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British Land — H1 2004/05 Earnings Presentation

86 slides from British Land's earnings presentation, November 2004

  1. Slide 1: Interim Presentation

    INTERIM PRESENTATION ve ene Six months ended 30 September 2004 sm. British Land 1

  2. Slide 2: John Ritblat, Chairman

    JOHN RITBLAT CHAIRMAN ve ene Six months ended 30 September 2004 sm. British Land 2

  3. Slide 3: Stephen Hester, Chief Executive

    STEPHEN HESTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE 3

  4. Slide 4: Financial Review

    FINANCIAL REVIEW GRAHAM ROBERTS, FINANCE DIRECTOR 4

  5. Slide 5: Highlights

    HIGHLIGHTS NAV per share + 8.6% to 1049p (£5.5bn) - Total Return 9.1% Underlying profits before tax + 15.1% to £74.8m - Net rental income + 5.6% to £265.1m Valuation + 3.8% to £11.1bn - Retail + 4.3% Offices + 3.4% 775,700 sq ft of Central London lettings - Adds £34.8m pa to rent £122.1m pa addition

  6. Slide 6: Total Return: 9.1% in 6 Months

    TOTAL RETURN: 9.1% IN 6 MONTHS £m Pence per Share NAV1 at March 2004 5,035 966 Valuation uplift (3.8% of portfolio) 400 76 + 7.9% Retained profits and reserve movements 50 7 NAV1 at Sept 2004 5,485 1,049 + 8.6% Total Return1 (including 4.8p dividend) 455 88 + 9.1% 1 Adjusted, diluted 6

  7. Slide 7: Underlying Profit Before Tax: Up 15.1% to £74.8m

    UNDERLYING PROFIT BEFORE TAX: UP 15.1% TO £74.8M Sept 2004 Sept 2003 £m £m Net rental income 265.1 251.0 + 5.6% Net interest payable (171.7) (163.9) Underlying profit before tax 74.8 65.0 + 15.1% Gains on property disposals 5.3 21.9 Profit before tax 80.1 86.9 Effective tax rate 17.5% 13.1% Underlyi

  8. Slide 8: Low Costs: 0.8% of Portfolio

    LOW COSTS: 0.8% OF PORTFOLIO % of Portfolio Sept 2004 Sept 2003 (annualised) £m £m Total portfolio 11,066 9,649 Direct property costs1 0.39% 21.3 18.3 Administrative expenses2 0.41% 23.0 22.4 Total costs 0.80% 44.3 40.7 1 Includes letting and rent review fees, non-recoverable landlord costs, legal a

  9. Slide 9: Reversion: £99.7m, 56% Already Contracted

    REVERSION: £99.7M, 56% ALREADY CONTRACTED £m 110 £102.8m £99.7m2 100 90 £85.0m 80 70 60 £54.0m 55.7 Contracted1 50 £42.4m 52.8 53.8 40 30 20 26.3 27.5 10 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year ending 30 Sept 1 Contracted rents from expiry of rent free periods and minimum guaranteed uplifts 2 The fall in re

  10. Slide 10: Balance Sheet Efficient

    BALANCE SHEET EFFICIENT Sept 2004 March 2004 Total Group properties & investments £10,683m £10,063m Net debt (Group) £4,936m £4,867m Net assets1 £5,462m £4,877m Mortgage ratio (Group) 46% 48% Mortgage ratio (including share of JVs) 48% 51% Gearing (Group) 90% 100% Interest cover (Group)2 1.5x 1.5x 1

  11. Slide 11: Flexible Finance

    FLEXIBLE FINANCE £730m of new unsecured bank facilities at an average cost of LIBOR + 65bp Early conversion of £150m 6% Subordinated Irredeemable Convertible Bonds Group Sept 2004 March 2004 Weighted average debt maturity 13.8 years1 16.9 years Weighted average interest rate 6.5% 6.4% % of net debt

  12. Slide 12: International Accounting Standards

    INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ƒ Well advanced with preparations for IAS. Full compliance for March 2006 year end ƒ Workshop on transition to IAS on 25 Jan 2005. IAS restated March 2005 results to be released Summer 2005 ƒ Cash flows will be unaffected ƒ Areas of particular focus: IAS 12 Deferre

