The year 2007 was a agitated one, with acreage ethics peaking. Wereldhave realised appraisal assets by the auctioning of added high-risk backdrop and added afresh complete capital acreage to its portfolio. The control amount and the like-for -like rental assets bigger slightly. Wereldhave has a actual able banking position and has broadcast its committed acclaim facilities. The allotment will be aloft slightly, in band with antecedent years.
For 2008 Wereldhave expects an advance of the control ante and college allotment on absolute estate. Wereldhave´s solid basic ratios accredit Wereldhave to account from adorable investment opportunities.
Profit
The accumulation for 2007 totalled EUR 229.6 actor or EUR 10.42 per share. The portfolio revaluation surplus and the profits on acreage disposals were beneath top than during the almanac year of 2006. The accumulation includes the absolute aftereffect and the aberrant result.
Direct result
The absolute aftereffect is the aftereffect generated from lettings, net of costs. The all-encompassing sales programme of antecedent years and barter amount differences accept acquired a abatement of absolute aftereffect by EUR 5.3 million. The absolute aftereffect for 2007 totals EUR 108.0 actor or EUR 4.88 per share. The aberration (including barter amount differences) stems from lower net rental assets (EUR - 3.7 million), college absorption costs (EUR - 3.5 million), added assets and amount (EUR + 1.2 million) and lower taxes on the absolute aftereffect (EUR + 0.7 million). Lower barter ante for the batter admirable and the US Dollar had a abrogating aftereffect of EUR 1.6 million.
Exchange amount differences had a absolute appulse of EUR 0.6 actor on absorption costs, whilst college absorption rates, meant absorption costs rose by EUR 1.8 million. The butt of the access in absorption costs stems from purchases and sales of property. Management costs remained stable. Largely as the aftereffect of assets arising on the abandonment of a lease, added assets and amount rose by EUR 1.2 million.
The control amount bigger slightly, compared with 2006, to 94.0%. Broken down by sector, control ante during 2007 were as follows: offices 89.6%, retail 98.8%, automated 94.9% and residential 91.9%.
Indirect result
The aberrant aftereffect for 2007 totalled EUR 121.6 actor (2006: EUR 244.2 million), primarily arising from realised and unrealised increases in the amount of the portfolio. A surplus of EUR 17.4 actor was recorded on disposals of acreage in 2007 (2006: EUR 39.9 million).
The crop compression led to an advancement revaluation of the acreage portfolio as at 31 December 2007. These revaluations came to EUR 129.2 actor (2006: EUR 270.4 million). The boilerplate crop on the portfolio acclimated for appraisal purposes alone by 0.4% in 2007, consistent in a abounding net antecedent crop of 5.9%. In the United Kingdom, the absolute revaluation was negative, as a aftereffect of decreases during the final quarter.
Higher acreage valuations and the changes to tax ante and legislation acquired an access in taxes on aberrant aftereffect of EUR 22.6 actor (2006: EUR 64.0 million). Other accounts assets and costs totalled EUR - 0.5 million, consisting of barter amount differences and the exceptional paid on the acquirement of Debentures in the United Kingdom. The exceptional led to a non-recurring bead in the able tax in the United Kingdom to EUR 1.2 million. In total, Wereldhave purchased Debentures with a nominal amount of GBP 9.3 actor during 2007. Over the advancing years, these purchases will accept a absolute appulse on the absolute results, by blurred the absorption expense.
Equity
The antithesis area absolute rose by EUR 152.7 million, primarily as a aftereffect of purchases and sales and a college appraisal of the portfolio. At the end of 2007, disinterestedness including boyhood interests, afore allotment of the proposed dividend, was EUR 1,972.6 million. This represents 70.4% of the antithesis area absolute (2006: 71.3%). No convertible bonds autonomous for conversion. As at 31 December 2007, a absolute of 20,781,735 accustomed shares were outstanding.
Property portfolio
In 2007, Wereldhave purchased acreage in the United States and Spain, and awash acreage in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. The better accretion during 2007 complex a 35,200 m(2) appointment block in San Diego, for USD 210 million. In Spain, Wereldhave purchased a retail and leisure centre of 22,666 m(2) for EUR 53.9 million. Sales included offices in the United States and the Netherlands, retail amplitude in the United Kingdom and Belgium, and automated bounds in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium. A accumulation of EUR 17.4 actor was realised on these disposals.
Early in October 2007, the Finnish auberge and appointment centre developed by Wereldhave in Espoo (near Helsinki) became operational. The investment amount was EUR 4.4 million. The architecture has been absolutely let back completion.
In November 2007, architecture started on the Eilan arrangement in San Antonio. The "Nivelles" arcade centre in Belgium underwent an advancement in 2007. Wereldhave expects that it can arise with the amplification of the arcade centre during autumn of 2008. The new affairs for the additional appearance of the Nivelles development, the amplification of the arcade centre Tournai (Belgium), the arcade centre ´De Winkelhof´ in Leiderdorp (Netherlands) and the architecture of 600 homes in Frisco (USA) will be abundant added in 2008. As at 31 December 2007, 5 projects were in the development pipeline: three projects in Europe (totalling about EUR 210 million) and two in the United States (totalling about USD 400 million). At anniversary 2007, the amount of the investment portfolio was EUR 2,668.0 million.
Dividend angle
A banknote allotment of EUR 4.65 will be proposed to the General Meeting of Shareholders (2006: EUR 4.60). With a allotment of EUR 4.65, the payout arrangement is 95%. Wereldhave has absitively to accession the payout arrangement to 85%-95% of the absolute results. The proposed allotment of EUR 4.65 per allotment will be broadcast absolutely in cash.
Prospects
The Board of Directors expects to accomplish improvements in control ante during 2008, decidedly in Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Wereldhave expects the allotment on acreage to acceleration in 2008, and expects acreage ethics to fall. Wereldhave has pursued a abundant programme of disposals. If the acceleration in antecedent yields continues, it may be accessible to already added acquirement absolute afresh complete acreage that offers actual contributions to the results. Wereldhave´s able basic ratios acquiesce it to account from adorable investment opportunities.
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