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GLOBE TRADE CENTRE S.A. - H1 2020 Results (6-months period ended 30 June 2020 unaudited)

Release Date: 19/08/2020 07:05
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H1 2020 Results (6-months period ended 30 June 2020 unaudited)

GLOBE TRADE CENTRE S.A.
(Incorporated and registered in Poland with KRS No. 61500)
(Share code on the WSE: GTC.S.A)
(Share code on the JSE: GTC ISIN: PLGTC0000037)
(“GTC” or “the Company”)


H1 2020 RESULTS (6-months period ended 30 June 2020 unaudited)

GROSS MARGIN FROM           PROFIT BEFORE TAX AND
RENTAL ACITIVITY            FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENTS                 FFO(1) I           EPRA NAV(2)
   EUR 59M                         EUR 32M                         EUR 33M            EUR 1,161M
                                                                                                                   

H1 2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                  H1 2020 PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS
   - Gross margin from rental activity at EUR 59m (EUR 61m                    - OFFICE: SHOWS RESILIENT
     in H1 2019)                                                                o Occupancy remained strong at 95%
   - Occupancy at 94% (95% December 2019)                                       o No collection problem
   - FFO I decreased 11% to EUR33m (EUR 37m in H1                               o 57,500 sq m under construction on time and budget
     2019), FFO per share at EUR 0.07                                           o Spiral office building under sale negotiations with
   - Operating profit: profit before tax and fair value                           the value uplift of EUR10m
     adjustments of EUR 32m in H1 2020 (EUR 37m in H1                         - RETAIL: MOMENTUM CONTINUES TOWARDS PRE-
     2019)                                                                      COVID-19 LEVELS
   - Loss after tax of EUR 34m, loss per share of EUR 0.07                      o Occupancy remained strong on 92%
     EPRA NAV decreased by 3% to EUR 1,161m as at 30                            o Consumers gain confidence in the public health
     June 2020, EPRA NAV per share at EUR 2.39 (PLN                               measures that have been taken
     10.67 at EUR/PLN 4.466)                                                    o Footfall at 72% in the last week of July vs the same
   - Solid financial metrics                                                      week in 2019
      o LTV at 46% (44% as of 31 December 2019)                                 o July sales on average at 86% vs last year
      o WAIR at 2.6% (2.6% as of 31 December 2019)                              o Sales are down less than footfall: Higher conversion
   - Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 142m as                            and average basket
     of 30 June 2020                                                            o Collection rate at 91% in H1 2020

NATURE OF BUSINESS
  The GTC Group is a leading real estate investor and developer focusing on Poland and capital cities in Eastern and
  Southern Europe: Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Zagreb and Sofia. The Group was established in 1994.
  Group’s portfolio comprises: (i) completed commercial properties; (ii) commercial properties under construction; (iii) a
  commercial landbank intended for future development or sale (iv) assets held for sale and (v) residential landbank.
  Since its establishment and as at 30 June 2020 the Group has: (i) developed approximately 1.2 million sq m of gross
  commercial space and approximately 300 thousand sq m of residential space; (ii) sold approximately 570 thousand sq m
  of gross commercial space in completed commercial properties and approximately 300 thousand sq m of residential space;
  and (iii) acquired approximately 150 thousand sq m of commercial space in completed commercial properties. Additionally
  GTC Group developed and sold over 100 thousand sq m of commercial space and approximately 76 thousand sq m of
  residential space through its associates in Czech Republic.
  As of 30 June 2020, the Group`s property portfolio comprised the following properties:
  -      45 completed commercial buildings, including 40 office buildings and five retail properties with a total combined
         commercial space of approximately 715 thousand sq m of GLA;
  -      assets held for sale, including one completed office building with a total commercial space of approximately 31
         thousand sq m of GLA;
  -      three office buildings under construction with total GLA of approximately 58 thousand sq m;
  -      commercial landbank designated for future development; and
  -      residential landbank designated for sale.

  This short form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information in the full announcement.
  The full announcement is available at https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2020/jse/isse/GTCE/2020H1.pdf, and can be found on
  the Company’s website at www.ir.gtc.com.pl. Any investment decision should be based on the full announcement published .

              Management Board                    Supervisory Board                     Mariusz Grendowicz
              Yovav Carmi                         Zoltán Fekete (Chairman)              Marcin Murawski
              Ariel Alejandro Ferstman            János Péter Bartha                    Bálint Szécsényi
              Gyula Nagy                          Péter Bozó                            Ryszard Wawryniewicz
              Robert Snow                         Balázs Figura

Registered office of the Company                  Date: 19 August 2020
KOR 45A, 02-146 Warsaw, Poland                    Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited

Footnotes:                                                                                           
(1) FFO     -  profit before tax less tax paid, after adjusting for non-cash transactions (such as fair   
               value or real estate re-measurement, share base payment provision and unpaid financial
               expenses) and one off items (such as FX differences and residential activity);
(2) EPRA NAV - total equity less non-controlling interest, less: deferred tax liability related to real
               estate assets and derivatives at fair value.
Date: 19-08-2020 07:05:00
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