  13. Slide 13: Long-Term Income Profile

    LONG-TERM INCOME PROFILE EXCLUDING ANY RENTAL VALUE GROWTH As at 30 Sept 2004 900 800 700 600 500 £m 400 300 200 100 0 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Development programme (committed and prospective) Current interest cost (annualised) Reversionary income (not contract

  14. Slide 14: Revenue and Underlying Profit Growth

    REVENUE AND UNDERLYING PROFIT GROWTH NET RENTAL INCOME UNDERLYING PROFIT1 £m £m 550 160 500 140 450 400 120 350 100 300 80 250 200 60 150 40 100 20 50 0 0 2000/1 2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2000/1 2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 H1 H2 1 Underlying profit before tax 14

  15. Slide 15: Total Return: 22.4% in Last 12 Months

    TOTAL RETURN: 22.4% IN LAST 12 MONTHS NAV1 GROWTH AND DIVIDENDS Pence per Share 1,200 Compound average total return % pa to Sept 2004 over the last: 1,000 195p 4 years 11.5% 800 3 years 11.6% 600 2 years 14.5% 400 200 1 year 22.4% 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year ended 30 Sept Total Return 1 Adjusted, dil

  16. Slide 16: Property Review

    PROPERTY REVIEW BOB BOWDEN, PROPERTY INVESTMENT DIRECTOR 16

  17. Slide 17: Agenda

    AGENDA ƒ Portfolio Valuation ƒ Portfolio activity ƒ Principal assets ƒ Developments ƒ Market commentary 17

  18. Slide 18: Valuation £11,066m: Up 3.8%

    VALUATION £11,066M: UP 3.8% All Retail 4.3 % Shopping Centres 3.3 % Superstores 0.7 % Retail Warehouses 9.0 % High Street 5.7 % Retail Development 1.1 % All Offices 3.4 % City Offices 3.2 % West End Offices 3.6 % Business Parks & Provincial 3.0 % Office Development 7.5 % Other 2.6 % 1 1 Includes dev

  19. Slide 19: Weighted Contribution by Sector: Up 3.8%

    WEIGHTED CONTRIBUTION BY SECTOR: UP 3.8% All Retail 2.2 % Shopping Centres 0.6 % Superstores 0.1 % Retail Warehouses 1.2 % High Street 0.3 % Retail Development 0.0 % All Offices 1.5 % City Offices 1.0 % West End Offices 0.2 % Business Parks & Provincial 0.1 % Office Development 0.2 % Other 0.1 % 1 1

  20. Slide 20: The Components of Capital Growth

    THE COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL GROWTH Shopping Centres Superstores Retail Warehouses High Street Retail City Offices West End Offices Total Portfolio -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 % ERV Impact Yield Impact Income Residual 1 1 Income residual represents the impact on valuation of lease terms such as rent free per

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Split: £11,066m

    PORTFOLIO SPLIT: £11,066M 43% Offices: 52% Retail: 94% Central London 77% Out of Town Central London Shopping Centres 41% 19% Broadgate 25% Meadowhall 13% Regent’s Place 5% Plantation 4% Superstores 13% Provincial Retail Warehouses Other High Street 2% 14% 5% 6% Developments classified by end use 21

  22. Slide 22: Agenda

    AGENDA ƒ Portfolio valuation ƒ Portfolio Activity ƒ Principal assets ƒ Developments ƒ Market commentary 22

  23. Slide 23: Sales: £274m in H1, YTD £321m

    SALES: £274M IN H1, YTD £321M Gross Proceeds1 Gain £m1,2 Group 26 residential units 6 - 6 properties (retail, offices and industrial) 23 3 29 3 Joint Ventures 100 New Bridge Street and Watling House (BLW) 151 - 6 office properties (BLD) 59 9 17 pubs (PHIC) 22 1 7 properties (residential, industrial)

