness before VGP offers a lease agreement. In addition, the Group applies a strict policy of rent guarantee whereby, in general, each tenant is required to provide a rent guarantee for 6 months. This period will vary in function of the creditworthiness of the tenant. For the credit risk in respect of other non-current receivables please refer to the section 'Risk Factors' in this annual report. At the balance sheet date there were no significant concentrations of credit risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of each financial asset. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was:

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Carrying amount Carrying amount
Other non–current receivables 538,484 565,734
Trade & other receivables 25,170 26,068
Cash and cash equivalents 492,781 219,345
Reclassification to (–)/from held for sale (249) (10,812)
Total 1,056,186 800,335

As at 31 December 2023 there was € 1.6 million of restricted cash held in a bank account (2022: € 5.3 million). The group's cash and cash equivalents comprise primarily cash deposits of which 68% held at Belgian Banks (See note 15). The aging of trade receivables as at the reporting date was:

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Carrying amount Carrying amount
Gross trade receivables
Gross trade receivables not past due 15,610 14,826
Gross trade receivables past due 4,341 1,305
of which bad debt and doubtful receivables 279 205
Provision for impairment of receivables (–) (279) (205)
Total 19,672 15,926

23.5 Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will be unable to meet its obligations as they come due because of an inability to liquidate assets or obtain adequate funding. The company manages its liquidity risk by ensuring that it has sufficient cash available and that it has sufficient available credit facilities and by matching as much as possible its receipts and payments. As at 31 December 2024 the Group, in addition to its available cash, has several committed credit lines at its disposal up to a maximum equivalent of € 490 million1 (2023: € 550 million) at floating interest rates with fixed margins. The following are contractual maturities of financial assets and liabilities, including interest payments. The amounts disclosed in the tables below are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. Undiscounted cash flows in respect of balances due within 12 months generally equal their carrying amounts in the statement of financial position, as the impact of discounting is not significant.

In thousands of € 2024
Carrying
amount
Contractual
Cash flow
< 1 year 1–2
years
2–5 years More than
5 years
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 492,781 492,781 492,781
Derivate financial instruments
Trade and other receivables 25,170 25,170 25,170
Other non—current receivables 538,484 565,734 150,694 242,550 172,490
Reclassified to (–)from held for sale (249) (249) (249)
1,056,186 1,083,436 517,702 150,694 242,550 172,490
Liabilities
Secured bank loans 134,636 168,615 5,603 5,603 68,006 89,404
Unsecured Schuldschein loans 25,979 27,555 748 24,748 2,059
Unsecured bonds 1,861,867 2,022,855 117,705 225,025 1,168,875 511,250
Derivative financial instruments
Trade and other payables 143,783 138,451 92,042 15,819 14,370 16,221
Reclassification to liabilites related
to disposal group held for sale
(48) (48) (48)
2,166,217 2,357,429 216,050 271,194 1,253,310 616,874
In thousands of € 2023
Carrying
amount
Contractual
Cash flow
< 1 year 1–2
years
2–5 years More than
5 years
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 219,345 219,345 219,345
Derivate financial instruments
Trade and other receivables 26,068 26,068 26,068
Other non-current receivables 565,734 565,734 150,694 242,550 172,490
Reclassified to (–)from held for sale (10,812) (10,812) (10,812)
800,335 800,335 234,601 150,694 242,550 172,490
Liabilities
Secured bank loans
Unsecured Schuldschein loans 28,686 31,388 3,833 748 26,807
Unsecured bonds 1,934,407 2,137,998 115,143 117,705 773,650 1,131,500
Derivative financial instruments
Trade and other payables 131,496 120,265 78,883 19,892 13,186 8,304
Reclassification to liabilites related
to disposal group held for sale
(13,461) (13,461) (10,165) (1,444) (1,379) (474)
2,081,128 2,276,189 187,693 136,902 812,264 1,139,330

23.6 Capital management

VGP is continuously optimising its capital structure targeting to maximise shareholder value while keeping the desired flexibility to support its growth. The Group operates within and applies a maximum gearing ratio of net debt/total shareholders' equity and liabilities at 65%. As at 31 December 2024 the Group's gearing was as follows:

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Non-current financial debt 1,942,495 1,885,154
Current financial debt 114,866 111,750
Total financial debt 2,057,361 1,996,904
Cash and cash equivalents (492,533) (209,921)
Cash and cash equivalents classified as disposal group held for sale (248) (9,424)
Total net debt (A) 1,564,580 1,777,559
Total shareholders 'equity and liabilities (B) 4,653,936 4,410,704
Gearing ratio ((A)/(B)) 33.6% 40.3%

The gearing ratio amounts to 33.6% and the proportional LTV amounts to 48.3%. Both lowered from respectively 40.3% and 53.4% as per 31 December 2023.

23.7 Fair value

The following tables list the different classes of financial assets and financial liabilities with their carrying amounts in the balance sheet and their respective fair value and analyzed by their measurement category under IFRS 9. Abbreviations used in accordance with IFRS 9 are: AC Financial assets or financial liabilities measured at amortised cost FVTPL Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss HFT Financial liabilities Held for Trading.

31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Category in accor dance
with IFRS 9
Carrying
amount
Fair value Fair value
hierachy
Assets
Other non-current receivables AC 538,484 538,484 Level 2
Trade receivables AC 19,672 19,672 Level 2
Other receivables AC 5,498 5,498 Level 2
Derivative financial assets FVTPL - - Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents AC 490,189 490,189 Level 2
Reclassification to (–) from held for sale (250) (250)
Total 1,053,593 1,053,593
Liabilities
31. 12. 2024
In thousands of €
Category in accor dance
with IFRS 9
Carrying
amount
Fair value Fair value
hierachy
Financial debt
Bank debt AC 160,615 160,615 Level 2
Bonds AC 1,861,867 1,749,759 Level 1
Trade payables AC 69,001 69,001 Level 2
Other liabilities AC 74,784 74,784 Level 2
Derivative financial liabilities HFT - - Level 2
Reclassification to liabilities related
to disposal group held for sale
(47) (47)
Total 2,166,220 2,054,112
31. 12. 2023
In thousands of €
Category in accor dance
with IFRS 9
Carrying
amount
Fair value Fair value
hierachy
Assets
Other non-current receivables AC 565,734 565,734 Level 2
Trade receivables AC 15,926 15,926 Level 2
Other receivables AC 10,142 10,142 Level 2
Derivative financial assets FVTPL Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents AC 217,753 217,753 Level 2
Reclassification to (–) from held for sale (10,812) (10,812)
Total 798,743 798,743
Liabilities
Financial debt
Bank debt AC 28,686 28,686 Level 2
Bonds AC 1,934,407 1,629,160 Level 1
Trade payables AC 67,023 67,023 Level 2
Other liabilities AC 64,472 64,472 Level 2
Derivative financial liabilities HFT Level 2
Reclassification to liabilities related to
disposal group held for sale
(13,460) (13,460)
Total 2,081,128 1,775,881

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:

  • Cash and cash equivalents and trade and other receivables, primarily have short terms to maturity; hence, their carrying amounts at the reporting date approximate the fair values;
  • The Other non-current receivables are evaluated by the Group based on parameters such as interest rates, individual creditworthiness of the counterparty and the risk characteristics of the financed project. As at 31 December 2024, the carrying amounts of these receivables, are assumed not to be materially different from their calculated fair values.
  • Trade and other payables also generally have short times to maturity and, hence, their carrying amounts also approximate their fair values.

— The fair value of financial instruments is determined based on quoted prices in active markets. When quoted prices in active markets are not available, valuation techniques are used. Valuation techniques make maximum use of market inputs but are affected by the assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows. Such techniques include amongst others market prices of comparable investments and discounted cash flows. The principal methods and assumptions used by VGP in determining the fair value of financial instruments are obtained from active markets or determined using, as appropriate, discounted cash flow models and option pricing models.

The Group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

During the reporting period ending 31 December 2024, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, and no transfers into and out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

24. Personnel

Long-term incentive plan ("LTIP") for VGP team

The board of directors has set up a long-term incentive plan. The LTIP allocates profit sharing units ("Units") to the respective VGP team members (the other members of the Executive Management Team and designated senior managers). One Unit represents an amount equal to the net asset value of VGP divided by the total amount of issued VGP shares. After an initial lock-up period of 5 years (from the respective award date), each participant may return the Units against cash payment of the proportional net asset value growth of such Units. This LTIP is therefore directly and solely based on the net asset value growth of the Group and has no direct nor indirect link to the evolution of the share price of the VGP shares. At any single point in time, the number of Units outstanding (i.e. awarded and not yet vested) cannot exceed 5% of the total amount of shares issued by the Company. At the end of 2024 there were 373,583 Units allocated to the VGP team, whereas during the year 272,996 Units have vested and 40,000 new units have been granted. The total allocatable units amount to 1,364,566 units, therefore there remain, as at 31 December 2024, 990,983 units unallocated. At the end of 2025, another 185,000 units will vest. Based on the 31 December 2024 financial figures these Units represent an aggregate net asset value of € 25.1 million (2023: € 22.3 million) which was provided for in the 2024 accounts. (see Remuneration Report for further details).

25. Contingencies and commitments

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Contingent liabilities 18,129 40,950
Commitments to purchase land 112,250 58,270
Commitments to develop new projects 512,366 296,513

Contingent liabilities mainly relate to bank guarantees linked to land plots and built out of infrastructure on development land.

The commitment to purchase land relates to 1,348,000 sqm of land per December 2024 as well as the acquisition of the first project in the UK. Deposits totaling € 8.8 million have already been paid for these committed land plots per December 2024. These down payments have been classified under investment properties (same classification treatment applied for 2023) and is mainly composed of € 5,5 million and € 1,3 million for the acquisition of a new land plots in Germany and in Portugal.

The commitments to develop new projects consists of (i) remaining construction costs on current developments for an amount of € 226 million, (ii) the estimated construction costs for future projects which are pre-let, for an amount of € 274 million. Out of this € 274 million a cash-out of € 49 million is expected in 2025. Finally, the Group has commitments on installation of solar equipment of € 12.4 million.

26. Related parties

Unless otherwise mentioned below, the settlement of related party transactions occurs in cash, there are no other outstanding balances which require disclosure, the outstanding balances are not subject to any interest unless specified below, no guarantees or collaterals provided and no provisions or expenses for doubtful debtors were recorded.

26.1 Shareholders

Shareholding As at 31 December 2024 the main shareholders of the company are:

  • Little Rock S.à.r.l. (29,65%): a company controlled by Mr. Jan Van Geet;
  • Tomanvi SCA (2,31%): a company controlled by Mr. Jan Van Geet;
  • VM Invest NV (19,00%): a company controlled by Mr. Bart Van Malderen

The Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of 8 May 2020 approved the introduction of the double voting right. A double voting right is therefore granted to each VGP share that has been registered for at least two years without interruption under the name of the same shareholder in the register of shares in registered form, in accordance with the procedures detailed in article 29 of the Articles of Association. In accordance with Belgian law, dematerialised shares do not benefit from the double voting right. The two main ultimate reference shareholders of the company are therefore (i) Mr Jan Van Geet who holds 40,55% of the voting rights of VGP NV and who is CEO and an executive director and (ii) Mr Bart Van Malderen who holds 24,11% of the voting rights of VGP NV and who is a non-executive director. The full details of the shareholding of VGP can be found in the section "Information about the share" of this annual report.

Lease activities

Drylock Technologies s.r.o, a company controlled by Bart Van Malderen, leases warehouses from VGP and the First Joint Venture under long term lease contracts. The rent received over the year 2024 amounts to € 7,9 million (2023: € 7,1 million). Jan Van Geet s.r.o. leases out offi ce spaces to the VGP Group in the Czech Republic used by the VGP operational team. The leases run until 2026 and 2028 respectively. During 2024 aggregate amount paid under these leases was € 140 k (2023: € 132 k). All lease agreements have been concluded on an arm's length basis.

Other services

The table below provides the outstanding balances with Jan Van Geet s.r.o and Drylock Technologies s.r.o.

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Trade receivable/(payable) –
Jan Van Geet s.r.o.
(137) (67)
Trade receivable / (payable) –
Drylock Technologies s.r.o.
212 93

VGP occasionally also provides real estate support services to Jan Van Geet s.r.o. (and vice versa). During 2024 VGP recorded a € 17k revenue for these activities (2023: € 12k).

26.2 Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of VGP NV and the subsidiaries listed in note 29. Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated in the consolidation and are accordingly not disclosed in this note.

26.3 Joint Ventures

The table below presents a summary of the related transactions with the Group's Joint Ventures:

In thousands of € 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
Loans outstanding at year-end 641,504 875,113
Investments in Joint Ventures 204,416 166,211
Sale of participation in Joint Venture 18,705
Equity distributions received 3,371 3,407
Dividends distributions received 11,438 6,062
Net proceeds from sales to Joint Ventures 808,658 676,245
Other receivables from/(payables) to the Joint Ventures at year-end
Management fee income 27,008 22,514
Interest and similar income from Joint Ventures and associates 37,909 27,505

26.4 Key management

Key Management includes the Board of Directors and the executive management. The details of these persons can be found in the section Board of Directors and Management of this Annual Report. Key management personnel compensation is shown in the table below:

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Basic remuneration and short-term incentives and benefits 5,355 5,163
Long term variable remuneration 7,316 3,566
Total gross remuneration 12,671 8,729

The disclosures relating to the Belgian Corporate Governance Code are included in the Corporate Governance Statement of this annual report. For 2024 no post-employment benefits were granted.

27. Events after the balance sheet date

Since 31 December 2024 a number of events occurred that have a material impact on the Group. These include:

  • VGP issued in April 2025 with success a € 500 million green bond with a coupon of 4.25 per cent and maturing on 29 January 2031.
  • VGP has increased its revolving credit facility with JP Morgan from € 50 million to € 75 million and has extended the maturity to 7 february 2028.
  • VGP has extended the due dates of its two credit facilities with BNP Paribas Fortis NV from December 2026 to the first quarter of 2030 and 2031 respectively. Furthermore, the covenant for gearing ratio for these new credit facilities will be below 65%, instead of the current below 55% requirement.
  • VGP has successfully closed its first transaction in the East Midlands in the UK. The site extends to 176,000 sqm and is strategically located with direct access to Junction 24 of the M1 motorway and within close proximity to the cities of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and the East Midlands Airport. The site has detailed planning consent for four logistics buildings totalling 78,000 sqm. It is anticipated that the first phase of construction will commence in Q3 2025.

28. Services provided by the statutory auditor and related persons

The audit fees for VGP NV and its fully controlled subsidiaries amounted to € 188 k and additional non-audit services were performed during the year by Deloitte for which a total fee of € 48.6 k was incurred. These fees were mainly paid for the obtained ESG limited assurance report.

Audit fees for jointly controlled entities amounted to € 485.5 k. No additional non-audit services for jointly controlled entities were performed in 2024.

29. Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and associates

29.1 Full consolidation

The following companies were included in the consolidation perimeter of the VGP Group as at 31 December 2024 and were fully consolidated:

Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP NV Antwerpen, Belgium Parent (1)
VGP Belgium NV Antwerpen, Belgium 100 (5)
VGP Renewable Energy NV Antwerpen, Belgium 100 (1)
VGP CZ X a.s Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (1)
VGP Park Ceske Budejovice a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (2)
VGP Park Rochlov a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (2)
VGP Zone Mnichovo Hradiste s.r.o. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (2)
VGP Park CZ 1 s.r.o. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (2)
VGP – industrialni stavby s.r.o. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (3)
SUTA s.r.o. Prague, Czech Republic 100 (3)
VGP FM Services s.r.o. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy s.r.o. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100 (2)
Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP Industriebau GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 100 (3)
VGP PM Services GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 100 (3)
FM Log.In. GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 100 (3)
VGP Park Hamburg 4 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Rostock S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Traiskirchen S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Berlin Bernau S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Berlin Wustermark 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP UK 1 S.à r.l. (ex-VGP Park Berlin-Hönow) Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Frankenthal 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Nürnberg S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Koblenz S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Rüsselsheim M S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP DEU 49 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP DEU 50 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Rüsselsheim K65 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Rüsselsheim P S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Steinbach (Taunus) S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP DEU 55 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Logistics S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (1)
VGP Asset Management S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Graz 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Laxenburg S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP Park Ehrenfeld S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP DEU 42 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (2)
VGP European Logistics 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (1)
VGP Renewable Energy Österreich GmbH Vienna, Austria 100 (3)
VGP Industriebau Österreich GmbH Vienna, Austria 100 (3)
VGP Latvija, SIA Riga, Latvia 100 (2)
VGP Park Riga, SIA Riga, Latvia 100 (2)
VGP Park Tiraines, SIA Riga, Latvia 100 (2)
VGP Industrial Development Latvia, SIA Riga, Latvia 100 (3)
VGP Zone Brasov S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Sibiu S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Arad S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP Park Bucharest S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Bucharest Two SRL Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Timisoara Three S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Timisoara Four S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Proiecte Industriale S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (2)
VGP Park Zvolen s.r.o. Bratislava, Slovakia 100 (2)
VGP Park Slovakia 2, s.r.o. Bratislava, Slovakia 100 (2)
VGP Renewable Energy Slovakia s.r.o. Bratislava, Slovakia 100 (2)
VGP Park Bratislava 2 a.s. Bratislava, Slovakia 100 (2)
VGP – industriálne stavby, s.r.o. Bratislava, Slovakia 100 (3)
VGP Service Kft. Györ, Hungary 100 (3)
VGP Park Hatvan Kft. Györ, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park Gÿor Beta Kft. Györ, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park Kecskemet Kft. Györ, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park BUD Aerozone KFT Györ, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park BUD Aerozone 2 Kft. Budapest, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park HU 1 Kft. Budapest, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park HU Two Kft. Budapest, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Park HU Three Kft. Budapest, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Hungary 2 Kft. Budapest, Hungary 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy Kft Budapest, Hungary 100 (2)
VGP Nederland BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (3)
VGP Renewable Energy Netherlands BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Park Nederland 3 BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Park Nederland 4 BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Park Nederland 5 BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Park Nederland 6 BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Park Nederland 7 BV Tilburg, The Netherlands 100 (2)
VGP Naves Industriales Peninsula, S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (1)
VGP Park Sevilla Ciudad de la Imagen S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP Park Martorell S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 12 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 13 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
Daisen Investments 2020, S.L.U Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
Maliset Investments 2020, S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
Urlau Proyectos y Servicios, S.L.U. Bilbao, Spain 100 (2)
VGP Park Pamplona Noáin, S.L.U.
(ex VGP (Park) España 17)
Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 18 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP (Park) Espana 19 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 20 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 21 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 22 S.L.U. Barcelona, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 23 S.L.U. Bilbao, Spain 100 (2)
VGP (Park) Espana 24 S.L.U. Bilbao, Spain 100 (2)
VGP Italy SRL Milan, Italy 100 (3)
VGP Park Verona SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Parma SRL (ex VGP Park Italy 5 SRL) Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy 8 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Valsamoggia 2 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy 10 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Milano Paderno Dugnano SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Parma Morse Srl. Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Legnano SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy14 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy15 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy16 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy17 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Park Italy18 SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Renewable Energy Italy SRL Milan, Italy 100 (2)
VGP Construção Industrial, Unipessoal Lda Porto, Portugal 100 (3)
VGP Park Sintra, S.A. Sintra, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Loures, S.A. Loures, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Portugal 4, S.A. Porto, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Montijo, S.A.
(ex VGP Park Portugal 5, S.A.)
Porto, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Portugal 6, S.A. Porto, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Portugal 7, S.A. Porto, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Park Portugal 8, S.A. Porto, Portugal 100 (2)
VGP Constructions Industrielles SAS Lyon, France 100 (3)
VGP France SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP France 2 SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP France 3 SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP France 4 SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP France 5 SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP France 6 SAS Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP Park France 7 SCI Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP Park France 8 SCI Lyon, France 100 (1)
VGP Park Rouen 1 SCI Lyon, France 100 (2)
Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP Park Rouen 2 SCI Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Park Rouen 3 SCI Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Park Rouen 4 SCI Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Park Vélizy SCI (ex VGP Park France 4 SCI) Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Park Mulhouse SCI (ex France 5) Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Park Rouen SCI Lyon, France 100 (2)
VGP Industrial Development d.o.o. Beograd Belgrade, Serbia 100 (3)
VGP Park One d.o.o. Beograd Belgrade, Serbia 100 (2)
VGP Park Two d.o.o. Beograd Belgrade, Serbia 100 (2)
VGP Industrial Development Croatia d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia 100 (3)
VGP Park Lučko d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia 100 (2)
VGP Park Split d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia 100 (2)
VGP GREECE ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε. Athens, Greece 100 (3)
VGP PARK GREECE 1 ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε. Athens, Greece 100 (2)
VGP Denmark ApS Fredericia, Denmark 100 (3)
VGP Park Vejle ApS
(ex-VGP Park Denmark 1 ApS)
Fredericia, Denmark 100 (2)
VGP Park Denmark 2 ApS Fredericia, Denmark 100 (2)
VGP Park Denmark 3 ApS Fredericia, Denmark 100 (2)
VGP FRA 1 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (1)
VGP FRA 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (1)
VGP FRA 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100 (1)
VGP Zone Brasov Two S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100 (1)
VGP Developments UK Limited Bristol, United Kingdom 100 (3)

29.2 Companies to which the equity method is applied

Joint venture Registered seat address %
VGP European Logistics S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP European Logistics 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP European Logistics 4 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP Park München GmbH Baldham, Germany 50 (4)
Belartza Alto SXXI SL Bilbao, Spain 75 (4)
Grekon 11 GmbH Lahnau, Germany 50 (4)
VGP Park Goettingen 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP Park Magdeburg S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP Park Laatzen S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
VGP Park Berlin Oberkraemer S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 50 (4)
Associates Registered seat address %
VGP Park Bingen GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Hamburg GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Hamburg 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Hamburg 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Rodgau GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Höchstadt GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Berlin GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Berlin 2 S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Berlin 3 S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Frankenthal S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Leipzig S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Leipzig GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany 5,1 (6)
VGP DEU 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Wetzlar S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Ginsheim S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Dresden S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Goettingen S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Berlin Wustermark S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Bischofsheim S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Einbeck S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Chemnitz S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Gieβen S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 5,1 (6)
VGP Park Berlin 4 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (6)
VGP Park Halle S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Halle 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Erfurt S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Erfurt 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Erfurt 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)
VGP Park Hochheim S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 10,1 (7)

(1): Holding and service company

(2): Existing or future asset company and renewable energy companies.

(3): Services company

(4): Holding company (including its respective subsidiaries as applicable)

(5): Dormant

(6): The remaining 94.9% (89.9%) are held directly by VGP European Logistics S.a r.l..

29.3 Changes in 2024

(I) NEW INVESTMENTS

Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP Renewable Energy Österreich GmbH Vienna, Austria 100
VGP Park Denmark 2 ApS Fredericia, Denmark 100
VGP Énergies Renouvelables France SAS Lyon, France 100
VGP Park Split d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia 100
VGP France 3 SAS Lyon, France 100
VGP France 4 SAS Lyon, France 100
VGP France 5 SAS Lyon, France 100
VGP France 6 SAS Lyon, France 100
VGP FRA 1 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100
VGP FRA 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100
VGP FRA 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100
VGP DEU 56 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100
VGP DEU 57 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100
VGP ZONE BRASOV TWO S.R.L. Bucharest, Romania 100
VGP Park France 7 SCI Lyon, France 100
VGP Park France 8 SCI Lyon, France 100
VGP Park Denmark 3 ApS Fredericia, Denmark 100
VGP Developments UK Limited Bristol, United Kingdom 100

(II) NAME CHANGE

New Name Former Name
VGP Park Vejle ApS VGP Park Denmark 1 ApS
VGP Park Rüsselsheim M S.à r.l. VGP DEU 47 S.à r.l.
VGP Park Rüsselsheim K65 S.à r.l. VGP DEU 51 S.à r.l.
VGP Park Rüsselsheim P S.à r.l. VGP DEU 52 S.à r.l.
VGP Park Steinbach (Taunus) S.à r.l. VGP DEU 53 S.à r.l.
VGP Park Berlin Wustermark 2 S.à r.l. VGP DEU 32 S.à r.l.
VGP Park Mulhouse SCI VGP Park France 5 SCI
VGP Park Rouen 4 SCI VGP Park France 6 SCI
VGP European Logistics 4 S.à r.l. VGP DEU 54 S.à r.l.
VGP Renewable Energy Slovakia s.r.o. VGP Park Slovakia 3, s.r.o.
VGP (Park) Espana 17 S.L.U. VGP Park Pamplona Noáin, S.L.U.
VGP Park Parma Morse Srl. VGP Park Italy 12 Srl
VGP Park Traiskirchen S.à r.l. VGP Park Ottendorf-Okrilla (ex-DEU 22) S.à r.l.
VGP UK 1 S.à r.l. VGP Park Berlin-Hönow S.à r.l.
New Name Former Name
VGP European Logistics France S.à r.l. VGP DEU 38 S.à r.l.

(III) SUBSIDIARIES DIVESTED

Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
LPM Holding BV Haghorst, The Netherlands 50%

(IV) SUBSIDIARIES SOLD TO THE FIRST JOINT VENTURE

Subsidiaries Registered seat address %
VGP Park Halle S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Halle 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Erfurt S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Erfurt 2 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Erfurt 3 S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen S.à r.l Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP Park Vyskov a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100%
VGP Park Kladno a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100%
VGP Park Prostejov a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100%
VGP Park Bratislava a.s. Bratislava, Slovakia 100%
VGP Park Usti nad Labem City a.s. Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou,Czech Republic 100%
VGP Park Hochheim S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 89,90%
VGP European Logistics France S.à r.l.
(ex VGP DEU 38 S.à r.l.)
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 100%
VGP Park Rouen 1 SCI Lyon, France 0.1%

(V) SUBSIDIARIES SOLD TO THE SECOND JOINT VENTURE

Subsidiaries Registered seat address
VGP NV BTW BE 0887.216.042 RPR – Antwerp (Division Antwerp)
VGP Renewable Energy NV BTW BE 0894.188.263 RPR – Antwerp (Division Antwerp)
VGP Belgium NV BTW BE 0894.442.740 RPR – Antwerp (Division Antwerp)

Supplementary notes not part of the audited fi nancial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2024

1. Income statement, proportionally consolidated

The table below includes the proportional consolidated income statement interest of the Group in the Joint Ventures. The interest held directly by the Group (5.1% and 10.1%) in the German asset companies of the Joint Ventures have been included in the Joint Ventures' figures (share of VGP).

Proportionally consolidated 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
balance sheet
In thousands of €
Group Joint Venture Total Group Joint Venture Total
Gross rental and renewable
energy income
73,704 137,578 211,282 69,003 102,073 171,076
Property operating expenses (6,018) (15,896) (21,914) (5,534) (10,496) (16,030)
Net rental and renewable
energy income
67,686 121,682 189,368 63,469 91,577 155,046
Joint venture management fee
income
32,666 32,666 26,925 26,925
Net valuation gains/(losses)
on investment properties
187,056 54,479 241,535 87,958 (61,179) 26,779
Administration expenses (61,263) (1,990) (63,253) (48,863) (1,837) (50,700)
Other expenses (1,750) (1,750)
Operating profit/(loss) 224,395 174,171 398,566 129,489 28,561 158,050
Net financial result 2,403 (59,094) (56,691) (6,031) (35,434) (41,465)
Taxes (32,555) (22,333) (54,888) (25,451) (3,842) (29,293)
Profit for the period 194,243 92,744 286,987 98,007 (10,715) 87,292

2. Balance sheet, proportionally consolidated

The table below includes the proportional consolidated balance sheet interest of the Group in the Joint Ventures. The interest held directly by the Group (5.1% and 10.1%) in the German asset companies of the Joint Ventures have been included in the Joint Ventures' figures (share of VGP).

Proportionally consolidated 31. 12. 2024 31. 12. 2023
balance sheet
In thousands of €
Group Joint Venture Total Group Joint Venture Total
Investment properties 1,905,411 2,927,831 4,833,242 1,508,984 2,442,718 3,951,702
Investment properties included
in assets held for sale
197,902 197,902 875,817 875,817
Total investment properties 2,103,313 2,927,831 5,031,144 2,384,801 2,442,718 4,827,519
Other assets 673,137 835 673,972 682,464 2,238 684,702
Total non-current assets 2,776,450 2,928,666 5,705,116 3,067,265 2,444,956 5,512,221
Trade and other receivables 83,804 28,977 112,781 79,486 50,810 130,296
Cash and cash equivalents 492,533 124,353 616,886 209,921 74,355 284,276
Disposal group held for sale 275 275 16,804 16,804
Total current assets 576,612 153,330 729,942 306,211 125,165 431,376
Total assets 3,353,062 3,081,996 6,435,058 3,373,476 2,570,121 5,943,597
Non-current financial debt 1,942,495 1,543,184 3,485,679 1,885,154 1,310,253 3,195,407
Other non-current
financial liabilities
— 582 582 256 256
Other non-current liabilities 46,781 23,575 70,356 38,085 13,581 51,666
Deferred tax liabilities 35,652 159,958 195,610 23,939 135,625 159,564
Total non-current liabilities 2,024,928 1,727,299 3,752,227 1,947,178 1,459,715 3,406,893
Current financial debt 114,866 21,428 136,294 111,750 20,613 132,363
Trade debts and other current
liabilities
102,558 32,395 134,953 84,075 52,565 136,640
Liabilities related to disposal
group held for sale
11,157 11,157 53,284 53,284
Total current liabilities 228,581 53,823 282,404 249,109 73,178 322,287
Total liabilities 2,253,509 1,781,122 4,034,631 2,196,287 1,532,893 3,729,180
Net assets 1,099,553 1,300,874 2,400,427 1,177,189 1,037,228 2,214,417

Parent company information

For the year ended 31 December 2024

1. Financial Statements VGP NV

1.1 Parent company accounts

The financial statements of the parent company VGP NV, are presented below in a condensed form. In accordance with Belgian company law, the directors' report and financial statements of the parent company VGP NV, together with the auditor's report, have been deposited at the National Bank of Belgium.

They are available on request from: VGP NV Generaal Lemanstraat 55 bus 4 B-2018 Antwerpen (Berchem) Belgium www.vgpparks.eu

The statutory auditor issued an unqualified opinion on the financial statements of VGP NV.

1.2 Condensed income statement

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Other operating income 20,507 21,589
Operating profit or loss (12,806) (6,666)
Financial result 50,810 118,081
Non-recurring income/(expense)
financial assets
237,031 175,261
Current and deferred income taxes (6,407) (11,876)
Result for the year 268,628 274,800

1.3 Condensed balance sheet after profit appropriation

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Formation expenses, intangible assets 13,339 18,271
Tangible fixed assets 48 91
Financial fixed assets 3,363,238 3,481,466
Other non-current receivables 13,623 9,705
Total Non-current assets 3,390,248 3,509,533
Trade and other receivables 26,645 31,714
Cash & cash equivalents 269,000 48,678
Total current assets 295,645 80,392
Total Assets 3,685,893 3,589,925
Share capital 136,092 136,092
Share Premium 759,509 759,509
Non-distributable reserves 13,609 13,609
Retained earnings 733,346 554,779
Shareholders' equity 1,642,556 1,463,989
Amounts payable after one year 1,820,797 1,903,605
Amounts payable within one year 222,540 222,331
Liabilities 2,043,337 2,125,936
Total Shareholders' equity and
Liabilities
3,685,893 3,589,925

Valuation principles

Valuation and foreign currency translation principles applied in the parent company's financial statements are based on Belgian accounting legislation.

2. Proposed appropriation of VGP NV 2024 result

In thousands of € 2024 2023
Result for the year for appropriation 268,628 274,800
Result brought forward 554,779 380,957
Result to be appropriated 823,407 655,757
Transfer to legal reserves
Result to be carried forward 733,346 554,779
Gross dividend 90,061 100,978
Total 823,407 655,757

The Board of Directors of VGP NV will propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to distribute a gross dividend of € 3.30 per share corresponding to a total gross dividend amount of € 90,061,330.

Auditor's report

Statutory auditor's report to the shareholders' meeting for the year ended 31 December 2024 – Consolidated fi nancial statements

The original text of this report is in Dutch

In the context of the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of VGP NV ("the company") and its subsidiaries (jointly "the group"), we hereby submit our statutory audit report. This report includes our report on the consolidated financial statements and the other legal and regulatory requirements. These parts should be considered as integral to the report.

We were appointed in our capacity as statutory auditor by the shareholders' meeting of 12 May 2023, in accordance with the proposal of the board of directors ("bestuursorgaan"/"organe d'administration") issued upon recommendation of the audit committee. Our mandate will expire on the date of the shareholders' meeting deliberating on the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2024. We have performed the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of VGP NV for 18 consecutive periods.

Report on the consolidated fi nancial statements

UNQUALIFIED OPINION

We have audited the consolidated fi nancial statements of the group, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2024, the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated cash fl ow statement for the year then ended, as well as the summary of signifi cant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. The consolidated balance sheet shows total assets of € 4 653 936 (000) and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income shows a profi t for the year then ended of € 286 987 (000).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the group's net equity and financial position as of 31 December 2024 and of its consolidated results and its consolidated cash flow for the year then ended, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS Accounting Standards) as adopted by the European Union and with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in Belgium.

BASIS FOR THE UNQUALIFIED OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA), as applicable in Belgium. In addition, we have applied the International Standards on Auditing approved by the IAASB applicable to the current financial year, but not yet approved at national level. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Responsibilities of the statutory auditor for the audit of the consolidated financial statements" section of our report. We have complied with all ethical requirements relevant to the statutory audit of consolidated financial statements in Belgium, including those regarding independence.

We have obtained from the board of directors and the company's officials the explanations and information necessary for performing our audit.

We believe that the audit evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

KEY AUDIT MATTERS

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters
VALUATION OF INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
VGP develops, owns and manages a portfolio of logistic
and industrial warehousing properties, located mainly
across Europe. The property portfolio is valued at
€ 1 905 411 (000) as at 31 December 2024, € 2 927 831 (000)
is held by joint ventures at share and € 197 902 (000)
is presented under "disposal group held for sale".
The portfolio includes completed investments and properties
under construction ("development properties") and is valued
using the income approach in accordance with IAS 40
which is based on expected future cash flows. Development
properties are valued using the same methodology with
a deduction for all costs necessary to complete the
development. Key inputs into the valuation exercise are
yields and estimated rental values, which are influenced by
prevailing market forces, comparable transactions and the
specific characteristics of each property in the portfolio.
The Group uses professionally qualified external valuers to
fair value the Group's portfolio at six-monthly intervals.
The valuation of the portfolio is a significant judgement area,
underpinned by a number of assumptions which can involve
judgements and the existence of estimation uncertainty.
Coupled with the fact that only a small percentage difference
How our audit addressed the key audit matters
ASSESSING THE VALUER'S
EXPERTISE AND OBJECTIVITY
— We assessed the competence, independence
and integrity of the external valuers.
— We assessed management's process for reviewing
and challenging the work of the external valuers.
TESTING THE VALUATIONS
— We compared the amounts per the valuation reports to
the accounting records and from there we agreed the
related balances through to the financial statements.
— We involved internal valuation specialists to assist the
fi nancial audit team to discuss and challenge the signifi cant
assumptions and critical judgement areas for specifi c
properties, including yields and estimated rental values
and compared to other data we have knowledge of.
— We obtained the external valuation reports and confirmed
that the valuation approach is in accordance with RICS
in determining the carrying value in the balance sheet.
— For development properties we also confirmed that
the supporting information for construction contracts
and budgets was consistent with the cost to complete
deducted from the valuation of development properties.
— Capitalized expenditure was tested on a sample
in individual property valuations, when aggregated, could
result in a material misstatement on the income statement
and balance sheet, warrants specific audit focus in this area.
basis to invoices, and budgeted costs to complete
were compared to supporting evidence (for example
by inspecting original construction contracts).
REFERENCE TO DISCLOSURES INFORMATION AND STANDING DATA
The methodology applied in determining the valuation is
set out in note 2.7 of the consolidated financial statements.
In addition we refer to note 13 of the consolidated financial
statements containing the investment property roll-forward,
note 20 in relation to the disposal group held for sale and note
9 in relation to investments in joint ventures and associates.
— We tested the standing data the Group provided
to the valuers for use in the performance of the
valuation, relating to rental income, key rent
contract characteristics and occupancy.
— We considered the internal controls implemented
by management and we tested the design and
implementation of controls over investment properties.

note 9 in relation to investments in joint ventures.

Key audit matters How our audit addressed the key audit matters
CREATION OF A NEW JOINT VENTURE
In December 2023, VGP has signed a joint venture
agreement with AREIM (the "Sixt Joint Venture") and
subsequently transferred a portfolio of investment
properties, through sale of subsidiaries, to the
joint venture in April and December 2024.
The proper accounting treatment of this joint arrangement
in accordance with IFRS is complex, and requires
management judgement specifically with respect to:
— Assessing whether under the joint venture agreement,
VGP has joint control over the Sixth Joint Venture;
— Determining the appropriate accounting treatment
upon loss of control of the transferred subsidiaries in
the consolidated financial statements of VGP NV;
Proper accounting treatment of the creation of the
joint venture is material to the Group's financial
statements: the value of these investments per
31 December 2024, reported on the balance sheet as
Investments in joint ventures and associates, for the
Sixth Joint Venture amounts to € 148 613 (000).
Therefore, the key audit matter relates to the appropriate
accounting treatment and disclosure in accordance
with IFRS of the creation of this new joint venture.
Reference to disclosures
— We held discussions with management and obtained
supporting documentation as necessary to ensure that
we understood the nature of the transaction. We reviewed
the proposed accounting treatment in relation to the
Group's accounting policies and relevant IFRS standards.
— We have read the paragraphs and addenda to the
contracts supporting these transactions and evaluated
the appropriateness of the recognition and measurement
policies applied to the creation of this new joint venture.
— We have challenged management's assessment in
relation to the joint control of the Sixth Joint Venture.
— We have assessed the accounting treatment upon loss of
control of the transferred subsidiaries to the Joint Venture
in the consolidated financial statements of VGP NV.
— We have involved our own IFRS experts to analyze the
appropriate accounting treatment of this transaction.
— We have assessed appropriate disclosure
of this transaction in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The board of directors is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS Accounting Standards) as adopted by the European Union and with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in Belgium and for such internal control as the board of directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the board of directors is responsible for assessing the group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters to be considered for going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the board of directors either intends to liquidate the group or to cease operations, or has no other realistic alternative but to do so.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOR FOR THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a statutory auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISA will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements. During the performance of our audit, we comply with the legal, regulatory and normative framework as applicable to the audit of consolidated financial statements in Belgium. The scope of the audit does not comprise any assurance regarding the future viability of the company nor regarding the efficiency or effectiveness demonstrated by the board of directors in the way that the company's business has been conducted or will be conducted. As part of an audit in accordance with ISA, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

— identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from an error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control;

  • obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the eff ectiveness of the group's internal control;
  • evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the board of directors;
  • conclude on the appropriateness of the use of the going concern basis of accounting by the board of directors and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our statutory auditor's report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our statutory auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the group to cease to continue as a going concern;
  • evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
  • obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities and business activities within the group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with the audit committee regarding, amongst other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide the audit committee with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and we communicate with them about all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated to the audit committee, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our report unless law or regulation precludes any public disclosure about the matter.

Other legal and regulatory requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors is responsible for the preparation and the content of the directors' report on the consolidated financial statements.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOR

As part of our mandate and in accordance with the Belgian standard complementary to the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as applicable in Belgium, our responsibility is to verify, in all material respects, the director's report on the consolidated financial statements as well as to report on these matters.

ASPECTS REGARDING THE DIRECTORS' REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In our opinion, after performing the specific procedures on the directors' report on the consolidated financial statements, this report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements for that same year and has been established in accordance with the requirements of article 3:32 of the Code of companies and associations.

In the context of our statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements we are responsible to consider, in particular based on information that we became aware of during the audit, if the directors' report on the consolidated financial statements and other information disclosed in the annual report on the consolidated financial statements, i.e.:

— the required components of the VGP annual report in accordance with Articles 3:6 and 3:32 of the Code of companies and associations, which appear in the chapter "Report of the Board of Directors".

are free of material misstatements, either by information that is incorrectly stated or otherwise misleading. In the context of the procedures performed, we are not aware of such a material misstatement.

STATEMENTS REGARDING INDEPENDENCE

  • Our audit firm and our network have not performed any prohibited services and our audit firm has remained independent from the group during the performance of our mandate.
  • The fees for the additional non-audit services compatible with the statutory audit, as defined in article 3:65 of the Code of companies and associations, have been properly disclosed and disaggregated in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

SINGLE EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC FORMAT (ESEF)

In accordance with the draft standard on the audit of the compliance of the financial statements with the Single European Electronic Format ("ESEF"), we have also performed the audit of the compliance of the ESEF format and of the tagging with the technical regulatory standards as defined by the European Delegated Regulation No. 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 ("Delegated Regulation").

The board of directors is responsible for the preparation, in accordance with the ESEF requirements, of the consolidated financial statements in the form of an electronic file in ESEF format ("digital consolidated financial statements") included in the annual financial report.

Our responsibility is to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence to conclude that the format and the tagging of the digital consolidated financial statements comply, in all material respects, with the ESEF requirements as stipulated by the Delegated Regulation.

Based on our work, in our opinion, the format and the tagging of information in the official version of the digital consolidated financial statements included in the annual financial report of VGP NV as of 31 December 2024 are, in all material respects, prepared in accordance with the ESEF requirements as stipulated by the Delegated Regulation.

OTHER STATEMENTS

This report is consistent with our additional report to the audit committee referred to in article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014.

Signed at Antwerp. The statutory auditor

Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises BV/SRL Represented by Kathleen De Brabander

Glossary of terms

Allianz

Means, in relation to (i) the First Joint Venture, Allianz AZ Finance VII Luxembourg S.A., SAS Allianz Logistique S.A.S.U. and Allianz Benelux SA taken together; (ii)the Second Joint Venture, Allianz AZ Finance VII Luxembourg S.A., and (iii) the Third Joint Venture, Allianz Pensionskasse AG, Allianz Versorgungskasse Versicherungsverein a.G., Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG and Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG.

Allianz Joint Ventures or AZ JV

Means the First Joint Venture, the Second Joint Venture and the Third Joint Venture taken together.

AZ JVA(s) or Allianz Joint Venture Agreement(s)

Means either and each of (i) the joint venture agreement made between Allianz and VGP NV in relation to the First Joint Venture; (ii) the joint venture agreement made between Allianz and VGP NV in relation to the Second Joint Venture; and (iii) the joint venture agreement made between Allianz and VGP Logistics S.à r.l. (a 100% subsidiary of VGP NV) in relation to the Third Joint Venture.

Annualized committed leases or annualized rent income

The annualized committed leases or the committed annualized rent income represents the annualized rent income generated or to be generated by executed lease – and future lease agreements.

Associates

Means either and each of the subsidiaries of the First Joint Venture or Fourth Joint Venture in which VGP NV holds a direct 5.1% (10.1%) participation,

Belgian Code of Companies and Associations

means the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations dated 23 March 2019 (Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen/Code des sociétés et associations), as amended or restated from time to time.

Belgian Corporate Governance Code

Drawn up by the Corporate Governance Commission and including the governance practices and provisions to be met by companies under Belgian Law which shares are listed on a regulated market (the"2020 Code"). The Belgian Corporate Governance Code is available online at www.corporategovernancecommittee.be.

Break

First option to terminate a lease.

Cash available for debt service

Means for the covenant calculation of the Net debt service ratio, the available cash and cash equivalents of the group (i.e. excluding restricted cash) increased by the earnings before interests and depreciations and amortizations of VGP NV.

Contractual rent

The gross rent as contractually agreed in the lease on the date of signing.

Dealing Code

The code of conduct containing rules that must be complied with by the members of the Board of Directors, the members of executive management, and all employees of the VGP Group, who by virtue of their position, possess information they know or should know is insider information.

Derivatives

As a borrower, VGP wishes to protect itself from any rise in interest rates. This interest rate risk can be partially hedged by the use of derivatives (such as interest rate swap contracts).

Development Joint Ventures

Means either and each of (i) the joint venture agreement made between Roozen and VGP in relation to the LPM Joint Venture; (ii) the joint venture agreement made between Revikon and VGP in relation to the VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture; and (iii) the joint venture agreement made between VUSA and the VGP in relation to the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture

Development JVA(s)

Means either and each of (i) the joint venture agreement made between Roozen and VGP in relation to the LPM Joint Venture; (ii) the joint venture agreement made between Revikon and VGP in relation to the VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture; and (iii) the joint venture agreement made between VUSA and the VGP in relation to the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture

Discounted cash flow

This is a valuation method based on a detailed projected revenue flow that is discounted to a net current value at a given discount rate based on the risk of the assets to be valued.

EPRA

The European Public Real Estate Association, a real estate industry body, which has issued Best Practices Recommendations Guidelines in order to provide consistency and transparency in real estate reporting across Europe.

EPRA Net Reinstatement Value (EPRA NRV)

Basic NAV adjusted for fair valuation of derivatives; deferred tax and transaction costs (real estate transfer tax and purchaser's costs).

EPRA Net Tangible Assets (EPRA NTA)

Basic NAV adjusted for fair valuation of derivatives, deferred taxes and Intangible fixed assets. This metric includes the transaction costs (real estate transfer tax and purchaser's costs).

EPRA Net Disposal Value (EPRA NDV)

Basic NAV adjusted for fair valuation of fixed interest rate debt.

EPRA Earnings

Earnings from operational activities, i.e. (i) excluding changes in value of investment properties; (ii) result on disposal of investment properties, development properties held for investment and other interests; (iii) fair value of derivatives; (iv) deferred taxes and (v) acquisition costs on share deals and non-controlling joint venture interests.

EPRA Net Initial Yield (NIY)

Annualised rental income based on the cash rents passing at the balance sheet date, less non-recoverable property operating expenses, divided by the market value of the property, increased with (estimated) purchasers' costs.

EPRA 'Topped-up' NIY

This metric incorporates an adjustment to the EPRA NIY in respect of the expiration of rent-free periods (or other unexpired lease incentives such as discounted rent periods and step rents).

EPRA Vacancy Rate

Estimated Market Rental Value (ERV) of vacant space divided by ERV of the whole portfolio.

EPRA Cost Ratio

Administrative and operating costs (including and excluding costs of direct vacancy) divided by gross rental income.

EPRA Loan to value (LTV) ratio

The proportion of the gross asset value of Investment property funded by net debt.

Equivalent yield (true and nominal)

Is a weighted average of the net initial yield and reversionary yield and represents the return a property will produce based upon the timing of the income received. The true equivalent yield assumes rents are received quarterly in advance. The nominal equivalent assumes rents are received annually in arrears.

Estimated rental value ("ERV")

Estimated rental value (ERV) is the external valuers' opinion as to the open market rent which, on the date of valuation, could reasonably be expected to be obtained on a new letting or rent review of a property.

Exit yield

Is the capitalisation rate applied to the net income at the end of the discounted cash flow model period to provide a capital value or exit value which an entity expects to obtain for an asset after this period.

Fair value

The fair value is defined in IAS 40 as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's length transaction. In addition, market value must reflect current rental agreements, the reasonable assumptions in respect of potential rental income and expected costs.

First Joint Venture

Means VGP European Logistics S.à r.l., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz, also referred to as "Rheingold"

Fourth Joint Venture

Means VGP European Logistics 3 S.à r.l., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz, also referred to as "Europa"

Fifth Joint Venture

Means the 50:50 joint venture between Deka Immobilien, through their funds "Deka Immobilien Europa" and "Deka Westinvest InterSelect" and VGP.

Grekon Joint Venture or Grekon

Means Grekon 11 GmbH, the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Revikon GmbH, part of Weimar Gruppe

Gearing ratio

Is a ratio calculated as consolidated net financial debt divided by total equity and liabilities or total assets.

IAS/IFRS

International Accounting Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards. The international accounting standards drawn up by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), for the preparation of financial statements.

Indexation

The rent is contractually adjusted annually on the anniversary of the contract effective date on the basis of the inflation rate according to a benchmark index in each specific country.

Insider information

Any information not publicly disclosed that is accurate and directly or indirectly relates to one or more issuers of financial instruments or one or more financial instruments and that, if it were publicly disclosed, could significantly affect the price of those financial instruments (or financial instruments derived from them).

Investment value

The value of the portfolio, including transaction costs, as appraised by independent property experts.

Joint Ventures

Means either and each of (i) the First Joint Venture; (ii) the Second Joint Venture, (iii) the Third Joint Venture, (iv) the LPM Joint Venture, (v) the Grekon Joint Venture; and (vi) the Fifth Joint Venture .

LPM Joint Venture or LPM

Means LPM Holding B.V., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Roozen Landgoederen Beheer.

LPM JVA or LPM Joint Venture Agreement

Means the joint venture agreement made between Roozen Landgoederen Beheer and VGP NV in relation to the LPM Joint Venture.

Lease expiry date

The date on which a lease can be cancelled.

LTV

Means Loan-to-value and is determined by dividing the net fi nancial debt by Investment property

Market capitalisation

Closing stock market price multiplied by the total number of outstanding shares on that date.

Net asset value

The value of the total assets minus the value of the total liabilities.

Net debt service

Means for the covenant calculation of the Net debt service ratio, the sum of the Net finance charges and capital repayments on financial debt of the year.

Net finance charges

Means for the covenant calculation of the Interest cover ratio, the net financial result of the group corrected for the capitalized interests.

Net financial debt

Total financial debt minus cash and cash equivalents.

Net Initial Yield

Is the annualized rents generated by an asset, after the deduction of an estimate of annual recurring irrecoverable property outgoings, expressed as a percentage of the asset valuation (after notional purchaser's costs).

Occupancy rate

The occupancy rate is calculated by dividing the total leased out lettable area (sqm) by the total lettable area (sqm) including any vacant area (sqm).

Prime yield

The ratio between the (initial) contractual rent of a purchased property and the acquisition value at a prime location.

Project Management

Management of building and renovation projects. VGP employs an internal team of project managers who work exclusively for the company.

Property expert

Independent property expert responsible for appraising the property portfolio.

Property portfolio

The property investments, including property for lease, property investments in development for lease, assets held for sale and development land.

Reversionary Yield

Is the anticipated yield, which the initial yield will rise to once the rent reaches the ERV and when the property is fully let. It is calculated by dividing the ERV by the valuation.

Roozen or Roozen Landgoederen Beheer

Means in relation to the LPM Joint Venture, Roozen Landgoederen Beheer B.V.

Second Joint Venture

Means VGP European Logistics 2 S.à r.l., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz, also referred to as "Aurora"

Sixth Joint Venture

Means 50:50 Joint Venture with AREIM Pan-European Logistics Fund (D) AB, or Areim, also referred to as "Saga"

Take-up

Letting of rental spaces to users in the rental market during a specific period.

Third Joint Venture

Means VGP Park München Gmbh, the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz.

VGP European Logistics or VGP European Logistics joint venture Means the First Joint Venture.

VGP European Logistics 2 or VGP European Logistics 2 joint venture Means the Second Joint Venture.

VGP Park Moerdijk Means the LPM Joint Venture.

VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture

Means Belartza Alto SXXI, S.L., a 50:50 joint venture between VGP en VUSA

VGP Park München or VGP Park München joint venture Means the Third Joint Venture.

VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture Means Grekon 11 GmbH, the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Revikon.

Weighted average term of financial debt

The weighted average term of financial debt is the sum of the current financial debt (loans and bonds) multiplied by the term remaining up to the final maturity of the respective loans and bonds divided by the total outstanding financial debt.

Weighted average term of the leases ("WAULT")

The weighted average term of leases is the sum of the (current rent and committed rent for each lease multiplied by the term remaining up to the final maturity of these leases) divided by the total current rent and committed rent of the portfolio

Weighted average yield

The sum of the contractual rent of a property portfolio to the acquisition price of such property portfolio.

Statement of responsible persons

The undersigned declare that, to the best of their knowledge:

  • The annual accounts, which are in line with the standards applicable for annual accounts, give a true and fair view of the capital, the financial situation and the results of the Company and the consolidated subsidiaries;
  • The annual report gives a true and fair view of the development and the results of the Company and of the position of the Company and the consolidated companies, as well as a description of the main risks and uncertainties they are faced with.

