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Interim Results: 31 March 2015
www.enterpriseinns.com
Introduction
Robert Walker
Overview
Simon Townsend
Overview
Investor presentation 2015 03
Performance highlights
Financial and trading review
Strategic review
Performance highlights
Investor presentation 2015 04
Leased and tenanted tied business model remains robust
Like-for-like net income
0.6%
Adjusted EPS
4.7%
Growth investment
42%
Business failures
21%
Capex
£33m Disposals
£34m
Maintaining like-for-like net income growth
Stabilisation of earnings achieved
Enhancing returns through reinvestment
of disposal proceeds
Investment increasingly focused on
growth driving initiatives
Further reduction in business
failures
Definitions disclosed in appendix 9
Financial & Trading Review
Neil Smith
Investor presentation 2015 5
Financial Highlights
Investor presentation 2015 06
Earnings in growth and debts reducing
1 Excludes exceptional items.
Definitions disclosed in appendix 9
6 months ended 31 March 2015 2014 Y-on-Y
change
Like-for-like net income growth 0.6% 1.1% -
EBITDA1 £144m £147m (2.0)%
Profit before tax1 £57m £55m 3.6%
Adjusted earnings per share1 9.0p 8.6p 4.7%
Free cash flow pre-investment and debt
repayment £43m £42m 2.4%
Group net debt £2,387m £2,477m (3.6)%
Income statement
Investor presentation 2015 07
6 months to 31 March 2015
6 months to 31 March 2014
Year to 30 Sept 2014
£m Pre
excep Excep Total Pre
excep Excep Total Total
EBITDA 144 - 144 147 (2) 145 289
Depreciation (8) - (8) (8) - (8) (16)
Operating profit 136 - 136 139 (2) 137 273
Property related - (21) (21) - (6) (6) (70)
Finance costs (79) (26) (105) (84) - (84) (167)
Profit before tax 57 (47) 10 55 (8) 47 36
Taxation (12) 6 (6) (12) 2 (10) (6)
Profit after tax 45 (41) 4 43 (6) 37 30
Adjusted EPS (p) 9.0 8.6
Weighted average no. of shares (m)
501.1 499.8
Reconciliation of EBITDA and like-for-like net income
Investor presentation 2015 08
Total estate
like-for-like net
income growth
of 0.6%
Translates to EBITDA
reduction of 2.0%
due to asset
disposals, with
pub numbers down
263 (4.8%)
Administrative costs
expected to rise in
H2 due to investment
in strategic evolution
of business
6 months ended 31 March
£m 2015 Movement 2014 Change %
Like-for-like net income1 178 1 177 0.6
FY15 disposals 1 (1) 2
FY14 disposals - (2) 2
Unallocated costs (3) - (3)
Net income 176 (2) 178
Property costs (15) (1) (14)
Administrative expenses (17) - (17)
EBITDA 144 (3) 147 (2.0)
1 Relates to 5,196 trading estate at 31 March 2015
Improved like-for-like net income – up 0.6%
Investor presentation 2015 09
Sales-led improvement
with growing income
from beer, aided
by discounts, driving
volume
Encouraged to report
rental income growth
Discretionary support
maintained at £3m in
the period
H1 F
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6 months ended 31 March 2015 (£m)
Full detailed analysis included as appendix 2
177
3.0 (2.3)
178
0.3
Reducing level of publican change
Investor presentation 2015 10
Business failures
reduced by 21%
72 closed houses
to re-open
4% of closing estate
failed in H1
Average occupation
6 years
Important contributor to like-for-like net income improvement
390 539
390 374 291 257
157 110 43
340
433
485 388
443
322
329
157 167
730
972
875
762 734
579
486
267 210
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 H1 14 H1 15
Agreement failures
(unplanned)
Agreement surrenders
(planned)
Number of business failures
13.1% 12.8% 9.4% 12.1% 12.4% 10.5%
% of closing estate
9.1% 4.9% 4.0%
Like-for-like net income growth from total estate
Investor presentation 2015 11
Sustained growth
performance
Growth in Q3 will be
challenging as 2014
included benefits of
FIFA World Cup
football tournament
Targeting full year
net income growth
0.8% 0.8%
1.6%
2.7%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
Q4 13 Q1 14 Q2 14 Q3 14 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15
Performance aided by strong South
Investor presentation 2015 12
Strong performance in South of country, aided by London up 2.9%
43% of income derived from South sector
Stability of income in Midlands
North remains most challenged sector
Highest earning 90% (4,675) pubs reported growth of 2.7%
6 months ended 31 March
Year to 30 Sept
2014
Location
Net income Year- on-year change
%
Year- on-year change
%* No. of pubs
FY15 £m %
FY14 £m
North 1,527 48 27 49 (2.0) -
