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Vitura

Earnings Release Feb 19, 2021

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Paris, February 19, 2021 – 8:30 am 2020 Annual Results – Regulated Information

CEGEREAL - SOLID OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EPRA EARNINGS UP 5.1%

  • Rental income stable at €63.0m
  • Increase in EPRA earnings of 5.1%
  • Ranked global leader in sustainable development by GRESB
  • €2.0 per share distribution
  • A new corporate identity submitted to the General Shareholders' Meeting

Key indicators

In millions of euros 2020 2019 Change
Rental income (IFRS) 63.0 63.4 -0.5%
EPRA earnings 42.1 40.0 +5.1%
Portfolio (excl. transfer duties) 1448 1464 -1.1%
Occupancy rate 90.1% 96.9% -6.8 pts
LTV ratio 53.0% 52.6% +0.4 pts
EPRA NNNAV per share excluding transfer duties (in €) 44.3 43.7 +1.4%

Jérôme Anselme, Cegereal's Chief Executive Officer commented: "2020 was an unusual year because of the global pandemic. Exclusively positioned in the office real estate segment in Paris and Greater Paris, Cegereal delivered a solid performance, demonstrating its strong resilience and ability to adapt, as well as its leadership in corporate social responsibility. Right from the start of the crisis, our teams and our partners rallied together to adapt our buildings to the new health restrictions in record time and to offer tailored solutions in consultation with our tenants. We continued to record brisk activity on our portfolio, with good rental transactions and projects delivered in accordance with the announced schedules.

We firmly believe that 2021 will be another dynamic year in which our teams will continue imagining the offices of the future and making them a reality. Over the past few years, Cegereal has successfully transformed into a leading office property company with a portfolio that is perfectly positioned to meet new user expectations and adapt to future work and lifestyle trends. To support its ambitions, at the General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on May 12, 2021, the Group will ask shareholders to approve changing its identity to Vitura."

Strong rental activity despite the health crisis

Over the course of 2020, leases were signed, extended or renewed on more than 21,000 sq.m – or 12% of the total surface area of Cegereal's portfolio – attesting to the Company's vitality. Each of Cegereal's real estate assets was actively marketed, resulting notably in the renewal of the lease to Brandt at the Hanami property in Rueil-Malmaison until 2024 and the arrival of Nintendo and DLL Financial Solutions Partner at Europlaza in La Défense. The extension of Crédit Foncier de France's lease for half the surface area of Rives de Bercy for an additional year, signed in early 2021, brings the signed surface area to 36,000 sq.m. – or more than 20% of the total surface area in the portfolio.

Thanks to the sustained pace of activity, on a par with previous years, IFRS rental income remained stable over the period, totaling €63.0 million for 2020, just 0.5% lower than in 2019.

Cegereal's occupancy rate was 90.1% at December 31, 2020 versus 96.9% a year earlier, representing a decline of 6.8 percentage points. The contraction primarily reflects the spaces vacated by Sagem in April, in the Arcs de Seine campus, and by Hewlett Packard at the end of the year, for which Cegereal received €2.9 million in early termination indemnities covering rent due in 2020. These departures will allow the Company to renovate the vacant space in line with new trends.

The estimated value of Cegereal's property portfolio (excluding transfer duties) reflects this resilience and amounted to €1,448 million at December 31, 2020, down very slightly (1.1%) from the previous year.

Cegereal is exclusively positioned in the office real estate segment and its tenants, which are mainly large corporates, have solid profiles. As a result, the impacts of the health crisis on its business are limited and the rent collection rate for 2020 was 100%.

Gain in EPRA earnings and EPRA NNNAV

The asset management work undertaken had a positive impact on the Company's operating and financial performance for the year. Cegereal's EPRA earnings totaled €42.1 million in 2020, up 5.1% from 2019.

Cegereal's recurring cash flow rose by 8.6% to €46.6 million in 2020, versus €42.9 million in 2019.

IFRS net attributable income came in at €16.1 million, compared with €80.8 million in 2019, the decline primarily reflecting the change in the estimated value of the buildings, which was negative in 2020 but was up strongly in 2019.

EPRA NNNAV stood at €704.5 million or €44.3 per share at end-December, up 1.4% from €695.1 million or €43.7 per share at December 31, 2019. The increase reflects growth in IFRS consolidated net income (€42.1 million), a decline in the portfolio value (€26.0 million) and the dividend distribution (€11.9 million).

