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Unite — FY2012 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Unite's earnings presentation, Mar 14, 2013

  1. Slide 1: The UK's leading developer and manager of student accommodation

    The UK’s leading developer and manager of student accommodation Preliminary Results Year ended 31 December 2012

  2. Slide 2: Highlights

    HIGHLIGHTS ƒ Strong financial performance 31 Dec 31 Dec - 11.3% total return 2012 2011 - NPC up 74% to £19.1m Net Portfolio Contribution £19.1m £11.0m - NAV per share up 10% to 350pps Adjusted EPS 9.9p 2.6p - Final dividend increased to 3.0pps ƒ Portfolio quality enhanced further Adjusted NAV per sh

  3. Slide 3: Strategy and Market

    STRATEGY AND MARKET

  4. Slide 4: Rent and Occupancy Outlook

    RENT AND OCCUPANCY OUTLOOK UCAS applicants as at 15 Jan deadline ƒ Positive Government policy announcements support strong recovery in intake for 2013/14 - More flexible admissions process - Deferrals returning to normalised levels ƒ Increase in applications illustrates underlying demand - 3.5% up y

  5. Slide 5: Yield Outlook

    YIELD OUTLOOK ƒ Average yields stable at 6.6% Indicative stabilised yields Asset type Lease type NI yield range Trend - Flat overall since late 2009 London lease/noms* 5.35 – 5.6% stronger - Yield range widening (now 200 bps) direct let 6.0 – 6.25% stable ƒ Liquidity continues to improve Major provi

  6. Slide 6: Consistent Strategy

    CONSISTENT STRATEGY Target low double-digit total returns on NAV, with modest risk Development Capital growth Income growth ƒ London focus ƒ Focus on London and ƒ Rental growth ƒ Mix of product, price stronger Universities ƒ New openings point and location ƒ 50/50 London/regions split ƒ Operating ef

  7. Slide 7: Financial Review

    FINANCIAL REVIEW

  8. Slide 8: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2012 2011 Movement Income Net Portfolio Contribution £19.1m £11.0m +74% Adjusted EPS (pre UMS for 2011) 9.9p 2.6p +280% Adjusted EPS yield on NAV 3.1% 0.9% +244% Dividend per share – full year 4.0p 1.75p +128% Balance Sheet NAV (adjusted, fully diluted per share) 350p 318p +10%

  9. Slide 9: Adjusted NAV Bridge – Balanced Returns

    ADJUSTED NAV BRIDGE – BALANCED RETURNS Pence per share 370 360 (2) 13 11 350 (7) 350 340 17 330 320 310 318 300 31-Dec-11 Rental growth Development Swap close outs Retained profit Dividend 31-Dec-12 ƒ Rental growth of 3% on completed portfolio ƒ Development profits: 40% of return, 12% of capital ƒ S

  10. Slide 10: Net Portfolio Contribution and Adjusted Earnings

    NET PORTFOLIO CONTRIBUTION AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS ƒ NPC up 74% to £19.1m 2012 2011 - 90% cash conversion £m £m - LFL rental growth of 3% Total income 240.2 219.5 - New openings UNITE share of rental income 111.4 95.6 - Cost efficiencies UNITE share of operating costs (32.3) (29.4) ƒ NOI margin increa

  11. Slide 11: See Through Balance Sheet and Income Statement

    SEE THROUGH BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT Wholly owned USAF / JVs UNITE UNITE (UNITE share) see through see through Dec 12 Dec 11 £m £m £m £m Balance sheet Rental Properties 763 399 1,162 1,017 Properties under development 83 - 83 189 Total property portfolio 846 399 1,245 1,206 Net debt (453)

  12. Slide 12: Capital Structure

    CAPITAL STRUCTURE Key debt statistics ƒ Debt diversity, maturity and cost profile 2012 2011 improved Net debt: - 43% of debt from non-bank sources Balance sheet £453m £434m - WALM extended to 4.9 years See-through £648m £646m - Average cost reduced to 5.5% See through LTV 52% 54% - 16% unsecured Ave

  13. Slide 13: Asset Disposals

    ASSET DISPOSALS 2012 2011 Proceeds Book value Proceeds Book value £m £m £m £m Open market transactions Completed / exchanged Wholly owned 71 73 7 6 USAF 21 21 - - UCC 21 19 8 7 Total 113 113 15 13 Asset sales to JV Partners 77 77 - - Total 190 190 15 13 Average yield 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% ƒ Disposal a

  14. Slide 14: Co-investment Vehicles

    CO-INVESTMENT VEHICLES ƒ USAF stake remains core due to quality Summary financials and diversification of portfolio and fee USAF UCC LSAV OCB £m stream £m £m £m - £14m Landsbanki recovery in year GAV 1,320 381 50 175 Borrowing / others (595) (223) (24) (109) - Refinancing of CMBS targeted in 2013 Ad

