DRIVING PERFORMANCE 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS - Urban Logistics REIT
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AGENDA Page Introduction 3 Highlights 7 Portfolio Review 10 Market Outlook 21 Summary 24 Appendix 26 URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 2
INTRODUCTION A highly experienced logistics investment management team RICHARD MOFFITT CHRISTOPHER TURNER CEO ASSET MANAGER Former Head of UK Industrial and Logistics at CBRE Qualified Chartered Surveyor Total of 25+ years of Logistics market experience. 25 years of experience in acquisition, performance and disposal of investments Experience includes: Experience includes: • Qualified as Chartered Surveyor 1988 • Acquired, managed and traded £175 million asset • CBRE Head of Industrial and Logistics 2010-2015 portfolio • Co-Founder M3 Agency 2000-2010 (specialist • Acquired and repositioned €135 million industrial logistics consultancy) portfolio in Germany • Chairman European Logistics Real Estate Partners • Formerly Director of Hill Samuel Investment 2018-present Management • Member Chartered Institute of Logistics and • Formerly Director and Head of Asset Management Transport at Lambert Smith Hampton URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 3
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT PLC A pure play on urban logistics • UK REIT quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock DIFFERENTIATORS Exchange FOCUS ON “LAST MILE” • Income and Total Return strategy through active asset 20,000-200,000 sq.ft management • Most appropriate size for last-mile delivery operators • Invests in mid-box logistics buildings up to 200,000 sq.ft. STRATEGIC LOCATIONS • Assets located in key urban “last touch”/“last mile” locations 31% South East bias¹ • Area had among the strongest take-up of logistics space • The only London listed REIT with such a focus • Management team with specific logistics experience within the broader real estate market STRONG COVENANTS 89% low/low-moderate risk² • 13.9% p.a. average Total Accounting Return from IPO • Single-let assets to 31 March 2021. • High-quality tenants • No fashion retail 1. Expressed as a percentage of capital value as at 31 March 2021 2. Per Dun & Bradstreet (Overall Business Risk) as at 3 May 2021 URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 4
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT How we create value for our shareholders 1 BUY WELL 2 MANAGE WELL 3 PERFORM 82 assets 8 rent reviews and 4.8% acquired since IPO1 23 new lettings/re-gears average disposal yield completed in the year on assets sold in the year 6.4% 19% average LFL income 35% average premium to book average purchase yield on growth for rent reviews value on disposals in year properties acquired since IPO2 settled in the year 30-70% 69% of valuation uplift 79% replacement cost achieved through Total Property Return generated asset management in the year from assets sold in the year VALUE CREATION3 9.0% 34.75p 13.9% average EPRA NAV per share Total dividends declared average Total Accounting growth pa Return pa 1. Excluding forward funded developments 2. The average purchase yield is based on headline purchase price, and excludes forward funded development assets 3. Performance from IPO to 31 March 2021 URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 5
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Driving performance through asset management Like for like increase in portfolio value1 Total Property Return (“TPR”)2 13% 13% 11% 10% 11% 10% 11% 10% 4% 5% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Income Capital Driven by active management CAPITAL GROWTH ATTRIBUTED AVERAGE TPR PER ANNUM2 TO ASSET MANAGEMENT3 75% 15% 22% 13% 31% 30% 31% 78% 87% 69% 70% 69% Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Asset management Market movement 1. The like-for-like increase for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 includes 5 assets sold on 25 March 2021 2. Total Property Return is calculated as the capital growth in the portfolio, plus net rental income and profit or loss on the sale of investment properties expressed as a percentage return on the capital employed during the year, however, this excludes acquisitions 3. Performance from IPO to 31 March 2021 URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 6