  24. Slide 24: Purchases: H1 £153m, YTD £644m

    PURCHASES: H1 £153M, YTD £644M £m1 Group Investment in Canary Wharf 97 194 residential units 32 2 – 21 Cornwall Terrace 16 145 Joint Ventures 3 interests at East Kilbride and Aberdeen (SRPLP) 8 Total 153 Post 30 Sept 2004 includes: Queensmere & Observatory Shopping Centres 192 65 freehold pubs 174 4

  25. Slide 25: Queensmere & Observatory Centres: £192m

    QUEENSMERE & OBSERVATORY CENTRES: £192M ƒ Two adjoining freehold shopping centres comprising 45% of the entire retail provision within Slough ƒ 500,000 sq ft retail space, 65,000 sq ft offices with 1,600 car spaces ƒ Considerable scope for management initiatives including linking the two centres – B

  26. Slide 26: 65 Spirit Pubs: £174m

    65 SPIRIT PUBS: £174M ƒ Indexed annual rental uplifts for 20 years LOCATION BY NUMBER – Initial yield of 6.1%, rising to 9.8% North of London and England South East 37% 40% ƒ High quality freehold pubs with a large average lot size of £2.7m ƒ Asset management opportunity ƒ Landlord option to revert

  27. Slide 27: 1.1m sq ft Developments Completed: 68% Let

    1.1M SQ FT DEVELOPMENTS COMPLETED: 68% LET Projects Sq ft Construction Total Of which cost1 Rent2 Let Plantation Place 540,000 £198.7m £27.0m £26.0m Plantation Place South 161,000 £60.2m £6.7m £0.1m 10 Exchange Square 163,400 £53.2m £7.0m £2.0m Thatcham (BLG) 255,800 £4.5m £0.9m - Total4 1,120,200 £

  28. Slide 28: Plantation Place, Fenchurch Street, EC3

    PLANTATION PLACE, 30 FENCHURCH STREET, EC3 ƒ Completed April 2004 ƒ Total net area 540,000 sq ft on time, on budget ƒ Flagship development in the ƒ Offices 100% let to high quality heart of the City tenants, £26.0m pa rent 28

  29. Slide 29: 775,700 sq ft Let in Central London: Rent £34.8m

    775,700 SQ FT LET IN CENTRAL LONDON: RENT £34.8M Building Tenant Min.Term Sq ft Rent Rent yrs £ psf £m 51 Lime Street Willis1 25 465,000 45 – 47.50 21.0 Plantation Place Wachovia1, Aspen Re1 5 - 15 132,000 46 – 48.00 6.2 and Royal & SunAlliance 10 Exchange Square Herbert Smith 16 43,500 45.00 2.0 15

  30. Slide 30: 51 Lime Street, EC3

    51 LIME STREET, EC3 ƒ 24 storey development ƒ 475,000 sq ft net area ƒ 465,000 sq ft pre-let to Willis Group ƒ £21.0m pa of rent 30

  31. Slide 31: Rents £565m: £76.7m of Contracted Growth

    RENTS £565M: £76.7M OF CONTRACTED GROWTH Sept 2004 Of which £m contracted £m Annualised net rents 565.0 565.0 Reversions1 99.7 55.7 Committed developments 22.4 21.0 Increase 122.1 76.7 Total 687.1 641.7 Development prospects 157.0 1 Includes rent reviews, expiry of rent free periods, lease break/exp

  32. Slide 32: Reversionary Income: £99.7m

    REVERSIONARY INCOME: £99.7M Reversionary yield1 City Offices 6.6% West End Offices 6.2% Business Parks & Provincial 7.4% All Offices 6.6% Shopping Centres 5.9% Superstores 5.7% Retail Warehouses 5.7% High Street 6.1% All Retail 5.8% Other 6.1% Total2 6.2% 1 Includes rent reviews, expiry of rent free

  33. Slide 33: Long Leases and Low Vacancy

    LONG LEASES AND LOW VACANCY Average lease term, yrs1 Vacancy rate to expiry to first break Proforma %2 Sept 2004 % Total Portfolio 16.9 15.7 3.9 4.6 City Offices 14.4 12.7 7.7 10.0 West End Offices 13.8 11.5 3.0 3.0 Shopping Centres 15.3 14.8 3.2 3.2 Superstores 22.0 22.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Warehouses 1