  15. Slide 15: Operational Review

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  16. Slide 16: Operations

    OPERATIONS ƒ Service and efficiency enhanced in 2012 - NOI margin increased to 71% from 69% - Overheads less fees as % GAV reduced to 92bps (2011: 95bps) - Annualisation benefits to flow through in 2013 - Balance of standardisation and flexibility key ƒ Clear strategic targets established for 2015 -

  17. Slide 17: 2012 Development Completions

    2012 DEVELOPMENT COMPLETIONS Beds Completed Total Total NAV Profit on Yield on Occupancy Average value development uplift cost cost weekly cost rent £m £m £m % % £ London Waterloo Road 146 22 15 7 47% 9.5% 100% 225 Moonraker Point 674 110 76 34 45% 9.0% 100% 205 North Lodge 528 46 30 16 53% 11.2% 97

  18. Slide 18: Development Outlook

    DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK Development pipeline Beds Completed TDC Capex in Capex NAV Yield on value £m period remaining remaining cost £m £m £m £m Wholly owned London St Pancras Way, Camden (2014) 563 82 59 6 43 12 9.5% Stratford City, Stratford (2014) 951 83 62 30 27 6 9.1% 1,514 165 121 36 70 18 9.3% Re

  19. Slide 19: Summary and Outlook

    SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK ƒ Strong financial and operating performance - 11.3% total return - 3.1% EPS yield on NAV - Growth in earnings, NAV and dividend ƒ Portfolio quality and capital structure improved further - GIC JVs extended and expanded - Debt diversity, maturity and cost profiles enhanced - Lond

  20. Slide 20: Appendices

    The heart of student living

  21. Slide 21: UK Student Accommodation Market

    UK STUDENT ACCOMMODATION MARKET Full time student numbers growth ƒ Student numbers have doubled since 1991 - Driven by government policy, demographics, global mobility - >188,000 more applicants than places for 2012/13 - Variations at city/university level ƒ UK attractive to global students Supply B

  22. Slide 22: Product and Service Offering

    PRODUCT AND SERVICE OFFERING ƒ All-inclusive pricing - All utilities and services - Wi-Fi across our portfolio for September 2013 - 24/7 customer service - Transparency and certainty ƒ City centre locations - Close to university campuses - Flat-shares and studios - Range of products and price points

  23. Slide 23: Phases of Growth

    PHASES OF GROWTH ƒ 2000 - 2006 : First mover advantage - Rapid national expansion - Development led - High quality sites secured - Financial and operational stretch ƒ 2006 - 2009 : Operational and financial consolidation - Co-investment model established to diversify capital base - Operational chang

  24. Slide 24: See-Through Balance Sheet and Income Statement

    SEE-THROUGH BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT Group USAF UCC LSAV OCB Total £m £m £m £m £m £m Balance sheet at 31 Dec 2012 Rental Properties 763 217 114 25 43 1,162 Properties under development 83 - - - - 83 Net debt (453) (94) (64) (11) (26) (648) Other assets/(liabilities) (23) (3) (3) (1) - (30)

  25. Slide 25: Our Top Markets

    OUR TOP 10 MARKETS 2013 2012 City Completed Completed FT Student Projected Rank Rank Beds Beds Numbers Market (13/14) (12/13) (11/12) Share 1 1 London 7,712 8,074 292,734 2.8% 2 2 Sheffield 3,731 3,731 48,632 7.7% 3 3 Liverpool 3,372 3,372 42,911 7.9% 4 4 Leeds 3,138 3,138 53,402 5.9% 5 5 Bristol 2,

  26. Slide 26: The London Student Market

    THE LONDON STUDENT MARKET Proportion of International Students HESA 11/12 – All Students ƒ London has three important characteristics that distinguish it from the wider UK market - A full time student population (294,000) that is larger than the next five largest student markets combined - A very lo

  27. Slide 27: Debt Facilities

    DEBT FACILITIES On-balance sheet Co-investment vehicles USAF Facility £m Drawn £m Maturity Facility Drawn Maturity Amount HSH / Abbey 105 105 2013 Investment £m £m CMBS 280 280 2014 Legal + General 121 121 2022 Santander 63 50 2015 Nationwide 100 22 2014 HSBC 75 75 2015 Unsecured retail bond 90 90 2

  28. Slide 28: Co-investment Vehicles – Key Terms

    CO-INVESTMENT VEHICLES – KEY TERMS USAF UCC LSAV OCB JV History: Multi investor fund JV with GIC formed JV with GIC formed Sept JV with OCB formed formed Dec 06 March 05 12 August 09 Strategy: ƒ UK direct let student ƒ London & Edinburgh ƒLondon focus ƒ Build and operate 3 accommodation focus ƒ Buil

  29. Slide 29: NNNAV

    NNNAV Dec 2012 Dec 2011 Dec 2010 £m £m £m Net assets 516 388 387 Valuation gains not recognised on properties 19 76 37 held at cost Fair value of fixed rate debt (12) (5) (6) Deferred tax - - - NNNAssets 523 459 418 NNNAV per share 326pps 286pps 261pps 29

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