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Half year results 2021
Greg Fitzgerald           Earl Sibley               Graham Prothero
Chief Executive Officer   Chief Financial Officer   Chief Operating Officer

7 September 2021

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Agenda
•   H1 performance
•   Group strategy
•   Financial review
•   Operational update   Bovis Homes, Pear Tree Walk, Drakes Broughton   Bovis Homes and Linden Homes Trenant Garden, Wadebridge

•   Outlook
•   Q&A

                         Vistry Partnerships, Gallions Place, London     Linden Homes, Buckwood Leas, Houghton Regis

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Excellent H1 performance
•	H1 financial performance significantly ahead of expectations,
   supported by successful operational integration and positive
   customer demand
•	Group adjusted revenue increased to £1.3bn, 4% ahead of
   proforma H1 19
•	Housebuilding delivered significant margin improvement with
   H1 21 gross margin of 22.0% excluding land sales
•	Partnerships driving rapid growth in higher margin mixed tenure
   adjusted revenues, increasing to £164m (H1 20: £88m) in H1 21
                                                                     Linden Home, Sandrock, Exeter
•	Partnerships adjusted operating margin increased to 9.1%
   (H1 20: 4.0%), well on track for 10%+ in FY 22
•	Adjusted PBT increased to £166m (H1 20: £10m)
•	Strong cash generation with H1 21 net cash of £32m as compared
   to H1 20 net debt of £357m
•	Group ROCE increased to 19.4% in H1 21 (FY 20: 14.4%) with
   Partnerhips ROCE well in excess of 40%
• Interim dividend of 20p per share
                                                                     Bovis Homes, The Hamlets, Milborne Port

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Excellent H1 performance                                                                                                                         2021

•	Business in great shape with further operational
   improvements in the year to date
•	HBF Quarterly 8-week Customer Satisfaction score
   increased to 92.6% (5-star)
•	Improvement in build quality metrics for Housebuilding
   and Partnerships in the period (RIs, CQR)(1)
•	Increase in size of Group land bank with 5,642 plots
                                                                                               Bovis Homes, Pemberton Park, Witchford
   secured across 28 developments in H1 21 and all land
   for forecast FY 22 completions in place
•	Acquired first two sites jointly between Housebuilding
   and Partnerships, leveraging the mix of business models
•	Employee engagement score increased to 8.1
   (Jan 21: 7.9), ahead of industry benchmark (7.6)
(1) Reportable items (RIs) identified through the NHBC plot specific inspection process and
     Construction Quality Review (CQR), the independent NHBC review of the overall site        Bovis Homes, Blackmore Meadows, Stalbridge

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One Vistry - uniquely positioned for sector leading returns                                      2021

Maximising strengths and opportunities from combination of
Housebuilding and Partnerships assets

 • Strong market position and capability across all housing tenures

 • Leading provider of high demand, high growth affordable housing

 • Strategic land capability, maximising returns on larger multi
   tenure developments

 • Multiple brands, giving broad market reach and higher absorption rates

 • Greater resilience to cyclicality of housing market

            Targeting sector leading ROCE in the medium term                 Building better together

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Vistry Housebuilding                                                                                                     2021

•	Business is in great shape to deliver increased returns -                                     Medium term
   operating well across all areas                             Completions                      c. 8,000 units(1)
•	All 13 regional businesses at 5-star HBF Customer           Gross margin                            25%
   Satisfaction rating                                         ROCE                                    25%
•	Operating structure set to deliver controlled volume
   growth to c. 8,000 units
•	Strengthened balance sheet reduces reliance on JVs
   going forwards
•	Focused on increased delivery from higher margin
   strategic land, targeting >30% of completions from
   strategic land in the medium term
•	Targeting Housebuilding gross margin of 25% in the
   medium term, with increase to c. 23% in FY 22
                                                                Linden Homes, Judith Gardens, Sawtry

•	Increased profitability and balance sheet efficiency
   driving ROCE to 25% in medium term                          (1) Including 100% of JV completions

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Vistry Partnerships                                                                                       2021