Midlands 1,669 53 30 53 - 0.9
South 2,000 77 43 75 2.7 3.3
Total 5,196 178 100 177 0.6 1.7
*The FY14 income change comparative has been restated to reflect
like-for-like performance for the 5,196 pubs trading as at 31 March 2015
Exceptional items primarily relate to refinancing and property costs
Investor presentation 2015 13
Net charge
to income from
property related
items primarily
in respect of
asset disposals
Exceptional finance
costs relate to
charges arising from
partial refinancing of
2018 Bonds in
October 2014
6 months ended 31 March (£m) 2015 2014
Property related:
Profit on sale of pubs 3 7
Valuation change on sold pubs (8) (3)
Valuation change on future sales (12) (6)
Goodwill (4) (4)
Total property exceptionals (21) (6)
Finance costs (26) -
Other - (2)
Exceptional items pre taxation (47) (8)
Taxation 6 2
Total exceptional items (41) (6)
Strong operational cash generation
Investor presentation 2015 14
Working capital
outflow relates to
cyclical timing -
expected to improve
in second half
Debt reduction
leads to lower
interest cash outflow
Tax outflow increased
due to settlement
agreement reached
with HMRC in April
2014 in respect of
historic liability
6 months ended 31 March
Year to
30 Sept
£m 2015 2014 2014
Operating profit 136 137 273
Depreciation & amortisation 8 8 16
Deferred pension settlement - - 10
Movement in working capital (10) (8) -
Operating cash inflow 134 137 299
Interest (77) (84) (167)
Tax (14) (11) (21)
Free cash flow pre-investment
and debt repayment 43 42 111
Movement in net debt
Investor presentation 2015 15
Free cash flow
of £43m
Enhancing returns by
reinvesting disposal
proceeds of £34m
133 pubs disposed of
in the period with
average net
proceeds of £256k
£28m of cash
outflow in respect
of 2018 Bonds partial
refinancing in
October 2014
2,404
43
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(28)
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Enhancing our estate quality
Investor presentation 2015 16
Securing long term future of quality pubs by recycling funds from disposal of unviable operations
Increased proportion of capital investment focused on growth from 32% to 42%
Return on investment (ROI) hurdle rate of 15%, with actual returns of 19%
Full year disposal expectations increased from £60m to £75m
Reinvesting disposal proceeds to enhance returns
£33m
£70m
£(34)m
£(75)m
Investment
Divestment
Investment
Divestment
Growth (%) Letting & maintenance (%)
Disposals
Disposals
H1 FY15
Full year expectation
Loan-to-value stable at 60%
Investor presentation 2015 17
£35m securitised
bonds repaid in
period through
amortisation
New £138m bank
facility commenced
on 7 October 2014,
available until 2018
Bank debt net of
cash at 31 March
2015 was £69m
(63% excluding lotting premium)
0.1 0.1
1.1 1.1
2.4
0.4
1.6 1.8
3.8
1.8
4.0
Net debt Assets Lotting premium
Corporate
bonds
Bank
debt
Securitised
bonds
Total Convertible
bonds
See appendix 5 for full analysis of Group net debt
£bn
Regulatory update Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
Investor presentation 2015 18
Statutory Code of Practice overseen by independent Adjudicator
● Largely reflecting current self-regulatory regime - behaviours, remedies, sanctions
● Statutory Code applies to 6 companies (>500 tied pubs) comprising ~13,000 pubs
Market Rent Only (MRO) clause inserted in November 2014
● Specified trigger events allow tied tenants to opt for MRO
● Trigger events include renewal, rent review, “significant” price increases, material change of circumstances
Royal Assent given on 26 March 2015
● Implementation expected by June 2016
Near term implications for Enterprise
● Administration and compliance costs estimated at £2m pa from implementation
● c.200 pubs with potential MRO trigger events in FY16
● c.600 pubs with potential MRO trigger events in FY17
2015 Technical guidance
Investor presentation 2015 19
Targeting full year like-for-like net income growth
More challenging trading comparatives in
quarter 3 due to 2014 FIFA World Cup
Total administrative charges of c. £36m
Full year interest costs (excluding exceptional
charges) of £158 - 160m
Full year effective tax rate c. 20.5%
Disposals of c. £75m
Capital investment of c. £70m
Strategic Review
Simon Townsend
Market context
Macro-economic indicators are improving
On-trade beer volume stable for the first time in many years
