Earnings Release • Jan 5, 2022
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5 January 2022, 8:00pm, Antwerp, Belgium: VGP NV ('VGP' or 'the Group'), a European provider of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate, has seen a strong performance of its development and leasing activities in 2021 in all markets where the Group is active.
The 2021 performance was characterised by:
VGP's Chief Executive Officer, Jan Van Geet, said: "Our 2021 operational performance was underpinned by a surge in demand resulting in a record number of new leases signed : in the course of one single year to the same amount as to what our entire rent roll four years ago consisted of – with as predominant drivers space required for the adoption of new technologies and the rise of ecommerce."
Jan Van Geet continued: "Due to our growing and readily available land bank, we have been able to start-up many iconic mostly fully pre-let projects this year – including our VGP Park Gießen Am alten Flughafen, Berlin Oberkrämer, Budapest Aerozone and Sevilla Dos Hermanas, and significantly expanded – again mostly pre-let – construction works in many existing parks, including in Bratislava, Magdeburg and Nijmegen. Yet, at the same time we have been able to make important investments into land and redevelopment opportunities that will drive our Group's future prospects through 32 land acquisitions in the course of 2021, and 41 committed land plots. Due to the successful capital raise conducted in November and the new joint venture announced last week with Allianz we are set to continue to be able to seize more of such prime opportunities and look with confidence into 2022." Jan Van Geet added: "Last year, we made significant progress on our sustainability agenda as we further enhanced our building and reporting standards, are working on several DGNB Klima Positive pilot projects, switched all VGP offices to green energy and our foundation agreed to support 30 projects around environment, social engagement and cultural heritage preservation .
Jan Van Geet concluded: I want to end by thanking our colleagues and partners. The contrast between the hardship imposed on all those continued to be affected by COVID-19 and the very high level of client-led demand for logistics created a challenging and complex environment for all of us at VGP to navigate. I owe all the members of the VGP Family a great deal of gratitude."

1 For Joint Ventures at 100%
2 Calculated based on the contracted rent and estimated market rent for the vacant space.

the potential acquisitions of in total circa 2,859,000 m² of new land plots with a development potential of at least 1,304,000 m2 .This brings the land bank of owned, committed and under option to 13,797,000 m2 supporting a minimum of 6,287,000 m2 of future lettable area.
1 Barring any top-ups related to assets being completed in parks already owned by the joint venture
2 The transaction value is composed of the purchase price for the completed income generating buildings and the net book value of the development pipeline which is transferred as part of a closing but not yet paid for by the First Joint Venture.
3 Subject to final agreement between the joint venture partners in terms of the transferred income generating assets and pricing

• A total solar power generation capacity of 74.7MWp is currently installed or under construction through 57 roof-projects. This is being realised through a €38.4 million investment to date. In addition, the currently identified pipeline of 37 projects equates to an additional power generation capacity of 74.5 MWp.
1 €150 million matures on 31 December 2026 and €50 million matures on 31 December 2024

Financial Results 2021 press release 24 February 2022 Annual Report 2021 12 April 2022 First quarter 2022 trading update 13 May 2022 General meeting of shareholders 13 May 2022 Dividend ex-date 24 May 2022 Dividend payment date 26 May 2022 Half year results 2022 26 August 2022 Third quarter 2022 trading update 18 November 2022

| Martijn Vlutters | Tel: +32 (0)3 289 1433 |
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| Petra Vanclova | Tel: +42 0 602 262 107 |
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| Anette Nachbar | Tel: +49 152 288 10363 |
| Brunswick Group |
VGP N.V. is a pan-European developer, manager and owner of high-quality logistics and semiindustrial real estate. VGP operates a fully integrated business model with capabilities and longstanding expertise across the value chain. The company has a development land bank (owned or committed) of 10.94 million m² and the strategic focus is on the development of business parks. Founded in 1998 as a Belgian family-owned real estate developer in the Czech Republic, VGP with a staff of circa 350 employees owns and operates assets in 12 European countries directly and through several 50:50 joint ventures. As of June 2021, the Gross Asset Value of VGP, including the joint ventures at 100%, amounted to € 4.48 billion and the company had a Net Asset Value (EPRA NTA) of € 1.51 billion. VGP is listed on Euronext Brussels (ISIN: BE0003878957).
For more information, please visit: http://www.vgpparks.eu
Forward-looking statements: This press release 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 press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release considering new information, future events or otherwise. The information in this announcement 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 press release issued by VGP.

