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Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master subtitle style Futuregrowth Community Property Fund Quarterly report March 2021
Click to edit Master title style Introduction Click to edit Master subtitle style The Fund has purchased and developed 34 shopping centres The Crossing Shopping Centre over the past 20 years, providing services to a target market of approximately 10 million people in the low-to-middle income market. There are currently 20 shopping centres in the portfolio, located in eight of the nine provinces and varying in size between 1 700m2 and 40 000m2. These centres are typically tenanted by supermarkets, clothing, banking and furniture retailers. Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd is the Fund Manager. The property and asset management component, such as the leasing, marketing, refurbishment and expansion of the properties, is managed by Capital Land Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. The objectives of the Fund are both commercial and social. Kanyamazane Centre Properties are selected for their potential for strong income The Futuregrowth Community Property Fund (the Fund) growth. The community surrounding the Fund’s shopping Motherwell Shopping Centre specialises in the acquisition of new and existing centres benefits through increased employment shopping centres that cater to the needs of opportunities and access to a wide range of quality shopping underserviced communities in rural areas and townships facilities and commercial services. Each shopping centre is a throughout South Africa. The Fund forms part of catalyst for the development of municipal infrastructure in Futuregrowth’s suite of developmental investments. The the area and the enhancement of transport infrastructure. targeted return is CPI + 4%. Current assets under In this report, in addition to the usual portfolio update, we management in the Fund total R4.7 billion. look at the Fund’s developmental impact, particularly in job creation, and link the Fund’s activities to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Finally, we showcase three of our community impact projects in the education space: 1. The Barefoot No More school shoe project; 2. The Lap Desk project; and 3. We introduce you to two new bursary students in the Rialto Project. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 2
Click to edit Master title style Fund mandate Click to edit Master subtitle style Fund facts Unlisted shopping centres in townships and rural areas Asset class (can include listed properties) Return target CPI + 4% Asset exposure Max 50% per province (market value) limits Max 25% per single asset (market value) Min 90% of Fund in property or property related Liquidity instruments (market value) Max 10% in cash or units in a money market fund Approval process Board of Directors and Property Committee Heidelberg Mall Diepsloot Mall Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 3
Click to edit Master title style Current properties Click to edit Master subtitle style The Crossing Alexandra Plaza Moutse Mall Heidelberg Mall The Fund currently has 20 properties situated in 8 Shopping Centre 21 576m2 13 621m2 34 165m2 18 621m2 Thulamahashe Plaza provinces. 21 821m2 Diepsloot Mall Please visit www.communitypropertyfund.co.za for 11 521m2 Mkhuhlu Plaza further information on the properties in the portfolio. 10 787m2 Sontonga Mall 11 238m2 Kabokweni Plaza Gateway Mall 15 236m2 Township/Rural/Urban exposure 9 080m2 Kanyamazane Centre Eyethu Orange Farm Mall 13 842m2 26 818m2 19.0% Nkomazi Plaza 19 676m2 Township 46.0% Rural Kamaqhekeza Plaza 14 724m2 Urban 35.0% Maxwell Centre 6 651m2 Bridge City 39 265m2 Setsing IV 8 743m2 Kuyasa Centre 10 038m2 Opera Place Motherwell Shopping 2 246m2 Centre 17 587m2 Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 4
Clickperformance Fund to edit Master title style Income Click toyield improves edit Master with subtitle higher collection rates style 16.00% The Fund delivered a total return of 13.51% 2.75% for the quarter, which consisted 13.28% 13.22% 13.20% 12.92% entirely of income. The total return for 14.00% the 12-month period ending March 11.89% 2021 was 7.31%, which comprised a capital loss of 0.52% for the year and 12.00% an income return of 7.83%. 9.70% 9.57% 9.53% 9.43% 9.06% The income yield improved during the 8.68% 10.00% 8.38% quarter due to improved collection rates 7.86% and full rentals being received from 7.31% 6.87% tenants. The key aim during the course 8.00% of 2021 will be to keep vacancies to 5% or below, so as to continue driving 4.84% income in the portfolio in a tough 4.60% 6.00% economic environment. 4.08% 3.67% 3.22% 2.83% 2.75% 4.00% 2.15% 1.72% 0.60% 2.00% 0.44% 0.00% 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years * 5 Years * 7 Years * 10 Years * 15 Years * 20 Years * Since Inception * Community Property Composite Benchmark performance (CPI + 4%) Outperformance As at 31 March 2021 Since inception date (GIPS Performance): January 2000; Fund start date: June 1996 Source: Futuregrowth/ *Annualised/ It is important to note that these are ungeared direct property returns. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 5