IFRS consolidated net debt came to €768 million at December 31, 2020, representing a loan-to-value ratio of 53%, while the average maturity of the Group's borrowings stood at 2.5 years with an average interest rate of 1.3%.

Global leader in sustainable development

Cegereal has been firmly committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues since its creation.

Each year, its commitment has been acknowledged by organizations recognized as experts in this area. In 2020, GRESB rewarded the Company by naming it a Global Sector Leader in the listed office property companies category, with a score of 94/100. Cegereal also received two Gold Awards from the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) for the quality and transparency of its financial and non-financial reporting and a score of A from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which puts it among the world's leading companies in terms of climate change strategy.

2021 distribution: €2.0 per share

In the interests of prudence and in light of the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 epidemic, the Company decided to adjust the 2019 dividend to €0.75 per share. The decision enabled Cegereal to protect its cash position and continue to do business as usual.

At the next General Shareholders' Meeting, on May 12, 2021, Cegereal will recommend a distribution of €2.0 per share.

New corporate identity

Cegereal has announced its intention to change its corporate identity to become Vitura. The name Vitura embodies the ideas of vitality, agility and responsibility, values on which the Company builds its strategy in order to continue developing the workplace of the future. The brand vision, "Workplaces for People. By People", emphasizes the trust-based partnerships Cegereal forges with its stakeholders, who share its goal of long-term value creation.

The various aspects of this change in corporate identity are presented in a press release published today, which is available on the Company's website.

The corporate rebranding will be subject to a vote by the General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on May 12, 2021.

* * *

Cegereal's Board of Directors met on February 18, 2021 to approve the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The annual results presentation can be viewed on the Company's website: www.cegereal.com

Investor Calendar

  • May 12, 2021: General Shareholders' Meeting

For more information, contact:

Media Relations Aliénor Miens/Quentin Dussart +33 (0)6 59 42 29 35 [email protected] Investor Relations Charlotte de Laroche +33 1 42 25 76 38 [email protected]

About Cegereal

Created in 2006, Cegereal is a listed real estate company that invests in prime office properties in Paris and Greater Paris. The total value of the portfolio was estimated at €1,448 million at December 31, 2020 (excluding transfer duties). Thanks to its strong commitment to sustainable development, Cegereal was named a Global Sector Leader in the 2020 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark's (GRESB) listed office property companies category and received two Gold Awards from the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) for the quality and transparency of its financial and non-financial reporting. Its entire portfolio has achieved NF HQETM Exploitation and BREEAM In-Use International certification. Cegereal is a REIT listed on Euronext Paris since 2006, in compartment B (ISIN: FR0010309096). The Company had a market capitalization of €509 million on February 17, 2021. Visit our website to find out more: www.cegereal.com

APPENDICES

IFRS Income Statement (consolidated)

In thousands of euros, except per share data

2020 2019
12 months 12 months
Rental income 63 032 63 369
Income from other services 21 845 20 045
Building-related costs* (21 552) (31 621)
Net rental income 63 324 51 793
Sale of building 0 0
Administrative costs* (8 983) (3 885)
Other operating expenses (61) (13)
Other operating income 600 165
Increase in fair value of investment property 29 129 60 710
Decrease in fair value of investment property (55 103) (14 480)
Total change in fair value of investment property (25 974) 46 230
Net operating income 28 906 94 289
Financial income
Financial expenses
230
(13 042)
0
(13 529)
Net financial expense (12 812) (13 529)
Corporate income tax 0 0
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME 16 094 80 760
of which attributable to owners of the Company 16 094 80 760
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 0 0
Other comprehensive income
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 16 094 80 760
of which attributable to owners of the Company 16 094 80 760
of which attributable to non-controlling interests 0 0
Basic earnings per share (in euros) 1,00 5,10
Diluted earnings per share (in euros) 1,00 4,92

* The IFRS income statement, including comparative data for 2019, has been modified to provide users of the financial statements with a better understanding of the rental performance of the Group's properties. Accordingly, the advisory fee and incentive fee defined in the Asset Management Agreement have been reclassified from "building-related costs" to "administrative costs". In 2020, these fees amounted to €5,383 thousand compared with €10,108 thousand in 2019.

