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Richard Simpson CEO Philip Byrom CFO WATK TKIN JONES ES PLC FULL YEAR AR RESULTS S fo for year r ended d 30 Septemb tember er 2018 record results and continued momentum 15 January 2019 FINANCIAL NCIAL HIGHLIG LIGHT


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WATK TKIN JONES ES PLC

FULL YEAR AR RESULTS S

fo for year r ended d 30 Septemb tember er 2018 “record results and continued momentum”

15 January 2019

Richard Simpson – CEO Philip Byrom – CFO

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FINANCIAL NCIAL HIGHLIG LIGHT HTS

Bagot St Street, , Birmingh ngham 492 Beds | Completed 2018

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FIN INAN ANCIAL IAL HIG IGHLIG IGHTS

  • Revenue up by 20.3% to £363.1M (FY17: £301.9M) driven by student accommodation developments.
  • Robust gross margin at 20.0% (FY17: 21.0%), in line with our expectations.
  • Adjusted operating profit up by 16.2% to £49.6M (FY17: £42.7M).
  • Adjusted EBITDA up by 15.1% to £52.0M (FY17: £45.2M).
  • Exceptional income of £4.3M (FY17: £Nil)
  • Profit before tax up by 25.6% to £54.3M (FY17: £43.3M) and adjusted profit before tax up by 15.7% to

£50.1M (FY17: £43.3M).

  • Adjusted basic EPS up by 13.8% to 16.0 pence per share (FY17 14.0 pence per share).
  • Net cash up by 95.5% at 30th September 2018 to £80.2M (FY17: £41.0M).
  • Dividend up by 15.2% to 7.6 pence per share (FY17: 6.6 pence per share) in line with our progressive

dividend policy.

RESULT LTS SUMMARY

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BUSINESS INESS HIG IGHLIGHT LIGHTS MAINT INTAINING INING VI VISIB IBILI ILITY

Bridge idge St Street, Cardi diff 477 Beds | Completed 2018

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BUSINESS INESS HIG IGHLI LIGHT GHTS S – MAIN INTAIN AINING ING VIS ISIBILI IBILITY

  • Strong underlying growth –FPG appointed as manager for 14 new student schemes (3,740 beds) for

the 18/19 academic year, including first contracts in Ireland, substantially offsetting the previously announced loss of 4,597 beds following the portfolio sale by the Curlew Student Trust.

  • FPG contracted to manage 15,421 student beds and BTR apartments at the start of FY19 across 56

schemes (FY18: 16,617 student beds and BTR apartments across 57 schemes).

  • FPG contracted to manage 19,078 student beds and BTR apartments across 71 schemes by FY21

ACCOMM OMMODA ODATI TION ON MANA NAGEMENT

  • Ten developments (3,415 beds) completed as scheduled in FY18.
  • Nine developments (4,490 beds) pre-sold to investors for delivery in FY19 and FY20.
  • Current secured development pipeline of over 7,500 beds across 17 sites for delivery between FY19

and FY21.

STUDENT DENT ACCOMM OMMODA ODATI TION ON DEVEL ELOP OPMENT ENT PIPEL ELINE

  • Development agreements entered into to deliver 315 apartments in Reading and 300 apartments in

Wembley.

  • Secured development pipeline of approximately 1,500 apartments across seven sites, including

Reading and Wembley, for delivery over the period FY20 to FY22.

  • The Board continues to explore ways to enhance shareholder returns from the BTR opportunity,

including the possibility of establishing a new investment vehicle.

BUILD TO RENT NT DEVEL ELOP OPMENT ENT PIPEL ELINE

  • Completed 175 sales (FY17: 94 sales), comprising homes and apartments in the North West.

RESI SIDEN ENTI TIAL

  • Richard Simpson joined the Board as CEO on 2 January 2019.
  • Liz Reilly will join the Board as an Independent NED on 21 January 2019.