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Robust balance sheet with earnings momentum into FY22 • Net rental income of £22.9m for the year, representing an NET RENTAL INCOME DIVIDEND PER SHARE increase of 88.0%, driven primarily from new acquisitions • • Gross to net rental income ratio of 96.5% Declared interim dividend of 4.35p for the six-months to £22.9m 7.60p 31 March 2021 (Mar 2020: £12.2m) (Mar 2020: 7.60p) • EPRA Net Tangible Assets (NTA) per share of 152.33p at 31 March 2021, an increase of 10.5% from EPRA NTA PER SHARE1 LOAN TO VALUE (“LTV”) 152.33p 27.9% 31 March 2020 • Successfully completed two new loan facilities in the year totalling £199.4m, including a 7-year Sustainable Green debt facility with Aviva Investors (Mar 2020: 137.89p) (Mar 2020: nil) • Net debt of £141.7m representing an LTV of 27.9%, slightly below our target of 30-40% TOTAL ACCOUNTING RETURN TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN • £92m of equity capital raised in the year 15.6% 29.8% (Mar 2020: 5.6%) (Mar 2020: 11.2%) 1. In October 2019, EPRA introduced new best practice recommendations for reporting of net asset value. The Group considers EPRA Net Tangible Assets (NTA) to be the most relevant measure for its operating activities and has been adopted as the Group’s primary measure of net asset value. URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 8
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Active asset management during the year ACQUISITIONS PORTFOLIO VALUE LFI VALUATION UPLIFT2 • £295m1 of investments into attractive assets • • Sourced off-market with a weighted average NIY of 6.2% 32% (by value) located in South East £507.6m 13.2% (Mar 2020: £207.0m) (Mar 2020: 4.6%) ASSET MANAGEMENT • 8 rent reviews, 23 new lettings and lease re-gears agreed in the year TOTAL PROPERTY RETURN3 EPRA VACANCY RATE • 17.1% 6.9% Active asset management on properties which accounted for 69% of the growth in the year • Low EPRA vacancy rate of 6.9% at period end, of which 1.5% is undergoing refurbishment (Mar 2020: 10.1%) (Mar 2020: 2.4%) DISPOSALS • £30m portfolio sale in March 2021 RENT COLLECTION DISPOSAL TPR • 99.9% 78.8% 35.4% premium to book value • Achieving a Total Property Return of 78.8% • Average purchase yield of 7.0% vs. 4.8% disposal yield (Mar 2020: 100.0%) (Mar 2020: 50%) 1. 36 assets acquired for a total consideration of £269 million (including acquisition costs and £5 million of refurbishment works) and advanced £26 million across 5 forward funded development assets 2. The like-for-like increase for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 includes 5 assets sold as part of a portfolio on 25 March 2021 3. Total Property Return is calculated as the capital growth in the portfolio, plus net rental income and profit or loss on the sale of investment properties expressed as a percentage return on the capital employed during they year, however, this excludes acquisitions URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 9
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Portfolio optimized for value creation PORTFOLIO VALUE1 VALUATION NIY1 Location1,4 £507.6M 5.1% 14% 31% South East 13% Midlands North West WAULT2 PURCHASE NIY3 Yorkshire & NE 14% 7.4 years 6.4% Other 29% AREA CONTRACTED RENT 5.3m sq.ft £30.3M GROSS TO NET RENT EPC RATINGS: A-C5 96.5% 76% 1. Portfolio metrics are stated as per CBRE independent valuation as at 31 March 2021 2. Based on contracted rent as at 31 March 2021, excluding short-term lettings and licences 3. Average purchase NIY for all stabilised properties acquired from IPO to 31 March 2021, therefore, excludes forward funded developments 4. By capital value 5. By floor area URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 11
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT High quality tenants provide secure income Tenant credit ratings1,2 Top 10 tenants (% of contracted rent)1,3 4% Culina Group 9.3% 7% Low/low-moderate risk XPO 6.9% Moderate risk Moderate-high/high risk Unipart Group (NHS) 6.1% 89% Fidens Studios 5.6% Giant Booker Ltd 4.7% Tenant diversity1 Amazon 3.9% 23% Pegler Yorkshire Group Ltd 3.8% Third Party Logistics 42% Large Corporate Tuffnells Parcels Express Ltd 2.6% SME Agility Logistics 2.4% 35% Iron Mountain 2.4% 1. As a percentage of contracted rent as at 31 March 2021 (excluding short-term lettings and licences) 2. Per Dun & Bradstreet (Overall Business Risk) as at 3 May 2021 3. Top 10 tenants represent 47.7% of the contracted rent as at 31 March 2021 (excluding short-term lettings and licences) URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 12