  34. Slide 34: Income: Strong Tenant Covenants

    INCOME: STRONG TENANT COVENANTS Rating of rental income %1 Negligible; low; and low / medium risk 89.0 Medium / high risk 5.7 High risk 3.0 Unmatched 2.3 Total 100.0 1 IPD Tenant Income Credit rating Covenant Strength (TICCS) using Experian Stress Score See Appendix page 80 for list of top 30 tenant

  35. Slide 35: Agenda

    AGENDA ƒ Portfolio valuation ƒ Portfolio activity ƒ Principal Assets ƒ Developments ƒ Market commentary 35

  36. Slide 36: Principal Assets: 89% of the Portfolio

    PRINCIPAL ASSETS: 89% OF THE PORTFOLIO Broadgate Shopping Centres Superstores Retail Warehouses 25% 19% 13% 14% Plantation Regent’s Place Developments High Street 4% 5% 3% 6% 36

  37. Slide 37: Broadgate £2,796m: Up 2.1%

    BROADGATE £2,796M: UP 2.1% Sept 2004 March 2004 Valuation £2,796m1 £2,665m Rent pa £150.9m2 £151.7m Contracted reversionary income pa £175.9m2 £170.7m Average contracted rent psf3 £46.72 £46.79 Average ERV psf £37.50 £37.50 Vacancy rate 3.4% 1.7% Net initial yield 6.0%4 6.0% 1 Including 10 Exchange

  38. Slide 38: Regent's Place £543m: Up 0.9%

    REGENT’S PLACE £543M: UP 0.9% Sept 2004 March 2004 Valuation £543m £531m Rent pa £29.0m £28.9m Contracted reversionary income pa £31.0m £28.5m Average contracted rent psf £33.57 £31.87 ERV range psf £22.50 - £37.50 £24.00 - £37.50 Vacancy rate 2.2% 10.0% Net initial yield 5.84% 6.02% 38

  39. Slide 39: Meadowhall £1,425m: Up 1.5%

    MEADOWHALL £1,425M: UP 1.5% Sept 2004 March 2004 Valuation £1,425m £1,400m Rent pa £70.7m £70.1m Estimated rental value pa £75.4m £75.4m Average rent psf £55.11 £54.83 Vacancy rate 1.2% 1.6% Net equivalent yield 5.11%1 5.29% 1 True net equivalent yield is 5.28% on actual basis of rent quarterly in a

  40. Slide 40: 70 Superstores £1,445m: Up 0.7%

    70 SUPERSTORES £1,445M: UP 0.7% Sept 20041 March 20041 Valuation £1,445m £1,433m Rent pa £79.4m £79.1m Total reversionary income pa £82.6m £82.8m Average rent psf £19.56 £19.51 ERV range psf £8.85 – £27.50 £8.85 - £27.50 Vacancy rate 0% 0% Initial yield 5.5% 5.5% Reversionary yield 5.7% 5.8% 1 Super

  41. Slide 41: 81% of Superstores > 40,000 sq ft

    81% OF SUPERSTORES > 40,000 SQ FT Average store size is 70,000 sq ft Analysis of stores by Standalone Included in Shopping Total Gross Internal Area Centres/Retail Parks Number Sq ft m Number Sq ft m Number Sq ft m 25,000 - 40,000 14 0.4 2 0.1 16 0.5 40,000 – 60,000 13 0.7 3 0.2 16 0.9 60,000 – 80,0

  42. Slide 42: 64 Retail Warehouses £1,521m: Up 9.0%

    64 RETAIL WAREHOUSES £1,521M: UP 9.0% Sept 2004 March 2004 Valuation £1,521m £1,393m Rent pa £75.3m £74.1m Total reversionary income pa £85.9m £84.2m Average rent psf £16.14 £15.79 Average ERV psf £18.25 £17.71 Vacancy rate 1.1% 1.0% Initial yield 5.0% 5.3% Reversionary yield 5.7% 6.0% 42