BOARD RD CHANG NGES ES

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GR GROUP UP PE PERF RFORMANC ORMANCE

Duncan House, se, St Stratf tford d 511 Student Beds & 45 Residential Units | Due for completion August 2019

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IN INCOME ME STATEM EMENT ENT

Revenue by Division (£ million)

Student Accommodation Accommodation Management Residential Build to Rent Corporate

Gross Profit by Division (£ million)

Student Accommodation Accommodation Management Residential Build to Rent Corporate

Group

  • up Income
  • me Stat

ateme ement t

£ mill llion

FY18 FY17

Student accommodation

312.7 256.1

Build to rent

3.8 1.2

Residential

30.0 18.1

Accommodation management

7.3 6.1

Corporate

9.3 20.4

Revenue

363.1 301.9

Student accommodation

60.7 56.5

Build to rent

1.0 0.7

Residential

4.4 3.0

Accommodation management

4.5 3.8

Corporate

1.8

  • 0.5

Gross profit

72.4 63.5

Gross Margin

20.0% 21.0%

Overheads

  • 22.8
  • 20.8

Operating profit before exceptional income

49.6 42.7

Operating margin before exceptional income

13.7% 14.1%

Exceptional income

4.3

  • Profit on disposal of interest in joint venture

0.1 0.9

Share of profit in joint ventures

1.0 0.5

Net finance costs

  • 0.7
  • 0.8

Profit before tax

54.3 43.3

Adjusted EBITDA

52.0 45.2

Adjusted EBITDA margin

14.3% 15.0%

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SE SEGMEN GMENTAL AL SU SUMMAR MMARY

Revenue nue an and d Gross Profi fit t by Segment ent

  • Revenues for FY18 up by 22.1% to £312.7 million,

reflecting the delivery of 3,415 beds in FY18 and good build progress on forward sold developments for delivery in FY19 and FY20.

  • Gross margin, excluding the forward sales that

completed on 30 September 2018, remained strong at 20.7% (FY17: 22.1%). Reduction compared to FY17 reflects high margin contribution from certain developments completed in FY17.

  • Robust student accommodation pipeline of over

7,500 beds provides excellent earnings and cashflow visibility.

Student accommodation (£ million) Build to rent (£ million)

  • Increased revenues in FY18 reflects the initial

contribution from the Reading scheme, which commenced construction in H2 FY18.

  • Gross margin from build to rent initially targeted at

15%.

  • The Group has a secured delivery pipeline of

approximately 1,500 apartments across seven sites, including Reading and Wembley, for delivery between FY19 and FY22.

312.7 256.1 60.7 56.5

FY18 FY17 Revenue Gross Profit

3.8 1.2 1.0 0.7

FY18 FY17 Revenue Gross Profit

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SE SEGMEN GMENTAL AL SU SUMMAR MMARY

Revenue nue an and d Gross Profi fit t by Segment ent

  • 175 sales completed in FY18, compared to 94 for

FY17 driving a 65.7% increase in revenue to £30.0 million (FY17: £18.1 million).

  • Nil margin sales totalling £10.2 million (FY17:

£6.0million) were completed at the legacy site in Droylsden, Manchester.

  • Excluding nil-margin sales, the gross margin

achieved for the division was 22.2% (FY17: 25.0%).

  • FY19 and FY20 are set to benefit from sales of

residential apartment schemes in Bath and Stratford.

Residential (£ million) Accommodation Management (£ million)

  • Revenues for the Fresh Property Group (“FPG”) up

19.7% to £7.3 million (FY17: £6.1million).

  • Strong gross margin maintained at 61.8% (FY17:

61.9%).

  • FPG appointed as manager for 14 new student

schemes (3,740 beds) from the start of FY19 (30% increase on FY18, excluding the lost Curlew beds).

  • 52% of schemes under management developed by

third parties and 48% by Watkin Jones.

  • Contracted to manage 15,421 student beds and

BTR apartments at the start of FY19, increasing to 19,078 by FY21.