Jan Van Geet Piet Van Geet as permanent representative of as permanent representative of Jan Van Geet s.r.o. Urraco BV CEO CFO

as permanent representative of Urraco BV CFO

Disclaimer

This report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. VGP is providing the information in this report as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report in light of new information, future events or otherwise. The information in this report does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to buy securities in VGP or an invitation or inducement to engage in any other investment activities. VGP disclaims any liability for statements made or published by third parties and does not undertake any obligation to correct inaccurate data, information, conclusions or opinions published by third parties in relation to this or any other report or press release issued by VGP.

Corporate Responsibility Report 2024

Corporate Responsibility Report Content

226

4.1 ESG Strategy

page 227

4.1.1 Summary of the Group's ESG performance indicators

229

4.2 Sustainability Statement

page 230 4.2.1 General Disclosures (ESRS 2)

page 250 4.2.2 Environmental Information

page 315 4.2.3 Social Information

page 332

4.2.4 Governance Information – Business Conduct (ESRS G1)

335

4.3 Green Financing of the Group Activities

page 335 4.3.1 Green bond issuance

page 335 4.3.2 Green bond criteria

page 336 4.3.3 Current allocation of green bond proceeds

page 340 4.3.4 Audited criteria

page 340

4.3.5 Annual reporting on green bonds in compliance with framework

page 343

4.3.6 Independent third party's report on green bond criteria and indicators

346

4.4 Appendices

page 346

4.4.1 Independent Third-Party Report on the Consolidated Non-Financial Performance Statement

page 348

4.4.2 Alignment with Sustainability Reporting Standards and Frameworks

page 348

4.4.3 Results of ESG Ratings and Inclusion in ESG Indices

page 349

4.4.4 Contribution of the Group ESG Strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

4.1 ESG Strategy

Sustainability is fundamental to our approach and investment philosophy, and fully integrated into every stage of the investment lifecycle–from land acquisition and development, leasing, responsible disposals towards our joint ventures and to proactive management of the already standing portfolio.

We take a long-term perspective, ensuring our buildings align with key environmental, social and governance ("ESG") ambitions for all stakeholders. Collaboration is at the heart of our strategy. By engaging with communities and with our clients from the earliest design and specification stages, we ensure our buildings are efficient and resilient.

VGP's ESG strategy is built on the findings of a materiality analysis and an assessment of ESG risks. It tackles the primary challenges facing the semi-industrial and logistics real estate sector: transitioning to a low-carbon economy and promoting sustainable mobility, while fully integrating the Group's business activities within local communities.

Our ESG Strategy is built on five core pillars:

  • Sustainable properties
  • Strengthen communities
  • Empowering our workforce
  • Protect and improve biodiversity
  • Improve eco-efficiency

Protect ecosystem and address climate change

Integrated ESG risk management and governance

ESG and sustainability are embedded in our Group Strategy (see also section Strategy) and fully integrated at the asset, portfolio, and corporate levels. The Group has integrated these ESG pillars throughout its entire value chain, aiming to address the broad scope of indirect carbon emissions resulting from development activities, tenants' energy consumption, and employees' transportation and office use.

As part of this strategy, the Group is committed to reducing carbon emissions across its value chain. Beyond Scope 1 and 2 emissions, the Group's commitment also addresses Scope 3 emissions, including greenhouse gases generated during the construction of its development projects and those resulting from tenants' private energy consumption.

Data plays a crucial role in optimizing our approach. By continuously tracking performance, we are able to proactively enhancing asset value through innovation and effective management.

The Group's carbon reduction targets for 2020 to 2030 are divided into three complementary objectives:

  • Reduce emissions from construction by 20% by 2030.
  • Reduce emissions from other internal activities by 50% by 2030.
  • Reduce emissions from energy consumption in buildings by 55% by 2030.

In 2022, the Group submitted its GHG emissions reduction targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with the exception of the target for construction. The targets covering GHG emissions from the Group's operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2) align with the reductions needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The Scope 3 target meets the SBTi criteria for ambitious value chain goals, indicating alignment with current best practices.

The Group's ESG assessments by extra-financial rating agencies were updated in 2024:

  • GRESB: with a score of 95/100, VGP received a "4 star" Developer rating;
  • MSCI A rating;
  • Sustainalytics 11.7 score (29th of 150 competitors);
  • CDP A Rating;
  • VGP remained included in the BEL ESG Index, the 20 most sustainable companies listed on Euronext Brussels.

For more details see section 4.4.3 Results of ESG ratings and inclusion in ESG indices.

4.1.1 Summary of the Group's ESG performance indicators

Address climate change Paragraph reference 2023 2024 Progress
Net zero targets 4.2.2.2.9
50% reduction in scope 1&2 emissions intensity by 2030 33% 41%
90% reduction in scope 1&2 emissions intensity by 2050 33% 41%
Scope 1&2 emission reduction strategy approval by SBTi
25% reduction in absolute scope 3 emissions by 2030 (25)% 5%
55% reduction in downstream leased assets intensity by 2030 28% 70%
20% reduction in embodied carbon intensity by 20301 12% 15%
50% reduction in remaining scope 3 intensity by 2030 33% 22%
In accordance with the EPBD framework, we aim to achieve a 90% reduction in CO2 emission
intensity from downstream leased assets by 2050, compared to 2020 levels. This target will be
adjusted based on the regulatory developments and implementation of the EPBD.
17% 38%
Develop 300 MW on-site renewable energy assets2 57% 68%
Residual emissions neutralisation 4.2.2.2.10
neutralise residual emissions on scope 1&2 by 2025
First carbon removal project identified
Climate risk 4.2.2.2.12
100% of exposed assets implement risk mitigation measures 100% 100%
Sustainable properties Paragraph reference 2023 2024 Progress
Certification, EU Taxonomy and pathway alignment 4.2.2.1.1
100% of development projects to be certified at least BREEAM Excellent or equivalent 97%
70% of eligible proportional revenues to be taxonomy aligned by 2030 4% 19%
100% of buildings to identify a CRREM 1.5-degree compliant pathway 100% 100%
Pathway towards portfolio CRREM 1.5-degree stranding year 20503 2033 2038
Circular economy 4.2.2.6
Implement internal carbon reference pricing
Less than 10% own waste to landfill by 2035 12%
70% recycling rate for construction waste4 80.2% 92.3%
Engage tenants to reduce waste by 10% by 2030 (new target)
All suppliers to contractually agree to comply VGP Supplier's Code of Conduct
Complete ESG risk mapping of tier 1 and tier 2 supply chain

1 Excluding operational carbon the performance since 2020 is 0%.

2 Based on renewable energy projects realised and under construction. Including pipeline projects the 300 MW target is achieved.

3 Including effect of annualization of renewable energy production of contracted photovoltaic projects.

4 Based on 53% of projects under construction for which data is available.

Strengthen communities Paragraph
reference
2023 2024 Progress
Community involvement and corporate volunteering 4.2.3.3.
All VGP Parks working with suppliers located
in their respective region
80% of employees to participate annually one day
in meaningful community charity program
39%
Volunteering hours provided in 2024 1,296
Support of charitable projects through VGP Foundation € 1.75
million
Provide smaller business units to strengthen local manufacturing
and SMEs in VGP Parks where it can make a positive impact and
aligns with local needs
Empowering our workforce Paragraph
reference
2023 2024 Progress
Workforce and learning 4.2.3.1.15
At least 500 participants annually supported through
training at VGP Academy
159 554
A minimum of 70% of employees to participate
in sustainability course
45% 56%
Maintain 40% of board of director positions held by women 60% 60%
Protect and improve biodiversity Paragraph
reference
2023 2024 Progress
Biodiversity 4.2.2.5
100% of projects with meaningful biodiversity stakes
implement a biodiversity action plan
96% 96%
100% of our portfolio to implement renaturation initiatives by 2030 23%
Implement biodiversity action plan for all development projects 100% 100%
Develop biotopes in or around VGP Parks in selected locations
where it aligns with ecological and sustainability goals
63%
Additional trees planted in existing parks 4,040 388
Improve eco-efficiency Paragraph
reference
2023 2024 Progress
Energy 4.2.2.2.6
100% of new leases to be green leases 91% 99%
By 2030, 50% of our portfolio will feature
heating systems powered by alternatives to gas
26%
Solar power generation to be >100%
of tenant electricity consumption
23% 39%
Solar power generation including pipeline capacity 99%
40% of energy intensity reduction by 2030 29%
100% of buildings to be equipped with LED lighting 97%
100% of VGP offices supplied with renewable electricity 100% 100%
Mobility
750 EV charger plan for VGP Parks by 2030 545 633
100% of parks to be connected with public transport access 97% 98%
Water
100% of VGP Parks in water stressed areas to implement water
reduction and reuse solutions
100%
Reduce water consumption intensity in VGP Parks by 20% by 2030 15% 16%

4.2 Sustainability Statement

Introduction

On the 26 February 2025, the European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. Under the new proposal, VGP will no longer be required to report under the directive European Union Directive 2022/2464 of December 14, 2022, amending Regulation No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting (the "Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive" or "CSRD"). Also under the existing rules VGP was not required to report under CSRD for FY2024. However, the Group has made proactive efforts to ensure that its 2024 Sustainability Statement aligns as closely as possible with the regulatory disclosure requirements under CSRD. In addition to this Group Sustainability Statement, the business model of VGP is presented in chapter "Profile".

A range of sustainability-related documents, non-financial disclosures, and policies are readily available for public access. These resources can be found on VGP's investor website, providing insights into the Company's sustainability efforts and non-financial performance. This initiative underscores VGP's dedication to maintaining open communication with its stakeholders and its commitment to sustainable practices1 .

For details on the corporate governance principles, please refer to the section Corporate Governance Statement, in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors.

4.2.1 General Disclosures (ESRS 2)

4.2.1.1 Basis for preparation

4.2.1.1.1 General Basis for preparation of the sustainability statement (ESRS 2 BP-1)

VGP strived to align its Sustainability Statement with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards ("ESRS"). These standards provide a comprehensive framework for disclosing non-financial information and addressing ESG issues. The Group Sustainability Statement is based on a double materiality approach, which considers both the impact of VGP on the environment and society, and the influence of environmental and social issues on the Company's performance. This approach ensures that the Sustainability Statement is relevant to all stakeholders, including employees, investors, tenants and the communities in which the Group operates. It also includes a discussion of the risks and opportunities related to sustainability that the Group is facing. In preparing this Sustainability Statement, VGP collected and consolidated data from across its operations and its supply chain. This Sustainability Statement has not been fully audited nor is the Group currently required by regulation to do so. A limited assurance has been provided on the carbon emissions (scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 (category 13 downstream leased assets)),as detailed in the paragraph focusing on audit below. VGP's Sustainability Statement includes regulatory information, performance against the VGP ESG Strategy targets as well as action plans to meet these targets.

Scope of the sustainability statement

the Sustainability Statement has been prepared on a consolidated basis and integrates the joint venture activities (joint ventures on 100% basis unless explicitly stated otherwise, for example for the EU Taxonomy alignment where both VGP consolidated as well as joint ventures at 100% data is provided), covering the countries where the Group operates: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and Romania. Detailed scoping rules per indicator family are presented in the next paragraphs. Exclusions from the reporting scope are specified in the description of each indicator or in footnotes where applicable.

VGP's reporting methodology

in order to establish its Sustainability Statement, VGP leveraged its NetSuite-based integrated operational, sustainable and financial reporting tool, HR information systems as well as additional energy-related and sustainable-data related reporting systems. These complementary tools are used to track results and inform the Group's stakeholders about performance. The Group continuously improves its reporting tools and processes in order to fine-tune the quality and accuracy of its consolidated data. This enables the Group to manage its data collection processes more efficiently, track and analyse performance at all levels (site, region, Group) on a regular basis, assess results against targets and implement suitable corrective measures. The Group sustainability reporting framework is reviewed and updated every year to fine-tune its accuracy.

Definitions and reporting values

Indicators are expressed in absolute value or in the form of ratios to express efficiency and comparable trends. Intensity ratios are calculated using different types of denominators, depending on the type of information:

Denominators related to floor area (sqm):

  • Own office areas served with energy: This denominator is used to calculate the energy efficiency of assets in operation (see section 4.2.2.2.8 Energy consumption and mix) and the energy-related Scopes 1 and 2 carbon intensity of operations (see section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions) for own offices;
  • Total tenant operated area: total standing asset floor area, gross leased area per asset as reported to express energy efficiency of the building energy consumption, including energy consumption of common areas (e.g. street lighting). This denominator is used to calculate energy-related Scopes 3 carbon intensity of operations based on tenant emissions (see section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions);

Denominators related to intensity of use:

  • FTE: The number of employees to express energy efficiency of own operations compared to the number of employees employed;
  • €-revenues

To be noted: in the disclosed tables or graphics, totals may not add up due to rounding.

Reporting Scope for Environmental and societal Indicators of Standing Assets

The environmental and societal indicators relating to operations cover the scope of assets in the Group's standing portfolio, which are owned and managed by the Group (including 100% of joint venture assets). By default, this information covers all the Group's standing assets: warehouses with various occupational use ((i)non-refrigerated warehouses, (ii) refrigerated warehouses and (iii) manufacturing), low-rise offices (separate office business units in VGP Parks) and (indoor) park houses. When an indicator covers a narrower scope, this is specified in its description.

This sustainability reporting scope represents 91.5%1 of the total Group portfolio of standing assets in area (sqm) in 2024.

Scoping exceptions for energy-related indicators and BREEAM in-use certifications for scope 1, 2 and 3

Energy-related indicators include the following types of information: energy consumption, energy intensity, Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions, and share of renewable energy. Assets that are under significant works (net impacted GLA > 1,000 sqm) during the reporting period are excluded from the sustainability reporting scope of energy-related indicators, as works may compromise data reliability and comparability. Assets under significant works finished during the second half of 2024 are reintegrated in the sustainability reporting scope of energy-related indicators for 2025 onwards, after the works have been delivered.

The reporting scope for energy-related indicators represents 86.2% of the total Group portfolio of standing assets in area (sqm) in 2024.

1 Existing buildings at the brownfield sites of VGP Park Russelsheim, VGP Park Nürnberg and VGP Park Vélizy have been excluded from the standing portfolio calculations.

Standing Assets Included in the 2024 overall reporting scope for environmental and societal KPIs
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Property
Occupational Use
Country Number
of assets
Assets Reported floor area for
standard energy and carbon
Industrial:
Distribution
Warehouse:
Non-Refrigerated
Warehouse
Austria 2 AUTGRA2-B, AUTGRA2-C 23,000
Czech Republic 19 CZEBRN-I., CZECEB-C, CZECEB-D, CZECEU-I, CZEJEN-AB, … 278,000
Germany 58 GERBER-A, GERBER2-B, GERBER2-C, GERBER3-E, GERBER3-F, … 1,575,000
Hungary 6 HUNBUD-B.1, HUNGYO-A, HUNGYO2-A, HUNGYO2-B, HUNKEC-A, … 125,000
Italy 6 ITACAL-A, ITAPAD-A, ITAPAD-B, ITAPAR2-A, ITASOR-A, … 80,000
Latvia 3 LVAKEK-B, LVARIG-B, LVATIR-A 98,000
The Netherlands 5 NLDNIJ2-B1B2, NLDNIJ2-B3B4, NLDNIJ2-C, NLDROO-A, NLDROO-B 191,000
Portugal 3 PRTLOU-A, PRTLOU-B, PRTSMF-A 50,000
Romania 12 ROMARA-A, ROMBRA-A, ROMBRA-E, ROMBRA-I, ROMBUC-C, … 258,000
Slovakia 5 SVKBRA-A, SVKBRA-F, SVKBRA-G, SVKBRA-H, SVKZVO-C 147,000
Spain 14 ESPDOH-B, ESPFUE-A, ESPGRA-A, ESPLLI-C, ESPLLI-D, … 260,000
Czech Republic 4 CZEBRN-II., CZEOLO2-G2, CZEOLO4-A, CZEOLO4-D 45,000
Germany 11 GERBER2-D, GERBOB-A, GERBOR-A, GERGIN-A, GERGOE2-E, … 339,000
Hungary 1 HUNALS-A1 23,000
The Netherlands 1 NLDNIJ-A 67,000
Romania 1 ROMTIM-B1 18,000
Serbia 1 SRBDOB-D1 (D1-L1) 42,000
Spain 3 ESPLLI-A, ESPSFH-D2, ESPZAR-C 77,000
Industrial: Austria 1 AUTGRA-A 17,000
Manufacturing Czech Republic 27 CZEBRN-III., CZECEU-II, CZECHO-A, CZECHO-BC, CZECHO-D, … 456,000
Germany 17 GERCHE-A, GEREIN-A, GERHAL-C, GERLAA-AB, … 570,000
Hungary 6 HUNALS-A2, HUNBUD-C1.1, HUNGYO-B, HUNGYO-C, HUNHAT-A.1, … 87,000
Latvia 1 LVAKEK-A 36,000
Romania 2 ROMBRA-B1, ROMTIM-B2 39,000
Slovakia 5 SVKMAL-A, SVKMAL-B, SVKMAL-C, SVKMAL-D, SVKMAL-E1 89,000
Spain 3 ESPLLI-E, ESPSFH-C1, ESPZAR-B 52,000
Office: Corporate:
Low-rise Office
Germany 1 GERMUE-F 8,000
Italy 1 ITAVAL-A 7,000
Other: Parking
(Indoors)
Germany 4 GERGAF-PH, GERLAA-PH Ost, GERMUE-PH Nord, GERMUE-PH Sud 94,000
Total 15 223 5,151,000

VGP Park Timisoara

Reporting Scope for Social Indicators

Social indicators regarding human resources cover all Group employees with a direct employment contract with the Group, in all regions where the Group operates, and in all of the Group's business units and subsidiaries, regardless of whether they are located in head-offices, local country offices or on site: facility management, technical building management on construction sites.

Reporting Scope for Sustainability Indicators of Development Projects

As part of the Group's ESG Strategy roadmap, the Group is committed to track its sustainability performance beyond the scope of its direct operations. This includes measuring its sustainability performance from the design stage of projects under development. The sustainability reporting of development-related key performance indicators ("KPIs") covers all projects in the Group pipeline1 , including projects under construction and development land, whatever their type (greenfield and brownfield projects).

In 2024, the reporting scope of delivered projects covered 21 buildings which form the base for the Scope 3 embodied carbon and life cycle assessment.

1 Broadening of scope versus 2023 reporting (when only projects under construction were considered). To include land acquisition projects and land committed to be acquired reflecting the environmental and climate risk assessments conducted during the acquisition phase. Carbon footprint related reporting on development projects relates only to projects effectively under construction.

Assets Delivered – base for the Scope 3 embodied carbon and life cycle assessment

Country Number
of assets
Assets Reported floor area
for embodied carbon
Austria 1 AUTLAX-A 26,000
Czech Republic 2 CZEOLO3-M, CZEOLO4-E 13,000
France 1 FRAROU1-A 39,000
Germany 4 GERHDW-C, GERGAF-A2, GERGAF-PH, GERMAG-D, 167,000
Hungary 5 HUNGYO2-A, HUNGYO2-C, HUNKEC-D, HUNKEC-E1,
HUNBUD-A
126,000
Italy 1 ITAVAL2-B 19,000
Romania 1 ROMTIM3-E 33,000
Serbia 2 SRBDOB-D1, SRBDOB-C 77,000
Slovakia 3 SVKZVO-C, SVKBRA-D1, SVKMAL-E2 59,000
Spain 1 ESPVAL-C 25,000
Total 21 584,000

In 2024, the reporting scope of development-related KPIs covered 34 projects under construction.

Assets Under Construction Included in the 2024 overall reporting scope for environmental and societal KPIs related to Development Projects

Country Number
of assets
Assets Reported floor
area for standard
energy and carbon
Austria 2 AUTEHR-B, AUTLAX-B 56,000
Croatia 1 HRVLUC-A.1 29,000
Czech Republic 3 CZECEB-B, CZEPRO-C, CZEUST2-B 49,000
Denmark 2 DNKVEJ-C, DNKVEJ-D 27,000
France 1 FRAROU2-B 34,000
Germany 7 GERBER4-L, GERHAL2-B, GERHDW-A, GERHDW-B,
GERKOB-A, …
167,000
Hungary 2 HUNBUD-B.2, HUNKEC2-F 38,000
Italy 3 ITAMLG-A, ITAPAR-A, ITAVAL2-A 88,000
Portugal 1 PRTMON-A 33,000
Romania 4 ROMARA-B, ROMBRA-B2, ROMBRA-H, ROMBUC-A 114,000
Serbia 1 SRBDOB-D2 (D1 – L2) 5,000
Slovakia 3 SVKBRA-C1, SVKBRA-F ext., SVKZVO-B1 47,000
Spain 4 ESPCOR-B, ESPDOH-A, ESPMAR-A, ESPNOA-A 93,000
Total 34 780,000

Land acquired or being acquired included in the 2024 overall reporting scope for environmental and societal KPIs related to Development Land

Land acquisition
status
Country Number of
VGP Parks
VGP Parks
Acquired
– without
construction
activities (incl.
Brownfields)
Austria 1 VGP Park Ehrenfeld
Croatia 2 VGP Park Zagreb Lučko, VGP Park Split
Czech Republic 4 VGP Park České Budějovice, VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou 2,
VGP Park Liberec, VGP Park Olomouc 4
Denmark 1 VGP Park Vejle
France 4 VGP Park Mulhouse, VGP Park Rouen 3, VGP Park Rouen 4,
VGP Park Vélizy
Germany 10 VGP Park Berlin Bernau, VGP Park Berlin 3,
VGP Park Hamburg 4, VGP Park Wiesloch-Walldorf,
VGP Park Leipzig Flughafen 2, VGP Park Nürnberg,
VGP Park Rostock, VGP Park Rüsselsheim, VGP Park Siegen,
VGP Park Steinbach
Hungary 7 VGP Park Alsónémedi, VGP Park Budapest Aerozone,
VGP Park Budapest Aerozone 2, VGP Park Győr Gamma,
VGP Park Hatvan, VGP Park Kecskemét, VGP Park Kecskemét 2
Italy 2 VGP Park Paderno Dugnano, VGP Park Parma 3
Latvia 1 VGP Park Riga
The Netherlands 2 VGP Park Nijmegen, VGP Park Nijmegen 3
Portugal 1 VGP Park Sintra
Romania 5 VGP Park Arad, VGP Park Brașov, VGP Park Bucharest,
VGP Park Bucharest 2, VGP Park Sibiu
Serbia 1 VGP Park Belgrade – Dobanovci
Slovakia 4 VGP Park Bratislava, VGP Park Bratislava 2, VGP Park Malacky,
VGP Park Zvolen
Spain 9 VGP Park Alicante, VGP Park Belartza, VGP Park Burgos,
VGP Park Córdoba, VGP Park Fuenlabrada 2,
VGP Park La Naval, VGP Park Pamplona Noain,
VGP Park Sevilla Ciudad de la Imagen, VGP Park Zaragoza
Committed Austria 1
to acquire Croatia 1
Czech Republic 2
France 1
Germany 1
Italy 1
Latvia 1
Portugal 1

Reporting Scope of the Group Carbon Footprint

As part of the Group's ESG Strategy roadmap and in line with GHG reporting standards, the Group reports its GHG emissions beyond the scope of its direct operations. In addition to Scopes 1 and 2, to calculate its total carbon footprint including Scope 3, VGP has chosen the "operational control" approach for its value chain: consolidation of all the GHG emissions linked with the operations over which the Group has the authority to have an influence and implement its operational policies. Scope 3 emissions include emissions from energy production not included in Scopes 1 and 2, purchased products and services, capital goods, waste from office operations, employee commuting and business travel, as well as downstream leased assets (see section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions, for more detailed information.

The method used for quantifying Group emissions is in line with the ISO 14064-1 standard, the GHG Protocol guidelines and the Bilan Carbone® methodology of ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie, or French Environment and Energy Management Agency). The Group's carbon footprint measure includes the emissions of the following 6 GHG designated by the Kyoto protocol: carbon dioxide ("CO2"), methane ("CH4"), nitrous oxide ("N2O"), sulphur hexafluoride ("SF6"), hydrofluorocarbons ("HFC") and perfluorinated hydrocarbons ("PFC"), and therefore all GHG emissions are expressed in carbon equivalent ("CO2e")1 .

The building life cycle assessment of the buildings in the development portfolio is based on the completed projects in 2024 and conducted in accordance with the DGNB life cycle assessment method The basis used for calculating the building life cycle assessment is DIN EN 15978.

The scope of the Group's carbon footprint is defi ned as follows: Organisational scope:

  • Owned and managed standing assets: Warehouses ((i) Non-refrigerated warehouses, (ii) Refrigerated warehouses and (iii) manufacturing), Low-rise offices (separate buildings for office usage within VGP Parks) and (indoor) Park houses. (selection rules identical to aforementioned reporting scope for environmental and societal indicators in standing assets);
  • Development projects: all greenfield/brownfield projects delivered in the reporting year, whatever their size (the reporting scope for sustainability indicators in development projects described above);
  • Group employees and own offi ces: all employees with a direct employment contract with the Group (selection rules identical to aforementioned reporting scope for social indicators); and

— Operational scope: all the activities over which the Group has direct operational control or that it can influence. The detailed emission sources accounted for in the Group carbon footprint are presented in section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions.

Reporting period and reference year

most environmental, social and societal data are reported as of December 31 of the reporting year ended, for one calendar year. The Group ESG Strategy sustainability roadmap sets 2020 as its reference year for measuring progress against energy and carbon-related objectives. This baseline year has been defined as the last available year with full data when the reduction targets were set when released in 2021 and has been maintained ever since for consistency and transparency in performance measurement and reporting.

Continuous improvement of definitions and data quality

vGP continuously strives to improve the quality and comparability of its sustainability data, as well as its alignment with external reporting standards and frameworks. As a consequence, the following adjustments have occurred on data calculation methodologies and previously reported data.

Identifying Uncertainties as regards the Group Carbon Footprint

Scopes 1 and 2 emissions

Regarding Scopes 1 and 2 emissions, the reporting methodology developed by the Group, the sources of the data used for calculation (invoices for energy consumption and published supplier data and country data for emissions factors) as well as the long history of Group data published ensure a high level of reliability of the presented results. Small margins of error may remain, linked to:

  • The estimation of energy consumption in some invoices from energy suppliers, which may result in under or over-estimations. These are usually resolved during the following year; and
  • The carbon emission factors provided by energy providers based on their energy mix: these factors are usually verified and made public but may be released after VGP's reporting closure date. In that case, the emission factor from the previous year is used, which ensures data consistency in the long term.

Scope 3 emissions

Regarding Scope 3 emissions, processed information can only be partially managed. A qualitative analysis of margins of error is therefore presented hereunder for the 3 main areas of construction, operations and mobility.

— Construction

Margins of error may be related to:

  • The quality of the environmental data used (Environmental Product Declaration);
  • The quantities of materials used for each new development project; and
  • The tracking of construction cost trends over time (economic ratios) based on a like-for-like approach.

In order to reduce uncertainty, quantities of materials used are questioned by construction managers during product reviews (to optimise construction costs and carbon impact).

— Operations

Margins of error for energy sources non-managed by the Group (energy directly purchased and managed by the tenants) may be linked to energy consumption or to the carbon emission factors:

  • Tenant energy consumptions are calculated by using ratios from the Group's portfolio split based on occupational use; and
  • The exact energy mix each tenant is using is not known by the Group. To address this issue, the carbon emission factors are calculated based on conservative assumptions (residual emissions factors)
  • Mobility

Margins of error may be related to the employee distance travelled, to the assessment of modal shares, to the type of energy used for hybrid cars and, lastly, to the emission factors used for each mode of transport

— Audit

In compliance with the applicable regulation on the disclosure of sustainability information, the data and KPIs of the Group's energy consumption2 and GHG emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3 category 13 downstream leased assets) are assured by an independent third-party verifier (see the assurance report in the Appendices section 4.4.1 Independent third-party's report on consolidated non-financial performance statement). In 2024, the energy consumption and GHG emissions audit included a

1 All scope I/II/III GHG emissions are expressed in carbon equivalent CO2 e, except emissions resulting from refrigerant leakages are expressed in CFC (HFC & PFC, hydrofluorocarbons).

2 Energy consumption is reviewed by a third-party.

comprehensive review of the data reported on selected indicators by a sample of 6 assets, representative of the Group's portfolio. The indicators were audited with a limited level of assurance. A list of the indicators audited can be found in the auditors' report (section 4.4.1 Independent third-party report on the consolidated non-financial performance statement).

A third-party verifier was also commissioned to carry out an audit on the annual reporting for the green bonds issued by the Group. This audit consists of verifying the compliance of funded assets with the set of eligibility criteria, concerning both their development and operation phases, which are defined in the green bonds "Use of Proceeds" (see 4.3 Green financing of the Group activities). The detailed reporting and assurance report are disclosed in section 4.3.6 Independent third party's reports on green bond criteria and indicators).

Value Chain in the Sustainability Statement

In its Sustainability Statement, VGP is considering its value chain through a comprehensive approach. The value chain for VGP means the comprehensive range of activities, resources and relationships that are integral to the Group's business model and the external environment in which it operates. VGP's value chain encompasses:

  • Standing assets: the value chain involves operations and tenant management. Operations include the day-to-day management of the property, ensuring that the facilities are well-maintained, and addressing any issues that arise. Tenant management involves attracting and retaining tenants, negotiating leases and ensuring tenant satisfaction. These activities are crucial as they directly impact the revenue generated by the assets; and
  • Development projects: means all the processes the Group employs and relies on to develop assets from the initial conception of a project to its development, management and eventual sale to one of the Group's joint ventures. This includes acquisition of land, design and planning, construction, marketing, leasing, property management and, finally, asset management (sale to joint venture). Each of these stages adds value to the real estate assets, and the total value delivered to the stakeholders (investors in VGP, joint venture partners, tenants and community) is the sum of these individual stages.

In addition, VGP's value chain also considers the communities in which the properties are located and tenants and their stakeholders who interact with the properties. Community engagement activities, such as local partnerships and community development initiatives, contribute to the social value of the assets. Meanwhile, users of the buildings, who may be

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employees of our tenants or visitors, suppliers or customers of the tenants, are also a key part of the value chain. Their experience and satisfaction can influence the success of the tenants and, by extension, the performance of the assets.

In 2024, the Group conducted a double materiality analysis including the potential impact of VGP's sustainability issues on its value chain, to develop appropriate strategies to address them (see section 4.2.3.2.3 Policies related to value chain workers VGP is considering all its key stakeholders in the scope of the Sustainability Statement. This inclusive approach ensures that the interests and concerns of all parties involved in the Company's operations, from employees and tenants to investors, suppliers and the communities the Group operates in, are duly considered and addressed.

VGP's policies are designed to cover all its stakeholders. These policies, such as the Code of Conduct, the Human Rights Policy, the Supplier's Code of Conduct and the Health & Safety Statement (see latest versions available on VGP's investor website1 ), outline VGP's commitments and responsibilities towards its stakeholders and provide a framework for how the Company intends to conduct its business in a sustainable and responsible manner. By integrating these elements into its Sustainability Statement, VGP is demonstrating its commitment to sustainable business practices and regular stakeholder engagement.

4.2.1.1.2 Disclosures in relation to specifi c circumstances (ESRS 2 BP-2)

This section presents the changes in the reporting scope as well as the evolutions of calculation perimeters, when applicable. In 2020, the scoping rules for reporting sustainability-related information (presented in section 4.2.1.1.1 General basis for preparation of the Sustainability Statement) were reviewed in order to comply with the SBTi submission criteria. In order to enable data comparability, these updated scoping rules have been applied retroactively to portfolio compositions of previous years. Changes in reporting scope may also occur as a result of: acquisitions or disposals of assets; development of new assets; or major renovations and extensions. To compare data from one year to another, a "like-for-like" scope is used when calculating data evolutions. The like-for-like scope corresponds to a restricted scope of assets that are both present in the sustainability reporting scope (as defined in section 4.2.1.1.1 General basis for preparation of the Sustainability Statement) of the year 2024, and of that of the year 2023. It is used to assess an indicator's evolution over time, based on a comparable portfolio. The 2023–2024 like-for-like scope represents 37% of the total 2024 standing portfolio area (sqm).

The Scope 3 embodied carbon calculations methodology has been updated to reflect a 50 year life cycle for buildings, aligned with EU Levels guidance (previously we reported on 30 years). The reported embodied carbon is for categories A1-A5, B4 and C1 and excluding B1 – use of building. In previous years B1 was included but this has been removed to align with industry standards. For previous years the reported embodied carbons have been adjusted according to the same methodology. For more information please refer to section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions (ESRS E1-6).

The reporting base for 2023 has been adjusted to align to the 2024 methodology. The buildings delivered in the second half of the reporting year have been excluded for such reporting year (see also section 4.2.1.1.1 General Basis for preparation of the sustainability statement (ESRS 2 BP-1)).

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4.2.1.2 Governance

4.2.1.2.1 The Role of Administrative, Management and Supervisory Bodies (ESRS 2 GOV-1)

Composition of the Administrative, Management and Supervisory Bodies and their Access to Expertise and Skills with regard to sustainability matters

The governance structure of VGP N.V. ("VGP") is detailed in section Management and supervisory bodies.

Executive Management as at 31 December, 2024

As of December 31, 2024, the Executive Management ("EM") is composed of 8 members and chaired by Mr Jan Van Geet; for full details please refer to chapter Board of Directors and Management. The percentage of women within the EM is 0%. In addition to overseeing the Human Resources, Sustainability and Information Technology, Mr Jan Van Geet, the Chief Executive Officer, supervises the implementation of the Group ESG Strategy roadmap (sustainable properties, improving eco-efficiency, protecting and improving biodiversity, strengthen communities and empowering our workforce). For more information, please see section Executive Management Team in the Board of Directors and Management chapter.

Board of Directors as at 31 December, 2024

The Board of Directors ("BoD") composition is detailed in section Composition of the Board of Directors. The competencies and skills of the BoD members are available in section Diversity policy of the Board of Directors members, where a detailed experience matrix is provided. A focus is made on the 8 key competencies identifi ed to best carry out the BoD duties, in light of the nature and scope of the Group's core business and strategy, with "ESG/ Sustainability" skill being part of those 8 essential skills. 60% (3/5) of the BoD members have been qualifi ed as ESG/Sustainability experts, with those specifi c skills (competencies in social, environment, climate and governance matters, and sustainability) being further developed in the biographies of the BoD members (see section Diversity policy of the Board of Directors). For future hires, it has been discussed and decided within the BoD to prioritise recruiting BoD members with robust ESG/Sustainability expertise to ensure that they can challenge effi ciently the ESG/Sustainability strategies proposed by the EM. The BoD as a whole already represents a range of ESG/Sustainability expertise, having been in their other/former functions or being currently responsible for, amongst others: the sustainable energy transition and implementation of ESG strategies with environmental values (notably on carbon footprint reduction, sustainable product life cycle assessments, net zero carbon strategy or energy transition), sustainable developments, resources cycles, extra fi nancial indicators, sustainability standards, Human Capital, environmental certifi cation of development projects, and/or relations with institutional equity investors. Some members also have executive positions with ESG and sustainability responsibilities. In their diff erent positions they also monitor compliance and business ethics, corporate social responsibility strategy and practices, ensuring non-discrimination, and oversee diversity and talent management, notably change management and related reporting.

Roles and responsibilities of the administrative, executive management and director bodies with regard to sustainability matters

The sustainability governance and the Group ESG Strategy program are built around 2 priorities:

  • Monitoring sustainability performance by ensuring that the objectives of the Group ESG Strategy are fully integrated into the Group's business and decision-making processes; and
  • Engaging all stakeholders and employees of the Group in order to collectively achieve the objectives of the Group ESG Strategy Roadmap

As a key topic of the Group ESG Strategy roadmap, climate change is fully integrated into the sustainability governance described hereafter.

The sustainability governance is structured around the following bodies:

  • The Board of Directors (BoD), including its 2 committees (the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee), oversees the sustainability program as part of its regular business reviews and discusses the sustainability roadmap during its strategy sessions.
  • The Audit Committee is provided with comprehensive information on sustainability matters. It oversees the sustainability reporting process, the effectiveness of internal control and risk management systems in relation to sustainability, and where appropriate, internal audits in relation to sustainability reporting.
  • The Remuneration Committee oversees social and governance matters. This includes data on VGP's Diversity Policy, as well as social and governance practices, compliance, ethics and human resources. It regularly reviews and assesses the effectiveness of the actions in place, making necessary adjustments to enhance the Group's performance. This approach ensures that social and governance matters are integrated into VGP's core business strategy, promoting long-term value creation for all stakeholders.
  • The Executive Management act as the Group Sustainability Steering Committee by defining the strategy and key Group policies, and by monitoring the implementation of the sustainability program. They are responsible for advancing VGP's ESG Strategy and sustainability roadmap and they are actively involved in the decision-making

process regarding sustainability initiatives, ensuring that the Group's business operations align with its commitment to sustainable development. They report on progress and results to the BoD. The BoD and EM are chaired by the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO").

  • Chief Operating Offi cers ("COOs") are members of the EM. There may be instances where ad hoc meetings are convened. These meetings serve to brief them on specifi c topics that necessitate local input, roll-out and approval. This approach ensures that all VGP's geographical regions are incorporated into the sustainability decision-making process.
  • ESG Strategy coordination meetings include the Chief Technology Officers, Group Director of Sustainable Buildings, Head of Innovation, and the pillar leads of the ESG Strategy roadmap. The meetings are dedicated to follow-up on the action plan of the ESG Strategy roadmap and ensure coordination across all functions and geographies.
  • A dedicated Sustainability team is responsible for overseeing and supporting the implementation of the Group's sustainability roadmap across the organisation. This team develops tools and methodologies and supports and trains other corporate teams as well as the country teams. It shares best practices and measures sustainability performance to regularly report on results and progress achieved.

4.2.1.2.2 Information Provided to and Sustainability Matters Addressed by the Administrative, Executive Management and Director Bodies (ESRS 2 GOV-2)

Sustainability is a core component of VGP's strategy and is at the heart of the Group business model. Sustainability topics are addressed at the BoD level in plenary sessions, given its importance and the willingness to associate all BoD members in these discussions. Sustainability updates are shared before each BoD meeting, and ESG is discussed in depth throughout the year in the presence of a member of the Group ESG team, including during executive management's annual strategic offsite, the onboarding program of both BoD and EM, and as often as necessary during trainings. In 2024, the BoD and EM each met 5 times respectively to discuss topics linked to the Group ESG Strategy roadmap. In 2024, the EM and Group management introduced new KPIs to ensure sustainability is embedded further at the core of the Group's business model, allowing sustainability performance measurement against existing targets as well as credentials to lead the environment transition. The system will facilitate the ongoing transformation and recognize concrete achievements, align with the key building blocks of the Group ESG Strategic roadmap and Group sustainability governance. The Group ESG Strategic roadmap has also been discussed by the BoD, covering all key topics, including the net zero ambition and all related levers and financing aspects, the sustainable evolution of the logistics and semi-industrial segment, and community related ambition and programs. Sustainability is addressed and challenged at committee levels, for topics within the responsibility of such committee and as detailed in the tables summarizing those responsibilities (see chapter Corporate Governance Statement section Remuneration Committee for the RC and section Audit Committee for the AC), with systematic feedback shared at BoD level by committees chairs following the said committee meetings.

Audit Committee's Activities Regarding Sustainability in 2024

Sustainability is regularly addressed during Audit Committee meetings.

The last twelve months, the Audit Committee reviewed its process to ensure the quality and relevance of the data made public. The Audit Committee challenged (i) the non-financial information, (ii) the non-financial risks mapping, assessment and review, (iii) the reporting methodology and (iv) the external independent audit of the non-financial information (including the internal control and risk management procedures implemented, the completeness and fairness of the information, and the issuance of an independent third-party's report on consolidated non-financial statement, i.e. "limited assurance of greenhouse gas emissions"). The Audit Committee was also presented with the results of the double materiality analysis conducted by VGP as well as an update on new regulations, including EPBD, and the AC's upcoming new responsibilities under the CSRD.

Remuneration Committee Activities Regarding Sustainability in 2024

In 2024, the Remuneration committee specifically discussed and worked on the 2024 Remuneration Policy with a focus on new Sustainability KPIs and targets to be defined.

The Remuneration committee discussed the sustainability metrics used in short-term incentive ("STI") targets, and the sustainability roadmap. The RC addressed the weight of sustainability KPIs, in line with VGP's sustainability strategy, and the evolution of the KPIs. The Group's Diversity Policy and succession planning were discussed and challenged by the Remuneration Committee.

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4.2.1.2.3 Integration of Sustainabilityrelated performance in incentive schemes (ESRS 2 GOV-3)

Remuneration based on performance has been the cornerstone of the Group's Remuneration Policy for many years. This ensures that the interests of the members of the broader management team are aligned with the long-term value creation objectives of the Group and its shareholders. The STIP of executive and broader management members includes an ESG component since 2020, in line with the Group's ESG Strategy roadmap.

In summer 2024, in alignment with the remuneration committee and in full alignment with the 2024 Remuneration Policy, it was agreed to review the ESG components of STIP so that the weighting of ESG metrics in EM and MT STIP reflect both market practice and the Company's commitment to sustainability, and to review the Group's metrics used in light of the evolution of the Group ESG Strategy.

It was therefore agreed to introduce a 14-metric sustainability scorecard, with a weight of ESG-related performance indicators of 15% in 2025 (see section Remuneration Report in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, for a description of the Group remuneration policy).

The majority of employees also integrate sustainability-related objectives into their individual objectives which are considered for individual incentives (see also section Policies related to own workforce).

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4.2.1.2.4 Statement on Due Diligence (ESRS 2 GOV-4)

The sustainability approach is fully embedded into the key processes of VGP, in line with the Group's strategic priorities and operational concerns. Relevant management processes have been set up at each stage of the business cycle, along with appropriate KPIs. For example:

  • The VGP due diligence process for land and brownfield or other asset acquisitions includes a complete audit of technical, regulatory, environmental, and health and safety ("H&S") risks, including soil contamination;
  • The Group Enterprise Risk Management ("ERM") framework includes climate change and sustainability risks. Identified among the main risk factors, they are integrated in the Risk Management Program, which is overviewed

regularly by EM and BoD (see section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors);

  • Development projects are regularly reviewed in light of the Better Places targets;
  • Standing assets have an environmental action plan, with annual performance reviews;
  • All HR processes ensure the promotion of diversity and inclusion and well-being, and learning and development opportunities for employees are a top priority;
  • The training path of all employees, including new joiners, includes relevant sustainability content, and specific functions receive in – depth sustainability-related training tailored to their needs (see section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies related to own workforce);
  • Individual objectives of Group employees include sustainability objectives (see section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies related to own workforce);
  • The short-term incentive plan (STIP) of the EM and MT as well as of all eligible Group employees specifically integrate sustainability-related performance criteria (see section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies related to own workforce); and
  • Standing assets' and development projects' business plans integrate sustainability components to ensure alignment with the Group ESG Strategy targets.

4.2.1.2.5 Risk Management and Internal Controls over Sustainability Reporting (ESRS 2 GOV-5)

Sustainability risks are integrated in the Group Risk Management framework, which provides a specific risk governance and control framework (see section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, for more details). Related policies and action plans described in the Sustainability Statement reflect the updates made by the Group to mitigate these risks and the associated performance indicators are disclosed. One of the main 5 risks categories of the Group covers environmental and social responsibility risks (see Risk Factors, Category 6 and Category 2 for environmental and social responsibility risks)

In 2022, in order to comply with the reporting recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure, VGP identified and assessed its main sustainability risks, using the Group risk assessment methodology, taking into account 3 impact criteria: financial, legal and reputational. In 2024, in anticipation of the EU CSRD, the Group conducted a double materiality analysis covering all VGP's activities (see section 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities). This work was undertaken jointly by the Group's Sustainability team and Group Finance and Risk Management departments. The sustainability topics were defined on the basis of the sustainability priorities highlighted by the Group's simple materiality analysis (2023 version), the climate risk assessment, the stakeholders risk assessment and a benchmark of sustainability topics covered by real estate companies. The results of the double materiality analysis were integrated to the Group risk management process as reflected in section Risk Factors for Categories 6 and 2 for Environmental and social responsibility risks. Climate change risks for the Group (physical and transitional) form a core part of the sustainability risks analysis and are integrated in the double materiality analysis. A more detailed overview of climate risk management and, in particular, of the resilience of assets to physical climate risks is provided in section 4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks and potential climate-related opportunities.

Internal Controls

The Group internal control system (see section Risk management and internal controls) covers all of the Group's activities including sustainability. Additionally, as part of its ESG Strategy roadmap, VGP has set up a governance structure (see section 4.2.1.2.1 Roles and responsibilities of the administrative, executive management and board of directors' bodies with regard to sustainability matters). The reporting protocol defines the methodology for calculating the environmental, social and societal indicators of the Group. This reporting protocol provides consistent guidance and rules for all Group entities in terms of organisation and indicator definitions. It ensures the continuity of the reporting process and the reported information in case of changes in the reporting teams and the auditability by the independent third party. Annually, the Sustainability Performance Management team keeps the sustainability reporting scope up to date, reflecting the Group's portfolio evolutions.

Sustainability reporting relies on two main tools: the HR Information System and the Sustainability Reporting Tool. The HR Information System is managed by Group Control and Finance teams and is used to collect HR related information throughout the Group.

The Sustainability Reporting Tool is the main platform for collecting sustainability data at VGP. It is linked and partially integrated into the internal NetSuite-based Group tools that provide relevant data. Every year, during the Annual Budget Review discussions useful information on the Sustainability Reporting Tool is shared, including important deadlines and how the data will be used, including in the remuneration calculations. The process, which is communicated before the budget discussions, describes steps for contributors and validators to report their non-financial data through the VGP Sustainability Reporting Tool. User instructions are provided in the tool to explain the process in detail, including how to use the Sustainability Reporting Tool and their responsibility for gathering and entering the required non-financial data.

Every year, the Sustainability Reporting Tool's settings are revised to reflect the changes in KPIs, contributors and validators. This step is essential as it ensures that the relevant contributors are given ownership and held accountable for the data they provide to the tool, based on their specific asset or country. Validators, meanwhile, play a key role in this process. They oversee the correctness of the data entered by the contributors and ensuring the completeness of the reported data. This systematic approach promotes accuracy, accountability and completeness in VGP's data reporting process. The Sustainability team conducts additional verifications to ensure the consistency of the reported data, with a particular emphasis on significant variations and missing data points. Internal controls are enabled through the NetSuite integration, supported by the uploading of supporting documents, either in separate standards or specific document to be held and made available for internal or external audit requests. The sustainability data consolidation is performed at several consolidation levels, managed by different teams: the country and ESG building consolidation levels are most often managed directly by the data validators. The Group-level consolidation is managed by the corporate sustainability team who calculate Group level indicators based on the platform results pulled from the NetSuite data suite or as sent by the data validators. VGP's internal controls are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes in the Group sustainability roadmap, in sustainability regulations and standards. Existing controls aim to ensure that VGP's sustainability reporting remains in line with current legal requirements and best practices, demonstrating VGP's commitment to transparency, accountability and sustainable development.

4.2.1.3 Strategy 4.2.1.3.1 Strategy, Business Model and Value Chain (ESRS 2 SBM-1)

For detailed information, please refer to:

  • VGP's business model presented in section Strategy;
  • VGP's ESG Strategy detailed in section 4.1 ESG Strategy;
  • Sustainability risks detailed in Section Risk factors part 6 Environmental, sustainability and climate change risks;
  • VGP's dialogue with stakeholder presented in section 4.2.1.3.2 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2);
  • The double materiality analysis and resulting matrix presented in section 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities;
  • VGP's headcount detailed in section 4.2.3.1.8 Characteristics of the undertaking's employees; and
  • The breakdown of VGP's total revenues presented in section Financial Review, Consolidated financial statements.

VGP operates in a complex value chain that spans across logistics and semi-industrial (warehouses), renewable energy (renewable energy power generation assets and storage), and data centres (exploratory phase). VGP's upstream value chain gathers all supply chain players supporting activities of development, and management of standing assets. These suppliers include, by order of importance, building materials, construction and maintenance, services, utilities and marketing partners. These suppliers are crucial for VGP to develop and maintain the quality and the long-term success of its portfolio.

VGP's downstream value chain activities are focused on the use of its assets. The key actors are tenants as well as their employees and customers. VGP's tenants, which include a diverse range of hundreds of tenants with activities spanning from semi-industrial/manufacturing to (refrigerated) logistics and e-commerce from very different sectors, lease space in VGP Parks' warehouses and offices. Their success, and the satisfaction of their employees and customers, is critical for the retention of such tenants and the success of VGP's assets. VGP is positioned as a developer, owner and operator in its value chain. This position allows VGP to control various aspects of its portfolio, from the acquisition of brown and greenfield opportunities, development of new assets to the operation, expansion and management of standing assets. VGP maintains close relationships with its stakeholders, which includes the value chain players mentioned above as well as VGP's workforce, joint venture and other financial partners, associations, local communities and public authorities. The workforce is the most critical asset of the Group contributing to VGP's success. Local communities are also key stakeholders as they are integrated in the direct environment of VGP's assets. Public authorities, such as elected officials, administrations and regulatory bodies, play a crucial role in the regulatory environment in which VGP operates. The Group's joint venture partners as well as other financial partners, such as investors and banks, provide the necessary capital for VGP to acquire, develop and manage its assets. In essence, VGP's value chain is a complex ecosystem of various business actors and stakeholders, each playing a crucial role in the Group's operations. By effectively managing its value chain, VGP is able to deliver sustainable, high-quality real estate assets that meet the needs of its stakeholders and contribute to the vitality and sustainability of local communities.

4.2.1.3.2 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)

VGP continuously engages with stakeholders from the entire value chain to incorporate their interests and their views into the ESG Strategy. The stakeholders of the Group's activities adjust based on the type of activity across the Group's operations:

Stakeholder category Land acquisition Concept & design Construction Rent Portfolio management Ancilarry services
Employees
Investors
Media
Land owners
— industrial/brownfield
— private landowners
— municipal landowners
City council/local government
Local community – residents and business owners
Adjacent property owners
Regional government
Nature conservation NGOs
Due diligence service providers
Soil remediation companies
Real estate brokers/capital markets valuers
Architecture firms
Sustainable design/certification consultants
Society at large
Construction firms
Construction materials suppliers (+upstream value chain)
HSE consultants
Tenants (+upstream and downstream value chain)
— tenant employees
— tenant suppliers/visitors/customers
Suppliers of fit-out
Maintenance suppliers
Facility Management providers
Utilities (+up and downstream value chain)
Waste management service providers
Suppliers of renewable energy hardware and services (+upstream value chain)

These various individual stakeholders have been grouped together into stakeholder categories. The dialogue with the stakeholder categories takes various formats such as interviews, satisfactions surveys, meetings and roadshows. The stakeholders categories' points of view are integrated in the double materiality assessment (and particularly the impact materiality) presented to the Audit Committee. The Group's stakeholders dialogue is described in the table below.

VGP in dialogue

Partners New initiatives and Capital Markets Conferences, meetings, calls with investors and analysts Suppliers Joint projects, Supplier due diligence, Forums and conferences Employees

Idea Management, Internal Media

Clients

Meetings, Social Media, Trade Fairs

Media

Press releases, Information events on new parks, Trade fairs

Business and Joint Venture

Existing partnerships

Local Stakeholders

Networks and

Meetings and conferences as member of local and pan-European associations

associations

Personal meetings, Park visits, Neighborhood conversations

Civil Society and NGOs

One-on-one meetings, Answering questions

Capital markets Suppliers Networks and associations Media Business and Joint
Venture Partners
Local Stakeholders Civil Society
and NGOs
Employees Clients
Who they are Existing and potential
bond –
and shareholders
Land owners Industry networks
(eg EPRA, ULI)
Online and
printed media
Joint venture
partners
City Council/local
government
Nature
protection
organisations
Employees Tenants and users
of our parks
Banks Architecture firms National bodies, eg
Bundesverbund Logistik (BVL)
Local community – residents
and business owners
Financial partners Construction firms Adjacent property owners
Construction materials
suppliers (+upstream
value chain)
HSE consultants
Maintennance suppliers
Facility management
providers
Utilities
Waste management
service providers
Real estate brokers/
capital markets valuers
Their main
expectations
Financial
performance,
transparency
on performance
expectations, stable
or improving credit
rating, share price
growth
High quality project
management,
cooperation on
sustainable product
alternatives, good
financial relationship
(through invoices, orders
and partnerships)
Adhere to high standards of
professionalism and actively
contribute to the future of the
built environment
Transparency
and
responsiveness
High quality
sustainable
assets, financial
performance and
stability
Community consultation,
platforms to raise concerns,
create a positive impact for
the local community, reduce
carbon impact and improve
biodiversity
Policy
engagement
and compliance
Relevance of
well-being
and employee
and contractor
health and
safety
Quality of the services
offered, improve
operational efficiency,
offer affordable renewable
energy solutions, offer
sustainable mobility
options

4.2.1.3.3 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and their Interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

The double materiality previously maintained and disclosed annually in the Group Integrated Annual Report was updated in 2024 on the bases of ESRS and EFRAG guidance. This assessment complemented previous risk assessments and materiality analyses to identify and assess these factors, considering both internal operations and external environment. The Group continuously monitors and evaluates performance in relation to these impacts and risks and seizes opportunities that align with its strategic objectives.