  43. Slide 43: High Street Retail £625m: Up 5.7%

    HIGH STREET RETAIL £625M: UP 5.7% Sept 20041 March 2004 Valuation £625m £541m -95 Shops £347m £320m -16 Department stores £214m2 £221m -19 Supermarkets £64m N/A Rent pa £33.6m £29.8m Total reversionary income pa £37.9m £33.3m Vacancy rate 1.7% 1.3% Initial yield 5.4% 5.5% Reversionary yield 6.1% 6.2

  44. Slide 44: Agenda

    AGENDA ƒ Portfolio valuation ƒ Portfolio activity ƒ Principal assets ƒ Developments ƒ Market commentary 44

  45. Slide 45: Committed Developments: 94% Pre-let

    COMMITTED DEVELOPMENTS: 94% PRE-LET Projects Date1 Sq ft Construction Total Of which cost2 Rent3 pre-let 51 Lime Street Dec 2006 475,000 £166.8m £21.4m £21.0m Blythe Valley Park Oct 2005 53,000 £8.4m £1.0m - Plot A1 Total 528,000 £175.2m £22.4m £21.0m 1 Anticipated practical completion of constructi

  46. Slide 46: 6.3m sq ft of Prospects

    6.3M SQ FT OF PROSPECTS Sq ft Cost £m1 Planning Ludgate West City Office 126,000 44 Detailed York House West End Office 138,000 49 Detailed 201 Bishopsgate City Office 747,000 184 Detailed/ revised appl. 122 Leadenhall Street City Office 601,000 255 Resolution to grant West End Office/ Regent’s Plac

  47. Slide 47: 122 Leadenhall Street, EC3

    122 LEADENHALL STREET, EC3 ƒ Resolution to Grant detailed planning ƒ 47 storey tower from City Corporation ƒ Triple floorspace of existing building ƒ Total net area 601,000 sq ft 47

  48. Slide 48: Agenda

    AGENDA ƒ Portfolio valuation ƒ Portfolio activity ƒ Principal assets ƒ Developments ƒ Market Commentary 48

  49. Slide 49: Initial Yields Have Hardened

    INITIAL YIELDS HAVE HARDENED % 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 Jan- Apr- Jul- Oct- Jan- Apr- Jul- Oct- Jan- Apr- Jul- Oct- Jan- Apr- Jul- Oct- 01 01 01 01 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 All Property Retail Office Source: IPD 49

  50. Slide 50: Real Income Returns Remain High

    REAL INCOME RETURNS REMAIN HIGH % 25 2003 Real Income Return 4.1% 1971 - 2003 Average - 0.4% 1984 - 2003 Average 3.2% 20 15 10 5 Bank of England Inflation Target 2% 0 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Property Income Returns Inflation Source: IPD 50

  51. Slide 51: UK Institutional Net Investment 2001-2004

    UK INSTITUTIONAL NET INVESTMENT 2001 - 2004 £m 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 -500 -1,000 -1,500 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Sep-04 Source: Gerald Eve (Property Data) 51

  52. Slide 52: Decade of Attractive Property Returns

    DECADE OF ATTRACTIVE PROPERTY RETURNS UK US 1993 – 2003 Property Equities Gilts Corp Bonds Equities Total Returns pa 10.6% 6.1% 7.4% 9.4% 9.1% Standard Deviation 3.7 16.9 10.1 10.1 18.7 % Total Returns from 70% 54% 78% 71% 11% Income Source: Property Market Analysis (PMA), IPD, Barclays Capital 52

  53. Slide 53: City Market

    CITY MARKET ve ene Six months ended 30 September 2004 sm. British Land 53

  54. Slide 54: City: Take Up Increasing

    CITY: TAKE UP INCREASING 8,000 7,000 Take up (rolling annual) 000s sq ft 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Source: Property Market Analysis (PMA) 54

  55. Slide 55: City: Active Demand Increases

    CITY: ACTIVE DEMAND INCREASES m sq ft 10 9.3m 9.2m 9.2m 9 8 7.6m 7.3m 7 6.3m 6 5.5m 5 4 3 2 1 0 Q1 2003 Q2 2003 Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Q1 2004 Q2 2004 Q3 2004 Active Demand Potential Demand Source: Jones Lang LaSalle See Appendix page 83 and 84 for detailed list of lettings under offer at Q3 2004 and major