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Creating dependable income growth Lease expiry profile1 LFL contracted rental income growth2 38% 6.5% 4.8% 22% 19% 3.4% 2.9% 12% 2.0% 9% 0-1 years 1-3 years 3-5 years 5-10 years 10+ years Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Contractual rent reviews1 AVERAGE LFL INCOME GROWTH ON RENT REVIEWS SETTLED IN THE YEAR 12% 19% 19% 11% 7% 0-1 years 1-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years 1. As a percentage of contracted rent as at 31 March 2021 (excluding short-term lettings and licences) 2. Based on income producing assets at the start and end of the period URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 13
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Acquisition activity in the year South South North Yorkshire East West Midlands West & NE Scotland Purchase price1 £80.0m £30.4m £36.3m £44.8m £38.0m £22.1m Net initial yield 5.5% 6.8% 5.8% 6.1% 6.7% 7.5% Area (sq ft) 688,701 412,055 633,303 561,935 483,547 333,082 Contracted rent £4.7m £1.9m £2.1m £2.8m £2.6m £2.0m Rent per sq ft £7.01 £4.65 £3.32 £4.97 £5.41 £6.03 Capital value per sq ft £119.63 £73.71 £57.32 £79.74 £78.62 £66.39 • £252 million1 of last mile logistics assets acquired in the year Location2 • 32% South East bias 9% South East • 6.2% weighted average NIY 32% South West 15% • On average, year end valuation 7.7% ahead of purchase price Midlands North West Yorkshire & NE 18% Scotland 12% 14% 1. Headline purchase price, which excludes acquisition costs and also excludes forward funded developments 2. By purchase price (excluding acquisitions costs) URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 14
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Case Study: Charlton Mead, Hoddesdon • A twelve-acre highly attractive “last-touch” distribution hub close to London acquired in an off-market transaction during the year for a total consideration of £34.3 million, representing a NIY at 5.4%. • The site is strategically located on the A10, which is seven miles from the M25 and benefits from excellent access • Adjacent to local power supply. • At acquisition, three of the units were let to Muller UK & Ireland, a major producer and distributor of dairy products. The other units were vacant with a one-year rent guarantee. • In February 2021, the vacant units were let on ten-year leases at a rent of £13 per sq ft, 15% ahead of ERV. • The year-end valuation of £41.4 million represents a 20.9% uplift since acquisition Contracted rent Area (sq ft) WAULT to expiry (years)1 NBV at 31 March 2021 £2.4m 181,996 9.7 £41.4m 1. WAULT to lease expiry 9.7 years (6.3 years to first break) URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 15
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Asset management driving returns No. of Rental LFL Rental Deals Uplift Uplift WAULT Lettings & re-gears 23 £3.9m 9% 7.6 years Fixed rent reviews 5 £0.3m 13% n/a OMV rent reviews 3 £0.4m 29% n/a Total 31 £4.6m 14% • 31 deals completed in the year, generating £4.6 million of additional rental income per annum and a WAULT of 7.6 years • 14% like-for-like rental growth achieved, 19% on rent reviews settled in the year • Rent collection: received 99.9% of rents demanded in the year URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 16
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Case Study: XPO lease restructuring • Acquired three assets let to XPO Logistics in September 2017, for a combined consideration of £11.9 million and representing a weighted average NIY of 7.5% • During the year, we granted new leases for 5-years on each asset, increasing contracted rent by £0.3 million or 24.6% on a like-for-like basis • In addition to increasing rent and extending the term, the negotiations included buying in all the freehold titles for each site and agreeing the installation of car charging points and low energy lighting, significantly enhancing EPC ratings • The year-end valuation of £20.4 million representing a 72.1% uplift since acquisition. • Like-for-like valuation uplift in the year was 55.1%, representing a weighted average NIY of 5.9%. Contracted rent Area (sq ft) WAULT to expiry (years)1 NBV at 31 March 2021 £1.4m 234,654 4.9 £20.4m 1. WAULT as at 31 March 2021 URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 17