•	5-star HBF Customer Satisfaction Rating                              FY 22                Medium term
•	Continued rapid growth in higher margin          Adjusted revenues   £1bn+           10-15 % growth p.a.
   mixed tenure revenues                            Operating margin    10%+                          12%+
•	Clear trajectory to deliver c. £1.6bn revenues   ROCE                40%+                         40%+
   from Partnerships in 5 years
•	Investing more than £100m in land for mixed
   tenure development in both FY 21 and FY 22
•	Focused on further leveraging capabilities
   within Group, particularly strategic
   land capability
•	Firmly on track to hit Partnerships operating
   margin target of 10%+ in FY 22, increasing to
   12%+ in the medium term
                                                                                Vistry Partnerships, Royal Albert Wharf, London

•	ROCE already well in excess of 40%

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Sustainability                                                                                                        2021

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  Group’s purpose is to deliver sustainable homes and
  communities across all sectors of the UK housing market
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  Sustainability strategy, launched in 2021, focused on
  three priority areas: Operations, Homes & Communities
  and People
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  As a leading provider of affordable housing, Vistry
  is committed to significantly increasing future
  affordable output
•	Committed to science based carbon reduction targets      Vistry Partnerships, Zero Carbon Home, Europa Way, Warwick

   required to limit warming to 1.5⁰C
•	Clear roadmap to achieving net zero carbon homes - 54
    zero carbon homes being delivered in FY 21

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Strong outlook                                                                                                                             2021

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  Customer interest and sales remain positive into
  the second half
• Strong Group forward sales position of £3bn
		 - 9
      6% of forecast FY 21 Housebuilding and
     Partnerships mixed tenure units secured
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  Supply chain issues being well managed with
  cost increases being more than offset by house                                         Linden Homes, Twigworth Green, Twigworth

  price growth
•	Increased our expectations for FY 21 adjusted
   profit before tax to c. £345m, 5% ahead
   of consensus(1)
•	Expect FY 21 month-end average net debt to be
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Financial review
Earl Sibley
Chief Financial Officer

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Summary of Group results                                                                                                                                2021

Adjusted basis unless otherwise stated (£m)(1)                                            H1 20                   H1 21             Change

Revenue                                                                                  660.9                1,259.4                  +91%
Gross profit                                                                               84.7                 248.0                +193%
Operating profit                                                                            21.2                 175.5              +728%
Operating margin                                                                          3.2%                  13.9%           +10.7ppts
Profit before tax                                                                           10.3                  166.1            +1,513%
Reported (loss)/profit before tax                                                         (12.2)                 156.2                       -
Reported (LPS)/EPS (pence per share)(2)                                                    (5.3)                  54.8                       -
Net (debt)/cash(3)                                                                      (357.3)                    31.6                      -

Note: (1) Group financials are shown on an adjusted basis to include the proportional contribution of the joint ventures. Gross profit includes
           other operating income. Operating profit and profit before tax are shown before exceptional expenses of £2.8m (H1 20 £15.4m) and
           amortisation of acquired intangibles of £7.1m (H1 20: £7.1m) in H1 21
		 (2) H1 20 LPS has been restated for the bonus share issue in H2 20
		 (3) H1 21 net debt includes £106.9m (H1 20: £107.8m) related to USPP notes payable, which is inclusive of £6.9m (H1 20: £7.8m) fair value
        of future interest payments

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Proforma results                                                                         Proforma(1)
                                                                                                                                                           2021

Adjusted basis unless otherwise stated (£m)                                                   H1 19                    H1 21                Change
Housebuilding completions(2)
  - Private                                                                                  2,199                   2,294                     +4%
  - Affordable                                                                                1,172                    832                    -29%
Total Housebuilding completions                                                               3,371                   3,126                    -7%
Housebuilding revenue                                                                       £870m                   £869m                         -
Partnerships completions(2)
 - Mixed tenure                                                                                  574                    895                   +56%
 - Partner delivery                                                                             1,140                 1,330                    +17%
Total Partnerships units                                                                        1,714                 2,225                   +30%
 - Mixed tenure                                                                              £94m                    £164m                    +75%
 - Partner delivery                                                                         £244m                    £227m                      -7%
Total Partnerships revenue                                                                  £338m                    £391m                     +16%
Total Group revenue                                                                      £1,208m                 £1,259m                        +4%
Total Group units                                                                           5,085                   5,351                       +5%
Note: (1) Proforma completions and revenue in 2019 calculated using published data for Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships and represent the Vistry
           Group H1 period of 1 Jan 2019 to 30 June 2019. No further proforma information is provided as the previously published data is not considered to
           be comparative due to the need to align accounting policies
		 (2) C    ompletions include 100% of JVs

