Record number of new construction projects underway

Business review 1 January 2018 - 31 March 2018 (not audited)

Suomen Hoivatilat Oyj stock exchange release 3 May 2018, 8 am

Summary January - March 2018

Main events

• The number of new projects under construction and beginning projects reached a record high.
• Hoivatilat is exploring opportunities to expand business operations to other Nordic countries
• Suomen Hoivatilat Plc to receive EUR 50 million financing from the European Investment Bank (stock exchange release 23 April 2018)

Financial guidance for 2018

Hoivatilat estimates that its revenue will be a minimum of EUR 17.5 million in 2018. The operating result is estimated to be about 40% of revenue. The fair value of investment properties at the end of 2018 is estimated to be at least EUR 340 million. The guidance is based on the assumption that, in 2018, the company will not make significant purchases or sales of finished investment properties, and that the market yields used in the valuation of real estate will remain as they are.

Jussi Karjula, CEO:

Our strong growth continued throughout the early part of the year. Many new projects have begun, and at the end of March there were 48 (32) real estate projects in the active construction or permit phase at a total investment value of EUR 102,9 (66,8) million. The value of Hoivatilat's agreement portfolio (i.e. its future rental stream) at the end of March was a record high of about EUR 344 million. This robust outlook supports the 100% economic occupancy rate of the properties and the long, 14.3-year average maturity of the agreement portfolio.

Throughout the period under review Hoivatilat began exploring opportunities to expand business operations to other Nordic countries. Hoivatilat informed about EUR 50 million financing package signed on 23 April 2018 with the European Investment Bank that was signed after the end of the period under review.  The first loan of EUR 30 million has already been signed. The financial package agreed with the EIB, together with other bank financing, enables a project portfolio of approximately EUR 100 million to be implemented.

At the March Annual General Meeting, two new members of the Hoivatila's Board of Directors were elected: Harri Aho, director of business development at LähiTapiola, and  city councillor Kari Nenonen. The new members further strengthen the company's expertise and understanding in the municipal sector and in the service sector and digitalisation.

Remarks on the market environment

Many of the buildings in the public sector have indoor air problems, and/or are near the end of their lifespan. According to the ROTI 2017 report on the state of the built environment in Finland, most of the real estate stock in Finnish municipalities is from the 1960s and 1970s. In school and daycare properties, 12% to 18% of the floor area shows signs of moisture damage and/or mould damage, and is in need of urgent repair. In care facilities this figure is even higher, in the region of 20% to 26%. In addition to technically flexible facility solutions, the models of ownership and real estate management are also undergoing a transformation. To an increasing degree, municipalities are inviting tenders for real estate projects with lifespan models and lease models.

Finland is undergoing historically significant reforms in the social welfare and health care services and regional governance. These will transfer the responsibility for the provision of social welfare and health care services to 18 autonomous provinces on 1 January 2020. A legislative package for provincial and social and healthcare reforms was presented to Parliament on 2 March 2017. The Government submitted a new proposal for a "freedom of choice" law relating to choice in social and healthcare provision to Parliament on 8 March 2018. The proposed legislation on the provincial reforms, social and healthcare reforms, freedom of choice, organisation of rescue services, and growth services will be handled simultaneously in Parliament in June 2018. If passed, these laws could enter into force in the summer of 2018. The first provincial elections are scheduled for October 2018.

Material events during the financial year

Over the course of the period under review, the number of new projects under construction and new projects begun by the company increased to a new record level. As things stood at the end of March, the numbers of unfinished projects and projects not yet begun were 48 (32), at a total investment value of EUR 102,9 (66,8) million. Of these projects almost thirty were in the construction site phase. The number of completed sites generating leased asset generating cash flow from leasing grew by two new items compared to the end of 2017. During the period under review Hoivatilat began exploring opportunities to expand business operations to other Nordic countries.

Financial development

Revenue for the period under review was EUR 4.0 million (January-December 2017: EUR 2.5 million). This is an increase of 60.7% over the same period last year. The revenue consisted entirely of real estate rental income. The increase in revenue is a result of a significant increase in the number of completed real estate leases. The result for the period, after taxes, amounted to EUR 3.9 (3.1) million. Operating profit for the period was EUR 1.7 (0.9) million. The operating result was 41.7% (35.4%) of revenue. The improvement in operational profits was due in particular to growth in rental income. Profit for the period increased by 25.7%, and operating profit increased by 89.3% compared to the same period last year. Earnings per share (diluted and non-diluted) were EUR 0.15 (0.15), with operating profit per share being EUR 0.07 (0.04).