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Perform: £30m of asset disposals in the year, 35.4% premium to book value Riverside Burryport Bedford Way Road Leicester Holmewood Purchase price1 £2.7m £0.8m £4.0m £6.7m £5.3m Purchase NIY 5.8% 7.3% 5.5% 6.2% 9.8% Sales price £4.9m £1.7m £5.3m £8.5m £9.6m Sales price vs. NBV +7.5% +32.3% +32.0% +23.9% +76.8% Exit NIY 4.9% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.8% Total Property Return 109.4% 169.0% 50.5% 45.8% 114.3% • 5 assets sold as part of a portfolio for £30.0 million Acquisition NIY Exit NIY • 7.0% 4.8% Over ownership period, increased contracted rent by £0.2 million, representing an uplift of 12% and increased WAULT to 7.4 years as compared to 3.9 years at acquisition Premium to NBV Total Property Return +35.4% 78.8% 1. Includes acquisition costs URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 18
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Development activity • 5 development sites completed in the year, comprising 8 logistics units and 2 electric van parks • Total gross development cost of £35.1 million • Expected to generate £2.1 million of additional rent per annum once fully let, representing a 5.7% yield on cost • 3 lettings agreed in the year, representing 39% of ERV, however this increase to 89% when taking into account rental guarantees • All units achieved an EPC rating of A at practical completion • Target BREEAM rating of Excellent Gross development cost Additional rent1 Yield on cost1 Total area (sq ft) £35.1m £2.1m 5.7% 222,935 1. Based on estimated rental value URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 19
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT An attractive pipeline1 South North Yorkshire East Midlands West & NE Purchase price £39.9m £59.1m £14.2m £40.2m Net initial yield 6.5% 5.9% 5.7% 6.2% Area (sq ft) 478,317 631,754 156,781 587,561 Contracted rent £2.8m £3.7m £0.9m £2.7m Rent per sq ft £5.77 £5.86 £5.54 £4.56 WAULT (years) 5.3 6.1 11.3 12.5 Capital value per sq ft £83.41 £93.53 £90.67 £68.38 Location2 Low/low-moderate risk3 Weighted average NIY 26% 26% South East Midlands c.76% c.6.1% North West 9% WAULT (to expiry) Average rent per sq ft c.8.0 yrs c.£5.40 Yorkshire & NE 39% 1. Indicative figures, subject to, inter alia, further due diligence 2. By capital value 3. Per Dun & Bradstreet URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 20
MARKET OUTLOOK URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 21
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Structural tail winds remain strong E-commerce as % of total retail sales¹ • E-commerce accounted for 35% of total retail sales in February 2021, representing growth of c.56% since March 2020 35% • The Covid-19 crisis has accelerated the adoption of e-commerce 22% 19% 15% 16% 18% • The pandemic highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience, with many businesses now adopting “just-in-case” mentality rather than “just-in-time” 2016 2017 2018 2019 Mar-20 Feb-21 • Reduced land availability in last mile/urban warehouse Prime yields/rents2 space creating continuous upwards pressure on rent Region Rent (£ psf) Cap rate and land values South East £16.50 3.75% South West £7.35 4.35% West Midlands £7.00 4.00% PORTFOLIO AVERAGE RENT PSF PORTFOLIO VALUATION YIELD North West £7.25 4.00% Yorkshire & NE Scotland £6.25 £6.25 4.35% 4.35% £5.35 5.1% 1. Source: Office of National Statistics (ONS) 2. Sources: CBRE URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 22
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Record take-up while supply remains at low levels Take-Up1 Supply1 60 40 60% Sq ft (millions) Sq ft (millions) 50 35 50% 30 40 40% 25 30 20 30% 20 15 20% 10 10 10% 5 0 - 0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Q4 2015 Q4 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2018 Q4 0219 Q4 2020 Q3 2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Sq ft Grade A proportion • New leases signed for 50.1 million sq ft of warehouse space in 2020, 12.7 million sq ft ahead of previous record set in 20161 • Online retailers took close to 50% of available space, with omnichannel retailers and supermarkets expanding their online presence • Vacant, ready to occupy space, remains low at sub 6%1 • Lack of new, ready to occupy units has pushed occupiers towards the second-hand market 1. Source: Savills URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 23
SUMMARY URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 24