Click to statistics Portfolio edit Master title style Vacancies and Click to edit tenant Master profile subtitle style Total vacancy trend Large, listed, national and franchise tenants occupy 85% of the gross lettable area (GLA) in the Fund’s centres. These are well known tenants such as Shoprite, Pep, Ackermans, 12.0% Capitec Bank, Spar, Boxer, Pick n Pay and Cashbuild, which have a large number of stores and a footprint across South Africa. 10.0% The current tenant profile of the Fund ensures that the income stream is of a high quality. 8.0% Tenant profile by GLA 6.0% 4.0% 5.0% 15% 2.0% Large & listed tenants National tenants & franchises 0.0% 18% Apr-17 May-19 Mar-15 Mar 2021 Feb-18 Jul-18 Oct-19 Mar-20 Aug-15 Nov-16 Sep-17 Dec-18 Aug-20 Jan-16 Jun-16 Jan-21 Other 67% The total portfolio vacancy is currently 5%. Independent retailers unable to survive the impact of COVID-19 are the main reason for the rise in vacancies. The leasing team is focused on targeting a vacancy rate of 4% or below by the end of the year. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 6
Click to edit Master title style Measuring developmental impact Click to edit Master subtitle style Futuregrowth actively measures and manages for Beside the core metrics, we use key performance indicators impact. Our impact measurement and management (KPIs) to standardise our impact measurement across the approach draws on industry accepted standards and underlying investee companies to enable us to report on aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals the impact achieved. framework, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)’s Impact Impact of our investments Input Activities Reporting, and Investment Standards (IRIS+). Our We believe it is important to have an explicit objective that approach continues to evolve and draw on industry best is defined and agreed upfront – and expressed as a set of practice. deal-specific impact metrics. These KPIs measure the “success” of each investment, and these are collated and Impact Output reported to our clients as evidence of the impact of their Social impact metrics investment. We have a set of core metrics across all deals in our portfolios. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Outcome 1. Input: amount invested to finance activities. 2. Output: The immediate results of activities. 3. Outcome: The short- to mid-term social impact as Jobs created a result of activities. BBBEE level 4. Impact: The long-term changes in the lives of the beneficiaries as a result of the outcomes above. Core metrics SMMEs supported Transformation Gender equality Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 7
Click Local to edit Master economic title style development Click to edit Master subtitle style Job creation In January 2021, we conducted a biannual review of the employment information for the Community Property Fund portfolio which revealed these 8 219 Permanent jobs 94% job creation numbers. Positively, 78% of these jobs 10 739 are from staff living in the local community. 94% are held by Total job 2 520 held by PDIs PDIs, 62% are held by women numbers Temporary jobs and 68% by youth - indicating the strong developmental created impact of our fund investments. 78% 62% 45 68% held by held by people from local held by youth women living with community disability Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 8
Click to edit Alignment with Master title style the Sustainable Development Click to edit Master Goals (SDGs) subtitle style tackling issues more commonly associated 17 1 The Sustainable Development Goals with another. NO (SDGs), or Global Goals, came into Several countries are already taking steps PARTNERSHIPS POVERTY 2 effect in January 2016. They are a to translate these ambitions into tangible 16 FOR THE GOALS ZERO universal call to action to end poverty, HUNGER outcomes for their people. In South Africa, PEACE, JUSTICE 3 protect the planet and ensure that all a mechanism has been established for AND STRONG people enjoy peace and prosperity. INSTITUTIONS GOOD reporting on the 2030 Agenda, together HEALTH Futuregrowth supports the SDGs, as with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in 15 evidenced through our impact alignment with the National Development LIFE ON LAND investments, thereby contributing Plan (NDP). 4 towards a sustainable economy. QUALITY Going towards 2030, critical interventions EDUCATION include: improved employment 14 The 17 SDGs build on the success of the opportunities for the most vulnerable, LIFE BELOW Millennium Development Goals, with discriminated sectors in society; WATER 5 new areas - such as climate change, strengthening multi-stakeholder GENDER economic inequality, innovation, partnerships; eliminating gender sustainable consumption, peace and inequalities and gender-based violence; 13 EQUALITY justice - included in the priorities. The and responding to the impact of the 4th CLIMATE participating countries commit to working Industrial Revolution. ACTION 6 towards implementing this Agenda by CLEAN WATER 2030. “The SDGs are as much about AND development and transformation as 12 SANITATION The SDGs work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices they are about the restoration of the RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION 7 now, to improve life in a sustainable way dignity of people around the world, AFFORDABLE for future generations. They provide clear more so in South Africa with its history 11 8 AND CLEAN guidelines and targets for all countries to of deprivation and exclusion of the SUSTAINABLE 9 DECENT ENERGY adopt in line with their own priorities and majority of its people.” CITIES AND 10 INDUSTRY, WORK AND the environmental challenges of the world COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC Jackson Mthembu, the late Minister in the REDUCED INNOVATION at large. The goals are interconnected: Presidency INEQUALITIES AND GROWTH often the key to success in one will involve INFRASTRUCTURE Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 9