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Housebuilding financials                                                                                                                        2021

Adjusted basis unless otherwise stated (£m)                                                    H1 20                   H1 21     Change

Total completions(1)                                                                           1,235                  3,126      +153%
Revenue                                                                                       349.4                  868.7       +149%
Gross profit                                                                                     49.1                189.0       +285%
Gross margin                                                                                   14.1%                 21.8%      +7.7ppts
Operating profit                                                                                  8.5                  151.2     1,679%
Operating margin                                                                               2.5%                  17.4%     +14.9ppts
TNAV(2)                                                                                     1,693.0                1,504.8         -11%

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  Housebuilding adjusted gross margin excluding land sales of 22.0% in H1 21

Note: (1) Including 100% of JV completions
      (2) Tangible net assets value is calculated as net assets less goodwill, acquired intangible assets and net cash/debt

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Housebuilding metrics                                                                                                                         2021

    Private completions                                    Affordable completions                                 Average active sites

   2,294 inc JVs of 441                                   832 inc JVs of 163                                      145
   H1 20: 975 inc JVs of 145                              H1 20: 260 inc JVs of 24                                H1 20: 171

    Private ASP                                            Affordable ASP                                         Total ASP

   £351k inc JVs at £349k                                 £161k inc JVs at £156k                                  £301k inc JVs at £297k
   H1 20: £332k inc JVs at £356k                          H1 20: £158k inc JVs at £182k                           H1 20: £294k inc JVs at £331k

    PX % of total completions                              Affordable % of total completions                      HTB % of total completions

   5%                                                     27%                                                     25%
   H1 20: 10%                                             H1 20: 21%                                              H1 20: 30%

Note: Completions include 100% of JVs. ASPs include the proportional contribution of JVs except where JV ASPs are stated

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Partnerships financials                                                                                                                                 2021

Adjusted basis unless otherwise stated (£m)                                                                      H1 20           H1 21   Change

Total mixed tenure completions(1)                                                                                 489            895      +83%
Revenue                                                                                                          311.4       390.6        +25%
Operating profit                                                                                                  12.4           35.5    +186%
Operating margin                                                                                                4.0%             9.1%    5.1ppts
TNAV(2)                                                                                                           64.1           65.9      +3%

• Strong progression on adjusted operating margin from 8.7% in H2 20 to 9.1% in H1 21
• H1 21 ROCE of 99%, well in excess of 40%+ medium term target
Note: (1) Including 100% of JV completions
       (2) T angible net assets value is calculated as net assets less goodwill, acquired intangible assets and net cash/debt

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Partnerships metrics                                                                                                                       2021

    Mixed tenure completions                              Mixed tenure adjusted revenue                          Mixed tenure ASP

   895 inc JVs of 463                                    £164m inc JVs at £67m                                   £251k inc JVs at £293k
   H1 20: 489 inc JVs of 190                             H1 20: £88m inc JVs at £27m                             H1 20: £222k inc JVs at £286k

    Partner delivery equivalent units                     Partner delivery revenue                               Mixed tenure average active sites

   1,330                                                 £227m                                                   32
   H1 20: 1,310                                          H1 20: £223m                                            H1 20: 26

Note: Completions include 100% of JV. ASPs include the proportional contribution of JVs except where JV ASPs are stated

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Procurement                                                                             2021

•	Significant service improvements and synergy being
   delivered from One Vistry approach
•	Centralised procurement delivering benefits of scale
   with c. 90% of materials procured / specified centrally
•	Strong strategic partnerships ensuring mitigation of
   current cost increases
• Dealing with current supply challenges
		 - Short lines of communication
		 - Transparent approach
		 - Agile response centrally and by local teams supports
      improved service levels to enlarged group
•	Mix of solus and preferred suppliers adopted for most
   effective route to market
•	Cost increases have been more than offset by house
   price inflation in the year to date                       Vistry Partnerships

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Land activity in year to date                                                  Bishop Auckland
                                                                                                                               2021