During 2021, the increase in demand of lettable area resulted in the signing of new lease contracts for an amount of € 79.7 million in total (VGP and Joint Ventures portfolio) (compared to € 45.2 million during 2020), of which € 74.6 million related to new or replacement leases and € 5.1 million related to renewals of existing lease contracts. During 2021, lease contracts for a total amount of € 3.7 million were terminated. The Annualised Committed Leases (including the Joint Ventures at 100%) increased from € 185.2 million as at 31 December 2020 to € 256.1 million as at 31 December 20211, representing over 4,458,000 m² of lettable area.
The Annualised Committed Leases are composed of € 164.6 million lease agreements which have already become effective as of this date and € 91.5 million signed lease agreements which will become effective in the future. The breakdown as to when the Annualised Committed Leases will become effective is as follows:
| In Million € | Current | <1 year | >1 -2 years | >2-3 years | >3 years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own | 37.1 | 50.6 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 104.9 |
| Joint Ventures at 100% | 127.5 | 23.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 151.2 |
| Total | 164.6 | 73.8 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 256.1 |
As at 31 December 2021, the weighted average term of the combined own and Joint Ventures portfolio stood at 8.6 years2 (compared to 8.5 years at 31 December 2020), the own portfolio stood at 10.2 years3 and the Joint Ventures' portfolio stood at 7.4 years4 . Evolution of the Group's weighted average unexpired lease term of the combined (own portfolio and Joint Ventures') portfolio over the past five years

As at 31 December 2021 the top 10 tenants by annualised gross rental income of the combined (own portfolio and Joint Ventures') portfolio totalled 37.0%
1 As at 31 December 2021, the Annualised Committed Leases for the Joint Ventures stood at € 151.2 million compared to € 143.5 million as at 31 December 2020.
2 Combined (own + joint ventures portfolio) – up to the first break: 8.1 years
3 Own portfolio – up to the first break: 9.6 years
4 Joint Ventures portfolio – up to the first break: 7.1 years

As at 31 December 2021, the own investment Property Portfolio consists of 29 completed buildings representing 766,000 m² of lettable area. During 2021, 26 buildings were completed totalling 652,000 m² of lettable area. The occupancy rate of the own portfolio reached 99.3% as at 31 December 2021 (100% as at 31 December 2020).
As at 31 December 2021, the investment Property Portfolio of the Joint Ventures consists of 122 completed buildings representing 2,326,000 m² of lettable area. The occupancy rate of the Joint Ventures portfolio reached 99.4% as at 31 December 2021, compared to 98.4% as at 31 December 2020). Evolution of the Group's occupancy rate over the past five years

