INTRODUCTION
EPRA earnings in 2021 amount to € 46.4m compared to € 44.9m in 2020 (+ 3.2%). The increase in EPRA earnings is fully explained by higher net rental income. EPRA EPS is € 2.38, 1.3% higher than last year. The fact that the increase in EPS is smaller than the increase in EPRA earnings  reflects the higher average number of shares in 2021.

EPRA NTA is up 8.5% or € 3.76 per share compared to the end of 2020, primarily due to positive revaluation of the investment portfolio and a strong positive result on sales.

RENTAL INCOME
Compared to last year, gross rental income (GRI) increased by € 0.7m (0.8%) to € 77.5m. This growth is fully driven by  acquisitions in the past two years, resulting in an additional GRI of € 4.1m in 2021. The negative effect of disposals in GRI amounts to € 3.4m, whereas on a like-for-like basis gross rental income is the same as in 2020. Adjusting for the ‘half rent’ arrangement with ING on Laanderpoort,  as part of the overall agreement with ING for the redevelopment for this asset, the like-for-like GRI is up 2.2%.

Non-recoverable service costs are € 0.1m higher than last year, whereas operating costs are € 2.2m (15.4%) lower compared to 2020. These lower operating costs are the net effect of lower maintenance (€1.0m), lower letting fees (€0.4m) and lower property management costs (€0.9m), given exceptional costs incurred in 2020 related to covid , partly offset by higher municipal taxes (€0.3m).

Net rental income amounts to € 63.3m, up € 2.8m (4.6%) versus 2020. The NRI margin is 81.6%, up 2.9 bps vs last year.  On a like-for-like basis NRI is up by 3.0%, the result of an increase in Offices and HNK of respectively 0.5% and 13.4% and a 10.6% decrease in Other. Adjusting for Laanderpoort like-for-like NRI growth improves to 5.9% for the entire portfolio and 4.3% for Offices.

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Administrative expenses are € 0.5m higher compared to 2020, reflecting an increase in staff costs and costs made in relation to the move to a new headquarter.

NET FINANCING COSTS
Financing costs are up by 10.0% (€ 0.8m) compared to the same period last year. This is primarily driven by a higher average amount of debt outstanding during the period.

INDIRECT RESULT
In 2021 the investment portfolio incurred a positive revaluation of € 63.1m (+4.8% at market value) compared to the valuation in 2020. In addition, properties were sold with a profit on disposal of € 10.2m. A positive mark-to-market effect on interest rate swaps and other indirect costs bring the total indirect result for 2021 to € 74.6m.

POST-CLOSING EVENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In December 2021 NSI signed an unconditional agreement for the disposal of shopping centre ‘t Loon in Heerlen. Transfer of the asset took place on 21 January 2022.

INCOME SEGMENT SPLIT