  56. Slide 56: City: Construction Starts Still Low

    CITY: CONSTRUCTION STARTS STILL LOW m sq ft 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jan- May- Sep- Jan- May- Sep- Jan- May- Sep- Jan- May- Sep- 01 01 01 02 02 02 03 03 03 04 04 04 Source: Property Market Analysis (PMA) 56

  57. Slide 57: City: Only 4 Speculative Schemes > 50,000 sq ft

    CITY: ONLY 4 SPECULATIVE SCHEMES > 50,000 SQ FT Speculative schemes > 50,000 sq ft 1 Moor House, London Wall 310,000 sq ft (Q4 2004) 2 Condor House, St Paul’s 130,000 sq ft Churchyard (Q1 2005) 3 78 Hatton Garden 160,000 sq ft (Q1 2006) 4 Palestra (Q2 2006) 290,000 sq ft 1–6 < 50,000 sq ft Source: D

  58. Slide 58: City: Forecast

    CITY: FORECAST Total Supply Take Up End of Year Forecast Sq ft Sq ft Vacancy Rate Year 2004 Start 13.3m 15.7% New completions 1.6m Estimated 2nd hand releases 1.4m Total vacancy 2004 16.3m 4.3m 13.9% Year 2005 Start 12.0m New completions 0.13m Estimated 2nd hand releases 0.25m Total vacancy 2005 12.

  59. Slide 59: City: Forecast Rents

    CITY: FORECAST RENTS Agents’ Consensus BL City Rent Reviews Range £psf Average Increase % of rent roll 2005 42.50 – 49.20 + 2.3% 16% 2006 45.00 – 52.90 + 7.4% 19% 2007 48.00 – 59.50 + 9.4% 15% 2008 55.00 - 60.60 + 9.0% 22% 2009 61.25 – 64.76 + 8.2% 28% BL’s average City Office passing rent £46.07 ps

  60. Slide 60: City & West End: Strong Investment Market

    CITY & WEST END: STRONG INVESTMENT MARKET £6.7bn Q1 – Q3 2004 £bn £1.3bn Under Offer Q4 2004 9 8 7.9 7.8 7 6.8 6.9 6.7 6 5.4 5.3 5 Average £4.6bn 4.6 4 2.9 3.1 3 2.7 2.4 1.9 2.0 2 1.7 1 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q1 - Q3 2004 Source: Jones Lang LaSalle Se

  61. Slide 61: Retail

    RETAIL ve ene Six months ended 30 September 2004 sm. British Land 61

  62. Slide 62: Retail Sales Continue to Grow

    RETAIL SALES CONTINUE TO GROW Comparison Sales (non food) 14% 12% 10% 8% growth %pa 6% 4% 2% 0% -2% Aug- Nov- Feb- May- Aug- Nov- Feb- May- Aug- Nov- Feb- May- Aug- 01 01 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 Values Volumes Source: Property Market Analysis 62

  63. Slide 63: Retail Sales Growth Forecast

    RETAIL SALES GROWTH FORECAST Comparison Sales (non food) 14 12 10 8 growth %pa 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 Values Volumes Source: Property Market Analysis 63

  64. Slide 64: 52% Retail: 77% Out of Town

    52% RETAIL: 77% OUT OF TOWN Total Retail Portfolio £5.8bn Out of Town as % of Total Retail Spend1 Superstores 2008E 32.5% 25% Retail Meadowhall Warehouses 2006E 32.0% 25% 27% 2003 31.1% 2000 29.0% 1997 27.4% High Street In town Shopping 1994 24.8% 11% Centres 12% Out of Town In Town 1 Verdict Develo

  65. Slide 65: Portfolio Split: £11,066m

    PORTFOLIO SPLIT: £11,066M 43% Offices: 52% Retail: 94% Central London 77% Out of Town Central London Shopping Centres 41% 19% Broadgate 25% Meadowhall 13% Regent’s Place 5% Plantation 4% Superstores 13% Provincial Retail Warehouses Other High Street 2% 14% 5% 6% Developments classified by end use 65