Fund’s IMPACT across SDGs The clients in the Fund contribute directly to six SDGs. Ensure healthy lives and promote well- being for all at all ages by investing in businesses that improve the availability of healthcare and medical services as End to poverty in all its well as special manifestations by 2030. It also medical units. aims to ensure social protection for the poor and vulnerable, increase access to basic services and support people harmed by climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic disasters. growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all by investing in underserved markets that unlock and support job creation, growth and improved labour standards and practices for improved livelihoods. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable investing in businesses that increase the industrialisation and foster innovation by partnering and supporting Reduce inequality within and among countries by availability of affordable housing stock near government in financing infrastructure projects and providing access investing in businesses that promote financial, transport options and provide access to to March 31 finance for businesses that create more inclusive and sustainable 2021 social and economic inclusion for all in order to home ownership for low- and moderate- communities. promote inclusive growth and reduce inequalities. income populations.
Click to edit Community Master title style impact Moutse Click toMall donates edit Master 600 style subtitle pairs of school shoes As part of the Fund’s Barefoot No More project, 600 pairs of school shoes were handed over to learners at Marapong Primary School in Dennilton in March 2021. “This project makes a big difference in my community. There is high unemployment and a large number of families depend on social grants. Some of the children don’t have school shoes, so you can imagine how they feel getting a brand new pair of school shoes.” says Hitler Makhumisane, Moutse Mall Centre Manager. Moutse Mall has donated 6 744 pairs of school shoes to scholars in the Dennilton community since 2016. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 11
Click to edit Community Master title style impact Barefoot No Master Click to edit More Project across the Fund subtitle style 40 509 Total pairs of school shoes donated Barefoot No More has developed a unique school shoe for children in rural areas. The shoes are easy to maintain; they can be washed and do not require shoe polish; they can stretch to accommodate a growing foot; and do not cause blisters. Each pair of school shoes is donated in a centre-branded book bag together with a stationery set. Donations are made to schools in the communities surrounding the Fund’s shopping centres. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 12
Click to edit Community Master title style impact Gateway MallMaster Click to edit donates 770style subtitle lap desks to local schools 770 lap desks were handed over to learners at Xhobane Primary School, Wedela Primary School, Mbulelo Primary School and Hlangabeza Primary School in March 2021. “These schools are all located in close proximity to Gateway Mall, and many of the parents shop at the centre. This project makes a big difference in my community as many children don’t have a suitable surface on which to do their homework. A lap desk is a valuable resource which can be used at school and at home.” says Joseph Tshabalala, Gateway Mall Centre Manager. Gateway Mall has donated 9 201 lap desks to scholars in the Carletonville community since 2015. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 13
Click to edit Community Master title style impact Lap Desk Click Project to edit Masteracross subtitlethe styleFund 40 818 Total number of Lap Desks donated Lap desks are light and durable desks which provide a solution for school children who don’t have desks. The ‘desks’ rest on the learners’ laps, providing them with a surface to write on, whether they are sitting on a chair or on the floor. As the desks are portable, they can be taken home to provide a surface for doing homework. The desks are printed with educational tools such as the alphabet, multiplication tables, emergency contact numbers and a map of the world. The educational material is adjusted for the recipient age group and school. Each lap desk is branded with the centre logo and donations are made to schools in the communities surrounding the Fund’s shopping centres. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 14
Click to edit Community Master title style impact Rialto Click Project scholars to edit Master start subtitle Grade 10 at Lawhill style Seeps Evans visited Lawhill in March to meet Zanele Jonas and Khombisile Mthethwa have Zanele Jonas the new scholars who have both settled in been awarded bursaries through The Rialto well and are excited to be at Lawhill and in Project to Simon’s Town Lawhill Maritime Cape Town, particularly as this is the first Centre in Cape Town. The three-year time that they have travelled interprovincially. bursaries are funded by the Fund, which “Meeting the girls was an extremely humbling previously sponsored bursaries for Lawhill experience for Seeps and I. Both girls were so alumni Lutho Thomas, Joshua Mbana and excited to meet us and were bursting to tell Kumeshnie Nair, and currently also sponsors us how thankful they are for the opportunity, a bursary for Liyema Hogwana who is in and promised to work hard to make us proud. Grade 11 at Lawhill. We were struck by how mentally strong both girls are. Listening to them talk about their Khombisile joins Lawhill from JG Zuma High work ethic and their goals and plans was School in KwaMashu, which the Fund quite astounding. Both girls are extremely supports