4.2.1.4 Impact, Risk and Opportunity management

4.2.1.4.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

In 2024, VGP carried out its double materiality assessment for the Group, across all business segments and activities.

The results of the double materiality analysis were integrated in the Group's risk management approach, as presented in section 6 Environmental, sustainability and climate change risks and 2 Risks related to the Group's operations.

Methodology

The purpose of this double materiality assessment was to assess the materiality of sustainability and ESG topics from 2 complementary perspectives:

  • An "impact" perspective, i.e., the negative or positive impacts of the Company and its activities on the environment, the people it works with and the communities it operates in. It considered the scale (level of critically of the issue), the scope (value chain and affected stakeholders), the remediability (ability to mitigate the impact), as well as the likelihood of the impact.
  • A "financial" perspective, i.e., the risks or opportunities that environmental and social issues represent for the Company's activity and value. It considered the Company's dependence towards its business relations and stakeholders (i.e., financial partners, tenants or suppliers), as well as the continuity of use or access to resources that are essential for the Company to operate and grow (e.g., raw materials, retention of key talents or development of stricter regulations). The materiality of risks and opportunities has been assessed based on the likelihood of occurrence and the potential magnitude of the financial effects.

The materiality analysis was conducted in 4 phases:

    1. VGP identified a list of sustainability topics by conducting a contextual analysis, a sectoral peer group analysis and a selection of applicable international standards that are relevant to the commercial real estate sector.
    1. VGP then pursued a study of international and sectoral ESG frameworks to understand how sustainability topics impact the Company's business in terms of risks and opportunities

to establish which topics should be added to the previously existing list of ESG topics. Complementary frameworks provided VGP with a structured approach for assessing the likelihood, magnitude and nature of the effects of identified risks and opportunities. This phase involved evaluating the potential financial implications of each risk and opportunity for VGP, considering their probability of occurrence, and understanding their potential impact on the Company's operations, as well as reputation. This comprehensive assessment allowed VGP to have a preliminary view of which topics were deemed more material for the Company. VGP also conducted an analysis of international and sectoral impact frameworks, to gauge how the Company's activities directly and indirectly impact the sustainability topics identified. These impact frameworks provided VGP with an understanding of how companies of the real estate sector and related sectors potentially impact nature or society. During this phase, VGP considered a sustainability issue to be significant from an impact perspective based on the size of the severity (eg scale), the extent of reach (eg scope), the difficulty of reversing or mitigating the impact (eg irremediability) and the overall likelihood of the impact occuring, whether positive or negative, on individuals or the environment in the short, medium or long term. This includes impacts through the services the Group provides as a real estate company as well as through its business relationships, e.g. throughout VGP's value chain.

  1. VGP initiated a consultation process involving approximately 15 internal and external stakeholders from the various categories with whom VGP is in dialogue (see section 4.2.3.1.1 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)). The selection of external stakeholders was carried out to ensure a representation of key value chain players for VGP.

In addition to these external consultations, dialogues were held with internal stakeholders representing various teams and geographies across the Group. These internal stakeholders included members from Executive Management, Country Management, Technical and Commercial, Sustainability team, along with employees from a consultation group conducting an online survey. Internal discussions served to supplement and critically evaluate the preliminary drafts of the materiality analysis, thereby ensuring a robust and comprehensive review process. The purpose of these interviews was to proactively introduce the subjects identified for the materiality analysis, and to discern which areas VGP should prioritise. This prioritisation took into account both the impact and financial perspectives previously mentioned. The goal was to ensure that VGP's focus aligns with the most significant topics from a sustainability and economic standpoint.

  1. During various milestones as well as following the consolidation of the fi nal results, VGP shared the double materiality analysis' results and methodology with the management team.

Results

In total 30 ESG issues identified along the two dimensions of impact and financial materiality, some of these issues are grouped together. The assessment conducted resulted in the classification of the 10 most material issues for VGP:

The 11 environmental topics identified as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are grouped together as 6 material Environmental topics:

  • Biodiversity (both in (i) existing parks and (ii) development projects), ESRS E.4
  • Consumption of (iii) raw materials, ESRS E.5
  • Adaptation to (iv) climate change, ESRS E.1
  • GHG emissions and energy consumption of (v) construction activities, (vi) building operations and (vii) tenants mode of transport ESRS E.1
  • Pollution from (viii) construction activities and (ix) tenant user-phase ESRS E.2, E.3
  • Management of waste during (x) construction and during (xi) user phase ESRS E.5

The 3 Social topics identifi ed as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are grouped together as 2 material Social topics:

  • Health and safety in (i) operated assets as well as at (ii) construction sites ESRS S.1, S.2, S.3, S.4
  • Compliance with (iii) human rights for workers in the supply chain ESRS S.2

The 2 Governance topics identified as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are:

  • Responsible and sustainable (i) interaction with the supply chain ESRS G.1
  • Business (ii) ethics and corruption ESRS G.1

4.2.1.4.2 Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking's sustainability statement (ESRS 2 IRO-2)

ESRS
Impact materiality
Pillar Code Topic Area of impact
E E2 Pollution Cleaning of previously existing pollution
E E2 Pollution Pollution from construction of new parks (air, water, soil)
E E1 Climate Change GHG emissions from construction activities
(embodied carbons)
E E3 Water and marine resources Water management (during construction project)
E E1 Climate Change Adaptation to climate change
E E5 Resource use and circular economy Consumption of raw materials
E E5 Resource use and circular economy Waste management (during construction project)
E E4 Biodiversity and ecosystems Biodiversity in development projects
E E1 Climate change GHG emissions from tenants' (and their employees')
mode of transport
E E4 Biodiversity and ecosystems Biodiversity in existing parks
E E3 Water and marine resources Water management during user phase
E E5 Resource use and circular economy Waste management (during user phase)
E E2 Pollution Pollution during user phase (air, water, soil)
E E1 Climate change GHG emissions and energy consumption
of building operations
E E5 Resource use and circular economy Land use
S S3 Affected communities Impact on local communities of development activities
S S2 Workers in the value chain Compliance with human rights for workers in the value
chain
S S1&
S2
Own workforce &
Workers in the value chain
Health, safety and security: on construction sites
S S4 Consumers and end-users Accessibility of VGP Parks
S S3 Affected communities Impact on local communities of existing parks
S S4 Consumers and end-users Health, safety and security in existing buildings
S S1 Own workforce Diversity, Equity and inclusion
S S1 Own workforce Health, safety, wellness and security at VGP offices
S S1 Own workforce Training and development of employees
S S1 Own workforce Philanthropy and volunteering
G G1 Business Conduct Responsible and sustainable interaction with supply chain
G G1 Business Conduct Business ethics and corruption
G G1 Business Conduct Political engagement and lobbying activities
G G1 Business conduct Data privacy and cybersecurity
G G1 Business conduct Tax transparency

This section is a first attempt to align with the CSRD requirements and aims primarily at providing a synthetic and limited insight into each of the topics listed in the double materiality assessment.

Environmental topics

Environmental topics stand out as the most material for VGP, as 9 separate topics out of 19 have been singled out as material. They are all linked to VGP's direct activity, all along its value chain. Therefore, the matrix directly points out VGP's impact on the environment, and mostly on climate topics. The 11 topics identified as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are grouped together as 6 material Environmental topics:

  • Biodiversity (both in (i) existing parks and (ii) development projects),
  • Consumption of (iii) raw materials,
  • Adaptation to (iv) climate change,
  • GHG emissions and energy consumption of (v) construction activities, (vi) building operations and (vii) tenants mode of transport
  • Pollution from (viii) construction activities and (ix) tenant user-phase
  • Management of waste during (x) construction and (xi) user-phase

Most material environmental topics

GHG EMISSIONS AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE (ESRS E1)

For VGP, every category of emissions, as well as the process of adapting to climate change, are considered material. Given the direct correlation to VGP's core business operations, the double materiality analysis highlighted both significant financial considerations and material impacts. The potential ramifications are considerable as the capacity to maintain an ambitious trajectory to reduce emissions while managing the physical risks associated with climate change is a primary risk for the Group. Operating in multiple countries with large-scale assets necessitates VGP's adaptation to the repercussions of climate change.

Considering both the geographical position of the Group's assets, sectoral frameworks and international benchmarks, from a financial standpoint, the sector is vulnerable to the physical risks associated with climate change, such as extreme weather events and long-term shifts in climate patterns. These can lead to property damage, increased insurance costs and potential devaluation of assets. Additionally, there are transition risks associated with the shift towards a low-carbon economy, such as investment costs, policy and legal changes, technological advancements and changing market preferences, which can impact the profitability and viability of real estate investments.

The Group conducted a detailed adaptation analysis to identify the main sites at risk, as detailed in Annual Report 2023. From an impact (environmental and social) perspective, the real estate sector plays a crucial role in the global effort to reduce GHG emissions and adapt to climate change. Both the construction and the operation of buildings account for a significant portion of global GHG emissions, primarily through embodied carbon or energy use.

POLLUTION (ESRS E2, ESRS E.3)

The pollution potentially resulting from VGP's operations, including air pollution from fi ne particles released during the construction of buildings as well as the tenant user-phase, as well as water and soil contamination across the value chain due to waste deposits and the occasional use of hazardous materials appear as material. This pollution, which aff ects VGP's development projects and standing portfolio, can also lead to detrimental eff ects on human health and biodiversity. The fi nancial implications are also substantial, as unchecked pollution could impact the Group's reputation and aff ect potential business opportunities. Pollution-related costs can directly aff ect VGP's bottom line. These costs can stem from regulatory fi nes for non-compliance with environmental standards, expenditures for pollution control measures, and potential costs associated with pollution incidents. The potential impact is high. From an environmental standpoint, the pollution that VGP can potentially generate in large construction projects has a signifi cant impact, including possible air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution. The social implications of the pollution that could be caused by VGP's operations are equally signifi cant, including health issues related to air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution (mainly due to construction activities and tenant road traffi c).

BIODIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND IN EXISTING PARKS (ESRS E4)

Biodiversity holds a central role for VGP, predominantly given its significant impact on development projects across both the fi nancial and impact dimensions. This is largely due to the change in land use and upstream value chain, which includes extraction and artifi cialisation, as well as the stringent regulations and potential reputational risks. Biodiversity is intrinsically connected to other material topics such as GHG emissions and pollution, as well as responsible and sustainable interactions with the supply chain. Biodiversity considerations hold signifi cant materiality in the development projects of VGP due to their potential for substantial positive or negative impacts, surpassing those of standing assets. These considerations are integral to all stages of development projects, from initial design to fi nal delivery and opening. Throughout these phases, biodiversity must be addressed in a variety of ways such as impact studies or the sourcing of potential biodiversity off sets. From an impact perspective, incorporating biodiversity into development projects contributes to the preservation and enhancement of local ecosystems. This can lead to improved air and water quality, natural climate regulation and the protection of wildlife habitats. Developing green spaces can enhance the well-being of local communities, providing recreational areas and improving the aesthetic value of the neighbourhood. This holds particularly for brownfi eld developments which can benefi t from a biodiversity net gain through the redevelopment project if ecosystem features are well taken into account. Alternatively, and this counts particularly for green fi eld projects at locations with a biodiversity value, development projects can signifi cantly aff ect local biodiversity, certainly if these are not meticulously planned and implemented.

While biodiversity considerations are more material in the context of development projects for VGP, they also play a material role in the management of standing assets. Buildings and their landscaping are part of the living environment for (urban) species and therefore have a potential impact on biodiversity. Certainly projects at the border of the built and the natural environment have a role to play to ensure economic activity and ecosystems minimize mutual interference. With upcoming regulatory requirements and a growing demand from citizens for a better living environment, biodiversity is considered in the management of standing assets. This includes efforts to minimise the impact of these assets on local ecosystems, and the indirect impact of the assets through on-site activities as well as to promote biodiversity where possible via renaturation projects aiming to restore natural elements and promote local flora and fauna within the urban environment.

From a fi nancial standpoint, biodiversity can also have substantial implications for VGP. On one hand, there may be costs associated with integrating biodiversity into development projects, such as the investment in green infrastructure or the potential reduction in developable space. On the other hand, properties that incorporate biodiversity can command higher rents and values, due to the increasing demand for sustainable and green spaces. Furthermore, a better integration of biodiversity considerations can help mitigate regulatory and reputational risks, as environmental regulations become increasingly stringent.

CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS (ESRS E5)

The consumption of raw materials is material for VGP. Particularly as the Group leads large development projects. Such projects require significant amounts of raw materials for construction. The way VGP manages its raw material consumption can affect its environmental performance, regulatory compliance, reputation and revenues. The type and quantity of materials used can both have important cost implications for VGP and a substantial impact on the environment, both in terms of resource depletion and the carbon footprint associated with material production and transport. VGP's reputation can be significantly influenced by its raw material consumption and supply practices. Furthermore, also for standing assets any upgrades or changes require multiple types of resources. The choice of materials can affect the building's energy efficiency, longevity and overall environmental impact. Additionally, the cost of raw materials is a significant part of VGP's capital expenditure and a major driver for the development margin. Any increase in the prices of these materials can directly impact VGP's profitability. Adopting circular economy practices has the potential to reduce material consumption while still maintaining growth and welfare creation, thereby reducing costs (over the life time of the project). Increasingly stringent environmental regulations and a growing public interest in sustainability mean that the real estate sector is under pressure to reduce the consumption of raw materials and to choose more sustainable options.

The potential material impacts are significant. From an environmental standpoint, the extraction and processing of raw materials can lead to habitat destruction, loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and pollution of water resources. From a social perspective, the extraction of raw materials can have significant impacts on local communities. It can lead to displacement of people, loss of livelihoods, and social conflict. Furthermore, poor working conditions in the extraction and processing industries can lead to H&S issues for workers.

WASTE MANAGEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION (ESRS E5)

Waste management during construction activities is an important aspect of VGP's ESG Strategy and targets, demonstrating its commitment to reducing the volume of waste generated and improving the way it is sorted and recycled.

It has been identified as material for VGP from both financial and impact materiality perspectives. This is attributed to various factors such as the type of VGP's operations and its sector, the geographical locations of its properties, or the specific environmental challenges it encounters.

Note waste management during the construction phase also has a direct impact on the material topic of GHG emissions from construction activities (embodied carbons), ESRS E1.

WASTE MANAGEMENT DURING USER PHASE (ESRS E5)

Waste management during the user phase is an integral part of VGP's environmental considerations, focusing on the efficient handling and disposal of waste generated by tenants and visitors in VGP properties. This practice is crucial for maintaining sustainability and operational efficiency and has been identified as material from a CSRD Double Materiality perspective for our enterprise. This assessment is based on the nature of VGP's operations during the user phase, even though this typically involves less direct control over waste management compared to the construction phase. Whilst the standardization of waste handling practices across the industry means that while essential, these activities do not uniquely impact VGP's financial position or environmental footprint as significantly as those encountered during construction the lack of waste management practices would still be considered a significant reputational risk. Moreover, VGP is committed to promoting recycling and reducing waste in line with its overall ESG Strategy.

Environmental topics with limited materiality

WATER MANAGEMENT (ESRS E3)

Water management, both during construction and the operational phase, is an integral part of VGP's ESG Strategy and targets, focusing on reducing water withdrawals and advancing water reuse solutions. However, from both financial and impact materiality perspectives, it has been deemed less critical for VGP. This is due to the nature of its warehouses, which primarily support dry storage, distribution and manufacturing processes, resulting in relatively low water consumption compared to other real estate asset classes. In VGP Parks water use is typically confined to sanitation, employee facilities, and minimal landscaping.

While water management remains a component of VGP's sustainability efforts, its significance is overshadowed by other, more impactful factors. However, if water availability continues to evolve into a greater risk, this topic may gain material importance despite the inherently limited water usage in VGP premises. To proactively address this, water-saving measures, including enhanced monitoring through smart meters, are already being implemented.

LAND USE (ESRS E5)

Land use is highly relevant for a developer of logistics and semi-industrial real estate, as it directly impacts environmental sustainability and local communities. Such developments often require significant land for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, distribution centres, and transportation infrastructure. The choices made in land use can affect biodiversity, soil health, water management, and carbon sequestration. The key topic stakeholders refer to under land use is the conversion of green field land into the built environment. Given the biodiversity topic is covered under ESRS E4, the remaining component under land use is the lack of alternative economic use of the land (for example for schooling, housing or farming) which although important has been identified as less material.

PREVIOUSLY EXISTING POLLUTION (ESRS E2)

Even if the financial impact of cleaning up previously existing pollution, whether budgeted or unforeseen, can be material, it is considered less material from an impact perspective since the pollution was already present before VGP acquired the plot of land. However, addressing legacy pollution demonstrates the Group's commitment to environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance, which positively influences stakeholder trust and community relations. The cleaning of pollution is conducted in line with Group policies. The risk of creating pollution during the operational phase, including the cleaning of previously existing pollution, is covered under the material pollution topic of a construction site.

Social Topics

Most material social topics

Out of the 10 social topics discussed covering the social-focused ESRS, 3 were recognized as material for VGP. The 3 topics identified as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are grouped together as 2 material Social topics:

— health and safety in (i) operated assets as well as at (ii) construction sites, as well as

— compliance with (iii) human rights for workers in the supply chain.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN OPERATED ASSETS AND ON CONSTRUCTION SITES (ESRS S1, S2, S3, S4)

H&S and security in operated assets and on construction sites is a topic of significant materiality for VGP, both from an impact perspective and a financial standpoint, given its wide-ranging implications across various stakeholder groups and the potential risks involved. From a materiality perspective, the topic is crucial due to its direct impact on VGP's workforce, the communities affected by its operations, and its broader value chain, including the workers. The H&S conditions on construction sites and in operated assets can directly affect the well-being of employees and contractors, potentially leading to serious injuries or health issues if not properly managed.

This could result in financial implications for VGP, such as increased insurance premiums, compensation claims, fines for regulatory non-compliance, as well as reputational risk that harm its ability to conduct business relationships. The topic is also material from a talent retention perspective. Failures in this area could lead to higher turnover rates and increased recruitment costs, with a direct impact on the ability of VGP to deliver development projects as well as to effectively operate assets efficiently. Conversely, a strong commitment to H&S and security can contribute to a positive work environment, helping to attract and retain talent. This extends to the communities surrounding VGP's operations. Construction activities can pose risks to local residents, while the safety and security of public spaces within operated assets can impact the H&S of visitors and community members. Mismanagement in this area could harm VGP's reputation and ability to adequately position its assets as safe and secure. Furthermore, H&S and security considerations are also material in VGP's value chain. Suppliers and partners are expected to uphold the same high standards, and any failures in this area could disrupt operations, directly damage VGP's reputation or lead to legal proceedings in terms of severe mismanagement.

COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WORKERS IN THE VALUE CHAIN (ESRS S2)

This topic covers 2 dimensions of importance directly related to the welfare of workers within the value chain: human rights and, by extension, H&S. These issues carry a multitude of risks, including legal (as per the future CS3D), financial and reputational risks. The financial implications and impact perspective of human rights and H&S issues within VGP's value chain could be far-reaching. They extend beyond the immediate legal and financial risks to include long-term impacts on the Company's reputation, relationships and resource access. The impact is considered high given Group construction activities, based on sectoral exposure to modern slavery and H&S. Legal risks arise from potential violations of human rights laws and regulations. Financial risks are associated with potential fines, penalties and the cost of remediation in case of non-compliance. Reputational risks could stem from instances of forced labour, child labour or any illegal activities associated with human rights violations. Such incidents can damage VGP's brand image, leading to loss of customer trust and potentially impacting its market position and financial performance.

Social topics with limited materiality HEALTH AND SAFETY, WELLNESS AND SECURITY AT VGP OFFICES (ESRS S1)

Given the nature of VGP's operations, which involve a limited workforce in office settings, the Company is not significantly exposed to health and safety risks in its offices. While health and safety, wellness and security are important aspects of any workplace and proactive management of these issues, their materiality in VGP's operations, particularly from a financial standpoint, is relatively low. The potential risks associated with these areas are unlikely to have substantial implications for VGP's reputation among stakeholders or its legal compliance.

ACCESSIBILITY TO VGP ASSETS (ESRS S4)

The accessibility of VGP's assets refers to how easily tenants and their visitors can reach and navigate VGP's properties. This could involve factors such as location, public transportation links, parking facilities and the layout and design of the properties. User comfort relates to the amenities and services provided at VGP's parks, such as public spaces, including greenery, heating and cooling systems, and cleanliness. While these factors are important for attracting and retaining tenants, they are considered of limited materiality because they are standard expectations in VGP's daily activities, and are already integrated in VGP's historical business model for both operations and development activities.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (ESRS S1)

Although diversity, equity and inclusion ("DEI") is an integral part of VGP's HR policies and ESG Strategy, signifying its commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, it has been identified as less material for VGP from both financial and impact materiality perspectives. This suggests that while DEI is embedded in VGP's strategy, it is not considered as influential or significant as other factors in terms of its financial implications or the extent of its impact. This is due to a variety of factors such as the nature of VGP's operations, its sector, the limits set by various countries of operation for ethnicity-related policies, or the specific social challenges linked to its workforce. Despite its comparatively more limited materiality, DEI continues to be a crucial part of VGP's commitment to fostering a better workplace as the value of DEI lies in its potential to enhance the work environment, promote a culture of respect and acceptance, and ultimately contribute to employee well-being and talent retention.

IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES (ESRS S3)

Local communities are an important aspect of VGP's ESG Strategy demonstrating its commitment to positively influencing the communities in which it operates. However, it has been identified as less material for VGP from both financial and impact materiality perspectives. This implies that while the impact on local communities is incorporated into VGP's sustainability strategy, it is not deemed as influential or significant as other factors in terms of its financial consequences or the scale of its impact. For instance, VGP's operations might be such that the direct influence of community impact on its financial performance is less pronounced compared to other aspects. It is important to note that while it may not have a significant material impact on VGP, the value of community impact lies in its potential to enhance the local environment, promote a culture of respect and acceptance, and ultimately contribute to the overall success and VGP's license to operate.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EMPLOYEES (ESRS S1)

The emphasis on training and development for VGP's employees is getting increasingly significant. The Group recognises the value of robust training programmes and continuous learning, and the role it plays in maintaining a competitive edge, fostering innovation and ensuring employee satisfaction. VGP places an emphasis on talent retention, providing career growth opportunities and promoting employee well-being. These initiatives not only contribute to a positive work environment but also help in attracting and retaining top talent. From a risk perspective, inadequate or ineffective training could potentially lead to performance issues, decreased employee satisfaction and a loss of competitive advantage. Therefore, while the materiality of this aspect might be lower when viewed from the broader perspective of the Group, the potential risks associated still underscore its importance.

PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTEERING (ESRS S1)

Even though philanthropy and volunteering might have a less material impact from a purely financial perspective, their relevance under double materiality remains relevant. Philanthropy and volunteering initiatives demonstrate the company's commitment to social responsibility, contributing positively to community well-being, team building and enhancing corporate reputation. These activities can influence stakeholder perceptions, employee engagement, and long-term societal impacts, thereby playing a role in the holistic assessment of a company's sustainability performance.

Governance topics

Out of the governance topics, 2 out of 5 were identified as material. Out of the 5 governance topics discussed covering the governance-focused ESRS, 2 were recognized as material for VGP. The 2 topics identified as representing high risks or opportunities for VGP are:

  • responsible and sustainable (i) interaction with the supply chain, as well as
  • business (ii) ethics and corruption.

Most material governance topics RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE INTERACTION WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN (ESRS G1)

Similar to the importance of considering workers in the value chain, the governance topic with the highest signifi cance on the matrix pertains to VGP's entire value chain, specifi cally focusing on the interactions with the supply chain. This topic is particularly crucial in terms of responsible purchasing, given the upcoming legislation (CSDDD). Consequently, the potential impact on VGP's operations is substantial, encompassing reputational, legal and fi nancial risks. VGP's extensive network of suppliers, a result of its diverse activities, further amplifi es the importance of this topic. VGP has the potential to infl uence its entire value chain positively by mitigating environmental and social risks while also maximising VGP's positive impact (demonstrating responsible business practices in driving sustainable change and ensuring a fair treatment of its business partners).

BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORRUPTION (ESRS G1)

Business ethics and corruption is a topic of substantial materiality for VGP based on overall real estate sector exposure to bribery, corruption and anti-competitive practices. These risks arise from several factors, including the pan-European presence with operations of many entities across countries, the need to manage multiple local agents and subcontractors, the complexity of project management and project permitting, the magnitude of the contracts involved in building large infrastructure projects and the competitive process necessary to secure contracts with private and public entities. It has the potential to affect VGP's reputation, financial performance and could lead to legal penalties, financial losses and damage to VGP's reputation.

In general, any failure in this area could disrupt the activities and harm the reputation of VGP.

For VGP's workforce, business ethics are crucial in maintaining a fair and respectful workplace. Ethical misconduct can lead to a problematic work environment, affecting employee morale, productivity and talent retention.

Governance topics with limited materiality POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (ESRS G1)

It is important to note that the materiality of the topic of Political engagement and lobbying activities is limited due to VGP's policy on no political engagement activities, in addition to the fact that the Group's primary operations are in European countries, where strict legislation on lobbying activities exists.

DATA PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY (ESRS G1)

Given that VGP is a real estate company, its exposure to data privacy and cybersecurity risks is comparatively low. However, VGP remains exposed to stringent regulations, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679, also known as the "General Data Protection Regulation" or "GDPR", in addition to local laws on data protection like the German Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG"). VGP manages data, including employee data, supplier data and tenant data. Therefore, it is crucial for VGP to have robust privacy and cybersecurity measures in place to protect this data and comply with relevant regulations. Cybersecurity remains essential to ensure the integrity of VGP's digital infrastructure and prevent disruptions to its operations. A cybersecurity breach could lead to operational downtime, financial losses and damage to VGP's reputation.

TAX TRANSPARENCY

Tax transparency refers to VGP's commitment to openly disclosing its tax practices and contributions. This includes providing clear information on tax payments, policies, and compliance with tax regulations. While this demonstrates VGP's dedication to ethical business practices and regulatory adherence, enhancing trust and credibility with stakeholders, it is considered of limited materiality from an impact perspective because such transparency is a standard expectation in VGP's governance practices. This commitment to tax transparency is already integrated into VGP's established business model, aligning with its ongoing efforts in maintaining transparency and accountability in corporate governance.

ESRS Reference table

The table below represents the disclosure topics identified in the EU sustainability reporting standards based on VGP's materiality assessment.

ESRS disclosure requirement and related datapoint Section in
VGP Integrated
Annual Report
ESRS 2 GOV-1 Board's gender diversity paragraph 21(d) 4.2.3.1.11
ESRS GOV-1 Percentage of board members who are independent paragraph 21 (e) Remuneration report
ESRS 2 GOV-4 Statement on due diligence paragraph 30 Conduct and
Compliance in
Remuneration Report
ESRS 2 SBM-1 Involvement in activities related to fossil fuel activities paragraph 40 (d) i Profile
ESRS 2 SBM-1 Involvement in activities related to chemical production paragraph 40 (d) ii Profile
ESRS 2 SBM-1 Involvement in activities related to controversial weapons paragraph 40 (d) iii Profile
ESRS 2 SBM-1 Involvement in activities related to cultivation
and production of tobacco paragraph 40 (d) iv
Profile
ESRS E1-1 Transition plan to reach climate neutrality by 2050 paragraph 14 4.2.2.2
Climate Change
ESRS E1-1 Undertakings excluded from Paris-aligned benchmarks paragraph 16 (g) 4.2.2.2
Climate Change
ESRS E1-4 GHG emission reduction targets paragraph 34 4.2.2.2
Climate Change
ESRS E1-5 Energy consumption from fossil sources disaggregated
by sources (only high climate impact sectors) paragraph 38
n.a.
ESRS E1-5 Energy consumption and mix paragraph 37 4.2.2.2.8
ESRS E1-5 Energy intensity associated with activities in
high climate impact sectors paragraph 40-43
n.a.
ESRS E1-6 Gross Scopes 1,2 and 3 and total GHG emissions paragraph 44 4.2.2.2.9
ESRS E1-6 Gross GHG emissions intensity paragraph 53-55 4.2.2.2.8
ESRS E1-7 GHG removals and carbon credits paragraph 56 4.2.2.2.10
ESRS E1-9 Exposure of the benchmark portfolio to climate-related physical risks paragraph 66 4.2.2.2.12
ESRS E1-9 Disaggregation of monetary amounts by acute
and chronic physical risk paragraph 66(a)
4.2.2.2.12
ESRS E1-9 Location of significant assets at material physical risk paragraph 66(c) 4.2.2.2.12
ESRS E1-9 Breakdown of the carrying value of its real estate
assets by energy-efficiency classes paragraph 67(c)
4.2.2.2.8
ESRS E1-9 Degree of exposure of the portfolio to climate-related opportunities paragraph 69 4.2.2.2.12
ESRS E2-4 Amount of each pollutant listed in Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation (European
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) emitted to air, water and soil paragraph 28
n.a.
ESRS E3-1 Water and marine resources paragraph 9 4.2.2.4
ESRS E3-1 Dedicated policy paragraph 13 4.2.2.4.2
ESRS E3-1 Sustainable oceans and seas paragraph 14 n.a.
ESRS E3-4 Total water recycled and reused paragraph 28 (c) 4.2.2.4.5
ESRS E3-4 Total water consumption in m³ per net revenue on own operations paragraph 29 4.2.2.4.5
ESRS E4 SBM 3 – paragraph 16(a) i 4.2.2.5.4
ESRS disclosure requirement and related datapoint Section in
VGP Integrated
Annual Report
ESRS E4 SBM 3 – paragraph 16(b) 4.2.2.5.2
ESRS E4 SBM 3 – paragraph 16(c) 4.2.2.5.2
ESRS E4-2 Sustainable land/agriculture practices or policies paragrah 24 (b) 4.2.2.2.5.4
ESRS E4-2 Sustainable land/agriculture practices or policies paragrah 24 (c) 4.2.2.2.5.4
ESRS E4-2 Policies to address deforestation paragraph 24 (d) 4.2.2.2.5.4
ESRS E5-5 non-recycled waste paragraph 37 (d) 4.2.2.3.3
ESRS E5-5 Hazardous waste and radioactive waste paragraph 39 4.2.2.3.3.
ESRS S1 – SBM3 – Risk of incidents of forced labour paragraph 14 (f) 4.2.3.1.2
ESRS S1 – SBM3 – Risk of incidents of child labour paragraph 14 (g) 4.2.3.1.2
ESRS S1-1 Human rights policy commitments paragraph 20 4.2.3.1.3
ESRS S1-1 Due diligence policies on issues addressed by the fundamental
International Labour Organization Conventions 1 to 8 paragraph 21
4.2.3.2.5
ESRS S1-1 Processes and measures for preventing traffi cking in human beings paragraph 22 4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S1-1 workplace accident prevention policy or management system paragraph 23 4.2.3.2.5
ESRS S1-3 Grievance/complaints handling mechanics paragraph 32 (c) 4.2.3.1.17
ESRS S1-14 Number of fatalities and number and rate of work-related
accidents paragraph 88 (b) and (c)
4.2.3.1.16
ESRS S1-14 Number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness paragraph 88 (e) 4.2.3.1.7
ESRS S1-16 Unadjusted gender pay gap paragraph 97 (a) 4.2.3.1.7
ESRS S1-16 Highest paid individual pay ratio paragraph 97 (b) Remuneration Report
ESRS S1-17 Incidents of discrimination including harassment paragraph 103 (a) 4.2.3.1.7
ESRS S1-17 non-respect of UNGPs on Business and
Human Rights and OECD paragraph 104 (a)
4.2.2.7.6
ESRS S2 SBM-3 significant risk of child labour or forced
labour in the value chain paragraph 11 (b)
4.2.3.2
ESRS S2-1 Human rights policy commitments paragraph 17 4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S2-1 Policies related to value chain workers paragraph 18 4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S2-1 Non-respect of UNGPs on Business and Human
Rights principles and OECD guidelines paragraph 19
4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S2-1 Due diligence policies on issues addressed by the fundamental
International Organization Conventions 1 to 8 paragraph 19
4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S2-4 Human rights issues and incidents connected to its
upstream and downstream value chain paragraph 36
4.2.3.3.2
ESRS S3-1 Human rights policy commitments paragraph 16 4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S3-1 Non-respect of UNGPs on Business and Human
Rights and OECD guidelines paragraph 17
4.2.3.2.3
ESRS S4-4 Human Rights issues and incidents paragraph 35 4.2.3.2.3
ESRS G1-1 United Nations Convention against Corruption paragraph 10 (b) 4.2.4.3.1
ESRS G1-1 Protection of whistle-blowers paragraph 10(d) 4.2.3.3.2
ESRS G1-4 Fines for violation of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws paragraph 24 (a) 4.2.4.6
ESRS G1-4 Standards of anti-corruption and anti-bribery paragraph 24 (b) 4.2.4.6

4.2.2 Environmental Information

4.2.2.1 Environmental Certifi cation of Buildings

4.2.2.1.1 Details of Building Environmental Certifi cations

During the Operational Phase

Environmental building certifications are a critical tool to support overall environmental performance of both development projects and standing assets. It is a way to demonstrate performance through established market standards, covering all environmental aspects of buildings. VGP aims to obtain operational environmental building certifications for 100% of its owned and managed warehouses and maintain the high level of the certifications obtained. The BREEAM certification is considered to be a good framework to guide the operational teams in the limitation of resources and circular economy concepts. Following the best industry standards, the Group started in 2020 to consistently certify its assets (certification renewals and new certifications) under the latest version of the BREEAM In-Use framework. This "version 6" includes features for driving environmental performance and occupant health and well-being, with added emphasis on resilience to climate change, social value and circular economy principles. The Group continued its certification policy in 2024 and now reaches a total of 24 assets BREEAM In-Use certified on Asset Performance (Part 1), including 1 asset for which the certificates have been received until February 2025. Among those 24 certified assets, there are 23 warehouses and 1 office building, accounting for a total certified area of over 0.6 million sqm. This represents a share of 10% of the Group's standing portfolio in number of assets, and a coverage of 11% in surface area.

In terms of comparison, 100% of the BREEAM In-Use certificates awarded to the Group's standing portfolio achieved at least the "Very Good" level for Asset Performance (Part 1).

Coverage of environmental certifications in operation and development within the total group standing portfolio

Category # of
assets
% of
total
sqm % of
total
Assets both certified in-use
and new construction
Assets certified in-use 231 10 582,000 11
Assets certified new construction 942 42 2,506,000 49
Non-certified assets – but engaged
in certification process
106 48 2,061,000 40
Total 223 100 5,149,000 100

Breakdown of the Group's standing asset certification by level (in number of assets)

Level Group
Outstanding 6 5%
Excellent 38 32%
Very Good 68 58%
Good 5 4%
Acceptable & pass
Total 117 100%

Environmental Certifications of Buildings During the Construction Phase

In addition to striving for EU Taxonomy compliance (category 7.1 or category 7.7) for all new construction projects (see section 4.2.2.7 Disclosures Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation)), VGP, as part of its strategy for development projects set out in the sustainability guidelines, targets an environmental certification for all its new greenfield/ brownfield construction, refurbishment and extension projects:

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen "DGNB" in Germany and Austria (in Austria the ÖGNI follows the same principals as DGNB), and
  • BREEAM in rest of Europe.

VGP aims to achieve a minimum level of "Excellent" (BREEAM) or "Gold" (DGNB) for 100% of its development projects (with a certification covering the construction or the refurbishment). Additional or higher environmental certifications are obtained, when relevant to the real estate leasing or investment markets. In addition to securing the "Excellent"/ "Gold" level under BREEAM/DGNB respectively, all large projects need to undertake a technical and economic feasibility study to reach the BREEAM "Outstanding" or DGNB "Platinum" level, as applicable. Large projects that were able to obtain such Platinum certification include buildings in VGP Park Laatzen, VGP Park Munich and VGP Park Brasov.

Number of Development Projects that are Engaged in an Environmental Building Certification process

Number of development projects that are engaged
in an environmental building certification process
1453
Share of development projects that are engaged
in an environmental certification process
100%

Breakdown of the Group's assets under construction that are engaged in an environmental certification by level (in number of assets)

Level Group
Outstanding 1 7%
Excellent 31 90%
Very Good 2 3%
Good
Acceptable & pass
Total 34 100%

1 24 including one project delivered in the second half of 2024.

2 97 including one project delivered in the second half of 2024 and two projects in Czech Republic and Romania under construction which achieved BREEAM New Construction – Industrial 'Excellent' and 'Outstanding' respectively in December 2024.

3 113 Standing Projects are engaged in an environmental building certification process, whereas for buildings under construction that number is 32 buildings. In December 2024, two projects in Czech Republic and Romania achieved BREEAM New Construction –

Industrial 'Excellent' and 'Outstanding' respectively. These buildings are reported as 'Under Construction', as construction works finished in January 2025.

4.2.2.2 Climate Change (ESRS E1)

4.2.2.2.1 Integration of Sustainability-related performance incentive schemes (ESRS 2 GOV-3)

Progress against climate-related targets set out in the updated ESG Strategy KPI sheet and as such is factored in the calculation of VGP's incentive schemes. For more detailed information, please refer to section Remuneration Report for the integration of sustainability-related performance in incentive schemes.

4.2.2.2.2 Transition Plan for Climate Change Mitigation (ESRS E1-1)

Our Transition Plan for Climate Change Mitigation follows the 3 main objectives:

  • REDUCE, by cutting its carbon emissions at the level expected by science;
  • AVOID, by helping our value chain reduce their own carbon emissions; and
  • REMOVE, by neutralising any residual emissions left from our own operations after the reduction of carbon emissions.

VGP came up with its first climate mitigation approach and net zero target in 2021, which included quantitative targets for the reduction of carbon emissions and energy consumption. Between 2020 and 2024, VGP achieved a cumulative reduction of 29% of energy intensity and 38% of carbon intensity. In February 2023, VGP published an updated ESG Strategy including its commitment to contribute to global carbon neutrality with new science-based net zero targets on Scopes 1 and 2 and new science-based targets aligned emission reduction targets for Scope 3 emissions.

Details of VGP's main carbon reduction targets, from a 2020 baseline (for more detailed information on the adjustments made to the 2020 baseline, please see section 4.2.1.1.2 Disclosures in relation to specific circumstances (ESRS 2 BP-2)).

Carbon emission reduction targets

Target Scope Base year Type Ambition Target year SBTi
aligned
SBTi
approved
Own operations 1 2020 Absolute -50% 2030 Yes – 1.5°C Yes
Own operations 2 2020 Absolute -50% 2030 Yes – 1.5°C Yes
Own operations 1 2020 Absolute -90% 2050 No No
Own operations 2 2020 Absolute -90% 2050 No No
Own operations –
net zero
1 2020 Absolute/neutralize
remainder
-100% 2025 Yes – 1.5°C No
Own operations –
net zero
2 2020 Absolute/neutralize
remainder
-100% 2025 Yes – 1.5°C No
Value chain 3 2020 Absolute -25% 2030 Yes – well
below 2°C
No1

Scope 3 long term reduction and contribution to carbon neutrality

Scope 1 Scope 2 (market-based)

In addition to the Group's reduction and net zero targets with respect to Scope 1 and 2, VGP is committed to contributing to global carbon neutrality within its scope 3 with an ultimate ambition for VGP to reach net zero. The scope 3 emissions are based on three main categories:

  • The emissions in the downstream leased asset portfolio have an asset specific and portfolio approach towards carbon neutrality, based on CRREM pathways. See also sub-section Portfolio and asset level assessments using the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) tool in section 4.2.2.2.7 Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4)
  • The emissions related to the Group's own operations are following an intensity reduction pathway until 2030 aligned with Scope 1 and 2
  • The emissions related to Category 1 New Developments will benefit from improvements in the value chain. The Group is exploring ways to do more to support decarbonisation across its value chain, specifically through quantifying and increasing "avoided emissions" for its partners, including carbon removals as close as possible to the Group's business

In order to reach those commitments, VGP has also confirmed its pre-existing carbon reduction sub-targets, still followed by the Group as levers to achieve its main targets:

Name of the target Related
scope
Base
year
Type Ambition Target year SBTi
aligned
SBTi
approved

1 Given VGP has been recognised as an SME by SBTi the Scope 3 emissions targets were not taken into account when considering the Group's application

Carbon emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 1 –
Own operations
1 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/FTE)
-50% 2030 Yes – 1.5°C Yes
Scope 2 –
Own operations
2 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/FTE)
-50% 2030 Yes – 1.5°C Yes
Scope 3 – Own
offices and employees
3 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/FTE)
-50% 2030 Yes – well
below 2°C
No1
Scope 1 –
Own operations
1 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/FTE)
-90% 2050 No – 1.5°C No
Scope 2 –
Own operations
2 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/FTE)
-90% 2050 No – 1.5°C No
Scope 3 –
Construction activities
3 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/sqm)
-20% 2030 Yes – well
below 2°C
No
Scope 3 – portfolio
in use (2030)
Partial 3
(cat. 13)
2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/sqm)
-55% 2030 Yes – well
below 2°C
No1
Scope 3 – portfolio
in use (CCREM)
3 2020 Intensity
(kgCO2e/sqm)
-90% 2050 No No1

For each of those targets and sub-targets, VGP:

  • Has selected the same relevant baseline, the year 2020, to reflect the improvements in terms of carbon reduction compared to a common year of all our targets;
  • Has a carbon reduction trajectory model, considering both internal and external levers, and relying on hypothesis from external decarbonation scenarios. The models also consider the impact of future internal activity based on hypothesis;
  • Has identified and quantified the levers and associated level to reach the expected reduction; and
  • Has quantified the costs related to the environmental transition.

For more detailed information on the adjustments performed on the 2020 baseline, please see section 4.2.1.1.2 Disclosures in relation to specific circumstances.

Levers and Hypothesis Regarding the Reduction of the Scopes 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions

Scopes 1 and 2 emissions are the emissions within VGP's direct control. All the below listed levers and mitigation efforts ensure that VGP's business model is compatible with the transition towards a sustainable economy, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions in line with 1.5°C pathways set in the Paris Agreement and with the objective of achieving global climate neutrality by 2050.

The figure below details the levers and their associated weight for the 2030 Scopes 1 and 2 objective to reduce by – 50% the GHG emissions compared to a 2020 baseline.

— The plan has been built in 2021/2022 and therefore considers the performance of the year 2020 as a starting point.

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  • Scope 1 emissions are mainly caused by the consumption of natural gas for heating of VGP offices, direct emissions from mobile combustion for commuting and work related travel, and the leakage of refrigerant fluids at VGP offices:
    • A reduction in the share of vehicles with internal combustion engine – mainly through an increase in the share of EVs, with the objective to reach 100% as internal combustion engine vehicles come to the end of lease. The emissions will be tacked through specific policies (Business Travel, Commuting and Car Policy);
    • Regarding emissions from refrigerant fluid leakage, the combination of the following actions should result in a significant reduction:
      • The increase of the air conditioning setpoint;
    • The implementation of leakage sensors;
    • The replacement of the refrigerant fluids while keeping the equipment where it is feasible; and
    • The replacement of systems themselves if needed.
  • Scope 2 emissions related to the consumption of electricity as well as district heating and cooling networks: Regarding emissions from electricity consumption, VGP will rely on the following strategies:
    • Limit the electricity demand of VGP offices through occupation of energy efficient premises and electricity reducing measures (e.g. smart lighting sensors etc) (16% reduction compared to 2020 in kWh/sqm);
    • For the residual electricity consumption since FY2023 the Group only consumes green electricity

Levers and Hypothesis regarding the reduction of the Scope 3 carbon emissions

2 distinct categories represent more than 90% of total Scope 3 emissions:

Downstream leased assets (Tenant energy consumption) Scope 3 within Downstream leased assets emissions are mainly caused by the consumption of electricity and natural gas and the leakage of refrigerant fluids at asset level:

  • Regarding emissions from natural gas consumption, VGP aims to phase out gas boilers progressively where it is technically feasible and effi cient to do so and replace them with air heat pumps. Where it is not possible to replace the gas boiler, the Group energy intensity reduction target of –40% in 2030 compared to 2020 in kWh/sqm should still help realise the reduction of those emissions (through other measures);
  • Regarding emissions from refrigerant fluid leakage, the combination of the following actions should significantly reduce those emissions compared to 2020:
    • The increase of the air conditioning setpoint;
    • The implementation of leakage sensors;
  • The replacement of the refrigerant fluids while keeping the equipment where it is feasible; and
  • The replacement of systems themselves if needed.
  • Emissions related to the consumption of electricity as well as district heating and cooling networks:
    • Regarding emissions from tenants' electricity consumption, VGP will rely on the following strategies:

Limit the energy demand of VGP assets through an energy intensity reduction target of –40% in 2030 compared to 2020 in kWh/sqm;

For the residual electricity consumption:

  • Reduce the purchasing demand by increasing the production of renewable electricity on site through photovoltaic ("PV") panels with a target capacity of 300 MW;
  • Where on-site production cannot cover the whole demand, procure electricity from renewable energy sources. Where VGP is in control of utility contract the Group aims to switch to 100% electricity consumption of tenant assets to renewable energy sources, either through direct procurement such as power purchasing agreements ("PPAs") or covered by Guarantees of Origins.

– Since beginning of 2023 new tenant contracts require the procurement of green electricity and 30% of leases signed since have this requirement embedded as of Dec 2024

For the assumptions above, VGP will rely on the following levers to secure their achievement: green leases (updated in 2023), which includes a request to procure only 100% renewable energy, focus on energy efficiency, and the deployment of submetering systems to closely follow the impacts of the tenants' energy efficiency actions. EU energy efficiency directives as well as local building energy efficiency regulations will also support average tenants' energy intensity improvements.

Developments (Category 1): Emissions will be reduced through the implementation of low-carbon construction guidelines for new development projects. The guidelines require reduction in the embodied carbon performance of development projects, through the use of low-carbon or bio-sourced materials. Furthermore, the use of an Internal Carbon Pricing mechanism for new Developments assists the Group in the assessment of lower carbon construction material alternatives (see also section 4.2.2.2.11 Internal Carbon Pricing)

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Investments planned to support VGPs Transition Plan for Climate Change Mitigation

VGP estimated the costs of the environmental transition for its activities until 2030:

Name
Activity
CAPEX requirements
of the target
(€ million)
Details
Scope 1 –
Own operations
n.a. n.a. No investments in own operations required (eg car
fleet not owned but conducted on leasing basis)
Scope 2 –
Own operations
n.a. n.a. n.a.
Scope 3 –
Own offices and
employees
n.a. n.a. No investments in own operations required
(eg typically booked as opex)
Scope 3 –
portfolio in use
PV roll-out ca. € 67 million Based on the activation of the currently identified
pipeline of 90 MWp photovoltaic projects.
Anticipated production of 266 GWh equal to circa
100% of tenant electricity consumption
Scope 3 –
portfolio in use
BESS roll-out ca. € 22 million Currently 90.7 MWh Battery Energy Storage
Systems (BESS) capacity anticipated. Investments
in BESS enhance the ability of the Group to enable
green electricity self-consumption
Scope 3 –
portfolio in use
Heat pump
investments
ca. € 82 million 3.8 million sqm GLA still to be converted
(when economically feasible)
Scope 3 –
portfolio in use
Minimum
EPC B rating
for all buildings
ca. € 92 million Investments overlap with PV roll-out
Scope 3 –
portfolio in use
Switch to LED
lighting
€ 300,000 – 500,000
(mostly completed)
Majority countries switch completed; Investments
currently being implemented in Slovakia, Hungary
and Czech Republic; Romania (ROMTIM) is still to
follow (expected € 350,000)
Scope 3 –
Construction
activities
Circular economy
concepts in
construction of new
buildings
Limited increase in
construction costs
The embodied carbon targets and other
environmental objectives for development
projects should result in only a minimal increase
in construction costs, provided that market
availability continues to progress.

Locked-in GHG emissions

Within VGP's carbon footprint, the buildings following equipment or assets and their related GHG emissions could represent locked-in GHG emissions:

  • GHBs: Buildings with gas-powered heating systems recently delivered include:
    • HUNGYO2-A and CZEOLO4-E
    • These buildings have been taken into account with respect to the CRREM 1.5-degree compliant pathway
  • ICE-HEV: Hybrid cars or combustion engine powered cars recently acquired: none

How the Transition Plan is Aligned with EU Taxonomy Requirements

VGP's transition plan is fully aligned with the delegated act related to climate mitigation within the EU Taxonomy regulation. As the EU Taxonomy technical requirements for asset alignment are mostly related to the improvement of the energy performance of the buildings, the identified levers and associated CAPEX will contribute to the increase in alignment of VGP's economic activities.

EU Paris-aligned benchmarks

VGP is not excluded from EU Paris-aligned benchmarks (PABs) as VGP's operating activities do not fall into any of the excluded activities.

How the transition plan is Embedded and Aligned with the Overall Business Strategy and Financial Planning

The sustainability approach is fully embedded into the key processes of VGP, in line with the Group's strategic priorities and operational concerns. Relevant management processes have been set up at each stage of the business cycle, along with appropriate KPIs. Please see below excerpt from the Group strategy diagram with focus on the ESG elements across the value chain. In addition to remuneration policies, annual trainings organised at Group level as well as country and product level ensure understanding of the Group targets and requirements.

VGP Park Berlin

Land Concept
and design
Construction Rent Portfolio Ancillary
services
Sustainability approach
Land sourcing aligned
with EU Taxonomy
requirements
(e.g. arable land)
Air heat pumps,
smart metering, water
management and
climate risk measures
standard integrated in
VGP Building Standard
Target 70%+
recycling rate during
construction process
Work with internal
carbon pricing to
promote circular
building materials
Suppliers required
to adhere to code
of conduct
New lease contracts
require renewable
energy procurement
ESG data disclosure
and discussion
Portfolio performance
review and ESG
optimization (eg
LED investments)
Biodiversity initiatives
Offer renewable energy
Install photovoltaic
if/when feasible
Battery investments
to be rolled-out fur
ther to enhance
self-consumption
EV charging
infrastructure
KPI's
% of EU Taxonomy
CRA assessments
completed for new
land acquisitions
% of portfolio equipped
with heatpumps
% smart metering
% CRA measures
implemented
% of waste recycling
% suppliers
adhere to CoC
% of new leases
with green clause
% of ESG data
disclosure
% of parks with
biodiversity measures
% LED
MWp installed
EV chargers installed
Development Investment Renewable energy

EU Paris-aligned benchmarks

VGP is not excluded from EU Paris-aligned benchmarks (PABs) as VGP's operating activities do not fall into any of the excluded activities.

How the transition plan is Embedded and Aligned with the Overall Business Strategy and Financial Planning

The sustainability approach is fully embedded into the key processes of VGP, in line with the Group's strategic priorities and operational concerns. Relevant management processes have been set up at each stage of the business cycle, along with appropriate KPIs. Please see below excerpt from the Group strategy diagram with focus on the ESG elements across the value chain. In addition to remuneration policies, annual trainings organised at Group level as well as country and product level ensure understanding of the Group targets and requirements.

Details on how the Transition Plan is Approved by the Administrative, Executive Management and Board of Directors

The content of the transition plan has been presented and formally approved by the EM, and the BoD of VGP in 2024. Any changes to the Group targets or to the main components of the transition plan is subject to validation of the EM, in line with the sustainability governance by the administrative, management and supervisory bodies detailed in section 4.2.1.2.1 Composition of the administrative, executive management and Board of Director bodies and their access to expertise and skills with regard to sustainability matters.