Land acquired                       Sites     Plots

Housebuilding                        16     3,681
                                                                      Littleborough              Hanging Heaton
Partnerships                          4      846
                                                                                                               Louth
Conditionally contracted

Housebuilding                          4      462                                                     Ruddington

Partnerships                           4      653                                        Pendleford
                                                                                                      Oundle
                                                                                                                 Great Haddon
                                                                                                                                               Wymondham
                                                                                                                       Huntingdon
                                                                                                                         Littleport
Strategic delivery                                                                                         Overstone
                                                                                        Shottery
                                                                                                               Cranfield
Options contracted                     6    4,660                          Long Marston Milton Keynes
                                                                                                                   Meppershall

                                                                                                           Aylesbury
Transferred to owned                   4      418                                Lyneham
                                                                                   Hambrook
                                                                                                         Reading
                                                                                                                                      Maidstone
• Land market dynamics remain stable                                                                                        East Grinstead
                                                                                                 Alderbury Crowborough           Horam
		 - Continued good supply of opportunities                                                Fair Oak    North Whiteley            Hailsham

		 - Some scope to increase deferred payment terms         Exeter   Bridport
                                                                                                                  Housebuilding sites
                                                                                                                  Partnership mixed tenure sites

• Housebuilding plots in YTD acquired at average
                                                                                                                  Strategic options

   gross margin and ROCE of at least 25%

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Land bank                                                                                               2021
                                                                   Housebuilding          Partnerships
30 June                                                             2020       2021       2020            2021

Owned                                                             20,942     20,950      3,281           5,715
Controlled                                                             -      1,993           -           971
Total owned and controlled                                        20,942    22,943       3,281       6,686
Joint venture owned                                                9,589      8,953      4,436        3,183
Joint venture controlled                                               -          -           -        268
Total joint venture owned and controlled (100%)                    9,589      8,953      4,436        3,451
Total land bank                                                   30,531     31,896       7,717      10,137
Land bank years(1)                                                4.7 yrs    4.9 yrs     4.1 yrs     5.4 yrs
Average plots per site(1)                                            138           147      151            161
Average sales price(2)                                             £313k     £302k       £264k       £272k
Average land cost per plot(2)                                       £51k       £51k       £29k           £23k
Plot cost / ASP(2)                                                  16%        17%         11%            8%
Average gross margin(2)                                           24.2%      24.5%       18.1%           19.1%

Note: (1) Land bank years calculated on total land bank
      (2) Shown including proportional contribution of JVs

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Strategic land                                                                                        2021
                                                                 As at 30 June 2021     Total sites   Total plots
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  Increased focus on maximising strategic land opportunity
                                                                 0 - 150 plots             38           2,821
• Strong in-house strategic land capability
                                                                 150 - 300 plots            46         10,258
• Housebuilding and Partnerships working together                300 - 500 plots            17          6,592
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  Vistry’s reach across all housing tenures enhances returns     500 - 1,000 plots          16          10,010
  on larger strategic sites                                      1,000 + plots              6           8,483
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  On average, strategic land delivers an incremental             Total                     123         38,164
  150 – 300bps on gross margin                                   Planning agreed            13          5,963
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  Forecasting c. 4,000 plots p.a. transfer from strategic land   Planning application       9           2,351
  in coming years                                                Ongoing promotion         101         29,850
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  Targeting >30% of completions from strategic land in the       Total                     123         38,164
  medium term
                                                                 As at 30 June 2020

                                                                 Total                     122         32,831

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Summary balance sheet                                                       2021

(£m)                                   30 June 20    31 Dec 20     30 June 21
Goodwill                                    548.4        547.5          547.5
Intangible assets                            151.8       143.6          136.6
Goodwill and Intangibles                   700.2         691.1         684.1
Investment in joint ventures                158.4        145.2          152.0
Amounts due from joint ventures             346.0        323.6          328.4
WIP and Stock                              895.6         759.0          822.6
Land                                       1,105.4      1,077.6        1,135.7
Land creditors                             (372.3)      (323.2)        (376.0)
Other assets                               320.8         294.8          310.0
Other liabilities                          (678.0)       (810.8)       (803.4)
Net (debt)/cash                            (357.3)        38.0           31.6
Tangible net assets                        1,418.6      1,504.2       1,600.9
Net assets                                2,118.8      2,195.3        2,285.0

