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Asset TourSeptember 2019
Welcome
• BBOX existing high-quality fundamentals
• Acquisition of db symmetry
• Re-brand
• 8-10 year business plan
• UK’s largest logistics land portfolio
• Existing and new customer relationships
• Broad building size range including ‘last mile’
• Slowing yield compression
• Utilising expertise to enhance returns
• Controlled exposure to land
• Limited speculative development
• Pre-let model
• Capital efficient
• Capital recycling
• Profits invested to grow EPS
• Experienced development team
• Enhance existing portfolio
Asset Tour
25 September 2019
1. Introduction: Tritax Symmetry
2. Our Portfolio
3. Project Delivery
4. Understanding Option Agreements
5. The Planning/Development Process
6. Our Responsible Approach
7. Case Study: Symmetry Park, Bicester
8. Case Study: Amazon, Darlington
9. Progress so far
10. The first 6 months of 2019: Savills/CBRE
11. Looking Forward
Agenda
1. Introduction: Tritax Symmetry
Specialist UK logistics development platform
25+ yearsProven development
track record
• Created in 1996, the business has evolved to become one of the leading logistics development companies in the UK
• Experienced entrepreneurial development team with a successful track record in land promotion and occupier-led development schemes
• 100% planning success record for logistics land
• 31 staff across two offices in Northampton and Manchester
• Seek to ‘add value’ at every stage of the process and to apply sound commercial principles, business acumen, integrity and professional expertise at each and every step
31Staff across
two offices
4Highly experienced
Shareholders/Directors
Richard Bowen Christian Matthews
Andrew Dickman Henry Chapman
Consented In Planning
CONSENTED DEVELOPMENT LAND
Aston Clinton
CM40 Banbury
Bicester Phase 1
Biggleswade
Darlington Phase 1
Doncaster
Kettering
Lutterworth
Middlewich Phase 1
Middlewich Phase 2
Middlewich Phase 3
Goole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
LAND IN PLANNING PROCESS
Ardley M40 J10
Bicester Phase 2
Darlington Phase 2
Northampton West
Hinckley
Middlewich Phase 3a
Middlewich Phase 4
Northampton M1 J16
Oxford North
Rugby South A45
St Helens
Wigan
South Elmsall
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Secured Development Portfolio
1
42
5
14
16
17
20
21
22
15
23
24 2512
6
9 1011
18 19
87
13 3
23
24
25
3. Project Delivery
• Customer relationships led by senior management team
• Benefit of Tritax Big Box’s existing customer base
• Extensive network of contacts including those we are currently working with
Customer
Leasing3
• Leverage extensive local knowledge and relationships
• Highly analytical site selection
• Secure added value through the planning process
• Hands-on planning approach
• 100% planning success to date
• Strategic analysis of the appropriate planning approach
• High-quality robust applications
• Focus on design, environmental and sustainability
• Early engagement with occupiers to support planning process
• Extensive track record
• Focus on Grade A assets with specifications ahead of market standards
• Commercial approach to construction demonstrated by ability to deliver within a very tight timescale
• Committed to delivering sustainable energy efficient, low carbon and cost effective buildings
• Targets of BREEAM ‘very good’
• Tritax Big Box to retain suitable assets for portfolio
• Ongoing asset management
• All property income 100% receivable by Tritax Big Box shareholders
• Future pipeline of investment assets controlled
Sourcing
and promotionPlanning
Construction
and delivery4
Control, Oversight, Approval by Tritax Big Box
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4. Understanding Option Agreements
• A legally binding agreement between the freehold owner of land and a developer
• This agreement allows the developer to purchase all/or part of the land in the future upon a trigger event, normally the grant of a planning consent
• The developer, having committed considerable time and money on securing planning consent, is able to purchase the land, net of costs incurred during the process (e.g. planning consent/ infrastructure investment)
• The developer is rewarded for the risk taken through a 15-20% discount to Open Market Value (OMV)
• The developer’s experience, skill, capital and track record delivers increased land/share value (net of deductions above) for the landowner at no cost/risk
• Delivers increased certainty as to the mechanism/calculation that will be employed to generate a purchase price and the timescale within which that should happen
• The benefits of securing land under option agreements:
- Optimises the pre-planning capital commitment
- Secures land acquisition at a 15-20% discount to OMV enhancing the Risk Adjusted Return
- Acquisition price based on OMV protects against market and cost movement
- Phased drawdown limits capital commitment to delivery programme
- Minimises exposure to variable development costs e.g. s106 payments, site servicing costs which are typically a landlords costs deducted from the payment to the land owner
A strategic approach to securing land
5. The Planning / Development Process
• Vigorous and highly analytical site selection process
• Land secured by way of ‘option’ allowing land to be drawn down over time, once planning consent is secured
• Strategic promotion of sites for logistics use to key local stakeholders
• Leveraging track record with Local Authorities
• Value creation through successful allocation of sites to logistics use
• Price paid is discount to OMV 15-20% typical
• Land can be sold for a profit if advantageous, following planning consent
• Continual evaluation and questioning of site servicing solutions and utility provision to ensure site infrastructure is instigated in the most commercially efficient manner
• Development plots drawn down either speculatively or following pre-let/pre-sale
• Focused on value, deliverability and location
• Extensive occupier relationships through BTS and letting experience and the existing Tritax Big Box tenant roster
• Established advisor relationships to yield occupiers pre-lets
• Speculative development of buildings in locations where the supply/demand dynamics are favourable.