4.2.2.2.3 Material Impacts, Risks and Interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

Please see sections 4.2.1.4.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

As explained in 4.2.1.3.1 Strategy, business model and value chain and section 4.2.1.3.3 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model, VGP's business model and sustainability roadmap directly integrate considerations related to the reduction of the Group's carbon emissions.

4.2.2.2.4 Description of the Process to Identify and Assess Material Climate-related Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

Please see sections 4.2.1.4.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1) and Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

Please also refer to section 4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks and potential climate-related opportunities for the specific details on climate-related impacts, risks and opportunities.

4.2.2.2.5 Policies Related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-2)

Policies in place to manage material impacts, risks and opportunities related to climate change mitigation and adaptation are listed in the table below:

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Policy Description of key contents of policy Description of scope of
policy or of its exclusions
Description of most senior
level in organization
that is accountable for
implementation of policy
Disclosure of third-party
standards or initiatives
that are respected through
implementation of policy
Description of consideration given
to interests of key stakeholders in
setting policy
Explanation of how policy is made
available to potentially affected
stakeholders and stakeholders who
need to implement it
Energy
efficiency policy
Explanation of the objectives and
targets, operational follow-up, budget
guidance, dashboards
Group standing assets Executive Management Based on ISO 14001 and ISO
50001
Stakeholders involved: Group
Sustainability Team, technical project
management, facility management
The policy is for internal purposes only
Car Policy Explanation of the guidelines and
considerations during company car
selection
All VGP's employees,
management and individual
contractors working for
VGP on a permanent basis
Executive Management Stakeholders involved:
Group Sustainability Team,
Finance department
The policy is for internal purposes
and is made available to local country
management
Business Travel
policy
Explanation of the guidelines and
considerations during travel selection
All VGP 's employees,
management and individual
contractors working for
VGP on a permanent basis
Executive Management Stakeholders involved:
Group Sustainability Team,
Finance department
The policy is for internal purposes and
is part of the onboarding package and
onboarding session
Renewable
Energy Policy
Set out the activities of VGP
Renewable energy, explain the Green
energy offering and ifs financing
Group standing assets,
Groups tenants and Clients
of VGP Renewable Energy
Executive Management Stakeholders involved: Group
Sustainability Team, technical project
management, facility management
VGP Renewable Energy Team
The policy is for internal purposes and
(potential) clients of VGP Renewable
Energy
Considerate
Construction
Charter
Explanation of a set of guidelines
that should limit the negative impact
of construction activity on the local
community, the environment and the
project workforce
All VGP construction sites Executive Management Stakeholders involved: Group
Sustainability Team, technical project
management, Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is for internal purposes and
made available to active contractors
and suppliers on the VGP construction
sites
Green leases
policy
Contains the clauses VGP relies on
to engage tenants in the reduction of
their energy consumption and related
GHG emissions (among other topics)
Group Executive Management Renewable Energy Directive
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(RED II)
Stakeholders involved: Group
sustainability team, legal, commercial
country teams
The green lease template is
systematically shared with tenants
on each new deal

More details related to the Group climate adaptation strategy are given in section 4.2.2.7.6 VGP share of aligned activities.

4.2.2.2.6 Actions and Resources in Relation to Climate Change Policies (ESRS E1-3)

The actions and resources in relation to climate change are listed in the table below:

Policy Key actions Scope Time horizon Year of completion Description Progress Resources allocated
Energy efficiency policy Reduce energy intensity
Remove gas boilers and
replace them by air heat
pumps
Increase on-site
renewable energy
All group standing
portfolio
2020-2030 2030 All standing assets of VGP have
a dedicated long term plan
to guide them towards Group
targets
The Group has updated all its long term
energy plan in 2024 to reflect its new
ambition in terms of energy intensity
Live dashboards available within the
company to track progress anytime
(Deepki)
Group sustainability team
and Facility Management
teams
Car Policy Reduce emissions from
car fleet
VGP's leased car fleet Ongoing All cars in the fleet should be
exchanged for a hybrid or a fully
electric car leading to less scope
1 and 2 emissions
A significant portion of the car fleet is now
Hybrid or fully electric
Financial department in
charge of fleet selection
and Sustainability team
Business Travel policy Reduce emissions from
business travel
All Business travel Ongoing More conscious travel choices
will lead to a reduction in scope
3 travel emissions
All employees are aware of the ambition
and when possible book tickets with CO2
compensation. Full reporting on travel
emissions are done
Sustainability team
Renewable Energy Policy Reduce emissions non
green energy use
Tenants of VGPs standing
assets portfolio and VGP
renewable energy clients
Ongoing All tenants could over time be
serviced by VGP Renewable
Energy's power
VGP has produced at par with the energy
consumed in the standing portfolio for
the last years, steps have also been made
towards better allocation of the energy
through the recognised status as a
regulated energy supplier
Sustainability team,
Team, technical project
management, facility
management VGP
Renewable Energy Team
Considerate Construction
Charter
Reduction of emissions on
construction sites
All VGP Construction sites Ongoing All VGP construction sites
have Identified, managed and
promoted environmental issues
All VGP construction sites
have identified, managed and
promoted environmental issues
Construction teams,
Sustainability team and
suppliers
Green leases policy Manage the environmental
requirements with our
tenants
All Group standing
portfolio
2020–2030 Permanent The green leases cover the main
environmental topics that are
material for the Group
Green leases and its new versions are
implemented year after year with all leases
signed
Corporate sustainability
team
Legal
Commercial teams

Focus on green leases

Since 2021 the Group has been promoting lease contracts which included agreements on ESG performance during the operation phase through a set of requirements, including fit-out, operation and reporting requirements. The approach, which at that time was based purely on dialogue, information, and sharing of best practices, encourages the tenants to play a role in the environmental performance of the assets which they occupy. These first versions of Green leases cover those aspects that are most relevant to improve tenants' environmental behaviours and performances, such as commitment to sharing energy consumption data, commitment to reviewing ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce net dependency through photovoltaic developments, and intention to discuss measures to save energy and water and sort waste.

In 2023 the green lease clause was updated in order to create a 'darker green' agreement which includes, in addition to the already existing clauses based on dialogue, a requirement to only procure 100% renewable energy. Only if not 'reasonably possible' for the tenant to procure such renewable energy, alternative sources can be procured

The table hereafter show the penetration rates of the lighter green lease contract, in circulation since 2021 and the latest applicable darker green lease version across the Group assets, both for standing assets and pipeline projects. The penetration rate of green leases signed in 2024 is 99% Group-wide.

Light green lease clause (info
sharing and best efforts only)
Dark green (incl green energy
procurement request)
No green
clause
Number of leases signed in 2024 19 41 2
% of committed annualised rental income signed during the year 25% 74% 1%
% of total committed annualised rental income at year end 25% 14% 61%

4.2.2.2.7 Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4)

The main target related to the Group climate adaptation strategy is the following:

100% of VGP's exposed assets to implement risk mitigation measures by 2030. More details related to the Group climate adaptation strategy are given in section 4.2.2.7.6 VGP share of aligned activities. The main targets related to climate change mitigation are presented in section 4.2.2.2.2 Transition plan for climate change mitigation. Additional details related to the Group's climate change mitigation sub-targets are presented below.

Focus on reducing embodied carbon emissions from Construction of – 20% by 2030

The embodied framework is based on the following three principals:

  • Internal Carbon Reference Pricing since start of 2023;
  • Lean Building approach; and
  • Circular economy solutions.

The Carbon reference pricing has been used on a mark-to-market reference price1 and allows the Group to assess the economic implications or trade-offs for such things as risk impacts, net present value of new projects and the cost-benefit of various design alternatives and initiatives.

VGP is committed to signifi cantly reduce the embodied carbon emissions from construction activities on a broad scope. In concrete terms, reducing its carbon intensity by 20% between 2020 and 2030 means dropping from an average, of 1,828 kgCO2 eq/ sqm constructed in 2020 to 1,462 kgCO2 eq/sqm on average based on a similar volume of square meters delivered by the end of 2030. In order to be better able to be better able to track the impact of actions required to deliver progress the group has standardised the carbon impact of materials choices and implemented a carbon pricing mechanism in the building phase. Comparing the embodied carbon provided by life cycle assessment (LCA) calculations conducted by consultants as part of BREEAM studies in various countries has shown that the BREEAM LCA guidelines are implemented differently in each country, this makes it diffi cult to compare achievements. Given the Group has a uniform building standard, in the calculation the weight is put more on specifi c improvement measures to reduce embodied carbons whilst taking location specifi c circumstances as much as possible into account. Taking into account EU guidelines the

VGP Park Timisoara, solar panels

Group has extended the lifespan in the calculations to 50 years from previously 20 years2. This has resulted in higher operational carbon and replacement carbon for materials that have a life span shorter than the assumed building life span.

With regards to the cradle-to-grave embodied carbon without operational carbon, the framework encourages certain improvements for example a bearer structure built from wooden beams or columns (grown from responsible forestry), use of green steel or Ecopact concrete as building materials to reduce impact of construction materials, or specific renewable energy initiatives to reduce the lifetime operating carbons.

With regards to operational carbon, the eco-effi ciency measures that have been introduced now as standard have started to take eff ect, notably reducing the operational carbon intensity down by 18.1% since 2020. With full implementation of air heat pumps and photovoltaic installations the Group will be able to achieve a 20% reduction in embodied carbons intensity by 2030.

Embodied carbon intensity (kgCO2/sqm delivered)

1 Aligned with EU ETS as per Dec 2024 Eur71.14/tCO2

2 European Commission. (n.d.). "Level(s) – European Framework for sustainable buildings". Accessible at: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circular-economy/levels_en

Scope 3 – development activities "embodied carbons"

Total embodied carbon of delivered projects – assuming 50 years
operational use (tCO2)
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 change since
2020 (%)
operational carbon 826,012 963,411 1,749,203 859,745 743,845 (9.90%)
Cradle-to-Grave Embodied Carbon (without operational carbon) 144,520 176,730 313,653 173,071 158,740 9.8%
Embodied carbon 970,532 1,140,141 2,062,856 1,032,816 902,584 (7.00%)
Embodied carbon intensity (kgCO2/sqm delivered)
operational carbon 1,556 1,478 1,521 1,342 1,274 (18.1%)
Cradle-to-Grave Embodied Carbon (without operational carbon) 271 273 270 272 (0.1%)
Embodied carbon 1,828 1,749 1,794 1,612 1,546 (15.4%)
Categories Total embodied
carbon (tCO2)
Embodied carbon
intensity (kgCO2/sqm)
A1-A3 extract raw materials, transport to factory, building materials manufacturing 119,908 205
A4-A5 transport of materials, construction activity 11,095 19
B1 use of building (over 50 year period) 743,845 1,274
B4 impact of materials replaced during lifetime 26,277 45
C1 demolition 1,460 3
Total 902,584 1,546
of which: operational carbon 743,845 1,274
Cradle-to-Grave Embodied Carbon (without operational carbon) 158,740 272

VGP Park Arad

Focus on reducing emissions from tenant operations of – 55% by 2030

The strategy to reduce emissions from tenant operations is built upon our green leases and energy management and renewable energy policies based on the following pillars:

  • Daily optimization of operations. Digital technology and changing consumer expectations have set the stage for new solutions. Since 2023 the Group deploys the Deepki energy optimization platform across the countries of operations. Deepki facilitates emissions monitoring and management to reduce the carbon footprint of real estate assets
  • Technical improvement of the equipment, including installing smart meters and LED lighting at refurbishment
  • Offering renewable energy solutions to our tenants, including tailor-made roof-fitted photovoltaic installations for self-consumption and off-site green energy contracts offered through our own energy trading activities leveraging photovoltaic installations elsewhere in the group. Since 2024 the Group also has started a roll-out of battery storage systems which will further enhance self-consumption
  • Improving the intrinsic quality of our new developments, including the installation of heat pumps instead of gas-powered heating where feasible

Green lease contracts – annual consumption and efficiency improvement review

Installing heatpumps instead of gas-powered heating

Offer renewable energy through rooffitted photovoltaic installations

The improvements at the asset level are further monitored and assessed with support of the CRREM tool.

Portfolio and asset level assessments using the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) tool

The Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM), an EU-funded research project established in 2018, is helping real estate owners like VGP understand the financial risks to our portfolio in relation to various decarbonisation scenarios.

Since 2021, VGP has conducted an annual CRREM analysis of its entire portfolio in order to understand stranding profile of the various sub-portfolios across countries and analyse improvements scenarios, including energy efficiency operations, switch to electric heating (heat pumps) instead of gas-powered heating and optimisation of investments into renewable energy production facilities.

VGP Park Giessen Am Alten Fluhafen

The latest CRREM assessment as conducted in 2025 was completed based on the following assumptions:

  • Results based on CRREM Tool v 2.05 (as published March 2024)
  • Results are based on actual energy consumption data of VGP portfolio over FY 2024
  • For those assets energy consumption data is not available for full year the results are based on extrapolation
  • The Scope 3 (only category 13) emissions that received limited assurance
  • Buildings under construction have been excluded
  • Grid consumption and injection has been adjusted for current photovoltaic projects under construction and annualized contractually agreed renewable energy consumption by tenants Based on the FY2024 reported utility data 17% of the portfolio is above the pathway until 2050, with a

projected portfolio stranding year of 2037 (compared to 2029 reported in 2023).

Three portfolio improvements effect on the stranding year have been analysed further:

  • If the photovoltaic pipeline as identified per Dec-24 is completed, based on gross asset value, 23% of the portfolio is 1.5°C-compliant until 2050, with a GHG portfolio stranding year of 2038.
  • No more gas powered heating with effective refit of existing portfolio gas heating installations (replaced with heat pumps): Once the portfolio switches to air heat pumps, the portfolio stranding year will improve to 2042.
  • Based on the 'dark' green clauses now included in new or renewed contract, the portfolio pathway will gradually improve. Once the tenant portfolio has switched to the new form of lease contract, the portfolio stranding year will improve to 2039.
  • Combination of the three scenarios means the portfolio is fully GHG 1.5°C-compliant
Asset level Based on actual
energy consumption
FY 2024
Current
photovoltaic
pipeline operational
Swith to
air heat
pumps
Dark green
lease clause
Combination
of measures
identified
Stranded 6.6% 4.2% 5.1% 0%
2025–2029 4.0% 3.8% 0.4% 2.4% 0%
2030–2034 15.0% 10.0% 5.2% 8.5% 0%
2035–2039 28.6% 32.3% 15.5% 29.5% 0%
beyond 2040 45.8% 49.7% 73.8% 59.6% 100%
Portfolio level
Dec 2023 portfolio 2029 2033 n.a. 2039 1.5°C-compliant
Dec 2024 portfolio 2037 2038 2042 2039 1.5°C-compliant

Average Portfolio GHG Intensity vs. Paris Targets

Energy consumption data has been quality reviewed as well as carbon emissions

Energy consumption data have been quality reviewed as well as carbon emissions calculations presented below have been third-party validated by SouthPole/CO2Logic based on GHG protocol and compliant ISO 14064.

4.2.2.2.8 Energy Consumption and Mix (ESRS E1-5)

The following tables present the energy consumption and mix of the Group.

Total energy consumption (MWh and %)
2024 Total VGP Tenant portfolio
own
offices
Industrial: non
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
Of which natural gas 83 31,668 9,332 22,393 n.a. n.a. 63,476
Of which electricity 515 96,897 30,544 135,361 538 465 264,321
Of which district heating 58 520 n.a. 504 n.a. n.a. 1,081
Of which on-site
production (%)
3% 5% 10% 2%
Of which off-site
purchase (%)
100% 97% 95% 100% 90% 100% 98%
2024 like-for-like (MWh) 464 37,202 13,176 117,813 165,959
Of which natural gas 56 13,839 2,867 12,539 n.a. n.a. 29,301
Of which electricity 397 23,130 10,309 105,274 136,414
Of which district heating 11 233 n.a. n.a. n.a. 244
2023 like-for-like (MWh) 465 33,628 10,540 114,696 159,328
Of which natural gas 64 13,280 3,618 13,182 n.a. n.a. 30,144
Of which electricity 383 20,133 6,922 101,514 128,951
Of which district heating 18 215 n.a. n.a. n.a. 233
2024/2023 change (%) 7% 7% 3% n.a. n.a. 4%
Of which natural gas (13%) 4% (21%) (5%) n.a. n.a. (3%)
Of which electricity 4% 9% 22% 4% n.a. n.a. 6%
Of which district heating (39%) 9% n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 5%

Gross energy efficiency of standing assets, per area per segment – FY2024

Utility consumption in portfolio (split by segmentation according to GRESB).

Property occupational use
(GRESB)
Standing and
Completed portfolio
(kWh/sqm) Electricity consumption Fuel consumption
(kWh/sqm)
Number
of assets
Gross floor
area (sqm)
Average Median Average Median
Industrial: Non-refrigerated Warehouse 134 3,120,000 31.1 20.5 10.2 15.5
Industrial: Refrigerated Warehouse 20 463,000 66.0 73.2 20.2 14.3
Industrial: Manufacturing 63 1,458,000 93.1 29.0 15.4 22.2
Office: Corporate: Low-Rise Office 2 15,000 35.9 4.8 n.a. n.a.
Other: Parking (Indoors) 4 95,000 4.9 37.7 n.a. n.a.
Total 223 5,151,000 51.3 25.6 12.6 16.1

Gross energy efficiency of standing assets, per area per segment – FY2023

Utility consumption in portfolio (split by segmentation according to GRESB).

Property occupational use
(GRESB)
Standing and Completed portfolio (kWh/sqm) Electricity consumption Fuel consumption
(kWh/sqm)
Number
of assets
Gross floor
area (sqm)
Average Median Average Median
Industrial: Non-refrigerated Warehouse 120 2,684,000 19.7 16.3 9.3 11.5
Industrial: Refrigerated Warehouse 18 395,000 70.6 74.9 14.7 16.0
Industrial: Manufacturing 60 1,401,000 107.7 41.8 16.2 22.2
Office: Corporate: Low-Rise Office 2 15,000 36.1 7.9 n.a. n.a.
Other: Parking (Indoors) 3 56,000 8.3 38.2 n.a. n.a.
Total 203 4,551,000 51.1 20.1 11.9 15.8

Net energy efficiency of standing assets, per area per segment

Energy efficiency below is calculated on the scope of final energy purchased from the grid. Energy self-consumed from on-site production is excluded.

VGP own Tenant portfolio
offices Industrial:
non-refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 total 85 47 96 113 32 8 63
2024 like-for-like 76 32 66 194 n.a. n.a. 87
2023 like-for-like 76 30 61 189 n.a. n.a. 84
2024/2023 change (%) 7% 7% 3% n.a. n.a. 4%

Average Energy & GHG intensity per country and asset class – FY2024

Country Austria Czech Republic Spain Germany Hungary Italy Latvia The Netherlands Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Total
Standing and Completed portfolio 3 50 20 91 13 7 4 6 3 15 1 10 223
Data coverage 99% 86% 70% 67% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 82%
Industrial: Non-refrigerated Warehouse
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 42 29 37 44 35 42 55 20 33 58 n.a. 36 41
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 5 3 9 7 11 6 4 3 n.a. 2 6
Industrial: Refrigerated Warehouse
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) n.a. 116 99 77 86 n.a. n.a. 81 n.a. 87 97 n.a. 86
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) n.a. 16 22 16 n.a. n.a. 5 n.a. 4 74 n.a. 21
Industrial: Manufacturing
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 82 236 57 39 73 n.a. 64 n.a. n.a. 80 n.a. 97 109
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 12 7 3 12 13 n.a. 8 n.a. n.a. 5 n.a. 13 10
Office: Corporate: Low-Rise Office
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) n.a. n.a. n.a. 38 n.a. 38 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 38
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) n.a. n.a. n.a. 14 n.a. 9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 12
Total
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 59 155 46 44 54 42 57 36 33 62 97 59 64
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 8 6 10 10 11 7 4 3 74 6 8

Average Energy & GHG intensity per country and asset class – FY2023

Country Austria Czech Republic Spain Germany Hungary Italy Latvia The Netherlands Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Total
Standing and Completed portfolio 2 47 20 82 11 7 4 6 1 14 9 203
Data coverage 67% 98% 86% 29% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 94% n.a. 100% 63%
Industrial: Non-refrigerated Warehouse
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 52 27 25 27 32 37 41 18 11 49 n.a. 27 29
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 9 9 3 9 6 8 5 5 12 n.a. 4 8
Industrial: Refrigerated Warehouse
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) n.a. 110 82 75 177 n.a. n.a. 77 n.a. 71 n.a. n.a. 85
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) n.a. 42 9 28 34 n.a. n.a. 12 n.a. 15 n.a. n.a. 25
Industrial: Manufacturing
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 67 241 138 51 176 n.a. 67 n.a. n.a. 185 n.a. 86 124
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 10 98 18 19 33 n.a. 10 n.a. n.a. 47 n.a. 13 43
Office: Corporate: Low-Rise Office
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) n.a. n.a. n.a. 38 n.a. 38 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 38
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) n.a. n.a. n.a. 16 n.a. 8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 12
Total
Energy intensity (kWh/sqm) 62 156 46 38 122 37 48 34 11 58 n.a. 50 63
Carbon intensity (kg CO2 eq/sqm) 10 62 6 13 23 8 7 7 15 n.a. 8 20
Energy consumption and mix 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fuel consumption from natural gas 83,747 73,820 58,391 52,276 63,490
Consumption of purchased or acquired
electricity, from fossil sources
137,787 162,153 214,435 215,994 109,014
Consumption of purchased or acquired
heat, and cooling from fossil sources
7 9 765 1081
Total fossil energy consumption 221,541 235,973 272,745 269,035 173,585
Share of fossil sources in total energy consumption 100% 97% 95% 97% 52%
Consumption of purchased or acquired
electricity from renewable sources
130 4,313 9,990 3,365 151,537
Consumption or purchased or acquired heat,
steam, and cooling from renewable sources
Consumption of self-generated non-fuel renewable energy 911 3,646 3,858 3,365 5,586
Total renewable energy consumption 1,041 7,959 3,365 6,955 157,123
Share of renewable sources in total energy consumption 3% 5% 3% 48%
Total energy consumption 222,582 243,932 286,593 275,991 330,709

Share of total energy consumption derived from renewable sources per energy source: electricity, district heating and cooling, and direct energy consumption (%)

VGP Tenant portfolio
own
offices
Industrial:
non-refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 total electricity
consumption
515 96,897 30,544 13,5361 538 465 264,321
Of which green
electricity (%)
100% 58% 41% 74% 10% 40% 64%
2024 total district
heating & cooling
consumption
58 520 n.a. 504 n.a. n.a. 1081
Of which renewable
energy (%)
2024 total fuels direct
energy consumption
83 31,668 9,332 22,393 n.a. n.a. 63,476
Of which renewable
energy (%)

Focus on on-site generated renewable energy

The operational solar capacity increased significantly in 2024 to 155.7 MWp, up 53% year-overyear which should equate to a marketable production of circa 130 GWh. The total solar portfolio, including pipeline projects, total 287.7 MWp and is expected to generate 266 GWh of renewable electricity annually once fully operational.

In order to enhance self-consumption and contribute to a more stable and efficient energy grid, VGP is in the process of setting up Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The first two BESS units are being installed for a combined 6.8 MWh. An additional 45.1 MWh is in the design phase and 38.8 MWh under feasibility assessment.

For more information on the Renewable Energy business unit please refer to section Renewable Energy in the Strategy chapter and to the chapter VGP in 2024.

Renewable Electricity produced on site (MWh) with breakdown between grid injection/excess solar exported to grid and self-consumption (%)

VGP Tenant portfolio
own
offices
Industrial:
non-refrigerat
ed warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
Total renewable electricity
produced on site
56,583 7,906 24,674 174 338 89,675
Of which self-consumed by
Group or tenants (%)
n.a. 6% 25% 1% 32% 6%
Of which exported to grid (%) n.a. 94% 75% 99% 68% 100% 94%

VGP Park Frankenthal

Case study

Integrating battery storage for 24/7 renewable power availability

Although we continue to expand the use of on-site solar at more of our parks, the intermittent nature of solar power often limits how much of a tenant's total power needs can be met by these installations. By integrating battery storage with on-site solar, it is possible to store surplus power during periods of high production (e.g., sunny days) so that a facility can continue to meet its own needs during periods of low production (e.g., after dark). Such systems can also help manage the balance on the overall grid and help optimize the use of grid electricity based on variable price and energy mix throughout the day and thereby reduce overall costs and emissions.

For example, the figure below compares consumption and solar generation for a typical day at one of our buildings, highlighting excess solar electricity that could be stored and used on-site instead of being exported to the grid. At the start of 2025 we have 6.8 MWh of battery storage at two locations in development and a further 40 MWh of projects in the pipeline, which will inform our evaluation of the potential for wider implementation in the future.

Illustrative example: tenant energy use vs solar power production

Site consupmtion Totam on-site generation

VGP Park Nijmegen

4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1,2 and 3 and total GHG emissions (ESRS E1-6)

The method used for quantifying Group emissions is in line with the ISO 14064 standard, the GHG protocol guidelines and the Bilan Carbone® methodology of ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie, or French Environment and Energy Management Agency). The sources of emissions included in the Group's total carbon footprint are broken down per Scope and influence level in the table hereafter. The Group calculates its carbon footprint on an extended Scope 3 basis, which is outlined in this table, measuring the major indirect emissions across its entire value chain. To reflect the Group's business activities in the most accurate manner, including the interactions between the company and its stakeholders, Scope 3 has been further broken down into four categories:

  • Scope 3 related to energy use and waste by own offices and employees (under VGP's operational control);
  • Scope 3 related to remaining capex and opex not accounted for elsewhere (mostly IT equipment in own offices);
  • Scope 3 related to portfolio "in use": Responsibility of tenants that VGP can influence but does not control directly.
  • Scope 3 related to development activities through embodied carbon calculation
Scope 1
Scope 1 — Direct emissions from stationary combustion: gas and fuel consumption in VGP offices
— Direct emissions from mobile combustion: fuel used for company vehicles
— Direct fugitive emissions including leaks of refrigerant gas
Scope 2
Scope 2 — Indirect emissions linked to electricity and district heating in VGP offices and used to charge company vehicles (linked to energy production only)
Scope 3 – Own offices and employees
Scope 3: Category 1 (purchased goods & services) — Indirect emissions from paper usage in VGP offices (other purchased goods & services not considered)
Scope 3: Category 3 (indirect energy) — Upstream emissions of purchased fuels and energy (extraction, production and transport of fuel, electricity)
Scope 3: Category 5 (waste on-site) — Indirect emissions from waste at offices
Scope 3: Category 6 (business travel) — Indirect emissions from employees' business travel (excluding company vehicles)
Scope 3: Category 7 (employee commuting) — Indirect emissions from employees' commute from home to work (excluding company vehicles)
Scope 3 – Portfolio 'in use' (tenant activities)
Scope 3: Category 13: downstream leased assets — Indirect emissions from energy consumption and fugitive emissions due to leaks of refrigerant gas/fluid in tenant's operations in VGP's standing portfolio
Scope 3 – embodied carbon in development activities (life cycle analysis)
Scope 3: Category 1
(developments)
— Emissions caused over the life-time use of the assets created by the development activities, including materials used and indirect emissions caused by
transport to site, as well as future usage of the building
Scope 3: Category 11
(Use of sold products – Life time maintenance and demolition)
— Emissions from the use of goods and services sold by the reporting company in the reporting year. A reporting company's scope 3 emissions from use of sold
products include the scope 1 and scope 2 emissions of end users. End users include both consumers and business customers that use final products.
Scope 4
Scope 4
(total avoided emissions elsewhere)
— Emissions avoided elsewhere when renewable energy is injected into the grid and therefore used as a substitute for grey energy elsewhere, fulfilling the same
functions but with a lower carbon intensity
Emissions (tCO2e) FY 2020 FY 2021 FY2022 FY 2023 FY 20241 Changes FY23 vs FY24 (%) Progress since base year 2020 Target 2030 Commitment to Net Zero
Scope 1 841 852 926 924 7422 (20%) (12%) (50%) Yes
tCO2e/FTE 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.0 (22%) (44%)
Scope 2 – market-based 105 127 8 17 1423 735% 35% (50%) Yes
tCO2e/FTE 0.4 0.4 0.4 707% (14%
Scope 2 – Location-based 127 107 113 144 264 83% 109%
tCO2e/FTE 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 74% 32%
Total Scope 1 and 2 (tCO2) 946 979 934 942 884 (6%) (7%) (50%) Yes
tCO2e/FTE 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.3 (10%) (41%) (50%)
Scope 3: Category 1 (paper use) 5 3 3 3 4 48% (19%
Scope 3: Category 3 (indirect energy) 235 236 230 231 247 7% 5%
Scope 3: Category 5 (waste) 5 2 2 1 1 0% (79%)
Scope 3: Category 6 (business travel) 647 542 861 682 850 25% 31%
Scope 3: Category 7 (employee commuting) 147 159 206 146 164 13% 11%
Scope 3 – Total Own offices and employees (tCO2) 1,039 939 1,302 1,063 1,264 19% 23% (50%) No
tCO2/FTE 4.3 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.3 14% (22%) (50%)
Scope 3 – portfolio 'in use'
(category 13: downstream leased assets) (tCO2)4
67,456 68,251 87,261 90,516 43,271 (52%) (36)% (55%) No
kgCO2/sqm 27.6 22.1 20.0 20.0 8.4 (58%) (70)% (55%)
Scope 3 – embodied carbon developments (category 1 + category 11) 144,520 176,730 313,653 173,071 158,740 (8%) 10% No
kgCO2/sqm 272.2 271.1 272.8 270.2 271.8
Total Scope 3 (tCO2) 213,015 245,920 402,216 265,333 203,254 (23%) (5)% (25%) No
Total GHG emissions (tCO2) 213,961 246,899 403,150 266,275 204,138 (23%) 11%
Total Scope 4 (tCO2) 5 (4,305) (6,314) (7,328) (21,083) (35,151) 67% 715% n.a.

1 The underlined values were subject to limited assurance

2 Considerations for the evaluation of the scope 1 emissions: Scope 1 is set up in accordance with the GHG protocol and reflects the fuel use and district heating used for the heating of VGP offices and the fuel use of the company cars. The Scope 1 emissions that come from fuels used for heating and are calculated in accordance with the GHG protocol. For Austria, France (Paris), Latvia, Luxembourg, Serbia and Slovakia the fuel use has been based on extrapolation. The extrapolations were made by making an average between Romania's, Belgium's and The Netherlands's VGP office surface and natural gas consumption. The remainder of Scope 1 emissions come from the emissions of company cars. To calculate the emissions from company cars the KM's driven (estimates derived from lease contracts or employee statements) and the used liters of fuel consumed were used. The 20% decrease y-o-y on the one hand reflects the transition in the car fleet from a fuel based fleet to an electrical or hybrid car fleet leading to a 19% reduction y-o-y. In addition there was a 35% decrease in emissions that come from office heating.

3 Considerations for the evaluation of the scope 2 emissions (Market based & Location based): Scope 2 is set up in accordance with the GHG protocol and reflect the emissions from the electricity consumption in the offices and the electricity used to charge the electric company cars. The Scope 2 emissions that reflect the energy consumption of offices are calculated in the following manner: For the calculation of the total emissions, extrapolations were made for the offices in Austria, France (Paris), Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal (Lisbon) Serbia, and Spain (Madrid, Sarragosse, Seville). The extrapolation was made based on surface area of the offices multiplied by an average that was calculated based on all the other offices that have evidence for their consumption. The Scope 2 emissions that reflect the electricity used for electric vehicles have been calculated with use of extrapolations of the KWh charged for hybrid vehicles in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. In 2024 VGP saw a significant increase in the amount of EV's in the company's fleet. As the VGP Offices have a PPA for green energy, the KWh amounts charged at office charging facilities have been included under this arrangement and are considered to use green energy. The 776% y-o-y increase in the market based scope 2 emissions is explained by the 8% increase in energy usage compared to the 2023 period (the 9% increase in office size being a main driver together with office charging of the EV fleet). The major driver for the increase in market based emissions is the increase in the EV and Hybrid Vehicle fleet and the increase in chagring of these vehicles outside of the office. The 87% increase in location based scope 2 emissions is caused by the increase electric vehicles and their charging outside of the office facilities and a slight (13%) increase in location based office emissions. The KWh's charging outside of the VGP offices are considered to be grey energy.

4 Considerations for the evaluation of the category 13: downstream leased assets. The emissions in this category consist of indirect emissions from energy consumption tenant's operations in the standing portfolio. The (52%) YoY decrease of emissions can be explained due to adoption of landlord controlled renewable energy certifi cates (RECs) purchasing mainly, tenant-controlled RECs and renewable energy contracts, and increase of self-consumption of onsite generated solar energy. Following the calculation exclusion rules set out for all energy-related indicators, i.e. excluding assets delivered after 30/6/2024, the number of assets considered in 2024 is 223 (see 4.2.1.1.1 Scoping exceptions for energy-related indicators and BREEAM in-use certifi cations for scope 1, 2 and 3, p. 233). Second half year delivered assets account for less than 1% of the total 43,271 tCO2e. Regarding estimations, 23 assets used full or partial extrapolations for fuel consumption, 2 assets used full or partial extrapolations for district heating consumption, and 41 assets used full or partial extrapolation for electricity consumption. Extrapolations are done by multiplying gross internal fl oor area with median energy intensities per property type classifi cation. Valid intensities require near 100% data coverage, both based on area (sqm) and time (days) covered. Property type classifi cation and validation of energy intensities for extrapolation aligned with GRESB's Aggregation Handbook (GRESB, 2025). Additionally, the 2023 value is restated (from 104,863 to 90,516 tCO2e) following application of the exclusion rules as was done for the 2024 fi gures (see above for section reference) and also the adjustment of the used emission factor. As a result, 205 assets (previously 222) assets are considered in 2023, the diff erence being 5 assets not included in the environmental scope and 12 second half year delivered assets. Second half year delivered assets account for less than 1% of the total restated 90,516 tCO2e.

5 Emissions avoided elsewhere by grid injection of own generated renewable energy. FY2024: 94% of 89,675 MWh x 0.417 tCO2/MWh

Breakdown of the 2024 Group Carbon Footprint by Activity (TCO2e/%)

Activity VGP carbon footprint (tCO2e) % of total Group carbon footprint
Own office energy 48
VGP Parks' managed energy 17,640 9%
VGP Parks' tenants' energy 25,610 13%
Employees' transportation 2,097 1%
Construction activity 158,740 78%
Total 204,135 100%

GHG intensity based on net revenue following "market based" and "location based" methods

GHG Intensity per net € revenue 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 progress
from 2023
Total GHG emissions
(location-based) per net revenue
(CO2e/Monetary unit)
2.6 1.5 (8.5) 12.2 3.5 (71%)
Total GHG emissions
(market-based) per net revenue
(CO2e/Monetary unit)
2.6 1.5 (7.6) 10.8 3.1 (71%)

Focus on the emissions from the operations of buildings

To manage the carbon performance of its portfolio of buildings, the Group has set indicators to measure the intensity of GHG emissions per area (sqm) for each of its operated parks based on the tenant segment/usage of the building. This makes it possible to analyse a building's overall carbon efficiency on a comparable basis, depending on its purpose and scope.

GHG Emissions from Energy Consumption of standing Assets (Tonnes of CO2)

GHG emissions generated by the energy purchased in our buildings over the year (Scope 1: natural gas, Scope 2: electricity, district heating and cooling networks)

(TCO2e) VGP own
offices
Tenant portfolio
Industrial: non
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 total 48 18,818 9,719 14,467 166 102 43,320
Of which direct
emissions (Scope 1)
21 5,717 1,723 4,135 11,597
Of which indirect
emissions (Scope 2)
27 13,100 7,996 10,332 166 102 31,723
2023 Like-for-like 27 8,767 3,281 43,389 55,464
2024 Like-for-like 33 4,151 1,254 3,982 9,420
2024/2023 change (%) 24% (53%) (62%) (91%) (83%)
(kgCO2e/sqm) VGP own Tenant portfolio
offices Industrial: non
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 Total 6 6 21 10 11 1 8
2023 Like-for-like 4 8 19 71 n.a. n.a. 29
2024 Like-for-like 5 4 7 7 n.a. n.a. 5
2024/2023 change (%) 24% (53)% (62)% (91)% n.a. n.a. (83)%

Other than GHG emissions from the energy consumption of its buildings, the main item of the Group's direct GHG emissions related to the operation of its buildings is from the leak of refrigerants from cooling appliances maintained by the property managers of sites owned and managed by the Group.

GHG Emissions generated by leaks of refrigerant fluids (Tonnes of CO2e)

Annual GHG Emissions linked with refrigerants leaks ca. 1,360

4.2.2.2.10 GHG Removals and GHG Mitigation Projects Financed through Carbon Credits (ESRS E1-7)

In relation to VGP carbon neutrality strategy (presented in section 4.2.2.2.2 Transition plan for climate change mitigation), and as part of its net zero targets, VGP is committed to:

  • Increasing the level of avoided emissions within and outside of its value chain, meaning helping other stakeholders reducing their own carbon emissions; and
  • Permanently neutralizing residual emissions at the net zero target year.

In this regard, the tables below present the details related to those 2 commitments:

Details of GHG Mitigation Projects

Project Type of
Project
Scope Timeline of
implementation
Expected impact
(in tCO2e)
Calculations assumptions
and associated standard
Photovoltaic
roll-out
Renewable
Energy
Within VGP
value chain
2020–2024 27,689
(FY2024)
Internal and reviewed by external
consultant. Please refer to section
4.3.5.1 Renewable Energy
Air heat
pumps
Energy
retrofit
Within VGP
value chain
2024 2,202 Internal and reviewed by external
consultant. Please refer to section
4.3.5.3 Energy efficiency
EV Charging
infra
Clean
transporta
tion
Within VGP
value chain
2024 94 Internal and reviewed by external
consultant. Please refer to section
4.3.5.5 Renewable Energy

GHG Emissions from Energy Consumption of standing Assets by area (Kg of CO2/sqm/year)

Details of GHG Removal Projects

Project Type of Project Location Scope Timeline of
implementation
Expected impact
(in tCO2e)
Cancellation of credits Calculations assumptions
and associated standard
Agreena Project Agriculture/Forestry Denmark Outside of VGP
value chain
July 2025 850 2024: 0tCO2e cancelled
100% planned to be cancelled in 2025 in accordance
with Group Net Zero Target for Scope 1 and 2
Verified Carbon Standard (Verra)
Erdgas CO2 VCS
(E.ON, a.o.)
CO2 VCS compensation projects
for 6.14GWh gas consumption
Germany and
Austria
Outside of VGP
value chain
2024 11,348 2024: 11,348 tCO2e Verified Carbon Standard (Gold)

Details related to the net zero targets

The Group is prioritising the reduction of gross emissions by 50% by 2030 in absolute value of carbon emissions equivalent and the carbon emission intensity by 90% by 2050.

In addition, and in accordance with SBTi Corporate Net Zero standard, VGP is committed to permanently neutralize residual emissions at the net zero target year of 2025 and thereafter. In this regard, for 2025, VGP already secured 850 tCO2 emission certificates from Agreena Project in Denmark, a Verra-compliant agriculture project with the aim to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil1 .

4.2.2.2.11 Internal Carbon Pricing (ESRS E1-8)

VGP applies a carbon reference pricing scheme in the evaluation of new project's profitability.. The internal carbon pricing scheme allows management to apply carbon reference prices in its strategic and operational decision making around carbon measures in capex decisions around new projects. The carbon reference pricing is implemented in new developments of buildings across all the countries in which the Group is active, to assist in the materials choices, The model is thus far not used for other capex decisions (for example land acquisition or renewable energy projects). The carbon price is applied based on the embodied carbons including operational carbon, in order to provide a proper comparison of the carbon impact throughout the lifetime of a project. Whilst the Scope 3 emissions reporting for the group excludes operational carbon, the calculation method deliberately includes it given several of the carbon capex investments actually result in higher cradle-to-grave carbon intensity (for example additional insulation) but result in a significant reduction of operational carbon. For a proper carbon evaluation one should take both into account over the life time of the project. For each country in which the Group is active the reference carbon emissions for a standard project are determined and carbon savings are expressed compared to this reference project. Example saving measures include, usage of :

  • CO2 reduced concrete
  • CO2 reduced steel
  • Wooden beams as part of bearer structure
  • Renewable energy capex investments

The euro value saving is then based on the saving in embodied carbon emissions multiplied with the EU ETS2 of 31 Dec of the prevailing year. The Group to assess the economic implications or trade-offs for such things as risk impacts, net present value of new projects and the cost-benefit of various design alternatives and initiatives.

VGP Park Olomouc

1 https://agreena.com/carbon-credits/

2 The pricing is aligned with EU ETS as per Dec 2024 € 71.14/tCO2

The tool is part of the Group's initiatives to ensure alignment with regards to reduction of Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030. This target is aligned with the science-based target for IPCCC scenario of limiting global warming to well-below 2°C. The implicated disclosed Scope 3 emissions amounted to 158,740 tCO2 in FY2024.

4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated Financial Eff ects from Material Physical and Transition Risks and Potential Climate-Related Opportunities (ESRS E1-9)

VGP's Approach to Climate Risks and Opportunities

VGP carried out various assessments targeting climate-related risks and opportunities at asset as well as at the Group level:

  • An analysis at Group level, aimed at identifying and prioritising climate related risks and opportunities the Group could be exposed to as part of the transition to a low-carbon economy (risks and opportunities of transition)
  • An assessment of physical risks at asset level. This assessment has been conducted for all VGP parks and is part of the acquisition due diligence on new land plots. For those parks where physical risks are identified local vulnerabilities are assessed locally and development and adaptation plans are set up accordingly

These studies were conducted to meet the following objectives:

  • Integrate in strategic decisions climate related present and future risks and opportunities, in the short and longer term – in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure ("TCFD")
  • Define adaptations to the VGP building standard
  • Define resilience priorities at the asset and park level and if need be mitigation measures
  • Meet (anticipated) impact of regulations
  • Improve the overall resilience of the Group to climate change

To ensure the completeness of the analysis, the assessments are conducted in alignment with the various regulations and sustainability frameworks such as the EU Taxonomy and the TCFD. For climate-related physical risks, the list of indicators studied, as well as the time horizons (baseline, 2030, 2050) and the scenarios (SSP2-4.5, SSP5-8.5) chosen as part of the study are aligned with the various regulatory requirements and recommendations (EU Taxonomy, CDP, TCFD and CSRD among others). For the transition risks and opportunities component, the choice of time horizons (2025, 2030, 2050) and scenarios

VGP Park Fuenlabrada

– Nationally Determined Scenario ("NDC") which corresponds to business as usual and net zero 2050 – followed the same logic. It is important to note that the objective of the analysis is to assess the most critical scenario. As part of the physical risk component, the analysis is carried out using the reference scenario with the highest level of GHG emissions and a strong dependence on fossil fuels – the SSP5-8.5 scenario. Under this scenario, no policy to limit GHG emissions is considered, leading to an acceleration of climate change and the resulting physical impacts. By using this scenario as a reference for its adaptation plans, VGP ensures the resilience of its assets to the worst probable future materialised by the IPCC scenarios. For the transition risks and opportunities aspect, the logic remains the same, but the more drastic scenario is the net zero by 2050, which will bring the greatest constraints (and opportunities for transformation) for companies – on regulatory, market, technological or even reputational aspects – requiring them to make profound changes in terms of construction and operational approaches, culture or even organisation. Identifying transition risks and opportunities as part of compliance with the Paris Agreement allows VGP to anticipate their potential impact on the Group and prepare for them.

Exposure to Climate-Related Physical Risks

In 2023, the Group completed a study of both its standing assets and development projects using the Blue Auditor's Climate Risk tool to assess exposure to physical risks. The study is compliant with the EU Taxonomy requirements (see "Adaptation to climate change" paragraph in section 4.2.2.7.6 VGP's Share of aligned activities) and brought to the Group an updated perspective of the risk level, relying on state-of-the-art climate modelling. In addition, assets' visits have been conducted on the most exposed assets to evaluate more precisely the impact curves of the potential risks considering the details of the asset (topography, localisation of the technical equipment, existing resilience solutions already in place, etc.).

Climate change physical exposure risk at asset level based on RCP 8.5 and RCP 4.5 by 2050
Hazard Metric Scenario # Parks GLA (JVs
at 100%)
GAV (JVs
at 100%)
Regions most affected
Fluvial (River) and
pluvial (Rainfall)
flooding
1 in 100-year
return period>0
8.5, 2050
(undefended)
24 4.6% 6.6% Asset specific, including
broader Ruhr/Rhine area,
Po river delta
Sea level rise High' and
'Very High' Risk
8.5, 2050 Sea level flooding risk low/
no risk across regions
Drought Stress High' and
'Very High' Risk
8.5, 2050 19 9.7% 9.3% Iberia, Romania
Heat Stress High' and
'Very High' Risk
8.5, 2050 26 16.2% 13.2% Hungary, Italy, Spain,
Romania, Croatia, Serbia
Wild fire risk High' and
'Very High' Risk
8.5, 2050 3 0.7% 0.7% Asset specific

The table above shows the modelled climate change physical exposure risk metrics and outcomes based on percentage of floor area and rental value at risk based on the worst-case scenario (RCP 8.5, 2050). The assessment report and data above do not consider any asset specific development or refurbishment mitigation cycles. As part of our sustainable development objectives, assessments are carried out prior to development and adaptation measures are carried out accordingly. One asset which ranked at very high flooding risk was disposed early in 2024.

Impact of Climate-Related Physical Risks

The map below highlights the average climate risk assessment score per park per country with average scores based on the summary findings per hazard category as listed in the table above.

The climate-related physical risks are evaluated under 3 different angles, considering vulnerability, depending on the potential impacts:

  • Direct property damage: risk of physical (permanent) asset loss due to a climate hazard (for example an asset loss due to spread of wild fire)
  • Business interruption: risk of income loss in the event that activity is halted due to a direct physical loss or damage (for example a delay of project completion due to a flooding of a construction site)
  • Adaptation capex or opex need: risk of additional investments and opex required to adapt asset to changing climate related circumstance (for example in our existing parks in Iberia € 50k investments are being made in smart-irradiation and replanting vegetation with drought resilient alternatives)

Adaptation Measures to Climate-Related Physical Risks

Implemented adaptation measures to address these risks include the incorporation of green spaces, rainwater harvesting and sustainable drainage systems to reduce the risk of fl ooding, access to natural light in the buildings, and the provision of infrastructure for active mobility and public transport. Additionally, measures to improve the energy effi ciency of buildings and the use of renewable energy sources can also help to reduce the risk of heat stress – in Spain and Italy all new buildings are therefore fi tted with photovoltaic installations and heat pumps which help to provide additional cooling in summer. The buildings are designed to provide a comfortable and healthy indoor environment, taking into account factors such as ventilation, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality.

It is important to note that climate risk analysis and adaptation measures are an ongoing process, as the impacts of climate change are constantly evolving and new risks may arise over time. Therefore, it is important for companies to regularly review and update their climate risk analysis and adaptation measures to ensure that they are eff ectively addressing the latest climate-related risks. This includes monitoring the performance of the building, gathering feedback from tenants and evaluating the eff ectiveness of the adaptation measures, and making adjustments as necessary.

Risk Adaptation Technique
Drought Stress
and Heat Stress
– Rainwater harvesting systems for building use and landscaping
– Water efficient fixtures in line with EU Taxonomy regulations
– Thermal modelling undertaken and orientation/window positioning of the building
reviewed
– Onsite renewable energy generation installed in combination with air heat pumps
(which can be used for additional cooling)
– External planting to provide shade, brise soleil, louvers, window tinting
Fluvial (River) and pluvial
(Rainfall) flooding
– Flood risk assessment to be carried out on development or retrospectively
– Wadi's, ponds or basins (retention measures)

This update of the climate change risk assessment enabled VGP to have a clear view on the future risks of climate change for its portfolio.

Exposure to Climate-Related Transition Risks

Climate change will materially affect global economies and VGP, with its pan-European footprint and different lines of business, is no exception. – as already highlighted in the section on materiality analysis. The risks and opportunities emerging today will evolve and increase over the mid to long term. In addition to the acute and chronic physical impacts on our property portfolio as discussed in the previous section, risks and opportunities also result from the structural change stemming from the transition to a low-carbon economy. These transition risks include the impacts of changes in climate policy, technology, and market sentiment, and their impact on the market value of financial assets, as well as impacts resulting from climate change litigation.

Considerations in this regard include the long-term horizons over which climate change may unfold and the high level of uncertainty over the direction of future climate and economic developments. Our objective is to foster risk awareness, build expertise in the assessment of financial risks from climate change, test our business strategy resilience, and inform risk management and business decision-making.

The initial climate-risk risk assessment was performed throughout 2022 at the VGP Group level (see VGP Annual Report 2022). During 2023, the VGP building standard and land acquisition process were adapted according to the risk profile assessment. The Group also updated its transitionary risks and opportunities, taking into account business profile, geographical presence, and locally applicable regulations. These have been integrated into the Group risk management process and as such risks are described in the Group Risk section (see section Risk Factors). Please see table below with "Key climate change transition risks" and "Key climate-related opportunities":

Key climate-related transition risks

Risk Description Impact
Policy risks Policy actions around climate change continue to evolve. Their objectives generally fall into 2 categories:
– policy actions that attempt to constrain actions that contribute to the adverse effects of climate change or
– policy actions that seek to promote adaptation to climate change.
– Some examples include implementing carbon-pricing mechanisms to reduce GHG emissions, shifting energy use toward
lower emission sources, adopting energy-efficiency solutions, and promoting more sustainable land-use practices.
The risk associated with and financial impact of policy changes depend on the
nature and timing of the policy change.
Litigation or
legal risk
Recent years have seen an increase in climate-related litigation claims being brought before the courts by property owners,
municipalities, states, insurers, shareholders and public interest organisations. Reasons for such litigation include the failure
of organisations to mitigate impacts of climate change, failure to adapt to climate change and the insufficiency of disclosure
around material financial risks.
As the value of loss and damage arising from climate change grows, litigation risk is
also likely to increase
Technology risk Technological improvements or innovations that support the transition to a lower-carbon, energy-efficient economic system
can have a significant impact on organisations. The development and use of emerging technologies such as renewable energy,
battery storage, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage will affect the competitiveness of certain organisations, their
production and distribution costs, and ultimately the demand for their products and services from end-users.
To the extent that new technology displaces old systems and disrupts some parts
of the existing economic system, winners and losers will emerge from this "creative
destruction" process. The timing of technology development and deployment, is a
key uncertainty in assessing technology risk
Market risk While the ways in which markets could be affected by climate change are varied and complex, one of the major ways is through
shifts in supply and demand for certain commodities, products and services as climate-related risks and opportunities are
increasingly taken into account.
Fluctuating demand for sustainable buildings, evolving tenant ESG requirements,
potential asset devaluation due to carbon-intensive portfolios, and increased
financing costs linked to stricter green investment criteria.
Reputation risk Climate change has been identified as a potential source of reputational risk tied to changing customer or community
perceptions of an organisation's contribution to or detraction from the transition to a lower-carbon economy
Potential damage to brand value, reduced investor confidence, and loss of tenants if
the Group fails to meet sustainability expectations, comply with ESG regulations, or
align with industry best practices for low-carbon developments

Climate related opportunities

Opportunity Description
Resource
efficiency
Portfolio management: Increasing the appeal of our assets by reduced operating costs for our tenants by improving efficiency of buildings such as developing efficient heating solutions, making advances in LED
lighting technology, retrofitting buildings and employing geothermal power across production and distribution processes.
Development activities: The same applies to efficiency of other processes including in the construction of new buildings through use of machinery/appliances and transport/ mobility – in particular in relation to
energy efficiency but also including broader materials, water and waste management and circular economy solutions.
Energy source Portfolio management: According to the International Energy Agency ("IEA"), to meet global emission-reduction goals, countries will need to transition a major percentage of their energy generation to low-emission
alternatives such as wind, solar, wave, tidal, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, biofuels, and carbon capture and storage. By shifting the energy usage of the portfolio toward low-emission energy sources could potentially
save tenants on annual energy costs.
Own operations: same saving applies to own operations and development activities
Products and
services
Development activities: Organisations that innovate and develop low-emission buildings may improve their competitive position and capitalise on shifting tenant preferences
Renewable energy business line: the innovation of new products and services (renewable energy production through solar panels, battery storage, EV chargers) improves the attractiveness of the Group's products
and services overall and makes the business operations more resilient
Markets Development activities: Organisations that pro-actively seek opportunities in new (climate resilient) markets or types of assets may be able to diversify their activities and better position themselves for the transition
to a lower-carbon economy. Opportunities may also arise from capturing markets through solving system constraints (e.g. a new park based on an energy community through low-emission energy production, energy
efficiency, limited grid connectivity and local transport networks)
Own operations: New opportunities can also be captured through underwriting or financing green bonds.
Resilience All business lines: The concept of climate resilience involves organisations developing adaptive capacity to respond to climate change to better manage the associated risks and seize opportunities, including the
ability to respond to transition risks and physical risks. Opportunities include improving efficiency, designing new production processes and developing new products. Opportunities related to resilience may be
especially relevant for organisations with long-lived fixed assets or extensive supply or distribution networks; those that depend critically on utility and infrastructure networks or natural resources in their value chain;
and those that may require longer-term financing and investment.

