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Spring Real Estate Investment Trust — FY2020 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Spring Real Estate Investment Trust's earnings presentation, Mar 23, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Final Results 2020 Presentation

    Final Results 2020 Presentation 23 March 2021

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER This presentation may contain information which is proprietary, confidential and/or legally privileged and has been prepared by Spring Asset Management Limited, in its capacity as the manager (the “Manager”) of Spring Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”). This presentation is being

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    AGENDA 1 1 OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 2 FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY 3 CCP PROPERTY OPERATION REVIEW 4 UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION REVIEW 2 5 OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2

  4. Slide 4: Overview of FY 2020

    OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 Performance Review ◼ Revenue and net property income’s performance was encouraging given the tough macro environment, with marginal declines of 2.5% and 2.3% YoY respectively. Our Beijing operation was inevitably affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, continued tension between China

  5. Slide 5: Agenda

    AGENDA 1 1 OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 2 FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY 3 CCP PROPERTY OPERATION REVIEW 4 UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION REVIEW 2 5 OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 4

  6. Slide 6: FY 2020 Results Summary

    FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY ▪ Revenue and NPI both declined YoY as the revenue from our CCP Property was inevitably affected by global events during the year. ▪ Total distributable income improved, mainly due to lower cash interest expense, thanks to a low interest rate environment and also the strength

  7. Slide 7: Financial Performance

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ▪ Spring REIT: Overall stable operation despite weakness in the macro environment. Revenue and NPI declined by 2.5% and 2.3% YoY respectively while NPI margin remained stable. ▪ CCP Property: As the main driver of our profit, CCP Property’s revenue and NPI declined by 2.4% and

  8. Slide 8: Debt Profile

    DEBT PROFILE ▪ In February 2020, the convertible bonds were fully converted, reducing our total borrowings and gearing ratio. ▪ In 1H 2020, Spring REIT entered into several interest rate swaps, locking 74.4% of floating rate of our US$-denominated loan with an average swap rate of 0.52%. ▪ Cash inte

  9. Slide 9: Agenda

    AGENDA 1 1 OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 2 FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY 3 CCP PROPERTY OPERATION REVIEW 4 UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION REVIEW 2 5 OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 8

  10. Slide 10: Leasing Market Condition

    LEASING MARKET CONDITION Beijing Overall Beijing CBD Beijing Overall – Supply, Absorption, Occupancy Beijing CBD – Supply, Absorption, Occupancy (sqm, GFA) (sqm, GFA) 95% 95% 97% 97% 96% 93% 95% 95% 96% 95% 95% 95% 1,500,000 88% 91% 89% 100% 750,000 91% 94% 88% 100% 85% 84% 81% 1,200,000 74% 72% 80%

  11. Slide 11: Future Grade-A Office Supply

    FUTURE GRADE-A OFFICE SUPPLY Of the 821,400 sqm GFA of new supply in 2021 and 2022: ▪ 26% of the GFA will be located in the CBD area ▪ Of which, 79% of the GFA is held of self-use or pre-committed Grade-A office supply by year (sqm, GFA) 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 210,000 700,000 New Supply in CBD 60

  12. Slide 12: Comparison of Grade-A Office Markets Across China

    COMPARISON OF GRADE-A OFFICE MARKETS ACROSS CHINA ▪ Beijing and Guangzhou have highest office occupancy of above 85%. ▪ Low new supply in the next 4 years, only 1.3% p.a. of existing stock (vs avg. 10.4% p.a. of other selected cities) Office GFA 2H 2020 Stock New Supply 2021 - 2024 2H20 Occupancy ra

  13. Slide 13: CCP Property Operations Summary

    CCP PROPERTY OPERATIONS SUMMARY ▪ Rental income at CCP Property declined by 1.9% YoY. ▪ Property operating expenses declined by 2.9% which was roughly in line with the decrease in revenue. ▪ Cost structure remained stable, with NPI margin at 72.6% (FY 2019: 72.5%) FY 2020 FY 2019 Change (in RMB mill

  14. Slide 14: Leasing Performance

    LEASING PERFORMANCE ▪ Slight decline in both passing rents and occupancy rates amid pressure from both demand and supply sides. Average Passing Rents Average Occupancy Rates (RMB per sqm per month) (%) 96% 95% 94% 94% 96% 93% 92% 94% 93% 90% 362 362 361 362 363 360 357 343 337 334 2014 2015 2016 201

  15. Slide 15: Tenant Base

    TENANT BASE Diverse and high-quality tenant mix Tenants by Industry Top 5 Tenants % of total leased Tenants As % of leased office GFA GFA (As of 31 December 2020) Epson 6.2% Zhong De Securities 4.4% Deutsche Bank 4.4% 23.8% Xinyuan 4.4% Condé Nast 4.4% Note: as of 31 December 2020 Other industry-lea

  16. Slide 16: Expiring Lease Profile

    EXPIRING LEASE PROFILE ▪ Average lease expiry of existing leases (in GFA terms) as of 31 December 2020 was 610 days. ▪ Lease expiries in 2020 – about 18% and 12% in the first and second half of 2021, with an average expiring rental rate of RMB355 per sqm and RMB374 per sqm respectively 371 362 355 3

  17. Slide 17: Cost Structure of CCP Property

    COST STRUCTURE OF CCP PROPERTY Most property expenses are revenue-linked or fixed FY 2020 ◼ Property taxes Other taxes – Includes real estate tax and land use tax Others – Starting from 2H 2016, real estate tax calculated 4% based on 12% of revenue for leased area, and 1.2% of Property management fe

  18. Slide 18: ESG Initiatives

    ESG INITIATIVES ◼ In 2020, the CCP Property was awarded LEED Platinum Certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance category, recognising our efforts to responsibly manage significant impacts of our buildings on the environment and natural resources. ◼ To better ass

  19. Slide 19: Agenda

    AGENDA 1 1 OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 2 FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY 3 CCP PROPERTY OPERATION REVIEW 4 UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION REVIEW 2 5 OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 18

  20. Slide 20: Location of the properties

    Location of the properties 19

  21. Slide 21: UK Portfolio Operation Summary

    UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION SUMMARY Long-term, quality cash flow backed by guarantee, with upward-only revisions Portfolio Highlights 1. The portfolio: 84 separate commercial properties in the UK, with a total gross internal area of approx. 505,381 sq.ft. 2. Purchase price: £73,500,000, funded by debt (a

  22. Slide 22: Agenda

    AGENDA 1 1 OVERVIEW OF FY 2020 2 FY 2020 RESULTS SUMMARY 3 CCP PROPERTY OPERATION REVIEW 4 UK PORTFOLIO OPERATION REVIEW 2 5 OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 21

  23. Slide 23: Outlook & Strategic Priorities

    OUTLOOK & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ▪ For our CCP Property, most of the major leases due to expire in the first half of 2021 have been secured for renewal. It will take time for the Beijing market to absorb the new office supply, which in the near team is expected to weigh on the rental levels and occupa

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