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


As at 31 December 2021, VGP has 50 buildings under construction (10 on behalf of the Joint Ventures). The new buildings under construction, which are already pre-let for 83.8%, represent € 93.9 million of annualised rental income when fully built and let (€ 23.1 million for the Joint Ventures).
In 2021, VGP acquired 4,037,000 m² of new development land. Of these land plots, 308,000 m² (8%) are located in Germany, 211,000 m² (5%) are located in the Czech Republic, 537,000 m² (13%) are located in Spain, 221,000 m² (5%) are located in the Netherlands, 182,000 m² (5%) are located in Latvia, 353,000 m² (9%) are located in Slovakia, 250,000 m² (6%) are located in Romania, 468,000 m² (12%) are located in Hungary, 220,000 m² (5%) are located in Italy, 120,000 m² (3%) are located in Austria, 27,000 m² (1%) are located in Portugal and 1,140,000 m² (28%) are located in Serbia. These new land plots have a development potential of at least 1,776,000 m² of future lettable area.
Besides this, VGP had another 3,981,000 m² of new committed plots of land as at 31 December 2021, which are located in Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Italy, Austria and Portugal. These land plots allow for the development of ca. 1,685,000 m² of new projects. It is expected that these remaining land plots will be acquired, subject to permits, during the next 12 to 24 months.
As a result, VGP (own portfolio) has a remaining secured development land bank of 9,833,000 m² as at 31 December 2021, of which 60% or 5,852,000 m² in full ownership. This secured land bank allows VGP to develop – in addition to the current completed projects and projects under construction (totalling 2,009,000 m²) – at least a further 4,329,000 m² of lettable area of which 894,000 m² (20.7%) in Germany, 303,000 m² (7.0%) in the Czech Republic, 337,000 m² (7.8%) in Spain, 181,000 m² (4.2%) in the Netherlands, 14,000 m² (0.3%) in Latvia, 367,000 m² (8.5%) in Slovakia, 697,000 m² (16.1%) in Romania, 373,000 m² (8.6%) in Hungary, 371,000 m² (8.6%) in Italy, 136,000 m² (3.1%) in Austria, 169,000 m² (3.9%) in Portugal and 487,000 m² (11.2%) in Serbia.
In addition to the owned and committed land bank, VGP has signed non-binding agreements and is currently performing due diligence investigations, on an exclusive basis, on the potential acquisitions of in total circa 2,859,000 m² of new land plots with a development potential of at least 1,304,000 m2 .
The Joint Ventures have a remaining owned land bank of circa 1,105,000 m² as at 31 December 2021, of which 73% is located in the Netherlands. This land bank allows the Joint Ventures to develop – in addition to the current completed projects and projects under construction (totalling 2,561,000 m²) – a further 654,000 m² of lettable area of which 48,000 m² (7.3%) in Germany, 18,000 m² (2.8%) in the Czech Republic, 58,000 m² (8.9%) in Spain, 515,000 m² (78.8%) in the Netherlands, 10,000 m² (1.5%) in Slovakia and 5,000 m² (0.8%) in Hungary.
Based on value of the development potential the geographical breakdown of the land bank – owned and committed – for own portfolio as well as Joint Ventures combined is as follows: Germany 24%, Netherlands 20%, Spain 16%, Slovakia 9%, Czech Republic 8%, Romania 7%, Austria 5%, Hungary 3%, Serbia 3% and other 3%.
The historical evolution of the Group's land bank during the past five years has been as follows:


The Group's main source of funding is the issuance of bonds (EUR 1,320.0 million1 as at 31 December 2021). Besides bonds, the Group is financed by the Schuldschein Loans (EUR 33.5 million as at 31 December 2021) and to a lesser extent by bank debt provided by Swedbank in Latvia (EUR 19.0 million as at 31 December 2021). In addition, the Group has undrawn committed facilities totalling EUR 200 million as at 31 December 2021.
The maturity profile of the Group's debt at the date of this Information Memorandum is as follows:

Note: The figures shown in the chart exclude capitalised finance costs on bank borrowings and bonds.
VGP entered into four 50:50 joint ventures with Allianz which are set up according to a similar structure. The Allianz Joint Ventures allow the Group to partially recycle its initial invested capital when
1 Excluding capitalised finance costs.

completed projects are acquired by one of the Joint Ventures 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 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)
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
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 logistic buildings, two stand-alone parking houses and one office building for a total gross lettable area of approx. 314,000 m2 . The park is entirely pre-let.
As the First Joint Venture reached its investment capacity, Allianz and VGP entered into a new joint venture agreement in December 2021 with a view to establish a new Fourth Joint Venture. The Fourth Joint Venture will become effective at the moment of its first closing, currently expected to occur during the second half of 2022
The Fourth Joint Venture aims to increase its portfolio size (i.e. the gross asset value of the acquired income generating assets) to circa EUR 2.8 billion by 2027 at the latest.
To allow VGP to acquire land plots on prime locations for future development, the Group has entered into three strategic partnerships, i.e. (i) a 50:50 joint venture with Roozen (the LPM Joint Venture), (ii) a 50:50 joint venture with VUSA (the VGP Park Belartza Joint Venture), and (iii) a 50:50 joint venture with Revikon (the VGP Park Siegen Joint Venture) (together, the Development Joint Ventures). The Group considers these Development Joint Ventures as an add-on source of land sourcing for land plots which would otherwise not be accessible to the Group.
Similar to the Third Joint Venture, the Development Joint Ventures allow the Group to partially recycle its initial invested capital when buildings are completed by the Development Joint Ventures through refinancing of the invested capital by external bank debt and allows 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.
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