TCFD Climate-related financial disclosures table

Below are some of the key climate-related metrics and targets which we monitor. (see section 4.4.2 Alignment with Sustainability Reporting Standards and Frameworks for further details).

Financial
item
Climate-related Metric 2024 Narrative Section reference
Assets Physical –
operational
Portfolio at risk of 1 in 100 year flood
6.6%
New metric based on analysis conducted in 2023
(% of GAV with JVs at 100%)
4.2.2.2.12
Transition –
operational
EPCs rated below E
(based on number of assets)
1.7% This includes German buildings with PED of >130 kWh/sqm (EPC E eq);
various have PV roof (will require new EPC rating)
EPCs un-rated (based on number of assets) 0.5% This is driven by buildings which had EPC expire in 2024 and not yet renewed
EPCs rated B or better
(based on number of assets)
72.1% Indicative anticipated CAPEX investment of
€ 23.8 million required to upgrade portfolio to B rating minimal
Transition –
development &
market risk
Portfolio with high environmental EU Taxonomy
verification issued or in progress – € amount
€ 4.5 billion Comprises the building portfolio which is eligible for
the Green Financing Framework
4.2.2.7.5
Liabilities Transition –
development &
market risk
Percentage of net borrowings (incl JVs at share)
classed as Green Financing under the Green
Finance Framework
100% VGP issued € 1.6 billion in green bonds under the Green Finance Framework 4.3.1.
Green finance instruments as % of the portfolio
with EU Taxonomy verification issued or
underway (including joint venture assets at share)
62% Green finance instruments should not exceed the total green portfolio
CAPEX Strategic risk/
GHG emissions
Visibility: % of portfolio for which energy data
is available
82% New lease template since 2021 includes green clause
for data sharing (90% gas; 82% electricity)
4.2.2.6.4
Visibility: % of completed developments
for which LCA analysis is available
100% Use of Life Cycle Assessment ensures visibility of embodied carbon in development projects
and we can target areas for reduction
4.2.2.2.7
Embodied carbon intensity
(kgCO2e per sqm of development space)
272 Cradle-to-Grave Embodied Carbon (without operational carbon),
assuming 50 years lifespan
4.2.2.2.7
Photovoltaic investments – spent or committed
on projects completed or under construction
€ 121 million A further € 67 million to be spent on pipeline projects – total 287.7 MWp Renewable energy
Revenues Transition –
market risk
Solar power generation – FY2024 (MWh) 104 GWh Including third-party owned PV-production Renewable energy
Solar power generation –
annualised incl pipeline (MWh)
266 GWh
Solar power generation as percentage
of tenant energy consumption
39% Including PV pipeline projects the coverage increases to 99%
Gross revenues from renewable energy € 8.3 million This metric reflects cases where VGP owns PV panels and sells the energy to the client, client leases the panels
from VGP or VGP sells energy into the grid. In other cases, PV-generated energy is provided to customers as
part of their rent. This revenue is not recorded here as it is not possible to disaggregate it from underlying rent.

4.2.2.3 Pollution (ESRS E2)

4.2.2.3.1 Description of the Processes to Identify and Assess Material Pollution-related Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

Please refer to the information provided in section 4.2.1.4.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities

4.2.2.3.2 Policies Related to Pollution (ESRS E2-1)

The Group material impacts related to pollution have been identified as the following ones:

  • Pollution due to the tenant operations (existing VGP Parks); and
  • Pollution due to the construction activities of VGP.

It includes the pollution of air linked to carbon monoxide and fine particles emitted by buildings construction sites and also, for the buildings in operation, through the tenants' transport movements. It covers the pollution of water and soil, and leakage and spills of hazardous products.

Policies in place to manage material impacts, risks and opportunities related to Pollution are listed in the table below:

VGP Park Hrádek nad Nisou

Policy Description
of key contents of policy
Description of scope
of policy or of its exclusions
Description of most senior
level in organization
that is accountable for
implementation of policy
Disclosure of third-party
standards or initiatives
that are respected through
implementation of policy
Description of consideration given
to interests of key stakeholders
in setting policy
Explanation of how policy is made
available to potentially affected
stakeholders and stakeholders
who need to implement it
Considerate
Construction
Charter
Prevent and limit and pollution
during construction activities
Development projects in all the
countries of operation
Executive Management See available copy of the policy
on VGP website
Stakeholders involved: Group Sustainability
Team, technical project management,
Contractors and Suppliers
The policy is public on VGP website
Health &
Safety policy
Guidelines on how to keep our
business and our properties
safe and healthy places to work
and visit
All VGP buildings (standing
and under construction) and
VGP workplaces
Executive Management Stakeholders involved: Group Sustainability
Team, Facility Management, Technical
project management, Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is public on VGP website
Group
Environmental
Policy
Statement
EMS reduce the impact of our
assets at every stage in their
life cycle, from initial design
through to daily operation.
All VGP buildings (standing
and under construction)
Executive Management ISO 14001 Stakeholders involved: Group Sustainability
Team, Facility Management, Technical
project management, Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is public on VGP website

More details related to the Group climate adaptation strategy are given in section 4.2.2.7.6 VGP share of aligned activities.

4.2.2.3.3 Actions and Resources in Relation to Pollution Policies (ESRS E2-2)

The actions and resources in relation to Pollution Policies are listed in the table below:

Policy Key actions Scope Time horizon Year of completion Description Progress Resources allocated
Considerate
Construction
Charter
Mitigate pollution or air, water, soil,
fauna and flora
All group
development
projects
Applicable at
all time
n.a. This charter describes the requirements and recommendations
aimed at optimizing the worksite's Environmental Quality whilst
minimizing its forms of pollution both for own staff, the staff of
contractors working at the site and for the neighbouring area and
the natural environment
In place since
2022
Corporate sustainability team to update
guidance and track implementation
Corporate Technical Management
Local construction teams
Health and
Safety policy
VGP Health & Safety ("HSE") policy
aims to protect the employees of
VGP and of its contractors working
on the VGP construction sites.
All VGP
Employees,
contractors
Ongoing n.a. The policies goal is to keep employees and contractors safe from
health hazards, including pollutants and hazardous substances
Health and safety
incidents are
minimal on the
worksites
Technical Management to implement
safety measures and perform regular
checks
Local construction teams
Group
Environmental
Policy
Statement
EMS reduce the impact of our
assets at every stage in their life
cycle, from initial design through
to daily operation.
All the Groups
standing
assets and
Developments
Through the
life cycle of
our assets
n.a. It describes the Group's requirements and recommendations
intended to optimise our worksites' environmental quality whilst
minimising pollution for employees and contracted workforce on
site, the neighbouring area and the natural environment
All sites have
been subject to
an EMS
Corporate sustainability team to update
guidance and track implementation

VGP Park Berlin

Details on Pollution Prevention, Control and Mitigation for Development Activities

For all its development projects, the Group complies with all applicable regulation regarding H&S and environmental matters. An assessment of the environmental impact of each project (following applicable regulation) is carried out at a very early stage. There is no provision for environmental risk in the Group's accounting in 2024. Since 2022, the Group's Considerate Construction Charter is applied to all greenfield/brownfield construction projects in all the countries in which the Group is active. It describes the Group's requirements and recommendations intended to optimise its worksites' environmental quality while minimising pollution for the contractors working on site, the neighbouring area and the natural environment. The application of the charter to all construction contractors is a specific requirement.

The Considerate Construction Charter includes the following requirements:

  • Using 100% of timber for development, extension and renovation projects from certified, sustainably managed forests with FSC ("Forest Stewardship Council") or PEFC certification ("Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification")
  • Ensuring proper management of risk and hazardous product handling;
  • Ensuring at least 70% of waste recycling (material recovery) by weight, and clear traceability of all waste managed;
  • Managing and limiting noise and visual pollution, as well as the risk of soil, water and air pollution; and
  • Monitoring resources in order to reduce resource consumption.

Moreover, the Group ensures that the action plans and preventative measures are implemented by contractors during construction. The table below lists the annual monetary expenses for soil decontamination/site remediation and volumes that have been detoxified.

Soil pollution and site remediation 2022 2023 2024
Monetary expenses for soil decontamination/
site remediation (€-million)
5.1 2.3 5.7
Volume that has been detoxified/handled
(metric-tonnes)
14,900 3,723 n.a.

Details on pollution prevention, control and mitigation for VGP operations

The Group complies with all applicable environmental legislation across all its activities. The Group's acquisitions and developments are covered by the policy of risk management and subject to H&S, environmental and climate risk analysis. As such, the Group's acquisition process incorporates an assessment of technical, regulatory H&S and environmental risks, including soil pollution, wetland protection and climate change, as part of its preacquisition due diligence.

The prevention of H&S and security risks for people (employees, tenants, suppliers, subcontractors and local communities) and of environmental risks linked with the operation of its parks forms an integral part of the Group's risk management policy. The Group complies with all applicable legislation in this regard and often exceeds minimum standards required by laws to ensure a higher standard of H&S and security at its construction sites. The H&S and security management systems enable the Group to monitor and assess its performance regarding risk prevention on a day-to-day basis and maintain a strong risk management culture embedded within operating and management teams.

Air pollution

Related to the pollution of air linked to the transport movements of tenants and their suppliers to our parks, VGP is committed to reduce the carbon emissions linked to such transportation (see section 4.2.2.2.2 Transition plan for climate change mitigation) and to improve the sustainable means of transport connectivity (including the electrification of the vehicle fleet) to reduce the emissions of fine particles due to the use of internal combustion engine cars.

Pollution related to water and soil through operational waste

With regards to the pollution of water and soil through waste deposit, VGP is committed to reduce waste to landfill throughout the operation of its own offices by 2030, to limit the global quantity of waste generated in its parks by 2030 and to improve the total recycle rate of operational waste to limit any potential impact related to its waste production (see section 4.2.2.3.4 Targets related to pollution and section 4.2.2.6.2 Policies related to resource use and circular economy).

Health and Safety Risk Management

The Group has drawn up H&S risk management policies, reinforced by the release of the Group's Health and Safety Statement, which includes rules and guiding principles at Group level. The main areas covered by the Group's H&S risk management policy are air and water quality, air pollution, technical and safety installations, and fire extinguishing and alarm systems. This Group policy includes, in particular, an annual review of H&S risks at standing assets by Group facility management, and the inspection and continuous improvement of buildings and their technical equipment liable to have an impact on the environment or on personal safety.

Technical documentation on regulatory maintenance and testing is also kept up-to-date and made available at each site.

In 2024 35% of Group assets under development received at least one external assessment and 100% an internal assessment.

Annual Health and Safety Risk Management Assessments Conducted for Development Projects

2024 H&S external assessment coverage (%)
2024 H&S internal assessment coverage (%) 100
% of audited sites obtaining an satisfactory score

Internal reviews are also being held Group-wide, at construction sites, to ensure the enforcement of H&S regulations and procedures and in order to identify required improvement actions if any.

One of the corner stones of the Group's risk prevention approach is staff training. As such, local teams get the necessary H&S training under the supervision of regional technical teams according to their needs, and all new employees of relevant departments attend an introductory course to review H&S policies, encompassing risk control policies and tools. On-site teams are trained in first aid techniques and maintain close relationships with local emergency services (fire brigade, paramedics and police) as well as with the relevant administrative departments. For more details, see section Risk Factors.

Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations

Penalties for non-compliance related to Building H&S

2024 number of sanctions for non-compliance related to
building Health and Safety
2024 monetary value of associated fines (€)

Compliance with Environmental Regulations

Penalties for non-compliance related to environmental legislation and regulations.

2024 number of sanctions for non-compliance related to
environmental breaches
2024 monetary value of associated fines (€)

4.2.2.3.4 Targets related to Pollution (ESRS E2-3)

The Group took several commitments to limit its environmental impacts related to pollution:

  • Targets related to operational waste See section 4.2.2.6.4 Targets related to resource use and circular economy.
  • Targets related to the mitigation of the carbon emissions (including transport related carbon emissions) – See section 4.2.2.2.2 Transition plan for climate change mitigation

4.2.2.3.5 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil (ESRS E2-4)

The main source of pollution is coming from GHG emissions, which are already disclosed within section 4.2.2.2 Climate change.

4.2.2.3.6 Substances of Concern and Substances of Very High Concern (ESRS E2-5)

The Group is not active in the production, use, distribution, commercialisation, or import/export of substances of concern and substances of very high concern, whether on their own, in mixtures, or in articles. As part of our circular economy concept, we collaborate with tenants on waste sorting initiatives to enhance resource efficiency. Any hazardous waste generated by our tenants is reported separately in section 4.2.2.6.2 Policies related to resource use and circular economy (ESRS E5-1).

4.2.2.3.7 Anticipated Financial Eff ects from Material Pollution-related Impacts (ESRS E2-6)

Anticipated financial effects from material pollution-related risks and opportunities are in line with the estimates presented in section 4.1.1.1.2 Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking's Sustainability Statement (ESRS 2 IRO-2).

VGP Park Berlin Ludwigsfelde

4.2.2.4 Water and Marine Resources (ESRS E3)

4.2.2.4.1 Description of the Processes to Identify and Assess Material Water and Marine Resources (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

The non-financial risk assessment pointed out that water is not a key environmental issue for VGP. Indeed, the tenants within the Group's portfolio are not considered as being significant water consumers. Nevertheless, VGP acknowledges water as a fundamental resource and upholds the right for everyone to have fair and equitable access to it.

Please see sections 4.1.1.1.1. Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1) and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

4.2.2.4.2 Policies Related to Water and Marine Resources (ESRS E3-1)

Policies in place to manage material impacts, risks and opportunities related to water and marine resources are listed in the table below:

VGP Park Magdeburg Sülzetal

Policy Description of key contents
of policy
Description of
scope of policy or
of its exclusions
Description of most senior level in
organization that is accountable
for implementation of policy
Disclosure of third-party standards
or initiatives that are respected
through implementation of policy
Description of consideration given
to interests of key stakeholders in
setting policy
Explanation of how policy is made available
to potentially affected stakeholders and
stakeholders who need to implement it
Considerate
Construction
Charter
Prevent and limit and pollution
during construction activities
Development
projects in all
the countries of
operation
Executive Management See available copy of the policy on
VGP website
Stakeholders involved: Group
Sustainability Team, technical project
management, Contractors and Suppliers
The policy is public
on VGP website
Group
Environ
mental Policy
Statement
EMS reduce the impact of our
assets at every stage in their
life cycle, from initial design
through to daily operation.
All VGP buildings
(standing and under
construction)
Executive Management ISO 14001 1 Stakeholders involved: Group
Sustainability Team, Facility
Management, Technical project
management, Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is public
on VGP website

Water consumption at the Group's assets is driven by the occupational tenant usage of the asset and predominantly driven by the number of employees. Water consumption within the portfolio is concentrated to a number of large consumers with the top 10 tenants accounting for 40% of total water consumption, typically related to manufacturing and warehouses using cooling facilities. Whilst focus on water consumption improvement at these sites will be most effective, reducing water consumption is an operational target at all parks as part of the Group's resource efficiency policy and is tracked and managed at asset and Group levels.

Reducing water consumption is an operational target at all sites as part of the Group's resource efficiency policy and is tracked and managed at asset and Group levels. Based on environmental best practices, the Group is taking active steps to limit water consumption, reduce water waste and maintain water quality.

With respect to VGP Parks operating in areas susceptible to drought (see also the Climate risk assessment in section 4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks and potential climate-related opportunities ESRS E1-9)), apart from ensuring only drought-resilient vegetation is planted, the water consumption is further limited through irrigation systems with moisture monitoring to optimize water dispersion. These systems are planned to be installed in 2025 in most of the Group's parks in Spain which are the location most prone to drought. In 2025 a capex of € 38k is budgeted for these investments. Once operational, these will inform our evaluation of the potential for wider implementation in the future.

% of parks in water stressed areas with water reuse solutions or Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)1
% of parks with water reuse solutions 17%

The fi rst target focuses on water stressed areas where water conservation and preservation issues are more material. "Water stressed areas" are defi ned according to the WWF Water Risk Filter, using the water scarcity risk KPI. For assets located in these areas (12 assets as per the WWF risk fi lter in 2023), the reuse of water is a priority to limit the consumption of municipal water. The second target has the same objective but with a diff erent timeframe for VGP's assets not located in water stressed areas. The Group prioritises the use of non-drinkable or reused water over drinkable water wherever possible. In 2024, 8 VGP Parks collected 171,000 m³ of rainwater and groundwater or greywater on site, which was retained for watering green spaces and grey water usage. Projects are also planned in the environmental actions plans of some of the Group's assets to increase water reuse, for example in VGP Park GieBen am Alten Flughafen (see Case Study page 281).

4.2.2.4.3 Actions and Resources Related to Water and Marine Policies (ESRS E3-2)

Mitigate pollution or air, water, soil, fauna and flora

EMS reduce the impact of our assets at every stage in their life cycle, from initial design through to daily

operation.

Considerate Construction Charter

Group Environmental Policy Statement

The actions and resources in relation to Water and Marine policies are listed in the table below:

All the Groups standing assets and Developments

All group development projects

Policy Key actions Scope Time horizon Year of completion Description Progress Resources allocated Financial resources

Applicable at all time

Through the life cycle of our assets

1 Their primary goal is to reduce the burden on traditional sewer systems, prevent flooding, and improve water quality by promoting infiltration, retention, and evapotranspiration Examples include: green roofs; rain gardens; permeable pavements; retention ponds; bioswales

environment

n.a. This charter describes the requirements and recommendations aimed at optimizing the worksite's Environmental Quality whilst minimizing its forms of pollution both for own staff, the staff of contractors working at the site and for the neighbouring area and the natural environment

n.a. It describes the Group's requirements and

recommendations intended to optimise our worksites' environmental quality whilst minimising pollution for employees and contracted workforce on site, the neighbouring area and the natural

VGP Park České Budějovice

In place since 2022

All sites have been subject to an EMS

Corporate sustainability team to update guidance and track

n.a.

n.a.

Local construction teams

Corporate sustainability team to update guidance and track

implementation Corporate Technical Management

implementation

Special efforts are made to install water-efficient equipment. The group is in the process of analysing the implementing a real-time monitoring tool that allows to detect leaks so to ensure these can be repaired rapidly. Water monitoring is a key focus for the Group, which also started rolling out water connected submeters in new developments. Additionally, aerators and other low-flowrates water features have been implemented in assets in accordance to BREEAM requirements. As a result, water and cost savings were achieved. In addition to this impact, in order to avoid irrigation need as much as possible drought tolerant landscaping is implemented both in terms of flora selection as well as water retention ability. Up to last year circa € 5 million was invested in water-saving measures in existing buildings and in 2024 a further € 1.6 million was invested. For new developments and refurbishments, the following standards are used across the portfolio:

  • wash hand basin taps and kitchen taps have a maximum water flow of 6 litres/min;
  • showers have a maximum waterflow of 8 litres/min;
  • WCs have a full flush volume of a maximum average flush volume of 3.5 litres;
  • Urinals use a maximum of 2 litres/bowl/hour. Flushing urinals have a maximum full flush volume of 1 litre

To optimise water use and leverage-associated cost savings, the Group also prioritises the use of non-drinkable or reused water over drinkable water wherever possible. In 2024, in total 171,028 m3 of rainwater could be collected on site for cleaning and for watering green spaces. At existing parks, the Group relies on a close cooperation with tenants to reduce water consumption. Green leases (see section sub-section Focus on Green Leases in the section 4.2.2.2.6 Actions and resources in relation to climate change policies (ESRS E1-3)) and tenants' discussions on site are used to help raise awareness among tenants about water use and to get them on board with water management. Please refer to section 4.2.2.4.4 Targets related to water and marine resources for more information.

4.2.2.4.4 Targets Related to Water and Marine Resources (ESRS E3-3)

In 2024, the Group has committed to new targets on water:

  • 100% of assets in water stressed areas with water reuse solutions, and
  • Reduce water consumption by -20% in intensity per square meter by 2030 from a 2020 baseline

The third Group target aims at reducing the overall water consumption in VGP's assets. The water usage is typically related to sanitary use, and water consumption at the Group's assets is mostly driven by the number of employees working in our assets per square meter. Special efforts are made to install water-efficient equipment, optimise operating practices and ensure that leaks are detected and repaired rapidly. The Group also started rolling out water connected smart meters in order to better monitor water consumption. Additionally, aerators and other low-flow water features are implemented in assets in accordance with EU Taxonomy and BREEAM requirements. At existing

VGP Park Nijmegen

assets, the Group relies on a cooperation with tenants to reduce water consumption. Green leases (see sub-section "Focus on green leases" in section 4.2.2.2.6 Actions and resources in relation to climate change policies) and tenants' discussions on site are used to help raise awareness among tenants about water use and to get them on board with water management. In terms of preventing environmental pollution, run-off water collected from tarmac is treated before being disposed of through municipal wastewater networks.

Water retention basin at VGP Park Giessen am Alten Flughafen

Case Study

Sustainable Water Management at VGP Park Giessen am Alten Flughafen

The fi nal phase of the Giessen am Alten Flughafen development, including the last building and a multistory parking facility, was completed in 2024. The project incorporates diverse sustainability measures, particularly in water conservation, reducing resource consumption while enhancing effi ciency.

Key Water Sustainability Features

Rainwater Harvesting and Usage:

Six large recycled cisterns with a total capacity of 716,000 litres store rainwater with the collected water used for toilet flushing and irrigating green spaces, significantly reducing the demand for fresh water

Water-Saving Fixtures:

in accordance with EU Taxonomy requirements, all sanitary areas are equipped with low-flow water-saving fixtures (e.g., showers with 8 l/min flow rate) to minimize consumption

Storm water Management & Groundwater

Protection: Excess rainwater is filtered and discharged into the nearby Krebsbach stream, reducing the burden on the municipal drainage system whilst a WGK membrane (Water Hazard Class film) is used to protect groundwater from potential contamination. In addition Green roofs on office and technical areas reduce runoff while improving insulation.

4.2.2.4.5 Water Consumption (ESRS E3-4)

Water purchased from the district network (municipal water) and water withdrawals from other sources for use in common and private areas of standing assets.

In 2024, absolute water consumption in our parks increased by 1.4% compared with 2023 whilst water intensity in litres/sqm at assets in operation decreased by 10% compared with 2023 on a like-for-like basis.

The average municipal water consumption in our buildings is 0.078 m³/sqm this is mainly concentrated in a number of semi-industrial and retail related warehouses. Total reported water consumption in 2024 was 574,000 m³.

Water Consumption Broken Down by Source (m³)
---------------------------------------------- -- --
Tenant segments Total
Industrial:
non-refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 Net water demand1 (m³) 28,7483 44,913 241,911 n.a. 574,307
Net water collected and
reused on site (m³)
n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 171,028
Of municipal water (%) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 70%
Of which rainwater (%) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 30%
Of which groundwater (%) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Of which surface water (%) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Of which wastewater
(grey water) from another
organization (%)
n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
2023 Like-for-like 46,383 10,854 35,280 92,518
2024 Like-for-like 45,355 8,709 29,586 83,651
2024/2023 change (%) (2%) (20%) (16%) n.a. n.a. (10%)

Water Intensity of Standing Assets per square meter (liter/sqm/year)

Total
Industrial:
non-refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 Net water demand2 64.7 68.3 116.5 n.a. 78.3
2023 Like-for-like 51.7 148.1 131.6 n.a. 74.7
2024 Like-for-like 48.9 118.8 110.4 n.a. 65.9
2024/2023 change (%) (5%) (20%) (16%) n.a. n.a. (12%)

4.2.2.4.6 Anticipated Financial Eff ects From Material Water and Marine Resources Related Risks and Opportunities (ESRS E3-5)

VGP does not anticipate any material financial effects from material water and marine resources related risks and opportunities.

VGP Park Olomouc

1 Excluding any internally reused or recycled water ("grey water")

2 Municipal water use only; excluding any internally reused or recycled water ("grey water")

Ecosystems (ESRS E4)

4.2.2.5.1 Transition Plan and Consideration of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Strategy and Business Model (ESRS E4-1)

As part of its ESG Strategy roadmap, the Group developed a Group biodiversity strategy in 2022. This biodiversity strategy, which is summarized in this section, was subsequently converted into a biodiversity policy in 2023.

The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 20301 sets out a comprehensive package of commitments and actions to put Europe's biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030 for the benefi t of its citizens, the planet, the climate and the economy, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and with the objective of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The goal of the policy is to put Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030.

The EU Biodiversity Strategy was published in 2021 and on that basis in 2022 VGP developed a biodiversity Group strategy based on the following four pillars:

4.2.2.5 Biodiversity and Four pillars of VGP's biodiversity strategy

1 Protect nature

Respect protected areas and sites with high biodiversity value and stakes.

2 Restore nature

Restore nature, first where such an investment is most meaningful and advance sustainable management across the value chain

3 Enable transformative change

Enable change through education of own workforce and stakeholders; seek to strengthen use of green financing framework

4 Actions to support biodiversity outside of value chain

Deploy actions outside of immediate value chain through continuation of VGP Foundation nature projects

1 European Commission: Directorate-General for Environment, EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into our lives, Publications Office of the European Union, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2779/677548

Pillar 1 Protecting nature

VGP operates in the EU and is therefore bound by a strong legal framework to protect its most valuable, rate and threatened species and habitats across the countries in which it operates. In alignment with sustainability standards of BREEAM and DGNB, as well as with the minimum safeguard requirements of EU Taxonomy, the Group has implemented a Conservation Hierarchy and Ecology planning which is detailed in the VGP Corporate Biodiversity Policy1 .

Key commitments and goals

  • Do not develop business parks on land matching the definition of protected forests as set out in national law and used in the national greenhouse gas inventory
  • Avoid developments on greenfield land with high biodiversity value and land that serves as habitat for endangered species as listed on the European Red List or IUCN Red List
  • 100% development projects to implement a biodiversity action plan

Honey collection at VGP Park Fuenlabrada

Pillar 2 Restore nature

The VGP Biodiversity strategy and policy lays out a comprehensive plan of actions to help restore biodiversity in VGP Parks, first in those locations with the most meaningful impact. Particularly in those locations with a meaningful impact the strategy includes a restoration agenda and value natural capital in the long run.

Focus on Proximity and Exposure to Protected Areas:

  • A biodiversity study evaluated our standing assets based on location and their proximity to sensitive areas (e.g., EU-protected sites, IBAT scores2).
  • This study helped identify potential risks associated with these locations, such as future regulatory or legal constraints, reputational risks and biodiversity-related liabilities or challenges.

Categorization for Risk-Based Prioritization:

— By categorizing locations and stipulating a call to action for those closer to sensitive areas, the study assisted the Group in outlining a risk mitigation strategy

Key commitments and goals

  • 100% standing assets with meaningful biodiversity stakes to implement a biodiversity action plan
  • 100% of our portfolio to implement renaturation initiatives by 2030
  • Develop biotopes in or around VGP Parks in selected locations where it aligns with ecological and sustainability goals
  • Plant additional native species and climate resilient trees and vegetation in existing parks
  • Ensure biodiversity is protected in the value chain through adherence to the Suppliers' Code of Conduct3

  • 1 https://www.vgpparks.eu/media/4876/vgp-biodiversity-strategy-a4-en-k04.pdf

  • 2 IBAT (Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool) is a global biodiversity data platform that provides access to key biodiversity information (https://www.ibat-alliance.org/)
  • 3 Including a requirement to procure sustainably sourced wood with FSC or PEFC certification

Pillar 3 Enable transformative change

Adopting a more integrated and whole-of-society approach to biodiversity will ensure co-responsibility and co-ownership by all relevant actors in meeting the EU's biodiversity commitments. An enabling environment for both VGP employees, stakeholders and society at large is essential to change the way biodiversity is perceived.

Key commitments and goals

  • Ensure biodiversity initiatives are visible and explained where feasible, in order to support educational value
  • Target through the VGP Academy 500+ participants annually for training, including on biodiversity relevant topics
  • 80% of employees to participate annually one day in meaningful community charity program, including biodiversity (learning) projects
  • Support charitable educational projects focused on biodiversity through VGP Foundation
  • Support a fair and inclusive transition to a green economy through offering smaller business units in VGP where it can make a positive impact and aligns with local needs
  • Unlock green financing through the use of sustainable financing framework including biodiversity topics

VGP Comunity day

Pillar 4

Actions to support biodiversity outside of value chain

A final cornerstone of the VGP Biodiversity Strategy sets out the VGP Foundation1 ambitions to support nature conservation and biodiversity projects in Europe and abroad.

Key commitments and goals

— The VGP Foundation will continue to engage in projects encouraging nature conservation, such as saving and creating permanent biotopes, protecting animals and their natural habitats, or educational programmes raising public awareness about respective issues

4.2.2.5.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and their Interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

Please see sections 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process. As explained in 4.2.1.3.1 Strategy, business model and value chain and section 4.2.1.3.3 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model, VGP's business model and sustainability roadmap actively integrate biodiversity considerations.

4.2.2.5.3 Description of Processes to Identify and Assess Material Biodiversity and Ecosystem Related Impacts, Risks, Dependencies and Opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

Please see sections 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1) and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

4.2.2.5.4 Policies Related to Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ESRS E4-2)

The policies in place manage VGP's material impacts on biodiversity (related to the development projects and VGP's operation on its standing assets). More precisely, they are based on the four pillars of the Group's biodiversity strategy as presented in the section 4.2.2.5.1 Transition plan and consideration of biodiversity and ecosystems in strategy and business model. As GHG emissions represent the main impact of VGP on biodiversity, two climate-related policies – the Group Environmental Policy statement and the Energy Management Policy have been added in the table below. The policies in place in relation to biodiversity and ecosystems are listed in the table below:

Policy Description of key contents
of policy
Description
of scope of
policy or of its
exclusions
Description
of most
senior level in
organization that
is accountable for
implementation of
policy
Disclosure of third
party standards or
initiatives that are
respected through
implementation of
policy
Description of
consideration given
to interests of key
stakeholders in
setting policy
Explanation of
how policy is
made available to
potentially affected
stakeholders and
stakeholders who
need to implement it
Corporate
Biodiversity
policy
Biodiversity Policy, which
outlines our commitment to
preserving and enhancing
biodiversity in our parks. The
strategy highlights biodiversity
potential, and setting in motion
a governance framework.
Assert compliance with EU
Taxonomy "Do No Significant
Harm" requirement in respect
of protection and restauration
of biodiversity and ecosystems
All the land
on which VGP
operates
Executive
Management
ISO 140011,
EU Taxonomy,
BREEAM
Stakeholders
Involved:
Land Acquisition
teams,
Technical teams,
Sustainability team
The Biodiversity
Policy is available on
the company website
Group
Environmental
Policy
Statement
EMS reduce the impact of our
assets at every stage in their
life cycle, from initial design
through to daily operation.
All VGP
buildings
(standing
and under
construction)
Executive
Management
ISO 140011 Stakeholders
involved: Group
Sustainability
Team, Facility
Management,
Technical project
management,
Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is public
on VGP website
Renewable
Energy Policy
Set out the activities of VGP
Renewable energy, explain the
Green energy offering and ifs
financing
Group
standing
assets, Groups
tenants and
Clients of VGP
Renewable
Energy
Executive
Management
Stakeholders
involved: Group
Sustainability Team,
technical project
management, facility
management VGP
Renewable Energy
Team
The policy is for
internal purposes
and (potential) clients
of VGP Renewable
Energy

Details on the content of the biodiversity policies is presented below.

Change in land use: compliance with EU Taxonomy for new land acquisition

The preliminary studies of the Group on biodiversity impact showed that, beside carbon emissions, another significant driver of biodiversity loss, according to chapter 2 of the 2019 IPBES report, is the change in land use. It also showed that real estate companies play a major role in this driver due to the urbanisation, degradation and fragmentation of land operated in greenfield projects.

VGP Park České Budějovice

In order to assert compliance with EU Taxonomy for land acquisition the Group has since 2023 aligned its due diligence procedures with EU Taxonomy. As a result, the Group aims to avoid new developments to be built on:

  • Greenfi eld land of recognized high biodiversity value and land that serves as habitat for endangered species (fl ora and fauna) as listed on the European Red List or IUCN Red List
  • Land matching the definition of protected forest as set out in the national law and used in the national greenhouse gas inventory
  • As well as minimize the use of arable land and crop land with: – Moderate to high level of soil fertility, and
    • Moderate to high below ground biodiversity as referred to in the EU LUCAS survey

As a result, development projects are prioritized in brownfield sites1 and areas that have existing infrastructure, development, and urban infill as opposed to greenfield development. 100% of land acquired in 2024 was located within existing development areas.

Value chain: procurement

VGP's procurement strategy is designed to comply with the following rules: fairness, focus on quality, long-term partnerships, reduced risk and the respect for applicable regulations. Sourcing criteria which are integrated in the sustainability brief for development projects is to only use 100% timber from certified, sustainably managed forests with Forest Stewardship Council ("FSC") and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification ("PEFC") certification, for both works and building structure. Als a requirement is to aim for at least 70% of waste recycling (material recovery) by weight, and clear traceability of all waste managed which will reduce the risk of landfill waste impacting biodiversity; Also in the procurement it is aimed to manage and limit noise and visual pollution, as well as the risk of soil, water and air pollution. For a full review of the sustainable procurement method and policies please refer to section 4.2.4.4.2. Sustainable procurement.

Restoration: biodiversity initiatives in existing VGP Parks

In the existing parks a total of 2.010 million square meter of green surface is managed by VGP. The Group actively protects and improves the biodiversity value of these green surfaces specifically and its assets in general by assessing biodiversity impacts and mitigation measures in accordance with BREEAM Excellent/DGNB Gold level standards, and by implementing biodiversity action plans based on the Group's Biodiversity Policy that accounts for unique local conditions. Ecologists and landscape architects are involved in design and development activities to guide architects and developers on existing ecosystems and selecting the best strategy to protect local wildlife.

Green areas and biodiversity features of existing VGP Parks are monitored and enhanced if required based on our biodiversity policy. In the course of 2024 388 additional trees were planted in existing VGP Parks.

1 Areas of land or premises that have been previously used, but have subsequently become vacant, derelict or contaminated. Brownfield sites typically require preparatory regenerative work before any new development goes ahead, and can also be partly occupied.

Case Study

VGP Park Magdeburg Sülzetal – Enhancing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Integrating Biodiversity into Industrial Development

VGP Park Magdeburg, located in Osterweddingen, Sülzetal, demonstrates a commitment to sustainability and biodiversity conservation, aligning with EU Taxonomy objectives. The park integrates ecological measures to balance economic growth and environmental responsibility.

Key Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration Initiatives

  • European Field Hamster Protection: 28.4 hectares of designated habitat ensure the long-term viability of this strictly protected species without forced relocation.
  • Green Infrastructure: 50% of non-built areas are covered with native trees and shrubs, creating wildlife corridors and enhancing climate resilience.
  • Sustainable Water and Soil Management: Permeable surfaces in parking areas improve rainwater infiltration, while natural drainage systems enhance erosion control and water retention.
  • Pollinator & Habitat Support: Meadow and grassland areas foster pollinators, with nesting sites for birds and insects, contributing to carbon sequestration and ecosystem restoration.

VGP Park Magdeburg Sülzetal

Copyright NABU Sachsen – Anhalt European field hamster (photo © Roman Huditsch)

In 2024 16 additional biotopes were created within our parks under construction, adding to the eight biotope areas that were already created in 2023. These additional biotopes enhance or protect specific species and enhance overall local biodiversity, this brings the total biotope areas created as part of VGP Parks to 65. The total size of these biotopes created measure 570,304 sqm (compared to 548,000 sqm end of 2023).

All development projects need to implement a biodiversity action plan. This action plan should be made by a qualified ecologist or ESG specialist depending on the ecological impact, after the assessment of the characteristics of the local biodiversity. The purpose of this action plan is to first avoid and reduce all impacts of the project on the local nature, and second to implement on each project a list of Group recommendations. Some projects also undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA"), which includes an environmental/biodiversity component, as it is a prerequisite for obtaining a building permit and commercial planning permission. Biodiversity is also addressed by the development projects through the "Land Use and Ecology" section in the BREEAM (new development) certification. Within the sustainability guidelines, the Group also commits in using only certified timber (FSC, PEFC or equivalent) within its development projects.

Taxonomy for existing parks

Although nearly all our parks are certifi ed according to BREEAM or DGNB, which provides basic safeguards for restoration and protection of biodiversity, the Group developed an additional ecosystem enhancement safety measure. The implementation of this measure is driven by: the aim to align the portfolio with EU Taxonomy regulation, including the biodiversity and ecosystem protection criteria, as well as, our continuous improvement philosophy within the scope of the Group's Environmental Management System (which has been based on ISO 14001 standards1 ), and the Group's Biodiversity assessment framework (see for more information the Group Biodiversity Policy available on the Group website). As such biodiversity enhancement investments have been identifi ed in the existing portfolio and are being implemented. For those parks, specifi c measures have been suggested for each based on local tailored ecology studies. The aim is to increasing the use of "green" spaces, either through enhancing existing green structures into biotopes or through enhancements such as green roofs, green walls, green parking lots.

The categorisation is based on location of the asset from a protected area in Europe. These areas are composed of all the IUCN (management categories I to VI), Bird Life International (Key Biodiversity Areas) protection areas and areas identified by local or regional municipality as of specific ecological value. As for the creation of the biodiversity action plans, the standing assets with meaningful biodiversity impact appointed a qualified ecologist to assess the on-site biodiversity and propose an adapted action plan to preserve and improve the state of local nature. A list of recommendations has also been written by the Group as part of the biodiversity strategy and suggests actions like turning off building enhancement lights outside opening hours or creating urban meadows in the assets' green spaces.

In respect to this objective, from 2023 onwards, the actions identified within those action plans are followed in the environmental action plan of the concerned assets and 23 of the 24 meaningful biodiversity impact parks have implemented measures. In addition to the biodiversity action plan, all such parks are encouraged to raise tenants' and visitors' awareness towards biodiversity.

VGP biodiversity taxonomy for existing parks

  • Less than 500 meters to natura2000 area and park adjacent to forest or asset location identified by municipality as of ecological importance
  • Less than 1,000 meters to natura2000 site and adjacent to arable land but not recognized as of high biodiversity value
  • Less than 500 meters to natura2000 site but plot itself only bounded by other semi-industrial sites
  • Less than 1,000 meters to natura2000 site or adjacent to arable land but not recognized as of high biodiversity value

— Other

Categorisation of VGP biodiversity initiatives

Combined identified initiatives achieve a substantial contribution under EU Taxonomy Biodiversity and ecosystems criterium Combined identified initiatives achieve DNSH under EU Taxonomy Biodiversity and ecosystems criterium Specific ecologically tailored measures have been taken in order to enhance local ecosystems based on a biotope Green roof or green façade

Other significant ecological mitigation measures

The Group also works across its VGP Parks to raise awareness among its stakeholders about the importance of biodiversity. The Group's BREEAM In-Use certification policy (see section 4.2.2.1.1. Details of buildings environmental certifications) ensures that biodiversity issues are well addressed and promoted to achieve high standards. Once a project has been built and delivered, the Group's operating management team, particularly the on-site teams that manage each asset, are responsible for maintaining and monitoring biodiversity. The sustainability team monitors the application of the Group's biodiversity policy and provides operating teams with the necessary support

100% of Standing Assets to Implement Renaturation or Biodiversity Projects by 2030

This new 2024 commitment follows the current expectations of both public authorities and tenants to increase the amount of green spaces and initiatives in our existing parks. VGP targets to increase the level of biodiversity in all of its VGP Parks through renaturation and biodiversity initiative projects. Renaturation projects are defined as any project related to the improvement of biodiversity and biophilia in, on and outside the assets.

Protection and Restoration of Ecosystems Outside of VGP's Value Chain

In the context of both its net zero targets and Group biodiversity strategy, the Group has invested in a Verra-compliant agriculture project in Denmark with the aim to remove carbon (concerning 850 tCO2 emission certificates) from the atmosphere and store it in the soil1 . Furthermore, the VGP Foundation has invested in 31 nature restoration projects for a total value of € 2.2 million

Since 2023, 16 nature projects were successfully completed, including the projects below.

Project Country/region Steps achieved
New Networks for
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Eastern Europe The NABU has achieved important research results and conservation success for the imperial eagle over the
past 10 years. In Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, the respective national bird-life partners are active in the
conservation of the imperial eagle. The exchange of experience between international experts can make an
important contribution to the effective conservation of this iconic species.
This project enabled a transfer of knowledge and cooperation between international experts in different
regions across Eastern Europe to improve the conservation of the species in its entire range.
Monitoring of
peatland water levels
(Rotenburg, Stade)
Germany The project, led by NABU supported the rehabilitation of peatlands in the districts of Rotenburg and Stade in
Germany. The project primarily involved the construction and operation of peatland water levels. With the help
of gauges is it has been made possible to identify ecological development trends or unfavourable, creeping
processes at the hydrological level at an early stage in the renaturation projects carried out so far. In addition,
the recording of hydrological state variables and processes is fundamental for a holistic understanding of
(disturbed) peatland ecosystems. As a result of the project in total ca. 20 water gauges in the bog protection
areas were installed and are managed now by NABU. The water levels are to be continuously recorded and
documented.
The Katra river valley
Biodiversity & Tourism
project
Lithuania The project supported measures showing the importance of this area to the wider nature-friendly public
by supporting the building of a wooden watch tower linked to a wooden nature trail through the flooded
forest. The site now offers a unique experience to enter and cross the old forest, which is flooded several
months a year. The old Black elder alluvial forest is a home of elk, deer, and rare bird species, like tree-toed
woodpecker, green woodpecker, black woodpecker, pygmy owl and tawny owl.
Protecting bats in
church towers and
public building attics
as an affirmation of
biodiversity values
among religious and
local communities
Ukraine In cooperation with professional ecologists, NABU developed a geography of the project expansion and create
methodological materials for effective environmental education of the population in dealing with bats. In the
end, 40 colonies of different species of bats and related animals were protected with the help of 10 practical
protection measures.
Villages Go Green Cyprus The project offered a summer school concept where children from local villages spend the day with ÇADER,
a non-profit civil society organization founded in 2005 in Northern Cyprus, while engaging in various activities
such as decorating cloth shopping bags (to minimise the use of plastic ones, which represent a danger not
only for local birds) or drying fruits (to offer an alternative to sweets).
Reorganization of
Retezat Biosphere
Reserve
Romania In order to regain biosphere reserve status for Retezat, the project reconfigured the Retezat area and provided
the required documentation of the UNESCO MAB program.
Restoration of visitor
infrastructure on the
nature trail Tři iseriny
Czech Republic The contribution was used for restoration of the local nature trail providing material, including information
signs and boards, and labour.

4.2.2.5.5 Actions and Resources in Relation to Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ESRS E4-3)

The actions and resources in relation to Biodiversity an ecosystems are listed in the table below:

Policy Key actions Scope Time horizon Year of completion Description Progress Resources allocated
Corporate
Biodiversity
policy
Identify those parks most in need of ecological
enhancement and protection;
– Ensure better implementation of ecological
improvements in our parks and track progress;
– Improve knowledge within the Group and our partners;
– Transparency on financing and investments
in biodiversity initiatives;
– Better respecting nature in public and
business decision-making;
– Assert compliance with EU Taxonomy "Do No
Significant Harm" requirement in respect of protection
and restauration of biodiversity and ecosystems
All landplots
owned by VGP
Applicable at
all time
n.a. The Group's biodiversity policy is
guided by the Do Not Significant
Harm ("DNSH") principles of the EU
Taxonomy. Furthermore, through
its biodiversity policy, the Group is
identifying additional "high yielding"
biodiversity investments in its existing
parks beyond what is required for
certification, compliance or building
permits.
In place since 2023 Corporate
sustainability team to
update guidance and
track implementation
Group
Environmental
Policy
Statement
EMS reduce the impact of our assets at every stage
in their life cycle, from initial design through to daily
operation.
All the Groups
standing
assets and
Developments
Through the
life cycle of
our assets
n.a. It describes the Group's requirements
and recommendations intended to
optimise our worksites' environmental
quality whilst minimising pollution for
employees and contracted workforce
on site, the neighbouring area and the
natural environment
All sites have been subject to an EMS Corporate sustainability team to
update guidance and
track implementation
Renewable
Energy Policy
Reduce emissions non-green energy use Tenants of
VGPs standing
assets
portfolio and
VGP renewabe
energy clients
Ongoing All tenants could over time be
serviced by VGP Renewable Energy's
power
VGP has produced at par with the
energy consumed in the standing
portfolio for the last years, steps
have also been made towards better
allocation of the energy through the
recognised status as a regulated
energy supplier
Sustainability team,
Team, technical
project management,
facility management
VGP Renewable
Energy Team

4.2.2.5.6 Targets Related to Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ESRS E4-4)

The details of the Group's commitments related to biodiversity are presented in section 4.2.2.5.4 Policies related to biodiversity and ecosystems. In addition, the Group includes in its sustainability guidelines the requirements related to the Do not Significant Harm ("DNSH") criteria for biodiversity within the EU Taxonomy regulation.

An EIA or screening is completed in accordance with Directive 2011/92/EU334. Where an EIA has been carried out, the required mitigation and compensation measures for protecting the environment are implemented. For sites/operations located in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas (including the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, UNESCO World Heritage sites and Key Biodiversity Areas, as well as other protected areas), an appropriate assessment, where applicable, has been conducted and based on its conclusions the necessary mitigation measures are implemented.

4.2.2.5.7 Impact Metrics Related to Biodiversity and Ecosystems Change (ESRS E4-5)

The table below contains the performance of the reporting year against the Group's objective:

Pillar 1: Protect nature 2024 Performance
Do not develop business parks on land matching the
definition of protected forests as set out in national law
and used in the national greenhouse gas inventory
Compliant
Avoid developments on greenfield land with high biodiversity
value and land that serves as habitat for endangered species
as listed on the European Red List or IUCN Red List
100% of land acquisitions are brownfield
or within existing development areas
100% of Development Projects to Implement a Biodiversity Action Plan Compliant
Pillar 2: Restore nature 2024 Performance
100% of our portfolio to implement renaturation initiatives by 2030 23%
100% of Standing Assets with Meaningful Biodiversity
Stakes to Implement a Biodiversity Action Plan
96%
Develop biotopes in or around VGP Parks in selected locations
where it aligns with ecological and sustainability goals
65 biotopes or 130,000 sqm among in total
2 million sqm of green area1
Plant additional native species and climate resilient
trees and vegetation in existing parks
388 trees planted
Pillar 3: Enable transformative change 2024 Performance
Target through the VGP Academy 500+ participants annually
for training, including on biodiversity relevant topics
554 participants to VGP Academy of which
56% for biodiversity topics
80% of employees to participate annually one day in meaningful
community charity program, including biodiversity (learning) projects
39%
Pillar 4: actions to support biodiversity outside of value chain 2024 Performance
The VGP Foundation will continue to engage in
projects encouraging nature conservation
Since 2023, 8 new nature support and
restoration projects were successfully
supported. Total 31 projects supported
for € 2.2 million

4.2.2.5.8 Anticipated Financial Eff ects from Material Biodiversity and Ecosystem Related Risks and Opportunities (ESRS E4-6)

Anticipated financial effects from the consideration of biodiversity in development projects are in line with the estimates presented in section 4.2.1.4.2 Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking's Sustainability Statement

4.2.2.6 Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5)

4.2.2.6.1 Description of the Processes to Identify and Assess Material Resource Use and Circular Economy Related Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

Please see sections 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

4.2.2.6.2 Policies Related to Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5-1)

The policies in place in relation to resource use and circular economy are listed in the table below:

Policy Description of
key contents
of policy
Descrip
tion of
scope
of policy
or of its
exclu
sions
Description of
most senior
level in organ
ization that is
accountable
for imple
mentation of
policy
Disclosure
of third-party
standards or
initiatives that
are respected
through imple
mentation of
policy
Description of
consideration giv
en to interests of
key stakeholders
in setting policy
Explanation of
how policy is
made available to
potentially affect
ed stakeholders
and stakeholders
who need to
implement it
Environ
mental
Manage
ment
System
EMS reduce
the impact of
our assets at
every stage
in their life
cycle, from
initial design
through to daily
operation.
All VGP
buildings
(stand
ing and
under
construc
tion)
Executive
Management
ISO 140012 Stakeholders
involved: Group
Sustainability
Team, Facility
Management,
Technical project
management,
Contractors and
Suppliers
The policy is public
on VGP website

1 Excluding biotopes developed by VGP on land owned by third parties

2 Not externally audited

Environmental Management System

The Group's environmental Management System (EMS), aims at reducing the environmental impact of our assets at every stage of their life cycle, from initial design to daily operation as well as future fungibility.

The Group has defined and monitors several indicators to manage the environmental performance of its standing assets and development projects, in line with the objectives of our ESG strategy. Some of these indicators are incorporated into the budget review processes for standing assets and development projects to ensure alignment between ESG objectives and business decisions.

VGP, through the implementation of its environmental management system and sustainability guidelines, ensures that all development projects, whatever their size or type, are designed in accordance with the Group sustainability strategy in order to manage their environmental impact. For each project, the EMS covers all 4 stages of the development process and involves several departments, notably Technical, Sustainable Buildings, Commercial, Facility Management and the local project management team:

  • Acquisition audit: sustainability and risks related to climate change are analysed and evaluated during the Group's due diligence process;
  • Project reviews: at key milestones during the design of the project, the latter is assessed using the Group's Sustainability Brief to ensure compliance with the Group sustainability strategy;
  • Construction: the project management contractor and or sub-contractors agree to abide by the Group's Considerate Construction Charter, which is designed to limit the social and environmental effects of the construction process; and
  • Commissioning: a commissioning process is followed to ensure that buildings' technical installations perform efficiently (settings and operating instructions), and that maintenance suppliers in charge of operations and running technical installations as well as properly handed over to the facility management teams. As part of the Group technical management, best practices and failures are shared across countries.

For more information on the Group's Environmental Management System (EMS) please follow the link to VGP ESG policies and guidelines on: https://www.vgpparks.eu/en/sustainability/

Transition to a circular economy in the building portfolio

From the materials sourced to construct the building to the water required for bathroom facilities and greenery, logistics and semi-industrial sites use natural resources. Predominantly, today's logistics real estate sector is designed on the linear "take-make-waste" concept. VGP wants to change this.

Since 2023, the Group adopted a Carbon Pricing and Circular Economy Framework to guide the development teams in the incorporation of circular economy design solutions in their projects. This practical framework allows the teams to better understand and apply the right circular economy solution for their projects. As part of the commitment to reduce construction carbon footprint by – 20% between 2020 and 2030, the Group focuses on the choice and use of the materials for its development projects.

In order to be compliant with the EU Taxonomy Do No Significant Harm – Transition to Circular Economy criterium the Group is transforming its approach to circular economy concepts defined by 8 principles, see also the following VGP Circular Economy chart and taking into account work conducted by ARUP for VGP in 2022 on introducing lean building material concepts in our construction sites1 .

1 https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/articles/first-steps-towards-a-circular-built-environment

VGP Park Olomouc

Continuous material cycles

With regards to the "Continuous Material Cycles", in 2022 the Group introduced a target in-line with the applicable DNSH requirement for Construction of New Buildings under EU Taxonomy of at least 70% (by weight) of the non-hazardous construction and demolition waste generated at site to be processed for reuse or recycled or otherwise recovered. This requires strict waste monitoring at construction sites, as well as an implementation of improvement opportunities and execute best practice activities in order to: eliminate final waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and reduce the primary material consumption. The Group is leveraging its relationships with construction materials suppliers to raise their awareness of sustainable construction and influence behaviour change towards circular economy practices. In 2024, the Group reached its target of recovering 70% of waste with in total 92.3% of the construction waste recycled at the 53% of all construction sites at which waste data was effectively monitored. In 2025, VGP will work towards more projects being monitored and continue to engage its suppliers in sustainable practices.