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Cashflow waterfall                                                                                                                       2021

                                                                                                1   Opening net cash (1 Jan 2021)
           £1,127.0m   (£990.9m)
                                                                                                2 Development receipts
                                                                                                3 Construction and overheads expenditure
                                                                                                4 Land expenditure
                                                                                                5 Cashflows from JVs
                                                                                                6 Other trading inflows
                                                                                                7 Dividends paid
                                   (£171.3m)
                                                                                                8 Non-trading net outflows
                                                        £76.4m   (£44.3m)                       9 Closing net cash (30 June 2021)
                                                                            (£17.1m)
  £38.0m                                                                               £31.6m
                                               £13.6m

   1         2            3           4         5        6         7          8         9

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Gearing and capital allocation                                                                2021

                    • Targeting net cash of c. £225m as at 31 December 2021 and average
     Leverage
                       month-end net debt of less than £125m for FY 21

                    • No capital constraints to invest in land delivering min. 25% ROCE for
                       Housebuilding and min. 40% ROCE for Partnerships
                    • Maintain 3.5 to 4.0 years Housebuilding land bank to support controlled
    Investment
                       volume growth to c. 8,000 units
                    • Investment in land to support on-going rapid growth in the less capital
                       intensive Partnerships mixed tenure

                    • Acceleration of dividend to two times cover in FY 21
     Dividends
                    • Maintain sustainable two times cover through the cycle

                    • Surplus capital to be returned to shareholders through either share
   Capital return      buyback or special dividend
                    • Board to agree best method at time considering all factors

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Operational update
Graham Prothero
Chief Operating Officer

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Vistry Housebuilding – in great shape to deliver increased returns                                                                                                                    2021

                                                                                                                                                    Housebuilding                   Target
• S
   tep change in sales rate driven by improved product                                                  Sales rate                                        0.69                          -
  range and dual branding                                                                                Customer satisfaction
• 5
   -star Customer Satisfaction Rating across all                                                        - 8 weeks                                         93%                       93%
  13 Housebuilding business units                                                                        - 9 months                                        73%                       76%

• Improving trend on 9 months customer satisfaction                                                     Build quality
                                                                                                         - RIs                                             0.18                     4.0
• H
   igh quality build processes embedded across
                                                                                                         Employees
  the business                                                                                           Employee satisfaction                              8.4                      >7.0
• H
   ighly engaged workforce with Vistry an employer                                                      Staff turnover                                   17.8%                    90%

Note:
HBF 8 weeks customer satisfaction for 12 months to 31/12/2020, HBF 9 months customer satisfaction for completions from October 2019 to September 2020                                .
Reportable items (RIs) identified through the NHBC plot specific inspection process. Construction Quality Review (CQR) is an independent NHBC review of the overall site. RIs and CQR for 6 months
to 30/6/2021.
Average weekly private sales rate per site for 6 months to 30/6/2021. Peakon employee engagement survey in July 2021. Staff turnover for 12 months to 31/7/2021

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Vistry Partnerships - delivering strong growth                                                                          2021

in revenues and margin
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  Operating structure set to deliver rapid growth in higher                               Operating margin(1)
  margin mixed tenure revenues
•	
  Currently active on 35 mixed tenure sites, up from 27 at end
  of FY 20, with 4 new sites to open in H2                       10

•	
  Land investment of at least £100m in FY 21 and FY 22           8
                                                                                                                        10.0%+
		 - Mixed tenure future revenue in land bank of £2.9bn          6                                         9.1%

•	
  Leveraging benefits of being part of larger group,             4                           6.7%
  particularly strategic land                                    2             5.4%

•	
  Plans to increase future operating capacity                    0
                                                                                FY 19        FY 20         H1 21         FY 22
  - New business unit at Thames Valley to contribute from                   (Proforma)                                (Forecast)
     FY 22 and planned new business units in South East &             (1)
                                                                         Adjusted operating margin including proforma contribution of
     Midlands from FY 23                                                 JVs and excludes Group costs

•	
  Investing in our future leaders to sustain high quality
  management across growing business

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    Sustainability is at the core of our business                                        2021