The value of investment properties at the end of March was EUR 268.3 (173.3) million, an increase of 54.9%. Valuation of investment properties as at 31 March 2018 is based on the assumptions and yields applied in the financial statements of 2017. The next comprehensive external valuation of the investment property portfolio will be carried out on 30 June 2018. Net asset value was EUR 5.70 (4.57). The Annual General Meeting on 27 March 2018 decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.13 per share, which corresponds to approximately 60,8 % op the operational result for the financial period. The dividend is registered in the balance sheet on 31 March 2018 as a liability and a deduction of equity. The equity ratio at 31 March 2018 was 47.4% (52.7%), and the loan-to-value ratio was 43.3% (31.5%).

The rental occupancy rate was 100% (100%), with an average maturity of leases of 14.3 (14.1) years. The value of the lease portfolio (excluding index increases) was EUR 343.5 (233.9) million. At the end of the period under review, the number of properties under construction and in the planning phase was 48 (32). The investment value was EUR 102.9 (66.8) million, up 54.0% on the same period in the previous year.

Decisions by the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Hoivatilat was held on 27 March 2017 in Oulu. The Annual General Meeting confirmed the financial statements for 2017, and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2017.

As proposed by the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting decided to pay a dividend of EUR 0.13 per share for the financial year that ended on 31 December 2017. The dividend was paid to shareholders who were registered in the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy on 29 March 2018, the date of record of the dividend payout. The dividend was paid on 9 April 2018.

The Annual General Meeting approved a six-member Board of Directors for the coming financial year. The members of the new board are Pertti Huuskonen, Timo Pekkarinen, Reijo Tauriainen, Satu Ahlman, with Harri Aho and Kari Nenonen as new members. Pertti Huuskonen was elected chair of the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Board members lasts until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting following their election.

The Annual General Meeting decided that a monthly fee of EUR 1,667 would be paid to each member of the Board of Directors, and that a monthly fee of EUR 3,750 would be paid to the chair of the Board. In addition, in compensation for each board meeting they attend, a fee of EUR 600 will be paid to each of the board members, and EUR 1,200 to the chair of the board. In compensation for each committee meeting they attend, a fee of EUR 400 will be paid to each of the board members, and EUR 600 to the chair of the board. An increase of 50% applies in all cases if the travel time of a board member or the chair for attending a meeting is over three hours.

The auditor elected for a term ending at the end of the next Annual General Meeting was the authorised public accounting firm KPMG Oy Ab, with authorised public accountant Antti Kääriäinen as the principal auditor. The auditor is paid a reasonable fee based on an invoice.

The Annual General Meeting of the company gave its approval that an ordinary or extraordinary general meeting may be held at a venue designated by the Board of Directors in the company's place of domicile, i.e. Helsinki, Espoo or Vantaa.

The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to make a decision on the issuance of up to 2,500,000 new shares or shares currently held by the company, in one or more paid share issues. These share issues may be either directed share issues, or share issues in accordance with the pre-emptive subscription rights of the shareholders. The authorisation may also be used for incentive schemes (maximum 250,000 shares). The share issue authorisation of the Board Of Directors is valid until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, or up until 30 June 2019 at the latest. The proposed authorisation supersedes the previously granted share issue authorisations, but does not supersede any prior authorisations to grant special rights entitling to shares. The Board of Directors has been authorised to decide on all other terms and conditions of share issues.

The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase and/or pledge of the company's own shares so that the total number of treasury shares to be acquired and/or pledged is at most 500,000 shares, accounting for approximately 2% of all shares in the company. The authorisation allows for the company's own shares to be acquired with free equity only. The authorisation of the Board Of Directors is valid until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, or up until 30 June 2019 at the latest.

Events after the financial year

On 23 April 2018, Suomen Hoivatilat Oyj and the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed on a long-term financing package of EUR 50 million for the construction of new nursing homes in the next few years. The first loan instalment, signed in April, is for EUR 30 million, and the agreement for the remainder of the funding is due to be concluded later.

Financial targets for the period 2018-2020

Hoivatilat estimates that its revenue for 2018 will increase by at least 40%, and by at least 30% per year in both 2019 and 2020. The operating result is expected to be 40% of revenue on average, with an average equity ratio of at least 35% in the period 2018-2020.

Financial reporting in 2018

The interim report for January-March 2018 will be published on 03 May 2018. Hoivatilat's half-year financial report for January-June will be published on 16/08/2018, and an interim report for January-September will be published on 01/11/2018.

Oulu, 3 May 2018

Suomen Hoivatilat Oyj
Board of Directors

Further information:
Jussi Karjula, CEO
Tel. +358 40 773 4054

This is not an interim report in accordance with the IAS 34 standard. The company carries out semi-annual reporting in accordance with the Finnish Securities Markets Act (746/2012), and publishes business reviews for the first three and nine months of the year that outline key information describing the company's financial performance. The information presented in this review is unaudited. Figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period of the previous year, unless otherwise stated.

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