Property values stable with signs of rental growth
Increasing traction for the economic importance of the sector
Investor presentation 2015 21
Future prospects for the sector are more encouraging
Pub beer/cider volumes (%) UK Pub Investment Yield Tracker
Source: ONS, Datastream, Numis Securities Research Source: CBRE
UK eating out share vs GDP growth (%)
Source: ONS, Datastream, Numis Securities Research
Eating out vs drinking out
Source: ONS, Datastream, Numis Securities Research
Market dynamics
Clear understanding and application of consumer
insights
Format and location of relevant retail propositions
Flexible models ● To meet evolving
consumer demands
● To respond to
competitor activity
Operational control where appropriate
● To influence performance
and protect asset value
Investment to maintain and refresh the offer
Investor presentation 2015 22
Key drivers of success
Operating models – before
Investor presentation 2015 23
Limited optionality, and publican-dependent
Premium
Food Led Wet Led
Value
Commercial
free-of-tie (185)
Tied leases
and tenancies (5,011)
Total trading estate
@ 31 March 2015
5,196
Our approach has evolved
Investor presentation 2015 24
Use consumer insight to establish optimal asset use
#1 ANALYSE
#2 MATCH
#3 EVALUATE
#4 EXECUTE
Analyse and segment the estate by consumer preferences
Match to preferred retail propositions
Establish methodology to evaluate optimum model for each available asset (including disposal)
Utilise operational flexibility to execute optimum outcome • Tied leases &
tenancies
• Managed house
• Commercial property (free-of-tie)
• Disposal
Supply
Supply and demand segmentation
Investor presentation 2015 25
Catchment area analysis for each Enterprise pub
Local
customer-base
by segment
Frequency of
occasions by
customer
segment
Potential
demand for
occasions
Supply of
occasions
covered by
format
Occasions
delivered by
formats
Current
Enterprise estate
by format
Competing
pubs and
restaurants
by format
Comparison
Key outputs:
Assessment of Enterprise pub performance on a normalised basis
Identification of optimal pub format given external environment
Demand
PUB
#1 ANALYSE
Consumer insights informing retail offers
Location ● Destination, urban, rural / community
Demographics ● Clientele, catchment area, drive time
Competition ● Direct and indirect
Amenity ● Physical attributes, facilities, car park,
kitchen
Format ● Food, drink, offer, pricing
Investor presentation 2015 26
#2 MATCH
Destination Mainstream
Destination Premium
Food
Destination Value Mixed
Premium
Value
Wet led
Food led
Operating models
Investor presentation 2015 27
Evaluation metrics
Measurement Evaluation
Portfolio of assets
#3 EVALUATE
Tied tenancies
• Like-for-like net income
• EBITDA
• Capital invested
• ROI/ROCE
• Business failure rate
• % growth capex
• Tenant satisfaction Managed
• Like-for-like sales
• EBITDA
• Capital invested
• ROI/ROCE
• Footfall
• Customer satisfaction
Commercial property
• Rental income
• Implied yield
• Segment net asset value
Group
• Central costs as % of EBITDA
• Free cash flow
• Net Debt / EBITDA
• ROCE
EBITDA
Execution risk
Capital requirement
Free cash flow
Valuation
ROI
ROCE
Optimal valuation & returns
Like-for-like income growth
Earnings growth and shareholder returns
Business transition
Investor presentation 2015 28
Evolving the business through effective management of transition “events”
EVENT
CURRENT ESTATE
EVALUATION &
NEGOTIATION
Tied
Managed
Commercial
property/
free-of-tie
Disposal
OUTCOME
FUTURE ESTATE
#4 EXECUTE
Other
Assignment
Agreement
expiry
Rent review
Event management
29
Routine business activity - more options, better outcomes
437 461 460
264
494
160 115 120
66
89 129 140
635 578
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017
Other events
Lease assignments
Lease expiries
Lease rent review
176
Pre statutory code Post statutory code
35
(FY13-FY14: Actual events. FY15-FY17: Estimated events)
Investor presentation 2015
Operating models
Investor presentation 2015 30
More options providing flexibility
Premium
Food Led Wet Led
Value
Managed Community (Craft Union)
Commercial Property
(free-of-tie)
Managed Expert
Managed Mainstream
(Bermondsey)
Tied leases and tenancies
Tied leases and tenancies
Investor presentation 2015 31
Future capex directed at shorter term
tenancies
Currently 60% leases, 40% tenancies
0.6% LFL net income YTD (whole estate)
Statutory Code protection