SUMMARY Proven track record with attractive pipeline STRONG MARKET FUNDAMENTALS CAPITAL GROWTH ATTRIBUTED TO ASSET • UK continues to be one of the fastest-growing adopters of e-commerce MANAGEMENT SINCE IPO 75% • Resilient demand creating upwards pressure on rent and land values, (land values up c.7% in 2020 1) • Supply remains at all time low of sub 6%1 • Inflation in construction costs continue to drive up replacement cost STRONG INCOME GENERATION CHARACTERISTICS AVERAGE TAR PER ANNUM SINCE IPO • Average NIY at acquisition of 6.4% • 13.9% Low average rent per sq ft of £5.35 across our portfolio • c.20% of our portfolio is subject to review or renewal in next 12-months • Lowered debt costs of c.2.50% (subject to movements in LIBOR) EXCITING PIPELINE TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM AVERAGE RENT PER SQ.FT • High quality logistics properties which are complementary to our existing portfolio • £5.35 Weighted average NIY of c.6.1% and WAULT of c.8.0 years • Average rent per sq ft of c.£5.40 • Capital uplift potential plus tenant diversification 1. Source: Savills URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 25
APPENDIX URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 26
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Creating a responsible business RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE BOARD INDEPENDENCE • Over 98% of our properties have • Engage with occupiers on a 66% recorded Environmental regular basis and actively encourage dialogue Performance Certificate (“EPC”) ratings • We spoke with our occupiers at least once a month during the lockdown periods • EPC ratings A-C: 76% as at 31 March 2021 • 66% of Board members are independent PROPERTIES WITH EPC RATING A-C • Implementing an EPC strategy • 17% of Board members are female • for every individual asset in the portfolio • Audit and Management Engagement Committees 100% independent 76% Working towards GRESB and • The Board and Manager own 1.5% of the EPRA sBPR. First GRESB rating issued share capital expected next year • Adoption of, and compliance with, Quoted • All leases for the past Companies Alliance Corporate Governance 18-months encompass Code “green clauses” • EPRA Gold Award for March 2020 Annual • Committed to our first Sustainable Report and Accounts Green debt facility with Aviva URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 27
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT A Board with experience and expertise NIGEL RICH JONATHAN GRAY BRUCE ANDERSON HEATHER HANCOCK MARK JOHNSON RICHARD MOFFITT Independent Independent Independent Independent Non Independent Director and CEO Non-Executive Non-Executive Non-Executive Non-Executive Non-Executive Chairman Director Director Director Director Nigel brings a wealth of Jonathan has Bruce has considerable Heather brings many Co-founded Pacific Richard was formerly Board experience, considerable financial real estate, REIT and years of high-level Investments with Head of UK Industrial having operated across services experience financial services experience in strategy, Sir John Beckwith. and Logistics at CBRE. the globe in senior having worked in senior experience having governance and Richard has over 25 positions, most recently roles at HSBC, UBS worked in senior roles leadership in the real years’ experience of the at Segro plc where he and NCB. at Green, Lloyds, HBoS estate sector and UK Industrial and was Chairman for 10 and Bank wider economy. Logistics markets. years. of Scotland. URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 28
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Income statement £m 31 Mar 21 31 Mar 20 Variance INCOME LEAKAGE 3.5% Net rental income 22.9 12.2 +88.0% Other income 0.2 - Administrative expenses (4.2) (2.3) (Mar 2020: 1.7%) EBIT 18.8 9.9 +89.6% Net finance costs1 (4.0) (2.7) TOTAL COST RATIO ADJUSTED EARNINGS 14.8 7.2 +105.7% LTIP EPRA EARNINGS (0.3) 14.5 (3.5) 3.7 +287.1% 21.3% Fair value movements 26.1 5.0 (Mar 2020: 18.9%) Profit on disposal 7.0 0.6 INTEREST COVER RATIO IFRS PROFIT 47.6 9.4 +408.6% Adjusted earnings per share 6.76p 7.66p -11.7% 5.4x EPRA earnings per share 6.62p 3.99p +65.9% (Mar 2020: 4.1x) DIVIDEND PER SHARE2 7.60p 7.60p - 1. Adjusted for changes in fair value of interest rate derivatives 2. Paid and declared with respect to the financial year URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 29
