1.1.–31.12.2013 Osavuosikatsaus 1.4.–30.6.2006 Sponda owns, leases and develops business properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area and the largest cities in Finland. Sponda’s operations are organised into four business units: Investment Properties, Property Development, Russia, and Real Estate Funds. The Investment Properties unit is divided into three segments: Office Properties, Shopping Centres and Logistics Properties. The other segments are Property Development, Russia and Real Estate Funds. JANUARY–DECEMBER 2013 IN BRIEF (compared with 1 January – 31 December 2012) ........ 3 OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013 IN BRIEF (compared with 1 October – 31 December 2012) ....... 3 KEY FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. 3 KEY FIGURES ACCORDING TO EPRA BEST PRACTICES RECOMMENDATIONS ................ 4 PRESIDENT AND CEO KARI INKINEN ....................................................................................... 4 PROSPECTS FOR 2014 .............................................................................................................. 4 BUSINESS CONDITIONS – FINLAND ......................................................................................... 5 BUSINESS CONDITIONS – RUSSIA ........................................................................................... 5 OPERATIONS AND PROPERTY ASSETS 1 JANUARY – 31 DECEMBER 2013 ....................... 5 RENTAL OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................... 7 DIVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENTS ......................................................................................... 9 RESULTS BY SEGMENT .......................................................................................................... 10 CASH FLOW AND FINANCING ................................................................................................. 15 PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................................. 16 ANNUAL REMUNERATION AND INCENTIVE SCHEMES ........................................................ 16 GROUP STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................... 17 SPONDA’S SHARE AND SHAREHOLDERS ............................................................................. 17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS ............................................................................... 18 BOARD COMMITTEES .............................................................................................................. 18 SPONDA’S MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................... 18 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ...................................................................................... 18 PROSPECTS FOR 2014 ............................................................................................................ 19 RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY FACTORS IN THE NEAR FUTURE ............................................. 19 EVENTS AFTER THE PERIOD .................................................................................................. 19 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DIVIDEND ....................................................................... 20 SPONDA PLC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BULLETIN 1 JANUARY – 31 DECEMBER 2013, TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... 21 1.1.–31.12.2013 2 Sponda Plc Financial Statements Bulletin 1 January – 31 December 2013 JANUARY–DECEMBER 2013 IN BRIEF (compared with 1 January – 31 December 2012) - Total revenue was EUR 264.3 (264.6) million. - Net operating income was EUR 190.9 (192.2) million. Net operating income was decreased by sales of properties. - Operating profit was EUR 153.0 (210.5) million. This includes a fair value change of EUR -14.2 (33.0) million. - Cash flow from operations per share was EUR 0.40 (0.40). - The fair value of the investment properties amounted to EUR 3,253.3 (3,261.3) million. - Net assets per share totalled EUR 4.64 (4.45). - The economic occupancy rate was 87.9% (88.1%). - A decrease in the Finnish corporate tax rate from 24.5% to 20% took effect from the beginning of 2014. The change decreased Sponda’s deferred taxes by EUR 36.3 million. - The Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of EUR 0.18 per share be paid. OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013 IN BRIEF (compared with 1 October – 31 December 2012) - Total revenue was EUR 65.3 (66.4) million. - Net operating income was EUR 47.4 (47.4) million. - Operating profit was EUR 29.5 (69.5) million. The operating profit includes a fair value change of EUR -12.7 (21.3) million. - Cash flow from operations per share was EUR 0.10 (0.12). KEY FIGURES 10-12/2013 10-12/2012 1-12/2013 1-12/2012 Total revenue, M€ 65.3 66.4 264.3 264.6 Net operating income, M€ 47.4 47.4 190.9 192.2 Operating profit, M€ 29.5 69.5 153.0 210.5 Earnings per share, € 0.15 0.14 0.34 0.37 Cash flow from operations per share, € 0.10 0.12 0.40 0.40 Equity per share, € 4.64 4.45 Equity ratio, % 40.7 41.2 Interest cover ratio 3.1 2.8 1.1.–31.12.2013 3 KEY FIGURES ACCORDING TO EPRA BEST PRACTICES RECOMMENDATIONS 10-12/2013 10-12/2012 1-12/2013 1-12/2012 EPRA Earnings, M€ 27.7 29.7 111.5 111.9 EPRA Earnings per share, € 0.10 0.10 0.39 0.40 EPRA NAV/share, € 5.29 5.20 EPRA Net Initial Yield (NIY), % 5.84 6.61 EPRA, “topped-up” NIY, % 5.84 6.63 EPRA Cost Ratio (including direct 16.27 vacancy costs), % EPRA Cost Ratio (excluding direct 11.37 vacancy costs), % PRESIDENT AND CEO KARI INKINEN We revised our strategy at the beginning of September, simplifying Sponda’s business structure and making our property ownership more focused. For us, it means disposing logistics properties and properties in Russia, and investing the capital thereby freed up through property acquisitions and property development. The strategy will be implemented over a period of three to five years in order to obtain the best possible price for the properties sold, taking the market situation into account. In terms of our financial performance, the year 2013 was stable. We achieved our targets with respect to the economic occupancy rate of our properties as well as net rental income. Although the economic occupancy rate declined slightly compared to 2012, we performed better than the market on average. We estimate that the market occupancy rate declined in all sectors during the fourth quarter of 2013. Our net rental income increased slightly, taking into account the effect of sold properties, which amounted to approximately EUR 2.3 million. The Finnish economy is predicted to take a turn to positive in 2014. This is expected to be first reflected in an increase in the demand for logistics properties, followed by retail and office properties. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the occupancy rate of Sponda’s office properties exceeded 90% for the first time since June 2009, a level that was clearly above the market average. We also activated our property development operations at the end of the year by signing a preliminary agreement for the construction of three office buildings in Helsinki’s Ilmala district for use by Sweco Oy. Our other property development project, the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, is still awaiting the decision to invest. PROSPECTS FOR 2014 Sponda expects the economic occupancy rate of the Group’s properties in 2014 to remain largely unchanged from 2013. In the first quarter, however, the occupancy rate is expected to decline slightly. This estimate is based on the slow positive development of the Finnish economy as well as current information on expiring leases. Comparable net operating income (excluding disposals) in 2014 is expected to be at the same level as in 2013. This view is based on the current estimate of the development of rent levels and vacancy rates for Sponda’s properties. 1.1.–31.12.2013 4 BUSINESS CONDITIONS – FINLAND According to an estimate published in December by the Finnish Ministry of Finance, the Finnish GDP declined by 1.2% in 2013. The economy is expected to bottom out and take a turn to slow growth in 2014. The forecast of 0.8% GDP growth for 2014 is based on increasing foreign trade. The current forecast for GDP growth in 2015 is 1.8%. The turn to growth will be supported by the recovery in the eurozone, the strengthening of economic growth in Finland’s key export markets as well as an increase in services and manufacturing. According to KTI Property Information, the fourth quarter of 2013 was very active with a transaction volume of EUR 1.13 billion. This marks the first time the quarterly transaction volume exceeded EUR 1 billion since Q1/2008. The transaction volume for the full year 2013 was EUR 2.38 billion, an increase of approximately 11% compared to 2012. The vacancy rate for office premises in the Helsinki metropolitan area continued to increase in the second half of the year. According to Catella Property Oy, the vacancy rate for offices stood at 12.4% at the end of 2013, up 0.9 percentage points from the midpoint of the year. The recent years have seen a high level of activity in new construction in the Helsinki metropolitan area, but this is now slowing down. According to KTI Property Information, the total floor area of new office projects started in 2013 stood at only 32,500m² at the end of September.