    • Our purpose is to deliver sustainable homes and communities across all sectors of the
       UK housing market
    • O
       ur strategy focuses on three key areas of Our People, Our Operations, and Our Homes
      & Communities

                                                                               Our Homes &
                Our People                    Our Operations
                                                                               Communities

£     • Jobs and training          • Waste and resources   £       • Placemaking
                                                                     £
                                       £        BONUS£     BONUS

      • Health and wellbeing       • Climate change                • Ecology
      • Diversity and inclusion                                    • Building standards
         £
                                       £          £                • £Affordable housing
                                                                                 £

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Sustainability - Our People                                                                                                   2021

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  Employee engagement further improved to 8.1, ahead
  of industry benchmark at 7.6
•	
  Developing Employee Value Proposition - committed
  to attracting and retaining the best talent
                                                                                                                                  Tea with Teagle
•	
  Significant investment in people development -
  Leadership Development, eLearning, Mentoring                                         Mental Health Awareness Week

•	
          £                                   £
  Investment in early careers through skills academies,
                           BONUS
                                                                                       “I honestly think that nature
                                                                                       is the biggest cleanser.
  apprenticeships, trainee programmes                                                  When you’re outdoors, it
                                                                                       really helps to take your
                                                                                       mind off things.”
•	
  Massive push on communications - up, down and across                                 Alex Perkins
                                                                                       Group PR Photographer & Videographer
                                                                                                                                 Connect with
  the organisation                                             Keeping-up with Keith
                                                                                       #ConnectwithNature

•	
  Employee wellbeing and mental health remains a top

         £                                                     £
  priority - range of initiatives in place
•	
  Agile working policy highly effective
•	
  A new D&I Committee focusing on our employee journey
  and Peakon feedback

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Sustainability - Our Operations                                 2021

•	Committing to targets consistent
   with 1.5 degrees
•	Signed up to Science Based
    Targets Initiative
•	Precise reductions to be
     confirmed in 2022, with 2021
     as our base year                 £        BONUS
                                                       £

                                      £                            £

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Sustainability - Our Homes & Communities                          2021

•	Using our social value toolkit to enhance
   regeneration projects
•	Biodiversity Working Group developing an
   action plan for net gain
•	Assessing climate risk with the University
   of Exeter
•	Completing 54 homes achieving net zero
                       £
   regulated carbon emissions      BONUS
                                                     £

                      £                                  £

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Sustainability - Project 2025                                                 2021

•	Project 2025 will evolve the future Vistry group
   standard house type portfolio
•	Meeting the future needs and desires of our customers,
   responding to the climate emergency and enhancing quality
•	Commitment to the Government’s policy roadmap
   to net zero

                                £
•	Future Homes Standard with interim changes to be
                                                    BONUS
                                                                 £
   applied in June 2022 (Part L), 2025 and beyond
   including overheating, ventilation, water efficiency
   and embodied carbon
•	Integration of M4 category (2) and (3) adaptable
   dwellings standards and Nationally Described
   Space Standard
                               £
•	Provide space for low-carbon technologies, future
   proofing for new products
                                                                     £

•	Incorporate consumer and supply chain feedback

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One Vistry - land buying advantage                                                                   2021

Great Haddon                                       Vistry Partnerships           Vistry Housebuilding
•	
  A new sustainable urban extension to the south   Mixed tenure units     507    Total units            992
  west of Peterborough                             Affordable rent       50%     Affordable             16%
                                                   Private rented        25%     Private ASP          £297k
•	
  Collaboration between Housebuilding and                                        Gross margin        c. 25%
                                                   Open market           25%
  Partnerships, leveraging the Group’s unique                                    ROCE                c. 28%
                                                   % presold (units)     73%
  capability to maximise returns on larger mixed
                                                                         66%     Vistry Group
  tenure developments                              % presold value
                                                                                 Total units           1,499
                                                   Gross margin         c. 17%
•	
  Housebuilding and Partnerships are planning to                                 Gross margin        c. 23%
  use three national brands                        ROCE                 c. 40%   ROCE                c. 33%

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One Vistry - Maximising benefits from multiple brands        2021

