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Workspace Group PLC
Harry PlattChief Executive, Workspace Group PLC
Presentation to London Business School: Real Estate Club
Tuesday 17 April 2007
Workspace Group PLC
Performance and History
Our Business
Workspace as a REIT
Added Value: Relation to London Plan
History
• Established 1987
• Joined London Stock Exchange 1993
• Geographical focus
• Scale
Ten Year Results to 31 March 2006
Five Year Ten Year
Compound Growth Compound Growth
Adjusted NAV per share 20.9% 21.9%
Property at Valuation 21.3% 22.6%
Trading PBT 9.9% 13.8%
Trading EPS 10.2% 13.0%
Dividend per share 10.2% 11.2%
Total Shareholder Return
Workspace Total Shareholder Return (TSR) Index
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Workspace FTSE Sm all cap FTSE 250 FTSE Real Es tate FTSE All share
5 Year Share Price
IPD Performance
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Workspace
IPD
Workspace vs Universe
The Business – Hotelier of Space to SMEs
To achieve profit and capital growth from:
• Providing workspace to SMEs in London
• Investing in properties with potential- Income growth- Capital growth- Alternative use
• Increasing scale of portfolio, spreading overheads and developing the brand
• The right financial platform
“ We provide affordable, flexible space for new and small businesses in London and the South East ”
• c.4,300 customers over 113 estates; 6.0 million sq .ft
• Over 9,900 enquiries a year; market leading brand in fragmented market
• A simple product offer
• Superior service from in-house management
• Customer focused
The Business – Hotelier of Space to SMEs
Workspace Portfolio 2006
Rents, Affordability: Customer Profile
Median % of median
turnover Year of start 1996 —
Turnover £250,000 —
Overheads £90,000 36
Profits £40,000 16
Rent £12,000 4.8
Typical Workspace tenant*:
• Rent under 5% of turnover• Average customer in 1,000 sq. ft paying £200 (approx) rent
per week
*Source: Kingston University survey of over 200 customers. Spring 2004
Customer base of more than 4,000 small businesses
18%
6%
1%2%
1%
12%5%
10%
45%
Manufacture
Retail
Construction
Utilities/Infrastructure
Organisations
Design & Creative
Services
Storage & Distribution
Unclassified
Workspace Customer Base
Classification based on DTI categories
Our Buildings
Westminster Business SquareThe Leathermarket
Our Buildings
Westbourne - external Westbourne – Internal
Clerkenwell Workshops
Kennington
Southbank Portfolio
9
1. Kennington Park Studios, SW92. Westminster Business Square, SE113. Southbank House, SE14. Linton House, SE15. Great Guildford Business Centre, SE16. The Leathermarket, SE17. Enterprise Estate, SE18. Hatfield House, SE19. Tower Bridge Business Centre, SE1610. Langdale House Business Centre, SE1
Scale = 1:25000
10
Communities of Customers
• On individual sites
• Between sites
• Tradelink
Workspace as a REIT
• Comfortably pass tests (ownership, property, trade mix
interest cover etc).
• Eliminate £140m deferred tax (80 pence per share)
• £20m entry cost – short payback
• Earnings (dividend) enhancing
• Strategic plan maintained
• May create acquisition opportunities
About London
• along with New York and Tokyo, is a world city
• most multicultural in the world, home to more than 300 languages
• 12.5% of UK population, responsible for 16.5% of its output
• highest number of business starts and closures in the UK
• highest concentration of fastest-growing, most productive business sectors
LONDON IS OUR MARKETPLACE
7,322,400
8,489,500
6,000,000
6,500,000
7,000,000
7,500,000
8,000,000
8,500,000
2001 2004 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031
London Population Projections
Source: DMAG Briefing 2005/40
Accounting for Growth
Source: LDA - Estimating London’s new migrant population, Sept 2006
“International migration is now the dominant driver of population changein the UK and is set to remain so for at least the next 25 years.”
LDA Priority Areas for Investment
• 60% of Workspace stock falls within these areas
• Workspace is well placed to benefit from – and contribute to – the future investment within these areas.
WHARF ROAD, HACKNEY (N1)
• Replacing existing units with:
- 30,000 sq ft of commercial space - 77 residential units
LDA Priority Areas for Investment
LDA Areas For Intensification
During 2005:
• 100% of development took place on previously developed commercial space
LDA Areas For Intensification
THURSTON ROAD, LEWISHAM (SE13)
• Part of the regeneration of Lewisham Town Centre
• Conversion of industrial estate into mixed-use development:
91,000 sq ft non-food retail16,500 sq ft commercial space271 residential apartments
LDA Areas of Deprivation
Insert mapIn deprived wards, regenerationopportunities are greatest, through:
• spatial, social, economic policies & planning
• stimulating business ownership
N17 STUDIOS, HARINGEY
• situated in one of the most deprived areas of London
• originally 50 large floor-plate units
• now more than 90 units, 80% of which less than 1,000 sq ft
LDA Areas of Deprivation
PTAL Map
PTAL ratings assess publictransport accessibility
30% of WSG properties have arating of 5 or higher
Workspace Portfolio: Current
Low density; low capital value; in areas of change
25% subject to intensification/change of use over 5 years
A further 20% subject to intensification/change of use over 10 years
Stock continually replenished – the acquisition database
Workspace Portfolio: What density increases achievable?
Wharf Road 2xThurston Road 6xAberdeen 2xGrand Union 5xWandsworth 2x (+)Bow 6x (+)Whitechapel 3.5x (+)
Workspace Portfolio: What mix of uses?
• Replacement of workspace – new for old
• Residential main other element
• Workspace to be treated as equivalent to affordable housing (?)
• Other uses
Transport Improvements in London