• Deliver high quality buildings for customers
• Established contractor capabilities/construction process
• Innovative approach to design, construction and sustainability
• Development style return realised on completion/exit
• Recognisable high-quality, sustainable branded buildings
Over 20 years of experience sourcing and adding value across the development value chain
18-48 months
Sourcing and promotion1
3-9 monthsGaining planning permission 2
6-12 monthsPre-letting/pre-sales - BTS /Spec3
6 - 12 monthsConstructing & delivering
Grade A logistics assets4
PromoteSite allocation
Identify &
Secure
Outline consent Detailed consent
Pre-let / pre-sale Spec
Finance & Build Delivery
Market leading expertise through the end to end development process
6. Our Responsible Approach
• All new buildings constructed to a minimum of BREEAM 'Very Good’
• Our objective is to lower the carbon footprint associated with new
buildings with the ultimate target of ‘zero carbon’ buildings
• The detailed work we have carried out over the last few months
demonstrates that UKGBC is at the forefront of an industry wide
aspiration to achieve zero carbon buildings within the built
environment and they are working closely with occupiers, developers,
consultants and other stakeholders to define and coordinate a
procedural and measurable approach to that aspiration
• It is also clear that the detail as to how the industry is to move
towards delivery of zero carbon buildings is in a fluid state - principles
are understood but we need industry recognised benchmarking with
robust procedures supported by central and local government
through regulatory control
• Central Government stated in June this year that they intend to
enshrine low carbon buildings in to law and planning policy and/or
Building Regulation are the two anticipated regulatory routes
• Fully recognise our responsibilities to the communities and
environment we’re developing in - seek to support education,
training and local charities
• All projects have a ‘Community Benefit Fund’ to be used by the
local community for locally chosen initiative
• Upon first occupation of each building on newly consented sites,
a payment of 10p per sq ft is made into the fund. On a typical
development of 1.5m sq ft would result in a total fund of £150,000
• For more information:
www.tritaxsymmetry.com/responsible-business/environmental-
sustainability/
Committed to sustainable development Committed to working in the community
7. Case Study: Bicester
• Land promoted through Cherwell Local Plan process during 2014 and confirmed in the adopted Local Plan in July 2015
• Having identified an adjoining area of land that should logically also come forward for development and by utilising our relationships with the local farming community we secured a meeting with the owner of the 40.47 acre site
• After many meetings the land was secured under an option agreement from the Reid family
• This parcel was included in the wider land promotion that was subsequently allocated
• Following grant of detailed consent for the first phase of 198,000 sq ft in two buildings in 2016 and outline consent over the remainder the land was drawn down
• One of the units was pre-sold to Bentley Designs, and the second unit was speculatively developed
• Both Buildings completed in December 2017 and the speculative unit was then sold to Medline within 1 month of completion
• The balance of site benefits from outline consent for 477,000 sq ft
7. Case Study: Bicester
• Detailed consent achieved in May 2019 for 163,000 sq ft (Unit B) which completed in May 2019, and is currently in legals to a major Plc (an existing tenant of Tritax Big Box) on a new 20-year lease (expected development yield in excess of 7%)
• Detailed application for a further 2 units on the balance totalling 264,000 sq ft will be submitted shortly
• Phase 2 extends to 29 acres is held under two 10 year option agreements and can accommodate a further c. 470,000 sq ft.