Enterprise investment
Flexible terms – discounts driving sales
Extensive product range
Enhanced SCORFA benefits
Local support
Consumer insights informing offers
Knowledge transfer from managed
operations
Reinvigorated model
Managed expert
Investor presentation 2015 32
Premium offer
High quality food
Complex operation
Prominent sites
First venture with Rupert Clevely
(ex Geronimo)
£20k + sales per week
c.£400k capex
Tailored deals
Conversion capability15-25 per year
Significant opportunity to leverage expertise
Partnering with exceptional retailers
Managed mainstream
Investor presentation 2015 33
£12k – 18k sales per week
c.£200k capex
10 sites to date
Conversion capability 35-50 per year
Meeting Place ● ABC1 demographic
● Premium drinks (real ale, craft beers and spirits)
● 70% wet; 30% food
● High quality, fresh but simple food, sharing
● Full of character
● A place to meet business colleagues and friends
● Urban / suburban locations
Friends and Family ● C2DE demographic
● Mid-range offer
● 55% wet; 45% food
● Quality, value, traditional pub food
● Suburban / neighbourhood locations
The Bermondsey Pub Company – two preferred retail offers
Managed community
Investor presentation 2015 34
£7-£12k sales per week
£75k capex
6 sites to date
Conversion capability100-125 per year
Community hub, wet-led offer
80-90% wet; 10-20% simple food
Value drinks range
Sports TV/entertainment
Support for local teams/clubs
The Craft Union Pub Company
Managed house operations
30% of the Enterprise estate already has a full
time manager - employed by agreement
holder
Trials developed over last 12 months –
accumulated learning
Recruitment of skills and capabilities
Development of financial controls and
back office infrastructure
Outsourcing capability where appropriate
Careful management of overhead and
potential complexity
Investor presentation 2015 35
Well suited to the Enterprise estate
Annual roll-out potential
Model Range p.a.
Expert 15-25
Bermondsey 35-50
Craft Union 100-125
Total Managed 150-200
Commercial property
Recent appraisal by Colliers International
154 sites virtually all freehold
£53,000 average rent
Strong presence in London and SE
High proportion of prime or secondary locations
Diversity of occupation, including corporates
98% long-term substantive agreements
Alternative use potential
Investor presentation 2015 36
Attractive, high quality asset class
300 sites by September 2016
150 - 200 sites added per year thereafter
Free-of-tie pubs (MRO) where value is optimised
Fully repairing and insuring standard leases
Seek out development opportunities
Potential to list as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Operating models- indicative profile 2020
Investor presentation 2015 37
More options providing flexibility
Premium
Food Led Wet Led
Value
Managed Community
(Craft Union) (c.500)
Commercial Property
(Free-of-tie) (c.1,000)
Managed Expert (c.100)
Managed Mainstream
(Bermondsey) (c.200)
Tied leases and tenancies
(c.2,400)
Total estate
c. 4,200
Disposals
c.1,000
Capital recycling 2016 - 2020
Disposals Capital investment
Investor presentation 2015 38
Disposals proceeds fuelling majority of investment
c.£300m (£60mp.a )
c.£350m (£70mp.a )
£70m
Tenanted
Managed
Maintaining our current target hurdle rate of > 15% ROI
Our team
Recruiting quality and experience
where required
Outsource where appropriate
Active areas of recruitment
● Retail concept
● Managed operations
● Real estate
● Business development
● Code compliance
● Change programme
Clear segregation of responsibilities
to protect business performance
Investor presentation 2015 39
Enhancing our capabilities
Strategy outcomes
Evolution of our operating model enables us to adapt to changing consumer behaviour and competitor landscape
Operational flexibility which unlocks embedded value in each asset
Introduction of MRO increases speed and depth of strategic change
Organisation clearly focused on continuing performance improvement whilst building operational flexibility
Large tied leased and tenanted business for many years
Investor presentation 2015 40
Value creation for all stakeholders
Levers of value creation
Investor presentation 2015 41
Put every asset to its optimal use
• Flexible agreements
• Focused on short term tenancies
• Freedom for operator
• Backed by capital investment
• Local support
• Like-for-like net income growth