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Balance sheet £m 31 Mar 21 31 Mar 20 Movement TOTAL ACCOUNTING RETURN 15.6% Investment property1 507.6 207.0 +145.2% Cash 60.5 132.3 (Mar 2020: 5.6%) Gross bank debt (199.4) (75.7) LOAN TO VALUE 27.9% Interest rate derivatives (1.1) (1.3) Other net liabilities 19.9 (3.4) (Mar 2020: N/A) NET ASSETS 387.5 258.8 +49.7% EPRA adjustments 1.1 1.3 EPRA NET TANGIBLE ASSETS 388.5 260.1 +49.4% EPRA NTA PER SHARE 152.33p 137.89p +10.5% 1. Excludes right-of-use assets and tenant lease incentives URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 30
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT EPRA NTA per share bridge 160.00p 155.00p 2.82p 152.33p 150.00p 11.75p 3.21p 4.34p 145.00p 6.62p 140.00p 137.89p +10.5% 135.00p 130.00p 125.00p EPRA NTA EPRA earnings Profit on disposal Dividends Property Equity issue EPRA NTA Mar 20 paid ¹ revaluation costs Mar 21 1. Dividend per share is based on weighted average number of shares in issue in the year. URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 31
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Financing overview LOAN TO VALUE1 WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF DEBT 38.5% 3.2% 34.4% 33.7% 3.1% 3.1% 27.9% 3.0% 2.9% 0.0% Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 INTEREST COVER RATIO2 DEBT MATURITY (years) 4.7 5.4x 4.4x 4.4x 3.7 4.1x 3.5 3.3x 2.7 2.0 Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Mar-21 1. At 31 March 2020, the Group was in a net cash position, therefore, LTV was 0.0% 2. Interest cover for the financial years ended 31 March 2018 and 2020 has been adjusted to exclude exceptional costs with respect to the LTIP crystallisation URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 32
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Five year summary FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 Net rental income £2.3m £5.0m £10.1m £12.2m £22.9m Adjusted earnings £1.1m £3.1m £5.9m £7.2m £14.8m Adjusted earnings per share 7.82p 6.12p 7.01p 7.66p 6.76p DIVIDEND PER SHARE 6.23p 6.32p 7.00p 7.60p 7.60p Total cost ratio 22.3% 20.1% 23.5% 18.9% 21.3% Number of stabilised assets 13 29 33 42 76 Portfolio valuation £43.4m £131.8m £186.4m £207.0m £507.6m EPRA net tangible assets £25.5m £84.2m £121.2m £260.1m £388.5m EPRA NTA PER SHARE 116.11p 122.49p 137.96p 137.89p 152.33p EPRA NTA per share growth 16.1% 5.5% 12.6% 0.0% 10.5% Loan to value 38.5% 34.4% 33.7% n/a 27.9% TOTAL ACCOUNTING RETURN 19.1% 10.9% 17.7% 5.6% 15.6% URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 33
URBAN LOGISTICS REIT Management arrangements Investment management agreement runs to April 2024 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT LONG TERM INCENTIVE SHARE PRICE EPRA NAV ELEMENT: FEE: PLAN (“LTIP”): ELEMENT: 0.95% p.a. of the Group’s The LTIP has a NAV Element and a The EPRA NAV element will be 5 per The share price element would be 5 EPRA NAV up to, Share Price Element. cent. of the amount by which the per cent of the amount by which the and including, £250m; It is assessed for the period Company’s EPRA NAV at the market capitalisation of the from 7 February 2020 Second Calculation Date exceeds Company at the Second Calculation (the “Revised First Calculation the Company’s EPRA NAV as at the Date exceeds the market 0.90% p.a. of the Group’s EPRA Date”) to 30 September 2023 (the Revised First Calculation Date and capitalisation of the Company as at NAV in excess of £250m and up to “Second Calculation Date”). an annualised 10 per cent. hurdle the Revised First Calculation Date and including £500m; and thereon (adjusted for any new issue and an annualised 10 per cent. of shares; all distributions including hurdle thereon (adjusted for any 0.85% p.a. of the Group’s inter alia dividends and any returns new issue of shares, all distribution EPRA NAV in excess of £500m. of capital). including inter alia dividends and any returns of capital). • The LTIP payment shall be capped at three times the average annual management fees paid from 7 February 2020 to the Second Calculation Date. • If there is a change of control, the LTIP will continue to be assessed by applying the relevant offer price of the EPRA NAV element and the share price element calculations at the date of the change of control. • The LTIP will be paid in shares of Urban Logistics REIT plc, or, at the Board’s discretion, in cash. URBAN LOGISTICS | 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS 34
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