Design for maintenance and deconstruction

In 2024, the sustainability guidelines were updated in collaboration with the technical teams. The sustainability guidelines apply to new developments and extension and renovation projects Groupwide. It sets minimum requirements applicable to all projects. Requirements for all projects include, among others:

  • 100% of timber with FSC or PEFC certification for both works and the building itself; and
  • At least a 70% waste recovery rate;
  • Minimum environmental certification level (covering the construction or refurbishment) to obtain DGNB "Gold" for projects in Germany and Austria and BREEAM "Excellent" for projects elsewhere in Europe;
  • Undertake a feasibility assessment of bio-sourced materials for structural elements;
  • Undertake a long-term climate risks analysis, while minimising resource use and maintaining user comfort;
  • Integrate circular economy "concepts" from the Group's Carbon Pricing and Circular Economy Framework, if economically feasible, based on a technical economic study; and
  • Alignment with new EU Taxonomy criteria for the Group's construction projects (new development and refurbishment).

Specifically, it involves:

  • Adopting a "lean material construction" approach right from the design phase;
  • Using new solutions and optimised low-carbon materials (e.g. wooden bearer structure instead of concrete etc.);
  • Asking subcontractors to put forward alternative solutions with low carbon content; and
  • Adopting a purchasing policy that includes criteria for the carbon content of products and construction materials (requiring environmental and H&S certification – Environmental Product Declarations).

Case Study

Integrating Circular Economy Principles at VGP Park Rouen

VGP Park Rouen in Petit-Couronne, France, is a fl agship example of VGP's approach to integrating circular economy principles into industrial real estate. Constructed on a former industrial brownfi eld site, the project demonstrates how sustainable redevelopment can contribute to resource effi ciency, waste reduction, and long-term value creation.

Brownfi eld Redevelopment & Land Regeneration

Rather than consuming new land, VGP Park Rouen was built on a repurposed industrial site, avoiding urban sprawl and reducing the environmental footprint. This approach aligns with EU Taxonomy goals for sustainable land use and contributes to the regeneration of underutilized assets.

Resource Effi ciency & Material Circularity

  • Low-carbon construction materials: The project prioritized the use of recycled and bio-based materials
  • Sustainable coatings: Bio-sourced paint and non-toxic finishes were used to minimize emissions and enhance indoor air quality
  • High waste recovery rates: 95% of construction waste was sorted and recycled or repurposed

Renewable Energy

A 2.5 MWp solar photovoltaic plant, currently being installed, will provide renewable energy to power the facility. The expected generation capacity is equivalent to the consumption of over 1,000 households.

Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

The project integrates restoration of biodiversity, including 144 new trees planted, enhancing carbon sequestration, 9,000 sqm of wildflower meadows, fostering local biodiversity and habitat creation for wildlife, including hibernaculums, reinforcing ecological resilience.

Future-Proofi ng & Modular Design

VGP Park Rouen is designed with future adaptability in mind, embedding circular economy thinking into its long-term functionality including scalable office spaces and modular extensions allow for easy repurposing and reduced demand for raw materials over the building's lifecycle.

Triple certifi cation goal BREEAM Excellent BiodiverCity EU Taxonomy

VGP Park Rouen

Flexible and highly productive buildings

VGP's high quality and professionally managed buildings and parks are strategically located and designed to meet our clients' business needs and to remain resilient and adaptable to tomorrow's challenges. We collaborate with our suppliers to provide facilities that can accommodate greater automation, efficiency and the next phase in the digitization of the manufacturing sector.

Integrated infrastructure systems

Integrated water, energy and waste networks prioritise natural systems (such as rain water for irradiation and solar energy for use in the building) and can be used more intensively as smart management flattens peaks (for example for the energy grid through installation of battery energy storage systems), making use of capacity available throughout the day.

Guided by systems thinking

Systems thinking ensures that material choices, energy use, water systems, and waste streams are considered together, optimizing the entire lifecycle of a building.

Since 2023 the Group uses a carbon reference pricing for the embodied carbons generated over the life cycle of a building. By pricing carbon over the entire lifecycle, the full environmental cost of the building is accounted for, not just the upfront construction phase, and as a result the carbon pricing model incentivizes to design buildings with lower long-term emissions, such as:

  • Using energy-efficient systems such as air heat pumps to reduce operational emissions
  • Selecting durable, reusable, and low-carbon materials such as green steel to minimize embodied and end-of-life carbon
  • Incorporating renewable energy systems to offset future operational emissions (e.g. solar energy)

Support human well-being and natural systems

Since 2022 the Group's Considerate Construction Charter is applied to all greenfield/brownfield construction projects. It describes the Group's requirements and recommendations intended to optimise its worksites' environmental quality while minimising pollution for the contractors working on site, the neighbouring area and the natural environment. The Considerate Construction Charter includes requirements on (i) providing information to people living nearby and limiting traffic disruptions, (ii) managing and limiting noise and visual pollution, as well as the risk of soil, water and air pollution; and (iii) monitoring resources in order to reduce resource consumption.

Holistic urban planning

The overall design of VGP parks supports resilient and thriving communities to stimulate growth, and avoid congestion and pollution. Encouraging shared infrastructure (e.g., public transport, bicycle facilities, community energy grids).

Leveraged by digital technology

Digital technologies provide accessible platforms to facilitate the management of buildings, energy and materials.

Waste Management

Waste in VGP's own operations

Since 2022, the Group has a Green Office Policy in place which is focused on waste reduction opportunities based on the revised EU Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) which sets out five steps for dealing with waste, ranked according to environmental impact – the 'waste hierarchy' – with a first and most important focus on prevention and secondly prepare for re-use. By implementing these strategies the Group is able to reduce waste of its office operations.

Since the implementation of the policy the amount of printed documents has significantly reduced, whilst paper was previously predominantly recycled, the overall waste reduction has reduced the waste production intensity significantly in-line with the waste hierarchy.

The amount of waste not recovered is including residual waste for which the incineration or recycling process has not been confirmed, as a result the current number is likely conservative. Further more precise data collection will improve this metric further.

PREVENTION

If you can't prevent it then…

PREPARE FOR RE-USE

If you can't prepare for re-use, then…

RECYCLE

If you can't recycle, then…

RECOVER OTHER VALUE

If you can't recover value (e.g. energy), then…

DISPOSAL

Landfill if no alternative available

Waste in VGP's standing portfolio

The total volume of waste generated in a building, whatever its use, is mostly dependent on the type and level of activity of the tenants, i.e. packaging for logistics, redundancies in semi-industrial processes and occupancy for the office buildings. This means that the Group has a limited impact on the total volume of waste generated on its sites. Nevertheless, the Group is committed to waste management efficiency measures, such as increasing waste sorting, raising awareness among tenants, as well as assisting them to reduce the amount of waste disposed, and implementing waste management solutions.

Improving Waste Sorting in Collaboration with Tenants and Waste Service Providers

Suitable waste segregation facilities are in place in all assets. Tenants are informed and made aware of local on-site waste management policies and processes and of the importance of sorting waste through tenants' on-site discussions or the communication of park-level waste sorting guidelines. Both supplier purchasing contracts and tenant green leases establish the minimum requirements to be met for waste monitoring and sorting and recycling in order to meet sustainability and environmental protection requirements. The waste solution providers' remits, however, extend beyond just management and reporting, also focusing heavily on tenant engagement and communications. Tenant awareness raising includes updating and adding signage on waste bins, sharing best practices, highlighting the importance of properly sorting material, and outlining the legal requirements associated with the waste management program. All the Group's Parks' Facility Managers also hold yearly meetings with their stakeholders (tenants and/ or waste treatment providers), with a detailed account of the site's waste management outcomes.

Total Waste Generated (metric tonnes), and Breakdown by Disposal Routes (%)

The Group's waste management responsibilities and reporting scopes are guided by specific national requirements. At some assets, local authorities are responsible for waste management; in this case the Group does not control the final destination of the waste produced at these assets. The disposal of hazardous waste falls outside the Group's legal responsibility as it is managed directly by the tenants who are responsible for it, using the appropriate disposal route.

VGP Tenant segments1 Total
own
offices
Industrial:
non-re
frigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
refrigerated
warehouse
Industrial:
manufac
turing
Offices:
low-rise
offices
Parking
(indoors)
2024 total waste
(metric tonnes)
1.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 32,400
Of which recycled waste (%) 0.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Of which recovered waste
(%) (waste-to-energy)
1.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Of which not recovered (%) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
2023 like-for-like waste
(metric tonnes)
1.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
2024 like-for-like waste
(metric tonnes)
1.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
2024/2023 change (%) 22% n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

4.2.2.6.3 Actions and Resources Related to Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5-2)

The actions and resources in relation to resource use and circular economy are listed in the table below:

Policy Key actions Scope Time
horizon
Year of
completion
Description Progress
Environmental
Management
System
EMS reduce
the impact of
our assets at
every stage
in their life
cycle, from
initial design
through to daily
operation.
All the Groups
standing
assets and
Developments
Through the
life cycle of
our assets
n.a. It describes the
Group's requirements
and recommendations
intended to optimise
our worksites' environ
mental quality whilst
minimising pollution
for employees and
contracted workforce
on site, the neigh
bouring area and the
natural environment
All sites
have been
subject to
an EMS

Details on the Circular Economy Framework for Development Projects

The Group Carbon Pricing Circular Economy Framework aims at integrating circular economy concepts in the design of VGP's development projects. Circular economy requirements are part

VGP Park České Budějovice

of the sustainability guidelines for the development projects and in this context all development projects can assess the impact of inclusion of circular economy concepts from the framework into the design, selecting the ones that will make the most sense for each development project. The Circular Economy Framework contains 14 concepts split into 8 themes, that will guide the design teams in the selection of the most appropriate topics for its development project.

4.2.2.6.4 Targets Related to Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5-3)

Targets related to transition to a circular economy in the building portfolio

Continuous material cycles
Target of recovering 70% of waste at
construction sites
2024 progress
achieved 92.3% of
the construction sites
monitored
Reduce embodied carbon emissions related
to construction by – 20% by 2030 from a 2020
baseline
15% reduction achieved
by 2024
Design for maintenance
and deconstruction
2024 progress
100% of timber with FSC or PEFC certification
for both works and the building itself
compliant
Alignment with new EU Taxonomy criteria
for the Group's construction projects (new
development and refurbishment)
21 projects or 67% of
sqm compliant
Require the carbon content/life cycle
assessment of buildings based construction
materials – Environmental Product Declarations
compliant
Flexible productive buildings 2024 progress
Maintain >95% occupancy rate overall 98% occupancy as per
Dec 2024
Integrated infrastructure systems 2024 progress
Target 50 MWh of Battery Energy Storage
Systems (BESS)
6.8 MWh being installed
45.1 MWh in design
38.8 MWh feasibility
assessment
Guided by systems thinking 2024 progress
uses a carbon reference pricing in the economic
yield assessment for the embodied carbons
generated over the life cycle of a building for all
buildings under construction
compliant
Support human well-being
and natural systems
2024 progress
Number of development projects that implement
a Considerate Construction Charter
34
Share of development projects that implement a
Considerate Construction Charter
100%
Holistic urban planning 2024 progress
Target 100% of parks with EV charging facilities 58%
Target 750 EV charging spaces 633
Target 100% of parks accessible through public
transport
100%
Leveraged by digital technology 2024 progress
Tracking and Managing resource efficiency
for 100% of buildings
For 2024:
90% energy data
availability
25% water data
availability
13% waste data
availability
10% of assets equipped
with smart meters for
utilities

Targets related to own Waste Management

Target less than 10% of own waste to landfill by 2035 12%

VGP Park Brasov

4.2.2.6.5 Resource Infl ows (ESRS E5-4)

This part is currently being studied by VGP and details should be communicated next year

4.2.2.6.6 Resource Outfl ows (ESRS E5-5)

This part is currently being studied by VGP and details should be communicated next year.

4.2.2.6.7 Anticipated Financial Eff ects from Material Resource Use and Circular Economy Related Risks and Opportunities (ESRS E5-6)

Anticipated financial effects from the consumption of raw materials are in line with the estimates presented in section 4.2.1.4.2 Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking's Sustainability Statement

4.2.2.7 Disclosures Pursuant
to Article 8 of Regulation
(EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy
Regulation)

4.2.2.7.1 Context

The EU Taxonomy introduces a unified classification system to determine the sustainability level of investments, in order to drive capital towards financing the EU environmental transition. The sustainability of a financial vehicle is determined by the share of sustainable economic activities it finances in its portfolio. Consequently, all economic activities listed in the scope of the EU Taxonomy (i.e. "eligible" activities) are to be screened for their environmental impacts, based on the environmental criteria ("Technical Screening Criteria" ("TSC")) defined in the EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts. To be considered environmentally sustainable, an economic activity has to substantially contribute to at least 1 out of the 6 following "environmental objectives", while not causing harm to the others and complying with "minimal safeguards" related social and ethical standards:

  • Climate change mitigation;
  • Climate change adaptation;
  • Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources;
  • Transition to a circular economy;
  • Pollution prevention and control; and

— Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems The EU Taxonomy represents an important step towards the EU's objective of becoming climate neutral by 2050. The real estate sector is considered eligible under the EU Taxonomy for climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, as well as transition to a circular economy.

Climate change mitigation Climate change adaptation
Sustainability and
protection of water and
marine resources
Transition to
circular economy
Pollution and
prevention control
Protection and restoration of
biodiversity and ecosystems

The EU Taxonomy's Six Environmental Objectives

4.2.2.7.2 Application to VGP Activities

VGP is committed to meeting the requirements set by this new EU Taxonomy and improving its performance in the coming years to contribute to the broader EU environmental transition. As a developer and operator of assets, VGP's main eligible activities can be split into the following 3 categories:

7.1: "stand-alone" Construction of new buildings: buildings that VGP develops.

7.2: "transitional" Renovation of existing buildings: buildings that VGP redevelops exceeding "major renovation" thresholds according to local building regulations implementing Directive 2010/31/EU (works amounting to at least 25% of total asset value – excluding land – or affecting over 25% of the surface of the building envelope).

7.7: "stand-alone" Acquisition and ownership of buildings: buildings that VGP (partly) owns and operates for its own account (or on behalf of its joint ventures), including those under development or redevelopment that do not exceed "major renovation" thresholds.

In addition to the above categories, VGP purchases equipment and services in "individual measures" which are "enabling" a reduction of GHG emissions. These can be split into the following categories:

7.3: Installation, maintenance and repair of energy efficiency equipment;

7.4: Installation, maintenance and repair of charging stations for EVs in buildings (and parking spaces attached to buildings)(3);

7.5: Installation, maintenance and repair of instruments and devices for measuring, regulation and controlling energy performance of buildings; and

7.6: Installation, maintenance and repair of renewable energy technologies.

The chart below includes a summary of the above mentioned environmental criteria ("Technical Screening Criteria" ("TSC")) defined in the EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts for substantial contribution applied by VGP for each category of its eligible activities, across all its portfolio. The chart is based on the EPRA Guide for EU Taxonomy1 :

The "enabling" categories above are further described in the paragraph "Individual measures" of section 4.2.2.7.6 VGP share of aligned activities. The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 of July 6, 2021, supplementing the EU Taxonomy specifies the scope, methodology and disclosure requirements for financial and non-financial undertakings concerning the proportion of environmentally sustainable economic activities in their business, investments or lending activities. The work done by VGP to establish its eligibility and align its KPIs is based on this regulation, and the associated methodology is presented hereafter.

Key activities of the TSC for Construction and Real Estate

Construction
and renovation
Installation, maintenance
and repair activities
Acquisition
and ownership
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7
Construction of new buildings
(see Note 1)
Renovation of existing buildings
(see Note 2)
Individual renovation
measures consisting
of Installation, maintenance
and repair of energy
efficiency equipment
Installation, maintenance and
repair of charging stations for
electric vehicles in buildings
(and parking spaces attached
to buildings)
Installation, maintenance
and repair of instruments
and devices for measuring,
regulating and controlling
energy performance
of buildings
Installation, maintenance and
repair of renewable energy
technologies
Acquisition and ownership
of buildings
(see Note 3)
Stand-alone Transitional Enabling Enabling Enabling Enabling Stand-alone

Note 1

Development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings by bringing together financial, technical and physical means to achieve the building projects for later sale and the construction of complete buildings, on own account for sale, on a fee or contract basis

Note 2

Construction and civil engineering works or preparation thereof

Note 3

Buying real estate and exercising ownership of that real estate

4.2.2.7.3 VGP Share of Eligible Activities

As the first step of the EU Taxonomy application, companies are to determine which of their activities are "eligible", i.e. covered by the EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts. Three KPIs are disclosed to that end: the share of eligible activities in the Company's turnover, CAPEX and OPEX.

2024 Results of VGP Shares of Eligible Activities 31. 12. 2024

Revenues (€ '000) Eligible
activities
Non-eligible
activities
Total
Gross rental income 65,366 65,366
Service charge income 15,034 15,034
Property and facility
management income
27,004 27,004
Property development income 5,662 5,662
Renewable Energy income 8,338 8,338
Total reported revenue 121,404 121,404

Eligible activities based on Group's proportionally Consolidated Income Statement and Balance sheet 31. 12. 2024

Revenues (€ '000) Eligible
activities
Non-eligible
activities
Total
Gross rental income 202,944 202,944
Service charge income 45,989 45,989
Property and facility
management income
27,004 27,004
Property development income 5,662 5,662
Renewable Energy income 8,338 8,338
Total reported revenue 289,937 289,937
Capital Expenditure ("CAPEX")
(€ '000)
Eligible
activities
Non-eligible
activities
Total
CAPEX on investment properties 557,426 557,426
Investments in PPE (tangible assets) 14,153 2,137 16,290
CAPEX on intangible assets
Total CAPEX assessed
for EU Taxonomy alignment
571,579 2,137 573,716
Operating Expenditure ("OPEX")
(€ '000)
Eligible
activities
Non-eligible
activities
Total
Net property operating expense
minus service charge income
68,120 68,120
Total OPEX assessed for EU
Taxonomy alignment
68,120 68,120

4.2.2.7.4 Methodology of KPI Calculation Allocation Rules to the Denominators

  • As defined in the aforementioned Delegated Regulation, total gross revenue and total CAPEX have been determined in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") applied to VGP activities and in line with financial statements:
    • Total revenues = GRI + property development and project management revenue + property services and other activities revenues + service charge income;
    • Total CAPEX = CAPEX on investment properties + scope movements on investment properties + CAPEX on tangible assets + CAPEX on intangible assets; and
    • Only fully consolidated companies are included in the scope, and KPIs are reported on IFRS bases (not under proportionate consolidation).

— The Delegated Regulation requires reported OPEX in the denominator to be limited to costs related to building renovation, maintenance and repair, short-term lease, and research and development. VGP's OPEX are consolidated in different categories than the ones defined in the scope of this regulation. For this reason, calculating total OPEX required a bottom-up approach that was not based on consolidated financial statements:

  • VGP identified the eligible OPEX categories from its annual country/asset level budgets in which analytical breakdowns of operational costs are available;
  • 4 OPEX categories were selected in the denominator scope: Total OPEX = OPEX on cleaning + OPEX on maintenance + OPEX on vertical transportation + works OPEX(1); and
  • OPEX were reported applying similar consolidation rules as for turnover and CAPEX: looking at assets fully consolidated in financial statements and reporting KPIs based on IFRS bases (not under proportionate consolidation)

Allocation Rule to the Numerators: Determining Eligible Activities

  • To determine the eligible share of turnover (numerator), a screening of VGP revenue categories has been performed according to the Delegated Acts' qualitative definitions of activities covered: among the revenue categories listed above, only gross rental income ("GRI") (revenues from acquisition and ownership of buildings) and revenues from property development and project management (revenues from construction of new buildings) are considered eligible to the EU Taxonomy. Revenues from property services and other activities are excluded from the eligibility scope;
  • To determine the eligible share of CAPEX (numerator), a screening of VGP investment categories has been performed according to the Delegated Acts' qualitative definitions of activities covered: among the investment categories listed above, only CAPEX on investment properties and scope movements on investment properties are considered eligible for the EU Taxonomy. CAPEX on furniture and intangible assets are excluded from the eligibility scope;
  • The eligible share of OPEX (numerator) is considered to cover the same scope of OPEX categories as for the OPEX denominator, these being specifically listed in the Delegated Regulation scoping the expenses to consider; and
  • The last step for calculating the turnover, CAPEX and OPEX numerators has been to identify, among all VGP activities, asset types or legal entities that would not be considered in the Delegated Acts' scopes. All of VGP activities are included in the eligibility numerators.

4.2.2.7.5 3rd party verifi cation of Aligned Activities

In order to obtain a third party verification of VGP's assets' EU Taxonomy criteria conformity, VGP has used DGNB's1 ESG verification service2 for the real estate industry. Applicable to three fields of business defined in the taxonomy – 7.1 new construction, 7.2 renovation, and 7.7 acquisition and ownership – it is based on currently applicable taxonomy criteria, although it also includes employment standards, social standards and good governance on the part of the asset manager.

In addition to proof of the building's conformity with the EU taxonomy, VGP received a report on each asset submitted to the process detailing the results and thus information on where there is still a need for improvement. The ESG verification service is offered collaboratively by the DGNB and its partners in the Climate Positive Europe Alliance (CPEA)3 . Thereby,

2 https://www.dgnb.de/en/certification/esg-verification

3 ESG Verification for the EU Taxonomy –https://www.cpea.eu/su-fi/esg-verification-for-the-eu-taxonomy/

1 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB GmbH): German Sustainable Building Council: Europe's largest network for sustainable building and number 2 worldwide, with more than 2,300 member organisations (www.dgnb.de)

it adheres to uniform principles and is applicable throughout Europe.

Total
(€ million)
Eligible
activities
In verification
process or realised
€ million % € million %
Assets (JVs at 100%) 7,837 1,616 21% 4,525 58%
Assets (JVs at share) 5,031 845 17% 2,635 52%
Assets (VGP NV)1 2,103 75 4% 716 34%

4.2.2.7.6 VGP Share of Aligned Activities

The second part of the EU Taxonomy application consists of the screening and disclosure of the share of environmentally sustainable or "aligned" activities. 3 KPIs are to be disclosed to that end: the share of aligned activities in the Company's revenues, CAPEX and OPEX.

2024 Result's of VGP'S Share of Aligned Activities

Taxonomy alignment figures calculated in accordance with the templates set by the European Commission: based on total activity (including non-eligible activities) and including service charge income lines, in compliance with the IFRS accounting standards, are presented below

Income Statement and Balance Sheet Based on the Group's reported IFRS Consolidated Income Statement and Balance Sheet Based on the Group's proportionally Consolidated
Proportion of revenues/Total Revenues (2024) Proportion of revenues/Total Revenues (2024)
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) 10% 100% 19% 100%
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
Water and Marine Resources (WTR)
Circular Economy (CE) 100% 100%
Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
Biodiversity and ecosystems (BIO)
Proportion of OpEx/Total OpEx (2024) Proportion of OpEx/Total OpEx (2024)
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) 10% 100% 19% 100%
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
Water and Marine Resources (WTR)
Circular Economy (CE) 100% 100%
Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
Biodiversity and ecosystems (BIO)
Proportion of CapEx/Total CapEx (2024) Proportion of CapEx/Total CapEx (2024)
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Taxonomy-aligned
per objective
Taxonomy-eligible
per objective
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) 13% 100% 13% 100%
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
Water and Marine Resources (WTR)
Circular Economy (CE) 100% 100%
Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
Biodiversity and ecosystems (BIO)

Revenue KPI – VGP NV Consolidated

Economic activities Code Absolute Proportion Substantial contribution criteria DNSH criteria Minimum Taxonomy aligned
proportion of
revenues year N-1
Category
(enabling
activity) E
Category
revenue
(€ '000)
of revenue CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO safeguards (enabling
activity) T
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities (Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings (under
construction at year-end)
7.1 1,979 1.6% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.1 Construction of new buildings (standing
at year-end)
7.1 2,809 2.3% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.9%
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 6,624 5.5% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 195 0.2% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.1% E
Revenue of environmentally sustainable
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
11,607 9.6%
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings 7.1 Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 101,654 83.7% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 8,143 6.7% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
Revenue of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities (not
taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
109,797 90.4%
A. Revenue of Taxonomy-eligible activities
(A.1+A.2)
121,404 100.0%
B. Revenue of Taxonomy-non-elible
activities (B)
Total A.+B. 121,404 100.0%

OpEx KPI – VGP NV Consolidated

Economic activities
Code Absolute
Proportion
Substantial contribution criteria
DNSH criteria
Minimum
Taxonomy aligned
OpEx
of OpEx
safeguards
proportion of
CCM
CCA
WTR
CE
PPC
BIO
CCM
CCA
WTR
CE
PPC
BIO
(€ '000)
revenues year N-1
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities (Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
7.1
343
1.6%
Y
N/EL N/EL
N
N/EL N/EL
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

(under construction at year-end)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
7.1
487
2.3%
Y
N/EL N/EL
N
N/EL N/EL
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

(standing at year-end)
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings
7.7
1,149
5.5%
Y
N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
7.6
34
0.2%
Y
N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

of renewable energy technologies
OpEx of environmentally sustainable
2,013
9.6%
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
7.1


Y
N/EL N/EL
N
N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings
7.7
19,039
90.4%
Y
N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
7.6


Y
N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
of renewable energy technologies
OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
19,039
90.4%
environmentally sustainable activities
(not taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
A. OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible
21,052
100.0%
activities (A.1+A.2)
B. OpEx of Taxonomy-non-elible


activities (B)
Category Category
(enabling
activity) E
(enabling
activity) T
E
Total A.+B. 21,052 100.0%

CapEx KPI – VGP NV Consolidated

Economic activities Code Absolute Proportion Substantial contribution criteria DNSH criteria Minimum Taxonomy aligned Category Category
CapEx
(€ '000)
of CapEx CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO safeguards proportion of
revenues year N-1
(enabling
activity) E
(enabling
activity) T
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities (Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(under construction at year-end)
7.1 12,303 2.1% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.1%
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(standing at year-end)
7.1 9,989 1.7% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 50,181 8.7% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
of renewable energy technologies
7.6 Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.3% E
OpEx of environmentally sustainable
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
72,473 12.6%
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings 7.1 484,953 84.5% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 14,153 2.5% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities (not
taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
499,106 87.0%
A. CapEx of Taxonomy-eligible activities
(A.1+A.2)
571,579 99.6%
B. CapEx of Taxonomy-non-elible activities (B) 2,137 0.4%
Total A.+B. 573,716 100.0%

Revenue KPI – Proportional (including JVs at share)

Economic activities Code Absolute Proportion Substantial contribution criteria DNSH criteria Minimum Taxonomy aligned Category Category
revenue
(€ '000)
of revenue CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO safeguards proportion of
revenues year N-1
(enabling
activity) E
(enabling
activity) T
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities (Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(under construction at year-end)
7.1 1,979 0.7% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.2%
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(standing at year-end)
7.1 3,137 1.1% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 50,045 17.3% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 3.7%
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
of renewable energy technologies
7.6 195 0.1% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.1% E
Revenue of environmentally sustainable
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
55,356 19.1%
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings 7.1 Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 226,438 78.1% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 8,143 2.8% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
Revenue of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities (not
taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
234,581 80.9%
A. Revenue of Taxonomy-eligible activities
(A.1+A.2)
289,937 100.0%
B. Revenue of Taxonomy-non-elible
activities (B)
Total A.+B. 289,937 100.0%

OpEx KPI – Proportional (including JVs at share)

Economic activities Code Absolute Proportion Substantial contribution criteria DNSH criteria Minimum Taxonomy aligned Category Category
OpEx
(€ '000)
of OpEx CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO safeguards proportion of
revenues year N-1
(enabling
activity) E
(enabling
activity) T
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities (Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(under construction at year-end)
7.1 465 0.7% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(standing at year-end)
7.1 737 1.1% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.2%
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 11,758 17.3% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 4.4%
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
of renewable energy technologies
7.6 46 0.1% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES E
OpEx of environmentally sustainable
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
13,006 19.1%
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings 7.1 Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 55,114 80.9% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities (not
taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
55,114 80.9%
A. OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible activities
(A.1+A.2)
68,120 100.0%
B. OpEx of Taxonomy-non-elible activities (B)
Total A.+B. 68,120 100.0%

CapEx KPI – Proportional (including JVs at share)

Economic activities Code Absolute Proportion Substantial contribution criteria DNSH criteria Minimum Taxonomy aligned
proportion of
revenues year N-1
Category
(enabling
activity) E
Category
CapEx
(€ '000)
of CapEx CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO CCM CCA WTR CE PPC BIO safeguards (enabling
activity) T
A. Taxonomy-eligible activities
A.1 Environmentally sustainable activities(Taxonomy-aligned)
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(under construction at year-end)
7.1 12,303 2.1% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.1%
7.1 Construction of new buildings
(standing at year-end)
7.1 9,989 1.7% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 50,181 8.7% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair
of renewable energy technologies
7.6 Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 0.3% E
OpEx of environmentally sustainable
activities (taxonomy aligned activities A.1)
72,473 12.6%
A.2 Taxonomy-eligible but not environmentally sustainable activitivies (not Taxonomy-aligned activities)
7.1 Construction of new buildings 7.1 484,953 84.5% Y N/EL N/EL N N/EL N/EL
7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings 7.7 Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
7.6 Installation, maintenance and repair of
renewable energy technologies
7.6 14,153 2.5% Y N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL N/EL
OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible but not
environmentally sustainable activities
(not taxonomy aligned activities) (A.2)
499,106 87.0%
A. OpEx of Taxonomy-eligible activities
(A.1+A.2)
571,579 99.6%
B. OpEx of Taxonomy-non-elible activities (B) 2,137 0.4%
Total A.+B. 573,716 100.0%

VGP Park Rouen

Comment on 2024 Alignment Figures Including Non-Eligible Activities

VGP's CAPEX alignment share is mainly driven by its development projects, including on assets already present in the standing portfolio. With nearly 70% of CAPEX aligned (when including projects in the process of alignment being verified)1 with the climate mitigation objectives, the Group's investments demonstrate VGP's commitment to high environment standards and the reinforcement of internal guidelines. The broadening of the screened perimeter, the update of the Energy Performance Certificates, the improvement of the energy performance of its portfolio and the benchmarks considered for the analysis in 2024 positively contributed to the increase of the share of aligned revenues. As the alignment figures of VGP's OpEx are linked to the screening of assets performed for revenues, they increased in parallel. Nevertheless, the EU Taxonomy alignment figures need to be analysed carefully in light of the applicable alignment criteria and do not necessarily reflect the absolute environmental performance of VGP's portfolio. For example on standing assets for the climate mitigation objective, as the assessment of alignment is based on relative comparisons to local regulations and benchmarks which are more stringent in some countries than in others, rather than on absolute terms of performance, some assets with a better energy intensity can be considered as "not aligned" while less performing assets are "aligned".

More information on the translation of the EU Taxonomy screening criteria to VGP's portfolio and its limitations is given in the next section.

NB: VGP has not issued any environmentally sustainable bonds with the purpose of financing EU Taxonomy-aligned activities in 2024. Therefore, VGP is not concerned by the disclosure of adjusted turnover and CAPEX KPIs reflecting such bonds.

Comment on 2024 Alignment Figures Among Eligible Activities

Taxonomy alignment figures presented in the summary table below have been calculated on the basis of eligible activities. Two consolidation methodologies have been applied: assets consolidated in compliance with the IFRS accounting standards using the equity method, and assets consolidated in the proportionate methodology including also assets held in the entities owned by the joint ventures, in order to valorise the alignment of assets in VGP's portfolio that are not accounted for in the IFRS methodology as well. In this specific table, revenue lines corresponding to charges reinvoiced to the tenants (service charges income) have been excluded from numerators and denominators as they are balanced by charges in VGP accounts. All VGP activities aligned presented here below contribute substantially to the objective of climate change mitigation. VGP's revenue alignment share is both driven by its standing assets and the revenues derived from development projects on standing assets, as 19% of its eligible revenues are verified aligned with the climate change mitigation objective.

Alignment figures
(among eligible activities) – IFRS
Alignment figures
(among eligible activities) – proportional
% Revenues % OpEx % CapEx % Revenues % OpEx % CapEx
Standing assets (7.7) 5% 5% 9% 17% 17% 9%
Standing assets (7.1) 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Development projects (7.1) 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Individual measures (7.3 to 7.6)
Total 10% 10% 13% 19% 19% 13%

Environmental Technical Screening Criteria

The Annexes I and II to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of June 4, 2021, and the Annex III to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2486 June 27, 2023, supplementing the EU Taxonomy lay down the environmental TSC to be complied with for each eligible activity to be considered aligned with the 6 objectives. These criteria are twofold: criteria for checking the substantial contribution of activities to each environmental objective, and criteria for making sure these activities DNSH to all the other environmental objectives. Since the Delegated Acts have been published, VGP teams have worked intensively to translate the regulatory criteria into applicable elements for its own operations and for all its geographical locations. EU Taxonomy-eligible activities indeed cover a very broad scope of VGP activities, but this does not presume the relevance or practicability of the TSC to be applied to all these activities. For example, many of them cannot be screened based on the current published TSC without having recourse to additional information sources (local regulation, industry benchmarks from sectorial private organisations, etc.) or using proxies. Many examples of this situation can be given such as:

  • The lack of availability of some standard elements mentioned by the TSC, such as locally endorsed benchmarks to determine the top 15% of the building stock for commercial properties, and European or local sectoral benchmarks to determine the top 15% of the building stocks; or
  • The limited accessibility of data and levers to report and improve on TSC for part of the required scope

Substantial Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation

Below is a summary of the TSC criteria for substantial contribution to climate change mitigation under 7.7 Acquisition and Ownership of Buildings as published by EPRA in its EU Taxonomy alignment guide1 , applied by VGP to its existing building portfolio.

Substantial Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation

In line with the specifications outlined in FAQ 2022/C 385/01 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2485 of 27 June 2023, which amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139, VGP has assessed its substantial contribution to the objective of climate change adaptation. As previously explained, VGP's primary focus for its building portfolio is compliance with the climate change mitigation criteria, and only CAPEX linked to adaptation plans aimed at mitigating the most significant physical climate risks, material to its assets has been considered eligible and aligned with the Climate Change objective.

While investments related to climate risk adaptation will be integrated into overall building CAPEX plans if and when necessary, they are not currently accounted for as a Substantial Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation. Instead, the investments are included under the Climate

1 https://www.epra.com/application/files/2417/0172/1969/EPRA_EU_Taxonomy_Guide_Update_December_2023.pdf

Change Mitigation categorization as long as the project overall is in compliance with such criterium. As such, no CAPEX under the Climate Change Adaptation category has been reported for 2024.

Substantial Contribution to the Transition to a Circular Economy

Through workshops supported by external experts, VGP assessed its alignment with the circular economy section of the EU Taxonomy (3.1. Construction of new buildings). The Group undertook a comprehensive review of all the TSC and DNSH requirements for its development projects.

Currently, the availability of circular building materials and the pricing of sustainable alternatives present challenges to meeting the substantial contribution criterion within economically viable project development. As a result, no CAPEX has been reported in this category for 2024.

We will continue to monitor this criterion and reassess our ability to comply in future projects.

Substantial Contribution to the Protection and Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystems

For an economic activity to align with the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems under the EU Taxonomy, it must ensure the maintenance of ecosystem, species, and habitat health. This includes implementing a robust management or restoration plan with guarantees of permanence and undergoing independent verification. Additionally, compliance with minimum safeguards, as outlined in Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy, is required. These safeguards set out essential principles, requirements, and guidelines to ensure responsible implementation.

As part of the Group's Biodiversity Strategy, this classification applies to significant biodiversity investments, particularly when biodiversity compensation areas are required. Currently, no CAPEX has been reported under this category, but potential investments will be assessed in the future.

Do Not Significant Harm Criteria

Adaptation to Climate Change

Pursuant to the release of the Climate Delegated Act specifying DNSH criteria on adaptation to climate change, VGP has, in order to align its activities with EU Taxonomy criteria, updated in 2023 its climate risk assessment study covering all of the Group's standing assets and development pipeline (see section 4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks and potential climate-related opportunities). In the assessment conducted as part of the EU Taxonomy verification of our buildings, the DGNB confirmed that VGP is compliant with the DNSH criteria of the EU Taxonomy. The following steps have been followed during the latest climate risk assessments:

  1. The climate experts (external consultants) first performed a screening of the climate-related perils among the ones listed in Appendix A to the Annex I of the Climate Delegated Act to identify the ones most material to the business, based on the type of buildings, sort of activities and the geographical location of each asset. The following perils were considered: fluvial (river) and pluvial (rainfall) flooding, sea level rise, drought stress, heat stress, wild fire risks and earthquakes;

  2. For the climate-related perils considered, the Group uses an external data base provided by Moody's Physical Risks Assessment Tool and the experts of Blue Auditor. Climate indicator values were retrieved for each asset, based on their location. The tool allows to model the evolution of such values due to climate change, according to different scenarios aligned with the latest IPCC projections (see below). The climate indicator values were then translated into an overall Climate Risk (impact/damage) Assessment score ranging from 0% to 100%; and

  3. As a follow-up to the risk and vulnerability assessment, the Blue Auditor risk engineers have assessed the adequacy of adaptation measures already in place and at identifying new

VGP Park München

measures to be implemented. 1 asset which was identified as encompassing material risk was disposed during 2024. Assets identified with the highest risk (located in Iberia prone to drought and extreme heat) have since been subject to additional investments in order to reduce the water dependency (also refer to section 4.2.2.2.12 Anticipated Financial Effects from Material Physical and Transition Risks and Potential Climate-Related Opportunities (ESRS E1-9)). The climate scenarios selected by the experts to perform the climate change related risk analysis up to mid-century (2050) are the SSP2-4.5 ("middle of the road") and SSP5-8.5 ("pessimistic") scenarios:

  • SSP2-4.5 is in line with today's climate policies and 2030 targets; and
  • SSP5-8.5 is the most pessimistic scenario which was selected to avoid any unanticipated event impacting the Group's assets.

3 timeframes have been considered for the analysis, consistent with the expected lifetime of the activity and the indications of the EU Taxonomy:

  • Baseline: average between 1981 and 2010 values;
  • 2030: average between 2015 and 2044 values; and
  • 2050: average between 2035 and 2064 values.

Other DNSH Criteria

For development projects classified in ownership of buildings (7.7), there are no additional applicable DNSH criteria other than the one on climate change adaptation. For refurbishments and construction of new buildings for third parties (7.1/7.2), the analysis of the compliance with DNSH criteria other than climate change adaptation has been done at project-level with 2 separated workstreams depending on the status of the project:

  • For ongoing projects: projects were screened and analysed in their current development stage and, when possible, the technical criteria and/or studies related to the DNSH on water, circular economy and pollution prevention were added to the design specifications of the project to ensure its future compliance. When the projects were too advanced to change their design features, they have been considered as "not aligned" with the EU Taxonomy DNSH criteria if these criteria were not secured; and
  • For new projects: an update of the Group design guidelines adding the DNSH criteria on water, circular economy, climate change adaptation and pollution prevention has been performed.

Individual Measures

The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 of July 6, 2021, translating Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy provides for the integration of purchased "individual measures" in CAPEX and OPEX alignment figures of non-aligned assets. Individual measures correspond to activities purchased that enable the target activities to become low carbon or to lead to GHG emissions reductions, notably activities listed in points 7.3 to 7.6 of Annex I to the Climate Delegated Act, such as the installation of solar panels on a building rooftop. As part of its ESG Strategy, VGP plans investments in all the aforementioned categories: energy efficiency equipment, charging stations for EVs in buildings, instruments for measuring and controlling energy performance of buildings, and renewable energy technologies (see section 4.2.2.2.2 Transition plan for climate change mitigation and 4.3 Green Financing of the Group Activities). Related CAPEX spent in 2024 have been isolated and one project was screened (and verified as aligned) in accordance with the TSC of Annex I to the Climate Delegated Act for substantial contribution and DNSH where applicable:

In 2024, VGP's individual measures stand for 0% of the Group CAPEX, as presented in the alignment table at the top of this section.

Minimum Safeguards

In addition to engaging in activities that are eligible and aligned with the EU Taxonomy based on the environmental TSC, VGP complies with the 4 aspects of the Minimum Safeguards ("MS"), as described in the Article 3 (c) and Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation and further specified in the Final Report on Minimum Safeguards published in October 2022 by the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance. VGP's analysis actively considered the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Human Rights

Regarding human rights guarantees and due diligence in its own workforce, ethics and respect for human rights are among the core values of the Group. VGP is strictly committed to upholding all fundamental individual rights and labour rights protections, as underpinned by its Human Rights Policy (see sections 4.2.3.1.2 Policies related to own workforce and 4.2.3.2.3 Policies related to value chain workers ), as well as safeguarding the H&S and the well-being of its employees through enforced internal frameworks such as a dedicated Group framework for H&S risk management, VGP's Health and Safety Statement, and the Group's Your Wellbeing framework (see sections 4.2.3.1.2 Policies related to own workforce, 4.2.3.2.3 Policies related to value chain workers and 4.2.2.3.3 Actions and resources related to pollution). VGP only operates in countries with high standards of human rights protections and the infringement of human rights in its own workforce has not been identified as a material risk factor in the Group's risk assessment (see section 4.2.1.4 Impact, Risk and Opportunity management). Yet, and as a safeguard, internal procedures are in place to anticipate, identify and prevent any infringement on employees' human rights and freedoms. These include, for instance, clear rules against any form of discrimination along with anti-harassment and anti-bullying practices including a whistleblowing hotline accessible 24/7 to all employees. The Group stands against racism, discrimination, and bias of any kind, striving to ensure that everyone feels equally welcome and embraced. These principles are clearly stated in the Group Code of Conduct applicable to all employees. The Group has a zero-tolerance principle for violations of these rules (see section Conduct and Compliance within the Renumeration Report: a daily and essential requirement)

VGP makes sure to cultivate a sound work environment in which employees thrive (see section 4.2.3.1.2 Policies related to own workforce)). The Group aims to fully embed VGP's commitment to ensure equal opportunities and greater diversity and inclusion across the business (see 4.2.3.1.3 Policies Related to Own Workforce (ESRS S1-1) section Fairness, diversity and inclusion). VGP equally cares about the protection of human rights in its value chain, and tackles this issue through the implementation of a due diligence process that identifi es sustainability risks (including health and safety, and human rights risks) across its diff erent purchasing categories (see section 4.2.3.2.3 Policies related to value chain workers). Supplier contracts require the acceptance of the Group's Supplier's Code of Conduct, including provisions on human rights and labour standards based on the International Labour Organization ("ILO") conventions and international human rights standards is in line with the principles outlined in the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC"), the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights ("UNGP"), and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Bribery/Corruption

The Group has implemented robust internal mechanisms to anticipate, monitor and counter any risks of engaging in practices that could amount to corruption or bribery, such as the Group annual Compliance training including chapters on Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering, and to ensure familiarity with the Group Code of Conduct. Additionally, all employees (including part-time employees) and contractors, to the extent applicable to their mission, are trained to identify and distinguish situations that could be associated with corruption, with a clear communication of our zero-tolerance principle for any violation. For further information on the Group's policies and commitments against corruption, bribery and fraud, please refer to section Conduct and Compliance within the Renumeration Report.

Combatting Tax Evasion

The business strategy of VGP consists of creating value with its real estate portfolio over the long term. The tax policy of the Group is completely integrated into this long-term plan and is consistent with the normal course of its business operations. In 2024, the Group operated 113 VGP Parks, consisting of 276 buildings in 15 different countries. The Group does not use investment routes through non-cooperative countries or territories to locate income in low tax jurisdictions. The Group complies with the spirit and the letter of tax law and regulations. The Group's tax policy, VGP's Approach to Tax, which is published on its website, describes the principles governing VGP's approach to tax and the processes in place to ensure efficiency of these principles. In essence, the tax position of VGP reflects the geographical location of its real estate portfolio and is consistent with the normal course of its business operations. The tax strategy and tax risks are followed and monitored by a team of internal and external experts including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the Group's auditors, the Group's Audit Committee and the Group's Board of Directors. The aim of the Group is to operate the business with low levels of tax risks. This is being done by ensuring that the tax consequences of arrangements entered into are being understood, including the way those arrangements will likely be viewed by relevant tax authorities. Only arrangements that are considered as acceptable to the relevant tax authorities are implemented. VGP complies with tax transparency regulations such as the European DAC 6 (Directive on Administrative Cooperation, as amended for the sixth time) and files its fiscal Country-by Country Report with the Belgium tax authorities.

Tax Footprint

VGP is a publicly traded Group dedicated to investing in logistic and semi-industrial real estate across Europe. Many countries have adopted laws on local tax transparency to encourage longterm investment in real estate. Based on the tax transparency regimes, the profits made are taxed at the shareholder level directly, instead of at the level of the Group.

The tax position of VGP reflects the geographical location of its activities. The Group declares profits and pays taxes where its activities are carried out. This translates into payments to local or national tax authorities of corporate income tax, business taxes and taxes withheld on dividend payments.

VGP Park Córdoba

The Group's tax position mirrors the location of its investments. Considering its € 7.8 Bn portfolio and the fact that holding real estate assets requires it to pay property taxes, VGP pays significant amounts of taxes. Significant tax payments are also made to local authorities upon investment and divestment transactions, although this will vary as it depends on the number and size of transactions completed during a particular year. In addition, VGP and its tenants in the Group's business parks typically pay taxes locally and employ many people locally who contribute significant amounts in taxes and social charges. In 2024, on a proportionate basis, the subsidiaries of the VGP Group paid € 32 million of local taxes and social contributions. The below geographic breakdown does not include income taxes, which are reported in note 11 Taxation in section 3 Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Geographic Breakdown of Taxes and Social Contributions paid in 2024
Country Tax and Social Contributions ('000 €)
VGP JV's
Austria 46 57
Belgium 6,713
Czech Republic 409 1,355
France 400 990
Germany 1,182 3,033
Hungary 335 157
Italy (41) 82
Latvia 19
Luxembourg 15,195 8
Portugal 17 4
Romania 136 122
Slovakia 14 176
Spain 556
The Netherlands (23) 1,027
Total 24,401 7,568

Fair Competition

The Group implements policies to anticipate and avoid engaging in any practice that could amount to a violation of fair competition and antitrust regulations (See section Legal and Compliance as part of the Renumeration Report). Most exposed employees are educated in and are expected to comply with all competition and anti-trust laws as well as internal policies such as the Code of Conduct. Potential anti-trust violations and competition-related risks are identified through a dedicated process involving legal and compliance teams before and during any acquisition procedure of an asset. VGP fully cooperates with local authorities to preserve market integrity.

VGP Liability and Absence of Convictions

VGP has developed an internal tracking methodology to scan news outlets and relevant platforms to identify whether the Group is involved in any ongoing litigation or proceeding. VGP has not been convicted for any human rights or modern slavery violations. None of the OECD National Contact Points ("NCP") received a referral concerning VGP, and the Group was not identified in any allegation on the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's ("BHRRC") website. VGP has not been assigned or convicted for any offence related anti-trust regulations or corruption. VGP has never been found guilty of tax evasion in any of the countries it operates in.

4.2.3 Social Information

4.2.3.1 Own Workforce (ESRS S1)

4.2.3.1.1 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)

To understand how VGP actively considers the views of its stakeholders through a multifaceted dialogue with them, please see sections 4.2.1.3.1 Strategy, business model and value chain and 4.2.1.2.5 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model.

4.2.3.1.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and their Interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

Please see sections 4.1.1.1.1 Description of the processes to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process. As explained in section Strategy of the Chapter Company Report 2024 and section 4.2.1.3.3 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model (ESRS 2 SBM-3), VGP recognises that its workforce is a key asset and the impacts, risks and opportunities associated with it are closely linked to the Company's strategy and business model. For more information on the components of the Group's workforce, please refer to section 4.2.3.1.8 Characteristics of the undertaking's employees (ESRS S1-6). For more information on VGP's limited exposure to1 and policies to prevent child labour and forced labour in its operations, including its workforce, please refer to the sub-section "Modern Slavery" in section 4.2.3.2.6 Taking action on material impacts on value chain workers, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to value chain workers, and effectiveness of those actions.

Community day by the VGP team in Romania

4.2.3.1.3 Policies Related to Own Workforce (ESRS S1-1)

The Group affirms an unwavering commitment to ethical business practices through the introduction of a comprehensive Social Policy. This framework embodies dedication to human rights, responsible labour practices, and the creation of a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and safety. By adopting and implementing these principles, VGP not only meets but exceeds the expectations of stakeholders and contributes to positive societal change.

Human Rights and Labour Conditions

As expressed in its Human Rights Policy and its Health and Safety Statement, VGP is committed to upholding the highest standards of human rights and labour rights protections, as well as safeguarding the H&S and well-being of its employees through internal frameworks, ensuring that every individual within VGP's own operations and supply chain is treated with respect. VGP complies with the core conventions and labour standards set by the ILO and is aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, setting the standard for responsible business conduct and respect for human rights in the Group's global operations. The Group only operates in countries where social regulations are well developed through democratic frameworks. Internally, specific frameworks set up by the Group define and manage additional rules that reinforce employee rights and endorse respect and ethical conduct in business dealings (Code of Conduct, etc.). Although the infringement of human rights in its own workforce has not been identified as a material risk factor in the Group's risk assessment (see section Risk factors), internal procedures are in place to anticipate, identify and prevent any infringement on employees' human rights and freedoms. These include, for instance, clear rules against any form of discrimination along with anti-harassment and anti-bullying practices including a whistleblowing hotline, the VGP Compliance HotLine, accessible 24/7 to all employees and stakeholders (see section 4.2.3.1.6 Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those actions). Since 2022, VGP has been a member of the UNGC, which promotes

1 Based on the findings of the Global Slavery Index in respect of the countries of operations of the Group: none of the countries are red in terms of prevalence or vulnerability (https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/map/).

ethical conduct and fundamental moral values in business. VGP strives to adopt, support and apply in its sphere of influence the 10 principles of the UNGC concerning human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Regular disclosure and continuous improvement efforts across the Group's supply chain demonstrate indeed VGP's dedication to transparency and ethical labour practices.

Occupational Health and Safety

As explained in the Group Health & Safety Statement, the health and safety of all employees and any other persons who may be directly affected by the Group's activities. H&S is prioritised and integrated into the Company's planning and operations. To this end, VGP continually strives to promote a culture of wellness, achieve regulatory compliance and improve existing practices. VGP's commitment to H&S is reflected in various initiatives including the access to physical and mental wellness programmes and healthcare resources for employees, as well as information and training to empower and educate employees at all levels regarding H&S. More targeted measures also exist at local levels, such as occupational health (medical examinations of employees in accordance with legal requirements) and an anonymous and free psychological helpline.

Fairness, Diversity and Inclusion

The Group stands for a fair overall outcome that rewards individual and collective performance and does not discriminate on race, gender, nationality or any other personal criteria. Diversity and inclusion forms a key part of the Group's ESG Strategy roadmap. With representation in 17 European countries, VGP welcomes employees from different parts of the world, from diverse cultures and backgrounds to build successful and inclusive teams. VGP commits to ensuring full equal opportunities in HR practices and processes Group-wide. Specifically focused on recruitment, the Group has, in addition to its Diversity Policy a VGP Equal Opportunity Statement as reference for recruitment practices, compensation and benefits, talent reviews, and learning and development. The VGP Equal Opportunity Statement ensures that the HR policy and processes are applied without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics. The VGP Equal Opportunity Statement is part of the Diversity Policy framework and combined it aims to fully embed the Group's commitment to drive even greater diversity and inclusion across the business and focuses on 4 key areas:

The Group's Diversity & Inclusion framework – VGP Diversity Policy – is embedded through the Code of Conduct as well as

VGP Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy framework

career progression

through the Suppliers Code of Conduct. In 2024, the Group progressed towards its gender diversity goals, with 18% share of women in management roles in 2024 compared to 19% in 2023.

culture

The Group Employee Survey was again rolled out to all employees in 2024, including a focus and measure on Diversity & Inclusion. 79% of employees participated in the survey, with approximately 86% of respondents indicating positive sentiment toward VGP's inclusion and diversity culture. The Group Employee Survey is rolled out each year to check in and help shape effective plans to create an even more inclusive working culture.

