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JSE – EPP                                Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 3
                      EPP N.V.                    CALENDAR               Expected     Status
                                                  Next Interim Results   Sep 2021  Unconfirmed
        EPP
                                                  Next Final Results     Mar 2022  Unconfirmed
                                                  Annual General Meeting  May 2022  Unconfirmed
                                                  CAPITAL STRUCTURE   AUTHORISED     ISSUED
                                                  EPP  Ords of EUR 0.81 ea  2 572 645 659  907 946 792
                                                  DISTRIBUTIONS [EURc]
                                                  Ords of EUR 0.81 ea   Ldt     Pay    Amt
                                                  Interim No 6       1 Oct 19  7 Oct 19  5.80
       ISIN: NL0011983374  SHORT: EPP   CODE: EPP  Final No 5        2 Apr 19  8 Apr 19  5.78
       REG NO: 64965945  FOUNDED: 2016  LISTED: 2016  Interim No 4   2 Oct 18  8 Oct 18  5.82
                                                  Final No 3        10 Apr 18  16 Apr 18  5.68
        NATURE OF BUSINESS:                       LIQUIDITY: Jun21 Ave 3m shares p.w., R30.0m(18.8% p.a.)
        EPP is a Dutch based real estate investment company and one
                                                          REIV       40 Week MA    EPP
        of the leading owners of retail space in Poland. The majority of
        its properties are located in the main and regional cities across              2350
        the country. EPP operates in a market characterised by its                     1976
        strong and resilient economy, growing purchasing power and
        ability to attract international investment interests. EPP is the              1601
        only JSE-listed property company with a retail focus on                        1226
        Poland.The portfoliospans29retailproperties, sixofficesand
        one development project across Poland.                                         852
       SECTOR: RealEstate—RealEstate—InvestmentServices—Holdings  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  477
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Dec 2020
         Redefine Properties Ltd.         45.44%  Recent Announcements
         Tensai Investments Pty) Ltd.      8.15%  Tuesday, 22 June 2021: The 14-day case notification rate of new
         Government Employees Pension Fund  5.89%
                                                   COVID-19 infections in Poland has been in a steady decline since
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
       (Amts in EUR'000)  Dec 20  Dec 19  Dec 18  Dec 17  Dec 16  its peak on 1 April 2021, dropping to 14 new cases per 100 000 in-
                     Final  Final  Final  Final Final(rst)  habitants as of 17 June 2021 – one of the lowest levels in the
       NetRent/InvInc  114 205  148 100  142 674  103 255  67 302  European Union (“EU”). The significant improvement of the
       Int Recd      1 174  6 229  4 865  7 419  7 339  medical situation has been attributed, amongst others, to the
       Profit/Loss before tax  77 705  157 731  171 298  110 883  75 517  progress of the revised national vaccination programme. It is
       Tax          - 7 405  21 615  13 427  32 557  19 424  already ahead of schedule, with 26 million COVID-19 vaccine
       Attrib Inc  - 87 905  65 181  124 165  128 348  72 328
       TotCompIncLoss  - 187 800  76 047  118 356  128 498  71 894  doses administered in Poland and 42% of the population vacci-
       Hline Erngs-CO  99 961  61 120  87 454  46 053  32 045  nated with at least one dose (as of 17 June). In addition, on 7 June
       Ord UntHs Int  897 972 1 087 372 1 022 688  833 821  607 438  2021 Poland commenced vaccinating children over 12 years of
       TotStockHldInt  897 972 1 087 372 1 022 688  833 821  607 438  ageaswell, as thepermission to usethe Pfizer vaccine on this age
       Investments  2 288 168 2 492 501 2 340 435 1 771 581 1 413 717  group was recently granted by the European Commission.