30.0 18.1 4.4 3.0

FY18 FY17 Revenue Gross Profit

7.3 6.1 4.5 3.8

FY18 FY17 Revenue Gross Profit

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STUDEN UDENT T ACCOMMOD OMMODATION TION DEVEL VELOPMENT OPMENT PI PIPE PELINE LINE

Hollis lis Croft, t, Sheffie ield ld 972 Beds | Due for completion July 2019

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STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PIPELINE SUMMARY

  • 3,415

5 beds (10 0 schemes) es) comp mplet leted in FY18 18.

  • Secur

ured develop

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ment nt pipeli line ne of 17 scheme mes s (7,53 534 4 beds) ) scheduled for delivery in FY19-FY2 Y21. 1.

  • 6 scheme

mes s (2,72 723 3 beds) for delivery in FY19 of which 5 s schemes mes (2,6 ,646 46 beds) forward sold.

  • 7 scheme

mes s (2,60 606 6 beds) for delivery in FY20 of which 4 s schemes mes (1, 1,844 44 beds) forward sold.

  • 4 scheme

mes s (2,20 205 5 beds) for delivery in FY21, with a further 2 scheme mes s (791 1 beds) in legals.

PIPELINE PROVIDES EARNINGS VISIBILITY

Student accommodation pipeline locations

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Number of Beds - Unsecured Under Offer/In Legals Sites Number of Beds - Secured Sites Number of Beds - Under Offer/In Legals Number of Beds - Forward Sold

Number of Beds

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

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BUI UILD LD TO RE RENT NT DEVEL VELOPMENT OPMENT PI PIPE PELINE LINE

Bath Lane, , Leice icester 322 Units | Due for commencement 2019

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BUILD TO RENT PIPELINE SUMMARY

  • Circa

1,500 500 apa apartmen ments in the secured development pipeline across 7 schemes mes:

  • 2

develop elopment ment si sites es (593 593 apa apartments) ents) under negotiation/in legals to acquire.

Build to Rent pipeline locations

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22/23 Number of Apartments - Unsecured Under Offer/In Legals Number of Apartments - Secured Units Number of Apartments - Under Offer / In Legals Number of Apartments - Forward Sold

Number of Apartments

BUILD TO RENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

GROWING MOMENTUM

  • 615 ap

apar artmen tments ts under development agreements at Reading and Wembley for FY21 completion.

  • 5 developm

elopmen ent sit sites es secur secured ed (863 ap apartmen tments ts), of which 4 sites (599 apartments) have planning.

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STUDENT ENT ACCOMMO MODATION TION MARK RKET ET

Bailey y Fields lds, Sheffie ield ld 543 Beds | Completed 2018

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PBSA MARKET – DEMAND OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY

UK Un Univer ersity sity educat cation

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  • Demand outstrips supply

applications v available spaces

  • UK Universities global ranking
  • UK Government/political position
  • Relative cost/funding
  • Flight to quality/winners and losers
  • EU Student demand
  • UK demographics & participation rates

Full-time student numbers

Students (000s) 677 700 718 718 700 690 465 496 512 532 535 534 534 1,710 1,728 1,730 1,771 1,827 1,855 1,878 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 654 600 400 200 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Applicants Acceptances Full-time students Source: UCAS, HESA

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PBSA MARKET – DEMAND OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY

UK PBSA Market

  • UK PBSA availability
  • PBSA v PRS/HMO
  • University promise : 1st years & International

students v reality

  • University stock, funding pressure & TEF
  • Returner market growing
  • Rate of new development

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  • Occupier demand low correlation to broader economic

cycle

  • Long & consistent full occupancy and rental growth
  • Exposure to structural undersupply UK resi/PRS
  • Ungeared property returns of c.7.5% (TPR) v 10 yr Swap

at c.1.7%

  • UK BtR/PBSA Yield spread of c.75-100bps v US of

c.25bps

  • Transaction volumes 2018 robust at £3.2bn
  • Global Institutional buyers
  • Yield compression in 2018
  • Stock picking/partnering

PBSA MARKET – INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR DEMAND REMAINS ROBUST