• Robust commercial management
• Free-of-tie pubs with turnover-related rent
• Non-licensed premises
• Property development partnerships
• Potential future conversion to REIT
• Premium retail offers through partnerships
• Mainstream mixed offer
• Tailored local community value offer
• Disciplined growth
• Put every asset to its optimal use
• Returns focused assessment
• Disposals where returns optimised
Reinvigorated
tenancy
business
Commercial
property
Expanded
managed
operation
Asset
optimisation
Using consumer insight to inform & great people to deliver
Questions & Answers
Appendices
1. Operational metrics
2. Like-for-like net income analysis
3. Supporting publican profitability
4. Balance sheet
5. Net debt analysis
6. ETI bank facility
7. ETI corporate bonds
8. Unique securitisation
9. Definitions
10. Forward-looking statements
Investor presentation 2015 43
Appendix 1
256 rent reviews completed at an average annual increase of 0.7%
(H1 2014 - 202 reduction of 0.1%)
70% of substantive agreements linked to RPI (H1 2014 - 69%)
90% of publicans receiving contractual BCF discount (H1 2014 - 88%)
Overdue balances reduced by 6% to £3.1m (H1 2014 - £3.3m)
Rate of business failures reduced by 21% (H1 2014 – down 16%)
Total discretionary support unchanged at £3m (H1 2014 - £3m)
Average length of occupation 6 years
Investor presentation 2015 44
Operational metrics
Appendix 2
Investor presentation 2015 45
Like-for-like net income analysis
£m
Beer, cider & fabs
Contractual discounts
Net beer, cider & fabs
Rental income
Discretionary Concessions
Wines, spirits & minerals
Machines & other Total
H1 2015
Turnover 241 (39) 202 81 (3) 14 5 299
Cost of sales (111) - (111) - - (10) - (121)
Net income 130 (39) 91 81 (3) 4 5 178
H1 2014
Turnover 239 (37) 202 81 (3) 14 5 299
Cost of sales (112) - (112) - - (10) - (122)
Net income 127 (37) 90 81 (3) 4 5 177
Appendix 3
Investor presentation 2015 46
Supporting publican profitability
• Over 1,900 pubs in attendance
• Over £7k of value per pub
• Over 1,000 delegates
• e-Learning over 500 delegates
• 100 days programme
• 490 brewers
• Over 1,400 cask ales
• £3m in H1 FY15
• Roll out in FY14 H2
• Over 1,100 users to date
• Over 900 benefitting from SKY/BT deal
• Saving up to £3k pa
• Over 2,200 installed
• Worth £500 pa
Road shows Training Range Discretionary support
Digital (on-line ordering) Sports TV Free WiFi
PUBLICAN
Appendix 4
Investor presentation 2015 47
Assets –
predominantly
pub estate which
is subject to annual
valuation
Liabilities –
primarily net debt
Net asset value
of £2.80
Balance sheet
As at 31 March
As at
30 Sept
£m 2015 2014 2014
Goodwill & investments 334 341 338
Pubs & other assets 3,843 3,973 3,874
Net debt (2,387) (2,477) (2,404)
Net other liabilities (149) (142) (168)
Deferred tax (236) (255) (237)
Net assets 1,405 1,440 1,403
Appendix 5
Investor presentation 2015 48
Net debt analysis
As at 31 March
As at 30 Sept
£m 2015 2014 2014
ETI bank debt (95) (107) (81)
ETI cash 26 28 35
ETI net bank debt (69) (79) (46)
Captive insurance cash 7 3 5
Convertible bonds (97) (97) (97)
Corporate bonds (1,125) (1,125) (1,125)
Total ETI debt (1,284) (1,298) (1,263)
Unique securitised bonds (1,186) (1,260) (1,221)
Unique cash 83 82 83
Total Unique debt (1,103) (1,178) (1,138)
Underlying Group net debt (2,387) (2,476) (2,401)
Fair value and other adjustments - (1) (3)
Group net debt (2,387) (2,477) (2,404)
Appendix 6
Investor presentation 2015 49
ETI bank facility
Amount Cost over LIBOR Term Status
£138m 3.00% 4 years Fully revolving, no amortisation
Covenant As at 31 Mar
2015
As at 30 Sept
2014
Interest cover greater than 1.50x 1.97x 1.89x
First charge asset cover greater than 1.33x 5.12x 8.29x
Total property asset cover greater than 1.50x 12.15x 19.48x
New facility commenced on 7 October 2014 at £138m as follows:
Appendix 7
Investor presentation 2015 50
ETI corporate bonds
Value Rate Redemption
Covenants Market price 31 March
Asset cover
Income cover 2015 2014
£350m 6.500% 2018 1.67x 2.0x 107 n/a
£125m 6.875% 2021 1.50x 1.5x 103 102
£250m 6.000% 2023 1.67x 2.0x 100 n/a
£125m 6.875% 2025 1.50x 1.5x 102 106
£275m 6.375% 2031 1.67x 1.5x 99 97
£1,125m
Appendix 8
Amortisation in the period - £24m of A3 notes and
£11m of A4 notes
£77m ahead of amortisation schedule
Investor presentation 2015 51
Unique securitisation
Value Rate Note
Final
redemption
Market price 31 March
2015 2014