through its Bridge City Academic bright and highly motivated to be successful Prize Programme. Khombisile is the youngest and make their families proud” says of five siblings and her mother is a domestic Stephanie. worker. Her family is very proud of her achievement in being awarded this bursary. The Lawhill programme accommodates Her favourite subjects are Maths and Science scholars from Grade 10 to Grade 12 and since and she aspires to become a scientist or a its inception more than 300 young South business woman. Africans have passed through the programme, many of them pursuing Zanele joins Lawhill from Molly Blackburn successful careers in the maritime industry, High School in Uitenhage, which is the same both ashore and at sea, while others have school that Lutho and Josh attended prior to gone on to make their mark in other Lawhill. Zanele is one of nine children and industries. both of her parents are Pastors. Zanele’s favourite subjects are also Maths and Science. For further information about The Rialto Project Khombisile Mthethwa and Lawhill please visit www.rialtoproject.co.za. Rialto Project mentors Stephanie Mort and Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 15
KeyClick to edit Master title style features Click toProperty Community edit Master Fundsubtitle style Commercial R4.7bn risk- Investments Active in Total net asset in new and existing 8 provinces value adjusted shopping centres returns Infrastructure and services Focused on providing quality retail facilities to previously 81% township disadvantaged communities and rural exposure Catalyst for the development of local municipal and transport infrastructure Impact Outcomes six Supports - Local job creation Sustainable - Local economy value-add (SMME support) Development - Economic empowerment of PDIs, especially women Goals - Community involvement initiatives Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 Kanyamazane Centre 16
Click to edit Master title style Fund facts Click to edit Master subtitle style The Fund aims to outperform the CPI by 4% per annum before the deduction of The Futuregrowth Community Property Fund specialises in the acquisition of taxes and fees and with income reinvested over a rolling 3-year period. It seeks to new and existing shopping centres which cater to the needs of underserviced Fund description Investment objective provide investors with a low cost, high value property investment that focuses communities throughout South Africa and forms part of Futuregrowth’s suite on emerging market retail property growth in underserviced rural communities of developmental investments. and high-density urban centres. − Specifically focused on providing retail facilities to previously disadvantaged communities, especially in areas characterised by a lack of infrastructure and The Fund has purchased and developed 34 shopping centres located in rural services. and township areas countrywide over the past 20 years. These centres are − Targets a niche market of low to middle income groups. located in 8 of the 9 provinces, providing retail services and products to a − Creates jobs during the construction phase, employing artisans and labourers from Composition primary target market of approximately 10 million people. The centres deliver Key benefits the local area. retail services to low- to middle-income groups. They vary in size between − Creates permanent/long-term jobs during the life cycle of the centre. 1700m² and 40 000m² and are typically tenanted by supermarkets, clothing, − Provides access to retail stores and services for local communities which has major banking and furniture retailers. health, time and social implications. − Offers a wider range of choice to consumers with higher quality and lower prices than previously available. Asset & property Fund manager Futuregrowth Asset Management Capital Land Asset Management manager Return target CPI + 4% Risk profile Moderate (long term returns, predictable cash flows, illiquid) Number of properties Number of properties 20 34 owned currently funded to date Current geographic 8 provinces Property type Retail spread Structure Pooled and Segregated Market segment Low to middle income bracket (township & rural) Inception date 1 June 1996 Total net asset value R4.7 billion Minimum investment Pooled - R25 million (at manager’s discretion) Termination period 1 calendar month up to a maximum of 3 years (size dependent) 13 Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 17
Click to edit Master title style Glossary Click to edit Master subtitle style This prize is awarded annually to the top academic student in Grade 6 for junior schools The Helping Hand Project is a community focused initiative which invites members of Academic Prize and Grade 11 for high schools in the local area. The prize consists of a floating merit Helping Hand the community surrounding a selected shopping centre to make a difference in their Programme board which is engraved with the prize winner’s name, a gift voucher from a selected Project community by simply visiting the centre and donating their handprint. For every shop at the Fund’s shopping mall, and fully paid school fees for the next academic year. handprint that is received, R5 will be donated towards items for a local home or charity. Lap desks provide a portable solution for children who don’t have desks at their schools This is a return over a period of greater than one year that has been converted into an or homes. The desk sits on the child’s lap, providing a sturdy surface to write on, Lap Desk Annualised return average annual return. This facilitates an easier comparison between returns over whether sitting on a chair or