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BUI UILD LD TO RE RENT NT MARK ARKET ET

Sutt tton n Court t Road, d, Sutt tton n 165 Apartments | Due for completion 2020 18

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Source: Office for National Statistics

25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 Since 1949 Last 5 years Current Required rate

Number of Permanent Properties Completed in the UK per annum (‘000s) 31% below average since 1949

100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Household creation New dwellings

Dwelling creation must increase by 54% to match level of household creation

House Completions Are Significantly Below Historical Averages Household Creation Is Notably above New Dwellings Creation

2.20 2.25 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.45 2.50 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 To-date Projection

Dwelling and Household creation (‘000s per annum)

UK Population is Forecast to Grow by 7.3 million by 2035 Average Household Size is Declining

55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,000 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 To-date Projection

UK Population (‘000s) Average Household Size

BTR MARKET – DEMAND OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY

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  • Flexible tenancy lengths
  • Appeals to a spectrum of renters
  • Quality accommodation without responsibility of ownership
  • A solution for geographically mobile generation
  • Lifestyle enhancing amenity and social space
  • Transparent pricing
  • Sociable communities
  • Simple streamlined letting service
  • Plug and play high-speed internet
  • Tenant portal and app based services giving live access and

updates

  • 24/7 service response
  • Parcel receipt service
  • Located close to good transport connections, retail and social

amenities

  • High quality developments designed specifically for renters
  • Maximisation of actual living space
  • Technology led smart homes
  • Furnished options
  • Safe and secure

Source: Making the most of build to rent report, January 2017

Bespoke Product Service on Demand Lifestyle Flexibility

Growth

  • 20% of UK population live in PRS
  • Forecasted to reach 25% by 2025
  • 25 – 35 year old renters have

increased by 19% from 2006 - 2016 Choic ice

  • 37% of renters are in the sector

through choice

  • Flexibility / quality / location /

responsibility

  • Job mobility encourages living

flexibility

  • The average worker can now expect

to move jobs every 5 years and have 9 jobs over their working life Quality lity

  • 27% of private rented homes fail to

meet Decent Homes Standards

  • Reports suggest a premium of over 9%

for Build to Rent when compared to equivalent new build Buy to Let

The Customer is Looking for an Alternative…

BTR MARKET – RISE OF CONSUMERISM

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UK Real Estate Market2

  • Relatively immature sector in early growth stage
  • Only c.124,000 units across UK
  • c.22,500 existing
  • c.37,000 under construction
  • c.64,500 units in planning
  • Historically London centric
  • c.62,000 units London
  • c.62,000 units regionally

BTR UK Market Scale

UK’s Current BTR Position

Retirement / Care Homes UK Student Housing Maturity phase Growth phase Introduction phase Time Maturity

BTR Accommodation Market Evolution1

UK Real Estate Market UK Residential Market Value UK Privately Rented Residential Market

UK Commercial Market Value £883bn UK Residential Market Value £5,914bn 19% Private Rented £1,124bn 81% Owner Occupied and Social 97% Private BTL ~3% Institutional £34bn

1.CBRE 2.Source: Green Street Advisors

Total Market Value £6,797bn

  • Global institutional investors
  • c. £3 billion of investment
  • Prime yield profile stable
  • Evidence of regional strengthening
  • Assessed c. £33 billion of equity to invest over 5 years
  • Institutional capital looking for partners – Watkin Jones well

placed 2018 Investor Activity

BTR MARKET – INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR DEMAND IN 2018

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Market t St Stre reet, t, New ewcastle le 225 Beds | Completed 2018

WATKIN IN JO JONES ES PLC IN INVES ESTME TMENT NT CASE

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WATKIN JONES PLC - RESILIENT & SCALABLE

  • Established brand and reputation
  • Complete solution for investors
  • Attractive markets
  • Significant growth prospects
  • Focused on growth sectors
  • Reduced risk, high visibility
  • Forward sold majority of 2019 and 2020 student

accommodation pipeline

  • Growing BTR pipeline
  • Fresh Property Group high margin annuity style

revenues

  • Strong capital structure
  • Working capital light model, low gearing

Avon Studios, Bath

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Q & A

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APPE PPENDICES NDICES

Oxford d House, se, Bournemo nemouth th 486 Beds | Completed 2018

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STATEM EMENT ENT OF FIN INANC ANCIAL IAL POSIT ITIO ION

  • Intangible assets of £14.4 million at 30

September 2018 relate to Fresh.