• Discussion ongoing with Cherwell District Council regarding consenting further development on the Phase 2 land
• Discussions are well advanced with a leading Parcel Delivery business, who are already a Bicester occupier, about leasing a new facility on the Phase 2 land, including a meeting which they will attend with us with Cherwell District Council
8. Case Study: Amazon, Darlington
40acres
1,506,000sq ft
20 yearlease term
1%-3%CPI rent reviews
“The exemplar building in our portfolio” - Amazon
8. Case Study: Amazon, Darlington
3,100employee’s at peak
“The exemplar building in our portfolio” - Amazon
450,000 parcels per week
150,000sq ft of offices
TBBR
largest L/L by £ rent in Europe
9. Progress so far
April: Planning Consent secured at Symmetry Park, Kettering: 2,310,000 sq ft
June: Pre-let to Global Infusion Group of Unit 03 at Symmetry Park, Aston Clinton: 83,000 sq ft; taking this speculative scheme to 33.5% let prior topractical completion
September: Rebrand of the DBS platform to Tritax Symmetry Ltd goes live
April: Planning Consent secured for pre let to Co-op for a Regional Distribution Centre at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade: 661,000 sq ft
August: Construction completed of Pre-let to Amazon at Symmetry Park, Darlington: 1,500,000 sq ft Fulfilment Centre
March: Completed Unit B Symmetry Park Bicester - 163,664 sq ft - currently in solicitors hands to a major Plc (an existing tenant of Tritax Big Box) on a new 20-year lease
September: Pre-let signed to Croda at Goole: 276,150 sq ft
June: Planning Allocation secured at Rugby South for proposed 3.5m sq ft logistics scheme. Outline consent for a first phase of 1.9m sq ft due to beheard at Committee in October 2019
August: Lutterworth - land sub-sale of 220 acre concluded in accordance with the Business Plan which generated an immediate profit plus futuresubstantial income receipts without further expenditure
September: South Elmsall, Wakefield: 80 acres secured under a 12-year Option
10. The first six months of 2019: Savills UK Logistics Review/CBRE
• UK take-up for the half year has reached 16.07m sq ft, 28% up on the long term average for the first half of a year
• The second quarter in isolation was outstanding with 9.55m sq ft transacted, making it the highest level of Q2 take-up since 2014 and the second best Q2 on record
• Take-up is not dominated by one occupier or indeed one sector. This demonstrates that demand is coming from a wide mix of tenants all reacting to wider economic and structural factors to get their supply chains in good order
• This pattern is expected to continue for the rest of 2019 and anticipate final year end take-up to breach the 30m sq ft mark.
• Deal count is also strong with 71 transactions recorded up from 59 in the corresponding period for last year
• During H1 2019, two speculatively developed buildings of between 520,000 sq ft and 550,000 sq ft were completed and construction commenced or continued on three further buildings, each between 520,000 sq ft and 540,000 sq ft in size (one of which is not expected to be completed by the year end). In aggregate, these represent 2.3 months’ supply of the 13.9m sq ft of Big Box space taken up last year according to research from CBRE
Big Shed Briefing
28%
H1 take-up above
long-term average
11. Looking forward….
Work in progress
• Progressing c.4m sq ft of planning applications which have been submitted to Local Planning Authorities. This is in addition to the 2.3m sq ft planning consent achieved at Kettering in April 2019
• Anticipated submission of a further 1.7m sq ft of new planning applications in the near term
• Completed construction of c.2.4m sq ft since February 2019
• c.44% of Tritax Big Box’s speculative development portfolio now let or in solicitors’ hands
• Good levels of occupational interest with active discussions ongoing with prospective occupiers for pre-lets on over c.2.5m sq ft of space
• Finalisation of our carbon policy
4m sq ftplanning
applications in
progress
1.7m sq ftof new planning
applications in the
near term
c.2.4m sq ftof completed
construction since
February 2019
c.44%of speculative
developments now
let or in solicitors’
hands
c.2.5m sq ftactive discussions
with prospective
occupiers
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