Citycon Q1-Q2/2023 - comparable FX rates

+6.9%

+5.5%

+69.4MEUR

Like-for-like NRI growth

Standing NRI growth

Fair value change of investment properties

(vs. Q1-Q2/2022)

(vs. Q1-Q2/2022)

(excl. Kista)

+7.8%

+7.9%

+4.1%

Adjusted like-for-like NRI increase*

Adjusted standing NRI growth*

Like-for-like tenant sales increase

(vs. Q1-Q2/2022)

(vs. Q1-Q2/2022)

(vs. Q1-Q2/2022)

+1.5€&

95.5%

24.0€ **

Retail occupancy

Increase & avg rent/sq.m.

(vs. Q4/2022)

*excluding FX impact, Torvbyen and Q2 2022 one-off items. ** Based on actual FX rates

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Citycon's mix of high-credit tenants deliver strong KPI's

Strong asset operational results

+4.1%

Like-for-like tenant sales (Q1-Q2/2023)

+9.7%

Like-for-like tenant sales

Q1-Q2/2023 vs Q1-Q2/2019

+3.1%

Like-for-like footfall (Q1-Q2/2023)

+50bps

Retail occupancy increase

vs Q2/2022

+1.5EUR / +6.8%

Average rent increase per sqm.

vs Q4/2022, in comparable FX rates

Sustainable rent growth

High rent collection rates

  • 97% in Q2/2023 with historical improvements in subsequent quarters.
  • Q1/2023 collection rates improved +2% from 97% to 99%.

Industry low occupancy cost ratio of 9.4%

  • inclusive of service charges.
  • tenants have some of the lowest OCR.
  • ample headroom for rent growth .

EUR 69.4 million fair value gain

for Q1-Q2/2023 reflecting the impact of

compounding rent growth due to indexation

linked leases

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Resilient underlying business performing

~8%

Standing NRI increase in comparable currency

Q1-Q2/2023 vs Q1-Q2/2022

Excluding Torvbyen and one-time benefits in 2022

~7%

Standing NRI increase in comparable currency

Q2/2023 vs Q2/2022

Excluding Torvbyen and one-time benefits in 2022

~2%

NRI increase compared to Q1/2023

Currencies

NOK and SEK both rebounding from 20 years lows vs euro in Q2

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Necessity-based retail with inflation protected rents

Last-mile logistics hubs

  • 45% of our tenants are necessity based.
  • majority of our top tenants consist of high credit grocers and Nordic municipalities
  • locations in central urban areas
  • 100% of the centres connected to public transportation
  • 93% of leases tied to indexation

Wage growth by country*

Norway

Sweden

Finland

Denmark

Estonia

5.6%

4.1%

4.9%

4.5%

8.5%

Inflation works through the entire chain

Wages cost of goods increasing sales increasing rents.

* Source: Nordea Nordic Outlook 5/2023, forecast for 2023, Bank of Finland

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Strengthening the balance sheet

EUR 650 million credit facility signed in April 2023

  • replaced and expanded existing EUR 500 million credit facility maturing in June 2024.
  • consisting of a EUR 400 million revolver and EUR 250 million term loan.

EUR 138 million tender in May 2023

  • proceeds from the term loan to execute tender for our bond maturing in 2024.
  • took an advantage of the large discounts and dislocation in the secondary markets.

Bond repurchases from the open market in June 2023

  • continued repurchases from the open markets for a total notional of EUR 15.7 million.

EUR 380 million non-core asset sales target remains

  • execute by year-end 2024.
  • initial target EUR 500 million (~25% completed).
  • proceeds to repay debt and to further strengthen our investment grade balance sheet.

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