  • Other financial assets reduced by £1.3 million

as a result of a distribution from the Curlew Student Fund following the sale of a portfolio

  • f assets.
  • Inventory and WIP increased by £7.6 million,

mainly due to expenditure on the residential and academic elements of the mixed use development site at Stratford.

  • Trade and other receivables decreased by

£9.3 million, primarily due to the receipt of proceeds from the sale of a hotel in Bournemouth.

  • Trade and other payables increased by £10.4

million, reflecting the Group’s increased activity levels.

  • Continued strong cash performance with cash

increased by £41.3 million to £106.6 million.

  • Net cash position of £80.2 million at 30

September 2018 (FY17: £41.0 million).

Group Statement of Financial Position

£ million

30 30-Sep ep-18 18 30 30-Sep ep-17 17 Intangible assets 14.4 15.0 Property, plant and equipment 4.8 4.9 Investment in joint ventures 2.6 1.8 Deferred tax asset

  • 0.3

Other financial assets 1.4 2.7 Non-current assets 23.2 24.7 Inventory and WIP 132.8 125.2 Trade and other receivables 27.0 36.3 Cash and cash equivalents 106.6 65.3 Current assets 266.4 226.8 Total assets 289.6 251.5 Trade and other payables

  • 99.1
  • 88.7

Provisions

  • 1.1
  • 0.7

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

  • 1.6
  • 1.5

Current tax liabilities

  • 7.2
  • 8.2

Current liabilities

  • 109.0
  • 99.1

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

  • 24.9
  • 22.8

Deferred tax liabilities

  • 1.1
  • 1.4

Provisions

  • 1.6
  • 2.0

Non-current liabilities

  • 27.6
  • 26.2

Total liabilities

  • 136.6
  • 125.3

Net assets 153.0 126.2 26

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STATEM EMENT ENT OF CASH FLOWS WS

  • Continued strong cash flow, with £54.4

million net cash inflow from operating activities.

  • Cash flow from operating activities

benefitted from a receipt of £38.8 million from the forward sale of four assets on 30 September 2018.

  • £17.5 million dividends paid. Final

dividend of 5.13 pence will cost £13.1 million.

  • Tax payments for the year totalled £11.1

million.

  • Cash balance of £106.6 million increased

by £41.3 million compared to 30 September 2018.

  • Net cash of £80.2 million after deducting

borrowings of £26.4 million.

Group Statement of Cash Flows

£ million

FY18 FY17 Operating profit before exceptional items 49.6 42.7 Exceptional items 4.3

  • Depreciation and amortisation

1.3 1.0 (Increase)/decrease in working capital 11.3

  • 18.4

Finance costs paid

  • 1.0
  • 1.0

Tax paid

  • 11.1
  • 5.1

Net cash inflo low from operatin ing g activ ivit itie ies 54.4 19.2 Net cash flow from purchase of fixed assets

  • 0.3
  • 0.3

Cash flow from joint venture interests 1.6 5.6 Cash distribution from other financial assets 1.4

  • Dividends paid
  • 17.5
  • 12.4

Cash flow from borrowings 1.7 6.0 Increase in cash 41.3 18.1 Cash at beginning of period 65.3 47.2 Cash at end of period 106.6 65.3 Less: borrowings

  • 26.4
  • 24.3

Net cash 80.2 41.0

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FRE RESH SH PR PROPER PERTY Y GR GROUP UP

Midla dland nd Road, d, Bath 94 Student Beds & 14 Keyworker Studios | Completed 2018