on the floor – at school or at home. They are branded with Project different periods. the Fund’s shopping centre name, and include academic information appropriate to the age group of the recipient learners. Barefoot No More has developed a unique school shoe which is the perfect solution for children located in rural areas. Most of these children have not had the opportunity to Barefoot No More own a pair of new shoes, let alone have the resources to maintain them. Donations Liquid holding Cash in the Fund held in bank accounts, call accounts and money market investments. through this programme consist of individually sized shoes, book bags branded with the Fund’s shopping centre name, and stationery sets for each child. Capitalisation rate: is a measure of value and risk of a building and is calculated by Living Standards Measure: a means of grouping the population according to their living Cap rate dividing the net returns on rental for one year by the purchase price or market value of LSM standards from 10 (highest) to 1 (lowest). a building. Consumer Price Index - used as a measure of inflation: measures the average change Is calculated by taking into account comparable market rentals as well as the demand CPI over time in the price of a basket of consumer goods and services purchased by Market rental for and availability of space in the centre concerned. households. Discounted Cash Flow valuation methodology is carried out by estimating the total value This is a measure of performance in retailing. It is the revenue generated for a given DCF valuation Trading of all future cash flows (both inflowing and outflowing), and then discounting them by area of sales space, and is presented as a monetary value per square metre. The methodology densities the cost of capital to find a present value of that cash. higher the figure, the more efficiently the floor space is being used. Ungeared This refers to a return that has been generated without the use of debt funding on the GLA Gross Leasable Area return properties. This is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such When tenants enter into a lease, the rate at which their rental increases annually is the Weighted Headline inflation as food and energy prices, which tend to be more volatile and prone to inflationary escalation rate. The weighted escalation rate is an average of all lease escalation rates escalations spikes. across the portfolio weighted by the rental amount. 13 Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 18
Click to edit Master title style Contact details Click to edit Master subtitle style Futuregrowth Asset Management Disclaimers Smital Rambhai 3rd Floor, Great Westerford, 240 Main Road, FAIS disclaimer: Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (“Futuregrowth”) is a licensed discretionary financial services Rondebosch, 7700 provider, FSP 520, approved by the Registrar of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority to provide intermediary services and Tel + 27 21 659 5300 advice in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002. The fund values may be market linked or Fax + 27 21 659 5337 policy based. Market fluctuations and changes in exchange rates may have an impact on fund values, prices and income and these are therefore not guaranteed. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Futuregrowth has srambhai@futuregrowth.co.za comprehensive crime and professional indemnity in place. Performance figures are sourced from Futuregrowth and IRESS. www.futuregrowth.co.za/ GIPS disclaimer: Futuregrowth a subsidiary of Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings (Pty) Limited is a specialist investment Capital Land Asset Management company which manages the full range of interest bearing and developmental investments in an ethical and sustainable way. Anton Raubenheimer Futuregrowth claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). Contact Futuregrowth at +27 21 659 5300 to obtain a list of composite descriptions and/or a presentation that complies with the GIPS® standards. The Block F, The Terraces, Steenberg Office Park, Tokai, investment returns reflected are supplemental information as they are not calendar year returns and are gross-of-fees. Cape Town, 7945 Currency: ZAR Tel +27 21 673 3300 Fax +27 21 673 3321 This document is for information purposes only and is not intended as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell or a solicitation araubenheimer@capland.co.za of an offer to buy or sell a financial product or security. The recipient is advised to assess the information with the assistance of an advisor if necessary, with regard to its compatibility with his/her own circumstances in view of any legal, regulatory, tax and www.capland.co.za other implications. Please see www.communitypropertyfund.co.za for Personal trading by staff is restricted to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. All employees of Futuregrowth are further information. remunerated with salaries and standard short and long-term incentives. No commission or incentives are paid by Futuregrowth to any persons. All inter-group transactions are done on an arm’s length basis. Futuregrowth has comprehensive crime and professional indemnity insurance. Futuregrowth prepared this document in good faith. Although the information in this document is based on sources considered to be reliable, Futuregrowth makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of this document, nor does it accept any liability which might arise from making use of this information. Futuregrowth Community Property Fund as at 31 March 2021 19
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