Group Attractiveness

Attracting best talent with internal training programs

VGP is committed to attracting the best talents by fostering professional development, promoting cross-functional and international mobilities, and offering exciting career opportunities at all levels, be it for graduates or professionals. To support the development of top talents, VGP offers internal training programs:

VGP Academy

ACTIONS

The VGP Academy enhances the attractiveness of the Group to newcomers and is an efficient onboarding and learning path for newcomers. The VGP Academy allows recent newcomers to discover VGP's unique approach to semi-industrial and logistics real estate.

Highlights of the program

In 2024, 43 newcomers joined the VGP Academy onboarding session. 3 webinar sessions have been organised with the VGP Academy during the year on sustainability. Other student events

  • A group of 9 Master of Science students in Real Estate Finance were given an introduction to VGP and the VGP model in June 2024. As part of their thesis trajectory the students visited a group of Belgian Real estate companies.
  • VGP offered internship programmes with various specific assignments. An example was an internship during which a feasibility and optimisation study of EV charging facilities in VGP's parks was conducted.

Inspiring our people on sustainability topics Sustainability Training and Education

Trainings are regularly organised to reinforce the Group's ESG Strategy roadmap and sustainability processes, and to empower and encourage employees to deliver sustainable actions. The sustainability ambition of the Group is embedded in the new joiners program, including the VGP onboarding presentation. The onboarding path includes sustainability and governance workshops; this curriculum continues to be deployed to all newcomers across the Group. In addition, dedicated technical training is offered to all relevant staff members, covering topics such as sustainable consumption, carbon neutrality and sustainable development. In October 2024, VGP hosted a Technical Symposium for the Group's senior technical manager population. This full 2-day program focused on sustainability and included a deep-dive into VGP's ESG Strategy roadmap, with a focus on certification, health&safety and carbon neutrality.

This year, 56% of Group employees took part in a sustainability training including 100% of management.

Case Study Our Spanish team has a bee update!

Next to already 4 other beehives at our Spanish parks, another bee project has been inaugurated at VGP Park Valencia Cheste. On top of that, a honey collection event has been organised for the existing beehive at VGP Park Granollers. Assisted by a bee professional from Aristeu, our Spanish colleagues gathered to learn more about bees and the honey collection process.

These bee initiatives are part of the activities of our VGP Foundation and demonstrate our commitment to contribute to the local biodiversity in the area of our parks.

Thanks to Aristeu.org for the great collaboration on these projects!

Volunteering program

The VGP Community Day program offers all employees the opportunity to actively engage in social initiatives developed by the Group, including assisting local people facing barriers to the job market by supporting local non-profits through VGP Community Days and local partnership activities. The Group has committed to 80% of Group employees taking part in the VGP Volunteering Programme annually. The Group's community-oriented activities in 2024 were focused on building stronger communities through strengthening social inclusion, as well as boosting biodiversity in communities around VGP Parks. The VGP Community Days continued to be supported by the commitment of Group employees. In 2024, 162 employees, more than 39% of total, volunteered to support local communities where the Group operates. This represents 1,296 volunteering hours delivered by VGP employees. During the year, regional teams also dedicated time to climate change awareness workshops to help propel an even greater positive impact in the countries and communities where VGP operates (see section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies Related to Own Workforce (ESRS S1-1) section Sustainability training and education). In addition to volunteering, during the year philanthropic initiatives were supported through the VGP Foundation, including supporting the most vulnerable communities. More information on the results of these initiatives is included in sub-section Inspiring our people on sustainability topics in section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies related to own workforce (ESRS S1-1).

Work greener

The Group Travel Policy aims to reduce its associated carbon footprint. Employees are encouraged to travel by train when possible and give preference to videoconferencing rather than physical meetings involving travel.

The Group implements Work Greener programs across the countries in which it operates. The aim of the program is to enhance awareness and off er tools to reduce the environmental impact of their day-to-day work. The program enables employees to make VGP offi ces more sustainable and environmentally friendly, implementing eco-friendly initiatives such as tackling waste management, promoting responsible consumption, or sustainable mobility. Initiatives from the program to date have resulted in:

An improved waste management:

  • Improved waste sorting infrastructure in office kitchens;
  • Getting rid of single-use plastic with the use of glass bottles or other options;
  • Replacing "waste producing" fittings like paper towels with hand dryers;

More eco-friendly mobility:

  • EV charging points in VGP's car parks;
  • A bicycle allowance for employees using bikes for commuting to and from work.
  • Electric bicycle sharing program; and

— High-quality bicycle facilities with lockers and showers available for employees in some country offices.

Towards better energy and water efficiency in our offices:

  • Lighting equipment is being progressively replaced by LED lighting and intelligent detectors; and
  • Reducing water consumption, for example by reducing flush volumes in the office toilets.

Reducing paper:

  • Digitisation and e-invoicing continued in 2024 as well as other processes such as e-signature processes; and
  • Energy efficient printer models.

Well-Being

VGP's commitment to fair wages and safe working conditions, expressed in its Human Rights Policy and its Health and Safety Statement, aligns with the Group ESG Strategy roadmap, ensuring the well-being of its global workforce. Employee well-being is a key part of the ESG Strategy roadmap and Group people strategy. VGP works to support a healthy working environment with a structured focus on well-being to help employees thrive. The Group is implementing well-being programs both at the country level as well as Group level.

— In 2024, the Group employee survey indicated that 98% of employees feel Mentally safe at work, 100% of employees

Various Community day activities across Europe

feel physically safe at work and 89% indicated to be satisfied with the current health and wellbeing initiatives.

  • [an anonymous and free psychological helpline has been setup]
  • In addition to actions such as fruit basket distribution and the pursuit of training and personal development policy.

Empowering our People

Training

The VGP Academy pursues its commitment to creating stimulating learning experiences to help employees better understand certain topics, broaden their interests, while further contributing to the Company's sustainability goals. The learning and development journey at VGP is present at every level, promoting continuous learning from new starters to most senior leaders. The newcomer onboarding program provides hands-on experience to new employees with a comprehensive understanding of the Group's business while connecting new starters with key leaders. One session was organized in 2024, welcoming 43 newcomers from every country and department during presentations.

As creating an inclusive workplace for all employees is a key priority for the Group, VGP continues to make diversity and inclusion training a central tenet of its people development approach, including its new joiners program. In 2024, 157 employees participated in the "Supporting Inclusion at VGP" through online sessions as well as through a visit of the Group compliance officer to each of VGP's country offices for dedicated compliance sessions.

A focus is Sustainability. The Group continued to raise awareness about climate change. To date, 226 employees were trained from all countries, including all top managers.

Career Development

Internal mobility gives employees a more in-depth understanding of the Group's various activities and priorities. International connectivity and mobility also helps employees to build and consolidate networks and share best practices among the various regions.

In 2024, 4% of employees experienced career growth through promotions, with others expanding their roles and responsibilities.

Individual Sustainability Objectives

The Group has committed to 100% of employees to have at least one annual sustainability objective to help make all employees

VGP Spain team during their volunteering activity contributing to the LIBERA project

accountable for the collective success of the sustainability ambition. In 2024, 72% of Group employees had at least one sustainability-related objective; integrated as part of the objectives used to determine their annual Short-Term Incentive. Appropriate initiatives and targets aligned with the Group ESG Strategy were identified in close cooperation with each department within the Group: Development, Asset Management, Finance, Facility management, Commercial and Leasing, Legal and Compliance. A toolkit with key examples of general and functional sustainability targets is shared with VGP employees Group-wide.

The Appraisal Program

The Appraisal Program aims at fostering regular feedback within the Company and encouraging self-development and objective thinking. The goal of the program is that every employee can benefit from the evaluation of their annual performance by their direct manager and receive feedback. 57% employees have been reviewed within the Appraisal Program at the end of 2024.

4.2.3.1.4 Processes for Engaging with Own Workforce and Workers' Representatives About Impacts (ESRS S1-2)

As of December 31, 2024, 8.2% of employees were covered by a collective agreement.

To get employee feedback, the Group Employee Survey is a valuable tool for VGP to gauge the sentiment of its employees and identify areas for improvement. 79% of employees participated in the survey in 2024, providing feedback on various topics such as well-being support and improving ways of working. The survey results are analysed to identify trends and areas of concern. For example, if the survey results indicate a decrease in employee well-being, VGP can investigate the causes and implement corrective actions. The positive sentiment toward well-being initiatives, mental and physical wellbeing remained stable at VGP from 2023 to 2024 (Wellbeing initiatives (2023) 90% (2024) 89%, Physical safety: (2023) 99% (2024) 100%, Mental safety:(2023) 97% (2024) 98%. This indicates that the actions taken by VGP in response to previous survey results have prevented deterioration of these scores. This continuous feedback loop allows VGP to continually adapt and improve its approach to employee well-being. In this way, the Employee Survey serves as one of the key instruments for VGP to adopt corrective actions and enhance its well-being approach for its employees. It ensures that the voices of employees are heard and that their feedback is actively considered for the improvement of the workplace.

4.2.3.1.5 Processes to Remediate Negative Impacts and Channels for Own Workers to Raise Concerns (ESRS S1-3)

Through its Code of Conduct, VGP is committed to strong ethical core values when it comes to how the Group conducts its day-to-day business in an ethical, transparent and fair manner. The Group has a "zero tolerance" principle against all forms of unethical practices, such as inappropriate, disrespectful or unlawful behaviour, harassment, discrimination, corruption, bribery, influence peddling and human rights violations. The Group's compliance policies and procedures are founded on a risk-based approach, in line with the industry and operational compliance risks. Procedures are put in place to guide VGP's employees in the implementation of the policies. At VGP, every employee is an ambassador of ethics and compliance values and rules. The promotion of compliance awareness through a "tone from the top" is an approach followed by the senior leadership as an acknowledgement of the important role of ethics and compliance in the Group business and to the collective commitment to do the right thing.

A Diversity Policy has been promoted throughout the Group since 2022 to fight all forms of discrimination and harassment. In line with The Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, VGP encourages employees and third parties for openness and transparency and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns, even if they turn out to be mistaken. VGP is committed to ensuring that reporters do not suffer retaliation and that no one suffers any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting their suspicion that an offence is or may be taking place in any part of VGP business or in any of its supply chains or with any of its third parties. Internal procedures are in place to anticipate, identify and prevent any infringement on employees' human rights and freedoms. These include, for instance, clear rules against any form of discrimination along with anti-harassment and anti-bullying practices including a whistleblowing hotline accessible 24/7 to all employees. All employees and contractors are invited to report cases or suspicions of criminal activity, violations of national and international laws, any serious threat or harm to the general interest of VGP, or breaches of the Group Code of Conduct or other internal policies, by using the Group's whistleblowing platform, the Compliance HotLine. The platform is hosted by an external provider and is available 24/7 from any location worldwide in all spoken languages within the Group (https://vgp.speakup.report/en-GB/compliance/home)

The whistleblowing platform allows anonymous reporting and ensures strict confidentiality of the identity of the reporter. The Group policy is to guarantee to not discipline, discriminate or retaliate against any employee or other person who in good faith reports information related to a violation. The Group Whistleblowing Policy has been developed to comply with applicable data protection regulation in the relevant jurisdictions. In line with its Health and Safety Statement, in cases where a nearmiss or an accident took place, VGP has established communication channels to enable employees to report issues and seek remedial action when a near miss or accident has occurred. VGP ensures open access to report accidents, near misses, and potential breaches, as well as the relevant protocols for investigation and appropriate remedial action to the local H&S Correspondent, relevant Technical Director, or Country Manager. Furthermore, any near miss will be investigated in the same way as an actual accident. Each accident investigation will be conducted in four steps: Information gathering, description of the accident occurrence, search for causes, and possible countermeasures to prevent recurrence.

4.2.3.1.6 Taking Action on Material Impacts on Own Workforce, and Approaches to Managing Material Risks and Pursuing Material Opportunities Related to Own Workforce, and Eff ectiveness of Those Actions (ESRS S1-4)

VGP's workforce have access to communication channels with their local teams and their managers. However, the backbone of VGP's grievance mechanism is the Compliance HotLine, as it provides a guarantee of confi dentiality and the option to remain anonymous. The process for handling events reported through the VGP Compliance HotLine is explained in sections Conduct and compliance in the Renumeration Report and 4.2.4.3.1 Anti-Corruption Program. In 2024, no major events were reported through the VGP Compliance HotLine on matters regarding VGP's workforce. This is a testament to VGP's commitment to maintaining a high standard of integrity and ethical conduct in its operation, specifi cally in addressing any material negative impact on employees. For more information on the Compliance HotLine, please refer to the 4.2.4.3.2. "Whistleblowing platform: VGP Compliance HotLine".

4.2.3.1.7 Targets Related to Managing Material Negative Impacts, Advancing Positive Impacts, and Managing Material Risks and Opportunities (ESRS S1-5)

VGP has set a number of targets which are outcome oriented (see below) and time bound (target applicable now and recurring for each year)

Aim for zero compliance reports of violations
of HR policies
Compliant
100% of employees to affirm the code
of conduct annually
38% of total employees
85% of management
500 participants annually supported through
training at VGP Academy
565 participants
Conduct annual employee survey to check in and
help shape effective plans for HR practices and
to create an even more inclusive working culture
Compliant/79% of
employees participated
A minimum of 70% of employees to participate
in ESG course each year
56%
Maintain 40% of board of director positions
held by women1
60%

4.2.3.1.8 Characteristics of the Undertaking's Employees (ESRS S1-6)

The Group has 413 (378.4 FTE) employees as of December 31, 2024, and a monthly average headcount of 398 in 2024 (of which 40% are women and 60% are men for the average headcount). For the last 3 years, women represented on average 37% of the total workforce, with an even distribution throughout the countries in which the Group operates. 24 nationalities are represented in the Group, adding to its diversity.

Evolution and Variation of Headcount Breakdown of Employees by Country

Country Employees
2023
Employees
2024
Average
headcount 2024
Austria 9 10 10.3
Belgium 25 22 23.1
Croatia 1 0.5
Czech Republic 86 95 95.8
Denmark 4 7 5.2
France 4 11 7.3
Germany 128 108 104.4
Hungary 23 24 22.7
Italy 13 18 15.6
Latvia 6 6 6.3
Luxembourg 9 9 9.2
The Netherlands 7 7 7.3
Portugal 7 10 7.9
Serbia 10 11 11.6
Slovakia 16 16 16.1
Spain 26 32 29.5
Romania 27 27 26.1

Within VGP the definition of a FTE (Full Time Equivalent) equates to the standard 40-hour work week: eight hours per day, five days per week and is the total amount of hours that a single fulltime employee has worked over any period.

Employment by Activity

Technical Commercial Facility
Management
Sustainability Support
Functions
31% 10% 25% 3% 32%

Information on Employee Headcount by Gender

Gender Headcount per year end 2024
Male 60%
Female 37%
Not reported 3%

In some Member States it is possible for persons to legally register themselves as having a third, often neutral, gender, which is categorised as "other" in the above table. However, if the undertaking is disclosing data about employees where this is not possible, it may explain this and indicate that the "other" category is not applicable.

Total Number of Employees by Headcount, and Breakdowns by Gender and Country (YE2024)

Country Male Female Other Not reported Total
Austria 7 3 10
Belgium 15 7 22
Croatia
Czech Republic 55 39 1 95
Denmark 3 4 7
France 9 2 11
Germany 62 43 3 108
Hungary 17 4 3 24
Italy 7 7 4 18
Latvia 5 1 6
Luxembourg 7 2 9
The Netherlands 6 1 7
Portugal 5 2 3 10
Serbia 7 3 1 11
Slovakia 9 7 16
Spain 20 12 32
Romania 18 9 27

Full-time/Part-time employees breakdown by gender (FY2024)

Employment type Male Female Other Not reported Total
Number of employees 247 151 15 413
Number of permanent
employees
216 136 14 366
Number of temporary
employees
4 5 1 10
Number of non
guaranteed hours
employees
28 9 37
Number of full-time
employees
218 120 15 353
Number of part-time
employees
29 31 60

Interior of VGP Park Kladno

Full-time/part-time employees breakdown by country (FY2024)

Country Employment type
Number of
employees
Number of
permanent employees
Number of
temporary employees
Number of non-guaranteed
hours employees
Number of full
time employees
Number of part
time employees
Austria 10 10 10
Belgium 22 21 1
Croatia
Czech Republic 95 73 7 15 51 44
Denmark 7 7 7
France 11 11 11
Germany 108 106 2 100 8
Hungary 24 24 24
Italy 18 18 18
Latvia 6 5 1 6
Luxembourg 9 9 6 3
The Netherlands 7 5 1 1 5 2
Portugal 10 10 10
Serbia 11 10 1 11
Slovakia 16 16 16
Spain 32 32 32
Romania 27 20 7 25 2

Contract type 2024 2023
Permanent contract 366 364
Fixed-term contract 10 31

Number of employees by Type of Contract (contracted hours – FTE)

Contract type 2024 2023
Permanent contract 97% 92%
Fixed-term contract 3% 8%

Recruitment

Employees by contract type 2023 2024
Permanent contract 61 64
Fixed-term contracts 3 1
Apprenticeships/Internships 2 2
Total 66 67

Departures

Reasons for departure 2023 % 2024 %
Resignations 25 45% 12 40%
Dismissals 8 15% 4 13%
Mutual agreements 16 29% 10 33%
Retirements
Departure during probation period 3 5% 2 7%
Expiry of fixed-term contracts 3 5% 2 7%
Outsourcing
Death
Total 55 17% 30 8%

Type of Termination Reasons

Type 2024 2023
Total turnover 8% 17%
Voluntary 6% 12%
Non voluntary 2% 5%

Voluntary: Resignation, expiry of fixed term contract, mutual agreement, end of probation period at the initiative of the employee, retirement, death.

Non voluntary: Dismissal, end of probation period at the initiative of the employer, expiry of temporary contract, outsourcing, retirement, mutual agreement

Turnover

Employee turnover in 2024, as measured by dividing the total number of resignations, dismissals, departures under mutual agreement, retirements, departures during trial periods and deaths, by the number of permanent employees at the end of 2024, stood at 8% (compared to 17% in 2023).

4.2.3.1.9 Characteristics of Non-Employees in the Undertakings' Workforce (ESRS S1-7)

The Group's workforce, operating across 18 countries, is enriched by the diversity of self-employed contractors. However, due to the geographical spread and the nature of their engagement, tracking individual contractor information across the Group is not yet feasible.

4.2.3.1.10 Collective Bargaining Coverage and Social Dialogue (ESRS S1-8)

Please refer to section 4.2.3.1.4. Processes for engaging with own workforce and workers' representatives about impacts for more detailed information. Within the group, all employees in Italy and Slovakia are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, this makes up 8.2% of all employees at year end.

4.2.3.1.11 Diversity Metrics

Employment by age

Employment by age 2023 2024
<30 years old 9% 8%
30-50 years old 70% 75%
>50 years old 21% 17%

Employment by seniority

Employment by seniority 2024
0-1 year 84
1-3 year 113
3-5 year 67
5-10 year 110
>10 years 39
Employment by gender 2023 2024
Man 63% 60%
Women 37% 37%
Unknown 3%
Proportion of top management
level positions held by women
2023 2024
Proportion of board of director level
positions
60% 60%
Proportion of senior management level 4% 3%

positions1 Proportion of middle management level positions2 30% 45%

4.2.3.1.12 Adequate wages (ESRS S1-10)

Compensation and benefits

VGP provides a decent salary to enable employees to fulfil their essential and social needs without feeling excluded. This implies affording necessity goods and services (food, housing, health care, clothing) but also education, transport, leisure and savings. VGP trusts local management and human resources representatives who are fully aware of local economic and legal context to determine as fairly as possible what a decent salary means. The VGP remuneration policy is defined at Group level, considering the specificities of local markets. It is designed to encourage individual achievements and contribution to collective results, supporting the long-term growth of the Group.

Total remuneration

The Group ensures VGP remuneration competitiveness against relevant markets.

2023/2024
Like-for-like increase average salary 5.6%

Incentives

In addition to the fixed salary the Group rewards individual annual performance, personal engagement, and adherence to the Group's values through a variable remuneration program.

In addition, the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) aims to attract, reward, and retain key talent for the future of the Group, engaging participants with Group long-term performance.

variable remuneration 2024
% of employees received 85%
LTIP 2024
% of employees received 8.4%
Total contribution to LTIP in 2024 € 25,075,511

Fixed salaries and STI are decided at year end for all employees. Every decision carefully balances the role, seniority, performance and contribution to Group initiatives and the Group's values. The Group assesses achievements, as well as how they are carried out. VGP's remuneration policy is applied consistently, through a comprehensive process, with no compensation decision taken by only one person. Once a year, a review provides employees and managers with feedback on their strengths, development areas, training needs and career planning. Employees also have the opportunity to discuss contributions made to Group initiatives and projects outside their direct scope of responsibility.

4.2.3.1.13 Social Protection (ESRS S1-11)

All VGP employees are covered by social protection through public programs or through benefits offered by the Group against loss of income due to any of the following major life events: sickness, unemployment starting from when the own worker is working for the Group, employment injury and acquired disability, parental leave and retirement.

4.2.3.1.14 Person with Disabilities (ESRS S1-12)

At the end of the year 2024, the Group counts 1% of employees recognised as workers with a disability status.

1 Senior management position in VGP is defined as country, regional and executive management.

2 Middle management positions in VGP is defined as those positions as team lead, less any member of country, regional or executive management team.

4.2.3.1.15 Training and Skills Development Metrics (ESRS S1-13)

Performance reviews by gender
Total number of employees that participated in performance reviews
Training hours by gender 2024
Female 1,339
Male 1,224
Total hours attended 2,618
Average number of hours per employee 6.3
average number of hours per female 8.9
average number of hours per male 4.8

4.2.3.1.16 Health and Safety Metrics (S1-14)

Accidents

Accident type Number of incidents
2023 2024
Work-related/commuting accidents causing injury 2
Work-related/commuting accidents causing death

The Group pursues a risk prevention training strategy. Absenteeism is monitored in each country and information is sent to management on a regular basis; and causes of work-related accidents are analised and measures are taken to prevent them from recurring.

Total recordable injury frequency and severity rates in 2024 were 2.6% and 13.2%, respectively. In 2024, sick leaves represented 1023 working days (1% of total working days) and days of absence for work-related/commuting accidents or illness represented 50 working days (11% of total working days).

Occupational Health and Safety

Number of working days Ratio (%)
Lost days for work related injuries 50 11%
Lost days for work related ill health
and fatalities from ill health
416 37%
Lost days for occupational disease
Lost days for sick leave 1,023 1%
Lost days work related
mental illness
Lost days for personal/family events 64 1%
Total 1,553

4.2.3.1.17 Work-Life Balance Metrics (ESRS S1-15)

All employees are entitled to family-related leave through the Social Policy and/or collective bargaining agreements

2024
Percentage of employees entitled to take family-related leave 100%
Percentage of employees that took family related leave 13%
Percentage of female employees 17%
Percentage of male employees 7%

Family-related leave include maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, and carers' leave that is available under national law or collective agreements. For the purpose of this metric, these concepts are defined as:

i. maternity leave (also called pregnancy leave): employment-protected leave of absence for employed women directly around the time of childbirth (or, in some countries, adoption);

ii. paternity leave: leave from work for fathers or, where and in so far as recognised by national law, for equivalent second parents, on the occasion of the birth or adoption of a child for the purposes of providing care;

iii. parental leave: leave from work for parents on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child, as defined by each Member State;

iv. carers' leave from work: leave for workers to provide personal care or support to a relative, or a person who lives in the same household, in need of significant care or support for a serious medical reason, as defined by each Member State

Colleagues of VGP Spain receiving health & safety training on site (February 2025)

Remuneration Metrics (Pay Gap)

Ratio average compensation Men/Women 2023 2024
Pay Gap 42% 37%

Unadjusted Gender Pay Gap

The Group unadjusted gender pay gap, calculated as the difference between average male and average female hourly salary, expressed as a percentage of the average male hourly salary, is 37%. This pay gap is largely due to a higher proportion of males at senior levels and females at support and operational levels. With the progress towards promoting and hiring senior females, as well as the remuneration policy in place, the Group is confident that the unadjusted gender pay gap will keep reducing in the years ahead

Total Remuneration Ratio

The total remuneration ratio is presented in section Remuneration report

4.2.3.1.18 Incidents, Complaints and Severe Human Rights Impacts (ESRS S1-17)

In 2024, there have been no incidents, complaints or severe human rights impacts within VGP's operations and workforce. VGP will strive to continuously strengthen its internal prevention and mechanisms and commitment to human rights. The Group operates across the European Union, Serbia and has recently started activities in the UK, which offer strict human rights protections. These jurisdictions have stringent regulations and standards that the Group adheres to, ensuring the rights of all individuals involved in its operations are respected and protected. VGP's proactive approach and adherence to these high standards, complemented by VGP's Human Rights Policy, have enabled the Group to maintain a robust human rights record.

4.2.3.2 Workers in the Value Chain (ESRS S2)

4.2.3.2.1 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)

In the operational ecosystem of VGP, value-chain workers play a pivotal role. These individuals encompass the workforce of VGP's direct suppliers and, to a lesser extent, the employees of the tenants' operations within VGP Parks. Their roles are diverse and span across various stages of VGP's operations, from the construction phase to the maintenance stage. In line with VGP's Modern Slavery Statement and human rights approach, VGP is committed to the elimination of any instance of forced or child labour within its supply chain. VGP believes in upholding the dignity of labour and strictly adheres to the principles of human rights. The interests identifi ed for the workers in VGP's value chain are multi-faceted. They include not only the provision of fair working conditions but also the deployment of health and safety measures. While the involvement of value-chain workers in VGP's operations might be indirect, their contribution to VGP's success is direct and signifi cant. Therefore, VGP strives to ensure their rights and interests are always protected and respected. For more information on VGP's approach towards its suppliers and business partners, including their employees, please refer to section 4.2.4.4. Management of relationships with suppliers

4.2.3.2.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and Their Interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

Please see sections 4.2.1.4.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identifi cation process. As explained in 4.2.1.3.1. Strategy, business model and value chain and section 4.2.1.2.5 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model, VGP interacts with a diverse range of value chain workers. These workers can be categorised as follows:

  • Workers in VGP's upstream value chain: this group includes construction workers, architects and engineers involved in the building and design of VGP's assets. It also includes suppliers providing materials for construction and maintenance. In 2024, VGP's applicable mechanisms mostly focus on this category of value chain workers.
  • Workers in VGP's downstream value chain: these are primarily individuals involved in the tenant operations within VGP Parks, including direct employees of our tenants as well as logistics and distribution companies supplying our tenants' operations, and other visitors.

Mapping of Sustainability Risks in the Supply Chain

VGP is committed to protecting human rights, health, safety and the prevention of modern slavery in its value chain. To strengthen its approach to responsible procurement, VGP established a mapping of sustainability-related risks in its supply chain in 2024. This mapping allows VGP to understand and identify key risks related to sustainability in its upstream value chain and allows the Group to define and implement action plans to manage these risks. The mapping has involved key representatives of functions with high procurement volumes (such as development teams or technical teams) as well as Group Legal and Compliance. The mapping covers 12 key procurement categories under 11 risk categories (resources consumption, pollution, waste generation, climate change, biodiversity, illegal/forced work, discrimination/harassment, working time/salary, health and safety, data protection and corruption), with distinction between countries. Supply chain risk is mitigated through:

  • 92% of Tier I suppliers in 2024 being based in the EU, applying strict procurement rules on Tier II suppliers
  • Supplier due diligence conducted, taking into account risk category as indicated above
  • For supplier with a cumulative annual value of >€1 million a check on previous Sustainalytics and CDP scores is conducted, if and when available, and general risk assessments conducted on these companies
  • Specific measures introduced to limit risk in higher risk categories (for example restriction on purchasing PV panels from Xinjiang region)

Risk Management

VGP is committed to managing material impacts, risks and opportunities related to value chain workers through a set of complementary policies (see section 4.2.3.2.3. Policies related to value chain workers). The Group's approach to risk assessment and due diligence is based on the evaluation of any violations with respect to corruption, human trafficking and modern slavery. Any red flags identified are escalated with the Compliance department. Internal Audit is regularly evaluating the correct application of General Purchasing Conditions, and to the extent applicable, of the Suppliers' Code of Conduct, in contracts and the due diligence carried out on providers. As for geographies, VGP operates in 18 countries in Europe. Each of these countries has its own unique labour laws and regulations, and VGP is committed to complying with all local laws and standards in its operations. VGP's policies related to value chain workers ensure that beyond complying with laws and regulations, the Group strives to guarantee the human rights and the prevention of any instance of forced labour and child labour. The raw materials and commodities involved in VGP's operations primarily relate to the real estate sector, predominantly construction materials for building, and goods processed within VGP Parks. Please see the results of VGP's double materiality analysis in section 4.1.1.1 Impact, risk and opportunity management, as well as section 4.2.2.6.1 Policies related to resource use and circular economy.

4.2.3.2.3 Policies Related to Value Chain Workers (ESRS S2-1)

VGP's approach to value chain workers is embodied in an interconnected set of policies on human rights, modern slavery, responsible procurement, and Health & Safety, reflecting VGP's commitment to uphold its standards in these areas.

Human Rights

The Group recognises that its operations can have direct and indirect impacts on human rights and remains committed to make all reasonable endeavours in anticipating and mitigating risks as well as ensuring a positive contribution to the communities where VGP operates. VGP's Human Rights Policy (see the latest version on VGP's website) reinforced the commitment adopted in 2022 by signing the UNGC. It applies to all employees, entities and operations under the umbrella of VGP, including subsidiaries and joint ventures. Contractors, clients, visitors, suppliers and business partners are to be fairly treated in line with the principles of the policy. The Group is dedicated to upholding human rights principles throughout its supply chain from corporate headquarters to individual project sites, ensuring consistency and alignment with its core values.

The policy is based on and aligned with international human rights texts and principles1 . To ensure the protection of human rights in its value chain, VGP tackles the issue through complementary due diligence mechanisms that contribute to the identification of sustainability risks (including social and human rights risks) across its different purchasing categories and when necessary, addresses them with corrective actions. For example, main tenders are subject to a "Know Your Partner" screening process, and all contracts require the acceptance of the Group's General Purchasing Conditions, including the Group Supplier Code of Conduct with provisions on human rights and labour standards based on the ILO conventions and international human rights standards. The Group aims to maintain vigilance to identify, prevent, mitigate and remedy any human rights impact in its supply chain.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Although, as noted in the Global Slavery Index's findings, the countries in which the VGP Group currently operates are rated as low to moderate in terms of the risks of incidences of modern slavery (relative to other geographies), VGP's Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy outlines a zero-tolerance approach to all modern forms of slavery and human trafficking, reflecting VGP's commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all business relationships. VGP aims at taking steps to identify, understand and address the risks of forced labour and human trafficking in all its operations and supply chains as well as raising awareness with business partners and undertaking such due diligence as is necessary on its supply chain. The Group makes all reasonable endeavours to implement and enforce effective systems and controls to mitigate the occurrences of forced labour and human trafficking anywhere in VGP's business or in any of its supply chains. Standard supply contracts used by VGP include provisions which are specifically targeted at combatting the risk of all modern forms of slavery and human trafficking taking place in VGP's supply chain. In addition to the clauses that are mandated by the Group Supplier's Code of

VGP Park Riga

Conduct (as discussed in section 4.2.4.4. Management of relationships with suppliers), standard corporate contracts also include clauses that may require a bidder to report any concerns or offenses via VGP's Compliance HotLine, which is referenced in all contracts between VGP and its goods and services providers. More detailed information can be found in VGP's Modern Slavery Statements, on its institutional website.

Responsible Procurement

VGP's Supplier Code of Conduct is a key component of VGP's approach to responsible procurement. It aims at leveraging opportunities and reinforcing risk mitigation related to procurement of products and services. The Supplier's Code of Conduct is meant to be shared with all suppliers and is complemented by other actions depending on the purchasing categories. It helps VGP to ensure that the Group's suppliers adhere to the same high standards in terms of human rights and modern slavery, in direct reference to applicable international human rights texts and principles. In addition to the principles set forth on human rights and labour standards, the Code addresses the topics of ethics and business integrity as well as environmental standards and performance. It also provides external stakeholders in the value chain open and direct access to the Group's key grievance mechanism in the form of the Compliance HotLine, clearly stating that the whistleblowing policy of the Group ensures that VGP will not discriminate or retaliate against any supplier or any person who reports alleged violations of applicable laws in good faith and with appropriate precision, whether or not such information is ultimately proven to be correct, or who cooperates in any investigation or inquiry regarding such violations. The whistleblower will not be retaliated against and will benefit from the applicable local regulation regarding protection of whistleblowers.

Health and Safety

The construction contractors overseen by the Construction Management Contractor are contractually required to make the necessary provisions for site safety and comply with the relevant

1 The International Bill of Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), the UNGC, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the UNGP, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the ILO Fundamental Conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN WEPs, the Standards of Conduct for Businesses, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

H&S legislation. The Management Contractor's teams develop the technical requirements provided to contractors within the tendering process. These include specific safety requirements, as well as the applicable H&S standards a successful bidder must comply with. Tender submissions that do not comply with the technical requirements and the applicable H&S standards are disqualified from the tendering process. During the construction phase, site H&S and security is continuously monitored by the Management Contractor's teams. H&S Coordinators are appointed in various countries where the Group is active. They are employed by the Construction Manager, with a principal function to coordinate H&S matters between the various stakeholders.

4.2.3.2.4 Processes for Engaging with Value Chain Workers About Impacts (ESRS S2-2)

VGP occasionally uses communication and training sessions to engage with its value chain workers. These sessions aim to inform the workers about the impacts of their actions and decisions on the environment, society and the business. For instance, VGP systematically seeks the validation of the right to work of employees, workers on the Group's construction sites, where applicable. In line with the policies presented in section 4.2.3.2.3 Policies related to value chain workers, VGP engages its business partners and vendors to fight any occurrence of modern slavery, human rights infringements, or H&S issues that might impact value chain workers or their communities. VGP also employs feedback mechanisms to allow value chain workers to express their concerns and suggestions regarding the impacts of their work. The main feedback mechanisms is the direct access to VGP's grievance mechanism, the VGP Compliance HotLine, as well as an access to the relevant teams managing construction sites.

4.2.3.2.5 Processes to Remediate negative Impacts and Channels for Value Chain Workers to Raise Concerns (ESRS S2-3)

The Group's Risk Management framework covers compliance with human rights for workers in the value chain. As outlined in VGP's Human Rights Policy, human rights risks are captured in the annual Group risk assessment. The purpose of VGP's human rights due diligence is to ensure that VGP effectively identifies, assesses and addresses potential human rights risks and impacts associated with its operations, when deemed necessary and material through a risk assessment. It aims to align with international standards to promote respect for human rights and uphold the Group's corporate responsibility. The Group's annual risk reviews address human rights impacts particularly through human resources and compliance risks. VGP strives to conduct a materiality analysis covering all the Group's operations and potential human rights impacts, considering local laws, regulations and socio-political conditions. Upon identifying potential human rights risks and impacts associated with its activities, supply chain and business relationships, VGP will make reasonable endeavours to implement corrective actions. Additionally, the Suppliers' Code of Conduct outlines the Group's expectations towards its suppliers on sustainability and human rights matters, and it reiterates the complete access of suppliers and their workers to the VGP's Compliance Hot-Line. This grievance mechanism provides a confidential channel for employees and all external stakeholders to report any concerns or breaches of the Code of Conduct, VGP's policies, as well as any applicable legislation. This ensures that any negative impacts can be promptly identified and addressed by the relevant teams.

4.2.3.2.6 Taking Action on Material Impacts on Value Chain Workers, and Approaches to Managing Material Risks and Pursuing Material Opportunities Related to Value Chain Workers, and Eff ectiveness of Those Actions (ESRS S2-4)

The Group is committed to continuous improvement and is always looking for ways to enhance existing practices and deliver better outcomes for value chain workers. The Group's approach to identifying what action is needed in response to a particular actual or potential material negative impact is part of the Group's risk assessment process and based on the results of the double materiality analysis. This process included consultation with stakeholders, analysis of industry trends and consideration of regulatory requirements. H&S and the protection of value chain workers' human rights, including the identification and prevention of any instance of modern slavery in the Company's value chain, stand as the priorities identified.

Human Rights

The Human Rights Policy provides a framework for identifying, preventing and addressing potential human rights abuses. By clearly defining acceptable practices and behaviours, it helps ensure that all workers are treated with dignity and respect, irrespective of their role in the value chain. Moreover, it establishes accountability measures, ensuring that any violations are promptly addressed and remedied. The Suppliers' Code of Conduct contributes to safeguarding the rights of value chain workers.

Modern Slavery

Although the countries in which the Group currently operates are rated as low to moderate in terms of the risks of incidences of modern slavery (relative to other geographies), the prevalence of overseas workers in the construction industry generally and the sourcing of materials and equipment from higher risk global areas makes VGP more susceptible to crimes of modern slavery, servitude, forced labour, deceptive recruiting for labour or services, traffi cking of persons and children, and other similar off ences occurring in its business and supply chains. The Group aims to maintain an adequate level of vigilance to identify, prevent, mitigate and remedy any human rights impact in its supply chain.

Health and Safety

On top of its prevention and mitigation mechanisms to guarantee the health and safety of value chain workers within the Group's areas of control, VGP released a Health and Safety Statement in 2024. Please refer to section 4.2.3.2.3. Policies related to value chain workers, for more detailed information.

4.2.3.2.7 Targets Related to managing Material Negative Impacts, Advancing Positive Impacts, and Managing Material Risks and Opportunities

VGP will strive to strengthen its existing policies and underlying mechanisms. These policies will be regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they remain effective and relevant. VGP will strive to maintain its due diligence mechanisms with a focus on modern slavery and human rights aspects, as well as reinforce its "Know Your Partner" screening process to conduct thorough verification of new business partners and monitor current business partners. This will help in identifying and mitigating any potential risks.

Communities affected by VGP are defined in the context of VGP's activity, i.e. as an operator in real estate. In the context of VGP, affected communities are the local communities of which VGP's assets are an integral part. As an operator of sustainable business parks, VGP has an active role to play within communities in which it operates. The Group's economic success is based on a strong relationship and regular consultations with its stakeholders: tenants, customers, investors, local communities, suppliers and contractors, as well as employees.

4.2.3.3.1 Interest and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)

VGP is committed to integrating local communities into its operating model for both development projects and standing assets.

In terms of development projects, VGP has a significant pipeline of projects used for semi-industrial or logistics purposes, such as VGP Park Rouen and VGP Park Ústi nad Labem City. These projects are designed to revitalize brownfield sites and provide businesses with eco-efficient premises complying to industry-leading sustainability standards. By doing so, VGP not only enhances the built environment but also contributes to the vitality and sustainability of local communities.

For standing assets, VGP engages with a variety of local stakeholders in its approach to generating a positive social impact. Community resilience is a complex, multifaceted concept that involves preparedness against hazards, protection against risks, and the promotion of stable and prosperous communities. VGP's strategy is designed at asset level to contribute to the long-term development of the community. These plans are integrated into the management of VGP's standing assets, ensuring that the interests of local communities and stakeholders are all considered. In terms of social impact, VGP is committed to monitoring and improving its influence on a local scale. By measuring its social impact, VGP strives to understand the aggregate impacts of its work and collaborate with local communities to achieve greater change. This process is crucial for VGP to ensure that its operations are not only profitable but also beneficial to the communities in which it operates.

Moreover, VGP's commitment to sustainability, as demonstrated by its ESG Strategy roadmap, further underscores its dedication to community integration. By setting ambitious environmental goals (please refer to section 4.1 ESG Strategy roadmap for more detailed information on VGP's sustainability targets), VGP ensures that its operations and developments are not only profi table but also benefi cial to the communities in which it operates.

4.2.3.3.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and their Interaction with Strategy Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

VGP for jobs

Logistics real estate can have a signifi cant positive impact on the surrounding community. VGP's business strategy is to build, own and operate logistics facilities close to urban centres. This shortens delivery routes, reduces delivery times and reduces related emissions. VGP's clients and our clients' customers (both business and residential) benefi t from next-day or even same-day delivery of the goods and services they need. Additional benefi ts include plentiful logistics jobs, shorter commute times for logistics workers, reclamation and remediation of abandoned or brownfi eld sites and even enhancement of local parks and transportation. Based on our understanding of employment generated in our parks as of December 2024 circa 37,000 people go to work under VGP roofs each day (versus c.30,000 in December 2023 and c.25,000 in December 2022). Based on Oxford Economics peer reports the likely direct and indirect impact is closer to 120,000 jobs. VGP also aims to help the local community benefi t from such job creation, including through internship programs.

Cities of Making

In the context of VGP, aff ected communities are the local communities of which VGP's assets are an integral part. In line with EU Taxonomy minimum safeguards and OECD guidelines for Enterprises, VGP aims to encourage local economic development through close cooperation with the local community, including business interests, as well as activities consistent with the need for sound commercial practice. A recent JPI Urban Europe study called "Cities of Making" identifi ed, among 10 other "needs" for local communities, the "need" for city business parks to off er "a suitable mix of unit sizes for a diverse range of business types in according to the phases of their development"1 . Whereas urban logistics service sectors are typically dominated by multinational players, a high proportion of manufacturers are SME (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises), businesses employing fewer than 250 people, or micro-businesses, employing fewer than 11. A signifi cant number of these smaller businesses depend on the local market for a large part of their income and play an important role within their local communities. By off ering smaller spaces available for rent in our parks, VGP can help support diversity in the local economic framework by supporting businesses of various sizes and fi nancial means to fi nd their place. Our ability to off er smaller working units in our business parks within city limits, albeit at a small scale, will further support this eff ort. The Group has identifi ed several VGP Parks under development as potential locations for such smaller units, amongst other in our parks in Wiesloch, Velizy and České Budějovice.

In addition to the abovementioned specifi c activity, please see sections 4.2.1.4.1. Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and section 4.2.1.2.5. Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identifi cation process. As explained in 4.2.1.3.1. Strategy, business model and value chain and section 4.2.1.3.3. Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model, as the operator of business parks the Group aims to have a positive impact on communities and for these locations to be catalysts for economic and social vitality. See Case study on page 329.

4.2.3.3.3 Policies Related to Aff ected Communities

VGP is aware of the economic importance of its real estate properties. In addition to being an urban planner, providing public facilities and building eco-efficient and well-connected business parks, VGP plays a key role in the local ecosystem. VGP drives positive economic and social impact within its communities through employment, training and social inclusion: creating thousands of direct or indirect employment through construction and operational spending, indirect employment by tenants' activities, suppliers' activities and local taxes

To limit any potential negative impact on the communities around its development projects, VGP enforces a Considerate Construction Charter with rules on waste management, noise levels, traffic rules, as well as the prevention of environmental pollution. VGP's Human Rights Policy equally underlines VGP's commitment to generating a positive impact in the communities it operates (see section 4.2.3.2.3. Policies related to value chain workers, for more detailed information).

4.2.3.3.4 Processes for Engaging with

Case Study

VGP Park České Budějovice: Supporting Local Business Growth with Small Business Units

VGP Park České Budějovice exemplifi es VGP's commitment to fostering local economic development by integrating small business units within its off ering. Located on the outskirts of České Budějovice, the park features a multitenanted Building B (8,686 sqm), being delivered in 1Q 2025, which is designed to accommodate a diverse range of businesses through fl exible unit sizes starting from 500 sqm. This concept aligns with the fi ndings of the JPI Urban Europe study, which highlighted the need for modern city business parks to off er a mix of unit sizes to cater to businesses at various stages of growth.

A Mix of Tenants and Business Uses

The tenant composition of Building B underscores the versatility and accessibility of VGP's small business units. The building is setup to be able to house a mix of local tenants, start-ups, and multinational companies requiring flexible urban space for diverse activities, including:

  • Light industrial production
  • Research and development
  • E-commerce and last-mile logistics
  • General commercial and service-based activities

By offering scalable and adaptable spaces, VGP enables SMEs and micro-businesses – many of which rely heavily on the local market – to flourish alongside larger players within a shared and resilient business ecosystem.

Cities of Making: Variations of unit sizes help to promote a variety of business types JPI Urban Europe, Joint Programming Initiative (https://citiesofmaking.com)

Aff ected Communities about Impacts (ESRS S3-2)

For development projects, from the early phases of planning to the final stages of delivery, VGP ensures that local communities are consulted. This approach allows VGP to understand the unique needs and aspirations of the community, ensuring that each project is tailored to its context. In addition to reinforcing the dialogue with local stakeholders, these processes enable the Group and each asset to improve the monitoring of its local involvement and enhance its impact for the communities.

For already existing parks, the dialogue with the municipality is maintained such that the park as a whole remains an anchored participant in the local municipality. Dialogue is open and intended to address issues and enhance operations as and when possible

4.2.3.3.5 Processes to Remediate Negative Impacts and Channels for Aff ected Communities to Raise Concerns (ESRS S3-3)

VGP considers the impact on local communities as an opportunity for its activities. All of VGP's standing assets regularly engage in consultations with their local communities, as detailed in section 4.2.3.3.4. Processes for engaging with affected communities about impacts.

4.2.3.3.6 Taking Action on Material Impacts on Aff ected Communities, and Approaches to Managing Material Risks and Pursuing Material Opportunities Related to Aff ected Communities, and Eff ectiveness of Those Actions (ESRS S3-4)

Typically VGP engages in the following community actions:

  • Several social initiatives were organised in the Group's parks through the provision of space, collection of materials or donations, and educational events
  • The Group donated c. € 0.9 Mio in 2024 and now supports 48 charitable causes through the VGP Foundation on topics

such as local community involvement on environmental and social topics

  • Based on our understanding of employment generated in our parks as of December 2024 circa 37,000 people go to work under VGP roofs each day (versus c. 30,000 in December 2023)
  • The Group Volunteering Program (see sub-section Inspiring our people on sustainability topics in section 4.2.3.1.3 Policies related to own workforce (ESRS S1-1)). Examples of community projects: renovation works in a local Habilitation Centre, and tree planting as part of a communtity reforestation programme.

End of 2023, VGP secured the largest brownfield development in its history through the acquisition of 700,000 sqm from Opel, part of the Stellantis Group, in Russelsheim am Main, close to Frankfurt Airport. A new eco-efficient business park which will encompass large open green areas for social interaction and outside working, and will include Opel's green campus will be built on a former industrial site that required large scale depollution and restructuring, the project exemplifies the positioning of VGP as a partner to cities and companies by the impact it generates for communities by creating a new vibrant eco-efficient business community that fosters economic growth.

4.2.3.3.7 Targets related to Managing Material Negative Impacts, Advancing Positive Impacts, and Managing Material Risks and Opportunities (ESRS S3-5)

The Group aims to continue to monitor the economic, social and environmental impact of VGP business parks on local communities through assessments of job creation and municipality satisfaction.

VGP Park Russelsheim: a new eco-efficient business park which will encompass large open green areas for social interaction and outside working

4.2.3.4 End-Users (ESRS S4)

As an operator of sustainable business parks, VGP has a role to play towards its tenants and end-users defined as (employees of) tenants operating in our assets and their visitors

4.2.3.4.1 Interests and Views of Stakeholders (ESRS 2 SBM-2)

With hundreds of different companies (ca. 600 lease contracts) represented in its VGP Parks, 37,000 employees working directly and 120,000 employees working indirectly with the tenants in our parks, the mapping of the tenants as end-users is quite large. Therefore, this topic is also indirectly linked to many others, such as GHG emissions, pollution, human rights, responsible purchasing and biodiversity.

4.2.3.4.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and their interaction with Strategy and Business Model (ESRS 2 SBM-3)

Please see sections 4.2.1.4.1 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and Risk Management and Internal Controls in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process. As explained in 4.2.1.3.1 Strategy, business model and value chain and section 4.2.1.3.3. Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model (ESRS 2 SBM-3), tenants and their visitors as end-users of our buildings are integrated in VGP's business model and approach to the value chain.

4.2.3.4.3 Policies Related to End-Users (ESRS S4-1)

VGP's policies for engaging with end-users includes the green lease policy, energy efficiency policy and renewable energy policy. These policies also form the base for annual engagement with tenants on utilities usage and efficiency improvements. Please see section 4.2.2.2.5 Policies related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-2) for more information on these policies. Also, the biodiversity policy is applicable. The goal of the policy is not only to enhance the biodiversity of VGP Parks but also to enable change through education of own workforce and stakeholders, including End-Users. Biodiversity initiatives are where possible made visible and explained locally with signs and posts to support educational value (for more information see Pillar 3: Enable transformative change in section 4.2.2.5.1 Transition Plan and Consideration of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Strategy and Business Model (ESRS E4-1).

4.2.3.4.4 Processes for Engaging with End-Users About Impacts (ESRS S4-2)

The Group engages with its tenants through the review of utilities usage (see green lease policy as described above). Furthermore, to understand sustainability perceptions, needs and expectations within the Group's business parks, VGP conducts customer surveys since 2018 including a review of sustainability-related topics.

In the yearly tenant satisfaction survey all tenants in existing VGP Parks are invited to share their views and in 2024 in all the markets the Group is active, the survey was conducted. In total 46% of the tenants participated in the survey (272 responses), and they expressed an overall satisfaction of 87%. The Group is exploring an application which will improve day-to-day efficiency of facility management's suppliers. The application could also be used to engage and get feedback of tenants and their satisfaction regarding services provided. These exchanges and the continuous work to improve the relationship with tenants comes in addition to the BREEAM In-Use label, which ensures sustainable business practices in operating the asset.

4.2.3.4.5 Processes to Remediate Negative Impacts and Channels for End-Users to Raise Concerns (ESRS S4-3)

In addition to the satisfaction surveys used to assess tenants' views on VGP, the Group believes in maintaining open lines of communication with end-users. To this end, VGP has established multiple channels for them to raise concerns. These include point contact by facility management department at VGP properties maintaining dialogue with tenant property management and employees, as well as commercial team with real estate management. The Group compliance Hotline is available to any user or visitor of our parks, and the Group ensures that all concerns are promptly addressed, and feedback is used to improve its operations and services.

4.2.3.4.6 Taking Action on Material Impacts on End-Users, and Approaches to Managing Material Risks and Pursuing Material Opportunities Related to End-Users, and Eff ectiveness of those Actions (ESRS S4-4)

Material risks and opportunities related to end-users or tenants of our buildings involve the "GHG emissions and energy consumption of building operations" as well as "GHG emissions from tenants' (and their employees') modes of transport". The Group discusses the consumption data with each yearly, as such is contractually agreed in the Green Lease agreement between VGP and its tenants. The engagement is focused first and foremost on data collection and insight, and on ways how to make the operations in the building more eco-efficient, predominantly by reducing the need for primary energy, improving accessibility of parks through public transport and making EV charging facilities available in all VGP Parks. See the section 4.2.2.2.7 Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4) and specifically the sub-section Focus on reducing emissions from tenant operations of – 55% by 2030 for the discussion of the status and effectiveness of such actions.

4.2.3.4.7 Targets related to Managing Material Negative Impacts, Advancing Positive Impacts, and Managing Material Risks and Opportunities (ESRS S4-5)

The results of the tenant satisfaction survey are discussed both at group and country level and part of the end of year remuneration of managers and employees involved. Each country is expected to maintain at least an 88% tenant satisfaction score for the tenant portfolio in the respective country.

4.2.4 Governance Information – Business Conduct (ESRS G1)

4.2.4.1 The Role of the Administrative, Management and Supervisory Bodies (ESRS 2 GOV-1)

For more detailed information, please refer to sections Composition of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies and their access to expertise and skills with regard to sustainability matters and Management and supervisory bodies.

4.2.4.2 Description of the Processes to Identify and Assess Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (ESRS 2 IRO-1)

Please see sections 4.2.2.2.4 Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks and opportunities and Riskfactors in the chapter Report of the Board of Directors, respectively for more detailed information on the double materiality analysis and for the risk identification process.

4.2.4.3 Business Conduct Policies and Corporate Culture (ESRS G1-1)

VGP through its Code of Conduct, is committed to its ethical core values when it comes to how we conduct our day-to-day business in an ethical, transparent and fair manner. For more detailed information on VGP's approach to data protection, please see section Data protection in the Remuneration report. Executive management promotes open discussion regarding key risks, integrates risk management into the organisation's objectives and compensation structure, and creates a corporate culture such that people at all levels manage risks. For more detailed information, please see sections Conduct and compliance in the Remuneration Report and section 4.2.4.3.1 Anti-Corruption program.