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15,421 Student beds and BTR apartments under

management at the start of FY19

14,875

PBSA Beds Under Management

546

BTR units Under Management

5

BTR Schemes

56

Total Number of Schemes

KEY FACTS 51

PBSA Schemes

358 Total Staff 75 Central Services Staff £108m Cash Under Management £1.5bn Assets Under Management

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THE E MOD ODEL EL

Market t St Stre reet, t, New ewcastle le 225 Beds | Completed 2018

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…PROVIDES AN END TO END SOLUTION

Identify site Negotiation of

  • ption /

acquisition Obtain planning permission Discussions with University/ key stakeholders Value added

  • pportunities

Land sale & development agreement Construction Asset management

SITE PROCUREMENT & PLANNING TRANSACTION AND FUNDING CONSTR STRUCT UCTION ION AND D DELI LIVER VERY SCHEME MANAGEMENT

Forward sale to Institutional investors Typically 2 ½ years 3 - 7 years

Forward sell site to fund on receipt of planning For £6.0 .0 milli lion Additional Planning gain payment from fund on receipt of planning Say £1.0 .0 million lion Profit: £1.7 .7 million lion (£7M M in less £5M M land less 3rd

rd Party plann

nning ing costs of £300K)

Build costs £22.7 million ion Construction & Development Profit £5.3 milli lion

  • n
  • Paid monthly over course of build
  • Typical 10% retention released
  • n completion

Refundable deposit (10%) Typically lly £500,000 3rd party planning cost Say £300,000 Consultancy/build £20,000/s 0/scheme eme Mobilisation/build £150/bed ed Management/per annum £320/be bed

  • NB. All operational costs paid by

landlord/leaseholder Typical Top Down Appraisal • Say 500 Bed Scheme X Rent X Term X Yield = Gross Development Value less 20% Return Hurdle = Balance for Build, Funding Cost and Land acquisition cost Theoretical Example of funding for a Development with a GDV of £35M and land cost of £5M

Cash flow:

+£2.5 million (Uplift on land + Planning Gain Payment + Deposit

Cash flow:

+£5.3 million

Cash flow:

(£0.8) million (Deposit + 3rd party Planning Fees)

Cash flow:

+£160,000 p.a.

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This presentation is for information purposes only and no reliance may be placed up on it. No representation or warranty, either expressed or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this presentation. The financial information referenced in this presentation does not contain sufficient detail to allow a full understanding of the results of Watkin Jones plc (“Watkin Jones”). For more detailed information, please see the full year results announcement for the twelve months ended 30 September 2018 which can be found on the Investors section of the Watkin Jones website - www.watkinjonesplc.com. This presentation does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation for sale or subscription of, or any solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities of Watkin Jones. The making of this presentation does not constitute a recommendation regarding any such securities. Any projections or other forward-looking statements are made by the Directors of Watkin Jones in good faith based on the information available to them at 15 January 2019 and reflect the Directors’ knowledge and information available at that date and their beliefs and expectations. These statements may involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors which could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward‐looking statements. Any

  • f the assumptions underlying these forward‐looking statements could prove inaccurate or incorrect and therefore any

results contemplated in the forward‐looking statements may not actually be achieved. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, regulation or accounting standard, Watkin Jones does not intend to update any projections or other forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as at 15 January 2019 and Watkin Jones and its advisers expressly disclaim any obligations or undertaking to release any update of, or revisions to, any forward-looking statements in this presentation. No statement in the presentation is intended to be, or intended to be construed as, a profit forecast or profit estimate and no statement in the presentation should be interpreted to mean that earnings per Watkin Jones share for the current or future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical earnings per Watkin Jones share. As a result, you are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Past performance of securities in Watkin Jones cannot be relied upon as a guide to the future performance of such securities.

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Richard Simpson Philip Byrom Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer

Watkin Jones plc Llandygai Industrial Estate Bangor Gwynedd LL57 4YH www.watkinjonesplc.com