  66. Slide 66: Highlights

    HIGHLIGHTS NAV per share + 8.6% to 1049p (£5.5bn) - Total Return 9.1% Underlying profits before tax + 15.1% to £74.8m - Net rental income + 5.6% to £265.1m Valuation + 3.8% to £11.1bn - Retail + 4.3% Offices + 3.4% 775,700 sq ft of Central London lettings - Adds £34.8m pa to rent £122.1m pa addition

  67. Slide 67: Appendix

    APPENDIX ve ene Six months ended 30 September 2004 sm. British Land 67

  68. Slide 68: Analysis of Net Rental Income Movement

    ANALYSIS OF NET RENTAL INCOME MOVEMENT Rent reviews and new lettings 7.2 Purchases 13.1 Sales -2.5 Asset management and other -3.7 14.1 Total £m 68

  69. Slide 69: Operating Cash Flow: 13.0p per Share

    OPERATING CASH FLOW: 13.0P PER SHARE Sept 2004 Sept 2003 £m £m Net cash inflow from operating activities 222.4 206.4 Dividends received 6.8 1.6 Net interest (157.0) (141.1) Tax paid (7.0) (1.0) Net cash inflow from operating activities 65.2 65.9 after interest and tax Operating cash flow per share 1

  70. Slide 70: Tax Charge Reconciliation

    TAX CHARGE RECONCILIATION Gross Tax £m £m Tax on profit for the period at 30% 80.1 24.0 Losses (revenue and capital) (5.6) Capital allowances (4.9) Other (3.7) Corporation tax charge 9.8 12.2% Deferred tax charge 4.2 Tax charge for Sept 2004 14.0 17.5% 70

  71. Slide 71: Contracted Reversions from Lettings

    CONTRACTED REVERSIONS FROM LETTINGS Year ending 31 March 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Contracted Further Gross Rental Income1 £m £m £m £m £m EBRD Cash flow - - 6.5 19.0 19.0 IAS basis* 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 Other City offices Cash flow 0.7 16.4 22.1 24.6 25.2 IAS basis* 14.4 23.9 23.9 23.8 24.0 West

  72. Slide 72: Accessing a Flexible Pool of Finance

    ACCESSING A FLEXIBLE POOL OF FINANCE Group Group and JVs Mortgage ratio 46% 48% NAV Gearing 90% 98% £6.6bn Gross Finance Availability £1.0bn Undrawn Securitisations (Fixed Rate Bonds) - Group Securitisations (Floating Rate Bonds)1- Group 1 Debentures - Group Debentures - JVs US Private Placements -

  73. Slide 73: IAS: Impact on Net Assets

    IAS: IMPACT ON NET ASSETS UK GAAP IAS Impact on Net Assets Deferred tax Not recognised where Full provision. Recognise Reduce not obliged to pay more contingent tax on property tax at a future date and other valuations Derivatives Not valued on balance Carried at fair value Reduce or sheet when hedg

  74. Slide 74: IAS: Impact on Profits

    IAS: IMPACT ON PROFITS UK GAAP IAS Impact on Profits Investment Movements in fair value Recognised in income Increase or reduce properties recognised in revaluation statement Introduces volatility reserve Deferred tax Not recognised where not Full provision. Tax recognised on obliged to pay more tax

  75. Slide 75: Long-Term Income Profile Assumptions

    LONG-TERM INCOME PROFILE ASSUMPTIONS • Annualised net rents of £565.0 million at 30 Sept 2004 are shown to decrease on the first to occur of lease expiry or tenant’s break. Annualised net rents are increased for the contracted reversions of £55.7m receivable over the next 5 years • Renewal of leases

  76. Slide 76: Portfolio Valuation

    PORTFOLIO VALUATION £m % Change %1 Offices: City 3,569 32.3 3.2 West End 722 6.5 3.6 Business Parks & Provincial 249 2.2 3.0 Development 229 2.1 7.5 All Offices 4,769 43.1 3.4 Retail: Shopping Centres 2,145 19.4 3.3 Superstores 1,445 13.1 0.7 Retail Warehouses 1,521 13.7 9.0 High Street 625 5.6 5.7

