6M21 RESULTS

Trading Update

CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE

(2.2%)

(€ million)

6M21

6M20

YoY

Gross rents like-for-like YoY

Total revenues

252.7

259.4

(2.6%)

(3.8%)

Gross rents

248.5

256.6

(3.2%)

FFO per share YoY

Gross rents after

219.8

221.2

(0.6%)

incentives

+0.6%

Net rents after propex

196.1

198.7

(1.3%)

& collection losses

NTA per share YTD

Gross-to-net margin(1)

89.2%

89.8%

EBITDA(2)

179.2

184.1

(2.7%)

Covid-19 rent reliefs to tenants amount to € 19.6m

Margin

72.1%

71.8%

in the period, recorded as a one-off expense (not

straight lined)

FFO(3)

129.2

134.3

(3.8%)

FFO per share of € 0.27, 3.8% decline compared

Margin

52.0%

52.3%

to 6M20. We reconfirm the guidance for 2021

AFFO

124.4

125.4

(0.8%)

(€ 0.56 per share)

Net earnings

190.3

70.9

+168.3%

Flat valuation (+0.5% LfL vs FY20). Offices and

net leases resilient. Logistics up. Shopping centers

(€ per share)

6M21

6M20

YoY

and hotels down. NTA per share stands at € 15.55

FFO

0.27

0.29

(3.8%)

(+0.6% vs FY20) after paying a € 0.30 dividend

AFFO

0.26

0.27

(0.8%)

during the semester

EPS

0.41

0.15

+168.3%

EPRA NTA

15.55

15.46

+0.5%

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

(2.9%)

+1.0%

(2.0%)

Offices

Logistics

S. Centers

Rents like-for-like YoY

+6.8%

+3.3%

+5.9%

Offices

Logistics

S. Centers

Release spread

+56 bps

93.7%

Occupancy vs 31/03/2021

  • Offices: 173,457 sqm contracted.

LfL of (2.9%) and release spread of +6.8%

  • Logistics: 191,072 sqm contracted.

LfL of +1.0% and release spread of +3.3%

  • Shopping centers: 16,271 sqm contracted. LfL of (2.0%) and release spread of +5.9%
  1. Net of incentives
  2. Excludes non-overhead costs items (€ 1.7m) plus LTIP accrual (€ 5.6m)
  3. FFO equals EBITDA less net interest payments, less minorities, less recurring income taxes plus share in earnings of equity method
  4. Portfolio in operation for the 6M20 (€ 244.7m of GRI) and for the 6M21 (€ 239.3m of GRI)

6M21

Contracted

Rent

Leasing

Occ. vs

activity

31/03/21

sqm

€ m

Lfl

Release

Bps

change

spread

Offices

173,457

111.5

(2.9%)

+6.8%

(20)

Logistics

191,072

32.2

+1.0%

+3.3%

+151

Shopping

16,271

57.2

(2.0%)

+5.9%

+42

centers

Net leases

n.a.

43.0

(0.1%)

n.m.

0

Other

n.a.

4.5

n.m.

n.m.

0

Total

380,800

248.5

(2.2%)

+56

Gross rents bridge

(€m)

LfL(4)

(2.2%)

256.6

248.5

(5.4)

(2.7)

6M20

Like-for-Like

Balance

6M21

growth

acquisitions,

disposals, other

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OFFICES

Gross rents bridge

Rents breakdown

(€m)

LfL(1)

Gross rents

Passing rent

WAULT

(2.9%)

6M21 (€ m)

(€/sqm/m)

(yr)

118.0

111.5

Madrid

79.2

18.2

3.2

(3.2)

(3.3)

Barcelona

18.9

18.3

2.6

Lisbon

11.8

19.8

5.3

6M20

Like-for-Like

Balance

6M21

growth

acquisitions,

Other

1.5

10.9

5.0

disposals, other

Total

111.5

18.2

3.4

Leasing activity

  • LfL rental decrease in the period (-2.9%) as the positive release spread does not offset the increased vacancy and negative indexation in Q1
  • 6M21 leasing activity highlights:
    • 43,515 sqm renewal with Técnicas Reunidas in Adequa, Madrid
    • 22,451 sqm new lease with BPI in Monumental, Lisbon
    • 12,789 sqm new lease with Accenture and Elecnor in Castellana 85, Madrid
    • 8,595 sqm new lease with Inetum in PE Sanchinarro, Madrid

LTM

sqm

Contracted

Out

In

Renewals(2)

Net

Release spread

# Contracts

Madrid

117,576

(57,870)

34,982

82,594

(22,888)

+4.3%

110

Barcelona

23,014

(10,151)

9,150

13,864

(1,001)

+14.7%

36

Lisbon

32,867

(7,183)

31,885

982

24,702

+24.6%

14

Total

173,457

(75,204)

76,017

97,440

813

+6.8%

160

Occupancy

  • The occupancy is already stabilizing
  • We expect the market to recover during 2H21 and reconfirm our guidance for FY21 occupancy
  • Monumental and Castellana 85 have been added back to the stock upon delivery (both fully occupied)
  • By markets, best performer this quarter has been Barcelona Prime

Stock

1,212,143 sqm

WIP

109,117 sqm

Stock incl. WIP

1,321,260 sqm

Occupancy rate(3)

Change bps

6M21

3M21

Madrid

86.8%

87.0%

(25)

Barcelona

91.6%

93.1%

(143)

Lisbon

99.5%

99.3%

+14

Other

100.0%

100.0%

-

Total

89.1%

89.3%

(20)

  1. Office portfolio in operation for 6M20 (€ 109.7m of GRI) and for 6M21 (€ 106.5m of GRI)
  2. Excluding roll-overs
  3. MERLIN policy excludes buildings under complete refurbishment. Buildings excluded this period are Plaza Ruiz Picasso, Arturo Soria 343, Plaza Cataluña 9, Pere IV, Avenida de Burgos 208, Atica 1, PE Cerro Gamos 5 and Adequa 2

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OFFICES(CONT.)