•	
  ‘Brand Book’ and guidelines clearly
  establish how our products and brands
  complement each other
•	
  Plan to launch third national brand in the
  next 12 months
•	
  Vistry’s Hub sales approach allows our
  sales advisors to match customers to
  the right product and brand for them
•	
  Recently launched Futurium offers our
  customers a virtual ‘try-on’
•	
  Our wide product range enables
  best match and a broad market reach

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One Vistry - One customer journey                       Vistry Customer Journey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2021

•	
  New single Vistry Customer Journey launched in        Prospecting                                    Reservation                                              Exchange                         Completion                                                          Warranty

  H1 21                                                   0                1                     2                        3              4            5                6              7                 8               9                        10          11           12            13             14                15

•	
  Used across all Vistry brands and includes 16                                                      Build

  clearly defined steps                                       Sales & Marketing

•	
  Multiple points of contact during the build phase                                 7 Days           7 days from meet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       7 -14 days from move in

  with all customers offered; Meet the Builder,
                                                                                                                                                                           Customer Services
                                                                                                            the builder
                                                                                                       or prior to roof

  customer inspections during the build and                                                                                                                                                         SALE
                                                                                                                                                                                                            S                                                           HBF                                            2YR
                                                                         SOLD                                                                                                                                                                                                          6

  before handover, and a 6 Month Review
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MONTHS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    WARRANTY

                                                       Making a       Reservation            Meet the            Select / Enhance   Home Visit      CML            Customer          Home        Final Sales       Move in Day           Courtesy Visit   Customer   8 week HBF     6 month        9 month           2 Year
                                                      connection                              Builder                                                                ready       Demonstration     Check                                                   Service     Review       Review         Review         warranty end
                                                                                                                                      1 st Fix   Includes HQL
                                                                                                                                                                    sign-off       Inspection                                                             welcome
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Day before                                                       8 weeks from      6 months      9 months     2 years from legal

•	
  Home Select / Enhance offers personalisation
                                                                                                                                                                                                   completion                                                           move in     from move in   from move in      completion
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pre completion
                                                                                                                                                                                                   courtesy call

  and upgrades with customer able to visualise        To support this commitment and provide clarity and consistency, we have developed a Vistry Journey, which provides
                                                      the framework to build on and the high-level steps required for us to work together and understand the part that we
  new home                                            all play to make this happen.

•	
  6 click mobile reservation process used by 70%
  of customers in year to date, with over 35% of
  deposits taken outside of 9am to 6pm
•	
  Customer updates on build progress via
  web-based customer portal

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Outlook

Greg Fitzgerald
Chief Executive Officer

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Market review                                                                                             2021

•	Strong market trends in year to date                      •	Housebuilding remains a top priority for
  - Sales rales consistently ahead of historic norms           Government
     and 17% ahead of proforma 2019 (YTD)                      - Participating in trial of Government First
  - House price inflation across all geographies                  Homes Scheme

  - Prospect levels rising towards end of summer               - Only listed developer to achieve Homes
                                                                  England Partnership status with £83m grant
•	No significant impact on demand from changes
   to Help to Buy and end to stamp duty holiday              •	Market for affordable housing and PRS continues
                                                                unabated, with strong demand and funding
  - Heylo providing good alternative to Help to Buy
•	Higher LTV is becoming more available
		 -	Participating in Newcastle Building Society’s
      95% LTV mortgage indemnity scheme,
      Deposit Unlock

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Strong outlook                                                                                                                 2021

• C
   ustomer interest and sales remain positive into the
  second half
• Strong Group forward sales position of £3bn
		 - 9
      6% of forecast FY 21 Housebuilding and Partnerships
     mixed tenure units secured
• Supply chain issues being well managed with cost
  increases being more than offset by house price growth
•	Increased our expectations for FY 21 adjusted profit                              Linden Homes, Boorley Park, Botley
   before tax to c. £345m, 5% ahead of consensus(1)
•	Expect FY 21 month-end average net debt to be
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Q&A

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Disclaimer - important notice                                                            2021

•   Certain statements in this presentation are forward looking statements.
• Forward looking statements involve evaluating a number of risks, uncertainties
    or assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
    expressed or implied by those statements.
• Forward looking statements regarding past trends, results or activities should
    not be taken as a representation that such trends, results or activities will
    continue in the future.
•   Undue reliance should not be placed on forward looking statements.