4.2.4.3.1 Anti-Corruption Program

The Group's Anti-Corruption training aims to combat and prevent corruption, bribery and influence peddling, and has been created to comply with applicable laws. Executive Management strictly enforces the Group's zero-tolerance principle regarding violations of the Anti-Corruption Program. For more detailed information, please see section 4.2.4.3.1. Anti-Corruption Program.

4.2.4.3.2 Whistleblowing Program: VGP Compliance HotLine

For more detailed information, please see sub-section "Whistleblowing platform: VGP Compliance HotLine" of section Compliance awareness of the Corporate Governance Statement chapter. The Group Whistleblowing Policy has been developed to comply with whistleblowing legal requirements and applicable data protection regulation in the relevant jurisdictions.

4.2.4.3.3 Training

To raise awareness and entrench the compliance culture within the Group, employees are required to participate in an annual mandatory e-training, covering ethics and compliance topics such as the prevention of corruption and infl uence peddling. As of December 31, 2024, 38% of VGP staff have completed the online training and 85% of management. In addition to the online training, the most exposed departments identifi ed in the VGP compliance risk mapping (new land acquisition, development, permitting, and procurement) are required to attend classroom training. Several training sessions were held throughout the Group, hosted by the Group Head of Compliance in local languages when required. Finally, an Anti-Corruption training session was attended by all managers with executive responsibilities. For more detailed information, please see section Anti-Corruption of the Corporate Governance Statement chapter.

4.2.4.4 Management of Relationships with Suppliers (ESRS G1-2)

The sustainability roadmap of the Group encompasses a much wider footprint than the Group itself. Being a substantial purchaser of building materials, VGP is aware of the importance of driving industry standards and works on integrating sustainability further in its supply chain. Given the size of its portfolio, the Group works with a many suppliers and contractors, and ensures it is not exposed to the risk of depending on only a few strategic suppliers. The Group has performed a mapping of sustainability risks in its supply chain. VGP became a signatory to the UNGC in 2021, thus committing to adopting, upholding and enacting within its sphere of influence the 10 universally recognised principles relating to human rights, labour laws, environmental protection and anti-corruption. In 2022, the Group rolled out a Suppliers' Code of Conduct and a Human Rights Policy covering its interactions with suppliers.

4.2.4.4.1 Purchasing Mapping

Purchases at VGP can be split into 3 categories:

  • Corporate overheads, including offi ce management, business travel, consultancy and audit fees, corporate communication and public relations costs, ICT and other administrative costs. This covers all Group staff and regional headquarters;
  • Operating costs, services provided to properties for daily on-site operations, such as cleaning, maintenance, security, waste management and energy and water provision expenses (if not paid directly by the tenant, OPEX by the property owner or manager and mostly passed onto tenants as service charges)
  • Capitalised construction works invested in properties for 3 main purposes:
    • new development works,
    • maintenance works or
    • reletting works (CAPEX paid by the property owner)

These mainly include purchases from constructors, fees for architects, designers and engineering firms, and insurance premiums. Capitalised construction works are non-recurring expenses depending on development activity. Purchases consist principally of OPEX and CAPEX for the operation and development of properties (overheads being a small part of the overall expenses). OPEX and CAPEX mostly comprise labour-intensive services and to that extent are purchases that cannot be relocated. Most of the supply chain is composed of local companies or subsidiaries that support the local economy. In addition, wherever possible, the buyers favour local purchases in the catchment area of the Group's assets in order to contribute to employment and local economic development. Please refer to section 4.2.3.2.2 Material impacts, risks and opportunities and their interaction with strategy and business model, for more detailed information on risks.

4.2.4.4.2 Sustainable Procurement

VGP's procurement strategy aims to ensure: fairness, focus on quality, long-term partnerships, reduced risk and the respect for applicable regulations.

In addition to the principles and rules detailed in the Group procedures and Suppliers' Code of Conduct, all purchases must comply with the applicable local laws and regulations, especially labour and environmental laws. The VGP compliance team carries out regular audits across the Group to validate the thorough application of the Group's Suppliers Code of Conduct. In 2023, VGP was recognized by CDP in the Leadership band for "implementing current best practices" in terms of its supplier engagement, having received an A – rating VGP was recognised to be among the top 19% of organisations assessed by CDP within the Land & property ownership & development segment.

VGP strives to reduce payment times for small and medium sized companies in its supply chain, as part of its broader commitment to fostering strong, mutually beneficial relationships with its suppliers. (See also section 4.2.4.4.2 Material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities and Their Interaction with Strategy and Business Model)

4.2.4.4.3 Suppliers' Code of Conduct and Local Approaches

The Group maintains a Suppliers' Code of Conduct (the latest version is available on VGP's website) which is applicable to all Group suppliers. The Code defines the Group's requirements to direct and indirect suppliers ("sub-suppliers"), along 11 main Commitments:

  • VGP RESPECTS Human Rights (in terms of human rights guarantees, adequate wages)
  • VGP BELIEVES in a fair labour market (suppliers required to adhere to ILO conventions)
  • VGP CARES for safety (H&S policy also binding to supplier and sub-suppliers, general contractors and HSE coordinators to comply with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001)
  • VGP PROTECTS air, water, nature, environment (applicability of VGP Group Environmental Policy Statement and VGP EMS)
  • VGP COMPLIES with regulatory and permitting requirements
  • VGP IS HONEST and abhors bribery (suppliers and sub-suppliers required to adhere to UN Convention against corruption, OECD Convention on combatting bribery)
  • VGP SAFEGUARDS personal data and confi dential information
  • VGP DOES NOT use or tolerate predatory commercial tactics
  • VGP FOLLOWS International Sanctions
  • VGP KEEPS TRACK of Consequences of a breach
  • VGP LISTENS Reporting a concern (encourage usage of the VGP Compliance Hotline)

The Suppliers' Code of Conduct is meant to be a contractually binding document between VGP and its suppliers. Suppliers must accept and comply with the Suppliers' Code of Conduct, which includes requirements related to the preservation of the environment, the working environment and social conditions, and business ethics and compliance.

4.2.4.4.4 Selection of Suppliers

On top of the Suppliers' Codes of Conduct, VGP chooses its contractors with great care and ensures they comply with the required policies. The Group-wide procurement procedure aims that all purchasing and sourcing strategies and processes to acquire goods and services are transparent, cost-effective, timely, and objective. Prospective business partners are screened in line with the "Know Your Partner" procedure of the Group. As part of this due diligence, the Group evaluates any violations with respect to environmental misconduct, corruption, illegal employment of migrant workers, child labour, human trafficking and modern slavery, and any red flags identified are escalated with the Compliance department. In addition, these environmental and social factors are of particular importance to the Group in its choice of suppliers. VGP uses NetSuite as a web-based solution to manage procurement. This solution secures the administrative management for the whole purchasing cycle. It makes the procurement procedures more robust, ensures the transparency required for all purchasing decisions and controlling, helps operational teams to select providers, and facilitates the sharing of best practices and risks mitigation.

4.2.4.4.5 Inclusion of Sustainability Criteria in Contractual Clauses

General Purchasing Conditions apply for all the countries in which VGP operates. A clause is also automatically included in these conditions, requiring suppliers to abide by the Group's Suppliers' Code of Conduct, including complying with applicable laws and regulation, prevention of all forms of corruption and discrimination, respect for human dignity and for employees' work, preservation of the environment, and reporting practices that are in breach of these principles using the contact procedure provided by the Group.

For standing assets, service providers (particularly cleaning, multi-technical maintenance and security companies), are asked to sign the VGP Supplier's Code of Conduct attached to each contract. This includes a sustainability clause covering all environmental issues, notably improved energy efficiency, responsible waste management and the use of environmentally friendly products and materials, and which ensures the protection of social and labour rights, including a commitment to comply with the conventions and standards of the ILO and with local employment legislation.

For projects under construction, the contracts signed with suppliers state that the Group and the companies it controls are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their projects, particularly during the development phase of the assets. A clause indicates that the construction companies involved in the Group's projects must take the carbon impact into account when selecting construction techniques, materials and technical solutions. After each project review and at all project stages, an arbitration regarding the carbon footprint impact is to be taken for the proposed solution to be submitted to the Group. The principles and action plans used to select the most sustainable materials with a reduced carbon content are specified in section 4.2.2.6 Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5).

4.2.4.5 Prevention and Detection of Corruption and Bribery (ESRS G1-3)

During the 2024 financial year, VGP provided training to its 'at-risk' workers in line with its policy (Please refer to section Anti-Corruption Program for more information on VGP's approach). For those at-risk functions the training is mandatory, but VGP also made available voluntary training for other own workers. Details of the training during the year is as follows:

Training coverage At-risk
functions
Managers AMSD Other own
workers
Total 42 26 103 242
Total receiving training 17 22 28 90
Delivery method
and duration
Classroom training 14 hours 14 hours 26 hours
computer-based training 3 hours 8 hours 2 hours 89 hours
Voluntary computer
based training
Frequency
How often training
is required
annually annually annually annually
Topics covered
Definition of corruption x x x x
Policy x x x x
Procedures on
suspicion/detection
x x x x
AMSB: Administrative, management and supervisory bodies

4.2.4.6 Incidents of Corruption or Bribery (ESRS G1-4)

Please refer to section Anti-Corruption Program for more information on VGP's approach.

4.2.4.7 Political Influence and Lobbying Activities (ESRS G1-5)

4.2.4.7.1 Relations with Professional Organisations

The Group is a member of the European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA"). At regional or country level, the Group is a member of professional organisations such as, in Germany, the Bundesverbund Logistik (BVL).

The Group also supports through availability of data and input the IIO – Institute for Real Estate Economics in the enhancement of the CRREM tool. The CRREM tool aims to accelerate the decarbonization and climate change resilience of the commercial real estate sector.

4.2.4.7.2 Political Infl uence

The Group's political influence is strictly limited to what is allowed by the Code of Conduct and the Political Contribution Policy applicable, and by applicable laws.

Any form of political donation or in-kind or financial contributions are strictly prohibited by the Group.

Specific charitable contributions or sponsorships are carried out only with charities and entities registered under the local applicable laws. It is not within VGP's policy to provide any form of financial support to political parties, trade-unions or religious organisations.

Donations to charities, non-profit initiatives or social projects comprise a risk of having funds or assets of value being diverted for the personal use or benefit of a public official or a private party. Caution is observed if a potential contribution is directed towards a company having an affiliation with a public official. Any contributions must be pre-validated by the Group CEO. An annual list of all the Group's sponsoring activities as well as charitable contributions (typically through the VGP Foundation) is kept and followed up at Group level.

VGP does abide by the legal requirements to annually declare and disclose Belgian lobbying activities on the Belgian Transparency in Public Aff airs platform ("lobbyregister", www.dekamer.be).

In 2024 the number of reported lobbying activities across the Group was zero and political donations and lobbying expenditure was € 0.00.

4.2.4.8 Payment Practices (ESRS G1-6)

Our group is committed to responsible and timely payment practices, ensuring that we consistently meet agreed payment terms. We strive to process payments within the specified time limits and place particular emphasis on supporting smaller suppliers by settling invoices as promptly as possible. This approach reflects our dedication to strong and fair business relationships, fostering trust and reliability across our supply chain.

VGP Offices Budapest

4.3 Green Financing of the Group Activities

4.3.1 Green bond issuance

The VGP Green finance framework was introduced in 2019 as part of our strategy to diversify financing sources. The Group has decided to develop a Green Bond framework to finance new development projects, and/or investments into eco efficiency for standing assets which meet the environmental criteria for the construction and operational phases as defined in the "Use of Proceeds" procedure, and specified hereafter. Green Bonds are only used to finance resilient eligible assets, in line with a clear procedure for allocating funds.

VGP issued its first Green Bond on the Euro market in March 2021. In January 2022, the Group issued its second Green Bond (split into two tranches) on the Euro market. These issuances are testament to the success of the Group's integral focus on ESG as part of the organization, investments, and financing. In total, the two issuances raised € 1.60 billion. Since Dec 2023 all use of proceeds have been allocated to a variety of darker and lighter green investments with the lightest green investments allocated to at least BREEAM Excellent qualified buildings.

4.3.2 Green bond criteria

The ESG criteria associated with the Green Bonds were approved by S&P Global/CICERO. They are (i) aligned with the "Green Bond Principles" (GBP) updated in March 2015 and (ii) fit in with the Group's ESG strategy. Proceeds from Green Bonds issued under this framework will be used exclusively to finance and/or refinance, in whole or in part, "Eligible Assets", described in the Green Finance Framework.

Proceeds can be allocated to refinance existing projects as well as finance new developments. Eligible projects include:

  • renewable energy projects (i.e., onshore and off shore renewable energy facilities, including primarily solar and wind projects, but also hydrogen and geothermal energy projects)
  • Category of green buildings (i.e., real estate assets with BREAAM "Very Good" certification or equivalent DGNB/LEED rating)
  • Note VGP has since decided to increase the quality of allocation for this category to a minimum of BREAAM "Excellent" or equivalent
  • Other eligible project categories include energy efficiency (i.e., for existing or new (logistics) buildings, warehouses and technologies-related services and products), waste management (i.e., projects, investments and expenditures which promote better recycling rates), clean transportation (i.e., electric vehicle charging stations, bike facilities), and sustainable water management (i.e., reduce freshwater consumption, capturing and recycling rainwater, green roofing)

Additional criteria and indicators to be monitored for eligible assets – including EU Taxonomy and CRREM, also referring to section 4.2.2.7 Disclosures Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation) and section 4.2.2.2.7 Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4) – are published on the Investor Relations' website under the following link: https://www.vgpparks.eu/en/investors/financial-debt/

4.3.3 Current allocation of green bond proceeds

In line with the Group's internal Green Bond analysis, selection and monitoring procedure, the funds generated by Green Bonds issuances are allocated to the selected assets based on a previously defined list of "eligible assets". The criteria are presented above and explained in detail in the Green Finance Framework as available on the Group website.

In the case of an asset disposal (both in full or partially) to one of the Group's Joint Ventures during the funding period (i.e. prior to the bond issue maturity), the proceeds initially allocated to the disposed asset shall be reallocated to another "eligible asset" held by the Group, based on the same process. In case of a full disposal the equivalent asset base shall be reallocated and in case of a disposal to one of the Joint Ventures the remaining equity interest shall be reflected in the pro-rata asset allocation.

The allocation of the proceeds from the outstanding Green Bonds as at 31 December 2024 is illustrated below:

Use of categories Green Bond – April 2029 Green Bond – Jan 2027 Green Bond – Jan 2030 For reference:
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
EIB loan allocation
(€)
Renewable Energy 63,037,369 10.50% 3,596,694 0.70% 55,395,630
Green buildings 535,263,236 89.20% 513,098,831 102.60% 505,719,753 101.10%
o/w EU Taxonomy compliant 515,933,236 86.00% 310,134,027 62.00% 333,783,545 66.80%
Energy Efficiency 23,582,376 3.90% 6,649,967 1.30% 11,341,405 2.30%
—Waste Management
Clean Transportation 1,369,185 0.30%
Sustainable Water Management 1,939,695 0.40% 2,691,320 0.50%
(over)/unallocated (21,882,980) (3.60%) (25,285,187) (5.10%) (21,121,664) (4.20%) 79,604,370
Total gross proceeds 600,000,000 100.00% 500,000,000 100.00% 500,000,000 100.00% 135,000,000

The allocation of the proceeds between CAPEX and refinancing:

Use of categories Green Bond – April 2029 Green Bond – Jan 2027 Green Bond – Jan 2030
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
CAPEX financing 575,491,069 95.90% 323,097,588 64.60% 416,368,732 83.30%
Refinancing 46,391,911 7.70% 202,187,599 40.40% 104,752,932 21.00%
(over)/unallocated (21,882,980) (3.60%) (25,285,187) (5.10%) (21,121,664) (4.20%)
Total gross proceeds 600,000,000 100.00% 500,000,000 100.00% 500,000,000 100.00%

* for buildings which were under construction at time of bond issue 50% is assumed refi and 50% capex

With regards to EU Taxonomy compliance, 86.0% (Apr-29), 62.0% (Jan-27) and 66.8% (Jan-30) respectively of the proportional proceeds are allocated to investments which are in compliance with EU Taxonomy as of December 2024. The aligned portion of the portfolio with EU Taxonomy is expected to grow further in the coming period.

Use of categories Green Bond – April 2029 Green Bond – Jan 2027 Green Bond – Jan 2030
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
Net bond proceeds
allocation (€)
% of total net bond
proceeds
EU Taxonomy aligned 515,933,236 86.0% 310,134,027 62,0% 333,783,545 66.8%
EU Taxonomy eligible (not yet aligned) 105,949,745 17.7% 215,151,160 43,0% 187,338,119 37.5%
(over)/unallocated (21,882,980) (3.6%) (25,285,187) (5,1%) (21,121,664) (4.2%)
Total gross proceeds 600,000,000 100.0% 500,000,000 100,0% 500,000,000 100.0%

* for buildings which were under construction at time of bond issue 50% is assumed refi and 50% capex

4.3.3.1 Green bond – April 2029

Green buildings allocation by certification type (€-proceeds allocation)

Country BREEAM
Outstanding
BREEAM –
Excellent
DGNB –
Platinum
DGNB/OGNI
– Gold
Grand Total %
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany 129,110,016 386,823,219 515,933,236 96%
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania 19,330,000 19,330,000 4%
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Grand Total 19,330,000 129,110,016 386,823,219 535,263,236
% of total 3% 22% 64% 600,000,000

Renewable Energy allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Country 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total Total (Apr '29 Bond)
Austria 873,400 873,400
Croatia
Czech Republic 73,038 2,869,960 380,000 3,322,998 73,038
Denmark
France 3,591,000 3,591,000
Germany 19,072,084 30,270,609 36,904,646 3,831,492 90,078,831 49,342,693
Hungary 84,909 84,909 84,909
Italy 704,348 3,131,513 25,515 3,861,376 704,348
Latvia
Netherlands 5,309,425 6,644,132 835,417 12,788,974 11,953,557
Portugal
Romania 530,824 1,068,176 72,100 1,671,100 530,824
Serbia
Slovakia 679,320 679,320
Spain 348,000 1,148,000 1,496,000 348,000
Total 24,466,418 38,570,951 44,809,712 10,600,827 118,447,908 63,037,369

Energy efficiency allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Energy efficiency investments (air heat pumps, LED relighting, motion detectors, etc) specification by country (€ proceeds allocation)

Country 2021–2023 2024
Czech Republic 141,816
Spain 1,450,949
Germany 11,089,470 7,488,449
Hungary 504,221
Italy 1,581,314
Portugal 299,377
Romania 1,026,780
Total 12,540,418 11,041,957

4.3.3.2 Green bond – January 2027

Green buildings allocation by certification type (€-proceeds allocation)

Country BREEAM
Outstanding
BREEAM –
Excellent
DGNB –
Platinum
DGNB/OGNI –
Gold
Grand Total %
Austria 70,246,000 70,246,000 13%
Croatia 20,880,000 20,880,000 4%
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany 130,337,220 236,670,861 367,008,081 69%
Hungary
Italy 4,767,750 4,767,750 1%
Latvia
Netherlands
Portugal 47,640,000 47,640,000 9%
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain 2,557,000 2,557,000
Grand Total 75,844,750 130,337,220 306,916,861 513,098,831
% of total 13% 22% 51% 500,000,000

VGP Park Giessen Am Alten Flughafen

Renewable Energy allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Renewable energy investments (direct photovoltaic investments and geothermal energy projects) specification by country (€ proceeds allocation)

Country 2021–2023 2024
Germany 2,817,206
Spain 348,000 431,489
Total 3,165,206 431,489

Energy efficiency allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Energy efficiency investments (air heat pumps, LED relighting, motion detectors, etc) specification by country (€ proceeds allocation)

Country 2021–2023
Czech Republic 113,470
Germany 4,521,377
Hungary 275,661
Italy 966,000
Romania 698,681
Slovakia 74,779
Total 6,649,967

Sustainable Water Management allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Country 2021–2023
Denmark 265,934
Spain 629,556
Germany 1,010,644
Italy 33,560
Total 1,939,695

4.3.3.3 Green bond – January 2030

Green buildings allocation by certification type (€-proceeds allocation)

Country BREEAM Outstanding BREEAM – Excellent DGNB – Platinum DGNB/OGNI – Gold Grand Total %
Austria 126,649,560 126,649,560 24%
Croatia
Czech Republic 57,878,969 57,878,969 11%
Denmark
France
Germany 50,717,490 163,547,500 214,264,989 4—
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Portugal 18,750,623 18,750,623 4%
Romania 11,940,000 28,420,000 40,360,000 8%
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain 47,815,611 47,815,611 9%
Grand Total 11,940,000 152,865,204 50,717,490 290,197,060 505,719,753
% of total 2% 25% 8% 48% 500,000,000

Energy efficiency allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Energy efficiency investments (air heat pumps, LED relighting, motion detectors, etc) specification by country (€ proceeds allocation)

Country 2021–2023
Austria 331,460
Czech Republic 380,825
France 196,650
Germany 9,214,671
Hungary 928,839
Latvia 288,960
Total 11,341,405

Clean transportation allocation by country (€-proceeds allocation)

Clean transportation investments (electric vehicle charging stations, bike facilities, etc) specification by country (€ proceeds allocation)

Country 2023 2024
Austria 34,500
Czech Republic 8,250 36,078
Spain 71,767 32,199
France 33,000
Germany 256,707 518,384
Hungary 39,372 46,385
Italy 42,000 64,832
Latvia 6,000
Netherlands 39,750
Portugal 43,500 9,500
Romania 21,000 39,802
Slovakia 15,000 11,160
Total 610,846 758,339

VGP Park Laatzen

4.3.4 Audited criteria

VGP engaged an independent auditor to verify that the assets financed meet the eligibility criteria. The reporting on these criteria and the independent auditor's attestation on the information related to the allocation of funds are presented in the following section.

4.3.5 Annual reporting on green bonds in compliance with framework

4.3.5.1 Renewable energy

This category includes the financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures in products, technologies and services ranging from the generation and transmission of energy to the manufacturing of related equipment including among others onshore and offshore renewable energy facilities. This includes among others solar, wind, hydro and geothermal energy projects.

Of the 147 photovoltaic projects on VGP Parks' roofs 135 are owned and operated by VGP and of these 88 are included in the Green Finance Framework allocation. Of these 83 systems were operational by December 2024, representing 117 MWp and a further 5 were under construction/waiting for grid connection, representing 5 MWp.

The eligible photovoltaic investments have generated green energy in 2024 for in total 83G Wh, equivalent to 27,572 TCO2e. For calculating the equivalent CO2 emissions the average grid factor of the VGP Parks portfolio of 0.3314 tCO2/MWh has been used:

Full year actual renewable
energy production
2021 2022 2023 2024
Full year production (MWh) 8,216 27,449 44,496 83,199
Emission factor (tCO2/MWh) 0.308 0.3328 0.439 0.417
Avoided emissions (tCO2) 2,529 8,450 19,534 34,677

Please refer to the table below for the capacity and production data of the photovoltaic systems included in the Green Finance Framework allocation split by country. All assets are included in the Green Bond – April 2029:

Country Capacity installed (MWp) Production 2024 (MWp)
Germany 89.6 60,931
Hungary 39
Italy 4.5 1,074
Netherlands 22.5 20,381
Spain 0.6 774
Total 117.2 83,199

Please refer to section Renewable Energy and 4.2.2.2.8 Energy Consumption and Mix for further information on the Group's initiatives and KPIs with respect to renewable energy production.

4.3.5.2 Green buildings

The framework defines eligible the financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures in relation to real estate assets which have received, or are designed and intended to receive, BREAAM "Very Good" certification (or equivalent DGNB Silver/LEED Silver rating)

However, as a reflection of the year-over-year improvement of the quality of the portfolio, the building allocation has since December 2023 been refined to 100% allocation to green building certification of minimum BREEAM Excellent or equivalent. Furthermore, majority is now allocated to EU Taxonomy compliant assets see section 4.3.3 Current allocation of green bonds.

As such, in total 248 eligible building projects have been identified of which 72 buildings have been allocated under the Green Financing framework, of which 50 buildings are completed and 22 under construction. The completed buildings have predominantly been built since 2021. Given this is such a new portfolio it benefits from the latest ESG features of our building standard and green energy sourcing.

The EPC ratings which have not been updated since completion of construction works will benefit from installed PV since the EPC was issued. Considering the photovoltaic installations the pro-forma EPC ratings split per bond are as follows, with 80% of buildings allocated to EPC B or better:

EPC Rating Bond – April 2029 Bond – Jan 2030 Bond – Jan 2027
A 60% 68% 69%
B 20% 16% 13%
C 20% 5% 13%
D 5%
E 5% 6%

The allocation of the 50 completed buildings per EPC band of the original EPC certificate per bond is shown in the table below. In total is 70% of the assets rated EPC B or better.

EPC Rating Bond – April 2029 Bond – Jan 2030 Bond – Jan 2027
A 33% 47% 25%
B 27% 32% 44%
C 27% 25%
D 13% 16%
E 5% 6%

Some EPC ratings do not yet take into account photovoltaic which has been installed after EPC rating was issued. A re-rating of such buildings is expected to improve the EPC score.

The allocated green buildings portfolio has been assessed using the latest version of the CRREM tool (version 2.05; as published March 2024) and has a GHG-stranding year of 2038, assuming all the current photovoltaic projects under construction/contracted are completed and connected to the grid.

The Group has analysed various asset specific and portfolio-based solutions to improve the stranding date. Based on the retrofit plans, heat pump initiatives, photovoltaic roll-out and green electricity transition an upgrade to 1.5°C-compliant pathway is envisaged. Further details are included in section 4.2.2.2.7. Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4).

The split of allocation to the three outstanding green bonds is shown in the table below.

Due to employed certification pre-checks and uniform VGP building standard being employed for all construction projects across Europe a very high degree of confidence can be expressed for expected realisation of the targeted certification level in case this is not yet completed. In case a project would not achieve the required certification level it will be removed from the eligible green buildings investments portfolio.

Building code Certification
level
Certification
Status
Green Bond –
April 2029
Green Bond –
Jan 2027
Green Bond –
Jan 2030
Building code Certification
level
Certification
Status
Green Bond –
April 2029
Green Bond –
Jan 2027
Green Bond –
Jan 2030
AUTEHR-B ÖGNI – Gold Ongoing x GERLAA–D DGNB – Gold Realized x
AUTEHR-C ÖGNI – Gold Ongoing x GERLEI–C1 DGNB – Gold Realized x
AUTGRA2-B ÖGNI – Gold Realized x GERLEI–C2 DGNB – Gold Realized x
AUTGRA2-C ÖGNI – Gold Realized x GERLFH–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
AUTLAX-A ÖGNI – Gold Ongoing x GERLUE–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
AUTLAX-B ÖGNI – Gold Ongoing x GERMAG–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
CZECEB-A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMAG–B DGNB – Gold Realized x
CZECEB-B BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMAG–C DGNB – Gold Realized x
CZECEB-D BREEAM – Excellent Realized x GERMAG–D DGNB – Gold1 Ongoing x
CZECEB-E BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMAG–F DGNB – Gold Realized x
CZEOLO3-M BREEAM – Excellent Realized x GERMUE–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
CZEOLO4-E BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMUE–B DGNB – Platinum Realized x
CZEPRO-C BREEAM – Excellent Realized x GERMUE–C DGNB – Platinum Realized x
CZEUST2-B BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMUE–E DGNB – Platinum Realized x
ESPCOR-A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERMUE–F DGNB – Platinum Realized x
ESPCOR-B BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GEROBK–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
ESPMAR-A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GEROBK–B DGNB – Gold Realized x
ESPSEV-A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GEROBK–C DGNB – Gold Realized x
ESPSEV-B BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GEROBK–D DGNB – Gold Realized x
ESPSFH-D2 BREEAM – Excellent Realized x GERROS–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
ESPVAL-C BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x GERSOL–A DGNB – Gold Realized x
GERBER4-M DGNB – Gold Realized x GERWUS–A1 DGNB – Gold Realized x
GERERF-A DGNB – Gold Realized x HRVLUC–A.1 BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERERF2-B DGNB – Gold Realized x ITAPAR2–A BREEAM – Excellent Realized x
GERERF3-A DGNB – Gold Ongoing x PRTLOU–A BREEAM – Excellent Realized x
GERGOE2-C DGNB – Gold Realized x PRTLOU–B BREEAM – Excellent Realized x
GERHAL-B DGNB – Gold Realized x PRTMON–A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERHAL-C DGNB – Gold Realized x PRTSIN–A BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERHAL2-A DGNB – Gold Realized x ROMARA–F BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERHDW-A DGNB – Gold Ongoing x ROMARA–G BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing
GERHDW-B DGNB – Gold Ongoing x ROMBRA–B1 BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERHDW-C DGNB – Gold Ongoing x ROMBRA–B2 BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERHDW2–A DGNB – Gold Ongoing x ROMBRA–I BREEAM – Excellent Realized x
GERHOH–A DGNB – Gold1 Ongoing x ROMBUC–D BREEAM – Outstanding Realized x
GERKOB–A DGNB – Gold Ongoing x ROMTIM3–E BREEAM – Excellent Ongoing x
GERLAA–A DGNB – Platinum Realized x
GERLAA–B DGNB – Platinum Realized x Please refer to section 4.2.2.1.1. Details of Building Environmental Certifications for additional
details on the Group's certification achievements and initiatives.

1 GERHOH-A and GERMAG - D were both certified DGNB Platinum in 2025

GERLAA–C DGNB – Gold Realized x

4.3.5.3 Energy effi ciency

The financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures focusing on Energy Efficiency measures in existing or new (logistics) buildings, warehouses and technologies (insulation, LED relighting, motion detectors, energy monitoring tools etc.) and related services and products.

Whilst not all eco-efficiency measures have been separately accounted for the measures identified include air heat pumps, energy saving LED investments, sun protection and moving sensors in offices to reduce energy consumption. A total of 165 expenditure and refurbishment projects spread over the building portfolio have resulted in ca. € 62 million of additional eligible investments, the proportional eligible spent amounts to € 42 million.

Properly sized heat pump installations instead of gas-powered heating help reduce the gas consumption of our buildings. Furthermore, such HVAC installations allow more easily to heat of cool different areas of the warehouse separately depending on occupancy and use. Automated controls further help optimize the operation of HVAC systems based on occupancy schedules and temperature settings in offices.

Based on the average gas consumption per sqm of a gas connected building in the VGP portfolio over 2024 and assuming the air heat pump is powered through grey electricity from the grid, and based on a coefficient of performance of 3.0x for the air heat pumps, the amount of MWhs consumption avoided through the heat pump installations over 2024 is 19,820 MWh, equal to 1,361 tCO2 emissions.

Avoided energy consumption and emissions 2024
Avoided energy consumption (MWh) 19,820
Emission factor (tCO2/MWh) 0.0687
Avoided emissions (tCO2) 1,361

Details on the energy efficiency measures and related KPIs are discussed in more detail in section 4.2.2.2.7 Targets related to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (ESRS E1-4)

4.3.5.4 Waste management

The financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures which promote better recycling rates. The Group did not isolate any investments made specifically related to waste management. Please refer to section 4.2.2.6.2 Policies Related to Resource Use and Circular Economy (ESRS E5-1) for further information on the Group's waste management user data and KPIs and waste management improvement initiatives.

4.3.5.5 Clean transportation

The financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures which promote clean transportation (electric vehicle charging stations, bike facilities, etc.). The Group has set the target to developing connectivity and sustainable mobility for each VGP Park to be equipped with EV charging and public transport access.

The reported investments in electric charging and bicycle parking facilities in the VGP Parks up to 2024 amounts to € 2.3 million in 105 VGP building locations, reflecting the locations where EV chargers have been installed and cost base could be isolated. The proportional eligible spent amounts to € 1.4 million. Based on a gross up of the consumption data those sites for which charging data is available the total KWh charged at VGP charging sites in 2024 is 314 MWh, or 1.9 million kilometres of road traffic, equal to avoided emissions of 94 tCO2.

Avoided emissions 2024
Total EV charging (MWh) 314
Assumed car KMs covered1 1,881,596
Avoided emissions (kgCO2/km)2 0.500
Avoided emissions (tCO2) 94

Please note this data is based on a gross-up of sites for which charging data is available.

4.3.5.6 Sustainable water management

The financing and/or refinancing of projects, investments and expenditures which promote a sustainable water management (reduce freshwater consumption, capturing and recycling rain water, green roofing etc.). Selected eligible projects:

Park Project
VGP Park München Infiltration basin south incl. plants/vegetation
VGP Park Gottingen Rainwater channels with rainwater retention basin
VGP Park Buseck Use of rainwater for toilet facilities (cistern, piping,
separation systems, technology) and Infiltration of
rainwater in the rainwater retention basin
VGP Park Magdeburg Rainwater channels with large rainwater retention
basin combined and connected (through transport
trenches) with several smaller basins with overflow
and throttling system
VGP Park Roosendaal Infiltration crates, installation built under building
for water overflow and retention (independent of
public sewerage)
VGP Park Berlin Entire green Roof for water retention and bio
diversity stimulation
VGP Park Kladno Rainwater channels with rainwater retention basin
VGP Park České
Budějovice
Rainwater channels with rainwater retention basin

In 2024, the water management projects collected 171,028 m³ of rainwater/greywater on site, which were partially used for cleaning and for watering green spaces.

Please refer to section 4.2.2.4 Water and Marine Resources (ESRS E3) for further information on the Group's water management user data and KPIs and water management improvement initiatives.

1 Based on assumed 0.19 kwh/km average reach of new European BEVs (source: MDPI: Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles in Europe – Weiss, Winbush, August 2024)

2 Based on the emission factor for diesel vehicles (0.15 kgCO2/km) minus the emission factor for grey electricity (0.08 kgCO2/km) for charging EV vehicles (weighted according to car use in VGP countries)

4.3.6 Independent third party's report on green bond criteria and indicators

VGP has commissioned Cicero Shades of Green, part of S&P Global, as a third-party reviewer to check the allocation against the Green Finance Framework criteria and impact metrics for relevance and transparency. The attestation on the information related to the allocation of funds from Cicero Shades of Green is available hereafter. The original document including disclaimers is also available on VGP's website.

VGP External Review of Green Finance Reporting 2024

March 12, 2025

This report was produced by S&P using Shades of Green Methodology. On December 1, 2022, S&P Global acquired Shades of Green from CICERO.

S&P Global has reviewed the elements of VGP's ESRS Report 2024 ("Report") relating to its green financing activities. We review against VGP's Green Finance Framework (dated March 2021, the "Framework") criteria, and impact metrics for relevance and transparency.

We consider that the allocations in the Report align with the Framework. We welcome that VGP adopts requirements for eligible assets that exceed Framework requirements, for example higher certification standards, to align with developing market expectations. The green portfolio furthermore reflects VGP's issuer-level climate and environmental ambitions and approaches demonstrated, for example, in the increasing percentage of buildings in the green portfolio VGP considers EU Taxonomy aligned.

We consider that the Report utilizes relevant and transparent impact metrics. Particularly for green buildings, we welcome the additional context the Report provides (e.g. on EPC ratings, EU Taxonomy alignment, and CRREM alignment) which provide additional color to green bond impacts. We consider it a strength that VGP has increased transparency in its reporting year-on-year, for example including additional information on EPC levels in the Report.

Finally, we consider the Report aligns with the core principles and recommendations contained in ICMA's Handbook – Harmonized Framework for Impact Reporting (June 2023).1 Project allocation

VGP has issued two green bonds under the Framework, totaling EUR 1.6 billion. The first, issued in March 2021, raised EUR 600 million, and the second, issued in January 2022, raised EUR 1 billion in two, EUR 500 million tranches. Allocation is reported as at 31 December 2024, with eligible assets in VGP's green portfolio totaling around EUR 1.67 billion.

We consider that the allocations in the Report align with the Framework – see Appendix 1 for a detailed review.

The Framework was assigned an overall Medium Green in our Second Party Opinion.2 Project categories were shaded Dark Green (renewable energy, waste management, clean transportation, and sustainable water and wastewater management projects), Light to Medium Green (energy efficiency), and Light Green (green buildings). Figure 1 sets out the allocations by Shade of Green, showing that around 93% of assets in the green portfolio are buildings. Based on the Shades of Green allocated to the project categories, the investments in VGP's green portfolio are not therefore – in and of themselves – representative of the Medium Green shading awarded to the Framework, though we note VGP's holistic approach to the climactic and environmental performance of its green building portfolio.

Allocation by Shade of Green

Figure 1: Allocation by SPO Shade of Green. Shading is based on evaluation at time of issuance and does not reflect ex-post project verification.

1 ICMA Handbook 2 VGP SPO

Impact metrics

VGP reports impacts as at 31 December 2024. We consider that VGP provides transparent and relevant impact reporting. Viewed as a whole, the Report paints a good and clear picture of impacts, complemented by useful context and description, including reference to VGP's issuer-level approaches. See Appendix 1 for a detailed reviewed.

Terms

S&P Global provides a review of VGP's annual reporting based on documentation provided by the issuer and information gathered during teleconferences and e-mail correspondence with VGP. VGP is solely responsible for providing accurate information. All financial aspects of the sustainable finance reporting – including the financial performance of the bond and the value of any investments in the bond – are outside of our scope, as are general governance issues such as corruption and misuse of funds. S&P Global does not validate nor certify the existence of investments and does not validate nor certify the climate effects of investments. Our objective has been to provide an assessment of the extent to which the bond has met the allocation and reporting criteria established in the Framework. The review is intended to inform VGP, investors and other interested stakeholders in VGP's green bond and has been made based on the information provided to us. S&P Global cannot be held liable if estimates, findings, opinions or conclusions are incorrect. Our review does not follow verification or assurance standards and we can therefore not provide assurance that the information presented does not contain material discrepancies.

Appendix 1 – Detailed Review

Category Description Review against framework criteria Impact Metrics Relevance of metrics Transparency considerations
Renewable
Energy
• Projects, investments and expenditures in
products, technologies and services ranging
from the generation and transmission of
energy to the manufacturing of related
equipment including among others onshore
and offshore renewable energy facilities.
This includes among others solar, wind,
hydro, and geothermal energy projects.
No discrepancies identified
• The projects financed under the renewable
energy project category are solar panels
and geothermal heating projects.
• Total energy
generated (MWh).
• Avoided CO2
emissions (tCO2e).
• Metrics are relevant and
production, capacity, and
avoided emissions are
listed as core indicators
in the ICMA Handbook –
Harmonized Framework
for Impact Reporting.
• Capacity, production and avoided emissions
are reported on a portfolio basis.
• For avoided emissions, VGP uses the average
grid factor of the European countries in which
it operates. Transparency on this is welcome.
• No quantitative impacts are provided for
the geothermal heating projects – this
is considered a minor omission.
Green
Buildings
• Projects, investments, and expenditures
in relation to real estate assets which have
received, or are designed and intended to
receive, BREEAM "Very Good" certification
(or equivalent DGNB/LEED rating).
No discrepancies identified
• The Report states that all buildings in the
green portfolio exceed the Framework criteria,
achieving at least BREEAM Excellent or DGNB/
OGNI Gold. We welcome that the performance
of the portfolio improves over time.
• The Report contains useful contextual information
on allocations, particularly around EU Taxonomy
alignment, EPC levels, and CRREM performance.
• Environmental
certification achieved or
expected to be achieved.
• EPC levels (%).
• Certification standard
(including environmental
certifications such as
BREEAM, as well as
EPCs) is listed as a
core indicator in the
ICMA Handbook –
Harmonized Framework
for Impact Reporting.
• VGP reports environmental
certification on a project basis.
• Given that environmental certifications do not
guarantee, for example, a certain energy use,
VGP could consider reporting on additional
metrics such as energy use on an absolute and
intensity basis. As such, we welcome that the
Report includes the EPC level of the buildings
in the portfolio (on a percentage basis).
Energy
Efficiency
• Projects, investments and expenditures focusing
on energy efficiency measures in existing
or new (logistics) buildings, warehouses.
• Technologies (insulation, LED relighting,
motion detectors, energy monitoring
tools etc.) and related services and
products, including installation.
No discrepancies identified
• The Report does not list all eligible energy
efficiency measures. According to the Report,
investments under the energy efficiency
category include HVAC systems, LED
investments, sun protection, and moving
sensors to reduce energy consumption.
• Avoided energy
consumption (MWh)
• Avoided emissions (tCO2)
• Metrics are relevant
and energy savings and
avoided emissions are
listed as core indicators
in the ICMA Handbook –
Harmonized Framework
for Impact Reporting.
• VGP provides information on the baselines
used for calculating avoided energy
consumption, and how it derives its emissions
factors for calculating avoided emissions.
• According to VGP, the calculation
includes a majority, rather than all, of
energy efficiency investments.
Clean
Transportation
• Electric vehicle charging stations.
• Bike facilities.
No discrepancies identified
• According to the Report, investments
under the clean transportation category
are electric vehicle charging and bicycle
parking facilities across 105 locations.
• Total EV charging (KWh)
• Assumed car
kilometres covered
• Avoided emissions
per km (kgCO2km)
• Avoided emissions (tCO2)
• Metrics are relevant
and/or are included in
the ICMA Handbook –
Harmonized Framework
for Impact Reporting
as either core or 'other
sustainability indicators'.
• VGP provides sufficient and transparent
information on how it has calculated
impacts. According to the Report,
the calculation is limited to sites
where charging data is available.
Sustainable
water and
wastewater
management
• Reduction of freshwater consumption.
• Capturing and recycling rainwater.
• Green roofing.
No discrepancies identified
• The Report does not list all eligible water/
wastewater projects, listing selected projects,
such as the construction of rainwater channels
with rainwater retention basin, the utilization
of rainwater for toilet facilities, and the
development of green roofs for water retention.
• Collected and reused
rainwater/greywater (m³)
• Water reuse is listed
as a core indicator in
the ICMA Handbook –
Harmonized Framework
for Impact Reporting.
• VGP reports on completed projects
for this project category. Impacts for
projects currently under construction
will be reported following completion.

4.4 Appendices

4.4.1 Independent Third-Party Report on the Consolidated Non-Financial Performance Statement

Independent assurance report on selected environmental, social and governance information published in the Annual Report of VGP NV for the year ending 31 December 2024

To the board of directors,

We have been engaged by VGP NV ("the Company") to conduct a limited assurance engagement on selected environmental, social and governance information ("Selected Information") published in the Annual Report of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2024. In preparing the Selected Information, VGP NV applied the Applicable Criteria/Basis of Reporting set out in notes 4.2.1.1.1 General Basis for preparation of the sustainability statement (ESRS 2 BP-1) to 4.2.1.1.2 Disclosures in relation to specific circumstances (ESRS 2 BP-2) in the section 4.2.1 General Disclosures (ESRS 2) of the Annual Report. The Selected Information needs to be read and understood together with the Applicable Criteria. The Selected Information in scope of our engagement are listed in the table below and are underlined in section 4.2.2.2.9 Gross Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and total GHG emissions (ESRS E1-6) of the Annual Report:

Selected information

Selected Information Applicable Criteria
Scope 1 – in tnCO2e GHG Protocol
Scope 2 – in tnCO2e (market & location based) GHG Protocol
Scope 3 emissions related to the portfolio in use, category 13,
downstream leased assets in tnCO2e
GHG Protocol

Based on our work done as described in this report, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the abovementioned Selected Information as published in VGP NV 's Annual Report, have not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Applicable Criteria.

Responsibility of the board of directors

The board of directors of VGP NV is responsible for the preparation of the Selected Information and the references made to it presented in the Annual Report as well as for the declaration that its reporting meets the requirements of the Applicable Criteria.

The board of directors is also responsible for:

  • Selecting and establishing the Applicable Criteria.
  • Preparing, measuring, presenting and reporting the Selected Information in accordance with the Applicable Criteria.
  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining internal processes and controls over information relevant to the preparation of the Selected Information to ensure that they are free from material misstatement, including whether due to fraud or error.
  • Providing sufficient access and making available all necessary records, correspondence, information and explanations to allow the successful completion of the Services.
  • Confirming to us through written representations that you have provided us with all information relevant to our Services of which you are aware, and that the measurement or evaluation of the underlying subject matter against the Applicable Criteria, including that all relevant matters, are reflected in the Selected Information.

Our responsibilities

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the Selected Information based on our procedures. We conducted our engagement in accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagements ISAE 3000 (Revised) Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information, issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), in order to state whether anything had come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Selected Information have not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Applicable Criteria. Applying these standards, our procedures are aimed at obtaining limited assurance on the fact that the Selected Information do not contain material misstatements. The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in nature and timing from, and are less in extent than for, a reasonable assurance engagement and consequently, the level of assurance obtained in a limited assurance engagement is substantially lower than the assurance that would have been obtained had a reasonable assurance engagement been performed. Our work was performed on the data gathered and retained in the reporting scope by VGP NV as mentioned above. Our conclusion covers therefore only the abovementioned Selected Information and not all information included in the Annual Report. The limited assurance on the Selected Information was only performed on the Selected Information covering the year ending 31 December 2024. We are required to plan and perform our work to address the areas where we have identified that a material misstatement of the description of activities undertaken in respect of the Selected Information is likely to arise. The procedures we performed were based on our professional judgment. In carrying out our limited assurance engagement on the description of activities undertaken in respect of the Selected Information, we performed the following procedures:

  • Perform analytical review procedures and consider the risks of material misstatement of the Selected Information.
  • Through inquiries of management, obtain an understanding of the Company, its environment, processes and information systems relevant to the preparation of the Selected Information sufficient to identify and assess risks of material

misstatement in the Selected Information, and provide a basis for designing and performing procedures to respond to assessed risks and to obtain limited assurance to support a conclusion.

  • Perform procedures over the Selected Information, including recalculation of relevant formulae used in manual calculations and assessment whether the data has been appropriately consolidated.
  • Perform procedures over underlying data on a statistical sample basis to assess whether the data has been collected and reported in accordance with the Applicable Criteria, including verifying to source documentation.
  • Perform procedures over the Selected Information including assessing management's assumptions and estimates. Accumulate misstatements and control deficiencies identified, assessing whether material.
  • Read the narrative accompanying the Selected Information with regard to the Applicable Criteria, and for consistency with our findings

We apply International Standard on Quality Management 1 and, accordingly, maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. In conducting our engagement, we have complied with the independence and other ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour.

Inherent limitations of the Selected Information

We obtained limited assurance over the preparation of the Selected Information in accordance with the Applicable Criteria. Inherent limitations exist in all assurance engagements. Any internal control structure, no matter how effective, cannot eliminate the possibility that fraud, errors or irregularities may occur and remain undetected and because we use selective testing in our engagement, we cannot guarantee that errors or irregularities, if present, will be detected. The self-defined Applicable Criteria, the nature of the Selected Information, and absence of consistent external standards allow for different, but acceptable, measurement methodologies to be adopted which may result in variances between entities. The adopted measurement methodologies may also impact comparability of the Selected Information reported by different organisations and from year to year within an organisation as methodologies develop.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the board of directors of VGP NV in accordance with ISAE 3000 (Revised) and our agreed terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the board of directors those matters we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. Without assuming or accepting any responsibility or liability in respect of this report to any party other than the Company and its board of directors, we acknowledge that the board of directors may choose to make this report publicly available for others wishing to have access to it, which does not and will not affect or extend for any purpose or on any basis our responsibilities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than VGP NV and its board of directors as a body, for our work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises BV/SRL Represented by Sofian Milad

4.4.2 Alignment with Sustainability Reporting Standards and Frameworks

In 2024, VGP strived to align the present Sustainability Statement with the European Union Directive 2022/2464 of December 14, 2022, amending Regulation No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting (the "Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive" or "CSRD"). VGP's 2024 Sustainability Statement consists of the present Chapter "Corporate Responsibility" of the Group's 2024 Integrated Annual Report, completed with elements in Chapter Profile (business model) and Chapter Remuneration Report (conduct and compliance). In compliance with the EU Taxonomy regulation, VGP publishes the share of its eligible and aligned activities. The EU Taxonomy aims to establish a unified classification system for economic activities to determine whether these activities can be considered "environmentally sustainable" (or "green"). The eligible and aligned share of turnover, CAPEX and OPEX from VGP activities are presented in section 4.2.2.7 Disclosures pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation).

The 2024 VGP Annual Integrated Report also complies with the Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting ("sBPR") established by the EPRA. For the 2023 Annual Integrated Report, VGP received the EPRA Silver Award for reporting in accordance with the EPRA sBPR.

Since 2020, VGP follows the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") guidelines. The 2024 VGP Annual Integrated Report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

The 2024 Group's Sustainability Statement strives to align with the recommendations of the TCFD, recognising the importance of increasing transparency of climate-related risks and opportunities, promoting more informed financial decision-making and building a more resilient financial system. Cross-references tables of the Group's 2024 sustainability reporting with EPRA and GRI frameworks, as well as with the TCFD's core elements of climate-related financial disclosures, are available in the sustainability section of the Group's website. The Group's ESG Strategy is furthermore aligned with the United Nations SDGs. Its contributions to the SDGs are detailed in the Appendices, section 4.4.4. Contribution of Group ESG Strategy to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

4.4.3 Results of ESG Ratings and Inclusion in ESG Indices

VGP features in recognised non-financial (ESG) performance indices.

ESG Ratings and Recognitions

The Group's ESG assessments by extra-financial rating agencies were updated in 2024:

  • GRESB Developer: in 2024, with a score of 95/100, the Group received a "4 Star" rating, the highest performance levels in the GRESB benchmark among its peers, and placed in the top 18% of the benchmark;
  • GRESB Standing Assets: in 2024, received a score of 73/100;
  • CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Project):
    • Achieving a place on the CDP A- List (score on a scale of A to D-) in 2024, scoring among the top 2% of companies graded representing two-thirds of global market capitalisation;

VGP Park Rouen

  • Being awarded a position in the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard in 2023 recognising the Group as a global leader for engaging with its suppliers on climate change;
  • ISS ESG Corporate rating: VGP reconfirmed its B- rating
  • MSCI ESG ratings: In 2024, VGP rating was unchanged at A in the MSCI ESG ratings assessment (scoring from CCC to AAA);
  • Sustainalytics: VGP received an ESG Risk Rating of 11.7 and was assessed by Sustainalytics to be at "Negligible" risk of experiencing material fi nancial impacts from ESG factors. VGP's ESG Risk Rating by Sustainalytics places the Group at the 28th rank (of 150 competitors) in the Real Estate Industry group assessed by Sustainalytics, as well as at the in the 14th percentile in the Real Estate industry. VGP's management score of ESG issues assessed by Sustainalytics is strong (59.7/100) (last update in November 2024).

ESG Indices

In 2024, VGP features in the Euronext BEL 20 ESG index.

4.4.4 Contribution of the Group ESG Strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Business ethics
Associated risk
Bribery and corruption risk, money laundering and financing of terrorism or non-compliance with
regulations
Non-transparency in reporting of lobbying activities
Breach of personal data and cyber security
Health, safety and well-being of people in our properties
Associated risk
Failure to provide a safe and healthy environment for employees, tenants and contractors
Human Capital
Associated risk
Non-engagement of employees
Lack of key competencies
Lack of profile diversity
Local municipal anchoring
Associated risk
Inadequate contribution to local social and economic developments
Risk of local protest and local unacceptability of activities
Protect environment
Associated risk
Water, soil and air pollution linked with development projects and standing assets
Not identifying existing pollution in acquired development projects and standing assets
Not addressing opportunities and changing expectations to landscaping and nature-based solutions
Responsible Supply chain
Associated risk
Non-compliance of Group supply chain actors with environmental or social regulations and standards
Sustainability-related controversies related to tenant activities
Climate change
Associated risk
Closure or deterioration of VGP Parks due to weather events
Regulatory tightening in building energy efficiency requirements
Increase of CapEx & OpEx, including tension on the price of energy
Changing tenant needs towards EV charging infrastructure
Natural resources and circular economy
Associated risk
Inadequate performance on waste management operations
Tensions over materials needed for development projects
Governance
Associated risk
Lack of resources to manage ESG risks

VGP NV Generaal Lemanstraat 55 box 4 2018 Antwerp Belgium tel +32 3 289 14 30 fax +32 3 289 14 39 e-mail [email protected] www.vgpparks.eu

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