INVESTMENTS, REFURBISHMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS

LANDMARK I

WIP

GLA (sqm)

Scope

Budget

Delivery

YoC

LET

100%

Castellana

16,474

Full refurb

€ 34.8m

Delivered

8.1%

85

LET

100%

Monumental

25,358

Full refurb € 34.8m Delivered

9.4%

-LET

28%

PRE

Plaza Ruiz

36,899(1)

Full refurb

€ 57.5m

3Q23

10.4%

Picasso

  1. Post refurbishment

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LOGISTICS

Gross rents bridge

Rents breakdown

(€m)

LfL(1)

Gross rents

Passing rent

WAULT

6M21 (€ m)

(€/sqm/m)

(yr)

+1.0%

28.8

+0.3

+3.1

32.2

Madrid

20.0

4.0

3.9

Barcelona

5.5

6.1

2.5

Other

6.7

3.7

2.6

6M20

Like-for-Like

Balance

6M21

Total

32.2

4.2

3.4

growth

acquisitions,

disposals, other

Leasing activity

  • Logistics continues delivering a good performance, both organic (rental LfL +1.0% despite occupancy dip in Q1) and inorganic through Best II & III deliveries
  • +3.3% release spread
  • 6M21 leasing activity highlights:
    • 20,723 sqm new lease with Truck and Wheel in A2-Cabanillas Park I F
    • 18,947 sqm new lease with Olicargo and Rangel in Lisbon Park
    • 5,050 sqm new lease with Grupo Mox in A2-San Fernando II
    • 2,549 sqm renewal with Zimmer Biomet in Barcelona-PLZF

LTM

sqm

Contracted

Out

In

Renewals

Net

Release spread

# Contracts

Madrid

151,238

(22,817)

151,238

-

128,421

+0.3%

4

Barcelona

8,900

(8,802)

6,351

2,549

(2,451)

+9.0%

2

Other

30,934

(26,292)

26,614

4,320

322

+22.7%

5

Total

191,072

(57,911)

184,203

6,869

126,292

+3.3%

11

Occupancy

  • Substantial occupancy increase (+151 bps vs 3M21) after reletting on a long term basis spaces let in 2020 on a temporary basis
  • All Best II & III delivered assets are 100% let. Two pre-lets have been signed during the quarter with DSV and Logista totalling >90k sqm in Cabanillas Park I J & Cabanillas Park II
  • Cilsa (ZAL Port) has delivered a 95,987 sqm turn-key warehouse to Decathlon

Stock

1,339,718 sqm

WIP(2)

790,157 sqm

Occupancy rate

Best II

332,166 sqm

6M21

3M21

bps

Best III

435,482 sqm

Madrid

97.9%

95.2%

+263

A4-Getafe (Data Center)

22,508 sqm

Stock incl. WIP

2,129,875 sqm

Barcelona

91.7%

93.2%

(153)

ZAL Port

728,163 sqm

Other

93.9%

93.9%

0

ZAL Port WIP

8,168 sqm

Stock managed

2,866,206 sqm

Total

96.2%

94.7%

+151

  1. Logistics portfolio in operation for 6M20 (€ 27.8m of GRI) and for 6M21 (€ 28.1m of GRI)
  2. WIP includes in progress Best II & III and A4-Getafe Data Center

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LOGISTICS (CONT.)

INVESTMENTS, REFURBISHMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Best II (as from 30/06/2021)

GLA (sqm)

ERV (€m)

Investment (€m)

ERV YoC

Delivered(1)

255,660

A4-Pinto II

29,473

1.2

13.7

8.6%

A2-Cabanillas III

21,879

0.9

11.8

7.8%

A2-Cabanillas Park I F

20,723

0.9

10.8

7.9%

A2-Cabanillas Park I G

22,506

0.9

13.5

6.9%

A4-Seseña

28,731

1.2

15.5

7.7%

A2-Azuqueca II

98,757

4.4

54.7

8.1%

A2-San Fernando II

33,592

1.9

22.1

8.5%

In progress

117,891

A2-Cabanillas Park II

47,403

2.1

25.7

8.1%

A2-Cabanillas Park I H-J

70,488

2.9

42.5

6.9%

Landbank

214,275

A2-Cabanillas Park II

163,275

7.1

88.5

8.1%

A2-Azuqueca III

51,000

2.3

30.1

7.7%

Total

587,827

25.8

328.9

7.8%

Best III (as from 30/06/2021)

GLA (sqm)

ERV (€m)

Investment (€m)

ERV YoC

Delivered(1)

62,519

Valencia-Ribarroja

34,992

1.9

26.3

7.2%

Sevilla ZAL WIP

27,528

1.4

11.9

12.0%

In progress

60,095

Sevilla ZAL WIP

15,122

1.6

18.0

9.0%

Lisbon Park

44,973

2.1

29.5

7.1%

Landbank

375,387

Lisbon Park

179,891

8.4

118.1

7.1%

Madrid-San Fernando III

98,924

5.1

54.9

9.3%

Valencia

96,572

4.4

56.2

7.8%

Total

498,002

24.9

314.9

7.9%

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