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Appendices

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Forward sales                                                      2021

Forward sales (£m)               30 June 2021   3 Sept 2021
Housebuilding
- Private                                621           713
- Private JVs (100%)                     239           276
- Affordable                             485           456
- Affordable JVs (100%)                   111          106
Total Housebuilding                     1,456         1,551
Partnerships
- Mixed tenure                           200           221
- Mixed tenure JVs (100%)                 191          306
Total mixed tenure                       391           527
Partner delivery                         890           890
Total Group                            2,737         2,968

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Bridge between adjusted and reported results by Segment and Group                                      2021    VG
                                          Housebuilding        Partnerships   Group items      Total
Period ended 30 June 2021                           £m                  £m             £m        £m

Revenue                                         779.0               323.7              -    1,102.7
Share of joint venture revenue                   89.8                66.9              -     156.7
Adjusted revenue                               868.8               390.6               -    1,259.4

Gross profit                                     159.3               42.4              -     201.7
Share of joint venture gross profit               16.5                10.2             -      26.7
Other operating income                            13.2                 6.4             -      19.6
Adjusted gross profit                           189.0                59.0              -     248.0

Operating profit / (loss)                        133.6                19.6         (14.1)     139.1
Share of joint venture operating profit           16.3                10.2             -      26.5
Exceptional items                                    -                   -           2.8       2.8
Amortisation of acquired intangibles                1.4                5.7             -        7.1
Adjusted operating profit                        151.2               35.5          (11.3)     175.5

Adjusted gross margin                           21.8%               15.1%              -     19.7%
Adjusted operating margin                       17.4%                9.1%              -     13.9%

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Net finance costs                                                 2021

(£m)                                         H1 20   H1 21

Net bank interest and commitment fees        (7.9)   (4.5)
Issue cost amortisation                      (0.7)   (0.9)
Imputed interest on land                     (3.4)   (2.6)
Pension financing                              0.1    0.1
IFRS 16 interest on leases                   (0.5)   (0.5)
Interest receivable on JV loans                7.2    11.4
Total                                        (5.2)    3.0

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Work in progress and other assets                                                       2021

(£m)                               30 June 2020     31 Dec 2020    30 June 2021
Stock (including show homes)                57.6            44.2            57.5
Housing WIP infrastructure WIP              811.2          689.1          750.6
Part exchange                               26.8            25.6            14.5
Total work in progress                    895.6           759.0           822.6
Debtors
- Help to Buy                                 5.1            7.3            3.9
- HA                                        63.2           75.2            90.5
- Contracting assets                        85.7           66.2            70.8
- Prepayments and accrued income             31.0          34.7            34.2
- Other receivables                         56.8            41.6           45.5
Right of use assets                         36.2           38.5            34.3
Deferred tax asset                              -              -              -
Corporation tax asset                        14.5           14.4              -
Other assets                                28.3           16.9            30.8
Total other assets                         320.8          294.8           310.0

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Other liabilities                                                                2021

(£m)                            30 June 2020   31 Dec 2020   30 June 2021

Creditors                              421.4        517.5         564.9
Contract liabilities                    81.6         96.4          72.9
Deferred income                         87.8         87.5          67.6
Other tax and social security          26.9           9.2           2.2
Lease liabilities                       39.7         42.2          37.3
Corporation tax liability                  -            -           1.4
Deferred tax liability                  13.4         17.6          23.5
Provisions                               7.2         40.4          33.6
Other liabilities                     678.0         810.8         803.4

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Land creditor payment profile                                                                                                                              2021

       400
                          At 30 June 2021

                                                                                                                                                               £378.7m
                          At 31 Dec 2020

                                                                                                                                                     £329.5m
       300

       200
 £m

                              £211.2m
                    £182.4m

        100

                                                                        £37.5m
                                                     £100.6m
                                            £98.5m

                                                                                                                               £17.2m

                                                                                                                                        £15.3m
                                                               £17.1m

                                                                                            £9.3m
                                                                                    £6.8m

                                                                                                          £7.5m

                                                                                                                  £4.8m
          0
                        years                   Total

 Note: The land creditor payments profile is on an absolute cash basis. Balance sheet creditors figure of £376.0m as at 30 June 2021 is on an IFRS accounting basis.

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