IFRS Balance Sheet (consolidated)

In thousands of euros

Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2019
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 25 38
Investment property 1 448 170 1 463 920
Non-current loans and receivables 17 780 23 146
Financial instruments 8 34
Total non-current assets 1 465 983 1 487 138
Current assets
Trade accounts receivable 11 474 9 720
Other operating receivables 11 459 11 607
Prepaid expenses 366 292
Total receivables 23 299 21 620
Cash and cash equivalents 62 836 44 880
Total cash and cash equivalents 62 836 44 880
Total current assets 86 135 66 499
TOTAL ASSETS 1 552 118 1 553 637
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 60 444 79 532
Legal reserve and additional paid-in capital 74 206 66 462
Consolidated reserves and retained earnings 583 574 503 513
Net attributable income 16 094 80 760
Total shareholders' equity 734 318 730 268
Non-current liabilities
Non-current borrowings 671 322 763 974
Other non-current borrowings and debt 8 585 10 087
Non-current corporate income tax liability 0 0
Financial instruments 658 682
Total non-current liabilities 680 565 774 743
Current liabilities
Current borrowings 96 821 3 468
Trade accounts payable 10 056 12 349
Corporate income tax liability 0 0
Other operating liabilities 8 916 10 437
Prepaid revenue 21 442 22 373
Total current liabilities 137 235 48 626
Total liabilities 817 800 823 369
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1 552 118 1 553 637

IFRS Statement of Cash Flows (consolidated)

In thousands of euros

2020 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income 16 094 80 760
Elimination of items related to the valuation of buildings:
Fair value adjustments to investment property 25 974 (46 230)
Annulation des dotations aux amortissement
Indemnité perçue des locataires pour le remplacement des composants
0 0
Elimination of other income/expense items with no cash impact:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (excluding investment property) 13 9
Free share grants not vested at the reporting date 0 0
Fair value of financial instruments (share subscription warrants, interest rate
caps and swaps)
Adjustments for loans at amortized cost
2
2 265
427
2 362
Contingency and loss provisions 0 0
Corporate income tax
Penalty interest
Cash flows from operations before tax and changes in working capital
requirements 44 347 37 329
Other changes in working capital requirements (1 708) (8 277)
Working capital adjustments to reflect changes in the scope of consolidation
Change in working capital requirements (1 708) (8 277)
Net cash flows from operating activities 42 639 29 052
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of fixed assets (10 224) (9 170)
Net increase in amounts due to fixed asset suppliers 650 (1 745)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (9 573) (10 915)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Capital increase 0 11 204
Capital increase transaction costs 0 0
Change in bank debt
Issue of financial instruments (share subscription warrants)
(1 500)
0
(1 500)
0
Refinancing/financing transaction costs (102) (102)
Net increase in liability in respect of refinancing 0 (420)
Purchases of hedging instruments 0 0
Net increase in current borrowings 38 236
Net decrease in current borrowings
Net increase in other non-current borrowings and debt
0
(1 502)
0
544
Net decrease in other non-current borrowings and debt 0 0
Purchases and sales of treasury shares (124) (28)
Dividends paid (11 919) (36 557)
Net cash flows from financing activities (15 110) (26 625)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 17 956 (8 488)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period* 44 880 53 367
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
* There were no cash liabilities for any of the periods presented above.
62 836 44 880

French GAAP Income Statement

In euros
Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2019
12 months 12 months
Sales of services 248 600 248 750
NET REVENUE 248 600 248 750
Reversal of depreciation and amortization charges, impairment and
expense transfers
0 0
Other revenue
33 083
281 683
22 559
271 309
Total operating revenue
Purchases of raw materials and other supplies
Other purchases and external charges 0 0
Taxes, duties and other levies 1 602 280 1 901 020
Wages and salaries 36 536 39 809
Social security charges 254 999 340 980
Fixed assets: depreciation and amortization 163 553 175 048
Contingency and loss provisions 3 435 3 561
Other expenses 0 0
200 131 196 229
Total operating expenses 2 260 934 2 656 646
(1 979 251) (2 385 337)
OPERATING LOSS
Financial income from controlled entities
Other interest income 802 677 3 022 000
Foreign exchange gains 0 0
0
802 677
0
3 022 000
Total financial income
Interest expenses
Foreign exchange losses 634 104 731
0 0
Total financial expenses 634 104 731
NET FINANCIAL INCOME 802 042 2 917 269
(1 177 208) 531 932
RECURRING LOSS BEFORE TAX
Non-recurring income on capital transactions
Reversal of impairment, provisions and non-recurring expense transfers 6 619 42 347
0 0
Total non-recurring income
Non-recurring expenses on management transactions
6 619 42 347
Non-recurring expenses on capital transactions 0 5 000
98 759 11 352
Total non-recurring expenses 98 759 16 352
NET NON-RECURRING INCOME (92 140) 25 995
Corporate income tax 0 0
TOTAL INCOME 1 090 979 3 335 656
TOTAL EXPENSES 2 360 327 2 777 729
NET LOSS (1 269 348) 557 927