       FixedAss/Prop   -     -    -    47    85    The progress of the Polish vaccination programme is in line with
       Tot Curr Ass  177 484  105 661  111 355  154 569  85 564  the EU which remains on track to vaccinate at least 70% of its
       Total Ass  2 476 367 2 606 715 2 471 715 1 952 114 1 509 398
       Tot Curr Liab  76 437  75 506  61 815  176 583  83 502  residents by the end of European summer, and 46% of its popula-
                                                   tion has received at least one dose to date. Based on the experience
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)      of the United Kingdom and Israel, both of which are more
       EPLU (ZARc)  - 182.26  121.33  240.39  301.02  320.72
       HEPLU-C (ZARc)  206.88  111.94  168.90  108.74  141.64  advanced on the path to mass immunisation, it is believed that
       Pct chng p.a.  84.8  - 33.7  55.3  - 23.2  -  massvaccinationsarethemosteffectivewaytostopthepandemic.
       Tr 5yr av grwth %  16.6  -  -    -     -    The consistent decline in the rate of new infections in Poland,
       DPLU (ZARc)     -  94.36  194.51  163.20  42.71  together with the progress in the vaccination programme, has
       Pct chng p.a.  - 100.0  - 51.5  19.2  282.1  -  allowed the government to lift the majority of the limitations.
       Tr 5yr av grwth %  30.0  -  -    -     -    Since 26 April 2021, regulations have been gradually eased with
       NAV (ZARc)  1 952.19 2 067.20 2 223.45 1 961.52 1 675.04  shopping centres widely reopened on 4 May 2021. Gyms,
       3 Yr Beta     1.59  - 0.08  -    -     -
       Price Prd End  1 035  1 715  1 875  1 700  1 950  cinemas and food courts are currently free to operate and indoor
       Price High    1 774  2 100  2 183  2 199  2 450  dining is allowed in accordance with the required sanitary
       Price Low      434  1 631  1 382  1 315  1 900  standards. Furthermore, schools, entertainment facilities and
       RATIOS                                      hotels have reopened, and outdoor events such as outdoor
       RetOnSH Funds  - 9.79  5.99  12.14  15.39  11.91  festivalsandstadiumeventsareallowedtoresumeoperations.
       RetOnTotAss   3.14  6.05  6.93  5.68  5.00  Economic update
       Oper Pft Mgn  58.07  96.39  108.76  73.09  79.26  Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Poland remains a stable
       Debt:Equity   1.61  1.26  1.29  1.16  1.34
       OperRetOnInv  4.99  5.94  6.10  6.21  4.86  and attractive investment destination with optimistic forecasts.
       OpInc:Turnover  85.35  90.51  90.58  67.73  69.34  Oxford Economics anticipates GDP growth in Poland for 2021
       SH Ret On Inv   -  78.79  157.86  137.54  41.21  and 2022 of 3.9% and 4.4%, respectively. Poland, which is the
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 220                    sixth largest economy in the EU, is located in the heart of
       DIRECTORS: van Loon S (ind ne),             Central and Eastern Europe (“CEE”), an emerging region with
        Trzoslo T (CEO), Baginski J (CFO),         already strong purchasing power, and is expected to experience
        Weisz R (Chair, ind ne), Belka M (ind ne),
        de Groot T (ind ne), Dyjas M (ne),         one of the highest European growth rates in household income
        Ellerine D (ind ne), KonigAJ(ne),          and consequently, consumer spending increase by 2030.
        Prinsloo P (ne), TempletonJWA(ind ne)      In addition, the unemployment rate in Poland is declining and is
       EMAIL: HQoffice@epp-poland.com              expected to continue its downward trend for the next years.
       WEBSITE: www.epp-poland.com                 Poland’s unemployment rate of 3.3% at the end of 2020 was one
       TELEPHONE: 004822-221-7110  Scan the QR code to
       FAX: 004822-430-0301         visit our website  ofthelowestintheEUandisexpectedtodropfurtherto2.6%by
       COMPANY SECRETARY: Rafal Kwiatkowski        2023. This, coupled with consistently rising wages, is expected
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  to further stimulate consumption and retail spending. Retail
       SPONSOR: Java Capital                       sales in Poland are forecasted to grow by 4.9% and 3.3% in 2021
       AUDITORS: Ernst & Young Inc., Ernst & Young LLP
                                                   and 2022 respectively.
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