£362m 6.542% A3 2021 103 105
£409m 5.659% A4 2027 103 99
£225m 7.395% M 2024 103 97
£190m 6.464% N 2032 90 85
£1,186m
Appendix 9
Like-for-like net income – represents the like-
for-like pubs level gross profits stated before
property costs and unallocated central costs
EBITDA before exceptional items – represents
the earnings before interest, taxation,
depreciation and amortisation and
excludes exceptional items
Adjusted earnings per share – which the
directors believe reflects the underlying
performance of the Group, is based on profits
after tax excluding exceptional items
Growth driving capital investment –
is discretionary capital cash spend on the
Group’s assets which is intended to generate
incremental income at returns ahead of our
target return on investment
Maintenance & letting capital investment –
is all capital cash spend that is not growth
driving capital investment, typically focused
on maintaining the quality of our assets and
supporting the letting programme
Return on investment (ROI) – is measured as the
incremental income delivered as a result of the
investment divided by the value of the capital
investment
Business failures, agreement surrenders –
are those lease or tenancy agreements that
do not reach their full term but are terminated
by mutual agreement of ourselves and the
departing publican
Business failures, agreement failures – are all
other lease and tenancy agreements that do
not reach their full term, that are not achieved
through mutual agreement of ourselves and
the departing publican
Investor presentation 2015 52
Definitions
This document contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” which are prospective in nature. These
forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, or the negative thereof such as “plans”, “expects” or
“does not expect”, “is expected”, “continues”, “assumes”, “is subject to”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “aims”, “forecasts”, “risks”,
“intends”, “positioned”, “predicts”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words or comparable terminology
and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “shall”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or
be achieved. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations. Forward-
looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current predictions, expectations, beliefs, opinions, plans, objectives, goals,
intentions and projections about future events, results of operations, prospects, financial condition and discussions of strategy.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of
Enterprise Inns. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may and often do differ materially from actual
results. Important factors that could cause these uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the 2014 Annual Report and
Accounts of Enterprise Inns and “Principal risks and uncertainties” in the 2015 Interim Results of Enterprise Inns.
Neither Enterprise Inns nor any of its subsidiaries or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the
occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this document will actually occur. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which only speak as of the date of this document. Other than in accordance with its
legal or regulatory obligations (including under the Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority),
Enterprise Inns is not under any obligation and Enterprise Inns and its subsidiaries expressly disclaim any intention, obligation or undertaking to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This document shall not,
under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the business or affairs of Enterprise Inns since the date of this
document or that the information contained herein is correct as at any time subsequent to its date.
No statement in this document is intended as a profit forecast or a profit estimate and no statement in this document should be interpreted to
mean that earnings per Enterprise Inns share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published
earnings per Enterprise Inns share.
This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for
any securities. The making of this presentation does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities.
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