French GAAP Balance Sheet

ASSETS Gross
amount
Depr., amort. &
prov.
Dec. 31,
2020
Dec. 31,
2019
Property, plant and equipment
Other property, plant and equipment 34 218 (9 140) 25 078 5 071
Financial fixed assets
Receivables from controlled entities
Loans
201 434 031
-
-
-
201 434 031
-
235 004 686
-
Other financial fixed assets 748 879 - 748 879 791 653
FIXED ASSETS 202 217 128 (9 140) 202 207 988 235 801 410
Receivables
Trade accounts receivable 298 320 - 298 320 233 134
Other receivables 63 242 363 - 63 242 363 68 291 960
Cash and cash equivalents 21 628 362 - 21 628 362 2 236 722
CURRENT ASSETS 85 169 045 - 85 169 045 70 761 815
Prepaid expenses 26 587 - 26 587 -
TOTAL ASSETS 287 412 760 (9 140) 287 403 620 306 563 225
In euros
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Dec. 31,
2020
Dec. 31,
2019
Capital
Share capital (including paid-up capital: 66,862,500)
Additional paid-in capital
60 444 472
67 055 023
79 532 200
59 463 926
Revaluation reserve 152 341 864 152 341 864
Reserves
Legal reserve 7 953 220 7 800 625
Other reserves - -
Retained earnings
Retained earnings 10 389 27 867
Net loss for the year (1 269 348) 557 927
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 286 535 620 299 724 408
OTHER EQUITY - -
Loss provisions - -
CONTINGENCY AND LOSS PROVISIONS - -
Non-current borrowings and debt
Miscellaneous borrowings and debt - 5 793 854
Trade accounts payable and other current
liabilities
Trade accounts payable
Tax and social liabilities
541 635
325 306
721 770
323 194
Amounts owed to fixed asset suppliers - -
Other debts 1 059 -
LIABILITIES 868 000 6 838 817
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 287 403 620 306 563 225

Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures (APM)

Recurring cash flow APM

In thousands of euros 2020 2019
Net income under IFRS 16 094 80 760
Restatement of changes in fair value of investment property 25 974 (46 230)
Other restatements of changes in fair value 2 454
Restatement of other fees 0 5 061
EPRA earnings 42 070 40 046
Restatement of deferred lease incentives (IAS 17) 2 373 602
Restatement of deferred finance costs 2 163 2 260
Cegereal recurring cash flow 46 606 42 908

(1) Non-recurring fees due under the Asset Management Agreement.

EPRA NNNAV APM

In thousands of euros 2020 2019
Shareholders' equity under IFRS 734 318 730 268
Portion of rent-free periods (26 241) (28 614)
Market value of loans (769 535) (771 837)
Carrying amount of loans 765 930 765 240
NNNAV PER SHARE 704 472 695 057

(2) Lease incentives recorded in assets in the IFRS consolidated financial statements under "Non-current loans and receivables" and "Other operating receivables".

(3) Consolidated gross debt at December 31, 2020 recorded in the IFRS consolidated financial statements under "Current borrowings" and "Non-current borrowings", adjusted for interest not yet due of €2,213 thousand.

LTV ratio APM

In thousands of euros 2020 2019
Gross amount of balance sheet loans (statutory financial statements) 768 769
Fair value of investment property (excluding transfer duties) 1 448 1 464
LTV ratio (%) 53,0% 52,6%

(4) Consolidated gross debt at December 31, 2020 recorded in the statutory financial statements.

Occupancy rate APM

The occupancy rate is the ratio of space for which the Company receives rent under a lease agreement to the total amount of available space.

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