  77. Slide 77: BL Davidson Acquisition

    BL DAVIDSON ACQUISITION ƒ In October 2004, BL Davidson acquired the other 50% interest in The Retail and Warehouse Company Ltd from Harris Ventures for £61m (total gross assets £122m) comprising: Size sq ft Average passing rent psf Kingswood Retail Park, Kingston Upon Hull 129,000 £14.12 Cwmbran Ret

  78. Slide 78: Analysis of 5 Year Reversion

    ANALYSIS OF 5 YEAR REVERSION Sept 2004 Of which contracted £m £m Net reversion (rents reviews less lease expires) 13 - Expiry of rent-free periods 51 51 Guaranteed rental uplifts 5 5 Letting of vacant space 311 - Total 100 56 1 £4.6m of income has been contracted on lettings since Sept 2004 78

  79. Slide 79: Reversionary Income: £99.7m

    REVERSIONARY INCOME: £99.7M Annualised Reversion Reversionary net rents £m £m1 net yield 177.4 59.2 Offices: City 6.6% 39.4 5.2 West End 6.2% 18.7 (0.3) Business parks & Provincial 7.4% 235.5 64.1 All Offices 6.6% 112.0 15.1 Retail: Shopping Centres 5.9% 79.4 3.2 Superstores 5.7% 75.3 10.6 Retail Wa

  80. Slide 80: Strong Tenant Base

    STRONG TENANT BASE Top 30 tenants represent c. 61% of total rental income Top 30 tenants by rental income1 1. J Sainsbury 11. Herbert Smith 21. ABN Amro 2. Tesco 12. Henderson Holding Group 22. Denton Wilde Sapte 3. UBS 13. Bhs/Arcadia Group 23. Allders 4. House of Fraser 14. Somerfield 24. Bank One

  81. Slide 81: Broadgate: Rent Reviews

    BROADGATE: RENT REVIEWS ƒ 8 office rent reviews settled on 157,000 sq ft with a combined rent of £6.8m at no uplift Principal review settled: Building Tenant Sq ft New Rent psf Old Rent psf 6 Broadgate Tokyo Mitsubishi 112,000 £42.50 £42.50 ƒ 12 office reviews outstanding on 1,110,000 sq ft: average

  82. Slide 82: Development Programme

    DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Sept 2004 March 2004 Committed Prospects Committed Prospects Net Area (sq ft) 0.5m 6.3m 1.1m 6.6m Construction Cost £m1 175 1,250 320 1,361 - Of which costs to complete 166 1,219 64 1,326 Rent £m2 22 157 42 175 Pre-let Rent £m 21 - 21 - 1 Costs of construction excluding land an

  83. Slide 83: City: Lettings Under Offer Q3 2004

    CITY: LETTINGS UNDER OFFER Q3 2004 Tenant Business Sector Max Sq ft Willis Insurance 465,000 Norton Rose Legal 343,000 Legal & General UK Financial Services 170,000 Lawrence Graham Legal 125,000 The Economist Printing, Publishing & Recording 66,930 Ince & Co Legal 60,000 Wachovia Bank Foreign Banks

  84. Slide 84: City: Active Demand Q3 2004

    CITY: ACTIVE DEMAND Q3 2004 Tenant Business Sector Max Sq ft Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (Under Offer) Foreign Banks & Securities Houses 396,000 AON Ltd Insurance 300,000 Berwin Leighton Paisner Legal 275,000 Deloitte & Touche (Under Offer) Accountants & Management Consultants 250,000 Standard Ch

  85. Slide 85: City & West End: Acquisition Yields Q2 2004 to Date

    CITY & WEST END: ACQUISITION YIELDS Q2 2004 TO DATE Property Purchaser Lease expiry Price Yield 7 Clifford Street Hermes 4 yrs £39m 5.13% 33 Old Broad Street Consortium 35 yrs £140m 5.13% 1 King William Street Chinese Private Investor 13 yrs £60m 5.70% 10/12 Great Marlborough Street Merrill Lynch 4

  86. Slide 86: Basis of Preparation and Forward-Looking Statements

    The information has been extracted largely from the Preliminary Announcement for the six months ended 30 Sept 2004. General property market data has been extracted from Jones Lang LaSalle and other agents’ reports. Figures include our share of joint ventures, unless otherwise stated. Adjusted dilute

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